Ahnentafel Report for Mary Jo Jackson
Generation 1
1.

Mary Jo Jackson daughter of Joseph D. Jackson and Della Mae Inman[1, 2] was born on 30 Sep 1931 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1, 2].

Notes for Mary Jo Jackson:

General Notes:

Mary " Jo" Martin was born 30 Sep 1931 in Stokes Co.,North Carolina, to Joseph D. and Della Mae Inman Jackson. When she was just an infant, her parents lived in a small community near Walnut Cove, North Carolina. Her mother had to get water to wash the clothes from a nearby spring. Then she would boil the clothes in a black iron pot that hung over a fire in the yard. One day she left her baby, Jo, just long enough to get some rinse water from the spring. When she returned to the house and walked in, a stranger was standing over the baby's crib getting ready to pick the child up. Della found that he and his former pregnant wife had lived in this house prior to their separation. He had returned, thinking the child was his baby and told Della he had planned to take the child, had she not walked in when she did. Wonder just how different Jo's life would have been without the love of her mom and dad. I am Jo, and everyday of my life I have thanked God for the two parents I had. I feel that who I am and how I think and reason about life is due to the love and nurturing care I received as I was growing up. We were not rich with money, but very rich in love and the things that mattered. We always had plenty of food, good shelter, warm clothing, and lots of work to keep us busy. We had special events in our lives that to this day are sweet memories. Once, the "real" Santa Claus came to see me on Christmas Eve, bringing a doll, a highchair for the doll and a tricycle. I was told to open the door when the knock came. When I did, this huge big Santa reached down, swooped me up and sat me on his lap. While he was asking if I had been a good little girl, I was wetting him in real Christmas terror. He quickly handed me to my Mom and said he assumed I had been a good little girl, and gave me my toys. Some years later, when I was 16 years old, I visited a friend in that community and while at church on Sunday morning, a gentleman came up to me and asked if I was Joe Jackson's oldest daughter. I told him I was and he asked if I remembered my visit from Santa. Needless to say, my face was red with the memories.

 

I began school at Sandy Ridge, North Carolina, moving from there to Lawsonville School in Stokes Co., from there to Germanton, North Carolina, on to Winston-Salem,North Carolina, to Westfield School in Surry Co.,North Carolina, and finally to Nancy Reynolds School in Stokes, North Carolina. All of this moving around during school years was due to my dad's job with the North Carolina State Highway Department. My parents bought a farm when I was a freshman in high school. The farm house was quite a comedown from other places we had lived so it was some time before I felt comfortable in this new home. It was a log house, cool in the summer and also cool in the winter. It was heated by wood stoves. I remember my mom heating black irons on the stove, wrapping them in towels and placing them at the foot of the bed in the winter time so my sister and I could warm our cold feet.

 

Life on the farm in the late 40's was hard. Water had to be wound from a well. There was no indoor plumbing which meant I normally did not drink a lot before retiring at night. Food for the table was raised in the gardens and my Mom canned what was eaten in the winter months along with the cured hams, other pork and occasionally some beef that a peddler would bring by. The only food items bought at a store were flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, pepper and lots of Karo syrup. My sister ,my Dad and I loved mom's big hot biscuits with butter and Karo syrup. I never enjoyed farm life. Probably because at the time my Dad begin farming I had just realized I was a girl and was concerned about how I looked. It was very difficult to feel feminine after milking a cow before going to school in the mornings. I could never get the smell of warm milk from my hands. While in high school I had a job in the school office and also helped some of the teachers in their homes with baby sitting, ironing clothes, etc. to make some spending money. These were the days before "allowances" for children. (If someone had asked my Dad about giving my sister and me an allowance, he would have assured them he was "allowing" us to live in a warm house and have all we wanted to eat). A lot of the money I made on my odd jobs was spent for "Evening in Paris" cologne or some other equally cheap, smelly scent to try and remove the odors of farm life. I always felt there was more to do in the world than milk cows, hoe weeds from tobacco and corn and sweat profusely while picking green beans. I totally loved and adored Frank Sinatra. I loved listening to the "The Hit Parade" on Saturday nights on the radio. When my grandfather visited on a Saturday night, we listened to the "Grand Ole Opry." According to him, listening to songs like they sang on The Hit Parade was about as sinful as wearing shorts.

 

I was a cheerleader in school and this gave me the opportunity to get away from the community at times and see how others lived. Especially when the school teams played at tournaments in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At these events, I met "city girls" and marveled at their poise, self-assurance and maturity. As there was no money for college when I graduated from high school I moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and entered Draughon's Business School. The president of the school went with me to First Union Bank and introduced me to Clyde Barber. Mr. Barber said he had never loaned money to a country girl that did not pay him back, so just based on the fact that I came from a farm, he loaned me enough money to pay for tuition, books, etc. I then moved in with a police detective and his wife, telling them I knew how to cook and promised to have dinner ready for them and the house clean when they came in from work each day. The house cleaning was not a problem for me, but I really did not know how to boil water, as I had helped my Dad in the fields and had not done a lot of cooking, while at home. Evidently what I cooked was better than they had been used to because there were no complaints. I eventually got a job at the YWCA, giving me enough money for school supplies and a free meal each day so I moved from the detective's home into a boarding house. This was great as I met so many women from assorted areas of life. There were school teachers, office workers, accountants, one girl worked for a textile company. They taught the country girl many things. Of course in those days, one had to know how to play Canasta. I also learned how to dress, how to wear make-up and do a lot of things that my parents and grandparents probably thought were works of the devil. I also worked at grocery stores on Saturdays, dressed like Scarlett O'Hara, handing out Lemon Thin cookies (FFV company sponsored). For this embarrassing little job I received $12.00 per day. This was actually good money in those days. After graduating from the business school I worked as a junior accountant for a paper company for a while and then went to work as a data analyst for Western Electric. It was there that I met my husband, Paul. We met in January of 1954 and on April 30 of that year we were married. We had two dear children, and moved into a home we had built in Dav-Bow Park in Pfafftown,North Carolina, in 1959. We lived there until Dec of 1993.

 

After the children were born, I stopped working at Western Electric and stayed at home until they began elementary school. One of my neighbors, Marjorie Nifong, a teacher at Northwest Junior High School, told me about an opening for a secretary at her school. I applied for the job and began work there in 1964. About a year later the funds for that position were cut, but at the same time, I heard of an opening at North Forsyth Senior High School. I applied for the job, was interviewed by Julian Gibson, the principal, and hired. This was the most wonderful working experience one could have in that I loved the work, loved the children "young adults", and the school staff became an extended family. All of us who worked at North Forsyth during those years have remained friends and stay in contact with each other. Opal Allen, was the bookkeeper/secretary at North and she taught me the ropes, so to speak. She and I got along very well, both of us had been born in Stokes Co.,North Carolina, and so we used that as a yardstick with which to measure the deeds of others ie -" would it have been done that way in Stokes Co". We worked hard, laughed much and everyone respected the rights of others. Such a different work atmosphere than what I hear about in today's world. Opal and I worked together for so long and knew each other so well that we could actually communicate across the office with our eyes, never having to speak a word.

 

Paul and I had been brought up in the Baptist faith and so after our marriage we began attending church at Macedonia Baptist Church in Tobaccoville, North Carolina. This was the church Paul had attended as he grew up. We both became active in the church.

 

In June of 1961, First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, conducted a religious census under the direction of Rev. Ronald Rice and Rev. Bob Williams. This was to determine the feasibility of establishing a Baptist Church in the Old Richmond, Dav-Bow Park and Lake Hills communities, ten miles northwest of Winston-Salem, North Carolina , and in the area of our home. A survey in the community was taken and many of the people who were approached expressed enthusiasm for a new church, feeling the need for one in such a rapidly growing community. Meeting at Old Town School on June 27, 1961 with Rev. Ronald Rice, a committee was chosen to represent the community in working with the Pilot Mountain Baptist Association in starting a mission. This committee was composed of Folger Carlton, Grant Jeffries, Othel Wagoner and Jo Martin. On July 24, 1961, a meeting was held at our home with the local committee in attendance, along with representatives from First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem and the Missions Committee of the Pilot Mountain Assoc. Rev. Lewis E. Ludlum, Associational Missionary and Rev. Ronald Rice, Missions Pastor of First Baptist Church, presented a proposal to purchase four and one half acres of land on Highway 65 at Highway 67 for the sum of $12,000. This would be payable over a period of four years, as a cooperative venture of the Pilot Mountain Association, First Baptist Church and the people of the community. A meeting was held with interested members of the community at the Old Richmond Firehouse on Oct 18, 1961 and a vote was taken and passed to accept this assistance. Rev. Ronald Rice delivered our first sermon at this meeting. I can clearly remember telling him that I looked forward to the day when we would eventually have a church and a place for our hymnals to stay put. His comment to me was "there will come a time in your life when these days of working to have a new church in the community, will be a time that you look back on with great joy." He was so right! The following day the Old Richmond Grange was made available for our use and regular services began at 11 A.M. Sunday, October 22, 1961 with Ronald Rice as our pastor. Sunday School with Paul Stewart as Superintendent was organized and officers chosen for all departments. Initial members of the mission, designated at this time as "Elkin Highway Chapel" were: Ginger Dawn Jeffries, Grant and Eva Jeffries, Paul and Jo Martin, Clifford and Mildred Rhyne, Kate and Othel Wagoner. The following week five more names were added: Frances and Paul Stewart, Steve Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Truitt.

 

In a business session on March 28, 1962, we voted unanimously to assume the name Immanuel (God with us) Baptist Chapel. Thereafter meetings were held in the Old Richmond Grange Hall, Old Richmond School and in our home. In September 1962 a new home on Highway 65, near the church lot, was purchased to serve as the place of worship until a church building could be constructed. The basement of the house served as the worship area, with upstairs rooms being used for Sunday School classes and nursery.

 

With First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem providing assistance and generous financial support, Immanuel Baptist Chapel was able to proceed rapidly in 1965 with the building program. Ground breaking ceremonies were held on February 21, and construction began immediately with Howard Kiger, Contractor. In 1965 eighteen new members joined our church, and in 1966 twenty new members joined.

 

In a business session in November of 1975 the chapel voted to become a constituted autonomous church in March of 1976. Since there was already a church named Immanuel in the near vicinity, it was decided a name change was in order, and the members voted to assume the name Pfafftown Baptist Church.

 

Paul retired from Western Electric Co in 1982 after being with the company for thirty-five years. I took early retirement from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth Co School System in 1984 and we began to travel. We have covered all the fifty states with exception of Alaska and have visited all Canadian Provinces. At first we traveled on bus tours and although most were enjoyable, we decided to do our "own thing" and began planning our trips with the help of AAA maps. We found this to be most relaxing and pleasant, packing the trunk of the car, leaving home with no schedule, rhyme or reason. We have made some wonderful memories through the years, such as sitting quietly by the side of a lake in Yellowstone Park, very early in the morning, watching large elk cross the road in front of us, stopping on their way to give us a look. In 1999 we were on a trip back home from western states and were about twenty-five miles east of Nashville, TN when an eighteen-wheeler hit us twice. Most wrecks happen so quickly one can hardly recall what happened, but this one went on and on and on. We spun and turned and hit the guardrail twice. Finally we ceased movement and were so thankful to find we were alive and able to walk and talk. After being treated at local hospital we discovered we had only sustained broken and separated ribs. God must really have had something in mind for us to finish.

God has been exceedingly good to me during my life. He gave me great parents, and very loving grandparents. He brought a wonderful, loving and caring husband into my life and blessed me with two lovely, healthy and strong children. I thank Him every day. It is because of my family research that I have written this brief story of my life. I hope I have not lived in vain. I hope that along the way, I have had some impact on others that proved a blessing for them. Hopefully one hundred years from now, someone will enjoy reading about me and the fact that I did live, love and laugh a lot.

 

Update: In October of 2005, I made a decision to sell our home in Wilmington,North Carolina, and move to Boise, ID. Paul's declining health was the reason. He had Alzheimer disease and although I had cared for him at home for five years, he was becoming more and more difficult to take care of by myself. Our son lived in Boise and I knew he would be a great help to me at this time of my life. After the move, Paul's health continued to decline and sadly he passed away in July of 2006.

 

Update: (2008) Boise has become my home now. I am member of Amity United Methodist Church and am very active in church programs. Both my children are located here (as of 2007) and it is true, your home is where your heart is. I have a lovely, five-year old great-granddaughter who is teaching me new and exciting things every day. I look forward to watching her mature into a lovely young lady.

 

During the years after my retirement, I had become quite involved with genealogical research. I located many of our ancestors in my search, doing it the "old fashioned way" by visiting courthouses, cemeteries and libraries, and writing lots and lots of letters, but age was making this a tiring method so, in 1998 I purchased a computer and hopefully I can continue the pursuit of our heritage at an easier pace.

 

 

 

Page 1 of 350 Sunday, November 01, 2009 2:53:11 PM
Ahnentafel Report for Mary Jo Jackson
Generation 1 (con't)

Notes for Mary Jo Jackson:

General Notes:

Mary " Jo" Martin was born 30 Sep 1931 in Stokes Co.,North Carolina, to Joseph D. and Della Mae Inman Jackson. When she was just an infant, her parents lived in a small community near Walnut Cove, North Carolina. Her mother had to get water to wash the clothes from a nearby spring. Then she would boil the clothes in a black iron pot that hung over a fire in the yard. One day she left her baby, Jo, just long enough to get some rinse water from the spring. When she returned to the house and walked in, a stranger was standing over the baby's crib getting ready to pick the child up. Della found that he and his former pregnant wife had lived in this house prior to their separation. He had returned, thinking the child was his baby and told Della he had planned to take the child, had she not walked in when she did. Wonder just how different Jo's life would have been without the love of her mom and dad. I am Jo, and everyday of my life I have thanked God for the two parents I had. I feel that who I am and how I think and reason about life is due to the love and nurturing care I received as I was growing up. We were not rich with money, but very rich in love and the things that mattered. We always had plenty of food, good shelter, warm clothing, and lots of work to keep us busy. We had special events in our lives that to this day are sweet memories. Once, the "real" Santa Claus came to see me on Christmas Eve, bringing a doll, a highchair for the doll and a tricycle. I was told to open the door when the knock came. When I did, this huge big Santa reached down, swooped me up and sat me on his lap. While he was asking if I had been a good little girl, I was wetting him in real Christmas terror. He quickly handed me to my Mom and said he assumed I had been a good little girl, and gave me my toys. Some years later, when I was 16 years old, I visited a friend in that community and while at church on Sunday morning, a gentleman came up to me and asked if I was Joe Jackson's oldest daughter. I told him I was and he asked if I remembered my visit from Santa. Needless to say, my face was red with the memories.

 

I began school at Sandy Ridge, North Carolina, moving from there to Lawsonville School in Stokes Co., from there to Germanton, North Carolina, on to Winston-Salem,North Carolina, to Westfield School in Surry Co.,North Carolina, and finally to Nancy Reynolds School in Stokes, North Carolina. All of this moving around during school years was due to my dad's job with the North Carolina State Highway Department. My parents bought a farm when I was a freshman in high school. The farm house was quite a comedown from other places we had lived so it was some time before I felt comfortable in this new home. It was a log house, cool in the summer and also cool in the winter. It was heated by wood stoves. I remember my mom heating black irons on the stove, wrapping them in towels and placing them at the foot of the bed in the winter time so my sister and I could warm our cold feet.

 

Life on the farm in the late 40's was hard. Water had to be wound from a well. There was no indoor plumbing which meant I normally did not drink a lot before retiring at night. Food for the table was raised in the gardens and my Mom canned what was eaten in the winter months along with the cured hams, other pork and occasionally some beef that a peddler would bring by. The only food items bought at a store were flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, pepper and lots of Karo syrup. My sister ,my Dad and I loved mom's big hot biscuits with butter and Karo syrup. I never enjoyed farm life. Probably because at the time my Dad begin farming I had just realized I was a girl and was concerned about how I looked. It was very difficult to feel feminine after milking a cow before going to school in the mornings. I could never get the smell of warm milk from my hands. While in high school I had a job in the school office and also helped some of the teachers in their homes with baby sitting, ironing clothes, etc. to make some spending money. These were the days before "allowances" for children. (If someone had asked my Dad about giving my sister and me an allowance, he would have assured them he was "allowing" us to live in a warm house and have all we wanted to eat). A lot of the money I made on my odd jobs was spent for "Evening in Paris" cologne or some other equally cheap, smelly scent to try and remove the odors of farm life. I always felt there was more to do in the world than milk cows, hoe weeds from tobacco and corn and sweat profusely while picking green beans. I totally loved and adored Frank Sinatra. I loved listening to the "The Hit Parade" on Saturday nights on the radio. When my grandfather visited on a Saturday night, we listened to the "Grand Ole Opry." According to him, listening to songs like they sang on The Hit Parade was about as sinful as wearing shorts.

 

I was a cheerleader in school and this gave me the opportunity to get away from the community at times and see how others lived. Especially when the school teams played at tournaments in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At these events, I met "city girls" and marveled at their poise, self-assurance and maturity. As there was no money for college when I graduated from high school I moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and entered Draughon's Business School. The president of the school went with me to First Union Bank and introduced me to Clyde Barber. Mr. Barber said he had never loaned money to a country girl that did not pay him back, so just based on the fact that I came from a farm, he loaned me enough money to pay for tuition, books, etc. I then moved in with a police detective and his wife, telling them I knew how to cook and promised to have dinner ready for them and the house clean when they came in from work each day. The house cleaning was not a problem for me, but I really did not know how to boil water, as I had helped my Dad in the fields and had not done a lot of cooking, while at home. Evidently what I cooked was better than they had been used to because there were no complaints. I eventually got a job at the YWCA, giving me enough money for school supplies and a free meal each day so I moved from the detective's home into a boarding house. This was great as I met so many women from assorted areas of life. There were school teachers, office workers, accountants, one girl worked for a textile company. They taught the country girl many things. Of course in those days, one had to know how to play Canasta. I also learned how to dress, how to wear make-up and do a lot of things that my parents and grandparents probably thought were works of the devil. I also worked at grocery stores on Saturdays, dressed like Scarlett O'Hara, handing out Lemon Thin cookies (FFV company sponsored). For this embarrassing little job I received $12.00 per day. This was actually good money in those days. After graduating from the business school I worked as a junior accountant for a paper company for a while and then went to work as a data analyst for Western Electric. It was there that I met my husband, Paul. We met in January of 1954 and on April 30 of that year we were married. We had two dear children, and moved into a home we had built in Dav-Bow Park in Pfafftown,North Carolina, in 1959. We lived there until Dec of 1993.

 

After the children were born, I stopped working at Western Electric and stayed at home until they began elementary school. One of my neighbors, Marjorie Nifong, a teacher at Northwest Junior High School, told me about an opening for a secretary at her school. I applied for the job and began work there in 1964. About a year later the funds for that position were cut, but at the same time, I heard of an opening at North Forsyth Senior High School. I applied for the job, was interviewed by Julian Gibson, the principal, and hired. This was the most wonderful working experience one could have in that I loved the work, loved the children "young adults", and the school staff became an extended family. All of us who worked at North Forsyth during those years have remained friends and stay in contact with each other. Opal Allen, was the bookkeeper/secretary at North and she taught me the ropes, so to speak. She and I got along very well, both of us had been born in Stokes Co.,North Carolina, and so we used that as a yardstick with which to measure the deeds of others ie -" would it have been done that way in Stokes Co". We worked hard, laughed much and everyone respected the rights of others. Such a different work atmosphere than what I hear about in today's world. Opal and I worked together for so long and knew each other so well that we could actually communicate across the office with our eyes, never having to speak a word.

 

Paul and I had been brought up in the Baptist faith and so after our marriage we began attending church at Macedonia Baptist Church in Tobaccoville, North Carolina. This was the church Paul had attended as he grew up. We both became active in the church.

 

In June of 1961, First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, conducted a religious census under the direction of Rev. Ronald Rice and Rev. Bob Williams. This was to determine the feasibility of establishing a Baptist Church in the Old Richmond, Dav-Bow Park and Lake Hills communities, ten miles northwest of Winston-Salem, North Carolina , and in the area of our home. A survey in the community was taken and many of the people who were approached expressed enthusiasm for a new church, feeling the need for one in such a rapidly growing community. Meeting at Old Town School on June 27, 1961 with Rev. Ronald Rice, a committee was chosen to represent the community in working with the Pilot Mountain Baptist Association in starting a mission. This committee was composed of Folger Carlton, Grant Jeffries, Othel Wagoner and Jo Martin. On July 24, 1961, a meeting was held at our home with the local committee in attendance, along with representatives from First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem and the Missions Committee of the Pilot Mountain Assoc. Rev. Lewis E. Ludlum, Associational Missionary and Rev. Ronald Rice, Missions Pastor of First Baptist Church, presented a proposal to purchase four and one half acres of land on Highway 65 at Highway 67 for the sum of $12,000. This would be payable over a period of four years, as a cooperative venture of the Pilot Mountain Association, First Baptist Church and the people of the community. A meeting was held with interested members of the community at the Old Richmond Firehouse on Oct 18, 1961 and a vote was taken and passed to accept this assistance. Rev. Ronald Rice delivered our first sermon at this meeting. I can clearly remember telling him that I looked forward to the day when we would eventually have a church and a place for our hymnals to stay put. His comment to me was "there will come a time in your life when these days of working to have a new church in the community, will be a time that you look back on with great joy." He was so right! The following day the Old Richmond Grange was made available for our use and regular services began at 11 A.M. Sunday, October 22, 1961 with Ronald Rice as our pastor. Sunday School with Paul Stewart as Superintendent was organized and officers chosen for all departments. Initial members of the mission, designated at this time as "Elkin Highway Chapel" were: Ginger Dawn Jeffries, Grant and Eva Jeffries, Paul and Jo Martin, Clifford and Mildred Rhyne, Kate and Othel Wagoner. The following week five more names were added: Frances and Paul Stewart, Steve Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Truitt.

 

In a business session on March 28, 1962, we voted unanimously to assume the name Immanuel (God with us) Baptist Chapel. Thereafter meetings were held in the Old Richmond Grange Hall, Old Richmond School and in our home. In September 1962 a new home on Highway 65, near the church lot, was purchased to serve as the place of worship until a church building could be constructed. The basement of the house served as the worship area, with upstairs rooms being used for Sunday School classes and nursery.

 

With First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem providing assistance and generous financial support, Immanuel Baptist Chapel was able to proceed rapidly in 1965 with the building program. Ground breaking ceremonies were held on February 21, and construction began immediately with Howard Kiger, Contractor. In 1965 eighteen new members joined our church, and in 1966 twenty new members joined.

 

In a business session in November of 1975 the chapel voted to become a constituted autonomous church in March of 1976. Since there was already a church named Immanuel in the near vicinity, it was decided a name change was in order, and the members voted to assume the name Pfafftown Baptist Church.

 

Paul retired from Western Electric Co in 1982 after being with the company for thirty-five years. I took early retirement from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth Co School System in 1984 and we began to travel. We have covered all the fifty states with exception of Alaska and have visited all Canadian Provinces. At first we traveled on bus tours and although most were enjoyable, we decided to do our "own thing" and began planning our trips with the help of AAA maps. We found this to be most relaxing and pleasant, packing the trunk of the car, leaving home with no schedule, rhyme or reason. We have made some wonderful memories through the years, such as sitting quietly by the side of a lake in Yellowstone Park, very early in the morning, watching large elk cross the road in front of us, stopping on their way to give us a look. In 1999 we were on a trip back home from western states and were about twenty-five miles east of Nashville, TN when an eighteen-wheeler hit us twice. Most wrecks happen so quickly one can hardly recall what happened, but this one went on and on and on. We spun and turned and hit the guardrail twice. Finally we ceased movement and were so thankful to find we were alive and able to walk and talk. After being treated at local hospital we discovered we had only sustained broken and separated ribs. God must really have had something in mind for us to finish.

God has been exceedingly good to me during my life. He gave me great parents, and very loving grandparents. He brought a wonderful, loving and caring husband into my life and blessed me with two lovely, healthy and strong children. I thank Him every day. It is because of my family research that I have written this brief story of my life. I hope I have not lived in vain. I hope that along the way, I have had some impact on others that proved a blessing for them. Hopefully one hundred years from now, someone will enjoy reading about me and the fact that I did live, love and laugh a lot.

 

Update: In October of 2005, I made a decision to sell our home in Wilmington,North Carolina, and move to Boise, ID. Paul's declining health was the reason. He had Alzheimer disease and although I had cared for him at home for five years, he was becoming more and more difficult to take care of by myself. Our son lived in Boise and I knew he would be a great help to me at this time of my life. After the move, Paul's health continued to decline and sadly he passed away in July of 2006.

 

Update: (2008) Boise has become my home now. I am member of Amity United Methodist Church and am very active in church programs. Both my children are located here (as of 2007) and it is true, your home is where your heart is. I have a lovely, five-year old great-granddaughter who is teaching me new and exciting things every day. I look forward to watching her mature into a lovely young lady.

 

During the years after my retirement, I had become quite involved with genealogical research. I located many of our ancestors in my search, doing it the "old fashioned way" by visiting courthouses, cemeteries and libraries, and writing lots and lots of letters, but age was making this a tiring method so, in 1998 I purchased a computer and hopefully I can continue the pursuit of our heritage at an easier pace.

 

 

 

Page 2 of 350 Sunday, November 01, 2009 2:53:11 PM
Ahnentafel Report for Mary Jo Jackson
Generation 1 (con't)

Notes for Mary Jo Jackson:

General Notes:

Mary " Jo" Martin was born 30 Sep 1931 in Stokes Co.,North Carolina, to Joseph D. and Della Mae Inman Jackson. When she was just an infant, her parents lived in a small community near Walnut Cove, North Carolina. Her mother had to get water to wash the clothes from a nearby spring. Then she would boil the clothes in a black iron pot that hung over a fire in the yard. One day she left her baby, Jo, just long enough to get some rinse water from the spring. When she returned to the house and walked in, a stranger was standing over the baby's crib getting ready to pick the child up. Della found that he and his former pregnant wife had lived in this house prior to their separation. He had returned, thinking the child was his baby and told Della he had planned to take the child, had she not walked in when she did. Wonder just how different Jo's life would have been without the love of her mom and dad. I am Jo, and everyday of my life I have thanked God for the two parents I had. I feel that who I am and how I think and reason about life is due to the love and nurturing care I received as I was growing up. We were not rich with money, but very rich in love and the things that mattered. We always had plenty of food, good shelter, warm clothing, and lots of work to keep us busy. We had special events in our lives that to this day are sweet memories. Once, the "real" Santa Claus came to see me on Christmas Eve, bringing a doll, a highchair for the doll and a tricycle. I was told to open the door when the knock came. When I did, this huge big Santa reached down, swooped me up and sat me on his lap. While he was asking if I had been a good little girl, I was wetting him in real Christmas terror. He quickly handed me to my Mom and said he assumed I had been a good little girl, and gave me my toys. Some years later, when I was 16 years old, I visited a friend in that community and while at church on Sunday morning, a gentleman came up to me and asked if I was Joe Jackson's oldest daughter. I told him I was and he asked if I remembered my visit from Santa. Needless to say, my face was red with the memories.

 

I began school at Sandy Ridge, North Carolina, moving from there to Lawsonville School in Stokes Co., from there to Germanton, North Carolina, on to Winston-Salem,North Carolina, to Westfield School in Surry Co.,North Carolina, and finally to Nancy Reynolds School in Stokes, North Carolina. All of this moving around during school years was due to my dad's job with the North Carolina State Highway Department. My parents bought a farm when I was a freshman in high school. The farm house was quite a comedown from other places we had lived so it was some time before I felt comfortable in this new home. It was a log house, cool in the summer and also cool in the winter. It was heated by wood stoves. I remember my mom heating black irons on the stove, wrapping them in towels and placing them at the foot of the bed in the winter time so my sister and I could warm our cold feet.

 

Life on the farm in the late 40's was hard. Water had to be wound from a well. There was no indoor plumbing which meant I normally did not drink a lot before retiring at night. Food for the table was raised in the gardens and my Mom canned what was eaten in the winter months along with the cured hams, other pork and occasionally some beef that a peddler would bring by. The only food items bought at a store were flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, pepper and lots of Karo syrup. My sister ,my Dad and I loved mom's big hot biscuits with butter and Karo syrup. I never enjoyed farm life. Probably because at the time my Dad begin farming I had just realized I was a girl and was concerned about how I looked. It was very difficult to feel feminine after milking a cow before going to school in the mornings. I could never get the smell of warm milk from my hands. While in high school I had a job in the school office and also helped some of the teachers in their homes with baby sitting, ironing clothes, etc. to make some spending money. These were the days before "allowances" for children. (If someone had asked my Dad about giving my sister and me an allowance, he would have assured them he was "allowing" us to live in a warm house and have all we wanted to eat). A lot of the money I made on my odd jobs was spent for "Evening in Paris" cologne or some other equally cheap, smelly scent to try and remove the odors of farm life. I always felt there was more to do in the world than milk cows, hoe weeds from tobacco and corn and sweat profusely while picking green beans. I totally loved and adored Frank Sinatra. I loved listening to the "The Hit Parade" on Saturday nights on the radio. When my grandfather visited on a Saturday night, we listened to the "Grand Ole Opry." According to him, listening to songs like they sang on The Hit Parade was about as sinful as wearing shorts.

 

I was a cheerleader in school and this gave me the opportunity to get away from the community at times and see how others lived. Especially when the school teams played at tournaments in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At these events, I met "city girls" and marveled at their poise, self-assurance and maturity. As there was no money for college when I graduated from high school I moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and entered Draughon's Business School. The president of the school went with me to First Union Bank and introduced me to Clyde Barber. Mr. Barber said he had never loaned money to a country girl that did not pay him back, so just based on the fact that I came from a farm, he loaned me enough money to pay for tuition, books, etc. I then moved in with a police detective and his wife, telling them I knew how to cook and promised to have dinner ready for them and the house clean when they came in from work each day. The house cleaning was not a problem for me, but I really did not know how to boil water, as I had helped my Dad in the fields and had not done a lot of cooking, while at home. Evidently what I cooked was better than they had been used to because there were no complaints. I eventually got a job at the YWCA, giving me enough money for school supplies and a free meal each day so I moved from the detective's home into a boarding house. This was great as I met so many women from assorted areas of life. There were school teachers, office workers, accountants, one girl worked for a textile company. They taught the country girl many things. Of course in those days, one had to know how to play Canasta. I also learned how to dress, how to wear make-up and do a lot of things that my parents and grandparents probably thought were works of the devil. I also worked at grocery stores on Saturdays, dressed like Scarlett O'Hara, handing out Lemon Thin cookies (FFV company sponsored). For this embarrassing little job I received $12.00 per day. This was actually good money in those days. After graduating from the business school I worked as a junior accountant for a paper company for a while and then went to work as a data analyst for Western Electric. It was there that I met my husband, Paul. We met in January of 1954 and on April 30 of that year we were married. We had two dear children, and moved into a home we had built in Dav-Bow Park in Pfafftown,North Carolina, in 1959. We lived there until Dec of 1993.

 

After the children were born, I stopped working at Western Electric and stayed at home until they began elementary school. One of my neighbors, Marjorie Nifong, a teacher at Northwest Junior High School, told me about an opening for a secretary at her school. I applied for the job and began work there in 1964. About a year later the funds for that position were cut, but at the same time, I heard of an opening at North Forsyth Senior High School. I applied for the job, was interviewed by Julian Gibson, the principal, and hired. This was the most wonderful working experience one could have in that I loved the work, loved the children "young adults", and the school staff became an extended family. All of us who worked at North Forsyth during those years have remained friends and stay in contact with each other. Opal Allen, was the bookkeeper/secretary at North and she taught me the ropes, so to speak. She and I got along very well, both of us had been born in Stokes Co.,North Carolina, and so we used that as a yardstick with which to measure the deeds of others ie -" would it have been done that way in Stokes Co". We worked hard, laughed much and everyone respected the rights of others. Such a different work atmosphere than what I hear about in today's world. Opal and I worked together for so long and knew each other so well that we could actually communicate across the office with our eyes, never having to speak a word.

 

Paul and I had been brought up in the Baptist faith and so after our marriage we began attending church at Macedonia Baptist Church in Tobaccoville, North Carolina. This was the church Paul had attended as he grew up. We both became active in the church.

 

In June of 1961, First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, conducted a religious census under the direction of Rev. Ronald Rice and Rev. Bob Williams. This was to determine the feasibility of establishing a Baptist Church in the Old Richmond, Dav-Bow Park and Lake Hills communities, ten miles northwest of Winston-Salem, North Carolina , and in the area of our home. A survey in the community was taken and many of the people who were approached expressed enthusiasm for a new church, feeling the need for one in such a rapidly growing community. Meeting at Old Town School on June 27, 1961 with Rev. Ronald Rice, a committee was chosen to represent the community in working with the Pilot Mountain Baptist Association in starting a mission. This committee was composed of Folger Carlton, Grant Jeffries, Othel Wagoner and Jo Martin. On July 24, 1961, a meeting was held at our home with the local committee in attendance, along with representatives from First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem and the Missions Committee of the Pilot Mountain Assoc. Rev. Lewis E. Ludlum, Associational Missionary and Rev. Ronald Rice, Missions Pastor of First Baptist Church, presented a proposal to purchase four and one half acres of land on Highway 65 at Highway 67 for the sum of $12,000. This would be payable over a period of four years, as a cooperative venture of the Pilot Mountain Association, First Baptist Church and the people of the community. A meeting was held with interested members of the community at the Old Richmond Firehouse on Oct 18, 1961 and a vote was taken and passed to accept this assistance. Rev. Ronald Rice delivered our first sermon at this meeting. I can clearly remember telling him that I looked forward to the day when we would eventually have a church and a place for our hymnals to stay put. His comment to me was "there will come a time in your life when these days of working to have a new church in the community, will be a time that you look back on with great joy." He was so right! The following day the Old Richmond Grange was made available for our use and regular services began at 11 A.M. Sunday, October 22, 1961 with Ronald Rice as our pastor. Sunday School with Paul Stewart as Superintendent was organized and officers chosen for all departments. Initial members of the mission, designated at this time as "Elkin Highway Chapel" were: Ginger Dawn Jeffries, Grant and Eva Jeffries, Paul and Jo Martin, Clifford and Mildred Rhyne, Kate and Othel Wagoner. The following week five more names were added: Frances and Paul Stewart, Steve Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Truitt.

 

In a business session on March 28, 1962, we voted unanimously to assume the name Immanuel (God with us) Baptist Chapel. Thereafter meetings were held in the Old Richmond Grange Hall, Old Richmond School and in our home. In September 1962 a new home on Highway 65, near the church lot, was purchased to serve as the place of worship until a church building could be constructed. The basement of the house served as the worship area, with upstairs rooms being used for Sunday School classes and nursery.

 

With First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem providing assistance and generous financial support, Immanuel Baptist Chapel was able to proceed rapidly in 1965 with the building program. Ground breaking ceremonies were held on February 21, and construction began immediately with Howard Kiger, Contractor. In 1965 eighteen new members joined our church, and in 1966 twenty new members joined.

 

In a business session in November of 1975 the chapel voted to become a constituted autonomous church in March of 1976. Since there was already a church named Immanuel in the near vicinity, it was decided a name change was in order, and the members voted to assume the name Pfafftown Baptist Church.

 

Paul retired from Western Electric Co in 1982 after being with the company for thirty-five years. I took early retirement from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth Co School System in 1984 and we began to travel. We have covered all the fifty states with exception of Alaska and have visited all Canadian Provinces. At first we traveled on bus tours and although most were enjoyable, we decided to do our "own thing" and began planning our trips with the help of AAA maps. We found this to be most relaxing and pleasant, packing the trunk of the car, leaving home with no schedule, rhyme or reason. We have made some wonderful memories through the years, such as sitting quietly by the side of a lake in Yellowstone Park, very early in the morning, watching large elk cross the road in front of us, stopping on their way to give us a look. In 1999 we were on a trip back home from western states and were about twenty-five miles east of Nashville, TN when an eighteen-wheeler hit us twice. Most wrecks happen so quickly one can hardly recall what happened, but this one went on and on and on. We spun and turned and hit the guardrail twice. Finally we ceased movement and were so thankful to find we were alive and able to walk and talk. After being treated at local hospital we discovered we had only sustained broken and separated ribs. God must really have had something in mind for us to finish.

God has been exceedingly good to me during my life. He gave me great parents, and very loving grandparents. He brought a wonderful, loving and caring husband into my life and blessed me with two lovely, healthy and strong children. I thank Him every day. It is because of my family research that I have written this brief story of my life. I hope I have not lived in vain. I hope that along the way, I have had some impact on others that proved a blessing for them. Hopefully one hundred years from now, someone will enjoy reading about me and the fact that I did live, love and laugh a lot.

 

Update: In October of 2005, I made a decision to sell our home in Wilmington,North Carolina, and move to Boise, ID. Paul's declining health was the reason. He had Alzheimer disease and although I had cared for him at home for five years, he was becoming more and more difficult to take care of by myself. Our son lived in Boise and I knew he would be a great help to me at this time of my life. After the move, Paul's health continued to decline and sadly he passed away in July of 2006.

 

Update: (2008) Boise has become my home now. I am member of Amity United Methodist Church and am very active in church programs. Both my children are located here (as of 2007) and it is true, your home is where your heart is. I have a lovely, five-year old great-granddaughter who is teaching me new and exciting things every day. I look forward to watching her mature into a lovely young lady.

 

During the years after my retirement, I had become quite involved with genealogical research. I located many of our ancestors in my search, doing it the "old fashioned way" by visiting courthouses, cemeteries and libraries, and writing lots and lots of letters, but age was making this a tiring method so, in 1998 I purchased a computer and hopefully I can continue the pursuit of our heritage at an easier pace.

 

 

 

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Ahnentafel Report for Mary Jo Jackson
Generation 1 (con't)

Notes for Mary Jo Jackson:

General Notes:

Mary " Jo" Martin was born 30 Sep 1931 in Stokes Co.,North Carolina, to Joseph D. and Della Mae Inman Jackson. When she was just an infant, her parents lived in a small community near Walnut Cove, North Carolina. Her mother had to get water to wash the clothes from a nearby spring. Then she would boil the clothes in a black iron pot that hung over a fire in the yard. One day she left her baby, Jo, just long enough to get some rinse water from the spring. When she returned to the house and walked in, a stranger was standing over the baby's crib getting ready to pick the child up. Della found that he and his former pregnant wife had lived in this house prior to their separation. He had returned, thinking the child was his baby and told Della he had planned to take the child, had she not walked in when she did. Wonder just how different Jo's life would have been without the love of her mom and dad. I am Jo, and everyday of my life I have thanked God for the two parents I had. I feel that who I am and how I think and reason about life is due to the love and nurturing care I received as I was growing up. We were not rich with money, but very rich in love and the things that mattered. We always had plenty of food, good shelter, warm clothing, and lots of work to keep us busy. We had special events in our lives that to this day are sweet memories. Once, the "real" Santa Claus came to see me on Christmas Eve, bringing a doll, a highchair for the doll and a tricycle. I was told to open the door when the knock came. When I did, this huge big Santa reached down, swooped me up and sat me on his lap. While he was asking if I had been a good little girl, I was wetting him in real Christmas terror. He quickly handed me to my Mom and said he assumed I had been a good little girl, and gave me my toys. Some years later, when I was 16 years old, I visited a friend in that community and while at church on Sunday morning, a gentleman came up to me and asked if I was Joe Jackson's oldest daughter. I told him I was and he asked if I remembered my visit from Santa. Needless to say, my face was red with the memories.

 

I began school at Sandy Ridge, North Carolina, moving from there to Lawsonville School in Stokes Co., from there to Germanton, North Carolina, on to Winston-Salem,North Carolina, to Westfield School in Surry Co.,North Carolina, and finally to Nancy Reynolds School in Stokes, North Carolina. All of this moving around during school years was due to my dad's job with the North Carolina State Highway Department. My parents bought a farm when I was a freshman in high school. The farm house was quite a comedown from other places we had lived so it was some time before I felt comfortable in this new home. It was a log house, cool in the summer and also cool in the winter. It was heated by wood stoves. I remember my mom heating black irons on the stove, wrapping them in towels and placing them at the foot of the bed in the winter time so my sister and I could warm our cold feet.

 

Life on the farm in the late 40's was hard. Water had to be wound from a well. There was no indoor plumbing which meant I normally did not drink a lot before retiring at night. Food for the table was raised in the gardens and my Mom canned what was eaten in the winter months along with the cured hams, other pork and occasionally some beef that a peddler would bring by. The only food items bought at a store were flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, pepper and lots of Karo syrup. My sister ,my Dad and I loved mom's big hot biscuits with butter and Karo syrup. I never enjoyed farm life. Probably because at the time my Dad begin farming I had just realized I was a girl and was concerned about how I looked. It was very difficult to feel feminine after milking a cow before going to school in the mornings. I could never get the smell of warm milk from my hands. While in high school I had a job in the school office and also helped some of the teachers in their homes with baby sitting, ironing clothes, etc. to make some spending money. These were the days before "allowances" for children. (If someone had asked my Dad about giving my sister and me an allowance, he would have assured them he was "allowing" us to live in a warm house and have all we wanted to eat). A lot of the money I made on my odd jobs was spent for "Evening in Paris" cologne or some other equally cheap, smelly scent to try and remove the odors of farm life. I always felt there was more to do in the world than milk cows, hoe weeds from tobacco and corn and sweat profusely while picking green beans. I totally loved and adored Frank Sinatra. I loved listening to the "The Hit Parade" on Saturday nights on the radio. When my grandfather visited on a Saturday night, we listened to the "Grand Ole Opry." According to him, listening to songs like they sang on The Hit Parade was about as sinful as wearing shorts.

 

I was a cheerleader in school and this gave me the opportunity to get away from the community at times and see how others lived. Especially when the school teams played at tournaments in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At these events, I met "city girls" and marveled at their poise, self-assurance and maturity. As there was no money for college when I graduated from high school I moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and entered Draughon's Business School. The president of the school went with me to First Union Bank and introduced me to Clyde Barber. Mr. Barber said he had never loaned money to a country girl that did not pay him back, so just based on the fact that I came from a farm, he loaned me enough money to pay for tuition, books, etc. I then moved in with a police detective and his wife, telling them I knew how to cook and promised to have dinner ready for them and the house clean when they came in from work each day. The house cleaning was not a problem for me, but I really did not know how to boil water, as I had helped my Dad in the fields and had not done a lot of cooking, while at home. Evidently what I cooked was better than they had been used to because there were no complaints. I eventually got a job at the YWCA, giving me enough money for school supplies and a free meal each day so I moved from the detective's home into a boarding house. This was great as I met so many women from assorted areas of life. There were school teachers, office workers, accountants, one girl worked for a textile company. They taught the country girl many things. Of course in those days, one had to know how to play Canasta. I also learned how to dress, how to wear make-up and do a lot of things that my parents and grandparents probably thought were works of the devil. I also worked at grocery stores on Saturdays, dressed like Scarlett O'Hara, handing out Lemon Thin cookies (FFV company sponsored). For this embarrassing little job I received $12.00 per day. This was actually good money in those days. After graduating from the business school I worked as a junior accountant for a paper company for a while and then went to work as a data analyst for Western Electric. It was there that I met my husband, Paul. We met in January of 1954 and on April 30 of that year we were married. We had two dear children, and moved into a home we had built in Dav-Bow Park in Pfafftown,North Carolina, in 1959. We lived there until Dec of 1993.

 

After the children were born, I stopped working at Western Electric and stayed at home until they began elementary school. One of my neighbors, Marjorie Nifong, a teacher at Northwest Junior High School, told me about an opening for a secretary at her school. I applied for the job and began work there in 1964. About a year later the funds for that position were cut, but at the same time, I heard of an opening at North Forsyth Senior High School. I applied for the job, was interviewed by Julian Gibson, the principal, and hired. This was the most wonderful working experience one could have in that I loved the work, loved the children "young adults", and the school staff became an extended family. All of us who worked at North Forsyth during those years have remained friends and stay in contact with each other. Opal Allen, was the bookkeeper/secretary at North and she taught me the ropes, so to speak. She and I got along very well, both of us had been born in Stokes Co.,North Carolina, and so we used that as a yardstick with which to measure the deeds of others ie -" would it have been done that way in Stokes Co". We worked hard, laughed much and everyone respected the rights of others. Such a different work atmosphere than what I hear about in today's world. Opal and I worked together for so long and knew each other so well that we could actually communicate across the office with our eyes, never having to speak a word.

 

Paul and I had been brought up in the Baptist faith and so after our marriage we began attending church at Macedonia Baptist Church in Tobaccoville, North Carolina. This was the church Paul had attended as he grew up. We both became active in the church.

 

In June of 1961, First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, conducted a religious census under the direction of Rev. Ronald Rice and Rev. Bob Williams. This was to determine the feasibility of establishing a Baptist Church in the Old Richmond, Dav-Bow Park and Lake Hills communities, ten miles northwest of Winston-Salem, North Carolina , and in the area of our home. A survey in the community was taken and many of the people who were approached expressed enthusiasm for a new church, feeling the need for one in such a rapidly growing community. Meeting at Old Town School on June 27, 1961 with Rev. Ronald Rice, a committee was chosen to represent the community in working with the Pilot Mountain Baptist Association in starting a mission. This committee was composed of Folger Carlton, Grant Jeffries, Othel Wagoner and Jo Martin. On July 24, 1961, a meeting was held at our home with the local committee in attendance, along with representatives from First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem and the Missions Committee of the Pilot Mountain Assoc. Rev. Lewis E. Ludlum, Associational Missionary and Rev. Ronald Rice, Missions Pastor of First Baptist Church, presented a proposal to purchase four and one half acres of land on Highway 65 at Highway 67 for the sum of $12,000. This would be payable over a period of four years, as a cooperative venture of the Pilot Mountain Association, First Baptist Church and the people of the community. A meeting was held with interested members of the community at the Old Richmond Firehouse on Oct 18, 1961 and a vote was taken and passed to accept this assistance. Rev. Ronald Rice delivered our first sermon at this meeting. I can clearly remember telling him that I looked forward to the day when we would eventually have a church and a place for our hymnals to stay put. His comment to me was "there will come a time in your life when these days of working to have a new church in the community, will be a time that you look back on with great joy." He was so right! The following day the Old Richmond Grange was made available for our use and regular services began at 11 A.M. Sunday, October 22, 1961 with Ronald Rice as our pastor. Sunday School with Paul Stewart as Superintendent was organized and officers chosen for all departments. Initial members of the mission, designated at this time as "Elkin Highway Chapel" were: Ginger Dawn Jeffries, Grant and Eva Jeffries, Paul and Jo Martin, Clifford and Mildred Rhyne, Kate and Othel Wagoner. The following week five more names were added: Frances and Paul Stewart, Steve Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Truitt.

 

In a business session on March 28, 1962, we voted unanimously to assume the name Immanuel (God with us) Baptist Chapel. Thereafter meetings were held in the Old Richmond Grange Hall, Old Richmond School and in our home. In September 1962 a new home on Highway 65, near the church lot, was purchased to serve as the place of worship until a church building could be constructed. The basement of the house served as the worship area, with upstairs rooms being used for Sunday School classes and nursery.

 

With First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem providing assistance and generous financial support, Immanuel Baptist Chapel was able to proceed rapidly in 1965 with the building program. Ground breaking ceremonies were held on February 21, and construction began immediately with Howard Kiger, Contractor. In 1965 eighteen new members joined our church, and in 1966 twenty new members joined.

 

In a business session in November of 1975 the chapel voted to become a constituted autonomous church in March of 1976. Since there was already a church named Immanuel in the near vicinity, it was decided a name change was in order, and the members voted to assume the name Pfafftown Baptist Church.

 

Paul retired from Western Electric Co in 1982 after being with the company for thirty-five years. I took early retirement from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth Co School System in 1984 and we began to travel. We have covered all the fifty states with exception of Alaska and have visited all Canadian Provinces. At first we traveled on bus tours and although most were enjoyable, we decided to do our "own thing" and began planning our trips with the help of AAA maps. We found this to be most relaxing and pleasant, packing the trunk of the car, leaving home with no schedule, rhyme or reason. We have made some wonderful memories through the years, such as sitting quietly by the side of a lake in Yellowstone Park, very early in the morning, watching large elk cross the road in front of us, stopping on their way to give us a look. In 1999 we were on a trip back home from western states and were about twenty-five miles east of Nashville, TN when an eighteen-wheeler hit us twice. Most wrecks happen so quickly one can hardly recall what happened, but this one went on and on and on. We spun and turned and hit the guardrail twice. Finally we ceased movement and were so thankful to find we were alive and able to walk and talk. After being treated at local hospital we discovered we had only sustained broken and separated ribs. God must really have had something in mind for us to finish.

God has been exceedingly good to me during my life. He gave me great parents, and very loving grandparents. He brought a wonderful, loving and caring husband into my life and blessed me with two lovely, healthy and strong children. I thank Him every day. It is because of my family research that I have written this brief story of my life. I hope I have not lived in vain. I hope that along the way, I have had some impact on others that proved a blessing for them. Hopefully one hundred years from now, someone will enjoy reading about me and the fact that I did live, love and laugh a lot.

 

Update: In October of 2005, I made a decision to sell our home in Wilmington,North Carolina, and move to Boise, ID. Paul's declining health was the reason. He had Alzheimer disease and although I had cared for him at home for five years, he was becoming more and more difficult to take care of by myself. Our son lived in Boise and I knew he would be a great help to me at this time of my life. After the move, Paul's health continued to decline and sadly he passed away in July of 2006.

 

Update: (2008) Boise has become my home now. I am member of Amity United Methodist Church and am very active in church programs. Both my children are located here (as of 2007) and it is true, your home is where your heart is. I have a lovely, five-year old great-granddaughter who is teaching me new and exciting things every day. I look forward to watching her mature into a lovely young lady.

 

During the years after my retirement, I had become quite involved with genealogical research. I located many of our ancestors in my search, doing it the "old fashioned way" by visiting courthouses, cemeteries and libraries, and writing lots and lots of letters, but age was making this a tiring method so, in 1998 I purchased a computer and hopefully I can continue the pursuit of our heritage at an easier pace.

 

 

 

Paul Ray Martin son of William Relius Martin and Eliza Elvira Long[3] was born on 09 Jan 1928 in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA[3]. He died on 03 Jul 2006 in Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA[3].

Notes for Paul Ray Martin:

General Notes:

Paul R. Martin grew up in Tobaccoville, North Carolina, where he remembers a very happy childhood. Rolling a wheel and guiding it with a stiff wire could whittle away the hours of a long summer afternoon. But he soon grew up and had to help work on the farm. His father had died about a month before Paul was nine years old and he has fond memories of his father as he sat in the warmth of his lap in the mornings listening to his mother prepare breakfast. He recalls in the evenings when his father would pop corn over the flames in the fireplace. He was already married with two children when his mother died, but his feeling of loss was very great. She had carried the role of both parents in his life for so many years.

 

When Paul left home to find a job, he chose his occupation due to availability and stayed with his job at Western Electric until he retired thirty-five years later. On June 25, 1950, for reasons that were never made clear, North Korea attacked South Korea and the world changed. Paul was drafted into the army on 25 Oct 1950. He left Tobaccoville for Fort Jackson, SC, was processed into the Army there and ten days later was sent to Camp Polk, LA on a troop train. He took basic training at Camp Polk, LA and by 1 Apr 1951 the Thunderbirds were on the high seas - destination Hokkaido, Japan. The convoy moved across the Gulf of Mexico into the Caribbean and through the Panama Canal. From the Canal Zone, some ships struck directly across the Pacific, while others, like the "General William Wiegle", swung north, stopping briefly at San Francisco. Paul was on this ship. After landing at Muroran on Hokkaido, the cold, northermost island of Japan, the 45th Division was moved by train to Chitose and Camp Crawford. Here in Camp Crawford Paul and his buddies were put through an intense training program. By fall, winter camps were completed and the Thunderbirds moved out of the tents and into buildings erected at Chitose. The Division completed its regular cycle of combat training and undertook an intensified program of exercises in landing, air transport and small arms fire. With completion of this phase of training, Paul and his buddies were given short leaves. Noboriebetsu, Japan was a popular site for relaxation and rest and Paul has some great memories of leave time spent there. In November, the Division was ordered to Korea. As each unit moved up, it received cold weather instructions, advice from the outgoing troops and then "faced the front" in freezing cold weather under clear skies. On 22 Dec 1951, Paul left Hokkaido, Japan for Korea, arriving on 30 Dec 1951, landing at Inchon. He traveled to the front line on an old train that had all the windows shot out. The temperature was 20 degrees below zero. He stayed in Korea, serving as a Sergeant in the Medical Detachment of the 45th Division, 120th Combat Engineers Battallion as a medic until 10 Jul 1952, when he left for Sasebo, Japan. He left Sasebo, Japan on the "General Black" landing in San Francisco, CA at the end of Jul 1952. The guys were met by the ever loyal Red Cross with coffee, doughnuts and off in the distance, out of sight and hearing was Betty Hutton to entertain the returning troops. In 1989, Paul organized a reunion of some of the men he served with in Korea. They had not seen each other for about 37 years and yet their conversations began on the same note as when they last spoke. And, although the Korean War was known as "the forgotten war" they shared memories that only they could understand. Our country lost over 36,500 men in that war, how can it be forgotten?

 

Paul flew from there to Fort Jackson,SC, took a thirty day leave, came home and bought a new 1952 Ford. He received his separation papers on 25 Sep 1952. In October of 1952, Paul returned to work at Western Electric Company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina . It was here he met his wife, Jo. They met in January of 1954 and were married 30 Apr 1954 in York, South Carolina. Paul and Jo began saving and planning to build a home and in July of 1959 they moved with their two children into a new home at 4965 Hauser Drive in Pfafftown, North Carolina. Paul retired from Western Electric Company in 1982 and that summer he and Jo took a trip to Hawaii. After Jo retired they spent the next nine years traveling all over the US and Canada. In September of 1993, Paul suffered a stroke. Thankfully, he had a remarkable physical recovery but had some memory loss. Later, he developed Alzheimer Disease and died from this on Monday, July 3, 2006 in Boise, ID.

 

BOISE, Idaho - Paul R. Martin, passed away Monday, July 3, 2006, in Boise, Idaho. He was born Jan. 9, 1928, in Tobaccoville, N.C., to William R. and Eliza Long Martin. Paul was a veteran of the Korean War, serving as a sergeant in the medical detachment of the 45th Division, 120th Combat Engineers Battalion from October 1950 to September 1952. He returned to his job at Western Electric and retired from there in 1982 with 35 years of service. After his retirement, he loved planning and attending annual reunions for a small group of his Korean buddies and their wives. Paul was a Christian by faith, a very kind and generous man who loved his family dearly. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jo Jackson Martin; his daughter, Teri Lyn Dove of Southport; his son and daughter-in-law, Brent and Victoria Miller of Boise, Idaho; a granddaughter, Christine and husband Nick Paskett; a great- granddaughter Ashton Jade Paskett of Boise, Idaho; a sister, Eva Johnson of East Bend, N.C.; a brother, Roy W. Martin of Winston-Salem, N.C.; and many nieces and nephews. Paul was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Arthur Martin and Grady E. Martin; and three sisters, Della Martin Shamel, Alice Martin George and Beulah Martin Shore. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Paul will be held at 6 p.m. today, July 9, at Vogler & Sons Reynolda Road Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service until 9 p.m. The family suggests that memorials be made to any charity of the donor's choice.

Published in the Winston-Salem Journal from 7/8/2006 - 7/9/2006.

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Paul Ray Martin:

General Notes:

Paul R. Martin grew up in Tobaccoville, North Carolina, where he remembers a very happy childhood. Rolling a wheel and guiding it with a stiff wire could whittle away the hours of a long summer afternoon. But he soon grew up and had to help work on the farm. His father had died about a month before Paul was nine years old and he has fond memories of his father as he sat in the warmth of his lap in the mornings listening to his mother prepare breakfast. He recalls in the evenings when his father would pop corn over the flames in the fireplace. He was already married with two children when his mother died, but his feeling of loss was very great. She had carried the role of both parents in his life for so many years.

 

When Paul left home to find a job, he chose his occupation due to availability and stayed with his job at Western Electric until he retired thirty-five years later. On June 25, 1950, for reasons that were never made clear, North Korea attacked South Korea and the world changed. Paul was drafted into the army on 25 Oct 1950. He left Tobaccoville for Fort Jackson, SC, was processed into the Army there and ten days later was sent to Camp Polk, LA on a troop train. He took basic training at Camp Polk, LA and by 1 Apr 1951 the Thunderbirds were on the high seas - destination Hokkaido, Japan. The convoy moved across the Gulf of Mexico into the Caribbean and through the Panama Canal. From the Canal Zone, some ships struck directly across the Pacific, while others, like the "General William Wiegle", swung north, stopping briefly at San Francisco. Paul was on this ship. After landing at Muroran on Hokkaido, the cold, northermost island of Japan, the 45th Division was moved by train to Chitose and Camp Crawford. Here in Camp Crawford Paul and his buddies were put through an intense training program. By fall, winter camps were completed and the Thunderbirds moved out of the tents and into buildings erected at Chitose. The Division completed its regular cycle of combat training and undertook an intensified program of exercises in landing, air transport and small arms fire. With completion of this phase of training, Paul and his buddies were given short leaves. Noboriebetsu, Japan was a popular site for relaxation and rest and Paul has some great memories of leave time spent there. In November, the Division was ordered to Korea. As each unit moved up, it received cold weather instructions, advice from the outgoing troops and then "faced the front" in freezing cold weather under clear skies. On 22 Dec 1951, Paul left Hokkaido, Japan for Korea, arriving on 30 Dec 1951, landing at Inchon. He traveled to the front line on an old train that had all the windows shot out. The temperature was 20 degrees below zero. He stayed in Korea, serving as a Sergeant in the Medical Detachment of the 45th Division, 120th Combat Engineers Battallion as a medic until 10 Jul 1952, when he left for Sasebo, Japan. He left Sasebo, Japan on the "General Black" landing in San Francisco, CA at the end of Jul 1952. The guys were met by the ever loyal Red Cross with coffee, doughnuts and off in the distance, out of sight and hearing was Betty Hutton to entertain the returning troops. In 1989, Paul organized a reunion of some of the men he served with in Korea. They had not seen each other for about 37 years and yet their conversations began on the same note as when they last spoke. And, although the Korean War was known as "the forgotten war" they shared memories that only they could understand. Our country lost over 36,500 men in that war, how can it be forgotten?

 

Paul flew from there to Fort Jackson,SC, took a thirty day leave, came home and bought a new 1952 Ford. He received his separation papers on 25 Sep 1952. In October of 1952, Paul returned to work at Western Electric Company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina . It was here he met his wife, Jo. They met in January of 1954 and were married 30 Apr 1954 in York, South Carolina. Paul and Jo began saving and planning to build a home and in July of 1959 they moved with their two children into a new home at 4965 Hauser Drive in Pfafftown, North Carolina. Paul retired from Western Electric Company in 1982 and that summer he and Jo took a trip to Hawaii. After Jo retired they spent the next nine years traveling all over the US and Canada. In September of 1993, Paul suffered a stroke. Thankfully, he had a remarkable physical recovery but had some memory loss. Later, he developed Alzheimer Disease and died from this on Monday, July 3, 2006 in Boise, ID.

 

BOISE, Idaho - Paul R. Martin, passed away Monday, July 3, 2006, in Boise, Idaho. He was born Jan. 9, 1928, in Tobaccoville, N.C., to William R. and Eliza Long Martin. Paul was a veteran of the Korean War, serving as a sergeant in the medical detachment of the 45th Division, 120th Combat Engineers Battalion from October 1950 to September 1952. He returned to his job at Western Electric and retired from there in 1982 with 35 years of service. After his retirement, he loved planning and attending annual reunions for a small group of his Korean buddies and their wives. Paul was a Christian by faith, a very kind and generous man who loved his family dearly. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jo Jackson Martin; his daughter, Teri Lyn Dove of Southport; his son and daughter-in-law, Brent and Victoria Miller of Boise, Idaho; a granddaughter, Christine and husband Nick Paskett; a great- granddaughter Ashton Jade Paskett of Boise, Idaho; a sister, Eva Johnson of East Bend, N.C.; a brother, Roy W. Martin of Winston-Salem, N.C.; and many nieces and nephews. Paul was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Arthur Martin and Grady E. Martin; and three sisters, Della Martin Shamel, Alice Martin George and Beulah Martin Shore. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Paul will be held at 6 p.m. today, July 9, at Vogler & Sons Reynolda Road Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service until 9 p.m. The family suggests that memorials be made to any charity of the donor's choice.

Published in the Winston-Salem Journal from 7/8/2006 - 7/9/2006.

 

 

 

 

Paul Ray Martin and Mary Jo Jackson were married on 30 Apr 1954 in York, South Carolina, USA[1, 2]. They had 2 children.

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2.

Joseph D. Jackson son of William Caleb Jackson and Alice Elizabeth East[1] was born on 25 Aug 1907 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 21 Aug 1989 in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for Joseph D. Jackson:

General Notes:

My father, Joseph Jackson grew up on his father's farm in Westfield, North Carolina . He attended school in the area. After his marriage, Joe went to work for the North Carolina State Highway Department. This job kept him, Della and the children moving around quite a bit. Eventually they bought a farm in the Brown Mountain area of Stokes Co.,North Carolina and he and Della lived there until her death. He sold the farm and married again, this time locating in Francisco, North Carolina . After his second wife's death, he married again and lived in Mt.Airy,North Carolina until his death in 1989, just four days before his 82nd birthday..

 

 

 

3.

Della Mae Inman daughter of Ira Zebedee Inman and Nancy Carolyn Love[1] was born on 19 May 1908 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on 07 Jul 1956 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for Della Mae Inman:

General Notes:

Della Mae Inman was born 23 May 1908, Surry Co.,North Carolina and died 7 Jul 1956, Stokes, North Carolina . She was a lovely blond, blue eyed lady that was loved by all that met her. I never heard her say anything bad about anyone. She used to tell my sister and me "if you can't say anything good about a person, don't say anything."

 

Our mother took her life in July of 1956. She had been sick for some time with menopausal problems and one day everything must have been too much for her. She was the last person in the world that anyone would have expected to do this as she truly loved life, friends and most of all, she loved her family. As a doctor explained to me, no one knows what triggers the brain to cause some of the actions that people take. She left a hole in my heart that has never been filled. Wonderful memories of her comfort me. I had the blessing of being loved by both my parents and I feel that who I am today is a reflection of their love and care.

 

 

Joseph D. Jackson and Della Mae Inman were married on 25 Jun 1929 in Carroll, Virginia, USA[1]. They had the following children:

+ 1. i.

Mary Jo Jackson[1, 2] was born on 30 Sep 1931 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1, 2]. She married Paul Ray Martin on 30 Apr 1954 in York, South Carolina, USA[1, 2].

ii.

Doris Ann Jackson[1] was born on 23 Jun 1936 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married Edgar Leon Burrow on 30 Apr 1954 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for Doris Ann Jackson:

General Notes:

Doris Ann Jackson was asked to write a brief sketch of her life for this history, but since I do not expect to receive this from her in my lifetime :-) I will attempt to put down a few things I remember about her childhood.

 

We were too far apart in age to really have a lot in common while growing up. She is five years younger than me. I remember when Doris was born. The most lovely baby. She was everything I was not. I can remember with great clarity how people would look at her and say to my mother "Della, I know she is the most beautiful baby I have ever seen." They would then look at me, pat me on the head and say "honey, you sure do grow."

 

After high school, Doris married Edgar L. Burrow of King, North Carolina . They have three children: (1)Danny Burrow, married to Mickie Sue Ashburn. Danny has a son, Matthew, by previous marriage and a daughter, Melissa, adopted in his previous marriage. (2)Lisa Burrow, married to Leroy Smith. They have a daughter, Shannon Smith. (3)Landon Burrow, married to Annette Tournajan. They have a daughter, Rachel and a son, Ryan, by a previous marriage of Annette.

 

As Doris and I grew older, we became good friends as well as sisters. She and I have shared a lot of the same pain - that of our husbands having strokes and the stress we went through as we tried to help them in their recovery. She shared her grandchildren with Paul and me, always having a sweet story to tell us about them. She just "happens to have" pictures of them at any given moment.

 

Doris worked for Hanes Hosiery Company in Winston-Salem for several years. She currently enjoys shopping, cooking, and having lunch with her many friends.

 

 

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Notes for Doris Ann Jackson:

General Notes:

Doris Ann Jackson was asked to write a brief sketch of her life for this history, but since I do not expect to receive this from her in my lifetime :-) I will attempt to put down a few things I remember about her childhood.

 

We were too far apart in age to really have a lot in common while growing up. She is five years younger than me. I remember when Doris was born. The most lovely baby. She was everything I was not. I can remember with great clarity how people would look at her and say to my mother "Della, I know she is the most beautiful baby I have ever seen." They would then look at me, pat me on the head and say "honey, you sure do grow."

 

After high school, Doris married Edgar L. Burrow of King, North Carolina . They have three children: (1)Danny Burrow, married to Mickie Sue Ashburn. Danny has a son, Matthew, by previous marriage and a daughter, Melissa, adopted in his previous marriage. (2)Lisa Burrow, married to Leroy Smith. They have a daughter, Shannon Smith. (3)Landon Burrow, married to Annette Tournajan. They have a daughter, Rachel and a son, Ryan, by a previous marriage of Annette.

 

As Doris and I grew older, we became good friends as well as sisters. She and I have shared a lot of the same pain - that of our husbands having strokes and the stress we went through as we tried to help them in their recovery. She shared her grandchildren with Paul and me, always having a sweet story to tell us about them. She just "happens to have" pictures of them at any given moment.

 

Doris worked for Hanes Hosiery Company in Winston-Salem for several years. She currently enjoys shopping, cooking, and having lunch with her many friends.

 

 

iii.

Donald Ray Jackson[1] was born on 04 Nov 1946 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 04 Nov 1946 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Minnie Wood Prytle[1] was born on 27 Dec 1899. She died in 1968[1].

Joseph D. Jackson and Minnie Wood Prytle were married after 1956[1]. They had no children.

Nannie Deatherage daughter of Samuel Jackson Deatherage and Alice Hicks[1] was born on 17 Mar 1910 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[4]. She died on 24 Apr 2003 in High Point Health Care, Guilford Co., North Carolina[4].

Notes for Nannie Deatherage:

General Notes:

 

MOUNT AIRY - Mrs. Nannie Etta Deatherage Parries Jackson, 93, formerly of Fairview Lane, died Thursday, April 24, 2003, at High Point Health Care in High Point. Mrs. Jackson was born March 17, 1910, in Surry County to the late Samuel Jackson and Alice Hicks Deatherage. She was retired from the Renfro Corp., was a member of Flat Rock Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Surviving are two stepdaughters and son-in-laws, Mary Jo and Paul Martin of Wilmington, and Doris and Edgar Burroughs of Rural Hall; three grandchildren; two sisters, Donnie and husband Clifton Jessupm and Maggie Midkiff, all of Mount Airy. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Jackson was preceded in death by her first husband, Dennis Parries; her second husband, Joe Jackson; a son, Toby Parries; a brother, Joe Sam Deatherage; and four sisters, Willie Goad, Ada McCoy, Alma Yeatts and Sue Mae Jones. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Oakdale Cemetery, with services con-ducted by Dr. Joe Maye. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the service Sunday at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy.

 

 

Joseph D. Jackson and Nannie Deatherage were married after 1968 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. They had no children.

Generation 3
4.

William Caleb Jackson son of William L. Buck Jackson and Sarah Shelton[1] was born on 05 Aug 1875 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 22 Jul 1959 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for William Caleb Jackson:

General Notes:

My Grandfather Jackson did so many fun things, he let me help when he gathered honey from the bee hives, and this had to be an act of love on his part. He allowed me to help him sort apples that he used to make cider. I could help him count out sweet potato slips, as he sold these to other farmers in the area. He would always be able to find a "copper or two," which is what he called pennies, for me. After being cautioned not to say anything to my Grandmother, he would walk with me to Royal Hunter's store and we would spend a lot of time deciding just exactly how to spend those pennies on candy. Those BB-Bat all day suckers, or packages of Kits were hard decisions to make.

 

When W. Caleb Jackson was a young man, he was rabbit hunting and the gun accidentally went off and his arm was so severely damaged that it had to be removed. I was always amazed at what he could do with one hand. He rolled his own cigarettes. He would hold the small white wrapping paper in one hand, have the tobacco sack in his mouth and gently shake the tobacco into the paper (without dropping any) and then slowly roll the paper around the tobacco with one hand, lick the edge of paper and seal it. He could tie a neat bow on his shoe strings. In other words, not much my Grandpa could not do. He was my "hero." When he died in 1959, my second child was just a baby and I mourned that my children would grow up without him in their lives.

 

"In the 1910 Federal Census Caleb Jackson's widowed mother, Sarah, lived with him and Alice."

 

 

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Notes for William Caleb Jackson:

General Notes:

My Grandfather Jackson did so many fun things, he let me help when he gathered honey from the bee hives, and this had to be an act of love on his part. He allowed me to help him sort apples that he used to make cider. I could help him count out sweet potato slips, as he sold these to other farmers in the area. He would always be able to find a "copper or two," which is what he called pennies, for me. After being cautioned not to say anything to my Grandmother, he would walk with me to Royal Hunter's store and we would spend a lot of time deciding just exactly how to spend those pennies on candy. Those BB-Bat all day suckers, or packages of Kits were hard decisions to make.

 

When W. Caleb Jackson was a young man, he was rabbit hunting and the gun accidentally went off and his arm was so severely damaged that it had to be removed. I was always amazed at what he could do with one hand. He rolled his own cigarettes. He would hold the small white wrapping paper in one hand, have the tobacco sack in his mouth and gently shake the tobacco into the paper (without dropping any) and then slowly roll the paper around the tobacco with one hand, lick the edge of paper and seal it. He could tie a neat bow on his shoe strings. In other words, not much my Grandpa could not do. He was my "hero." When he died in 1959, my second child was just a baby and I mourned that my children would grow up without him in their lives.

 

"In the 1910 Federal Census Caleb Jackson's widowed mother, Sarah, lived with him and Alice."

 

 

5.

Alice Elizabeth East daughter of Joseph Henry East and Rebecca Shelton[1] was born on 16 Sep 1886 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on 30 Sep 1959 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for Alice Elizabeth East:

General Notes:

My Grandmother Alice Jackson was a very dear lady. In her sitting room was a very large four poster bed with a feather mattress. As a child, if I ran into the bed, or laid my jacket on it, she would grab a long stick she kept tucked under the pillows and sweep it back and forth across the top of the bedspread to smooth out the lumps I had made of the feathers. As long as I can remember there was a hand crocheted bedspread on this bed. She and my Grandfather had a "player piano" in their parlor. One had to be a certain age before they could go into the parlor "unattended." I can remember when I became of an age where I could play the piano and sing along with those cylinder tapes - Alexander's Ragtime Band and all the Sousa marches. Sad to say, a few years after the deaths of my grandparents, the home place burned to the ground, taking many lovely objects like the crocheted bedspread and the player piano. But I still have my memories of loving grandparents who did not deny me very much.

 

 

William Caleb Jackson and Alice Elizabeth East were married on 13 Dec 1903 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. They had the following children:

i.

Bertie Mae Jackson[1] was born on 14 Sep 1904 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married Charles Clive Taylor on 25 Oct 1929 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on 10 Apr 1991 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

+ 2. ii.

Joseph D. Jackson[1] was born on 25 Aug 1907 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Della Mae Inman on 25 Jun 1929 in Carroll, Virginia, USA[1]. He died on 21 Aug 1989 in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA[1].

iii.

Virgie Jackson[1] was born on 16 May 1909 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married Paul T. Martin on 12 Apr 1925[1]. She died on 07 Apr 1990 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

iv.

Myrtle Jackson[1] was born on 01 Jun 1910 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died about 1912 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

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v.

Moir Jackson[1] was born on 20 May 1911 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Iva Dell Johnson on 04 Dec 1937[1]. He died on 09 Oct 1989 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

vi.

Woodrow Jackson[1] was born on 24 Oct 1912 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Grady Pauline Nunn on 24 Nov 1934[1]. He died on 07 Jun 1991[1].

vii.

Vina Viola Jackson[1] was born on 24 May 1914 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on 03 Aug 1980 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for Vina Viola Jackson:

General Notes:

Viola Jackson did not marry

 

 

viii.

Essie Lavis Jackson[1] was born on 03 Jul 1916 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married Albert Sparger Bud Allred on 18 Aug 1934[1]. She died on 22 Nov 2008 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for Essie Lavis Jackson:

General Notes:

 

Mrs. Lavis Jackson Allred Beamer November 22, 2008

 

Mrs. Lavis Jackson Allred Beamer age 92 of 108 West Oakdale Street, Mt. Airy, North Carolina passed away Saturday, November 22, 2008 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born July 3, 1916 in Surry County to the late Caleb and Alice East Jackson. She was retired from Quality Mills, was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was of the Methodist faith. Surviving is a daughter and son-in-law, Willodene and David Hatcher, Mt. Airy, a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Bonnie Allred Mt. Airy, 14 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Beamer was preceded in death by her first husband, A.S. Allred, her second husband, Curtis Roscoe Beamer, a daughter, Mary Baldwin, 3 step daughters, Wanda Baker, Anne Palmer, Betty Jo Cook, and a step son, Albert Allred, 7 sisters, Virgie Martin, Bertie Taylor, Nellie Gardner, June Smith, Madelene Jessup, Viola Jackson, and Myrtle Jackson and 5 brothers, Joe Jackson, Woodrow Jackson, Moir Jackson, Dallas Jackson and Quinten Jackson. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Moody Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Richard Loman. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Monday night at Moody Funeral Home. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mt. Airy, North Carolina 27030 or to the donors choice.

Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.

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To: Heirs and friends of Lavis Jackson Allred Beamer.

“Grandma” gave me, David B. Hatcher, the responsibility of executing her last will and testament, upon her death. In addition to leaving some money for individuals, she left her home and household goods to others. A copy of her will has been probated and is on file at the Surry County Clerk’s Office, Dobson, NC 27017. If anyone desires any personnel items such as pictures, “what not’s” etc., then please let me know and I will try to accommodate your request.

The balance of this letter will give information about GrandmaÂ’s last few years of her life and a history or her family, which will be incomplete as I know only bits and pieces. (Maybe some of the grandchildren would like to get together and compile a more complete history and remembrance of her life and history.)

Grandma was born to Caleb and Alice Jackson of Westfield, NC, on July 3, 1916. She passed away November 22, 2008, being over 92 years old. Her seven sisters: Virgie Martin, Bertie Taylor, Nellie Gardner, June Smith, Madeleine Jessup, Viola Jackson, Myrtle Jackson; and five brothers: Joe, Woodrow, Moir, Dallas and Quentin all preceded her in death.

Grandma had been in reasonably good health, and with the help of family care-givers, she was able to live alone, and could get about her home with the use of a walker. Two days before she passed away, she suffered a severe stroke, from which she was unable to recover.

Grandma grew up with her large family on a small farm in Westfield. She would tell stories of her growing up years with her siblings and the fun they had on the farm working, playing and looking of ways to take short cuts with their working chores. As I remember some of the tales when they got together, they were always filled with practical jokes and gut wrenching laughter. Their family was animated with fun and laughter.

When Grandma was in her late teens, she was courted heavily by some of the local bachelors, among whom was a handsome widower, seventeen years her senior and with four young children. His name was Albert Sparger Allred, but most people called him “Bud”. The children; Wanda, Albert, Ann and Betty ranged in age from about 11 down to 5. Well Bud asked the question and Grandma said yes! This was in the middle of the great depression, 1934. In about a year Grandma had a baby of her own, Alice Willodene. Two years later there was Mary and then about 9 years after that Jerry came along. Times were hard.

Bud was a “Miller”. He ground corn and wheat to make meal and etc. However this was not sufficient to support his family. He took a job in Radford, VA., and therefore he was away from home a lot. Lavis raised the family. Family gardens, hogs, a milk cow, and chickens for eggs and food kept the family going. In the early forties, Wanda went to Baltimore to work and soon got married. Albert joined the Navy, Ann and Betty Jo entered nursing training. Lavis started working in the mill and Bud looked after Spargers’ Orchard and then started raising tobacco on a small farm in Flat Rock. Willodene says she remembers her Dad loading the pickup with apples and with Lavis and the children and then taking off for Florida. They traded apples along the way for gas, meals and a place to sleep. It was a thrilling and enjoyable trip.

Grandma was always up-beat, laughing and enjoying a good joke. Of course some of her brothers were always around to help out and play a practical joke. Life was hard, but it was simple and good.

In the mid fifties, Wanda, Ann, Betty Jo, Willodene and Mary were all married and starting families. Lavis and Bud and Jerry were the only ones at home. Bud had built a new house, which he built himself. It is said that in the planning stages, Lavis would slip around and move the stakes, because she wanted it bigger. Wanda and family (3 boys) were in Keizer, W. Virginia, Albert joined the Army. Ann, with two boys and two girls, was in South Carolina. Betty Jo, with a boy and a girl, lived in Winston Salem. Willodene was following David around the USA where ever the Air Force took them. Mary was in Nebraska and then Maryland, with a daughter and a son. Finally, Jerry was in New Port News with a daughter.

Grandma continued to work in the mill and more and more became the major bread winner. By the early sixties, Bud was being bothered by sugar diabetes and started a slow decline in health. Leading up to the mid sixties the Nation was preparing for war; first by Kennedy and then by President Johnson. David and Willodene were on the move; Germany, Turkey, Japan, Korea, and then to Thailand from whence David was flying missions into North Vietnam.

The year of 1966 was eventful. David was shot down over North Vietnam, some 300 miles behind friendly lines. He was taken captive and held in North Vietnam for more than six years. Willodene with her two daughters soon moved back to Mount Airy, where she and Grandma became invaluable support for each other. Wanda passed away in 1966.

The seventies started with a New President, but the war continued. Willodene built a new house, David and over 500 other captives were released from North Vietnam in early 1973. Bud had passed away in 1971 (after an extended illness) as well as DavidÂ’s Dad. Grandma had moved to Mount Airy on Oakdale Street. It was a time of readjustment. Many family changes were taking place; job changes, more grandchildren, un-timely deaths, and divorces. In the midst of all these changes, Grandma was a main stay of encouragement, love, and stability. She really loved her children and grandchildren, and later on, her great grandchildren.

In mid 73 she met a new comer to Mount Airy who had lost his wife. Curtis Beamer, who was originally from the Elkin area, had spent some 50 years in Flint, Michigan as an employee of General Motors. They were married in 1973 and lived in GrandmaÂ’s house on Oakdale Street. They would buy merchandise from local hosiery mills and peddle these items in country stores throughout Northwestern North Carolina and Southwestern Virginia. They had a very happy life together, traveling and visiting family in Florida and Eastern United States and the Midwest.

Curtis died in 1987 and Grandma lived alone again. Albert died in 1981, Betty Jo in 1987, and Mary died in 1991. Grandma went back to work. She worked at the new Derby Cafeteria, then as a greeter at K-Mart. She really enjoyed her job at K-mart because she could talk to so many people. She enjoyed playing rook with Curtis and later with other friends. These were times of more laughter and parties, enjoying life and having a good time. She had a “ton” of nieces, nephews, cousins and old friends. (By the way, Bud came from a family of seventeen children!)

As a son-in-law, I must say that Grandma was a challenge. She always wanted to be in charge and have the last word. The last few months or her life gave me the opportunity to learn a little patience. Looking back, I needed her input and am now thankful that she gave me the opportunity to practice with her. Grandma, you lived life to the fullest and you made your mark in history. We love you! Rest in Peace!

David Hatcher.

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Essie Lavis Jackson:

General Notes:

 

Mrs. Lavis Jackson Allred Beamer November 22, 2008

 

Mrs. Lavis Jackson Allred Beamer age 92 of 108 West Oakdale Street, Mt. Airy, North Carolina passed away Saturday, November 22, 2008 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born July 3, 1916 in Surry County to the late Caleb and Alice East Jackson. She was retired from Quality Mills, was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was of the Methodist faith. Surviving is a daughter and son-in-law, Willodene and David Hatcher, Mt. Airy, a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Bonnie Allred Mt. Airy, 14 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Beamer was preceded in death by her first husband, A.S. Allred, her second husband, Curtis Roscoe Beamer, a daughter, Mary Baldwin, 3 step daughters, Wanda Baker, Anne Palmer, Betty Jo Cook, and a step son, Albert Allred, 7 sisters, Virgie Martin, Bertie Taylor, Nellie Gardner, June Smith, Madelene Jessup, Viola Jackson, and Myrtle Jackson and 5 brothers, Joe Jackson, Woodrow Jackson, Moir Jackson, Dallas Jackson and Quinten Jackson. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Moody Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Richard Loman. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Monday night at Moody Funeral Home. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mt. Airy, North Carolina 27030 or to the donors choice.

Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.

.........................................................................................................................................

To: Heirs and friends of Lavis Jackson Allred Beamer.

“Grandma” gave me, David B. Hatcher, the responsibility of executing her last will and testament, upon her death. In addition to leaving some money for individuals, she left her home and household goods to others. A copy of her will has been probated and is on file at the Surry County Clerk’s Office, Dobson, NC 27017. If anyone desires any personnel items such as pictures, “what not’s” etc., then please let me know and I will try to accommodate your request.

The balance of this letter will give information about GrandmaÂ’s last few years of her life and a history or her family, which will be incomplete as I know only bits and pieces. (Maybe some of the grandchildren would like to get together and compile a more complete history and remembrance of her life and history.)

Grandma was born to Caleb and Alice Jackson of Westfield, NC, on July 3, 1916. She passed away November 22, 2008, being over 92 years old. Her seven sisters: Virgie Martin, Bertie Taylor, Nellie Gardner, June Smith, Madeleine Jessup, Viola Jackson, Myrtle Jackson; and five brothers: Joe, Woodrow, Moir, Dallas and Quentin all preceded her in death.

Grandma had been in reasonably good health, and with the help of family care-givers, she was able to live alone, and could get about her home with the use of a walker. Two days before she passed away, she suffered a severe stroke, from which she was unable to recover.

Grandma grew up with her large family on a small farm in Westfield. She would tell stories of her growing up years with her siblings and the fun they had on the farm working, playing and looking of ways to take short cuts with their working chores. As I remember some of the tales when they got together, they were always filled with practical jokes and gut wrenching laughter. Their family was animated with fun and laughter.

When Grandma was in her late teens, she was courted heavily by some of the local bachelors, among whom was a handsome widower, seventeen years her senior and with four young children. His name was Albert Sparger Allred, but most people called him “Bud”. The children; Wanda, Albert, Ann and Betty ranged in age from about 11 down to 5. Well Bud asked the question and Grandma said yes! This was in the middle of the great depression, 1934. In about a year Grandma had a baby of her own, Alice Willodene. Two years later there was Mary and then about 9 years after that Jerry came along. Times were hard.

Bud was a “Miller”. He ground corn and wheat to make meal and etc. However this was not sufficient to support his family. He took a job in Radford, VA., and therefore he was away from home a lot. Lavis raised the family. Family gardens, hogs, a milk cow, and chickens for eggs and food kept the family going. In the early forties, Wanda went to Baltimore to work and soon got married. Albert joined the Navy, Ann and Betty Jo entered nursing training. Lavis started working in the mill and Bud looked after Spargers’ Orchard and then started raising tobacco on a small farm in Flat Rock. Willodene says she remembers her Dad loading the pickup with apples and with Lavis and the children and then taking off for Florida. They traded apples along the way for gas, meals and a place to sleep. It was a thrilling and enjoyable trip.

Grandma was always up-beat, laughing and enjoying a good joke. Of course some of her brothers were always around to help out and play a practical joke. Life was hard, but it was simple and good.

In the mid fifties, Wanda, Ann, Betty Jo, Willodene and Mary were all married and starting families. Lavis and Bud and Jerry were the only ones at home. Bud had built a new house, which he built himself. It is said that in the planning stages, Lavis would slip around and move the stakes, because she wanted it bigger. Wanda and family (3 boys) were in Keizer, W. Virginia, Albert joined the Army. Ann, with two boys and two girls, was in South Carolina. Betty Jo, with a boy and a girl, lived in Winston Salem. Willodene was following David around the USA where ever the Air Force took them. Mary was in Nebraska and then Maryland, with a daughter and a son. Finally, Jerry was in New Port News with a daughter.

Grandma continued to work in the mill and more and more became the major bread winner. By the early sixties, Bud was being bothered by sugar diabetes and started a slow decline in health. Leading up to the mid sixties the Nation was preparing for war; first by Kennedy and then by President Johnson. David and Willodene were on the move; Germany, Turkey, Japan, Korea, and then to Thailand from whence David was flying missions into North Vietnam.

The year of 1966 was eventful. David was shot down over North Vietnam, some 300 miles behind friendly lines. He was taken captive and held in North Vietnam for more than six years. Willodene with her two daughters soon moved back to Mount Airy, where she and Grandma became invaluable support for each other. Wanda passed away in 1966.

The seventies started with a New President, but the war continued. Willodene built a new house, David and over 500 other captives were released from North Vietnam in early 1973. Bud had passed away in 1971 (after an extended illness) as well as DavidÂ’s Dad. Grandma had moved to Mount Airy on Oakdale Street. It was a time of readjustment. Many family changes were taking place; job changes, more grandchildren, un-timely deaths, and divorces. In the midst of all these changes, Grandma was a main stay of encouragement, love, and stability. She really loved her children and grandchildren, and later on, her great grandchildren.

In mid 73 she met a new comer to Mount Airy who had lost his wife. Curtis Beamer, who was originally from the Elkin area, had spent some 50 years in Flint, Michigan as an employee of General Motors. They were married in 1973 and lived in GrandmaÂ’s house on Oakdale Street. They would buy merchandise from local hosiery mills and peddle these items in country stores throughout Northwestern North Carolina and Southwestern Virginia. They had a very happy life together, traveling and visiting family in Florida and Eastern United States and the Midwest.

Curtis died in 1987 and Grandma lived alone again. Albert died in 1981, Betty Jo in 1987, and Mary died in 1991. Grandma went back to work. She worked at the new Derby Cafeteria, then as a greeter at K-Mart. She really enjoyed her job at K-mart because she could talk to so many people. She enjoyed playing rook with Curtis and later with other friends. These were times of more laughter and parties, enjoying life and having a good time. She had a “ton” of nieces, nephews, cousins and old friends. (By the way, Bud came from a family of seventeen children!)

As a son-in-law, I must say that Grandma was a challenge. She always wanted to be in charge and have the last word. The last few months or her life gave me the opportunity to learn a little patience. Looking back, I needed her input and am now thankful that she gave me the opportunity to practice with her. Grandma, you lived life to the fullest and you made your mark in history. We love you! Rest in Peace!

David Hatcher.

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Essie Lavis Jackson:

General Notes:

 

Mrs. Lavis Jackson Allred Beamer November 22, 2008

 

Mrs. Lavis Jackson Allred Beamer age 92 of 108 West Oakdale Street, Mt. Airy, North Carolina passed away Saturday, November 22, 2008 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born July 3, 1916 in Surry County to the late Caleb and Alice East Jackson. She was retired from Quality Mills, was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was of the Methodist faith. Surviving is a daughter and son-in-law, Willodene and David Hatcher, Mt. Airy, a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Bonnie Allred Mt. Airy, 14 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Beamer was preceded in death by her first husband, A.S. Allred, her second husband, Curtis Roscoe Beamer, a daughter, Mary Baldwin, 3 step daughters, Wanda Baker, Anne Palmer, Betty Jo Cook, and a step son, Albert Allred, 7 sisters, Virgie Martin, Bertie Taylor, Nellie Gardner, June Smith, Madelene Jessup, Viola Jackson, and Myrtle Jackson and 5 brothers, Joe Jackson, Woodrow Jackson, Moir Jackson, Dallas Jackson and Quinten Jackson. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Moody Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Richard Loman. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Monday night at Moody Funeral Home. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mt. Airy, North Carolina 27030 or to the donors choice.

Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.

.........................................................................................................................................

To: Heirs and friends of Lavis Jackson Allred Beamer.

“Grandma” gave me, David B. Hatcher, the responsibility of executing her last will and testament, upon her death. In addition to leaving some money for individuals, she left her home and household goods to others. A copy of her will has been probated and is on file at the Surry County Clerk’s Office, Dobson, NC 27017. If anyone desires any personnel items such as pictures, “what not’s” etc., then please let me know and I will try to accommodate your request.

The balance of this letter will give information about GrandmaÂ’s last few years of her life and a history or her family, which will be incomplete as I know only bits and pieces. (Maybe some of the grandchildren would like to get together and compile a more complete history and remembrance of her life and history.)

Grandma was born to Caleb and Alice Jackson of Westfield, NC, on July 3, 1916. She passed away November 22, 2008, being over 92 years old. Her seven sisters: Virgie Martin, Bertie Taylor, Nellie Gardner, June Smith, Madeleine Jessup, Viola Jackson, Myrtle Jackson; and five brothers: Joe, Woodrow, Moir, Dallas and Quentin all preceded her in death.

Grandma had been in reasonably good health, and with the help of family care-givers, she was able to live alone, and could get about her home with the use of a walker. Two days before she passed away, she suffered a severe stroke, from which she was unable to recover.

Grandma grew up with her large family on a small farm in Westfield. She would tell stories of her growing up years with her siblings and the fun they had on the farm working, playing and looking of ways to take short cuts with their working chores. As I remember some of the tales when they got together, they were always filled with practical jokes and gut wrenching laughter. Their family was animated with fun and laughter.

When Grandma was in her late teens, she was courted heavily by some of the local bachelors, among whom was a handsome widower, seventeen years her senior and with four young children. His name was Albert Sparger Allred, but most people called him “Bud”. The children; Wanda, Albert, Ann and Betty ranged in age from about 11 down to 5. Well Bud asked the question and Grandma said yes! This was in the middle of the great depression, 1934. In about a year Grandma had a baby of her own, Alice Willodene. Two years later there was Mary and then about 9 years after that Jerry came along. Times were hard.

Bud was a “Miller”. He ground corn and wheat to make meal and etc. However this was not sufficient to support his family. He took a job in Radford, VA., and therefore he was away from home a lot. Lavis raised the family. Family gardens, hogs, a milk cow, and chickens for eggs and food kept the family going. In the early forties, Wanda went to Baltimore to work and soon got married. Albert joined the Navy, Ann and Betty Jo entered nursing training. Lavis started working in the mill and Bud looked after Spargers’ Orchard and then started raising tobacco on a small farm in Flat Rock. Willodene says she remembers her Dad loading the pickup with apples and with Lavis and the children and then taking off for Florida. They traded apples along the way for gas, meals and a place to sleep. It was a thrilling and enjoyable trip.

Grandma was always up-beat, laughing and enjoying a good joke. Of course some of her brothers were always around to help out and play a practical joke. Life was hard, but it was simple and good.

In the mid fifties, Wanda, Ann, Betty Jo, Willodene and Mary were all married and starting families. Lavis and Bud and Jerry were the only ones at home. Bud had built a new house, which he built himself. It is said that in the planning stages, Lavis would slip around and move the stakes, because she wanted it bigger. Wanda and family (3 boys) were in Keizer, W. Virginia, Albert joined the Army. Ann, with two boys and two girls, was in South Carolina. Betty Jo, with a boy and a girl, lived in Winston Salem. Willodene was following David around the USA where ever the Air Force took them. Mary was in Nebraska and then Maryland, with a daughter and a son. Finally, Jerry was in New Port News with a daughter.

Grandma continued to work in the mill and more and more became the major bread winner. By the early sixties, Bud was being bothered by sugar diabetes and started a slow decline in health. Leading up to the mid sixties the Nation was preparing for war; first by Kennedy and then by President Johnson. David and Willodene were on the move; Germany, Turkey, Japan, Korea, and then to Thailand from whence David was flying missions into North Vietnam.

The year of 1966 was eventful. David was shot down over North Vietnam, some 300 miles behind friendly lines. He was taken captive and held in North Vietnam for more than six years. Willodene with her two daughters soon moved back to Mount Airy, where she and Grandma became invaluable support for each other. Wanda passed away in 1966.

The seventies started with a New President, but the war continued. Willodene built a new house, David and over 500 other captives were released from North Vietnam in early 1973. Bud had passed away in 1971 (after an extended illness) as well as DavidÂ’s Dad. Grandma had moved to Mount Airy on Oakdale Street. It was a time of readjustment. Many family changes were taking place; job changes, more grandchildren, un-timely deaths, and divorces. In the midst of all these changes, Grandma was a main stay of encouragement, love, and stability. She really loved her children and grandchildren, and later on, her great grandchildren.

In mid 73 she met a new comer to Mount Airy who had lost his wife. Curtis Beamer, who was originally from the Elkin area, had spent some 50 years in Flint, Michigan as an employee of General Motors. They were married in 1973 and lived in GrandmaÂ’s house on Oakdale Street. They would buy merchandise from local hosiery mills and peddle these items in country stores throughout Northwestern North Carolina and Southwestern Virginia. They had a very happy life together, traveling and visiting family in Florida and Eastern United States and the Midwest.

Curtis died in 1987 and Grandma lived alone again. Albert died in 1981, Betty Jo in 1987, and Mary died in 1991. Grandma went back to work. She worked at the new Derby Cafeteria, then as a greeter at K-Mart. She really enjoyed her job at K-mart because she could talk to so many people. She enjoyed playing rook with Curtis and later with other friends. These were times of more laughter and parties, enjoying life and having a good time. She had a “ton” of nieces, nephews, cousins and old friends. (By the way, Bud came from a family of seventeen children!)

As a son-in-law, I must say that Grandma was a challenge. She always wanted to be in charge and have the last word. The last few months or her life gave me the opportunity to learn a little patience. Looking back, I needed her input and am now thankful that she gave me the opportunity to practice with her. Grandma, you lived life to the fullest and you made your mark in history. We love you! Rest in Peace!

David Hatcher.

 

 

 

 

 

ix.

James Quinton Jackson[1] was born on 26 May 1918 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Lolene George on 22 May 1942[1]. He died on 27 Jul 1988 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

x.

Mary Magdalene Jackson[1] was born on 09 May 1920 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married Wayne Calvert Jessup on 23 Dec 1939 in Carroll, Virginia, USA[5]. She died on 16 Oct 1942[1].

xi.

Dallas Caleb Jackson[1] was born on 15 Jul 1922 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 14 Apr 1981 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

xii.

Virginia Nell Jackson[1] was born on 06 Feb 1927 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married Henry Lee Gardner on 21 Dec 1946 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on 09 Jun 2007 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[3].

Notes for Virginia Nell Jackson:

General Notes:

Virginia Nell (Nellie) Jackson Gardner June 09, 2007

 

Mrs. Virginia Nell (Nellie) Jackson Gardner beloved wife of Mr. Henry Lee Gardner, Jr. passed away on June 9, 2007 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born February 6, 1927 in Westfield, NC to the late Caleb and Alice East Jackson. She was a member of Haymore Memorial Baptist Church and the Ruby Ward WMU Group. Nellie was retired from Quality Mills and was member of the VFW Auxiliary. Surviving are her husband of sixty years, Henry Lee Gardner, Jr.; a daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Dr. David Nickola of Atlanta, GA.; a daughter-in-law, Pat T. Gardner, Mt. Airy, NC; three grandchildren, Dr. Bryan C. Quick of Chamblee, GA, David L. and Leanne T. Gardner of Mt. Airy, NC; two step grandchildren, Damon Nickola of Atlanta, GA, and Janice Nickola, Boulder, CO, and one sister, Lavis Beamer, Mt. Airy, NC. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Gardner was preceded in death by a daughter, Pamela Jean Gardner; a son David Lee Gardner, five brothers, Joe, Moir, Woodrow, Quentin, and Dallas Jackson; six sisters, Bertie Taylor, Vergie Martin, Myrtle and Viola Jackson, Magdalene Jessup and June Smith. Graveside services will be held 10:00 am on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at Oakdale Cemetery. Reverend Robert McCrary and Reverend Richard Loman will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Northern Hospital of Surry County Foundation in memory of Nellie Gardner, PO Box 1101, Mt. Airy, North Carolina 27030 for the Skill Nursing Unit. The family would like to express gratitude to the staff of the skilled and long term care unit at Northern Hospital of Surry County for their compassionate and devoted care of Nellie. There will be no formal visitation at the funeral home. Moody Funeral Service is serving the Gardner family.

 

Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com

 

 

 

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Virginia Nell (Nellie) Jackson Gardner June 09, 2007

 

Mrs. Virginia Nell (Nellie) Jackson Gardner beloved wife of Mr. Henry Lee Gardner, Jr. passed away on June 9, 2007 at Northern Hospital of Surry County. She was born February 6, 1927 in Westfield, NC to the late Caleb and Alice East Jackson. She was a member of Haymore Memorial Baptist Church and the Ruby Ward WMU Group. Nellie was retired from Quality Mills and was member of the VFW Auxiliary. Surviving are her husband of sixty years, Henry Lee Gardner, Jr.; a daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Dr. David Nickola of Atlanta, GA.; a daughter-in-law, Pat T. Gardner, Mt. Airy, NC; three grandchildren, Dr. Bryan C. Quick of Chamblee, GA, David L. and Leanne T. Gardner of Mt. Airy, NC; two step grandchildren, Damon Nickola of Atlanta, GA, and Janice Nickola, Boulder, CO, and one sister, Lavis Beamer, Mt. Airy, NC. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Gardner was preceded in death by a daughter, Pamela Jean Gardner; a son David Lee Gardner, five brothers, Joe, Moir, Woodrow, Quentin, and Dallas Jackson; six sisters, Bertie Taylor, Vergie Martin, Myrtle and Viola Jackson, Magdalene Jessup and June Smith. Graveside services will be held 10:00 am on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at Oakdale Cemetery. Reverend Robert McCrary and Reverend Richard Loman will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Northern Hospital of Surry County Foundation in memory of Nellie Gardner, PO Box 1101, Mt. Airy, North Carolina 27030 for the Skill Nursing Unit. The family would like to express gratitude to the staff of the skilled and long term care unit at Northern Hospital of Surry County for their compassionate and devoted care of Nellie. There will be no formal visitation at the funeral home. Moody Funeral Service is serving the Gardner family.

 

Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com

 

 

 

xiii.

Sarah June Jackson[1] was born on 28 Jun 1929 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married Glenn Arthur Smith on 31 May 1947[1]. She died on 07 Aug 1998 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for Sarah June Jackson:

General Notes:

Obit:

 

Westfield, North Carolina : Mrs. Sarah June Jackson Smith, 69, of 2702 Horseshoe Road, Westfield,North Carolina died Friday morning, August 7, 1998 at her home. Mrs. Smith was born in Surry Co., June 28,m 1929 to William Caleb and Alice East Jackson. She was a homemaker and a member of Westfield Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Glenn Arthur Smith of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Jeff Simmons of Westfield, North Carolina , one son and daughter-in-law, Phil and Martha Smith of Westfield, North Carolina ; four grandchildren, Robert Glenn Smith, Jr. and wife, Shea, Benjamin Chase Smith, Meghan Emily Simmons and Jesse William Simmons; one great0grandchild, Robert Cole Smith; two sisters, Nellie Gardner and Lavis Beamer, both of Mt Airy, North Carolina . Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, August 9, 1998 at 2 p.m.. at the Francisco Presbyterian Church by Rev. Charles Howell. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Smith is at the Cox-Needham Funeral Home and Chapel in Pilot Mountain,North Carolina and will be taken to Francisco Presbyterian Church on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.. where she will remain until the hour of the service. The family will receive friends at Francisco Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. and at other ties at the home of Mrs. Smiths' son and daughter-in-law Phil and Martha Smith on Smith Road, Westfield, North Carolina .

 

 

6.

Ira Zebedee Inman son of William Henry Inman and Mary Scott[1] was born on 14 Feb 1879 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 24 Dec 1973 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for Ira Zebedee Inman:

General Notes:

I have great memories of my grandfather, Zeb Inman. He played games with me and taught me how to dance. He had lovely brown eyes. He died 52 days before his 95th birthday. So much history had played out in our nation and world in his lifetime. And so many memories he had of that history died with him. I wish I had taken the time and interest when he was around to have talked with him more about family and things he could remember about life when he was a child. Man had moved from horse and wagon to rockets going into space. Telephones had brought families closer, and automobiles made life a little easier. Grandpa watched all of this without ever being overwhelmed with it. After all, he was the man, who, after selling his tobacco, had bought a bottle of moonshine to celebrate the good crop and on the way home, had probably emptied the bottle. While driving the wagon past a cemetery in the community in the dark of night, he was the one that saw the ghost chasing him home. He ran the horses and wagon into the yard, jumped out and entered the house, declaring to everyone what he had seen. With experiences like that, who would be awed by a telephone or rocket? He had such a good sense of humor. One of the radio programs he really loved was the "Grand Ole Opry" on Saturday nights. When he was visiting us, our radio was always turned to the station that carried that program. (Even though it did come on at the same time of "The Hit Parade.") Everyone needed a Grandpa like I had.

 

 

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General Notes:

I have great memories of my grandfather, Zeb Inman. He played games with me and taught me how to dance. He had lovely brown eyes. He died 52 days before his 95th birthday. So much history had played out in our nation and world in his lifetime. And so many memories he had of that history died with him. I wish I had taken the time and interest when he was around to have talked with him more about family and things he could remember about life when he was a child. Man had moved from horse and wagon to rockets going into space. Telephones had brought families closer, and automobiles made life a little easier. Grandpa watched all of this without ever being overwhelmed with it. After all, he was the man, who, after selling his tobacco, had bought a bottle of moonshine to celebrate the good crop and on the way home, had probably emptied the bottle. While driving the wagon past a cemetery in the community in the dark of night, he was the one that saw the ghost chasing him home. He ran the horses and wagon into the yard, jumped out and entered the house, declaring to everyone what he had seen. With experiences like that, who would be awed by a telephone or rocket? He had such a good sense of humor. One of the radio programs he really loved was the "Grand Ole Opry" on Saturday nights. When he was visiting us, our radio was always turned to the station that carried that program. (Even though it did come on at the same time of "The Hit Parade.") Everyone needed a Grandpa like I had.

 

 

7.

Nancy Carolyn Love daughter of James Madison Love and Sally Jane Creasy[1] was born on 11 Jul 1879 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on 11 Mar 1940 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for Nancy Carolyn Love:

General Notes:

My grandmother Inman was a very sweet and loving lady. I was her first grandchild and because of that I got a lot of attention from her. When I was six years old, she gave me a large snuff can full of pennies that she had saved. She was very sick with diabetes much of my young life, before she died, so I have more memories of playing with my grandfather and getting on her nerves.

 

 

Ira Zebedee Inman and Nancy Carolyn Love were married on 16 Feb 1905 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. They had the following children:

+ 3. i.

Della Mae Inman[1] was born on 19 May 1908 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married Joseph D. Jackson on 25 Jun 1929 in Carroll, Virginia, USA[1]. She died on 07 Jul 1956 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

ii.

Mary Ella Inman[1] was born on 20 Oct 1910 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married Henry Kline Chilton on 21 Oct 1932 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on 27 Aug 1981 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for Mary Ella Inman:

General Notes:

Mary Ella Inman was born 20 Oct 1910, Surry, North Carolina and died 27 Aug 1981

 

 

iii.

Maggie Odell Inman[1] was born on 12 Sep 1912 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married Walter Rayford Taylor on 29 Jun 1932[1]. She died on 15 Apr 1994[1].

Notes for Maggie Odell Inman:

General Notes:

Maggie Odell Inman was born 12 Sep 1911, Surry Co.,North Carolina and died 15 Apr 1994, Surry Co., North Carolina

 

 

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iv.

Henry M. Inman[1] was born on 19 Mar 1913 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 03 Apr 1966 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Era Columbus Mills on Unknown.

v.

Thomas Boyd Inman[1] was born on 06 Aug 1914 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Ella Mae Kirkman on 21 Nov 1936 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 23 Apr 1994 in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA[1].

vi.

Sally Marie Inman[1] was born on 13 Mar 1916 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married Walter Gammons in 1937 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on 09 Apr 2007 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA[6].

Notes for Sally Marie Inman:

General Notes:

Sally Marie Inman Gammons April 09, 2007

 

Mrs. Sally Marie Inman Gammons, age 91, of Mt Airy, widow of Mr. Walter Gammons, passed away Monday, April 9, 2007 at her home. Mrs. Gammons was born in Surry County, March 12, 1916 to Zeb and Nancy Love Inman. She was a loving homemaker and was a member of Indian Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter-in-law, Melverine Gammons of Mt. Airy; grandchildren, Velvet Gammons, James Roscoe Gammons, II, and Jamie Harrold and husband Kenneth all of Mt. Airy; great grandchildren, Cagney Money, Chelsea Money, Tiffany Harrold, Scottie Gammons, Josie Gammons and James R. Gammons, III; and a sister and brother-in-law, Tom and Thelma Anderson of Mt. Airy. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Gammons was preceded in death by a son, James “Gabbie” Roscoe Gammons; sisters, Odell Taylor, Bertha Lee Gammons, Ella Chilton and Della Jackson and by brothers, Tom Inman and Henry Inman. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, April 13, 2007 at Moody Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Rev. Tommy Floyd and Rev. Colen Forrest. Burial will follow in Skyline Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Thursday night from 6:00 to 8:00 at the funeral home.

 

 

 

 

 

vii.

Thelma Alene Inman[1] was born on 02 Sep 1917 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on 02 Jun 2009 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[7]. She married Tom Wilson Anderson on Unknown.

Notes for Thelma Alene Inman:

General Notes:

Anderson, Thelma Allene Inman View/Sign Guest Book

ANDERSON MOUNT AIRY - Mrs. Thelma Allene Inman Anderson, age 91, of 1029 Mt. Herman Church Road, Mount Airy, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Anderson was born in Surry County on September 2, 1917 daughter of the late Zeb D. Inman and Nancy Carolyn Love Inman and was a member of Mt. Herman United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, Tom Wilson Anderson of the home; two daughters and son-in-law, Allene and Robert "Sonny" Joyce of Pfafftown and Margie Ruth Rogers of Rural Hall; four grandchildren, Teresa Ashburn of King, Bobby Joyce of Orange, CA, Deborah Rogers of Rural Hall and Annette Fishel and husband Chris of Rural Hall; nine great-grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by a son, David Dean Anderson; one son-in-law, A.J. Rogers; five sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Mt. Herman United Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m.. The service will be conducted by Rev. Harry Sherrill and Rev. Cullon Forrest with burial to follow in Mt. Herman United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family would like to express their sincere thanks to the Central Continuing Care Nursing Home staff. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Mt. Herman United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund c/o Carlton Jessup 1219 Dearmin Road, Westfield, NC 27053. The family will receive friends at Moody Funeral Home on Wednesday night, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.. Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.

 

Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 6/3/2009

 

 

 

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Notes for Thelma Alene Inman:

General Notes:

Anderson, Thelma Allene Inman View/Sign Guest Book

ANDERSON MOUNT AIRY - Mrs. Thelma Allene Inman Anderson, age 91, of 1029 Mt. Herman Church Road, Mount Airy, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Anderson was born in Surry County on September 2, 1917 daughter of the late Zeb D. Inman and Nancy Carolyn Love Inman and was a member of Mt. Herman United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, Tom Wilson Anderson of the home; two daughters and son-in-law, Allene and Robert "Sonny" Joyce of Pfafftown and Margie Ruth Rogers of Rural Hall; four grandchildren, Teresa Ashburn of King, Bobby Joyce of Orange, CA, Deborah Rogers of Rural Hall and Annette Fishel and husband Chris of Rural Hall; nine great-grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents Mrs. Anderson was preceded in death by a son, David Dean Anderson; one son-in-law, A.J. Rogers; five sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Mt. Herman United Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m.. The service will be conducted by Rev. Harry Sherrill and Rev. Cullon Forrest with burial to follow in Mt. Herman United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family would like to express their sincere thanks to the Central Continuing Care Nursing Home staff. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Mt. Herman United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund c/o Carlton Jessup 1219 Dearmin Road, Westfield, NC 27053. The family will receive friends at Moody Funeral Home on Wednesday night, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.. Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.

 

Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 6/3/2009

 

 

 

viii.

Bertha Lee Inman[1] was born on 27 Jul 1920 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on 23 Apr 1997 in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married Adam Roy Gammons on Unknown.

Notes for Bertha Lee Inman:

General Notes:

Bertha Lee Inman was born 27 Jul 1920,Surry, North Carolina and died 23 Apr 1997, Forsyth, North Carolina

 

 

Mary Ellen Arrington daughter of Christopher Columbus Arrington and Eliza Jane Harris[8] was born in 1883 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[9]. She died in 1903 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[9].

Ira Zebedee Inman and Mary Ellen Arrington were married about 1901 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[9]. They had no children.

Generation 4
8.

William L. Buck Jackson son of Amer Jackson and Sarah Sally Hill[1] was born about 1838 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died about 1900 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for William L. Buck Jackson:

General Notes:

Buck Jackson was the owner of 468 acres of land. Surry County Deed Book 45, p. 126 notes that on 1 Mar 1904, his estate was divided among his six children as follows: Caleb Jackson received 98.5 acres with the understanding he would take care of his mother until her death. Susan Cook received 56 acres and was to pay her brother, Bud $8.00, her sister Mary, $35.00, her brother James, $33.00 and her sister Ida, $34.00 for the difference in value of her acreage. William Lee "Bud" Jackson received 60.5 acres, Mary Cook received 64.5 acres, James Jackson received 84.5 acres and Ida Jackson received 104 acres.

 

 

9.

Sarah Shelton daughter of Williamson Shelton and Sarah Sally Cammel Francis[1] was born about 1847 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[10]. She died on 25 Mar 1929 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

William L. Buck Jackson and Sarah Shelton were married on 25 Jun 1867 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. They had the following children:

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i.

William Lee Jackson was born on 14 Aug 1874 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Mary Delia Owens on 15 Nov 1897 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[11]. He died on 25 Dec 1941 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for William Lee Jackson:

General Notes:

William was a stone cutter and worked at the Mount Airy Granite Rock Quarry.

 

 

+ 4. ii.

William Caleb Jackson[1] was born on 05 Aug 1875 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Alice Elizabeth East on 13 Dec 1903 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 22 Jul 1959 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

iii.

James M. Jackson[1] was born in 1877 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Mary Etta East on 26 Dec 1900 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 08 Feb 1918 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for James M. Jackson:

General Notes:

 

 

iv.

Mary Jane Jackson[1] was born in 1880 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[11]. She married Yancey S. Cook on 28 Feb 1904[1]. She died on 07 Feb 1965 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA[11].

v.

Susan Jackson[1] was born on 12 May 1886 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married Edward Sidney Cook on 21 Feb 1903 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on Unknown.

vi.

Ida Jackson[1] was born on 12 May 1886 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married David Mahlon Cook on 01 Apr 1907[1]. She died on 22 Oct 1970 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[12].

10.

Joseph Henry East son of William A. East and Elizabeth Unknown[1] was born about 1852 in Virginia, USA[1]. He died in 1903 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for Joseph Henry East:

General Notes:

Grave marker for Joseph East is at Westfield Baptist Church, Surry Co., North Carolina . It was erected by Zeb Wilson, his son-in-law. This information came to me from Norma Bowen, Surry Co., North Carolina

 

 

11.

Rebecca Shelton daughter of James Shelton III and Abigale Cox[1] was born on 03 Dec 1857 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[13]. She died on 24 Dec 1948 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Joseph Henry East and Rebecca Shelton were married on 25 Dec 1873 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[14]. They had the following children:

i.

Leah F. East[1] was born on 20 May 1874 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[15]. She married John Thomas East on 14 Oct 1894 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[16]. She died on 24 Aug 1950 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[15].

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Notes for Leah F. East:

General Notes:

Leah East was born 1880, Surry Co., NC

 

 

ii.

Mary Etta East[16] was born about 1877 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married James M. Jackson on 26 Dec 1900 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on 21 Apr 1958 in Lowgap, Surry, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for Mary Etta East:

General Notes:

IMary Etta East was born in 1882,Surry Co.,North Carolina and died 21 Apr 1958, Lowgap, Surry Co., North Carolina

 

In 1930 Mary lived next door to her sister, Leah in Westfield,North Carolina and their widowed mother lived with Mary.

 

 

iii.

James William East[1] was born on 14 May 1882 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[17]. He married Bessie Cook on 18 Dec 1914 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 25 Nov 1958[1].

Notes for James William East:

General Notes:

We have a copy of a letter dated 13 Dec 1914 from S. L. Arrington, JP, requesting an application form for marriage license for James East to marry Bessie Cook. The letter stated that James East had been visiting the Cook family for 8 to 10 years, so Mr. Arrington felt no written consent was needed as Bessie was of age. James East only had the sight of one eye. From familly members I have learned that this was due to a farming accident. Bessie eventually left James and her three children and ran away with another man. After this occurred, James married Daisy Woods

 

 

+ 5. iv.

Alice Elizabeth East[1] was born on 16 Sep 1886 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married William Caleb Jackson on 13 Dec 1903 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on 30 Sep 1959 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

v.

Daisy D. East[1] was born in 1889 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[18, 19]. She married Zeb D. Wilson on 29 Nov 1908 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died in 1960[18].

vi.

Rufus Henry East[1, 20] was born on 12 Sep 1893 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Nina Pearl Arrington on 14 Jul 1911[1]. He died on 13 Nov 1959 in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA[1].

12.

William Henry Inman son of John Ira Inman Sr. and Mary Polly Shelton[8] was born in 1854 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. He died in 1892 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8].

Notes for William Henry Inman:

General Notes:

William H. Inman purchased 84 3/4 acres of land from William H. Armstrong for the price of $500.00. (Surry, North Carolina Deed Book 22, p. 506) This tract of land was located in the Holly Springs section of Surry Co. William built two cabins, side by side, and he and Mary raised a family of eight children, while farming the land. Today these cabins are still being used. They are located across the road from Holly Springs Baptist church, just off Highway 52. The old home place was sold to W.W. Simmons in 1904 for the price of $705. Simmons in turn sold 37.77 acres of the land to D.L. and Job McGee for the sum of $470.

 

Time Line: In 1854 the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed and signed by President Franklin Pierce. The Kansas Territory was opened up for settlement. The Crimean War 1854-1856

 

1880 Federal Census of Surry, North Carolina

Census Place:Westfield, Surry, NCSource:FHL Film 1254983 National Archives Film T9-0983 Page 121A

RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace

Henry INMONSelfMMW24NCOcc:FarmerFa: NCMo: NC

Mary INMONWifeFMW21NCOcc:Keeps HouseFa: NCMo: NC

Emma INMONDauFSW2NCFa: NCMo: NC

Zebides INMONSonMSW4MNCFa: NCMo: NC

Thomas PAYNEOtherMSB10NCOcc:Farm LaborerFa: NCMo: NC

 

 

 

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Notes for William Henry Inman:

General Notes:

William H. Inman purchased 84 3/4 acres of land from William H. Armstrong for the price of $500.00. (Surry, North Carolina Deed Book 22, p. 506) This tract of land was located in the Holly Springs section of Surry Co. William built two cabins, side by side, and he and Mary raised a family of eight children, while farming the land. Today these cabins are still being used. They are located across the road from Holly Springs Baptist church, just off Highway 52. The old home place was sold to W.W. Simmons in 1904 for the price of $705. Simmons in turn sold 37.77 acres of the land to D.L. and Job McGee for the sum of $470.

 

Time Line: In 1854 the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed and signed by President Franklin Pierce. The Kansas Territory was opened up for settlement. The Crimean War 1854-1856

 

1880 Federal Census of Surry, North Carolina

Census Place:Westfield, Surry, NCSource:FHL Film 1254983 National Archives Film T9-0983 Page 121A

RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace

Henry INMONSelfMMW24NCOcc:FarmerFa: NCMo: NC

Mary INMONWifeFMW21NCOcc:Keeps HouseFa: NCMo: NC

Emma INMONDauFSW2NCFa: NCMo: NC

Zebides INMONSonMSW4MNCFa: NCMo: NC

Thomas PAYNEOtherMSB10NCOcc:Farm LaborerFa: NCMo: NC

 

 

 

13.

Mary Scott daughter of Jarret Scott and Sarah M. Wood[8] was born in 1858[8]. She died in 1901 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8].

Notes for Mary Scott:

General Notes:

1870 Surry, North Carolina Fed. Census shows: Sarah Scott, 46, keeping house born in NC $800r/$200p

Mary Scott , 11 at home born in NC

Elizabeth Scott, 10, at home born in NC

Margaret Scott, 9, at home born in NC

Jarrat Scott, 8, at home, born in NC

 

Not sure this is Mary Scott, wife of Wm. Inman, but only one I can find in Surry Co. at that time.

 

 

 

 

William Henry Inman and Mary Scott were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Emma Lou Inman[1] was born on 13 Apr 1878 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[21]. She married John Franklin Hall on 11 Dec 1902 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[22]. She died on 22 Oct 1970 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Notes for Emma Lou Inman:

General Notes:

Emma Lou Inman was born 13 Apr 1878 Surry, North Carolina and died 22 Oct 1970, Surry, North Carolina

 

 

+ 6. ii.

Ira Zebedee Inman[1] was born on 14 Feb 1879 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Nancy Carolyn Love on 16 Feb 1905 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 24 Dec 1973 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA[1].

iii.

George Lee Inman[1, 23] was born on 22 Feb 1881 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 13 Feb 1971 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Lillie Belle Simmons on Unknown.

Notes for George Lee Inman:

General Notes:

George Lee Inman worked at the Mount Airy Granite Quarry in Surry Co., NC

 

 

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Notes for George Lee Inman:

General Notes:

George Lee Inman worked at the Mount Airy Granite Quarry in Surry Co., NC

 

 

iv.

Robert Curtis Inman[1] was born in 1883 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Jina Mae Arrington on 10 Oct 1905 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 09 Jun 1966[1].

Notes for Robert Curtis Inman:

General Notes:

Curtis Inman worked at the Mt.Airy Granite Quarry in Surry, North Carolina

 

 

v.

Emmett Luther Scott Inman[1] was born in 1885 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Lola Bama Bennett on 14 Dec 1909 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 18 Sep 1954[1].

vi.

Charley Inman[1] was born in 1886 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died on 26 Jan 1957[1].

vii.

James T. Inman[1] was born on 01 Nov 1889 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died in Mar 1981 in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA[24].

viii.

William Henry Inman Jr.[1] was born on 03 Jun 1891 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[25]. He died in Jun 1987 in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA[25]. He married Pauline Stone on Unknown.

Notes for William Henry Inman Jr.:

General Notes:

William Inman ran a mercantile/grocery store in Reidsville, NC until he retired.

 

 

14.

James Madison Love son of Daniel H. Love and Caroline Pittman[8] was born on 21 Aug 1837 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[8]. He died on 14 Feb 1906 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8].

15.

Sally Jane Creasy daughter of James Creasy and Nancy Mills[26] was born about 1853[26]. She died on 05 Feb 1938 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[8].

James Madison Love and Sally Jane Creasy were married on 04 Jan 1872 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[22]. They had the following children:

i.

Mary Jenny Love[1] was born on 11 Nov 1872 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She married John Lincoln Sutphin on 19 Jan 1896 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She died on 08 Nov 1913 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[27].

ii.

James Daniel Love[1] was born on 29 Sep 1874 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. He married Nannie Christine Hollingsworth on 10 Jan 1897 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[11]. He died on 01 Mar 1953[8].

iii.

Ester Ann Love[8] was born on 05 Oct 1876 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She married James F. Cain on 30 Oct 1892 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[28]. She died on 05 Nov 1918[8].

+ 7. iv.

Nancy Carolyn Love[1] was born on 11 Jul 1879 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She married Ira Zebedee Inman on 16 Feb 1905 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on 11 Mar 1940 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

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v.

John Monroe Love[8] was born on 02 Dec 1881 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. He married Mary Lee Deatherage on 30 Jan 1908[8]. He died on 03 May 1938 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8].

vi.

Martha Lee Love[8] was born on 25 Dec 1883 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She died on 19 Dec 1941 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8].

vii.

Sallie Love[8] was born on 18 Sep 1886 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She married William Lee Lambert on 31 Dec 1914 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She died on 06 Feb 1963 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[29].

viii.

Samuel Lee Love[2, 8, 30] was born on 19 May 1889 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[2, 8]. He married Annie Hunter on 26 Jan 1911 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[2, 8]. He died on 21 Jan 1965 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[2, 8].

ix.

Zina Milpa Love[8] was born on 12 Nov 1891 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She married James A. Bingman on 08 Jan 1911 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She died on 10 May 1954[8].

x.

Maggie Love[8] was born about 1894 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[31]. She married Albert Franklin Hall in 1930 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[9]. She died on 05 Jun 1966 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

Generation 5
16.

Amer Jackson son of Joseph Jackson and Sarah Jessup[32] was born in 1797 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[32]. He died in 1870 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[32].

Notes for Amer Jackson:

General Notes:

Amer Jackson grew up in Westfield, Surry Co.,North Carolina and when his father died in 1815, he was left a tract of land lying on the west side of the west fork of Tom's Creek, also a tract of land in Grayson Co., VA. After his marriage, he settled down on the tract of land on tom's Creek which was the old home place where he was raised. He continued to live on this land until his death in 1870.

 

Amer was a member of the Whit party, and upon its abandonment, identified himself with the Republicans. He was a member of the Society of Friends at Westfield and his wife Sarah was a member of the Baptist Church.

 

Amer was a very successful farmer. The 1860 census of Stokes Co.,North Carolina show him owning 1200 acres of land in the northern district of Westfield, North Carolina . The 1870 census shows Sarah owning 1500 acres with her neighbors being Ace Nunn and John Love.

 

In his will, Amer left land to increase the cemetery which joins the old part of the Friends Cemetery in Westfield, North Carolina . There are no stones left in the old part of the graveyard where so many of the Jackson and Jessup families are buried.

 

 

17.

Sarah Sally Hill daughter of Robert Hill Jr. and Elizabeth Vest[32] was born in 1809 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[32]. She died in 1880 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[32].

Amer Jackson and Sarah Sally Hill were married about 1837 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[33]. They had the following children:

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+ 8. i.

William L. Buck Jackson[1] was born about 1838 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Sarah Shelton on 25 Jun 1867 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He died about 1900 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

ii.

Joseph M. Jackson[1] was born on 30 Mar 1840 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. He married Susan Von Cannon on 12 Sep 1865[1]. He died on 09 May 1932.

Notes for Joseph M. Jackson:

General Notes:

Joseph M. Jackson spent his youth on his father's farm in Westfield,North Carolina and left home as a young man. Relatives still living in the area say that when Joseph left home, he had only a clean shirt and no money. He moved to Colorado and accumulated a large fortune there.

 

In his will, Joseph stated he wanted all of his estate left to his wife as long as she lived and at her death all of his property, stocks, bonds, etc. were to be sold and the money to be divided up equally between his brothers, William Buck Jackson and Robert Franklin Jackson and his sister, Martha Jackson Pell, and their children. He had only one child by his first wife, Susan Von Cannon. He did not have children by his second wife, Anna Henderson. From the way that Joseph made out his will, it seemed that he had become very displeased with his son Andrew, and did not want him to inherit his fortune. He said that he had given Andrew a good share of his property and that he had deeded it away contrary to his father's expressed wishes. He left his wife all income, rents, interest of all real or personal property that he had in trust, except for ten dollars per month that was to given to his son, Andrew Jackson, during his natural lifetime. He appointed his nephew, Andrew Jackson, of Mount Airy,North Carolina and Joseph A. Pell, his nephew of Pilot MountainNC to act as the executor of his will, which was written 16 Jan 1923 in Denver, CO. His wishes were carried out after the death of his wife, Anna, and many relatives living inNorth Carolina received a share of his estate.

 

The following biography was taken from an article written in "A Portrait and Biological Album of Washington Co., KS," date not given. Sent to Lucille Jackson Vernon by Keith Parrish of Washington, DC.

 

" Joseph M. Jackson, a retired farmer and a resident of Clifton, owns and occupies one of the most pleasant homes within the town limits, to which he moved in the spring of 1889. Prior to this, he had been located on a good farm on section 35 of Clifton Twp., of which he still retains ownership. He preempt this land in the spring of 1870 and thereafter lived upon it until his removal to Clifton, sojourning there for a period of nineteen years. He is numbered among the leading pioneers of Washington Co., KS and has been no unimportant factor in assisting it to its present condition. He literally built up a home from the wilderness, bringing his land to a good state of cultivation and erecting substantial buildings. Beside this farm, he owns another farm of eighty acres in the same township and still another eighty acres in Sheridan Twp., both of which are well improved.

 

Joseph M. Jackson passed his younger years quietly engaged in agricultural pursuits and remaining a member of the parental household until reaching his maturity. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, not desiring to affiliate with the enemies of the Union, he left home and enlisted in Co. D in a regiment of 8th TN Cavalry, being mustered in as a Sgt. He participated in some of the important battles which followed and was in several skirmishes. His regiment was sent after the rebel raider, Morgan. In the latter part of 1863, he became ill, and was confined to the hospital for nine months. Upon his recovery, he rejoined his regiment and was at the battle of Greenville in Oct 11864. While on the retreat, his horse, a very fine and swift animal, was shot three times, but carried his master beyond the point of danger before falling disabled. Joseph had become separated from his comrades, but joined them the next day. He had himself been wounded at the time his horse was shot and now was compelled to lie in the hospital again. He was three times confined in the hospital and finally on the 24th of May, received his honorable discharge from the service, after serving for two years and nine months, being nine months in the Cumberland Mtns., detained in mountain fights.

 

Upon retiring from the Army, Joseph returned toNorth Carolina and settled in Watauga Co., where he lived for four and one half years. In the meantime he married Susan Von Cannon on 12 Sep 1865. This lady was born in Randolph Co.,North Carolina 30 Oct 1842 and is the daughter of Jacob and Nancy Hammon Von Cannon.

 

Joseph possesses rare business qualities, being more than ordinarily wide-awake, enterprising and industrious. He arrived with his family in Washington Co.,KS on 12 Sep 1870. The country around bore a wide contrast to its present condition, Indians and wild animals still being plentiful. Securing his land, he labored in true pioneer style while the country settled up around him by degrees and he watched with interest and satisfaction the growth and development of this now prosperous commonwealth. Both he and his wife were reared in the doctrines of the Quaker faith, but they are now members of the Methodist Church. Politically, Joseph is a sound Republican. As a former soldier, he belongs to the G.A.R. being a member of Sedgwick Post No.24. "

 

 

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Notes for Joseph M. Jackson:

General Notes:

Joseph M. Jackson spent his youth on his father's farm in Westfield,North Carolina and left home as a young man. Relatives still living in the area say that when Joseph left home, he had only a clean shirt and no money. He moved to Colorado and accumulated a large fortune there.

 

In his will, Joseph stated he wanted all of his estate left to his wife as long as she lived and at her death all of his property, stocks, bonds, etc. were to be sold and the money to be divided up equally between his brothers, William Buck Jackson and Robert Franklin Jackson and his sister, Martha Jackson Pell, and their children. He had only one child by his first wife, Susan Von Cannon. He did not have children by his second wife, Anna Henderson. From the way that Joseph made out his will, it seemed that he had become very displeased with his son Andrew, and did not want him to inherit his fortune. He said that he had given Andrew a good share of his property and that he had deeded it away contrary to his father's expressed wishes. He left his wife all income, rents, interest of all real or personal property that he had in trust, except for ten dollars per month that was to given to his son, Andrew Jackson, during his natural lifetime. He appointed his nephew, Andrew Jackson, of Mount Airy,North Carolina and Joseph A. Pell, his nephew of Pilot MountainNC to act as the executor of his will, which was written 16 Jan 1923 in Denver, CO. His wishes were carried out after the death of his wife, Anna, and many relatives living inNorth Carolina received a share of his estate.

 

The following biography was taken from an article written in "A Portrait and Biological Album of Washington Co., KS," date not given. Sent to Lucille Jackson Vernon by Keith Parrish of Washington, DC.

 

" Joseph M. Jackson, a retired farmer and a resident of Clifton, owns and occupies one of the most pleasant homes within the town limits, to which he moved in the spring of 1889. Prior to this, he had been located on a good farm on section 35 of Clifton Twp., of which he still retains ownership. He preempt this land in the spring of 1870 and thereafter lived upon it until his removal to Clifton, sojourning there for a period of nineteen years. He is numbered among the leading pioneers of Washington Co., KS and has been no unimportant factor in assisting it to its present condition. He literally built up a home from the wilderness, bringing his land to a good state of cultivation and erecting substantial buildings. Beside this farm, he owns another farm of eighty acres in the same township and still another eighty acres in Sheridan Twp., both of which are well improved.

 

Joseph M. Jackson passed his younger years quietly engaged in agricultural pursuits and remaining a member of the parental household until reaching his maturity. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, not desiring to affiliate with the enemies of the Union, he left home and enlisted in Co. D in a regiment of 8th TN Cavalry, being mustered in as a Sgt. He participated in some of the important battles which followed and was in several skirmishes. His regiment was sent after the rebel raider, Morgan. In the latter part of 1863, he became ill, and was confined to the hospital for nine months. Upon his recovery, he rejoined his regiment and was at the battle of Greenville in Oct 11864. While on the retreat, his horse, a very fine and swift animal, was shot three times, but carried his master beyond the point of danger before falling disabled. Joseph had become separated from his comrades, but joined them the next day. He had himself been wounded at the time his horse was shot and now was compelled to lie in the hospital again. He was three times confined in the hospital and finally on the 24th of May, received his honorable discharge from the service, after serving for two years and nine months, being nine months in the Cumberland Mtns., detained in mountain fights.

 

Upon retiring from the Army, Joseph returned toNorth Carolina and settled in Watauga Co., where he lived for four and one half years. In the meantime he married Susan Von Cannon on 12 Sep 1865. This lady was born in Randolph Co.,North Carolina 30 Oct 1842 and is the daughter of Jacob and Nancy Hammon Von Cannon.

 

Joseph possesses rare business qualities, being more than ordinarily wide-awake, enterprising and industrious. He arrived with his family in Washington Co.,KS on 12 Sep 1870. The country around bore a wide contrast to its present condition, Indians and wild animals still being plentiful. Securing his land, he labored in true pioneer style while the country settled up around him by degrees and he watched with interest and satisfaction the growth and development of this now prosperous commonwealth. Both he and his wife were reared in the doctrines of the Quaker faith, but they are now members of the Methodist Church. Politically, Joseph is a sound Republican. As a former soldier, he belongs to the G.A.R. being a member of Sedgwick Post No.24. "

 

 

iii.

Martha Ellen Jackson[1] was born on 14 Apr 1844 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[34]. She married William Elijah Pell on 22 Feb 1865 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[35]. She died on 07 Oct 1927 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[34].

Notes for Martha Ellen Jackson:

General Notes:

Martha Jackson was born 14 Apr 1844, Surry Co., NC and died 7 Oct 1927. She was a tall, slender, good-looking brunette with deep set gray blue eyes and fair skin. She had an independent spirit and determination about her that one could admire. She was intelligent, thrifty, a hard worker, good manager and a real helpmate to her husband. Her granddaughter, Anna Pell Broadwell wrote this description of Martha.

 

 

iv.

Robert Franklin Jackson[1] was born on 07 Nov 1846 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[32]. He married Laura V. Tilley on 23 Feb 1866 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[36]. He died on 03 Mar 1932 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[36].

v.

Emily Jackson[33] was born on Unknown in Stokes, North Carolina, USA. She died on Unknown (Died when young)[33].

18.

Williamson Shelton son of James Shelton II and Susannah Durham[1, 37] was born in 1803 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[38]. He died before 1870 in North Carolina, USA[39].

Notes for Williamson Shelton:

General Notes:

Williamson Shelton was a carpenter. Williamson and Sarah Francis Shelton play a very important role on my pedigree chart. They are my g-g-grandparents on my paternal side and my g-g-g-grandparents on my maternal side.

 

 

19.

Sarah Sally Cammel Francis daughter of John Francis Jr. and Elizabeth Scates[1, 37] was born on 16 Mar 1808 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[40]. She died on Unknown in North Carolina, USA.

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Notes for Sarah Sally Cammel Francis:

General Notes:

In 1870 census, Sarah Francis Shelton was shown living with her son, John, in the Westfield Township of Surry, North Carolina . Her daughter, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Shelton weas also living in this household.

 

In 1880 census, Sarah Francis Shelton was living with her daugther and son-in-law, Christina and Lee Hollingsworth in Westfield Township, Surry, North Carolina . Her daughter, Elizabeth Shelton was also living in this household.

 

 

 

Williamson Shelton and Sarah Sally Cammel Francis were married on 11 Jun 1827 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[37]. They had the following children:

+ 25. i.

Mary Polly Shelton[41] was born on 08 Aug 1829 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[41]. She married John Ira Inman Sr. on 12 Mar 1853 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[41]. She died on 13 Jan 1902 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[41].

ii.

John Shelton[22, 40, 42] was born on 14 Mar 1830 in North Carolina, USA[40]. He married Priscilla Jessup on 05 Mar 1856 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[42, 43]. He died on 20 Jun 1905 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[43].

iii.

Rebecca Shelton[21] was born in 1832 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[21]. She married Benjamin Riley Inman on 20 Mar 1852 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[22]. She died on 30 Dec 1925 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[21].

Notes for Rebecca Shelton:

General Notes:

Rebecca Shelton was born abt 1832, Surry Co.,, NC and died 30 Dec 1925 in Surry, North Carolina

 

 

iv.

James Shelton[21, 40] was born on 17 Dec 1833 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA[40]. He married Elizabeth Jane Shelton on 26 Dec 1859 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[40]. He died on 01 Sep 1897 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[40].

Notes for James Shelton:

General Notes:

The 1870 Federal Census of Stokes Co., NC shows following:

 

James Shelton 35mw farmer - leased $100/185 NC

Elizabeth J 30fw keeping house NC

Achiles 10mw at home NC can't read/write

James 7mw at home NC

Sarah A. 5fw at home NC

Mary 2fw at home NC

 

 

v.

Nathan or Nathaniel Shelton[40] was born on 21 Nov 1835 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[40]. He married Hester Ann Sexton on 04 Dec 1856 in Grayson, Virginia, USA[43]. He died on 21 Mar 1890.

Notes for Nathan or Nathaniel Shelton:

General Notes:

Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers. A Nathan

Shelton, Grayson County, VA enlisted as a Private on 04 June

1861 at the age of 24 in Company D, 50th Infantry Regiment,

Virginia, Confederate. Death place listed as Elkhorn, West Virginia.

Listed in 1860 U.S. Census, Grayson Co., VA, Page 156, Big

Meadows PO, 18 Sept 1860, dwelling 1177, line 6. Shelton,

Nathan, 23, Farmer, b. NC; Hester Ann, 22, b. NC; Sarah J., 2,

b. NC.

Listed in 1870 U.S. Census, Grayson Co., VA, Wilson Creek

District, Mouth of Wilson PO, Page 40, 12 August 1870, dwelling

279, line 28. SHelton, Nathan, 34, Farmer, b. NC; Hesterann,

30, keeping house, b. VA; Sarah J. 12, at school, b. VA; Cena

M., 9, at school, b. VA; James F., 7, b. VA; Milla, 5, b. VA;

Nathaniel, 2, b. VA.

Listed in 1880 U.S. Census, Grayson Co., VA, Wilson District, ED

37, Page 42, 23 June 1880, dwelling 301, line 1. Shelton,

Nathan, 45, married, Farm Laborer, b. NC, parents b. NC; ?Hulie,

44, wife, married, keeping house, b. VA, parents b. NC & VA;

Cena G., 16, daughter, single, b. VA; James F., 13, son, single,

b. VA; Milly E., 11, daughter, single, b. VA; Nathan J., 9, son,

single, b. VA; William, 7, son, single, b. VA; Mary A., 6,

daughter, single, b. VA; Drucy R., 3, daughter, single, b. VA;

Lucy, 2/12, May, daughter, b. VA.

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Nathan or Nathaniel Shelton:

General Notes:

Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers. A Nathan

Shelton, Grayson County, VA enlisted as a Private on 04 June

1861 at the age of 24 in Company D, 50th Infantry Regiment,

Virginia, Confederate. Death place listed as Elkhorn, West Virginia.

Listed in 1860 U.S. Census, Grayson Co., VA, Page 156, Big

Meadows PO, 18 Sept 1860, dwelling 1177, line 6. Shelton,

Nathan, 23, Farmer, b. NC; Hester Ann, 22, b. NC; Sarah J., 2,

b. NC.

Listed in 1870 U.S. Census, Grayson Co., VA, Wilson Creek

District, Mouth of Wilson PO, Page 40, 12 August 1870, dwelling

279, line 28. SHelton, Nathan, 34, Farmer, b. NC; Hesterann,

30, keeping house, b. VA; Sarah J. 12, at school, b. VA; Cena

M., 9, at school, b. VA; James F., 7, b. VA; Milla, 5, b. VA;

Nathaniel, 2, b. VA.

Listed in 1880 U.S. Census, Grayson Co., VA, Wilson District, ED

37, Page 42, 23 June 1880, dwelling 301, line 1. Shelton,

Nathan, 45, married, Farm Laborer, b. NC, parents b. NC; ?Hulie,

44, wife, married, keeping house, b. VA, parents b. NC & VA;

Cena G., 16, daughter, single, b. VA; James F., 13, son, single,

b. VA; Milly E., 11, daughter, single, b. VA; Nathan J., 9, son,

single, b. VA; William, 7, son, single, b. VA; Mary A., 6,

daughter, single, b. VA; Drucy R., 3, daughter, single, b. VA;

Lucy, 2/12, May, daughter, b. VA.

 

 

 

 

vi.

Williamson Shelton Jr.[40] was born in 1838 in North Carolina, USA[40]. He died on Unknown.

vii.

Elizabeth Shelton[40] was born in 1840 in North Carolina, USA[40]. She died on 07 Jan 1914 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[40].

Notes for Elizabeth Shelton:

General Notes:

Elizabeth was mentally handicapped

 

 

viii.

Christina Shelton[5, 40] was born on 16 May 1846 in North Carolina, USA[40]. She married Leander Vester Hollingsworth on 23 Feb 1865 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[40]. She died on 07 Oct 1941 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[40].

Notes for Christina Shelton:

General Notes:

Violet Carter of Utah shared a picture of Christina Shelton Hollingsworth with me made at an annual Hollingsworth reunion. Picture was in Mount Airy Times on June 9, 1939 - Christina was 93 years of age at the time. Violet also shared copy of the death certificate of Christina showing that she was born May 16, 1846 and died Oct 7, 1941 at 7:55 p.m. She was 95 years, 4 months and 21 days old at the time of her death. Death Certificate shows she was buried at Albion Church, located near Westfield in Surry Co., NC. Death was caused by mitral regurgitation.

 

 

+ 9. ix.

Sarah Shelton[1] was born about 1847 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[10]. She married William L. Buck Jackson on 25 Jun 1867 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1]. She died on 25 Mar 1929 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

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x.

Nancy Shelton[40] was born in 1849 in North Carolina, USA[40]. She died on Unknown.

xi.

Milly Shelton[40] was born in 1853 in North Carolina, USA[40]. She died in Mar 1870 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[40].

Notes for Milly Shelton:

General Notes:

Milly Shelton was born about 1853 and died in 1870 due to heart dropsey. She did not marry

 

 

20.

William A. East son of William East and Rachel Talbot[44] was born in 1822 in Virginia, USA[45]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for William A. East:

General Notes:

In 1679 in Henrico Co., VA there was a Thomas East on the tax list, and members of the family gradually worked their way to southern VA by the mid 1700's. A James East was in Henry Co., VA by 1779 and a William East's estate was inventoried there in 1781. James and John East were on the 1782 Henry Co.,Tax lists and there were other Easts found in Halifax and Pittsylvania Counties, VA.

 

There is evidence that William East is the father of Joseph East, born in 1852. Men registering to vote in 1902-1908 must have voted on or prior to 1 Jan 1867 or be able to name an ancestor who did and also state where the ancestor voted. The Grandfather Clause Voter Registration Book shows that in the Westfield Township on 10 Oct 1902, Joseph East registered to vote and stated his ancestor, William East had voted in VA.

 

Wanda O'Neal of Smithfield, NC writes the following: "I believe your William East, born 1822, may be the brother of my Francis (Frankey) East, my GGGrandmother. She was born in 1814. There are too many names that cross between these families, so they must be related in some way. William East in Henry Co., VA signed for Frankey to marry William Mills, and he also signed for Malinda East to marry. I think this Malinda East was a sister to your William and my Frankey East. If this is the case then their father would be William son of John East and Francis Hairston. John East was in Henry Co., VA in the last 1790's and 1800 according to the Tax List. John was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA. He died in 1803 in Henry Co.,VA. He had four son, John Jr., who there is no record of any children. Thomas East who went to TN, Joseph went to Kentucky and then on to AL and it looks like William stayed in VA. Usually the youngest son got the home place. I found where on April 2, 1778 that John East, Sr. of Pittsylvania Co., VA sold 200 acres on Straight Stone Creek to John Fitzpatrick. He probably was the grandfather of Elizabeth Fitzpatrick. Also the name Shelton was either the maiden name of William Mill's mother or his sister-in-law. I can't seem to find if he was the son of Aaron Mills and Salley Shelton, or Francis Mills and Salley Moore. Both had sons born at the same time and named them William. My William and Frankey East Mills had a son named Frank that married Callie E. Mitchell Oct 24, 1875 in Rockingham Co., NC. He was my Grandfather's uncle. And last, the name Arrington. In my GGGrandfather William Mill's Will he mentions a piece of property called 'Arrington Place.' So there are lots of names that connect. Wanda O'Neal, Smithfield, NC "

 

From: East Familes of SE United States- compiled by John E. Young, Marvin Decker and others -http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/eazier1/east/

William and Elizabeth lived at Peters Creek in Stokes Co., NC in 1850, but from the birth places of their children, the time they were in STokes Co. was just for a few months in 1850. They were back in Patrick Co., VA in 1860 and 1870 (just across the state line)

 

 

 

 

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21.

Elizabeth Unknown[45] was born in 1825 in Virginia, USA[16, 45]. She died on Unknown.

William A. East and Elizabeth Unknown were married about 1844[16]. They had the following children:

i.

Sarah J. East[46] was born in 1845 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[46]. She married Dink East on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Sarah J. East:

General Notes:

Sarah had two children in 1870 and no husband and lived near her parents.. From the marriage record of her son, Jefferson, Sarah's husband was Dink East. From death records Dink East died in Aug 1882 at Dan River, Patrick Co., VA at age 30 of cancer and was singel when he died. Therefore they must have separated and then divorced and afterwards she lived next door to her parents.

 

 

ii.

Martha A. East[46] was born in 1848 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[46]. She married John Mitchell about 1870[46]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Martha A. East:

General Notes:

Martha East was born in 1848, Patrick Co., VA.

 

 

iii.

Malinda East[46] was born in 1850[46]. She married John Mitchell on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Malinda East:

General Notes:

Malinda East was born 1850

 

 

+ 10. iv.

Joseph Henry East[1] was born about 1852 in Virginia, USA[1]. He married Rebecca Shelton on 25 Dec 1873 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[14]. He died in 1903 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

v.

Elmira East[46] was born on 18 Apr 1853[47]. She married Thomas Jefferson Pike on 23 Oct 1873 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[47]. She died on Unknown.

vi.

William R. East[46] was born on 01 Apr 1855 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[46]. He married Nancy F. Ward about 1888[16]. He died on 18 Jul 1916 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[16].

Notes for William R. East:

General Notes:

William R. East's grave marker states his birth as 4 April 1857 and death date as 18 Feb 1916. Stones are weathered and do not agree with other family records.

 

 

vii.

Christina East[46] was born in 1857[46]. She died on Unknown.

viii.

John East[46] was born in 1859[46]. He died on Unknown.

ix.

Samuel East[16] was born in 1865[16].

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22.

James Shelton III son of James Shelton II and Susannah Durham[48] was born in 1809 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[39]. He died between 1857-1860 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA.

23.

Abigale Cox daughter of Francis "Frank" Cox[40] was born about 1830[49]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Abigale Cox:

General Notes:

Stokes, North Carolina Federal Census:

 

663/663 Shelton, Abigale 30f - farmer cannot read nor write

Shelton, Melissa 12f

Shelton, Bettie 10f

Shelton, Millia 9f

Shelton, Alfred 8m

Shelton, Sallie 7f

Shelton, Rebecca 3f

----- Original Message -----

From: "Kyle Harrison" <kyle.harrison@worldcom.ch <mailto:kyle.harrison@worldcom.ch>>

To: "'Jo Martin'" <jomartin1@worldnet.att.net <mailto:jomartin1@worldnet.att.net>>

Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 4:14 AM

Subject: RE: Shelton family

 

Jo,

You're exactly right, Rebecca was a half-sister to my gg-grandmother

Martha Shelton. I've attached the descendants of James Shelton from my

database in a MS Word document. My relations are noted in the file.

 

Also some comments regarding the "Bohannon" name. I've read this in the

Stokes heritage book also, but in 20+ years of researching this family

I've never come across a connection with the Bohannons, other than what

was mentioned in this book.

 

I've attached the death certificates of William Frank, Martha E.,

Alfred, and Sallie Shelton and these sources show that the wives of

James Shelton were Jane "Jencie" Cox and Abagail Cox - no mention of

Bohannon. Also I point to the marriage bonds from Stokes Co. -

 

James Shelton & Jane Cox, Nov. 17, 1836 (William Frank born in 1838)

James Shelton & Abagail Cox (or [sic] Corks), July 21, 1845 (Melissa

Jane born about 1846)

 

which support that his wives were indeed Jane Cox and Abagail Cox. So

where this Bohannon idea came from, I have no clue. Even the old folks

whom I asked about connections with the Cox family (this was back in the

late 70's at the Flippin/Shelton reunions in Francisco) were aware of

some connection, did not know the specifics, but never mentioned

anything about a Bohannon.

 

My suspicion is that Jane, and possibly Abagail, were daughters of

Francis "Frank" Cox, ba. 1785-1790, d. 1870-1880. I base this suspicion

on the following:

 

1) I've eliminated the families of Richard & Joshua Cox (ancestors of

RJR's mother), they left a nice paper trail and all of their descendants

can be well documented. No Jency or Abagail Cox in there, but these Cox

families were located in roughly the "right" part of the county.

 

2) I've eliminated the descendants of Frederick and Mildred (Estes) Cox,

who came from Lunenburg Co. VA and appear to have lived around

Germanton. Most of this family moved away in the early part of the

1800's and neither Jency nor Abagail would have fit into this family

(based on birth dates, etc.)

 

3) Looking at the 1820 and especially the 1830 Stokes census, Francis

Cox had daughters of the right age (whom I have yet to identify) that

could have been Jane and/or Abagail. Plus, Francis Cox was living in

exactly the same part of the county as James Shelton et. al.

 

4) The estate papers of Henderson Cox (one of Francis' sons who died in

the Civil War) show that Francis was also known by "Frank" or "Franklin"

and this leads me to wonder if James Shelton and Jane Cox chose to name

their first son William Frank Shelton in honor of him.

 

5) It is also shown in Henderson Cox's estate papers that William Frank

Shelton owned land which directly adjoined Francis Cox. Frank Shelton

was also a surety for D.T. Collins who was trying to purchase Henderson

Cox's estate.

 

Add this all up and it still comes out as pure speculation. As you

probably know, there were not a lot of Cox families in Stokes during the

mid 1800s and I've eliminated most of the others from being possible

parents of Jane Cox. Still I don't have the proof document which

mentions Jane Cox's relation to Francis. I also have some ideas about

Francis Cox's parentage, but I will save that for later.

 

So let me bring this to some sort of conclusion about what I know about

James Shelton's family. Here is the way I see it:

 

- James Shelton was born between 1805-1810 based on the 1840 and 1850

censuses in Stokes Co.

 

- He married Jane "Jency" Cox in Stokes Co. in 1836, according to the

marriage bond.

 

- They had four children together between 1838 and approx. 1841.

(supported by the 1850 census and death certificates of William F. and

Martha E.) The children were William Frank (md. Elizabeth Owens), Mary

A. (md. Sam Dollahite), Martha E. (married John Owens [died in Civil

War], married Sam Flippin), Pena (Surname Unknown what happened to her.) As

mentioned earlier, I think Pena may have been named for the sister of

James Shelton.

 

- Jane Cox died between 1841-1845 (possibly during childbirth?) and

James remarried, in 1845, Abagail Cox (this is supported by the death

certificates of Alfred and Sallie Shelton, plus the marriage bond.)

 

- James and Abagail had their first child about 1846 (according to the

1850 census), Melissa Jane. Other children from this marriage were

Elizabeth, Milly, Sallie, Alfred, Rebecca, as evidenced by the 1850 and

1860 censuses, and also supported by the two death certificates

mentioned above.

 

- James Shelton either died (most likely) or left the household between

1850-1860. Abagail Cox Shelton is shown as the head of the household in

1860 and 1870 - it does not appear that she remarried. The children from

his first marriage all left the household after he died (or left.)

 

So here's a lot to ponder over. Look forward to your feedback...I think

there are numerous family lines that we can share information on, I hope

this is just the beginning.

Best regards,

Kyle

 

 

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Notes for Abigale Cox:

General Notes:

Stokes, North Carolina Federal Census:

 

663/663 Shelton, Abigale 30f - farmer cannot read nor write

Shelton, Melissa 12f

Shelton, Bettie 10f

Shelton, Millia 9f

Shelton, Alfred 8m

Shelton, Sallie 7f

Shelton, Rebecca 3f

----- Original Message -----

From: "Kyle Harrison" <kyle.harrison@worldcom.ch <mailto:kyle.harrison@worldcom.ch>>

To: "'Jo Martin'" <jomartin1@worldnet.att.net <mailto:jomartin1@worldnet.att.net>>

Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 4:14 AM

Subject: RE: Shelton family

 

Jo,

You're exactly right, Rebecca was a half-sister to my gg-grandmother

Martha Shelton. I've attached the descendants of James Shelton from my

database in a MS Word document. My relations are noted in the file.

 

Also some comments regarding the "Bohannon" name. I've read this in the

Stokes heritage book also, but in 20+ years of researching this family

I've never come across a connection with the Bohannons, other than what

was mentioned in this book.

 

I've attached the death certificates of William Frank, Martha E.,

Alfred, and Sallie Shelton and these sources show that the wives of

James Shelton were Jane "Jencie" Cox and Abagail Cox - no mention of

Bohannon. Also I point to the marriage bonds from Stokes Co. -

 

James Shelton & Jane Cox, Nov. 17, 1836 (William Frank born in 1838)

James Shelton & Abagail Cox (or [sic] Corks), July 21, 1845 (Melissa

Jane born about 1846)

 

which support that his wives were indeed Jane Cox and Abagail Cox. So

where this Bohannon idea came from, I have no clue. Even the old folks

whom I asked about connections with the Cox family (this was back in the

late 70's at the Flippin/Shelton reunions in Francisco) were aware of

some connection, did not know the specifics, but never mentioned

anything about a Bohannon.

 

My suspicion is that Jane, and possibly Abagail, were daughters of

Francis "Frank" Cox, ba. 1785-1790, d. 1870-1880. I base this suspicion

on the following:

 

1) I've eliminated the families of Richard & Joshua Cox (ancestors of

RJR's mother), they left a nice paper trail and all of their descendants

can be well documented. No Jency or Abagail Cox in there, but these Cox

families were located in roughly the "right" part of the county.

 

2) I've eliminated the descendants of Frederick and Mildred (Estes) Cox,

who came from Lunenburg Co. VA and appear to have lived around

Germanton. Most of this family moved away in the early part of the

1800's and neither Jency nor Abagail would have fit into this family

(based on birth dates, etc.)

 

3) Looking at the 1820 and especially the 1830 Stokes census, Francis

Cox had daughters of the right age (whom I have yet to identify) that

could have been Jane and/or Abagail. Plus, Francis Cox was living in

exactly the same part of the county as James Shelton et. al.

 

4) The estate papers of Henderson Cox (one of Francis' sons who died in

the Civil War) show that Francis was also known by "Frank" or "Franklin"

and this leads me to wonder if James Shelton and Jane Cox chose to name

their first son William Frank Shelton in honor of him.

 

5) It is also shown in Henderson Cox's estate papers that William Frank

Shelton owned land which directly adjoined Francis Cox. Frank Shelton

was also a surety for D.T. Collins who was trying to purchase Henderson

Cox's estate.

 

Add this all up and it still comes out as pure speculation. As you

probably know, there were not a lot of Cox families in Stokes during the

mid 1800s and I've eliminated most of the others from being possible

parents of Jane Cox. Still I don't have the proof document which

mentions Jane Cox's relation to Francis. I also have some ideas about

Francis Cox's parentage, but I will save that for later.

 

So let me bring this to some sort of conclusion about what I know about

James Shelton's family. Here is the way I see it:

 

- James Shelton was born between 1805-1810 based on the 1840 and 1850

censuses in Stokes Co.

 

- He married Jane "Jency" Cox in Stokes Co. in 1836, according to the

marriage bond.

 

- They had four children together between 1838 and approx. 1841.

(supported by the 1850 census and death certificates of William F. and

Martha E.) The children were William Frank (md. Elizabeth Owens), Mary

A. (md. Sam Dollahite), Martha E. (married John Owens [died in Civil

War], married Sam Flippin), Pena (Surname Unknown what happened to her.) As

mentioned earlier, I think Pena may have been named for the sister of

James Shelton.

 

- Jane Cox died between 1841-1845 (possibly during childbirth?) and

James remarried, in 1845, Abagail Cox (this is supported by the death

certificates of Alfred and Sallie Shelton, plus the marriage bond.)

 

- James and Abagail had their first child about 1846 (according to the

1850 census), Melissa Jane. Other children from this marriage were

Elizabeth, Milly, Sallie, Alfred, Rebecca, as evidenced by the 1850 and

1860 censuses, and also supported by the two death certificates

mentioned above.

 

- James Shelton either died (most likely) or left the household between

1850-1860. Abagail Cox Shelton is shown as the head of the household in

1860 and 1870 - it does not appear that she remarried. The children from

his first marriage all left the household after he died (or left.)

 

So here's a lot to ponder over. Look forward to your feedback...I think

there are numerous family lines that we can share information on, I hope

this is just the beginning.

Best regards,

Kyle

 

 

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Notes for Abigale Cox:

General Notes:

Stokes, North Carolina Federal Census:

 

663/663 Shelton, Abigale 30f - farmer cannot read nor write

Shelton, Melissa 12f

Shelton, Bettie 10f

Shelton, Millia 9f

Shelton, Alfred 8m

Shelton, Sallie 7f

Shelton, Rebecca 3f

----- Original Message -----

From: "Kyle Harrison" <kyle.harrison@worldcom.ch <mailto:kyle.harrison@worldcom.ch>>

To: "'Jo Martin'" <jomartin1@worldnet.att.net <mailto:jomartin1@worldnet.att.net>>

Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 4:14 AM

Subject: RE: Shelton family

 

Jo,

You're exactly right, Rebecca was a half-sister to my gg-grandmother

Martha Shelton. I've attached the descendants of James Shelton from my

database in a MS Word document. My relations are noted in the file.

 

Also some comments regarding the "Bohannon" name. I've read this in the

Stokes heritage book also, but in 20+ years of researching this family

I've never come across a connection with the Bohannons, other than what

was mentioned in this book.

 

I've attached the death certificates of William Frank, Martha E.,

Alfred, and Sallie Shelton and these sources show that the wives of

James Shelton were Jane "Jencie" Cox and Abagail Cox - no mention of

Bohannon. Also I point to the marriage bonds from Stokes Co. -

 

James Shelton & Jane Cox, Nov. 17, 1836 (William Frank born in 1838)

James Shelton & Abagail Cox (or [sic] Corks), July 21, 1845 (Melissa

Jane born about 1846)

 

which support that his wives were indeed Jane Cox and Abagail Cox. So

where this Bohannon idea came from, I have no clue. Even the old folks

whom I asked about connections with the Cox family (this was back in the

late 70's at the Flippin/Shelton reunions in Francisco) were aware of

some connection, did not know the specifics, but never mentioned

anything about a Bohannon.

 

My suspicion is that Jane, and possibly Abagail, were daughters of

Francis "Frank" Cox, ba. 1785-1790, d. 1870-1880. I base this suspicion

on the following:

 

1) I've eliminated the families of Richard & Joshua Cox (ancestors of

RJR's mother), they left a nice paper trail and all of their descendants

can be well documented. No Jency or Abagail Cox in there, but these Cox

families were located in roughly the "right" part of the county.

 

2) I've eliminated the descendants of Frederick and Mildred (Estes) Cox,

who came from Lunenburg Co. VA and appear to have lived around

Germanton. Most of this family moved away in the early part of the

1800's and neither Jency nor Abagail would have fit into this family

(based on birth dates, etc.)

 

3) Looking at the 1820 and especially the 1830 Stokes census, Francis

Cox had daughters of the right age (whom I have yet to identify) that

could have been Jane and/or Abagail. Plus, Francis Cox was living in

exactly the same part of the county as James Shelton et. al.

 

4) The estate papers of Henderson Cox (one of Francis' sons who died in

the Civil War) show that Francis was also known by "Frank" or "Franklin"

and this leads me to wonder if James Shelton and Jane Cox chose to name

their first son William Frank Shelton in honor of him.

 

5) It is also shown in Henderson Cox's estate papers that William Frank

Shelton owned land which directly adjoined Francis Cox. Frank Shelton

was also a surety for D.T. Collins who was trying to purchase Henderson

Cox's estate.

 

Add this all up and it still comes out as pure speculation. As you

probably know, there were not a lot of Cox families in Stokes during the

mid 1800s and I've eliminated most of the others from being possible

parents of Jane Cox. Still I don't have the proof document which

mentions Jane Cox's relation to Francis. I also have some ideas about

Francis Cox's parentage, but I will save that for later.

 

So let me bring this to some sort of conclusion about what I know about

James Shelton's family. Here is the way I see it:

 

- James Shelton was born between 1805-1810 based on the 1840 and 1850

censuses in Stokes Co.

 

- He married Jane "Jency" Cox in Stokes Co. in 1836, according to the

marriage bond.

 

- They had four children together between 1838 and approx. 1841.

(supported by the 1850 census and death certificates of William F. and

Martha E.) The children were William Frank (md. Elizabeth Owens), Mary

A. (md. Sam Dollahite), Martha E. (married John Owens [died in Civil

War], married Sam Flippin), Pena (Surname Unknown what happened to her.) As

mentioned earlier, I think Pena may have been named for the sister of

James Shelton.

 

- Jane Cox died between 1841-1845 (possibly during childbirth?) and

James remarried, in 1845, Abagail Cox (this is supported by the death

certificates of Alfred and Sallie Shelton, plus the marriage bond.)

 

- James and Abagail had their first child about 1846 (according to the

1850 census), Melissa Jane. Other children from this marriage were

Elizabeth, Milly, Sallie, Alfred, Rebecca, as evidenced by the 1850 and

1860 censuses, and also supported by the two death certificates

mentioned above.

 

- James Shelton either died (most likely) or left the household between

1850-1860. Abagail Cox Shelton is shown as the head of the household in

1860 and 1870 - it does not appear that she remarried. The children from

his first marriage all left the household after he died (or left.)

 

So here's a lot to ponder over. Look forward to your feedback...I think

there are numerous family lines that we can share information on, I hope

this is just the beginning.

Best regards,

Kyle

 

 

James Shelton III and Abigale Cox were married on 21 Jul 1845 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA. They had the following children:

i.

Melissa Jane Shelton[50] was born in 1846[50]. She married James M. Fulk on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Sallie Shelton[50] was born about 1848[50]. She died on 08 Dec 1924[51].

iii.

Elizabeth Shelton[50] was born in 1849[50]. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Millie Shelton[52] was born in Jul 1850[52]. She married Henry M. Vaughn on 17 Feb 1866[13]. She died on 12 Jan 1940[52].

Notes for Millie Shelton:

General Notes:

Millie Shelton Vaughn was living in Westfield, Surry Co., NC in 1900 with sons Jesse and Eddie, apparently widowed.

 

 

v.

Alfred Shelton[14] was born on 01 Feb 1853[50]. He married Leah Owens on 25 Dec 1873 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[14]. He died on 14 Jul 1916 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[53].

+ 11. vi.

Rebecca Shelton[1] was born on 03 Dec 1857 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[13]. She married Joseph Henry East on 25 Dec 1873 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[14]. She died on 24 Dec 1948 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[1].

Jane "Jincy" Cox daughter of Francis "Frank" Cox[13] was born about 1815 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[13]. She died between 1841-1845 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[13].

James Shelton III and Jane "Jincy" Cox were married on 17 Nov 1836[13]. They had the following children:

i.

William Franklin Shelton[46] was born on 22 May 1838 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[50]. He married Elizabeth Owens about 1867[13]. He died on 21 Sep 1920 in Big Creek Twp., Stokes, North Carolina[13].

Notes for William Franklin Shelton:

General Notes:

The 1870 Federal Census of Stokes Co., NC shows following:

 

William F. Shelton 32mw farmer$200/214 NC

Elizabeth 28fw keeping house NC

James 1mw at home NC

Alfred "Sheton" 19mw farm laborer NC can't read/write

 

In article 657 of Stokes Heritage Book Vol. 2, we find the following:

 

"William Franklin Shelton was a tall, large man. He was a prosperous farmer and a large landowner. He kept many cattle, hogs and bees. He was a soldier in the Civil War and had a finger shot off. While at war his wife, Betty continue to raise and cure tobacco alone. "

 

 

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Notes for William Franklin Shelton:

General Notes:

The 1870 Federal Census of Stokes Co., NC shows following:

 

William F. Shelton 32mw farmer$200/214 NC

Elizabeth 28fw keeping house NC

James 1mw at home NC

Alfred "Sheton" 19mw farm laborer NC can't read/write

 

In article 657 of Stokes Heritage Book Vol. 2, we find the following:

 

"William Franklin Shelton was a tall, large man. He was a prosperous farmer and a large landowner. He kept many cattle, hogs and bees. He was a soldier in the Civil War and had a finger shot off. While at war his wife, Betty continue to raise and cure tobacco alone. "

 

 

ii.

Mary A. Shelton[13, 54] was born about 1840 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[13, 54]. She married Samuel "Solly" Dollahite about 1861[54]. She died after 1896 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[54, 55].

iii.

Martha Elizabeth Shelton[13] was born in May 1840 in Quaker Gap, Stokes, North Carolina, USA[13]. She married John W. Owens on 05 Apr 1862[13]. She died on 23 Apr 1923 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[13].

iv.

Parthenia "Pena" Shelton[13] was born in 1841 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[13].

24.

John Ira Inman Sr. son of Henry Inman and Anne Simmons[41] was born on 02 Mar 1832 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[41]. He died on 19 Oct 1894 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[41].

Notes for John Ira Inman Sr.:

General Notes:

1880 Federal Census:

Census Place:Westfield, Surry, NC

Source:FHL Film 1254983 National Archives Film T9-0983 Page 125B

 

 

 

25.

Mary Polly Shelton daughter of Williamson Shelton and Sarah Sally Cammel Francis[41] was born on 08 Aug 1829 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[41]. She died on 13 Jan 1902 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[41].

John Ira Inman Sr. and Mary Polly Shelton were married on 12 Mar 1853 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[41]. They had the following children:

+ 12. i.

William Henry Inman[8] was born in 1854 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. He died in 1892 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. He married Mary Scott on Unknown.

ii.

Mary Eliza Inman[37] was born on 29 Jun 1859 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[40]. She married William Anderson Sparger on 12 Feb 1882 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[22]. She died on 05 Feb 1927 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[56].

Notes for Mary Eliza Inman:

General Notes:

Mary Inman was born 29 Jun 1859, Surry, North Carolina and died 5 Feb 1927, Surry, North Carolina

 

 

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iii.

Alfred M. Inman[37, 57] was born on 13 May 1863 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[40]. He married Sarah C. Perkins on 25 Feb 1883 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[58]. He died on 13 Mar 1928 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[9].

iv.

Martha L. Inman[8, 40] was born in 1865[40]. She married Constantine Conse Snoddy on 31 Oct 1889 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[40]. She died on Unknown.

v.

John Ira Inman Jr.[40] was born on 25 Mar 1867 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[43]. He married Mickey Melvin Brinkley on 24 Nov 1889 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[22]. He died on 25 Jan 1932.

26.

Jarret Scott son of Unknown Scott and Sarah Sally Holt[59] was born on 08 May 1808 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA[59]. He died on 27 Apr 1862 in Shelton Town, Surry, North Carolina[59].

Notes for Jarret Scott:

General Notes:

Last Will and Testament of Jarrot Scott

 

The fact that man is born to die and the uncertainty of his existence hereupon the earth convinces me of the importance of our so arranging our matters while in existence as to leave behind us as little difficulty relative to our property as possible.

 

To this and therefore, I, Jarrot Scott, of the county of Surry and the state of North Carolina being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory thanks be to God for the same have on this 19th day of April 1862 at my own residence in Surry County made the following disposition of my little Estate and do hereby declare the same to be my last will and testament.

 

In the first place it is my will that all my just debts be paid out of my moneys that may come into the hands of my executor hereinafter named.

 

I will bequeath to my beloved wife, Sarah Scott, during her natural life or widowhood all my estate both real and personal and at her death or intermarriage to be equally divided among all my children namely; Caroline, who intermarried with Adam Livingood, and Sarah, who married H. Gobble, Avan A. Scott, Francis, Jarmelia, Martha, Minerva, Isaiah, Mary, Frankey, Clarissy Scott and to my grandson, James Hill, share and share alike to them and to their heirs forever. Subject however to the following conditions (to wit) that should my said wife, Sarah Scott, become dissatisfied hereafter and concluded to make a division of the property then it is my will and desire that the same be so divided under the direction of my executor as for my said wife to have an equal share with all the children of all my estate, real and personal and if the lands should be divided my said beloved wife is to have her lot so laid off as to include my dwelling house and mill.

 

I will and bequeath to my daughter, Caroline, who intermarried with Adam Livingood, one note which I held on her said husband of eighty-five dollars which I hereby advise and will to be delivered up to my said daughter. I will that such portion of my lands as cannot be cultivated by my family to be rented and from year to year by my executor hereinafter named upon the best terms possible and the proceeds applied to the benefit of my family.

 

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend, John Banner, Executor of this my last will and testament to do and act for me when I am no more and I do also hereby request and desire that the said John Banner shall act as Testamory Guardian for my younger children, namely, Mary, Francy, and Clarissy Scott, hoping that he will extend to them such aid as may be right and proper having full confidence in him that he will act as a father to the fatherless.

 

In testimony whereof I the said Jarrot Scott have to this my last will set my hand and seal this 19th day of April, 1862.

 

Garret Scott (seal)

 

Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared by the said G. Scott to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who were present and saw him sign the same. Joseph Hollingsworth and John J. Haymore.

 

State of North Carolina, Surry County Court May Term of 1863 - the due execution of the foregoing last will and testament of Jarrat Scott was duly proven in open court by the oath of Joseph Hollingsworth and John J. Haymore the subscriber witnesses thereto and is ordered to be recorded and filed. - Will is recorded in will Book 5, page 6, Dobson, Surry Co., NC

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Jarret Scott:

General Notes:

Last Will and Testament of Jarrot Scott

 

The fact that man is born to die and the uncertainty of his existence hereupon the earth convinces me of the importance of our so arranging our matters while in existence as to leave behind us as little difficulty relative to our property as possible.

 

To this and therefore, I, Jarrot Scott, of the county of Surry and the state of North Carolina being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory thanks be to God for the same have on this 19th day of April 1862 at my own residence in Surry County made the following disposition of my little Estate and do hereby declare the same to be my last will and testament.

 

In the first place it is my will that all my just debts be paid out of my moneys that may come into the hands of my executor hereinafter named.

 

I will bequeath to my beloved wife, Sarah Scott, during her natural life or widowhood all my estate both real and personal and at her death or intermarriage to be equally divided among all my children namely; Caroline, who intermarried with Adam Livingood, and Sarah, who married H. Gobble, Avan A. Scott, Francis, Jarmelia, Martha, Minerva, Isaiah, Mary, Frankey, Clarissy Scott and to my grandson, James Hill, share and share alike to them and to their heirs forever. Subject however to the following conditions (to wit) that should my said wife, Sarah Scott, become dissatisfied hereafter and concluded to make a division of the property then it is my will and desire that the same be so divided under the direction of my executor as for my said wife to have an equal share with all the children of all my estate, real and personal and if the lands should be divided my said beloved wife is to have her lot so laid off as to include my dwelling house and mill.

 

I will and bequeath to my daughter, Caroline, who intermarried with Adam Livingood, one note which I held on her said husband of eighty-five dollars which I hereby advise and will to be delivered up to my said daughter. I will that such portion of my lands as cannot be cultivated by my family to be rented and from year to year by my executor hereinafter named upon the best terms possible and the proceeds applied to the benefit of my family.

 

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend, John Banner, Executor of this my last will and testament to do and act for me when I am no more and I do also hereby request and desire that the said John Banner shall act as Testamory Guardian for my younger children, namely, Mary, Francy, and Clarissy Scott, hoping that he will extend to them such aid as may be right and proper having full confidence in him that he will act as a father to the fatherless.

 

In testimony whereof I the said Jarrot Scott have to this my last will set my hand and seal this 19th day of April, 1862.

 

Garret Scott (seal)

 

Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared by the said G. Scott to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who were present and saw him sign the same. Joseph Hollingsworth and John J. Haymore.

 

State of North Carolina, Surry County Court May Term of 1863 - the due execution of the foregoing last will and testament of Jarrat Scott was duly proven in open court by the oath of Joseph Hollingsworth and John J. Haymore the subscriber witnesses thereto and is ordered to be recorded and filed. - Will is recorded in will Book 5, page 6, Dobson, Surry Co., NC

 

 

 

 

27.

Sarah M. Wood was born on 31 Aug 1823 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA[60]. She died on 19 Jan 1899 in Shelton Town, Surry, North Carolina[60].

Jarret Scott and Sarah M. Wood were married on 09 Dec 1856 in Davidson, North Carolina, USA. They had the following children:

+ 13. i.

Mary Scott[8] was born in 1858[8]. She died in 1901 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She married William Henry Inman on Unknown.

ii.

Frances Elizabeth Scott[59] was born about 1859[59]. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Margaret Clarissa Scott[59] was born on 25 Jan 1861[59]. She died on 18 Jan 1956 in Wentworth, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA[59]. She married William Scott on Unknown.

Notes for Margaret Clarissa Scott:

General Notes:

----- Original Message -----

From: Linda DePew

To: MARY MARTIN

Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 6:54 AM

Subject: Hello

 

Good morning Mary,

I am attaching the picture of Clarissy: Beginning left to right they are as follows: Johanna Nichols Hutchins, Will Livengood ,Mittie Marion Nichols, Mattie Lou Nichols Simpson, Clarissy Scott, Jenny Nichols Jones. The other picture I am sending is my great grandfather Isaiah, the half brother of Mary and Clarissy. Clarissy was married to William Scott (she was a Scott, but also married a Scott) She was born 1/25/1861 and died 1/18/1956 in Wentworth, NC. They had 5 children that I know of. Ellis, Porter, Mattie, Lottie, and Ada. That's as far as I have gotten in that line. Isaiah married Sarah Jane Fitts, and they had 5 children. Augusta. Elnora, Olive Jane, Ezra(my grandfather) and Vance. I will send you more of this information as I get it all together.

Take care. I will be in touch soon.

Linda

 

 

 

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iv.

Jarrett Scott Jr.[59] was born on 25 Nov 1862[59]. He married Amanda Arminda Hiatt on 07 Mar 1892 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[59]. He died on Unknown.

Parmelia Thomas[59] was born about 1815 in North Carolina, USA[59]. She died in 1854 in Shelton Town, Surry, North Carolina[60].

Jarret Scott and Parmelia Thomas were married about 1830[61]. They had the following children:

i.

Isaiah Scott[62] was born on Unknown. He married Sarah Jane Fitts on Unknown.

ii.

Fanny Frances Scott[59] was born about 1831[59]. She married Jesse W. Hill on 20 Aug 1850[59]. She died about 1853[59].

iii.

Caroline Scott[59] was born on 12 Jan 1835 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[59]. She married Adam Livengood on 03 Dec 1856 in Davidson, North Carolina, USA[59]. She died on 21 May 1908 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[59].

iv.

Sarah Scott[59] was born in 1836[59]. She married Hubbard Gobble on 30 Mar 1857[59]. She died on Unknown.

v.

Avan A. Scott[59] was born in 1838 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[59]. He died on Unknown.

vi.

Francis Scott[59] was born in 1840 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[59]. He died on Unknown.

vii.

George Scott[59] was born in 1844 in North Carolina, USA[59]. He died on Unknown.

viii.

Jarmelia Scott[59] was born on 14 Sep 1847 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[59]. She married Evan Taylor on 31 Mar 1867 in Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA[63]. She died on 19 Mar 1916 in Salem, Utah, Utah, USA[64].

Notes for Jarmelia Scott:

General Notes:

JARMELIA SCOTT

(A brief sketch of the life of my mother - by Nettie T. Christensen)

http://www.angelfire.com/ut2/dlarsen/manwill/histories/taylor/jarmelia_sco tt.html

 

I should like to make this sketch accurate and complete, for she was a darling mother - yet, there were no written records kept in the Jarrot Scott family, none that we were successful in finding. Therefore, it will be necessary to record the happenings of her childhood and youth through the memories of incidents I have been told by my dear parents. I sincerely hope that as the story of her life unfolds that it will be an inspiration and help to all her posterity. Inasmuch as there were no written records and she could never remember having had a mother, except a stepmother, and didn't remember that she ever had a birthday to celebrate, didn't know the birthdates of all of her brothers and sisters, the record will be incomplete. She was reared on a homestead farm, a long way from schools. Therefore, she had but few weeks of schooling, but filled her niche with the family. We as her own family, always felt that she was near about the same age as father, so we gave her a birthday to celebrate. She was born about September 1843 - 47, the daughter of Jarrot Scott and Permelia Thomas, and given the name of Jarmelia Scott, a combination of her parents' names. She grew and developed into a very pleasing personality. I have given this bit of explanation and will continue the introduction by repeating, through memory, some of the vital conditions surrounding her childhood and youth. Through all our searching - and that has been many years of diligent searching, through hired researchers, and many trips to the genealogical library, together with many letters of inquiry to the counties and nearby counties in which the family lived ,we have never found a trace of the birthplace of mother's parents - Jarrot Scott and Permelia Thomas. We are still putting forth effort in the research, and I still have faith that my family will succeed in finding my ancestry. I am the only living member of my mother's family, but my descendents are interested and are putting forth efforts.

 

After the period of mother's mourning after the death of her father in April of 1862, she became acquainted with my father, Evan Taylor, whose parents were also farmers in the same community. They became friendly, then attached, but then there were no cars, no buggies, no conveniences for travel to call on the girl of his choice, so she must ride a horse or use "Shanks ponies. " Therefore, they didn't get to see each other every day as the youth of today do, but I imagine that father took advantage of choosing his turn to take the grist to the mill, which would likely give him opportunity to see mother and do a little bit of courting. There were no organizations for cultural, educational, or social developments out on the farms. These farmers lived far from those centers of opportunities, and because of long distances, their mode of travel made it difficult to do much except train themselves to be useful, energetic neighbors and prove their worth in times of need. They made their own entertainment by singing and dancing, telling jokes and stories, some of which were the truth and others imaginary. On their farms they kept a good supply of animals, breeded stocks and herds for work and for food supply, etc. Some owned more than others, and some were more thrifty than others, but they were happy in their work. The times were happiest for them when they "carried in the crops", as they called it - Harvest Time. Mother was happy to use her skill, 'With the help of her sisters, to prepare a most delectable dinner that received much praise and satisfaction, a genuine chicken dinner with all the trimmings, topped with their favorite "johnnie cake". Then they danced and sang by the music of a banjo, guitar, or violin. They had a regular "hoe down", their method of tap dancing, and made fun for all. About this time - 1867 - the L. D. S. Church sent the missionaries into the southern and eastern states and they labored among my people. Some of father's relatives became interested and were baptized. Father and mother were married March 31, 1867, and built their home on a tract of land about midway between grandfather James Taylor and Nancy Jane Hiatt Taylor's home, and grandfather Jarrot Scott and Permelia Thomas Scott's home. There they prospered with farm life. The Mormon missionaries began to make calls on my parents and they became interested and studied their Bible and Book of Mormon. Mother was baptized March 15, 1869 at Flat Shoal, Surry Co. , N. C., by Henry Boyle of Payson, Utah. Father was favorable but not quite converted, but they continued their studies of the scriptures and attended their cottage meetings. They were very happy when a group decided to migrate to Utah. Father and mother joined with them and began preparations for the journey. Two daughters were born to them April 7, 1868 and Jan. 5, 1871. They had been deprived of many activities schooling, cultural, educational, etc. while on the farm. Now they thrilled at the fact that they were going to join the saints in Utah and have many privileges they had never known before. They packed their belongings in covered wagons and traveled by team for many miles until they reached the railroad where they placed their belongings on the train and sent the wagons back to Surry Co. with relatives or friends. This was their first experience of traveling by train. They were surely a happy group laughing, joking, telling funny stories, and singing the songs of Zion. They were learning more and more from the missionaries of what to expect in their new locations and environments. My parents arrived in Payson, Utah in April, 1872, and became acquainted with some very good saints and neighbors. They succeeded in finding work on farms and remained there for a year or two. Then a group of relatives and friends moved about four miles to the east to a small settlement called Salem, where the people were friends because of their early training to make friends with all good people. As they joined in with the church in its activities and worship, they were very happy and contented. Father grew less faithful as he discovered the weaknesses of men and he decided he didn't want to be affiliated with a people who preached righteousness and yet made so many mistakes. He even found some returned missionaries who made mistakes. Then he began to criticize the church leaders and he permitted the weaknesses of others to deprive him of the blessings of the church, which made mother's heart very sad and heavy. Yet she continued to remain faithful, true to the trust, and helped in the church wherever she could. Father and mother purchased more land and an adobe house of three rooms and a summer kitchen. They made it a beautiful place in which to live. They planted an orchard and vegetables of all sorts. There was plenty to eat and to give others. As the years went by, four more children were born to them - two boys and two girls - but mother continued faithful and helped in the Relief Society and other organizations and always sang in the choir. Seven years after their migration to Utah, Sister Eliza R. Snow was asked to organize the primaries for the children by the general authorities and to lay the foundations for spirituality, helpfulness, reverence, and lessons that were to aid in their growth in the church, that they may be children of God and ready to hold positions of trust as the church grew and they reached maturity. Sister Snow was sent to the Salem Ward to organize on September 20, 1879. At this organization meeting, mother was sustained as second counselor to Sarah A. Curtis and the first counselor was Johanna Hanks, who also acted as secretary. A year later my oldest sister, Lucy Ann Taylor, was sustained as secretary, although she was only twelve years old. She performed her duties well and in 1884 mother was sustained as president of the primary and Lucy was again sustained as secretary. Mother served well and helped with all the activities and achievements of Relief Society. She was an expert at making quilts, sewing, and helping with needful things for the poor. She also served as a Relief Society Visiting Teacher. When I was about four or five years old, father and mother decided to homestead a quarter-section of land as they felt the need of more work for the family and more money to equip the farm with machinery and necessities. It would take time and a great deal of effort to clear the land of brush and shrubbery and plant crops. Therefore, the menfolks went to the canyon day after day to get logs with which to build a house. They succeeded in getting enough to build a large one-room log house with an attic which we reached from the outside by climbing a ladder. Even though I loved the home we were in, we were soon to leave it for a new adventure. When the house was finished and the stables for the horses, corrals for the cattle, chicken coops for the chickens, etc., were completed, we made ready to move. The farm was about one and a half miles east of the home we were leaving and about two miles from the school and church. It was exciting to even think about living on a big farm where we could plant and grow food of all kinds - anything we wished for ourselves and for the animals. Father and mother sold the present home to Niels Larson. and in the spring of 1885 we said "Good-bye" to the old and "How do you do" to the new. It meant a great many changes in our way of living - eight of us in one large room - but there was still room for our dolls, dishes, and playthings. Mother always arranged for them. She wanted her children to be happy, but she taught us to keep things in their proper places, except as we played "house" and she took time to teach us how to keep the house in order. In a short time another room and a summer kitchen were added also a porch across the front of the house. My two older sisters were married, my youngest brother died of pneumonia and heart trouble, and there was plenty of room for the remaining family members. Father and mother kept things on the go and soon had everything growing - fields of waving grain and lucerne for the hay; all kinds of fruit and produce for food and for sale, and many bushels to give away to those who had none and no money to buy. Our home was a beautiful place in which to live and bring our friends. Mother loved to keep the flowers growing and blossoms were everywhere. Her favorites seemed to be roses and with the addition of the fragrance of the blossoms of the fruit trees and berries, it seemed a haven of rest rather than a place where we must work to keep the "wheels rolling". Father and two of his adjoining neighbors discovered springs of cool, sparkling water in the canyon not far from our house. They cleared them out and through the courts in the country, they filed their rights and thus furnished the water supply for all growing needs as well as for culinary purposes. The harvesting years were all very busy years, yet very happy ones. We children all felt an interest in the home and surroundings because we had helped to make it. There was little time to idle away, as we were always in school during the school season, although it was not expedient that we put so many weeks in school as the plan now calls for. Then there was the cultivating, picking, and marketing of the fruit and produce in the summertime.

 

 

Page 33 of 350 Sunday, November 01, 2009 2:53:14 PM
Ahnentafel Report for Mary Jo Jackson
Generation 5 (con't)

Notes for Jarmelia Scott:

General Notes:

JARMELIA SCOTT

(A brief sketch of the life of my mother - by Nettie T. Christensen)

http://www.angelfire.com/ut2/dlarsen/manwill/histories/taylor/jarmelia_sco tt.html

 

I should like to make this sketch accurate and complete, for she was a darling mother - yet, there were no written records kept in the Jarrot Scott family, none that we were successful in finding. Therefore, it will be necessary to record the happenings of her childhood and youth through the memories of incidents I have been told by my dear parents. I sincerely hope that as the story of her life unfolds that it will be an inspiration and help to all her posterity. Inasmuch as there were no written records and she could never remember having had a mother, except a stepmother, and didn't remember that she ever had a birthday to celebrate, didn't know the birthdates of all of her brothers and sisters, the record will be incomplete. She was reared on a homestead farm, a long way from schools. Therefore, she had but few weeks of schooling, but filled her niche with the family. We as her own family, always felt that she was near about the same age as father, so we gave her a birthday to celebrate. She was born about September 1843 - 47, the daughter of Jarrot Scott and Permelia Thomas, and given the name of Jarmelia Scott, a combination of her parents' names. She grew and developed into a very pleasing personality. I have given this bit of explanation and will continue the introduction by repeating, through memory, some of the vital conditions surrounding her childhood and youth. Through all our searching - and that has been many years of diligent searching, through hired researchers, and many trips to the genealogical library, together with many letters of inquiry to the counties and nearby counties in which the family lived ,we have never found a trace of the birthplace of mother's parents - Jarrot Scott and Permelia Thomas. We are still putting forth effort in the research, and I still have faith that my family will succeed in finding my ancestry. I am the only living member of my mother's family, but my descendents are interested and are putting forth efforts.

 

After the period of mother's mourning after the death of her father in April of 1862, she became acquainted with my father, Evan Taylor, whose parents were also farmers in the same community. They became friendly, then attached, but then there were no cars, no buggies, no conveniences for travel to call on the girl of his choice, so she must ride a horse or use "Shanks ponies. " Therefore, they didn't get to see each other every day as the youth of today do, but I imagine that father took advantage of choosing his turn to take the grist to the mill, which would likely give him opportunity to see mother and do a little bit of courting. There were no organizations for cultural, educational, or social developments out on the farms. These farmers lived far from those centers of opportunities, and because of long distances, their mode of travel made it difficult to do much except train themselves to be useful, energetic neighbors and prove their worth in times of need. They made their own entertainment by singing and dancing, telling jokes and stories, some of which were the truth and others imaginary. On their farms they kept a good supply of animals, breeded stocks and herds for work and for food supply, etc. Some owned more than others, and some were more thrifty than others, but they were happy in their work. The times were happiest for them when they "carried in the crops", as they called it - Harvest Time. Mother was happy to use her skill, 'With the help of her sisters, to prepare a most delectable dinner that received much praise and satisfaction, a genuine chicken dinner with all the trimmings, topped with their favorite "johnnie cake". Then they danced and sang by the music of a banjo, guitar, or violin. They had a regular "hoe down", their method of tap dancing, and made fun for all. About this time - 1867 - the L. D. S. Church sent the missionaries into the southern and eastern states and they labored among my people. Some of father's relatives became interested and were baptized. Father and mother were married March 31, 1867, and built their home on a tract of land about midway between grandfather James Taylor and Nancy Jane Hiatt Taylor's home, and grandfather Jarrot Scott and Permelia Thomas Scott's home. There they prospered with farm life. The Mormon missionaries began to make calls on my parents and they became interested and studied their Bible and Book of Mormon. Mother was baptized March 15, 1869 at Flat Shoal, Surry Co. , N. C., by Henry Boyle of Payson, Utah. Father was favorable but not quite converted, but they continued their studies of the scriptures and attended their cottage meetings. They were very happy when a group decided to migrate to Utah. Father and mother joined with them and began preparations for the journey. Two daughters were born to them April 7, 1868 and Jan. 5, 1871. They had been deprived of many activities schooling, cultural, educational, etc. while on the farm. Now they thrilled at the fact that they were going to join the saints in Utah and have many privileges they had never known before. They packed their belongings in covered wagons and traveled by team for many miles until they reached the railroad where they placed their belongings on the train and sent the wagons back to Surry Co. with relatives or friends. This was their first experience of traveling by train. They were surely a happy group laughing, joking, telling funny stories, and singing the songs of Zion. They were learning more and more from the missionaries of what to expect in their new locations and environments. My parents arrived in Payson, Utah in April, 1872, and became acquainted with some very good saints and neighbors. They succeeded in finding work on farms and remained there for a year or two. Then a group of relatives and friends moved about four miles to the east to a small settlement called Salem, where the people were friends because of their early training to make friends with all good people. As they joined in with the church in its activities and worship, they were very happy and contented. Father grew less faithful as he discovered the weaknesses of men and he decided he didn't want to be affiliated with a people who preached righteousness and yet made so many mistakes. He even found some returned missionaries who made mistakes. Then he began to criticize the church leaders and he permitted the weaknesses of others to deprive him of the blessings of the church, which made mother's heart very sad and heavy. Yet she continued to remain faithful, true to the trust, and helped in the church wherever she could. Father and mother purchased more land and an adobe house of three rooms and a summer kitchen. They made it a beautiful place in which to live. They planted an orchard and vegetables of all sorts. There was plenty to eat and to give others. As the years went by, four more children were born to them - two boys and two girls - but mother continued faithful and helped in the Relief Society and other organizations and always sang in the choir. Seven years after their migration to Utah, Sister Eliza R. Snow was asked to organize the primaries for the children by the general authorities and to lay the foundations for spirituality, helpfulness, reverence, and lessons that were to aid in their growth in the church, that they may be children of God and ready to hold positions of trust as the church grew and they reached maturity. Sister Snow was sent to the Salem Ward to organize on September 20, 1879. At this organization meeting, mother was sustained as second counselor to Sarah A. Curtis and the first counselor was Johanna Hanks, who also acted as secretary. A year later my oldest sister, Lucy Ann Taylor, was sustained as secretary, although she was only twelve years old. She performed her duties well and in 1884 mother was sustained as president of the primary and Lucy was again sustained as secretary. Mother served well and helped with all the activities and achievements of Relief Society. She was an expert at making quilts, sewing, and helping with needful things for the poor. She also served as a Relief Society Visiting Teacher. When I was about four or five years old, father and mother decided to homestead a quarter-section of land as they felt the need of more work for the family and more money to equip the farm with machinery and necessities. It would take time and a great deal of effort to clear the land of brush and shrubbery and plant crops. Therefore, the menfolks went to the canyon day after day to get logs with which to build a house. They succeeded in getting enough to build a large one-room log house with an attic which we reached from the outside by climbing a ladder. Even though I loved the home we were in, we were soon to leave it for a new adventure. When the house was finished and the stables for the horses, corrals for the cattle, chicken coops for the chickens, etc., were completed, we made ready to move. The farm was about one and a half miles east of the home we were leaving and about two miles from the school and church. It was exciting to even think about living on a big farm where we could plant and grow food of all kinds - anything we wished for ourselves and for the animals. Father and mother sold the present home to Niels Larson. and in the spring of 1885 we said "Good-bye" to the old and "How do you do" to the new. It meant a great many changes in our way of living - eight of us in one large room - but there was still room for our dolls, dishes, and playthings. Mother always arranged for them. She wanted her children to be happy, but she taught us to keep things in their proper places, except as we played "house" and she took time to teach us how to keep the house in order. In a short time another room and a summer kitchen were added also a porch across the front of the house. My two older sisters were married, my youngest brother died of pneumonia and heart trouble, and there was plenty of room for the remaining family members. Father and mother kept things on the go and soon had everything growing - fields of waving grain and lucerne for the hay; all kinds of fruit and produce for food and for sale, and many bushels to give away to those who had none and no money to buy. Our home was a beautiful place in which to live and bring our friends. Mother loved to keep the flowers growing and blossoms were everywhere. Her favorites seemed to be roses and with the addition of the fragrance of the blossoms of the fruit trees and berries, it seemed a haven of rest rather than a place where we must work to keep the "wheels rolling". Father and two of his adjoining neighbors discovered springs of cool, sparkling water in the canyon not far from our house. They cleared them out and through the courts in the country, they filed their rights and thus furnished the water supply for all growing needs as well as for culinary purposes. The harvesting years were all very busy years, yet very happy ones. We children all felt an interest in the home and surroundings because we had helped to make it. There was little time to idle away, as we were always in school during the school season, although it was not expedient that we put so many weeks in school as the plan now calls for. Then there was the cultivating, picking, and marketing of the fruit and produce in the summertime.

 

 

Page 34 of 350 Sunday, November 01, 2009 2:53:14 PM
Ahnentafel Report for Mary Jo Jackson
Generation 5 (con't)

Notes for Jarmelia Scott:

General Notes:

JARMELIA SCOTT

(A brief sketch of the life of my mother - by Nettie T. Christensen)

http://www.angelfire.com/ut2/dlarsen/manwill/histories/taylor/jarmelia_sco tt.html

 

I should like to make this sketch accurate and complete, for she was a darling mother - yet, there were no written records kept in the Jarrot Scott family, none that we were successful in finding. Therefore, it will be necessary to record the happenings of her childhood and youth through the memories of incidents I have been told by my dear parents. I sincerely hope that as the story of her life unfolds that it will be an inspiration and help to all her posterity. Inasmuch as there were no written records and she could never remember having had a mother, except a stepmother, and didn't remember that she ever had a birthday to celebrate, didn't know the birthdates of all of her brothers and sisters, the record will be incomplete. She was reared on a homestead farm, a long way from schools. Therefore, she had but few weeks of schooling, but filled her niche with the family. We as her own family, always felt that she was near about the same age as father, so we gave her a birthday to celebrate. She was born about September 1843 - 47, the daughter of Jarrot Scott and Permelia Thomas, and given the name of Jarmelia Scott, a combination of her parents' names. She grew and developed into a very pleasing personality. I have given this bit of explanation and will continue the introduction by repeating, through memory, some of the vital conditions surrounding her childhood and youth. Through all our searching - and that has been many years of diligent searching, through hired researchers, and many trips to the genealogical library, together with many letters of inquiry to the counties and nearby counties in which the family lived ,we have never found a trace of the birthplace of mother's parents - Jarrot Scott and Permelia Thomas. We are still putting forth effort in the research, and I still have faith that my family will succeed in finding my ancestry. I am the only living member of my mother's family, but my descendents are interested and are putting forth efforts.

 

After the period of mother's mourning after the death of her father in April of 1862, she became acquainted with my father, Evan Taylor, whose parents were also farmers in the same community. They became friendly, then attached, but then there were no cars, no buggies, no conveniences for travel to call on the girl of his choice, so she must ride a horse or use "Shanks ponies. " Therefore, they didn't get to see each other every day as the youth of today do, but I imagine that father took advantage of choosing his turn to take the grist to the mill, which would likely give him opportunity to see mother and do a little bit of courting. There were no organizations for cultural, educational, or social developments out on the farms. These farmers lived far from those centers of opportunities, and because of long distances, their mode of travel made it difficult to do much except train themselves to be useful, energetic neighbors and prove their worth in times of need. They made their own entertainment by singing and dancing, telling jokes and stories, some of which were the truth and others imaginary. On their farms they kept a good supply of animals, breeded stocks and herds for work and for food supply, etc. Some owned more than others, and some were more thrifty than others, but they were happy in their work. The times were happiest for them when they "carried in the crops", as they called it - Harvest Time. Mother was happy to use her skill, 'With the help of her sisters, to prepare a most delectable dinner that received much praise and satisfaction, a genuine chicken dinner with all the trimmings, topped with their favorite "johnnie cake". Then they danced and sang by the music of a banjo, guitar, or violin. They had a regular "hoe down", their method of tap dancing, and made fun for all. About this time - 1867 - the L. D. S. Church sent the missionaries into the southern and eastern states and they labored among my people. Some of father's relatives became interested and were baptized. Father and mother were married March 31, 1867, and built their home on a tract of land about midway between grandfather James Taylor and Nancy Jane Hiatt Taylor's home, and grandfather Jarrot Scott and Permelia Thomas Scott's home. There they prospered with farm life. The Mormon missionaries began to make calls on my parents and they became interested and studied their Bible and Book of Mormon. Mother was baptized March 15, 1869 at Flat Shoal, Surry Co. , N. C., by Henry Boyle of Payson, Utah. Father was favorable but not quite converted, but they continued their studies of the scriptures and attended their cottage meetings. They were very happy when a group decided to migrate to Utah. Father and mother joined with them and began preparations for the journey. Two daughters were born to them April 7, 1868 and Jan. 5, 1871. They had been deprived of many activities schooling, cultural, educational, etc. while on the farm. Now they thrilled at the fact that they were going to join the saints in Utah and have many privileges they had never known before. They packed their belongings in covered wagons and traveled by team for many miles until they reached the railroad where they placed their belongings on the train and sent the wagons back to Surry Co. with relatives or friends. This was their first experience of traveling by train. They were surely a happy group laughing, joking, telling funny stories, and singing the songs of Zion. They were learning more and more from the missionaries of what to expect in their new locations and environments. My parents arrived in Payson, Utah in April, 1872, and became acquainted with some very good saints and neighbors. They succeeded in finding work on farms and remained there for a year or two. Then a group of relatives and friends moved about four miles to the east to a small settlement called Salem, where the people were friends because of their early training to make friends with all good people. As they joined in with the church in its activities and worship, they were very happy and contented. Father grew less faithful as he discovered the weaknesses of men and he decided he didn't want to be affiliated with a people who preached righteousness and yet made so many mistakes. He even found some returned missionaries who made mistakes. Then he began to criticize the church leaders and he permitted the weaknesses of others to deprive him of the blessings of the church, which made mother's heart very sad and heavy. Yet she continued to remain faithful, true to the trust, and helped in the church wherever she could. Father and mother purchased more land and an adobe house of three rooms and a summer kitchen. They made it a beautiful place in which to live. They planted an orchard and vegetables of all sorts. There was plenty to eat and to give others. As the years went by, four more children were born to them - two boys and two girls - but mother continued faithful and helped in the Relief Society and other organizations and always sang in the choir. Seven years after their migration to Utah, Sister Eliza R. Snow was asked to organize the primaries for the children by the general authorities and to lay the foundations for spirituality, helpfulness, reverence, and lessons that were to aid in their growth in the church, that they may be children of God and ready to hold positions of trust as the church grew and they reached maturity. Sister Snow was sent to the Salem Ward to organize on September 20, 1879. At this organization meeting, mother was sustained as second counselor to Sarah A. Curtis and the first counselor was Johanna Hanks, who also acted as secretary. A year later my oldest sister, Lucy Ann Taylor, was sustained as secretary, although she was only twelve years old. She performed her duties well and in 1884 mother was sustained as president of the primary and Lucy was again sustained as secretary. Mother served well and helped with all the activities and achievements of Relief Society. She was an expert at making quilts, sewing, and helping with needful things for the poor. She also served as a Relief Society Visiting Teacher. When I was about four or five years old, father and mother decided to homestead a quarter-section of land as they felt the need of more work for the family and more money to equip the farm with machinery and necessities. It would take time and a great deal of effort to clear the land of brush and shrubbery and plant crops. Therefore, the menfolks went to the canyon day after day to get logs with which to build a house. They succeeded in getting enough to build a large one-room log house with an attic which we reached from the outside by climbing a ladder. Even though I loved the home we were in, we were soon to leave it for a new adventure. When the house was finished and the stables for the horses, corrals for the cattle, chicken coops for the chickens, etc., were completed, we made ready to move. The farm was about one and a half miles east of the home we were leaving and about two miles from the school and church. It was exciting to even think about living on a big farm where we could plant and grow food of all kinds - anything we wished for ourselves and for the animals. Father and mother sold the present home to Niels Larson. and in the spring of 1885 we said "Good-bye" to the old and "How do you do" to the new. It meant a great many changes in our way of living - eight of us in one large room - but there was still room for our dolls, dishes, and playthings. Mother always arranged for them. She wanted her children to be happy, but she taught us to keep things in their proper places, except as we played "house" and she took time to teach us how to keep the house in order. In a short time another room and a summer kitchen were added also a porch across the front of the house. My two older sisters were married, my youngest brother died of pneumonia and heart trouble, and there was plenty of room for the remaining family members. Father and mother kept things on the go and soon had everything growing - fields of waving grain and lucerne for the hay; all kinds of fruit and produce for food and for sale, and many bushels to give away to those who had none and no money to buy. Our home was a beautiful place in which to live and bring our friends. Mother loved to keep the flowers growing and blossoms were everywhere. Her favorites seemed to be roses and with the addition of the fragrance of the blossoms of the fruit trees and berries, it seemed a haven of rest rather than a place where we must work to keep the "wheels rolling". Father and two of his adjoining neighbors discovered springs of cool, sparkling water in the canyon not far from our house. They cleared them out and through the courts in the country, they filed their rights and thus furnished the water supply for all growing needs as well as for culinary purposes. The harvesting years were all very busy years, yet very happy ones. We children all felt an interest in the home and surroundings because we had helped to make it. There was little time to idle away, as we were always in school during the school season, although it was not expedient that we put so many weeks in school as the plan now calls for. Then there was the cultivating, picking, and marketing of the fruit and produce in the summertime.

 

 

Page 35 of 350 Sunday, November 01, 2009 2:53:14 PM
Ahnentafel Report for Mary Jo Jackson
Generation 5 (con't)

Notes for Jarmelia Scott:

General Notes:

JARMELIA SCOTT

(A brief sketch of the life of my mother - by Nettie T. Christensen)

http://www.angelfire.com/ut2/dlarsen/manwill/histories/taylor/jarmelia_sco tt.html

 

I should like to make this sketch accurate and complete, for she was a darling mother - yet, there were no written records kept in the Jarrot Scott family, none that we were successful in finding. Therefore, it will be necessary to record the happenings of her childhood and youth through the memories of incidents I have been told by my dear parents. I sincerely hope that as the story of her life unfolds that it will be an inspiration and help to all her posterity. Inasmuch as there were no written records and she could never remember having had a mother, except a stepmother, and didn't remember that she ever had a birthday to celebrate, didn't know the birthdates of all of her brothers and sisters, the record will be incomplete. She was reared on a homestead farm, a long way from schools. Therefore, she had but few weeks of schooling, but filled her niche with the family. We as her own family, always felt that she was near about the same age as father, so we gave her a birthday to celebrate. She was born about September 1843 - 47, the daughter of Jarrot Scott and Permelia Thomas, and given the name of Jarmelia Scott, a combination of her parents' names. She grew and developed into a very pleasing personality. I have given this bit of explanation and will continue the introduction by repeating, through memory, some of the vital conditions surrounding her childhood and youth. Through all our searching - and that has been many years of diligent searching, through hired researchers, and many trips to the genealogical library, together with many letters of inquiry to the counties and nearby counties in which the family lived ,we have never found a trace of the birthplace of mother's parents - Jarrot Scott and Permelia Thomas. We are still putting forth effort in the research, and I still have faith that my family will succeed in finding my ancestry. I am the only living member of my mother's family, but my descendents are interested and are putting forth efforts.

 

After the period of mother's mourning after the death of her father in April of 1862, she became acquainted with my father, Evan Taylor, whose parents were also farmers in the same community. They became friendly, then attached, but then there were no cars, no buggies, no conveniences for travel to call on the girl of his choice, so she must ride a horse or use "Shanks ponies. " Therefore, they didn't get to see each other every day as the youth of today do, but I imagine that father took advantage of choosing his turn to take the grist to the mill, which would likely give him opportunity to see mother and do a little bit of courting. There were no organizations for cultural, educational, or social developments out on the farms. These farmers lived far from those centers of opportunities, and because of long distances, their mode of travel made it difficult to do much except train themselves to be useful, energetic neighbors and prove their worth in times of need. They made their own entertainment by singing and dancing, telling jokes and stories, some of which were the truth and others imaginary. On their farms they kept a good supply of animals, breeded stocks and herds for work and for food supply, etc. Some owned more than others, and some were more thrifty than others, but they were happy in their work. The times were happiest for them when they "carried in the crops", as they called it - Harvest Time. Mother was happy to use her skill, 'With the help of her sisters, to prepare a most delectable dinner that received much praise and satisfaction, a genuine chicken dinner with all the trimmings, topped with their favorite "johnnie cake". Then they danced and sang by the music of a banjo, guitar, or violin. They had a regular "hoe down", their method of tap dancing, and made fun for all. About this time - 1867 - the L. D. S. Church sent the missionaries into the southern and eastern states and they labored among my people. Some of father's relatives became interested and were baptized. Father and mother were married March 31, 1867, and built their home on a tract of land about midway between grandfather James Taylor and Nancy Jane Hiatt Taylor's home, and grandfather Jarrot Scott and Permelia Thomas Scott's home. There they prospered with farm life. The Mormon missionaries began to make calls on my parents and they became interested and studied their Bible and Book of Mormon. Mother was baptized March 15, 1869 at Flat Shoal, Surry Co. , N. C., by Henry Boyle of Payson, Utah. Father was favorable but not quite converted, but they continued their studies of the scriptures and attended their cottage meetings. They were very happy when a group decided to migrate to Utah. Father and mother joined with them and began preparations for the journey. Two daughters were born to them April 7, 1868 and Jan. 5, 1871. They had been deprived of many activities schooling, cultural, educational, etc. while on the farm. Now they thrilled at the fact that they were going to join the saints in Utah and have many privileges they had never known before. They packed their belongings in covered wagons and traveled by team for many miles until they reached the railroad where they placed their belongings on the train and sent the wagons back to Surry Co. with relatives or friends. This was their first experience of traveling by train. They were surely a happy group laughing, joking, telling funny stories, and singing the songs of Zion. They were learning more and more from the missionaries of what to expect in their new locations and environments. My parents arrived in Payson, Utah in April, 1872, and became acquainted with some very good saints and neighbors. They succeeded in finding work on farms and remained there for a year or two. Then a group of relatives and friends moved about four miles to the east to a small settlement called Salem, where the people were friends because of their early training to make friends with all good people. As they joined in with the church in its activities and worship, they were very happy and contented. Father grew less faithful as he discovered the weaknesses of men and he decided he didn't want to be affiliated with a people who preached righteousness and yet made so many mistakes. He even found some returned missionaries who made mistakes. Then he began to criticize the church leaders and he permitted the weaknesses of others to deprive him of the blessings of the church, which made mother's heart very sad and heavy. Yet she continued to remain faithful, true to the trust, and helped in the church wherever she could. Father and mother purchased more land and an adobe house of three rooms and a summer kitchen. They made it a beautiful place in which to live. They planted an orchard and vegetables of all sorts. There was plenty to eat and to give others. As the years went by, four more children were born to them - two boys and two girls - but mother continued faithful and helped in the Relief Society and other organizations and always sang in the choir. Seven years after their migration to Utah, Sister Eliza R. Snow was asked to organize the primaries for the children by the general authorities and to lay the foundations for spirituality, helpfulness, reverence, and lessons that were to aid in their growth in the church, that they may be children of God and ready to hold positions of trust as the church grew and they reached maturity. Sister Snow was sent to the Salem Ward to organize on September 20, 1879. At this organization meeting, mother was sustained as second counselor to Sarah A. Curtis and the first counselor was Johanna Hanks, who also acted as secretary. A year later my oldest sister, Lucy Ann Taylor, was sustained as secretary, although she was only twelve years old. She performed her duties well and in 1884 mother was sustained as president of the primary and Lucy was again sustained as secretary. Mother served well and helped with all the activities and achievements of Relief Society. She was an expert at making quilts, sewing, and helping with needful things for the poor. She also served as a Relief Society Visiting Teacher. When I was about four or five years old, father and mother decided to homestead a quarter-section of land as they felt the need of more work for the family and more money to equip the farm with machinery and necessities. It would take time and a great deal of effort to clear the land of brush and shrubbery and plant crops. Therefore, the menfolks went to the canyon day after day to get logs with which to build a house. They succeeded in getting enough to build a large one-room log house with an attic which we reached from the outside by climbing a ladder. Even though I loved the home we were in, we were soon to leave it for a new adventure. When the house was finished and the stables for the horses, corrals for the cattle, chicken coops for the chickens, etc., were completed, we made ready to move. The farm was about one and a half miles east of the home we were leaving and about two miles from the school and church. It was exciting to even think about living on a big farm where we could plant and grow food of all kinds - anything we wished for ourselves and for the animals. Father and mother sold the present home to Niels Larson. and in the spring of 1885 we said "Good-bye" to the old and "How do you do" to the new. It meant a great many changes in our way of living - eight of us in one large room - but there was still room for our dolls, dishes, and playthings. Mother always arranged for them. She wanted her children to be happy, but she taught us to keep things in their proper places, except as we played "house" and she took time to teach us how to keep the house in order. In a short time another room and a summer kitchen were added also a porch across the front of the house. My two older sisters were married, my youngest brother died of pneumonia and heart trouble, and there was plenty of room for the remaining family members. Father and mother kept things on the go and soon had everything growing - fields of waving grain and lucerne for the hay; all kinds of fruit and produce for food and for sale, and many bushels to give away to those who had none and no money to buy. Our home was a beautiful place in which to live and bring our friends. Mother loved to keep the flowers growing and blossoms were everywhere. Her favorites seemed to be roses and with the addition of the fragrance of the blossoms of the fruit trees and berries, it seemed a haven of rest rather than a place where we must work to keep the "wheels rolling". Father and two of his adjoining neighbors discovered springs of cool, sparkling water in the canyon not far from our house. They cleared them out and through the courts in the country, they filed their rights and thus furnished the water supply for all growing needs as well as for culinary purposes. The harvesting years were all very busy years, yet very happy ones. We children all felt an interest in the home and surroundings because we had helped to make it. There was little time to idle away, as we were always in school during the school season, although it was not expedient that we put so many weeks in school as the plan now calls for. Then there was the cultivating, picking, and marketing of the fruit and produce in the summertime.

 

 

ix.

Martha Scott[59] was born in 1848 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[59]. She died on Unknown in OR[65].

x.

Minerva Scott[59] was born on 04 Jan 1851 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[59]. She died on 06 Jun 1922[59].

28.

Daniel H. Love son of Jonathan Love and Sarah Emily Basdale[8] was born in 1807 in Virginia, USA[8]. He died on 22 Oct 1879 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[9].

Notes for Daniel H. Love:

General Notes:

Daniel and Caroline Pittman Love lived in the Indian Grove Community of Surry, North Carolina . The 1870 Surry, North Carolina Census shows Daniel Love, 55, farmer, born in NC, $200R/$200P; Caroline, 55, keeping house, born in NC; Mary 25, keeping house, born in NC; Susan, 26, born in NC; James 23, farmer, born in NC; Joseph 22, farmer, born in NC; Mary, 8, born in NC; Eliza 6, born in NC; Caroline, 5, born in NC. There was a Mary Morse age 63 living with them.

 

 

29.

Caroline Pittman daughter of Jonathan Benjamin Pittman and Sarah Sallie Farmer[8] was born in 1806 in Virginia, USA[8]. She died on 28 Dec 1879 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[9].

Daniel H. Love and Caroline Pittman were married about 1829 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[9]. They had the following children:

i.

Mary Ann Love[8, 66] was born on 08 Mar 1830 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She married Jefferson Venable in 1868[66]. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Susannah Jane Love[8] was born on 10 May 1831 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She married James Samuel Snoddy on 16 Nov 1854 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She died on 07 Jan 1910 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[67].

iii.

Sally Emily Love[8] was born on 01 Dec 1832 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She died on 25 Nov 1864[8].

iv.

Infant Love[8] was born on 19 Aug 1833 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. He died on 19 Aug 1833 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8].

v.

Adaline Emily Love[8] was born on 01 Aug 1835 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She died on Unknown.

+ 14. vi.

James Madison Love[8] was born on 21 Aug 1837 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[8]. He married Sally Jane Creasy on 04 Jan 1872 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[22]. He died on 14 Feb 1906 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8].

vii.

Joseph William Love[8] was born on 25 Aug 1840 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. He married Frances Joyce Hall in 1873[8]. He died on 02 Aug 1912[8].

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viii.

Jonathan Blaine Love[8] was born on 19 Jul 1842 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. He married Elizabeth Jane Snoddy on 07 Oct 1865 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[68]. He died on 07 Oct 1927 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8].

ix.

Carolina Narsey Love[8] was born on 03 Sep 1846 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She died on Unknown.

x.

Daniel Franklin Love[8] was born on 27 May 1849 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. He died on 13 Dec 1864 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8].

30.

James Creasy son of John Creasy and Rebecca Unknown[26, 69, 70, 70] was born about 1822[26, 69]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for James Creasy:

General Notes:

1870 Surry Co., NC Fed. Census shows:

 

CREASY, James, 57m, wagoner, b. VA $40R; Nancy 54f, keeping house, b. VA, Sarah J. 17f, at home, b. NC; Elizabeth 14f, at home, b. NC

 

 

31.

Nancy Mills daughter of Francis I. Mills and Sally Moore[26, 71] was born about 1816[26]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Nancy Mills:

General Notes:

Title: 1870 Surry, North Carolina Federal Census

Title: LDS IGI Records - Batch # M516009

 

 

James Creasy and Nancy Mills were married on 22 Jan 1852 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA[72]. They had the following children:

+ 15. i.

Sally Jane Creasy[26] was born about 1853[26]. She married James Madison Love on 04 Jan 1872 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[22]. She died on 05 Feb 1938 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[8].

ii.

Elizabeth Creasy[26] was born about 1856[26]. She died on Unknown.

Generation 6
32.

Joseph Jackson son of Samuel Jackson Sr. and Mary Catherine Plankinhorn[73] was born on 27 Dec 1761 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA[73]. He died on 22 Oct 1815 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73].

Notes for Joseph Jackson:

General Notes:

Joseph was a very prosperous farmer and at his death he owned several hundred acres of land in Surry, Stokes and other counties in North Carolina . He also owned land in Grayson Co., VA. Deed recorded in Surry Co.,North Carolina show that he bought his first land from Edward Lovell, 400 acres on both sides of Tom's Creek for 600 pounds, the deed was witnessed by John Jackson and Bowater Sumners. In January of 1794 he sold 55 acres of this land to his brother, Jehu Jackson. Other deeds show 150 acres bought in 1796 from John Burris on the branch of Tom's Creek, Yadkin River, adjoining Bryans Branch. This was witnessed by John Jackson and William Tanzey. He bought 53 acres from Joseph Haiti on the waters of Tom's Creek in 1799. He received two North Carolina grants, one in 1791 fro 150 acres and one in 1802 for 100 acres, both on the banks of Tom's Creek.

 

Following is his Last Will and Testament, dated 1815, Surry Co.,North Carolina

 

Whereas I, Joseph Jackson, of the County of Surry and the State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory do therefore leave this as my last will and testament.

 

First, that I be decently buried and all my just debts paid.

 

Secondly, I will and bequeath to my beloved wife during her widowhood the plantation on which she now lives with all the household furniture; also the plantation on the big creek of Dan river; also I leave to her eight cows and two horses and at the end of her widowhood, I will the land on the big creek to be equally divided between my two sons, Zadock and Joel, and the land whereon I live to belong to my son Caleb and Zadock and Joel to make it equal in value to theirs at the time when he is of age. I also leave to my son, Eli the land I bought of Jonathan Harold in Grayson Co., VA, also the tract of land lying on Davies Creek in Stokes, North Carolina .

 

I also leave to my son, Amer Jackson, the tract of land I bought of Purnal Blizzard in Grayson Co., VA and also the tract of land lying on the west fork of Tom's Creek where I formerly lived.

 

It is also my will that the rest of my sons provide for and decently clothe and victual my son, John and each one to be an equal part as they come of age.

 

It is also my will that my three daughters, Abigail, Rachel and Betsy have each a hundred dollars worth of property or equal to their sisters who are married.

 

I also appoint and empower my trusty brother, William Jackson and my trusty son, Eli Jackson, my true and lawful Executors. Signed 22 Sep 1815.

 

 

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Notes for Joseph Jackson:

General Notes:

Joseph was a very prosperous farmer and at his death he owned several hundred acres of land in Surry, Stokes and other counties in North Carolina . He also owned land in Grayson Co., VA. Deed recorded in Surry Co.,North Carolina show that he bought his first land from Edward Lovell, 400 acres on both sides of Tom's Creek for 600 pounds, the deed was witnessed by John Jackson and Bowater Sumners. In January of 1794 he sold 55 acres of this land to his brother, Jehu Jackson. Other deeds show 150 acres bought in 1796 from John Burris on the branch of Tom's Creek, Yadkin River, adjoining Bryans Branch. This was witnessed by John Jackson and William Tanzey. He bought 53 acres from Joseph Haiti on the waters of Tom's Creek in 1799. He received two North Carolina grants, one in 1791 fro 150 acres and one in 1802 for 100 acres, both on the banks of Tom's Creek.

 

Following is his Last Will and Testament, dated 1815, Surry Co.,North Carolina

 

Whereas I, Joseph Jackson, of the County of Surry and the State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory do therefore leave this as my last will and testament.

 

First, that I be decently buried and all my just debts paid.

 

Secondly, I will and bequeath to my beloved wife during her widowhood the plantation on which she now lives with all the household furniture; also the plantation on the big creek of Dan river; also I leave to her eight cows and two horses and at the end of her widowhood, I will the land on the big creek to be equally divided between my two sons, Zadock and Joel, and the land whereon I live to belong to my son Caleb and Zadock and Joel to make it equal in value to theirs at the time when he is of age. I also leave to my son, Eli the land I bought of Jonathan Harold in Grayson Co., VA, also the tract of land lying on Davies Creek in Stokes, North Carolina .

 

I also leave to my son, Amer Jackson, the tract of land I bought of Purnal Blizzard in Grayson Co., VA and also the tract of land lying on the west fork of Tom's Creek where I formerly lived.

 

It is also my will that the rest of my sons provide for and decently clothe and victual my son, John and each one to be an equal part as they come of age.

 

It is also my will that my three daughters, Abigail, Rachel and Betsy have each a hundred dollars worth of property or equal to their sisters who are married.

 

I also appoint and empower my trusty brother, William Jackson and my trusty son, Eli Jackson, my true and lawful Executors. Signed 22 Sep 1815.

 

 

33.

Sarah Jessup daughter of Joseph Jessup and Priscilla Jackson[41] was born on 20 Aug 1764 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA[41]. She died on 20 Jan 1818 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[41].

Notes for Sarah Jessup:

General Notes:

Sarah Jessup was born 20 Aug 1764 in Carteret Co.,North Carolina and died 20 Jan 1818 in Surry Co., North Carolina

 

She had come with her family to the Westfield community in Surry Co. and married Joseph Jackson in the Westfield Friends MM>

 

 

Joseph Jackson and Sarah Jessup were married on 21 Apr 1787 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[73]. They had the following children:

i.

Mary Jackson[41] was born in 1788 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73]. She married Abner Jessup on 16 Aug 1809 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[42]. She died on 21 Mar 1840[42].

ii.

Priscilla Jackson[73] was born in 1790 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73]. She married Absolem Sumner on 09 Aug 1811 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73]. She died on 27 Nov 1833 in Highland, Ohio, USA[73].

iii.

Eli Jackson[32] was born in 1792 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[32]. He married Cornelia Cook on 17 Feb 1824[32]. He died on 23 Dec 1834 in Marion, Indiana, USA[74].

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Notes for Eli Jackson:

General Notes:

Eli Jackson was given two tracts of land in his father's will, one tract was bought from Jonathan Harrold in Grayson Co., VA and the other tract lay on the Davies Creek in Stokes, North Carolina

 

His father referred to him as "my trusty son" and made him lawful executor of his will.

 

 

iv.

Alsa Abigail Jackson[32] was born in 1794 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[32]. She married Jacob Carson on 09 Aug 1811 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[75]. She died on 04 Aug 1872 in Holt, Missouri, USA[32].

v.

Rachel Jackson[32] was born on 21 Jan 1796 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[73]. She married Joseph Jessup on 02 Nov 1816 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73]. She died on 18 Mar 1875 in Hendricks, Indiana, USA[73].

+ 16. vi.

Amer Jackson[32] was born in 1797 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[32]. He married Sarah Sally Hill about 1837 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[33]. He died in 1870 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[32].

vii.

Zadock L. Jackson[73] was born on 28 Nov 1804 in North Carolina, USA[73]. He married Isabella Hughey on 11 Oct 1828 in Highland, Ohio, USA[74]. He died on 25 Jun 1890 in Oblong, Crawford, Illinois, USA[76].

Notes for Zadock L. Jackson:

General Notes:

Source Lucille Jackson:

He grew up in the Westfield community.

Zadock was disowned from the Friend's Church for marrying a non-Quaker. He was received on June 6, 1829 at the Fairfield MM in Indiana and he was disowned for disunity in November. In 1815 he received a tract of land from his father Joseph's will on the big Creek of Dan River to be divided between him and his brother Joel.

Zadock received a certificate to transfer to Fairfield on the same day that his cousin, Jehu Jackson, received a transfer to Fairfield. He was listed on the 1850 Census of Decatur Twp., Marion Co., IN. He was listed as age 47, a farmer, born North Carolina, his real estate value was $400. His dwelling was listed as number 159. Dwelling 161 was the family of Bazil Jessup, who's wife was Louisa Jackson, the daughter of Jehu, and would be his first cousin. Caleb Jackson was living at dwelling number 154.

Zadock and Isabell had five children listed at home on the 1850 Census:

1. Joel Jackson, age 18

2. Evaline Jackson , age 14

3. Jane Jackson age 12

4. Mahala Jackson age 8

5. Amelia Jackson age 4

It is believed that this family may have moved to Missouri.

................................................................................

----- Original Message -----

From: Rick & Kim Baker

To: jomartin1@worldnet.att.net

Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 1:16 AM

Subject: Zadock Jackson, a descendant of Samuel Jackson

 

Hi, Jo

 

I found your family tree maker site by googling “Zadock Jackson”, one of my husband’s ancestors. I see you have him in your FTM. I think his death date of 1850 must be incorrect, as he is found in the following censuses:

 

Found in 1860 in Indianapolis, Marion county, Indiana, p. 696:

 

Zadock Jackson, 56, male, farmer, born North Carolina

 

Isabel Jackson, 51, female, born O

 

Jane Jackson, 21, female, servant, born Ind

 

Emily Jackson, 15, female, servant, born Ind, attended school within the last year.

 

On the same page, two dwellings away, are Zebadee Baker and family. Zebadee's son Littleton and Zadock's daughter Mary were married in 1846.

 

Found in 1870 in Indianapolis, Marion county, Indiana, page 356:

 

Jackson, Zadoc age 66, male, white, Farmer, $12000, $1370, born North Carolina

 

Jackson, Isabel age 62, female, white, Housekeeper, born Ohio

 

Found in 1880 in Decatur, Marion county, Indiana, T9-0294 page 516A

 

Jackson, Zadock L., age 76, born North Carolina , Farmer, father and mother both born in North Carolina

 

Jackson, Isabelle, age 70, born OH, Housekeeper, father and mother born born in KY

 

Also, Zadock and Isabella had another child, my husbandÂ’s ancestor. According to the family Bible, Mary Ann Jackson was born February 10, 1828 in Indiana. She married Littleton Harrison Baker, her neighbor in Marion County, on September 3, 1846 in Marion County. This marriage record was found in the Indiana State Library, file number 6142791. Mary Ann and Littleton had fourteen children. Mary Ann died March 14, 1894 in Fostoria, Pottawatomie Co., KS. Littleton died September 16, 1894 in Fostoria. They are both buried in the Olsburg, Kansas cemetery.

 

Thank you for posting your information, and I hope this little addition is of help.

Kim Baker

 

Topeka, KS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Zadock L. Jackson:

General Notes:

Source Lucille Jackson:

He grew up in the Westfield community.

Zadock was disowned from the Friend's Church for marrying a non-Quaker. He was received on June 6, 1829 at the Fairfield MM in Indiana and he was disowned for disunity in November. In 1815 he received a tract of land from his father Joseph's will on the big Creek of Dan River to be divided between him and his brother Joel.

Zadock received a certificate to transfer to Fairfield on the same day that his cousin, Jehu Jackson, received a transfer to Fairfield. He was listed on the 1850 Census of Decatur Twp., Marion Co., IN. He was listed as age 47, a farmer, born North Carolina, his real estate value was $400. His dwelling was listed as number 159. Dwelling 161 was the family of Bazil Jessup, who's wife was Louisa Jackson, the daughter of Jehu, and would be his first cousin. Caleb Jackson was living at dwelling number 154.

Zadock and Isabell had five children listed at home on the 1850 Census:

1. Joel Jackson, age 18

2. Evaline Jackson , age 14

3. Jane Jackson age 12

4. Mahala Jackson age 8

5. Amelia Jackson age 4

It is believed that this family may have moved to Missouri.

................................................................................

----- Original Message -----

From: Rick & Kim Baker

To: jomartin1@worldnet.att.net

Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 1:16 AM

Subject: Zadock Jackson, a descendant of Samuel Jackson

 

Hi, Jo

 

I found your family tree maker site by googling “Zadock Jackson”, one of my husband’s ancestors. I see you have him in your FTM. I think his death date of 1850 must be incorrect, as he is found in the following censuses:

 

Found in 1860 in Indianapolis, Marion county, Indiana, p. 696:

 

Zadock Jackson, 56, male, farmer, born North Carolina

 

Isabel Jackson, 51, female, born O

 

Jane Jackson, 21, female, servant, born Ind

 

Emily Jackson, 15, female, servant, born Ind, attended school within the last year.

 

On the same page, two dwellings away, are Zebadee Baker and family. Zebadee's son Littleton and Zadock's daughter Mary were married in 1846.

 

Found in 1870 in Indianapolis, Marion county, Indiana, page 356:

 

Jackson, Zadoc age 66, male, white, Farmer, $12000, $1370, born North Carolina

 

Jackson, Isabel age 62, female, white, Housekeeper, born Ohio

 

Found in 1880 in Decatur, Marion county, Indiana, T9-0294 page 516A

 

Jackson, Zadock L., age 76, born North Carolina , Farmer, father and mother both born in North Carolina

 

Jackson, Isabelle, age 70, born OH, Housekeeper, father and mother born born in KY

 

Also, Zadock and Isabella had another child, my husbandÂ’s ancestor. According to the family Bible, Mary Ann Jackson was born February 10, 1828 in Indiana. She married Littleton Harrison Baker, her neighbor in Marion County, on September 3, 1846 in Marion County. This marriage record was found in the Indiana State Library, file number 6142791. Mary Ann and Littleton had fourteen children. Mary Ann died March 14, 1894 in Fostoria, Pottawatomie Co., KS. Littleton died September 16, 1894 in Fostoria. They are both buried in the Olsburg, Kansas cemetery.

 

Thank you for posting your information, and I hope this little addition is of help.

Kim Baker

 

Topeka, KS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

viii.

Caleb Jackson[73] was born in 1805 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73]. He married Mary Polly Simmons on 17 Apr 1846 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73]. He died on Unknown.

ix.

Joel Jackson[73] was born in 1806 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73]. He married Rebecca Jessup on 23 Jan 1838 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73]. He died on 09 Aug 1849.

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Notes for Joel Jackson:

General Notes:

Joel Jackson was given land in his father's will on the big creek of Dan River, to be divided between him and his brother, Zadock.

 

Joel was dismissed from the Westfield Friends Church on 9 Aug 1828. This was the same time that his brother, Zadock, and his cousin Jehu Jackson were dismissed. They moved to Fairfield MM in IN. There in the possibility that Joel may have gone with them to IN, stayed for a while and then returned to North Carolina .

 

 

x.

Elizabeth Betsy Jackson[73] was born in 1807 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73]. She died on Unknown.

xi.

John Jackson[73] was born in 1809 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73]. He married Martha (or Ruth) Oglesby on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Notes for John Jackson:

General Notes:

Source Lucille Jackson:

Joseph had requested in his will that his older sons decently clothe and provide for John until he became of age, and then he was to share equally with the other boys in property.

Each of Samuel and Catherine's eight sons had a son named John, so there were many John Jackson's living in the area at that time. I (Lucille Vernon) am unable to distinguish just which John was the son of Joseph and Sarah. It is assumed that he would be the John Jackson who in 1827, sold one hundred acres of land to his brother Amor Jackson, with his brother Joel Jackson as a Witness. He may also be the John who purchased 446 acres of land in Westfield in 1832.

..............................................

Source Lucille Jackson:

Marriage records of Surry Co 1779-1826, show a marriage between one John Jackson and Martha Oglesby on Apr. 26, 1830. This would be about the right date for John, son of Joseph, son of Samuel and Catherine, to have been married. In the Guilford College, I found the notes that Mr. Luther Byrd had made when he was researching some of the families of Westfield. He thought that John, son of Joseph, son of Samuel and Catherine, was the one that had gone to Morgan Co, IN and someone had lined through it and written "No" there. This is the John that married Nancy Spargur. Now if one John did go to Morgan Co, IN, it was probably John, son of Joseph as that is where his brother Zadock and his uncle Jehu Jackson and family lived. The John that married Nancy Spargur was the son of William and Mary Jessup Jackson.

 

 

 

 

34.

Robert Hill Jr. son of Robert Hill Sr. and Martha Halbert[77] was born on 30 Dec 1785 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. He died in 1844 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77].

Notes for Robert Hill Jr.:

General Notes:

The cabin in which Robert and Elizabeth built and raised their family was still intact in late 1980's. It was located off the Westfield-Pilot Mountainhighway on Chinquapin Creek, which feeds into the Larger Tom's Creek. The old Hill cabin has been an object of much research by the Surry County Historical Society. The cabin had one room below and one above, with three additions built on through the years. The rock chimney was not built on the outside as was customary, but on the inside. Logs had been put together in an old but common way, peaked at the top and square on the bottom on the joining ends. But this cabin was put together with pegs, the one, which held the doorjamb, was an inch and one-half in diameter. The floors had also been pegged. A few nails were found that were hand wrought nails, in use until around 1810.

 

Robert Hill was a Primitive Baptist Preacher. []

 

 

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Notes for Robert Hill Jr.:

General Notes:

The cabin in which Robert and Elizabeth built and raised their family was still intact in late 1980's. It was located off the Westfield-Pilot Mountainhighway on Chinquapin Creek, which feeds into the Larger Tom's Creek. The old Hill cabin has been an object of much research by the Surry County Historical Society. The cabin had one room below and one above, with three additions built on through the years. The rock chimney was not built on the outside as was customary, but on the inside. Logs had been put together in an old but common way, peaked at the top and square on the bottom on the joining ends. But this cabin was put together with pegs, the one, which held the doorjamb, was an inch and one-half in diameter. The floors had also been pegged. A few nails were found that were hand wrought nails, in use until around 1810.

 

Robert Hill was a Primitive Baptist Preacher. []

 

 

35.

Elizabeth Vest daughter of Charles Ervin Vest Sr. and Sarah Briggs[77, 78] was born on 09 May 1787 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. She died about 1869 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77].

Robert Hill Jr. and Elizabeth Vest were married in 1806[79]. They had the following children:

i.

William Hill[77] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Elizabeth Hill[77] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Charlie W. Hill[77] was born on 01 Mar 1808 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. He married Lucy Briggs on 04 Apr 1831 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. He died on 10 Aug 1884 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77].

+ 17. iv.

Sarah Sally Hill[32] was born in 1809 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[32]. She married Amer Jackson about 1837 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[33]. She died in 1880 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[32].

v.

Joel Hill[77] was born on 29 Apr 1812 in Pilot Mountain, Surry, North Carolina, USA[77]. He married Emily Davis on 05 Feb 1836 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. He died in Feb 1884 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77].

vi.

Martha Hill[77] was born in 1813 in North Carolina, USA[77]. She married Hugh Callahan on 24 Dec 1842 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Frances Hill[77] was born on 08 Sep 1819 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. She married Robert R. Brinkley on 19 Jan 1839 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. She died on 19 Mar 1899 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77].

Notes for Frances Hill:

General Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

viii.

Robert Hill[77] was born on 18 Feb 1822[77]. He married Mary Elizabeth Jones on 24 Jan 1864 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. He died on 15 Aug 1895[77].

Notes for Robert Hill:

General Notes:

Robert Hill inherited the old Hill Cabin and operated a gristmill on Chinquapin Creek.[]

 

 

ix.

John Hill[77] was born in 1827 in North Carolina, USA[77]. He married Nancy Simmons on 28 Mar 1848 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. He died on Unknown.

x.

Caleb D. Hill[5, 77] was born on 23 May 1833[77]. He married Emily Jane Goodman on 03 Sep 1861[80]. He died on 22 Nov 1880 in Probably Westfield, Surry, North Carolina USA[77].

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Notes for Caleb D. Hill:

General Notes:

Caleb Hill was Clerk of Court in Surry Co., NC for many years. []

 

[Vest Family File.GED]

 

Caleb Hill was Clerk of Court in Surry Co., NC for many years.

 

 

36.

James Shelton II son of James Shelton Sr. and Philapenia Critz[81] was born in 1775 in Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, USA[82]. He died in Jun 1833 in Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, USA[82].

Notes for James Shelton II:

General Notes:

 

The following document was shared by Larry Shelton:

 

"Know all men by these present that we James Shelton and Nath'l Shelton are held and firmly bound unto James Wood, esq., Governor of the State of Virginia, this .........not readable........for the time being in the just sum of 150 dollars currency money of Virginia to which payment will ........ to be made as we bind ourselves our .............../ jointly and severally firmly by these present sealed with our seal and dated this 14th day of February 1798. Whereas there is a marriage affirming by God permission......between the above bound James Shelton and Susannah Durham. Now the condition of the above obligation is such that if there is no lawful cause to obstruct this marriage the the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force power and virtue. signed by James Shelton (his mark) and Nathanile Shelton in presence of Tunstall ??"

 

(this document was so faded it is difficult to read)

 

 

37.

Susannah Durham daughter of Gregory Durham and Elizabeth Shelton[81] was born in 1779 in Virginia, USA. She died in 1872 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[82].

James Shelton II and Susannah Durham were married on 14 Feb 1798 in Henry, Virginia, USA[83]. They had the following children:

i.

Ezekiel Shelton[82] was born in 1798 in Henry, Virginia, USA[39]. He married Martha Anne Abbott on 18 Oct 1825 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[39]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Ezekiel Shelton:

General Notes:

1860 Stokes, North Carolina Federal Census shows:

 

SHELTON, Ezekiel 66m

Farmer 300-200

Joseph 40m

William 35m

Zepha 28f

George 26m

Benjamin 21m

Ruth 18f

 

 

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ii.

Nathaniel Shelton[48] was born in 1801 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[39]. He married Rebecca Unknown on Unknown. He died on Unknown in Stokes, North Carolina, USA.

+ 18. iii.

Williamson Shelton[1, 37] was born in 1803 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[38]. He married Sarah Sally Cammel Francis on 11 Jun 1827 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[37]. He died before 1870 in North Carolina, USA[39].

iv.

Parthenia Penna Shelton[82] was born in 1805 in Henry, Virginia, USA[82]. She married Austin Durham on 13 Jan 1823 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[84]. She died on Unknown in Stokes, North Carolina, USA.

v.

Nelson Shelton[85] was born in 1808[85]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Nelson Shelton:

General Notes:

Nelson Shelton did not marry

 

 

+ 22. vi.

James Shelton III[48] was born in 1809 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[39]. He married Abigale Cox on 21 Jul 1845 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA. He died between 1857-1860 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA.

vii.

Elizabeth Shelton[86] was born about 1810 in Virginia, USA[86]. She married John Nichols on 03 Sep 1832 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[86]. She died on Unknown.

viii.

Burrell Shelton[87] was born in 1811 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[87]. He married Rebecca Green Francis on 29 Nov 1832 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[88]. He died before 1880 in Probably Carroll, Virginia USA[87].

Notes for Burrell Shelton:

General Notes:

In 1870, Burrell and Lucinda Vaughn Shelton moved across the NC/VA line into Carroll, Virginia where they lived with some other Vaughn family members. By the 1880 census, Burrell Shelton was dead. Lucinda was living in household, with her daughter, Susan, and a young boy, Frank Vaugh. It is thought by some researchers that the young boy was born out of wedlock.

 

 

ix.

Henry Shelton[82] was born in 1813 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[82]. He died on Unknown.

x.

Mark Shelton[39] was born in 1815[39]. He died on Unknown.

xi.

Ruth Shelton[85] was born in 1820[85]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Ruth Shelton:

General Notes:

Ruth Shelton did not marry

 

 

38.

John Francis Jr. son of John Francis and Ambella Unknown[66, 89] was born in 1766 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[89]. He died about 1832 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[90].

39.

Elizabeth Scates daughter of Francis Scates and Margaret Spence[89] was born on 14 Feb 1770 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[89]. She died after 1817 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[91].

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John Francis Jr. and Elizabeth Scates were married on 15 Feb 1787 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[89]. They had the following children:

i.

Micajah Francis[89] was born on 09 Jan 1790 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[89]. He married Mary Elizabeth Fitzgerald on 23 Jan 1816 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[92]. He died in 1871 in Allen, Kentucky, USA[90].

Notes for Micajah Francis:

General Notes:

Micajah was a hatter by trade, and immigrated with his parents to North Carolina about 1812; went on to Kentucky and settled in the southeast part of the county in 1845, where he continued at his trade and where he died in 1869, at the age of eighty-one years. He was a son of John FRANCIS, who married Elizabeth Scates. They were natives of Virginia and of English and Scotch-Irish

descent; moved to North Carolina, where they remained during life, engaged at farming

 

 

ii.

Hasten Francis[89] was born on 08 Sep 1793 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[89]. He married Mary Buie on 28 May 1832 in Trigg, Kentucky, USA[90]. He died on 17 Mar 1874 in Trigg, Kentucky, USA[90].

iii.

Joseph B. Francis[89] was born on 10 Nov 1797 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[89]. He died on 02 Sep 1876 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[90].

iv.

John Francis Jr.[89, 93] was born on 11 Jun 1799 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[89]. He married Nancy Tilley on 29 Nov 1832 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[90]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for John Francis Jr.:

General Notes:

1860 Stokes Co., NC Federal Census shows:

 

FRANCIS, John 61m

Farmer 1,300= 5,000

Nancy 49f

Bettie 26f

Joel 24m

Letitia 13f (att. sch)

Augustin 6m (att. sch)_

TUCKER, E. 24m

Rebecca 22f

 

 

v.

Melchezedick "Chisy" Francis[89] was born on 27 May 1802 in Virginia, USA[89]. He married Nancy George on 26 Nov 1826[90]. He died on Unknown.

vi.

Nancy Fisher Francis[66, 89] was born on 04 Mar 1804 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[66]. She married Richard Love on 05 Dec 1820 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[66]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Nancy Fisher Francis:

General Notes:

In 1870 Nancy Love is listed as a guest in the J.E. Bragg household. This was her son-in-law. In 1880 Nancy Love is listed in Madison Co.,IA, age 75 and then she shows up in a state census of 1895 in Macksburg, Madison Co., IA at the age of 90. She was staying with her son, John D. Love.

 

 

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Notes for Nancy Fisher Francis:

General Notes:

In 1870 Nancy Love is listed as a guest in the J.E. Bragg household. This was her son-in-law. In 1880 Nancy Love is listed in Madison Co.,IA, age 75 and then she shows up in a state census of 1895 in Macksburg, Madison Co., IA at the age of 90. She was staying with her son, John D. Love.

 

 

vii.

Mary Spence Francis[89] was born on 02 Jun 1806 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[89]. She died on Unknown.

+ 19. viii.

Sarah Sally Cammel Francis[1, 37] was born on 16 Mar 1808 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[40]. She married Williamson Shelton on 11 Jun 1827 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[37]. She died on Unknown in North Carolina, USA.

ix.

Elizabeth Bennett Francis[89] was born on 30 Oct 1810 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[89]. She married Gallion Moore Francis on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

x.

Rebecca Green Francis[88] was born on 12 Dec 1812 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[88]. She married Burrell Shelton on 29 Nov 1832 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[88]. She died before 1868[87].

xi.

James Matterson Francis[90] was born on 02 May 1817[90]. He died on Unknown.

40.

William East son of John East II and Frances Elizabeth Hairston[16, 94, 95] was born on 08 May 1773 in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[94]. He died on 01 Nov 1864 in Cass, Michigan, USA[16, 94].

Notes for William East:

General Notes:

William East apparently moved back to Grayson Co., VA with his parents because he shows on Quaker records there. He was an executor of his father's 9 sep 1798 will in Grayson Co., VA. The Quaker records also show that William and his wife, Rachel Talbot were accepted in the Westfield, NC church in May 1806 and were grantd certificagtes to the Newberry, Blount Co., TN church in December 1809. In December 1815 he and his wife requested certificates to transfer to the White Water church in the Indiana Territory. The White Water MM were in what is now the city of Richmond. William and Rachel had moved to Wayne Co., IN by 1820. After the death of Rachel, William lived with their daughter, Martha in Cass Co..

 

 

41.

Rachel Talbot daughter of Jacob Talbot and Susanna Sharples[16, 94] was born on 25 Aug 1780[94]. She died on 21 Oct 1851 in Cass, Michigan, USA[94].

William East and Rachel Talbot were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Hannah East[16] was born on 16 Dec 1798[16]. She died on Unknown.

ii.

John East[16] was born on 31 May 1800[16]. He died in 1856[96]. He married Ann Lee on Unknown.

iii.

Joel East[16] was born on 29 Sep 1802[16]. He died on Unknown.

iv.

James East[16] was born on 01 Jun 1804[16]. He died on Unknown.

v.

Polly East[16] was born on 29 Mar 1807[16]. She died on Unknown.

vi.

Susannah East[16] was born on 06 Mar 1809[16]. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Jacob Talbot East[16] was born on 12 Jun 1811[16]. He died after 1833[96].

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viii.

Sally East[16] was born on 08 Apr 1814[16]. She died in 1840[96].

ix.

Rebecca East[16] was born on 03 Aug 1819[16]. She died on Unknown.

+ 20. x.

William A. East[44] was born in 1822 in Virginia, USA[45]. He married Elizabeth Unknown about 1844[16]. He died on Unknown.

xi.

Martha East[16] was born on 22 Oct 1822[16]. She died in 1884[96].

xii.

Isom L. East[16] was born on 04 Apr 1826[16]. He died after 1849[96].

xiii.

Frances "Frankey" East[95] was born on Unknown in Virginia, USA[71]. She died after 1880 in Henry, Virginia, USA[71]. She married William F. Mills on Unknown.

xiv.

Malinda East[95] was born on Unknown.

46.

Francis "Frank" Cox[97] was born between 1785-1790[97]. He died between 1870-1880[97].

Francis "Frank" Cox and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

i.

Jane "Jincy" Cox[13] was born about 1815 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[13]. She married James Shelton III on 17 Nov 1836[13]. She died between 1841-1845 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[13].

+ 23. ii.

Abigale Cox[40] was born about 1830[49]. She married James Shelton III on 21 Jul 1845 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA. She died on Unknown.

48.

Henry Inman son of William Inman Jr. and Nancy Morris[8] was born in 1805 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[8]. He died on Unknown.

49.

Anne Simmons daughter of Benjamin Simmons and Rebecca Andrews[8] was born in 1813 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[98]. She died before 1880 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[99].

Henry Inman and Anne Simmons were married on 20 Jun 1830 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. They had the following children:

i.

Benjamin Riley Inman[21] was born in 1831 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[21]. He married Rebecca Shelton on 20 Mar 1852 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[22]. He died on 30 Nov 1873 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[100].

Notes for Benjamin Riley Inman:

General Notes:

Benjamin Inman was a shoemaker during the Civil War

 

 

+ 24. ii.

John Ira Inman Sr.[41] was born on 02 Mar 1832 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[41]. He married Mary Polly Shelton on 12 Mar 1853 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[41]. He died on 19 Oct 1894 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[41].

iii.

Rebecca Inman[101] was born on 04 Jan 1834 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[101]. She married Miles Coleman Hall on 23 Dec 1854 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[101]. She died in Feb 1902 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[101].

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iv.

John Henry Inman[101] was born on 29 Dec 1844 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[101]. He married Sarah Ann Cobbler on 20 Apr 1867 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[101]. He died on 14 Jun 1896 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[101].

Notes for John Henry Inman:

General Notes:

John Henry Inman was a very learned man for his day and age. He was educated at the Westfield Academy. He learned to write a beautiful script, became a Magistrate, recorded deeds and was called to all elections.

 

1880 Federal Census:

 

Census Place:Westfield, Surry, NCSource:FHL Film 1254983 National Archives Film T9-0983 Page 128C

RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace

John INMONSelfMMW33NCOcc:FarmerFa: VAMo: NC# 33241

Sallie INMONWifeFMW30NCOcc:Keeps HouseFa: NCMo: NC

Newel INMONSonMSW9NCFa: NCMo: NC

Candis INMONDauFSW8NCFa: NCMo: NC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v.

Mary Ann Inman[8] was born in 1847 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[8]. She died in 1847 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8].

vi.

Sarah Elizabeth Inman[8] was born on 30 Jan 1850 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[8]. She married William Cammul Inman on 22 Mar 1868 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[22]. She died on 20 May 1939 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8].

vii.

Silas Inman[21] was born on 20 Jan 1854 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[21]. He married Mahalia Adams on 15 Aug 1874 in Surry, Virginia, USA[102]. He died on 10 Dec 1931 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[21].

Notes for Silas Inman:

General Notes:

1880 Federal Census of Surry, North Carolina

Census Place:Westfield, Surry, NCSource:FHL Film 1254983 National Archives Film T9-0983 Page 128C

RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace

Silus INMONSelfMMW24NCOcc:FarmerFa: NCMo: NC

Ann INMONWifeFMW24NCOcc:Keeps HouseFa: NCMo: NC

Lucy INMONDauFSW4NCFa: NCMo: NC

Francis INMONDauFSW3MNCFa: NCMo: NC

William DEAMONDOtherMWB65NCOcc:Farm ServantFa: NCMo: NC

 

 

viii.

William Noah Inman[21] was born on 08 Mar 1857 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[21]. He married Victoria Brim on 05 Nov 1874 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[21]. He died on 20 Oct 1940 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[100].

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52.

Unknown Scott[103] was born about 1765[104]. He died on Unknown.

53.

Sarah Sally Holt[103] was born on Unknown. She died in Apr 1830 in Davidson, North Carolina, USA[59].

Unknown Scott and Sarah Sally Holt were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Washington Scott[59] was born on Unknown. He married Rebeckah Bailey on 06 Nov 1834 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA[59]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

William Scott[59] was born on 29 Aug 1792 in Virginia, USA[59]. He married Mary Polly Phillips between 1829-1832 in Davidson, North Carolina, USA[59]. He died in Oct 1866 in Davidson, North Carolina, USA[59].

iii.

George Scott[59] was born in 1798[59]. He died between 1836-1840[59].

+ 26. iv.

Jarret Scott[59] was born on 08 May 1808 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA[59]. He married Sarah M. Wood on 09 Dec 1856 in Davidson, North Carolina, USA. He died on 27 Apr 1862 in Shelton Town, Surry, North Carolina[59].

56.

Jonathan Love son of William Love and Unknown Spouse[8] was born in 1783[105]. He died in 1831[8].

Notes for Jonathan Love:

General Notes:

It is believed Jonathan died prior to 1832 and we know Sarah was dead by 1846 as her estate was being settled 30 May 1846. They were Primitive Baptist. A letter from Sarah to Daniel and Caroline Pittman Love mentions a deed dividing the estate with William receiving 1/4 part, so it seems likely by this, Jonathan and Sarah Basdale Love had four children.

 

 

57.

Sarah Emily Basdale[8] was born about 1783 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[106]. She died about 1846[8].

Jonathan Love and Sarah Emily Basdale were married on 24 Dec 1803 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. They had the following children:

i.

Anna Love[8] was born in 1804[8]. She married Woodford McHone Lambert on 09 Dec 1823 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She died on Unknown.

ii.

William A. Love[8] was born in 1805[8]. He married Jane Pruett on 17 May 1828 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. He died before 1862[8].

+ 28. iii.

Daniel H. Love[8] was born in 1807 in Virginia, USA[8]. He married Caroline Pittman about 1829 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[9]. He died on 22 Oct 1879 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[9].

iv.

Sarah Sally Love[8] was born about 1812 in North Carolina, USA[8]. She married Edmond Inman on 24 Mar 1829. She died in 1870 in Hamilton, Indiana, USA[8].

Notes for Sarah Sally Love:

General Notes:

Much of the information on Sarah Love Inman and her family came from Mary Frances Love Frye of Mount Airy, NC.

 

 

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Notes for Sarah Sally Love:

General Notes:

Much of the information on Sarah Love Inman and her family came from Mary Frances Love Frye of Mount Airy, NC.

 

 

58.

Jonathan Benjamin Pittman[8] was born on Unknown[31]. He died on 12 Apr 1863 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[31].

Notes for Jonathan Benjamin Pittman:

General Notes:

INDIAN GRAVES (GROVE) SETTLEMENT

 

One of the first settlements in Surry County was Indian Graves. This name was later changed to Indian Grove. Indian camp sites were located about one-half mile from what is now Highway 89 East, on the Indian Grove Church Road. The Indians set up camp near a small creek which runs behind the home of Orby and Marie Johnson. This Native American group had a burial place on the hillside behind what is today the home of Clayton and Marlene Johnson. Thus, the settlement was appropriately named Indian Graves. Legend has it that an Indian princess is buried here.

 

Present residents of the Indian Grove community like to think that their ancestors played an important part in the freedom we enjoy today. During the Revolutionary War, Surry County militia men fought the Tories on the hills of Chestnut Ridge. Their heroic efforts gave soldiers time to get here from Guilford and Rowan Counties.

 

Education was very important in this settlement. Jonathan Benjamin Pittman taught school in the old Goodwyn Taylor home around 1820 or 1830. Mr. Pittman was a stern teacher who demanded strict attention from his students.

 

At the end of Indian Grove Church Road stands a foreboding two-story house. It was built by William Daniel "Dean" Haymore and his wife, Kissa Ann Hall Haymore, around 1850. This historical house was used to hide southern troops during the Civil War.

 

The settlement did not suffer for lack of business opportunities. William Haymore operated a general store located just across the road from his home. Evidently, this was the center of the community in the mid 1800s. Meady Anderson Hall built well crafted furniture for the settlers in the area. The excellent design and craftsmanship of the furniture Hall built can still be seen today. Furniture he made in 1855 is presently being used.

 

The Indian Grove settlement was not without a means of mail service. A post office was established in the area. Daniel Love, Esquire received letters addressed to Indian Grove, N.C., around 1850 and 1860.

 

Churches were located in Westfield and Holly Springs. This was quite a distance for the Indian Grove settlers to travel. While attending a brush arbor meeting, the community's people began talking about a church of their own. In 1895, Wilcher Haymore donated the land for Indian Grove Baptist Church. The church is a branch of Holly Springs Baptist Church. Today, the church thrives under the leadership of Pastor Tommy Floyd. Indian Grove Baptist Church celebrated its centennial in 1995. God has greatly blessed the church which was once a dream for early settlers.

 

Love's Grove Primitive Baptist Church was built in 1964. The land for this place of worship was donated by Garnie and Margie Love. This is the same land that the brush arbor meetings were held on in the 1800s.

 

As residents of this historical community, we stand proud and tall. We acknowledge with deep appreciation the determination and fortitude of our ancestors in establishing the Indian Grove settlement. Today, the community is filled with the wonderful heritage they have left for us.

 

("Mary Frances Love Frye, Pat Johnson, Brenda Beasley")

 

 

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Notes for Jonathan Benjamin Pittman:

General Notes:

INDIAN GRAVES (GROVE) SETTLEMENT

 

One of the first settlements in Surry County was Indian Graves. This name was later changed to Indian Grove. Indian camp sites were located about one-half mile from what is now Highway 89 East, on the Indian Grove Church Road. The Indians set up camp near a small creek which runs behind the home of Orby and Marie Johnson. This Native American group had a burial place on the hillside behind what is today the home of Clayton and Marlene Johnson. Thus, the settlement was appropriately named Indian Graves. Legend has it that an Indian princess is buried here.

 

Present residents of the Indian Grove community like to think that their ancestors played an important part in the freedom we enjoy today. During the Revolutionary War, Surry County militia men fought the Tories on the hills of Chestnut Ridge. Their heroic efforts gave soldiers time to get here from Guilford and Rowan Counties.

 

Education was very important in this settlement. Jonathan Benjamin Pittman taught school in the old Goodwyn Taylor home around 1820 or 1830. Mr. Pittman was a stern teacher who demanded strict attention from his students.

 

At the end of Indian Grove Church Road stands a foreboding two-story house. It was built by William Daniel "Dean" Haymore and his wife, Kissa Ann Hall Haymore, around 1850. This historical house was used to hide southern troops during the Civil War.

 

The settlement did not suffer for lack of business opportunities. William Haymore operated a general store located just across the road from his home. Evidently, this was the center of the community in the mid 1800s. Meady Anderson Hall built well crafted furniture for the settlers in the area. The excellent design and craftsmanship of the furniture Hall built can still be seen today. Furniture he made in 1855 is presently being used.

 

The Indian Grove settlement was not without a means of mail service. A post office was established in the area. Daniel Love, Esquire received letters addressed to Indian Grove, N.C., around 1850 and 1860.

 

Churches were located in Westfield and Holly Springs. This was quite a distance for the Indian Grove settlers to travel. While attending a brush arbor meeting, the community's people began talking about a church of their own. In 1895, Wilcher Haymore donated the land for Indian Grove Baptist Church. The church is a branch of Holly Springs Baptist Church. Today, the church thrives under the leadership of Pastor Tommy Floyd. Indian Grove Baptist Church celebrated its centennial in 1995. God has greatly blessed the church which was once a dream for early settlers.

 

Love's Grove Primitive Baptist Church was built in 1964. The land for this place of worship was donated by Garnie and Margie Love. This is the same land that the brush arbor meetings were held on in the 1800s.

 

As residents of this historical community, we stand proud and tall. We acknowledge with deep appreciation the determination and fortitude of our ancestors in establishing the Indian Grove settlement. Today, the community is filled with the wonderful heritage they have left for us.

 

("Mary Frances Love Frye, Pat Johnson, Brenda Beasley")

 

 

59.

Sarah Sallie Farmer daughter of Lodowick Farmer and Sarah Cheatham[8] was born on Unknown. She died before 1809.

Jonathan Benjamin Pittman and Sarah Sallie Farmer were married on 09 Mar 1787 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA[107]. They had the following children:

i.

I. P. Pittman[8] was born on Unknown. He died after 1864 in Bullitt, Kentucky, USA[8].

Notes for I. P. Pittman:

General Notes:

It is said by some researchers that I. P. Pittman invented the Pittman method of shorthand.

 

 

ii.

Mary M. Polly Pittman[8] was born on 14 Jan 1798 in North Carolina, USA[8]. She married Fleming Bingham Mays on 06 Jul 1820 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[108]. She died on 17 Jan 1883 in Max Meadows, Wythe, Virginia, USA[8].

Notes for Mary M. Polly Pittman:

General Notes:

Letters written by Mary Pittman Mays are in the possession of Mary Frances Love Frye of Mount Airy, NC. She wrote of the beautiful land in Max Meadows and pleads for her family to join her there. The Civil War is in progress and she tells her niece to "throw away her yankeism and be true to the South". By 1864 she has lost most of her children. The war is raging now and there is no hope for Mary to return to NC for a visit. She longs for enough money to buy marble to mark her children's graves. In her letters, she is distressed about her children lying in unmarked graves. There is no money left for dresses. She is wearing her departed daughter's dresses and shoes. Her sister, Caroline, wants to send leather and cotton on the stage, but Mary says no. There are so many rouges and robbers, she fears she will never receive them. Despair has set in and darkness and gloom are harassing her mind, draining her body of spirit, yet she fights on. She lived to a ripe old age. She now rests in peace under a white marble headstone that reads "Mary M. Polly, wife of F. B. Mays."

 

 

+ 29. iii.

Caroline Pittman[8] was born in 1806 in Virginia, USA[8]. She married Daniel H. Love about 1829 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[9]. She died on 28 Dec 1879 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[9].

iv.

Virginia Jane Pittman[8] was born in 1807 in Henry, Virginia, USA[8]. She married Germain Jarmon Haymore on 02 Jan 1830 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA[8]. She died on 09 Feb 1896 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8].

Julia Jackson was born about 1788. She died on Unknown.

Jonathan Benjamin Pittman and Julia Jackson were married about 1809 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA. They had the following children:

i.

Susan Jackson Pittman[21] was born on 22 Aug 1816 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[109]. She married John Anderson Taylor on 16 Oct 1834 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[21]. She died on 05 Jul 1885 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[110].

60.

John Creasy son of Daniel Creasy and Elizabeth Betsy Hutchinson[111] was born on 24 Dec 1792 in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[111]. He died after 1860 in Virginia, USA[111].

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61.

Rebecca Unknown[69] was born about 1800[112]. She died between 1850-1859[113].

John Creasy and Rebecca Unknown were married about 1820[114]. They had the following children:

+ 30. i.

James Creasy[26, 69, 70, 70] was born about 1822[26, 69]. He married Nancy Mills on 22 Jan 1852 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA[72]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

John Henry Creasy[69, 70] was born about 1826 in Irisburg, Henry, Virginia, USA[69]. He married Nancy Barker on 12 May 1841 in Irisburg, Henry, Virginia, USA[69]. He died about 1915 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[115].

iii.

Elizabeth Creasy[69, 70] was born about 1830[69]. She died on Unknown.

Mary Polly Watkins daughter of Elias Watkins and Mary Polly Harbour[116, 117] was born on 25 Feb 1815[116]. She died on 12 Aug 1886[116].

Notes for Mary Polly Watkins:

General Notes:

Donn B. Tipton, pa_tipton@yahoo.com, Creasy researcher, shows Mary Polly Shaw's surname as Watkins.

 

 

John Creasy and Mary Polly Watkins were married on 10 Dec 1859 in Henry, Virginia, USA[111]. They had the following children:

i.

Ira Jackson Creasy[111] was born on 08 May 1860 in Henry, Virginia, USA[111]. He married Sallie Anne Craddock on 26 Jul 1888 in Henry, Virginia, USA. He died on 01 Feb 1916 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA[111].

62.

Francis I. Mills son of William Mills and Elizabeth Fontaine[71] was born about 1784 in Henry, Virginia, USA[71]. He died on 18 May 1857 in Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia USA[71].

Notes for Francis I. Mills:

General Notes:

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1850 U.S. Census • Virginia • Henry

Enumerated 16 OCT 1850 (after Sally MOORE MILLS died the same year)

 

MILLS, Francis - Age 66 -Farmer -Born VA

MILLS, Samuel -Age 26 -Farmer -Born VA

MILLS, Nancy -Age 32 -Born VA

 

 

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Francis and Sally (MOORE) MILLS youngest son Frank bought a farm in 1851. He took Francis and

Sally to live with him. He married a Reynolds and they had one daughter. The farm is still owned by the

family. It's called the old Perry Farm. Its in the Horse Pasture area.

 

They have Francis and Sally's old bible. In the front of the Bible it has William B. Moore born 181? Samuel Moore born 1839, and Eliza B. Moore born October 23, 1841.( I believe William B. Moore was the son of James.) At the back of the Bible it has Martha Jane Davenport, oldest grandaughter.(She was the daughter of their daughter Martha that married William Floyd.) It also has on the back "Francis Mills owner of this book departed this life May 18, 1857.

 

Now it gets interesting. It has written "Francis Mills married ? Moore. Said to have came across the waters. Proof (An old sea chest in our possession.) This great-grandmother had brother named Thomas. (Now we know Sally didn't come across the water, and she didn't have a brother name Thomas, so they must have mean't either Elizabeth wife of William(11), or Margret wife of William Moore (1).

 

This family still has the Bible and the chest. A friend of mine went to the farm last year and saw it. She

sent me this information. Sally (MOORE MILLS) and Francis MILLS are buried on the farm.

 

Wanda O'Neal // 17 Oct 2005 // GGGGranddaughter to Sally MOORE MILLS //

queenie01283659@bellsouth.net

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Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850

 

FRANCIS MILLS

SALLEY MOORE

3 Nov 1807

 

 

 

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General Notes:

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1850 U.S. Census • Virginia • Henry

Enumerated 16 OCT 1850 (after Sally MOORE MILLS died the same year)

 

MILLS, Francis - Age 66 -Farmer -Born VA

MILLS, Samuel -Age 26 -Farmer -Born VA

MILLS, Nancy -Age 32 -Born VA

 

 

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Francis and Sally (MOORE) MILLS youngest son Frank bought a farm in 1851. He took Francis and

Sally to live with him. He married a Reynolds and they had one daughter. The farm is still owned by the

family. It's called the old Perry Farm. Its in the Horse Pasture area.

 

They have Francis and Sally's old bible. In the front of the Bible it has William B. Moore born 181? Samuel Moore born 1839, and Eliza B. Moore born October 23, 1841.( I believe William B. Moore was the son of James.) At the back of the Bible it has Martha Jane Davenport, oldest grandaughter.(She was the daughter of their daughter Martha that married William Floyd.) It also has on the back "Francis Mills owner of this book departed this life May 18, 1857.

 

Now it gets interesting. It has written "Francis Mills married ? Moore. Said to have came across the waters. Proof (An old sea chest in our possession.) This great-grandmother had brother named Thomas. (Now we know Sally didn't come across the water, and she didn't have a brother name Thomas, so they must have mean't either Elizabeth wife of William(11), or Margret wife of William Moore (1).

 

This family still has the Bible and the chest. A friend of mine went to the farm last year and saw it. She

sent me this information. Sally (MOORE MILLS) and Francis MILLS are buried on the farm.

 

Wanda O'Neal // 17 Oct 2005 // GGGGranddaughter to Sally MOORE MILLS //

queenie01283659@bellsouth.net

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Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850

 

FRANCIS MILLS

SALLEY MOORE

3 Nov 1807

 

 

 

63.

Sally Moore[71] was born in 1786 in Henry, Virginia, USA[71]. She died in Mar 1850 in Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia USA[71].

Francis I. Mills and Sally Moore were married on 03 Nov 1807 in Henry, Virginia, USA[71]. They had the following children:

i.

Robert Mills[71] was born about 1806 in Henry, Virginia, USA[71]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Martha Jane Mills[71] was born about 1808 in Probably Henry, Virginia USA[71]. She married William P. Floyd on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iii.

William F. Mills[95] was born about 1818 in Henry, Virginia, USA[71]. He died after 1880 in Henry, Virginia, USA[71]. He married Frances "Frankey" East on Unknown.

Notes for William F. Mills:

General Notes:

Shelton was the maiden name of William Mill's mother or his mother-in-law

....................................

 

1850 US Federal Census Henry County, Virginia

 

Household #444/444

 

MILLS, William F. -Male -Age 32 -Born: VA -Farmer

MILLS, Frankey -Female -Age 30 -Born: VA****

OAKLY, Peter B. -Male -Age 30 -Born: VA -Owner

GRIFFIN, Samuel -Male -Age 20 -Born: VA -Laborer

MILLS, Patrick F. -Male -Age 13 -Born: VA

MILLS, Sally -Female -Age 11 -Born: VA

MILLS, George -Male -Age 9 -Born: VA

MILLS, Salida -Female -Age 7 -Born: VA

MILLS, Richard -Male -Age 6 -Born: VA

MILLS, James R. -Male -Age 2 -Born: VA

MILLS, Mary E. -Female -Age 2 -Born: VA

MILLS, Martha I. -Female -Age 2 mo -Born: VA

MILLS, Francis -Male -Age 23 -Born: VA -Trader

GRIFFIN, Mary -Female -Age: 22 -Born: VA

____________________

 

1860 US Federal Census Henry County, Virginia

Household #807/824

 

MILLS, Wm F. -Male -Age 47 -Born: VA -Farmer

MILLS, Frances -Female -Age 48 -Born: VA ****

MILLS, Salida -Female -Age 17 -Born: VA

MILLS, Rich -Male -Age 16 -Born: VA

MILLS, Jms -Male -Age 14 -Born: VA

MILLS, Mary -Female -Age 11 -Born: VA

MILLS, Martha -Female -Age 10 -Born: VA

MILLS, Joseph -Male -Age 7 -Born: VA

MILLS, Frank -Male -Age 3 -Born: VA

___________________

 

1870 US Federal Census - Horse pasture, Henry County, Virginia

Household #261/261

 

MILLS, William F. -Male -Age 52 -Born: VA -Farmer

MILLS, Franky -Female -Age 54 -Born: VA ****

MILLS, George -Male -Age 33 -Born: VA -Clerk in Store

MILLS, James P. -Male -Age 22 -Born: VA -Trader

MILLS, Sidia -Female -Age 23 -Born: VA

MILLS, Joseph -Male -Age 15 -Born: VA -At School

MILLS, Francis -Male -Age 12 -Born: VA -At School

FERGUSON, Thomas -Male -Age 23 -Born: VA -Farmer

FERGUSON, Martha J. -Female -Age 19 -Born: VA

FERGUSON, Ida -Female -Age 1 -Born: VA

MILLS, Tobah (?) -Male -Age 15 -Born: VA

MOORE, Ann -Female -Age 18 -Born: VA -Domestic Servant

_______________________

 

1880 United States Federal Census Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia -District 127

Household #8/8

Wm. F. Mills -Head -Age: 63 -Born: VA VA VA -Farmer

Frances Mills -Wife -Age: 65 -Born: VA VA GA****

Selida Mills -Daughter -Age: 35 -Born: VA VA VA

James Carter -Servant -Age: 16 -Born: VA VA VA -Works on Farm

Pattie Wells -Servant -Age: 27 -Born: VA VA VA

 

Household #9/9

Francis Mills -Head -Age: 24 -Born: VA VA VA -Works on Farm

Callie E. Mills -Wife-Age: 22 -Born: VA VA VA

Lucy Mills -Daughter -Age: 4 -Born: VA VA VA

Jordan Mills -Son -Age: 2 -Born: VA VA VA

Harvey Mills -Son -Age: 5 mo -Born: VA VA VA

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for William F. Mills:

General Notes:

Shelton was the maiden name of William Mill's mother or his mother-in-law

....................................

 

1850 US Federal Census Henry County, Virginia

 

Household #444/444

 

MILLS, William F. -Male -Age 32 -Born: VA -Farmer

MILLS, Frankey -Female -Age 30 -Born: VA****

OAKLY, Peter B. -Male -Age 30 -Born: VA -Owner

GRIFFIN, Samuel -Male -Age 20 -Born: VA -Laborer

MILLS, Patrick F. -Male -Age 13 -Born: VA

MILLS, Sally -Female -Age 11 -Born: VA

MILLS, George -Male -Age 9 -Born: VA

MILLS, Salida -Female -Age 7 -Born: VA

MILLS, Richard -Male -Age 6 -Born: VA

MILLS, James R. -Male -Age 2 -Born: VA

MILLS, Mary E. -Female -Age 2 -Born: VA

MILLS, Martha I. -Female -Age 2 mo -Born: VA

MILLS, Francis -Male -Age 23 -Born: VA -Trader

GRIFFIN, Mary -Female -Age: 22 -Born: VA

____________________

 

1860 US Federal Census Henry County, Virginia

Household #807/824

 

MILLS, Wm F. -Male -Age 47 -Born: VA -Farmer

MILLS, Frances -Female -Age 48 -Born: VA ****

MILLS, Salida -Female -Age 17 -Born: VA

MILLS, Rich -Male -Age 16 -Born: VA

MILLS, Jms -Male -Age 14 -Born: VA

MILLS, Mary -Female -Age 11 -Born: VA

MILLS, Martha -Female -Age 10 -Born: VA

MILLS, Joseph -Male -Age 7 -Born: VA

MILLS, Frank -Male -Age 3 -Born: VA

___________________

 

1870 US Federal Census - Horse pasture, Henry County, Virginia

Household #261/261

 

MILLS, William F. -Male -Age 52 -Born: VA -Farmer

MILLS, Franky -Female -Age 54 -Born: VA ****

MILLS, George -Male -Age 33 -Born: VA -Clerk in Store

MILLS, James P. -Male -Age 22 -Born: VA -Trader

MILLS, Sidia -Female -Age 23 -Born: VA

MILLS, Joseph -Male -Age 15 -Born: VA -At School

MILLS, Francis -Male -Age 12 -Born: VA -At School

FERGUSON, Thomas -Male -Age 23 -Born: VA -Farmer

FERGUSON, Martha J. -Female -Age 19 -Born: VA

FERGUSON, Ida -Female -Age 1 -Born: VA

MILLS, Tobah (?) -Male -Age 15 -Born: VA

MOORE, Ann -Female -Age 18 -Born: VA -Domestic Servant

_______________________

 

1880 United States Federal Census Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia -District 127

Household #8/8

Wm. F. Mills -Head -Age: 63 -Born: VA VA VA -Farmer

Frances Mills -Wife -Age: 65 -Born: VA VA GA****

Selida Mills -Daughter -Age: 35 -Born: VA VA VA

James Carter -Servant -Age: 16 -Born: VA VA VA -Works on Farm

Pattie Wells -Servant -Age: 27 -Born: VA VA VA

 

Household #9/9

Francis Mills -Head -Age: 24 -Born: VA VA VA -Works on Farm

Callie E. Mills -Wife-Age: 22 -Born: VA VA VA

Lucy Mills -Daughter -Age: 4 -Born: VA VA VA

Jordan Mills -Son -Age: 2 -Born: VA VA VA

Harvey Mills -Son -Age: 5 mo -Born: VA VA VA

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for William F. Mills:

General Notes:

Shelton was the maiden name of William Mill's mother or his mother-in-law

....................................

 

1850 US Federal Census Henry County, Virginia

 

Household #444/444

 

MILLS, William F. -Male -Age 32 -Born: VA -Farmer

MILLS, Frankey -Female -Age 30 -Born: VA****

OAKLY, Peter B. -Male -Age 30 -Born: VA -Owner

GRIFFIN, Samuel -Male -Age 20 -Born: VA -Laborer

MILLS, Patrick F. -Male -Age 13 -Born: VA

MILLS, Sally -Female -Age 11 -Born: VA

MILLS, George -Male -Age 9 -Born: VA

MILLS, Salida -Female -Age 7 -Born: VA

MILLS, Richard -Male -Age 6 -Born: VA

MILLS, James R. -Male -Age 2 -Born: VA

MILLS, Mary E. -Female -Age 2 -Born: VA

MILLS, Martha I. -Female -Age 2 mo -Born: VA

MILLS, Francis -Male -Age 23 -Born: VA -Trader

GRIFFIN, Mary -Female -Age: 22 -Born: VA

____________________

 

1860 US Federal Census Henry County, Virginia

Household #807/824

 

MILLS, Wm F. -Male -Age 47 -Born: VA -Farmer

MILLS, Frances -Female -Age 48 -Born: VA ****

MILLS, Salida -Female -Age 17 -Born: VA

MILLS, Rich -Male -Age 16 -Born: VA

MILLS, Jms -Male -Age 14 -Born: VA

MILLS, Mary -Female -Age 11 -Born: VA

MILLS, Martha -Female -Age 10 -Born: VA

MILLS, Joseph -Male -Age 7 -Born: VA

MILLS, Frank -Male -Age 3 -Born: VA

___________________

 

1870 US Federal Census - Horse pasture, Henry County, Virginia

Household #261/261

 

MILLS, William F. -Male -Age 52 -Born: VA -Farmer

MILLS, Franky -Female -Age 54 -Born: VA ****

MILLS, George -Male -Age 33 -Born: VA -Clerk in Store

MILLS, James P. -Male -Age 22 -Born: VA -Trader

MILLS, Sidia -Female -Age 23 -Born: VA

MILLS, Joseph -Male -Age 15 -Born: VA -At School

MILLS, Francis -Male -Age 12 -Born: VA -At School

FERGUSON, Thomas -Male -Age 23 -Born: VA -Farmer

FERGUSON, Martha J. -Female -Age 19 -Born: VA

FERGUSON, Ida -Female -Age 1 -Born: VA

MILLS, Tobah (?) -Male -Age 15 -Born: VA

MOORE, Ann -Female -Age 18 -Born: VA -Domestic Servant

_______________________

 

1880 United States Federal Census Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia -District 127

Household #8/8

Wm. F. Mills -Head -Age: 63 -Born: VA VA VA -Farmer

Frances Mills -Wife -Age: 65 -Born: VA VA GA****

Selida Mills -Daughter -Age: 35 -Born: VA VA VA

James Carter -Servant -Age: 16 -Born: VA VA VA -Works on Farm

Pattie Wells -Servant -Age: 27 -Born: VA VA VA

 

Household #9/9

Francis Mills -Head -Age: 24 -Born: VA VA VA -Works on Farm

Callie E. Mills -Wife-Age: 22 -Born: VA VA VA

Lucy Mills -Daughter -Age: 4 -Born: VA VA VA

Jordan Mills -Son -Age: 2 -Born: VA VA VA

Harvey Mills -Son -Age: 5 mo -Born: VA VA VA

 

 

 

 

 

 

iv.

Francis Isaiah "Frank" Mills[71] was born about 1827 in Henry, Virginia, USA[71]. He married Nancy "Nannie" Davenport on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Francis Isaiah "Frank" Mills:

General Notes:

 

Francis and Sally (MOORE) MILLS youngest son Frank bought a farm in 1851. He took Francis and Sally to live with him. He married a Reynolds (?????) and they had one daughter. The farm is still owned by the family. It's called the old Perry Farm. Its in the Horse Pasture area. They have Francis and Sally's old bible. In the front of the Bible it has William B. Moore born 181? Samuel Moore born 1839, and Eliza B. Moore born October 23, 1841.( I believe William B. Moore was the son of

James.) At the back of the Bible it has Martha Jane Davenport, oldest grandaughter.(She was the daughter of their daughter Martha that married William Floyd.) It also has on the back "Francis Mills owner of this book departed this life May 18, 1857.

 

Now it gets interesting. It has written "Francis Mills married ? Moore. Said to have came across the waters. Proof (An old sea chest in our possession.) This great-grandmother had brother named Thomas. (Now we know Sally didn't come across the water, and she didn't have a brother name Thomas, so they must have mean't either Elizabeth wife of William(11), or Margret wife of William Moore (1).

 

This family still has the Bible and the chest. A friend of mine went to the farm last year and saw it. She sent me this information. Sally (MOORE MILLS) and Francis MILLS are buried on the farm.

 

Wanda O'Neal // 17 Oct 2005 // GGGGranddaughter to Sally MOORE MILLS //

queenie01283659@bellsouth.net

 

 

v.

Anatia Ann Mills[71] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vi.

Elizabeth Mills[71] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Richard Mills[71] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

viii.

Samuel Mills[71] was born on Unknown in Probably Henry, Virginia USA[71]. He died on Unknown.

+ 31. ix.

Nancy Mills[26, 71] was born about 1816[26]. She married James Creasy on 22 Jan 1852 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA[72]. She died on Unknown.

Generation 7
64.

Samuel Jackson Sr. son of Aaron Jackson and Unknown Spouse[73] was born between 1729-1730 in Antrim, Northern Ireland[118]. He died in 1806 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73].

Notes for Samuel Jackson Sr.:

General Notes:

It is rumored among Jackson genealogists that Samuel was born in Chester Co., PA, however he does not show up on any birth records in Chester Co, PA. He moved to North Carolina in the early 1750's. Lucille Jackson Vernon stated in her research that they lived in an area that is now in Davidson Co.,North Carolina before moving on to Westfield, North Carolina . Samuel and Catherine came to Surry Co.,North Carolina around 1770-72, settling on Tom's Creek, later called Westfield. They were the first Jacksons in the Westfield area. Much of what is known about these people is from Quaker records. Samuel Jackson was living in Chester Co., PA at the time when several Quaker families by the name of Jackson were in the area, so most researchers have made the assumption that Samuel was a Quaker. Lucille Vernon wrote to the Quaker College at Guilford Co., North Carolina ; they wrote back saying they had no record of Samuel or his wife, Catherine, ever being members of the New Garden congregation. Lucille assumed the other researchers were wrong; however in Henshaw's "Encyclopeida of America Quaker Genealogy" Vol I, page 504 (New Garden MM) lists Samuel, Catherine as follows: page 182, Samuel Jackson; Catherine Jackson, d.4-24-1780; Joseph b. 12-27-1761; Elizabeth b. 5-12-1763; Jehu b. 7-4-1765; William b. 5-15-1767; Amer b. 6-19-1769. Page 14 of same volume shows Samuel and Catherine were present for marriage of Jacob Jackson and Ann Beales. This becomes a difficult thing to document as Lucille Vernon found in Jacob Jackson's application for membership at New Garden MM, he stated he was not a Quaker and that his parents were not members of the Society of Friends. I do not know if Samuel was a Quaker, but certainly his sons, Curtis, Jacob, John and Joseph, were as their names show up on the list of Charter members of the Westfield Friends. Jacob was a minister and received his brother, Samuel, Jr., into the membership at his request. Most all of the Jacksons migrated west with the exception of Joseph who married Sarah Jessup. They and many of their descendants remained in North Carolina .

 

The descendants of Samuel and Catherine Plankinhorn Jackson who are now living in the Westfield area of Surry Co.,North Carolina will tell you that Samuel's father was Aaron Jackson, son of William Jackson, born ca 1710. This information came to them from Luther Byrd of Westfield and can be found in the Guilford College library. Mr. Luther N. Byrd, grew up in Mount Airy,North Carolina and while a teacher in the Westfield High School, became interested in the history of the early Quakers that settled in the area. He started his students working on family trees and in order to help the students he did genealogical research, also. In his research he gives the name of Aaron Jackson, son of a William Jackson as the father of Samuel and Priscilla Jackson Jessup as a sister of Samuel. I was privileged to have had Luther Byrd as a teacher in the 8th grade.

 

Joe Willard Snyder states the following in his Jackson research:

Samuel and his three brothers, Moses, Charles and William worked in Benjamin Franklin's print shop in Philadelphia (his source was Leola Grim Tobin's Jackson Family Records)

 

Professor Edwin P. West, great-grandson of Jacob and Ann Jackson, gave an account which was used in the History of Clinton Co, OH. This article had been written earlier by Judge Harlan on "Sketches of Clinton Co", which stated that three brothers Jacob, John, and Samuel Jackson were among the first settlers of Clinton Co and that their father was Samuel Jackson who was the son of Isaac Jackson, who was the son of Anthony Jackson, who was a descendant of Ralph Jackson who was burned at the stake as a martyr at Stratford, England in 1556. He also stated that Samuel was probably a first cousin and intimate friend of President Andrew Jackson.

I have found many discrepancies in this article. First, the Isaac Jackson, son of Anthony Jackson, married Ann Evans, and brought his family to America in 1725 when he was sixty years of age and settled in Chester Co, PA. His life has been well documented in Quaker records and Pennsylvania histories. They did not have a son by the name of Samuel, so Samuel Jackson was not the son of Isaac and Ann Evans Jackson.

The brother Samuel that he speaks of is believed to be the son of Jacob and not his brother. Jacob had a son named Samuel born in Surry Co,North Carolina in 1774 and would have been old enough to be the Samuel that Professor West wrote about.

He stated that Samuel was probably an intimate friend and first cousin of President Andrew Jackson. Records show that Andrew Jackson received his license to practice law in Surry Co at the old Richmond court house (now gone) which was located on the banks of the Yadkin River, just below where Samuel and his family lived. It is possible that they did become friends with Andrew. From information that has been handed down, it is apparent they never liked Andrew, and could not believe that it was the Andy Jackson they knew who had been elected President of the United States, as he was such a rough character, always getting into brawls, fighting, gambling, etc.

Samuel Jackson was around forty-five years old when Andrew Jackson was born, and had been in America for several years before Andrew Jackson Sr. came to America and settled at Waxhaw. Andrew Sr. did have a brother named Samuel, "Called Sam the Sailor" and as the story goes was instrumental in getting the Jackson and Hutchins family out of Ireland and to America.

If there is any relationship between Samuel Jackson of Westfield and Andrew Jackson, it would be way back in England or Ireland where they may have had a common ancestor, as I can find no close connection between these two families in America.

With so many descendants of Samuel Jackson Sr. and Samuel Jr. doing research on both families, maybe some day one of them will get lucky and find the clue that will lead to the identity of their parents.

More from Lucille Jackson: Samuel and Catherine were natives of Chester Co, PA, and "Old" New Castle, Delaware. When they first came to North Carolina, they lived on the Davidson-Randolph County line, were there was a Jackson settlement named Jackson Creek, and a Church.

 

 

 

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Notes for Samuel Jackson Sr.:

General Notes:

It is rumored among Jackson genealogists that Samuel was born in Chester Co., PA, however he does not show up on any birth records in Chester Co, PA. He moved to North Carolina in the early 1750's. Lucille Jackson Vernon stated in her research that they lived in an area that is now in Davidson Co.,North Carolina before moving on to Westfield, North Carolina . Samuel and Catherine came to Surry Co.,North Carolina around 1770-72, settling on Tom's Creek, later called Westfield. They were the first Jacksons in the Westfield area. Much of what is known about these people is from Quaker records. Samuel Jackson was living in Chester Co., PA at the time when several Quaker families by the name of Jackson were in the area, so most researchers have made the assumption that Samuel was a Quaker. Lucille Vernon wrote to the Quaker College at Guilford Co., North Carolina ; they wrote back saying they had no record of Samuel or his wife, Catherine, ever being members of the New Garden congregation. Lucille assumed the other researchers were wrong; however in Henshaw's "Encyclopeida of America Quaker Genealogy" Vol I, page 504 (New Garden MM) lists Samuel, Catherine as follows: page 182, Samuel Jackson; Catherine Jackson, d.4-24-1780; Joseph b. 12-27-1761; Elizabeth b. 5-12-1763; Jehu b. 7-4-1765; William b. 5-15-1767; Amer b. 6-19-1769. Page 14 of same volume shows Samuel and Catherine were present for marriage of Jacob Jackson and Ann Beales. This becomes a difficult thing to document as Lucille Vernon found in Jacob Jackson's application for membership at New Garden MM, he stated he was not a Quaker and that his parents were not members of the Society of Friends. I do not know if Samuel was a Quaker, but certainly his sons, Curtis, Jacob, John and Joseph, were as their names show up on the list of Charter members of the Westfield Friends. Jacob was a minister and received his brother, Samuel, Jr., into the membership at his request. Most all of the Jacksons migrated west with the exception of Joseph who married Sarah Jessup. They and many of their descendants remained in North Carolina .

 

The descendants of Samuel and Catherine Plankinhorn Jackson who are now living in the Westfield area of Surry Co.,North Carolina will tell you that Samuel's father was Aaron Jackson, son of William Jackson, born ca 1710. This information came to them from Luther Byrd of Westfield and can be found in the Guilford College library. Mr. Luther N. Byrd, grew up in Mount Airy,North Carolina and while a teacher in the Westfield High School, became interested in the history of the early Quakers that settled in the area. He started his students working on family trees and in order to help the students he did genealogical research, also. In his research he gives the name of Aaron Jackson, son of a William Jackson as the father of Samuel and Priscilla Jackson Jessup as a sister of Samuel. I was privileged to have had Luther Byrd as a teacher in the 8th grade.

 

Joe Willard Snyder states the following in his Jackson research:

Samuel and his three brothers, Moses, Charles and William worked in Benjamin Franklin's print shop in Philadelphia (his source was Leola Grim Tobin's Jackson Family Records)

 

Professor Edwin P. West, great-grandson of Jacob and Ann Jackson, gave an account which was used in the History of Clinton Co, OH. This article had been written earlier by Judge Harlan on "Sketches of Clinton Co", which stated that three brothers Jacob, John, and Samuel Jackson were among the first settlers of Clinton Co and that their father was Samuel Jackson who was the son of Isaac Jackson, who was the son of Anthony Jackson, who was a descendant of Ralph Jackson who was burned at the stake as a martyr at Stratford, England in 1556. He also stated that Samuel was probably a first cousin and intimate friend of President Andrew Jackson.

I have found many discrepancies in this article. First, the Isaac Jackson, son of Anthony Jackson, married Ann Evans, and brought his family to America in 1725 when he was sixty years of age and settled in Chester Co, PA. His life has been well documented in Quaker records and Pennsylvania histories. They did not have a son by the name of Samuel, so Samuel Jackson was not the son of Isaac and Ann Evans Jackson.

The brother Samuel that he speaks of is believed to be the son of Jacob and not his brother. Jacob had a son named Samuel born in Surry Co,North Carolina in 1774 and would have been old enough to be the Samuel that Professor West wrote about.

He stated that Samuel was probably an intimate friend and first cousin of President Andrew Jackson. Records show that Andrew Jackson received his license to practice law in Surry Co at the old Richmond court house (now gone) which was located on the banks of the Yadkin River, just below where Samuel and his family lived. It is possible that they did become friends with Andrew. From information that has been handed down, it is apparent they never liked Andrew, and could not believe that it was the Andy Jackson they knew who had been elected President of the United States, as he was such a rough character, always getting into brawls, fighting, gambling, etc.

Samuel Jackson was around forty-five years old when Andrew Jackson was born, and had been in America for several years before Andrew Jackson Sr. came to America and settled at Waxhaw. Andrew Sr. did have a brother named Samuel, "Called Sam the Sailor" and as the story goes was instrumental in getting the Jackson and Hutchins family out of Ireland and to America.

If there is any relationship between Samuel Jackson of Westfield and Andrew Jackson, it would be way back in England or Ireland where they may have had a common ancestor, as I can find no close connection between these two families in America.

With so many descendants of Samuel Jackson Sr. and Samuel Jr. doing research on both families, maybe some day one of them will get lucky and find the clue that will lead to the identity of their parents.

More from Lucille Jackson: Samuel and Catherine were natives of Chester Co, PA, and "Old" New Castle, Delaware. When they first came to North Carolina, they lived on the Davidson-Randolph County line, were there was a Jackson settlement named Jackson Creek, and a Church.

 

 

 

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Notes for Samuel Jackson Sr.:

General Notes:

It is rumored among Jackson genealogists that Samuel was born in Chester Co., PA, however he does not show up on any birth records in Chester Co, PA. He moved to North Carolina in the early 1750's. Lucille Jackson Vernon stated in her research that they lived in an area that is now in Davidson Co.,North Carolina before moving on to Westfield, North Carolina . Samuel and Catherine came to Surry Co.,North Carolina around 1770-72, settling on Tom's Creek, later called Westfield. They were the first Jacksons in the Westfield area. Much of what is known about these people is from Quaker records. Samuel Jackson was living in Chester Co., PA at the time when several Quaker families by the name of Jackson were in the area, so most researchers have made the assumption that Samuel was a Quaker. Lucille Vernon wrote to the Quaker College at Guilford Co., North Carolina ; they wrote back saying they had no record of Samuel or his wife, Catherine, ever being members of the New Garden congregation. Lucille assumed the other researchers were wrong; however in Henshaw's "Encyclopeida of America Quaker Genealogy" Vol I, page 504 (New Garden MM) lists Samuel, Catherine as follows: page 182, Samuel Jackson; Catherine Jackson, d.4-24-1780; Joseph b. 12-27-1761; Elizabeth b. 5-12-1763; Jehu b. 7-4-1765; William b. 5-15-1767; Amer b. 6-19-1769. Page 14 of same volume shows Samuel and Catherine were present for marriage of Jacob Jackson and Ann Beales. This becomes a difficult thing to document as Lucille Vernon found in Jacob Jackson's application for membership at New Garden MM, he stated he was not a Quaker and that his parents were not members of the Society of Friends. I do not know if Samuel was a Quaker, but certainly his sons, Curtis, Jacob, John and Joseph, were as their names show up on the list of Charter members of the Westfield Friends. Jacob was a minister and received his brother, Samuel, Jr., into the membership at his request. Most all of the Jacksons migrated west with the exception of Joseph who married Sarah Jessup. They and many of their descendants remained in North Carolina .

 

The descendants of Samuel and Catherine Plankinhorn Jackson who are now living in the Westfield area of Surry Co.,North Carolina will tell you that Samuel's father was Aaron Jackson, son of William Jackson, born ca 1710. This information came to them from Luther Byrd of Westfield and can be found in the Guilford College library. Mr. Luther N. Byrd, grew up in Mount Airy,North Carolina and while a teacher in the Westfield High School, became interested in the history of the early Quakers that settled in the area. He started his students working on family trees and in order to help the students he did genealogical research, also. In his research he gives the name of Aaron Jackson, son of a William Jackson as the father of Samuel and Priscilla Jackson Jessup as a sister of Samuel. I was privileged to have had Luther Byrd as a teacher in the 8th grade.

 

Joe Willard Snyder states the following in his Jackson research:

Samuel and his three brothers, Moses, Charles and William worked in Benjamin Franklin's print shop in Philadelphia (his source was Leola Grim Tobin's Jackson Family Records)

 

Professor Edwin P. West, great-grandson of Jacob and Ann Jackson, gave an account which was used in the History of Clinton Co, OH. This article had been written earlier by Judge Harlan on "Sketches of Clinton Co", which stated that three brothers Jacob, John, and Samuel Jackson were among the first settlers of Clinton Co and that their father was Samuel Jackson who was the son of Isaac Jackson, who was the son of Anthony Jackson, who was a descendant of Ralph Jackson who was burned at the stake as a martyr at Stratford, England in 1556. He also stated that Samuel was probably a first cousin and intimate friend of President Andrew Jackson.

I have found many discrepancies in this article. First, the Isaac Jackson, son of Anthony Jackson, married Ann Evans, and brought his family to America in 1725 when he was sixty years of age and settled in Chester Co, PA. His life has been well documented in Quaker records and Pennsylvania histories. They did not have a son by the name of Samuel, so Samuel Jackson was not the son of Isaac and Ann Evans Jackson.

The brother Samuel that he speaks of is believed to be the son of Jacob and not his brother. Jacob had a son named Samuel born in Surry Co,North Carolina in 1774 and would have been old enough to be the Samuel that Professor West wrote about.

He stated that Samuel was probably an intimate friend and first cousin of President Andrew Jackson. Records show that Andrew Jackson received his license to practice law in Surry Co at the old Richmond court house (now gone) which was located on the banks of the Yadkin River, just below where Samuel and his family lived. It is possible that they did become friends with Andrew. From information that has been handed down, it is apparent they never liked Andrew, and could not believe that it was the Andy Jackson they knew who had been elected President of the United States, as he was such a rough character, always getting into brawls, fighting, gambling, etc.

Samuel Jackson was around forty-five years old when Andrew Jackson was born, and had been in America for several years before Andrew Jackson Sr. came to America and settled at Waxhaw. Andrew Sr. did have a brother named Samuel, "Called Sam the Sailor" and as the story goes was instrumental in getting the Jackson and Hutchins family out of Ireland and to America.

If there is any relationship between Samuel Jackson of Westfield and Andrew Jackson, it would be way back in England or Ireland where they may have had a common ancestor, as I can find no close connection between these two families in America.

With so many descendants of Samuel Jackson Sr. and Samuel Jr. doing research on both families, maybe some day one of them will get lucky and find the clue that will lead to the identity of their parents.

More from Lucille Jackson: Samuel and Catherine were natives of Chester Co, PA, and "Old" New Castle, Delaware. When they first came to North Carolina, they lived on the Davidson-Randolph County line, were there was a Jackson settlement named Jackson Creek, and a Church.

 

 

 

65.

Mary Catherine Plankinhorn daughter of Peter Plankinhorn and Susanna Unknown[73] was born in 1730 in Chesapeake Bay States[73]. She died on 24 Apr 1780 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73].

Notes for Mary Catherine Plankinhorn:

General Notes:

Catherine Plankinhorn was born abt 1730 in the Chesapeake Bay States and died 24 Apr 1780 in Surry Co., North Carolina . Jackson researchers over the years have tried to find Catherine Plankinhorn's parents or anyone by the name of Plankinhorn. Every available source has been researched in the states of NY, PA, MD, NJ and DE. The libraries in Washington,DC including the Library of Congress and the D.A.R. Library has been searched. Research was done in archives, county seats and tax records and in all of this research, only two small articles have been found on the name of Plankinhorn and they were on Peter and Susanna Plankinhorn.

 

Lucille Jackson Vernon felt that one of the reasons for not finding the name is that prior to the war in 1776 the name was changed from Plankinhorn to Plankenton. Information has been found in PA on the Plankenton families who were the children and grandchildren of Peter and Susanna Plankinhorn.

 

The first valuable source of information on the Plankinhorn's was compiled in 1901 by Gilbert Cope, on the descendants of George and Sarah Smedley, early settlers of Chester Co., PA, who's descendants had married into the Robins family of Edgemont Twp., Delaware Co., PA. Two of the Robin sisters, Jane and Sarah, married Jesse and Samuel Plankenton, son of Peter Plankinhorn, Jr. Jane and Sarah were the granddaughters of Joseph and Lear Crayton Robins of NJ and the daughters of Joseph and Jane Hooper Robins of Edgemont. In 1901, Cope wrote that Peter and Susanna Plankinhorn who, in 1778 (now deceased) were mentioned as "Late of Gloucester in the Providence of New Jersey." He named four known children: Jacob, John, Peter, Jr. and Elizabeth. Information on these four is found in census, tax records, and marriages of PA. He did not research the family, but they probably had other children.

 

The second piece of information written on the family of Peter and Sarah Plankinhorn was four pages written out in long hand and very hard to read. It was written by one of the great-grandsons of Peter Plankinhorn, Jr. and placed in one of the libraries in Washington, DC. Mr. Keith Parrish from Washington, DC found these pages while researching the family and sent copies to Lucille Jackson Vernon. The name of the writer was not given.

 

Peter and Susanna may have had other children named Susannah, Michael, and Bridget. One Susannah Blankinhorn was married to John Hepperset 27 Aug 1763 at St. Michael and Zion Lutheran Church in Philadelphia, PA. One Bridget Blackenton was baptized in 1760 at the age of 23. In 1777, Michael Blankinhorn was in the Revolutionary War, and in 1780 he was listed as Michael Plankinhorn. In Colonial days, the "P" and "B" were often used interchangeably.

 

Joseph Plankinton has said he thought the origin of the Plankinhorns were from Great Britain (Wales) Cope said he thought they came from Wales, since no one has found any written information on where they came from or how many children they had. The origin could even be German instead of from Wales. The Moravians had settled in PA around 1722. They had come from Hernhut,Germany. Their religion is very similar to that of the Lutheran Church. In the early 1800's a John Plankinhorn settled in Lycoming Co., PA. He was from Germany. The Susannah Blankinhorn was married in a Lutheran Church. Elizabeth was married in the Old Swede Church, (now Lutheran), so the religion of the early Plankinhorn's may have been Lutheran. One of their sons, John, married a Quaker girl and later joined the Concord MM in Philadelphia.

 

Lucille Jackson Vernon expresses her thanks to Keith Parrish who sent her most of the information that she had on the family, along with Mrs. Edith Hankins of Memphis, TN.

 

From the LDS site (www.familysearch.org) comes:

 

Plankenhorn 160 entries Black Forest, Germany

Planckenhorn 20 entries Black Forest, Germany

Plankinhorn - no entries in Germany

Catharina/Katharina/Catharine/Kathraine Plankenhorn 12 entries

Catharina Planckenhorn 1 entry

Plankinton/Plankenton 232 entries

Plankenhorn 87 entries

 

 

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Notes for Mary Catherine Plankinhorn:

General Notes:

Catherine Plankinhorn was born abt 1730 in the Chesapeake Bay States and died 24 Apr 1780 in Surry Co., North Carolina . Jackson researchers over the years have tried to find Catherine Plankinhorn's parents or anyone by the name of Plankinhorn. Every available source has been researched in the states of NY, PA, MD, NJ and DE. The libraries in Washington,DC including the Library of Congress and the D.A.R. Library has been searched. Research was done in archives, county seats and tax records and in all of this research, only two small articles have been found on the name of Plankinhorn and they were on Peter and Susanna Plankinhorn.

 

Lucille Jackson Vernon felt that one of the reasons for not finding the name is that prior to the war in 1776 the name was changed from Plankinhorn to Plankenton. Information has been found in PA on the Plankenton families who were the children and grandchildren of Peter and Susanna Plankinhorn.

 

The first valuable source of information on the Plankinhorn's was compiled in 1901 by Gilbert Cope, on the descendants of George and Sarah Smedley, early settlers of Chester Co., PA, who's descendants had married into the Robins family of Edgemont Twp., Delaware Co., PA. Two of the Robin sisters, Jane and Sarah, married Jesse and Samuel Plankenton, son of Peter Plankinhorn, Jr. Jane and Sarah were the granddaughters of Joseph and Lear Crayton Robins of NJ and the daughters of Joseph and Jane Hooper Robins of Edgemont. In 1901, Cope wrote that Peter and Susanna Plankinhorn who, in 1778 (now deceased) were mentioned as "Late of Gloucester in the Providence of New Jersey." He named four known children: Jacob, John, Peter, Jr. and Elizabeth. Information on these four is found in census, tax records, and marriages of PA. He did not research the family, but they probably had other children.

 

The second piece of information written on the family of Peter and Sarah Plankinhorn was four pages written out in long hand and very hard to read. It was written by one of the great-grandsons of Peter Plankinhorn, Jr. and placed in one of the libraries in Washington, DC. Mr. Keith Parrish from Washington, DC found these pages while researching the family and sent copies to Lucille Jackson Vernon. The name of the writer was not given.

 

Peter and Susanna may have had other children named Susannah, Michael, and Bridget. One Susannah Blankinhorn was married to John Hepperset 27 Aug 1763 at St. Michael and Zion Lutheran Church in Philadelphia, PA. One Bridget Blackenton was baptized in 1760 at the age of 23. In 1777, Michael Blankinhorn was in the Revolutionary War, and in 1780 he was listed as Michael Plankinhorn. In Colonial days, the "P" and "B" were often used interchangeably.

 

Joseph Plankinton has said he thought the origin of the Plankinhorns were from Great Britain (Wales) Cope said he thought they came from Wales, since no one has found any written information on where they came from or how many children they had. The origin could even be German instead of from Wales. The Moravians had settled in PA around 1722. They had come from Hernhut,Germany. Their religion is very similar to that of the Lutheran Church. In the early 1800's a John Plankinhorn settled in Lycoming Co., PA. He was from Germany. The Susannah Blankinhorn was married in a Lutheran Church. Elizabeth was married in the Old Swede Church, (now Lutheran), so the religion of the early Plankinhorn's may have been Lutheran. One of their sons, John, married a Quaker girl and later joined the Concord MM in Philadelphia.

 

Lucille Jackson Vernon expresses her thanks to Keith Parrish who sent her most of the information that she had on the family, along with Mrs. Edith Hankins of Memphis, TN.

 

From the LDS site (www.familysearch.org) comes:

 

Plankenhorn 160 entries Black Forest, Germany

Planckenhorn 20 entries Black Forest, Germany

Plankinhorn - no entries in Germany

Catharina/Katharina/Catharine/Kathraine Plankenhorn 12 entries

Catharina Planckenhorn 1 entry

Plankinton/Plankenton 232 entries

Plankenhorn 87 entries

 

 

Samuel Jackson Sr. and Mary Catherine Plankinhorn were married about 1747 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA[73]. They had the following children:

i.

Jacob Jackson[73] was born in 1749 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA[32]. He married Ann Beales on 10 Aug 1774 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA (Old Westfield Friends Church)[119]. He died on 14 Nov 1844 in Clinton, Ohio, USA[32].

Notes for Jacob Jackson:

General Notes:

After the arrival of his family in North Carolina , Jacob's father, Samuel, placed him in the home of a Quaker to learn a trade. He remained in the care of this family for several years. He became a member of the New Garden MM in Guilford Co., upon his personal application for membership, soon after arriving at manhood. His parents moved from Rowan Co. to Surry Co.,North Carolina around 1774, settling on Tom's Creek. Jacob must have been quite an influence on his brothers and sisters as they all became members of the Society of Friends. There is no record of his parents ever joining either the New Garden or the Westfield MM. A Quaker meeting house was built and called Tom's Creek MM. Jacob, along with his brothers, Curtis, John, and Samuel, Jr., were among the charter members. They later helped build the new church called "Westfield." A new brick church has been built to take the place of the old one on the same location, and just across the highway is the grave yard. Unfortunately all of the early Quaker graves have been plowed under and now there is just an open field. It gives you a very sad feeling to stand and look out over this plowed field where so many of the Jackson family and their relatives were buried. The Jessup, Sumner, Simmons, Hiatt, Garrett and many other families were also buried there.

 

Jacob bought his first land (recorded at Dobson, North Carolina ) from Lewis Conners, which contained 100 acres and was located on the waters of Tom's Creek, not far from the VA line and the Blue Ridge Mtns. He moved his family to New Hope MM in Green Co., TN on 24 Dec 1797 where he remained for seven years. On 17 Dec 1804, he moved with his family to Miami, OH and in 1811 to Clinton Co., OH where he remained until his death at the age of 97.

 

After the division which took place in the Quaker Yearly and Subordinate Meetings in the years 1828 and 1829, Jacob and other members were attached to Miami Quarterly meetings, from which he resided more than twenty miles and not with-standing his great age, the distance, the frequent inclemency of the weather and the bad roads, he seldom failed attending meetings, exhibiting a fervency for the good of "this People" as he frequently called the Society.

 

His last illness which was of a complicated character, confined him mostly to his room for about three weeks, but to his bed only a few hours. A sudden change took place about two o'clock in the afternoon on the 14th day of the eleventh month, 1844. On being helped to bed he said he did not expect ever to rise again, and spoke but little afterwards, though he appeared to be quite sensible and composed, and lay in that situation until near eleven o'clock in the evening of the same day, when he passed away quietly, and thus closed his long and useful life.

 

 

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Notes for Jacob Jackson:

General Notes:

After the arrival of his family in North Carolina , Jacob's father, Samuel, placed him in the home of a Quaker to learn a trade. He remained in the care of this family for several years. He became a member of the New Garden MM in Guilford Co., upon his personal application for membership, soon after arriving at manhood. His parents moved from Rowan Co. to Surry Co.,North Carolina around 1774, settling on Tom's Creek. Jacob must have been quite an influence on his brothers and sisters as they all became members of the Society of Friends. There is no record of his parents ever joining either the New Garden or the Westfield MM. A Quaker meeting house was built and called Tom's Creek MM. Jacob, along with his brothers, Curtis, John, and Samuel, Jr., were among the charter members. They later helped build the new church called "Westfield." A new brick church has been built to take the place of the old one on the same location, and just across the highway is the grave yard. Unfortunately all of the early Quaker graves have been plowed under and now there is just an open field. It gives you a very sad feeling to stand and look out over this plowed field where so many of the Jackson family and their relatives were buried. The Jessup, Sumner, Simmons, Hiatt, Garrett and many other families were also buried there.

 

Jacob bought his first land (recorded at Dobson, North Carolina ) from Lewis Conners, which contained 100 acres and was located on the waters of Tom's Creek, not far from the VA line and the Blue Ridge Mtns. He moved his family to New Hope MM in Green Co., TN on 24 Dec 1797 where he remained for seven years. On 17 Dec 1804, he moved with his family to Miami, OH and in 1811 to Clinton Co., OH where he remained until his death at the age of 97.

 

After the division which took place in the Quaker Yearly and Subordinate Meetings in the years 1828 and 1829, Jacob and other members were attached to Miami Quarterly meetings, from which he resided more than twenty miles and not with-standing his great age, the distance, the frequent inclemency of the weather and the bad roads, he seldom failed attending meetings, exhibiting a fervency for the good of "this People" as he frequently called the Society.

 

His last illness which was of a complicated character, confined him mostly to his room for about three weeks, but to his bed only a few hours. A sudden change took place about two o'clock in the afternoon on the 14th day of the eleventh month, 1844. On being helped to bed he said he did not expect ever to rise again, and spoke but little afterwards, though he appeared to be quite sensible and composed, and lay in that situation until near eleven o'clock in the evening of the same day, when he passed away quietly, and thus closed his long and useful life.

 

 

ii.

Curtis Isaac Jackson[73] was born in 1751 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA[73]. He married Ruth Beales on 25 Nov 1775 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[73]. He died on 25 Sep 1829 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[120].

Notes for Curtis Isaac Jackson:

General Notes:

Curtis Jackson was born1751 in Chester Co., PA and died before Sep 1829. He and three of his brothers were among the charter members of the Westfield MM in Surry Co., North Carolina . Deeds recorded in Surry Co., show that Curtis received aNorth Carolina grant for two hundred acres located on both sides of Tom's Creek portion of the Yadkin River, adjoining land of Lewis Conners and Thomas Evans. He received a one hundred acre tract granted from the state on 18 May 1789. This was on the waters of Big Creek of Dan River. This land was adjoining Samuel Jackson, his brother. He purchased fifty five acres of land from Joseph Jessup on 31 Jan 1794 and sold the same tract to Nathan Beals on 11 Nov 1800. In 1808 he moved with his family to Guilford Co.,North Carolina and transferred his membership from the Westfield MM to Deep Creek MM.

 

Hello Jo,

 

I was looking at your family tree maker home page in conjunction with

the LDS website (www.familytreemaker.com) searching for clues that might

point to Craft Jackson being a son of Curtis Isaac Jackson and Ruth

Beales.

 

First let me repeat that I have found a will dated and proved in 1826

for Craft Jackson of Guilford County in which he named his wife Nancy

and two sons Joel and William. He also indicated that he had several

daughters but did not name them. The executors of his will were Nathan

Mendenhall and John Bailes.

 

If Craft Jackson was indeed the son of Curtis Jackson, then John Bales,

son of Susannah Jackson would be Craft's first cousin. Note you spell

the name "John Beales" but give the same date of birth as LDS. It is

possible, tho certainly not proven, that the John Bailes named co-executor

of the will of Craft Jackson was this John Bales/Beales, son of Susannah

Jackson. Although this is speculation, it is nevertheless interesting.

You cite "Dale" (dri@radiks.net) as your source for this John Beales.

 

On your web page you indicate that Susannah Jackson Beales and her husband

Daniel Beales left North Carolina in 1799, but some of the children like

John Bales and Daniel Bales might have been old enough to stay behind in

Guilford County, N. C. if they so chose.

 

More in a moment,

 

Steve Jackson

(jsteve@ucar.edu)

 

 

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Notes for Curtis Isaac Jackson:

General Notes:

Curtis Jackson was born1751 in Chester Co., PA and died before Sep 1829. He and three of his brothers were among the charter members of the Westfield MM in Surry Co., North Carolina . Deeds recorded in Surry Co., show that Curtis received aNorth Carolina grant for two hundred acres located on both sides of Tom's Creek portion of the Yadkin River, adjoining land of Lewis Conners and Thomas Evans. He received a one hundred acre tract granted from the state on 18 May 1789. This was on the waters of Big Creek of Dan River. This land was adjoining Samuel Jackson, his brother. He purchased fifty five acres of land from Joseph Jessup on 31 Jan 1794 and sold the same tract to Nathan Beals on 11 Nov 1800. In 1808 he moved with his family to Guilford Co.,North Carolina and transferred his membership from the Westfield MM to Deep Creek MM.

 

Hello Jo,

 

I was looking at your family tree maker home page in conjunction with

the LDS website (www.familytreemaker.com) searching for clues that might

point to Craft Jackson being a son of Curtis Isaac Jackson and Ruth

Beales.

 

First let me repeat that I have found a will dated and proved in 1826

for Craft Jackson of Guilford County in which he named his wife Nancy

and two sons Joel and William. He also indicated that he had several

daughters but did not name them. The executors of his will were Nathan

Mendenhall and John Bailes.

 

If Craft Jackson was indeed the son of Curtis Jackson, then John Bales,

son of Susannah Jackson would be Craft's first cousin. Note you spell

the name "John Beales" but give the same date of birth as LDS. It is

possible, tho certainly not proven, that the John Bailes named co-executor

of the will of Craft Jackson was this John Bales/Beales, son of Susannah

Jackson. Although this is speculation, it is nevertheless interesting.

You cite "Dale" (dri@radiks.net) as your source for this John Beales.

 

On your web page you indicate that Susannah Jackson Beales and her husband

Daniel Beales left North Carolina in 1799, but some of the children like

John Bales and Daniel Bales might have been old enough to stay behind in

Guilford County, N. C. if they so chose.

 

More in a moment,

 

Steve Jackson

(jsteve@ucar.edu)

 

 

iii.

John Jackson[73] was born in 1753 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA[73]. He married Phebe Beales on 10 Nov 1779 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[73]. He died on 10 Aug 1810 in Clinton, Ohio, USA[73].

Notes for John Jackson:

General Notes:

John Jackson was born 1753 in PA an died 10 Aug 1810 in Clinton Co., OH. After their marriage, John and Phoebe Beales Jackson moved to Surry Co., North Carolina . He had received aNorth Carolina land grant on Chinquepin Creek which was located near Tom's Creek and the newly formed Quaker Meeting House at Westfield. When Stokes Co. was formed, this land was just over the line in the newly formed Stokes Co. There are several deeds for John Jackson at Dobson, North Carolina , county seat of Surry Co., North Carolina , where he bought and sold land and was a witness to many deeds and wills.

 

They became members of the Westfield Quaker Meeting 3 Mar 1792, where they were members for several years. This was a few years before he moved to Greene Co., TN. It is recorded in the MM records that John Jackson was disowned from the Meeting for "going to law with a member of our society, also for not complying with his contracts, and for a breach of trust in that of taking a travelers horse in order to take care of him and trading the horse away without the leave of the said traveler, and when he (the traveler) returned have him no true information nor made him any satisfaction for said horse.' John is not mentioned again in any Quaker records after his disownment except as the father of his children or as Phoebe's husband.

 

John and his family left Westfield,North Carolina in 1799 and moved to Green Co., TN. Nine of their eleven children were born inNorth Carolina and two children were born after the move to Green Co., TN.

 

"History of Clinton County, Wayne Township" By James H. Terrell

John Jackson came to Ohio in the year 1802, directly from TN. After his marriage, he had lived for some time in Surry Co,North Carolina and afterward for some years in East Tennessee, Jefferson Co, not far from Knoxville. He came to the point of his location in the spring of 1803, with his wife Phoebe and ten children. They settled on the Middle Branch of Lose Creek, on one of the Ransdale's surveys, No, 1,027, about one mile a little north of west from where the counties of Highland and Fayette have a corner in the east line of Clinton OH.

His cabin stood west of where the Urbana road is now located, upon a high piece of rolling land covered with a heavy growth of large oak trees, and near a large spring, about two hundred and fifty yards nearly southwest of the present well-known residence of James Morris. His cabin disappeared long ago, but the indications of the ground plainly show the place where they at one time stood.

They were built in the wild green woods, remote from any road or path except the one which he opened for himself and family in coming to their location. with no human habitation near, if a deserted indian wigwam on the creek, half a mile away is not regarded as an exception.

The barn said to have been built by him was, until lately, and perhaps still is, in use for the purpose for which it was erected. The fields which he cleared and brought Into cultivation are now, with the exception of a few acres, cleared on the Daily farm, all merged in the home farm of Mr. James Morris.

This favored spot was, at this date, in the midst of a solitary wilderness of great extent, peopled by Indians and abounding in wild deer, bears and wolves.

At the date of Mr. Jackson's settlement, the whole number of families within the boundaries of what is now Clinton Co did not exceed ten, the true count being, it is believed, only eight, or at most nine. In our count, Isaac Miller and Joseph McKibben are excluded, though residing within the limits referred to as early as 1802, neither having a family at the time.

Mr. Jackson's nearest neighbor on the north of Clinton Co side of the line, which now divides the counties of Highland and Fayette from Clinton, was, not a doubt of it, Morgan van Meter, at the site of what was afterward Morgantown, now deserted, seven miles away.

Three miles below van Meter, on the east fork of the Little Maimi, near where Farmer's Station, on the Marietta Railroad, now is. Joseph McKibben and Isaac Miller, young men and single were keeping "bach" in a cabin, ten miles from Jackson's improvement. At about the same distance, in a course a little west of North, on the Hinkson Prairie. in what is now Wilson Township. Amos Wilson and James Mills lived in the same dooryard, yet each In his own dwelling. On the other or south side of the same line, a few settlers, not more than half a dozen in all, had settled here and there, with wide intervals between them, in the fall of 1802.

These settlers were Bowater Beals, James Haworth, John Walters, and Nathaniel Pope, and the next year, Evan Evans and James Smith, the nearest of whom to Mr. Jackson was at least three miles distant. James Haworth, a native of PA, was a brother of George Haworth, who settled on Todd's Fork, near where the Meeting house is in 1803.

Mr. Jackson seems to have been a man of industry and economy. At the time of his death, he was, for that day, quite well supplied with domestic animals, the tools and implements for farming, household and kitchen furniture and the machinery for carding, spinning, weaving, etc. The inventory of his personal estate, as estimated by Absalom Reed, Joseph Grice and Thomas Draper, the appraisers, amounted to $423.

He made his will Aug. 2, 1810, during his last sickness. It was drawn by his brother Jacob, and was attested by Jacob Jackson and Enon Williams, father in-law of the late Robert Wray. The execution of it was committed to his wife Phoebe and to Curtis Beals, whom he called "my nephew". It was probated Oct. 16, 1810, being the first will admitted to probate in Clinton Co, OH.

Mr. Jackson had a large family; six daughters and four sons lived to mature age and were married. His family was not well suited for the rugged work of opening a farm in the wild woods. They eventually moved to what is now Wayne Township, Clinton Co., OH. At the date of their settlement the total number of families within the boundaries of what is now Clinton Co., did not exceed ten. John Jackson was known as a 'squatter" from 1803 until he bought his land in 1809, He died one year after buying his land. Both he and Phoebe are buried in the old graveyard in the Hoskins neighborhood near a Friends Meeting House (now gone). The cabin he built for his family stood on a high piece of rolling land covered with a heavy growth of large oak trees. It was near a large spring. This cabin disappeared long ago, but the indications of the ground plainly show the place where they once lived. They built in the wild green woods, remote from any road or path except the one which he opened for himself and family in coming to their location, with no human habitation near, other than a deserted Indian wigwam on the creek, a half mile from their cabin. Once, Phoebe was followed in the woods by a panther, which threatened to attack her. She climbed a tree and had to remain there until the panther left. At the time of his death, John Jackson was very well supplied with domestic animals, tools and implements for farming, household and kitchen furniture and machinery for carding,spinning, weaving, etc. The inventory of his personal estate amounted to $423.

 

Last Will & Testament of John Jackson

I, JOHN JACKSON of Clinton Co. and State of Ohio, being of a perfect mind and body, calling to mind the uncertainty of time, and knowing that all men are once to die, I do make, constitute, and ordain this to be my last will and testament, in manner and form as followth.

It is my desire, that my body be discretely buried at the discresions of my executors hereafter named, and touching my worldly estate, which kindly God hath been pleased to bless me with. I dispose of In the following manner, and finally, it is my desire, that my just debts and funeral expenses be first paid,

Item I - I give and bequeath unto my daughter HANNAH BRANSCOM, the sum of five shillings if demanded, she having already had what I intended her to have.

Item II - I give and bequeath unto my daughter, SARAH CHAINEY, the sum of five shillings if demanded, she having had what I intended her to have.

Item III - I give and bequeath unto my daughter CHARITY FOSTER, the sum of five shillings if demanded, she having had what I intended her to have.

Item IV - I give and bequeath unto my daughter, ELIZABETH ROOKS, five shillings if demanded, she having had her part also,

Item V - I give and bequeath all the rest of my whole estate, real and personal, to my beloved wife, PHOEBE JACKSON, to be wholly at her disposal, during her Widowhood, for her support in raising and taking care of children. But in case she should marry again, it is my will that she have a third part of my personal estate, except the farming tools.

Item VI - I give unto my sons URIAH JACKSON, WILLIAM JACKSON, AMER JACKSON, and JESSE JACKSON, all my farming tools, to be equally divided between them, and lastly, all the rest of my estate, I give and bequeath unto my above married daughters, and my two youngest daughters, KEZIAH, and MARY JACKSON, to be equally divided between them at the expiration of my wife's widowhood.

I do make, constitute and ordain my Beloved Wife and NEPHEW CURTIS BALES to be executors to this my last will and testament, I do also revoke and disallow of all other wills heretofore made by me. To satisfying and confirming this only, and alone, to my last, will and testament, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this second day of the eight month, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred, and ten.

Signed sealed and acknowledged in the presents of JACOB JACKSON and EMMION WILLIAMS

JOHN JACKSON x mark

Recorded the 1st day of Nov. 1810, Jesse Hughes, Clinton, Co Oct. 16, 1810 the last will and testament of JOHN JACKSON was proved by the two subscribing witnesses thereto, and the court order letters testamentary issue ABSALOM REED, JOSEPH GRICE, and THOMAS DRAPER are appointed to appraise the personal estate of the said JOHN JACKSON deceased.

 

 

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Notes for John Jackson:

General Notes:

John Jackson was born 1753 in PA an died 10 Aug 1810 in Clinton Co., OH. After their marriage, John and Phoebe Beales Jackson moved to Surry Co., North Carolina . He had received aNorth Carolina land grant on Chinquepin Creek which was located near Tom's Creek and the newly formed Quaker Meeting House at Westfield. When Stokes Co. was formed, this land was just over the line in the newly formed Stokes Co. There are several deeds for John Jackson at Dobson, North Carolina , county seat of Surry Co., North Carolina , where he bought and sold land and was a witness to many deeds and wills.

 

They became members of the Westfield Quaker Meeting 3 Mar 1792, where they were members for several years. This was a few years before he moved to Greene Co., TN. It is recorded in the MM records that John Jackson was disowned from the Meeting for "going to law with a member of our society, also for not complying with his contracts, and for a breach of trust in that of taking a travelers horse in order to take care of him and trading the horse away without the leave of the said traveler, and when he (the traveler) returned have him no true information nor made him any satisfaction for said horse.' John is not mentioned again in any Quaker records after his disownment except as the father of his children or as Phoebe's husband.

 

John and his family left Westfield,North Carolina in 1799 and moved to Green Co., TN. Nine of their eleven children were born inNorth Carolina and two children were born after the move to Green Co., TN.

 

"History of Clinton County, Wayne Township" By James H. Terrell

John Jackson came to Ohio in the year 1802, directly from TN. After his marriage, he had lived for some time in Surry Co,North Carolina and afterward for some years in East Tennessee, Jefferson Co, not far from Knoxville. He came to the point of his location in the spring of 1803, with his wife Phoebe and ten children. They settled on the Middle Branch of Lose Creek, on one of the Ransdale's surveys, No, 1,027, about one mile a little north of west from where the counties of Highland and Fayette have a corner in the east line of Clinton OH.

His cabin stood west of where the Urbana road is now located, upon a high piece of rolling land covered with a heavy growth of large oak trees, and near a large spring, about two hundred and fifty yards nearly southwest of the present well-known residence of James Morris. His cabin disappeared long ago, but the indications of the ground plainly show the place where they at one time stood.

They were built in the wild green woods, remote from any road or path except the one which he opened for himself and family in coming to their location. with no human habitation near, if a deserted indian wigwam on the creek, half a mile away is not regarded as an exception.

The barn said to have been built by him was, until lately, and perhaps still is, in use for the purpose for which it was erected. The fields which he cleared and brought Into cultivation are now, with the exception of a few acres, cleared on the Daily farm, all merged in the home farm of Mr. James Morris.

This favored spot was, at this date, in the midst of a solitary wilderness of great extent, peopled by Indians and abounding in wild deer, bears and wolves.

At the date of Mr. Jackson's settlement, the whole number of families within the boundaries of what is now Clinton Co did not exceed ten, the true count being, it is believed, only eight, or at most nine. In our count, Isaac Miller and Joseph McKibben are excluded, though residing within the limits referred to as early as 1802, neither having a family at the time.

Mr. Jackson's nearest neighbor on the north of Clinton Co side of the line, which now divides the counties of Highland and Fayette from Clinton, was, not a doubt of it, Morgan van Meter, at the site of what was afterward Morgantown, now deserted, seven miles away.

Three miles below van Meter, on the east fork of the Little Maimi, near where Farmer's Station, on the Marietta Railroad, now is. Joseph McKibben and Isaac Miller, young men and single were keeping "bach" in a cabin, ten miles from Jackson's improvement. At about the same distance, in a course a little west of North, on the Hinkson Prairie. in what is now Wilson Township. Amos Wilson and James Mills lived in the same dooryard, yet each In his own dwelling. On the other or south side of the same line, a few settlers, not more than half a dozen in all, had settled here and there, with wide intervals between them, in the fall of 1802.

These settlers were Bowater Beals, James Haworth, John Walters, and Nathaniel Pope, and the next year, Evan Evans and James Smith, the nearest of whom to Mr. Jackson was at least three miles distant. James Haworth, a native of PA, was a brother of George Haworth, who settled on Todd's Fork, near where the Meeting house is in 1803.

Mr. Jackson seems to have been a man of industry and economy. At the time of his death, he was, for that day, quite well supplied with domestic animals, the tools and implements for farming, household and kitchen furniture and the machinery for carding, spinning, weaving, etc. The inventory of his personal estate, as estimated by Absalom Reed, Joseph Grice and Thomas Draper, the appraisers, amounted to $423.

He made his will Aug. 2, 1810, during his last sickness. It was drawn by his brother Jacob, and was attested by Jacob Jackson and Enon Williams, father in-law of the late Robert Wray. The execution of it was committed to his wife Phoebe and to Curtis Beals, whom he called "my nephew". It was probated Oct. 16, 1810, being the first will admitted to probate in Clinton Co, OH.

Mr. Jackson had a large family; six daughters and four sons lived to mature age and were married. His family was not well suited for the rugged work of opening a farm in the wild woods. They eventually moved to what is now Wayne Township, Clinton Co., OH. At the date of their settlement the total number of families within the boundaries of what is now Clinton Co., did not exceed ten. John Jackson was known as a 'squatter" from 1803 until he bought his land in 1809, He died one year after buying his land. Both he and Phoebe are buried in the old graveyard in the Hoskins neighborhood near a Friends Meeting House (now gone). The cabin he built for his family stood on a high piece of rolling land covered with a heavy growth of large oak trees. It was near a large spring. This cabin disappeared long ago, but the indications of the ground plainly show the place where they once lived. They built in the wild green woods, remote from any road or path except the one which he opened for himself and family in coming to their location, with no human habitation near, other than a deserted Indian wigwam on the creek, a half mile from their cabin. Once, Phoebe was followed in the woods by a panther, which threatened to attack her. She climbed a tree and had to remain there until the panther left. At the time of his death, John Jackson was very well supplied with domestic animals, tools and implements for farming, household and kitchen furniture and machinery for carding,spinning, weaving, etc. The inventory of his personal estate amounted to $423.

 

Last Will & Testament of John Jackson

I, JOHN JACKSON of Clinton Co. and State of Ohio, being of a perfect mind and body, calling to mind the uncertainty of time, and knowing that all men are once to die, I do make, constitute, and ordain this to be my last will and testament, in manner and form as followth.

It is my desire, that my body be discretely buried at the discresions of my executors hereafter named, and touching my worldly estate, which kindly God hath been pleased to bless me with. I dispose of In the following manner, and finally, it is my desire, that my just debts and funeral expenses be first paid,

Item I - I give and bequeath unto my daughter HANNAH BRANSCOM, the sum of five shillings if demanded, she having already had what I intended her to have.

Item II - I give and bequeath unto my daughter, SARAH CHAINEY, the sum of five shillings if demanded, she having had what I intended her to have.

Item III - I give and bequeath unto my daughter CHARITY FOSTER, the sum of five shillings if demanded, she having had what I intended her to have.

Item IV - I give and bequeath unto my daughter, ELIZABETH ROOKS, five shillings if demanded, she having had her part also,

Item V - I give and bequeath all the rest of my whole estate, real and personal, to my beloved wife, PHOEBE JACKSON, to be wholly at her disposal, during her Widowhood, for her support in raising and taking care of children. But in case she should marry again, it is my will that she have a third part of my personal estate, except the farming tools.

Item VI - I give unto my sons URIAH JACKSON, WILLIAM JACKSON, AMER JACKSON, and JESSE JACKSON, all my farming tools, to be equally divided between them, and lastly, all the rest of my estate, I give and bequeath unto my above married daughters, and my two youngest daughters, KEZIAH, and MARY JACKSON, to be equally divided between them at the expiration of my wife's widowhood.

I do make, constitute and ordain my Beloved Wife and NEPHEW CURTIS BALES to be executors to this my last will and testament, I do also revoke and disallow of all other wills heretofore made by me. To satisfying and confirming this only, and alone, to my last, will and testament, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this second day of the eight month, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred, and ten.

Signed sealed and acknowledged in the presents of JACOB JACKSON and EMMION WILLIAMS

JOHN JACKSON x mark

Recorded the 1st day of Nov. 1810, Jesse Hughes, Clinton, Co Oct. 16, 1810 the last will and testament of JOHN JACKSON was proved by the two subscribing witnesses thereto, and the court order letters testamentary issue ABSALOM REED, JOSEPH GRICE, and THOMAS DRAPER are appointed to appraise the personal estate of the said JOHN JACKSON deceased.

 

 

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Notes for John Jackson:

General Notes:

John Jackson was born 1753 in PA an died 10 Aug 1810 in Clinton Co., OH. After their marriage, John and Phoebe Beales Jackson moved to Surry Co., North Carolina . He had received aNorth Carolina land grant on Chinquepin Creek which was located near Tom's Creek and the newly formed Quaker Meeting House at Westfield. When Stokes Co. was formed, this land was just over the line in the newly formed Stokes Co. There are several deeds for John Jackson at Dobson, North Carolina , county seat of Surry Co., North Carolina , where he bought and sold land and was a witness to many deeds and wills.

 

They became members of the Westfield Quaker Meeting 3 Mar 1792, where they were members for several years. This was a few years before he moved to Greene Co., TN. It is recorded in the MM records that John Jackson was disowned from the Meeting for "going to law with a member of our society, also for not complying with his contracts, and for a breach of trust in that of taking a travelers horse in order to take care of him and trading the horse away without the leave of the said traveler, and when he (the traveler) returned have him no true information nor made him any satisfaction for said horse.' John is not mentioned again in any Quaker records after his disownment except as the father of his children or as Phoebe's husband.

 

John and his family left Westfield,North Carolina in 1799 and moved to Green Co., TN. Nine of their eleven children were born inNorth Carolina and two children were born after the move to Green Co., TN.

 

"History of Clinton County, Wayne Township" By James H. Terrell

John Jackson came to Ohio in the year 1802, directly from TN. After his marriage, he had lived for some time in Surry Co,North Carolina and afterward for some years in East Tennessee, Jefferson Co, not far from Knoxville. He came to the point of his location in the spring of 1803, with his wife Phoebe and ten children. They settled on the Middle Branch of Lose Creek, on one of the Ransdale's surveys, No, 1,027, about one mile a little north of west from where the counties of Highland and Fayette have a corner in the east line of Clinton OH.

His cabin stood west of where the Urbana road is now located, upon a high piece of rolling land covered with a heavy growth of large oak trees, and near a large spring, about two hundred and fifty yards nearly southwest of the present well-known residence of James Morris. His cabin disappeared long ago, but the indications of the ground plainly show the place where they at one time stood.

They were built in the wild green woods, remote from any road or path except the one which he opened for himself and family in coming to their location. with no human habitation near, if a deserted indian wigwam on the creek, half a mile away is not regarded as an exception.

The barn said to have been built by him was, until lately, and perhaps still is, in use for the purpose for which it was erected. The fields which he cleared and brought Into cultivation are now, with the exception of a few acres, cleared on the Daily farm, all merged in the home farm of Mr. James Morris.

This favored spot was, at this date, in the midst of a solitary wilderness of great extent, peopled by Indians and abounding in wild deer, bears and wolves.

At the date of Mr. Jackson's settlement, the whole number of families within the boundaries of what is now Clinton Co did not exceed ten, the true count being, it is believed, only eight, or at most nine. In our count, Isaac Miller and Joseph McKibben are excluded, though residing within the limits referred to as early as 1802, neither having a family at the time.

Mr. Jackson's nearest neighbor on the north of Clinton Co side of the line, which now divides the counties of Highland and Fayette from Clinton, was, not a doubt of it, Morgan van Meter, at the site of what was afterward Morgantown, now deserted, seven miles away.

Three miles below van Meter, on the east fork of the Little Maimi, near where Farmer's Station, on the Marietta Railroad, now is. Joseph McKibben and Isaac Miller, young men and single were keeping "bach" in a cabin, ten miles from Jackson's improvement. At about the same distance, in a course a little west of North, on the Hinkson Prairie. in what is now Wilson Township. Amos Wilson and James Mills lived in the same dooryard, yet each In his own dwelling. On the other or south side of the same line, a few settlers, not more than half a dozen in all, had settled here and there, with wide intervals between them, in the fall of 1802.

These settlers were Bowater Beals, James Haworth, John Walters, and Nathaniel Pope, and the next year, Evan Evans and James Smith, the nearest of whom to Mr. Jackson was at least three miles distant. James Haworth, a native of PA, was a brother of George Haworth, who settled on Todd's Fork, near where the Meeting house is in 1803.

Mr. Jackson seems to have been a man of industry and economy. At the time of his death, he was, for that day, quite well supplied with domestic animals, the tools and implements for farming, household and kitchen furniture and the machinery for carding, spinning, weaving, etc. The inventory of his personal estate, as estimated by Absalom Reed, Joseph Grice and Thomas Draper, the appraisers, amounted to $423.

He made his will Aug. 2, 1810, during his last sickness. It was drawn by his brother Jacob, and was attested by Jacob Jackson and Enon Williams, father in-law of the late Robert Wray. The execution of it was committed to his wife Phoebe and to Curtis Beals, whom he called "my nephew". It was probated Oct. 16, 1810, being the first will admitted to probate in Clinton Co, OH.

Mr. Jackson had a large family; six daughters and four sons lived to mature age and were married. His family was not well suited for the rugged work of opening a farm in the wild woods. They eventually moved to what is now Wayne Township, Clinton Co., OH. At the date of their settlement the total number of families within the boundaries of what is now Clinton Co., did not exceed ten. John Jackson was known as a 'squatter" from 1803 until he bought his land in 1809, He died one year after buying his land. Both he and Phoebe are buried in the old graveyard in the Hoskins neighborhood near a Friends Meeting House (now gone). The cabin he built for his family stood on a high piece of rolling land covered with a heavy growth of large oak trees. It was near a large spring. This cabin disappeared long ago, but the indications of the ground plainly show the place where they once lived. They built in the wild green woods, remote from any road or path except the one which he opened for himself and family in coming to their location, with no human habitation near, other than a deserted Indian wigwam on the creek, a half mile from their cabin. Once, Phoebe was followed in the woods by a panther, which threatened to attack her. She climbed a tree and had to remain there until the panther left. At the time of his death, John Jackson was very well supplied with domestic animals, tools and implements for farming, household and kitchen furniture and machinery for carding,spinning, weaving, etc. The inventory of his personal estate amounted to $423.

 

Last Will & Testament of John Jackson

I, JOHN JACKSON of Clinton Co. and State of Ohio, being of a perfect mind and body, calling to mind the uncertainty of time, and knowing that all men are once to die, I do make, constitute, and ordain this to be my last will and testament, in manner and form as followth.

It is my desire, that my body be discretely buried at the discresions of my executors hereafter named, and touching my worldly estate, which kindly God hath been pleased to bless me with. I dispose of In the following manner, and finally, it is my desire, that my just debts and funeral expenses be first paid,

Item I - I give and bequeath unto my daughter HANNAH BRANSCOM, the sum of five shillings if demanded, she having already had what I intended her to have.

Item II - I give and bequeath unto my daughter, SARAH CHAINEY, the sum of five shillings if demanded, she having had what I intended her to have.

Item III - I give and bequeath unto my daughter CHARITY FOSTER, the sum of five shillings if demanded, she having had what I intended her to have.

Item IV - I give and bequeath unto my daughter, ELIZABETH ROOKS, five shillings if demanded, she having had her part also,

Item V - I give and bequeath all the rest of my whole estate, real and personal, to my beloved wife, PHOEBE JACKSON, to be wholly at her disposal, during her Widowhood, for her support in raising and taking care of children. But in case she should marry again, it is my will that she have a third part of my personal estate, except the farming tools.

Item VI - I give unto my sons URIAH JACKSON, WILLIAM JACKSON, AMER JACKSON, and JESSE JACKSON, all my farming tools, to be equally divided between them, and lastly, all the rest of my estate, I give and bequeath unto my above married daughters, and my two youngest daughters, KEZIAH, and MARY JACKSON, to be equally divided between them at the expiration of my wife's widowhood.

I do make, constitute and ordain my Beloved Wife and NEPHEW CURTIS BALES to be executors to this my last will and testament, I do also revoke and disallow of all other wills heretofore made by me. To satisfying and confirming this only, and alone, to my last, will and testament, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this second day of the eight month, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred, and ten.

Signed sealed and acknowledged in the presents of JACOB JACKSON and EMMION WILLIAMS

JOHN JACKSON x mark

Recorded the 1st day of Nov. 1810, Jesse Hughes, Clinton, Co Oct. 16, 1810 the last will and testament of JOHN JACKSON was proved by the two subscribing witnesses thereto, and the court order letters testamentary issue ABSALOM REED, JOSEPH GRICE, and THOMAS DRAPER are appointed to appraise the personal estate of the said JOHN JACKSON deceased.

 

 

iv.

Susanna Jackson[32] was born in 1755 in Probably in Chester, Pennsylvania[32]. She married Daniel Beales on 05 Apr 1775 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[121]. She died on 09 Aug 1840 in Randolph, Indiana, USA[32].

Notes for Susanna Jackson:

General Notes:

Susannah Jackson was the fourth child and first daughter of Samuel and Catherine Plankinhorn Jackson. She would have been about the age of ten when her parents moved to North Carolina , settling in Rowan Co.

 

 

Stephen Jackson, jsteve@ucar.edu writes the following in an email to me:

 

On your web page you show that Curtis Jackson's sister Susannah Jackson

married Daniel Beales, and that couple had 11 children. In the LDS

database I found records of 12 children:

 

Daniel Beales & Susannah Jackson

children:

(a) John Bales Aug. 24, 1780

(b) Daniel Bales 1784

(c) Catharine Bales 1787

(d) Sarah Beals May 5, 1778

(e) Phebe Beals Apr. 11 1786

(f) Ann Beals Dec. 1, 1787

(g) Susannah Beals Dec 12, 1796

(h) Katherine Beals Feb. 28, 1790

(i) Rachel Beales Apr. 24, 1794

(j) Curtis Beales Apr. 29, 1779

(k) Bowater Beales Jun. 17, 1781

(l) Jacob Beales Jul. 5, 1783

(m) Elizabeth Beales Jul. 27, 1785

 

Most of those children were listed as being born in the New Garden Friends

Membership. This list includes all the children you list plus Daniel Bales,

who you do not have. I believe that Catharine/Katherine are the same.

 

Susannah Jackson was the fourth child and the first daughter of Samuel and Catherine Plankinh orn Jackson. She was born ca. 1751(54?), probably in Chester Co, PA. She would have been around the age of ten when her parents moved to North Carolina, settling in Rowan County. Her marriage is recorded in the New Garden MM in Guilford Co, NC as being married to Daniel Beals at Westfield MM on Apr. 5, 1775. Daniel Beals was born Feb.15, 1753 in Rowan Co, (now Guilford) NC. He was the son of Thomas Beals and Sarah Antrim.

There is no record of Daniel purchasing land in Surry Co. There is a deed recorded in Stoke s Co, NC, Page 1, vol. 1, dated July 11, 1744, which was a Grant No. 1967 to Andon Hartness for 310 acres on the waters of Muddy Creek, and states that it was part of a 500 acre grant to Daniel Beals. The land was located on the Moravian Road and joined the land of John S. Walton (This land would be in south west Stokes Co, where the Muddy Creek runs into the little Yadkin river, and would be only a few miles south east of Westfield.)

Susannah and Daniel were the parents of ten children, all of them were born in North Carolina .

After their long stay in Stokes Co, they moved with their children to Ohio in 1799, settling in Clinton and Highland Counties and from then on they moved about every year. The Beal' s family history records that they were living on Salt Creek near Adelphus, OH in 1801, and t hey moved to Lee's Creek in Highland Co, OH in the fall of 1802. In 1803 they were in Mt. Pleasants MM, in Virginia, and in 1804 they were Miami MM in Ohio.They were back in Mt. Pleasants, VA in 1808, and from there to Fairfield MM in 1809.

In Nov. 1812, Daniel was dismissed from Fairfield for disunity. Susannah was a charter member of Clark Creek MM in Highland Co, OH on Dec.24,1812. She was a charter member of Newberry MM in Clinton Co, OH on Dec.2, 1816. She was received at Cherry Grove MM, Randolph Co, IN onOct.12, 1826, and she was received at White River MM in Jan. of 1834. Daniel had requested membership at Cherry Grove MM but was denied.

Susannah died on Aug. 9, 1840 at the age of 89. Daniel died in Randolph Co, IN, year unknown . After the death of their daughter Sarah,(wife of Jesse Hiatt) they took her three weeks old son, Eli Hiatt into their home and raised him. They also raised Matilda Beals a niece or daughter of Jacob and Beulah (Hiatt) Beals. Matilda married John Hockett Aug. 18,1827 at Cherry Grove, IN.

 

 

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Notes for Susanna Jackson:

General Notes:

Susannah Jackson was the fourth child and first daughter of Samuel and Catherine Plankinhorn Jackson. She would have been about the age of ten when her parents moved to North Carolina , settling in Rowan Co.

 

 

Stephen Jackson, jsteve@ucar.edu writes the following in an email to me:

 

On your web page you show that Curtis Jackson's sister Susannah Jackson

married Daniel Beales, and that couple had 11 children. In the LDS

database I found records of 12 children:

 

Daniel Beales & Susannah Jackson

children:

(a) John Bales Aug. 24, 1780

(b) Daniel Bales 1784

(c) Catharine Bales 1787

(d) Sarah Beals May 5, 1778

(e) Phebe Beals Apr. 11 1786

(f) Ann Beals Dec. 1, 1787

(g) Susannah Beals Dec 12, 1796

(h) Katherine Beals Feb. 28, 1790

(i) Rachel Beales Apr. 24, 1794

(j) Curtis Beales Apr. 29, 1779

(k) Bowater Beales Jun. 17, 1781

(l) Jacob Beales Jul. 5, 1783

(m) Elizabeth Beales Jul. 27, 1785

 

Most of those children were listed as being born in the New Garden Friends

Membership. This list includes all the children you list plus Daniel Bales,

who you do not have. I believe that Catharine/Katherine are the same.

 

Susannah Jackson was the fourth child and the first daughter of Samuel and Catherine Plankinh orn Jackson. She was born ca. 1751(54?), probably in Chester Co, PA. She would have been around the age of ten when her parents moved to North Carolina, settling in Rowan County. Her marriage is recorded in the New Garden MM in Guilford Co, NC as being married to Daniel Beals at Westfield MM on Apr. 5, 1775. Daniel Beals was born Feb.15, 1753 in Rowan Co, (now Guilford) NC. He was the son of Thomas Beals and Sarah Antrim.

There is no record of Daniel purchasing land in Surry Co. There is a deed recorded in Stoke s Co, NC, Page 1, vol. 1, dated July 11, 1744, which was a Grant No. 1967 to Andon Hartness for 310 acres on the waters of Muddy Creek, and states that it was part of a 500 acre grant to Daniel Beals. The land was located on the Moravian Road and joined the land of John S. Walton (This land would be in south west Stokes Co, where the Muddy Creek runs into the little Yadkin river, and would be only a few miles south east of Westfield.)

Susannah and Daniel were the parents of ten children, all of them were born in North Carolina .

After their long stay in Stokes Co, they moved with their children to Ohio in 1799, settling in Clinton and Highland Counties and from then on they moved about every year. The Beal' s family history records that they were living on Salt Creek near Adelphus, OH in 1801, and t hey moved to Lee's Creek in Highland Co, OH in the fall of 1802. In 1803 they were in Mt. Pleasants MM, in Virginia, and in 1804 they were Miami MM in Ohio.They were back in Mt. Pleasants, VA in 1808, and from there to Fairfield MM in 1809.

In Nov. 1812, Daniel was dismissed from Fairfield for disunity. Susannah was a charter member of Clark Creek MM in Highland Co, OH on Dec.24,1812. She was a charter member of Newberry MM in Clinton Co, OH on Dec.2, 1816. She was received at Cherry Grove MM, Randolph Co, IN onOct.12, 1826, and she was received at White River MM in Jan. of 1834. Daniel had requested membership at Cherry Grove MM but was denied.

Susannah died on Aug. 9, 1840 at the age of 89. Daniel died in Randolph Co, IN, year unknown . After the death of their daughter Sarah,(wife of Jesse Hiatt) they took her three weeks old son, Eli Hiatt into their home and raised him. They also raised Matilda Beals a niece or daughter of Jacob and Beulah (Hiatt) Beals. Matilda married John Hockett Aug. 18,1827 at Cherry Grove, IN.

 

 

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Notes for Susanna Jackson:

General Notes:

Susannah Jackson was the fourth child and first daughter of Samuel and Catherine Plankinhorn Jackson. She would have been about the age of ten when her parents moved to North Carolina , settling in Rowan Co.

 

 

Stephen Jackson, jsteve@ucar.edu writes the following in an email to me:

 

On your web page you show that Curtis Jackson's sister Susannah Jackson

married Daniel Beales, and that couple had 11 children. In the LDS

database I found records of 12 children:

 

Daniel Beales & Susannah Jackson

children:

(a) John Bales Aug. 24, 1780

(b) Daniel Bales 1784

(c) Catharine Bales 1787

(d) Sarah Beals May 5, 1778

(e) Phebe Beals Apr. 11 1786

(f) Ann Beals Dec. 1, 1787

(g) Susannah Beals Dec 12, 1796

(h) Katherine Beals Feb. 28, 1790

(i) Rachel Beales Apr. 24, 1794

(j) Curtis Beales Apr. 29, 1779

(k) Bowater Beales Jun. 17, 1781

(l) Jacob Beales Jul. 5, 1783

(m) Elizabeth Beales Jul. 27, 1785

 

Most of those children were listed as being born in the New Garden Friends

Membership. This list includes all the children you list plus Daniel Bales,

who you do not have. I believe that Catharine/Katherine are the same.

 

Susannah Jackson was the fourth child and the first daughter of Samuel and Catherine Plankinh orn Jackson. She was born ca. 1751(54?), probably in Chester Co, PA. She would have been around the age of ten when her parents moved to North Carolina, settling in Rowan County. Her marriage is recorded in the New Garden MM in Guilford Co, NC as being married to Daniel Beals at Westfield MM on Apr. 5, 1775. Daniel Beals was born Feb.15, 1753 in Rowan Co, (now Guilford) NC. He was the son of Thomas Beals and Sarah Antrim.

There is no record of Daniel purchasing land in Surry Co. There is a deed recorded in Stoke s Co, NC, Page 1, vol. 1, dated July 11, 1744, which was a Grant No. 1967 to Andon Hartness for 310 acres on the waters of Muddy Creek, and states that it was part of a 500 acre grant to Daniel Beals. The land was located on the Moravian Road and joined the land of John S. Walton (This land would be in south west Stokes Co, where the Muddy Creek runs into the little Yadkin river, and would be only a few miles south east of Westfield.)

Susannah and Daniel were the parents of ten children, all of them were born in North Carolina .

After their long stay in Stokes Co, they moved with their children to Ohio in 1799, settling in Clinton and Highland Counties and from then on they moved about every year. The Beal' s family history records that they were living on Salt Creek near Adelphus, OH in 1801, and t hey moved to Lee's Creek in Highland Co, OH in the fall of 1802. In 1803 they were in Mt. Pleasants MM, in Virginia, and in 1804 they were Miami MM in Ohio.They were back in Mt. Pleasants, VA in 1808, and from there to Fairfield MM in 1809.

In Nov. 1812, Daniel was dismissed from Fairfield for disunity. Susannah was a charter member of Clark Creek MM in Highland Co, OH on Dec.24,1812. She was a charter member of Newberry MM in Clinton Co, OH on Dec.2, 1816. She was received at Cherry Grove MM, Randolph Co, IN onOct.12, 1826, and she was received at White River MM in Jan. of 1834. Daniel had requested membership at Cherry Grove MM but was denied.

Susannah died on Aug. 9, 1840 at the age of 89. Daniel died in Randolph Co, IN, year unknown . After the death of their daughter Sarah,(wife of Jesse Hiatt) they took her three weeks old son, Eli Hiatt into their home and raised him. They also raised Matilda Beals a niece or daughter of Jacob and Beulah (Hiatt) Beals. Matilda married John Hockett Aug. 18,1827 at Cherry Grove, IN.

 

 

v.

Samuel Jackson Jr.[122] was born on 23 Jan 1758 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA[122, 123]. He married Hannah Gibson on 23 Jan 1782 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[122]. He died on 06 Jun 1834 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[32].

Notes for Samuel Jackson Jr.:

General Notes:

Samuel Jackson, Jr. was disowned from the Westfield Friends Church due to marrying "out of unity." He enlisted and served at various times in 1780 and 1781 as a private under Captain William David in Col. Smith's Regiment. He was captured by the Tories during this time, but soon released and discharged after the surrender of Cornwallis. He was granted a pension of $20.00 per year on his application which was executed in Stokes, North Carolina on 15 Mar 1833.

 

The early census records use the names Samuel Jackson, Sr. and Samuel Jackson, Jr, and Samuel Jr., gave almost the same information in his request for pension that Jacob Jackson gave on his "Testimony." He stated he was born in Chester Co., PA and that his parents moved to Rowan Co.,North Carolina when he was around 12 years old.

 

When his parents, Samuel and Catherine Jackson moved to Tom's Creek, their land was in Surry Co., but when Stokes County was formed in 1789, the line was drawn at Westfield and Samuel Jackson, Sr. found his land had been divided by the county line. Samuel Jackson, Jr.'s land was in Stokes Co. North Carolina .

 

 

On the 15th day of March and AD, 1832, personally appeared in open court before the Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, for the County of Stokes:

 

Samuel Jackson, a resident ofNorth Carolina and the county of Stokes, aged about 74 years, who being first duly sworn in according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed 7 Jun 1832. That he entered the service of the US under the following named officers, and served at known stations. He states first that he was born in the year 1758 in the state of PA a few miles from the City of Philadelphia, on the Delaware River. That he has no record of his age, that when quite young he moved with his parents to that part of County Rowan in the state ofNorth Carolina that is now called Davidson Co. He states that when he was first called into service he lived in the county of Surry and that aforesaid was on Dan River now in Stokes Co. At other times in County of Rowan, that since the Revolutionary War he has lived in the county of Stokes, and lives there now. That he first served in a Company commanded by Captain Joseph Cloud of the county of Stokes, then Surry, in the year of 1780 for a term of four months. Then he volunteered and was put in service and appointed to guard Tory prisoners, at Old Town in Bethabara. That afterwards in the year of 1780, and the second place he served under Captain Gaines, father of General Gains, and he said that he was employed in guarding British soldiers taken prisoners at the Battle of Kings Mountain, and served for one month. Afterwards in the same and succeeding years he was engaged and sent on several scouting parties. In all for a term of one month under different officers, whose names he cannot now remember. That when engaged in the service mentioned the assignment ot which his company was attached was commanded part of the time by Col. William Sheppard and Major Joseph Winston. He recollects while on duty at Old Town a private soldier shot a Sgt. Smith for which offense he was merely whipped. Afterwards, I think, in the year 1782, in the county of Rowan, about the time the British marched south toward the Battleground of Guilford, he volunteered his services in a company of militia commanded by Captain William Davis. In which company was chiefly called out to hunt Tories and obtain them. He was taken prisoner by the Tories and after being confined a while was released, and services and complacement lasted about one month. Shortly after this, in the same year of 1782, he entered service again in a company commanded by Captain Lapp and Lieutenant Bodenhamer and marched toward Wilmington,North Carolina and while on the march, they helped to scatter Tories at "Rafts Swamp" and from there he marched to the mouth of the Neuse River where they made an attack, which was occupied by a British garrison, and then marched toward Georgetown, SC and back. They lay in the backwoods until the news assured them that Cornwallis had been taken. He was then marched home and discharged. He recollects that at "Rafts Swamp" there were 200 men of Guilford that were shot. He states he has no documentary evidence of his service and knows no person who can testify to his service except the testimony of Jacob Idol. He also states that in his neighborhood he is known to Charles Banner and Jacob Carson who can testify of his transactions for his service as a soldier of the Revolution. Sworn and submitted this day and year aforesaid - Samuel Jackson - (his mark)

 

 

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Notes for Samuel Jackson Jr.:

General Notes:

Samuel Jackson, Jr. was disowned from the Westfield Friends Church due to marrying "out of unity." He enlisted and served at various times in 1780 and 1781 as a private under Captain William David in Col. Smith's Regiment. He was captured by the Tories during this time, but soon released and discharged after the surrender of Cornwallis. He was granted a pension of $20.00 per year on his application which was executed in Stokes, North Carolina on 15 Mar 1833.

 

The early census records use the names Samuel Jackson, Sr. and Samuel Jackson, Jr, and Samuel Jr., gave almost the same information in his request for pension that Jacob Jackson gave on his "Testimony." He stated he was born in Chester Co., PA and that his parents moved to Rowan Co.,North Carolina when he was around 12 years old.

 

When his parents, Samuel and Catherine Jackson moved to Tom's Creek, their land was in Surry Co., but when Stokes County was formed in 1789, the line was drawn at Westfield and Samuel Jackson, Sr. found his land had been divided by the county line. Samuel Jackson, Jr.'s land was in Stokes Co. North Carolina .

 

 

On the 15th day of March and AD, 1832, personally appeared in open court before the Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, for the County of Stokes:

 

Samuel Jackson, a resident ofNorth Carolina and the county of Stokes, aged about 74 years, who being first duly sworn in according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed 7 Jun 1832. That he entered the service of the US under the following named officers, and served at known stations. He states first that he was born in the year 1758 in the state of PA a few miles from the City of Philadelphia, on the Delaware River. That he has no record of his age, that when quite young he moved with his parents to that part of County Rowan in the state ofNorth Carolina that is now called Davidson Co. He states that when he was first called into service he lived in the county of Surry and that aforesaid was on Dan River now in Stokes Co. At other times in County of Rowan, that since the Revolutionary War he has lived in the county of Stokes, and lives there now. That he first served in a Company commanded by Captain Joseph Cloud of the county of Stokes, then Surry, in the year of 1780 for a term of four months. Then he volunteered and was put in service and appointed to guard Tory prisoners, at Old Town in Bethabara. That afterwards in the year of 1780, and the second place he served under Captain Gaines, father of General Gains, and he said that he was employed in guarding British soldiers taken prisoners at the Battle of Kings Mountain, and served for one month. Afterwards in the same and succeeding years he was engaged and sent on several scouting parties. In all for a term of one month under different officers, whose names he cannot now remember. That when engaged in the service mentioned the assignment ot which his company was attached was commanded part of the time by Col. William Sheppard and Major Joseph Winston. He recollects while on duty at Old Town a private soldier shot a Sgt. Smith for which offense he was merely whipped. Afterwards, I think, in the year 1782, in the county of Rowan, about the time the British marched south toward the Battleground of Guilford, he volunteered his services in a company of militia commanded by Captain William Davis. In which company was chiefly called out to hunt Tories and obtain them. He was taken prisoner by the Tories and after being confined a while was released, and services and complacement lasted about one month. Shortly after this, in the same year of 1782, he entered service again in a company commanded by Captain Lapp and Lieutenant Bodenhamer and marched toward Wilmington,North Carolina and while on the march, they helped to scatter Tories at "Rafts Swamp" and from there he marched to the mouth of the Neuse River where they made an attack, which was occupied by a British garrison, and then marched toward Georgetown, SC and back. They lay in the backwoods until the news assured them that Cornwallis had been taken. He was then marched home and discharged. He recollects that at "Rafts Swamp" there were 200 men of Guilford that were shot. He states he has no documentary evidence of his service and knows no person who can testify to his service except the testimony of Jacob Idol. He also states that in his neighborhood he is known to Charles Banner and Jacob Carson who can testify of his transactions for his service as a soldier of the Revolution. Sworn and submitted this day and year aforesaid - Samuel Jackson - (his mark)

 

 

+ 32. vi.

Joseph Jackson[73] was born on 27 Dec 1761 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA[73]. He married Sarah Jessup on 21 Apr 1787 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[73]. He died on 22 Oct 1815 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73].

vii.

Elizabeth Jackson[73] was born on 12 May 1763 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[73]. She married Charles Simmons on 08 Mar 1786 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[73]. She died before 1808 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73].

viii.

Jehu Jackson[73] was born on 04 Jul 1765 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA[73]. He married Hope Jessup on 22 Mar 1788 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[73]. He died on 06 Jul 1844[73].

Notes for Jehu Jackson:

General Notes:

Jehu Jackson bought his first property on 24 Jul 1787 from his brother-in-law Daniel Beales, husband of his sister, Susannah Jackson. This land was located on Tom's Creek, and contained 160 acres. Another deed dated 7 Dec 1801 shows that Jehu paid 150 pounds ofNorth Carolina currency for one hundred acres on the fork of Tom's Creek. He bought it from his brother, Jacob Jackson, who was living in Green Co., TN at the time. On 25 May 1804, he bought another tract of land from Samuel Parker for 40 Pounds. This land was on the Meadows Branch and contained 149 acres of land. Jehu lived most of his life there on Tom's Creek, where he grew up as a boy, married and raised his children. When he was sixty-five years old, he went to Hendricks Co., IN with his family and several other members of the Westfield MM. He received his Certificate from Westfield MM on 11 Oct 1828 and was received into Fairfield MM on 6 Dec 1828 with his daughters Ann and Louisa and his wife, Hope. He lived in Hendricks Co., IN until his death on 6 Jul 1844 at the age of 79.

 

 

ix.

William Jackson[73] was born on 15 May 1767 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA[73]. He married Mary Jessup on 10 Sep 1790 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73]. He died on 20 Sep 1841 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73].

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Notes for William Jackson:

General Notes:

William Jackson's parents had moved toNorth Carolina from Chester Co., PA around 1760 and settled in Rowan, North Carolina . That part of Rowan later became Davidson Co. North Carolina . They moved from there to Tom's Creek in Surry Co.North Carolina about 1773. William spent his entire life in the Westfield area. there are several deeds recorded in the Dobson Courthouse in Surry Co., North Carolina , where he had purchased and sold land. His first deed was recorded on 4 Apr 1790 for a 200 acre tract on both sides of Rutledge Creek. William and his father, Samuel, were given a joint tract of 100 acres on Rutledge Creek as a grant from the state ofNorth Carolina on 8o Jan 1795. He and his father were to receive 50 acres each. This may be the same 50 acres that William bought from heirs after Samuel's death. He also bought a 200 acre tract of land from his father on 2 Feb 1803.

 

Last Will and Testament of William Jackson, Surry Co.North Carolina 1854. In the name of God, Amen.

 

Know all men by these present that I, William Jackson, State of North Carolina and of Surry County,being of sound mind although weak in body, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs so as to prevent any dispute after my death, do hereby will and decree the following disposition of my worldly property to be as follows:

 

First: That I bequeath to my wife, Lucy Pike Jackson should she outlive me, twenty-five acres of land lying on the south end of the tract where I now live but to extend no further than where the land is now cleared and to include the house with sufficient timer only for the support of said twenty-five acres and fire wood for the term of her natural life or widowhood and at her death or marriage whichever should happen first the said land to be sold and the proceeds divided amongst my heirs. Also a bed and furniture for the same, one oven and skillet, three plates, two knives and forks, two cups and saucers, two chairs, one cotton wheel and one sow and two sheep.

 

Secondly: I will and bequeath to my daughter Edith Jackson Puckett or her heirs that tract of land upon which Henry Marsh now lives adjoining the Hollow Spring, consisting of ninety-two acres.

 

Thirdly: I will and bequeath that Job Jackson, Elijah Jackson and John Jackson, my sons, shall be paid the sum of one dollar each.

 

Fourthly: To John and Mary Jackson and their heirs the sum of one dollar only, that being all that I would have given to their father, Jasen, had he been alive.

 

Fifth: To Martha Matthews Jackson, daughter of Newel Jackson deceased, one bed stead, bed and furniture.

 

Sixthly: That after my death the remainder of the tract upon which I live, say one hundred acres, is thereby to be sold and the proceeds to be divided equally between Job, Elijah and John Jackson or their heirs.

 

And Lastly: I will and desire my executor hereafter named to dispose of all my other property both real and personal not herein named and after applying the proceeds in payment of all my just debts and burial expenses, any balance that may remain to be equally divided amongst all my said heirs.

 

And Finally: I give to my wife, one chest for clothes, and I hereby will and appoint Stanton Taylor to be my only executor and will and desire him to fulfill the terms and conditions of this my last will and testament and hereby revoke and repeal all former wills if such there be and declare this to be my will and testament in witness whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal the twentieth day of September, one thousand, eight hundred and fifty-one. Signed by William Jackson

 

 

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Notes for William Jackson:

General Notes:

William Jackson's parents had moved toNorth Carolina from Chester Co., PA around 1760 and settled in Rowan, North Carolina . That part of Rowan later became Davidson Co. North Carolina . They moved from there to Tom's Creek in Surry Co.North Carolina about 1773. William spent his entire life in the Westfield area. there are several deeds recorded in the Dobson Courthouse in Surry Co., North Carolina , where he had purchased and sold land. His first deed was recorded on 4 Apr 1790 for a 200 acre tract on both sides of Rutledge Creek. William and his father, Samuel, were given a joint tract of 100 acres on Rutledge Creek as a grant from the state ofNorth Carolina on 8o Jan 1795. He and his father were to receive 50 acres each. This may be the same 50 acres that William bought from heirs after Samuel's death. He also bought a 200 acre tract of land from his father on 2 Feb 1803.

 

Last Will and Testament of William Jackson, Surry Co.North Carolina 1854. In the name of God, Amen.

 

Know all men by these present that I, William Jackson, State of North Carolina and of Surry County,being of sound mind although weak in body, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs so as to prevent any dispute after my death, do hereby will and decree the following disposition of my worldly property to be as follows:

 

First: That I bequeath to my wife, Lucy Pike Jackson should she outlive me, twenty-five acres of land lying on the south end of the tract where I now live but to extend no further than where the land is now cleared and to include the house with sufficient timer only for the support of said twenty-five acres and fire wood for the term of her natural life or widowhood and at her death or marriage whichever should happen first the said land to be sold and the proceeds divided amongst my heirs. Also a bed and furniture for the same, one oven and skillet, three plates, two knives and forks, two cups and saucers, two chairs, one cotton wheel and one sow and two sheep.

 

Secondly: I will and bequeath to my daughter Edith Jackson Puckett or her heirs that tract of land upon which Henry Marsh now lives adjoining the Hollow Spring, consisting of ninety-two acres.

 

Thirdly: I will and bequeath that Job Jackson, Elijah Jackson and John Jackson, my sons, shall be paid the sum of one dollar each.

 

Fourthly: To John and Mary Jackson and their heirs the sum of one dollar only, that being all that I would have given to their father, Jasen, had he been alive.

 

Fifth: To Martha Matthews Jackson, daughter of Newel Jackson deceased, one bed stead, bed and furniture.

 

Sixthly: That after my death the remainder of the tract upon which I live, say one hundred acres, is thereby to be sold and the proceeds to be divided equally between Job, Elijah and John Jackson or their heirs.

 

And Lastly: I will and desire my executor hereafter named to dispose of all my other property both real and personal not herein named and after applying the proceeds in payment of all my just debts and burial expenses, any balance that may remain to be equally divided amongst all my said heirs.

 

And Finally: I give to my wife, one chest for clothes, and I hereby will and appoint Stanton Taylor to be my only executor and will and desire him to fulfill the terms and conditions of this my last will and testament and hereby revoke and repeal all former wills if such there be and declare this to be my will and testament in witness whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal the twentieth day of September, one thousand, eight hundred and fifty-one. Signed by William Jackson

 

 

x.

Amer Jackson[124] was born on 09 Jun 1769 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA[124]. He married Violet Forkner about 1797[114]. He died in Aug 1843 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[124].

Notes for Amer Jackson:

General Notes:

There is the possibility that Amer Jackson could have been married three times as there is much difference in the ages of his children. We know that Elizabeth Shippley was his last wife. When Stokes County was formed from Surry Co., his property lay in the new county of Stokes, near Westfield, North Carolina . His will was probated Sep 1843 in Stokes, North Carolina - Book 7, page 259.

 

Amer named fifteen children in his will.

 

"The Last Will and Testament of Amer Jackson"

 

In the name of God,Amen

 

I, Amer Jackson of the County of Stokes and State ofNorth Carolina being of sound mind and Memory but considering the uncertainty of earthly existence do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following:

 

First: That my executor hereinafter named shall provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my friends and relatives; pay all my funeral expenses together with my just debts howsoever and whosoever owing out of the moneys that may first come into his hands as a part of parcel of my estate.

 

I give and devise to my wife, Elizabeth all the tract of land on which I now live during her natural life or widowhood also six head of cattle of her choice, two head of horses, one named Mack, now seven years old, the other a colt now one year old, which colt I devise to my son Allison after he become full twenty-one years old.

 

I also bequeath to my beloved wife one yoke of steer, ten heads of hogs of her choice, all my household furniture to have and to hold said property and dispose of the same as she think proper (the above named colt excepted)

 

I bequeath to my son Reid, one tract of land lying in the County of Surry called the Burch tract containing one hundred and sixty acres be the same more or less, joining the lands that he now lives on together with the sum of ten dollars.

 

I bequeath to my son, Iredell, one dollar.

 

I bequeath to my son John one tract of land lying in the county of Surry on which he now lives to be laid out by meters and bounds on the west end of said tract of land beginning at a spring near the race tract running north and south as far as said tract of land extends and containing the number of acres west of said line.

 

I bequeath to my son William one dollar.

 

I bequeath to my son Armstead five dollars

 

I bequeath to my daughter Luckey Susan, wife of James Gordon one hundred dollars.

 

I bequeath to my daughter, Lockey, wife of Aaron Tilley, fifty dollars.

 

I bequeath to my daughter, Louisa, wife of Allen Hicklin, fifty dollars.

 

I bequeath to my son, Allison my Beasly tract of land lying in this county on the Meadow Branch together with the lot I bought of Whitlock, joining thereon my Vought tract of fifty acres not joining thereto. Also the sum of one hundred dollars.

 

I bequeath to my son, Samuel, the tract of land on which I now live, after the death of my wife or at the expiration of her widowhood, consisting of some three or four different tracts of land all joining.

 

I bequeath to my son, Jacob, my mill tract of land lying in the county of Surry together with the mill and improvements belonging thereto, to be kept in repair by my executor out of any money, that may come into his hands belonging to my estate and the profits thereof to go to use of my wife and youngest children until my said son, Jacob, arrives to the age of twenty-one years.

 

I bequeath to my youngest son, Jacob, the east end of the tract of land lying in the county of Surry off of which my son, John, is to have his land containing all the tract of the line to be run laying of my son, John's tract.

 

I bequeath to my loving wife all the grain and provisions that may be on the tract of land on which I now live at my death. Also the profits of all the land bequeathed to my children yet under age of twenty-one until they arrive at the age of twenty-one to have and dispose of as she may think proper.

 

My will and desire is that all the residue of my estate shall be sold and the debts owing to me all collected and if there should be any surplus over and above the payment of debts, expenses and legacies, that said surplus shall be equally divided between my four daughters, Leathy Ann, City (Kitty), Mary and Camilla, share and share alike. (Catherine's nickname was City or Kitty)

 

And Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my trusty friend and son in law James Gordon my lawful executor to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same, hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made.

 

In witness hereof I, the said Amer Jackson, do hereunto set my hand and seal this 15th day of April A>D> 1843 - (signed by Amer Jackson - witnessed by E. W. Carson and Reuben Vaughn)

 

 

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Notes for Amer Jackson:

General Notes:

There is the possibility that Amer Jackson could have been married three times as there is much difference in the ages of his children. We know that Elizabeth Shippley was his last wife. When Stokes County was formed from Surry Co., his property lay in the new county of Stokes, near Westfield, North Carolina . His will was probated Sep 1843 in Stokes, North Carolina - Book 7, page 259.

 

Amer named fifteen children in his will.

 

"The Last Will and Testament of Amer Jackson"

 

In the name of God,Amen

 

I, Amer Jackson of the County of Stokes and State ofNorth Carolina being of sound mind and Memory but considering the uncertainty of earthly existence do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following:

 

First: That my executor hereinafter named shall provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my friends and relatives; pay all my funeral expenses together with my just debts howsoever and whosoever owing out of the moneys that may first come into his hands as a part of parcel of my estate.

 

I give and devise to my wife, Elizabeth all the tract of land on which I now live during her natural life or widowhood also six head of cattle of her choice, two head of horses, one named Mack, now seven years old, the other a colt now one year old, which colt I devise to my son Allison after he become full twenty-one years old.

 

I also bequeath to my beloved wife one yoke of steer, ten heads of hogs of her choice, all my household furniture to have and to hold said property and dispose of the same as she think proper (the above named colt excepted)

 

I bequeath to my son Reid, one tract of land lying in the County of Surry called the Burch tract containing one hundred and sixty acres be the same more or less, joining the lands that he now lives on together with the sum of ten dollars.

 

I bequeath to my son, Iredell, one dollar.

 

I bequeath to my son John one tract of land lying in the county of Surry on which he now lives to be laid out by meters and bounds on the west end of said tract of land beginning at a spring near the race tract running north and south as far as said tract of land extends and containing the number of acres west of said line.

 

I bequeath to my son William one dollar.

 

I bequeath to my son Armstead five dollars

 

I bequeath to my daughter Luckey Susan, wife of James Gordon one hundred dollars.

 

I bequeath to my daughter, Lockey, wife of Aaron Tilley, fifty dollars.

 

I bequeath to my daughter, Louisa, wife of Allen Hicklin, fifty dollars.

 

I bequeath to my son, Allison my Beasly tract of land lying in this county on the Meadow Branch together with the lot I bought of Whitlock, joining thereon my Vought tract of fifty acres not joining thereto. Also the sum of one hundred dollars.

 

I bequeath to my son, Samuel, the tract of land on which I now live, after the death of my wife or at the expiration of her widowhood, consisting of some three or four different tracts of land all joining.

 

I bequeath to my son, Jacob, my mill tract of land lying in the county of Surry together with the mill and improvements belonging thereto, to be kept in repair by my executor out of any money, that may come into his hands belonging to my estate and the profits thereof to go to use of my wife and youngest children until my said son, Jacob, arrives to the age of twenty-one years.

 

I bequeath to my youngest son, Jacob, the east end of the tract of land lying in the county of Surry off of which my son, John, is to have his land containing all the tract of the line to be run laying of my son, John's tract.

 

I bequeath to my loving wife all the grain and provisions that may be on the tract of land on which I now live at my death. Also the profits of all the land bequeathed to my children yet under age of twenty-one until they arrive at the age of twenty-one to have and dispose of as she may think proper.

 

My will and desire is that all the residue of my estate shall be sold and the debts owing to me all collected and if there should be any surplus over and above the payment of debts, expenses and legacies, that said surplus shall be equally divided between my four daughters, Leathy Ann, City (Kitty), Mary and Camilla, share and share alike. (Catherine's nickname was City or Kitty)

 

And Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my trusty friend and son in law James Gordon my lawful executor to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and testament according to the true intent and meaning of the same, hereby revoking and declaring utterly void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made.

 

In witness hereof I, the said Amer Jackson, do hereunto set my hand and seal this 15th day of April A>D> 1843 - (signed by Amer Jackson - witnessed by E. W. Carson and Reuben Vaughn)

 

 

Sarah Unknown[73] was born on Unknown[73]. She died on Unknown.

Samuel Jackson Sr. and Sarah Unknown were married after 1780[73]. They had no children.

66.

Joseph Jessup son of Thomas Jessup II and Sarah Small[42, 73] was born on 07 Sep 1738 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[42]. He died on 10 Mar 1796 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[42].

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Notes for Joseph Jessup:

General Notes:

The Jessup family of the Westfield area of Surry Co.,North Carolina has one of the most complete historical and genealogical records of any family in the county. Such a history was made possible by the wonderful records in the Quaker Church, the church with which so many Jessups have been associated for more than 300 years. Much of my information has come from these Quaker Records and it is my joy to share what I have learned about my ancestors with others interested in preserving our heritage. My research has been enhanced also by the help of so many Jessup family genealogists who have shared their findings with me.

 

The Westfield Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, better known in this area as "Old Westfield", is the oldest church in Surry or Stokes County and probably the oldest religious group in Northwest North Carolina this side of the Moravian settlements of what is now Winston Salem. The Meeting dates back to the 1760's when pioneer Quakers from New Garden (now Guilford College) crossed Quaker Gap of the Sauratown mountains to plant a new community in the valleys of Big Creek and Tom's Creek. Early Quakers began holding meetings at Westfield by 1772 under the care of New Garden Quarterly Meeting and continued until the monthly meeting was established in 1786. Representatives from New Garden were sent to hold services for them. This is said to have lead to the name, "Westfield." The Quakers at New Garden regarded the work as a mission project and since it was located west of New Garden it was referred to as, "The Western Field." Thus comes the name, "Westfield."

 

The meeting was officially established November 13, 1786. The Westfield friends would send representatives all the way to New Garden, 67 miles, every month. Bowater Sumner was named the first clerk of the Monthly Meeting.

 

Quaker records show that between 1801-1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families who migrated to Indiana and Ohio and the Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832. It was revived again in 1868 when Albert Peele and Isom Cox came from New Garden to Westfield and met on a Sunday morning in the open air with about 150 people. "The people decided from that time to have a Friends Meeting again and made up among themselves to do it." John Y. Hoover began serving as pastor in 1872.

 

The dates of the erection of the first building is uncertain, but a deed dated 1797 for nine acres of land "including the Westfield Meeting House" seem to indicate that the building was constructed soon after the establishment of the Meeting. Three meetings have served as Meeting Houses for the congregation. The first build in the 1780's decayed before the Civil War. It was rebuild about 1870 and was used until 1885 when a new and more modern building was erected. This building has been remodeled and additions made to it through the years.

 

The "Old Westfield Friends Meeting" has stood for 200 years as a monument to the faithful foresight of dedicated Quakers. It has weathered the storms of strife, war, and depression, and is a witness to the stability of the Church which Jesus came to establish in the hearts and lives of people.

 

From Luther N. Byrd, Elon College,North Carolina Feb 20, 1951

 

Deed records in Surry County and Rowan County show that the earliest settlement of people in the area which later was to center about the Old Westfield Quaker Church was between 1760 and 1770, for there are records of people buying or claiming land in that section between those dates. Since most of the early settlers were Quakers, we may assume that there was some semblance of religious group at or near Westfield before 1770.

 

Westfield Church was established as an off-spring of the historic New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College, for the church records at New Garden prove that to be a fact. The Quakers at New Garden regarded the church work at Westfield as a sort of mission project in its early years, and since it was located west of Guilford College, it was referred to as "the western field", and thus came the name of Westfield.

 

The minutes of the New Garden Monthly Meeting for August 29, 1772 state that "Also the Friends near the Mountains request the indulgence of holding meetings on week-days among themselves." The people near the mountains were those at Westfield, so that is proof that there were enough Quakers in the Westfield section prior to 1772 to be interested in holding meetings.

 

The minutes for New Garden for September, 1772 show that "the committee appointed to visit Friends near the mountains reports that they complied with instructions, Â…. And its the sense and judgment that they (the Friends near the Mountains) be indulged the privilege of holding such meetings and appoints them the fourth day of he week." These meetings were the first official church gatherings at Westfield. (1772).

 

The Westfield meeting operated for several years under the guidance and care of the New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College. It was referred to as "the little meeting nigh Tom's Creek" in minutes of the New Garden Meeting for May29, 1773.

 

The Westfield Quakers expressed themselves in 1779 (during the American Revolution) as opposed to war, which is an ancient Quaker belief.

 

The church at Westfield was established on a more permanent basis when the Western Quarterly Meeting met at Cane Creek o n November 9,m 1782 and authorized a committee to inspect the Westfield group and report at the next quarterly session. The Westfield Quakers had requested such a preparative meeting in August, 1782. Formal organization of he Westfield Meeting as a preparative body was finally and definitely granted August 14, 1784.

 

The first recorded minutes of a regular Monthly Meeting at Westfield bare the date of December 23, 1786. Bowater Sumner was appointed first clerk.

 

The exact date of he first church building at Westfield is not known, but it was probably built soon after the meeting first started, for there is a deed on file in Quaker Archives at Guilford College, dated August 1797 for nine acres "including the Westfield Meeting House." That is proof that there was already a church building there at that date.

 

I have in my files a hand-written statement from the late Mrs. Effie Ann Hill, who stated that the first church building was build right after the meeting was started, and she states that the first church stood down in the present grave yard and that it was located abut twenty steps west of our father's (Ira Chilton) grave. She writes "when he was put there, his grave was made at the lower side of the East Yard of the church." Mrs. Hill stated that the old church stood on the east side of the road, but in 1939 when they had that big home-coming and celebration at the renovation of the present church, someone located some old rocks just below the present church toward the cemetery (but on the west side of the road along with the present location of Ira W. Chilton's grave, but seems to me that it was not too far down in the cemetery, so it seems likely that the oldest church might have been where those rocks were located to form a square for the old foundation. Ira Chilton died in 1885.

 

Now, Mrs. Hill also wrote that "the old log walls of he old church was still standing" when services were started again after the Civil War, so evidently that first church was practically gone at that time. Quaker records show that between 1801 and 1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families, who migrated to Indiana and Ohio, and the Westfield Monthly Meeting was laid down in 1832. The bulk of the migration began in 1817. The result was that from 1832 until after the Civil War there was no Westfield Monthly Meeting. In April 1860, there was still a meeting house there, for there is a deed on record made by the Trustees of Friends to the trustees of the Westfield community for "a tract of land known as the Westfield Meeting House and graveyard, the same to be known for all time to come as a public burying ground and meeting place for all respectable religious peoples." So the Westfield Quaker property belongs to the community form 1860 to 1872. In 1872 the Trustees of the Friends (Sandy Cook, William H. Pell, and Benjamin F. Davis) paid $125 for the nine acre tract, and it once more became the property of the Friends church, with the provision that it was to be held forever by the Society of Friends.

 

At this point let us point out the Quarterly Meetings of which Westfield Monthly Meeting has been a part. It was originally founded in 1786 as a member of the Western Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the newly organized New Garden Quarterly Meeting in 1787. Within the next few years, Westfield itself branched out and formed new Monthly Meetings at Lost Creek in Tennessee in 1793, at New Hope in Tennessee in 1795, Mount Pleasant and Fruit Hill in Virginia in 1797, at North Providence in 1801, and so in 1803 the Westfield Quarterly Meeting set off. Apparently this Westfield Quarterly Meeting continued until the Westfield Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832, but when the Westfield church revived in 1883, it belonged to Deep River Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the new Yadkin Valley Quarterly Meeting in 1889 and was again transferred to the new Surry Quarterly Meeting in 1898.

 

Excerpts from Hinshaw, Volume I Westfield Monthly Meeting

 

Tom's Creek Meeting, the predecessor of Westfield, was located in Surry County, North Carolina , not far from the Virginia Line. The meeting for worship was organized about 1771; the preparative meeting in 1784. The name was changed to Westfield when the monthly meeting was established, in 1786. Previous to this time, Tom's Creek Preparative Meeting had been attached to New Garden Monthly Meeting.

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Joseph Jessup became the first Jessup to settle at Westfield, North Carolina . He was accompanied to Westfield by three of his brothers but all three of them later moved to Indiana and other western states. Joseph was the only son of Thomas Jessup that remained in North Carolina . He married Priscilla "out of unity, settled on a farm in Stokes, North Carolina , near the headwaters of the Dan River, not far from the southern border of VA. His father, Thomas Jessup, signed the disownment papers at Cane Creek MM. Joseph, alone of his father's sons, lived and died in North Carolina . The children of Joseph and Priscilla Jessup were found on two wills dated 29 Feb 1791 and 10 Mar 1796. Quaker records were submitted to Beth Cox Rowe by Linda Jessup. She also gives credit to Rev. Jasper Newton Jessup.

 

WILL OF JOSEPH JESSUP:

 

I, Joseph Jessop, of Surry County & State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following:

 

First, my will is that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid in due time by my Executors.

 

Item 2. My Will is that son Jacob Jessop have five shillings.

 

Item 3. My Will is that my daughter, Sarah Jackson, have five shillings.

 

Item 4. My Will is that my daughter, Mary Jackson, have five shillings.

 

Item 5. My Will is that my son, William Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 6. My Will is that my son, John Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 7. My Will is that my daughter, Rachel Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 8. My Will is that my beloved wife, Priscilla Jessop shall have the plantation, whereon I now live and all the appurtenances thereunto belonging while she remains my widow, the plantation to be equally divided between her and Eli and she to have her choice of halves and at her decease then Eli is to have the aforesaid plantation and all the land lying between the line that divides of my son, William and my son, Jacob, land and sixty acres lying on both sides of the grassee fork joining the county line.

 

Item 9. My Will is that my beloved wife shall have all the income of my mill while she remains my widow.

 

Item 10. My Will is that as long as my sons keep my mill up they shall have their grain ground at her clear of expense except the miller's part.

 

Item 11. My Will is that my daughter, Hannah Jessop, shall have thirty-five pounds

 

Item 12. My Will is that my survey of land of three hundred and ten acres lying on Forbush Creek in Surry County and one hundred and ninety and one half acres of my land on Arches Creek in Surry County, and fifty acres of land on the waters of the Stock Fork in Stokes County all to be sold and equally divided between my wife, Priscilla Jessop and all my children; namely, Jacob, Sarah, Mary, Joseph, William, John, Rachel, Caleb, Elijah, Hannah and Eli.

 

Item 13. Thereby ordain, constitute and appoint my trusty and well beloved brother, Timothy Jessop and my son, Joseph Jessop, the whole and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament to act and dispose thereof according to my Will and desire to the best of their knowledge.

 

And lastly, thereby utterly revoke and disannul and make void all other will or wills or testaments by me made or done, except such as made and done lawfully in my life time. Rectifying, confirming and allowing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, whereunto I have interchangeably set my hand and affixed my seal this tenth day of the third month in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-six.

 

Test_________

Thomas Sumner

Benjamin C________

Seal

Hannah Sumner Joseph Jessop (his mark) ( )

 

 

A CODICIL TO A WILL

 

Be it known to all men by these present that I, Joseph Jessop, of the county of Surry and State of North Carolina, planter, have made and declared my last Will and Testament in writing, bearing date the tenth of the third month, one thousand, seven hundred ninety_______

 

I the said, Joseph Jessop, by this present codicil do ratify and confirm my said last Will and Testament and do further give and bequeath unto my son, John, the sum of forty-five pounds lawful money to be levied and raised out of my Estate, and so I give and bequeath to my sun, Caleb Jessop, the sum of forty-five pounds lawful money to be raised in the same manner. I also give and bequeath to my son, Elijah Jessop, forty-five pounds lawful money to be raised in the like manner to be paid unto them by my Executors out of my estate and that this codicil is judged to be a part and parcel of my last Will and Testament and that all things therein mentioned and contained be faithfully and truly performed and as fully and amply in every respect as if the same one so declared and set down in my said last Will and Testament witness my hand the seventeenth of tenth month of the year one thousand and ninety ___.

 

Signed, sealed

 

Sept

Seal

William Jessop

(name that can't be read)

Caleb Sumner Joseph Jessop (his mark) ( )

 

 

The first Surry County deed record was dated October 18, 1786, shows a purchase of land lying along Big Creek near the village of Westfield, North Carolina , but Joseph Jessop may have been living in the area prior to that time. He eventually owned vast holdings of land in both Surry and Stokes Counties, North Carolina . His land extended for twenty-five miles from Chestnut Ridge to the Clemmons Ford of the Dan River and on to Buck Island in the Dan River.

 

 

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General Notes:

The Jessup family of the Westfield area of Surry Co.,North Carolina has one of the most complete historical and genealogical records of any family in the county. Such a history was made possible by the wonderful records in the Quaker Church, the church with which so many Jessups have been associated for more than 300 years. Much of my information has come from these Quaker Records and it is my joy to share what I have learned about my ancestors with others interested in preserving our heritage. My research has been enhanced also by the help of so many Jessup family genealogists who have shared their findings with me.

 

The Westfield Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, better known in this area as "Old Westfield", is the oldest church in Surry or Stokes County and probably the oldest religious group in Northwest North Carolina this side of the Moravian settlements of what is now Winston Salem. The Meeting dates back to the 1760's when pioneer Quakers from New Garden (now Guilford College) crossed Quaker Gap of the Sauratown mountains to plant a new community in the valleys of Big Creek and Tom's Creek. Early Quakers began holding meetings at Westfield by 1772 under the care of New Garden Quarterly Meeting and continued until the monthly meeting was established in 1786. Representatives from New Garden were sent to hold services for them. This is said to have lead to the name, "Westfield." The Quakers at New Garden regarded the work as a mission project and since it was located west of New Garden it was referred to as, "The Western Field." Thus comes the name, "Westfield."

 

The meeting was officially established November 13, 1786. The Westfield friends would send representatives all the way to New Garden, 67 miles, every month. Bowater Sumner was named the first clerk of the Monthly Meeting.

 

Quaker records show that between 1801-1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families who migrated to Indiana and Ohio and the Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832. It was revived again in 1868 when Albert Peele and Isom Cox came from New Garden to Westfield and met on a Sunday morning in the open air with about 150 people. "The people decided from that time to have a Friends Meeting again and made up among themselves to do it." John Y. Hoover began serving as pastor in 1872.

 

The dates of the erection of the first building is uncertain, but a deed dated 1797 for nine acres of land "including the Westfield Meeting House" seem to indicate that the building was constructed soon after the establishment of the Meeting. Three meetings have served as Meeting Houses for the congregation. The first build in the 1780's decayed before the Civil War. It was rebuild about 1870 and was used until 1885 when a new and more modern building was erected. This building has been remodeled and additions made to it through the years.

 

The "Old Westfield Friends Meeting" has stood for 200 years as a monument to the faithful foresight of dedicated Quakers. It has weathered the storms of strife, war, and depression, and is a witness to the stability of the Church which Jesus came to establish in the hearts and lives of people.

 

From Luther N. Byrd, Elon College,North Carolina Feb 20, 1951

 

Deed records in Surry County and Rowan County show that the earliest settlement of people in the area which later was to center about the Old Westfield Quaker Church was between 1760 and 1770, for there are records of people buying or claiming land in that section between those dates. Since most of the early settlers were Quakers, we may assume that there was some semblance of religious group at or near Westfield before 1770.

 

Westfield Church was established as an off-spring of the historic New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College, for the church records at New Garden prove that to be a fact. The Quakers at New Garden regarded the church work at Westfield as a sort of mission project in its early years, and since it was located west of Guilford College, it was referred to as "the western field", and thus came the name of Westfield.

 

The minutes of the New Garden Monthly Meeting for August 29, 1772 state that "Also the Friends near the Mountains request the indulgence of holding meetings on week-days among themselves." The people near the mountains were those at Westfield, so that is proof that there were enough Quakers in the Westfield section prior to 1772 to be interested in holding meetings.

 

The minutes for New Garden for September, 1772 show that "the committee appointed to visit Friends near the mountains reports that they complied with instructions, Â…. And its the sense and judgment that they (the Friends near the Mountains) be indulged the privilege of holding such meetings and appoints them the fourth day of he week." These meetings were the first official church gatherings at Westfield. (1772).

 

The Westfield meeting operated for several years under the guidance and care of the New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College. It was referred to as "the little meeting nigh Tom's Creek" in minutes of the New Garden Meeting for May29, 1773.

 

The Westfield Quakers expressed themselves in 1779 (during the American Revolution) as opposed to war, which is an ancient Quaker belief.

 

The church at Westfield was established on a more permanent basis when the Western Quarterly Meeting met at Cane Creek o n November 9,m 1782 and authorized a committee to inspect the Westfield group and report at the next quarterly session. The Westfield Quakers had requested such a preparative meeting in August, 1782. Formal organization of he Westfield Meeting as a preparative body was finally and definitely granted August 14, 1784.

 

The first recorded minutes of a regular Monthly Meeting at Westfield bare the date of December 23, 1786. Bowater Sumner was appointed first clerk.

 

The exact date of he first church building at Westfield is not known, but it was probably built soon after the meeting first started, for there is a deed on file in Quaker Archives at Guilford College, dated August 1797 for nine acres "including the Westfield Meeting House." That is proof that there was already a church building there at that date.

 

I have in my files a hand-written statement from the late Mrs. Effie Ann Hill, who stated that the first church building was build right after the meeting was started, and she states that the first church stood down in the present grave yard and that it was located abut twenty steps west of our father's (Ira Chilton) grave. She writes "when he was put there, his grave was made at the lower side of the East Yard of the church." Mrs. Hill stated that the old church stood on the east side of the road, but in 1939 when they had that big home-coming and celebration at the renovation of the present church, someone located some old rocks just below the present church toward the cemetery (but on the west side of the road along with the present location of Ira W. Chilton's grave, but seems to me that it was not too far down in the cemetery, so it seems likely that the oldest church might have been where those rocks were located to form a square for the old foundation. Ira Chilton died in 1885.

 

Now, Mrs. Hill also wrote that "the old log walls of he old church was still standing" when services were started again after the Civil War, so evidently that first church was practically gone at that time. Quaker records show that between 1801 and 1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families, who migrated to Indiana and Ohio, and the Westfield Monthly Meeting was laid down in 1832. The bulk of the migration began in 1817. The result was that from 1832 until after the Civil War there was no Westfield Monthly Meeting. In April 1860, there was still a meeting house there, for there is a deed on record made by the Trustees of Friends to the trustees of the Westfield community for "a tract of land known as the Westfield Meeting House and graveyard, the same to be known for all time to come as a public burying ground and meeting place for all respectable religious peoples." So the Westfield Quaker property belongs to the community form 1860 to 1872. In 1872 the Trustees of the Friends (Sandy Cook, William H. Pell, and Benjamin F. Davis) paid $125 for the nine acre tract, and it once more became the property of the Friends church, with the provision that it was to be held forever by the Society of Friends.

 

At this point let us point out the Quarterly Meetings of which Westfield Monthly Meeting has been a part. It was originally founded in 1786 as a member of the Western Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the newly organized New Garden Quarterly Meeting in 1787. Within the next few years, Westfield itself branched out and formed new Monthly Meetings at Lost Creek in Tennessee in 1793, at New Hope in Tennessee in 1795, Mount Pleasant and Fruit Hill in Virginia in 1797, at North Providence in 1801, and so in 1803 the Westfield Quarterly Meeting set off. Apparently this Westfield Quarterly Meeting continued until the Westfield Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832, but when the Westfield church revived in 1883, it belonged to Deep River Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the new Yadkin Valley Quarterly Meeting in 1889 and was again transferred to the new Surry Quarterly Meeting in 1898.

 

Excerpts from Hinshaw, Volume I Westfield Monthly Meeting

 

Tom's Creek Meeting, the predecessor of Westfield, was located in Surry County, North Carolina , not far from the Virginia Line. The meeting for worship was organized about 1771; the preparative meeting in 1784. The name was changed to Westfield when the monthly meeting was established, in 1786. Previous to this time, Tom's Creek Preparative Meeting had been attached to New Garden Monthly Meeting.

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Joseph Jessup became the first Jessup to settle at Westfield, North Carolina . He was accompanied to Westfield by three of his brothers but all three of them later moved to Indiana and other western states. Joseph was the only son of Thomas Jessup that remained in North Carolina . He married Priscilla "out of unity, settled on a farm in Stokes, North Carolina , near the headwaters of the Dan River, not far from the southern border of VA. His father, Thomas Jessup, signed the disownment papers at Cane Creek MM. Joseph, alone of his father's sons, lived and died in North Carolina . The children of Joseph and Priscilla Jessup were found on two wills dated 29 Feb 1791 and 10 Mar 1796. Quaker records were submitted to Beth Cox Rowe by Linda Jessup. She also gives credit to Rev. Jasper Newton Jessup.

 

WILL OF JOSEPH JESSUP:

 

I, Joseph Jessop, of Surry County & State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following:

 

First, my will is that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid in due time by my Executors.

 

Item 2. My Will is that son Jacob Jessop have five shillings.

 

Item 3. My Will is that my daughter, Sarah Jackson, have five shillings.

 

Item 4. My Will is that my daughter, Mary Jackson, have five shillings.

 

Item 5. My Will is that my son, William Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 6. My Will is that my son, John Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 7. My Will is that my daughter, Rachel Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 8. My Will is that my beloved wife, Priscilla Jessop shall have the plantation, whereon I now live and all the appurtenances thereunto belonging while she remains my widow, the plantation to be equally divided between her and Eli and she to have her choice of halves and at her decease then Eli is to have the aforesaid plantation and all the land lying between the line that divides of my son, William and my son, Jacob, land and sixty acres lying on both sides of the grassee fork joining the county line.

 

Item 9. My Will is that my beloved wife shall have all the income of my mill while she remains my widow.

 

Item 10. My Will is that as long as my sons keep my mill up they shall have their grain ground at her clear of expense except the miller's part.

 

Item 11. My Will is that my daughter, Hannah Jessop, shall have thirty-five pounds

 

Item 12. My Will is that my survey of land of three hundred and ten acres lying on Forbush Creek in Surry County and one hundred and ninety and one half acres of my land on Arches Creek in Surry County, and fifty acres of land on the waters of the Stock Fork in Stokes County all to be sold and equally divided between my wife, Priscilla Jessop and all my children; namely, Jacob, Sarah, Mary, Joseph, William, John, Rachel, Caleb, Elijah, Hannah and Eli.

 

Item 13. Thereby ordain, constitute and appoint my trusty and well beloved brother, Timothy Jessop and my son, Joseph Jessop, the whole and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament to act and dispose thereof according to my Will and desire to the best of their knowledge.

 

And lastly, thereby utterly revoke and disannul and make void all other will or wills or testaments by me made or done, except such as made and done lawfully in my life time. Rectifying, confirming and allowing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, whereunto I have interchangeably set my hand and affixed my seal this tenth day of the third month in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-six.

 

Test_________

Thomas Sumner

Benjamin C________

Seal

Hannah Sumner Joseph Jessop (his mark) ( )

 

 

A CODICIL TO A WILL

 

Be it known to all men by these present that I, Joseph Jessop, of the county of Surry and State of North Carolina, planter, have made and declared my last Will and Testament in writing, bearing date the tenth of the third month, one thousand, seven hundred ninety_______

 

I the said, Joseph Jessop, by this present codicil do ratify and confirm my said last Will and Testament and do further give and bequeath unto my son, John, the sum of forty-five pounds lawful money to be levied and raised out of my Estate, and so I give and bequeath to my sun, Caleb Jessop, the sum of forty-five pounds lawful money to be raised in the same manner. I also give and bequeath to my son, Elijah Jessop, forty-five pounds lawful money to be raised in the like manner to be paid unto them by my Executors out of my estate and that this codicil is judged to be a part and parcel of my last Will and Testament and that all things therein mentioned and contained be faithfully and truly performed and as fully and amply in every respect as if the same one so declared and set down in my said last Will and Testament witness my hand the seventeenth of tenth month of the year one thousand and ninety ___.

 

Signed, sealed

 

Sept

Seal

William Jessop

(name that can't be read)

Caleb Sumner Joseph Jessop (his mark) ( )

 

 

The first Surry County deed record was dated October 18, 1786, shows a purchase of land lying along Big Creek near the village of Westfield, North Carolina , but Joseph Jessop may have been living in the area prior to that time. He eventually owned vast holdings of land in both Surry and Stokes Counties, North Carolina . His land extended for twenty-five miles from Chestnut Ridge to the Clemmons Ford of the Dan River and on to Buck Island in the Dan River.

 

 

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Notes for Joseph Jessup:

General Notes:

The Jessup family of the Westfield area of Surry Co.,North Carolina has one of the most complete historical and genealogical records of any family in the county. Such a history was made possible by the wonderful records in the Quaker Church, the church with which so many Jessups have been associated for more than 300 years. Much of my information has come from these Quaker Records and it is my joy to share what I have learned about my ancestors with others interested in preserving our heritage. My research has been enhanced also by the help of so many Jessup family genealogists who have shared their findings with me.

 

The Westfield Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, better known in this area as "Old Westfield", is the oldest church in Surry or Stokes County and probably the oldest religious group in Northwest North Carolina this side of the Moravian settlements of what is now Winston Salem. The Meeting dates back to the 1760's when pioneer Quakers from New Garden (now Guilford College) crossed Quaker Gap of the Sauratown mountains to plant a new community in the valleys of Big Creek and Tom's Creek. Early Quakers began holding meetings at Westfield by 1772 under the care of New Garden Quarterly Meeting and continued until the monthly meeting was established in 1786. Representatives from New Garden were sent to hold services for them. This is said to have lead to the name, "Westfield." The Quakers at New Garden regarded the work as a mission project and since it was located west of New Garden it was referred to as, "The Western Field." Thus comes the name, "Westfield."

 

The meeting was officially established November 13, 1786. The Westfield friends would send representatives all the way to New Garden, 67 miles, every month. Bowater Sumner was named the first clerk of the Monthly Meeting.

 

Quaker records show that between 1801-1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families who migrated to Indiana and Ohio and the Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832. It was revived again in 1868 when Albert Peele and Isom Cox came from New Garden to Westfield and met on a Sunday morning in the open air with about 150 people. "The people decided from that time to have a Friends Meeting again and made up among themselves to do it." John Y. Hoover began serving as pastor in 1872.

 

The dates of the erection of the first building is uncertain, but a deed dated 1797 for nine acres of land "including the Westfield Meeting House" seem to indicate that the building was constructed soon after the establishment of the Meeting. Three meetings have served as Meeting Houses for the congregation. The first build in the 1780's decayed before the Civil War. It was rebuild about 1870 and was used until 1885 when a new and more modern building was erected. This building has been remodeled and additions made to it through the years.

 

The "Old Westfield Friends Meeting" has stood for 200 years as a monument to the faithful foresight of dedicated Quakers. It has weathered the storms of strife, war, and depression, and is a witness to the stability of the Church which Jesus came to establish in the hearts and lives of people.

 

From Luther N. Byrd, Elon College,North Carolina Feb 20, 1951

 

Deed records in Surry County and Rowan County show that the earliest settlement of people in the area which later was to center about the Old Westfield Quaker Church was between 1760 and 1770, for there are records of people buying or claiming land in that section between those dates. Since most of the early settlers were Quakers, we may assume that there was some semblance of religious group at or near Westfield before 1770.

 

Westfield Church was established as an off-spring of the historic New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College, for the church records at New Garden prove that to be a fact. The Quakers at New Garden regarded the church work at Westfield as a sort of mission project in its early years, and since it was located west of Guilford College, it was referred to as "the western field", and thus came the name of Westfield.

 

The minutes of the New Garden Monthly Meeting for August 29, 1772 state that "Also the Friends near the Mountains request the indulgence of holding meetings on week-days among themselves." The people near the mountains were those at Westfield, so that is proof that there were enough Quakers in the Westfield section prior to 1772 to be interested in holding meetings.

 

The minutes for New Garden for September, 1772 show that "the committee appointed to visit Friends near the mountains reports that they complied with instructions, Â…. And its the sense and judgment that they (the Friends near the Mountains) be indulged the privilege of holding such meetings and appoints them the fourth day of he week." These meetings were the first official church gatherings at Westfield. (1772).

 

The Westfield meeting operated for several years under the guidance and care of the New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College. It was referred to as "the little meeting nigh Tom's Creek" in minutes of the New Garden Meeting for May29, 1773.

 

The Westfield Quakers expressed themselves in 1779 (during the American Revolution) as opposed to war, which is an ancient Quaker belief.

 

The church at Westfield was established on a more permanent basis when the Western Quarterly Meeting met at Cane Creek o n November 9,m 1782 and authorized a committee to inspect the Westfield group and report at the next quarterly session. The Westfield Quakers had requested such a preparative meeting in August, 1782. Formal organization of he Westfield Meeting as a preparative body was finally and definitely granted August 14, 1784.

 

The first recorded minutes of a regular Monthly Meeting at Westfield bare the date of December 23, 1786. Bowater Sumner was appointed first clerk.

 

The exact date of he first church building at Westfield is not known, but it was probably built soon after the meeting first started, for there is a deed on file in Quaker Archives at Guilford College, dated August 1797 for nine acres "including the Westfield Meeting House." That is proof that there was already a church building there at that date.

 

I have in my files a hand-written statement from the late Mrs. Effie Ann Hill, who stated that the first church building was build right after the meeting was started, and she states that the first church stood down in the present grave yard and that it was located abut twenty steps west of our father's (Ira Chilton) grave. She writes "when he was put there, his grave was made at the lower side of the East Yard of the church." Mrs. Hill stated that the old church stood on the east side of the road, but in 1939 when they had that big home-coming and celebration at the renovation of the present church, someone located some old rocks just below the present church toward the cemetery (but on the west side of the road along with the present location of Ira W. Chilton's grave, but seems to me that it was not too far down in the cemetery, so it seems likely that the oldest church might have been where those rocks were located to form a square for the old foundation. Ira Chilton died in 1885.

 

Now, Mrs. Hill also wrote that "the old log walls of he old church was still standing" when services were started again after the Civil War, so evidently that first church was practically gone at that time. Quaker records show that between 1801 and 1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families, who migrated to Indiana and Ohio, and the Westfield Monthly Meeting was laid down in 1832. The bulk of the migration began in 1817. The result was that from 1832 until after the Civil War there was no Westfield Monthly Meeting. In April 1860, there was still a meeting house there, for there is a deed on record made by the Trustees of Friends to the trustees of the Westfield community for "a tract of land known as the Westfield Meeting House and graveyard, the same to be known for all time to come as a public burying ground and meeting place for all respectable religious peoples." So the Westfield Quaker property belongs to the community form 1860 to 1872. In 1872 the Trustees of the Friends (Sandy Cook, William H. Pell, and Benjamin F. Davis) paid $125 for the nine acre tract, and it once more became the property of the Friends church, with the provision that it was to be held forever by the Society of Friends.

 

At this point let us point out the Quarterly Meetings of which Westfield Monthly Meeting has been a part. It was originally founded in 1786 as a member of the Western Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the newly organized New Garden Quarterly Meeting in 1787. Within the next few years, Westfield itself branched out and formed new Monthly Meetings at Lost Creek in Tennessee in 1793, at New Hope in Tennessee in 1795, Mount Pleasant and Fruit Hill in Virginia in 1797, at North Providence in 1801, and so in 1803 the Westfield Quarterly Meeting set off. Apparently this Westfield Quarterly Meeting continued until the Westfield Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832, but when the Westfield church revived in 1883, it belonged to Deep River Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the new Yadkin Valley Quarterly Meeting in 1889 and was again transferred to the new Surry Quarterly Meeting in 1898.

 

Excerpts from Hinshaw, Volume I Westfield Monthly Meeting

 

Tom's Creek Meeting, the predecessor of Westfield, was located in Surry County, North Carolina , not far from the Virginia Line. The meeting for worship was organized about 1771; the preparative meeting in 1784. The name was changed to Westfield when the monthly meeting was established, in 1786. Previous to this time, Tom's Creek Preparative Meeting had been attached to New Garden Monthly Meeting.

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Joseph Jessup became the first Jessup to settle at Westfield, North Carolina . He was accompanied to Westfield by three of his brothers but all three of them later moved to Indiana and other western states. Joseph was the only son of Thomas Jessup that remained in North Carolina . He married Priscilla "out of unity, settled on a farm in Stokes, North Carolina , near the headwaters of the Dan River, not far from the southern border of VA. His father, Thomas Jessup, signed the disownment papers at Cane Creek MM. Joseph, alone of his father's sons, lived and died in North Carolina . The children of Joseph and Priscilla Jessup were found on two wills dated 29 Feb 1791 and 10 Mar 1796. Quaker records were submitted to Beth Cox Rowe by Linda Jessup. She also gives credit to Rev. Jasper Newton Jessup.

 

WILL OF JOSEPH JESSUP:

 

I, Joseph Jessop, of Surry County & State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following:

 

First, my will is that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid in due time by my Executors.

 

Item 2. My Will is that son Jacob Jessop have five shillings.

 

Item 3. My Will is that my daughter, Sarah Jackson, have five shillings.

 

Item 4. My Will is that my daughter, Mary Jackson, have five shillings.

 

Item 5. My Will is that my son, William Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 6. My Will is that my son, John Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 7. My Will is that my daughter, Rachel Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 8. My Will is that my beloved wife, Priscilla Jessop shall have the plantation, whereon I now live and all the appurtenances thereunto belonging while she remains my widow, the plantation to be equally divided between her and Eli and she to have her choice of halves and at her decease then Eli is to have the aforesaid plantation and all the land lying between the line that divides of my son, William and my son, Jacob, land and sixty acres lying on both sides of the grassee fork joining the county line.

 

Item 9. My Will is that my beloved wife shall have all the income of my mill while she remains my widow.

 

Item 10. My Will is that as long as my sons keep my mill up they shall have their grain ground at her clear of expense except the miller's part.

 

Item 11. My Will is that my daughter, Hannah Jessop, shall have thirty-five pounds

 

Item 12. My Will is that my survey of land of three hundred and ten acres lying on Forbush Creek in Surry County and one hundred and ninety and one half acres of my land on Arches Creek in Surry County, and fifty acres of land on the waters of the Stock Fork in Stokes County all to be sold and equally divided between my wife, Priscilla Jessop and all my children; namely, Jacob, Sarah, Mary, Joseph, William, John, Rachel, Caleb, Elijah, Hannah and Eli.

 

Item 13. Thereby ordain, constitute and appoint my trusty and well beloved brother, Timothy Jessop and my son, Joseph Jessop, the whole and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament to act and dispose thereof according to my Will and desire to the best of their knowledge.

 

And lastly, thereby utterly revoke and disannul and make void all other will or wills or testaments by me made or done, except such as made and done lawfully in my life time. Rectifying, confirming and allowing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, whereunto I have interchangeably set my hand and affixed my seal this tenth day of the third month in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-six.

 

Test_________

Thomas Sumner

Benjamin C________

Seal

Hannah Sumner Joseph Jessop (his mark) ( )

 

 

A CODICIL TO A WILL

 

Be it known to all men by these present that I, Joseph Jessop, of the county of Surry and State of North Carolina, planter, have made and declared my last Will and Testament in writing, bearing date the tenth of the third month, one thousand, seven hundred ninety_______

 

I the said, Joseph Jessop, by this present codicil do ratify and confirm my said last Will and Testament and do further give and bequeath unto my son, John, the sum of forty-five pounds lawful money to be levied and raised out of my Estate, and so I give and bequeath to my sun, Caleb Jessop, the sum of forty-five pounds lawful money to be raised in the same manner. I also give and bequeath to my son, Elijah Jessop, forty-five pounds lawful money to be raised in the like manner to be paid unto them by my Executors out of my estate and that this codicil is judged to be a part and parcel of my last Will and Testament and that all things therein mentioned and contained be faithfully and truly performed and as fully and amply in every respect as if the same one so declared and set down in my said last Will and Testament witness my hand the seventeenth of tenth month of the year one thousand and ninety ___.

 

Signed, sealed

 

Sept

Seal

William Jessop

(name that can't be read)

Caleb Sumner Joseph Jessop (his mark) ( )

 

 

The first Surry County deed record was dated October 18, 1786, shows a purchase of land lying along Big Creek near the village of Westfield, North Carolina , but Joseph Jessop may have been living in the area prior to that time. He eventually owned vast holdings of land in both Surry and Stokes Counties, North Carolina . His land extended for twenty-five miles from Chestnut Ridge to the Clemmons Ford of the Dan River and on to Buck Island in the Dan River.

 

 

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Notes for Joseph Jessup:

General Notes:

The Jessup family of the Westfield area of Surry Co.,North Carolina has one of the most complete historical and genealogical records of any family in the county. Such a history was made possible by the wonderful records in the Quaker Church, the church with which so many Jessups have been associated for more than 300 years. Much of my information has come from these Quaker Records and it is my joy to share what I have learned about my ancestors with others interested in preserving our heritage. My research has been enhanced also by the help of so many Jessup family genealogists who have shared their findings with me.

 

The Westfield Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, better known in this area as "Old Westfield", is the oldest church in Surry or Stokes County and probably the oldest religious group in Northwest North Carolina this side of the Moravian settlements of what is now Winston Salem. The Meeting dates back to the 1760's when pioneer Quakers from New Garden (now Guilford College) crossed Quaker Gap of the Sauratown mountains to plant a new community in the valleys of Big Creek and Tom's Creek. Early Quakers began holding meetings at Westfield by 1772 under the care of New Garden Quarterly Meeting and continued until the monthly meeting was established in 1786. Representatives from New Garden were sent to hold services for them. This is said to have lead to the name, "Westfield." The Quakers at New Garden regarded the work as a mission project and since it was located west of New Garden it was referred to as, "The Western Field." Thus comes the name, "Westfield."

 

The meeting was officially established November 13, 1786. The Westfield friends would send representatives all the way to New Garden, 67 miles, every month. Bowater Sumner was named the first clerk of the Monthly Meeting.

 

Quaker records show that between 1801-1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families who migrated to Indiana and Ohio and the Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832. It was revived again in 1868 when Albert Peele and Isom Cox came from New Garden to Westfield and met on a Sunday morning in the open air with about 150 people. "The people decided from that time to have a Friends Meeting again and made up among themselves to do it." John Y. Hoover began serving as pastor in 1872.

 

The dates of the erection of the first building is uncertain, but a deed dated 1797 for nine acres of land "including the Westfield Meeting House" seem to indicate that the building was constructed soon after the establishment of the Meeting. Three meetings have served as Meeting Houses for the congregation. The first build in the 1780's decayed before the Civil War. It was rebuild about 1870 and was used until 1885 when a new and more modern building was erected. This building has been remodeled and additions made to it through the years.

 

The "Old Westfield Friends Meeting" has stood for 200 years as a monument to the faithful foresight of dedicated Quakers. It has weathered the storms of strife, war, and depression, and is a witness to the stability of the Church which Jesus came to establish in the hearts and lives of people.

 

From Luther N. Byrd, Elon College,North Carolina Feb 20, 1951

 

Deed records in Surry County and Rowan County show that the earliest settlement of people in the area which later was to center about the Old Westfield Quaker Church was between 1760 and 1770, for there are records of people buying or claiming land in that section between those dates. Since most of the early settlers were Quakers, we may assume that there was some semblance of religious group at or near Westfield before 1770.

 

Westfield Church was established as an off-spring of the historic New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College, for the church records at New Garden prove that to be a fact. The Quakers at New Garden regarded the church work at Westfield as a sort of mission project in its early years, and since it was located west of Guilford College, it was referred to as "the western field", and thus came the name of Westfield.

 

The minutes of the New Garden Monthly Meeting for August 29, 1772 state that "Also the Friends near the Mountains request the indulgence of holding meetings on week-days among themselves." The people near the mountains were those at Westfield, so that is proof that there were enough Quakers in the Westfield section prior to 1772 to be interested in holding meetings.

 

The minutes for New Garden for September, 1772 show that "the committee appointed to visit Friends near the mountains reports that they complied with instructions, Â…. And its the sense and judgment that they (the Friends near the Mountains) be indulged the privilege of holding such meetings and appoints them the fourth day of he week." These meetings were the first official church gatherings at Westfield. (1772).

 

The Westfield meeting operated for several years under the guidance and care of the New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College. It was referred to as "the little meeting nigh Tom's Creek" in minutes of the New Garden Meeting for May29, 1773.

 

The Westfield Quakers expressed themselves in 1779 (during the American Revolution) as opposed to war, which is an ancient Quaker belief.

 

The church at Westfield was established on a more permanent basis when the Western Quarterly Meeting met at Cane Creek o n November 9,m 1782 and authorized a committee to inspect the Westfield group and report at the next quarterly session. The Westfield Quakers had requested such a preparative meeting in August, 1782. Formal organization of he Westfield Meeting as a preparative body was finally and definitely granted August 14, 1784.

 

The first recorded minutes of a regular Monthly Meeting at Westfield bare the date of December 23, 1786. Bowater Sumner was appointed first clerk.

 

The exact date of he first church building at Westfield is not known, but it was probably built soon after the meeting first started, for there is a deed on file in Quaker Archives at Guilford College, dated August 1797 for nine acres "including the Westfield Meeting House." That is proof that there was already a church building there at that date.

 

I have in my files a hand-written statement from the late Mrs. Effie Ann Hill, who stated that the first church building was build right after the meeting was started, and she states that the first church stood down in the present grave yard and that it was located abut twenty steps west of our father's (Ira Chilton) grave. She writes "when he was put there, his grave was made at the lower side of the East Yard of the church." Mrs. Hill stated that the old church stood on the east side of the road, but in 1939 when they had that big home-coming and celebration at the renovation of the present church, someone located some old rocks just below the present church toward the cemetery (but on the west side of the road along with the present location of Ira W. Chilton's grave, but seems to me that it was not too far down in the cemetery, so it seems likely that the oldest church might have been where those rocks were located to form a square for the old foundation. Ira Chilton died in 1885.

 

Now, Mrs. Hill also wrote that "the old log walls of he old church was still standing" when services were started again after the Civil War, so evidently that first church was practically gone at that time. Quaker records show that between 1801 and 1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families, who migrated to Indiana and Ohio, and the Westfield Monthly Meeting was laid down in 1832. The bulk of the migration began in 1817. The result was that from 1832 until after the Civil War there was no Westfield Monthly Meeting. In April 1860, there was still a meeting house there, for there is a deed on record made by the Trustees of Friends to the trustees of the Westfield community for "a tract of land known as the Westfield Meeting House and graveyard, the same to be known for all time to come as a public burying ground and meeting place for all respectable religious peoples." So the Westfield Quaker property belongs to the community form 1860 to 1872. In 1872 the Trustees of the Friends (Sandy Cook, William H. Pell, and Benjamin F. Davis) paid $125 for the nine acre tract, and it once more became the property of the Friends church, with the provision that it was to be held forever by the Society of Friends.

 

At this point let us point out the Quarterly Meetings of which Westfield Monthly Meeting has been a part. It was originally founded in 1786 as a member of the Western Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the newly organized New Garden Quarterly Meeting in 1787. Within the next few years, Westfield itself branched out and formed new Monthly Meetings at Lost Creek in Tennessee in 1793, at New Hope in Tennessee in 1795, Mount Pleasant and Fruit Hill in Virginia in 1797, at North Providence in 1801, and so in 1803 the Westfield Quarterly Meeting set off. Apparently this Westfield Quarterly Meeting continued until the Westfield Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832, but when the Westfield church revived in 1883, it belonged to Deep River Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the new Yadkin Valley Quarterly Meeting in 1889 and was again transferred to the new Surry Quarterly Meeting in 1898.

 

Excerpts from Hinshaw, Volume I Westfield Monthly Meeting

 

Tom's Creek Meeting, the predecessor of Westfield, was located in Surry County, North Carolina , not far from the Virginia Line. The meeting for worship was organized about 1771; the preparative meeting in 1784. The name was changed to Westfield when the monthly meeting was established, in 1786. Previous to this time, Tom's Creek Preparative Meeting had been attached to New Garden Monthly Meeting.

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Joseph Jessup became the first Jessup to settle at Westfield, North Carolina . He was accompanied to Westfield by three of his brothers but all three of them later moved to Indiana and other western states. Joseph was the only son of Thomas Jessup that remained in North Carolina . He married Priscilla "out of unity, settled on a farm in Stokes, North Carolina , near the headwaters of the Dan River, not far from the southern border of VA. His father, Thomas Jessup, signed the disownment papers at Cane Creek MM. Joseph, alone of his father's sons, lived and died in North Carolina . The children of Joseph and Priscilla Jessup were found on two wills dated 29 Feb 1791 and 10 Mar 1796. Quaker records were submitted to Beth Cox Rowe by Linda Jessup. She also gives credit to Rev. Jasper Newton Jessup.

 

WILL OF JOSEPH JESSUP:

 

I, Joseph Jessop, of Surry County & State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following:

 

First, my will is that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid in due time by my Executors.

 

Item 2. My Will is that son Jacob Jessop have five shillings.

 

Item 3. My Will is that my daughter, Sarah Jackson, have five shillings.

 

Item 4. My Will is that my daughter, Mary Jackson, have five shillings.

 

Item 5. My Will is that my son, William Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 6. My Will is that my son, John Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 7. My Will is that my daughter, Rachel Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 8. My Will is that my beloved wife, Priscilla Jessop shall have the plantation, whereon I now live and all the appurtenances thereunto belonging while she remains my widow, the plantation to be equally divided between her and Eli and she to have her choice of halves and at her decease then Eli is to have the aforesaid plantation and all the land lying between the line that divides of my son, William and my son, Jacob, land and sixty acres lying on both sides of the grassee fork joining the county line.

 

Item 9. My Will is that my beloved wife shall have all the income of my mill while she remains my widow.

 

Item 10. My Will is that as long as my sons keep my mill up they shall have their grain ground at her clear of expense except the miller's part.

 

Item 11. My Will is that my daughter, Hannah Jessop, shall have thirty-five pounds

 

Item 12. My Will is that my survey of land of three hundred and ten acres lying on Forbush Creek in Surry County and one hundred and ninety and one half acres of my land on Arches Creek in Surry County, and fifty acres of land on the waters of the Stock Fork in Stokes County all to be sold and equally divided between my wife, Priscilla Jessop and all my children; namely, Jacob, Sarah, Mary, Joseph, William, John, Rachel, Caleb, Elijah, Hannah and Eli.

 

Item 13. Thereby ordain, constitute and appoint my trusty and well beloved brother, Timothy Jessop and my son, Joseph Jessop, the whole and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament to act and dispose thereof according to my Will and desire to the best of their knowledge.

 

And lastly, thereby utterly revoke and disannul and make void all other will or wills or testaments by me made or done, except such as made and done lawfully in my life time. Rectifying, confirming and allowing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, whereunto I have interchangeably set my hand and affixed my seal this tenth day of the third month in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-six.

 

Test_________

Thomas Sumner

Benjamin C________

Seal

Hannah Sumner Joseph Jessop (his mark) ( )

 

 

A CODICIL TO A WILL

 

Be it known to all men by these present that I, Joseph Jessop, of the county of Surry and State of North Carolina, planter, have made and declared my last Will and Testament in writing, bearing date the tenth of the third month, one thousand, seven hundred ninety_______

 

I the said, Joseph Jessop, by this present codicil do ratify and confirm my said last Will and Testament and do further give and bequeath unto my son, John, the sum of forty-five pounds lawful money to be levied and raised out of my Estate, and so I give and bequeath to my sun, Caleb Jessop, the sum of forty-five pounds lawful money to be raised in the same manner. I also give and bequeath to my son, Elijah Jessop, forty-five pounds lawful money to be raised in the like manner to be paid unto them by my Executors out of my estate and that this codicil is judged to be a part and parcel of my last Will and Testament and that all things therein mentioned and contained be faithfully and truly performed and as fully and amply in every respect as if the same one so declared and set down in my said last Will and Testament witness my hand the seventeenth of tenth month of the year one thousand and ninety ___.

 

Signed, sealed

 

Sept

Seal

William Jessop

(name that can't be read)

Caleb Sumner Joseph Jessop (his mark) ( )

 

 

The first Surry County deed record was dated October 18, 1786, shows a purchase of land lying along Big Creek near the village of Westfield, North Carolina , but Joseph Jessop may have been living in the area prior to that time. He eventually owned vast holdings of land in both Surry and Stokes Counties, North Carolina . His land extended for twenty-five miles from Chestnut Ridge to the Clemmons Ford of the Dan River and on to Buck Island in the Dan River.

 

 

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Notes for Joseph Jessup:

General Notes:

The Jessup family of the Westfield area of Surry Co.,North Carolina has one of the most complete historical and genealogical records of any family in the county. Such a history was made possible by the wonderful records in the Quaker Church, the church with which so many Jessups have been associated for more than 300 years. Much of my information has come from these Quaker Records and it is my joy to share what I have learned about my ancestors with others interested in preserving our heritage. My research has been enhanced also by the help of so many Jessup family genealogists who have shared their findings with me.

 

The Westfield Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, better known in this area as "Old Westfield", is the oldest church in Surry or Stokes County and probably the oldest religious group in Northwest North Carolina this side of the Moravian settlements of what is now Winston Salem. The Meeting dates back to the 1760's when pioneer Quakers from New Garden (now Guilford College) crossed Quaker Gap of the Sauratown mountains to plant a new community in the valleys of Big Creek and Tom's Creek. Early Quakers began holding meetings at Westfield by 1772 under the care of New Garden Quarterly Meeting and continued until the monthly meeting was established in 1786. Representatives from New Garden were sent to hold services for them. This is said to have lead to the name, "Westfield." The Quakers at New Garden regarded the work as a mission project and since it was located west of New Garden it was referred to as, "The Western Field." Thus comes the name, "Westfield."

 

The meeting was officially established November 13, 1786. The Westfield friends would send representatives all the way to New Garden, 67 miles, every month. Bowater Sumner was named the first clerk of the Monthly Meeting.

 

Quaker records show that between 1801-1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families who migrated to Indiana and Ohio and the Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832. It was revived again in 1868 when Albert Peele and Isom Cox came from New Garden to Westfield and met on a Sunday morning in the open air with about 150 people. "The people decided from that time to have a Friends Meeting again and made up among themselves to do it." John Y. Hoover began serving as pastor in 1872.

 

The dates of the erection of the first building is uncertain, but a deed dated 1797 for nine acres of land "including the Westfield Meeting House" seem to indicate that the building was constructed soon after the establishment of the Meeting. Three meetings have served as Meeting Houses for the congregation. The first build in the 1780's decayed before the Civil War. It was rebuild about 1870 and was used until 1885 when a new and more modern building was erected. This building has been remodeled and additions made to it through the years.

 

The "Old Westfield Friends Meeting" has stood for 200 years as a monument to the faithful foresight of dedicated Quakers. It has weathered the storms of strife, war, and depression, and is a witness to the stability of the Church which Jesus came to establish in the hearts and lives of people.

 

From Luther N. Byrd, Elon College,North Carolina Feb 20, 1951

 

Deed records in Surry County and Rowan County show that the earliest settlement of people in the area which later was to center about the Old Westfield Quaker Church was between 1760 and 1770, for there are records of people buying or claiming land in that section between those dates. Since most of the early settlers were Quakers, we may assume that there was some semblance of religious group at or near Westfield before 1770.

 

Westfield Church was established as an off-spring of the historic New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College, for the church records at New Garden prove that to be a fact. The Quakers at New Garden regarded the church work at Westfield as a sort of mission project in its early years, and since it was located west of Guilford College, it was referred to as "the western field", and thus came the name of Westfield.

 

The minutes of the New Garden Monthly Meeting for August 29, 1772 state that "Also the Friends near the Mountains request the indulgence of holding meetings on week-days among themselves." The people near the mountains were those at Westfield, so that is proof that there were enough Quakers in the Westfield section prior to 1772 to be interested in holding meetings.

 

The minutes for New Garden for September, 1772 show that "the committee appointed to visit Friends near the mountains reports that they complied with instructions, Â…. And its the sense and judgment that they (the Friends near the Mountains) be indulged the privilege of holding such meetings and appoints them the fourth day of he week." These meetings were the first official church gatherings at Westfield. (1772).

 

The Westfield meeting operated for several years under the guidance and care of the New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College. It was referred to as "the little meeting nigh Tom's Creek" in minutes of the New Garden Meeting for May29, 1773.

 

The Westfield Quakers expressed themselves in 1779 (during the American Revolution) as opposed to war, which is an ancient Quaker belief.

 

The church at Westfield was established on a more permanent basis when the Western Quarterly Meeting met at Cane Creek o n November 9,m 1782 and authorized a committee to inspect the Westfield group and report at the next quarterly session. The Westfield Quakers had requested such a preparative meeting in August, 1782. Formal organization of he Westfield Meeting as a preparative body was finally and definitely granted August 14, 1784.

 

The first recorded minutes of a regular Monthly Meeting at Westfield bare the date of December 23, 1786. Bowater Sumner was appointed first clerk.

 

The exact date of he first church building at Westfield is not known, but it was probably built soon after the meeting first started, for there is a deed on file in Quaker Archives at Guilford College, dated August 1797 for nine acres "including the Westfield Meeting House." That is proof that there was already a church building there at that date.

 

I have in my files a hand-written statement from the late Mrs. Effie Ann Hill, who stated that the first church building was build right after the meeting was started, and she states that the first church stood down in the present grave yard and that it was located abut twenty steps west of our father's (Ira Chilton) grave. She writes "when he was put there, his grave was made at the lower side of the East Yard of the church." Mrs. Hill stated that the old church stood on the east side of the road, but in 1939 when they had that big home-coming and celebration at the renovation of the present church, someone located some old rocks just below the present church toward the cemetery (but on the west side of the road along with the present location of Ira W. Chilton's grave, but seems to me that it was not too far down in the cemetery, so it seems likely that the oldest church might have been where those rocks were located to form a square for the old foundation. Ira Chilton died in 1885.

 

Now, Mrs. Hill also wrote that "the old log walls of he old church was still standing" when services were started again after the Civil War, so evidently that first church was practically gone at that time. Quaker records show that between 1801 and 1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families, who migrated to Indiana and Ohio, and the Westfield Monthly Meeting was laid down in 1832. The bulk of the migration began in 1817. The result was that from 1832 until after the Civil War there was no Westfield Monthly Meeting. In April 1860, there was still a meeting house there, for there is a deed on record made by the Trustees of Friends to the trustees of the Westfield community for "a tract of land known as the Westfield Meeting House and graveyard, the same to be known for all time to come as a public burying ground and meeting place for all respectable religious peoples." So the Westfield Quaker property belongs to the community form 1860 to 1872. In 1872 the Trustees of the Friends (Sandy Cook, William H. Pell, and Benjamin F. Davis) paid $125 for the nine acre tract, and it once more became the property of the Friends church, with the provision that it was to be held forever by the Society of Friends.

 

At this point let us point out the Quarterly Meetings of which Westfield Monthly Meeting has been a part. It was originally founded in 1786 as a member of the Western Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the newly organized New Garden Quarterly Meeting in 1787. Within the next few years, Westfield itself branched out and formed new Monthly Meetings at Lost Creek in Tennessee in 1793, at New Hope in Tennessee in 1795, Mount Pleasant and Fruit Hill in Virginia in 1797, at North Providence in 1801, and so in 1803 the Westfield Quarterly Meeting set off. Apparently this Westfield Quarterly Meeting continued until the Westfield Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832, but when the Westfield church revived in 1883, it belonged to Deep River Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the new Yadkin Valley Quarterly Meeting in 1889 and was again transferred to the new Surry Quarterly Meeting in 1898.

 

Excerpts from Hinshaw, Volume I Westfield Monthly Meeting

 

Tom's Creek Meeting, the predecessor of Westfield, was located in Surry County, North Carolina , not far from the Virginia Line. The meeting for worship was organized about 1771; the preparative meeting in 1784. The name was changed to Westfield when the monthly meeting was established, in 1786. Previous to this time, Tom's Creek Preparative Meeting had been attached to New Garden Monthly Meeting.

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Joseph Jessup became the first Jessup to settle at Westfield, North Carolina . He was accompanied to Westfield by three of his brothers but all three of them later moved to Indiana and other western states. Joseph was the only son of Thomas Jessup that remained in North Carolina . He married Priscilla "out of unity, settled on a farm in Stokes, North Carolina , near the headwaters of the Dan River, not far from the southern border of VA. His father, Thomas Jessup, signed the disownment papers at Cane Creek MM. Joseph, alone of his father's sons, lived and died in North Carolina . The children of Joseph and Priscilla Jessup were found on two wills dated 29 Feb 1791 and 10 Mar 1796. Quaker records were submitted to Beth Cox Rowe by Linda Jessup. She also gives credit to Rev. Jasper Newton Jessup.

 

WILL OF JOSEPH JESSUP:

 

I, Joseph Jessop, of Surry County & State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following:

 

First, my will is that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid in due time by my Executors.

 

Item 2. My Will is that son Jacob Jessop have five shillings.

 

Item 3. My Will is that my daughter, Sarah Jackson, have five shillings.

 

Item 4. My Will is that my daughter, Mary Jackson, have five shillings.

 

Item 5. My Will is that my son, William Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 6. My Will is that my son, John Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 7. My Will is that my daughter, Rachel Jessop, have five shillings.

 

Item 8. My Will is that my beloved wife, Priscilla Jessop shall have the plantation, whereon I now live and all the appurtenances thereunto belonging while she remains my widow, the plantation to be equally divided between her and Eli and she to have her choice of halves and at her decease then Eli is to have the aforesaid plantation and all the land lying between the line that divides of my son, William and my son, Jacob, land and sixty acres lying on both sides of the grassee fork joining the county line.

 

Item 9. My Will is that my beloved wife shall have all the income of my mill while she remains my widow.

 

Item 10. My Will is that as long as my sons keep my mill up they shall have their grain ground at her clear of expense except the miller's part.

 

Item 11. My Will is that my daughter, Hannah Jessop, shall have thirty-five pounds

 

Item 12. My Will is that my survey of land of three hundred and ten acres lying on Forbush Creek in Surry County and one hundred and ninety and one half acres of my land on Arches Creek in Surry County, and fifty acres of land on the waters of the Stock Fork in Stokes County all to be sold and equally divided between my wife, Priscilla Jessop and all my children; namely, Jacob, Sarah, Mary, Joseph, William, John, Rachel, Caleb, Elijah, Hannah and Eli.

 

Item 13. Thereby ordain, constitute and appoint my trusty and well beloved brother, Timothy Jessop and my son, Joseph Jessop, the whole and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament to act and dispose thereof according to my Will and desire to the best of their knowledge.

 

And lastly, thereby utterly revoke and disannul and make void all other will or wills or testaments by me made or done, except such as made and done lawfully in my life time. Rectifying, confirming and allowing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, whereunto I have interchangeably set my hand and affixed my seal this tenth day of the third month in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-six.

 

Test_________

Thomas Sumner

Benjamin C________

Seal

Hannah Sumner Joseph Jessop (his mark) ( )

 

 

A CODICIL TO A WILL

 

Be it known to all men by these present that I, Joseph Jessop, of the county of Surry and State of North Carolina, planter, have made and declared my last Will and Testament in writing, bearing date the tenth of the third month, one thousand, seven hundred ninety_______

 

I the said, Joseph Jessop, by this present codicil do ratify and confirm my said last Will and Testament and do further give and bequeath unto my son, John, the sum of forty-five pounds lawful money to be levied and raised out of my Estate, and so I give and bequeath to my sun, Caleb Jessop, the sum of forty-five pounds lawful money to be raised in the same manner. I also give and bequeath to my son, Elijah Jessop, forty-five pounds lawful money to be raised in the like manner to be paid unto them by my Executors out of my estate and that this codicil is judged to be a part and parcel of my last Will and Testament and that all things therein mentioned and contained be faithfully and truly performed and as fully and amply in every respect as if the same one so declared and set down in my said last Will and Testament witness my hand the seventeenth of tenth month of the year one thousand and ninety ___.

 

Signed, sealed

 

Sept

Seal

William Jessop

(name that can't be read)

Caleb Sumner Joseph Jessop (his mark) ( )

 

 

The first Surry County deed record was dated October 18, 1786, shows a purchase of land lying along Big Creek near the village of Westfield, North Carolina , but Joseph Jessop may have been living in the area prior to that time. He eventually owned vast holdings of land in both Surry and Stokes Counties, North Carolina . His land extended for twenty-five miles from Chestnut Ridge to the Clemmons Ford of the Dan River and on to Buck Island in the Dan River.

 

 

67.

Priscilla Jackson daughter of Aaron Jackson and Unknown Spouse[41, 73] was born in 1742 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[41, 118]. She died in Feb 1819 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[41].

Notes for Priscilla Jackson:

General Notes:

PRISCILLA JACKSON JESSOP'S WILL

 

Whereas I, Priscilla Jessop, of Surry County and State of North Carolina, being weak of body, though of disposing mind and memory, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, do constitute the following as my last Will and Testament, and desire that it be received by all as such:

 

First and principally, I will my soul to God that gave it, and that my body be decently buried, at the discretion of my executors hereafter named. And as touching my worldly goods, I give and dispose of them in the manner and form following:

 

Item 2. It is my will that my dearly beloved daughter, Hannah Jessop, have my mare and colt, and my best cow and calf, and two big hogs, and also my feather bed and bedstead, also my chest, and to have choice of my two big pots, to have a smaller pot, and two ovens, also one cotton wheel, one flax wheel, one loom and small table, and two smoothing irons, three pails, three common chairs, and the arm chair, also to have a large basin and dish, and four quart basins, and one pint basin, and also to have my corner cupboard, with the articles standing on it, consisting of Queen's ware, glass ware, and clear glass bottles.

 

Item 3. It is my will that my son, Eli Jessop, have one pint basin, one plate and the wheat fan. It si my will that my son, Elijah Jessop, have one dish, one plate and one pint basin.

 

Item 4. It is my will that all the balance of my estate consisting of cattle and hogs, and some household and kitchen furniture, be sold at auction, and that the money arising thereby be equally divided among all my children, both sons and daughters, and particularly that my executors pay one legatees part unto the children of my son, Jacob Jessop, deceased, to be equally divided amongst them.

 

And lastly, I appoint my sons Joseph and William Jessop, Executors to this my last Will and Testament, and hereby revoke, disannul and make void all former wills by me made, and declare this to be my last Will and Testament.

 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twelfth day of the seventh month in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and eighteen.

 

Signed, sealed and acknowledged

In the presence of Priscilla Jessop (her mark) ( )

Abijah Pinson

William Pearce

February Term AD 1819. The foregoing is a copy of the last Will and Testament of Priscilla Jessop which was proved at this term by the oath of William Pearce, one of the subscribing witnesses, thereof.

 

Test: J. Williams, CL.

 

 

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Notes for Priscilla Jackson:

General Notes:

PRISCILLA JACKSON JESSOP'S WILL

 

Whereas I, Priscilla Jessop, of Surry County and State of North Carolina, being weak of body, though of disposing mind and memory, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, do constitute the following as my last Will and Testament, and desire that it be received by all as such:

 

First and principally, I will my soul to God that gave it, and that my body be decently buried, at the discretion of my executors hereafter named. And as touching my worldly goods, I give and dispose of them in the manner and form following:

 

Item 2. It is my will that my dearly beloved daughter, Hannah Jessop, have my mare and colt, and my best cow and calf, and two big hogs, and also my feather bed and bedstead, also my chest, and to have choice of my two big pots, to have a smaller pot, and two ovens, also one cotton wheel, one flax wheel, one loom and small table, and two smoothing irons, three pails, three common chairs, and the arm chair, also to have a large basin and dish, and four quart basins, and one pint basin, and also to have my corner cupboard, with the articles standing on it, consisting of Queen's ware, glass ware, and clear glass bottles.

 

Item 3. It is my will that my son, Eli Jessop, have one pint basin, one plate and the wheat fan. It si my will that my son, Elijah Jessop, have one dish, one plate and one pint basin.

 

Item 4. It is my will that all the balance of my estate consisting of cattle and hogs, and some household and kitchen furniture, be sold at auction, and that the money arising thereby be equally divided among all my children, both sons and daughters, and particularly that my executors pay one legatees part unto the children of my son, Jacob Jessop, deceased, to be equally divided amongst them.

 

And lastly, I appoint my sons Joseph and William Jessop, Executors to this my last Will and Testament, and hereby revoke, disannul and make void all former wills by me made, and declare this to be my last Will and Testament.

 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twelfth day of the seventh month in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and eighteen.

 

Signed, sealed and acknowledged

In the presence of Priscilla Jessop (her mark) ( )

Abijah Pinson

William Pearce

February Term AD 1819. The foregoing is a copy of the last Will and Testament of Priscilla Jessop which was proved at this term by the oath of William Pearce, one of the subscribing witnesses, thereof.

 

Test: J. Williams, CL.

 

 

Joseph Jessup and Priscilla Jackson were married on 21 Apr 1762 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[42]. They had the following children:

i.

Jacob Jessup[42] was born on 20 Dec 1762 in Carteret or Perquimans, North Carolina USA[42, 125]. He married Sarah Lee in 1786 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[42]. He died in 1818 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[42].

Notes for Jacob Jessup:

General Notes:

Jacob Jessup moved to Guilford and Surry Counties with his parents, and he was married sometime before 1787 to Sarah Lee. They were at one time residents of Mount Pleasant Monthly Meeting of Friends in Grayson Co., VA, but they came back to Westfield MM. His death is recorded on an old soapstone marker, which in 1941 was lying on the ground near the eastern edge of the cemetery of the Old Westfield Quaker Meeting. The Surry County records on settlement of estates also contains two records on Jacob Jessup. The first under File 906 shows where Sarah Jessup received her allowance in March 1815, one month after her husband's death, and the other is the final settlement in August 1820, by Levi Jessup, Jacob's son, who was administrator. This is in File 212-A in Surry Co., North Carolina .

 

 

+ 33. ii.

Sarah Jessup[41] was born on 20 Aug 1764 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA[41]. She married Joseph Jackson on 21 Apr 1787 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[73]. She died on 20 Jan 1818 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[41].

iii.

Mary Jessup[73] was born on 11 Jan 1766 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[73]. She married William Jackson on 10 Sep 1790 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73]. She died before 1837[126].

iv.

Joseph Jessup Jr.[42] was born on 22 Mar 1767 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[42]. He married Betty McKinney on 10 Sep 1791 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[42]. He died on 09 Sep 1820 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[42].

Notes for Joseph Jessup Jr.:

General Notes:

Joseph Jessup, Jr., was dismissed from the Westfield MM, Surry Co. North Carolina on 8 Feb 1817 for "marrying out of unity." It is very possible his wife, Betty McKinney had passed away and that he remarried. The only record that can be found of Joseph's marriage to Betty McKinney is on 23 Apr 1791 when his marriage is reported to the Westfield MM, Surry Co., North Carolina . His will was probated 1820, Danbury,Stokes Co., North Carolina with his eight children named in the will. Beth Cox Rowe mentions a reference to this from "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnel Cleaver & Martha Irene Jessup, 172 Allied Families" by William Jessup Cleaver. pg. 89.

 

Joseph and Betty McKinney Jessup lived about 5 miles east of Westfield, and their old home was still standing in 1942, an old log building near the home of Samuel N. Jessup.

 

 

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Notes for Joseph Jessup Jr.:

General Notes:

Joseph Jessup, Jr., was dismissed from the Westfield MM, Surry Co. North Carolina on 8 Feb 1817 for "marrying out of unity." It is very possible his wife, Betty McKinney had passed away and that he remarried. The only record that can be found of Joseph's marriage to Betty McKinney is on 23 Apr 1791 when his marriage is reported to the Westfield MM, Surry Co., North Carolina . His will was probated 1820, Danbury,Stokes Co., North Carolina with his eight children named in the will. Beth Cox Rowe mentions a reference to this from "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnel Cleaver & Martha Irene Jessup, 172 Allied Families" by William Jessup Cleaver. pg. 89.

 

Joseph and Betty McKinney Jessup lived about 5 miles east of Westfield, and their old home was still standing in 1942, an old log building near the home of Samuel N. Jessup.

 

 

v.

William Jessup[41, 42] was born on 06 Feb 1769 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[41]. He married Mary Polly Lee in 1789 in North Carolina, USA[73]. He died on 09 Aug 1853 in Hendricks, Indiana, USA[73].

Notes for William Jessup:

General Notes:

William and his family migrated to Hendricks Co., IN. The deed for one hundred and sixty acres of land in Hendricks Co., In was signed by President John Quincy Adams. This deed is still in the family and is a treasured relic, which is very much cherished.

 

 

vi.

Thomas Jessup[42] was born on 29 Dec 1770 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[42]. He died on Unknown.

vii.

John Jessup[42] was born on 01 Feb 1773 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[121]. He died on Unknown in Oblong, Crawford, Illinois, USA[127].

viii.

Rachel Jessup[42] was born on 21 Jun 1776[42]. She married Joseph Cloud about 1800[127]. She died on Unknown.

ix.

Caleb Jessup[128] was born on 20 Oct 1778 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[128]. He married Nancy Elizabeth Clark on 10 Dec 1798 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[128]. He died on 26 Sep 1843 in Greene, Indiana, USA[127].

Notes for Caleb Jessup:

General Notes:

Caleb Jessup was a native of Surry Co., North Carolina , He migrated to Greene Co., IN in 1818, engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married three times and was the father of eighteen children. He held to the tenets of the Friends or Quaker Church and was noted for his strong anti-slavery views, kindness of heart and nobility of soul. Few, if any of the early settlers of Greene Co., IN were better known or more highly respected. Beth Cox Rowe mentions as REF: "History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, IN, From the Earliest Times to the Present." Goodspeed Bros. & Co. Publishers, 1884. - page 362

 

Caleb Jessup & Margaret Huey

 

1850 IN Greene Eel River 6

Margaret 46 NC no occup

Pauline 17 IN

Elijah 14 IN

Layfaette 12 IN male

Nancy 10 IN

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Pauline 1833

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Elijah 1836 m Harriett H Wood 1-12-1857 Owen IN

1860 IN Owen Franklin 19

Elijah 23 IN farmer

Harriett 23 IN

Nancy 20 IN sister

Charles 2 IN

 

1870 IN Owen Franklin 9

Elijah 35 IN farmer

Harriett 35 IN

Charles 12 IN

William 8 IN

Emma 3 IN

 

1880 IN Owne Franklin 9

Elijah 45 IN NC KY farmer

Harriett 45 IN KY KY

Charles G 22 IN farm labor

William 18 IN farm labor

Emma 13 IN

Harry 9 IN

 

1900 KS Phillips Long Island 2

Elijah 3-1835 65 m 43 IN NC KY farmer

Harriett 12-1835 64 4-3 IN KY KY

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 

 

Layfaette 12 IN

 

1850 in mothers hh

 

1860 IN Owen Jefferson 13

Layfaette 24 IN farmer

Lydia 21 IN

 

1870 IN Greene Eel River 1

Lafayette 32 IN farmer

Lydia 31 IN

Marie 9 IN

James 4 IN

 

1880 IN Greene Highland 3

Lafayette 43 IN PA PA farmer

Hannah E 34 OH OH OH

James H 13 IN

William L 4 IN

 

1900 IN Greene Jefferson 15

Layfaette 12-1836 63 m24 IN NC NC farmer

Anna 1-1844 56 m 24 1-1 OH PA PA

William 5-1876 24 m1 IN

Hossie 12-1876 23 m1 0-0 IA IN IN

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Caleb Jessup:

General Notes:

Caleb Jessup was a native of Surry Co., North Carolina , He migrated to Greene Co., IN in 1818, engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married three times and was the father of eighteen children. He held to the tenets of the Friends or Quaker Church and was noted for his strong anti-slavery views, kindness of heart and nobility of soul. Few, if any of the early settlers of Greene Co., IN were better known or more highly respected. Beth Cox Rowe mentions as REF: "History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, IN, From the Earliest Times to the Present." Goodspeed Bros. & Co. Publishers, 1884. - page 362

 

Caleb Jessup & Margaret Huey

 

1850 IN Greene Eel River 6

Margaret 46 NC no occup

Pauline 17 IN

Elijah 14 IN

Layfaette 12 IN male

Nancy 10 IN

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Pauline 1833

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Elijah 1836 m Harriett H Wood 1-12-1857 Owen IN

1860 IN Owen Franklin 19

Elijah 23 IN farmer

Harriett 23 IN

Nancy 20 IN sister

Charles 2 IN

 

1870 IN Owen Franklin 9

Elijah 35 IN farmer

Harriett 35 IN

Charles 12 IN

William 8 IN

Emma 3 IN

 

1880 IN Owne Franklin 9

Elijah 45 IN NC KY farmer

Harriett 45 IN KY KY

Charles G 22 IN farm labor

William 18 IN farm labor

Emma 13 IN

Harry 9 IN

 

1900 KS Phillips Long Island 2

Elijah 3-1835 65 m 43 IN NC KY farmer

Harriett 12-1835 64 4-3 IN KY KY

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 

 

Layfaette 12 IN

 

1850 in mothers hh

 

1860 IN Owen Jefferson 13

Layfaette 24 IN farmer

Lydia 21 IN

 

1870 IN Greene Eel River 1

Lafayette 32 IN farmer

Lydia 31 IN

Marie 9 IN

James 4 IN

 

1880 IN Greene Highland 3

Lafayette 43 IN PA PA farmer

Hannah E 34 OH OH OH

James H 13 IN

William L 4 IN

 

1900 IN Greene Jefferson 15

Layfaette 12-1836 63 m24 IN NC NC farmer

Anna 1-1844 56 m 24 1-1 OH PA PA

William 5-1876 24 m1 IN

Hossie 12-1876 23 m1 0-0 IA IN IN

 

 

 

 

x.

Elijah Jessup[42] was born on 31 Mar 1781 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[42]. He married Nancy Smith on 18 Apr 1816 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[42]. He died on Unknown in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[127].

Notes for Elijah Jessup:

General Notes:

Elijah Jessup moved with his father and mother to Surry Co., North Carolina about 1786. He lived many years in the home occupied in recent times by Reid Christian in Westfield, North Carolina (across the county line in Stokes Co., North Carolina .) Elijah married sisters, daughter of Bartlett Smith who lived at the top of the mountain in the Bell Spur section of Patrick Co., VA, where he owned a large property. Elijah's brother Eli, married Pensey Jennie Smith, sister to Nancy and Rebecca.

 

 

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Notes for Elijah Jessup:

General Notes:

Elijah Jessup moved with his father and mother to Surry Co., North Carolina about 1786. He lived many years in the home occupied in recent times by Reid Christian in Westfield, North Carolina (across the county line in Stokes Co., North Carolina .) Elijah married sisters, daughter of Bartlett Smith who lived at the top of the mountain in the Bell Spur section of Patrick Co., VA, where he owned a large property. Elijah's brother Eli, married Pensey Jennie Smith, sister to Nancy and Rebecca.

 

 

xi.

Hannah Jessup[42] was born on 18 May 1783[42]. She married William Pearce on 08 Feb 1819 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[127]. She died on Unknown.

xii.

Eli Jessup[42] was born on 06 Jun 1785 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[42]. He married Pensey Jenny Smith on 02 May 1806 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[42]. He died in Jan 1871 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[42].

Notes for Eli Jessup:

General Notes:

Eli Jessup and wife Pensey Jennie Smith Jessup had no children. He left all of his property to his slaves. He lived at the Joseph Jessup place on Big Creek near Westfield. The old house was still standing in 1942.\

 

Eli Jessup's Last Will and Testament

 

In the name of God amen

 

I, Eli Jessup, of the County of Surry and State of North Carolina, being in sound mind and memory to make this as my last Will and Testament in manner and form following viz

 

Item the first - My will and desire is that all my just debts be punctually paid in due time by my Executor and out of my Estate.

 

Item the second - My will and desire is that my dear and beloved wife, Jane, have all of my real, personal and perishable estate of all description whatsoever during her natural life and after the decease of my beloved wife, my will and desire is most solemnly that all of my Negroes be emancipated and set free and their every increase, if any, namely to be set free also viz: Sarah Ruth, Sarah's first child, Leatha, Sarah's second child, Lucinda, Sarah's third child, Samuel, Sarah's fourth child, and Alfred. Sarah's fifth child. The above mentioned Negroes constitute a family of Negroes which family I desire to be free after the decease of my beloved wife immediately. Also, one Negro woman, Rachel and her increase, if any, my will and desire that the said Racheal and her increase be emancipated and set free immediately after the death of my beloved wife.

 

Item the third - My will and desire is that all of my estate after the death of my dear and beloved wife's debts are paid and that the estate be equally divided amongst all my Negroes by my Executor or cause the same to be done so that they may enjoy the same to their benefit and their heirs forever.

 

Item the fourth - My will and desire that my burial and funeral charges be paid punctually in due time by my Executor and the burial and funeral charges of my dear and beloved wife also be paid in due time. I, Eli Jessup, do in this my last will and testament nominate and appoint my worthy and revered friend, George Smith, my Executor.

 

Item the fifth - I do give and bequeath my Executor George Smith, fifty dollars over and above the legal fees prescribed by Law for his trouble and expenses in carrying this my last will and testament into execution for the purposes herein mentioned.

 

Signed and acknowledged before us on the 27th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and thirty. (1830)

 

Witnesses present:

Eli Jessup (Seal)

 

John J. Var____

Jos. V. Gregg

 

"On the 9th day of January 1871, at my office, a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Eli Jessup is offered for probate by Jane Jessup, the widow of the said Eli Jessup which paper writing is in the words and figures following: to wit"

 

"And thereupon John J. Var_____, one of the subscribing witnesses to the said paper writing being first duly sworn, says that he became a subscribing witness to the said paper writing at the request of the said Eli Jessup and that he signed his name as witness to the said paper writing in the presence of the said Eli Jessup - that J. V. Gregg the other subscribing .........." (here the copy ran off the page)

 

 

JESSUPS QUIT CLAIM DEED STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

 

In obedience with an agreement made by the devisees of Eli Jessup, deed and Job Worth who holds under said devisees, we the undersigned proceeded on this the 12th day of August 1872 to divide and set apart to Job Worth, Smith France and wife, Ruth, Henry Dearman and wife Lucinda, Alfred Jessup, Racheal Jessup and Leatha Jessup, the lands bequeathed and devised by Eli Jessup, deceased.

 

Lot 1 - Smith France and wife Ruth - 74 acres valued at $481.00

 

Lot 2 - Henry Dearman and wife Lucinda - 85 1/2 acres valued at $569.50

 

Lot 3 - Leatha Jessup - 88 3/10 acres valued at $529.80

 

Lot 4 - Racheal Jessup - 88 3/10 acres valued at $573.95

 

Lot 5 - Alfred Jessup - 80 6/10 acres valued at $403.00

 

Lot 6 - Job Worth* - 190 1/2 acres valued at $2095.50

 

Given under our hand and seal this the 14th day of August 1872 - William H. Pell

Joseph W. Neal

Thos. L. Sorles

 

 

* (according to 1850 Census, Job Worth was a very wealthy white millwright.)

 

 

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Notes for Eli Jessup:

General Notes:

Eli Jessup and wife Pensey Jennie Smith Jessup had no children. He left all of his property to his slaves. He lived at the Joseph Jessup place on Big Creek near Westfield. The old house was still standing in 1942.\

 

Eli Jessup's Last Will and Testament

 

In the name of God amen

 

I, Eli Jessup, of the County of Surry and State of North Carolina, being in sound mind and memory to make this as my last Will and Testament in manner and form following viz

 

Item the first - My will and desire is that all my just debts be punctually paid in due time by my Executor and out of my Estate.

 

Item the second - My will and desire is that my dear and beloved wife, Jane, have all of my real, personal and perishable estate of all description whatsoever during her natural life and after the decease of my beloved wife, my will and desire is most solemnly that all of my Negroes be emancipated and set free and their every increase, if any, namely to be set free also viz: Sarah Ruth, Sarah's first child, Leatha, Sarah's second child, Lucinda, Sarah's third child, Samuel, Sarah's fourth child, and Alfred. Sarah's fifth child. The above mentioned Negroes constitute a family of Negroes which family I desire to be free after the decease of my beloved wife immediately. Also, one Negro woman, Rachel and her increase, if any, my will and desire that the said Racheal and her increase be emancipated and set free immediately after the death of my beloved wife.

 

Item the third - My will and desire is that all of my estate after the death of my dear and beloved wife's debts are paid and that the estate be equally divided amongst all my Negroes by my Executor or cause the same to be done so that they may enjoy the same to their benefit and their heirs forever.

 

Item the fourth - My will and desire that my burial and funeral charges be paid punctually in due time by my Executor and the burial and funeral charges of my dear and beloved wife also be paid in due time. I, Eli Jessup, do in this my last will and testament nominate and appoint my worthy and revered friend, George Smith, my Executor.

 

Item the fifth - I do give and bequeath my Executor George Smith, fifty dollars over and above the legal fees prescribed by Law for his trouble and expenses in carrying this my last will and testament into execution for the purposes herein mentioned.

 

Signed and acknowledged before us on the 27th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and thirty. (1830)

 

Witnesses present:

Eli Jessup (Seal)

 

John J. Var____

Jos. V. Gregg

 

"On the 9th day of January 1871, at my office, a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Eli Jessup is offered for probate by Jane Jessup, the widow of the said Eli Jessup which paper writing is in the words and figures following: to wit"

 

"And thereupon John J. Var_____, one of the subscribing witnesses to the said paper writing being first duly sworn, says that he became a subscribing witness to the said paper writing at the request of the said Eli Jessup and that he signed his name as witness to the said paper writing in the presence of the said Eli Jessup - that J. V. Gregg the other subscribing .........." (here the copy ran off the page)

 

 

JESSUPS QUIT CLAIM DEED STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

 

In obedience with an agreement made by the devisees of Eli Jessup, deed and Job Worth who holds under said devisees, we the undersigned proceeded on this the 12th day of August 1872 to divide and set apart to Job Worth, Smith France and wife, Ruth, Henry Dearman and wife Lucinda, Alfred Jessup, Racheal Jessup and Leatha Jessup, the lands bequeathed and devised by Eli Jessup, deceased.

 

Lot 1 - Smith France and wife Ruth - 74 acres valued at $481.00

 

Lot 2 - Henry Dearman and wife Lucinda - 85 1/2 acres valued at $569.50

 

Lot 3 - Leatha Jessup - 88 3/10 acres valued at $529.80

 

Lot 4 - Racheal Jessup - 88 3/10 acres valued at $573.95

 

Lot 5 - Alfred Jessup - 80 6/10 acres valued at $403.00

 

Lot 6 - Job Worth* - 190 1/2 acres valued at $2095.50

 

Given under our hand and seal this the 14th day of August 1872 - William H. Pell

Joseph W. Neal

Thos. L. Sorles

 

 

* (according to 1850 Census, Job Worth was a very wealthy white millwright.)

 

 

68.

Robert Hill Sr. son of William Hill II and Susanna Smithers[77] was born on 17 Feb 1752 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[77]. He died on 02 Aug 1834 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77].

Notes for Robert Hill Sr.:

General Notes:

Robert Hill was born about 8 years before his parents moved to NC. He was well educated as were all his brothers and sisters. He enlisted in the Revolutionary Army in 1776 and served as a private under Col. Alexander Martin. In Jan 1781 he was commissioned as Captain under Major Joseph Winston and after the war, he always carried the title of Captain Hill. His children were very well educated. One son was a Primitive Baptist minister and another son served several terms in the State Legislature and several terms in the U.S. Congress.

 

One of the sources used in information on this family came from a letter from Capt. Robert Hill's grandson, filed at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. Also information came from Stokes Co., Will Book 3, pages 277 and from family group sheets provided by Mrs. M.L. Vernon of Stoneville, NC

 

Robert Hill SR.

 

Application for Revolutionary War pension copied from Nation Archives, Washington,

 

District of Columbia.

State of North Carolina

County of Stokes S7012

 

On the 14th day of September, 1832 personnally appeared in open Court before the

court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Stokes in the State of North

Carolina now sitting Robert Hill Senior aged eithty one year on the 17th of Februrary

next- a resident of the County of Stokes in the State of North Carolina who being

first duly sworn in open court according to law doth as by oath make the following

declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress adopted June 7,

1832. He states that he was born in Caroline County State of Virginia on the Seventeenth

of February 1752 according to his best account of the family. That he has no records

of the birth, but supposes that it remains amongst the parish records of the county of

Caroline, Virginia. That he moved to North Carolina in the year 1770 and settled in

what was then the county of Rowen, now the county of Stokes and where he has

ever since continued to reside up to this time. That in the early part of the year 1776

according to the best of his recollection he volunteered as a militia private in the county

of Surry now Stokes for a tour against the Tories that were embodied near Cross Creek

now called Fayetteville in North Carolina under Captain Richard Goode of the regement

under Colonel Alexander Martin. That accordingly with his company marched to the said

town of Fayetteville on Cross Creek but before the arrival of the troops to which he

belonged the Tory force had been defeated by the troops under the command of Governor

Caswell. His service had been known and called the Scotch Expedition on account of the Tory

force in that part of the State being principally comprised of Scott. That the object of the march being completed, he moved on with the rest of the troops to which he belonged. They were discharged at Fayetteville but did not receive any written evidence of discharge. He is unable to state the length of time in which he was engaged in the services durring this tour but that it was a month or more.

That upon his return home on or about the middle of July 1776 in the then county

of Surry(now Stokes) he volunteerd under Captain Richard Goode, Thomas Coan

Lieutenant- and marched under the command of Colonel Martin Armstrong to Fishing

Creek in the County of Wilkes on orders to reclaim a fort beseiged by Indians of the

Wautauga. While at Fishing Creek they received intelligence that the Indians had

scattered from the area. That he remained in that neighborhood for two or three

weeks when his company was marched back to Surry County where his Company

was placed under the command of Col. Joseph Williams and Major Joseph Thruston

and marched to the Long Island of Holston. They were encamped there for four or

five weeks. That at this point they were joined by the Virginia Troops from whench

they marched under General Christie to the Cheokee Towns on the Tennessee

River. That previous to the arrival of the force to which he was attached, the hostile

Indians had been defeated by the South Carolina force and had retreated from thearea.

That he was at several of thier towns. Many of which were being destroyed.

They remained in the Indian country until the conclusion of peace with the Indians.

That from there he was marched back home and left the troops by permission. That

in the expedition he was employed as near as he can recall for about five months

though the particulars of which he cannot now recollect. That he was merely discharged by permission or discretion of his officera and without any written evidence though.

That after releasing from the expedition the militia came home and was employed in the

surrounding Counties to aid in stopping the depredation of the Tories. He states that he

served as a Lieutenant during this time. That in the year 1780 he volunteered and

served as Lieutenant under Captain William Meridith and marched on a southern

expedition to find General Gates. At Salisbury his company joined General Rutherford

of the North Carolina Militia under whose command he marched still farther South

when in the County of Cabarrus North Carolina, he states that while encamped with

the regiment he was seriously injured by the falling of a tree upon him which actually

killed a soldier standing by his side. That on account of the injury he was unable to

march on with the troops which succeeded in finding Gates. That due to consequences

of the accident he was detained for several weeks in the neighborhood where it happened.

As soon as he was able to ride he returned home but was ill for some time thereafter

and because of this was unable to perform the duties of an officer and soldier. On that

occasion he came home with permission of his superior officer but without any discharge

in writing. That about 1781 he as Captain, raised a volunteer company under Major Joseph

Winston and marched near Hillsborough, North Carolina where he joined troops

from South Carolina under the command of Colonel Pickens. Shortly there after

he was directed and returned home in order to raise additional volunteers and

to return to the army within ten days, but before this period had expired and before he had accomplished the object for which he was detached, the battle of Guilford

had taken place and the expedition ended. In his service he was engaged as well

as he recollects about six weeks. That shortly after the battle of Guilford, he again

commanded a Company of volunteers.

On this occassion he marched them in pursuit of the British who were retiring toward

Wilmington, North Carolina. His Company was under the command of Robert Smith

acting either as Colonel or General (but he is unable to state which). In this service

he remained near the sea coast of North Carolina where he remained until intellegence

of the capture of the British forces at York Town reached the troops to which he was

attached--soon after which he returned home. In this service he was engaged for three

months or more. He states that he has no written or documentary evidence of his

services nor is it practicable for him without great trouble and expence to offer

proof there of except the accompanying affidavit of Joseph Banner, Charles Davey

and William Merit. These individuals served with him at various times.

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Robert Hill Sr.:

General Notes:

Robert Hill was born about 8 years before his parents moved to NC. He was well educated as were all his brothers and sisters. He enlisted in the Revolutionary Army in 1776 and served as a private under Col. Alexander Martin. In Jan 1781 he was commissioned as Captain under Major Joseph Winston and after the war, he always carried the title of Captain Hill. His children were very well educated. One son was a Primitive Baptist minister and another son served several terms in the State Legislature and several terms in the U.S. Congress.

 

One of the sources used in information on this family came from a letter from Capt. Robert Hill's grandson, filed at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. Also information came from Stokes Co., Will Book 3, pages 277 and from family group sheets provided by Mrs. M.L. Vernon of Stoneville, NC

 

Robert Hill SR.

 

Application for Revolutionary War pension copied from Nation Archives, Washington,

 

District of Columbia.

State of North Carolina

County of Stokes S7012

 

On the 14th day of September, 1832 personnally appeared in open Court before the

court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Stokes in the State of North

Carolina now sitting Robert Hill Senior aged eithty one year on the 17th of Februrary

next- a resident of the County of Stokes in the State of North Carolina who being

first duly sworn in open court according to law doth as by oath make the following

declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress adopted June 7,

1832. He states that he was born in Caroline County State of Virginia on the Seventeenth

of February 1752 according to his best account of the family. That he has no records

of the birth, but supposes that it remains amongst the parish records of the county of

Caroline, Virginia. That he moved to North Carolina in the year 1770 and settled in

what was then the county of Rowen, now the county of Stokes and where he has

ever since continued to reside up to this time. That in the early part of the year 1776

according to the best of his recollection he volunteered as a militia private in the county

of Surry now Stokes for a tour against the Tories that were embodied near Cross Creek

now called Fayetteville in North Carolina under Captain Richard Goode of the regement

under Colonel Alexander Martin. That accordingly with his company marched to the said

town of Fayetteville on Cross Creek but before the arrival of the troops to which he

belonged the Tory force had been defeated by the troops under the command of Governor

Caswell. His service had been known and called the Scotch Expedition on account of the Tory

force in that part of the State being principally comprised of Scott. That the object of the march being completed, he moved on with the rest of the troops to which he belonged. They were discharged at Fayetteville but did not receive any written evidence of discharge. He is unable to state the length of time in which he was engaged in the services durring this tour but that it was a month or more.

That upon his return home on or about the middle of July 1776 in the then county

of Surry(now Stokes) he volunteerd under Captain Richard Goode, Thomas Coan

Lieutenant- and marched under the command of Colonel Martin Armstrong to Fishing

Creek in the County of Wilkes on orders to reclaim a fort beseiged by Indians of the

Wautauga. While at Fishing Creek they received intelligence that the Indians had

scattered from the area. That he remained in that neighborhood for two or three

weeks when his company was marched back to Surry County where his Company

was placed under the command of Col. Joseph Williams and Major Joseph Thruston

and marched to the Long Island of Holston. They were encamped there for four or

five weeks. That at this point they were joined by the Virginia Troops from whench

they marched under General Christie to the Cheokee Towns on the Tennessee

River. That previous to the arrival of the force to which he was attached, the hostile

Indians had been defeated by the South Carolina force and had retreated from thearea.

That he was at several of thier towns. Many of which were being destroyed.

They remained in the Indian country until the conclusion of peace with the Indians.

That from there he was marched back home and left the troops by permission. That

in the expedition he was employed as near as he can recall for about five months

though the particulars of which he cannot now recollect. That he was merely discharged by permission or discretion of his officera and without any written evidence though.

That after releasing from the expedition the militia came home and was employed in the

surrounding Counties to aid in stopping the depredation of the Tories. He states that he

served as a Lieutenant during this time. That in the year 1780 he volunteered and

served as Lieutenant under Captain William Meridith and marched on a southern

expedition to find General Gates. At Salisbury his company joined General Rutherford

of the North Carolina Militia under whose command he marched still farther South

when in the County of Cabarrus North Carolina, he states that while encamped with

the regiment he was seriously injured by the falling of a tree upon him which actually

killed a soldier standing by his side. That on account of the injury he was unable to

march on with the troops which succeeded in finding Gates. That due to consequences

of the accident he was detained for several weeks in the neighborhood where it happened.

As soon as he was able to ride he returned home but was ill for some time thereafter

and because of this was unable to perform the duties of an officer and soldier. On that

occasion he came home with permission of his superior officer but without any discharge

in writing. That about 1781 he as Captain, raised a volunteer company under Major Joseph

Winston and marched near Hillsborough, North Carolina where he joined troops

from South Carolina under the command of Colonel Pickens. Shortly there after

he was directed and returned home in order to raise additional volunteers and

to return to the army within ten days, but before this period had expired and before he had accomplished the object for which he was detached, the battle of Guilford

had taken place and the expedition ended. In his service he was engaged as well

as he recollects about six weeks. That shortly after the battle of Guilford, he again

commanded a Company of volunteers.

On this occassion he marched them in pursuit of the British who were retiring toward

Wilmington, North Carolina. His Company was under the command of Robert Smith

acting either as Colonel or General (but he is unable to state which). In this service

he remained near the sea coast of North Carolina where he remained until intellegence

of the capture of the British forces at York Town reached the troops to which he was

attached--soon after which he returned home. In this service he was engaged for three

months or more. He states that he has no written or documentary evidence of his

services nor is it practicable for him without great trouble and expence to offer

proof there of except the accompanying affidavit of Joseph Banner, Charles Davey

and William Merit. These individuals served with him at various times.

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Robert Hill Sr.:

General Notes:

Robert Hill was born about 8 years before his parents moved to NC. He was well educated as were all his brothers and sisters. He enlisted in the Revolutionary Army in 1776 and served as a private under Col. Alexander Martin. In Jan 1781 he was commissioned as Captain under Major Joseph Winston and after the war, he always carried the title of Captain Hill. His children were very well educated. One son was a Primitive Baptist minister and another son served several terms in the State Legislature and several terms in the U.S. Congress.

 

One of the sources used in information on this family came from a letter from Capt. Robert Hill's grandson, filed at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. Also information came from Stokes Co., Will Book 3, pages 277 and from family group sheets provided by Mrs. M.L. Vernon of Stoneville, NC

 

Robert Hill SR.

 

Application for Revolutionary War pension copied from Nation Archives, Washington,

 

District of Columbia.

State of North Carolina

County of Stokes S7012

 

On the 14th day of September, 1832 personnally appeared in open Court before the

court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Stokes in the State of North

Carolina now sitting Robert Hill Senior aged eithty one year on the 17th of Februrary

next- a resident of the County of Stokes in the State of North Carolina who being

first duly sworn in open court according to law doth as by oath make the following

declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress adopted June 7,

1832. He states that he was born in Caroline County State of Virginia on the Seventeenth

of February 1752 according to his best account of the family. That he has no records

of the birth, but supposes that it remains amongst the parish records of the county of

Caroline, Virginia. That he moved to North Carolina in the year 1770 and settled in

what was then the county of Rowen, now the county of Stokes and where he has

ever since continued to reside up to this time. That in the early part of the year 1776

according to the best of his recollection he volunteered as a militia private in the county

of Surry now Stokes for a tour against the Tories that were embodied near Cross Creek

now called Fayetteville in North Carolina under Captain Richard Goode of the regement

under Colonel Alexander Martin. That accordingly with his company marched to the said

town of Fayetteville on Cross Creek but before the arrival of the troops to which he

belonged the Tory force had been defeated by the troops under the command of Governor

Caswell. His service had been known and called the Scotch Expedition on account of the Tory

force in that part of the State being principally comprised of Scott. That the object of the march being completed, he moved on with the rest of the troops to which he belonged. They were discharged at Fayetteville but did not receive any written evidence of discharge. He is unable to state the length of time in which he was engaged in the services durring this tour but that it was a month or more.

That upon his return home on or about the middle of July 1776 in the then county

of Surry(now Stokes) he volunteerd under Captain Richard Goode, Thomas Coan

Lieutenant- and marched under the command of Colonel Martin Armstrong to Fishing

Creek in the County of Wilkes on orders to reclaim a fort beseiged by Indians of the

Wautauga. While at Fishing Creek they received intelligence that the Indians had

scattered from the area. That he remained in that neighborhood for two or three

weeks when his company was marched back to Surry County where his Company

was placed under the command of Col. Joseph Williams and Major Joseph Thruston

and marched to the Long Island of Holston. They were encamped there for four or

five weeks. That at this point they were joined by the Virginia Troops from whench

they marched under General Christie to the Cheokee Towns on the Tennessee

River. That previous to the arrival of the force to which he was attached, the hostile

Indians had been defeated by the South Carolina force and had retreated from thearea.

That he was at several of thier towns. Many of which were being destroyed.

They remained in the Indian country until the conclusion of peace with the Indians.

That from there he was marched back home and left the troops by permission. That

in the expedition he was employed as near as he can recall for about five months

though the particulars of which he cannot now recollect. That he was merely discharged by permission or discretion of his officera and without any written evidence though.

That after releasing from the expedition the militia came home and was employed in the

surrounding Counties to aid in stopping the depredation of the Tories. He states that he

served as a Lieutenant during this time. That in the year 1780 he volunteered and

served as Lieutenant under Captain William Meridith and marched on a southern

expedition to find General Gates. At Salisbury his company joined General Rutherford

of the North Carolina Militia under whose command he marched still farther South

when in the County of Cabarrus North Carolina, he states that while encamped with

the regiment he was seriously injured by the falling of a tree upon him which actually

killed a soldier standing by his side. That on account of the injury he was unable to

march on with the troops which succeeded in finding Gates. That due to consequences

of the accident he was detained for several weeks in the neighborhood where it happened.

As soon as he was able to ride he returned home but was ill for some time thereafter

and because of this was unable to perform the duties of an officer and soldier. On that

occasion he came home with permission of his superior officer but without any discharge

in writing. That about 1781 he as Captain, raised a volunteer company under Major Joseph

Winston and marched near Hillsborough, North Carolina where he joined troops

from South Carolina under the command of Colonel Pickens. Shortly there after

he was directed and returned home in order to raise additional volunteers and

to return to the army within ten days, but before this period had expired and before he had accomplished the object for which he was detached, the battle of Guilford

had taken place and the expedition ended. In his service he was engaged as well

as he recollects about six weeks. That shortly after the battle of Guilford, he again

commanded a Company of volunteers.

On this occassion he marched them in pursuit of the British who were retiring toward

Wilmington, North Carolina. His Company was under the command of Robert Smith

acting either as Colonel or General (but he is unable to state which). In this service

he remained near the sea coast of North Carolina where he remained until intellegence

of the capture of the British forces at York Town reached the troops to which he was

attached--soon after which he returned home. In this service he was engaged for three

months or more. He states that he has no written or documentary evidence of his

services nor is it practicable for him without great trouble and expence to offer

proof there of except the accompanying affidavit of Joseph Banner, Charles Davey

and William Merit. These individuals served with him at various times.

 

 

 

 

69.

Martha Halbert daughter of Joel Halbert Sr. and Frances Randolph[77] was born about 1747 in Essex or Caroline, Virginia USA[77]. She died on 20 Sep 1833 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77].

Robert Hill Sr. and Martha Halbert were married in Sep 1769[77]. They had the following children:

i.

Susanna Hill[77] was born on 25 Jun 1770 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. She married Edward Samuels on 15 Mar 1788 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. She died in 1835.

Notes for Susanna Hill:

General Notes:

Susannah Hill was born 25 Jun 1770, Stokes, North Carolina

 

 

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Notes for Susanna Hill:

General Notes:

Susannah Hill was born 25 Jun 1770, Stokes, North Carolina

 

 

ii.

William Hill[77] was born on 28 Apr 1773[77]. He died on Unknown in at a young age[129].

iii.

Caleb Hill[77] was born on 12 Jul 1775 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. He married Mary Nancy Flynt on 28 Dec 1797 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. He died on 20 Oct 1838 in Covington, Missouri USA[77].

iv.

Elizabeth Hill[77] was born on 17 Sep 1777 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[130]. She married Tandy James Matthews on 21 Oct 1797 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[130]. She died on 23 Jan 1853 in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA[130].

Notes for Elizabeth Hill:

General Notes:

Elizabeth Hill was born 17 Sep 1777 and died 23 Jan 1853

 

 

v.

Joel Hill[77] was born on 04 Jul 1780 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA. He married Mildred Golden on 01 Jan 1812 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[131]. He died on 12 Sep 1857 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[132].

vi.

Sarah Hill[77] was born on 22 Sep 1782[77]. She died on 20 Sep 1805[77].

+ 34. vii.

Robert Hill Jr.[77] was born on 30 Dec 1785 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. He married Elizabeth Vest in 1806[79]. He died in 1844 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77].

viii.

Martha Halbert Patsy Hill[77] was born on 30 Dec 1785 in Germanton, Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. She married William Graves Haynes on 03 Mar 1810 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. She died in 1863 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77].

ix.

Anne Frances Hill[77] was born on 23 Feb 1787[77]. She married Thomas Locke Davis on 25 Jul 1809 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. She died before 1825[133].

x.

John Hill[77, 129] was born on 08 Apr 1790[77]. He married Julia Crawford on 04 Feb 1819 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA[77]. He died on 24 Apr 1861 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA[77].

Notes for John Hill:

General Notes:

John Hill was educated at the University of NC at Chapel Hill. He was elected seven times to the legislature and once to Congress in 1839. He was opposed to secession, but against his will was elected to the convention that carried the state out of the Union. He said before going that if the state seceded, he did not want to live any longer. He was stricken with apoplexy during the convention and died.

 

 

70.

Charles Ervin Vest Sr. son of William Tunwell Vest and Lucretia Lucy Alford[78] was born in Apr 1763 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[134]. He died on 13 Mar 1826 in Rural Hall, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA[135, 136, 137].

Notes for Charles Ervin Vest Sr.:

General Notes:

 

When the American Revolution moved south, Charles Vest's older brothers, William and Samuel volunteered for service in NC. In 1779, Charles who was only 16 years old, left home against his father's wishes to find his brothers and to volunteer for service in the same regiment with them. The zealous young Whig started out walking to his destination. While walking along Ararat Rd, in Surry Co. NC, he came to the relatively new town of Richmond, which was the county seat. At this time, this area was having some trouble with the Tories, so young Vest was arrested on the spot and placed in jail on suspicion of being a spy. He told his story to Sheriff Briggs, who was also the jailer. The sheriff agreed to check out his story but it would take a few days to contact his family in Washington Co., VA (formed out of Bedford Co.,VA) Until the news arrived, Charles must remain in jail. Sarah Briggs, the beautiful young daughter of Sheriff Briggs, assisted her parents in cooking for and serving meals to the prisoners. She carried meals to Charles Vest and as he was about her age, she took more than a passing interest in this handsome young patriot. In a few days the news reached Richmond that the Vest lad had told the truth. He was immediately released. He continued his journey, found his brothers and soon became a full-fledged soldier. He fought in the Battle of King's Mountain under Col. Joseph Winston. When the war was over, Charles came back to Richmond, NC. As soon as he arrived he made a deal with Briggs to be one of his hired men during the coming year. There were three possible reasons for Charles Vest to return to Richmond. First, he had been impressed with Sheriff Briggs and the manner in which he apologized for his wrongful imprisonment; second, Col. Joseph Winston, also from Surry Co., could have persuaded him to come and live there, but third, and probably the almost sure reason for his return was the beautiful young girl named Sarah Briggs. They were married within a year. He bought a lot in Richmond about the time of their marriage and built a house. when the town was completely destroyed by a hurricane, he took some of the timbers from it and built a new house in what is now the Antioch Church Community of Stokes Co., NC. Charles became active in local government and was appointed a Justice of the Peace. He was a Captain in charge of training soldiers in an area that included what is now King, NC. He was also an election official in Germanton Precinct (Stokes Co., NC) in 1792 and again in 1804. He owned 606 acres of land in 1800. He must have painted a glowing picture of his adopted home, because the census for 1790 listed his father, William Vest and his entire family living in Stokes Co., NC.

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Charles Ervin Vest Sr.:

General Notes:

 

When the American Revolution moved south, Charles Vest's older brothers, William and Samuel volunteered for service in NC. In 1779, Charles who was only 16 years old, left home against his father's wishes to find his brothers and to volunteer for service in the same regiment with them. The zealous young Whig started out walking to his destination. While walking along Ararat Rd, in Surry Co. NC, he came to the relatively new town of Richmond, which was the county seat. At this time, this area was having some trouble with the Tories, so young Vest was arrested on the spot and placed in jail on suspicion of being a spy. He told his story to Sheriff Briggs, who was also the jailer. The sheriff agreed to check out his story but it would take a few days to contact his family in Washington Co., VA (formed out of Bedford Co.,VA) Until the news arrived, Charles must remain in jail. Sarah Briggs, the beautiful young daughter of Sheriff Briggs, assisted her parents in cooking for and serving meals to the prisoners. She carried meals to Charles Vest and as he was about her age, she took more than a passing interest in this handsome young patriot. In a few days the news reached Richmond that the Vest lad had told the truth. He was immediately released. He continued his journey, found his brothers and soon became a full-fledged soldier. He fought in the Battle of King's Mountain under Col. Joseph Winston. When the war was over, Charles came back to Richmond, NC. As soon as he arrived he made a deal with Briggs to be one of his hired men during the coming year. There were three possible reasons for Charles Vest to return to Richmond. First, he had been impressed with Sheriff Briggs and the manner in which he apologized for his wrongful imprisonment; second, Col. Joseph Winston, also from Surry Co., could have persuaded him to come and live there, but third, and probably the almost sure reason for his return was the beautiful young girl named Sarah Briggs. They were married within a year. He bought a lot in Richmond about the time of their marriage and built a house. when the town was completely destroyed by a hurricane, he took some of the timbers from it and built a new house in what is now the Antioch Church Community of Stokes Co., NC. Charles became active in local government and was appointed a Justice of the Peace. He was a Captain in charge of training soldiers in an area that included what is now King, NC. He was also an election official in Germanton Precinct (Stokes Co., NC) in 1792 and again in 1804. He owned 606 acres of land in 1800. He must have painted a glowing picture of his adopted home, because the census for 1790 listed his father, William Vest and his entire family living in Stokes Co., NC.

 

 

 

 

71.

Sarah Briggs daughter of Jesse Briggs and Charity Banner[138, 139] was born on Unknown in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[139]. She died on 11 Dec 1879 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[139].

Notes for Sarah Briggs:

General Notes:

Charles Vest (c1763-1828) m. Sarah Briggs, d/o Thomas and Elizabeth Briggs (this from http://www.fmoran.com/vest.html)13 Nov 1874 - Surry Co.,NC , Will Book #6,page 133 - WILL OF SARAH DOSS:

After my decease my body is to be decently buried without ostentation or unnecessary

expense; my personal expenses and just debts are to be paid;by my executor, My sons--John M Doss, Mathew M Doss--and my daughter Sarah E Jones, wife of William Jones, dec'd, get all my estate-- real, Personal, and mixed. My executor shall sell all real and personal property at public sale to the highest bidder for cash and divide it equally among them. Executor: My friend R T Saunders.

Witnesses: Jesse Briggs and Lemuel P Jones.

 

10 Sept 1878 - Surry Co.,NC CODICIL TO WILL OF SARAH DOSS:

The $50.00 that my son Mathgw M Doss has received shall be in full of his part of my

estate instead of one-third thereof. All my property and money and whatever that may lawfully belong to me in the State of North Carolina and all of my interest and part in the estate of my

brother Milton Briggs in the State of Iowa, Fremont County, both real and personal, are to be equally divided between John M Doss and Sarah E Jones by my executor.

Witnesses: James K Bradley and

F M Belton. L. P. Jones proved Will of Sarah Doss; Jesse Briggs had lately died in Surry County. Codicil to Wil1 proved by James K Bradley and F M Belton. Probate 5 Jan 1880.

 

 

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Notes for Sarah Briggs:

General Notes:

Charles Vest (c1763-1828) m. Sarah Briggs, d/o Thomas and Elizabeth Briggs (this from http://www.fmoran.com/vest.html)13 Nov 1874 - Surry Co.,NC , Will Book #6,page 133 - WILL OF SARAH DOSS:

After my decease my body is to be decently buried without ostentation or unnecessary

expense; my personal expenses and just debts are to be paid;by my executor, My sons--John M Doss, Mathew M Doss--and my daughter Sarah E Jones, wife of William Jones, dec'd, get all my estate-- real, Personal, and mixed. My executor shall sell all real and personal property at public sale to the highest bidder for cash and divide it equally among them. Executor: My friend R T Saunders.

Witnesses: Jesse Briggs and Lemuel P Jones.

 

10 Sept 1878 - Surry Co.,NC CODICIL TO WILL OF SARAH DOSS:

The $50.00 that my son Mathgw M Doss has received shall be in full of his part of my

estate instead of one-third thereof. All my property and money and whatever that may lawfully belong to me in the State of North Carolina and all of my interest and part in the estate of my

brother Milton Briggs in the State of Iowa, Fremont County, both real and personal, are to be equally divided between John M Doss and Sarah E Jones by my executor.

Witnesses: James K Bradley and

F M Belton. L. P. Jones proved Will of Sarah Doss; Jesse Briggs had lately died in Surry County. Codicil to Wil1 proved by James K Bradley and F M Belton. Probate 5 Jan 1880.

 

 

Charles Ervin Vest Sr. and Sarah Briggs were married in 1784 in Richmond, Virginia, USA[136, 137]. They had the following children:

i.

Charles Ervin Vest Jr.[78] was born in 1783[135, 140]. He married Catharina Vogler on 07 Sep 1809 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[78, 79]. He died in 1860[135, 140].

ii.

William Vest[78] was born on 19 Jun 1785 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[78]. He married Nancy Phandora Ogburn on 07 Dec 1832 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[141]. He died in 1848[140].

+ 35. iii.

Elizabeth Vest[77, 78] was born on 09 May 1787 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. She married Robert Hill Jr. in 1806[79]. She died about 1869 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77].

iv.

Frances Vest[78, 134] was born about 1792[43]. She married William Childress on 10 Dec 1817 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[78, 79]. She died on Unknown.

72.

James Shelton Sr. son of Ralph Shelton Sr. and Mary Jane Crispen[82] was born on 23 Mar 1726 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. He died in 1784 in Henry, Virginia, USA[39].

Notes for James Shelton Sr.:

General Notes:

RALPH SHELTON, OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA

AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS

An Account by his great-5-grandson, Kenyon Stevenson (deceased), Hudson, Ohio, 1953

James Shelton was in Pittsylvania by 1768, when on May 27th he bought 400 acres on Leatherwood and Beaver Creeks from John Cox and wife Frances.5 That same year, on August 26th, he was sued by David Caldwell. 6 On Aug. 1, 1772, he received a grant for another 400 acres, located on the south fork of Leatherwood , probably adjoining or near the first tract.7 This land was a few miles east of Martinsville, in present Henry County, and about 25 miles west of his brother Crispin' s settlement. James sold this 800 acre holding on Sept. 24, 1772, to James Hix, and six months later had another grant for 500 acres nearby, on Beaver and Snow Creeks. 8 He held this only 3 years, selling Feb. 28, 1775, to William Hunter.9 Then James, too, went further west, to buy on the North Mayo River, on its Horsepasture and Ironmonger branches, over 2** acres in all.1 In 1780 he gave farms to his sons William and Samuel and his son-in-law Gregory Durham,2 and five years later died on land he still owned near Horsepasture. He left will, dated May 14, 1784, proved Mar. 26, 1785, naming wife Philapinea and this second wife' s children, Nathan, James, Molly, Nancy and Sally.4

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Daniel Shelton was the son of Mrs. Mary Shelton Clark whose will was written in Amelia in 1750 and probated at Pittsylvanla Courthouse in 1770; she named sons Ralph, John, Crispen, Benjamin, James and Daniel Shelton, leaving to Daniel the greater share of her estate. Daniel Shelton's will was probated September 18, 1809, in which he named wife Lettie Shelton, sons Young, Leroy, Tunstall, David and Wiilis; daughters Milly Taylor, Anne Bailey, Sally Payne, Clary and Polly Shelton.

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Capt James Shelton, Sr. BORN 23 Mar 1726 in Middlesex Co., Virginia, d. abt. 26 Mar 1784 Henry Co., Va. The son of Ralph and Mary Jane CRISPEN. He was Capt. in the Henry Co. Militia, Pay #488 om 1777, resigned Jul 1780. He removed from Amelia Co. and later settled in Lunenburg Co. The Sheltons Lineal Descendants from Ancient, Medieval and Modern Kings and from Fifteen Sureties for the Magna Charta," by Kathryn Morris Brown, published in Knoxville, TN 1981shows that James owned land in 1768 on Leatherwood and Beaver Creeks. Married: 1) Jane _____ or Obedience WORSHAM Children: Benjamin, David, Stephen, Vincent, Lewis, Thomas, Catherine, Millicent, Mary and Henrietta. Married: 2) Philepinea CRITZ Children: William, James [c1760], Nathan b. [c1762], Molly [c1764], Nancy [c1766], Sally [1768] and Thomas [c 1770]. Thomas married Nancy HURT, dau. of Moses HURT and Elizabeth SHELTON. Later he bought over 2,000 acres on North Mayo River on its Horsepasture and Ironmonger Branches in Henry Co., Va. James Shelton's will is dated 27 Feb. 1796 and proved 19 Oct 1798 and was inventoried 10 Jan 1799. This will is recorded in Will Book 4:227 Lunenbury Co., Virginia and names his second wife and their children.

Capt. James SHELTON'S Company of Riflemen, serving with the 64th Regiment from Henry Co. saw service with the 5th Virginia Militia. Philip Anglin of Henry county, aged 91, declares that in the early part of the the war, the Tories having committed many depredations, Capt. BUSH raised a volunteer company in which he served three weeks. In 1779 he marched from the place he now resides in Henry Co., which was a part of Pittsylvania Co., under Capt. James SHELTON against the Tories who become very troublesome. He served three months and was stationed a part of the time at Flower Gap in the Alleghany Mountains which was a place of rendezvous and shelter for the Tories. He was later called out by Col Abraham Penn, the Lieutenant of the County, and marched against the Tories into NC on the Yadkin River where it was understood the Tories had collected in Great Force. A few days before the Americans arrival the Tories dispersed. He was stationed at several places in the Tory Settlements. He served two small tours guarding prisoners taken at King's mountain and at Cowpens. They were discharged at that place.

 

The will of James Shelton is recorded in Henry Co., VA Will Book, page 100

(Research):From: Henry County, Virginia, Will Book I, 1779-1799

Pages 100-01. Will of JAMES SHELTON of the County of Henry being sick and weak in body, dated 14 May 1784.

To my beloved wife PHILEPINEA the plantation whereon I now live and five Negroes namely KILLE, GRACE, KATE AND JACK AND ABRAHAM dureing her life or widdowhood or untill my two sons NATHAN and JAMES SHELTON comes to age. Also all my stocks of horses, cattle, hoggs, and sheep and houshold furniture.

When my two sons NATHAN and JAMES SHELTON come to age the tract of land whereon I live to be equally divided between them, reserving to my beloved wife the part with the plantation thereon dureing her life or widdowhood.

After my debts are adjusted and my sons come to age, the whole of my estate of slaves, stock and furniture &c be divided between my five children NATHAN, JAMES, MOLLEY, NANCEY and SALLEY and if my wife should now be with child that allso so that they be made as nearly equal as possible with my two sons to have the land.

Son WILLIAM SHELTON, ARCHEALUS HUGHES AND JOHN SALMON executors.

JAMES SHELTON

Wit: JOHN WATSON, CHRISTOPHER OWENS, JACOB STALLINGS.

26 March 1785. Exhibited in Court by ARCHS. HUGHES, JOHN SALMON and WILLIAM SHELTON. Proved by the witnesses.

 

 

 

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General Notes:

RALPH SHELTON, OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA

AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS

An Account by his great-5-grandson, Kenyon Stevenson (deceased), Hudson, Ohio, 1953

James Shelton was in Pittsylvania by 1768, when on May 27th he bought 400 acres on Leatherwood and Beaver Creeks from John Cox and wife Frances.5 That same year, on August 26th, he was sued by David Caldwell. 6 On Aug. 1, 1772, he received a grant for another 400 acres, located on the south fork of Leatherwood , probably adjoining or near the first tract.7 This land was a few miles east of Martinsville, in present Henry County, and about 25 miles west of his brother Crispin' s settlement. James sold this 800 acre holding on Sept. 24, 1772, to James Hix, and six months later had another grant for 500 acres nearby, on Beaver and Snow Creeks. 8 He held this only 3 years, selling Feb. 28, 1775, to William Hunter.9 Then James, too, went further west, to buy on the North Mayo River, on its Horsepasture and Ironmonger branches, over 2** acres in all.1 In 1780 he gave farms to his sons William and Samuel and his son-in-law Gregory Durham,2 and five years later died on land he still owned near Horsepasture. He left will, dated May 14, 1784, proved Mar. 26, 1785, naming wife Philapinea and this second wife' s children, Nathan, James, Molly, Nancy and Sally.4

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Daniel Shelton was the son of Mrs. Mary Shelton Clark whose will was written in Amelia in 1750 and probated at Pittsylvanla Courthouse in 1770; she named sons Ralph, John, Crispen, Benjamin, James and Daniel Shelton, leaving to Daniel the greater share of her estate. Daniel Shelton's will was probated September 18, 1809, in which he named wife Lettie Shelton, sons Young, Leroy, Tunstall, David and Wiilis; daughters Milly Taylor, Anne Bailey, Sally Payne, Clary and Polly Shelton.

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Capt James Shelton, Sr. BORN 23 Mar 1726 in Middlesex Co., Virginia, d. abt. 26 Mar 1784 Henry Co., Va. The son of Ralph and Mary Jane CRISPEN. He was Capt. in the Henry Co. Militia, Pay #488 om 1777, resigned Jul 1780. He removed from Amelia Co. and later settled in Lunenburg Co. The Sheltons Lineal Descendants from Ancient, Medieval and Modern Kings and from Fifteen Sureties for the Magna Charta," by Kathryn Morris Brown, published in Knoxville, TN 1981shows that James owned land in 1768 on Leatherwood and Beaver Creeks. Married: 1) Jane _____ or Obedience WORSHAM Children: Benjamin, David, Stephen, Vincent, Lewis, Thomas, Catherine, Millicent, Mary and Henrietta. Married: 2) Philepinea CRITZ Children: William, James [c1760], Nathan b. [c1762], Molly [c1764], Nancy [c1766], Sally [1768] and Thomas [c 1770]. Thomas married Nancy HURT, dau. of Moses HURT and Elizabeth SHELTON. Later he bought over 2,000 acres on North Mayo River on its Horsepasture and Ironmonger Branches in Henry Co., Va. James Shelton's will is dated 27 Feb. 1796 and proved 19 Oct 1798 and was inventoried 10 Jan 1799. This will is recorded in Will Book 4:227 Lunenbury Co., Virginia and names his second wife and their children.

Capt. James SHELTON'S Company of Riflemen, serving with the 64th Regiment from Henry Co. saw service with the 5th Virginia Militia. Philip Anglin of Henry county, aged 91, declares that in the early part of the the war, the Tories having committed many depredations, Capt. BUSH raised a volunteer company in which he served three weeks. In 1779 he marched from the place he now resides in Henry Co., which was a part of Pittsylvania Co., under Capt. James SHELTON against the Tories who become very troublesome. He served three months and was stationed a part of the time at Flower Gap in the Alleghany Mountains which was a place of rendezvous and shelter for the Tories. He was later called out by Col Abraham Penn, the Lieutenant of the County, and marched against the Tories into NC on the Yadkin River where it was understood the Tories had collected in Great Force. A few days before the Americans arrival the Tories dispersed. He was stationed at several places in the Tory Settlements. He served two small tours guarding prisoners taken at King's mountain and at Cowpens. They were discharged at that place.

 

The will of James Shelton is recorded in Henry Co., VA Will Book, page 100

(Research):From: Henry County, Virginia, Will Book I, 1779-1799

Pages 100-01. Will of JAMES SHELTON of the County of Henry being sick and weak in body, dated 14 May 1784.

To my beloved wife PHILEPINEA the plantation whereon I now live and five Negroes namely KILLE, GRACE, KATE AND JACK AND ABRAHAM dureing her life or widdowhood or untill my two sons NATHAN and JAMES SHELTON comes to age. Also all my stocks of horses, cattle, hoggs, and sheep and houshold furniture.

When my two sons NATHAN and JAMES SHELTON come to age the tract of land whereon I live to be equally divided between them, reserving to my beloved wife the part with the plantation thereon dureing her life or widdowhood.

After my debts are adjusted and my sons come to age, the whole of my estate of slaves, stock and furniture &c be divided between my five children NATHAN, JAMES, MOLLEY, NANCEY and SALLEY and if my wife should now be with child that allso so that they be made as nearly equal as possible with my two sons to have the land.

Son WILLIAM SHELTON, ARCHEALUS HUGHES AND JOHN SALMON executors.

JAMES SHELTON

Wit: JOHN WATSON, CHRISTOPHER OWENS, JACOB STALLINGS.

26 March 1785. Exhibited in Court by ARCHS. HUGHES, JOHN SALMON and WILLIAM SHELTON. Proved by the witnesses.

 

 

 

73.

Philapenia Critz daughter of Haman Critz and Elizabeth Unknown[143, 144] was born on Unknown in Virginia, USA[144].

James Shelton Sr. and Philapenia Critz were married in 1758 in Louisa, Virginia, USA[39]. They had the following children:

+ 75. i.

Elizabeth Shelton[39, 145] was born in 1756 in Henry, Virginia, USA[39]. She married Gregory Durham in 1772 in Middlesex or Henry, Virginia USA[145]. She died between 1850-1860 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[146].

ii.

Nathaniel Shelton[82] was born between 1763-1774 in Henry, Virginia, USA[82]. He married Mary Polly Hatcher on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

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iii.

William A. Shelton[147] was born in 1769 in Virginia, USA[147]. He married Martha Patty Dillard on 16 Apr 1792 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[147]. He died before 25 May 1807 in Henry, Virginia, USA[147].

iv.

Mollie Shelton[82] was born in 1772 in Henry, Virginia, USA[39]. She died on Unknown.

+ 36. v.

James Shelton II[81] was born in 1775 in Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, USA[82]. He married Susannah Durham on 14 Feb 1798 in Henry, Virginia, USA[83]. He died in Jun 1833 in Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, USA[82].

vi.

Sarah Shelton[82] was born in 1777 in Henry, Virginia, USA[39]. She married Aaron Mills on 09 Sep 1803[39]. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Nancy Jane Shelton[82] was born in 1785 in Henry, Virginia, USA[39]. She married Archibald Hatcher Jr. on 22 Oct 1807 in Henry, Virginia, USA[39]. She died on Unknown.

Jane Unknown[142] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

James Shelton Sr. and Jane Unknown married. They had no children.

74.

Gregory Durham son of Robert Durham and Elizabeth Unknown[145] was born on 12 Nov 1746 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[145]. He died about 1814 in Henry, Virginia or Stokes, North Carolina USA[146].

Notes for Gregory Durham:

General Notes:

(Research):Christ Church Parish, Virginia Births, 1653-1812

Name Relationship Parents Birth Date Baptism DateGregory Son Robert Durham Eliza Durham 12 Nov 1746 07 Dec 1746

 

Name: Gregory DURHAM

Sex: M

Birth: 12 NOV 1746 in Middlesex County, Virginia

Death: 1814 in Henry County, Virginia**************************************************************************************

Name:Elizabeth Shelton

 

Spouse:Gregory Durham

Source Information: Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Marriages[database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001.***************************************************************************************

 

By 1776 the western end of Pittsylvania had become so well settled that its citizens were demanding a new county. As the petition of Oct. *, 1776, read, . Its extreme inconvenient for us to attend upon any business civil or military, it being a fact that in Pittsylvania some have seventy five and eighty miles from the lower end, and many large water courses in the way, and as we are frequently called together to the Courthouse on account of the unhappy dispute between Great Britain and her colonies (being ready and willing to do all in our power in the defenseof our just rights and libertys) with many grievous burthens too tedoius to mention,. 1 so the petitioners, numbering several hundred,asked for a division on a line drawn due south from Black Water on StantonRiver. The result was the creationof Henry County, named for the already famous war-Governor Patrick Henry. Among the petitioners who brought about this division were these Sheltons

 

Ralph Shelton James Shelton Gabriel Shelton

Eliphes Shelton William Shelton Beverley Shelton

James Shelton Gregory Durham John Shelton

Roger Shelton (son-in-law of Daniel Shelton

James Shelton)Three years after its establishment, the Henry County tax list numbers 497 names. This roll showed that Ralph and James Shelton and their sons, living on the South and North Mayo Rivers, respectively, were asessed for these taxes: 2

Pound Shillings Pence

Ralph Shelton 23 1 7

Palatiah Shelton 21 10 5

Eliphaz Shelton 53 15 11

John Shelton 6 5 0

James Shelton 3 13 8

Jeremiah Shelton 12 12 0

Isaiah Shelton 9 6 6 (Hezekia*)

Azariah Shelton 12 6 8

Capt. James Shelton 118 13 0

William Shelton 6 15 0

Gregory Durham 4 15 0In the early days of Virginia, every settler was perforce a soldier. The Indians watched the ever-advancing tide of white settlers and resisted sporadically. The citizenry of each county were organized into militia which formed the backbone of the community life. In Amelia County, Ralph Shelton was listed as having seen active militia service in 1758.1 During the Revolutionary War most of the Pittsylvania Sheltons were in active official or military service, against Indians, Tories and the British. James Shelton and Eliphas Shelton were militia Captains in Henry County.2 Daniel Shelton and Gabriel Shelton were Captians, Spencer, Beverly and Elisha Lieutenants and Armistead and Vincent Ensigns in Pittsylvania. Five of the latter were appointed the same day, Sept. 27, 1775.

3 In 1778 Daniel Shelton became a Major.4 Captain Gabriel Shelton, with his brother Vincent as Ensign, marched his company of Pittsylvania militia to the battle of Guilford Court House, N. C., fought against the British on March 15, 1781.

5

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NOTES:1 - Original petition in Va. State Library, of which this author has a photoprint copy.2 - Original tax list in Va. State Library, of which this author has a photoprint copy.

1 - Henings Statutes Vol. 7, p. 201.2 - James, Va. Mag. 9-417; 11-90; 14-81; Eliphaz, Va. Mag. 9-263.

3 - Pitts Deed Bk 4, 293.

4 - Clement's Hist. Pitts. P. 164.

5 - Clement,page 185.

 

 

 

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Notes for Gregory Durham:

General Notes:

(Research):Christ Church Parish, Virginia Births, 1653-1812

Name Relationship Parents Birth Date Baptism DateGregory Son Robert Durham Eliza Durham 12 Nov 1746 07 Dec 1746

 

Name: Gregory DURHAM

Sex: M

Birth: 12 NOV 1746 in Middlesex County, Virginia

Death: 1814 in Henry County, Virginia**************************************************************************************

Name:Elizabeth Shelton

 

Spouse:Gregory Durham

Source Information: Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Marriages[database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001.***************************************************************************************

 

By 1776 the western end of Pittsylvania had become so well settled that its citizens were demanding a new county. As the petition of Oct. *, 1776, read, . Its extreme inconvenient for us to attend upon any business civil or military, it being a fact that in Pittsylvania some have seventy five and eighty miles from the lower end, and many large water courses in the way, and as we are frequently called together to the Courthouse on account of the unhappy dispute between Great Britain and her colonies (being ready and willing to do all in our power in the defenseof our just rights and libertys) with many grievous burthens too tedoius to mention,. 1 so the petitioners, numbering several hundred,asked for a division on a line drawn due south from Black Water on StantonRiver. The result was the creationof Henry County, named for the already famous war-Governor Patrick Henry. Among the petitioners who brought about this division were these Sheltons

 

Ralph Shelton James Shelton Gabriel Shelton

Eliphes Shelton William Shelton Beverley Shelton

James Shelton Gregory Durham John Shelton

Roger Shelton (son-in-law of Daniel Shelton

James Shelton)Three years after its establishment, the Henry County tax list numbers 497 names. This roll showed that Ralph and James Shelton and their sons, living on the South and North Mayo Rivers, respectively, were asessed for these taxes: 2

Pound Shillings Pence

Ralph Shelton 23 1 7

Palatiah Shelton 21 10 5

Eliphaz Shelton 53 15 11

John Shelton 6 5 0

James Shelton 3 13 8

Jeremiah Shelton 12 12 0

Isaiah Shelton 9 6 6 (Hezekia*)

Azariah Shelton 12 6 8

Capt. James Shelton 118 13 0

William Shelton 6 15 0

Gregory Durham 4 15 0In the early days of Virginia, every settler was perforce a soldier. The Indians watched the ever-advancing tide of white settlers and resisted sporadically. The citizenry of each county were organized into militia which formed the backbone of the community life. In Amelia County, Ralph Shelton was listed as having seen active militia service in 1758.1 During the Revolutionary War most of the Pittsylvania Sheltons were in active official or military service, against Indians, Tories and the British. James Shelton and Eliphas Shelton were militia Captains in Henry County.2 Daniel Shelton and Gabriel Shelton were Captians, Spencer, Beverly and Elisha Lieutenants and Armistead and Vincent Ensigns in Pittsylvania. Five of the latter were appointed the same day, Sept. 27, 1775.

3 In 1778 Daniel Shelton became a Major.4 Captain Gabriel Shelton, with his brother Vincent as Ensign, marched his company of Pittsylvania militia to the battle of Guilford Court House, N. C., fought against the British on March 15, 1781.

5

____________________________

NOTES:1 - Original petition in Va. State Library, of which this author has a photoprint copy.2 - Original tax list in Va. State Library, of which this author has a photoprint copy.

1 - Henings Statutes Vol. 7, p. 201.2 - James, Va. Mag. 9-417; 11-90; 14-81; Eliphaz, Va. Mag. 9-263.

3 - Pitts Deed Bk 4, 293.

4 - Clement's Hist. Pitts. P. 164.

5 - Clement,page 185.

 

 

 

75.

Elizabeth Shelton daughter of James Shelton Sr. and Philapenia Critz[39, 145] was born in 1756 in Henry, Virginia, USA[39]. She died between 1850-1860 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[146].

Gregory Durham and Elizabeth Shelton were married in 1772 in Middlesex or Henry, Virginia USA[145]. They had the following children:

i.

William Durham[148] was born in 1775 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[148]. He married Susannah Hatcher on 15 Jan 1796 in Henry, Virginia, USA[148]. He died in 1840 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[39].

ii.

Archibald Durham[148] was born in 1777 in Henry, Virginia, USA[148]. He married Nancy Vaughn on 09 Mar 1812 in Henry, Virginia, USA[148]. He died on Unknown.

+ 37. iii.

Susannah Durham[81] was born in 1779 in Virginia, USA. She married James Shelton II on 14 Feb 1798 in Henry, Virginia, USA[83]. She died in 1872 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[82].

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iv.

Martha Durham[145] was born in 1782 in Virginia, USA[145]. She married William Yates between 1805-1808[145]. She died on Unknown.

v.

James Durham[148] was born in 1783 in Henry, Virginia, USA[148]. He married Sarah Unknown about 1800[149]. He died on Unknown.

vi.

Patricia Durham[148] was born in 1785 in Henry, Virginia, USA[148]. She married William Yates on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Sarah Sally Durham[148] was born in 1786 in Henry, Virginia, USA[148]. She died on Unknown.

viii.

Elizabeth Durham[148] was born in 1787 in Henry, Virginia, USA[148]. She married Robertson Vaughn on 02 Nov 1810 in Henry, Indiana, USA[148]. She died on Unknown.

ix.

George Durham[148] was born in 1790 in Henry, Virginia, USA[148]. She died on Unknown.

x.

Rebecca Durham[148] was born in 1795 in Henry, Virginia, USA[148]. She died on Unknown.

xi.

Mary Polly Durham[148] was born on 14 Mar 1796 in Henry, Virginia, USA[39, 150]. She married Cornelius Hartt on 30 Apr 1814 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[148]. She died on 05 Nov 1861 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[150].

76.

John Francis son of Micajah Francis and Keronhappock[90] was born about 1749[90]. He died in 1797 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[90].

77.

Ambella Unknown[90] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Francis and Ambella Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Heuriah Francis[90] was born on Unknown. He married Jane Carter on 24 Nov 1788 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[90]. He died on Unknown.

+ 38. ii.

John Francis Jr.[66, 89] was born in 1766 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[89]. He married Elizabeth Scates on 15 Feb 1787 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[89]. He died about 1832 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[90].

iii.

Ephraim Francis was born about 1778. He married Frances Petty on 11 Nov 1804 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[90]. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Sarah Francis[90] was born about 1791[50]. She married Edmund Tilley on 17 Jan 1807 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[90]. She died on Unknown.

78.

Francis Scates son of John Hayne Scates and Elizabeth Spraggins[89] was born about 1745 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[4]. He died about 1782 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[4].

79.

Margaret Spence[151] was born between 1747-1749 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151]. She died before 1792 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151].

Francis Scates and Margaret Spence were married about 1768 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151]. They had the following children:

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i.

Nancy Scates[151] was born about 1768 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151]. She married Hardin Chick on 26 Dec 1789 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[152]. She died on Unknown.

+ 39. ii.

Elizabeth Scates[89] was born on 14 Feb 1770 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[89]. She married John Francis Jr. on 15 Feb 1787 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[89]. She died after 1817 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[91].

iii.

Mary Scates[151] was born about 1773 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151]. She married Barnet Handcock on 11 May 1792 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[152]. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Joseph W. Scates[151] was born on 03 Feb 1775 in Poplar Mount, Halifax, Virginia USA[151]. He died on 29 Nov 1842 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA[153]. He married Elizabeth Eggleston Bennett on Unknown.

Notes for Joseph W. Scates:

General Notes:

BIOGRAPHY: In 1809 the Joseph Scates family settled in Christian, Ky on a farm near Little River.

Joseph W. Scates was elected Judge of the Third Judical District, at the session of the legislature of 1837.

 

BURIAL: Marker on Jerry Giles farm in Hopkinsville, Kentucky at the Scates Cemetery, located at intersection of Country Club Lane and Cox Mill Road, go south on Cox Mill Road 1.1 mile walk directly left, approx. 500 feet, cemetery in woods edge. Buried here are Joseph, Mary B., Elizabeth E. and Isaac Scates

 

 

80.

John East II son of John East I and Unknown Spouse[94, 95] was born about 1740 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[94]. He died in 1803 in Henry, Virginia, USA[94, 95].

Notes for John East II:

General Notes:

According to Wanda O'Neal of Smithfield, NC, John East was in Henry, Virginia in the late 1700-'s and 1800 according to the Tax List. She found that on Apr 2, 1778 John East, Sr. of Pittsylvania Co., VA sold 200 acres on Straight Stone Creek to John Fitzpatrick. He probably was the grandfather of Elizabeth Fitzpatrick.

 

 

81.

Frances Elizabeth Hairston[94] was born about 1742[94]. She died on Unknown.

John East II and Frances Elizabeth Hairston were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

John East III[94] was born in 1767 in Henry, Virginia, USA[94]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Joseph East[16, 94] was born about 1770 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[16]. He married Jane Jennie Rea on 15 Jun 1795 in Henry, Virginia, USA[94]. He died in 1832 in Franklin, Alabama, USA[16].

Notes for Joseph East:

General Notes:

Joseph East was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in the section that later became Henry Co. in 1777. He married Jane Jinney Rea and with four or five of their children moved to KY about 1800 settling on "Duck River" (could this be Dick's River in SE KY?) There is a January 1805 Deed of Trust to Joseph from George Harston (spelled Hairston) and Gilbert Rowland in Henry Co., Virginia and Joseph's brother,William was a witness. Perhaps Joseph sold lhis property in Henry Co after he and his familydecided they liked KY. Then about 1820 they moved south to Franklin Co., AL where Joseph died in 1832. Jinney gave her son, Thomas, power of attorney on Nov 10 1835. She died in Franklin Co., AL.

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Joseph East:

General Notes:

Joseph East was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in the section that later became Henry Co. in 1777. He married Jane Jinney Rea and with four or five of their children moved to KY about 1800 settling on "Duck River" (could this be Dick's River in SE KY?) There is a January 1805 Deed of Trust to Joseph from George Harston (spelled Hairston) and Gilbert Rowland in Henry Co., Virginia and Joseph's brother,William was a witness. Perhaps Joseph sold lhis property in Henry Co after he and his familydecided they liked KY. Then about 1820 they moved south to Franklin Co., AL where Joseph died in 1832. Jinney gave her son, Thomas, power of attorney on Nov 10 1835. She died in Franklin Co., AL.

 

 

 

 

 

iii.

Thomas East[94] was born in 1770 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[94]. He married Sarah Graves on 12 Aug 1790 in Henry, Virginia, USA[94]. He died on 04 Oct 1844 in Wayne, Tennessee, USA[94].

+ 40. iv.

William East[16, 94, 95] was born on 08 May 1773 in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[94]. He died on 01 Nov 1864 in Cass, Michigan, USA[16, 94]. He married Rachel Talbot on Unknown.

v.

Frances East[94] was born about 1774 in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[94]. She died in 1860 in Gasconade, Missouri, USA[94].

vi.

Mary East[94] was born about 1780 in Louisa, Virginia, USA[94]. She died on Unknown.

82.

Jacob Talbot[16] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

83.

Susanna Sharples[16] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Jacob Talbot and Susanna Sharples married. They had the following children:

+ 41. i.

Rachel Talbot[16, 94] was born on 25 Aug 1780[94]. She died on 21 Oct 1851 in Cass, Michigan, USA[94]. She married William East on Unknown.

96.

William Inman Jr. son of William Inman Sr. and Susannah Dorcas Morris[21] was born in 1772 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[21]. He died after 1805[58].

97.

Nancy Morris daughter of Joshua Morris and Frances Sims[154] was born in 1772 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[21]. She died about 1814 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[21].

William Inman Jr. and Nancy Morris were married on 29 Nov 1792 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[154]. They had the following children:

i.

William Inman III[21] was born in 1792 in Virginia, USA[21]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Lydia Inman[21] was born in 1793 in Virginia, USA[21]. She married Jesse Jackson Morris on 02 Nov 1815 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[155]. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Barbara Inman[21] was born in 1794 in Virginia, USA[21]. She married Thomas Boaz on 02 Feb 1816 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[155]. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Ira Morris Inman[21] was born in 1799 in Virginia, USA[21]. He married Lucinda Thomas on 23 Nov 1819[21]. He died in 1870 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[21].

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v.

Sarah Inman[21] was born in 1801 in Virginia, USA[21]. She married Jacob Lineback Pfaff on 28 Apr 1828 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[21]. She died on 12 Oct 1845 in Westfield, Hamilton, Indiana, USA[156].

vi.

Nancy Inman[21] was born in 1802 in Virginia, USA[21]. She married Thomas Pfaff on 01 Oct 1828 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[21]. She died on 20 May 1891 in Westfield, Hamilton, Indiana, USA[156].

vii.

Jonathon Inman[102] was born about 1803 in Virginia, USA[102]. He married Salome Pfaff on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Jonathon Inman:

General Notes:

Some information on this family came from "The Inmans and Those Related" FHC Film # 0396360 and The 1850 Census of Westfield, Hamilton Co., IN pg. 24 family # 321 - with them was Susanna of VA, & Samuel and Christina Pfaff of PA and NC. There was a Francis Inman living 12 houses away with a Calvin Hunt (could he have been another son?) More Pfaffs were living 7 and 8 houses down on census)

 

 

viii.

Edmond Inman[8] was born on 08 Aug 1803 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA[8]. He married Sarah Sally Love on 24 Mar 1829. He died on 18 Feb 1865 in Hamilton, Indiana, USA[8].

Notes for Edmond Inman:

General Notes:

Edmond Inman - Information on this line from "The Inmans and Those Related.: FHC Film # 0396360, and Census records.

 

 

+ 48. ix.

Henry Inman[8] was born in 1805 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[8]. He married Anne Simmons on 20 Jun 1830 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. He died on Unknown.

Elizabeth Haymore daughter of John Haymore Sr. and Jane "Jenny" White[21, 157] was born about 1767 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA[21]. She died after 1850.

William Inman Jr. and Elizabeth Haymore were married on 21 Aug 1815 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[21]. They had no children.

98.

Benjamin Simmons son of Peter Simmons III and Elizabeth Alexander[8, 158, 159] was born in 1769 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[98]. He died in 1837 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[98].

Notes for Benjamin Simmons:

General Notes:

BENJAMIN WAS BORN AT SIMMONS GROVE IN 1769 WHERE HE WAS A FARMER

AND MARRIED REBECCA ANDREWS ABOUT 1793. BENJAMIN AND REBECKAH

RAISED EIGHT CHILDREN: THOMAS'', PRUDENCE, ELIZABETH, JONAS (JAMES),

SARAH, WILLIAM, ANNE, AND AMOS. SEE APPENDIX 3, THE FAMILY HISTORY

SHEET, FOR DETAILS OF BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE OF THESE CHILDREN.

 

BENJAMIN DIED IN THE SIMMONS GROVE REGION OF SURRY COUNTY, NC, IN

1837 AND LEFT A WILL LISTING HIS CHILDREN.

 

The Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Simmons. The State of North Carolina, Surry County. Copied from an original copy sent me from John W. Gearhart, Jr. - I have typed to best of my ability the words as written.)

 

I, Benjamin Simmons, considering the uncertainty of life and being of sound mind and memory, blessed be Almighty God, for the same I do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form as for that is to say my will is that my just debts be paid in dew time and then my will is that my children namely have one dollar a piece. Thomas Simmons, Prudence Cox, Thomas _________ Jones Simmons, Sally Cain, William Simmons, Anne Inman. My will is that those named have one dollar a pease and then my will is that my beloved wife, Rebeckah Simmons have all my loose property, goods and chatels and stock of all kinds and also that she hold full possession of my house and land her lifetime or widerhood and lastly my will is that after her death or widerhood that the youngest son, Amor Simmons have my land and possession to have and to hold him and his heirs and asigns forever. And I herby appoint and nominate my wife Rebeckah Simmons and my son, Jonas Simmons my son to be execeters of this my last will and testament and witness I set my hand and afist my ____ . Witnessed by Shubel Burcham and _______Burcham the 23 day of December 1836. Signed by Benjamin Simmons.

 

 

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Notes for Benjamin Simmons:

General Notes:

BENJAMIN WAS BORN AT SIMMONS GROVE IN 1769 WHERE HE WAS A FARMER

AND MARRIED REBECCA ANDREWS ABOUT 1793. BENJAMIN AND REBECKAH

RAISED EIGHT CHILDREN: THOMAS'', PRUDENCE, ELIZABETH, JONAS (JAMES),

SARAH, WILLIAM, ANNE, AND AMOS. SEE APPENDIX 3, THE FAMILY HISTORY

SHEET, FOR DETAILS OF BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE OF THESE CHILDREN.

 

BENJAMIN DIED IN THE SIMMONS GROVE REGION OF SURRY COUNTY, NC, IN

1837 AND LEFT A WILL LISTING HIS CHILDREN.

 

The Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Simmons. The State of North Carolina, Surry County. Copied from an original copy sent me from John W. Gearhart, Jr. - I have typed to best of my ability the words as written.)

 

I, Benjamin Simmons, considering the uncertainty of life and being of sound mind and memory, blessed be Almighty God, for the same I do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form as for that is to say my will is that my just debts be paid in dew time and then my will is that my children namely have one dollar a piece. Thomas Simmons, Prudence Cox, Thomas _________ Jones Simmons, Sally Cain, William Simmons, Anne Inman. My will is that those named have one dollar a pease and then my will is that my beloved wife, Rebeckah Simmons have all my loose property, goods and chatels and stock of all kinds and also that she hold full possession of my house and land her lifetime or widerhood and lastly my will is that after her death or widerhood that the youngest son, Amor Simmons have my land and possession to have and to hold him and his heirs and asigns forever. And I herby appoint and nominate my wife Rebeckah Simmons and my son, Jonas Simmons my son to be execeters of this my last will and testament and witness I set my hand and afist my ____ . Witnessed by Shubel Burcham and _______Burcham the 23 day of December 1836. Signed by Benjamin Simmons.

 

 

99.

Rebecca Andrews daughter of David Andrews and Unknown Spouse[8, 158, 159] was born about 1772 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[160]. She died in 1855 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[98].

Benjamin Simmons and Rebecca Andrews were married in 1798 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[158]. They had the following children:

i.

Thomas Simmons[158] was born about 1795 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[158]. He married Anna Cook about 1813 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[158]. He died in 1865 in Pilot Mountain, Surry, North Carolina, USA[98].

ii.

Prudence Simmons[158] was born about 1801 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[158]. She married Henry Cox on 28 Aug 1820 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[161]. She died in 1850 in Oskaloosa, Clay, Illinois, USA[158].

iii.

Elizabeth Simmons[158] was born about 1803 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[158]. She married Thomas Forkner on 07 Feb 1826 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[99]. She died about 1835 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[99].

iv.

Jonas Simmons[158, 162] was born on 01 Aug 1805 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[158]. He married Elizabeth Betsy Inman on 11 Feb 1828 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[22]. He died on 11 Apr 1881 in Flat Shoals, Surry, North Carolina USA[158].

Notes for Jonas Simmons:

General Notes:

Bride: Elizabeth Inman

Groom: Jonas Simmons

Bond Date: 11 Feb 1828

County: Surry

Record #: 01 209

Bondsman: Jacob L Pfaff

Bond #: 000147380

1850 Surry Co, NC Westfield Twp, p. 286

1880 Census Place: Westfield, Surry, North Carolina

Source: FHL Film 1254983 National Archives Film T9-0983 Page

118C

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace

Jonas SIMMONS Self M M W 74 NC

Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC

Elizabeth SIMMONS Wife F M W 70 VA

Occ: Keeps House Fa: VA Mo: VA

 

 

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Notes for Jonas Simmons:

General Notes:

Bride: Elizabeth Inman

Groom: Jonas Simmons

Bond Date: 11 Feb 1828

County: Surry

Record #: 01 209

Bondsman: Jacob L Pfaff

Bond #: 000147380

1850 Surry Co, NC Westfield Twp, p. 286

1880 Census Place: Westfield, Surry, North Carolina

Source: FHL Film 1254983 National Archives Film T9-0983 Page

118C

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace

Jonas SIMMONS Self M M W 74 NC

Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC

Elizabeth SIMMONS Wife F M W 70 VA

Occ: Keeps House Fa: VA Mo: VA

 

 

v.

Sarah Sally Simmons[158] was born about 1807 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[158]. She married John Cain on 10 Jan 1827 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[99]. She died after 1880 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[23].

vi.

William Simmons[162, 163] was born on 08 Aug 1812 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA. He married Mary Polly Haymore on 28 Aug 1832 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[163]. He died on 23 Apr 1889 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[164].

+ 49. vii.

Anne Simmons[8] was born in 1813 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[98]. She married Henry Inman on 20 Jun 1830 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. She died before 1880 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[99].

viii.

Amer Simmons[21, 158, 163] was born about 1820 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[158]. He married Nancy Emily Inman after 1863. He died on 13 Dec 1863 in Winder Hospital, Richmond, Virginia[165].

Notes for Amer Simmons:

General Notes:

John Gearhart shared following information on military record of Amer Simmons: Amer enlisted in Company E, 53rd NC Regiment on March 27 1862 and died in the Winder Hospital, Richmond, VA on Dec 13, 1863. He is buried in the cemetery at Richmond, VA.

 

From Sharon Simmons: "Amer Simmons was buried in a mass trench grave in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. A record of his burial ils at the cemetery."

 

 

112.

William Love son of John Love and Sarah Sharp[8] was born about 1754 in Virginia, USA[8]. He died between 1816-1820 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[166].

Notes for William Love:

General Notes:

Abt 1791, William Love became a Quaker and removed to Surry, North Carolina to be closer to the Westfield Meeting.

 

August 11, 1801 in Surry, North Carolina William HARROLD, William LOVE, Thomas LOVE and others were ordered to mark out a road from Thoms Creek and Bigg Creek.

 

1790 Census

 

William Love 1,3,3,0,0

 

William Love over 16

Female

Male under 16

Male under 16

Male under 16

Female

Female

 

 

113.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

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William Love and Unknown Spouse were married about 1781 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[166]. They had the following children:

i.

Hannah Love[8] was born in 1782 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[166]. She married William Reynolds II on 08 Nov 1808[8]. She died on Unknown.

+ 56. ii.

Jonathan Love[8] was born in 1783[105]. He married Sarah Emily Basdale on 24 Dec 1803 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. He died in 1831[8].

iii.

David Love[8] was born in 1784 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[105]. He married Judith King in Mar 1816 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[8]. He died on 12 Jul 1876 in Sullivan, Tennessee, USA[105].

Notes for David Love:

General Notes:

David Love was in the War of 1812 and his military records state "he was married at his father's house in Surry, North Carolina , the ___ day of Mar 1816 to Judy King." This was definitely a second marriage, due to the ages of known children. He moved to TN.

 

 

iv.

William Love Jr.[8] was born in 1785 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[166]. He died about 1840 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[105].

Notes for William Love Jr.:

General Notes:

William Love served as a bondsman for his sister, Hannah, when she married.

 

 

v.

Isaiah Love[166] was born on 05 Apr 1795 in North Carolina, USA[166]. He married Margaret Peggy /Shinault Chenault on 02 Feb 1818 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[166]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Isaiah Love:

General Notes:

Isaiah Love is the son of William & Anna Harrold Love. His son Lehiew Love lists a Margaret Love as his mother and Isaiah as father which also corresponds to the marriage records in Surry Co., NC.

1818 Marriage record Surry Co., NC.

1820 Census Grayson Co., VA.

1824 Wythe Co., VA. birth of Lehiew Love.

1829 Indian by birth second son Henry.

1830 Census

1832 Marriage record Delaware Co., IN.

1840 Census Delaware Co., IN.

1850 Census Delaware Co., IN. age 55 b. NC.

wife; Charity age 43 b. NC.

dau. Mary 17 b. IN.

son Henry 21 b. IN

dau. Charlotte 13 b. IN.

son Byron 10 b. IN.

dau. Susan 6 b. IN.

son Oliver 4 b. IN.

dau. Eleanor 1 b. IN.

 

 

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vi.

Debbie Love[166] was born in 1800 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[166]. She married Johnson Reynolds in 1817[166]. She died on Unknown.

118.

Lodowick Farmer son of Henry Farmer II and Sarah Ward[167] was born about 1715 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[167]. He died on 06 Aug 1780 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA[167].

Notes for Lodowick Farmer:

General Notes:

Lodowick Farmer represented Lunenburg County in the Virginia House of Delegates1769-1771 and in 1776 and was Justice of the Peace 1770-1778.

 

Took the oath as the Lieutenant of the Militia of Chesterfield Co. (Order Book 2, p.481, December Court 1758).

Took the oath as Assistant Sheriff to Edward Osborne (Order Book 2, p. 436, July Court 1758).

Became Justice of the Peace in May 1761 (Order Book 3, p. 123).

Moved to Lunenburg Co., Virginia about 1762.

Member of the House of Burgesses from Lunenburg Co. in 1769-70-71 and in 1776.

Member of the Convention of Virginia from Lunenburg Co. 6 May 1776 at Williamsburg, Virginia.

 

 

119.

Sarah Cheatham daughter of Benjamin Cheatham and Elizabeth Unknown[168] was born in 1729 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[169]. She died on 02 Dec 1789 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA[167, 170].

Lodowick Farmer and Sarah Cheatham were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 59. i.

Sarah Sallie Farmer[8] was born on Unknown. She married Jonathan Benjamin Pittman on 09 Mar 1787 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA[107]. She died before 1809.

ii.

Henry Farmer[168] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Thomas Farmer[168] was born on Unknown. He married Frances Toller on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Thomas Farmer:

General Notes:

Abbrev: Mary Barry Freeman Papers

Title: Mary Barry Freeman Papers

Author: Mary Barry Freeman

Publication: Collection of notes

Note:

Fair to excellent

Repository:

Name: Not Given (See Notes)

Note:

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/fauquier

 

Page: Microfilm 1216, Reel 3 (Box 12, Folder 11, Farmer family)

Quality: 3

Abbrev: Mary Barry Freeman Papers

Title: Mary Barry Freeman Papers

Author: Mary Barry Freeman

Publication: Collection of notes

Note:

Fair to excellent

Repository:

Name: Not Given (See Notes)

Note:

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/fauquier

 

Page: Microfilm 1216, Reel 3 (Box 12, Folder 11, Farmer family)

Quality: 3

Text: Citing family Bible in possession of descendants of Thomas Farmer's son Willis, Mrs. Freeman gives date of birth as 1734. However, in another place she says he was born about 1763 but gives no source.

 

 

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Notes for Thomas Farmer:

General Notes:

Abbrev: Mary Barry Freeman Papers

Title: Mary Barry Freeman Papers

Author: Mary Barry Freeman

Publication: Collection of notes

Note:

Fair to excellent

Repository:

Name: Not Given (See Notes)

Note:

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/fauquier

 

Page: Microfilm 1216, Reel 3 (Box 12, Folder 11, Farmer family)

Quality: 3

Abbrev: Mary Barry Freeman Papers

Title: Mary Barry Freeman Papers

Author: Mary Barry Freeman

Publication: Collection of notes

Note:

Fair to excellent

Repository:

Name: Not Given (See Notes)

Note:

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/fauquier

 

Page: Microfilm 1216, Reel 3 (Box 12, Folder 11, Farmer family)

Quality: 3

Text: Citing family Bible in possession of descendants of Thomas Farmer's son Willis, Mrs. Freeman gives date of birth as 1734. However, in another place she says he was born about 1763 but gives no source.

 

 

iv.

Judy Ann Farmer[168] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

v.

Elijah Farmer[168] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

vi.

John Farmer[168] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

vii.

Jeremiah Farmer[168] was born on Unknown in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA[168]. He married Unknown Spouse about 1750. He died on 04 Sep 1792 in Montgomery, Virginia, USA[171].

viii.

Benjamin Farmer[168] was born about 1743 in North Carolina, USA[172]. He died about 1827 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA[172]. He married Elizabeth Dew on Unknown.

ix.

Lodowick Farmer Jr.[168] was born about 1757[168]. He married Elizabeth Herring on 27 Oct 1779[173]. He died on 15 Sep 1816 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA.

x.

James Farmer[168] was born in 1760[170]. He married Elizabeth Arthur on 02 Feb 1792 in Campbell, Virginia, USA[170]. He died in 1867[170].

120.

Daniel Creasy son of John Creasy Sr. and Unknown Spouse[117] was born on Unknown in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[174]. He died in 1836 in Cumberland, Virginia, USA[174].

Notes for Daniel Creasy:

General Notes:

Morris K. Jackson of Nacogdoches, Texas states "Daniel Creasy moved from Henry Co., VA to Cumberland Co., KY about 1826. Daniel was on the 1830 Cumberland Co., KY census and died without will in 1836 (Appraisal Will Book C: 272-274, then p. 360) Daniel had least two sons: Robert who stayed in Cummerland Co., KY and John Creasy who returned to Henry Co., VA in 1839.

 

 

121.

Elizabeth Betsy Hutchinson[116] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Daniel Creasy and Elizabeth Betsy Hutchinson were married in 1784 in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[116]. They had the following children:

i.

Robert Creasy[116] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown in Cumberland, Virginia, USA[174].

+ 60. ii.

John Creasy[111] was born on 24 Dec 1792 in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[111]. He married Rebecca Unknown about 1820[114]. He died after 1860 in Virginia, USA[111].

124.

William Mills son of Robert Mills and Mary Hopkins[175] was born about 1740 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[175]. He died on 14 Nov 1831 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[175].

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125.

Elizabeth Fontaine[176] was born about 1741 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[175]. She died on Unknown.

William Mills and Elizabeth Fontaine were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 62. i.

Francis I. Mills[71] was born about 1784 in Henry, Virginia, USA[71]. He married Sally Moore on 03 Nov 1807 in Henry, Virginia, USA[71]. He died on 18 May 1857 in Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia USA[71].

ii.

Richard Maury Mills[71] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Sara Mills[71] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

William F. Mills[71] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

v.

Henry Aaron Mills[71] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

vi.

Anstiss Mills[71] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

vii.

George Mills[71] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Generation 8
128.

Aaron Jackson[118, 177] was born on 23 Feb 1723 in Caven, Ireland[118]. He died in 1768 in Pennsylvania, USA.

Notes for Aaron Jackson:

General Notes:

Aaron Jackson came to Philadelphia from Lorne, Antrim Co., North Ireland before the Revolutionary War, where his four sons first worked in Benjamin Franklin's print shop. Sometime later he moved his family to Stokes/Surry Co., NC (source - Leola Grim's Jacksons)

 

Although no positive proof has been offered at this time, everything I have read points to Aaron Jackson being the father of my ancestor Samuel Jackson. (Jo Martin 6/25/2005)

:

Mr. Luther N. Byrd, grew up in Mt. Airy, NC and while a teacher of the Westfield High School, became interested in the history of the early Quakers that had settled in that area. He started his students working on family trees, and in order to help the students he did genealogical research himself. In his research on the Jacksons, he gives the name of Aaron Jackson, son of a William Jackson as the father of, Samuel, and Priscilla Jackson Jessup as a sister of Samuel.

Aaron Jackson of Pasquotank Co, NC did have a son by the name of Samuel and a brother named Samuel. He also had a daughter Priscilla, who became the wife of Joseph Jessup. This couple moved in the New Garden Area of Guilford Co and made the move from Guilford to the Westfield community around the same time that Samuel with his family moved from Rowan Co to the Westfield Area. Two of Samuel's sons, William and Joseph married the daughters of Priscilla and Joseph Jessup, Mary and Sarah Jessup. Thus becoming the first two marriages between the Jessup and the Jacksons.

Samuel Jackson's birth is estimated to be ca. 1720-25 as his eldest son was born in 1747. Aaron Jackson of Pasquotank Co, NC was born in 1725, so the two men would be around the same age and could not be father and son. These Pasquotank Jacksons were descendants of Samuel Jackson of Maryland and some of the names are the same names found in the Jackson settlement. If there should be any truth in this statement, would mean that Samuel Jackson, brother of Aaron, went back to PA before he moved to North Carolina, and therefore could have been the uncle of Priscilla Jackson Jessup, and not her brother.

 

 

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Notes for Aaron Jackson:

General Notes:

Aaron Jackson came to Philadelphia from Lorne, Antrim Co., North Ireland before the Revolutionary War, where his four sons first worked in Benjamin Franklin's print shop. Sometime later he moved his family to Stokes/Surry Co., NC (source - Leola Grim's Jacksons)

 

Although no positive proof has been offered at this time, everything I have read points to Aaron Jackson being the father of my ancestor Samuel Jackson. (Jo Martin 6/25/2005)

:

Mr. Luther N. Byrd, grew up in Mt. Airy, NC and while a teacher of the Westfield High School, became interested in the history of the early Quakers that had settled in that area. He started his students working on family trees, and in order to help the students he did genealogical research himself. In his research on the Jacksons, he gives the name of Aaron Jackson, son of a William Jackson as the father of, Samuel, and Priscilla Jackson Jessup as a sister of Samuel.

Aaron Jackson of Pasquotank Co, NC did have a son by the name of Samuel and a brother named Samuel. He also had a daughter Priscilla, who became the wife of Joseph Jessup. This couple moved in the New Garden Area of Guilford Co and made the move from Guilford to the Westfield community around the same time that Samuel with his family moved from Rowan Co to the Westfield Area. Two of Samuel's sons, William and Joseph married the daughters of Priscilla and Joseph Jessup, Mary and Sarah Jessup. Thus becoming the first two marriages between the Jessup and the Jacksons.

Samuel Jackson's birth is estimated to be ca. 1720-25 as his eldest son was born in 1747. Aaron Jackson of Pasquotank Co, NC was born in 1725, so the two men would be around the same age and could not be father and son. These Pasquotank Jacksons were descendants of Samuel Jackson of Maryland and some of the names are the same names found in the Jackson settlement. If there should be any truth in this statement, would mean that Samuel Jackson, brother of Aaron, went back to PA before he moved to North Carolina, and therefore could have been the uncle of Priscilla Jackson Jessup, and not her brother.

 

 

129.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Aaron Jackson and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 64. i.

Samuel Jackson Sr.[73] was born between 1729-1730 in Antrim, Northern Ireland[118]. He married Mary Catherine Plankinhorn about 1747 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA[73]. He died in 1806 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73].

+ 67. ii.

Priscilla Jackson[41, 73] was born in 1742 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[41, 118]. She married Joseph Jessup on 21 Apr 1762 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[42]. She died in Feb 1819 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[41].

iii.

Charles Jackson was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Moses Jackson was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

v.

Parthena Jackson was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vi.

William Jackson was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Sarah Woolley was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Aaron Jackson and Sarah Woolley were married on Unknown. They had no children.

130.

Peter Plankinhorn[177] was born about 1704[178]. He died on Unknown.

131.

Susanna Unknown[177] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Peter Plankinhorn and Susanna Unknown married. They had the following children:

i.

Elizabeth Plankinhorn[178] was born in 1728 in Gloucester, New Jersey, USA[178]. She married Francis Adams on 02 Jun 1762 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA (Old Swede Church)[178]. She died on 10 Jan 1821[178].

+ 65. ii.

Mary Catherine Plankinhorn[73] was born in 1730 in Chesapeake Bay States[73]. She married Samuel Jackson Sr. about 1747 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA[73]. She died on 24 Apr 1780 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[73].

iii.

Jacob Plankinhorn[178] was born in 1731[178]. He married Miriam Olding on 07 Dec 1775 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA (Old Swede Lutheran Church)[179]. He died on 15 Sep 1824 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA[179].

Notes for Jacob Plankinhorn:

General Notes:

Jacob Plankinhorn paid taxes in 1767 in Philadelphia, PA and was listed in the Lower Delaware Ward. He was in the 6th Battalion during the Revolutionary War, where he is listed as paying fines. (PA, Archives 3rd Series Vol. 5, p. 473) Jacob was the flour inspector for the Port of Philadelphia for more than thirty years.

 

 

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iv.

John Plankinhorn[178] was born in 1732[178]. He died on 10 Nov 1814 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He married Jane Hart on Unknown.

Notes for John Plankinhorn:

General Notes:

In 1760, John Plankinhorn was listed as a freeman, in Chester Township, Delaware Co., PA. In 1778, he was a distiller in the South Ward of Philadelphia adn at one time he owned a lumber yard at the corner of 7th and Zane St. (currently Guilbert St.) In the first US Census taken in 1790 in Philadelphia, PA, John Plankinhorn is listed as a biscuit maker, with two males over 16, 3 males under 16, with 5 females. Excluding he and his wife that would be a total of eight children; four males and four females. At that time he was living in the southern district at #4 Penn St., South Side. This was quite a fashionable part of town. John and his family were members of the Philadelphia MM (Society of Friends) in 1766. The family had not previously been Quakers and he asked for a certificate to the Concord MM in 1814, one month before his death.

 

John was in the Revolutionary War, 6th Battalion, 4 Class. Grice's Company. (PA Archives, Series 6, Vol. 1, page 431)

 

 

v.

Peter Plankinhorn Jr.[179] was born between 1735-1738[179]. He married Hannah Talkenton on 06 Apr 1768[179]. He died about 1808 in Mill Creek Hundred, Delaware, Pennsylvania USA[179].

Notes for Peter Plankinhorn Jr.:

General Notes:

Peter Plankinhorn changed his surname to Plankenton in 1776. Not all of the children and grandchildren went along with him and continued to call themselves Plankinhorn.

 

 

132.

Thomas Jessup II son of Thomas Jessup I and Rachel Pease[180] was born on 10 Jul 1715 in Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 13 Dec 1783 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[180].

Notes for Thomas Jessup II:

General Notes:

From "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver and published by Gateway Press, Inc. of Baltimore, MD we find the following information:

 

Exactly when Thomas Jessup moved from Perquimans Co. to Orange Co (which later included Guilford Co.) is not certain.

Thomas Jessup and his family cared for many of the soldiers wounded at the Battle of Guilford Court House during the American Revolution and he is credited as a D. A. R. Ancestor as a result of this public service. The Jessup Farm was used for Cornwallis' headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Many of the battles of Guilford Court House were fought on land of Thomas Jessup. Their youngest son, Jonathan helped carry the wounded from both sides of the battle field to the Jessup House for care and treatment. The D.A.R. has accredited Thomas with "Patriotic Service" for his part in the mission of mercy. Cornwallis lost 30% of his troops and had to move his weakened force on to Wilmington and then to Yorktown for eventual surrender. The hardships to this Quaker neighborhood were devastating. Both General Greene and General Cornwallis stripped the land of all its livestock, produce and resource. it has been said Cornwallis was forced to leave the are and move to his defeat with Greene in pursuit because the land could no longer support him.

 

Less than a month before his death, Thomas made a will that revealed he had amassed considerable land and had become quite prosperous:

 

WILL OF THOMAS JESSUP

 

I, Thomas Jessup, of Guilford County in North Carolina, planter, being of sound mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following:

 

Imprimis: My will is that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged in due time.

 

Item: I give to my beloved wife, Ann Jessop, the use and profits of the plantation I now live upon (except the part of it which I give to my son, Jacob, which was run off by Jesse Williams), with all the cattle and sheep that are thereon, and what cattle I have at Tom's Creek now in possession of my son, Joseph Jessop: also all my household furniture which remains unmentioned in this will, and ploughing gears, and all other utensils that are now on my plantation for tilling the ground, during her widowhood or till my son, Jonathan Jessop comes of age, then only one-half the profits during her widowhood; also, I give unto her the horse, Dick, one feather bed and furniture, and the lawful interest on thirty pounds during her life.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Joseph Jessop, my bald eagle mare, shoemaker's tools, beaver hat, curry knife, a pair of new boots, razor and strap and a piece of cloth sent for by William Wilson.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Thomas Jessop, seventy pounds specie.

 

Item: I give unto my sons, Timothy Jessop, Caleb Jessop and William Jessop and my daughter Mary Hussey, each of them five shillings.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Jacob Jessop, that end of my land which he now lives on to the line which was run by Jesse Williams, to him, his heirs and assigns forever.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Jonathan Jessop, all the remaining part of my plantation and land whereon I now live, with all thereunto belonging, except one-half the profits which I have reserved for my wife during her widowhood, to him, his heirs and assigns forever.

 

Item: I give unto my daughter, Sarah Jessop, five shillings.

 

Item: I give unto my daughters Hannah and Ann Jessop each of them a feather bed, and furniture and at the age of eighteen or marriage, twenty-five pounds each.

 

Item: I give unto my sons, Timothy and William all my carpenter's and coopers' tools.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Jonathan Jessop, my blazed-face mare, with all the remaining part of my stock

 

Item: I give unto my sons, Joseph, Thomas, Timothy, Caleb, William and Jacob all the remaining part of my wearing apparel, to be equally divided amongst them.

 

Item: I give all the remaining part of my estate, of whatever name or nature unto my seven sons and one daughter, namely: Joseph, Thomas, Timothy, Caleb, William, Jacob, Jonathan and my daughter, Mary Hussey, to be equally divided amongst them. And it is my will that if either of my youngest daughters, Hannah or Ann Jessop, die without heirs, the survivor have the deceased's legacy; and if both of them die with heirs, that my son Jonathan have their legacies; and if my son Jonathan die in his minority or without heirs, that my son Joseph's eldest son, Jacob, have the land which I have willed to my son, Jonathan, and the remaining part of his legacy to be divided amongst all my children before named, except Sarah. And if my grandson Jacob Jessop, above named, should die in his minority or with heirs, that the land herein directed be divided amongst all my children before name, except Sarah.

 

I have made my friend William Wilson my attorney to sell my lands in Chowan and Perquimans Counties and it is my will that at the decease of my wife the household stuff then remaining be equally divided between my two daughters, Hannah and Ann.

 

Lastly, I do make and constitute my beloved son, Joseph Jessop, and my friend, William Coffin, Jr., joint executors of this my last will and testament.

 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of the eleventh month, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eight-three.

 

Thomas Jessop

 

 

Signed, sealed, published and pronounced by the said Thomas Jessop as his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names: Christopher Hiatt, William Baldwin, Joshua Dix

 

 

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Notes for Thomas Jessup II:

General Notes:

From "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver and published by Gateway Press, Inc. of Baltimore, MD we find the following information:

 

Exactly when Thomas Jessup moved from Perquimans Co. to Orange Co (which later included Guilford Co.) is not certain.

Thomas Jessup and his family cared for many of the soldiers wounded at the Battle of Guilford Court House during the American Revolution and he is credited as a D. A. R. Ancestor as a result of this public service. The Jessup Farm was used for Cornwallis' headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Many of the battles of Guilford Court House were fought on land of Thomas Jessup. Their youngest son, Jonathan helped carry the wounded from both sides of the battle field to the Jessup House for care and treatment. The D.A.R. has accredited Thomas with "Patriotic Service" for his part in the mission of mercy. Cornwallis lost 30% of his troops and had to move his weakened force on to Wilmington and then to Yorktown for eventual surrender. The hardships to this Quaker neighborhood were devastating. Both General Greene and General Cornwallis stripped the land of all its livestock, produce and resource. it has been said Cornwallis was forced to leave the are and move to his defeat with Greene in pursuit because the land could no longer support him.

 

Less than a month before his death, Thomas made a will that revealed he had amassed considerable land and had become quite prosperous:

 

WILL OF THOMAS JESSUP

 

I, Thomas Jessup, of Guilford County in North Carolina, planter, being of sound mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following:

 

Imprimis: My will is that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged in due time.

 

Item: I give to my beloved wife, Ann Jessop, the use and profits of the plantation I now live upon (except the part of it which I give to my son, Jacob, which was run off by Jesse Williams), with all the cattle and sheep that are thereon, and what cattle I have at Tom's Creek now in possession of my son, Joseph Jessop: also all my household furniture which remains unmentioned in this will, and ploughing gears, and all other utensils that are now on my plantation for tilling the ground, during her widowhood or till my son, Jonathan Jessop comes of age, then only one-half the profits during her widowhood; also, I give unto her the horse, Dick, one feather bed and furniture, and the lawful interest on thirty pounds during her life.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Joseph Jessop, my bald eagle mare, shoemaker's tools, beaver hat, curry knife, a pair of new boots, razor and strap and a piece of cloth sent for by William Wilson.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Thomas Jessop, seventy pounds specie.

 

Item: I give unto my sons, Timothy Jessop, Caleb Jessop and William Jessop and my daughter Mary Hussey, each of them five shillings.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Jacob Jessop, that end of my land which he now lives on to the line which was run by Jesse Williams, to him, his heirs and assigns forever.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Jonathan Jessop, all the remaining part of my plantation and land whereon I now live, with all thereunto belonging, except one-half the profits which I have reserved for my wife during her widowhood, to him, his heirs and assigns forever.

 

Item: I give unto my daughter, Sarah Jessop, five shillings.

 

Item: I give unto my daughters Hannah and Ann Jessop each of them a feather bed, and furniture and at the age of eighteen or marriage, twenty-five pounds each.

 

Item: I give unto my sons, Timothy and William all my carpenter's and coopers' tools.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Jonathan Jessop, my blazed-face mare, with all the remaining part of my stock

 

Item: I give unto my sons, Joseph, Thomas, Timothy, Caleb, William and Jacob all the remaining part of my wearing apparel, to be equally divided amongst them.

 

Item: I give all the remaining part of my estate, of whatever name or nature unto my seven sons and one daughter, namely: Joseph, Thomas, Timothy, Caleb, William, Jacob, Jonathan and my daughter, Mary Hussey, to be equally divided amongst them. And it is my will that if either of my youngest daughters, Hannah or Ann Jessop, die without heirs, the survivor have the deceased's legacy; and if both of them die with heirs, that my son Jonathan have their legacies; and if my son Jonathan die in his minority or without heirs, that my son Joseph's eldest son, Jacob, have the land which I have willed to my son, Jonathan, and the remaining part of his legacy to be divided amongst all my children before named, except Sarah. And if my grandson Jacob Jessop, above named, should die in his minority or with heirs, that the land herein directed be divided amongst all my children before name, except Sarah.

 

I have made my friend William Wilson my attorney to sell my lands in Chowan and Perquimans Counties and it is my will that at the decease of my wife the household stuff then remaining be equally divided between my two daughters, Hannah and Ann.

 

Lastly, I do make and constitute my beloved son, Joseph Jessop, and my friend, William Coffin, Jr., joint executors of this my last will and testament.

 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of the eleventh month, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eight-three.

 

Thomas Jessop

 

 

Signed, sealed, published and pronounced by the said Thomas Jessop as his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names: Christopher Hiatt, William Baldwin, Joshua Dix

 

 

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Notes for Thomas Jessup II:

General Notes:

From "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver and published by Gateway Press, Inc. of Baltimore, MD we find the following information:

 

Exactly when Thomas Jessup moved from Perquimans Co. to Orange Co (which later included Guilford Co.) is not certain.

Thomas Jessup and his family cared for many of the soldiers wounded at the Battle of Guilford Court House during the American Revolution and he is credited as a D. A. R. Ancestor as a result of this public service. The Jessup Farm was used for Cornwallis' headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Many of the battles of Guilford Court House were fought on land of Thomas Jessup. Their youngest son, Jonathan helped carry the wounded from both sides of the battle field to the Jessup House for care and treatment. The D.A.R. has accredited Thomas with "Patriotic Service" for his part in the mission of mercy. Cornwallis lost 30% of his troops and had to move his weakened force on to Wilmington and then to Yorktown for eventual surrender. The hardships to this Quaker neighborhood were devastating. Both General Greene and General Cornwallis stripped the land of all its livestock, produce and resource. it has been said Cornwallis was forced to leave the are and move to his defeat with Greene in pursuit because the land could no longer support him.

 

Less than a month before his death, Thomas made a will that revealed he had amassed considerable land and had become quite prosperous:

 

WILL OF THOMAS JESSUP

 

I, Thomas Jessup, of Guilford County in North Carolina, planter, being of sound mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following:

 

Imprimis: My will is that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged in due time.

 

Item: I give to my beloved wife, Ann Jessop, the use and profits of the plantation I now live upon (except the part of it which I give to my son, Jacob, which was run off by Jesse Williams), with all the cattle and sheep that are thereon, and what cattle I have at Tom's Creek now in possession of my son, Joseph Jessop: also all my household furniture which remains unmentioned in this will, and ploughing gears, and all other utensils that are now on my plantation for tilling the ground, during her widowhood or till my son, Jonathan Jessop comes of age, then only one-half the profits during her widowhood; also, I give unto her the horse, Dick, one feather bed and furniture, and the lawful interest on thirty pounds during her life.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Joseph Jessop, my bald eagle mare, shoemaker's tools, beaver hat, curry knife, a pair of new boots, razor and strap and a piece of cloth sent for by William Wilson.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Thomas Jessop, seventy pounds specie.

 

Item: I give unto my sons, Timothy Jessop, Caleb Jessop and William Jessop and my daughter Mary Hussey, each of them five shillings.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Jacob Jessop, that end of my land which he now lives on to the line which was run by Jesse Williams, to him, his heirs and assigns forever.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Jonathan Jessop, all the remaining part of my plantation and land whereon I now live, with all thereunto belonging, except one-half the profits which I have reserved for my wife during her widowhood, to him, his heirs and assigns forever.

 

Item: I give unto my daughter, Sarah Jessop, five shillings.

 

Item: I give unto my daughters Hannah and Ann Jessop each of them a feather bed, and furniture and at the age of eighteen or marriage, twenty-five pounds each.

 

Item: I give unto my sons, Timothy and William all my carpenter's and coopers' tools.

 

Item: I give unto my son, Jonathan Jessop, my blazed-face mare, with all the remaining part of my stock

 

Item: I give unto my sons, Joseph, Thomas, Timothy, Caleb, William and Jacob all the remaining part of my wearing apparel, to be equally divided amongst them.

 

Item: I give all the remaining part of my estate, of whatever name or nature unto my seven sons and one daughter, namely: Joseph, Thomas, Timothy, Caleb, William, Jacob, Jonathan and my daughter, Mary Hussey, to be equally divided amongst them. And it is my will that if either of my youngest daughters, Hannah or Ann Jessop, die without heirs, the survivor have the deceased's legacy; and if both of them die with heirs, that my son Jonathan have their legacies; and if my son Jonathan die in his minority or without heirs, that my son Joseph's eldest son, Jacob, have the land which I have willed to my son, Jonathan, and the remaining part of his legacy to be divided amongst all my children before named, except Sarah. And if my grandson Jacob Jessop, above named, should die in his minority or with heirs, that the land herein directed be divided amongst all my children before name, except Sarah.

 

I have made my friend William Wilson my attorney to sell my lands in Chowan and Perquimans Counties and it is my will that at the decease of my wife the household stuff then remaining be equally divided between my two daughters, Hannah and Ann.

 

Lastly, I do make and constitute my beloved son, Joseph Jessop, and my friend, William Coffin, Jr., joint executors of this my last will and testament.

 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of the eleventh month, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eight-three.

 

Thomas Jessop

 

 

Signed, sealed, published and pronounced by the said Thomas Jessop as his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names: Christopher Hiatt, William Baldwin, Joshua Dix

 

 

133.

Sarah Small daughter of Benjamin Small and Mary Knight[180] was born on 03 Jun 1717 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA[180]. She died on 06 Jan 1757 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[180].

Thomas Jessup II and Sarah Small were married on 13 Dec 1736 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[180]. They had the following children:

+ 66. i.

Joseph Jessup[42, 73] was born on 07 Sep 1738 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[42]. He married Priscilla Jackson on 21 Apr 1762 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[42]. He died on 10 Mar 1796 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[42].

ii.

Mary Jessup[180] was born on 05 Dec 1740 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[180]. She married John Hussey Jr. on 09 May 1766 in Orange, North Carolina, USA[181]. She died in 1821[180].

iii.

Timothy Jessup[180, 182] was born on 07 Mar 1742 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[73]. He married Hannah Pratt on 18 Sep 1768 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA (Core Sound MM,)[183]. He died on 03 Oct 1831 in Hendricks, Indiana, USA[73].

Notes for Timothy Jessup:

General Notes:

Timothy Jessup and wife, Hannah, moved from the Core Sound Meeting area to New Garden Friends Meeting at Guilford Co.,North Carolina by 25 Nov 1770. They made the journey with their eight month old daughter, Hope. Sometime during these years, Timothy and Hannah moved to the Westfield area of Surry Co., North Carolina . A little over six years later, on 29 Mar 1777, they transferred back to the Core Sound Meeting in Carteret Cao.,North Carolina with their children, Hope, Pratt, Wilton, and Avis. Abigail was born at Core Sound as well as Ann and Timothy H. by the time the family moved back to Guilford on 26 Apr 1783. They were welcomed back by the Jessup family generally populating the Guilford area.

 

Timothy and Hannah were among the early settlers in Green Co., IN. Their children were among the early settlers of White Lick Country, southwest of Indianapolis, IN. Near Mooresville, Morgan Co., IN, they ended their lives among many families which had migrated fromNorth Carolina to the area of the Fairfield Friends Meeting at Camby, Marion Co., IN.

 

It is not known at what time the Jessup family introduced alfalfa from Europe to America, but they were credited with it's success after the family settled at Westfield, North Carolina .

 

 

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Notes for Timothy Jessup:

General Notes:

Timothy Jessup and wife, Hannah, moved from the Core Sound Meeting area to New Garden Friends Meeting at Guilford Co.,North Carolina by 25 Nov 1770. They made the journey with their eight month old daughter, Hope. Sometime during these years, Timothy and Hannah moved to the Westfield area of Surry Co., North Carolina . A little over six years later, on 29 Mar 1777, they transferred back to the Core Sound Meeting in Carteret Cao.,North Carolina with their children, Hope, Pratt, Wilton, and Avis. Abigail was born at Core Sound as well as Ann and Timothy H. by the time the family moved back to Guilford on 26 Apr 1783. They were welcomed back by the Jessup family generally populating the Guilford area.

 

Timothy and Hannah were among the early settlers in Green Co., IN. Their children were among the early settlers of White Lick Country, southwest of Indianapolis, IN. Near Mooresville, Morgan Co., IN, they ended their lives among many families which had migrated fromNorth Carolina to the area of the Fairfield Friends Meeting at Camby, Marion Co., IN.

 

It is not known at what time the Jessup family introduced alfalfa from Europe to America, but they were credited with it's success after the family settled at Westfield, North Carolina .

 

 

iv.

Alice Jessup[42] was born on 08 Jan 1744 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[42]. She died on 29 Dec 1756[42].

v.

Thomas Jessup III[42] was born on 10 Jan 1746 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[42]. He married Mary Beales on 30 Mar 1768 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[42]. He died on 11 Aug 1819 in Jackson, Indiana, USA[42].

Notes for Thomas Jessup III:

General Notes:

Thomas Jessup III was grandson of Thomas Jessup I, who immigrated to America when he was but seven years old. They came from Leeds, in Yorkshire, England and landed at New Berne, NC about 1722. His grandfather, Thomas Jessup I, had come to America to secure religious freedom. He was one of those hardy, brave, industrious, peace-and-liberty loving natures to which our country is so deeply indebted for it's present high state of civilization and culture.

 

Thomas Jessup III and family moved to Grayson Co., VA and from there he moved on 25 May 1811 to Sand Creek, Washington Co., IN, where he died.

 

 

vi.

Rachel Jessup[42] was born on 12 Aug 1747 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[128]. She died on 22 Jun 1752[128].

vii.

Caleb Jessup[42] was born on 24 Nov 1750 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[128]. He married Agnes Stanley on 04 Mar 1772 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[42]. He died on Unknown in Oblong, Crawford, Illinois, USA[42].

viii.

William Jessup[184] was born on 23 Jun 1752 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[184]. He married Mary Pratt on 01 Dec 1773 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[184]. He died in 1828 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA[184].

ix.

Jacob Jessup[185] was born on 14 Feb 1754 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[185]. He married Rachel Cook on 11 Oct 1775 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[125]. He died in 1846 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA[185].

Notes for Jacob Jessup:

General Notes:

Jacob Jessup accompanied his father to Guilford Co., NC, but did not follow his older brothers to Surry and Stokes Counties in NC. He and his family left Guilford Co. and moved to Miami Monthly Meeting in OH on August 30, 1806.

 

 

x.

Sarah Jessup[42] was born on 08 Nov 1756 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[42]. She died on 29 Oct 1757[42].

Hannah Bishop[180] was born on Unknown. She died on 11 Feb 1763 in Orange, North Carolina, USA[180, 186].

Notes for Hannah Bishop:

General Notes:

Hannah Bishop died 11Mar 1763

 

 

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General Notes:

Hannah Bishop died 11Mar 1763

 

 

Thomas Jessup II and Hannah Bishop were married on 11 May 1760 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA[180]. They had the following children:

i.

Sarah Jessup[180] was born on 13 Dec 1762[180]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Sarah Jessup:

General Notes:

Sarah Jessup, only child of Thomas's second marriage, displeased her father so much by marrying a British Officer that he cut her off with just a few shillings. She probably met the English Officer at the time the British were at Guilford Courthouse Battle. On the voyage back to England her new husband became ill and died. She later married a man from Scotland and lived in Glasgow, Scotland. Her step-mother, Mary Ann Matthews Jessup, visited her while in England on some business for the Quaker church.

 

 

Mary Ann Matthews Floyd daughter of Walter Matthews and Mary Mendenhall[180] was born on 10 Oct 1738 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[180]. She died on 26 Sep 1822 in Highland, Ohio, USA[180].

Notes for Mary Ann Matthews Floyd:

General Notes:

Mary Ann Matthews Jessup was a prominent minister in the Quaker church. She made frequent trips to the northern states in connection with her ministry and once went to England for the same purpose. She was born 10 Oct 1738 to Walter and Mary Matthews and was the widow of John Floyd. She and John Floyd had a daughter,Elizabeth Floyd, who married Isaiah Hunt, son of William and Sarah Mills Hunt. Mary Ann died at Highland, OH 26 Sep 1822 in her 84th year and is buried at Fall Creek Friends Burying Ground.

 

From "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver and published by Gateway Publishing Co. in Baltimore MD, we find the following:

 

H. H. Hilty's history of the Meeting in England states that about 1790, Mary Ann Jessup went ot England and Scotland for almost two years. She was thrilled with the beauty and quality of English plants, flowers and fruits. She collected seeds and bulbs and cutting from these and brought them home with her. She employed a man named Abijah Pinson to do grafting and planting. Her orchard, located a short distance from New Garden, was said to be the first big orchard in this part of the country. Later, Abijah Pinson moved to the Friends Settlement at Westfield, Surr Co., NC and started an orchard business there. He sold thousands of graftings to people moving west and to people living in the mountains of western NC

 

Some Quakers in the New Garden MM, Guilford Co., had moved into an area which would become Surry Co. - this was a very long way for them to travel for meetings so a Meeting House was eventually established in Surry Co., NC. Following is a bit of history concerning this issue.

 

 

SURRY CO., NC

From Old Westfield Meeting of Friends

 

The following history of Westfield Monthly Meeting was compiled by Robert M. Hill (rhill@sprynet.com) from various sources.

 

The Westfield Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, better known in this area as "Old Westfield", is the oldest church in Surry or Stokes County and probably the oldest religious group in Northwest North Carolina this side of the Moravian settlements of what is now Winston Salem. The Meeting dates back to the 1760's when pioneer Quakers from New Garden (now Guilford College) crossed Quaker Gap of the Sauratown mountains to plant a new community in the valleys of Big Creek and Tom's Creek.

Early Quakers began holding meetings at Westfield by 1772 under the care of New Garden Quarterly Meeting and continued until the monthly meeting was established in 1786. Representatives from New Garden were sent to hold services for them. This is said to have lead to the name, "Westfield." The Quakers at New Garden regarded the work as a mission project and since it was located west of New Garden it was referred to as, "The Western Field." Thus comes the name, "Westfield."

 

The meeting was officially established November 13, 1786. The Westfield friends would send representatives all the way to New Garden, 67 miles, every month. Bowater Sumner was named the first clerk of the Monthly Meeting.

 

Quaker records show that between 1801-1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families who migrated to Indiana and Ohio and the Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832. It was revived again in 1868 when Albert Peele and Isom Cox came from New Garden to Westfield and met on a Sunday morning in the open air with about 150 people. "The people decided from that time to have a Friends Meeting again and made up among themselves to do it." John Y. Hoover began serving as pastor in 1872.

 

The dates of the erection of the first building is uncertain, but a deed dated 1797 for nine acres of land "including the Westfield Meeting House" seem to indicate that the building was constructed soon after the establishment of the Meeting. Three meetings have served as Meeting Houses for the congregation. The first build in the 1780's decayed before the Civil War. It was rebuild about 1870 and was used until 1885 when a new and more modern building was erected. This building has been remodeled and additions made to it through the years.

 

The "Old Westfield Friends Meeting" has stood for 200 years as a monument to the faithful foresight of dedicated Quakers. It has weathered the storms of strife, war, and depression, and is a witness to the stability of the Church which Jesus came to establish in the hearts and lives of people.

 

From Luther N. Byrd, Elon College, NC Feb 20, 1951 the following:

 

"Deed records in Surry County and Rowan County show that the earliest settlement of people in the area which later was to center about the Old Westfield Quaker Church was between 1760 and 1770, for there are records of people buying or claiming land in that section between those dates. Since most of the early settlers were Quakers, we may assume that there was some semblance of religious group at or near Westfield before 1770.

 

Westfield Church was established as an off-spring of the historic New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College, for the church records at New Garden prove that to be a fact. The Quakers at New Garden regarded the church work at Westfield as a sort of mission project in its early years, and since it was located west of Guilford College, it was referred to as "the western field", and thus came the name of Westfield.

 

The minutes of the New Garden Monthly Meeting for August 29, 1772 state that "Also the Friends near the Mountains request the indulgence of holding meetings on week-days among themselves." The people near the mountains were those at Westfield, so that is proof that there were enough Quakers in the Westfield section prior to 1772 to be interested in holding meetings.

 

The minutes for New Garden for September, 1772 show that "the committee appointed to visit Friends near the mountains reports that they complied with instructions, Â…. And its the sense and judgment that they (the Friends near the Mountains) be indulged the privilege of holding such meetings and appoints them the fourth day of he week." These meetings were the first official church gatherings at Westfield. (1772).

 

The Westfield meeting operated for several years under the guidance and care of the New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College. It was referred to as "the little meeting nigh Tom's Creek" in minutes of the New Garden Meeting for May29, 1773.

 

The Westfield Quakers expressed themselves in 1779 (during the American Revolution) as opposed to war, which is an ancient Quaker belief.

 

The church at Westfield was established on a more permanent basis when the Western Quarterly Meeting met at Cane Creek o n November 9,m 1782 and authorized a committee to inspect the Westfield group and report at the next quarterly session. The Westfield Quakers had requested such a preparative meeting in August, 1782. Formal organization of he Westfield Meeting as a preparative body was finally and definitely granted August 14, 1784.

 

The first recorded minutes of a regular Monthly Meeting at Westfield bare the date of December 23, 1786. Bowater Sumner was appointed first clerk.

 

The exact date of he first church building at Westfield is not known, but it was probably built soon after the meeting first started, for there is a deed on file in Quaker Archives at Guilford College, dated August 1797 for nine acres "including the Westfield Meeting House." That is proof that there was already a church building there at that date.

 

I have in my files a hand-written statement from the late Mrs. Effie Ann Hill, who stated that the first church building was build right after the meeting was started, and she states that the first church stood down in the present grave yard and that it was located abut twenty steps west of our father's (Ira Chilton) grave. She writes "when he was put there, his grave was made at the lower side of the East Yard of the church." Mrs. Hill stated that the old church stood on the east side of the road, but in 1939 when they had that big home-coming and celebration at the renovation of the present church, someone located some old rocks just below the present church toward the cemetery (but on the west side of the road along with the present location of Ira W. Chilton's grave, but seems to me that it was not too far down in the cemetery, so it seems likely that the oldest church might have been where those rocks were located to form a square for the old foundation. Ira Chilton died in 1885.

 

Now, Mrs. Hill also wrote that "the old log walls of he old church was still standing" when services were started again after the Civil War, so evidently that first church was practically gone at that time. Quaker records show that between 1801 and 1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families, who migrated to Indiana and Ohio, and the Westfield Monthly Meeting was laid down in 1832. The bulk of the migration began in 1817. The result was that from 1832 until after the Civil War there was no Westfield Monthly Meeting. In April 1860, there was still a meeting house there, for there is a deed on record made by the Trustees of Friends to the trustees of the Westfield community for "a tract of land known as the Westfield Meeting House and graveyard, the same to be known for all time to come as a public burying ground and meeting place for all respectable religious peoples." So the Westfield Quaker property belongs to the community form 1860 to 1872. In 1872 the Trustees of the Friends (Sandy Cook, William H. Pell, and Benjamin F. Davis) paid $125 for the nine acre tract, and it once more became the property of the Friends church, with the provision that it was to be held forever by the Society of Friends.

 

At this point let us point out the Quarterly Meetings of which Westfield Monthly Meeting has been a part. It was originally founded in 1786 as a member of the Western Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the newly organized New Garden Quarterly Meeting in 1787. Within the next few years, Westfield itself branched out and formed new Monthly Meetings at Lost Creek in Tennessee in 1793, at New Hope in Tennessee in 1795, Mount Pleasant and Fruit Hill in Virginia in 1797, at North Providence in 1801, and so in 1803 the Westfield Quarterly Meeting set off. Apparently this Westfield Quarterly Meeting continued until the Westfield Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832, but when the Westfield church revived in 1883, it belonged to Deep River Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the new Yadkin Valley Quarterly Meeting in 1889 and was again transferred to the new Surry Quarterly Meeting in 1898."

 

Excerpts from Hinshaw, Volume I Westfield Monthly Meeting

 

Tom's Creek Meeting, the predecessor of Westfield, was located in Surry County, NC, not far from the Virginia Line. The meeting for worship was organized about 1771; the preparative meeting in 1784. The name was changed to Westfield when the monthly meeting was established, in 1786. Previous to this time, Tom's Creek Preparative Meeting had been attached to New Garden Monthly Meeting.

 

 

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Notes for Mary Ann Matthews Floyd:

General Notes:

Mary Ann Matthews Jessup was a prominent minister in the Quaker church. She made frequent trips to the northern states in connection with her ministry and once went to England for the same purpose. She was born 10 Oct 1738 to Walter and Mary Matthews and was the widow of John Floyd. She and John Floyd had a daughter,Elizabeth Floyd, who married Isaiah Hunt, son of William and Sarah Mills Hunt. Mary Ann died at Highland, OH 26 Sep 1822 in her 84th year and is buried at Fall Creek Friends Burying Ground.

 

From "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver and published by Gateway Publishing Co. in Baltimore MD, we find the following:

 

H. H. Hilty's history of the Meeting in England states that about 1790, Mary Ann Jessup went ot England and Scotland for almost two years. She was thrilled with the beauty and quality of English plants, flowers and fruits. She collected seeds and bulbs and cutting from these and brought them home with her. She employed a man named Abijah Pinson to do grafting and planting. Her orchard, located a short distance from New Garden, was said to be the first big orchard in this part of the country. Later, Abijah Pinson moved to the Friends Settlement at Westfield, Surr Co., NC and started an orchard business there. He sold thousands of graftings to people moving west and to people living in the mountains of western NC

 

Some Quakers in the New Garden MM, Guilford Co., had moved into an area which would become Surry Co. - this was a very long way for them to travel for meetings so a Meeting House was eventually established in Surry Co., NC. Following is a bit of history concerning this issue.

 

 

SURRY CO., NC

From Old Westfield Meeting of Friends

 

The following history of Westfield Monthly Meeting was compiled by Robert M. Hill (rhill@sprynet.com) from various sources.

 

The Westfield Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, better known in this area as "Old Westfield", is the oldest church in Surry or Stokes County and probably the oldest religious group in Northwest North Carolina this side of the Moravian settlements of what is now Winston Salem. The Meeting dates back to the 1760's when pioneer Quakers from New Garden (now Guilford College) crossed Quaker Gap of the Sauratown mountains to plant a new community in the valleys of Big Creek and Tom's Creek.

Early Quakers began holding meetings at Westfield by 1772 under the care of New Garden Quarterly Meeting and continued until the monthly meeting was established in 1786. Representatives from New Garden were sent to hold services for them. This is said to have lead to the name, "Westfield." The Quakers at New Garden regarded the work as a mission project and since it was located west of New Garden it was referred to as, "The Western Field." Thus comes the name, "Westfield."

 

The meeting was officially established November 13, 1786. The Westfield friends would send representatives all the way to New Garden, 67 miles, every month. Bowater Sumner was named the first clerk of the Monthly Meeting.

 

Quaker records show that between 1801-1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families who migrated to Indiana and Ohio and the Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832. It was revived again in 1868 when Albert Peele and Isom Cox came from New Garden to Westfield and met on a Sunday morning in the open air with about 150 people. "The people decided from that time to have a Friends Meeting again and made up among themselves to do it." John Y. Hoover began serving as pastor in 1872.

 

The dates of the erection of the first building is uncertain, but a deed dated 1797 for nine acres of land "including the Westfield Meeting House" seem to indicate that the building was constructed soon after the establishment of the Meeting. Three meetings have served as Meeting Houses for the congregation. The first build in the 1780's decayed before the Civil War. It was rebuild about 1870 and was used until 1885 when a new and more modern building was erected. This building has been remodeled and additions made to it through the years.

 

The "Old Westfield Friends Meeting" has stood for 200 years as a monument to the faithful foresight of dedicated Quakers. It has weathered the storms of strife, war, and depression, and is a witness to the stability of the Church which Jesus came to establish in the hearts and lives of people.

 

From Luther N. Byrd, Elon College, NC Feb 20, 1951 the following:

 

"Deed records in Surry County and Rowan County show that the earliest settlement of people in the area which later was to center about the Old Westfield Quaker Church was between 1760 and 1770, for there are records of people buying or claiming land in that section between those dates. Since most of the early settlers were Quakers, we may assume that there was some semblance of religious group at or near Westfield before 1770.

 

Westfield Church was established as an off-spring of the historic New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College, for the church records at New Garden prove that to be a fact. The Quakers at New Garden regarded the church work at Westfield as a sort of mission project in its early years, and since it was located west of Guilford College, it was referred to as "the western field", and thus came the name of Westfield.

 

The minutes of the New Garden Monthly Meeting for August 29, 1772 state that "Also the Friends near the Mountains request the indulgence of holding meetings on week-days among themselves." The people near the mountains were those at Westfield, so that is proof that there were enough Quakers in the Westfield section prior to 1772 to be interested in holding meetings.

 

The minutes for New Garden for September, 1772 show that "the committee appointed to visit Friends near the mountains reports that they complied with instructions, Â…. And its the sense and judgment that they (the Friends near the Mountains) be indulged the privilege of holding such meetings and appoints them the fourth day of he week." These meetings were the first official church gatherings at Westfield. (1772).

 

The Westfield meeting operated for several years under the guidance and care of the New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College. It was referred to as "the little meeting nigh Tom's Creek" in minutes of the New Garden Meeting for May29, 1773.

 

The Westfield Quakers expressed themselves in 1779 (during the American Revolution) as opposed to war, which is an ancient Quaker belief.

 

The church at Westfield was established on a more permanent basis when the Western Quarterly Meeting met at Cane Creek o n November 9,m 1782 and authorized a committee to inspect the Westfield group and report at the next quarterly session. The Westfield Quakers had requested such a preparative meeting in August, 1782. Formal organization of he Westfield Meeting as a preparative body was finally and definitely granted August 14, 1784.

 

The first recorded minutes of a regular Monthly Meeting at Westfield bare the date of December 23, 1786. Bowater Sumner was appointed first clerk.

 

The exact date of he first church building at Westfield is not known, but it was probably built soon after the meeting first started, for there is a deed on file in Quaker Archives at Guilford College, dated August 1797 for nine acres "including the Westfield Meeting House." That is proof that there was already a church building there at that date.

 

I have in my files a hand-written statement from the late Mrs. Effie Ann Hill, who stated that the first church building was build right after the meeting was started, and she states that the first church stood down in the present grave yard and that it was located abut twenty steps west of our father's (Ira Chilton) grave. She writes "when he was put there, his grave was made at the lower side of the East Yard of the church." Mrs. Hill stated that the old church stood on the east side of the road, but in 1939 when they had that big home-coming and celebration at the renovation of the present church, someone located some old rocks just below the present church toward the cemetery (but on the west side of the road along with the present location of Ira W. Chilton's grave, but seems to me that it was not too far down in the cemetery, so it seems likely that the oldest church might have been where those rocks were located to form a square for the old foundation. Ira Chilton died in 1885.

 

Now, Mrs. Hill also wrote that "the old log walls of he old church was still standing" when services were started again after the Civil War, so evidently that first church was practically gone at that time. Quaker records show that between 1801 and 1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families, who migrated to Indiana and Ohio, and the Westfield Monthly Meeting was laid down in 1832. The bulk of the migration began in 1817. The result was that from 1832 until after the Civil War there was no Westfield Monthly Meeting. In April 1860, there was still a meeting house there, for there is a deed on record made by the Trustees of Friends to the trustees of the Westfield community for "a tract of land known as the Westfield Meeting House and graveyard, the same to be known for all time to come as a public burying ground and meeting place for all respectable religious peoples." So the Westfield Quaker property belongs to the community form 1860 to 1872. In 1872 the Trustees of the Friends (Sandy Cook, William H. Pell, and Benjamin F. Davis) paid $125 for the nine acre tract, and it once more became the property of the Friends church, with the provision that it was to be held forever by the Society of Friends.

 

At this point let us point out the Quarterly Meetings of which Westfield Monthly Meeting has been a part. It was originally founded in 1786 as a member of the Western Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the newly organized New Garden Quarterly Meeting in 1787. Within the next few years, Westfield itself branched out and formed new Monthly Meetings at Lost Creek in Tennessee in 1793, at New Hope in Tennessee in 1795, Mount Pleasant and Fruit Hill in Virginia in 1797, at North Providence in 1801, and so in 1803 the Westfield Quarterly Meeting set off. Apparently this Westfield Quarterly Meeting continued until the Westfield Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832, but when the Westfield church revived in 1883, it belonged to Deep River Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the new Yadkin Valley Quarterly Meeting in 1889 and was again transferred to the new Surry Quarterly Meeting in 1898."

 

Excerpts from Hinshaw, Volume I Westfield Monthly Meeting

 

Tom's Creek Meeting, the predecessor of Westfield, was located in Surry County, NC, not far from the Virginia Line. The meeting for worship was organized about 1771; the preparative meeting in 1784. The name was changed to Westfield when the monthly meeting was established, in 1786. Previous to this time, Tom's Creek Preparative Meeting had been attached to New Garden Monthly Meeting.

 

 

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Notes for Mary Ann Matthews Floyd:

General Notes:

Mary Ann Matthews Jessup was a prominent minister in the Quaker church. She made frequent trips to the northern states in connection with her ministry and once went to England for the same purpose. She was born 10 Oct 1738 to Walter and Mary Matthews and was the widow of John Floyd. She and John Floyd had a daughter,Elizabeth Floyd, who married Isaiah Hunt, son of William and Sarah Mills Hunt. Mary Ann died at Highland, OH 26 Sep 1822 in her 84th year and is buried at Fall Creek Friends Burying Ground.

 

From "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver and published by Gateway Publishing Co. in Baltimore MD, we find the following:

 

H. H. Hilty's history of the Meeting in England states that about 1790, Mary Ann Jessup went ot England and Scotland for almost two years. She was thrilled with the beauty and quality of English plants, flowers and fruits. She collected seeds and bulbs and cutting from these and brought them home with her. She employed a man named Abijah Pinson to do grafting and planting. Her orchard, located a short distance from New Garden, was said to be the first big orchard in this part of the country. Later, Abijah Pinson moved to the Friends Settlement at Westfield, Surr Co., NC and started an orchard business there. He sold thousands of graftings to people moving west and to people living in the mountains of western NC

 

Some Quakers in the New Garden MM, Guilford Co., had moved into an area which would become Surry Co. - this was a very long way for them to travel for meetings so a Meeting House was eventually established in Surry Co., NC. Following is a bit of history concerning this issue.

 

 

SURRY CO., NC

From Old Westfield Meeting of Friends

 

The following history of Westfield Monthly Meeting was compiled by Robert M. Hill (rhill@sprynet.com) from various sources.

 

The Westfield Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, better known in this area as "Old Westfield", is the oldest church in Surry or Stokes County and probably the oldest religious group in Northwest North Carolina this side of the Moravian settlements of what is now Winston Salem. The Meeting dates back to the 1760's when pioneer Quakers from New Garden (now Guilford College) crossed Quaker Gap of the Sauratown mountains to plant a new community in the valleys of Big Creek and Tom's Creek.

Early Quakers began holding meetings at Westfield by 1772 under the care of New Garden Quarterly Meeting and continued until the monthly meeting was established in 1786. Representatives from New Garden were sent to hold services for them. This is said to have lead to the name, "Westfield." The Quakers at New Garden regarded the work as a mission project and since it was located west of New Garden it was referred to as, "The Western Field." Thus comes the name, "Westfield."

 

The meeting was officially established November 13, 1786. The Westfield friends would send representatives all the way to New Garden, 67 miles, every month. Bowater Sumner was named the first clerk of the Monthly Meeting.

 

Quaker records show that between 1801-1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families who migrated to Indiana and Ohio and the Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832. It was revived again in 1868 when Albert Peele and Isom Cox came from New Garden to Westfield and met on a Sunday morning in the open air with about 150 people. "The people decided from that time to have a Friends Meeting again and made up among themselves to do it." John Y. Hoover began serving as pastor in 1872.

 

The dates of the erection of the first building is uncertain, but a deed dated 1797 for nine acres of land "including the Westfield Meeting House" seem to indicate that the building was constructed soon after the establishment of the Meeting. Three meetings have served as Meeting Houses for the congregation. The first build in the 1780's decayed before the Civil War. It was rebuild about 1870 and was used until 1885 when a new and more modern building was erected. This building has been remodeled and additions made to it through the years.

 

The "Old Westfield Friends Meeting" has stood for 200 years as a monument to the faithful foresight of dedicated Quakers. It has weathered the storms of strife, war, and depression, and is a witness to the stability of the Church which Jesus came to establish in the hearts and lives of people.

 

From Luther N. Byrd, Elon College, NC Feb 20, 1951 the following:

 

"Deed records in Surry County and Rowan County show that the earliest settlement of people in the area which later was to center about the Old Westfield Quaker Church was between 1760 and 1770, for there are records of people buying or claiming land in that section between those dates. Since most of the early settlers were Quakers, we may assume that there was some semblance of religious group at or near Westfield before 1770.

 

Westfield Church was established as an off-spring of the historic New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College, for the church records at New Garden prove that to be a fact. The Quakers at New Garden regarded the church work at Westfield as a sort of mission project in its early years, and since it was located west of Guilford College, it was referred to as "the western field", and thus came the name of Westfield.

 

The minutes of the New Garden Monthly Meeting for August 29, 1772 state that "Also the Friends near the Mountains request the indulgence of holding meetings on week-days among themselves." The people near the mountains were those at Westfield, so that is proof that there were enough Quakers in the Westfield section prior to 1772 to be interested in holding meetings.

 

The minutes for New Garden for September, 1772 show that "the committee appointed to visit Friends near the mountains reports that they complied with instructions, Â…. And its the sense and judgment that they (the Friends near the Mountains) be indulged the privilege of holding such meetings and appoints them the fourth day of he week." These meetings were the first official church gatherings at Westfield. (1772).

 

The Westfield meeting operated for several years under the guidance and care of the New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College. It was referred to as "the little meeting nigh Tom's Creek" in minutes of the New Garden Meeting for May29, 1773.

 

The Westfield Quakers expressed themselves in 1779 (during the American Revolution) as opposed to war, which is an ancient Quaker belief.

 

The church at Westfield was established on a more permanent basis when the Western Quarterly Meeting met at Cane Creek o n November 9,m 1782 and authorized a committee to inspect the Westfield group and report at the next quarterly session. The Westfield Quakers had requested such a preparative meeting in August, 1782. Formal organization of he Westfield Meeting as a preparative body was finally and definitely granted August 14, 1784.

 

The first recorded minutes of a regular Monthly Meeting at Westfield bare the date of December 23, 1786. Bowater Sumner was appointed first clerk.

 

The exact date of he first church building at Westfield is not known, but it was probably built soon after the meeting first started, for there is a deed on file in Quaker Archives at Guilford College, dated August 1797 for nine acres "including the Westfield Meeting House." That is proof that there was already a church building there at that date.

 

I have in my files a hand-written statement from the late Mrs. Effie Ann Hill, who stated that the first church building was build right after the meeting was started, and she states that the first church stood down in the present grave yard and that it was located abut twenty steps west of our father's (Ira Chilton) grave. She writes "when he was put there, his grave was made at the lower side of the East Yard of the church." Mrs. Hill stated that the old church stood on the east side of the road, but in 1939 when they had that big home-coming and celebration at the renovation of the present church, someone located some old rocks just below the present church toward the cemetery (but on the west side of the road along with the present location of Ira W. Chilton's grave, but seems to me that it was not too far down in the cemetery, so it seems likely that the oldest church might have been where those rocks were located to form a square for the old foundation. Ira Chilton died in 1885.

 

Now, Mrs. Hill also wrote that "the old log walls of he old church was still standing" when services were started again after the Civil War, so evidently that first church was practically gone at that time. Quaker records show that between 1801 and 1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families, who migrated to Indiana and Ohio, and the Westfield Monthly Meeting was laid down in 1832. The bulk of the migration began in 1817. The result was that from 1832 until after the Civil War there was no Westfield Monthly Meeting. In April 1860, there was still a meeting house there, for there is a deed on record made by the Trustees of Friends to the trustees of the Westfield community for "a tract of land known as the Westfield Meeting House and graveyard, the same to be known for all time to come as a public burying ground and meeting place for all respectable religious peoples." So the Westfield Quaker property belongs to the community form 1860 to 1872. In 1872 the Trustees of the Friends (Sandy Cook, William H. Pell, and Benjamin F. Davis) paid $125 for the nine acre tract, and it once more became the property of the Friends church, with the provision that it was to be held forever by the Society of Friends.

 

At this point let us point out the Quarterly Meetings of which Westfield Monthly Meeting has been a part. It was originally founded in 1786 as a member of the Western Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the newly organized New Garden Quarterly Meeting in 1787. Within the next few years, Westfield itself branched out and formed new Monthly Meetings at Lost Creek in Tennessee in 1793, at New Hope in Tennessee in 1795, Mount Pleasant and Fruit Hill in Virginia in 1797, at North Providence in 1801, and so in 1803 the Westfield Quarterly Meeting set off. Apparently this Westfield Quarterly Meeting continued until the Westfield Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832, but when the Westfield church revived in 1883, it belonged to Deep River Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the new Yadkin Valley Quarterly Meeting in 1889 and was again transferred to the new Surry Quarterly Meeting in 1898."

 

Excerpts from Hinshaw, Volume I Westfield Monthly Meeting

 

Tom's Creek Meeting, the predecessor of Westfield, was located in Surry County, NC, not far from the Virginia Line. The meeting for worship was organized about 1771; the preparative meeting in 1784. The name was changed to Westfield when the monthly meeting was established, in 1786. Previous to this time, Tom's Creek Preparative Meeting had been attached to New Garden Monthly Meeting.

 

 

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Notes for Mary Ann Matthews Floyd:

General Notes:

Mary Ann Matthews Jessup was a prominent minister in the Quaker church. She made frequent trips to the northern states in connection with her ministry and once went to England for the same purpose. She was born 10 Oct 1738 to Walter and Mary Matthews and was the widow of John Floyd. She and John Floyd had a daughter,Elizabeth Floyd, who married Isaiah Hunt, son of William and Sarah Mills Hunt. Mary Ann died at Highland, OH 26 Sep 1822 in her 84th year and is buried at Fall Creek Friends Burying Ground.

 

From "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver and published by Gateway Publishing Co. in Baltimore MD, we find the following:

 

H. H. Hilty's history of the Meeting in England states that about 1790, Mary Ann Jessup went ot England and Scotland for almost two years. She was thrilled with the beauty and quality of English plants, flowers and fruits. She collected seeds and bulbs and cutting from these and brought them home with her. She employed a man named Abijah Pinson to do grafting and planting. Her orchard, located a short distance from New Garden, was said to be the first big orchard in this part of the country. Later, Abijah Pinson moved to the Friends Settlement at Westfield, Surr Co., NC and started an orchard business there. He sold thousands of graftings to people moving west and to people living in the mountains of western NC

 

Some Quakers in the New Garden MM, Guilford Co., had moved into an area which would become Surry Co. - this was a very long way for them to travel for meetings so a Meeting House was eventually established in Surry Co., NC. Following is a bit of history concerning this issue.

 

 

SURRY CO., NC

From Old Westfield Meeting of Friends

 

The following history of Westfield Monthly Meeting was compiled by Robert M. Hill (rhill@sprynet.com) from various sources.

 

The Westfield Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, better known in this area as "Old Westfield", is the oldest church in Surry or Stokes County and probably the oldest religious group in Northwest North Carolina this side of the Moravian settlements of what is now Winston Salem. The Meeting dates back to the 1760's when pioneer Quakers from New Garden (now Guilford College) crossed Quaker Gap of the Sauratown mountains to plant a new community in the valleys of Big Creek and Tom's Creek.

Early Quakers began holding meetings at Westfield by 1772 under the care of New Garden Quarterly Meeting and continued until the monthly meeting was established in 1786. Representatives from New Garden were sent to hold services for them. This is said to have lead to the name, "Westfield." The Quakers at New Garden regarded the work as a mission project and since it was located west of New Garden it was referred to as, "The Western Field." Thus comes the name, "Westfield."

 

The meeting was officially established November 13, 1786. The Westfield friends would send representatives all the way to New Garden, 67 miles, every month. Bowater Sumner was named the first clerk of the Monthly Meeting.

 

Quaker records show that between 1801-1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families who migrated to Indiana and Ohio and the Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832. It was revived again in 1868 when Albert Peele and Isom Cox came from New Garden to Westfield and met on a Sunday morning in the open air with about 150 people. "The people decided from that time to have a Friends Meeting again and made up among themselves to do it." John Y. Hoover began serving as pastor in 1872.

 

The dates of the erection of the first building is uncertain, but a deed dated 1797 for nine acres of land "including the Westfield Meeting House" seem to indicate that the building was constructed soon after the establishment of the Meeting. Three meetings have served as Meeting Houses for the congregation. The first build in the 1780's decayed before the Civil War. It was rebuild about 1870 and was used until 1885 when a new and more modern building was erected. This building has been remodeled and additions made to it through the years.

 

The "Old Westfield Friends Meeting" has stood for 200 years as a monument to the faithful foresight of dedicated Quakers. It has weathered the storms of strife, war, and depression, and is a witness to the stability of the Church which Jesus came to establish in the hearts and lives of people.

 

From Luther N. Byrd, Elon College, NC Feb 20, 1951 the following:

 

"Deed records in Surry County and Rowan County show that the earliest settlement of people in the area which later was to center about the Old Westfield Quaker Church was between 1760 and 1770, for there are records of people buying or claiming land in that section between those dates. Since most of the early settlers were Quakers, we may assume that there was some semblance of religious group at or near Westfield before 1770.

 

Westfield Church was established as an off-spring of the historic New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College, for the church records at New Garden prove that to be a fact. The Quakers at New Garden regarded the church work at Westfield as a sort of mission project in its early years, and since it was located west of Guilford College, it was referred to as "the western field", and thus came the name of Westfield.

 

The minutes of the New Garden Monthly Meeting for August 29, 1772 state that "Also the Friends near the Mountains request the indulgence of holding meetings on week-days among themselves." The people near the mountains were those at Westfield, so that is proof that there were enough Quakers in the Westfield section prior to 1772 to be interested in holding meetings.

 

The minutes for New Garden for September, 1772 show that "the committee appointed to visit Friends near the mountains reports that they complied with instructions, Â…. And its the sense and judgment that they (the Friends near the Mountains) be indulged the privilege of holding such meetings and appoints them the fourth day of he week." These meetings were the first official church gatherings at Westfield. (1772).

 

The Westfield meeting operated for several years under the guidance and care of the New Garden Monthly Meeting at Guilford College. It was referred to as "the little meeting nigh Tom's Creek" in minutes of the New Garden Meeting for May29, 1773.

 

The Westfield Quakers expressed themselves in 1779 (during the American Revolution) as opposed to war, which is an ancient Quaker belief.

 

The church at Westfield was established on a more permanent basis when the Western Quarterly Meeting met at Cane Creek o n November 9,m 1782 and authorized a committee to inspect the Westfield group and report at the next quarterly session. The Westfield Quakers had requested such a preparative meeting in August, 1782. Formal organization of he Westfield Meeting as a preparative body was finally and definitely granted August 14, 1784.

 

The first recorded minutes of a regular Monthly Meeting at Westfield bare the date of December 23, 1786. Bowater Sumner was appointed first clerk.

 

The exact date of he first church building at Westfield is not known, but it was probably built soon after the meeting first started, for there is a deed on file in Quaker Archives at Guilford College, dated August 1797 for nine acres "including the Westfield Meeting House." That is proof that there was already a church building there at that date.

 

I have in my files a hand-written statement from the late Mrs. Effie Ann Hill, who stated that the first church building was build right after the meeting was started, and she states that the first church stood down in the present grave yard and that it was located abut twenty steps west of our father's (Ira Chilton) grave. She writes "when he was put there, his grave was made at the lower side of the East Yard of the church." Mrs. Hill stated that the old church stood on the east side of the road, but in 1939 when they had that big home-coming and celebration at the renovation of the present church, someone located some old rocks just below the present church toward the cemetery (but on the west side of the road along with the present location of Ira W. Chilton's grave, but seems to me that it was not too far down in the cemetery, so it seems likely that the oldest church might have been where those rocks were located to form a square for the old foundation. Ira Chilton died in 1885.

 

Now, Mrs. Hill also wrote that "the old log walls of he old church was still standing" when services were started again after the Civil War, so evidently that first church was practically gone at that time. Quaker records show that between 1801 and 1822 there were fifty-nine members, including thirty-six families, who migrated to Indiana and Ohio, and the Westfield Monthly Meeting was laid down in 1832. The bulk of the migration began in 1817. The result was that from 1832 until after the Civil War there was no Westfield Monthly Meeting. In April 1860, there was still a meeting house there, for there is a deed on record made by the Trustees of Friends to the trustees of the Westfield community for "a tract of land known as the Westfield Meeting House and graveyard, the same to be known for all time to come as a public burying ground and meeting place for all respectable religious peoples." So the Westfield Quaker property belongs to the community form 1860 to 1872. In 1872 the Trustees of the Friends (Sandy Cook, William H. Pell, and Benjamin F. Davis) paid $125 for the nine acre tract, and it once more became the property of the Friends church, with the provision that it was to be held forever by the Society of Friends.

 

At this point let us point out the Quarterly Meetings of which Westfield Monthly Meeting has been a part. It was originally founded in 1786 as a member of the Western Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the newly organized New Garden Quarterly Meeting in 1787. Within the next few years, Westfield itself branched out and formed new Monthly Meetings at Lost Creek in Tennessee in 1793, at New Hope in Tennessee in 1795, Mount Pleasant and Fruit Hill in Virginia in 1797, at North Providence in 1801, and so in 1803 the Westfield Quarterly Meeting set off. Apparently this Westfield Quarterly Meeting continued until the Westfield Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1832, but when the Westfield church revived in 1883, it belonged to Deep River Quarterly Meeting. It was transferred to the new Yadkin Valley Quarterly Meeting in 1889 and was again transferred to the new Surry Quarterly Meeting in 1898."

 

Excerpts from Hinshaw, Volume I Westfield Monthly Meeting

 

Tom's Creek Meeting, the predecessor of Westfield, was located in Surry County, NC, not far from the Virginia Line. The meeting for worship was organized about 1771; the preparative meeting in 1784. The name was changed to Westfield when the monthly meeting was established, in 1786. Previous to this time, Tom's Creek Preparative Meeting had been attached to New Garden Monthly Meeting.

 

 

Thomas Jessup II and Mary Ann Matthews Floyd were married on 01 Jan 1766 in Alamance, North Carolina, USA[180]. They had the following children:

i.

John Jessup[182] was born on 15 Dec 1766 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[182]. He died on 11 Dec 1768[182].

ii.

Hannah Jessup[182] was born on 19 Sep 1768 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[182]. She married Joel Willis on 12 Dec 1787 in Friends Meeting House, York, Pennsylvania[182]. She died on 13 Sep 1847 in Highland, Ohio, USA[182].

iii.

Jonathan Jessup[182] was born on 30 Sep 1770[182]. He died on 19 Aug 1857 in York, Pennsylvania, USA[182]. He married Jane Haines on Unknown.

Notes for Jonathan Jessup:

General Notes:

Jonathan Jessup was ten years old when the battle of Guilford court House in NC was fought on 15 Mar 1781. This battle took place on his father's farm and he well remembered how the wounded were brought into the house and there laid upon the floor. After he died, papers were found in his belongings showing an exact map of the battle-ground, with the location of the camp grounds of both forces, the British of Salisbury and the Americans at Guilford Court House. There was a distance of 8 miles between the camps. The names of the residences along this line of road were also given and the part of his father's farm where most of the severe fighting took place. This document is a very important piece of American history. He was much younger than his half-brothers so when he was thirteen years of age, his mother took him to York, PA to be apprenticed to the clock and watch making business with Elisha Kirk, a cousin of his mother. He and his mother traveled to PA in a covered wagon, camping at night and keeping up a fire to drive off wild animals. When he served out his time in the business he married Susanna UpdeGraff. In 1798, he moved into the house in which he lived until his death. This home was later the residence of his granddaughter, S.M. Chelfest, who furnished much of this history about Jonathan. His mechanical skill has more than once been mentioned by those who have furnished information about the family. There are in various parts of the country, brass clocks constructed by him that today measure the hours with the same perfection as they did when first made. He was also a civil engineer of repute and engaged in the construction of many public works. A road running into Frederick City, MD, part of the Baltimore Turnpike, near York, PA, and a section of the Washington branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, on which a station is called "Jessop", in his honor, all furnish evidence of his skill. For a time he was connected with the Cordorus Navigation Co., as well as engaged in the manufacture of cotton cloth, having a mill just a mile from York, PA. He possessed a retentive memory and a genial,happy disposition and was entertaining for both young and old. In politics he was a Whig, in religion he was a consistent member of the Society of Friends. He was active up to the day of his death. The day before he passed away, he worked on a watch, and then retired as usual at nine o'clock. At four o'clock he called his son, Joseph to go to the market and at six'oclock was found peacefully sleeping his last sleep. His obituary stated that "he was held in esteem by all who knew him for his benevolence, pure-heartiness, liberality of views and unyielding integrity. "

 

 

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Notes for Jonathan Jessup:

General Notes:

Jonathan Jessup was ten years old when the battle of Guilford court House in NC was fought on 15 Mar 1781. This battle took place on his father's farm and he well remembered how the wounded were brought into the house and there laid upon the floor. After he died, papers were found in his belongings showing an exact map of the battle-ground, with the location of the camp grounds of both forces, the British of Salisbury and the Americans at Guilford Court House. There was a distance of 8 miles between the camps. The names of the residences along this line of road were also given and the part of his father's farm where most of the severe fighting took place. This document is a very important piece of American history. He was much younger than his half-brothers so when he was thirteen years of age, his mother took him to York, PA to be apprenticed to the clock and watch making business with Elisha Kirk, a cousin of his mother. He and his mother traveled to PA in a covered wagon, camping at night and keeping up a fire to drive off wild animals. When he served out his time in the business he married Susanna UpdeGraff. In 1798, he moved into the house in which he lived until his death. This home was later the residence of his granddaughter, S.M. Chelfest, who furnished much of this history about Jonathan. His mechanical skill has more than once been mentioned by those who have furnished information about the family. There are in various parts of the country, brass clocks constructed by him that today measure the hours with the same perfection as they did when first made. He was also a civil engineer of repute and engaged in the construction of many public works. A road running into Frederick City, MD, part of the Baltimore Turnpike, near York, PA, and a section of the Washington branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, on which a station is called "Jessop", in his honor, all furnish evidence of his skill. For a time he was connected with the Cordorus Navigation Co., as well as engaged in the manufacture of cotton cloth, having a mill just a mile from York, PA. He possessed a retentive memory and a genial,happy disposition and was entertaining for both young and old. In politics he was a Whig, in religion he was a consistent member of the Society of Friends. He was active up to the day of his death. The day before he passed away, he worked on a watch, and then retired as usual at nine o'clock. At four o'clock he called his son, Joseph to go to the market and at six'oclock was found peacefully sleeping his last sleep. His obituary stated that "he was held in esteem by all who knew him for his benevolence, pure-heartiness, liberality of views and unyielding integrity. "

 

 

iv.

Ann Jessup[182] was born on 16 Jan 1777[182]. She died in Jun 1785 in York, Pennsylvania, USA[182].

Notes for Ann Jessup:

General Notes:

Ann Jessup was a great favorite with her brother, Jonathan, and was probably visiting him when she died.

 

 

136.

William Hill II son of William Hill and Anne Jones[77] was born about 1700 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[77]. He died about 1787 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[187].

Notes for William Hill II:

General Notes:

This is information about his family history based on research mainly provided by Deborah Soper and Marty Hill. For information about him once he moved to New Mexico see Herbert Hill and Lorena Geneva Nichols.

 

Some notes to begin with:

 

According to Deborah early family data comes from research done by Davis C. Hill of Nashville, Tennessee who has been to see the "Joshua Hill Foster Papers" in the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, Alabama. Joshua Hill Foster wrote a small book about his family lineage. The Joshua Hill Papers pretty much do explain the lineage and even mentions John "Big John" Hill father of John G. Hill.

 

William Hill, Sr. has been erroneously listed as a son of Sion Hill, Jr. of Surry and Sussex Cos. VA. Fact is, there was no relationship of these two families. This William Hill, Sr. seems to have had Maryland origins.

 

Apparently someone went to the DAR with incorrect data about the Hill family. Our William Hill lineage was mixed up the Robert Hill lineage. I am told that has taken years of research to straighten this out, mostly by people in Tennessee who could not get the DAR to take them seriously.

 

It is assumed that the Hills came from England.

 

William Hill's will was probated during the Feb term of Court in 1787 in Surry Co., NC. He moved into NC in 1760 into the section known then as Surry Co. and is today known as Stokes Co., NC. He was an important personage of his day; he served in the Provincial Congress which met in Hillsboro, NC on 20 Aug 1775 and cast a vote for American freedom. This set up the first state government.

 

................

 

WILLIAM HILL, b. ca. 1700 {Joshua Hill Papers, not found in Parish records]; died 1787, Surry County, N.C., Married 1st, 24 April 1729, Middlesex County, Va. to Bridget (Hearn) Mullinax (Page 166 of Parish Records), widow of John Mullinax, married 1st May 1718 (Page 162 of Parish records). William Hill Married 2nd time ca. 1736, in King George County, Va. to Susan Smither, widow of Thomas Smithers (REF. Page 565 of "Virginia Will Records," indexed by Judith McGhan 1982 by Genealogical Publishing Co. of Baltimore) and settles in Caroline County, Va. where all children were born (Joshua Hill Papers). [From Joshua Hill Papers: "William Hill married a widow in Middlesex County. She had a grown son." [N.B.: as she was married to Thomas Smither in 1718 and to Hill in 1729, any grown son would have to have been from a marriage prior to William Hill] ..."Morning after (the) marriage (to Hill) (she) brought her apron full of money and poured it into his lap, saying 'give my son 50L (pounds) out of that. (William) moved to N.C. in 1772-died in 1787." (I am not sure about Susanna Smithers being widow of Thomas Smithers rather than his wife??? Jury still out on this one.)

 

 

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Notes for William Hill II:

General Notes:

This is information about his family history based on research mainly provided by Deborah Soper and Marty Hill. For information about him once he moved to New Mexico see Herbert Hill and Lorena Geneva Nichols.

 

Some notes to begin with:

 

According to Deborah early family data comes from research done by Davis C. Hill of Nashville, Tennessee who has been to see the "Joshua Hill Foster Papers" in the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, Alabama. Joshua Hill Foster wrote a small book about his family lineage. The Joshua Hill Papers pretty much do explain the lineage and even mentions John "Big John" Hill father of John G. Hill.

 

William Hill, Sr. has been erroneously listed as a son of Sion Hill, Jr. of Surry and Sussex Cos. VA. Fact is, there was no relationship of these two families. This William Hill, Sr. seems to have had Maryland origins.

 

Apparently someone went to the DAR with incorrect data about the Hill family. Our William Hill lineage was mixed up the Robert Hill lineage. I am told that has taken years of research to straighten this out, mostly by people in Tennessee who could not get the DAR to take them seriously.

 

It is assumed that the Hills came from England.

 

William Hill's will was probated during the Feb term of Court in 1787 in Surry Co., NC. He moved into NC in 1760 into the section known then as Surry Co. and is today known as Stokes Co., NC. He was an important personage of his day; he served in the Provincial Congress which met in Hillsboro, NC on 20 Aug 1775 and cast a vote for American freedom. This set up the first state government.

 

................

 

WILLIAM HILL, b. ca. 1700 {Joshua Hill Papers, not found in Parish records]; died 1787, Surry County, N.C., Married 1st, 24 April 1729, Middlesex County, Va. to Bridget (Hearn) Mullinax (Page 166 of Parish Records), widow of John Mullinax, married 1st May 1718 (Page 162 of Parish records). William Hill Married 2nd time ca. 1736, in King George County, Va. to Susan Smither, widow of Thomas Smithers (REF. Page 565 of "Virginia Will Records," indexed by Judith McGhan 1982 by Genealogical Publishing Co. of Baltimore) and settles in Caroline County, Va. where all children were born (Joshua Hill Papers). [From Joshua Hill Papers: "William Hill married a widow in Middlesex County. She had a grown son." [N.B.: as she was married to Thomas Smither in 1718 and to Hill in 1729, any grown son would have to have been from a marriage prior to William Hill] ..."Morning after (the) marriage (to Hill) (she) brought her apron full of money and poured it into his lap, saying 'give my son 50L (pounds) out of that. (William) moved to N.C. in 1772-died in 1787." (I am not sure about Susanna Smithers being widow of Thomas Smithers rather than his wife??? Jury still out on this one.)

 

 

137.

Susanna Smithers daughter of Thomas Smithers and Susannah Singleton[77] was born about 1716 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[188]. She died before 1770 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[188].

William Hill II and Susanna Smithers were married in 1736 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[77]. They had the following children:

i.

John Hill[189] was born on Unknown in Caroline, Virginia, USA. He died on Unknown in Died when young[189].

ii.

William Hill III[190] was born about 1737 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[190]. He married Hannah Elizabeth Halbert in Jan 1758 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA[129]. He died on 29 Sep 1792 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA[191].

Notes for William Hill III:

General Notes:

 

The book "Reminiscences & Memories of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinans" by John H. Wheeler describes Rev.William Hill, Jr. as a Baptist Minister, a sterling patriot and a honest man. His break with his families Episcopalian background is said to have temporarily caused his father to disown him. It is said by some sources he was Chaplain and a member of the Committee of Safety, Salisbury District, NC during the Revolutionary War.

 

The December 1928 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly Magazine states that Rev. William Hill, Jr., came to NC a few years before his father, and owned land on the Dan River, in today's Rockingham Co.,NC. His plantation was called "Popular Hill." The magazine article says Reverend William Hill lived there until his death.

 

 

iii.

Thomas Smithers Hill[77] was born on 26 Apr 1739 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[192]. He died on 05 Apr 1825 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. He married Susanna Mosley on Unknown.

iv.

Elizabeth Hill[77] was born on 18 Sep 1747 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[77]. She married William Anson Halbert in Jun 1765 in Anderson, South Carolina, USA[77]. She died on 06 Nov 1836 in Belton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA[77].

Notes for Elizabeth Hill:

General Notes:

Elizabeth Hill was born 18 Sep 1747 in Caroline, Virginia and died 6 Nov 1836 in Belton, SC

 

 

+ 68. v.

Robert Hill Sr.[77] was born on 17 Feb 1752 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[77]. He married Martha Halbert in Sep 1769[77]. He died on 02 Aug 1834 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77].

vi.

Ewell Hill[77] was born in 1755 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[192]. He died on 17 Oct 1832 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA[192]. He married Unknown Hartfield on Unknown.

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Daniel Webster Hill[77] was born on 16 Oct 1756 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[77]. He married Martha Patsy Hickman on 16 Oct 1779 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77]. He died on 28 May 1826 in Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA[77].

Notes for Daniel Webster Hill:

General Notes:

Daniel Hill served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, during which time his residence was that part of Surry Co., NC that later became Stokes Co.,NC. He is listed as having served in Gen. Nathaniel Green's Army. He inherited the home plantation of his father.

 

Daniel Hill went ot TN in 1788 with a group which included the first Judge for the Nashville area. After living in Nashville a few years, Daniel and his family moved to the southern part of Davidson Co., TN in an area which became Williamson Co. in 1799. Franklin, TN was the county seat and was located a few miles from Hill's plantation called "Garden Hill".

 

Daniel Hill was engaged in many battles of the Revolutionary War, under Gen. Greene, of which the Battle of Guilford Court House was the basis for his favorite tale to tell his grandchildren.

 

 

viii.

Jesse Hill[77] was born between 1759-1761 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[192]. He married Mary Pittman Fowler in May 1794[193]. He died on 13 Jul 1818[189].

Notes for Jesse Hill:

General Notes:

Will of Jesse Hill 2/.

 

I Jesse Hill... do make and ordain this my last will and testament.

 

Item....I will that my wife, Elizabeth (third wife) have possession of all the premises where I now live during her natural life or widowhood.

 

Item....I give unto my daughter, Susannah Crossy 3/ (mother was Jesse's first wife, Mary ?) a piece of land and two slaves.

 

Item....I give to my daughter Sally Garrett 3/ (mother was first wife) all that plantation or tract of land whereon Thomas Garrett now lives and a Negro girl.

 

Item....I give unto my sons John 3/ & William 3/ (their mother was second wife, Mary Pittman) the land I now live after the decease of my wife, and I wish him (Joel?) to make his home and take up his residence with his step mother (underlining supplied) (sic) during her life or until he becomes of age.

 

Also I give to my wife, Elizabeth (third wife) during her life or widowhood--- ? (the copy ended here).

 

end of Jesse Hill's will.

 

 

1800 Edgefield Co Census, pg. 137 Jesse Hill 01010-110100-3 (recheck)

Elizabeth Coursey, wife of James Coursey and mother of William Coursey on page 142.

 

 

William Coursey named a legatee to Jesse's will. Must have married into family. [Richard N. Gookins, Gookin Genealogy: Line of WilliamHill, Appendix A1-A14.]

 

Found a Jesse Hill b 17 Aug 1757, MD d 25 Dec 1826 MA. m Keziah Brick. Pvt, Mass. ["DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition", compiled by National DAR Society, Washington DC, 1990.]

 

Following information found in Deeds of Edgefield Co.

 

1820 Jesse Hill...to daughter Susanna Courseybeginning at the road where it crosses the stream at the head of the branch where I now live, joining the land of John Lyons, Esq. , running [east] direction to my back line of said land.[spelled

Susannah Cossey, believed to be Coursey.

 

A William Coursey purchased 1 Bull and 1 saddle Nov 10 1820. On Dec 10, 1821 he purchases 1 grindstone, 1 [ ], 1 bed and furniture, 1 negro child Betsey

 

2/9/1820 W. Coursey...ownes land next to land sold by Jesse Hill and 3rd wife Elizabeth to Thomas Garrett, husband of their daughter Sarah (Sallie). Other adjacent lands owned by Henry Martin, Cary, Whites, and Hills (see plat)

 

5/3/1822 William Coursey and wife Susanna-132on Stephens Creekto John Lyonwho was this Wm - likely a son of John # 48 (Andreas)

 

11/6/1823 John Hill and wife Nancy to Thomas Garrett - 190on the draws of Stephens Creek , a branch of the Savannah River - See Plat in document. (Estate of Stephen?? White) Mary White, Joel Hill, Wm. Hill (John Hill was Susannah Hill's brother)

 

 

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Notes for Jesse Hill:

General Notes:

Will of Jesse Hill 2/.

 

I Jesse Hill... do make and ordain this my last will and testament.

 

Item....I will that my wife, Elizabeth (third wife) have possession of all the premises where I now live during her natural life or widowhood.

 

Item....I give unto my daughter, Susannah Crossy 3/ (mother was Jesse's first wife, Mary ?) a piece of land and two slaves.

 

Item....I give to my daughter Sally Garrett 3/ (mother was first wife) all that plantation or tract of land whereon Thomas Garrett now lives and a Negro girl.

 

Item....I give unto my sons John 3/ & William 3/ (their mother was second wife, Mary Pittman) the land I now live after the decease of my wife, and I wish him (Joel?) to make his home and take up his residence with his step mother (underlining supplied) (sic) during her life or until he becomes of age.

 

Also I give to my wife, Elizabeth (third wife) during her life or widowhood--- ? (the copy ended here).

 

end of Jesse Hill's will.

 

 

1800 Edgefield Co Census, pg. 137 Jesse Hill 01010-110100-3 (recheck)

Elizabeth Coursey, wife of James Coursey and mother of William Coursey on page 142.

 

 

William Coursey named a legatee to Jesse's will. Must have married into family. [Richard N. Gookins, Gookin Genealogy: Line of WilliamHill, Appendix A1-A14.]

 

Found a Jesse Hill b 17 Aug 1757, MD d 25 Dec 1826 MA. m Keziah Brick. Pvt, Mass. ["DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition", compiled by National DAR Society, Washington DC, 1990.]

 

Following information found in Deeds of Edgefield Co.

 

1820 Jesse Hill...to daughter Susanna Courseybeginning at the road where it crosses the stream at the head of the branch where I now live, joining the land of John Lyons, Esq. , running [east] direction to my back line of said land.[spelled

Susannah Cossey, believed to be Coursey.

 

A William Coursey purchased 1 Bull and 1 saddle Nov 10 1820. On Dec 10, 1821 he purchases 1 grindstone, 1 [ ], 1 bed and furniture, 1 negro child Betsey

 

2/9/1820 W. Coursey...ownes land next to land sold by Jesse Hill and 3rd wife Elizabeth to Thomas Garrett, husband of their daughter Sarah (Sallie). Other adjacent lands owned by Henry Martin, Cary, Whites, and Hills (see plat)

 

5/3/1822 William Coursey and wife Susanna-132on Stephens Creekto John Lyonwho was this Wm - likely a son of John # 48 (Andreas)

 

11/6/1823 John Hill and wife Nancy to Thomas Garrett - 190on the draws of Stephens Creek , a branch of the Savannah River - See Plat in document. (Estate of Stephen?? White) Mary White, Joel Hill, Wm. Hill (John Hill was Susannah Hill's brother)

 

 

ix.

James Hill[77] was born about 1760 in Caroline, Virginia, USA. He married Anne Robinson on 10 Mar 1785[129]. He died on 17 Sep 1835 in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA[192].

x.

Joshua Hill[77] was born on 26 May 1763 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[77]. He married Nancy Wyatt Collier on 08 Dec 1789 in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA[192]. He died on 20 Jun 1855 in Anderson, South Carolina, USA[77].

Notes for Joshua Hill:

General Notes:

Joshua 2/ was tutored and later self-taught for the practice of law. 1848, soon after moving to Madison, in Georgia, he turned to politics and 1857 was elected by the American party to the 35th and 36th Congresses, serving until 1861 when he resigned. 1860 he was a delegate to the Constitutional Union Convention at Baltimore, Md. and took part in discussions about how to avoid the impending war. He was an outspoken opponent of session and refused to sign the letter confirming Georgia's secession;he flatly refused to have anything to do with the war. 1863, supported by a growing Union sentiment in northern part of Georgia, he ran for governor, but lost the election to Joseph E. Brown.

 

At the close of the war Joshua Hill was elected to the state constitutional convention and, 1866, under the new constitution, ran unsuccessfully for United States Senate. 1868,however, conservative Democrats gave him their support and he was able to defeat Joseph E. Brown for that office. Immediately after being elected, he voiced his Republican principals in support of the policies of Congress. 1873, he resigned from the Senate and returned home to Madison, Georgia and remained politically inactive, except for his activities in the state constitutional convention.

 

Despite the fact that he opposed secession, during the war he led a peace movement, later joined the Republican party and worked for radical reconstruction policies. He never lost the respect of the people of Georgia.

 

 

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Notes for Joshua Hill:

General Notes:

Joshua 2/ was tutored and later self-taught for the practice of law. 1848, soon after moving to Madison, in Georgia, he turned to politics and 1857 was elected by the American party to the 35th and 36th Congresses, serving until 1861 when he resigned. 1860 he was a delegate to the Constitutional Union Convention at Baltimore, Md. and took part in discussions about how to avoid the impending war. He was an outspoken opponent of session and refused to sign the letter confirming Georgia's secession;he flatly refused to have anything to do with the war. 1863, supported by a growing Union sentiment in northern part of Georgia, he ran for governor, but lost the election to Joseph E. Brown.

 

At the close of the war Joshua Hill was elected to the state constitutional convention and, 1866, under the new constitution, ran unsuccessfully for United States Senate. 1868,however, conservative Democrats gave him their support and he was able to defeat Joseph E. Brown for that office. Immediately after being elected, he voiced his Republican principals in support of the policies of Congress. 1873, he resigned from the Senate and returned home to Madison, Georgia and remained politically inactive, except for his activities in the state constitutional convention.

 

Despite the fact that he opposed secession, during the war he led a peace movement, later joined the Republican party and worked for radical reconstruction policies. He never lost the respect of the people of Georgia.

 

 

xi.

Joel Hill[77] was born on 26 May 1763 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[77]. He married Anne Watson on 16 Oct 1791 in Little River, Arkansas, USA[77]. He died on 07 Jan 1843 in Jackson, Arkansas, USA[77].

Notes for Joel Hill:

General Notes:

While residing in Surry Co., NC, Joel volunteered and served as private with the NC troops. During this service he was with his brother, Captain Robert Hill's company for a while as they protected the area from the Tories. He was granted a pension for his services in the Revolutionary War. His widow was later granted a pension (Designation File # W-23288)

 

 

Bridget Hearn Mullinax[192] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Bridget Hearn Mullinax:

General Notes:

Bridget Hearn Mullinax was widow of John Mullinax when she married William Hill

 

 

William Hill II and Bridget Hearn Mullinax were married on 24 Apr 1729 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA. They had no children.

138.

Joel Halbert Sr. son of William Halbert and Mary Cook[190, 194, 195] was born in 1712 in Essex, Virginia, USA[194]. He died in 1762 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[194, 195].

Notes for Joel Halbert Sr.:

General Notes:

JOEL HALBERT died in 1762 in Caroline County, Virginia at the age of52.

The following is from the Essex County, Virginia Records: Will Book #5 - Pages 175-176.

(The Administration of the William Halbert Estate by Joel Halbert dated February 19, 1733)

Know all men by these presents that we Joell Halbard, Wm. Motley and Joseph Leeman are held and firmly bound until William Daingerfield,Thomas Waring, Sal Myscoe, Robt Brooks, James Garnett & Richard Smith,gent Justices of the County of Essex their heirs & successors in the sum of two hundred pounds current money to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, admrs and every jointly& severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this XIX day of February Ano Dom MDCCXXXIII. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Joell Halbard, Admr.Of all the goods, chattels & credits of the decd. Make or accuse to be made a true and perfect inventory of all goods, chattles & credits of the sd. Decd. which have or shall come to the hands and possession of any other person or persons for him & and the same so made do exhibitor cause to be exhibited into the County Court of Essex at such time as he shall be thereunto required by the said Court and the same goods, chattles, & all other goods, chattles & credits of the sd.Decd. At the time of his death which at any time after shall come into the hands or possession of sd. Joel or into the

hands or possession of any other person or persons for him do well &truly Admr. According to law & further do make a true & just account for his actions & doings therein when thereto required

by the sd. Court & all the rest & residue of the said goods, chattles and credits which shall be found remaining upon decd. Admin account of the same being first examined and allowed by the

Justices of the Court for the time being shall deliver & pay unto such person or persons respectively as the said Justices by their order or Judgement shall direct pursuant to the same in that case made and provided and if it shall hereafter appear ye any Last Will and Tetant was made by the sd. Decd. & the Exr. Or Exrs. Therein named do exhibit ye same into ye sd. Court making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly if the sd. Joel being thereunto required to render & deliver up his Letters of Admon. Approbation of such testamt,being first had and made in sd. Court. Then the above obligations be void and noe effect otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue in law.

Joell Halbard (Seal)

Sealed, Signed & Deliverd Wm. Motley

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Posted by: John Halbert (ID *****2764) Date: October 20, 2003 at 11:06:

In Reply to: SR. JOEL HALBERT by Janet Ariciu of 540

 

There are some clues on this conflict of data concerning Joel Halbert's connection to the Randolph's and beyond. The following was posted by myself in 2001 and is the only difinitive possiblity I have seen yet for the mysterious Jones connection.

 

Randy JonesÂ’ extensive and detailed family history data posted on RootsWeb World Connect Project may have provided very useful clues to opening new doors to resolving the long standing puzzling connection between Joel Halbert & Elizabeth Frances Jones through the Bolling and Randolph families to Pocahontas. This connection traceable to the early 1800s is at best family lore at this time as it is very fuzzy when it comes to facts, especially with birth dates of Elizabeth Frances Jones (or perhaps Frances Elizabeth Jones) and her mother Frances Randolph who married John Jones.

 

The Randy Jones World Connect listing for multiple colonial Virginia families provides clues that might provide more insight into this connection. It goes back on one side to Mordecai Cooke (ca. 1649-1718) who married Frances Ironmonger. Their son John Cooke (who died about 1726) is the key connection to the Halbert family history, as his daughter Mary Cooke (1677-1723) was a wife of William Halbert (ca. 1678/1681 – 1733/34). The key documentation for this connection is in the Virginia Colonial Abstracts – King & Queen County (Essex County Extracts) published in March 1985 in the Holbert Herald, Vol. 5 – No. 1.

 

The first background of note from this source is for Mordecai Cooke (born ca. 1623-1634) who was the father of Mordecai who married Frances Ironmonger. The introduction narrative for the Cooke family in colonial Virginia provides this insight:

 

“One of the earliest settlers of Gloucester County, Virginia, was Mordecai Cooke, of "Mordecai's Mount." He patented land in Gloucester County in 1652. He and his descendants have always been large land holders in Gloucester County - "Warham," "Beechy," "Woodlawn," "Cedars," "Chalk Level" and "Mordecai's Mount" (later known as "Church Hill") were some of their possessions. "Cedars" and "Woodlawn" are still owned by the family. It is not positively known if Mordecai Cooke was the immigrant, or the son of the immigrant. There are many interesting and romantic traditions as to the early history of the family. Among the original patents taken from land books at Richmond, we find the following: 1174 acres on Mock-Jack Bay, patented October 02, 1650, called "Mordecai's Mount," and became his family seat. On September 07, 1654, he patented 300 acres lying on Ware River, for the transportation of six persons into the Colony. In 1680 he received a grant of 1,600 acres for the transportation of 20 persons; at this time Sir Henry Chicheley was Governor; April 24, 1703, he patented 1,200 acres in Gloucester County, late belonging to Alexander Murray, deceased and escheated to her Majesty, Francis Nicholson, Governor; in 1713 Thomas Cooke patented 300 acres on the Island of New Point Comfort escheated lands; in 1714, 156 acres on Cappahosick Creek; and in September 1728, 1,000 acres on the north fork of the North Anna; and in 1728, John Cooke of King and Queen County, patented 1,000 acres at the same place”.

 

Additional data on John Cooke provides detailed insight into the Cooke/Halbert connection based on deeds and a full listing of his descendants in the same source:

 

Page 71, Deed 11 October 1754 - John Mottley And Tabitha, His Wife, Of Essex County, See to Theophilus Favor Of The Same County, For L 39, 30 Acres, Part Of The Land That John Cooke, Grandfather of Said John Mottley, Lived On And Fell By Co heirship, After Said Cooke's Death And Of His Male Heirs, To Said John Mottley And The Two Daughters of Joel Halbert, Surviving Mother Hannah (Cooke) Motley Of John Mottley And Mary (Biswell) The Mother Of The Daughters Of Said Joel Halbert, That of Caleb Lindsay, Etc.

 

 

Page 106 - Bond - 28 October 1754 - L 500, Joel Halbert And James Charles Of Caroline County And William Halbert And John Mottley Of Essex County To Theophilus Favor To Guarantee Deed Date 11 October 1754 (See Above) Refers To The Daughters of Said Joel Halbert Namely Sarah, Now Wife of Said James Charles, and Mary Holbert.

 

 

P. 253 - Deed - 18 January 1857 - James Charles And Sarah, His Wife, Of Caroline County, Sell Theophilus Favor Land In Essex County. Deed Says That John Cooke, Great Grandfather Of The Said Sarah Charles, Formerly Lived On - After Death of John Cooke And His Male Heirs - 81 Acres Descended to John Mottley, Grandson Of Said Cooke, And 81 Acres Decended to Sarah Charles And Her Sister Mary, Great Grandchildren of John Cooke, Etc.

Witness: Joel Halbert, William Halbert and William Kidd

Signed By: James Charles & Sarah Charles

 

Also listed is a detailed listing for descendants of John Cooke which gives credence that the name of the wife of William Halbert (the immigrant) was Mary Cooke and not Mary Cook used by many researchers. That listing reads:

 

JOHN COOKE

 

Daughter HANNAH COOKE, m. ? Mottley

Grandson JOHN MOTTLEY

 

Daughter MARY COOKE, m. 1st Thomas Wood

Granddaughter ELIZABETH WOOD

 

MARY COOKE WOOD, m. 2nd William Halbert

 

Grandson JOEL HALBERT, m. 1st Mary Biswell

Great-Granddaughter SARAH HALBERT, m. James Charles

Great-Granddaughter MARY HALBERT

JOEL HALBERT, m. 2nd Frances Jones

Great-Grandson WILLIAM (A.)HALBERT, m. 1st Hannah Nile

WILLIAM (A.) HALBERT, m. 2nd Elizabeth Hill

Grandson WILLIAM HALBERT, m. Mary ?

 

MARY COOKE WOOD HALBERT, m. 3rd William Taylor

 

In Randy Jones records, the possible Jones connection goes back to Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Richard Jones (ca. 1580-1681) & Ann Jeffries. (Randy cautions that while he has Richard Jones in his data base – one must be careful about the construction of Richard Jones and his children, as the data is not proven) In his World Connection collection, he lists Elizabeth who married William Iremonger (1629-1695), as the parents of Frances Ironmonger who married Mordecai Cooke noted above. A brother (or possibly brother-in-law) of Frances Ironmonger was Abram (Frederick) Jones (1614-1689) who had a son Peter Jones (1637-1676/1697) who married Margaret Wood. This is where the possible connection to the John Jones in the Halbert family history who married Frances Randolph and are listed as the parents of Elizabeth Frances Jones – where the source data is unverified and fuzzy at best.

 

This Peter Jones and Mary Batte were parents of several children – including the John Jones in your listings (born after 1700, with death in 1795). There is nothing more listed for this John Jones in your data. According to Randy Jones the University of Virginia Library has a collection of card files in a Robert Bolling Batte collection which includes a John Jones family grouping. A quick check of this listing indicates that this John Jones family does not go back far enough to reach the John Jones who married Frances Randolph.

 

Now comes the gut feeling sensing that the John Jones(son of Peter Jones) may be one in the same with the John Jones in the Halbert family history. Rational: In colonial Virginia the odds are fairly high that couples married those in the broad family circle, including many times cousins. The Mary Cooke connection to William Halbert, (the emigrant to colonial Virginia in the late 1600s) detailed in the records for John Cooke – and the Mordecai Cooke ties to the Jones family make this quite plausible. I also note that the names Frances and Elizabeth are relatively common in both the Cooke & Jones families in your data; that the John Jones born after 1700 is the first John in Randy Jones listing, although it becomes more common in generations following this John Jones. But there is nothing yet to nail down what is only a gut feeling. What we have now, as I see it, is a possible target for focused research which has potential to shedding more light into the Frances Randolph, Elizabeth Frances Jones facts, and thus my sharing of this background with all Halbert researchers.

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Joel Halbert Sr.:

General Notes:

JOEL HALBERT died in 1762 in Caroline County, Virginia at the age of52.

The following is from the Essex County, Virginia Records: Will Book #5 - Pages 175-176.

(The Administration of the William Halbert Estate by Joel Halbert dated February 19, 1733)

Know all men by these presents that we Joell Halbard, Wm. Motley and Joseph Leeman are held and firmly bound until William Daingerfield,Thomas Waring, Sal Myscoe, Robt Brooks, James Garnett & Richard Smith,gent Justices of the County of Essex their heirs & successors in the sum of two hundred pounds current money to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, admrs and every jointly& severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this XIX day of February Ano Dom MDCCXXXIII. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Joell Halbard, Admr.Of all the goods, chattels & credits of the decd. Make or accuse to be made a true and perfect inventory of all goods, chattles & credits of the sd. Decd. which have or shall come to the hands and possession of any other person or persons for him & and the same so made do exhibitor cause to be exhibited into the County Court of Essex at such time as he shall be thereunto required by the said Court and the same goods, chattles, & all other goods, chattles & credits of the sd.Decd. At the time of his death which at any time after shall come into the hands or possession of sd. Joel or into the

hands or possession of any other person or persons for him do well &truly Admr. According to law & further do make a true & just account for his actions & doings therein when thereto required

by the sd. Court & all the rest & residue of the said goods, chattles and credits which shall be found remaining upon decd. Admin account of the same being first examined and allowed by the

Justices of the Court for the time being shall deliver & pay unto such person or persons respectively as the said Justices by their order or Judgement shall direct pursuant to the same in that case made and provided and if it shall hereafter appear ye any Last Will and Tetant was made by the sd. Decd. & the Exr. Or Exrs. Therein named do exhibit ye same into ye sd. Court making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly if the sd. Joel being thereunto required to render & deliver up his Letters of Admon. Approbation of such testamt,being first had and made in sd. Court. Then the above obligations be void and noe effect otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue in law.

Joell Halbard (Seal)

Sealed, Signed & Deliverd Wm. Motley

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 

 

Posted by: John Halbert (ID *****2764) Date: October 20, 2003 at 11:06:

In Reply to: SR. JOEL HALBERT by Janet Ariciu of 540

 

There are some clues on this conflict of data concerning Joel Halbert's connection to the Randolph's and beyond. The following was posted by myself in 2001 and is the only difinitive possiblity I have seen yet for the mysterious Jones connection.

 

Randy JonesÂ’ extensive and detailed family history data posted on RootsWeb World Connect Project may have provided very useful clues to opening new doors to resolving the long standing puzzling connection between Joel Halbert & Elizabeth Frances Jones through the Bolling and Randolph families to Pocahontas. This connection traceable to the early 1800s is at best family lore at this time as it is very fuzzy when it comes to facts, especially with birth dates of Elizabeth Frances Jones (or perhaps Frances Elizabeth Jones) and her mother Frances Randolph who married John Jones.

 

The Randy Jones World Connect listing for multiple colonial Virginia families provides clues that might provide more insight into this connection. It goes back on one side to Mordecai Cooke (ca. 1649-1718) who married Frances Ironmonger. Their son John Cooke (who died about 1726) is the key connection to the Halbert family history, as his daughter Mary Cooke (1677-1723) was a wife of William Halbert (ca. 1678/1681 – 1733/34). The key documentation for this connection is in the Virginia Colonial Abstracts – King & Queen County (Essex County Extracts) published in March 1985 in the Holbert Herald, Vol. 5 – No. 1.

 

The first background of note from this source is for Mordecai Cooke (born ca. 1623-1634) who was the father of Mordecai who married Frances Ironmonger. The introduction narrative for the Cooke family in colonial Virginia provides this insight:

 

“One of the earliest settlers of Gloucester County, Virginia, was Mordecai Cooke, of "Mordecai's Mount." He patented land in Gloucester County in 1652. He and his descendants have always been large land holders in Gloucester County - "Warham," "Beechy," "Woodlawn," "Cedars," "Chalk Level" and "Mordecai's Mount" (later known as "Church Hill") were some of their possessions. "Cedars" and "Woodlawn" are still owned by the family. It is not positively known if Mordecai Cooke was the immigrant, or the son of the immigrant. There are many interesting and romantic traditions as to the early history of the family. Among the original patents taken from land books at Richmond, we find the following: 1174 acres on Mock-Jack Bay, patented October 02, 1650, called "Mordecai's Mount," and became his family seat. On September 07, 1654, he patented 300 acres lying on Ware River, for the transportation of six persons into the Colony. In 1680 he received a grant of 1,600 acres for the transportation of 20 persons; at this time Sir Henry Chicheley was Governor; April 24, 1703, he patented 1,200 acres in Gloucester County, late belonging to Alexander Murray, deceased and escheated to her Majesty, Francis Nicholson, Governor; in 1713 Thomas Cooke patented 300 acres on the Island of New Point Comfort escheated lands; in 1714, 156 acres on Cappahosick Creek; and in September 1728, 1,000 acres on the north fork of the North Anna; and in 1728, John Cooke of King and Queen County, patented 1,000 acres at the same place”.

 

Additional data on John Cooke provides detailed insight into the Cooke/Halbert connection based on deeds and a full listing of his descendants in the same source:

 

Page 71, Deed 11 October 1754 - John Mottley And Tabitha, His Wife, Of Essex County, See to Theophilus Favor Of The Same County, For L 39, 30 Acres, Part Of The Land That John Cooke, Grandfather of Said John Mottley, Lived On And Fell By Co heirship, After Said Cooke's Death And Of His Male Heirs, To Said John Mottley And The Two Daughters of Joel Halbert, Surviving Mother Hannah (Cooke) Motley Of John Mottley And Mary (Biswell) The Mother Of The Daughters Of Said Joel Halbert, That of Caleb Lindsay, Etc.

 

 

Page 106 - Bond - 28 October 1754 - L 500, Joel Halbert And James Charles Of Caroline County And William Halbert And John Mottley Of Essex County To Theophilus Favor To Guarantee Deed Date 11 October 1754 (See Above) Refers To The Daughters of Said Joel Halbert Namely Sarah, Now Wife of Said James Charles, and Mary Holbert.

 

 

P. 253 - Deed - 18 January 1857 - James Charles And Sarah, His Wife, Of Caroline County, Sell Theophilus Favor Land In Essex County. Deed Says That John Cooke, Great Grandfather Of The Said Sarah Charles, Formerly Lived On - After Death of John Cooke And His Male Heirs - 81 Acres Descended to John Mottley, Grandson Of Said Cooke, And 81 Acres Decended to Sarah Charles And Her Sister Mary, Great Grandchildren of John Cooke, Etc.

Witness: Joel Halbert, William Halbert and William Kidd

Signed By: James Charles & Sarah Charles

 

Also listed is a detailed listing for descendants of John Cooke which gives credence that the name of the wife of William Halbert (the immigrant) was Mary Cooke and not Mary Cook used by many researchers. That listing reads:

 

JOHN COOKE

 

Daughter HANNAH COOKE, m. ? Mottley

Grandson JOHN MOTTLEY

 

Daughter MARY COOKE, m. 1st Thomas Wood

Granddaughter ELIZABETH WOOD

 

MARY COOKE WOOD, m. 2nd William Halbert

 

Grandson JOEL HALBERT, m. 1st Mary Biswell

Great-Granddaughter SARAH HALBERT, m. James Charles

Great-Granddaughter MARY HALBERT

JOEL HALBERT, m. 2nd Frances Jones

Great-Grandson WILLIAM (A.)HALBERT, m. 1st Hannah Nile

WILLIAM (A.) HALBERT, m. 2nd Elizabeth Hill

Grandson WILLIAM HALBERT, m. Mary ?

 

MARY COOKE WOOD HALBERT, m. 3rd William Taylor

 

In Randy Jones records, the possible Jones connection goes back to Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Richard Jones (ca. 1580-1681) & Ann Jeffries. (Randy cautions that while he has Richard Jones in his data base – one must be careful about the construction of Richard Jones and his children, as the data is not proven) In his World Connection collection, he lists Elizabeth who married William Iremonger (1629-1695), as the parents of Frances Ironmonger who married Mordecai Cooke noted above. A brother (or possibly brother-in-law) of Frances Ironmonger was Abram (Frederick) Jones (1614-1689) who had a son Peter Jones (1637-1676/1697) who married Margaret Wood. This is where the possible connection to the John Jones in the Halbert family history who married Frances Randolph and are listed as the parents of Elizabeth Frances Jones – where the source data is unverified and fuzzy at best.

 

This Peter Jones and Mary Batte were parents of several children – including the John Jones in your listings (born after 1700, with death in 1795). There is nothing more listed for this John Jones in your data. According to Randy Jones the University of Virginia Library has a collection of card files in a Robert Bolling Batte collection which includes a John Jones family grouping. A quick check of this listing indicates that this John Jones family does not go back far enough to reach the John Jones who married Frances Randolph.

 

Now comes the gut feeling sensing that the John Jones(son of Peter Jones) may be one in the same with the John Jones in the Halbert family history. Rational: In colonial Virginia the odds are fairly high that couples married those in the broad family circle, including many times cousins. The Mary Cooke connection to William Halbert, (the emigrant to colonial Virginia in the late 1600s) detailed in the records for John Cooke – and the Mordecai Cooke ties to the Jones family make this quite plausible. I also note that the names Frances and Elizabeth are relatively common in both the Cooke & Jones families in your data; that the John Jones born after 1700 is the first John in Randy Jones listing, although it becomes more common in generations following this John Jones. But there is nothing yet to nail down what is only a gut feeling. What we have now, as I see it, is a possible target for focused research which has potential to shedding more light into the Frances Randolph, Elizabeth Frances Jones facts, and thus my sharing of this background with all Halbert researchers.

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Joel Halbert Sr.:

General Notes:

JOEL HALBERT died in 1762 in Caroline County, Virginia at the age of52.

The following is from the Essex County, Virginia Records: Will Book #5 - Pages 175-176.

(The Administration of the William Halbert Estate by Joel Halbert dated February 19, 1733)

Know all men by these presents that we Joell Halbard, Wm. Motley and Joseph Leeman are held and firmly bound until William Daingerfield,Thomas Waring, Sal Myscoe, Robt Brooks, James Garnett & Richard Smith,gent Justices of the County of Essex their heirs & successors in the sum of two hundred pounds current money to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, admrs and every jointly& severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this XIX day of February Ano Dom MDCCXXXIII. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Joell Halbard, Admr.Of all the goods, chattels & credits of the decd. Make or accuse to be made a true and perfect inventory of all goods, chattles & credits of the sd. Decd. which have or shall come to the hands and possession of any other person or persons for him & and the same so made do exhibitor cause to be exhibited into the County Court of Essex at such time as he shall be thereunto required by the said Court and the same goods, chattles, & all other goods, chattles & credits of the sd.Decd. At the time of his death which at any time after shall come into the hands or possession of sd. Joel or into the

hands or possession of any other person or persons for him do well &truly Admr. According to law & further do make a true & just account for his actions & doings therein when thereto required

by the sd. Court & all the rest & residue of the said goods, chattles and credits which shall be found remaining upon decd. Admin account of the same being first examined and allowed by the

Justices of the Court for the time being shall deliver & pay unto such person or persons respectively as the said Justices by their order or Judgement shall direct pursuant to the same in that case made and provided and if it shall hereafter appear ye any Last Will and Tetant was made by the sd. Decd. & the Exr. Or Exrs. Therein named do exhibit ye same into ye sd. Court making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly if the sd. Joel being thereunto required to render & deliver up his Letters of Admon. Approbation of such testamt,being first had and made in sd. Court. Then the above obligations be void and noe effect otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue in law.

Joell Halbard (Seal)

Sealed, Signed & Deliverd Wm. Motley

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Posted by: John Halbert (ID *****2764) Date: October 20, 2003 at 11:06:

In Reply to: SR. JOEL HALBERT by Janet Ariciu of 540

 

There are some clues on this conflict of data concerning Joel Halbert's connection to the Randolph's and beyond. The following was posted by myself in 2001 and is the only difinitive possiblity I have seen yet for the mysterious Jones connection.

 

Randy JonesÂ’ extensive and detailed family history data posted on RootsWeb World Connect Project may have provided very useful clues to opening new doors to resolving the long standing puzzling connection between Joel Halbert & Elizabeth Frances Jones through the Bolling and Randolph families to Pocahontas. This connection traceable to the early 1800s is at best family lore at this time as it is very fuzzy when it comes to facts, especially with birth dates of Elizabeth Frances Jones (or perhaps Frances Elizabeth Jones) and her mother Frances Randolph who married John Jones.

 

The Randy Jones World Connect listing for multiple colonial Virginia families provides clues that might provide more insight into this connection. It goes back on one side to Mordecai Cooke (ca. 1649-1718) who married Frances Ironmonger. Their son John Cooke (who died about 1726) is the key connection to the Halbert family history, as his daughter Mary Cooke (1677-1723) was a wife of William Halbert (ca. 1678/1681 – 1733/34). The key documentation for this connection is in the Virginia Colonial Abstracts – King & Queen County (Essex County Extracts) published in March 1985 in the Holbert Herald, Vol. 5 – No. 1.

 

The first background of note from this source is for Mordecai Cooke (born ca. 1623-1634) who was the father of Mordecai who married Frances Ironmonger. The introduction narrative for the Cooke family in colonial Virginia provides this insight:

 

“One of the earliest settlers of Gloucester County, Virginia, was Mordecai Cooke, of "Mordecai's Mount." He patented land in Gloucester County in 1652. He and his descendants have always been large land holders in Gloucester County - "Warham," "Beechy," "Woodlawn," "Cedars," "Chalk Level" and "Mordecai's Mount" (later known as "Church Hill") were some of their possessions. "Cedars" and "Woodlawn" are still owned by the family. It is not positively known if Mordecai Cooke was the immigrant, or the son of the immigrant. There are many interesting and romantic traditions as to the early history of the family. Among the original patents taken from land books at Richmond, we find the following: 1174 acres on Mock-Jack Bay, patented October 02, 1650, called "Mordecai's Mount," and became his family seat. On September 07, 1654, he patented 300 acres lying on Ware River, for the transportation of six persons into the Colony. In 1680 he received a grant of 1,600 acres for the transportation of 20 persons; at this time Sir Henry Chicheley was Governor; April 24, 1703, he patented 1,200 acres in Gloucester County, late belonging to Alexander Murray, deceased and escheated to her Majesty, Francis Nicholson, Governor; in 1713 Thomas Cooke patented 300 acres on the Island of New Point Comfort escheated lands; in 1714, 156 acres on Cappahosick Creek; and in September 1728, 1,000 acres on the north fork of the North Anna; and in 1728, John Cooke of King and Queen County, patented 1,000 acres at the same place”.

 

Additional data on John Cooke provides detailed insight into the Cooke/Halbert connection based on deeds and a full listing of his descendants in the same source:

 

Page 71, Deed 11 October 1754 - John Mottley And Tabitha, His Wife, Of Essex County, See to Theophilus Favor Of The Same County, For L 39, 30 Acres, Part Of The Land That John Cooke, Grandfather of Said John Mottley, Lived On And Fell By Co heirship, After Said Cooke's Death And Of His Male Heirs, To Said John Mottley And The Two Daughters of Joel Halbert, Surviving Mother Hannah (Cooke) Motley Of John Mottley And Mary (Biswell) The Mother Of The Daughters Of Said Joel Halbert, That of Caleb Lindsay, Etc.

 

 

Page 106 - Bond - 28 October 1754 - L 500, Joel Halbert And James Charles Of Caroline County And William Halbert And John Mottley Of Essex County To Theophilus Favor To Guarantee Deed Date 11 October 1754 (See Above) Refers To The Daughters of Said Joel Halbert Namely Sarah, Now Wife of Said James Charles, and Mary Holbert.

 

 

P. 253 - Deed - 18 January 1857 - James Charles And Sarah, His Wife, Of Caroline County, Sell Theophilus Favor Land In Essex County. Deed Says That John Cooke, Great Grandfather Of The Said Sarah Charles, Formerly Lived On - After Death of John Cooke And His Male Heirs - 81 Acres Descended to John Mottley, Grandson Of Said Cooke, And 81 Acres Decended to Sarah Charles And Her Sister Mary, Great Grandchildren of John Cooke, Etc.

Witness: Joel Halbert, William Halbert and William Kidd

Signed By: James Charles & Sarah Charles

 

Also listed is a detailed listing for descendants of John Cooke which gives credence that the name of the wife of William Halbert (the immigrant) was Mary Cooke and not Mary Cook used by many researchers. That listing reads:

 

JOHN COOKE

 

Daughter HANNAH COOKE, m. ? Mottley

Grandson JOHN MOTTLEY

 

Daughter MARY COOKE, m. 1st Thomas Wood

Granddaughter ELIZABETH WOOD

 

MARY COOKE WOOD, m. 2nd William Halbert

 

Grandson JOEL HALBERT, m. 1st Mary Biswell

Great-Granddaughter SARAH HALBERT, m. James Charles

Great-Granddaughter MARY HALBERT

JOEL HALBERT, m. 2nd Frances Jones

Great-Grandson WILLIAM (A.)HALBERT, m. 1st Hannah Nile

WILLIAM (A.) HALBERT, m. 2nd Elizabeth Hill

Grandson WILLIAM HALBERT, m. Mary ?

 

MARY COOKE WOOD HALBERT, m. 3rd William Taylor

 

In Randy Jones records, the possible Jones connection goes back to Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Richard Jones (ca. 1580-1681) & Ann Jeffries. (Randy cautions that while he has Richard Jones in his data base – one must be careful about the construction of Richard Jones and his children, as the data is not proven) In his World Connection collection, he lists Elizabeth who married William Iremonger (1629-1695), as the parents of Frances Ironmonger who married Mordecai Cooke noted above. A brother (or possibly brother-in-law) of Frances Ironmonger was Abram (Frederick) Jones (1614-1689) who had a son Peter Jones (1637-1676/1697) who married Margaret Wood. This is where the possible connection to the John Jones in the Halbert family history who married Frances Randolph and are listed as the parents of Elizabeth Frances Jones – where the source data is unverified and fuzzy at best.

 

This Peter Jones and Mary Batte were parents of several children – including the John Jones in your listings (born after 1700, with death in 1795). There is nothing more listed for this John Jones in your data. According to Randy Jones the University of Virginia Library has a collection of card files in a Robert Bolling Batte collection which includes a John Jones family grouping. A quick check of this listing indicates that this John Jones family does not go back far enough to reach the John Jones who married Frances Randolph.

 

Now comes the gut feeling sensing that the John Jones(son of Peter Jones) may be one in the same with the John Jones in the Halbert family history. Rational: In colonial Virginia the odds are fairly high that couples married those in the broad family circle, including many times cousins. The Mary Cooke connection to William Halbert, (the emigrant to colonial Virginia in the late 1600s) detailed in the records for John Cooke – and the Mordecai Cooke ties to the Jones family make this quite plausible. I also note that the names Frances and Elizabeth are relatively common in both the Cooke & Jones families in your data; that the John Jones born after 1700 is the first John in Randy Jones listing, although it becomes more common in generations following this John Jones. But there is nothing yet to nail down what is only a gut feeling. What we have now, as I see it, is a possible target for focused research which has potential to shedding more light into the Frances Randolph, Elizabeth Frances Jones facts, and thus my sharing of this background with all Halbert researchers.

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Joel Halbert Sr.:

General Notes:

JOEL HALBERT died in 1762 in Caroline County, Virginia at the age of52.

The following is from the Essex County, Virginia Records: Will Book #5 - Pages 175-176.

(The Administration of the William Halbert Estate by Joel Halbert dated February 19, 1733)

Know all men by these presents that we Joell Halbard, Wm. Motley and Joseph Leeman are held and firmly bound until William Daingerfield,Thomas Waring, Sal Myscoe, Robt Brooks, James Garnett & Richard Smith,gent Justices of the County of Essex their heirs & successors in the sum of two hundred pounds current money to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, admrs and every jointly& severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this XIX day of February Ano Dom MDCCXXXIII. The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Joell Halbard, Admr.Of all the goods, chattels & credits of the decd. Make or accuse to be made a true and perfect inventory of all goods, chattles & credits of the sd. Decd. which have or shall come to the hands and possession of any other person or persons for him & and the same so made do exhibitor cause to be exhibited into the County Court of Essex at such time as he shall be thereunto required by the said Court and the same goods, chattles, & all other goods, chattles & credits of the sd.Decd. At the time of his death which at any time after shall come into the hands or possession of sd. Joel or into the

hands or possession of any other person or persons for him do well &truly Admr. According to law & further do make a true & just account for his actions & doings therein when thereto required

by the sd. Court & all the rest & residue of the said goods, chattles and credits which shall be found remaining upon decd. Admin account of the same being first examined and allowed by the

Justices of the Court for the time being shall deliver & pay unto such person or persons respectively as the said Justices by their order or Judgement shall direct pursuant to the same in that case made and provided and if it shall hereafter appear ye any Last Will and Tetant was made by the sd. Decd. & the Exr. Or Exrs. Therein named do exhibit ye same into ye sd. Court making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly if the sd. Joel being thereunto required to render & deliver up his Letters of Admon. Approbation of such testamt,being first had and made in sd. Court. Then the above obligations be void and noe effect otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue in law.

Joell Halbard (Seal)

Sealed, Signed & Deliverd Wm. Motley

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Posted by: John Halbert (ID *****2764) Date: October 20, 2003 at 11:06:

In Reply to: SR. JOEL HALBERT by Janet Ariciu of 540

 

There are some clues on this conflict of data concerning Joel Halbert's connection to the Randolph's and beyond. The following was posted by myself in 2001 and is the only difinitive possiblity I have seen yet for the mysterious Jones connection.

 

Randy JonesÂ’ extensive and detailed family history data posted on RootsWeb World Connect Project may have provided very useful clues to opening new doors to resolving the long standing puzzling connection between Joel Halbert & Elizabeth Frances Jones through the Bolling and Randolph families to Pocahontas. This connection traceable to the early 1800s is at best family lore at this time as it is very fuzzy when it comes to facts, especially with birth dates of Elizabeth Frances Jones (or perhaps Frances Elizabeth Jones) and her mother Frances Randolph who married John Jones.

 

The Randy Jones World Connect listing for multiple colonial Virginia families provides clues that might provide more insight into this connection. It goes back on one side to Mordecai Cooke (ca. 1649-1718) who married Frances Ironmonger. Their son John Cooke (who died about 1726) is the key connection to the Halbert family history, as his daughter Mary Cooke (1677-1723) was a wife of William Halbert (ca. 1678/1681 – 1733/34). The key documentation for this connection is in the Virginia Colonial Abstracts – King & Queen County (Essex County Extracts) published in March 1985 in the Holbert Herald, Vol. 5 – No. 1.

 

The first background of note from this source is for Mordecai Cooke (born ca. 1623-1634) who was the father of Mordecai who married Frances Ironmonger. The introduction narrative for the Cooke family in colonial Virginia provides this insight:

 

“One of the earliest settlers of Gloucester County, Virginia, was Mordecai Cooke, of "Mordecai's Mount." He patented land in Gloucester County in 1652. He and his descendants have always been large land holders in Gloucester County - "Warham," "Beechy," "Woodlawn," "Cedars," "Chalk Level" and "Mordecai's Mount" (later known as "Church Hill") were some of their possessions. "Cedars" and "Woodlawn" are still owned by the family. It is not positively known if Mordecai Cooke was the immigrant, or the son of the immigrant. There are many interesting and romantic traditions as to the early history of the family. Among the original patents taken from land books at Richmond, we find the following: 1174 acres on Mock-Jack Bay, patented October 02, 1650, called "Mordecai's Mount," and became his family seat. On September 07, 1654, he patented 300 acres lying on Ware River, for the transportation of six persons into the Colony. In 1680 he received a grant of 1,600 acres for the transportation of 20 persons; at this time Sir Henry Chicheley was Governor; April 24, 1703, he patented 1,200 acres in Gloucester County, late belonging to Alexander Murray, deceased and escheated to her Majesty, Francis Nicholson, Governor; in 1713 Thomas Cooke patented 300 acres on the Island of New Point Comfort escheated lands; in 1714, 156 acres on Cappahosick Creek; and in September 1728, 1,000 acres on the north fork of the North Anna; and in 1728, John Cooke of King and Queen County, patented 1,000 acres at the same place”.

 

Additional data on John Cooke provides detailed insight into the Cooke/Halbert connection based on deeds and a full listing of his descendants in the same source:

 

Page 71, Deed 11 October 1754 - John Mottley And Tabitha, His Wife, Of Essex County, See to Theophilus Favor Of The Same County, For L 39, 30 Acres, Part Of The Land That John Cooke, Grandfather of Said John Mottley, Lived On And Fell By Co heirship, After Said Cooke's Death And Of His Male Heirs, To Said John Mottley And The Two Daughters of Joel Halbert, Surviving Mother Hannah (Cooke) Motley Of John Mottley And Mary (Biswell) The Mother Of The Daughters Of Said Joel Halbert, That of Caleb Lindsay, Etc.

 

 

Page 106 - Bond - 28 October 1754 - L 500, Joel Halbert And James Charles Of Caroline County And William Halbert And John Mottley Of Essex County To Theophilus Favor To Guarantee Deed Date 11 October 1754 (See Above) Refers To The Daughters of Said Joel Halbert Namely Sarah, Now Wife of Said James Charles, and Mary Holbert.

 

 

P. 253 - Deed - 18 January 1857 - James Charles And Sarah, His Wife, Of Caroline County, Sell Theophilus Favor Land In Essex County. Deed Says That John Cooke, Great Grandfather Of The Said Sarah Charles, Formerly Lived On - After Death of John Cooke And His Male Heirs - 81 Acres Descended to John Mottley, Grandson Of Said Cooke, And 81 Acres Decended to Sarah Charles And Her Sister Mary, Great Grandchildren of John Cooke, Etc.

Witness: Joel Halbert, William Halbert and William Kidd

Signed By: James Charles & Sarah Charles

 

Also listed is a detailed listing for descendants of John Cooke which gives credence that the name of the wife of William Halbert (the immigrant) was Mary Cooke and not Mary Cook used by many researchers. That listing reads:

 

JOHN COOKE

 

Daughter HANNAH COOKE, m. ? Mottley

Grandson JOHN MOTTLEY

 

Daughter MARY COOKE, m. 1st Thomas Wood

Granddaughter ELIZABETH WOOD

 

MARY COOKE WOOD, m. 2nd William Halbert

 

Grandson JOEL HALBERT, m. 1st Mary Biswell

Great-Granddaughter SARAH HALBERT, m. James Charles

Great-Granddaughter MARY HALBERT

JOEL HALBERT, m. 2nd Frances Jones

Great-Grandson WILLIAM (A.)HALBERT, m. 1st Hannah Nile

WILLIAM (A.) HALBERT, m. 2nd Elizabeth Hill

Grandson WILLIAM HALBERT, m. Mary ?

 

MARY COOKE WOOD HALBERT, m. 3rd William Taylor

 

In Randy Jones records, the possible Jones connection goes back to Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Richard Jones (ca. 1580-1681) & Ann Jeffries. (Randy cautions that while he has Richard Jones in his data base – one must be careful about the construction of Richard Jones and his children, as the data is not proven) In his World Connection collection, he lists Elizabeth who married William Iremonger (1629-1695), as the parents of Frances Ironmonger who married Mordecai Cooke noted above. A brother (or possibly brother-in-law) of Frances Ironmonger was Abram (Frederick) Jones (1614-1689) who had a son Peter Jones (1637-1676/1697) who married Margaret Wood. This is where the possible connection to the John Jones in the Halbert family history who married Frances Randolph and are listed as the parents of Elizabeth Frances Jones – where the source data is unverified and fuzzy at best.

 

This Peter Jones and Mary Batte were parents of several children – including the John Jones in your listings (born after 1700, with death in 1795). There is nothing more listed for this John Jones in your data. According to Randy Jones the University of Virginia Library has a collection of card files in a Robert Bolling Batte collection which includes a John Jones family grouping. A quick check of this listing indicates that this John Jones family does not go back far enough to reach the John Jones who married Frances Randolph.

 

Now comes the gut feeling sensing that the John Jones(son of Peter Jones) may be one in the same with the John Jones in the Halbert family history. Rational: In colonial Virginia the odds are fairly high that couples married those in the broad family circle, including many times cousins. The Mary Cooke connection to William Halbert, (the emigrant to colonial Virginia in the late 1600s) detailed in the records for John Cooke – and the Mordecai Cooke ties to the Jones family make this quite plausible. I also note that the names Frances and Elizabeth are relatively common in both the Cooke & Jones families in your data; that the John Jones born after 1700 is the first John in Randy Jones listing, although it becomes more common in generations following this John Jones. But there is nothing yet to nail down what is only a gut feeling. What we have now, as I see it, is a possible target for focused research which has potential to shedding more light into the Frances Randolph, Elizabeth Frances Jones facts, and thus my sharing of this background with all Halbert researchers.

 

 

 

 

 

139.

Frances Randolph daughter of Richard (of Curles) Randolph and Jane Bolling[194, 196] was born about 1725 in Essex, Virginia, USA[195]. She died after 1760[194, 197].

Notes for Frances Randolph:

General Notes:

From: "Descendants of William Randolph of Turkey Island" :

 

"Wyndham Robertson says Richard Randolph, Sr. and Jane Bolling had nine (9) children, five boys and four girls. From various sources eight of these have been identified. One girl remained unidentified, but now, Era Morgan Davis reports that Bodie, IX, page 194 identifies this girl as Frances."

 

Ethel Koger ethelk@poncacity.net states:

 

"Richard Randolph and Jane Bolling were parents of four girls and five boys. Frances was the eldest, born abt 1725, she married (1)John Jones, was widowed and then married (2)Joel Halbert. She was the mother of six children. It is not known if there were any children by Jones."

 

In my pursuit for the truth and documentation of this connection with the Randolph/Bolling family, I have written and talked with many "senior" Halbert descendants who remember their grandparents and great-grandparents telling them of their relation to these families and also to Pocahontas. I trust the memory of direct descendants and consider that memory to be documentation along with court, birth, death, etc. records.

 

 

Joel Halbert Sr. and Frances Randolph were married in 1740 in Essex, Virginia, USA[195, 198]. They had the following children:

i.

Hannah Elizabeth Halbert[190] was born on 17 Sep 1742 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[190]. She married William Hill III in Jan 1758 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA[129]. She died after 1811 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[190].

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ii.

William Anson Halbert[77, 195] was born on 14 Oct 1744 in Caroline, Virginia, USA. He married Elizabeth Hill in Jun 1765 in Anderson, South Carolina, USA[77]. He died on 28 Dec 1808 in Anderson, South Carolina, USA.

Notes for William Anson Halbert:

General Notes:

William Anson Halbert was a Justice of the Peace. He was a Lieutenant in the Henry Co., Virginia Militia during the American Revolution. He served with Capt. Henry Lee's Troop, 1st Regiment, Light Dragoons. He was a member of the Provincial Congress from Surry Co., NC in 1775 (The Compendium of American Genealogy, page 208) He was given a land grant of 486 acres of land on Russell Creek in SC, issued by Thomas Jefferson, for his service in the Revolutionary War. He had a red beard, blue eyes and was of stout build. This information about William Anson Halbert is from Southside VA Families, by John Bennett Boddie, Southern Historical Families Vol IX, by John Bennett Boddie, Research by Grace Thomas of 4600 S. Wellington, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 and Karen Halbert Moore of 8999 Hillsboro H>S> Rd., Hillsboro, MO 63050

 

Source for information on children of William Anson Halbert came from Boddie's Historical Southern Families, Vol. 9, pgs 191-217 and Southside VA Families, Vol. 1, pages 227-331 -

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William Anson Halbert seems to have been a resident of Surry County, NC, in 1777, when he

bought 150 acres of land in Henrico County, Virginia, for the deed then described him as of "Surry Co., NC." William is said to have had a red beard, blue eyes, and was of stout build. He served in the Revolutionary War as a Second Lieutenant in the Henry County Militia in 1779 and 1780. His name is on a placard of officers now hanging in the courthouse. William Anson Halbert's grave marker seems to indicate that he may have been part of Lighthorse Harry Lee's Legion. Lee's cavalry

operated in the Surry County, and Henry County areas. Land grant signed by Thomas Jefferson, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granting William Halbert 486 acres in Henry

county "in consideration of the ancient composition of fifty shillings sterling paid by William Halbert into the treasury of the Commonwealth.'The land survey of the land on Russell's Creek defined

the bounds of the tract by a persimmon tree, a Post Oak, and a White Oak tree.

In 1788, William and Elizabeth Halbert with their ten children, Joel (who was already married), Martha, John, Enos, Athur, James, Susannah, Frances, William, and Joshua, together with their slaves moved from Caroline County, Virginia, to the Pendleton District of South Carolina. They settled on the Saluda River about ten miles from Fork Shoals, in what is now near Williamston, in Anderson County.

After they arrived in South Carolina, their other three children were born. This land had opened to white settlement after a May 1777 treaty with the Cherokee Indians. The susequent influx of families

from Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina into the piedmont region of the Palmatto State would lead, in 1790, to the moving of the State Capitol from Charleston to Columbia. The first priority upon arrival was the making of shelter for themselves and the clearing of sufficient land from which they could make a living. Log cabins were first constructed. William built a saw mill on the Big Creek, which he operated until his death in 1808. Once established on their new land, lumber from the mill and slave

labor was used to built a substantial plantation home. William Halbert was calm and deliberate in his manner and actions, and precise in his business transactions. He acquired large land holdings in Anderson County along the Big Creek and along the Saluda River. He also acculumated a large number of slaves. William Halbert's arrival coincided with the arrival of many other families, including the Harper's, Berry's, Gambrell, Leavell, and Williams' families. Establishing a church was an important priority to these pioneers. A baptist preacher from Virginia named Moses Holland also settled in the community. In 1788, the Big Creek Baptist church was organized. Rev. Holland became its first pastor and continued to serve as its pastor until his death about 40 years later. Joel Halbert, the son of William, would serve as a deacon of the church for more than a quarter of a century. Big Creek was one of the strongest churches in this section of the state and was responsible for establishing missions, or

"arms," in the surrounding communities. These arms would latter become churches in their own right. Elizabeth, daughter of William Halbert, and her husband Peter Acker were active in the establishment of the Shady Grove Church. Their son Alexander Acker would serve several years as their pastor.

The church was the center of the educational, social, and religious life of the Halbert family and those around them. The pastor and deacons held a rather strict rein of discipline over their membership.

Unethical business dealings, drunkeness, and failure to observe the Sabbath would result in expulsion or suspension of membership. Building seperate churches for slaves and whites was impractical and

impossible economically. Slaves, who, in a few years, would outnumber the white population of the area, were admitted to Big Creek on an equal footing with white members. Of the several active slave

members, one named Ceasar, was a preacher. In 1802, the Saluda Baptist Association was formed with Big Creek as one of its central members. Annual meetings were held in August and people travelled for miles to attend the four day event. As many as six sermons were preached during the Sunday meeting. The Halbert's and Berry's were always in attendence. The liberal support of the

Halbert's was reflected in the entire congregation of Shady Grove Baptist Church observing the Lord's Supper at the plantation home of Elizabeth Halbert on June 23, 1833. He and his wife are buried on land "three miles south of Big Creek Church, between the waters of Toney Creek and Broadmouth."

Elizabeth's marker is no longer present.

.....................................

 

Will of William Halbert

Copied by J.M. Halbert, Clerk of the Dist. Court

of the state of IOWA, Montgomery County.

 

Will of William Halbert

Copied by J.M. Halbert, Clerk of the Dist. Court

of the state of IOWA, Montgomery County.

 

In the name of God Amen, I William Halbert of Pendleton District, S.C., being of perfect mind and memory, thanks to God Almighty, calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say -

I recommend my soul into the hands of the Almighty God that gave it, my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my executers nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherein it has pleased God to bless me with. I devise and dispose of the same in the following manner.

 

First my lawful debts be paid. I also lend to my beloved wife, Elizabeth Halbert, two hundred acres of land, including the plantation whereon I now live, also my household furniture with all my stock of old Negroes and other stock of all kinds during her natural life of widowhood, Provided she should marry then she has to have one child's part, after my children is toted off with what I allow them to have at their setting out or leaving me. My will and desire is that all my children at their coming of age or marrying shall have as follows:

 

I do give to my son Joel Halbert, the land I bought from Ralph Owens and Elijah Owens that he has now in his possession and two Negroes, viz Sal and Mose, with other necessaries he has in possession.

 

I do give my son Enos Halbert, what land he has in his possession including the land I bought from Henry Burdin, one Negro, viz Reda with the other property he has in his possession.

 

I give to my son Arthur's children, two hundred acres of land whereon he died and fifty of a tract we call Hireth to be divided between his children, viz Henry Halbert, Linda and Arthur, when they come of age.

 

I do give my son James Halbert, two hundred acres of land joining that where Arthur died and running across all tracts, with one young Negro, viz Peter and all

the others I gave or put in his possession.

 

I do give my son William Halbert, two hundred and 32 acres of land including the mill on Big Creek and a tract of ninety acres called Datenial, one young Negro, horse, saddle and bridle, bed with stock of different kinds to begin.

 

I do give my son Joshua Halbert, two hundred acres of land joining James across all tracts and one young Negro, also thirty acres and the mill shoal on Saluda I purchased from Wm Acker and at his mother's death to have the plantation she lives on with horse and saddle and bed and furniture and stock of different kinds.

 

I do give my daughter Martha Grisham, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Susana Acker, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Franka Garrison, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Elizabeth Berry, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Mary Halbert, two young Negroes, horse, saddle, bed, and furniture with stock of different kinds to house keep it with.

 

I do give my daughter Lucinda Halbert, two young Negroes, horse, saddle, bed and furniture with stock of different kinds. I don't mean more but equal to what the rest of you had.

 

I do declare that my beloved wife Elizabeth Halbert shall enjoy all my personal estate only what my children take as they become of age provided she does not destroy or diminish it during her natural life or widowhood, after her death what is remaining of the estate to be divided amongst my children, Arthur's children to have a share.

I likewise constitute, ordain and appoint Joel Halbert, John Halbert, Enos Halbert,, and John Grisham, Executers to this my last will and testament and I do hereby disallow, revoke and disannul all and every testament, wills, legacies, bequests and executions by me in any wise before names and bequeathed but rectify and confirm this to be my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ one thousand eight hundred and six.

 

William Halbert

 

Signed in the presence of; William Harper, James Brown, and David Brown.

 

This will was admitted into probate March 6, 1809.

 

The original copy was made by H.I.H. Nance, Probate Judge of Anderson County, South Carolina.

 

William was a staunch Whig and served in the Revolutionary Was as a Lieutenant in the Henry County, Virginia Militia. Served with Capt Henry Lee's Troop, 1st Regiment, Light Dragoons (The Compendium of American Genealogy, First Families in America, page 334). Member of the Provincial Congress from Surrey County, North Carolina in 1775 (The Compendium of American Genealogy, page 208).

 

 

 

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Notes for William Anson Halbert:

General Notes:

William Anson Halbert was a Justice of the Peace. He was a Lieutenant in the Henry Co., Virginia Militia during the American Revolution. He served with Capt. Henry Lee's Troop, 1st Regiment, Light Dragoons. He was a member of the Provincial Congress from Surry Co., NC in 1775 (The Compendium of American Genealogy, page 208) He was given a land grant of 486 acres of land on Russell Creek in SC, issued by Thomas Jefferson, for his service in the Revolutionary War. He had a red beard, blue eyes and was of stout build. This information about William Anson Halbert is from Southside VA Families, by John Bennett Boddie, Southern Historical Families Vol IX, by John Bennett Boddie, Research by Grace Thomas of 4600 S. Wellington, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 and Karen Halbert Moore of 8999 Hillsboro H>S> Rd., Hillsboro, MO 63050

 

Source for information on children of William Anson Halbert came from Boddie's Historical Southern Families, Vol. 9, pgs 191-217 and Southside VA Families, Vol. 1, pages 227-331 -

.............................................................

William Anson Halbert seems to have been a resident of Surry County, NC, in 1777, when he

bought 150 acres of land in Henrico County, Virginia, for the deed then described him as of "Surry Co., NC." William is said to have had a red beard, blue eyes, and was of stout build. He served in the Revolutionary War as a Second Lieutenant in the Henry County Militia in 1779 and 1780. His name is on a placard of officers now hanging in the courthouse. William Anson Halbert's grave marker seems to indicate that he may have been part of Lighthorse Harry Lee's Legion. Lee's cavalry

operated in the Surry County, and Henry County areas. Land grant signed by Thomas Jefferson, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granting William Halbert 486 acres in Henry

county "in consideration of the ancient composition of fifty shillings sterling paid by William Halbert into the treasury of the Commonwealth.'The land survey of the land on Russell's Creek defined

the bounds of the tract by a persimmon tree, a Post Oak, and a White Oak tree.

In 1788, William and Elizabeth Halbert with their ten children, Joel (who was already married), Martha, John, Enos, Athur, James, Susannah, Frances, William, and Joshua, together with their slaves moved from Caroline County, Virginia, to the Pendleton District of South Carolina. They settled on the Saluda River about ten miles from Fork Shoals, in what is now near Williamston, in Anderson County.

After they arrived in South Carolina, their other three children were born. This land had opened to white settlement after a May 1777 treaty with the Cherokee Indians. The susequent influx of families

from Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina into the piedmont region of the Palmatto State would lead, in 1790, to the moving of the State Capitol from Charleston to Columbia. The first priority upon arrival was the making of shelter for themselves and the clearing of sufficient land from which they could make a living. Log cabins were first constructed. William built a saw mill on the Big Creek, which he operated until his death in 1808. Once established on their new land, lumber from the mill and slave

labor was used to built a substantial plantation home. William Halbert was calm and deliberate in his manner and actions, and precise in his business transactions. He acquired large land holdings in Anderson County along the Big Creek and along the Saluda River. He also acculumated a large number of slaves. William Halbert's arrival coincided with the arrival of many other families, including the Harper's, Berry's, Gambrell, Leavell, and Williams' families. Establishing a church was an important priority to these pioneers. A baptist preacher from Virginia named Moses Holland also settled in the community. In 1788, the Big Creek Baptist church was organized. Rev. Holland became its first pastor and continued to serve as its pastor until his death about 40 years later. Joel Halbert, the son of William, would serve as a deacon of the church for more than a quarter of a century. Big Creek was one of the strongest churches in this section of the state and was responsible for establishing missions, or

"arms," in the surrounding communities. These arms would latter become churches in their own right. Elizabeth, daughter of William Halbert, and her husband Peter Acker were active in the establishment of the Shady Grove Church. Their son Alexander Acker would serve several years as their pastor.

The church was the center of the educational, social, and religious life of the Halbert family and those around them. The pastor and deacons held a rather strict rein of discipline over their membership.

Unethical business dealings, drunkeness, and failure to observe the Sabbath would result in expulsion or suspension of membership. Building seperate churches for slaves and whites was impractical and

impossible economically. Slaves, who, in a few years, would outnumber the white population of the area, were admitted to Big Creek on an equal footing with white members. Of the several active slave

members, one named Ceasar, was a preacher. In 1802, the Saluda Baptist Association was formed with Big Creek as one of its central members. Annual meetings were held in August and people travelled for miles to attend the four day event. As many as six sermons were preached during the Sunday meeting. The Halbert's and Berry's were always in attendence. The liberal support of the

Halbert's was reflected in the entire congregation of Shady Grove Baptist Church observing the Lord's Supper at the plantation home of Elizabeth Halbert on June 23, 1833. He and his wife are buried on land "three miles south of Big Creek Church, between the waters of Toney Creek and Broadmouth."

Elizabeth's marker is no longer present.

.....................................

 

Will of William Halbert

Copied by J.M. Halbert, Clerk of the Dist. Court

of the state of IOWA, Montgomery County.

 

Will of William Halbert

Copied by J.M. Halbert, Clerk of the Dist. Court

of the state of IOWA, Montgomery County.

 

In the name of God Amen, I William Halbert of Pendleton District, S.C., being of perfect mind and memory, thanks to God Almighty, calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say -

I recommend my soul into the hands of the Almighty God that gave it, my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my executers nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherein it has pleased God to bless me with. I devise and dispose of the same in the following manner.

 

First my lawful debts be paid. I also lend to my beloved wife, Elizabeth Halbert, two hundred acres of land, including the plantation whereon I now live, also my household furniture with all my stock of old Negroes and other stock of all kinds during her natural life of widowhood, Provided she should marry then she has to have one child's part, after my children is toted off with what I allow them to have at their setting out or leaving me. My will and desire is that all my children at their coming of age or marrying shall have as follows:

 

I do give to my son Joel Halbert, the land I bought from Ralph Owens and Elijah Owens that he has now in his possession and two Negroes, viz Sal and Mose, with other necessaries he has in possession.

 

I do give my son Enos Halbert, what land he has in his possession including the land I bought from Henry Burdin, one Negro, viz Reda with the other property he has in his possession.

 

I give to my son Arthur's children, two hundred acres of land whereon he died and fifty of a tract we call Hireth to be divided between his children, viz Henry Halbert, Linda and Arthur, when they come of age.

 

I do give my son James Halbert, two hundred acres of land joining that where Arthur died and running across all tracts, with one young Negro, viz Peter and all

the others I gave or put in his possession.

 

I do give my son William Halbert, two hundred and 32 acres of land including the mill on Big Creek and a tract of ninety acres called Datenial, one young Negro, horse, saddle and bridle, bed with stock of different kinds to begin.

 

I do give my son Joshua Halbert, two hundred acres of land joining James across all tracts and one young Negro, also thirty acres and the mill shoal on Saluda I purchased from Wm Acker and at his mother's death to have the plantation she lives on with horse and saddle and bed and furniture and stock of different kinds.

 

I do give my daughter Martha Grisham, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Susana Acker, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Franka Garrison, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Elizabeth Berry, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Mary Halbert, two young Negroes, horse, saddle, bed, and furniture with stock of different kinds to house keep it with.

 

I do give my daughter Lucinda Halbert, two young Negroes, horse, saddle, bed and furniture with stock of different kinds. I don't mean more but equal to what the rest of you had.

 

I do declare that my beloved wife Elizabeth Halbert shall enjoy all my personal estate only what my children take as they become of age provided she does not destroy or diminish it during her natural life or widowhood, after her death what is remaining of the estate to be divided amongst my children, Arthur's children to have a share.

I likewise constitute, ordain and appoint Joel Halbert, John Halbert, Enos Halbert,, and John Grisham, Executers to this my last will and testament and I do hereby disallow, revoke and disannul all and every testament, wills, legacies, bequests and executions by me in any wise before names and bequeathed but rectify and confirm this to be my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ one thousand eight hundred and six.

 

William Halbert

 

Signed in the presence of; William Harper, James Brown, and David Brown.

 

This will was admitted into probate March 6, 1809.

 

The original copy was made by H.I.H. Nance, Probate Judge of Anderson County, South Carolina.

 

William was a staunch Whig and served in the Revolutionary Was as a Lieutenant in the Henry County, Virginia Militia. Served with Capt Henry Lee's Troop, 1st Regiment, Light Dragoons (The Compendium of American Genealogy, First Families in America, page 334). Member of the Provincial Congress from Surrey County, North Carolina in 1775 (The Compendium of American Genealogy, page 208).

 

 

 

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Notes for William Anson Halbert:

General Notes:

William Anson Halbert was a Justice of the Peace. He was a Lieutenant in the Henry Co., Virginia Militia during the American Revolution. He served with Capt. Henry Lee's Troop, 1st Regiment, Light Dragoons. He was a member of the Provincial Congress from Surry Co., NC in 1775 (The Compendium of American Genealogy, page 208) He was given a land grant of 486 acres of land on Russell Creek in SC, issued by Thomas Jefferson, for his service in the Revolutionary War. He had a red beard, blue eyes and was of stout build. This information about William Anson Halbert is from Southside VA Families, by John Bennett Boddie, Southern Historical Families Vol IX, by John Bennett Boddie, Research by Grace Thomas of 4600 S. Wellington, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 and Karen Halbert Moore of 8999 Hillsboro H>S> Rd., Hillsboro, MO 63050

 

Source for information on children of William Anson Halbert came from Boddie's Historical Southern Families, Vol. 9, pgs 191-217 and Southside VA Families, Vol. 1, pages 227-331 -

.............................................................

William Anson Halbert seems to have been a resident of Surry County, NC, in 1777, when he

bought 150 acres of land in Henrico County, Virginia, for the deed then described him as of "Surry Co., NC." William is said to have had a red beard, blue eyes, and was of stout build. He served in the Revolutionary War as a Second Lieutenant in the Henry County Militia in 1779 and 1780. His name is on a placard of officers now hanging in the courthouse. William Anson Halbert's grave marker seems to indicate that he may have been part of Lighthorse Harry Lee's Legion. Lee's cavalry

operated in the Surry County, and Henry County areas. Land grant signed by Thomas Jefferson, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granting William Halbert 486 acres in Henry

county "in consideration of the ancient composition of fifty shillings sterling paid by William Halbert into the treasury of the Commonwealth.'The land survey of the land on Russell's Creek defined

the bounds of the tract by a persimmon tree, a Post Oak, and a White Oak tree.

In 1788, William and Elizabeth Halbert with their ten children, Joel (who was already married), Martha, John, Enos, Athur, James, Susannah, Frances, William, and Joshua, together with their slaves moved from Caroline County, Virginia, to the Pendleton District of South Carolina. They settled on the Saluda River about ten miles from Fork Shoals, in what is now near Williamston, in Anderson County.

After they arrived in South Carolina, their other three children were born. This land had opened to white settlement after a May 1777 treaty with the Cherokee Indians. The susequent influx of families

from Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina into the piedmont region of the Palmatto State would lead, in 1790, to the moving of the State Capitol from Charleston to Columbia. The first priority upon arrival was the making of shelter for themselves and the clearing of sufficient land from which they could make a living. Log cabins were first constructed. William built a saw mill on the Big Creek, which he operated until his death in 1808. Once established on their new land, lumber from the mill and slave

labor was used to built a substantial plantation home. William Halbert was calm and deliberate in his manner and actions, and precise in his business transactions. He acquired large land holdings in Anderson County along the Big Creek and along the Saluda River. He also acculumated a large number of slaves. William Halbert's arrival coincided with the arrival of many other families, including the Harper's, Berry's, Gambrell, Leavell, and Williams' families. Establishing a church was an important priority to these pioneers. A baptist preacher from Virginia named Moses Holland also settled in the community. In 1788, the Big Creek Baptist church was organized. Rev. Holland became its first pastor and continued to serve as its pastor until his death about 40 years later. Joel Halbert, the son of William, would serve as a deacon of the church for more than a quarter of a century. Big Creek was one of the strongest churches in this section of the state and was responsible for establishing missions, or

"arms," in the surrounding communities. These arms would latter become churches in their own right. Elizabeth, daughter of William Halbert, and her husband Peter Acker were active in the establishment of the Shady Grove Church. Their son Alexander Acker would serve several years as their pastor.

The church was the center of the educational, social, and religious life of the Halbert family and those around them. The pastor and deacons held a rather strict rein of discipline over their membership.

Unethical business dealings, drunkeness, and failure to observe the Sabbath would result in expulsion or suspension of membership. Building seperate churches for slaves and whites was impractical and

impossible economically. Slaves, who, in a few years, would outnumber the white population of the area, were admitted to Big Creek on an equal footing with white members. Of the several active slave

members, one named Ceasar, was a preacher. In 1802, the Saluda Baptist Association was formed with Big Creek as one of its central members. Annual meetings were held in August and people travelled for miles to attend the four day event. As many as six sermons were preached during the Sunday meeting. The Halbert's and Berry's were always in attendence. The liberal support of the

Halbert's was reflected in the entire congregation of Shady Grove Baptist Church observing the Lord's Supper at the plantation home of Elizabeth Halbert on June 23, 1833. He and his wife are buried on land "three miles south of Big Creek Church, between the waters of Toney Creek and Broadmouth."

Elizabeth's marker is no longer present.

.....................................

 

Will of William Halbert

Copied by J.M. Halbert, Clerk of the Dist. Court

of the state of IOWA, Montgomery County.

 

Will of William Halbert

Copied by J.M. Halbert, Clerk of the Dist. Court

of the state of IOWA, Montgomery County.

 

In the name of God Amen, I William Halbert of Pendleton District, S.C., being of perfect mind and memory, thanks to God Almighty, calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say -

I recommend my soul into the hands of the Almighty God that gave it, my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my executers nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherein it has pleased God to bless me with. I devise and dispose of the same in the following manner.

 

First my lawful debts be paid. I also lend to my beloved wife, Elizabeth Halbert, two hundred acres of land, including the plantation whereon I now live, also my household furniture with all my stock of old Negroes and other stock of all kinds during her natural life of widowhood, Provided she should marry then she has to have one child's part, after my children is toted off with what I allow them to have at their setting out or leaving me. My will and desire is that all my children at their coming of age or marrying shall have as follows:

 

I do give to my son Joel Halbert, the land I bought from Ralph Owens and Elijah Owens that he has now in his possession and two Negroes, viz Sal and Mose, with other necessaries he has in possession.

 

I do give my son Enos Halbert, what land he has in his possession including the land I bought from Henry Burdin, one Negro, viz Reda with the other property he has in his possession.

 

I give to my son Arthur's children, two hundred acres of land whereon he died and fifty of a tract we call Hireth to be divided between his children, viz Henry Halbert, Linda and Arthur, when they come of age.

 

I do give my son James Halbert, two hundred acres of land joining that where Arthur died and running across all tracts, with one young Negro, viz Peter and all

the others I gave or put in his possession.

 

I do give my son William Halbert, two hundred and 32 acres of land including the mill on Big Creek and a tract of ninety acres called Datenial, one young Negro, horse, saddle and bridle, bed with stock of different kinds to begin.

 

I do give my son Joshua Halbert, two hundred acres of land joining James across all tracts and one young Negro, also thirty acres and the mill shoal on Saluda I purchased from Wm Acker and at his mother's death to have the plantation she lives on with horse and saddle and bed and furniture and stock of different kinds.

 

I do give my daughter Martha Grisham, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Susana Acker, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Franka Garrison, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Elizabeth Berry, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Mary Halbert, two young Negroes, horse, saddle, bed, and furniture with stock of different kinds to house keep it with.

 

I do give my daughter Lucinda Halbert, two young Negroes, horse, saddle, bed and furniture with stock of different kinds. I don't mean more but equal to what the rest of you had.

 

I do declare that my beloved wife Elizabeth Halbert shall enjoy all my personal estate only what my children take as they become of age provided she does not destroy or diminish it during her natural life or widowhood, after her death what is remaining of the estate to be divided amongst my children, Arthur's children to have a share.

I likewise constitute, ordain and appoint Joel Halbert, John Halbert, Enos Halbert,, and John Grisham, Executers to this my last will and testament and I do hereby disallow, revoke and disannul all and every testament, wills, legacies, bequests and executions by me in any wise before names and bequeathed but rectify and confirm this to be my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ one thousand eight hundred and six.

 

William Halbert

 

Signed in the presence of; William Harper, James Brown, and David Brown.

 

This will was admitted into probate March 6, 1809.

 

The original copy was made by H.I.H. Nance, Probate Judge of Anderson County, South Carolina.

 

William was a staunch Whig and served in the Revolutionary Was as a Lieutenant in the Henry County, Virginia Militia. Served with Capt Henry Lee's Troop, 1st Regiment, Light Dragoons (The Compendium of American Genealogy, First Families in America, page 334). Member of the Provincial Congress from Surrey County, North Carolina in 1775 (The Compendium of American Genealogy, page 208).

 

 

 

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Notes for William Anson Halbert:

General Notes:

William Anson Halbert was a Justice of the Peace. He was a Lieutenant in the Henry Co., Virginia Militia during the American Revolution. He served with Capt. Henry Lee's Troop, 1st Regiment, Light Dragoons. He was a member of the Provincial Congress from Surry Co., NC in 1775 (The Compendium of American Genealogy, page 208) He was given a land grant of 486 acres of land on Russell Creek in SC, issued by Thomas Jefferson, for his service in the Revolutionary War. He had a red beard, blue eyes and was of stout build. This information about William Anson Halbert is from Southside VA Families, by John Bennett Boddie, Southern Historical Families Vol IX, by John Bennett Boddie, Research by Grace Thomas of 4600 S. Wellington, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 and Karen Halbert Moore of 8999 Hillsboro H>S> Rd., Hillsboro, MO 63050

 

Source for information on children of William Anson Halbert came from Boddie's Historical Southern Families, Vol. 9, pgs 191-217 and Southside VA Families, Vol. 1, pages 227-331 -

.............................................................

William Anson Halbert seems to have been a resident of Surry County, NC, in 1777, when he

bought 150 acres of land in Henrico County, Virginia, for the deed then described him as of "Surry Co., NC." William is said to have had a red beard, blue eyes, and was of stout build. He served in the Revolutionary War as a Second Lieutenant in the Henry County Militia in 1779 and 1780. His name is on a placard of officers now hanging in the courthouse. William Anson Halbert's grave marker seems to indicate that he may have been part of Lighthorse Harry Lee's Legion. Lee's cavalry

operated in the Surry County, and Henry County areas. Land grant signed by Thomas Jefferson, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, granting William Halbert 486 acres in Henry

county "in consideration of the ancient composition of fifty shillings sterling paid by William Halbert into the treasury of the Commonwealth.'The land survey of the land on Russell's Creek defined

the bounds of the tract by a persimmon tree, a Post Oak, and a White Oak tree.

In 1788, William and Elizabeth Halbert with their ten children, Joel (who was already married), Martha, John, Enos, Athur, James, Susannah, Frances, William, and Joshua, together with their slaves moved from Caroline County, Virginia, to the Pendleton District of South Carolina. They settled on the Saluda River about ten miles from Fork Shoals, in what is now near Williamston, in Anderson County.

After they arrived in South Carolina, their other three children were born. This land had opened to white settlement after a May 1777 treaty with the Cherokee Indians. The susequent influx of families

from Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina into the piedmont region of the Palmatto State would lead, in 1790, to the moving of the State Capitol from Charleston to Columbia. The first priority upon arrival was the making of shelter for themselves and the clearing of sufficient land from which they could make a living. Log cabins were first constructed. William built a saw mill on the Big Creek, which he operated until his death in 1808. Once established on their new land, lumber from the mill and slave

labor was used to built a substantial plantation home. William Halbert was calm and deliberate in his manner and actions, and precise in his business transactions. He acquired large land holdings in Anderson County along the Big Creek and along the Saluda River. He also acculumated a large number of slaves. William Halbert's arrival coincided with the arrival of many other families, including the Harper's, Berry's, Gambrell, Leavell, and Williams' families. Establishing a church was an important priority to these pioneers. A baptist preacher from Virginia named Moses Holland also settled in the community. In 1788, the Big Creek Baptist church was organized. Rev. Holland became its first pastor and continued to serve as its pastor until his death about 40 years later. Joel Halbert, the son of William, would serve as a deacon of the church for more than a quarter of a century. Big Creek was one of the strongest churches in this section of the state and was responsible for establishing missions, or

"arms," in the surrounding communities. These arms would latter become churches in their own right. Elizabeth, daughter of William Halbert, and her husband Peter Acker were active in the establishment of the Shady Grove Church. Their son Alexander Acker would serve several years as their pastor.

The church was the center of the educational, social, and religious life of the Halbert family and those around them. The pastor and deacons held a rather strict rein of discipline over their membership.

Unethical business dealings, drunkeness, and failure to observe the Sabbath would result in expulsion or suspension of membership. Building seperate churches for slaves and whites was impractical and

impossible economically. Slaves, who, in a few years, would outnumber the white population of the area, were admitted to Big Creek on an equal footing with white members. Of the several active slave

members, one named Ceasar, was a preacher. In 1802, the Saluda Baptist Association was formed with Big Creek as one of its central members. Annual meetings were held in August and people travelled for miles to attend the four day event. As many as six sermons were preached during the Sunday meeting. The Halbert's and Berry's were always in attendence. The liberal support of the

Halbert's was reflected in the entire congregation of Shady Grove Baptist Church observing the Lord's Supper at the plantation home of Elizabeth Halbert on June 23, 1833. He and his wife are buried on land "three miles south of Big Creek Church, between the waters of Toney Creek and Broadmouth."

Elizabeth's marker is no longer present.

.....................................

 

Will of William Halbert

Copied by J.M. Halbert, Clerk of the Dist. Court

of the state of IOWA, Montgomery County.

 

Will of William Halbert

Copied by J.M. Halbert, Clerk of the Dist. Court

of the state of IOWA, Montgomery County.

 

In the name of God Amen, I William Halbert of Pendleton District, S.C., being of perfect mind and memory, thanks to God Almighty, calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say -

I recommend my soul into the hands of the Almighty God that gave it, my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my executers nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherein it has pleased God to bless me with. I devise and dispose of the same in the following manner.

 

First my lawful debts be paid. I also lend to my beloved wife, Elizabeth Halbert, two hundred acres of land, including the plantation whereon I now live, also my household furniture with all my stock of old Negroes and other stock of all kinds during her natural life of widowhood, Provided she should marry then she has to have one child's part, after my children is toted off with what I allow them to have at their setting out or leaving me. My will and desire is that all my children at their coming of age or marrying shall have as follows:

 

I do give to my son Joel Halbert, the land I bought from Ralph Owens and Elijah Owens that he has now in his possession and two Negroes, viz Sal and Mose, with other necessaries he has in possession.

 

I do give my son Enos Halbert, what land he has in his possession including the land I bought from Henry Burdin, one Negro, viz Reda with the other property he has in his possession.

 

I give to my son Arthur's children, two hundred acres of land whereon he died and fifty of a tract we call Hireth to be divided between his children, viz Henry Halbert, Linda and Arthur, when they come of age.

 

I do give my son James Halbert, two hundred acres of land joining that where Arthur died and running across all tracts, with one young Negro, viz Peter and all

the others I gave or put in his possession.

 

I do give my son William Halbert, two hundred and 32 acres of land including the mill on Big Creek and a tract of ninety acres called Datenial, one young Negro, horse, saddle and bridle, bed with stock of different kinds to begin.

 

I do give my son Joshua Halbert, two hundred acres of land joining James across all tracts and one young Negro, also thirty acres and the mill shoal on Saluda I purchased from Wm Acker and at his mother's death to have the plantation she lives on with horse and saddle and bed and furniture and stock of different kinds.

 

I do give my daughter Martha Grisham, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Susana Acker, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Franka Garrison, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Elizabeth Berry, two young Negroes, with what other property I gave her that she has in her possession.

 

I do give my daughter Mary Halbert, two young Negroes, horse, saddle, bed, and furniture with stock of different kinds to house keep it with.

 

I do give my daughter Lucinda Halbert, two young Negroes, horse, saddle, bed and furniture with stock of different kinds. I don't mean more but equal to what the rest of you had.

 

I do declare that my beloved wife Elizabeth Halbert shall enjoy all my personal estate only what my children take as they become of age provided she does not destroy or diminish it during her natural life or widowhood, after her death what is remaining of the estate to be divided amongst my children, Arthur's children to have a share.

I likewise constitute, ordain and appoint Joel Halbert, John Halbert, Enos Halbert,, and John Grisham, Executers to this my last will and testament and I do hereby disallow, revoke and disannul all and every testament, wills, legacies, bequests and executions by me in any wise before names and bequeathed but rectify and confirm this to be my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ one thousand eight hundred and six.

 

William Halbert

 

Signed in the presence of; William Harper, James Brown, and David Brown.

 

This will was admitted into probate March 6, 1809.

 

The original copy was made by H.I.H. Nance, Probate Judge of Anderson County, South Carolina.

 

William was a staunch Whig and served in the Revolutionary Was as a Lieutenant in the Henry County, Virginia Militia. Served with Capt Henry Lee's Troop, 1st Regiment, Light Dragoons (The Compendium of American Genealogy, First Families in America, page 334). Member of the Provincial Congress from Surrey County, North Carolina in 1775 (The Compendium of American Genealogy, page 208).

 

 

 

iii.

John N. Halbert Sr.[195] was born in 1746 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[199]. He married Mary Margaret Hampton in 1770 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA[199]. He died on 22 Jul 1821 in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA[195].

+ 69. iv.

Martha Halbert[77] was born about 1747 in Essex or Caroline, Virginia USA[77]. She married Robert Hill Sr. in Sep 1769[77]. She died on 20 Sep 1833 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[77].

v.

Joel Halbert[200] was born in 1749 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[200]. He married Hanna Davis or Ewing before 1790 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[201]. He died before 18 Oct 1818 in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA[200].

Notes for Joel Halbert:

General Notes:

Joel Halbert's death date is determined by a statement in the Estate Settlement of Joel Halbert:

"Joel Halbert, late of Lincoln Co., State of TN, departed this life instate some considerable time before the first day of October in the year 1818."

 

 

vi.

Frances Jones Halbert[195] was born in 1751 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[195]. She married Ambrose Blackburn II in 1775[195]. She died after 1790 in Maury, Tennessee, USA[195].

Notes for Frances Jones Halbert:

General Notes:

Frances Jones Halbert was born abt 1751 in Caroline, Virginia , and died after 1790 in Maury Co., TN

 

 

Mary Cook Biswell daughter of Jeremiah Biswell and Ann Cook[199, 202] was born in 1713[199]. She died on Unknown.

Joel Halbert Sr. and Mary Cook Biswell were married about 1730[203]. They had the following children:

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i.

Sarah Halbert[202] was born between 1734-1736 in Essex, Virginia, USA[202]. She married James Charles on 28 Oct 1754 in Essex, Virginia, USA[202, 204]. She died after 1796 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA[205].

Notes for Sarah Halbert:

General Notes:

Virginia Colonial Abstracts has deed information from 1754 and 1757 indicating that John Cook was the Great grandfather of Sarah Charles, wife of James Charles. Both of the first two deeds mention that Sarah and her sister Mary are the children of Joel Halbert.

 

 

ii.

Mary Halbert[202] was born about 1739[202]. She married William Kidd about 31 Jan 1757[202]. She died in 1802[191].

140.

William Tunwell Vest son of John Daniel Vest and Charlotte Ann Rakes[206] was born in 1735 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[206]. He died in 1812 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[206].

Notes for William Tunwell Vest:

General Notes:

Note: Appears in the 1790 Stokes Co, North Carolina Census. Campbell Co., Virginia Deed Book 1, Page 9: April 4, 1782 from William Vest of Bedford Co. to Hezikiah Coleman of Charlotte Co., for 110 # specie, 220 acres in Bedford Co. on the north side of Staunton River, and bounded by Randolph, Seneca Creek, John Wolloms, Buck branch. Signed -William (his x mark) Vest. Wit. - William Dudley, Thomas East, Wm. Alford. Recorded Apr. 4, 1782. The deed was acknowledged by William Vest and his wife Lucy.

 

 

Abstract of Will of William Vest, father of Charles, Willilam and Samuel, dated July 26, 1812, found in the Danbury Courthouse, Stokes Co., NC, stated the following: Wife Lucy, Sons, Samuel, William, Charles, Isham and John, Daughters, Mary, wife of Philip Southerland, Martha (Patty) Wife of Jacob Misena, Jennie (Jane) wife of Thomas Bennett, Elizabeth, wife of John Sizemore and Anna wife of James Densmore, married in 1818. Ann received a featherbed and furniture according to the will. John and Charles were named Executors. Lucy/Lucretia Vest made a covenant to leave the property left her by her late husband William Vest, to her son John Vest. Evidently he cared for her in her old age.

 

 

141.

Lucretia Lucy Alford daughter of Salvatore Alford and Elizabeth Reynolds[78] was born in 1737 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[78, 136, 137]. She died after 1813[136].

William Tunwell Vest and Lucretia Lucy Alford were married[78]. They had the following children:

i.

William Tunwell Vest Jr.[206] was born in 1755[136, 137, 206]. He married Sarah Sally Cannifax before 1803[207]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Thomas Vest[208] was born about 1757 in Campbell, Virginia, USA[209]. He married Elizabeth Cannefax about 1780 in Campbell, Virginia, USA[209]. He died in Jun 1801 in Nelson, Kentucky.

Notes for Thomas Vest:

General Notes:

He received a land Grant of 312 acres on 4 Mar 1788 and one of 400 acres on 27 Jul 1792.

 

 

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iii.

Samuel Vest[78, 136, 137] was born on 07 Apr 1759 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[210]. He married Jane Sizemore in 1780[78, 136, 137]. He died on 04 Sep 1836 in Washington, Indiana, USA[211].

iv.

Richard Vest[212] was born in 1762[212]. He died after 1830[213]. He married Susan LeMaster on Unknown.

+ 70. v.

Charles Ervin Vest Sr.[78] was born in Apr 1763 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[134]. He married Sarah Briggs in 1784 in Richmond, Virginia, USA[136, 137]. He died on 13 Mar 1826 in Rural Hall, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA[135, 136, 137].

vi.

John Vest[78, 136, 137] was born in 1765 in Powhatan, Virginia, USA[78, 136, 137]. He married Elizabeth Ray on 02 Jan 1806[79]. He died on 29 Mar 1833[78, 136, 137].

vii.

Isham Vest[78, 136, 137] was born in 1766 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[213]. He married Nancy Pledge on 13 Jun 1795 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[78, 136]. He died in 1831 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[213].

viii.

Elizabeth Betsy Vest[78, 136, 137] was born in 1767 in Powhatan, Virginia, USA[78, 136, 137]. She married John Sizemore on 13 Apr 1805[78]. She died on 14 Mar 1866 in Adair, Missouri, USA[213].

ix.

Mary Vest[78, 136, 137] was born in 1769 in Powhatan, Virginia, USA[78, 136, 137]. She married Phillip Sutherlin on 13 Apr 1805 in North Carolina, USA[136, 137]. She died about 1837 in Wayne, Missouri, USA.

x.

Jane Jennie Vest[136, 137] was born in 1771 in Powhatan, Virginia, USA[78, 136, 137]. She married Thomas Bennett on 02 Aug 1803 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[78, 136, 137]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Jane Jennie Vest:

General Notes:

Jenny Vest was listed as Jane, wife of Thomas Bennett in William Vest's will.

 

 

xi.

Anna Vest[78, 136, 137] was born in 1773 in Powhatan, Virginia, USA[78, 136, 137]. She married James Densmore on 14 Mar 1818[78]. She died on Unknown.

xii.

Martha Polly Vest[136, 137] was born in 1775 in Powhatan, Virginia, USA[78, 136, 137]. She married Jacob Misena on 04 Jan 1796[78]. She died on Unknown.

142.

Jesse Briggs son of Thomas Briggs and Elizabeth Unknown[78] was born about 1775 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[214]. He died before 1850 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[214].

Nancy Pilkinton[215] was born about 1805[215]. She died on Unknown.

Jesse Briggs and Nancy Pilkinton were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Infant Briggs[215] was born about 1835[215]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Michael Briggs[215] was born about 1837[215]. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Henry Briggs[215] was born about 1838[215]. He died on Unknown.

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iv.

Infant Briggs[215] was born about 1840[215]. He died on Unknown.

143.

Charity Banner daughter of Joseph Banner Sr. and Sara McAnally[216] was born on 09 Feb 1776 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[217]. She died on 15 Sep 1834 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[214].

Jesse Briggs and Charity Banner were married on 12 Feb 1795 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[139]. They had the following children:

+ 71. i.

Sarah Briggs[138, 139] was born on Unknown in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[139]. She married Charles Ervin Vest Sr. in 1784 in Richmond, Virginia, USA[136, 137]. She died on 11 Dec 1879 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[139].

ii.

Charles Briggs[218] was born on 25 Nov 1797 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[218]. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Jesse Banner Briggs[218] was born on 28 Apr 1800 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[218]. He died on 20 Aug 1801 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[218].

iv.

Thomas O. Briggs[218] was born on 29 Jul 1801 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[218]. He died on Unknown.

v.

Joseph Briggs[218] was born on 06 Feb 1803 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[218]. He married Nancy Love Walker on 27 Nov 1827 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[219]. He died on 21 Mar 1889 in Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee, USA[220].

vi.

Milton Briggs[218] was born in 1806 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[218]. He died before 1878 in Fremont, Iowa, USA[218].

vii.

Infant Briggs[218] was born in 1808 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[218]. He died on Unknown.

viii.

Jesse Briggs Jr.[218] was born on 25 Nov 1811 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[218]. He married Lucinda Flynt on 18 Mar 1837 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[218]. He died on 22 Oct 1877 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA[218].

Notes for Jesse Briggs Jr.:

General Notes:

15 October 1877 - Surry County, NC, Will of Jesse Briggs

"In the name of God

I Jesse Briggs being sick and weak of body

but of Sound and disposing memory and mind

and understanding concidering the certainty

of death and the uncertainty of the living

to the end that I may be the better prepared

to Leave this world where it shal please

my God to call me hence have now

determined to direct what dispostion shall

be made of my property after my decease

and after concidering the circumstances of

all my heirs at Law in my Judgement

my Estate Should be distributed I do make

publish and declare this to be my Last

Will and testament and my will is

first that after my decease my body shall

be decently buried and my funeral charges

and Just debts shall be paid by my executors

hereafter named and as to the rest of my

property which the Lord has blest me with

shall not be required for the payment

of my debts and funeral charges and

the _________in about this execution of this

my will I Give devise and dispose thereof

as follows to wit I Give and devise to

my beloved wife Lucinda all of my Estate

both Real and personal of which I shal

be possesed of at the time of my decease

to have and to have and use

and benefit during her natural Life

and after her death If my daughter

Manerva Shall be single It is my will

that she shall have two Thirds of

all the property then remaining both the

real and personal and it is my will

that the other Third be Equal divided

between my other Two daughters

Laura and Charity but If my

daughter Manerva Shall Marry before

her Mother's death then she is

only to have an equal portion with the

other two and I do nominate and

appoint my beloved wife Lucinda

and R. T. Sanders my Executors of this

my Last will and testament in

testimony whereof I set my hand and

seal this 15 day of October AD 1877.

Test: R. H. Banner Jesse Briggs [SEAL]

S. H. Sanders"

 

17 Nov 1877 - Surry Co.,NC Jesse's will probated.

 

 

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Notes for Jesse Briggs Jr.:

General Notes:

15 October 1877 - Surry County, NC, Will of Jesse Briggs

"In the name of God

I Jesse Briggs being sick and weak of body

but of Sound and disposing memory and mind

and understanding concidering the certainty

of death and the uncertainty of the living

to the end that I may be the better prepared

to Leave this world where it shal please

my God to call me hence have now

determined to direct what dispostion shall

be made of my property after my decease

and after concidering the circumstances of

all my heirs at Law in my Judgement

my Estate Should be distributed I do make

publish and declare this to be my Last

Will and testament and my will is

first that after my decease my body shall

be decently buried and my funeral charges

and Just debts shall be paid by my executors

hereafter named and as to the rest of my

property which the Lord has blest me with

shall not be required for the payment

of my debts and funeral charges and

the _________in about this execution of this

my will I Give devise and dispose thereof

as follows to wit I Give and devise to

my beloved wife Lucinda all of my Estate

both Real and personal of which I shal

be possesed of at the time of my decease

to have and to have and use

and benefit during her natural Life

and after her death If my daughter

Manerva Shall be single It is my will

that she shall have two Thirds of

all the property then remaining both the

real and personal and it is my will

that the other Third be Equal divided

between my other Two daughters

Laura and Charity but If my

daughter Manerva Shall Marry before

her Mother's death then she is

only to have an equal portion with the

other two and I do nominate and

appoint my beloved wife Lucinda

and R. T. Sanders my Executors of this

my Last will and testament in

testimony whereof I set my hand and

seal this 15 day of October AD 1877.

Test: R. H. Banner Jesse Briggs [SEAL]

S. H. Sanders"

 

17 Nov 1877 - Surry Co.,NC Jesse's will probated.

 

 

ix.

Charity Briggs[218] was born on 18 Oct 1814 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[218]. She married Thomas Franklin Prather on 22 Oct 1834 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[218]. She died on 13 Dec 1896 in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA[218].

Notes for Charity Briggs:

General Notes:

Charity was very religious with a deep respect for tradition. She remained old fashioned all her life, had a basic caution and economy as well as being very practical. She had an inquiring mind and sought knowledge as evidenced by her subscription to the "Cincinnati Inquirer" all her married life. According to her granddaughter, Emma Prather Gilmer "she was, as she said, never well. She had what she called dyspepsia - never in bed, but after meals would start taking her medicine. She rarely ever saw a doctor."

 

 

x.

Infant Briggs[218] was born in 1818 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[218]. He died on Unknown.

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xi.

Infant Briggs[218] was born in 1820 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[218]. He died on Unknown.

144.

Ralph Shelton Sr. son of Peter Shelton and Susanna Jackson[142, 221] was born about 1685 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. He died on 10 Mar 1733 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221].

Notes for Ralph Shelton Sr.:

General Notes:

---Source: Pam Shelton-Anderson

"Contemporary research has shown that Ralph Shelton of Middlesex Co. was not the son of Peter Chilton and Susannah Jackson. This fable was one of the errors made by Mildred Campbell Whitaker's work "The Sheltons in England and America". Ralph Shelton transported to Virginia in 1702 as a headright of Thomas Meriwether who also left him some land in his will. No connection between thhe two men has been proven. All of Peter's children are listed in the Christ Church register and in his will; no son Ralph was mentioned. Primogeniture was in place so there would have been no choice as to whether Ralph was listed if he were the oldest son. Currently there is no primary record of evidence of Ralph Shelton's origin other than the fact that he first came to America in 1702."

......................................................................

Ralph Shelton married about 1707, either in Essex or Middlesex, a wife Mary, whose surname has been guessed to be Crispin. No record of the marriage or suggestion of a maiden name has been discovered. Birth of the oldest daughter, Elizabeth, about 1711, is not in the Christ Church Parish Register, where all the others are recorded.

..........................................................................

 

Ralph Shelton lived only five years after the birth of his son Daniel. He died March 13 1733/34. His will, badly damaged in the old Middlesex Will Book, was dated March 10, 1733/34. Some of the provisions still legible on the torn pages are , “ My son Ralph Shelton should have my Land….” “……zabeth Davis twenty five Shillings to buy her---“, “------Ralph Shelton one cow and calf,”, “…..my son Thomas Shelton should take care of my children, and if in case my son Thomas should Die, my Desire is that my Children should be left to the -----of my other two sons, Ralph and Crispen.” “Appoint my L (oving) wife Mary Shelton and my son Thomas Shelton to (be executors of) my Last will and Testament.” The witnesses were William Buford, Thomas Clarke, Henry Buford and Abraham______.

The will was presented in Court April 2, 1734 and proved by oaths of Henry Beauford and Thomas Clark. Thomas Buford, John Jones, John Clark and Garrit Daniel appraised the estate. Inventory and appraisement were presented to the court on July 2, 1734. After this there are no later entries in the Middlesex Court Orders or other county records regarding Ralph Shelton. His widow, Mary, remarried – to a Clark, perhaps Thomas – and as Mary Clark made her will in Nottoway Parish of Amelia County on June 30, 1750. A Middlesex deed made Oct. 5, 1757 by Mary Clark and Peter Clark of County Middlesex to John Lambeth transfers 150 acres “beginning at a deep bottom between Edward Bristow and William Bristow’s line, thence along Elizabeth Smith’s line to main run of the Dragon Swamp…”

 

..................................................................................

---Source:

---Source - Essex County, VA Court Order Book, 1699-1702, (Deeds and Wills Vol 10, p. 133).

"Prior to the Oct. 10, 1702 Middlesex Co, VA County Court Session, Ralph SHELTON was

imported to North America, along with six other persons, by Thomas Merriwether (who was

granted a headright for this importation): source - Essex County, VA Court Order Book

1699-1702, (Deeds and Wills Vol 10, p. 133). Ralph's surname was spelled SHELDON in

this document. Probably, he was at least 18 years of age. There is no evidence that

Ralph Shelton served a formal indenture as an indentured servant, since no release or

other documents have been located in support of this."

---Source: Essex Co. Deed & Will Book 1707-1711, p. 185-187) - Will of Thomas Merriwether:...I give unto Ralph Shelton & his heirs forever sixty five acres of land granted to me by Patent beginning to the lands of RICE JONES & John Leh__le the land formerly belonging to Capt Edward Thomas....

----"By 1707, Ralph Shelton's name is found on the Christ Church Parish Register with the

birth record of his first child, Thomas Shelton. After his importation, Ralph Shelton

lived in Middlesex Co., VA for the remainder of his life. He was listed as a Surveyor

and Appraiser, and primary occupation as a planter."

---p90 From Will Book B 1713-1734 Part 2 p 418 Ralph Shelton ... 10 March_/_ Jan 1733 (Notes that the first part of the will was destroyed by mice) --- son Ralph Shelton and if my widow should marry, my son Thomas Shelton shall take care of my children and if Thomas Shelton should die then my two sons Ralph Shelton and Crispin Shelton to care for them. His executors were Elizabeth Davis, wife Mary Shelton and son Thomas Shelton.

Witnesses were William Buford, Thomas Clarke and Henry Buford.

 

---Source: Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County VA 1653-1812 - p115 Benjamin son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born 18 June, bapt 12 July 1724 p104 Catherine daughter of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born 26 Jan, bapt 13 March 1719 p87 Crisp son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born 1 April, Bapt 17 May 1713

 

 

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Notes for Ralph Shelton Sr.:

General Notes:

---Source: Pam Shelton-Anderson

"Contemporary research has shown that Ralph Shelton of Middlesex Co. was not the son of Peter Chilton and Susannah Jackson. This fable was one of the errors made by Mildred Campbell Whitaker's work "The Sheltons in England and America". Ralph Shelton transported to Virginia in 1702 as a headright of Thomas Meriwether who also left him some land in his will. No connection between thhe two men has been proven. All of Peter's children are listed in the Christ Church register and in his will; no son Ralph was mentioned. Primogeniture was in place so there would have been no choice as to whether Ralph was listed if he were the oldest son. Currently there is no primary record of evidence of Ralph Shelton's origin other than the fact that he first came to America in 1702."

......................................................................

Ralph Shelton married about 1707, either in Essex or Middlesex, a wife Mary, whose surname has been guessed to be Crispin. No record of the marriage or suggestion of a maiden name has been discovered. Birth of the oldest daughter, Elizabeth, about 1711, is not in the Christ Church Parish Register, where all the others are recorded.

..........................................................................

 

Ralph Shelton lived only five years after the birth of his son Daniel. He died March 13 1733/34. His will, badly damaged in the old Middlesex Will Book, was dated March 10, 1733/34. Some of the provisions still legible on the torn pages are , “ My son Ralph Shelton should have my Land….” “……zabeth Davis twenty five Shillings to buy her---“, “------Ralph Shelton one cow and calf,”, “…..my son Thomas Shelton should take care of my children, and if in case my son Thomas should Die, my Desire is that my Children should be left to the -----of my other two sons, Ralph and Crispen.” “Appoint my L (oving) wife Mary Shelton and my son Thomas Shelton to (be executors of) my Last will and Testament.” The witnesses were William Buford, Thomas Clarke, Henry Buford and Abraham______.

The will was presented in Court April 2, 1734 and proved by oaths of Henry Beauford and Thomas Clark. Thomas Buford, John Jones, John Clark and Garrit Daniel appraised the estate. Inventory and appraisement were presented to the court on July 2, 1734. After this there are no later entries in the Middlesex Court Orders or other county records regarding Ralph Shelton. His widow, Mary, remarried – to a Clark, perhaps Thomas – and as Mary Clark made her will in Nottoway Parish of Amelia County on June 30, 1750. A Middlesex deed made Oct. 5, 1757 by Mary Clark and Peter Clark of County Middlesex to John Lambeth transfers 150 acres “beginning at a deep bottom between Edward Bristow and William Bristow’s line, thence along Elizabeth Smith’s line to main run of the Dragon Swamp…”

 

..................................................................................

---Source:

---Source - Essex County, VA Court Order Book, 1699-1702, (Deeds and Wills Vol 10, p. 133).

"Prior to the Oct. 10, 1702 Middlesex Co, VA County Court Session, Ralph SHELTON was

imported to North America, along with six other persons, by Thomas Merriwether (who was

granted a headright for this importation): source - Essex County, VA Court Order Book

1699-1702, (Deeds and Wills Vol 10, p. 133). Ralph's surname was spelled SHELDON in

this document. Probably, he was at least 18 years of age. There is no evidence that

Ralph Shelton served a formal indenture as an indentured servant, since no release or

other documents have been located in support of this."

---Source: Essex Co. Deed & Will Book 1707-1711, p. 185-187) - Will of Thomas Merriwether:...I give unto Ralph Shelton & his heirs forever sixty five acres of land granted to me by Patent beginning to the lands of RICE JONES & John Leh__le the land formerly belonging to Capt Edward Thomas....

----"By 1707, Ralph Shelton's name is found on the Christ Church Parish Register with the

birth record of his first child, Thomas Shelton. After his importation, Ralph Shelton

lived in Middlesex Co., VA for the remainder of his life. He was listed as a Surveyor

and Appraiser, and primary occupation as a planter."

---p90 From Will Book B 1713-1734 Part 2 p 418 Ralph Shelton ... 10 March_/_ Jan 1733 (Notes that the first part of the will was destroyed by mice) --- son Ralph Shelton and if my widow should marry, my son Thomas Shelton shall take care of my children and if Thomas Shelton should die then my two sons Ralph Shelton and Crispin Shelton to care for them. His executors were Elizabeth Davis, wife Mary Shelton and son Thomas Shelton.

Witnesses were William Buford, Thomas Clarke and Henry Buford.

 

---Source: Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County VA 1653-1812 - p115 Benjamin son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born 18 June, bapt 12 July 1724 p104 Catherine daughter of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born 26 Jan, bapt 13 March 1719 p87 Crisp son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born 1 April, Bapt 17 May 1713

 

 

145.

Mary Jane Crispen daughter of Thomas Burford and Mary Unknown[142] was born about 1690 in King William, Virginia, USA[142]. She died on 29 Aug 1771 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[142].

Notes for Mary Jane Crispen:

General Notes:

On May 30, 1750, the mother, Mary Clark, calling herself “of the Parish of Nottaway in the County of Amelia”, wrote her will. She left one shilling sterling each to her grandchild Reuben Shelton, son Ralph Shelton, son Crispin Shelton, son John Shelton, son Benjamin Shelton, son James Shelton, and grandchild Patient Catey Blackey. To her daughter Elizabeth Davis she gave “the best of my wearing clothes.” All the rest of her estate, including “negro wench Janey”, she bequeathed to Daniel Shelton, her youngest son (nearing his 21st birthday) and named him “sole Executor and so-forth”.

 

 

Ralph Shelton Sr. and Mary Jane Crispen were married about 1706 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. They had the following children:

i.

Thomas Shelton[142] was born on 09 Nov 1707 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. He married Mary Probert on 14 Jan 1730 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. He died on 24 Mar 1742 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142].

Notes for Thomas Shelton:

General Notes:

On March 24, 1742/43, Ralph’s oldest son Thomas Shelton died in Middlesex, leaving widow Mary and five small children. Nine years later, on July 11, 1752, the Court ordered Thos. Clark, administrator of Thos. Shelton dec’d, to render an accounting of his administration of the estate at the next court. At this July court, also, “on motion of Reuben Shelton, orphan of Thomas, Lewis Montague is appointed his guardian.” At the August 4, 1752 court “on motion of Josiah Shelton, orphan of Thomas, Samuel Smith is appointed his guardian.” The Oct. 3rd court continued the order on Thos. Clark for an accounting until the next session. Again on Nov. 7th, “the case of Josiah, Mecajah, and Thos., orphans of Thos. Shelton, dec’d, Thos. Clark and Reuben Shelton, son and heir of said Thos. Shelton dec’d” was continued. Finally, on June 5, 1753, Thos. Clark was ordered by the court to pay the guardian of the complainants 46 pounds 9 shillings 3 pence to be equally divided between them.

 

 

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ii.

Ralph Shelton Jr.[142] was born on 23 Oct 1709 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. He married Mary Daniel on 10 Jun 1731 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. He died in Mar 1789 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142].

Notes for Ralph Shelton Jr.:

General Notes:

Ralph SheltonÂ’s two older surviving sons, Ralph and Crispin, after marriage in Middlesex in the early 1730Â’s, apparently settled in Essex County. In May 1740 Ralph Shelton presented a certificate to the Essex Court for taking up a runaway slave Cheshire belonging to Mrs. Winifred Webb of Richmond , and in August 1742, the Essex court adjudged Sam, a negro boy belonging to Crispin Shelton to be 10 years old.

Shortly thereafter these Sheltons turned toward Amelia County, nearly 100 miles west and south, created in 1734 from Brunswick and Prince George Counties. Amelia at first also included the areas now in Prince Edward and Nottaway Counties. On July 14, 1743 Mathew Smart of Prince George County sold Crispin Shelton of South Farnham Parish, Essex County 620 acres on South Nottaway River in Amelia County. Two years later, on Sept. 20, 1745, Ralph Shelton received a royal grant of 400 acres in Amelia County, on the lower side of Snales Creek and north of Great Nottaway River.

It appears probable that with Ralph and Crispin and their families went their mother, Mary Clark, and the four younger sons, John, Benjamin, James and Daniel. In 1745 John was 23, Benjamin 21, James 19 and Daniel 16.

 

On June 20, 1749, Ralph Shelton had a second land grant – 400 acres in Lunenburg County, on the lower side of Ledbetters Creek. On Oct. 23, 1751, Ralph Shelton of the Parish of Nottaway bought 286 acres more on the lower side of Snales Creek from Samuel Jordan. Snail Creek, on the modern map, is a small stream scarcely five miles long in the southeast corner of Prince Edward County (created in 1753 from Amelia), emptying into the Great Nottaway where Prince Edward, Nottaway and Lunenburg meet. The Great Nottaway was then (1751) the boundary between Amelia and Lunenburg. This places Ralph Shelton’s 628 acre homestead in the extreme southwest corner of present Nottaway County and his land on Ledbetter Creek about 10 miles distant to the south and west.

 

 

iii.

Elizabeth Shelton[142] was born in 1711 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. She married William Davis on 29 Oct 1728 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. She died about 1784 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[142].

iv.

Crispen Eliphas Shelton[142] was born on 01 Apr 1713 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. He died on 29 Oct 1787 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[142]. He married Letitia Monticue or Beuford on Unknown.

Notes for Crispen Eliphas Shelton:

General Notes:

Ralph SheltonÂ’s two older surviving sons, Ralph and Crispin, after marriage in Middlesex in the early 1730Â’s, apparently settled in Essex County. In May 1740 Ralph Shelton presented a certificate to the Essex Court for taking up a runaway slave Cheshire belonging to Mrs. Winifred Webb of Richmond , and in August 1742, the Essex court adjudged Sam, a negro boy belonging to Crispin Shelton to be 10 years old.

Shortly thereafter these Sheltons turned toward Amelia County, nearly 100 miles west and south, created in 1734 from Brunswick and Prince George Counties. Amelia at first also included the areas now in Prince Edward and Nottaway Counties. On July 14, 1743 Mathew Smart of Prince George County sold Crispin Shelton of South Farnham Parish, Essex County 620 acres on South Nottaway River in Amelia County. Two years later, on Sept. 20, 1745, Ralph Shelton received a royal grant of 400 acres in Amelia County, on the lower side of Snales Creek and north of Great Nottaway River.

It appears probable that with Ralph and Crispin and their families went their mother, Mary Clark, and the four younger sons, John, Benjamin, James and Daniel. In 1745 John was 23, Benjamin 21, James 19 and Daniel 16.

 

Crispin sold two portions of his 620 acres in 1746 – 155 acres to Henry Bueford of Amelia and 203 acres to James Beuford of Orange County. The deeds place the land as lying “on the south side of Rocky Creek in the forks of Nottaway” and recite that “Letice his said wife” joined Crispin in the sale. Ralph Shelton and Benjamin Shelton signed both deeds as witnesses. Recalling that Henry Buford and William Buford were witnesses to the father Ralph’s will in Middlesex in 1733, it is suggested that Crispin’s wife, Lettice, may have been a Buford. NOTE: On Jul 12, 2003, as a result of a Postem by Tina Hall, I corrected my info on Crispin Eliphas Shelton to agree with Sue Terhune, including her notes, as posted on:

http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=est3739-2&id=I02121

 

From Sue Terhune Notes:

---Source: < http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/sskiles/d32.htm#P2252>

--- Source:Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County VA 1653-1812

---Crispen Shelton was the son of Ralph Shelton and his wife Mary Pollard of Middlesex County, who were probably married about 1712 for the Parish Register of the County gives the following entries concerning their children: Crispen, son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born April 1, 1713, baptized May 17, 1713. John, son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born July 19, 1722, baptized August 12, 1722. Benjamin, son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born June 18, 1724, baptized July 12, I724. Daniel, son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born May 17, 1729, baptized June 22, 1729.

---14 Jul 1743 - He purchased land in South Nottaway River, Amelia County, Virginia.

---24 Mar 1760 - He purchased property in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

---1762 - He pattened land in Panther Creek, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

---!767 - FIRST LIST OF TITHABLES OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Source: "The History of Pittsylvania County" by Maud Carter Clement

Thomas Greenwoods List

Crispen Shelton, Shenor Shelton, negroes, Tom, Lucy ,Primus.

---1782 Census of Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Shelton, Crispin 3 whites 37 negroes

---He served in the Militia between 1767 and 1770 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

---He signed a will on 27 Oct 1787 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He died before 17 Feb 1794. His will was probated on 17 Feb 1794 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

---Source: ABSTRACTS OF PITTYSLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILLS, 1767-1820

Compiled by Lela C. Adams, Bassett, VA

Page 524

29 October 1787

Pr: 17 February 1794

LWT CRISPIN SHELTON being low and weak of body but of sound mind.

To my son ABRAHAM SHELTON negros: Primus, Page, Old Lucy, Tenor and Dicey and their increase.

To my son GABRIEL SHELTON negros: Sam, Patrick, Old Phillis, and Young Phillis and their increase and one feather bed.

To my son LEWIS SHELTON negros: Nern (?), Moses, Jane and Sarah and a bay horse Brandy and one feather bed.

To my son BEVERLEY SHELTON negros: James, Cancer, Fanney, Bide, a bay colt, cow and stear, 4 head sheep, feather bed.

To my son SPENCER SHELTON negros: Charles, Hampton, Young Pat and Young Lucy.

To my son ARMISTEAD SHELTON negros: Squire, Lewis, Sally, Anne and a feather bed.

To my son VINCENT SHELTON negros: Essex, West, Betty, Rhoda and Edey, my watch, sorrel mare, 2 cows and calves, 6 head sheep also my large book Beckat.

To my grandson CRISPIN SHELTON son of ABRAHAM SHELTON, a negro named Davy.

I lend to my daughter ELIZABETH HURT during her lifetime negros: Amey, Agge, Aasron and Isaac and a feather bed. At her decease the above to be equally divided amongst her children.

To my daughter JANE TODD during her life negros: Joe, Randolph, Patt and Priscilla and a feather bed, to her children at her decease.

To my daughter SUSANNA DICKERSON during her life negros: Will, Stephen, Rachel and Delpha, at her decease to her children.

Should any of the above daughters or their husbands embezzle or waste or cause to suffer the negros, my executors are to take possession and hire them out and the funds kept for the children of the said daughters.

To my daughter SUSANNA DICKERSON my large bay mare, cow and calf and 3 ewes.

To my beloved wife LETTICE SHELTON, during her life or widowhood, 400 acres of land, the upper part of the tract I lie on to include the house and plantation where I now live.

At her decease, the 400 acres, house and plantation to go to my son VINCENT SHELTON.

Also to VINCENT SHELTON, all the residue of the tract whereon I now live, the lower part.

Also to VINCENT, all my tract of land on both sides of Whitehorn Creek, also my late survey adjoining the tract on Whitehorn.

Lend unto my wife LETTICE SHELTON these negros: Gloucester, Gruff and Sue, all the stock, furniture and plantation tools.

At her decease, distribute amongst all my children as follows:

To my son ABRAHAM SHELTON, the negro Gruff.

To my son GABRIEL SHELTON, the mulatto Gloucester.

To my son VINCENT SHELTON, the negro Sue.

The remainder of my stock of horses, cattle, et al, to be equally divided among all of my children.

My still and wagon to be sold to discharge my debts.

I appoint my sons ABRAHAM, BEVERLEY AND VINCENT SHELTON as executors.

CRISPIN SHELTON

Wit: LEONARD SHELTON, EDMUND TAYLOR, DANIEL SHELTON, THOMAS TUNSTALL, JR.

DAVID PANNILL, JOHN SHELTON, CRISPIN SHELTON, WILLIAM TODD, SPENCER SHELTON, ARMISTEAD SHELTON, GRIFFITH DICKERSON, security for BEVERLEY SHELTON and VINCENT SHELTON.

source: ABSTRACTS OF PITTYSLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILLS, 1767-1820 Compiled by Lela C. Adams, Bassett, VA

 

On Pickens Co., AL census, Aaron and Lewis are brothers, sons of Aaron, son of Lewis, son of Crispen. (my line). I have not

researched the others in Pickens. I think it's likely that the Talifero shown on the Milam Co., Texas census is the son of Taliafero d.

1835 in Blount Co., AL.

 

 

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Notes for Crispen Eliphas Shelton:

General Notes:

Ralph SheltonÂ’s two older surviving sons, Ralph and Crispin, after marriage in Middlesex in the early 1730Â’s, apparently settled in Essex County. In May 1740 Ralph Shelton presented a certificate to the Essex Court for taking up a runaway slave Cheshire belonging to Mrs. Winifred Webb of Richmond , and in August 1742, the Essex court adjudged Sam, a negro boy belonging to Crispin Shelton to be 10 years old.

Shortly thereafter these Sheltons turned toward Amelia County, nearly 100 miles west and south, created in 1734 from Brunswick and Prince George Counties. Amelia at first also included the areas now in Prince Edward and Nottaway Counties. On July 14, 1743 Mathew Smart of Prince George County sold Crispin Shelton of South Farnham Parish, Essex County 620 acres on South Nottaway River in Amelia County. Two years later, on Sept. 20, 1745, Ralph Shelton received a royal grant of 400 acres in Amelia County, on the lower side of Snales Creek and north of Great Nottaway River.

It appears probable that with Ralph and Crispin and their families went their mother, Mary Clark, and the four younger sons, John, Benjamin, James and Daniel. In 1745 John was 23, Benjamin 21, James 19 and Daniel 16.

 

Crispin sold two portions of his 620 acres in 1746 – 155 acres to Henry Bueford of Amelia and 203 acres to James Beuford of Orange County. The deeds place the land as lying “on the south side of Rocky Creek in the forks of Nottaway” and recite that “Letice his said wife” joined Crispin in the sale. Ralph Shelton and Benjamin Shelton signed both deeds as witnesses. Recalling that Henry Buford and William Buford were witnesses to the father Ralph’s will in Middlesex in 1733, it is suggested that Crispin’s wife, Lettice, may have been a Buford. NOTE: On Jul 12, 2003, as a result of a Postem by Tina Hall, I corrected my info on Crispin Eliphas Shelton to agree with Sue Terhune, including her notes, as posted on:

http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=est3739-2&id=I02121

 

From Sue Terhune Notes:

---Source: < http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/sskiles/d32.htm#P2252>

--- Source:Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County VA 1653-1812

---Crispen Shelton was the son of Ralph Shelton and his wife Mary Pollard of Middlesex County, who were probably married about 1712 for the Parish Register of the County gives the following entries concerning their children: Crispen, son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born April 1, 1713, baptized May 17, 1713. John, son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born July 19, 1722, baptized August 12, 1722. Benjamin, son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born June 18, 1724, baptized July 12, I724. Daniel, son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born May 17, 1729, baptized June 22, 1729.

---14 Jul 1743 - He purchased land in South Nottaway River, Amelia County, Virginia.

---24 Mar 1760 - He purchased property in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

---1762 - He pattened land in Panther Creek, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

---!767 - FIRST LIST OF TITHABLES OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Source: "The History of Pittsylvania County" by Maud Carter Clement

Thomas Greenwoods List

Crispen Shelton, Shenor Shelton, negroes, Tom, Lucy ,Primus.

---1782 Census of Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Shelton, Crispin 3 whites 37 negroes

---He served in the Militia between 1767 and 1770 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

---He signed a will on 27 Oct 1787 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He died before 17 Feb 1794. His will was probated on 17 Feb 1794 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

---Source: ABSTRACTS OF PITTYSLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILLS, 1767-1820

Compiled by Lela C. Adams, Bassett, VA

Page 524

29 October 1787

Pr: 17 February 1794

LWT CRISPIN SHELTON being low and weak of body but of sound mind.

To my son ABRAHAM SHELTON negros: Primus, Page, Old Lucy, Tenor and Dicey and their increase.

To my son GABRIEL SHELTON negros: Sam, Patrick, Old Phillis, and Young Phillis and their increase and one feather bed.

To my son LEWIS SHELTON negros: Nern (?), Moses, Jane and Sarah and a bay horse Brandy and one feather bed.

To my son BEVERLEY SHELTON negros: James, Cancer, Fanney, Bide, a bay colt, cow and stear, 4 head sheep, feather bed.

To my son SPENCER SHELTON negros: Charles, Hampton, Young Pat and Young Lucy.

To my son ARMISTEAD SHELTON negros: Squire, Lewis, Sally, Anne and a feather bed.

To my son VINCENT SHELTON negros: Essex, West, Betty, Rhoda and Edey, my watch, sorrel mare, 2 cows and calves, 6 head sheep also my large book Beckat.

To my grandson CRISPIN SHELTON son of ABRAHAM SHELTON, a negro named Davy.

I lend to my daughter ELIZABETH HURT during her lifetime negros: Amey, Agge, Aasron and Isaac and a feather bed. At her decease the above to be equally divided amongst her children.

To my daughter JANE TODD during her life negros: Joe, Randolph, Patt and Priscilla and a feather bed, to her children at her decease.

To my daughter SUSANNA DICKERSON during her life negros: Will, Stephen, Rachel and Delpha, at her decease to her children.

Should any of the above daughters or their husbands embezzle or waste or cause to suffer the negros, my executors are to take possession and hire them out and the funds kept for the children of the said daughters.

To my daughter SUSANNA DICKERSON my large bay mare, cow and calf and 3 ewes.

To my beloved wife LETTICE SHELTON, during her life or widowhood, 400 acres of land, the upper part of the tract I lie on to include the house and plantation where I now live.

At her decease, the 400 acres, house and plantation to go to my son VINCENT SHELTON.

Also to VINCENT SHELTON, all the residue of the tract whereon I now live, the lower part.

Also to VINCENT, all my tract of land on both sides of Whitehorn Creek, also my late survey adjoining the tract on Whitehorn.

Lend unto my wife LETTICE SHELTON these negros: Gloucester, Gruff and Sue, all the stock, furniture and plantation tools.

At her decease, distribute amongst all my children as follows:

To my son ABRAHAM SHELTON, the negro Gruff.

To my son GABRIEL SHELTON, the mulatto Gloucester.

To my son VINCENT SHELTON, the negro Sue.

The remainder of my stock of horses, cattle, et al, to be equally divided among all of my children.

My still and wagon to be sold to discharge my debts.

I appoint my sons ABRAHAM, BEVERLEY AND VINCENT SHELTON as executors.

CRISPIN SHELTON

Wit: LEONARD SHELTON, EDMUND TAYLOR, DANIEL SHELTON, THOMAS TUNSTALL, JR.

DAVID PANNILL, JOHN SHELTON, CRISPIN SHELTON, WILLIAM TODD, SPENCER SHELTON, ARMISTEAD SHELTON, GRIFFITH DICKERSON, security for BEVERLEY SHELTON and VINCENT SHELTON.

source: ABSTRACTS OF PITTYSLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILLS, 1767-1820 Compiled by Lela C. Adams, Bassett, VA

 

On Pickens Co., AL census, Aaron and Lewis are brothers, sons of Aaron, son of Lewis, son of Crispen. (my line). I have not

researched the others in Pickens. I think it's likely that the Talifero shown on the Milam Co., Texas census is the son of Taliafero d.

1835 in Blount Co., AL.

 

 

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Notes for Crispen Eliphas Shelton:

General Notes:

Ralph SheltonÂ’s two older surviving sons, Ralph and Crispin, after marriage in Middlesex in the early 1730Â’s, apparently settled in Essex County. In May 1740 Ralph Shelton presented a certificate to the Essex Court for taking up a runaway slave Cheshire belonging to Mrs. Winifred Webb of Richmond , and in August 1742, the Essex court adjudged Sam, a negro boy belonging to Crispin Shelton to be 10 years old.

Shortly thereafter these Sheltons turned toward Amelia County, nearly 100 miles west and south, created in 1734 from Brunswick and Prince George Counties. Amelia at first also included the areas now in Prince Edward and Nottaway Counties. On July 14, 1743 Mathew Smart of Prince George County sold Crispin Shelton of South Farnham Parish, Essex County 620 acres on South Nottaway River in Amelia County. Two years later, on Sept. 20, 1745, Ralph Shelton received a royal grant of 400 acres in Amelia County, on the lower side of Snales Creek and north of Great Nottaway River.

It appears probable that with Ralph and Crispin and their families went their mother, Mary Clark, and the four younger sons, John, Benjamin, James and Daniel. In 1745 John was 23, Benjamin 21, James 19 and Daniel 16.

 

Crispin sold two portions of his 620 acres in 1746 – 155 acres to Henry Bueford of Amelia and 203 acres to James Beuford of Orange County. The deeds place the land as lying “on the south side of Rocky Creek in the forks of Nottaway” and recite that “Letice his said wife” joined Crispin in the sale. Ralph Shelton and Benjamin Shelton signed both deeds as witnesses. Recalling that Henry Buford and William Buford were witnesses to the father Ralph’s will in Middlesex in 1733, it is suggested that Crispin’s wife, Lettice, may have been a Buford. NOTE: On Jul 12, 2003, as a result of a Postem by Tina Hall, I corrected my info on Crispin Eliphas Shelton to agree with Sue Terhune, including her notes, as posted on:

http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=est3739-2&id=I02121

 

From Sue Terhune Notes:

---Source: < http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/sskiles/d32.htm#P2252>

--- Source:Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County VA 1653-1812

---Crispen Shelton was the son of Ralph Shelton and his wife Mary Pollard of Middlesex County, who were probably married about 1712 for the Parish Register of the County gives the following entries concerning their children: Crispen, son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born April 1, 1713, baptized May 17, 1713. John, son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born July 19, 1722, baptized August 12, 1722. Benjamin, son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born June 18, 1724, baptized July 12, I724. Daniel, son of Ralph and Mary Shelton, born May 17, 1729, baptized June 22, 1729.

---14 Jul 1743 - He purchased land in South Nottaway River, Amelia County, Virginia.

---24 Mar 1760 - He purchased property in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

---1762 - He pattened land in Panther Creek, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

---!767 - FIRST LIST OF TITHABLES OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Source: "The History of Pittsylvania County" by Maud Carter Clement

Thomas Greenwoods List

Crispen Shelton, Shenor Shelton, negroes, Tom, Lucy ,Primus.

---1782 Census of Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Shelton, Crispin 3 whites 37 negroes

---He served in the Militia between 1767 and 1770 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

---He signed a will on 27 Oct 1787 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He died before 17 Feb 1794. His will was probated on 17 Feb 1794 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

---Source: ABSTRACTS OF PITTYSLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILLS, 1767-1820

Compiled by Lela C. Adams, Bassett, VA

Page 524

29 October 1787

Pr: 17 February 1794

LWT CRISPIN SHELTON being low and weak of body but of sound mind.

To my son ABRAHAM SHELTON negros: Primus, Page, Old Lucy, Tenor and Dicey and their increase.

To my son GABRIEL SHELTON negros: Sam, Patrick, Old Phillis, and Young Phillis and their increase and one feather bed.

To my son LEWIS SHELTON negros: Nern (?), Moses, Jane and Sarah and a bay horse Brandy and one feather bed.

To my son BEVERLEY SHELTON negros: James, Cancer, Fanney, Bide, a bay colt, cow and stear, 4 head sheep, feather bed.

To my son SPENCER SHELTON negros: Charles, Hampton, Young Pat and Young Lucy.

To my son ARMISTEAD SHELTON negros: Squire, Lewis, Sally, Anne and a feather bed.

To my son VINCENT SHELTON negros: Essex, West, Betty, Rhoda and Edey, my watch, sorrel mare, 2 cows and calves, 6 head sheep also my large book Beckat.

To my grandson CRISPIN SHELTON son of ABRAHAM SHELTON, a negro named Davy.

I lend to my daughter ELIZABETH HURT during her lifetime negros: Amey, Agge, Aasron and Isaac and a feather bed. At her decease the above to be equally divided amongst her children.

To my daughter JANE TODD during her life negros: Joe, Randolph, Patt and Priscilla and a feather bed, to her children at her decease.

To my daughter SUSANNA DICKERSON during her life negros: Will, Stephen, Rachel and Delpha, at her decease to her children.

Should any of the above daughters or their husbands embezzle or waste or cause to suffer the negros, my executors are to take possession and hire them out and the funds kept for the children of the said daughters.

To my daughter SUSANNA DICKERSON my large bay mare, cow and calf and 3 ewes.

To my beloved wife LETTICE SHELTON, during her life or widowhood, 400 acres of land, the upper part of the tract I lie on to include the house and plantation where I now live.

At her decease, the 400 acres, house and plantation to go to my son VINCENT SHELTON.

Also to VINCENT SHELTON, all the residue of the tract whereon I now live, the lower part.

Also to VINCENT, all my tract of land on both sides of Whitehorn Creek, also my late survey adjoining the tract on Whitehorn.

Lend unto my wife LETTICE SHELTON these negros: Gloucester, Gruff and Sue, all the stock, furniture and plantation tools.

At her decease, distribute amongst all my children as follows:

To my son ABRAHAM SHELTON, the negro Gruff.

To my son GABRIEL SHELTON, the mulatto Gloucester.

To my son VINCENT SHELTON, the negro Sue.

The remainder of my stock of horses, cattle, et al, to be equally divided among all of my children.

My still and wagon to be sold to discharge my debts.

I appoint my sons ABRAHAM, BEVERLEY AND VINCENT SHELTON as executors.

CRISPIN SHELTON

Wit: LEONARD SHELTON, EDMUND TAYLOR, DANIEL SHELTON, THOMAS TUNSTALL, JR.

DAVID PANNILL, JOHN SHELTON, CRISPIN SHELTON, WILLIAM TODD, SPENCER SHELTON, ARMISTEAD SHELTON, GRIFFITH DICKERSON, security for BEVERLEY SHELTON and VINCENT SHELTON.

source: ABSTRACTS OF PITTYSLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILLS, 1767-1820 Compiled by Lela C. Adams, Bassett, VA

 

On Pickens Co., AL census, Aaron and Lewis are brothers, sons of Aaron, son of Lewis, son of Crispen. (my line). I have not

researched the others in Pickens. I think it's likely that the Talifero shown on the Milam Co., Texas census is the son of Taliafero d.

1835 in Blount Co., AL.

 

 

v.

Reuben Shelton[142] was born on 01 Feb 1715 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. He died on 08 Oct 1715 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142].

vi.

Mary Shelton[142] was born on 21 Jan 1716 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. She died on 16 Jul 1719 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142].

vii.

Catherine Shelton[142] was born on 26 Jan 1719 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. She married George Blakely on 31 Dec 1743 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. She died on Unknown.

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viii.

John Shelton[142] was born on 19 Aug 1722 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. He died in 1804[142]. He married Elizabeth Lawson on Unknown.

Notes for John Shelton:

General Notes:

Third of the brothers to buy Amelia land was John Shelton, who in 1749 acquired 269 acres on the north side of Great Nottaway River from Richard Clark. Next year he deeded 100 acres of this land, on Ready Branch41 and Great Nottaway, to his brother Daniel Shelton, with witnesses Crispin and Benjamin Shelton and the Buefords, James and Henry. The remaining 169 acres John retained until August 25, 1774, when he and wife Elizabeth of Nottaway Parish, Amelia County, deeded it to William Crenshaw.

 

 

ix.

Benjamin Shelton[142] was born on 18 Jun 1724 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. He died after 1763.

Notes for Benjamin Shelton:

General Notes:

The Sheltons continued to live in Amelia for another 13 years and more. On March 28, 1759, Benjamin Shelton received a grant for 119 acres in Amelia on the south side of the South Fork of Little Nottaway. This tract Benjamin and his wife Mary sold on Nov. 24, 1763 to James Shelton. The deed described the land as being on Stone House Branch adjoining lands of Lewellin Jones, Daniel Jones, James Hudson, Yarbrough, Pain and Hinton. Witnesses were Thos. Payne, Daniel Shelton and John Anderson. This land was still taxed in the name of James Shelton in Amelia in 1788 and in Nottaway in 1791 and 1796.

 

 

+ 72. x.

James Shelton Sr.[82] was born on 23 Mar 1726 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. He married Philapenia Critz in 1758 in Louisa, Virginia, USA[39]. He died in 1784 in Henry, Virginia, USA[39].

xi.

Daniel Shelton[142] was born on 17 May 1729 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. He married Lettice Young about 1754 in Amelia, Virginia, USA[142]. He died on 18 Sep 1809 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[142].

146.

Haman Critz son of Unknown Creutz[144] was born before 1720[144]. He died in Oct 1795 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[222].

147.

Elizabeth Unknown[222] was born in 1720 in Freudenberg, Alsace-Loraine, Germany[222]. She died after 1796 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[222].

Haman Critz and Elizabeth Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 73. i.

Philapenia Critz[143, 144] was born on Unknown in Virginia, USA[144]. She married James Shelton Sr. in 1758 in Louisa, Virginia, USA[39].

ii.

James Critz[222] was born on Unknown.

iii.

Dinah Critz[222] was born on Unknown. She died after 1796 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[222].

iv.

Peter Critz[222] was born in 1750[222]. He died on Unknown.

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v.

Haman Critz Jr.[222] was born about 1756 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[222]. He married Nancy Elizabeth Dalton in Mar 1786[222]. He died on 05 Aug 1828 in Simmons Place, Critz, Patrick, Virginia[222].

Notes for Haman Critz Jr.:

General Notes:

Captain, Henry County, Militia Military Service Americam Revolutionary War Virginia 1

Event: Battle of Guilford Court House Military Engagements of War 15 Mar 1781 2

Note:

He was commissioned Captain over a Company in the Henry County Militia 20 Jan 1777 and discharged at Yorktown under the command of Col. Abram Penn.

 

His forces were engaged at Guilford Courthouse, N.C. and later at Eutaw Springs.

 

On 10 Oct 1796, Haman Critz, Jr. obtained a grant for 96 acres of land on Spoon Creek (now Patrick County), and also had another grant for land at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains; one or both grants may have been compensation for his service in the Revolutionary War. Haman and wife Nancy (Dalton) Critz lived in the center of what is now the town of Critz (formerly known as Rock Spring) in Patrick County. The original log house in which they lived was renovated in the 1960s by Thomas Ayers and his wife Christine Critz Ayers.

 

After Haman Jr.'s death, widow Nancy (Dalton) Critz applied for a pension 14 Jan 1841; several affadavits in her behalf were given, including one by James Harris, who stated that he had been a cook for Haman Critz in the Revolution, and that he had known him for 40 to 50 years. Another affadavit, by James Boaz, stated that he had seen Captain Haman Critz in March of 1781, guarding and escorting a number of British prisoners. Her pension was awarded for $120 annually. Interestingly, her application for pension was recorded in Stokes County, N.C., which indicates that she had likely removed there; her father, William Dalton, was born in the part of Rockingham County, NC now in the confines of Stokes County, so it would appear she had removed there to be close to family members still in that area.

 

Haman Critz' will is recorded at Stuart, in Patrick County. He left each of his children $736.83 (a grand sum in those times), and prior to his death, had already established each of his children with a home or the equivalent thereof.

....................................................................................

 

Title: American Revolutionary War Records:

Note: He was commissioned Captain over a Company in the Henry County Militia 20 Jan 1777 and discharged at Yorktown under the command of Col. Abram Penn.

Title: American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House

Publication: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Guilford_Courthouse

Note:

Battle of Guilford Court House

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

The Battle of Guilford Court House was a battle fought on March 15, 1781 inside the present-day city of Greensboro, North Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War. The battle saw 1,900 British troops, under General Charles Cornwallis, fighting an American force, under Rhode Island native General Nathaniel Greene, numbering 4,400.

 

Despite the relatively small numbers of troops involved, the battle is considered one of the most decisive of the Revolutionary War. Prior to the battle, the British appeared to have successfully reconquered Georgia and South Carolina with the aid of strong Loyalist factions, and that North Carolina might be within their grasp. In the wake of the battle, Greene moved into South Carolina, while Cornwallis chose to invade Virginia. These decisions allowed Greene to unravel British control of the South, while leading Cornwallis to Yorktown and surrender.

 

Prelude

Following the Battle of Cowpens, Cornwallis was determined to destroy Greene's army. However, the loss of his light infantry at Cowpens led him to burn his supplies, so that his army would be nimble enough for pursuit. He chased Greene in the Race to the Dan, but Greene escaped across the flooded Dan River to safety in Virginia. Cornwallis established a camp at Hillsborough, and attempted to forage supplies and recruit North Carolina's Tories. However, the bedraggled state of his army, and Pyle's massacre, deterred Loyalists. Meanwhile, Greene, having received reinforcements, decided to recross the Dan and challenge Cornwallis. On the 15th of March, the two armies met at Guilford Court House, North Carolina (within the present Greensboro, North Carolina), and a virtually drawn battle was fought.

 

The Action of the Battle

Hostilities opened on the morning of the 15th of March with a clash between advance guards near the Quaker New Garden Meeting House. With the arrival of the British 23rd Regiment of Foot, American Light Horse Harry Lee ordered a retreat to Greene's main body.

 

Greene had prepared his defense in three lines, militia in the first two lines, regulars in the last, and backwoods riflemen on the left and right flanks to pick off advancing British. While superficially resembling the deployment successfully used by Daniel Morgan at Cowpens, the lines were hundreds of yards apart and could not support one another.

 

The British army forced its way through the first two lines, but with significant losses. However, the wooded terrain, the width of the battlefield, and uneven resistance hindered a coordinated advance, and British forces arrived piecemeal at the third line. At the climax of the battle, British Guards and American Continentals engaged in hand-to-hand combat. Lord Cornwallis, against the advice of his artillery officers, ordered grapeshot to be fired indiscriminately down onto the battlefield. While many British soldiers were killed, the Americans broke off and retreated from the field.

 

During the battle, Lord Cornwallis had a horse shot from under him.

 

Aftermath

The British, by taking ground with their accustomed tenacity when engaged with superior numbers, were tactically victors, but were weakened by a loss of nearly 600 men. Greene, cautiously avoiding another Camden, retreated with his forces intact. With his small army, less than 2000 strong, Cornwallis declined to follow Greene into the back country, and retiring to Hillsborough, North Carolina, raised the royal standard, offered protection to the inhabitants, and for the moment appeared to be master of Georgia and the two Carolinas. In a few weeks, however, he abandoned the heart of the state and marched to the coast at Wilmington, North Carolina, to recruit and refit his command.

 

At Wilmington, the British general faced a serious problem, the solution of which, upon his own responsibility, unexpectedly led to the close of the war within seven months. Instead of remaining in Carolina, he determined to march into Virginia, justifying the move on the ground that until Virginia was reduced he could not firmly hold the more southern states he had just overrun. This decision was subsequently sharply criticized by General Clinton as unmilitary, and as having been made contrary to his instructions. To Cornwallis, he wrote in May: "Had you intimated the probability of your intention, I should certainly have endeavoured to stop you, as I did then as well as now consider such a move likely to be dangerous to our interests in the Southern Colonies."

 

The danger lay in the suddenly changed situation in that direction; as General Greene, instead of following Cornwallis to the coast, boldly pushed down towards Camden and Charleston, South Carolina, with a view to drawing his antagonist after him to the points where he was the year before, as well as to driving back Lord Rawdon, whom Cornwallis had left in that field. In his main object, the recovery of the southern states, Greene succeeded by the close of the year; but not without hard fighting and repeated reverses. "We fight, get beaten, and fight again," were his words. On April 25, 1781 he was surprised in his camp at Hobkirk's Hill, near Camden, by Lord Rawdon, and was defeated, both sides suffering about an equal loss.

 

References

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

File: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Pictures\American Revolution Pictures\Battle of Guilford Court House.jpg

Title: Battle of Guilford Court House 1781

 

 

 

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Notes for Haman Critz Jr.:

General Notes:

Captain, Henry County, Militia Military Service Americam Revolutionary War Virginia 1

Event: Battle of Guilford Court House Military Engagements of War 15 Mar 1781 2

Note:

He was commissioned Captain over a Company in the Henry County Militia 20 Jan 1777 and discharged at Yorktown under the command of Col. Abram Penn.

 

His forces were engaged at Guilford Courthouse, N.C. and later at Eutaw Springs.

 

On 10 Oct 1796, Haman Critz, Jr. obtained a grant for 96 acres of land on Spoon Creek (now Patrick County), and also had another grant for land at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains; one or both grants may have been compensation for his service in the Revolutionary War. Haman and wife Nancy (Dalton) Critz lived in the center of what is now the town of Critz (formerly known as Rock Spring) in Patrick County. The original log house in which they lived was renovated in the 1960s by Thomas Ayers and his wife Christine Critz Ayers.

 

After Haman Jr.'s death, widow Nancy (Dalton) Critz applied for a pension 14 Jan 1841; several affadavits in her behalf were given, including one by James Harris, who stated that he had been a cook for Haman Critz in the Revolution, and that he had known him for 40 to 50 years. Another affadavit, by James Boaz, stated that he had seen Captain Haman Critz in March of 1781, guarding and escorting a number of British prisoners. Her pension was awarded for $120 annually. Interestingly, her application for pension was recorded in Stokes County, N.C., which indicates that she had likely removed there; her father, William Dalton, was born in the part of Rockingham County, NC now in the confines of Stokes County, so it would appear she had removed there to be close to family members still in that area.

 

Haman Critz' will is recorded at Stuart, in Patrick County. He left each of his children $736.83 (a grand sum in those times), and prior to his death, had already established each of his children with a home or the equivalent thereof.

....................................................................................

 

Title: American Revolutionary War Records:

Note: He was commissioned Captain over a Company in the Henry County Militia 20 Jan 1777 and discharged at Yorktown under the command of Col. Abram Penn.

Title: American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House

Publication: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Guilford_Courthouse

Note:

Battle of Guilford Court House

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

The Battle of Guilford Court House was a battle fought on March 15, 1781 inside the present-day city of Greensboro, North Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War. The battle saw 1,900 British troops, under General Charles Cornwallis, fighting an American force, under Rhode Island native General Nathaniel Greene, numbering 4,400.

 

Despite the relatively small numbers of troops involved, the battle is considered one of the most decisive of the Revolutionary War. Prior to the battle, the British appeared to have successfully reconquered Georgia and South Carolina with the aid of strong Loyalist factions, and that North Carolina might be within their grasp. In the wake of the battle, Greene moved into South Carolina, while Cornwallis chose to invade Virginia. These decisions allowed Greene to unravel British control of the South, while leading Cornwallis to Yorktown and surrender.

 

Prelude

Following the Battle of Cowpens, Cornwallis was determined to destroy Greene's army. However, the loss of his light infantry at Cowpens led him to burn his supplies, so that his army would be nimble enough for pursuit. He chased Greene in the Race to the Dan, but Greene escaped across the flooded Dan River to safety in Virginia. Cornwallis established a camp at Hillsborough, and attempted to forage supplies and recruit North Carolina's Tories. However, the bedraggled state of his army, and Pyle's massacre, deterred Loyalists. Meanwhile, Greene, having received reinforcements, decided to recross the Dan and challenge Cornwallis. On the 15th of March, the two armies met at Guilford Court House, North Carolina (within the present Greensboro, North Carolina), and a virtually drawn battle was fought.

 

The Action of the Battle

Hostilities opened on the morning of the 15th of March with a clash between advance guards near the Quaker New Garden Meeting House. With the arrival of the British 23rd Regiment of Foot, American Light Horse Harry Lee ordered a retreat to Greene's main body.

 

Greene had prepared his defense in three lines, militia in the first two lines, regulars in the last, and backwoods riflemen on the left and right flanks to pick off advancing British. While superficially resembling the deployment successfully used by Daniel Morgan at Cowpens, the lines were hundreds of yards apart and could not support one another.

 

The British army forced its way through the first two lines, but with significant losses. However, the wooded terrain, the width of the battlefield, and uneven resistance hindered a coordinated advance, and British forces arrived piecemeal at the third line. At the climax of the battle, British Guards and American Continentals engaged in hand-to-hand combat. Lord Cornwallis, against the advice of his artillery officers, ordered grapeshot to be fired indiscriminately down onto the battlefield. While many British soldiers were killed, the Americans broke off and retreated from the field.

 

During the battle, Lord Cornwallis had a horse shot from under him.

 

Aftermath

The British, by taking ground with their accustomed tenacity when engaged with superior numbers, were tactically victors, but were weakened by a loss of nearly 600 men. Greene, cautiously avoiding another Camden, retreated with his forces intact. With his small army, less than 2000 strong, Cornwallis declined to follow Greene into the back country, and retiring to Hillsborough, North Carolina, raised the royal standard, offered protection to the inhabitants, and for the moment appeared to be master of Georgia and the two Carolinas. In a few weeks, however, he abandoned the heart of the state and marched to the coast at Wilmington, North Carolina, to recruit and refit his command.

 

At Wilmington, the British general faced a serious problem, the solution of which, upon his own responsibility, unexpectedly led to the close of the war within seven months. Instead of remaining in Carolina, he determined to march into Virginia, justifying the move on the ground that until Virginia was reduced he could not firmly hold the more southern states he had just overrun. This decision was subsequently sharply criticized by General Clinton as unmilitary, and as having been made contrary to his instructions. To Cornwallis, he wrote in May: "Had you intimated the probability of your intention, I should certainly have endeavoured to stop you, as I did then as well as now consider such a move likely to be dangerous to our interests in the Southern Colonies."

 

The danger lay in the suddenly changed situation in that direction; as General Greene, instead of following Cornwallis to the coast, boldly pushed down towards Camden and Charleston, South Carolina, with a view to drawing his antagonist after him to the points where he was the year before, as well as to driving back Lord Rawdon, whom Cornwallis had left in that field. In his main object, the recovery of the southern states, Greene succeeded by the close of the year; but not without hard fighting and repeated reverses. "We fight, get beaten, and fight again," were his words. On April 25, 1781 he was surprised in his camp at Hobkirk's Hill, near Camden, by Lord Rawdon, and was defeated, both sides suffering about an equal loss.

 

References

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

File: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Pictures\American Revolution Pictures\Battle of Guilford Court House.jpg

Title: Battle of Guilford Court House 1781

 

 

 

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Notes for Haman Critz Jr.:

General Notes:

Captain, Henry County, Militia Military Service Americam Revolutionary War Virginia 1

Event: Battle of Guilford Court House Military Engagements of War 15 Mar 1781 2

Note:

He was commissioned Captain over a Company in the Henry County Militia 20 Jan 1777 and discharged at Yorktown under the command of Col. Abram Penn.

 

His forces were engaged at Guilford Courthouse, N.C. and later at Eutaw Springs.

 

On 10 Oct 1796, Haman Critz, Jr. obtained a grant for 96 acres of land on Spoon Creek (now Patrick County), and also had another grant for land at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains; one or both grants may have been compensation for his service in the Revolutionary War. Haman and wife Nancy (Dalton) Critz lived in the center of what is now the town of Critz (formerly known as Rock Spring) in Patrick County. The original log house in which they lived was renovated in the 1960s by Thomas Ayers and his wife Christine Critz Ayers.

 

After Haman Jr.'s death, widow Nancy (Dalton) Critz applied for a pension 14 Jan 1841; several affadavits in her behalf were given, including one by James Harris, who stated that he had been a cook for Haman Critz in the Revolution, and that he had known him for 40 to 50 years. Another affadavit, by James Boaz, stated that he had seen Captain Haman Critz in March of 1781, guarding and escorting a number of British prisoners. Her pension was awarded for $120 annually. Interestingly, her application for pension was recorded in Stokes County, N.C., which indicates that she had likely removed there; her father, William Dalton, was born in the part of Rockingham County, NC now in the confines of Stokes County, so it would appear she had removed there to be close to family members still in that area.

 

Haman Critz' will is recorded at Stuart, in Patrick County. He left each of his children $736.83 (a grand sum in those times), and prior to his death, had already established each of his children with a home or the equivalent thereof.

....................................................................................

 

Title: American Revolutionary War Records:

Note: He was commissioned Captain over a Company in the Henry County Militia 20 Jan 1777 and discharged at Yorktown under the command of Col. Abram Penn.

Title: American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House

Publication: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Guilford_Courthouse

Note:

Battle of Guilford Court House

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

The Battle of Guilford Court House was a battle fought on March 15, 1781 inside the present-day city of Greensboro, North Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War. The battle saw 1,900 British troops, under General Charles Cornwallis, fighting an American force, under Rhode Island native General Nathaniel Greene, numbering 4,400.

 

Despite the relatively small numbers of troops involved, the battle is considered one of the most decisive of the Revolutionary War. Prior to the battle, the British appeared to have successfully reconquered Georgia and South Carolina with the aid of strong Loyalist factions, and that North Carolina might be within their grasp. In the wake of the battle, Greene moved into South Carolina, while Cornwallis chose to invade Virginia. These decisions allowed Greene to unravel British control of the South, while leading Cornwallis to Yorktown and surrender.

 

Prelude

Following the Battle of Cowpens, Cornwallis was determined to destroy Greene's army. However, the loss of his light infantry at Cowpens led him to burn his supplies, so that his army would be nimble enough for pursuit. He chased Greene in the Race to the Dan, but Greene escaped across the flooded Dan River to safety in Virginia. Cornwallis established a camp at Hillsborough, and attempted to forage supplies and recruit North Carolina's Tories. However, the bedraggled state of his army, and Pyle's massacre, deterred Loyalists. Meanwhile, Greene, having received reinforcements, decided to recross the Dan and challenge Cornwallis. On the 15th of March, the two armies met at Guilford Court House, North Carolina (within the present Greensboro, North Carolina), and a virtually drawn battle was fought.

 

The Action of the Battle

Hostilities opened on the morning of the 15th of March with a clash between advance guards near the Quaker New Garden Meeting House. With the arrival of the British 23rd Regiment of Foot, American Light Horse Harry Lee ordered a retreat to Greene's main body.

 

Greene had prepared his defense in three lines, militia in the first two lines, regulars in the last, and backwoods riflemen on the left and right flanks to pick off advancing British. While superficially resembling the deployment successfully used by Daniel Morgan at Cowpens, the lines were hundreds of yards apart and could not support one another.

 

The British army forced its way through the first two lines, but with significant losses. However, the wooded terrain, the width of the battlefield, and uneven resistance hindered a coordinated advance, and British forces arrived piecemeal at the third line. At the climax of the battle, British Guards and American Continentals engaged in hand-to-hand combat. Lord Cornwallis, against the advice of his artillery officers, ordered grapeshot to be fired indiscriminately down onto the battlefield. While many British soldiers were killed, the Americans broke off and retreated from the field.

 

During the battle, Lord Cornwallis had a horse shot from under him.

 

Aftermath

The British, by taking ground with their accustomed tenacity when engaged with superior numbers, were tactically victors, but were weakened by a loss of nearly 600 men. Greene, cautiously avoiding another Camden, retreated with his forces intact. With his small army, less than 2000 strong, Cornwallis declined to follow Greene into the back country, and retiring to Hillsborough, North Carolina, raised the royal standard, offered protection to the inhabitants, and for the moment appeared to be master of Georgia and the two Carolinas. In a few weeks, however, he abandoned the heart of the state and marched to the coast at Wilmington, North Carolina, to recruit and refit his command.

 

At Wilmington, the British general faced a serious problem, the solution of which, upon his own responsibility, unexpectedly led to the close of the war within seven months. Instead of remaining in Carolina, he determined to march into Virginia, justifying the move on the ground that until Virginia was reduced he could not firmly hold the more southern states he had just overrun. This decision was subsequently sharply criticized by General Clinton as unmilitary, and as having been made contrary to his instructions. To Cornwallis, he wrote in May: "Had you intimated the probability of your intention, I should certainly have endeavoured to stop you, as I did then as well as now consider such a move likely to be dangerous to our interests in the Southern Colonies."

 

The danger lay in the suddenly changed situation in that direction; as General Greene, instead of following Cornwallis to the coast, boldly pushed down towards Camden and Charleston, South Carolina, with a view to drawing his antagonist after him to the points where he was the year before, as well as to driving back Lord Rawdon, whom Cornwallis had left in that field. In his main object, the recovery of the southern states, Greene succeeded by the close of the year; but not without hard fighting and repeated reverses. "We fight, get beaten, and fight again," were his words. On April 25, 1781 he was surprised in his camp at Hobkirk's Hill, near Camden, by Lord Rawdon, and was defeated, both sides suffering about an equal loss.

 

References

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

File: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Pictures\American Revolution Pictures\Battle of Guilford Court House.jpg

Title: Battle of Guilford Court House 1781

 

 

 

vi.

Jacob Critz[222] was born about 1761[222]. He died on Unknown.

148.

Robert Durham[148] was born on 12 Nov 1726 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[146]. He died after 1785 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[145].

149.

Elizabeth Unknown[148] was born about 1721[145]. She died on Unknown.

Robert Durham and Elizabeth Unknown were married about 1745 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[145]. They had the following children:

+ 74. i.

Gregory Durham[145] was born on 12 Nov 1746 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[145]. He married Elizabeth Shelton in 1772 in Middlesex or Henry, Virginia USA[145]. He died about 1814 in Henry, Virginia or Stokes, North Carolina USA[146].

152.

Micajah Francis son of John Francis and Mary Bostick[90] was born about 1728 in Henry, Virginia, USA[90]. He died in 1791 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[223].

Notes for Micajah Francis:

General Notes:

Micajah Francis died in 1791in Halifax County, Virginia (formed from

Luneburg in 1752). Halifax County, at that time, made

up the area of Virginia that is now Patrick, Henry, Pittsylvania, and

Halifax Counties, and a portion of Franklin County

 

 

153.

Keronhappock[223] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Micajah Francis and Keronhappock were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 76. i.

John Francis[90] was born about 1749[90]. He died in 1797 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[90]. He married Ambella Unknown on Unknown.

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Vincent Francis[90] was born about 1760[90]. He died in 1833 in Jessamine, Kentucky[90]. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown.

Notes for Vincent Francis:

General Notes:

The Will of Vincent Francis was recorded in Nov 1833 in Jessamine Co., KY Court Book D, page 422. When his brother, Micajah, initiated a request for his Revolutionary War pension, in Sep 1832, Vincent was in Fayette Co., KY

 

 

iii.

Micajah Francis II[90] was born on 21 Apr 1763 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[90]. He married Mary Elizabeth Francis on 27 Sep 1789 in Halifax, Virginia, USA. He died in 1832 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[223].

Notes for Micajah Francis II:

General Notes:

Revolutionary War Pension request initiated in Stokes Co. NC on 12 Sep 1832. In this Micajah Francis states his brother Vincent in Fayette Co., KY is the only one he knows who can vouch for his statement concerning his service in Revolutionary War. Malachi had died the year before in 1831.

 

 

iv.

Malachi Francis[90] was born on 02 Apr 1764 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[90]. He married Mary Fisher in 1780[224]. He died on 30 Jun 1831 in Barren, Kentucky, USA[90].

Notes for Malachi Francis:

General Notes:

Following article is from Ancestry.com website of Dexter Francis - Dexter.Francis@lumenis.com

 

Narratives about Malachi Francis

Added by dhf149 on 15 g.Aug 2007

 

http://www.jesshistorical.org/Jessamine%20County%20Kentucky%20Families/b48.htm

 

In November 1852 William Brumfield was witness to the claim of the family of Malichi Francis to collect his pension. In it William indicates that he and Malachi were relatives.

 

11 August 1853 Barren County, Kentucky. James W Bean declares he is administrator of the estate of Mary Francis, widow of Malachi Francis, who enlisted in an early part of the war and served until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown and was in the battles of Brandywine and Guilford Court house and at the siege of Little York and served at least three years. Malachi and Mary Francis were married in Halifax County, Virginia about 1780 and he died on 12 June 1831. She died 8 December 1850 in Barren County leaving Bartholomew Francis, Elizabeth McGinnis, Susannah Martin, Mary Bridges, Anna Beam and John Francis her only surviving children, all of whom still survive.

 

15 June 1852. Allen County, Kentucky. Johnson Young, aged 84, declares he has known the family of Malachi Francis since 1789 when he moved into Halifax County, Virginia, where Malachi Francis resided, at which time Francis was a married man with two children. He has lived close to the family in Kentucky since 1819. Malachi Francis conversed with him about his services in the Revolution.

 

15 June 1852. Barren County, Kentucky. John Francis declares the family record was kept by his father until his death and afterwards by his mother and he remembers to have seen it from the time of his earliest recollection.

 

fredrick francis

John Francis Was Born December the 1st day 1809

James R Beem was Born June the 20th 1802

fredrick francis the son of Malachi francis and Mary his Wife Was Born November the 30 1785

Bartholomu Born January the 24 1788

Betsy francis Born October the 31 1792

Patsy francis Born february the 4 1794

Micajah Francis Born the 27 of August 1797

Susannah Francis born October 9 1799

Polley Francis was born Jany the 12 1802

Malikiah Francis was born May 11th 1804

Henry francis Born Decr 1804

John francis Born Decr 1809

 

 

16 June 1852. Barren County, Kentucky. Bartholomew Francis, aged 64, declares he has seen the family record from the time of his earliest recollection. His father, Malachi Francis, died in Barren County 12 June 1831 and his mother Mary Francis died in said county 8 Dec 1850 at the age of about 83 leaving six surviving children. His father served in Virginia at least five years. He entered service by enlisting as a private and was afterwards promoted to lieutenant. He remembers his father told him he fought at battles of Brandywine, Guilford and Yorktown and that he was entitled to 200 acres of land which he never received.

 

16 June 1852. Barren County, Kentucky. William McGinnis declares he was born in Halifax County, Virginia in 1782, being now 69 years of age. He was acquainted with the family of Malachi Frances in Virginia and after their removal to Barren County, Kentucky, and frequently heard Francis speak of the battles of Guilford, siege of Little York and other battles. He entered as a private and was afterwards promoted as a an officer of some grade and was in service at the close of the war. Malachi Francis died in Barren County, Kentucky, 12 June 1831 leaving a widow Mary who died 8 Dec 1850 in Barren County at the age of about 83, leaving children

 

Bartholomew Francis aged 64,

 

Elizabeth McGinnis, aged 60,

 

Susannah Martin, aged 53,

 

Mary Bridges, aged 50,

 

Anna Beam, aged 45, and

 

John Francis, age 43.

 

November 1852. Mercer County, Kentucky. William (X) Brumfield of said county, aged from his best information from 83 to 85, declares he was from his earliest recollection acquainted with Malachi Francis ( a kinsman of his) in Halifax County, Virginia. He remembers seeing him during the war and was then told he was a soldier. He saw him leave Brumfield's father's house to go to the army and saw him again on his return. He stopped on his way home from the army and stayed all night at his father's house. Francis moved to this state many years since and went to the part generally called the 'Barrens'. 9 April 1853. J J Coombs writes from Washington, D C to the Commissioner of Pension that he had delayed filing papers, hoping to find the originals which were forwarded by Mrs Francis in her lifetime.

 

19 August 1853. Barren County, Kentucky. Samuel F Harrison, age 59, declares he has resided in said county since 1811. He has heard his father Reuben Harrison, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, talking with Malachi Francis about his services.

 

 

22 August 1853. Barren County, Kentucky. Martha (X) Wyatt declares she was resided in said county since 1816 and previously lived in Halifax County, Virginia. She heard other old people speak of Malachi Francis' being a Revolutionary soldier.

 

23 August 1853. Barren County, Kentucky. Jacob Peck of said county, aged 73, declares Malachi Francis and family moved to Barren County in 1816. He is acquainted with some of Francis' acquaintances who knew him in Virginia and never heard any person dispute his being a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He sold Malachi Francis the land that he and his widow lived on until their deaths.

 

24 August 1853. Barren County, Kentucky. John H Baker, aged 72 in September next, declares he was resident in said county since 1803. Malachi Francis always said he served two years on his first enlistment and after that was at the taking of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown.

 

 

 

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Notes for Malachi Francis:

General Notes:

Following article is from Ancestry.com website of Dexter Francis - Dexter.Francis@lumenis.com

 

Narratives about Malachi Francis

Added by dhf149 on 15 g.Aug 2007

 

http://www.jesshistorical.org/Jessamine%20County%20Kentucky%20Families/b48.htm

 

In November 1852 William Brumfield was witness to the claim of the family of Malichi Francis to collect his pension. In it William indicates that he and Malachi were relatives.

 

11 August 1853 Barren County, Kentucky. James W Bean declares he is administrator of the estate of Mary Francis, widow of Malachi Francis, who enlisted in an early part of the war and served until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown and was in the battles of Brandywine and Guilford Court house and at the siege of Little York and served at least three years. Malachi and Mary Francis were married in Halifax County, Virginia about 1780 and he died on 12 June 1831. She died 8 December 1850 in Barren County leaving Bartholomew Francis, Elizabeth McGinnis, Susannah Martin, Mary Bridges, Anna Beam and John Francis her only surviving children, all of whom still survive.

 

15 June 1852. Allen County, Kentucky. Johnson Young, aged 84, declares he has known the family of Malachi Francis since 1789 when he moved into Halifax County, Virginia, where Malachi Francis resided, at which time Francis was a married man with two children. He has lived close to the family in Kentucky since 1819. Malachi Francis conversed with him about his services in the Revolution.

 

15 June 1852. Barren County, Kentucky. John Francis declares the family record was kept by his father until his death and afterwards by his mother and he remembers to have seen it from the time of his earliest recollection.

 

fredrick francis

John Francis Was Born December the 1st day 1809

James R Beem was Born June the 20th 1802

fredrick francis the son of Malachi francis and Mary his Wife Was Born November the 30 1785

Bartholomu Born January the 24 1788

Betsy francis Born October the 31 1792

Patsy francis Born february the 4 1794

Micajah Francis Born the 27 of August 1797

Susannah Francis born October 9 1799

Polley Francis was born Jany the 12 1802

Malikiah Francis was born May 11th 1804

Henry francis Born Decr 1804

John francis Born Decr 1809

 

 

16 June 1852. Barren County, Kentucky. Bartholomew Francis, aged 64, declares he has seen the family record from the time of his earliest recollection. His father, Malachi Francis, died in Barren County 12 June 1831 and his mother Mary Francis died in said county 8 Dec 1850 at the age of about 83 leaving six surviving children. His father served in Virginia at least five years. He entered service by enlisting as a private and was afterwards promoted to lieutenant. He remembers his father told him he fought at battles of Brandywine, Guilford and Yorktown and that he was entitled to 200 acres of land which he never received.

 

16 June 1852. Barren County, Kentucky. William McGinnis declares he was born in Halifax County, Virginia in 1782, being now 69 years of age. He was acquainted with the family of Malachi Frances in Virginia and after their removal to Barren County, Kentucky, and frequently heard Francis speak of the battles of Guilford, siege of Little York and other battles. He entered as a private and was afterwards promoted as a an officer of some grade and was in service at the close of the war. Malachi Francis died in Barren County, Kentucky, 12 June 1831 leaving a widow Mary who died 8 Dec 1850 in Barren County at the age of about 83, leaving children

 

Bartholomew Francis aged 64,

 

Elizabeth McGinnis, aged 60,

 

Susannah Martin, aged 53,

 

Mary Bridges, aged 50,

 

Anna Beam, aged 45, and

 

John Francis, age 43.

 

November 1852. Mercer County, Kentucky. William (X) Brumfield of said county, aged from his best information from 83 to 85, declares he was from his earliest recollection acquainted with Malachi Francis ( a kinsman of his) in Halifax County, Virginia. He remembers seeing him during the war and was then told he was a soldier. He saw him leave Brumfield's father's house to go to the army and saw him again on his return. He stopped on his way home from the army and stayed all night at his father's house. Francis moved to this state many years since and went to the part generally called the 'Barrens'. 9 April 1853. J J Coombs writes from Washington, D C to the Commissioner of Pension that he had delayed filing papers, hoping to find the originals which were forwarded by Mrs Francis in her lifetime.

 

19 August 1853. Barren County, Kentucky. Samuel F Harrison, age 59, declares he has resided in said county since 1811. He has heard his father Reuben Harrison, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, talking with Malachi Francis about his services.

 

 

22 August 1853. Barren County, Kentucky. Martha (X) Wyatt declares she was resided in said county since 1816 and previously lived in Halifax County, Virginia. She heard other old people speak of Malachi Francis' being a Revolutionary soldier.

 

23 August 1853. Barren County, Kentucky. Jacob Peck of said county, aged 73, declares Malachi Francis and family moved to Barren County in 1816. He is acquainted with some of Francis' acquaintances who knew him in Virginia and never heard any person dispute his being a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He sold Malachi Francis the land that he and his widow lived on until their deaths.

 

24 August 1853. Barren County, Kentucky. John H Baker, aged 72 in September next, declares he was resident in said county since 1803. Malachi Francis always said he served two years on his first enlistment and after that was at the taking of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown.

 

 

 

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General Notes:

Following article is from Ancestry.com website of Dexter Francis - Dexter.Francis@lumenis.com

 

Narratives about Malachi Francis

Added by dhf149 on 15 g.Aug 2007

 

http://www.jesshistorical.org/Jessamine%20County%20Kentucky%20Families/b48.htm

 

In November 1852 William Brumfield was witness to the claim of the family of Malichi Francis to collect his pension. In it William indicates that he and Malachi were relatives.

 

11 August 1853 Barren County, Kentucky. James W Bean declares he is administrator of the estate of Mary Francis, widow of Malachi Francis, who enlisted in an early part of the war and served until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown and was in the battles of Brandywine and Guilford Court house and at the siege of Little York and served at least three years. Malachi and Mary Francis were married in Halifax County, Virginia about 1780 and he died on 12 June 1831. She died 8 December 1850 in Barren County leaving Bartholomew Francis, Elizabeth McGinnis, Susannah Martin, Mary Bridges, Anna Beam and John Francis her only surviving children, all of whom still survive.

 

15 June 1852. Allen County, Kentucky. Johnson Young, aged 84, declares he has known the family of Malachi Francis since 1789 when he moved into Halifax County, Virginia, where Malachi Francis resided, at which time Francis was a married man with two children. He has lived close to the family in Kentucky since 1819. Malachi Francis conversed with him about his services in the Revolution.

 

15 June 1852. Barren County, Kentucky. John Francis declares the family record was kept by his father until his death and afterwards by his mother and he remembers to have seen it from the time of his earliest recollection.

 

fredrick francis

John Francis Was Born December the 1st day 1809

James R Beem was Born June the 20th 1802

fredrick francis the son of Malachi francis and Mary his Wife Was Born November the 30 1785

Bartholomu Born January the 24 1788

Betsy francis Born October the 31 1792

Patsy francis Born february the 4 1794

Micajah Francis Born the 27 of August 1797

Susannah Francis born October 9 1799

Polley Francis was born Jany the 12 1802

Malikiah Francis was born May 11th 1804

Henry francis Born Decr 1804

John francis Born Decr 1809

 

 

16 June 1852. Barren County, Kentucky. Bartholomew Francis, aged 64, declares he has seen the family record from the time of his earliest recollection. His father, Malachi Francis, died in Barren County 12 June 1831 and his mother Mary Francis died in said county 8 Dec 1850 at the age of about 83 leaving six surviving children. His father served in Virginia at least five years. He entered service by enlisting as a private and was afterwards promoted to lieutenant. He remembers his father told him he fought at battles of Brandywine, Guilford and Yorktown and that he was entitled to 200 acres of land which he never received.

 

16 June 1852. Barren County, Kentucky. William McGinnis declares he was born in Halifax County, Virginia in 1782, being now 69 years of age. He was acquainted with the family of Malachi Frances in Virginia and after their removal to Barren County, Kentucky, and frequently heard Francis speak of the battles of Guilford, siege of Little York and other battles. He entered as a private and was afterwards promoted as a an officer of some grade and was in service at the close of the war. Malachi Francis died in Barren County, Kentucky, 12 June 1831 leaving a widow Mary who died 8 Dec 1850 in Barren County at the age of about 83, leaving children

 

Bartholomew Francis aged 64,

 

Elizabeth McGinnis, aged 60,

 

Susannah Martin, aged 53,

 

Mary Bridges, aged 50,

 

Anna Beam, aged 45, and

 

John Francis, age 43.

 

November 1852. Mercer County, Kentucky. William (X) Brumfield of said county, aged from his best information from 83 to 85, declares he was from his earliest recollection acquainted with Malachi Francis ( a kinsman of his) in Halifax County, Virginia. He remembers seeing him during the war and was then told he was a soldier. He saw him leave Brumfield's father's house to go to the army and saw him again on his return. He stopped on his way home from the army and stayed all night at his father's house. Francis moved to this state many years since and went to the part generally called the 'Barrens'. 9 April 1853. J J Coombs writes from Washington, D C to the Commissioner of Pension that he had delayed filing papers, hoping to find the originals which were forwarded by Mrs Francis in her lifetime.

 

19 August 1853. Barren County, Kentucky. Samuel F Harrison, age 59, declares he has resided in said county since 1811. He has heard his father Reuben Harrison, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, talking with Malachi Francis about his services.

 

 

22 August 1853. Barren County, Kentucky. Martha (X) Wyatt declares she was resided in said county since 1816 and previously lived in Halifax County, Virginia. She heard other old people speak of Malachi Francis' being a Revolutionary soldier.

 

23 August 1853. Barren County, Kentucky. Jacob Peck of said county, aged 73, declares Malachi Francis and family moved to Barren County in 1816. He is acquainted with some of Francis' acquaintances who knew him in Virginia and never heard any person dispute his being a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He sold Malachi Francis the land that he and his widow lived on until their deaths.

 

24 August 1853. Barren County, Kentucky. John H Baker, aged 72 in September next, declares he was resident in said county since 1803. Malachi Francis always said he served two years on his first enlistment and after that was at the taking of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown.

 

 

 

156.

John Hayne Scates son of Jeames/James Scates and Sarah Curtius[151] was born on 17 Nov 1713 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[151]. He died in Oct 1767 in Virginia, USA[151].

157.

Elizabeth Spraggins daughter of William Spraggins and Martha Abney[151] was born between 1717-1726 in New Kent, Virginia, USA[151, 225]. She died on Unknown.

John Hayne Scates and Elizabeth Spraggins were married about 1738 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151]. They had the following children:

i.

John Hann Scates[151] was born about 1739 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151]. He died before Dec 1767 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151].

ii.

William W. Scates Sr.[151] was born about 1741 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151]. He married Mary Kersey on 25 May 1760 in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[151]. He died on 07 Apr 1803 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151].

+ 78. iii.

Francis Scates[89] was born about 1745 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[4]. He married Margaret Spence about 1768 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151]. He died about 1782 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[4].

iv.

Thomas Scates[226] was born about 1753 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[226]. He died about 1810 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[226].

v.

Joseph Hayne Scates Jr.[151] was born about 1762 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151]. He married Nancy Bruce on 08 Feb 1787 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151]. He died after Nov 1820[151].

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vi.

Matthew Scates[151] was born about 1763 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151]. He died on 29 Aug 1866 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA[151].

160.

John East I son of Thomas East III and Ann Perrin[94] was born about 1698 in Henrico, Virginia, USA. He died in 1758 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[94].

161.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John East I and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 80. i.

John East II[94, 95] was born about 1740 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[94]. He died in 1803 in Henry, Virginia, USA[94, 95]. He married Frances Elizabeth Hairston on Unknown.

ii.

William East[94] was born about 1742 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[94]. He married Sarah Unknown about 1760[94]. He died in Mar 1781 in Henry, Virginia, USA[94].

iii.

James East[94] was born about 1744 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[94]. He died on Unknown.

192.

William Inman Sr. son of Ezekiel John Inman and Fanny Wakefield[227] was born about 1753 in Virginia, USA[228]. He died on 20 Jun 1803 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[228].

Notes for William Inman Sr.:

General Notes:

THE WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM INMAN OF PITTSYLVANIA CO., NC

 

In the name of God, amen, and on the 25th day of July and in the date of our Lord Christ, one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, I, William Inman of Pittsylvania Co., Va, being weak and sickly in body but in perfect mind and memory, I thank God for it. I thought knowing I am a mortal and not knowing how sudden death may fall on me. I do make. ordain and appoint this to be my Last Will and Testament.

 

First that my body be decently buried and all my just debts duly paid and discharged.

 

Item. I give to my beloved wife, Susannah Inman ... during her life, my whole estate and at her decease --- the personal estate to be equally divided amongst my five children, namely, Henry Inman, Nancy Inman, Edmond Inman, Shadrach Inman, Jesse Inman to them and their heirs forever --- and my lands all to be sold at the dechression of the executors and the money to be equally devided amongst all my children, namely William Inman, Polly Morris, Sarah Morgin, Lydia Boaz and the five children above mentioned. I likewise constitute, make and name Daniel Boaz and William Inman to be my sole executors of this my last will and testament and I do here by utterly revoke, disanul all other former testaments, wills and so forth in witness whereof I have hereunto set my han and seal the day and date above mentioned.

 

At a Court held for Pittsylvania County June the 20, 1803 - This last Will and Testament of William Inman deceased was presented in Court and proved by the oaths of the subscribing witnesses hereto and by the Court Ordered to be Recorded and on the motion of Daniel Boaz and William Inman the Executors herein named who made oath according to law and together with Robert Bullington Edmund Boaz and John Thurman and sons their securities entered into and acknowledged their Bond in the penalty of five hundred pounds for that purpose conditiond as the law directs certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate of said will in due form -------------

 

Tes

Will Tunstall

 

Submitted by Rosa Inmon Hightower

 

 

..............................................................................

 

----- Original Message -----

From: "william inman" <flipjax@msn.com>

To: "Jo Martin" <jomartin1@worldnet.att.net>

Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:36 AM

Subject: William Inman, Sr. & Jr.

 

Dear Jo,

 

My attention had been drawn to William of Bedford/Pittsylvania because of the interesting parentage. Benjamin Elisha was purportedly the son of Ezekiel and Henrietta Hardin, William of Ezekiel and Fanny Wakefield, making them half brothers. It seems credible that Ezekiel and Fanny had a William (William was a Wakefield family name), but William and Lazarus were on the Bledsoe County, NC, Census in 1830, where Fanny had died in 1826. This effectively rules out Ezekiel as the father of William of Pittsylvania.

 

In looking at the data, I noted that your genealogy had William Jr. as being born in 1792. Some of what I know about the family was through Bess Copeland of Missouri, who is a descendant of William Sr.'s son Edmund. She not only made two or more trips to Bedford to research the family; she employed a genealogist to search the files, including the early court order books. All in all, this is what seems to be documented concerning William Sr. From the court order books of Bedford County and other sources:

 

Nov. 24, 1777 William purchased land from Evan Morgan. Elisha had earlier purchased land from Morgan on Jan. 17, 1777. Elisha had witnessed his father-in-law's will in 1774. William had no earlier record.

 

Book 6, page 358 Bess does not give the date of this transaction. Book 9 was in 1788. William apprentices Archibald Green, an orphan.

 

1783 Road work with Morgan Morgan.

 

1788 Another Inman, Zachariah, is owed by the county for attendance-possibly jury duty. This is a lone entry.

 

Feb. 1793 William summoned in regard to the location of a road. He had likely already gone to Pittsylvania County. He sold his property in 1794 and bought land in Pittsylvania County two months later. These legal transactions likely always trail the events themselves.

 

1811 William summoned for delinquent taxes. This could have been an abandoned piece of land, or it could refer to William Jr. I seem to remember that it was for only 20 acres.

 

What can we make of this? In 1782, William was listed for personal property tax, and had one person in the household over 16. Bess took this to mean that two people were indicated, but the way the listing was done that year, it meant only that William was listed in two places. The tax people corrected the redundancy the following year.

 

William was listed for personal taxes from 1782, when the list started, until 1791, a year later than Elisha. An interesting thing occurs in 1785. William is listed as having two people over age 21 in his household. This listing continues through 1791. Could this have been his father, come to die in the bosom of his family? Could it be the Zachariah of 1788, a brother, cousin, or even his father? Could it be William Jr., older than we think? The answer is much more prosaic. It was Archibald Green, the apprentice, who stayed with William until William moved to Pittsylvania. Archibald Green appears for the first time on the personal property tax list as an individual in 1792. He did not go to Pittsylvania with William.

 

I note that William Jr. does not appear on William Sr.'s tax list, or as an individual, through 1791. The tax listing in 1791 was done on Apr. 30. William Jr. could have come of age later in the year. If I remember correctly, the Pittsylvania tax records do not exist for 1792 and for some time later.

 

Bess assigned birth years to William's nine children, two years apart, except for William. She had William being born in 1770, but Polly not until 1794. What was it about William? I would guess that it was his marriage (and this is just a guess of what I would find if I looked). He married Nancy Morris on Oct. 29, 1792. I am guessing that permission for him to be married would have been required if he were not 21 and that such permission does not appear in the record. If he had been born in 1772, he could not have been more than 20 years old when he got married. Ergo, he must have been born before 1772. The paper trail on William Jr.'s age does not extend beyond that.

My only later entry on William Jr. was when he sold his share of William Sr.'s estate to brother Henry in 1818.

 

The interesting thing about the year of William Jr.'s birth is, of course, what it reflects concerning William Sr.'s date of birth. I conclude, however, that nothing is gained there. One can manipulate William Sr.'s age at the time of William Jr.'s birth from 16 years old to 30 years old. If we are conventional and assume he married when he was 21 and became a father the following year, his year of birth would look something like 1748 if William Jr. were born in 1790. It seems to me that loners like Elisha and William (out of touch without their families to help them) are more likely to be mature people when they marry: age 26? Like Rumsfeld says, "There are things we know and things we do not know." This is one of the things that we do not know. But we do know that William of Bedford/Pittsylvania was not the son of Ezekiel, or John Ezekiel, or John Benjamin Ezekiel.

 

William

 

 

 

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THE WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM INMAN OF PITTSYLVANIA CO., NC

 

In the name of God, amen, and on the 25th day of July and in the date of our Lord Christ, one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, I, William Inman of Pittsylvania Co., Va, being weak and sickly in body but in perfect mind and memory, I thank God for it. I thought knowing I am a mortal and not knowing how sudden death may fall on me. I do make. ordain and appoint this to be my Last Will and Testament.

 

First that my body be decently buried and all my just debts duly paid and discharged.

 

Item. I give to my beloved wife, Susannah Inman ... during her life, my whole estate and at her decease --- the personal estate to be equally divided amongst my five children, namely, Henry Inman, Nancy Inman, Edmond Inman, Shadrach Inman, Jesse Inman to them and their heirs forever --- and my lands all to be sold at the dechression of the executors and the money to be equally devided amongst all my children, namely William Inman, Polly Morris, Sarah Morgin, Lydia Boaz and the five children above mentioned. I likewise constitute, make and name Daniel Boaz and William Inman to be my sole executors of this my last will and testament and I do here by utterly revoke, disanul all other former testaments, wills and so forth in witness whereof I have hereunto set my han and seal the day and date above mentioned.

 

At a Court held for Pittsylvania County June the 20, 1803 - This last Will and Testament of William Inman deceased was presented in Court and proved by the oaths of the subscribing witnesses hereto and by the Court Ordered to be Recorded and on the motion of Daniel Boaz and William Inman the Executors herein named who made oath according to law and together with Robert Bullington Edmund Boaz and John Thurman and sons their securities entered into and acknowledged their Bond in the penalty of five hundred pounds for that purpose conditiond as the law directs certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate of said will in due form -------------

 

Tes

Will Tunstall

 

Submitted by Rosa Inmon Hightower

 

 

..............................................................................

 

----- Original Message -----

From: "william inman" <flipjax@msn.com>

To: "Jo Martin" <jomartin1@worldnet.att.net>

Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:36 AM

Subject: William Inman, Sr. & Jr.

 

Dear Jo,

 

My attention had been drawn to William of Bedford/Pittsylvania because of the interesting parentage. Benjamin Elisha was purportedly the son of Ezekiel and Henrietta Hardin, William of Ezekiel and Fanny Wakefield, making them half brothers. It seems credible that Ezekiel and Fanny had a William (William was a Wakefield family name), but William and Lazarus were on the Bledsoe County, NC, Census in 1830, where Fanny had died in 1826. This effectively rules out Ezekiel as the father of William of Pittsylvania.

 

In looking at the data, I noted that your genealogy had William Jr. as being born in 1792. Some of what I know about the family was through Bess Copeland of Missouri, who is a descendant of William Sr.'s son Edmund. She not only made two or more trips to Bedford to research the family; she employed a genealogist to search the files, including the early court order books. All in all, this is what seems to be documented concerning William Sr. From the court order books of Bedford County and other sources:

 

Nov. 24, 1777 William purchased land from Evan Morgan. Elisha had earlier purchased land from Morgan on Jan. 17, 1777. Elisha had witnessed his father-in-law's will in 1774. William had no earlier record.

 

Book 6, page 358 Bess does not give the date of this transaction. Book 9 was in 1788. William apprentices Archibald Green, an orphan.

 

1783 Road work with Morgan Morgan.

 

1788 Another Inman, Zachariah, is owed by the county for attendance-possibly jury duty. This is a lone entry.

 

Feb. 1793 William summoned in regard to the location of a road. He had likely already gone to Pittsylvania County. He sold his property in 1794 and bought land in Pittsylvania County two months later. These legal transactions likely always trail the events themselves.

 

1811 William summoned for delinquent taxes. This could have been an abandoned piece of land, or it could refer to William Jr. I seem to remember that it was for only 20 acres.

 

What can we make of this? In 1782, William was listed for personal property tax, and had one person in the household over 16. Bess took this to mean that two people were indicated, but the way the listing was done that year, it meant only that William was listed in two places. The tax people corrected the redundancy the following year.

 

William was listed for personal taxes from 1782, when the list started, until 1791, a year later than Elisha. An interesting thing occurs in 1785. William is listed as having two people over age 21 in his household. This listing continues through 1791. Could this have been his father, come to die in the bosom of his family? Could it be the Zachariah of 1788, a brother, cousin, or even his father? Could it be William Jr., older than we think? The answer is much more prosaic. It was Archibald Green, the apprentice, who stayed with William until William moved to Pittsylvania. Archibald Green appears for the first time on the personal property tax list as an individual in 1792. He did not go to Pittsylvania with William.

 

I note that William Jr. does not appear on William Sr.'s tax list, or as an individual, through 1791. The tax listing in 1791 was done on Apr. 30. William Jr. could have come of age later in the year. If I remember correctly, the Pittsylvania tax records do not exist for 1792 and for some time later.

 

Bess assigned birth years to William's nine children, two years apart, except for William. She had William being born in 1770, but Polly not until 1794. What was it about William? I would guess that it was his marriage (and this is just a guess of what I would find if I looked). He married Nancy Morris on Oct. 29, 1792. I am guessing that permission for him to be married would have been required if he were not 21 and that such permission does not appear in the record. If he had been born in 1772, he could not have been more than 20 years old when he got married. Ergo, he must have been born before 1772. The paper trail on William Jr.'s age does not extend beyond that.

My only later entry on William Jr. was when he sold his share of William Sr.'s estate to brother Henry in 1818.

 

The interesting thing about the year of William Jr.'s birth is, of course, what it reflects concerning William Sr.'s date of birth. I conclude, however, that nothing is gained there. One can manipulate William Sr.'s age at the time of William Jr.'s birth from 16 years old to 30 years old. If we are conventional and assume he married when he was 21 and became a father the following year, his year of birth would look something like 1748 if William Jr. were born in 1790. It seems to me that loners like Elisha and William (out of touch without their families to help them) are more likely to be mature people when they marry: age 26? Like Rumsfeld says, "There are things we know and things we do not know." This is one of the things that we do not know. But we do know that William of Bedford/Pittsylvania was not the son of Ezekiel, or John Ezekiel, or John Benjamin Ezekiel.

 

William

 

 

 

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THE WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM INMAN OF PITTSYLVANIA CO., NC

 

In the name of God, amen, and on the 25th day of July and in the date of our Lord Christ, one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, I, William Inman of Pittsylvania Co., Va, being weak and sickly in body but in perfect mind and memory, I thank God for it. I thought knowing I am a mortal and not knowing how sudden death may fall on me. I do make. ordain and appoint this to be my Last Will and Testament.

 

First that my body be decently buried and all my just debts duly paid and discharged.

 

Item. I give to my beloved wife, Susannah Inman ... during her life, my whole estate and at her decease --- the personal estate to be equally divided amongst my five children, namely, Henry Inman, Nancy Inman, Edmond Inman, Shadrach Inman, Jesse Inman to them and their heirs forever --- and my lands all to be sold at the dechression of the executors and the money to be equally devided amongst all my children, namely William Inman, Polly Morris, Sarah Morgin, Lydia Boaz and the five children above mentioned. I likewise constitute, make and name Daniel Boaz and William Inman to be my sole executors of this my last will and testament and I do here by utterly revoke, disanul all other former testaments, wills and so forth in witness whereof I have hereunto set my han and seal the day and date above mentioned.

 

At a Court held for Pittsylvania County June the 20, 1803 - This last Will and Testament of William Inman deceased was presented in Court and proved by the oaths of the subscribing witnesses hereto and by the Court Ordered to be Recorded and on the motion of Daniel Boaz and William Inman the Executors herein named who made oath according to law and together with Robert Bullington Edmund Boaz and John Thurman and sons their securities entered into and acknowledged their Bond in the penalty of five hundred pounds for that purpose conditiond as the law directs certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate of said will in due form -------------

 

Tes

Will Tunstall

 

Submitted by Rosa Inmon Hightower

 

 

..............................................................................

 

----- Original Message -----

From: "william inman" <flipjax@msn.com>

To: "Jo Martin" <jomartin1@worldnet.att.net>

Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:36 AM

Subject: William Inman, Sr. & Jr.

 

Dear Jo,

 

My attention had been drawn to William of Bedford/Pittsylvania because of the interesting parentage. Benjamin Elisha was purportedly the son of Ezekiel and Henrietta Hardin, William of Ezekiel and Fanny Wakefield, making them half brothers. It seems credible that Ezekiel and Fanny had a William (William was a Wakefield family name), but William and Lazarus were on the Bledsoe County, NC, Census in 1830, where Fanny had died in 1826. This effectively rules out Ezekiel as the father of William of Pittsylvania.

 

In looking at the data, I noted that your genealogy had William Jr. as being born in 1792. Some of what I know about the family was through Bess Copeland of Missouri, who is a descendant of William Sr.'s son Edmund. She not only made two or more trips to Bedford to research the family; she employed a genealogist to search the files, including the early court order books. All in all, this is what seems to be documented concerning William Sr. From the court order books of Bedford County and other sources:

 

Nov. 24, 1777 William purchased land from Evan Morgan. Elisha had earlier purchased land from Morgan on Jan. 17, 1777. Elisha had witnessed his father-in-law's will in 1774. William had no earlier record.

 

Book 6, page 358 Bess does not give the date of this transaction. Book 9 was in 1788. William apprentices Archibald Green, an orphan.

 

1783 Road work with Morgan Morgan.

 

1788 Another Inman, Zachariah, is owed by the county for attendance-possibly jury duty. This is a lone entry.

 

Feb. 1793 William summoned in regard to the location of a road. He had likely already gone to Pittsylvania County. He sold his property in 1794 and bought land in Pittsylvania County two months later. These legal transactions likely always trail the events themselves.

 

1811 William summoned for delinquent taxes. This could have been an abandoned piece of land, or it could refer to William Jr. I seem to remember that it was for only 20 acres.

 

What can we make of this? In 1782, William was listed for personal property tax, and had one person in the household over 16. Bess took this to mean that two people were indicated, but the way the listing was done that year, it meant only that William was listed in two places. The tax people corrected the redundancy the following year.

 

William was listed for personal taxes from 1782, when the list started, until 1791, a year later than Elisha. An interesting thing occurs in 1785. William is listed as having two people over age 21 in his household. This listing continues through 1791. Could this have been his father, come to die in the bosom of his family? Could it be the Zachariah of 1788, a brother, cousin, or even his father? Could it be William Jr., older than we think? The answer is much more prosaic. It was Archibald Green, the apprentice, who stayed with William until William moved to Pittsylvania. Archibald Green appears for the first time on the personal property tax list as an individual in 1792. He did not go to Pittsylvania with William.

 

I note that William Jr. does not appear on William Sr.'s tax list, or as an individual, through 1791. The tax listing in 1791 was done on Apr. 30. William Jr. could have come of age later in the year. If I remember correctly, the Pittsylvania tax records do not exist for 1792 and for some time later.

 

Bess assigned birth years to William's nine children, two years apart, except for William. She had William being born in 1770, but Polly not until 1794. What was it about William? I would guess that it was his marriage (and this is just a guess of what I would find if I looked). He married Nancy Morris on Oct. 29, 1792. I am guessing that permission for him to be married would have been required if he were not 21 and that such permission does not appear in the record. If he had been born in 1772, he could not have been more than 20 years old when he got married. Ergo, he must have been born before 1772. The paper trail on William Jr.'s age does not extend beyond that.

My only later entry on William Jr. was when he sold his share of William Sr.'s estate to brother Henry in 1818.

 

The interesting thing about the year of William Jr.'s birth is, of course, what it reflects concerning William Sr.'s date of birth. I conclude, however, that nothing is gained there. One can manipulate William Sr.'s age at the time of William Jr.'s birth from 16 years old to 30 years old. If we are conventional and assume he married when he was 21 and became a father the following year, his year of birth would look something like 1748 if William Jr. were born in 1790. It seems to me that loners like Elisha and William (out of touch without their families to help them) are more likely to be mature people when they marry: age 26? Like Rumsfeld says, "There are things we know and things we do not know." This is one of the things that we do not know. But we do know that William of Bedford/Pittsylvania was not the son of Ezekiel, or John Ezekiel, or John Benjamin Ezekiel.

 

William

 

 

 

193.

Susannah Dorcas Morris[228] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Inman Sr. and Susannah Dorcas Morris were married about 1771. They had the following children:

+ 96. i.

William Inman Jr.[21] was born in 1772 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[21]. He married Nancy Morris on 29 Nov 1792 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[154]. He died after 1805[58].

ii.

Polly Inman[227] was born in 1774[58]. She married James Morris on 06 Aug 1792 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[154]. She died after 1798[58].

iii.

Sarah Inman[227] was born in 1776[58]. She married William Morgan on 23 Feb 1792 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[21]. She died after 1798[58].

iv.

Lydia Inman[227] was born in 1778 in Virginia, USA[58]. She married Daniel Boaz on 16 Jan 1796 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[229]. She died after 1820 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[230, 231].

v.

Henry Inman[227] was born in 1780 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[156]. He married Lydia Anglin on 20 Jun 1803 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[21]. He died on 10 Apr 1873[21].

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vi.

Edmond Golden Morris Inman[227] was born about 1782 in Virginia, USA[58]. He married Fannie Thurman on 28 Dec 1803 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[8]. He died after 1860 in Graves, Kentucky, USA[58].

Notes for Edmond Golden Morris Inman:

General Notes:

After the death of his father, William, Edmond Inman and family moved to that part of Washington, Co., KY which later became Marion County. This is about the time that Abraham Lincoln, the grandfather of the president, also moved to Washington Co., KY. The 1810 Census shows Edmund Inman, father of James, E. G. and J. C Inman living in Washington Co., KY with two sons and a daughter under six years of age. On Oct 18, 1822, a deed for about 80 acres was recorded for Edmund in Deed Book H., page 85. Edmund and wife sold this land and another tract was recorded in Deed Book L, page 472-474, dated Oct 17, 1833.

 

According to a story written by his granddaughter Pernecia Farley: "Grandpa Edmond was carried in his chair as his family moved west to Texas." "He died athe foot of the Ozarks."

 

 

vii.

Jesse Clark Inman[227] was born in 1784 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[58]. He married Clara Foster on 26 Mar 1804 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[8, 58]. He died before 1821 in Washington, Kentucky, USA[58].

viii.

Nancy Inman[227] was born about 1786[58]. She married William Morris on 29 Mar 1805 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[8]. She died about 1859 in Graves, Kentucky, USA[58].

ix.

Shadrach Inman[8, 21] was born about 1788 in Virginia, USA[21, 58]. He married Dorcas Morris on 25 Jun 1817 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. He died after 1870 in Marion, Kentucky, USA[58].

Notes for Shadrach Inman:

General Notes:

Those Funny Names

 

Barzillai, Hezekiah, Elisha, Ezekiel, Abednego, Meshach. Where did our ancestors get those names, and who were the people who used them? The answers are important to our being able to identify our ancestors. The answers are not as simple as they might seem, however.

 

The names are obviously Biblical names, but not just any Biblical names. They are Old Testament Biblical names. What is the significance of that? We are familiar with John, James, Matthew, Thomas—but those are New Testament names. Does the distinction mean anything?

 

Names of children are frequently taken from famous people, particularly heads of state. Before 1714, only two English kings had names found in the Bible: John and James, both New Testament names. Most of the other names, including those of the commoners, originated in what is now northern Europe and Scandinavia. These included not only names like Ethelbert, but also William (Willahelm: strong helmet or leader), Henry (Heimerich: ruler of the house), Robert, and Richard — names that were used long before the time of the kings, but names that were undoubtedly given impetus by their kingly use.

 

In the 1600Â’s, about one-fourth of all English men were named John, judging from an analysis made of 11,900 given names in Surrey wills. Another fifteen percent were named Thomas. This writer collected information on 173 Inman wills and other documents from well over 100 English index books of records. The time span was roughly from 1300 to 1750, with most of the records in the 1500Â’s and 1600Â’s. The search covered the whole of England. My analysis indicated that the distribution of those Inman given names corresponded very closely with that of the Surrey wills. No Old Testament names were represented in my collection. Where were these people?

 

In an attempt to get a lead in the research, I broadened the search to more common surnames and consulted the International Genealogical Index, focusing on the period before 1700. I examined the surnames Smith and Jones, adding the Old Testament Biblical names to those surnames—Ezekiel Smith, for example. Without exception, the names were found in the south of England … and Wales. To rule out the possibility that the Smith and Jones families were found only in Southern England, I added the names John and Robert. As expected, men named John Smith and Robert Jones were found all over the map, from Wiltshire to Lancashire. Only those with Old Testament given names were limited to Southern England.

 

A closer look at the specific English shires revealed that the Old Testament names were located in two patterns—one for shires near the Bristol Channel and its Severn River extension, both on the English and Welsh sides, the other at London and shires near it. Numerous Inmans were located in those areas at that time, although my search found no Inmans with Old Testament names. The Inmans were there as a matter of record by 1300 AD, with a continuous record thereafter. Few earlier records exist, because a common written language was only evolving. (Beowulf, written in the West Saxon dialect, was composed about 1000 AD; but English evolved from Englisc, an Angle dialect. Chaucer was born about 1343, and we know what Chaucerian English is like.)

 

This is merely dipping one toe in the ocean tide, but it should give pause to those who have ancestors with Old Testament names. The best ports for immigration to the New World were London and Bristol—right near the homes of all those people who had the funny names that we have come to love. Perhaps that is the best place to look for them.

 

William C. Inman, Raleigh,North Carolina - February 23, 2002

 

 

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Notes for Shadrach Inman:

General Notes:

Those Funny Names

 

Barzillai, Hezekiah, Elisha, Ezekiel, Abednego, Meshach. Where did our ancestors get those names, and who were the people who used them? The answers are important to our being able to identify our ancestors. The answers are not as simple as they might seem, however.

 

The names are obviously Biblical names, but not just any Biblical names. They are Old Testament Biblical names. What is the significance of that? We are familiar with John, James, Matthew, Thomas—but those are New Testament names. Does the distinction mean anything?

 

Names of children are frequently taken from famous people, particularly heads of state. Before 1714, only two English kings had names found in the Bible: John and James, both New Testament names. Most of the other names, including those of the commoners, originated in what is now northern Europe and Scandinavia. These included not only names like Ethelbert, but also William (Willahelm: strong helmet or leader), Henry (Heimerich: ruler of the house), Robert, and Richard — names that were used long before the time of the kings, but names that were undoubtedly given impetus by their kingly use.

 

In the 1600Â’s, about one-fourth of all English men were named John, judging from an analysis made of 11,900 given names in Surrey wills. Another fifteen percent were named Thomas. This writer collected information on 173 Inman wills and other documents from well over 100 English index books of records. The time span was roughly from 1300 to 1750, with most of the records in the 1500Â’s and 1600Â’s. The search covered the whole of England. My analysis indicated that the distribution of those Inman given names corresponded very closely with that of the Surrey wills. No Old Testament names were represented in my collection. Where were these people?

 

In an attempt to get a lead in the research, I broadened the search to more common surnames and consulted the International Genealogical Index, focusing on the period before 1700. I examined the surnames Smith and Jones, adding the Old Testament Biblical names to those surnames—Ezekiel Smith, for example. Without exception, the names were found in the south of England … and Wales. To rule out the possibility that the Smith and Jones families were found only in Southern England, I added the names John and Robert. As expected, men named John Smith and Robert Jones were found all over the map, from Wiltshire to Lancashire. Only those with Old Testament given names were limited to Southern England.

 

A closer look at the specific English shires revealed that the Old Testament names were located in two patterns—one for shires near the Bristol Channel and its Severn River extension, both on the English and Welsh sides, the other at London and shires near it. Numerous Inmans were located in those areas at that time, although my search found no Inmans with Old Testament names. The Inmans were there as a matter of record by 1300 AD, with a continuous record thereafter. Few earlier records exist, because a common written language was only evolving. (Beowulf, written in the West Saxon dialect, was composed about 1000 AD; but English evolved from Englisc, an Angle dialect. Chaucer was born about 1343, and we know what Chaucerian English is like.)

 

This is merely dipping one toe in the ocean tide, but it should give pause to those who have ancestors with Old Testament names. The best ports for immigration to the New World were London and Bristol—right near the homes of all those people who had the funny names that we have come to love. Perhaps that is the best place to look for them.

 

William C. Inman, Raleigh,North Carolina - February 23, 2002

 

 

194.

Joshua Morris son of William Morris Jr and Elizabeth Stapp[232] was born on 17 Dec 1752 in Virginia, USA[232]. He died in Aug 1824 in Teays Valley, Putnam, West Virginia, USA[233].

Notes for Joshua Morris:

General Notes:

William and Elizabeth had ten children, and the fourth was Joshua, who was born in about 1752 in Culpeper County, Virginia. Joshua was one of the sons of William who fought at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774 according to one source.

 

WILL AND APPRAISEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF JOSHUA MORRIS

 

At a Court held for Kanawha County at the Court House thereof on Monday the 13th day of September 1824.

 

This last Will and Testament of Joshua Morris dec was this day proven by the oaths of Elijah G. Seamonds, James Hume Sr and David Corbin subscribing witnesses thereto and a codicil thereto attached was also proven by the oaths of Elijah Seamonds and David Corbin and ordered to be recorded.

 

I Joshua Morris of the County of Kanawha and State of Virginia being in a very low and languishing condition and well aware of the certainty of death, and uncertainty of life, but of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed be almighty God do make constitute and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following in the in the first I commit my mortal body to the dust from whence it sprang to be buried in a decent christian burial at the discretion of my executors herein after appointed or named, and my immortal soul I commend in the hands of the almighty God who gave it to be disposed of agreeable to his most holy will and pleasure and with respect to my worldly estate it is my will and desire that all my just debts be speedily and punctually paid and after the full payment of all my just debts it is my will and desire that all the balance, remainder or residue of my Estate real and personal be disposed of to the best possible advantage by my executors, and the total and full amount of the proceeds of the whole of my estate after the payment of my just debt, as aforesaid to be equally distributed among my surviving children and the children of my deceased children, that is to say namely, William, John, Edmund, and Henry Morris, Elizabeth and Lucy Chapman and Nancy Harriman each an equal part after the whole Estate being divided into nine equal parts, the above named seven children to have each an equal part and the children of my deceased son Thomas Morris to have one ninth part be equally divided among them that is Armsted A. George K. and Malon Morris and Frances Thompson, and Polly, Kitty, Juliann, Cassandra, and Janet Morris children of Thomas Morris decd provided they claim no debts, dues or demands on my estate from contract, prior to the signing and sealing of this my last will and testament but if any demands are made of the Estate for any claim previous to making this bequest it is my will and desire that such claimant be disannulled and not considered a legatee in any part of my Estate, and it is further my will and desire that the children of my dec daughter Mary Chapman namely Joshua Morris Chapman, Malon Chapman and Frances, Mary and Nancy Chapman should jointly and equally share the remaining ninth part of my estate.

 

Nevertheless before the division of my estate in any way whatsoever it is my will and desire that my beloved wife Frances Morris should enjoy the privilege of receiving the profit of one third part of my estate during her natural life or widow hood and that she should agree with my executors in any way most agreeable to all concerned concerning her part, and lastly it is my will and desire that my executors should make use of all legal means to improve the property on the best manner they can and dispose of it to the best advantage in their favor and at the proper time to give each and every legatee their just due of these bequests. All be in peace and unity, No disputation or trouble about any division that takes place. And I hereby appoint my sons Edmund and John Morris, and Joshua M. Chapman my grandson executors to this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling all former wills and testaments by me made and declaring this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 31st day of July, 1824.

 

Joshua Morris

 

Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Joshua Morris and at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses to his last will and testamen

 

E G Seam

 

 

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Notes for Joshua Morris:

General Notes:

William and Elizabeth had ten children, and the fourth was Joshua, who was born in about 1752 in Culpeper County, Virginia. Joshua was one of the sons of William who fought at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774 according to one source.

 

WILL AND APPRAISEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF JOSHUA MORRIS

 

At a Court held for Kanawha County at the Court House thereof on Monday the 13th day of September 1824.

 

This last Will and Testament of Joshua Morris dec was this day proven by the oaths of Elijah G. Seamonds, James Hume Sr and David Corbin subscribing witnesses thereto and a codicil thereto attached was also proven by the oaths of Elijah Seamonds and David Corbin and ordered to be recorded.

 

I Joshua Morris of the County of Kanawha and State of Virginia being in a very low and languishing condition and well aware of the certainty of death, and uncertainty of life, but of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed be almighty God do make constitute and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following in the in the first I commit my mortal body to the dust from whence it sprang to be buried in a decent christian burial at the discretion of my executors herein after appointed or named, and my immortal soul I commend in the hands of the almighty God who gave it to be disposed of agreeable to his most holy will and pleasure and with respect to my worldly estate it is my will and desire that all my just debts be speedily and punctually paid and after the full payment of all my just debts it is my will and desire that all the balance, remainder or residue of my Estate real and personal be disposed of to the best possible advantage by my executors, and the total and full amount of the proceeds of the whole of my estate after the payment of my just debt, as aforesaid to be equally distributed among my surviving children and the children of my deceased children, that is to say namely, William, John, Edmund, and Henry Morris, Elizabeth and Lucy Chapman and Nancy Harriman each an equal part after the whole Estate being divided into nine equal parts, the above named seven children to have each an equal part and the children of my deceased son Thomas Morris to have one ninth part be equally divided among them that is Armsted A. George K. and Malon Morris and Frances Thompson, and Polly, Kitty, Juliann, Cassandra, and Janet Morris children of Thomas Morris decd provided they claim no debts, dues or demands on my estate from contract, prior to the signing and sealing of this my last will and testament but if any demands are made of the Estate for any claim previous to making this bequest it is my will and desire that such claimant be disannulled and not considered a legatee in any part of my Estate, and it is further my will and desire that the children of my dec daughter Mary Chapman namely Joshua Morris Chapman, Malon Chapman and Frances, Mary and Nancy Chapman should jointly and equally share the remaining ninth part of my estate.

 

Nevertheless before the division of my estate in any way whatsoever it is my will and desire that my beloved wife Frances Morris should enjoy the privilege of receiving the profit of one third part of my estate during her natural life or widow hood and that she should agree with my executors in any way most agreeable to all concerned concerning her part, and lastly it is my will and desire that my executors should make use of all legal means to improve the property on the best manner they can and dispose of it to the best advantage in their favor and at the proper time to give each and every legatee their just due of these bequests. All be in peace and unity, No disputation or trouble about any division that takes place. And I hereby appoint my sons Edmund and John Morris, and Joshua M. Chapman my grandson executors to this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling all former wills and testaments by me made and declaring this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 31st day of July, 1824.

 

Joshua Morris

 

Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Joshua Morris and at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses to his last will and testamen

 

E G Seam

 

 

195.

Frances Sims daughter of Thomas Sims and Mary Nalle[234] was born about 1757 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[235]. She died in Dec 1849 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

Notes for Frances Sims:

General Notes:

There is a great deal of information available about the Sims family. A sample of what I found follows:

 

"The first of the Sims blood (but not name after marriage) to settle in the Kanawha Valley was Frances Sims Morris, daughter of Thomas Sims, Jr., of Culpeper County, Va., and wife of Joshua Morris (1752-1824), who came with his parents, brothers and sisters from Culpeper in 1774 and established the first permanent British settlement in the valley at the site of the present town of Cedar Grove, several miles up the river from nearest Washington land....The Sims family of Culpeper traces it's ancestry back through Thomas Sims, Sr., and his wife Rebecca Petty Sims, who in 1734 leased land on the Rappahannock River from Alexander Spotswood, to William Sims whose will was recorded in the Richmond County Courthouse at Warsaw, Virginia, in 1716. Richmond County...is part of the Northern Neck, where the first settlers were from Maryland....Joshua and Frances Morris.....were back in Culpeper County, Virginia, in 1794, when their youngest son, John, was born. Frances died the following year, but Joshua and his family continued to reside in Teays Valley, in what was then Kanawha County." (Bold type added to indicate our ancestors.)

The reason for their return to Culpeper was found in another source: “Joshua first settled in Teays Valley, but the Indians became troublesome and he moved back to the Virginia settlements, east of the Alleghenies, for a while, then returned and settled on his lands on Mud River.”

 

The immigrant William Sims was settled in Virginia by 1707 when he sold land in Sittingbourne Parish, Richmond County that apparently had been inherited by his wife, Amy-she released her dower rights to enable the sale. In June 1711, the County Court directed that he be paid by the county the sum of 600 lbs of tobacco in appreciation that found “good cool spring water at courts for one whole year for the life of the justices and other persons obliged to attend there.”

 

 

 

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Notes for Frances Sims:

General Notes:

There is a great deal of information available about the Sims family. A sample of what I found follows:

 

"The first of the Sims blood (but not name after marriage) to settle in the Kanawha Valley was Frances Sims Morris, daughter of Thomas Sims, Jr., of Culpeper County, Va., and wife of Joshua Morris (1752-1824), who came with his parents, brothers and sisters from Culpeper in 1774 and established the first permanent British settlement in the valley at the site of the present town of Cedar Grove, several miles up the river from nearest Washington land....The Sims family of Culpeper traces it's ancestry back through Thomas Sims, Sr., and his wife Rebecca Petty Sims, who in 1734 leased land on the Rappahannock River from Alexander Spotswood, to William Sims whose will was recorded in the Richmond County Courthouse at Warsaw, Virginia, in 1716. Richmond County...is part of the Northern Neck, where the first settlers were from Maryland....Joshua and Frances Morris.....were back in Culpeper County, Virginia, in 1794, when their youngest son, John, was born. Frances died the following year, but Joshua and his family continued to reside in Teays Valley, in what was then Kanawha County." (Bold type added to indicate our ancestors.)

The reason for their return to Culpeper was found in another source: “Joshua first settled in Teays Valley, but the Indians became troublesome and he moved back to the Virginia settlements, east of the Alleghenies, for a while, then returned and settled on his lands on Mud River.”

 

The immigrant William Sims was settled in Virginia by 1707 when he sold land in Sittingbourne Parish, Richmond County that apparently had been inherited by his wife, Amy-she released her dower rights to enable the sale. In June 1711, the County Court directed that he be paid by the county the sum of 600 lbs of tobacco in appreciation that found “good cool spring water at courts for one whole year for the life of the justices and other persons obliged to attend there.”

 

 

 

Joshua Morris and Frances Sims were married on 11 Nov 1771 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[233]. They had the following children:

+ 97. i.

Nancy Morris[154] was born in 1772 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[21]. She married William Inman Jr. on 29 Nov 1792 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[154]. She died about 1814 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[21].

ii.

Thomas Morris[234] was born in 1773[234]. He married Sallie Kinnard about 1795 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA[236]. He died on 15 Oct 1822 in Teays Valley, Putnam, West Virginia, USA[233, 236].

Notes for Thomas Morris:

General Notes:

Notes for Thomas Morris:

1) FTM/Early West Virginia Settlers/ The William Morris Family, p 175-6:

• Joshua Morris, 4th son of William Morris, Sr., settled in Teays Valley, had to retreat because of Indians, but returned. He had a son Thomas and a daughter Mary.

• Joshua's 1824 will provided for Thomas' children since Thomas had died. One of the grandchildren mentioned was "Polly," and Polly was a common nickname for Mary. Joshua's daughter Mary married a Chapman.

• Also, Joshua's will also identified another child of Thomas as "Malon Morris." (See 2) above.)

• My hunch, then, is that the Mary Morris who married Alfred Ellis is Thomas' daughter and Joshua's granddaughter. Both families were living in Teays Valley.

 

 

 

 

iii.

Edmund Morris[234] was born in 1774[234]. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Henry Morris[234] was born in 1776[234]. He died on Unknown.

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v.

Lucy Morris[234] was born in Apr 1782 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[234]. She married Joseph Chapman on 01 Jun 1802 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA[233]. She died on 17 Mar 1866 in Hartford City, Mason, West Virginia, USA[234].

vi.

Elizabeth Morris[234] was born on 23 Dec 1782 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[233, 236]. She married Henry Amanuel Chapman on 18 Aug 1800 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[237]. She died on 25 Apr 1860 in Putnam, West Virginia, USA[236].

vii.

Mary "Polly" Morris[234] was born about 1784[233]. She married Cadwaladder Chapman on 05 Jan 1798 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236]. She died before 1816 in Cabell, West Virginia, USA[236].

viii.

William Morris[8, 238] was born in 1787 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[238]. He married Nancy Inman on 29 Mar 1805 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[8]. He died about 1859 in Probably Leavensworth, Kansas[233].

Notes for William Morris:

General Notes:

Joel Hager research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com joel.hager@us.army.mil shows William with wives Sarah Hansford, married ca 1814 and also Ann Chapman, married 1820. Since Bedford County Marriage Records show William married to Nancy Inman in 1805 - Death date for Nancy is 1859 - makes these two later marriages suspect.

 

 

ix.

John Morris[234] was born on Unknown in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[234]. He died in 1862[236].

Notes for John Morris:

General Notes:

Notes for John Morris:

1) FTM/Early West Virginia Settlers/The William Morris Family:

• Youngest son of Joshua Morris. Born in Culpeper Co., VA in 1794, brought to Teays Valley by his family when Joshua returned to is lands there. I list him only to show that the Joshua Morris family was living in Teays Valley at the time Celia Ellis was there with James and Celia's son Alfred. John was a wealthy farmer. He served in the VA legislature prior to the Civil War, fled to southwest VA when the war broke out, died there in 1862

 

 

 

 

196.

Peter Simmons III son of Peter Simmons II and Elizabeth Kincannon[158] was born about 1748 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[158, 239]. He died about Feb 1798 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[158].

Notes for Peter Simmons III:

General Notes:

PETER 111 WAS BORN IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VA, AND CAME TO SURRY

COUNTY, NC, WITH HIS FAMILY WHEN HE WAS A TEENAGER. HE WAS REARED

ON THE FARM OF HIS FATHER AT SIMMONS GROVE. HE MARRIED (WIFE'S

NAME UNKNOWN).

 

ALTHOUGH RECORDS OF PETER ARE SPARSE, THERE IS ONE SURRY COUNTY

COURT RECORD SHOWING A COURT CASE: PETER SIMMONS JR. VS MATTHEW

BASS IN 1785.

 

PETER 111 DIED IN SURRY COUNTY AT SIMMONS GROVE OR HOLLY SPRINGS

ABOUT 1798.Line in Record @I130@ (RIN 2) from GEDCOM file not recognized:

NUMB 130

 

 

Estate was settled in 1798. He may have died before then.

 

 

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Notes for Peter Simmons III:

General Notes:

PETER 111 WAS BORN IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VA, AND CAME TO SURRY

COUNTY, NC, WITH HIS FAMILY WHEN HE WAS A TEENAGER. HE WAS REARED

ON THE FARM OF HIS FATHER AT SIMMONS GROVE. HE MARRIED (WIFE'S

NAME UNKNOWN).

 

ALTHOUGH RECORDS OF PETER ARE SPARSE, THERE IS ONE SURRY COUNTY

COURT RECORD SHOWING A COURT CASE: PETER SIMMONS JR. VS MATTHEW

BASS IN 1785.

 

PETER 111 DIED IN SURRY COUNTY AT SIMMONS GROVE OR HOLLY SPRINGS

ABOUT 1798.Line in Record @I130@ (RIN 2) from GEDCOM file not recognized:

NUMB 130

 

 

Estate was settled in 1798. He may have died before then.

 

 

197.

Elizabeth Alexander[240] was born about 1753[98]. She died on Unknown.

Peter Simmons III and Elizabeth Alexander were married about 1768[98]. They had the following children:

+ 98. i.

Benjamin Simmons[8, 158, 159] was born in 1769 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[98]. He married Rebecca Andrews in 1798 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[158]. He died in 1837 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[98].

ii.

Thomas Simmons[158] was born in 1772 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[98]. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Isham Simmons[158] was born about 1773 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[98]. He died on 18 Jul 1836 in Monroe, Kentucky, USA[98]. He married Nancy Unknown on Unknown.

Notes for Isham Simmons:

General Notes:

----- Original Message -----

From: Rod Simmons <RodSimmons@myfamily.com>

To: MARY MARTIN

Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 4:57 PM

Subject: RE: Re: Peter Simmons' family line

 

 

Mary;

 

I've run into a problem. It is very likely now that my Isham Simmons (father of John Alf Simmons) may not be the son of Peter and Elizabeth (Alexander) Simmons. There is some dispute going on and I've made notes in Isham' s entry. If you have any further information please share it with me. Thank you.

 

Rod

 

 

iv.

Peter Pruett Simmons[158] was born on 11 Feb 1797 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[98]. He married Nancy Armstrong on 11 Feb 1819 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[158]. He died in Aug 1841 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[98].

Notes for Peter Pruett Simmons:

General Notes:

Peter Pruett Simmons' father died at the time of his birth so that he grew up under guardianship of first his Uncle Charles Simmons and then George Kincannon of the iron mines family after Charles moved on to Indiana.

Bride: Nancy Armstrong

Groom: Peter Simmons

Bond Date: 11 Feb 1819

County: Surry

Record #: 01 209

Bondsman: Eli Cook

Bond #: 000147373

Holly Laurie Simmons Smith says b. 11 Feb 1799

Census from sroush [sroush@shenessex.heartland.net]

1850 census Fremont Co, IA

#132

Mary Simmons 29 f NC

Hugh 23 m NC far

Martha 22 f NC

Francis 20 NC far

Peter 18 m NC far

Lenia 16 f NC

James 15 m NC far

Thomas 14 m NC

James Lum 27 m Pa teacher

 

 

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Notes for Peter Pruett Simmons:

General Notes:

Peter Pruett Simmons' father died at the time of his birth so that he grew up under guardianship of first his Uncle Charles Simmons and then George Kincannon of the iron mines family after Charles moved on to Indiana.

Bride: Nancy Armstrong

Groom: Peter Simmons

Bond Date: 11 Feb 1819

County: Surry

Record #: 01 209

Bondsman: Eli Cook

Bond #: 000147373

Holly Laurie Simmons Smith says b. 11 Feb 1799

Census from sroush [sroush@shenessex.heartland.net]

1850 census Fremont Co, IA

#132

Mary Simmons 29 f NC

Hugh 23 m NC far

Martha 22 f NC

Francis 20 NC far

Peter 18 m NC far

Lenia 16 f NC

James 15 m NC far

Thomas 14 m NC

James Lum 27 m Pa teacher

 

 

198.

David Andrews[98] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

199.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

David Andrews and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 99. i.

Rebecca Andrews[8, 158, 159] was born about 1772 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[160]. She married Benjamin Simmons in 1798 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[158]. She died in 1855 in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA[98].

224.

John Love son of Alexander Love and Elishe Bayse[66, 241] was born about 1720[242]. He died in 1791 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

Notes for John Love:

General Notes:

John Love has been documented as coming to Surry, North Carolina with his son,William in 1774 and remaining until 1786. This is believed to be the same John married to a Sarah as documented in Hinshaw's Quaker Book of Genealogy, Vol. I.

 

According to research by Ted & Joyce Kaufman, 3141 Talismen Dr., Dallas, Texas 75229, the first records they found of John LOVE was in Frederick Co., VA. There they also found many of what were to become his lifelong friends and relatives.

 

Oct 13, 1736, Orange Co., VA Will of Hezekiah Vickery - Witness - by John NATION

 

1739 Orange Co., VA - John NATION and brother-in-law Joseph Robins sign a petition for a road.

 

11 Aug 1744 Frederick Co., VA - John & Bethia NATION appear in court for Edward Rogers.

 

24 Sep 1745 Frederick Co., VA - Christopher NATION buys 3 head of cattle and hay.

 

27 Nov 1749 Frederick Co.,VA - John LOVE and Joseph ROBINS are witnesses for a lease between Landon Carter and Joseph Wilkinson.

 

11 Dec 1749 Frederick Co., VA - John LOVE and Joseph ROBINS are witnesses for a lease between Lancon Carter and David Smith.

 

1 Jan 1750 Frederick Co., VA - Joseph ROBINS witnesses transaction between Landon Carter and Thomas Waters.

 

15 Jan 1750 Frederick Co., VA- Joseph ROBINS leases 150 acres from Landon Carter.

 

9 & 11 Jul 1750 Frederick Co., VA - John NATION, Thomas SHARP, Jr. and Marmaduke VICKERY are witness on a lease between Thomas Branson and John Painter.

 

27 Dec 1750 Frederick Co., VA - John NATION sells 188 acres to Lord Fairfax

 

18 Nov 1754 Rowan, North Carolina - Will of Joseph ROBINS names wife, Eleanor, sons, Joseph, John & William, daughter Eleanor. Executor was John NATION

 

1754-1760 Rowan, North Carolina - Militia List: Capt. John NATION, Lieutenant Christopher NATION and Ensign John NATION.

 

1757-1759 Rowan, North Carolina - Lord Granville Land Grants to John & Christopher NATION on Polecat Creek and Deep River.

 

1758-1768 Rowan, North Carolina - NC Tax List: John, Christopher, Joseph & Thomas NATION

 

Dec 1758 Frederick Co., VA - Will of William Ramey, Sr., Executor was Thomas SHARP, Jr.

 

Jan 1762 - Frederick Co., VA - Will of Thomas SHARP, Jr., names daughters, Elizabeth NATION, Sarah LOVE, Mary RAMEY and others.

 

23 Jul 1762, Westfield MM notes: Thomas LOVE born, son of John and Sarah

 

1768 Rowan, North Carolina - NC Tax List includes John LOVE, also John, Joseph, Christopher and Thomas NATION.

 

Nov 1773, Surry, North Carolina - Joseph NATION buys 206 acres on Muddy Creek adjoining Wachovia Tract.

 

1774 NC - NC Tax List for Wachovia area lists John LOVE and son William LOVE - 2 polls

 

Mar 1776 - Joseph NATION sells 280 acres on Muddy Creek adjoining Moravian Creek

 

2 Jan 1779, Joseph Williams buys land or improvements from John NATION, William RAMEY, John LOVE and William LOVE

 

13 Feb 1780 Surry, North Carolina - Court ordered John & William LOVE to view road to Salem Town.

 

1780 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - John and William LOVE listed.

 

1781 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - John LOVE, Sr., William LOVE and John LOVE, Jr. listed.

 

1782 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - Captain Cook's District: John LOVE 3, 6, no land. William LOVE 3,3, no land. William RAMEY, 1,1, no land.

 

1784 Surry, North Carolina - Tax Lists -Captain Cook's District: John LOVE, Sr., John LOVE, Jr., John NATION listed - one white poll each, no land, no slaves

 

1785 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - Captain Cook's District: John, William, Thomas, John Jr., and Samuel LOVE listed. no land, one white poll each, no slaves.

 

Feb 1785 Surry, North Carolina - Deed on Muddy Creek adjoins John LOVE, William RAMEY and Thomas RAMEY.

 

18 Mar 1786, Surry, North Carolina - Westfield MM: First child of Thomas and Hannah LOVE born.

 

1786 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - Cook's District: John Sr., William and Thomas LOVE, no land 1 white poll each. John & Amos NATION listed, no land, one white poll each, William & Thomas RAMEY listed, no land, one white poll each. Another John Love is listed with 400 acres but this is no relation.

 

1788 Randolph, North Carolina - Petition of Randolph, North Carolina signed by John LOVE, Sr., Christopher NATION, Joseph, Moses, William and Isaac ROBINS and Thomas SHARP.

 

Jul 1788 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - Thomas NATION purchases 150 acres on Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

 

Mar 1789 Mecklenburg Co.,NC - Marriage bond between Samuel LOVE and Elizabeth NATION.. Witness was William Blackwood.

 

Aug 1789 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - John LOVE purchases 100 acres on Paw Creek. Witness: Thomas NATION and James NEAL

 

1790 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - Federal Census shows: John LOVE, Sr., Samuel LOVE, John NATION and Thomas NATION.

 

1791 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - Jury composed of William BLACKWOOD, John NATION and Joseph TODD to lay out a road.

 

1791 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - John LOVE leaves a Will: Executor was James NEAL & Joseph TODD - Will names his wife, Sarah, sons: William, John Jr., Thomas, Samuel, Joseph, David, and Christopher; daughters, Jane Ramey, Mary Adamson, Elizabeth Banks and Sarah Love. In this will he leaves his plantation of Christopher and David and leaves his personal property to his wife, Sarah, to be divided at her death, between Samuel and his siblings.

 

 

.......................................................................... .....................................................

 

According to research by Ted Kaufman, Lord Cornbury, Col. Coxe and their cronies challenged the title to many of the Quakers and Baptists lands of NJ. Many lost all and moved into PA. Finding land very expensive there, they immigrated to Orange/Frederick Co. in the Shenandoah Valley of VA. This was the western frontier in 1730. In about 1746 Thomas Lord Fairfax arrived in Frederick County and announced that the land in the Northern Neck of VA was his and the people were living on his land. Lord Fairfax appears to have made some accommodations to some of the smaller land owners, but filed suit against Josh Hite who had received a grant of 40,000 acres from the Governor of VA and proceeded to stake out and sell the most desirable tracts. Many of these former PA and NJ settlers next immigrated to the Deep River area of NC. This was the normal route, which most, if not all, of the early Quakers and Baptists in Guilford County, NC traveled.

 

From Rootsweb.comWorld Connect Genealogy site, submitted by William Smith mojo2max@msn.com I obtained the following information:

 

John Love lived in Frederick Co., VA in 1749. He and some of his wife's family moved to Surry/Stokes Co.,NC and then John moved into Mecklenburg, North Carolina in an area of Anson County which later became Union, North Carolina .

 

........................................

Notes for John Love: His Last Will and Testament

[Mecklenburg, North Carolina Will Book B:31] In the name of God Amen. The 23rd day of July in the year of our Lord 1791 I John Love of Mecklenburg County + state of North Carolina being in a distressing weak State of body, but of perfect mind + manner, Thanks be to God for his mercies + calling to mind the mortality of my body + that it is appointed unto all men once to die, Do make + ordain this my last Will + Testament that is to say principally + first of all I recommend my Soul to Almighty God who gave it + my body to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the Same again by the mighty

power of God, And as Touching my Worldly Estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise + dispose of in the following manner + form. Impremis

I give + bequeath unto Sarah my well beloved wife all my est Real + personal during her widowhood: I do give and bequeath at the death of my wife all my personal Estate Cows, Horses, Sheep + Hogs + household goods to be divided Equal among my Children Jane Reamy + William Love + John Love + Mary Adamson + Thomas Love + Samuel Love + Joseph Love + Christopher Love + Sarah Love And I do give + bequeath to my well daughter Elizabeth [h-t-] Stewart Banks eight Shillings; And I do give + bequeath to my well beloved Sons David + Christopher Love the plantation whereon I now live

to be enjoyed by them in full possession at the death of my wife; Joseph Todd + James Neal Iconstitute + appoint Executors of this my last Will + Testament and I do hereby disallow + Revoke + disannul all + any other former Wills, Testaments, Legacies, Bequests Executors by me in any way

before named, willed + Bequeathed, Satisfying + confirming this + no other to be my last Will + Testament. In Witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand + seal the day + year first written.

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced + declared by the John Love as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us_

William McKinley

Michael Stinson John Love \

John Canon

[Transcribed by Donna J. Johnson]

 

 

 

 

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Notes for John Love:

General Notes:

John Love has been documented as coming to Surry, North Carolina with his son,William in 1774 and remaining until 1786. This is believed to be the same John married to a Sarah as documented in Hinshaw's Quaker Book of Genealogy, Vol. I.

 

According to research by Ted & Joyce Kaufman, 3141 Talismen Dr., Dallas, Texas 75229, the first records they found of John LOVE was in Frederick Co., VA. There they also found many of what were to become his lifelong friends and relatives.

 

Oct 13, 1736, Orange Co., VA Will of Hezekiah Vickery - Witness - by John NATION

 

1739 Orange Co., VA - John NATION and brother-in-law Joseph Robins sign a petition for a road.

 

11 Aug 1744 Frederick Co., VA - John & Bethia NATION appear in court for Edward Rogers.

 

24 Sep 1745 Frederick Co., VA - Christopher NATION buys 3 head of cattle and hay.

 

27 Nov 1749 Frederick Co.,VA - John LOVE and Joseph ROBINS are witnesses for a lease between Landon Carter and Joseph Wilkinson.

 

11 Dec 1749 Frederick Co., VA - John LOVE and Joseph ROBINS are witnesses for a lease between Lancon Carter and David Smith.

 

1 Jan 1750 Frederick Co., VA - Joseph ROBINS witnesses transaction between Landon Carter and Thomas Waters.

 

15 Jan 1750 Frederick Co., VA- Joseph ROBINS leases 150 acres from Landon Carter.

 

9 & 11 Jul 1750 Frederick Co., VA - John NATION, Thomas SHARP, Jr. and Marmaduke VICKERY are witness on a lease between Thomas Branson and John Painter.

 

27 Dec 1750 Frederick Co., VA - John NATION sells 188 acres to Lord Fairfax

 

18 Nov 1754 Rowan, North Carolina - Will of Joseph ROBINS names wife, Eleanor, sons, Joseph, John & William, daughter Eleanor. Executor was John NATION

 

1754-1760 Rowan, North Carolina - Militia List: Capt. John NATION, Lieutenant Christopher NATION and Ensign John NATION.

 

1757-1759 Rowan, North Carolina - Lord Granville Land Grants to John & Christopher NATION on Polecat Creek and Deep River.

 

1758-1768 Rowan, North Carolina - NC Tax List: John, Christopher, Joseph & Thomas NATION

 

Dec 1758 Frederick Co., VA - Will of William Ramey, Sr., Executor was Thomas SHARP, Jr.

 

Jan 1762 - Frederick Co., VA - Will of Thomas SHARP, Jr., names daughters, Elizabeth NATION, Sarah LOVE, Mary RAMEY and others.

 

23 Jul 1762, Westfield MM notes: Thomas LOVE born, son of John and Sarah

 

1768 Rowan, North Carolina - NC Tax List includes John LOVE, also John, Joseph, Christopher and Thomas NATION.

 

Nov 1773, Surry, North Carolina - Joseph NATION buys 206 acres on Muddy Creek adjoining Wachovia Tract.

 

1774 NC - NC Tax List for Wachovia area lists John LOVE and son William LOVE - 2 polls

 

Mar 1776 - Joseph NATION sells 280 acres on Muddy Creek adjoining Moravian Creek

 

2 Jan 1779, Joseph Williams buys land or improvements from John NATION, William RAMEY, John LOVE and William LOVE

 

13 Feb 1780 Surry, North Carolina - Court ordered John & William LOVE to view road to Salem Town.

 

1780 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - John and William LOVE listed.

 

1781 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - John LOVE, Sr., William LOVE and John LOVE, Jr. listed.

 

1782 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - Captain Cook's District: John LOVE 3, 6, no land. William LOVE 3,3, no land. William RAMEY, 1,1, no land.

 

1784 Surry, North Carolina - Tax Lists -Captain Cook's District: John LOVE, Sr., John LOVE, Jr., John NATION listed - one white poll each, no land, no slaves

 

1785 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - Captain Cook's District: John, William, Thomas, John Jr., and Samuel LOVE listed. no land, one white poll each, no slaves.

 

Feb 1785 Surry, North Carolina - Deed on Muddy Creek adjoins John LOVE, William RAMEY and Thomas RAMEY.

 

18 Mar 1786, Surry, North Carolina - Westfield MM: First child of Thomas and Hannah LOVE born.

 

1786 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - Cook's District: John Sr., William and Thomas LOVE, no land 1 white poll each. John & Amos NATION listed, no land, one white poll each, William & Thomas RAMEY listed, no land, one white poll each. Another John Love is listed with 400 acres but this is no relation.

 

1788 Randolph, North Carolina - Petition of Randolph, North Carolina signed by John LOVE, Sr., Christopher NATION, Joseph, Moses, William and Isaac ROBINS and Thomas SHARP.

 

Jul 1788 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - Thomas NATION purchases 150 acres on Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

 

Mar 1789 Mecklenburg Co.,NC - Marriage bond between Samuel LOVE and Elizabeth NATION.. Witness was William Blackwood.

 

Aug 1789 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - John LOVE purchases 100 acres on Paw Creek. Witness: Thomas NATION and James NEAL

 

1790 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - Federal Census shows: John LOVE, Sr., Samuel LOVE, John NATION and Thomas NATION.

 

1791 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - Jury composed of William BLACKWOOD, John NATION and Joseph TODD to lay out a road.

 

1791 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - John LOVE leaves a Will: Executor was James NEAL & Joseph TODD - Will names his wife, Sarah, sons: William, John Jr., Thomas, Samuel, Joseph, David, and Christopher; daughters, Jane Ramey, Mary Adamson, Elizabeth Banks and Sarah Love. In this will he leaves his plantation of Christopher and David and leaves his personal property to his wife, Sarah, to be divided at her death, between Samuel and his siblings.

 

 

.......................................................................... .....................................................

 

According to research by Ted Kaufman, Lord Cornbury, Col. Coxe and their cronies challenged the title to many of the Quakers and Baptists lands of NJ. Many lost all and moved into PA. Finding land very expensive there, they immigrated to Orange/Frederick Co. in the Shenandoah Valley of VA. This was the western frontier in 1730. In about 1746 Thomas Lord Fairfax arrived in Frederick County and announced that the land in the Northern Neck of VA was his and the people were living on his land. Lord Fairfax appears to have made some accommodations to some of the smaller land owners, but filed suit against Josh Hite who had received a grant of 40,000 acres from the Governor of VA and proceeded to stake out and sell the most desirable tracts. Many of these former PA and NJ settlers next immigrated to the Deep River area of NC. This was the normal route, which most, if not all, of the early Quakers and Baptists in Guilford County, NC traveled.

 

From Rootsweb.comWorld Connect Genealogy site, submitted by William Smith mojo2max@msn.com I obtained the following information:

 

John Love lived in Frederick Co., VA in 1749. He and some of his wife's family moved to Surry/Stokes Co.,NC and then John moved into Mecklenburg, North Carolina in an area of Anson County which later became Union, North Carolina .

 

........................................

Notes for John Love: His Last Will and Testament

[Mecklenburg, North Carolina Will Book B:31] In the name of God Amen. The 23rd day of July in the year of our Lord 1791 I John Love of Mecklenburg County + state of North Carolina being in a distressing weak State of body, but of perfect mind + manner, Thanks be to God for his mercies + calling to mind the mortality of my body + that it is appointed unto all men once to die, Do make + ordain this my last Will + Testament that is to say principally + first of all I recommend my Soul to Almighty God who gave it + my body to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the Same again by the mighty

power of God, And as Touching my Worldly Estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise + dispose of in the following manner + form. Impremis

I give + bequeath unto Sarah my well beloved wife all my est Real + personal during her widowhood: I do give and bequeath at the death of my wife all my personal Estate Cows, Horses, Sheep + Hogs + household goods to be divided Equal among my Children Jane Reamy + William Love + John Love + Mary Adamson + Thomas Love + Samuel Love + Joseph Love + Christopher Love + Sarah Love And I do give + bequeath to my well daughter Elizabeth [h-t-] Stewart Banks eight Shillings; And I do give + bequeath to my well beloved Sons David + Christopher Love the plantation whereon I now live

to be enjoyed by them in full possession at the death of my wife; Joseph Todd + James Neal Iconstitute + appoint Executors of this my last Will + Testament and I do hereby disallow + Revoke + disannul all + any other former Wills, Testaments, Legacies, Bequests Executors by me in any way

before named, willed + Bequeathed, Satisfying + confirming this + no other to be my last Will + Testament. In Witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand + seal the day + year first written.

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced + declared by the John Love as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us_

William McKinley

Michael Stinson John Love \

John Canon

[Transcribed by Donna J. Johnson]

 

 

 

 

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Notes for John Love:

General Notes:

John Love has been documented as coming to Surry, North Carolina with his son,William in 1774 and remaining until 1786. This is believed to be the same John married to a Sarah as documented in Hinshaw's Quaker Book of Genealogy, Vol. I.

 

According to research by Ted & Joyce Kaufman, 3141 Talismen Dr., Dallas, Texas 75229, the first records they found of John LOVE was in Frederick Co., VA. There they also found many of what were to become his lifelong friends and relatives.

 

Oct 13, 1736, Orange Co., VA Will of Hezekiah Vickery - Witness - by John NATION

 

1739 Orange Co., VA - John NATION and brother-in-law Joseph Robins sign a petition for a road.

 

11 Aug 1744 Frederick Co., VA - John & Bethia NATION appear in court for Edward Rogers.

 

24 Sep 1745 Frederick Co., VA - Christopher NATION buys 3 head of cattle and hay.

 

27 Nov 1749 Frederick Co.,VA - John LOVE and Joseph ROBINS are witnesses for a lease between Landon Carter and Joseph Wilkinson.

 

11 Dec 1749 Frederick Co., VA - John LOVE and Joseph ROBINS are witnesses for a lease between Lancon Carter and David Smith.

 

1 Jan 1750 Frederick Co., VA - Joseph ROBINS witnesses transaction between Landon Carter and Thomas Waters.

 

15 Jan 1750 Frederick Co., VA- Joseph ROBINS leases 150 acres from Landon Carter.

 

9 & 11 Jul 1750 Frederick Co., VA - John NATION, Thomas SHARP, Jr. and Marmaduke VICKERY are witness on a lease between Thomas Branson and John Painter.

 

27 Dec 1750 Frederick Co., VA - John NATION sells 188 acres to Lord Fairfax

 

18 Nov 1754 Rowan, North Carolina - Will of Joseph ROBINS names wife, Eleanor, sons, Joseph, John & William, daughter Eleanor. Executor was John NATION

 

1754-1760 Rowan, North Carolina - Militia List: Capt. John NATION, Lieutenant Christopher NATION and Ensign John NATION.

 

1757-1759 Rowan, North Carolina - Lord Granville Land Grants to John & Christopher NATION on Polecat Creek and Deep River.

 

1758-1768 Rowan, North Carolina - NC Tax List: John, Christopher, Joseph & Thomas NATION

 

Dec 1758 Frederick Co., VA - Will of William Ramey, Sr., Executor was Thomas SHARP, Jr.

 

Jan 1762 - Frederick Co., VA - Will of Thomas SHARP, Jr., names daughters, Elizabeth NATION, Sarah LOVE, Mary RAMEY and others.

 

23 Jul 1762, Westfield MM notes: Thomas LOVE born, son of John and Sarah

 

1768 Rowan, North Carolina - NC Tax List includes John LOVE, also John, Joseph, Christopher and Thomas NATION.

 

Nov 1773, Surry, North Carolina - Joseph NATION buys 206 acres on Muddy Creek adjoining Wachovia Tract.

 

1774 NC - NC Tax List for Wachovia area lists John LOVE and son William LOVE - 2 polls

 

Mar 1776 - Joseph NATION sells 280 acres on Muddy Creek adjoining Moravian Creek

 

2 Jan 1779, Joseph Williams buys land or improvements from John NATION, William RAMEY, John LOVE and William LOVE

 

13 Feb 1780 Surry, North Carolina - Court ordered John & William LOVE to view road to Salem Town.

 

1780 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - John and William LOVE listed.

 

1781 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - John LOVE, Sr., William LOVE and John LOVE, Jr. listed.

 

1782 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - Captain Cook's District: John LOVE 3, 6, no land. William LOVE 3,3, no land. William RAMEY, 1,1, no land.

 

1784 Surry, North Carolina - Tax Lists -Captain Cook's District: John LOVE, Sr., John LOVE, Jr., John NATION listed - one white poll each, no land, no slaves

 

1785 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - Captain Cook's District: John, William, Thomas, John Jr., and Samuel LOVE listed. no land, one white poll each, no slaves.

 

Feb 1785 Surry, North Carolina - Deed on Muddy Creek adjoins John LOVE, William RAMEY and Thomas RAMEY.

 

18 Mar 1786, Surry, North Carolina - Westfield MM: First child of Thomas and Hannah LOVE born.

 

1786 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - Cook's District: John Sr., William and Thomas LOVE, no land 1 white poll each. John & Amos NATION listed, no land, one white poll each, William & Thomas RAMEY listed, no land, one white poll each. Another John Love is listed with 400 acres but this is no relation.

 

1788 Randolph, North Carolina - Petition of Randolph, North Carolina signed by John LOVE, Sr., Christopher NATION, Joseph, Moses, William and Isaac ROBINS and Thomas SHARP.

 

Jul 1788 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - Thomas NATION purchases 150 acres on Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

 

Mar 1789 Mecklenburg Co.,NC - Marriage bond between Samuel LOVE and Elizabeth NATION.. Witness was William Blackwood.

 

Aug 1789 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - John LOVE purchases 100 acres on Paw Creek. Witness: Thomas NATION and James NEAL

 

1790 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - Federal Census shows: John LOVE, Sr., Samuel LOVE, John NATION and Thomas NATION.

 

1791 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - Jury composed of William BLACKWOOD, John NATION and Joseph TODD to lay out a road.

 

1791 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - John LOVE leaves a Will: Executor was James NEAL & Joseph TODD - Will names his wife, Sarah, sons: William, John Jr., Thomas, Samuel, Joseph, David, and Christopher; daughters, Jane Ramey, Mary Adamson, Elizabeth Banks and Sarah Love. In this will he leaves his plantation of Christopher and David and leaves his personal property to his wife, Sarah, to be divided at her death, between Samuel and his siblings.

 

 

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According to research by Ted Kaufman, Lord Cornbury, Col. Coxe and their cronies challenged the title to many of the Quakers and Baptists lands of NJ. Many lost all and moved into PA. Finding land very expensive there, they immigrated to Orange/Frederick Co. in the Shenandoah Valley of VA. This was the western frontier in 1730. In about 1746 Thomas Lord Fairfax arrived in Frederick County and announced that the land in the Northern Neck of VA was his and the people were living on his land. Lord Fairfax appears to have made some accommodations to some of the smaller land owners, but filed suit against Josh Hite who had received a grant of 40,000 acres from the Governor of VA and proceeded to stake out and sell the most desirable tracts. Many of these former PA and NJ settlers next immigrated to the Deep River area of NC. This was the normal route, which most, if not all, of the early Quakers and Baptists in Guilford County, NC traveled.

 

From Rootsweb.comWorld Connect Genealogy site, submitted by William Smith mojo2max@msn.com I obtained the following information:

 

John Love lived in Frederick Co., VA in 1749. He and some of his wife's family moved to Surry/Stokes Co.,NC and then John moved into Mecklenburg, North Carolina in an area of Anson County which later became Union, North Carolina .

 

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Notes for John Love: His Last Will and Testament

[Mecklenburg, North Carolina Will Book B:31] In the name of God Amen. The 23rd day of July in the year of our Lord 1791 I John Love of Mecklenburg County + state of North Carolina being in a distressing weak State of body, but of perfect mind + manner, Thanks be to God for his mercies + calling to mind the mortality of my body + that it is appointed unto all men once to die, Do make + ordain this my last Will + Testament that is to say principally + first of all I recommend my Soul to Almighty God who gave it + my body to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the Same again by the mighty

power of God, And as Touching my Worldly Estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise + dispose of in the following manner + form. Impremis

I give + bequeath unto Sarah my well beloved wife all my est Real + personal during her widowhood: I do give and bequeath at the death of my wife all my personal Estate Cows, Horses, Sheep + Hogs + household goods to be divided Equal among my Children Jane Reamy + William Love + John Love + Mary Adamson + Thomas Love + Samuel Love + Joseph Love + Christopher Love + Sarah Love And I do give + bequeath to my well daughter Elizabeth [h-t-] Stewart Banks eight Shillings; And I do give + bequeath to my well beloved Sons David + Christopher Love the plantation whereon I now live

to be enjoyed by them in full possession at the death of my wife; Joseph Todd + James Neal Iconstitute + appoint Executors of this my last Will + Testament and I do hereby disallow + Revoke + disannul all + any other former Wills, Testaments, Legacies, Bequests Executors by me in any way

before named, willed + Bequeathed, Satisfying + confirming this + no other to be my last Will + Testament. In Witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand + seal the day + year first written.

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced + declared by the John Love as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us_

William McKinley

Michael Stinson John Love \

John Canon

[Transcribed by Donna J. Johnson]

 

 

 

 

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Notes for John Love:

General Notes:

John Love has been documented as coming to Surry, North Carolina with his son,William in 1774 and remaining until 1786. This is believed to be the same John married to a Sarah as documented in Hinshaw's Quaker Book of Genealogy, Vol. I.

 

According to research by Ted & Joyce Kaufman, 3141 Talismen Dr., Dallas, Texas 75229, the first records they found of John LOVE was in Frederick Co., VA. There they also found many of what were to become his lifelong friends and relatives.

 

Oct 13, 1736, Orange Co., VA Will of Hezekiah Vickery - Witness - by John NATION

 

1739 Orange Co., VA - John NATION and brother-in-law Joseph Robins sign a petition for a road.

 

11 Aug 1744 Frederick Co., VA - John & Bethia NATION appear in court for Edward Rogers.

 

24 Sep 1745 Frederick Co., VA - Christopher NATION buys 3 head of cattle and hay.

 

27 Nov 1749 Frederick Co.,VA - John LOVE and Joseph ROBINS are witnesses for a lease between Landon Carter and Joseph Wilkinson.

 

11 Dec 1749 Frederick Co., VA - John LOVE and Joseph ROBINS are witnesses for a lease between Lancon Carter and David Smith.

 

1 Jan 1750 Frederick Co., VA - Joseph ROBINS witnesses transaction between Landon Carter and Thomas Waters.

 

15 Jan 1750 Frederick Co., VA- Joseph ROBINS leases 150 acres from Landon Carter.

 

9 & 11 Jul 1750 Frederick Co., VA - John NATION, Thomas SHARP, Jr. and Marmaduke VICKERY are witness on a lease between Thomas Branson and John Painter.

 

27 Dec 1750 Frederick Co., VA - John NATION sells 188 acres to Lord Fairfax

 

18 Nov 1754 Rowan, North Carolina - Will of Joseph ROBINS names wife, Eleanor, sons, Joseph, John & William, daughter Eleanor. Executor was John NATION

 

1754-1760 Rowan, North Carolina - Militia List: Capt. John NATION, Lieutenant Christopher NATION and Ensign John NATION.

 

1757-1759 Rowan, North Carolina - Lord Granville Land Grants to John & Christopher NATION on Polecat Creek and Deep River.

 

1758-1768 Rowan, North Carolina - NC Tax List: John, Christopher, Joseph & Thomas NATION

 

Dec 1758 Frederick Co., VA - Will of William Ramey, Sr., Executor was Thomas SHARP, Jr.

 

Jan 1762 - Frederick Co., VA - Will of Thomas SHARP, Jr., names daughters, Elizabeth NATION, Sarah LOVE, Mary RAMEY and others.

 

23 Jul 1762, Westfield MM notes: Thomas LOVE born, son of John and Sarah

 

1768 Rowan, North Carolina - NC Tax List includes John LOVE, also John, Joseph, Christopher and Thomas NATION.

 

Nov 1773, Surry, North Carolina - Joseph NATION buys 206 acres on Muddy Creek adjoining Wachovia Tract.

 

1774 NC - NC Tax List for Wachovia area lists John LOVE and son William LOVE - 2 polls

 

Mar 1776 - Joseph NATION sells 280 acres on Muddy Creek adjoining Moravian Creek

 

2 Jan 1779, Joseph Williams buys land or improvements from John NATION, William RAMEY, John LOVE and William LOVE

 

13 Feb 1780 Surry, North Carolina - Court ordered John & William LOVE to view road to Salem Town.

 

1780 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - John and William LOVE listed.

 

1781 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - John LOVE, Sr., William LOVE and John LOVE, Jr. listed.

 

1782 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - Captain Cook's District: John LOVE 3, 6, no land. William LOVE 3,3, no land. William RAMEY, 1,1, no land.

 

1784 Surry, North Carolina - Tax Lists -Captain Cook's District: John LOVE, Sr., John LOVE, Jr., John NATION listed - one white poll each, no land, no slaves

 

1785 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - Captain Cook's District: John, William, Thomas, John Jr., and Samuel LOVE listed. no land, one white poll each, no slaves.

 

Feb 1785 Surry, North Carolina - Deed on Muddy Creek adjoins John LOVE, William RAMEY and Thomas RAMEY.

 

18 Mar 1786, Surry, North Carolina - Westfield MM: First child of Thomas and Hannah LOVE born.

 

1786 Surry, North Carolina - Tax List - Cook's District: John Sr., William and Thomas LOVE, no land 1 white poll each. John & Amos NATION listed, no land, one white poll each, William & Thomas RAMEY listed, no land, one white poll each. Another John Love is listed with 400 acres but this is no relation.

 

1788 Randolph, North Carolina - Petition of Randolph, North Carolina signed by John LOVE, Sr., Christopher NATION, Joseph, Moses, William and Isaac ROBINS and Thomas SHARP.

 

Jul 1788 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - Thomas NATION purchases 150 acres on Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

 

Mar 1789 Mecklenburg Co.,NC - Marriage bond between Samuel LOVE and Elizabeth NATION.. Witness was William Blackwood.

 

Aug 1789 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - John LOVE purchases 100 acres on Paw Creek. Witness: Thomas NATION and James NEAL

 

1790 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - Federal Census shows: John LOVE, Sr., Samuel LOVE, John NATION and Thomas NATION.

 

1791 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - Jury composed of William BLACKWOOD, John NATION and Joseph TODD to lay out a road.

 

1791 Mecklenburg, North Carolina - John LOVE leaves a Will: Executor was James NEAL & Joseph TODD - Will names his wife, Sarah, sons: William, John Jr., Thomas, Samuel, Joseph, David, and Christopher; daughters, Jane Ramey, Mary Adamson, Elizabeth Banks and Sarah Love. In this will he leaves his plantation of Christopher and David and leaves his personal property to his wife, Sarah, to be divided at her death, between Samuel and his siblings.

 

 

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According to research by Ted Kaufman, Lord Cornbury, Col. Coxe and their cronies challenged the title to many of the Quakers and Baptists lands of NJ. Many lost all and moved into PA. Finding land very expensive there, they immigrated to Orange/Frederick Co. in the Shenandoah Valley of VA. This was the western frontier in 1730. In about 1746 Thomas Lord Fairfax arrived in Frederick County and announced that the land in the Northern Neck of VA was his and the people were living on his land. Lord Fairfax appears to have made some accommodations to some of the smaller land owners, but filed suit against Josh Hite who had received a grant of 40,000 acres from the Governor of VA and proceeded to stake out and sell the most desirable tracts. Many of these former PA and NJ settlers next immigrated to the Deep River area of NC. This was the normal route, which most, if not all, of the early Quakers and Baptists in Guilford County, NC traveled.

 

From Rootsweb.comWorld Connect Genealogy site, submitted by William Smith mojo2max@msn.com I obtained the following information:

 

John Love lived in Frederick Co., VA in 1749. He and some of his wife's family moved to Surry/Stokes Co.,NC and then John moved into Mecklenburg, North Carolina in an area of Anson County which later became Union, North Carolina .

 

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Notes for John Love: His Last Will and Testament

[Mecklenburg, North Carolina Will Book B:31] In the name of God Amen. The 23rd day of July in the year of our Lord 1791 I John Love of Mecklenburg County + state of North Carolina being in a distressing weak State of body, but of perfect mind + manner, Thanks be to God for his mercies + calling to mind the mortality of my body + that it is appointed unto all men once to die, Do make + ordain this my last Will + Testament that is to say principally + first of all I recommend my Soul to Almighty God who gave it + my body to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the Same again by the mighty

power of God, And as Touching my Worldly Estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise + dispose of in the following manner + form. Impremis

I give + bequeath unto Sarah my well beloved wife all my est Real + personal during her widowhood: I do give and bequeath at the death of my wife all my personal Estate Cows, Horses, Sheep + Hogs + household goods to be divided Equal among my Children Jane Reamy + William Love + John Love + Mary Adamson + Thomas Love + Samuel Love + Joseph Love + Christopher Love + Sarah Love And I do give + bequeath to my well daughter Elizabeth [h-t-] Stewart Banks eight Shillings; And I do give + bequeath to my well beloved Sons David + Christopher Love the plantation whereon I now live

to be enjoyed by them in full possession at the death of my wife; Joseph Todd + James Neal Iconstitute + appoint Executors of this my last Will + Testament and I do hereby disallow + Revoke + disannul all + any other former Wills, Testaments, Legacies, Bequests Executors by me in any way

before named, willed + Bequeathed, Satisfying + confirming this + no other to be my last Will + Testament. In Witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand + seal the day + year first written.

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced + declared by the John Love as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us_

William McKinley

Michael Stinson John Love \

John Canon

[Transcribed by Donna J. Johnson]

 

 

 

 

225.

Sarah Sharp daughter of Thomas Sharp and Katherine Elizabeth Smith Hollingham[66, 166, 241] was born on 30 Jun 1725[242]. She died before 1800 in Probably North Carolina USA[243].

John Love and Sarah Sharp were married about 1750 in Virginia, USA[105]. They had the following children:

i.

Sarah Love[244] was born on Unknown. She married William Shinault in 1780 in Virginia, USA[105]. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Joseph Love[244] was born on Unknown.

+ 112. iii.

William Love[8] was born about 1754 in Virginia, USA[8]. He married Unknown Spouse about 1781 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[166]. He died between 1816-1820 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[166].

iv.

Elizabeth Love[244] was born in 1755[166]. She married Unknown Banks on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Elizabeth Love:

General Notes:

In her father's will, Elizabeth was listed as Elizabeth Stewart Hunter Banks. It would appear she married again after her Hunter husband.

 

 

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Notes for Elizabeth Love:

General Notes:

In her father's will, Elizabeth was listed as Elizabeth Stewart Hunter Banks. It would appear she married again after her Hunter husband.

 

 

v.

Jean Love[105] was born in 1758[166]. She married Thomas Reamy on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vi.

John Love Jr.[244] was born in 1760[166]. He married Anna Harrold about 1792[245]. He died before Aug 1819 in Randolph, North Carolina, USA[105].

Notes for John Love Jr.:

General Notes:

in 1799 Christopher NATION grants land to John LOVE, Jr., (his son-in-law) A 1819 Randolph Co., NC Will of John Love, Jr., names Bethia and "step daughter" Nancy NATION. (Bethia is almost undoubtedly the daughter of Christopher NATION as proven when Christopher "grants" land to John LOVE. John LOVE became taxable in 1781 The sudden appearance of the 10-16 year old female in the 1810 census suggests that "step daughter" Nancy was not a child of Bethia.

 

 

vii.

Thomas Love[66] was born on 23 Jul 1762 in East of Susquchena River, Pennsylvania USA[66]. He married Hannah Harrold on 02 May 1785 in Surry, North Carolina, USA[66]. He died about 1835 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[105].

Notes for Thomas Love:

General Notes:

Thomas and Hannah Love were Quakers and worshipped at the Westfield Meeting, Surry, North Carolina

23 Jul 1791, Thomas Love was received at Westfield Friends Meeting.

 

From Cheryl Meyer's research we get the following: "Love's were well established slave owners. Deep southern blood runs in their veins. They decided to abandon slave ownership and refused to ever own any slaves, or allow any of their families to.

 

 

viii.

Samuel Tyra Love[244] was born about 1763 in South Carolina, USA[244]. He married Elizabeth Nation on 30 Mar 1789 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA[244]. He died in 1833 in St Clair, Alabama, USA.

Notes for Samuel Tyra Love:

General Notes:

Samuel and Elizabeth Nation Love left Mecklenburg and together with many of Elizabeth's siblings, settled in Greenville Co., SC where they became members of the Clear Springs Baptist Church. Record from the Clear Springs Baptist Church, Greenville, SC (3 miles from Spartanburg Co., line) indicates the following: 23 Apr 1803, Christopher Robins was received

22 Oct 1803, Nancy Nations was given letter of dismissal.

26 Jan 1805, Samuel Love & wife Elizabeth dismissed.

22 Mar 1806, John Nation & wife given letter of dismissal

22 Mar 1806, Brother Robins ATC (?)

22 Apr 1809, Christopher Robins & wife Hannah DWD (?)

 

Samuel is enumerated on the 1800 Greenville Co., SC census with 3 sons under 10, 2 daughter, 1 under 10 and 1 from 10-16. Samuel apparently leaves his wife and young family in the care of Elizabeth's brothers and ventures down to AL in search for new land.

 

20 Dec 1811 Madison Co., MS Territory/Greenville Co. SC Court Records: The following Power of Attorney was recorded in SC: "I, Samuel Love of Madison Co., Mississippi Territory, give power of attorney to William Ashmore and John Nation to recover, Tabb, a Negro woman who has absented herself from me."

 

In 1813 a Samuel Love is listed on the Taxable Property List of Clarke, Co., Mississippi Territory.

 

In 1815, Rebecca M. Love married George Thomas in Madison Co., Mississippi Territory. During this same period Sarah Elizabeth married William Ragsdale. Samuel's family has thus joined him by 1815.

 

In 1816, Samuel Love is listed in Baldwin Co., with another male over 21 and 5 slaves. From this and the Power of Attorney, it might appear that Sameul was engaged as a slave trader during this period.

 

Samuel is enumerated by a nickname "Shem" in the 1815-1817 census of Monroe Co., Mississippi Territory. He had settled on his land and he and his wife are shown with 3 sons and 2 daughters all under the age of 21.

 

Samuel patents his land on the second day (3 Jul 1821) that the new Land Office opened in St. Clair Co. It was certificate # 22 and granted him two tracts totaling about 70 acres in Section 33, T16S, R1E. The land he received was at the south edge of what is now White's Chapel, AL and has now returned to wilderness.

 

Samuel died intestate in 1829. His son-in-law-John Lawley was appointed administrator of his estate by the Special Orphans Court of St. Clair Co., of August 4, 1829. The probate records of the sale of his property included all of his known children.

 

 

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Notes for Samuel Tyra Love:

General Notes:

Samuel and Elizabeth Nation Love left Mecklenburg and together with many of Elizabeth's siblings, settled in Greenville Co., SC where they became members of the Clear Springs Baptist Church. Record from the Clear Springs Baptist Church, Greenville, SC (3 miles from Spartanburg Co., line) indicates the following: 23 Apr 1803, Christopher Robins was received

22 Oct 1803, Nancy Nations was given letter of dismissal.

26 Jan 1805, Samuel Love & wife Elizabeth dismissed.

22 Mar 1806, John Nation & wife given letter of dismissal

22 Mar 1806, Brother Robins ATC (?)

22 Apr 1809, Christopher Robins & wife Hannah DWD (?)

 

Samuel is enumerated on the 1800 Greenville Co., SC census with 3 sons under 10, 2 daughter, 1 under 10 and 1 from 10-16. Samuel apparently leaves his wife and young family in the care of Elizabeth's brothers and ventures down to AL in search for new land.

 

20 Dec 1811 Madison Co., MS Territory/Greenville Co. SC Court Records: The following Power of Attorney was recorded in SC: "I, Samuel Love of Madison Co., Mississippi Territory, give power of attorney to William Ashmore and John Nation to recover, Tabb, a Negro woman who has absented herself from me."

 

In 1813 a Samuel Love is listed on the Taxable Property List of Clarke, Co., Mississippi Territory.

 

In 1815, Rebecca M. Love married George Thomas in Madison Co., Mississippi Territory. During this same period Sarah Elizabeth married William Ragsdale. Samuel's family has thus joined him by 1815.

 

In 1816, Samuel Love is listed in Baldwin Co., with another male over 21 and 5 slaves. From this and the Power of Attorney, it might appear that Sameul was engaged as a slave trader during this period.

 

Samuel is enumerated by a nickname "Shem" in the 1815-1817 census of Monroe Co., Mississippi Territory. He had settled on his land and he and his wife are shown with 3 sons and 2 daughters all under the age of 21.

 

Samuel patents his land on the second day (3 Jul 1821) that the new Land Office opened in St. Clair Co. It was certificate # 22 and granted him two tracts totaling about 70 acres in Section 33, T16S, R1E. The land he received was at the south edge of what is now White's Chapel, AL and has now returned to wilderness.

 

Samuel died intestate in 1829. His son-in-law-John Lawley was appointed administrator of his estate by the Special Orphans Court of St. Clair Co., of August 4, 1829. The probate records of the sale of his property included all of his known children.

 

 

ix.

Mary Love[244] was born on 30 Jul 1768[242]. She married Enos Adamson on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

x.

Christopher Love[244] was born about 1775 in North Carolina, USA[246]. He died after 1830[246]. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown.

xi.

David Love[244] was born about 1776[243]. He married Jean or Jane Thompson on 24 Aug 1802 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA[166]. He died on 21 Mar 1836[247, 248].

Notes for David Love:

General Notes:

On August 24, 1802, David Love took out a bond to marry "Jean" Thompson in Mecklenburg County. The witness was Joseph Thompson. This David Love was probably the son of John and Sarah Love.

 

During the period from 1810 to 1830, David Love was listed in the census, in western Mecklenburg County. During this time he had a family, as was evidenced by the census. David Love also appeared numerous times in various listings of taxables, but was not taxed for any property. All of these tax listings were in companies that were in western Mecklenburg County.

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David Love and Jean Thompson were the parents of John Scott Love, Mary "Polly" Love, James M. Love, Thomas T. Love, Sarah D. Love, Joseph T. Love, and Moses T. Love.

Tying the names of the children together is the estate of Moses T. Love. Moses died between 1846 and 1847. His wife died in 1846, during a flu epidemic that also took the life of her sister, Jane Love nee Hoover. Moses and Mary had no children and died intestate and in debt. The heirs named in the estate papers -- John S. Love, Polly Todd, Joseph T. Love, Sarah D. Love & Thomas Love -- were held liable for his debt. I believe that these were the brothers and sisters of Moses T. Love.

Further evidence is provided by the family Bible records of Moses Kistler and his wife Jane Love. Included in the listing of deaths in the family in order of their entry are David Love, Jane Love, Abigail Thompson, James M. Love, Mary L. Love, Jane Love, Henry A. Love, Moses T. Love, Joseph T. Love, John S. Love, Sarah D. Love, Thomas T. Love, Adeline Love, Robert A. Todd, and Mary S. Todd.

 

1810 Census of Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Capt. B. Wilson's List of Taxables, p 55

David Love

3 males under 10 (born 1801-1809) (John S. Love)

1 male 26-44 (born 1766-1784) (David)

1 female under 10 (born 1801-1809)

1 female 26-44 (born 1766-1784) (Jean)

 

1820 Census of Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Joseph McConnaghy's List of Taxables, p 175

David Love

3 males under 10 (born 1811-1820) (Joseph T., James M.)

2 males 10-15 (born 1805-1810) (John S. Love)

1 male 26-44 (born 1776-1794) (David)

1 female under 10 (born 1811-1820) (Sarah, born 1817)

1 female 10-15 (born 1805-1810) (Polly)

1 female 26-44 (born 1776-1794) (Jean)

 

1830 Census of Mecklenburg Co., p 337

David Love

1 male 5-9 (born 1821-1825)

1 male 15-19 (born 1811-1815)

1 male 20-29 (born 1801-1810) (John S. Love)

1 male 50-59 (born 1771-1790) (David)

1 female 10-14 (born 1816-1820) (Sarah, born 1817)

1 female 40-49 (born 1781-1790) (Jean)

 

Mecklenburg County, NC List of Taxables:

1799, Capt. McCleary's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1806, Capt. Wm. McCleary's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1807, Capt. Dinkin's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1808, Capt. Wm. McCleary's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1810, Capt. McKinley's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1811, Capt. Wm. McKinley's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1815, Capt. Hoover's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

 

Also listed in the 1815 Tax List in Capt. Hoover's Company is Christopher Love, with no taxable property, 1 WP and no BP. He may be the brother of David Love.

 

Mecklenburg County Deed Book 20, p 342. 15 Oct 1800. David & Christopher Love to Michael McLeary for $400, 110 A on Paw Creek adj Robt. McKinley(?) & Jas. Neel. Wit: David Kennedy, Jurat, & Wm. McCord. Proven at Feb Court 1818, test Isaac Alexander, CMC. Reg 3 Apr 1818. [Herman W. Ferguson, Abstracts of Deed Books 15-23 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1794-1830, (Rocky Mount, NC: Herman W. Ferguson, 2001), 173.]

 

Minutes of the Mecklenburg County Court of Common Pleas & Quarter Sessions

Court Minutes Book 6, 1818 February Session

David Love & Christopher Love to Michael McLeary, for 100 acres of Land bearing date the 15th of Octr. 1800, (proved) by David Kennedy. [Herman W. Ferguson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions Volume II: 1801-1820, (Rocky Mount, NC: Herman W. Ferguson, 1997), 245]

 

The land transactions may involve the property of John Love, inherited by his sons David and Christopher Love. It is possible that David and Christopher sold the land to Michael McLeary in 1800, and that David remained on the land as a tenant. This may explain why the deed was not recorded until 1818. Michael McLeary owned several parcels of land in Paw Creek.

 

Listed in the 1850 Census of the Paw Creek District, Mecklenburg Co., N

#427/429

Thomas Rodden age 48 miller

Marg't " age 36

Emeline " age 15

Nathan " age 13

Hannah " age 3

David Love age 10 (possible grandchild of David Love - he may have been the son of Thomas Love and his first wife, Elizabeth Rawdon/Rodden.)

 

Listed in the 1860 Census of western Mecklenburg County:

#443/486

John King, age 23, laborer

Abigail ", age 24

Thomas Love, age 9 (possible grandchild of David Love)

Julius King, age 26

James Chaney, age 23

 

Listed in the 1860 Census of western Mecklenburg County:

#317/336

James A. Clark, age 35, farmer, $700/$550

Margaret ", age 35

Roxanna ", age 10

Margaret ", age 6

Sarah ", age 3

Harriet ", age 1

Sarah Love, age 15 (possible grandchild of David Love. She is enumerated on the same page of the census as John Scott Love and his sister, Sarah D. Love. She may have been the daughter of James M. Love, who died in 1844.)

Wm Freeman, age 22, carpenter

 

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

Bride: Margaret J Clark

Groom: James A Clark

Bond Date: 10 Apr 1849

County: Mecklenburg

Record #: 01 051

Bondsman: Wm A Stinson

Witness: Sam J Lourie

Bond #: 000080781

 

Listed on page 151 the 1860 Census of Gaston County:

#1064

enumerated with Margaret Hipp

Adaline Love age 18 (possible grandchild of David Love)

 

Listed in the Family records of Jane Love and her husband Moses Kistler is Adeline Love. She is included after the entry for Thomas T. Love who died December 9, 1866. Adeline Love died December 19, 1866. I do not know the identity of Adeline Love. She may be the Adaline Love listed in 1860 with Margaret Hipp, in Gaston County. She may be a child of Thomas T. Love. She may be an unidentified daughter included in the 1840 census.

 

More About David Love:

1810 Federal Census: Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Capt. B. Wilson, p 55

1820 Federal Census: Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Joseph McConnahy's list, p 75

1830 Federal Census: Mecklenburg, North Carolina , p 337

 

 

 

 

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Notes for David Love:

General Notes:

On August 24, 1802, David Love took out a bond to marry "Jean" Thompson in Mecklenburg County. The witness was Joseph Thompson. This David Love was probably the son of John and Sarah Love.

 

During the period from 1810 to 1830, David Love was listed in the census, in western Mecklenburg County. During this time he had a family, as was evidenced by the census. David Love also appeared numerous times in various listings of taxables, but was not taxed for any property. All of these tax listings were in companies that were in western Mecklenburg County.

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David Love and Jean Thompson were the parents of John Scott Love, Mary "Polly" Love, James M. Love, Thomas T. Love, Sarah D. Love, Joseph T. Love, and Moses T. Love.

Tying the names of the children together is the estate of Moses T. Love. Moses died between 1846 and 1847. His wife died in 1846, during a flu epidemic that also took the life of her sister, Jane Love nee Hoover. Moses and Mary had no children and died intestate and in debt. The heirs named in the estate papers -- John S. Love, Polly Todd, Joseph T. Love, Sarah D. Love & Thomas Love -- were held liable for his debt. I believe that these were the brothers and sisters of Moses T. Love.

Further evidence is provided by the family Bible records of Moses Kistler and his wife Jane Love. Included in the listing of deaths in the family in order of their entry are David Love, Jane Love, Abigail Thompson, James M. Love, Mary L. Love, Jane Love, Henry A. Love, Moses T. Love, Joseph T. Love, John S. Love, Sarah D. Love, Thomas T. Love, Adeline Love, Robert A. Todd, and Mary S. Todd.

 

1810 Census of Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Capt. B. Wilson's List of Taxables, p 55

David Love

3 males under 10 (born 1801-1809) (John S. Love)

1 male 26-44 (born 1766-1784) (David)

1 female under 10 (born 1801-1809)

1 female 26-44 (born 1766-1784) (Jean)

 

1820 Census of Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Joseph McConnaghy's List of Taxables, p 175

David Love

3 males under 10 (born 1811-1820) (Joseph T., James M.)

2 males 10-15 (born 1805-1810) (John S. Love)

1 male 26-44 (born 1776-1794) (David)

1 female under 10 (born 1811-1820) (Sarah, born 1817)

1 female 10-15 (born 1805-1810) (Polly)

1 female 26-44 (born 1776-1794) (Jean)

 

1830 Census of Mecklenburg Co., p 337

David Love

1 male 5-9 (born 1821-1825)

1 male 15-19 (born 1811-1815)

1 male 20-29 (born 1801-1810) (John S. Love)

1 male 50-59 (born 1771-1790) (David)

1 female 10-14 (born 1816-1820) (Sarah, born 1817)

1 female 40-49 (born 1781-1790) (Jean)

 

Mecklenburg County, NC List of Taxables:

1799, Capt. McCleary's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1806, Capt. Wm. McCleary's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1807, Capt. Dinkin's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1808, Capt. Wm. McCleary's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1810, Capt. McKinley's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1811, Capt. Wm. McKinley's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1815, Capt. Hoover's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

 

Also listed in the 1815 Tax List in Capt. Hoover's Company is Christopher Love, with no taxable property, 1 WP and no BP. He may be the brother of David Love.

 

Mecklenburg County Deed Book 20, p 342. 15 Oct 1800. David & Christopher Love to Michael McLeary for $400, 110 A on Paw Creek adj Robt. McKinley(?) & Jas. Neel. Wit: David Kennedy, Jurat, & Wm. McCord. Proven at Feb Court 1818, test Isaac Alexander, CMC. Reg 3 Apr 1818. [Herman W. Ferguson, Abstracts of Deed Books 15-23 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1794-1830, (Rocky Mount, NC: Herman W. Ferguson, 2001), 173.]

 

Minutes of the Mecklenburg County Court of Common Pleas & Quarter Sessions

Court Minutes Book 6, 1818 February Session

David Love & Christopher Love to Michael McLeary, for 100 acres of Land bearing date the 15th of Octr. 1800, (proved) by David Kennedy. [Herman W. Ferguson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions Volume II: 1801-1820, (Rocky Mount, NC: Herman W. Ferguson, 1997), 245]

 

The land transactions may involve the property of John Love, inherited by his sons David and Christopher Love. It is possible that David and Christopher sold the land to Michael McLeary in 1800, and that David remained on the land as a tenant. This may explain why the deed was not recorded until 1818. Michael McLeary owned several parcels of land in Paw Creek.

 

Listed in the 1850 Census of the Paw Creek District, Mecklenburg Co., N

#427/429

Thomas Rodden age 48 miller

Marg't " age 36

Emeline " age 15

Nathan " age 13

Hannah " age 3

David Love age 10 (possible grandchild of David Love - he may have been the son of Thomas Love and his first wife, Elizabeth Rawdon/Rodden.)

 

Listed in the 1860 Census of western Mecklenburg County:

#443/486

John King, age 23, laborer

Abigail ", age 24

Thomas Love, age 9 (possible grandchild of David Love)

Julius King, age 26

James Chaney, age 23

 

Listed in the 1860 Census of western Mecklenburg County:

#317/336

James A. Clark, age 35, farmer, $700/$550

Margaret ", age 35

Roxanna ", age 10

Margaret ", age 6

Sarah ", age 3

Harriet ", age 1

Sarah Love, age 15 (possible grandchild of David Love. She is enumerated on the same page of the census as John Scott Love and his sister, Sarah D. Love. She may have been the daughter of James M. Love, who died in 1844.)

Wm Freeman, age 22, carpenter

 

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

Bride: Margaret J Clark

Groom: James A Clark

Bond Date: 10 Apr 1849

County: Mecklenburg

Record #: 01 051

Bondsman: Wm A Stinson

Witness: Sam J Lourie

Bond #: 000080781

 

Listed on page 151 the 1860 Census of Gaston County:

#1064

enumerated with Margaret Hipp

Adaline Love age 18 (possible grandchild of David Love)

 

Listed in the Family records of Jane Love and her husband Moses Kistler is Adeline Love. She is included after the entry for Thomas T. Love who died December 9, 1866. Adeline Love died December 19, 1866. I do not know the identity of Adeline Love. She may be the Adaline Love listed in 1860 with Margaret Hipp, in Gaston County. She may be a child of Thomas T. Love. She may be an unidentified daughter included in the 1840 census.

 

More About David Love:

1810 Federal Census: Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Capt. B. Wilson, p 55

1820 Federal Census: Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Joseph McConnahy's list, p 75

1830 Federal Census: Mecklenburg, North Carolina , p 337

 

 

 

 

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Notes for David Love:

General Notes:

On August 24, 1802, David Love took out a bond to marry "Jean" Thompson in Mecklenburg County. The witness was Joseph Thompson. This David Love was probably the son of John and Sarah Love.

 

During the period from 1810 to 1830, David Love was listed in the census, in western Mecklenburg County. During this time he had a family, as was evidenced by the census. David Love also appeared numerous times in various listings of taxables, but was not taxed for any property. All of these tax listings were in companies that were in western Mecklenburg County.

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David Love and Jean Thompson were the parents of John Scott Love, Mary "Polly" Love, James M. Love, Thomas T. Love, Sarah D. Love, Joseph T. Love, and Moses T. Love.

Tying the names of the children together is the estate of Moses T. Love. Moses died between 1846 and 1847. His wife died in 1846, during a flu epidemic that also took the life of her sister, Jane Love nee Hoover. Moses and Mary had no children and died intestate and in debt. The heirs named in the estate papers -- John S. Love, Polly Todd, Joseph T. Love, Sarah D. Love & Thomas Love -- were held liable for his debt. I believe that these were the brothers and sisters of Moses T. Love.

Further evidence is provided by the family Bible records of Moses Kistler and his wife Jane Love. Included in the listing of deaths in the family in order of their entry are David Love, Jane Love, Abigail Thompson, James M. Love, Mary L. Love, Jane Love, Henry A. Love, Moses T. Love, Joseph T. Love, John S. Love, Sarah D. Love, Thomas T. Love, Adeline Love, Robert A. Todd, and Mary S. Todd.

 

1810 Census of Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Capt. B. Wilson's List of Taxables, p 55

David Love

3 males under 10 (born 1801-1809) (John S. Love)

1 male 26-44 (born 1766-1784) (David)

1 female under 10 (born 1801-1809)

1 female 26-44 (born 1766-1784) (Jean)

 

1820 Census of Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Joseph McConnaghy's List of Taxables, p 175

David Love

3 males under 10 (born 1811-1820) (Joseph T., James M.)

2 males 10-15 (born 1805-1810) (John S. Love)

1 male 26-44 (born 1776-1794) (David)

1 female under 10 (born 1811-1820) (Sarah, born 1817)

1 female 10-15 (born 1805-1810) (Polly)

1 female 26-44 (born 1776-1794) (Jean)

 

1830 Census of Mecklenburg Co., p 337

David Love

1 male 5-9 (born 1821-1825)

1 male 15-19 (born 1811-1815)

1 male 20-29 (born 1801-1810) (John S. Love)

1 male 50-59 (born 1771-1790) (David)

1 female 10-14 (born 1816-1820) (Sarah, born 1817)

1 female 40-49 (born 1781-1790) (Jean)

 

Mecklenburg County, NC List of Taxables:

1799, Capt. McCleary's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1806, Capt. Wm. McCleary's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1807, Capt. Dinkin's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1808, Capt. Wm. McCleary's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1810, Capt. McKinley's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1811, Capt. Wm. McKinley's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1815, Capt. Hoover's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

 

Also listed in the 1815 Tax List in Capt. Hoover's Company is Christopher Love, with no taxable property, 1 WP and no BP. He may be the brother of David Love.

 

Mecklenburg County Deed Book 20, p 342. 15 Oct 1800. David & Christopher Love to Michael McLeary for $400, 110 A on Paw Creek adj Robt. McKinley(?) & Jas. Neel. Wit: David Kennedy, Jurat, & Wm. McCord. Proven at Feb Court 1818, test Isaac Alexander, CMC. Reg 3 Apr 1818. [Herman W. Ferguson, Abstracts of Deed Books 15-23 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1794-1830, (Rocky Mount, NC: Herman W. Ferguson, 2001), 173.]

 

Minutes of the Mecklenburg County Court of Common Pleas & Quarter Sessions

Court Minutes Book 6, 1818 February Session

David Love & Christopher Love to Michael McLeary, for 100 acres of Land bearing date the 15th of Octr. 1800, (proved) by David Kennedy. [Herman W. Ferguson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions Volume II: 1801-1820, (Rocky Mount, NC: Herman W. Ferguson, 1997), 245]

 

The land transactions may involve the property of John Love, inherited by his sons David and Christopher Love. It is possible that David and Christopher sold the land to Michael McLeary in 1800, and that David remained on the land as a tenant. This may explain why the deed was not recorded until 1818. Michael McLeary owned several parcels of land in Paw Creek.

 

Listed in the 1850 Census of the Paw Creek District, Mecklenburg Co., N

#427/429

Thomas Rodden age 48 miller

Marg't " age 36

Emeline " age 15

Nathan " age 13

Hannah " age 3

David Love age 10 (possible grandchild of David Love - he may have been the son of Thomas Love and his first wife, Elizabeth Rawdon/Rodden.)

 

Listed in the 1860 Census of western Mecklenburg County:

#443/486

John King, age 23, laborer

Abigail ", age 24

Thomas Love, age 9 (possible grandchild of David Love)

Julius King, age 26

James Chaney, age 23

 

Listed in the 1860 Census of western Mecklenburg County:

#317/336

James A. Clark, age 35, farmer, $700/$550

Margaret ", age 35

Roxanna ", age 10

Margaret ", age 6

Sarah ", age 3

Harriet ", age 1

Sarah Love, age 15 (possible grandchild of David Love. She is enumerated on the same page of the census as John Scott Love and his sister, Sarah D. Love. She may have been the daughter of James M. Love, who died in 1844.)

Wm Freeman, age 22, carpenter

 

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

Bride: Margaret J Clark

Groom: James A Clark

Bond Date: 10 Apr 1849

County: Mecklenburg

Record #: 01 051

Bondsman: Wm A Stinson

Witness: Sam J Lourie

Bond #: 000080781

 

Listed on page 151 the 1860 Census of Gaston County:

#1064

enumerated with Margaret Hipp

Adaline Love age 18 (possible grandchild of David Love)

 

Listed in the Family records of Jane Love and her husband Moses Kistler is Adeline Love. She is included after the entry for Thomas T. Love who died December 9, 1866. Adeline Love died December 19, 1866. I do not know the identity of Adeline Love. She may be the Adaline Love listed in 1860 with Margaret Hipp, in Gaston County. She may be a child of Thomas T. Love. She may be an unidentified daughter included in the 1840 census.

 

More About David Love:

1810 Federal Census: Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Capt. B. Wilson, p 55

1820 Federal Census: Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Joseph McConnahy's list, p 75

1830 Federal Census: Mecklenburg, North Carolina , p 337

 

 

 

 

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Notes for David Love:

General Notes:

On August 24, 1802, David Love took out a bond to marry "Jean" Thompson in Mecklenburg County. The witness was Joseph Thompson. This David Love was probably the son of John and Sarah Love.

 

During the period from 1810 to 1830, David Love was listed in the census, in western Mecklenburg County. During this time he had a family, as was evidenced by the census. David Love also appeared numerous times in various listings of taxables, but was not taxed for any property. All of these tax listings were in companies that were in western Mecklenburg County.

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

David Love and Jean Thompson were the parents of John Scott Love, Mary "Polly" Love, James M. Love, Thomas T. Love, Sarah D. Love, Joseph T. Love, and Moses T. Love.

Tying the names of the children together is the estate of Moses T. Love. Moses died between 1846 and 1847. His wife died in 1846, during a flu epidemic that also took the life of her sister, Jane Love nee Hoover. Moses and Mary had no children and died intestate and in debt. The heirs named in the estate papers -- John S. Love, Polly Todd, Joseph T. Love, Sarah D. Love & Thomas Love -- were held liable for his debt. I believe that these were the brothers and sisters of Moses T. Love.

Further evidence is provided by the family Bible records of Moses Kistler and his wife Jane Love. Included in the listing of deaths in the family in order of their entry are David Love, Jane Love, Abigail Thompson, James M. Love, Mary L. Love, Jane Love, Henry A. Love, Moses T. Love, Joseph T. Love, John S. Love, Sarah D. Love, Thomas T. Love, Adeline Love, Robert A. Todd, and Mary S. Todd.

 

1810 Census of Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Capt. B. Wilson's List of Taxables, p 55

David Love

3 males under 10 (born 1801-1809) (John S. Love)

1 male 26-44 (born 1766-1784) (David)

1 female under 10 (born 1801-1809)

1 female 26-44 (born 1766-1784) (Jean)

 

1820 Census of Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Joseph McConnaghy's List of Taxables, p 175

David Love

3 males under 10 (born 1811-1820) (Joseph T., James M.)

2 males 10-15 (born 1805-1810) (John S. Love)

1 male 26-44 (born 1776-1794) (David)

1 female under 10 (born 1811-1820) (Sarah, born 1817)

1 female 10-15 (born 1805-1810) (Polly)

1 female 26-44 (born 1776-1794) (Jean)

 

1830 Census of Mecklenburg Co., p 337

David Love

1 male 5-9 (born 1821-1825)

1 male 15-19 (born 1811-1815)

1 male 20-29 (born 1801-1810) (John S. Love)

1 male 50-59 (born 1771-1790) (David)

1 female 10-14 (born 1816-1820) (Sarah, born 1817)

1 female 40-49 (born 1781-1790) (Jean)

 

Mecklenburg County, NC List of Taxables:

1799, Capt. McCleary's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1806, Capt. Wm. McCleary's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1807, Capt. Dinkin's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1808, Capt. Wm. McCleary's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1810, Capt. McKinley's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1811, Capt. Wm. McKinley's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

1815, Capt. Hoover's Co., David Love, 0 Acres, 1 WP, 0 BP

 

Also listed in the 1815 Tax List in Capt. Hoover's Company is Christopher Love, with no taxable property, 1 WP and no BP. He may be the brother of David Love.

 

Mecklenburg County Deed Book 20, p 342. 15 Oct 1800. David & Christopher Love to Michael McLeary for $400, 110 A on Paw Creek adj Robt. McKinley(?) & Jas. Neel. Wit: David Kennedy, Jurat, & Wm. McCord. Proven at Feb Court 1818, test Isaac Alexander, CMC. Reg 3 Apr 1818. [Herman W. Ferguson, Abstracts of Deed Books 15-23 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1794-1830, (Rocky Mount, NC: Herman W. Ferguson, 2001), 173.]

 

Minutes of the Mecklenburg County Court of Common Pleas & Quarter Sessions

Court Minutes Book 6, 1818 February Session

David Love & Christopher Love to Michael McLeary, for 100 acres of Land bearing date the 15th of Octr. 1800, (proved) by David Kennedy. [Herman W. Ferguson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions Volume II: 1801-1820, (Rocky Mount, NC: Herman W. Ferguson, 1997), 245]

 

The land transactions may involve the property of John Love, inherited by his sons David and Christopher Love. It is possible that David and Christopher sold the land to Michael McLeary in 1800, and that David remained on the land as a tenant. This may explain why the deed was not recorded until 1818. Michael McLeary owned several parcels of land in Paw Creek.

 

Listed in the 1850 Census of the Paw Creek District, Mecklenburg Co., N

#427/429

Thomas Rodden age 48 miller

Marg't " age 36

Emeline " age 15

Nathan " age 13

Hannah " age 3

David Love age 10 (possible grandchild of David Love - he may have been the son of Thomas Love and his first wife, Elizabeth Rawdon/Rodden.)

 

Listed in the 1860 Census of western Mecklenburg County:

#443/486

John King, age 23, laborer

Abigail ", age 24

Thomas Love, age 9 (possible grandchild of David Love)

Julius King, age 26

James Chaney, age 23

 

Listed in the 1860 Census of western Mecklenburg County:

#317/336

James A. Clark, age 35, farmer, $700/$550

Margaret ", age 35

Roxanna ", age 10

Margaret ", age 6

Sarah ", age 3

Harriet ", age 1

Sarah Love, age 15 (possible grandchild of David Love. She is enumerated on the same page of the census as John Scott Love and his sister, Sarah D. Love. She may have been the daughter of James M. Love, who died in 1844.)

Wm Freeman, age 22, carpenter

 

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

Bride: Margaret J Clark

Groom: James A Clark

Bond Date: 10 Apr 1849

County: Mecklenburg

Record #: 01 051

Bondsman: Wm A Stinson

Witness: Sam J Lourie

Bond #: 000080781

 

Listed on page 151 the 1860 Census of Gaston County:

#1064

enumerated with Margaret Hipp

Adaline Love age 18 (possible grandchild of David Love)

 

Listed in the Family records of Jane Love and her husband Moses Kistler is Adeline Love. She is included after the entry for Thomas T. Love who died December 9, 1866. Adeline Love died December 19, 1866. I do not know the identity of Adeline Love. She may be the Adaline Love listed in 1860 with Margaret Hipp, in Gaston County. She may be a child of Thomas T. Love. She may be an unidentified daughter included in the 1840 census.

 

More About David Love:

1810 Federal Census: Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Capt. B. Wilson, p 55

1820 Federal Census: Mecklenburg, North Carolina , Joseph McConnahy's list, p 75

1830 Federal Census: Mecklenburg, North Carolina , p 337

 

 

 

 

236.

Henry Farmer II son of Henry Farmer I and Hester Bass[168, 249] was born about 1690 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[168]. He died in 1753 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[168].

Notes for Henry Farmer II:

General Notes:

*GENERAL INFORMATION: I've seen where he was born in Henrico Co., VA as well as Chesterfield Co., Va. Source: mmartin1@carolina.rr.com

 

*GENERAL INFORMATION: Henry Farmer II, b. before 1696, d . 1753. He was the father of Elam Farmer. He left no will because he had deeded his property to some of his children before his death. (Chesterfield Order Book 1, p. 201, June 1752 proports to his son William, p. 216 August 17, 1752 - property to his son Lodowick: Deed Book 1, p. 451. July 1750, property to his son Henry 101 acres.) There is no record that he deeded property to his son Elam.

However, the father and son relationship is evident from the following: Henry Farmer II's wife was Sarah Ward, daughter of Edward Ward and his wife Elizabeth Elam, who was the daughter of Gilbert Elam, Sr., a large land owner of Chesterfield Co. Henry Farmer III's wife, Sarah, named one of their sons Elam, which was Sarah's mother's maiden name . They also named another son Lodowick. They had a relative named Lodowick Elam and a neighbor named Lodowick Tanner . Sara Ward Farmer's father, Edward Ward, was the grandson of Seth Ward. She named one of her sons Seth for her great grandfather and for her uncle, both of whom were named Seth Ward. (See Ward family in Addenda.)

Her son 4 Seth Farmer in his will (W B 1, pl 226) left property to the sons of his brothers William, Lodowick and Joel and his sister Ann, which are the names of two of the sons of Henry Farmer II, to whom he deeded property .Elam and Lodowick Farmer, brothers, married two sisters, Phebe and Sarah, the daughters of Benjamain Cheatham . Elam Farmer in his will (B. 3, p. 307) named two of his sons \Henry and Lodowick, which are the names of two of 4 Elam's brothers. (See Elam Farmer's will in Addenda).

Source: mmartin1@carolina.rr.com

 

 

 

237.

Sarah Ward daughter of Edward Ward and Elizabeth Elam[168, 250] was born about 1692 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[167]. She died on Unknown.

Henry Farmer II and Sarah Ward were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Seth Farmer[167] was born in 1712 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[167]. He died in 1756[173]. He married Sarah Unknown on Unknown.

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Notes for Seth Farmer:

General Notes:

Seth Farmer had no children

 

 

ii.

William Farmer[168, 250] was born in 1714 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[167]. He died before 06 Dec 1782 in Cumberland, Virginia, USA[250]. He married Elizabeth Forest on Unknown.

+ 118. iii.

Lodowick Farmer[167] was born about 1715 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[167]. He died on 06 Aug 1780 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA[167]. He married Sarah Cheatham on Unknown.

iv.

Joel Farmer[168, 250] was born about 1716 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[167]. He died on Unknown.

v.

Henry Farmer[168] was born about 1718 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[168]. He died in 1782 in Cumberland, Virginia, USA[173]. He married Catherine Unknown on Unknown.

vi.

Elam Farmer[168, 251] was born about 1718 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[167]. He married Phebe Cheatham about 1740 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA. He died in 1783[249].

Notes for Elam Farmer:

General Notes:

*GENERAL INFORMATION: He was born about 1725

 

*GENERAL INFORMATION: He served on the Grand Jury May court 1763 and May court 1765,

Source: Order Book 3, pages 404 and 662.

 

*GENERAL INFORMATION: At the May court 1772, members of the Grand Jury were Robert Haskins, Foreman, Thomas Cheatham , Elam Farmer and others. The jury indicted the Rector of Dale Parish; "The Rev. Archibald McRoberts for making use of hymns or poems in the church service, instead of David 's Psalms, contrary to law within twelve months past.:

Source: (Va. Magazine 11, p. 414).

 

*WILL: In the name of God, Amen, I Elam Farmer Sen'r, of the county of Chesterfield being of weak body but of perfect mind and memory praised be God do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner & form following To Wit ---Imprimus, I land my well beloved Phebe Farmer the use of the land & Plantation that I now live on also three Negroes called Tom, Amey & Doll during her widowhood.

Item , I give & bequeath to my son Lodowick Farmer one hundred & twenty three acres more or less lying the north side deep Creek it being the Plantation that Hudson Blankinship formerly lived on to him his Heirs & Assigns forever & when he arrives to the age of twenty one years shall have five hundred pounds cash.

Item, I give & bequeath to my son Henry Farmer the Land & Plantation that I now live on containing by estimation four hundred & sixteen acres more or less to him his heirs & assigns forever.

Item, I give & bequeath to my daughter Martha Lewis one negroe woman called Doll at the death of my wife during her natural life and then to her son.

Item, I give and bequeath to my son Elam Farmer all that is now in his possession except a negro fellow called Beather & at the division of my estate he is to be brought in and divided with the rest of the negroes after mentioned.

Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Russell one Negro called Nancy during her natural life then to be equally divided amongst her children to them & their heirs & assigns forever.

Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Judith Russell one negroe called Sharper during her natural life then to be equally divided amongst her children to them their Heirs & assigns forever.

Item, I give & bequeath to my daughter Rhoda Boles one Negroe called Peter during her natural life then to be equally divided amongst her children to them & their heirs & assigns forever.

Item, I give & bequeath to my daughter Salley Farmer one Negroe called Lettey during her natural life then to be equally divided amongst her children to them their heirs & assigns forever but if she dies without issue to be divided amongst all my sons.

Item, I give & bequeath to my daughter Phebe Farmer one negroe called Fanny during her natural life then she and her increase to be equally divided amongst her children if any , if not amongst all my sons.

Item, I give to my two daughters Mary Russell & Rhoday Boles each of them a feather bed & furniture & to my other two daughters Salley Farmer & Phebe Farmer each of them a feather bed & furniture & a cow and calf- if they die without Issue they or either of them their part to be equally divided amongst my sons.

Item, my Will & Desire is that all my stock of Horses Cattle Hogs Sheep, & the Household & Kitchen Furniture be equally divided amongst my wife & two Sons Lodowick Farmer & Henry Farmer, my wife to have her part during her widowhood & then to descend to all my sons.

Item, My Will & Desire is that all my whole Estate both real & Personal that is not already gave away to be equally divided amongst my three sons. To Wit, Elam Farmer, Hezekiah Farmer, & Lodowick Farmer when Lodwick shall arrive to the age of twenty one years by any three men that they shall choose.

Item, I give & bequeath to my son Henry Farmer at the death or marriage of my said wife two negroes that I have lent her called Tom & Amey to him his heirs & Assigns forever.

Lastly, I do Desire that my estate shall not come to any appraisement and I do make void all former Wills heretofore by me made Nominating & appointing my two sons Elam Farmer & Hezekiah Farmer & Robert Haskins to be my whole & sole executors of this my last Will & Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed seal this thirtieth day of Nov one thousand seven hundred & eighty.

Elam Farmr (LS)

Signed sealed & acknowledged in the presence of..... William X Gates; Henry X Boles; Sarah X Boles

*Source: Chesterfield Co., VA Will Book 3, page 307

 

 

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Notes for Elam Farmer:

General Notes:

*GENERAL INFORMATION: He was born about 1725

 

*GENERAL INFORMATION: He served on the Grand Jury May court 1763 and May court 1765,

Source: Order Book 3, pages 404 and 662.

 

*GENERAL INFORMATION: At the May court 1772, members of the Grand Jury were Robert Haskins, Foreman, Thomas Cheatham , Elam Farmer and others. The jury indicted the Rector of Dale Parish; "The Rev. Archibald McRoberts for making use of hymns or poems in the church service, instead of David 's Psalms, contrary to law within twelve months past.:

Source: (Va. Magazine 11, p. 414).

 

*WILL: In the name of God, Amen, I Elam Farmer Sen'r, of the county of Chesterfield being of weak body but of perfect mind and memory praised be God do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner & form following To Wit ---Imprimus, I land my well beloved Phebe Farmer the use of the land & Plantation that I now live on also three Negroes called Tom, Amey & Doll during her widowhood.

Item , I give & bequeath to my son Lodowick Farmer one hundred & twenty three acres more or less lying the north side deep Creek it being the Plantation that Hudson Blankinship formerly lived on to him his Heirs & Assigns forever & when he arrives to the age of twenty one years shall have five hundred pounds cash.

Item, I give & bequeath to my son Henry Farmer the Land & Plantation that I now live on containing by estimation four hundred & sixteen acres more or less to him his heirs & assigns forever.

Item, I give & bequeath to my daughter Martha Lewis one negroe woman called Doll at the death of my wife during her natural life and then to her son.

Item, I give and bequeath to my son Elam Farmer all that is now in his possession except a negro fellow called Beather & at the division of my estate he is to be brought in and divided with the rest of the negroes after mentioned.

Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Russell one Negro called Nancy during her natural life then to be equally divided amongst her children to them & their heirs & assigns forever.

Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Judith Russell one negroe called Sharper during her natural life then to be equally divided amongst her children to them their Heirs & assigns forever.

Item, I give & bequeath to my daughter Rhoda Boles one Negroe called Peter during her natural life then to be equally divided amongst her children to them & their heirs & assigns forever.

Item, I give & bequeath to my daughter Salley Farmer one Negroe called Lettey during her natural life then to be equally divided amongst her children to them their heirs & assigns forever but if she dies without issue to be divided amongst all my sons.

Item, I give & bequeath to my daughter Phebe Farmer one negroe called Fanny during her natural life then she and her increase to be equally divided amongst her children if any , if not amongst all my sons.

Item, I give to my two daughters Mary Russell & Rhoday Boles each of them a feather bed & furniture & to my other two daughters Salley Farmer & Phebe Farmer each of them a feather bed & furniture & a cow and calf- if they die without Issue they or either of them their part to be equally divided amongst my sons.

Item, my Will & Desire is that all my stock of Horses Cattle Hogs Sheep, & the Household & Kitchen Furniture be equally divided amongst my wife & two Sons Lodowick Farmer & Henry Farmer, my wife to have her part during her widowhood & then to descend to all my sons.

Item, My Will & Desire is that all my whole Estate both real & Personal that is not already gave away to be equally divided amongst my three sons. To Wit, Elam Farmer, Hezekiah Farmer, & Lodowick Farmer when Lodwick shall arrive to the age of twenty one years by any three men that they shall choose.

Item, I give & bequeath to my son Henry Farmer at the death or marriage of my said wife two negroes that I have lent her called Tom & Amey to him his heirs & Assigns forever.

Lastly, I do Desire that my estate shall not come to any appraisement and I do make void all former Wills heretofore by me made Nominating & appointing my two sons Elam Farmer & Hezekiah Farmer & Robert Haskins to be my whole & sole executors of this my last Will & Testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed seal this thirtieth day of Nov one thousand seven hundred & eighty.

Elam Farmr (LS)

Signed sealed & acknowledged in the presence of..... William X Gates; Henry X Boles; Sarah X Boles

*Source: Chesterfield Co., VA Will Book 3, page 307

 

 

vii.

Ann Farmer[168] was born about 1720 in North Carolina, USA[167]. She married John Ratcliff on 07 Aug 1748 in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA[250]. She died on 11 Nov 1822 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA[250].

viii.

Mary Farmer[168, 250] was born about 1730[168]. She died before 1790[250]. She married John Moon on Unknown.

238.

Benjamin Cheatham son of Thomas Cheatham and Unknown Spouse[168, 173] was born in 1693 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[252]. He died between 1764-1767 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[169].

Notes for Benjamin Cheatham:

General Notes:

Benjamin Cheatham was married twice. As noted in documents, when he sold 300 acres on Appamottock River to his brother, Jonathan , Sep 28 1730 in Henrico Co., VA , his wife was Elizabeth, who gave up her dower rights. This is the only record located naming Elizabeth. On 17 Nov 1747, Benjamin Cheatham of Henrico Co., VA married Grace Williams in Amelia Co., VA. Benjamin made his mark "BC."

 

On 1 Mar 1765, Benjamin Cheatham made his will, which was proved 5 Jun 1767. He gave to son, Stephen the 266 acres and one Negro, to son Richard the 200 acres, one Negro and his horse and saddle; to daughter, Phebe Farmer, wife of Elam Farmer, 5 schillings; to daughter Angellico Pitchford, wife of Samuel Pitchford, one Negro; to daughter Martha Witt, wife of Jesse Witt, one Negro; to daughter Sarah Farmer, wife of Lodowick Farmer, 5 schillings; to daughter, Mary Cheatham, 100 acres on Winterpock Creek, one Negro and half of his gold and silver, to daughter Tabitha Cheatham, 100 acres adjoining on Skinquarter and half of his gold and silver; to wife Grace Cheatham, the use of furniture, items, animals, plantation and two Negroes during her widowhood, but if she married to be divided between the two younger daughters, Mary and Tabitha and to son Joel the 300 acres, one Negro and all the residue and remainder of the estate. Executors were sons, Joel and Richard Cheatham and witnesses were Silvanus Witt and Mary and William Mosely, Jr.

 

*GENERAL INFORMATION: Son of immigrant, Thomas. His will is recorded in Chesterfield Co., (will Book 4, page 404, May 1783). His heirs are Stephen, Richard and Joel. His wife , Grace Williams Cheatham, his daughters Phebe, the wife of Elam Farmer and Sarah, the wife of Lodowick Farmer, Angellicha, wife of Samuel Pitchford, Martha, wife of Jesse Witt , Mary Cheatham, Tabitha Cheatham.

 

 

 

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Notes for Benjamin Cheatham:

General Notes:

Benjamin Cheatham was married twice. As noted in documents, when he sold 300 acres on Appamottock River to his brother, Jonathan , Sep 28 1730 in Henrico Co., VA , his wife was Elizabeth, who gave up her dower rights. This is the only record located naming Elizabeth. On 17 Nov 1747, Benjamin Cheatham of Henrico Co., VA married Grace Williams in Amelia Co., VA. Benjamin made his mark "BC."

 

On 1 Mar 1765, Benjamin Cheatham made his will, which was proved 5 Jun 1767. He gave to son, Stephen the 266 acres and one Negro, to son Richard the 200 acres, one Negro and his horse and saddle; to daughter, Phebe Farmer, wife of Elam Farmer, 5 schillings; to daughter Angellico Pitchford, wife of Samuel Pitchford, one Negro; to daughter Martha Witt, wife of Jesse Witt, one Negro; to daughter Sarah Farmer, wife of Lodowick Farmer, 5 schillings; to daughter, Mary Cheatham, 100 acres on Winterpock Creek, one Negro and half of his gold and silver, to daughter Tabitha Cheatham, 100 acres adjoining on Skinquarter and half of his gold and silver; to wife Grace Cheatham, the use of furniture, items, animals, plantation and two Negroes during her widowhood, but if she married to be divided between the two younger daughters, Mary and Tabitha and to son Joel the 300 acres, one Negro and all the residue and remainder of the estate. Executors were sons, Joel and Richard Cheatham and witnesses were Silvanus Witt and Mary and William Mosely, Jr.

 

*GENERAL INFORMATION: Son of immigrant, Thomas. His will is recorded in Chesterfield Co., (will Book 4, page 404, May 1783). His heirs are Stephen, Richard and Joel. His wife , Grace Williams Cheatham, his daughters Phebe, the wife of Elam Farmer and Sarah, the wife of Lodowick Farmer, Angellicha, wife of Samuel Pitchford, Martha, wife of Jesse Witt , Mary Cheatham, Tabitha Cheatham.

 

 

 

239.

Elizabeth Unknown[170] was born about 1699. She died on Unknown in Henrico, Virginia, USA[169].

Benjamin Cheatham and Elizabeth Unknown were married in 1722[169]. They had the following children:

i.

Stephen Cheatham[173] was born in 1723 in Amelia, Virginia, USA[170]. He died between May-Sep 1783. He married Elizabeth Akin on Unknown.

Notes for Stephen Cheatham:

General Notes:

Property Record for Stephen Cheatham - Oct 15, 1766 - 266 acres in Henrico Co., VA

 

 

ii.

Phebe Cheatham[251] was born in 1725 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[170]. She married Elam Farmer about 1740 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA. She died after 1785[170].

iii.

Martha Cheatham[251] was born in 1727 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[170]. She married Jesse Witt on Unknown. She died on Unknown[170].

+ 119. iv.

Sarah Cheatham[168] was born in 1729 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[169]. She died on 02 Dec 1789 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA[167, 170]. She married Lodowick Farmer on Unknown.

v.

Richard Cheatham[251] was born in 1733 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[170]. He married Grace Moore in 1758 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[170]. He died in 1808 in Fluvanna, Virginia, USA[170].

vi.

Angelicha Cheatham[251] was born in 1734 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[170]. She married Samuel Pitchford on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Joel Cheatham[251] was born in 1735 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[170]. He married Elizabeth Gates on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

viii.

Tabitha Cheatham[251] was born in 1737 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[170]. She married Thomas Bass in 1768 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[170]. She died on Unknown.

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ix.

Mary Cheatham[169, 170] was born in 1753 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[170]. She married Simon Hancock on 22 Oct 1778[253]. She died on Unknown.

Grace Williams[170] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown in Henrico, Virginia, USA[169].

Benjamin Cheatham and Grace Williams were married on 17 Nov 1747 in Amelia, Virginia, USA[169]. They had the following children:

i.

Mary Cheatham[169, 170] was born in 1753 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[170]. She married Simon Hancock on 22 Oct 1778[253]. She died on Unknown.

240.

John Creasy Sr.[116] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown in Kentucky, USA[174].

Notes for John Creasy Sr.:

General Notes:

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Morris K. Jackson

To: Jo Martin

Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 11:12 AM

Subject: Re: Creasys

 

 

Yes it has been a while since we communicated. The John Creasy Jr. who married Polly Shaw was the son of my John Creasey, Sr., the brother of your Daniel. Daniel also had a son named John who married Rebecca then Polly Watkins.

 

I have not found a will or anything else to specifically say that John Creasey and your Daniel Creasy were brothers, but they lived in Henry Co. together and moved to Cumberland Co., KY, together. Daniel's John/Rebecca returned to Henry Co. about 1839.

 

By the way, there were other Creaseys in Henry Co. around 1810-15 who may be also be children or grandchildren of Daniel or his siblings.

 

Morris K. Jackson in Nacogdoches, Texas

 

 

241.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Creasy Sr. and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 120. i.

Daniel Creasy[117] was born on Unknown in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[174]. He married Elizabeth Betsy Hutchinson in 1784 in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[116]. He died in 1836 in Cumberland, Virginia, USA[174].

ii.

John Creasy Jr.[111] was born on Unknown. He died on 31 Dec 1876[111]. He married Mary Polly Shaw on Unknown.

Notes for John Creasy Jr.:

General Notes:

----- Original Message -----

From: Morris K. Jackson

To: Jo Martin

Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 11:12 AM

Subject: Re: Creasys

 

 

Yes it has been a while since we communicated. The John Creasy Jr. who married Polly Shaw was the son of my John Creasey, Sr., the brother of your Daniel. Daniel also had a son named John who married Rebecca then Polly Watkins.

 

I have not found a will or anything else to specifically say that John Creasey and your Daniel Creasy were brothers, but they lived in Henry Co. together and moved to Cumberland Co., KY, together. Daniel's John/Rebecca returned to Henry Co. about 1839.

 

By the way, there were other Creaseys in Henry Co. around 1810-15 who may be also be children or grandchildren of Daniel or his siblings.

 

Morris K. Jackson in Nacogdoches, Texas

 

 

 

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Notes for John Creasy Jr.:

General Notes:

----- Original Message -----

From: Morris K. Jackson

To: Jo Martin

Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 11:12 AM

Subject: Re: Creasys

 

 

Yes it has been a while since we communicated. The John Creasy Jr. who married Polly Shaw was the son of my John Creasey, Sr., the brother of your Daniel. Daniel also had a son named John who married Rebecca then Polly Watkins.

 

I have not found a will or anything else to specifically say that John Creasey and your Daniel Creasy were brothers, but they lived in Henry Co. together and moved to Cumberland Co., KY, together. Daniel's John/Rebecca returned to Henry Co. about 1839.

 

By the way, there were other Creaseys in Henry Co. around 1810-15 who may be also be children or grandchildren of Daniel or his siblings.

 

Morris K. Jackson in Nacogdoches, Texas

 

 

 

248.

Robert Mills son of Nicholas Mills Jr. and Ann Clapton[254] was born in 1713 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[254]. He died on Unknown in Henry, Virginia, USA[254].

249.

Mary Hopkins[255] was born about 1720 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[254]. She died on Unknown.

Robert Mills and Mary Hopkins were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 124. i.

William Mills[175] was born about 1740 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[175]. He died on 14 Nov 1831 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[175]. He married Elizabeth Fontaine on Unknown.

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264.

Thomas Jessup I son of Timothy Jessup and Mary Parrat[42] was born on 14 Mar 1688 in Yorkshire, England[42]. He died on 15 Oct 1744 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[180].

Notes for Thomas Jessup I:

General Notes:

 

The following information was found in "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver and published by Gateway Publishing in Baltimore, MD.

 

After Rachel Pease died, Thomas I and young Thomas II, age seven, moved to New Bern,NC and settled in Perquimans Co., in the northeastern part of the state. Although most North Carolina Friends had migrated there through VA from PA, Thomas' port of entry was apparently New Bern, NC, in 1722, undoubtedly because his brother, Joseph, was already settled in Perquimans Co., NC. His first record in the Perquimans MM was 12th month 6, 1722/23 whe he was "liberated to marry" Jane Robinson, widow of Joseph Robinson. In 1723 along with Gabriel Newby, Thomas was appointed to the Meeting to receive the money that belonged to the MM and send it to "ould Ingland" in gold and silver by weight. And by 6th month, 5, 1724 he had been chosen recorder for the Meeting. But he did have an occasional difference with the Meeting. On 2nd month, 7, 1731 the Clerk of the Meeting was appointed to "draw up a Testamony against Thos. Jessup for his outgoings in taking too much Drink at Sundry times to ye great dishonour of our holy profession." After settling in Perquimans Co., NC Thomas immediately began to acquire land and utimately had many acres.

 

From the Perquimans Co., NC History we find a description of the Jessup house. It had one large room with 2 shed rooms in the rear. The shed rooms were probably used for sleeping since there was no stair to the tiny loft over the front room. The house had a large double shouldered flemish bond chimney. The house was not far from Blanchards Bridge over the Perquimans River. The old Wells Meeting House was near the Jessup home and was eventually used as a school house, called the "Jessops Schoolhouse.'

 

There apparently was no will, but the division of his estate gave a good insight into the crops, the furniture, the library and what was considered valuable.

 

 

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Notes for Thomas Jessup I:

General Notes:

 

The following information was found in "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver and published by Gateway Publishing in Baltimore, MD.

 

After Rachel Pease died, Thomas I and young Thomas II, age seven, moved to New Bern,NC and settled in Perquimans Co., in the northeastern part of the state. Although most North Carolina Friends had migrated there through VA from PA, Thomas' port of entry was apparently New Bern, NC, in 1722, undoubtedly because his brother, Joseph, was already settled in Perquimans Co., NC. His first record in the Perquimans MM was 12th month 6, 1722/23 whe he was "liberated to marry" Jane Robinson, widow of Joseph Robinson. In 1723 along with Gabriel Newby, Thomas was appointed to the Meeting to receive the money that belonged to the MM and send it to "ould Ingland" in gold and silver by weight. And by 6th month, 5, 1724 he had been chosen recorder for the Meeting. But he did have an occasional difference with the Meeting. On 2nd month, 7, 1731 the Clerk of the Meeting was appointed to "draw up a Testamony against Thos. Jessup for his outgoings in taking too much Drink at Sundry times to ye great dishonour of our holy profession." After settling in Perquimans Co., NC Thomas immediately began to acquire land and utimately had many acres.

 

From the Perquimans Co., NC History we find a description of the Jessup house. It had one large room with 2 shed rooms in the rear. The shed rooms were probably used for sleeping since there was no stair to the tiny loft over the front room. The house had a large double shouldered flemish bond chimney. The house was not far from Blanchards Bridge over the Perquimans River. The old Wells Meeting House was near the Jessup home and was eventually used as a school house, called the "Jessops Schoolhouse.'

 

There apparently was no will, but the division of his estate gave a good insight into the crops, the furniture, the library and what was considered valuable.

 

 

265.

Rachel Pease daughter of William Pease Jr. and Ann Agnes Carnally[180] was born on 11 Sep 1690 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on 18 Apr 1720 in England[180].

Notes for Rachel Pease:

General Notes:

Rachel Pease, born 11 Sep 1690 in Yorkshire, England, died 18 Apr 1720 in England

 

 

Thomas Jessup I and Rachel Pease were married on 13 May 1710 in Yorkshire, England[180]. They had the following children:

i.

Timothy Jessup[180] was born on 16 Jun 1711 in Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown.

+ 132. ii.

Thomas Jessup II[180] was born on 10 Jul 1715 in Yorkshire, England[180]. He married Sarah Small on 13 Dec 1736 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[180]. He died on 13 Dec 1783 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[180].

iii.

William Jessup[180] was born on 02 May 1718 in Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown.

Jane Claire daughter of Timothy Claire and Mary Bundy[180] was born on 22 Nov 1691 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[180]. She died on 17 May 1737 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[180].

Thomas Jessup I and Jane Claire were married on 14 Dec 1722 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[180]. They had the following children:

i.

Mary Jessup[180] was born on 16 Nov 1728 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[180]. She married Joseph Munden on 04 Oct 1744 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[256]. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Elizabeth Jessup[180] was born on 24 Aug 1730 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[180]. She married Robert Evans Jr. on 05 May 1749 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[256]. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Jonathan Jessup[180] was born on 27 Jun 1733 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA. He married Mary Unknown on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Jane Jessup[180] was born in 1737[180]. She died on Unknown.

Mary Ann Martin daughter of John Martin and Unknown Spouse[180] was born on Unknown[180]. She died on Unknown[180].

Thomas Jessup I and Mary Ann Martin were married about 1739[180]. They had the following children:

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i.

Jemima Jessup[180] was born in 1742[180]. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Enoch Jessup[180] was born in 1744 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[180]. He married Mary Pearson on 04 Dec 1765 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[256]. He died in Oct 1783 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.

266.

Benjamin Small son of John Small and Alce Hollowell[180] was born in 1692 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[180]. He died in Mar 1751 in Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA.

Notes for Benjamin Small:

General Notes:

Benjamin Small died inCarteret, North Carolina leaving a will which was probated in the Carteret Co. March 1752 Court. Benjamin and his family had moved to NC in 1737 presenting a letter to the Core Sound MM in Carteret Co. from Joseph Newby. Benjamin was appointed in 1742 to fence in the church graveyard. His brother, John was asked to "fitt seats and windows for the women's meetings." Benjamin had been granted 100 acres in Carteret Co., located on the west side of Deep Creek Swamp by the Council that met at Wilmington, NC on 25 Sep 1741. Another 200 acres was granted to him on 23 Sep 1742 with another 200 acres on the north side of Newport River granted to him on 25 Sep 1842. At the time the Spanish threatened Beaufort Harbor in 1747/1748, Benjamin and his sons were on the list of men who appeared to defend the town and the harbor. They served for four days.

 

Benjamin Small's will appears in Vol. 29 of NC Wills:

 

Ye 30 of ye eleventh mo. called January 1751, I, Benjamin Small of Carteret, in the Province of North Carolina, being sick, but of perfect memory, thanks be to God and calling to mind the mortality of my body, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following.

 

Principally, and first of all I recommend my soul to God and my body to be decently buried at the descretion of Executors hereafter named: As to my temperal and worldly estate that it has pleased God to bless me with: My will and desire is that first of all my just debts and funeral charges be paid.

 

Item: I give to my loveing wife Meriam Small the house of my plantation and all the improvements belonging thereunto with one hundred acres of land and twenty joining to the same during her natural life, I likewise give to her all that part of my estate that was her property before I marryed her and that was given her by her Father since. I also give her two cows and calves, 1 bed and furneture, 1 tee cettle, 1 great Putter dish, 1 small still,, 1 hand mill, 1 gratre, 1 brass cettle, all the earthern with the corn and meat.

 

Item: I give to my son Benjamin Small one bed tick that he filled himself and furniture I gave him, my desire to make up the feathers. I likewise give to my son Benjamin that plantation I bought of David Bally and is conveyed to him by a deed bareing date 1751, and 1 pott and two putter dishes, to him and his heirs forever.

 

Item: I give to my son, Jonas Small one feather bead and furneture, two cows and calves, 1 grate chest one iron pott, tow? Vews? I likewise give to my son Jonas one hundred acres of land joining to my son Benjamin, be the same more or less, convaid to him by deed dated 1751, to him and his heirs forever.

 

Item: I give to my son Amos Small one feather bed and furniture. 1 cow and calf, 1 ewe and lamb, and the acres of land joining to Thomas Jessops land to be laid out by a line from apon by the side of the grate-mash, and so up to the head line of my own land, to him and his heirs forever.

 

Item: I give to my son John Knite Small one feather bed and furneture, 2 cows and calves. I likewise give to my son John Knite my manna plantation after my aforesaid wife's decease, to him and his heirs forever.

 

Item: I give to my daufter Sarah Jessop one sile skin trunk, besides what I gave her at her marrage, which was one feather bed, two puter dishes and 3 plates, and since she moved to Core Sound I gave her fore cows and calves and two ewes and lambs.

 

Item: I give the use of my water mill to my wife and fore sons, equally between them if they stay near this place, but if they or any of them removes out to have no right in her.

 

Item: I give all the rest of my estate both real and personal not yet devided to be equally devided to my wife and fore sons, Benjamin, Jonas, Amos and John Knight Small. I further nominate, appoint and constitute my wife to be my executrix and my son Benjamin to be my executor of this my last will and testament to see the same lawfully executed.

 

In witness whereof I have set my hand and fixed my seal in the presence of: Henry Stanton and Patience Bull

 

(Will was copied as originally written)

 

 

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Notes for Benjamin Small:

General Notes:

Benjamin Small died inCarteret, North Carolina leaving a will which was probated in the Carteret Co. March 1752 Court. Benjamin and his family had moved to NC in 1737 presenting a letter to the Core Sound MM in Carteret Co. from Joseph Newby. Benjamin was appointed in 1742 to fence in the church graveyard. His brother, John was asked to "fitt seats and windows for the women's meetings." Benjamin had been granted 100 acres in Carteret Co., located on the west side of Deep Creek Swamp by the Council that met at Wilmington, NC on 25 Sep 1741. Another 200 acres was granted to him on 23 Sep 1742 with another 200 acres on the north side of Newport River granted to him on 25 Sep 1842. At the time the Spanish threatened Beaufort Harbor in 1747/1748, Benjamin and his sons were on the list of men who appeared to defend the town and the harbor. They served for four days.

 

Benjamin Small's will appears in Vol. 29 of NC Wills:

 

Ye 30 of ye eleventh mo. called January 1751, I, Benjamin Small of Carteret, in the Province of North Carolina, being sick, but of perfect memory, thanks be to God and calling to mind the mortality of my body, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following.

 

Principally, and first of all I recommend my soul to God and my body to be decently buried at the descretion of Executors hereafter named: As to my temperal and worldly estate that it has pleased God to bless me with: My will and desire is that first of all my just debts and funeral charges be paid.

 

Item: I give to my loveing wife Meriam Small the house of my plantation and all the improvements belonging thereunto with one hundred acres of land and twenty joining to the same during her natural life, I likewise give to her all that part of my estate that was her property before I marryed her and that was given her by her Father since. I also give her two cows and calves, 1 bed and furneture, 1 tee cettle, 1 great Putter dish, 1 small still,, 1 hand mill, 1 gratre, 1 brass cettle, all the earthern with the corn and meat.

 

Item: I give to my son Benjamin Small one bed tick that he filled himself and furniture I gave him, my desire to make up the feathers. I likewise give to my son Benjamin that plantation I bought of David Bally and is conveyed to him by a deed bareing date 1751, and 1 pott and two putter dishes, to him and his heirs forever.

 

Item: I give to my son, Jonas Small one feather bead and furneture, two cows and calves, 1 grate chest one iron pott, tow? Vews? I likewise give to my son Jonas one hundred acres of land joining to my son Benjamin, be the same more or less, convaid to him by deed dated 1751, to him and his heirs forever.

 

Item: I give to my son Amos Small one feather bed and furniture. 1 cow and calf, 1 ewe and lamb, and the acres of land joining to Thomas Jessops land to be laid out by a line from apon by the side of the grate-mash, and so up to the head line of my own land, to him and his heirs forever.

 

Item: I give to my son John Knite Small one feather bed and furneture, 2 cows and calves. I likewise give to my son John Knite my manna plantation after my aforesaid wife's decease, to him and his heirs forever.

 

Item: I give to my daufter Sarah Jessop one sile skin trunk, besides what I gave her at her marrage, which was one feather bed, two puter dishes and 3 plates, and since she moved to Core Sound I gave her fore cows and calves and two ewes and lambs.

 

Item: I give the use of my water mill to my wife and fore sons, equally between them if they stay near this place, but if they or any of them removes out to have no right in her.

 

Item: I give all the rest of my estate both real and personal not yet devided to be equally devided to my wife and fore sons, Benjamin, Jonas, Amos and John Knight Small. I further nominate, appoint and constitute my wife to be my executrix and my son Benjamin to be my executor of this my last will and testament to see the same lawfully executed.

 

In witness whereof I have set my hand and fixed my seal in the presence of: Henry Stanton and Patience Bull

 

(Will was copied as originally written)

 

 

267.

Mary Knight daughter of John Knight[180] was born about 1690. She died in 1748 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA[119].

Benjamin Small and Mary Knight were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

John Knight Small[257] was born on Unknown. He married Elizabeth Bruce on 03 Apr 1746[257]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Benjamin Small Jr.[257] was born in 1713 in Recorded at Core Sound MM, Carteret, North Carolina. He married Sarah Meriam Lovett on 03 Jul 1753 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA[257]. He died in 1756 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA.

Notes for Benjamin Small Jr.:

General Notes:

Benjamin Small Jr., was disowned by the Quaker Church 3 Jul 1753 for marrying "out of unity".

 

 

iii.

Jonas Small[257] was born in 1715 in Washington, Pennsylvania, USA. He married Sarah Mace about 1760 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA. He died on 23 Apr 1820 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA.

+ 133. iv.

Sarah Small[180] was born on 03 Jun 1717 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA[180]. She married Thomas Jessup II on 13 Dec 1736 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[180]. She died on 06 Jan 1757 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[180].

v.

Amos Small[257] was born in 1719 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA[258]. He married Sarah Slobock on 02 Sep 1755 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA[258]. He died in 1767 in Craven, North Carolina, USA[258].

Miriam Anderson was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Benjamin Small and Miriam Anderson were married in 1750 in Recorded Core Sound MM. They had no children.

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272.

William Hill[259] was born on Unknown in Maryland, USA[189]. He died on 06 May 1720 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[189].

Notes for William Hill:

General Notes:

THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT REPUDIATES THE LONG STANDING CLAIM OF WILLIAM HILL SR. (1710-1787) OF VA AND NC BEING SON OF SION HILL JR.(OF Surry, Virginia .) AS SUGGESTED IN THE BOOK "EAST GOES WEST," AND MANY OTHER SOURCES.

 

Several widespread references indicated Sion Hill Jr. as William's father, differing only whether the first wife was Elizabeth Browne or Elizabeth Marriott. Inclusion of the numerous Hill descendents in this Gookin genealogy was predicted upon the marriage of Sion Hill Jr. to Elizabeth Marriott, as argued in entry 803 preceding. Questions have been raised, however, as to whether William Hill Sr. was indeed a son of Sion Hill Jr., no matter who that first wife may have been.

 

These doubts have arisen from the discovery of the following records: entries of Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County, Virginia;

the Will of Robert Singleton dated 15th April 1724 & proved 25 March 1725 where it names his daughter Susanna as wife of Thomas Smithers and his daughter Mary as wife of George Foster both entries supporting the Joshua Hill Papers which is primarily a family account by William Hill's son, Joshua Hill [Joshua Hill Foster papers, Alabama State Archives-account of the Hills, as told by Joshua Hill to grandson Joshua Hill Foster]. In these papers Joshua- stretching his recollections back to events almost 150 years before-says his father, William Hill Sr., was born in Middlesex County, Va. in the Spring of 1700, had one brother, John Hill, and several sisters. Their father, thought to have been also named William, was said to have moved to Virginia from Maryland, where he was born.

Researcher Felix Earle Luck and others have shown considerable amount of correspondence between Joshua's account and various historical records of this brother and sisters and their children, thereby developing increasingly persuasive documentation that William Hill Sr. of this entry was not, after all, a son of Sion Hill Jr.

Mr. John Frederick Dorman of Washington, D.C. concurs with Mr. Luck's findings and remarked in a letter to him (on) 25 May 1988, "It looks to me...that all those claims of a connection with Sion Hill can e put to rest." Mr. Dorman had informational advantage of having undertaken an abortive search himself a number of years ago for a Sion Hill Jr. connection to William.

Joshua Hill was more than half a century younger than his father and dictated his account at a great age in 1850. Though the interval stretched back about 150 years-affording considerable opportunity for imperfect or misinformed recollection and knowledge of that far-off time-Mr. Luck reasonably points out that Joshua must have discussed the family history with older siblings and perhaps with his father.

Two other family accounts have contributed confusion to the history. Letters of Martha A. Bruce (daughter of Joshua and grand-daughter of William) in her own extreme age stated, "grandfather William came from England and landed in Virginia and married there:" credibility is somewhat diminished, however, by a latter remark, "I think my grandfather's name was William."

At the time of her writing, in May 1899, only one year short of two centuries had passed since William's supposed birth- year (according to Joshua). [It may be that her errors arose from early DAR records of a "Lt. William Hill, b. 1724, England; d. 1796, Tennessee," which gave a list of children identical to those following.

Action has been taken by the DAR on unpublished record cards of transfer to correct this error and ascribe those children to the proper William Hill-(infor. 6/87, L. Winifred Jacob, Beaverton, Or.)]. Another account, dictated 28 July 1897, at age 86 by Daniel Brown Hill (1811-1904) says William was a sea-captain in the English service who quit the sea, married and settled in N.C. long before the Revolution. (Daniel is even further removed in relationship that Martha A. Bruce, being a g grandson: he grew up in Tennessee-away from N.C. records-wrote 197 years after William's reputed birth- year, differs considerably from William's own son Joshua's 1850 account, and significantly mis-stated a family relationship-as seen later.

 

It is unknown when and where there occurred the first genealogical claim of Sion Hill Jr. as (the) father of William Sr., but it is curious that such a claim should have been made at all in the face of the presumably much earlier account by Joshua, which was preserved by his descendents and later placed in the Alabama Archives. It is likely, of course, that such various claims for Sion Jr. may stem from a single, probably erroneous, interpretation, and merely copied from one account to another over a period of time.

Mr. Luck's detailed research into the ancestry of William Hill have included the so-called "Joshua Hill account of the Hills" and comparison of it with historical records, contained in the Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va. 1653-1812, Amelia County, Va. Will Books, and other sources.

The overwhelming correspondence between Joshua's 1850 account and later published records he could not have seen, lead to the inescapable conclusion that Joshua's father William could not have been a son of Sion Hill Jr. and Elizabeth Marriott (or other wife), and thus should be excluded from the line of Thomas Warren's descendents in this GOOKIN genealogy.

However, in view of the several published claims for Sion Hill Jr. as father of William, it is probably sensible genealogically to retain this entry on William Hill, as a warning and disclaimer. The "fate" of information of descendents of William Hill, laboriously gathered through years of correspondence and good will from many of those descendents, is another consideration.

This collection of data has generated a very considerable amount of information which will prove to be of genealogical value to those who do have an undisputed descent from William Hill, of Virginia and North Carolina.

 

 

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Notes for William Hill:

General Notes:

THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT REPUDIATES THE LONG STANDING CLAIM OF WILLIAM HILL SR. (1710-1787) OF VA AND NC BEING SON OF SION HILL JR.(OF Surry, Virginia .) AS SUGGESTED IN THE BOOK "EAST GOES WEST," AND MANY OTHER SOURCES.

 

Several widespread references indicated Sion Hill Jr. as William's father, differing only whether the first wife was Elizabeth Browne or Elizabeth Marriott. Inclusion of the numerous Hill descendents in this Gookin genealogy was predicted upon the marriage of Sion Hill Jr. to Elizabeth Marriott, as argued in entry 803 preceding. Questions have been raised, however, as to whether William Hill Sr. was indeed a son of Sion Hill Jr., no matter who that first wife may have been.

 

These doubts have arisen from the discovery of the following records: entries of Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County, Virginia;

the Will of Robert Singleton dated 15th April 1724 & proved 25 March 1725 where it names his daughter Susanna as wife of Thomas Smithers and his daughter Mary as wife of George Foster both entries supporting the Joshua Hill Papers which is primarily a family account by William Hill's son, Joshua Hill [Joshua Hill Foster papers, Alabama State Archives-account of the Hills, as told by Joshua Hill to grandson Joshua Hill Foster]. In these papers Joshua- stretching his recollections back to events almost 150 years before-says his father, William Hill Sr., was born in Middlesex County, Va. in the Spring of 1700, had one brother, John Hill, and several sisters. Their father, thought to have been also named William, was said to have moved to Virginia from Maryland, where he was born.

Researcher Felix Earle Luck and others have shown considerable amount of correspondence between Joshua's account and various historical records of this brother and sisters and their children, thereby developing increasingly persuasive documentation that William Hill Sr. of this entry was not, after all, a son of Sion Hill Jr.

Mr. John Frederick Dorman of Washington, D.C. concurs with Mr. Luck's findings and remarked in a letter to him (on) 25 May 1988, "It looks to me...that all those claims of a connection with Sion Hill can e put to rest." Mr. Dorman had informational advantage of having undertaken an abortive search himself a number of years ago for a Sion Hill Jr. connection to William.

Joshua Hill was more than half a century younger than his father and dictated his account at a great age in 1850. Though the interval stretched back about 150 years-affording considerable opportunity for imperfect or misinformed recollection and knowledge of that far-off time-Mr. Luck reasonably points out that Joshua must have discussed the family history with older siblings and perhaps with his father.

Two other family accounts have contributed confusion to the history. Letters of Martha A. Bruce (daughter of Joshua and grand-daughter of William) in her own extreme age stated, "grandfather William came from England and landed in Virginia and married there:" credibility is somewhat diminished, however, by a latter remark, "I think my grandfather's name was William."

At the time of her writing, in May 1899, only one year short of two centuries had passed since William's supposed birth- year (according to Joshua). [It may be that her errors arose from early DAR records of a "Lt. William Hill, b. 1724, England; d. 1796, Tennessee," which gave a list of children identical to those following.

Action has been taken by the DAR on unpublished record cards of transfer to correct this error and ascribe those children to the proper William Hill-(infor. 6/87, L. Winifred Jacob, Beaverton, Or.)]. Another account, dictated 28 July 1897, at age 86 by Daniel Brown Hill (1811-1904) says William was a sea-captain in the English service who quit the sea, married and settled in N.C. long before the Revolution. (Daniel is even further removed in relationship that Martha A. Bruce, being a g grandson: he grew up in Tennessee-away from N.C. records-wrote 197 years after William's reputed birth- year, differs considerably from William's own son Joshua's 1850 account, and significantly mis-stated a family relationship-as seen later.

 

It is unknown when and where there occurred the first genealogical claim of Sion Hill Jr. as (the) father of William Sr., but it is curious that such a claim should have been made at all in the face of the presumably much earlier account by Joshua, which was preserved by his descendents and later placed in the Alabama Archives. It is likely, of course, that such various claims for Sion Jr. may stem from a single, probably erroneous, interpretation, and merely copied from one account to another over a period of time.

Mr. Luck's detailed research into the ancestry of William Hill have included the so-called "Joshua Hill account of the Hills" and comparison of it with historical records, contained in the Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va. 1653-1812, Amelia County, Va. Will Books, and other sources.

The overwhelming correspondence between Joshua's 1850 account and later published records he could not have seen, lead to the inescapable conclusion that Joshua's father William could not have been a son of Sion Hill Jr. and Elizabeth Marriott (or other wife), and thus should be excluded from the line of Thomas Warren's descendents in this GOOKIN genealogy.

However, in view of the several published claims for Sion Hill Jr. as father of William, it is probably sensible genealogically to retain this entry on William Hill, as a warning and disclaimer. The "fate" of information of descendents of William Hill, laboriously gathered through years of correspondence and good will from many of those descendents, is another consideration.

This collection of data has generated a very considerable amount of information which will prove to be of genealogical value to those who do have an undisputed descent from William Hill, of Virginia and North Carolina.

 

 

273.

Anne Jones[259] was born on Unknown in Virginia, USA[189]. She died on 15 Jan 1726 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[189].

William Hill and Anne Jones were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Isabella Hill[189] was born on 01 May 1698[189]. She married John Jones on 20 May 1729[189]. She died on Unknown.

+ 136. ii.

William Hill II[77] was born about 1700 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[77]. He married Susanna Smithers in 1736 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[77]. He died about 1787 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[187].

iii.

Ann Hill[189] was born on 30 Mar 1701[189]. She married John Dudley on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Elizabeth Hill[189] was born on 02 Mar 1707[189]. She married Edward Whitaker on 13 Feb 1725[189]. She died on Unknown.

v.

John Hill[189] was born on 01 Oct 1710[189]. He died in 1799 in Amelia, Virginia, USA[189]. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown.

vi.

Mary Hill[189] was born on 10 May 1713[189]. She married Richard Carter on 04 Jun 1733[189]. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Dianah Hill[189] was born on 25 Aug 1715[189]. She married David Barwick on 30 May 1734 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[189]. She died on Unknown.

viii.

Priscilla Hill[189] was born on 17 Sep 1718[189]. She died on Unknown.

274.

Thomas Smithers[188] was born on Unknown.

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Susannah Singleton daughter of Robert Singleton and Elizabeth Sarah Crowe[188] was born in 1694[260]. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Smithers and Susannah Singleton were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 137. i.

Susanna Smithers[77] was born about 1716 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[188]. She married William Hill II in 1736 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[77]. She died before 1770 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[188].

276.

William Halbert son of William Halbert and Katherine Banks[195] was born in 1681 in England[195]. He died on 18 Oct 1718 in Essex, Virginia, USA[261].

Notes for William Halbert:

General Notes:

The surname of Halbert appears in the Land Rolls of England in 1265 A.D. It is indicated that the Halbert family surname originated in France and was brought to England about the time of the Norman Conquest. Research is being done that shows our line descended from William Halbert who was the proprietor of large estates at Boroughbridge, Aldborough, Minskip, Rawcliff and other places in Yorkshire, England .

 

The original Halbert homestead was located in St. Anne's Parish, Essex Co., VA.

 

.......................................................................... ..............

 

Here are a few, usually missed, errors regarding William Halbert, and his son, Joel Halbert (written by John H. Flannery:

 

1.) WILLIAM HALBERT is usually said to have been born in Wales (or in England) in 1681 or 1682, & to have died in Essex Co., VA in 1718.

 

The latter date is apparently incorrect: In 1733 Joel Halbert, acting as Administrator for the settlement of his father's estate, filed a legal statement pertaining to his father's estate, dated February 19, 1733, & found recorded in Essex County, VA Will book 5. This would indicate that WILLIAM HALBERT in fact died in late 1732 or early 1733, not in 1718.

 

The original source of this error was perhaps "The Compendium of American Genealogy" by Frederick A. Virkus, a work well known to contain errors, so information found in it is not always reliable & should be verified from other, more reliable sources.

 

This makes me wonder what the original source was for the stated year of birth, 1681/1682, of William Halbert, & whether he was really born in Wales or England.

 

NOTE: William Halbert married Mary (nee Cook) Wood in 1709 in Essex Co., VA.

 

2.) JOEL HERBERT was born about 1710 in Essex Co., VA, & died in 1762 aged 52 years.

 

It is usually stated that Joel Halbert was "born in Wales" & that he immigrated to VA "about 1725", a statement that is surely incorrect, since it seems that he was born in Essex Co., VA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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277.

Mary Cook daughter of John Cook and Susanna Pell[199] was born about 1690 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[195]. She died after 1737 in Essex, Virginia, USA[195].

Notes for Mary Cook:

General Notes:

The following was found at http://www.geocities.com/janet_ariciu/Halbert.html

 

Another contribution by Grace Thomas.

 

Will of Mary _____ Wood Halbert Taylor Wife of (1) Thos. Wood; (2) William Halbert I and (3) William Taylor

 

Transcribed from original Old English or Colonial style handwritten will.

 

ESSEX CO.,VA. Will Bk 6, p. 69

 

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Mary Taylor of Essex County in the Colony of Virginia being sick and weak in body but of perfect Sense and Sound memory thanks be to Almighty God for it I do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament in manner and form following: that is to say first and principally I Commend my Soul unto God that gave it And my body to the Earth to be buried with Christian decensie?? at the discretion of my Exutors hereafter named and of my worldly goods I dispose of as followeth ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elisabeth Heeley my side sadle and one shilling sterling~ ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son William Halbert my gold ring ~ ITEM I give and bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Sarah Halbart my trunk ITEM I give and bequeath unto my grandson Thomas Heeley five Shillings ITEM I will, give and bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Molly Heeley five Shillings ITEM I will, give and bequeath unto my two ~~~sons Joel Halbart and William Halbart (after my just debts paid funeral charges defraid and above legacies Satisfied and paid) All the remaining part of my estate to be Equally divided among them. And I do appoint my said sons Joel Halbart and William Halbart Executors of this my Last will and Testament (carried forward)

 

WITNESS my hand and seal this ninth day of April in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand Seven Hundred and thirty seven.

 

/s/ Mary Taylor (Seal)

 

In prescence of Stephen Chenault } Elias Newman }

 

AT A COURT held for Essex County at Tapp- ) on the xxjst (21st) day of June Anno Dom MDCCXXXVIJ (1737)

 

Joel Halbert and William Halbert the Executors within named presented this last will and Testament of Mary Taylor dec'ed and made oath thereto as the law directs and the said will was also proved in due form by the oaths of Stephen Chenault and Elias Newman the witnesses thereto and then the said will was ordered to be recorded.

 

TEST W Beverly CCur(?)

 

(Court Clerk)

 

 

William Halbert and Mary Cook were married about 1711 in Essex, Virginia, USA[262]. They had the following children:

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Joel Halbert Sr.[190, 194, 195] was born in 1712 in Essex, Virginia, USA[194]. He married Frances Randolph in 1740 in Essex, Virginia, USA[195, 198]. He died in 1762 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[194, 195].

ii.

William Halbert[195] was born in 1714 in Essex, Virginia, USA[195]. He married Mary Robb about 1738 in Essex, Virginia, USA[263]. He died on 20 Apr 1761[195].

Notes for William Halbert:

General Notes:

In Will Book 5, page 175 of the Essex Co. Records, we find an account of the administration of the estate of William Halbert/Halbard. (both spellings appear in the document). Joel Halbert is the administrator. "If it does hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the said dec'd. the exect's therein named doe exhibit ye same unto ye said court making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly, i the said Joel, being thereunto required do render and deliver up his letters of administration, approbation of suits, and c. 19th Febr. 1733"

 

In the same book is found an itemization of the estate, furniture, cattle, etc. Since no will was found and no children were named in the administration papers of William Halbert's estate, our supposition is, that this William and Joel were brothers. William was a family name in Joel Halbert's family, as well as in the Halbert family. Joel had a son, William, who moved to SC after the Revolution. It seems probable, therefore, that the William whose estate had been administered by Joel Halbert was the father of the William Halbert whose will was proved in Essex Co., VA in 1761. In this will, the name was spelled Halbert, Halbart, and Halbard, as in the old papers of administration of 1713. To his son, James, he gives the plantation on which he lives; to his wife, Mary, all his personal estate until her death or marriage. After her decease, it is to be equally divided between his daughters, Hannah Newman, Frances, Patty, Ann, Elizabeth and his son, William Halbert.

 

 

iii.

Sarah Halbert[195] was born in 1716 in Essex, Virginia, USA[195]. She died on Unknown.

278.

Richard (of Curles) Randolph son of William Randolph and Mary Isham[194, 264, 265] was born in May 1686 in Turkey Island, Henrico, Virginia USA[194, 266]. He died on 17 Dec 1748 in Bath, England[194, 266].

279.

Jane Bolling daughter of John Bolling and Mary Kennon[194, 196, 265] was born about 1698 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[194, 265]. She died on 17 Dec 1748 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[194, 267].

Richard (of Curles) Randolph and Jane Bolling were married in 1720 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[194, 265]. They had the following children:

+ 139. i.

Frances Randolph[194, 196] was born about 1725 in Essex, Virginia, USA[195]. She married Joel Halbert Sr. in 1740 in Essex, Virginia, USA[195, 198]. She died after 1760[194, 197].

ii.

Mary Randolph[194, 265] was born on 21 Nov 1727 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[194, 265]. She married Archibald Carey on 31 May 1744 in Virginia, USA[267]. She died on 25 Nov 1781 in Virginia, USA[267].

iii.

Jane Randolph[194, 265] was born in 1729[194, 265]. She married Anthony Walker in 1750[267]. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Richard Randolph[194, 265] was born in 1730 in Virginia, USA[194, 265]. He died on 06 Jun 1786 in Curls Neck, Henrico, Virginia USA[194, 265].

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Brunt Randolph[194, 265] was born in 1731[194, 265]. He died on Unknown.

vi.

Brett Randolph[194, 265] was born in 1732[194, 265]. He married Mary Scott on 14 Jul 1753 in England[267]. He died on Unknown.

vii.

Ryland Randolph[194, 265] was born in 1738[194, 265]. He died on Unknown.

viii.

Elizabeth Randolph[194, 265] was born in 1739[194, 265]. She married Richard Kidder Meade on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ix.

John Randolph[194, 265] was born on 29 Jun 1742 in Curls Neck, Henrico, Virginia USA[194, 265]. He married Frances Bland on 23 Sep 1769[268]. He died on 28 Oct 1775[267].

280.

John Daniel Vest son of John Valentine Vest and Elizabeth Ray[78, 136, 137] was born in 1705 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[78, 136, 137]. He died on 15 Jun 1765 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[210].

Notes for John Daniel Vest:

General Notes:

The following will of John Daniel Vest was found in Chesterfield Co., VA in Will Book 3, page 17 and was transcribed by Sandra Lake Lassen in March 1993 with original spelling & punctuation intact.

 

TRANSCRIPT OF WILL OF JOHN D. VEST 15 JUN 1765, Chesterfield Co., VA

 

In the name of god Amen Jun 15th 1765 I John Vest of the county of Chesterfield and parish of date being at this time of sound mind and perfect memory though weak in body do make and publish this to be my last will and testament in manner and form and following.

 

I give and bequeath to my son John Vest one tract of land lying and being in the county of chesterfield and bounded as follows that is to say beginning at the kings corner from thence down the path to the fork of the persimmon run proceeding along the said run to the road and along the said road to the main branch of the parsimony run down the said run to the kings corner to him and the heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever.

 

I give and bequeath to my son Valentine on tract or parcel of land lying and in the county aforesaid and bounded as follows that is to say beginning at the main fork of Tinsberry from thence along Randolph's line to the rocky run proceeding up the said run to the head and from thence an east course to the fork of Tinsbury where it begun to him and the heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever but my will and meaning is that my wife Ann Vest should have the full and free use of the said plantation for and During the time of her widowhood. I likewise give to my son Valentine a Negroe man named Robin to him and his heirs forever with this promise that my wife Ann Vest shall be entitled to the use of said Negroe during her widowhood likewise give to my son Valentine a horse and mare with an intention that my wife forenamed shall have the use of them during her widowhood. I likewise leave to my son Valentine one of my beds.

 

I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Vest a bed and furniture.

 

I give and bequeath to my son James Vest one tract of land lying and being in the county aforesaid and beginning at the upper fork of Tinsberry proceeding along Tinsberry to Cheathams line along the said line to head line and from thence a southwestern course to my son Valentines line to him and to the heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever.

 

I give and bequeath to my sons Phillip Vest and William Tunswell Vest one tract of land lying and being the county aforesaid and beginning at the rocky run where Randolphs line joins the said run proceeding along Randolphs line to a corner gum at the mouth of persimmon run from thence to the kings corner where my son Johns line begins and from the said corner up the persimmon run to my son Valentine line to them and the heirs lawfully begotten of their body forever.

 

I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Vest and to my son George Vest one tract of land lying and being in the county aforesaid and beginning at the main persimmon run where my son Johns line joins the said run and proceeding thence in a northeast by east course to a long branch that issues from the piney branch and along the east side of the said branch to main piney branch and along the piney to its source and from thence to Daniel Nunclus line along the said line to my son James line along my son James line to my son Valentines line I give the forenamed tract of land to be equally divided between my daughter Elizabeth and my son George and then to descend to the heirs lawfully begotten on their body forever.

 

I hereby nominate and appoint my two sons John and James Vest executors of this my last will and testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal

 

John Vest

 

Signed and sealed in presents of us

 

Archibald McRobert

James Featherston

 

 

 

 

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Notes for John Daniel Vest:

General Notes:

The following will of John Daniel Vest was found in Chesterfield Co., VA in Will Book 3, page 17 and was transcribed by Sandra Lake Lassen in March 1993 with original spelling & punctuation intact.

 

TRANSCRIPT OF WILL OF JOHN D. VEST 15 JUN 1765, Chesterfield Co., VA

 

In the name of god Amen Jun 15th 1765 I John Vest of the county of Chesterfield and parish of date being at this time of sound mind and perfect memory though weak in body do make and publish this to be my last will and testament in manner and form and following.

 

I give and bequeath to my son John Vest one tract of land lying and being in the county of chesterfield and bounded as follows that is to say beginning at the kings corner from thence down the path to the fork of the persimmon run proceeding along the said run to the road and along the said road to the main branch of the parsimony run down the said run to the kings corner to him and the heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever.

 

I give and bequeath to my son Valentine on tract or parcel of land lying and in the county aforesaid and bounded as follows that is to say beginning at the main fork of Tinsberry from thence along Randolph's line to the rocky run proceeding up the said run to the head and from thence an east course to the fork of Tinsbury where it begun to him and the heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever but my will and meaning is that my wife Ann Vest should have the full and free use of the said plantation for and During the time of her widowhood. I likewise give to my son Valentine a Negroe man named Robin to him and his heirs forever with this promise that my wife Ann Vest shall be entitled to the use of said Negroe during her widowhood likewise give to my son Valentine a horse and mare with an intention that my wife forenamed shall have the use of them during her widowhood. I likewise leave to my son Valentine one of my beds.

 

I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Vest a bed and furniture.

 

I give and bequeath to my son James Vest one tract of land lying and being in the county aforesaid and beginning at the upper fork of Tinsberry proceeding along Tinsberry to Cheathams line along the said line to head line and from thence a southwestern course to my son Valentines line to him and to the heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever.

 

I give and bequeath to my sons Phillip Vest and William Tunswell Vest one tract of land lying and being the county aforesaid and beginning at the rocky run where Randolphs line joins the said run proceeding along Randolphs line to a corner gum at the mouth of persimmon run from thence to the kings corner where my son Johns line begins and from the said corner up the persimmon run to my son Valentine line to them and the heirs lawfully begotten of their body forever.

 

I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Vest and to my son George Vest one tract of land lying and being in the county aforesaid and beginning at the main persimmon run where my son Johns line joins the said run and proceeding thence in a northeast by east course to a long branch that issues from the piney branch and along the east side of the said branch to main piney branch and along the piney to its source and from thence to Daniel Nunclus line along the said line to my son James line along my son James line to my son Valentines line I give the forenamed tract of land to be equally divided between my daughter Elizabeth and my son George and then to descend to the heirs lawfully begotten on their body forever.

 

I hereby nominate and appoint my two sons John and James Vest executors of this my last will and testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal

 

John Vest

 

Signed and sealed in presents of us

 

Archibald McRobert

James Featherston

 

 

 

 

281.

Charlotte Ann Rakes[136, 269] was born in 1709 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[136]. She died on Unknown in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[210].

John Daniel Vest and Charlotte Ann Rakes were married in 1734 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[136]. They had the following children:

i.

Gabriel Vest[137] was born on Unknown. He married Phoebe Carter on 25 Sep 1810 in Davidson, Tennessee, USA[206]. He died on Unknown.

+ 140. ii.

William Tunwell Vest[206] was born in 1735 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[206]. He died in 1812 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[206]. He married Lucretia Lucy Alford[78].

iii.

James Vest[206] was born in 1739 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[210]. He married Dinah Chastain about 1765[206, 270]. He died in Jan 1795 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[210].

Notes for James Vest:

General Notes:

Named in father's will, Chesterfield Co., Virginia, 1765. On Nov. 14, 1785, James signed a petition supporting separation of Church and State. On Dec. 9, 1785, he signed a petition supporting the disposal of Glebes and other Church (of England TL) property with proceeds to be used to pay the public debt. On Nov. 26, 1786, James signed a petition to repeal the incorporation of the Episcopal Church. Signed as witness to the will of David Mosby Davidson of Bedford Co., Virginia, Sept., 1780. The will was proved April 4, 1793 and it was noted that James Vest Sr. was now dead

 

 

According to information from website http://rootsweb.com/pub/usgen/web/va/chesterfield/wills/v22300001.txt

 

I found the following Last Will and Testament of James Vest from Chesterfield Co., VA Will Book # 4. - This was transcribed verbatim by Sandra Lake Lassen in February of 1994.

 

In the name of God,amen, I, James Vest of Chesterfield Co., VA, being of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament this six day of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five.

 

Item: I lend unto my beloved wife, Diner Vest, all my househool furniture, my horse mountain and all my plantation utenshels during her widowhood and after her death or marage then to be divided equally amongst all my childrim to them and there heirs forever.

 

Item: My will and desire is that all the money arising from the profits of a lawsuilt I braught against Joseph Fore in Prince Edward District court shall be to discharge all my lawful debts and if there shold be any money left after paying all my said debts for my Executors to keep in their hands for the support of my family as they see fit my further desire is that Francis Sockell, Junr shall transact my business respecting this lawsuit and finish it and account ot my executors for the money.

 

Item: My will and desire is that all my sons shall be bound to a trade as they shall come of age fit for sutch business.

 

Item: I do appoint my two trusty friends Thomas Burfoot and Archer Trayler for my Executors to this my last will and testament whereunto I have set my hand and seal this day and date above written.

 

Signed, sealed, acknowledged and delivered in the presence of Jos. Moseley, James Ball, Richard Moseley.

 

 

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Notes for James Vest:

General Notes:

Named in father's will, Chesterfield Co., Virginia, 1765. On Nov. 14, 1785, James signed a petition supporting separation of Church and State. On Dec. 9, 1785, he signed a petition supporting the disposal of Glebes and other Church (of England TL) property with proceeds to be used to pay the public debt. On Nov. 26, 1786, James signed a petition to repeal the incorporation of the Episcopal Church. Signed as witness to the will of David Mosby Davidson of Bedford Co., Virginia, Sept., 1780. The will was proved April 4, 1793 and it was noted that James Vest Sr. was now dead

 

 

According to information from website http://rootsweb.com/pub/usgen/web/va/chesterfield/wills/v22300001.txt

 

I found the following Last Will and Testament of James Vest from Chesterfield Co., VA Will Book # 4. - This was transcribed verbatim by Sandra Lake Lassen in February of 1994.

 

In the name of God,amen, I, James Vest of Chesterfield Co., VA, being of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament this six day of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five.

 

Item: I lend unto my beloved wife, Diner Vest, all my househool furniture, my horse mountain and all my plantation utenshels during her widowhood and after her death or marage then to be divided equally amongst all my childrim to them and there heirs forever.

 

Item: My will and desire is that all the money arising from the profits of a lawsuilt I braught against Joseph Fore in Prince Edward District court shall be to discharge all my lawful debts and if there shold be any money left after paying all my said debts for my Executors to keep in their hands for the support of my family as they see fit my further desire is that Francis Sockell, Junr shall transact my business respecting this lawsuit and finish it and account ot my executors for the money.

 

Item: My will and desire is that all my sons shall be bound to a trade as they shall come of age fit for sutch business.

 

Item: I do appoint my two trusty friends Thomas Burfoot and Archer Trayler for my Executors to this my last will and testament whereunto I have set my hand and seal this day and date above written.

 

Signed, sealed, acknowledged and delivered in the presence of Jos. Moseley, James Ball, Richard Moseley.

 

 

iv.

Valentine Vest[206] was born in 1740[206]. He died about 1776[210].

v.

Elizabeth Ann Vest[206] was born in 1743 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[206]. She died after 1776[210].

vi.

Jennie Vest[206] was born about 1744 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[206]. She married William Moore on 20 Nov 1783 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[213]. She died on Unknown.

vii.

John Daniel Vest Jr.[206] was born in 1748 in Powhatan, Virginia, USA[206]. He married Agnes Davidson in 1770 in Campbell, Virginia, USA[270]. He died in Sep 1865 in Franklin, Virginia, USA[210].

Notes for John Daniel Vest Jr.:

General Notes:

Transcription of Pension Papers of John Vest: File S 15692 from National Archives Military Records 1993. Transcribed verbatim June 1993 by Sandra Lake Lassen

 

(Note: John Vest was awarded $20 per month pension as of 25 Feb 1833 in Russel Parish, Bedford Co., VA, his place of residence.)

 

On this 25th day of February 1833 personally appeared in open Court before Lodewich McDavid, George Steptoe, William Leftwich, Jr. and William Perry, Gentlemen Justices, the Court of Bedford County said sitting: the same being a Court of Record. John Vest, a resident of the Parish of Russel in the County aforesaid and State aforesaid aged eighty-two years who being first duly sworn on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. His register which he has seen and recollects but which is now mislaid states that he was born in the County of Powhatan in the State of Virginia in the year 1750.. In the ninth year of his age, his father moved with him into the County of Brockingham in said State where he lived about eleven years. From thence he moved into the County now called Campbell then a part of the County of Bedford in said state where he resided till he became of age and lived then through the whole of the Revolutionary War. In 1789 he became a citizen of Bedford County or that part of it which now retains that name and has ever since and does now reside there by his calculations he is now about eighty-two years, six months and seven days.

 

The first call of Militia from the said County of Campbell then a part of Bedford as aforesaid was to a tour of duty to the lead mines in Virginia to protect and guard the works from the Tories, Indians and a number of Negroes that were taken in attempting to escape to Governor Dunmore from their masters who after they were taken were sent to the lead mines and employed in digging ore to make lead to carry on the war, but who had to be closely watched either the Tories, Indians or Negroes set fire to the furnace house and burnt four rafters in the roof before the fire could be extinguished but with great difficulty the deponent and others saved the house and utensils. The same night a ferry boat and a large canoe which was used in bringing the ore from the other side was lost from the lading set adrift and was no more found. In this tour of duty he enlisted as a volunteer and thinks it was on the first day of August 1774, but if he is mistaken as to the date of the year he is quite certain it was the same year that the battle was fought at the falls of the Ohio against the Indians. He served in the company commanded by Captain William Leftwich and Lieutenant Johnathan Richardson from the said County of Bedford now Campbell. From the rendezvous they marched through the county now called Franklin to the county in which the lead mines are situated then called Fincastle, now Wythe. In their march through the mountains they were divided and a part sent to the salt peter works and he was one of these he is at a loss to tell how long they remained at the salt peter works but thinks it was about a month. From thence they were called to the lead mines under the circumstances above stated where they served the balance of the tour. He ever did and now believes they served three months fully and not less that that period and he is an old man and erelong will stand before the judge of the quick and dead to answer for the deeds done in the body and therefore cannot swear to -------(not readable) to gain a day if he were to lose a month they were regularly relieved to another ---(not readable) --- of men on returning home he remembers to have met Capt. Thomas Bedford and his company from Bedford there on his way out to the falls of Ohio against the Indians and that they lay at the Big Lick in the now County of Botetourt on the same night. This was in the month of October or November the same month in which he was discharged and returned home. The second time he was called to go into service he was discharged as were the rest of the company also with marching from the place of rendezvous where they had met with all things proposed to march and were told that they had or would have credit for a full tour of duty of three months, he supposes as if they had actually served it and and such was the common understanding in those days. This call was to go to the eastern shores of Virginia. He remembers that Williston Talbot the forage master bought a load of flour for the use of the army and the whole was condemned on his hands by Colonel Jeremiah Early and Capt. John Clayton. It seems the enemy had left the place and the company after being from home three days at the rendezvous as aforesaid were discharged. He was occasionally called out against the Tories in the neighborhood and remembers being on tour of five days in hunting then at one time three days and another in guarding them and three days in waiting the call of Gen. Green. He then, again in the year 1778 judging from all the circumstances he can recollect while Patrick Henry was Governor of Virginia in the latter part of the year but the month or day he cannot tell, he marched from Campbell County, then Bedford as aforesaid under the command of Capt. John Talbot, Lieutenant Thomas Holmes who was afterwards killed in the battle of Guilford and Ensign Arthur Moseley. The Company met at Hunters Tavern passed Charlotte Cumberland. The said Talbot was at that time a member of the Legislature and went after his company was discharged from the army into the house of Burgesses which was then sitting at Williamsburg. In this tour of duty he entered the service as a volunteer and marched under the aforesaid officers first to Williamsburg in Virginia, crossing James River at Richmond and Manchester passed through Henrico, New Kent, Hanover and remained at Williamsburg about six weeks as well as he can now remember. Col. Mason then had the command of the Regiment to which he was attached. From Williamsburg he was marched to York Town where his company was attached to the Regiment under the command of Col. Lightfoot as well as he can remember at this distant day. He is unable to say how long he remained here but is satisfied it was until he was regularly discharged and feels assured that the tour was one of not less than three months duration. He remembers that some of the men were tried at Williamsburg while he was there for burning and otherwise injuring the inclosure around park of Governor Henry. In this tour he was at York Town when the British vessels came in sight within the capes and commanded the American Row Gallies from about 9 o'clock in the morning till near one hour by sun in the evening. It was said one of the enemies vessels was very much damaged. The land troops were drawn up in a line of the shore in view of the enemy with as much display as possible having the Colores unfurled , drums beating, etc. when after having anchored there for several days the enemy disappeared without endeavoring to effect a landing. There was no doubt at the time that they would have landed but for the troops stationed at the place. For this tour of duty he received a written discharge but has lost or mislaid it and in fact he never expected after receiving it to want it again. He thinks the discharge was obtained by his father for him from Capt.Talbot some time after he returned from the Legislature of which he was a member as aforesaid. He recollects it was said that the discharge would have been obtained at the expiration of the service but for the hurry of the Captain to take his seat in the Legislature. In about a year after the expurgation of this tour he was preparing to march again upon another to York Town, had all things ready for actual service, his knapsack, etc. and had left home in the said County of Campbell, then Bedford, as a militia man regularly drafted when at the rendezvous of the militia at the head of (ma.....lies) creek he got into conversation with Col. James Calloway, the commandant of the regiment and was told by him that if he would go and catch one William Carver, a deserter from Col. Washington's core of horse and withal a noted Tory he would receive a discharge from the whole time for which he had been drafted. Col. Washington had sent officers to Prince Edward Courthouse in Virginia authorized to advertise in the public Gazettes the names of all deserters from his core and that if they would come and deliver themselves up they should be pardoned for the offense of desertion, which most if not all accepted but this celebrated Carver. This deponent understanding the proposition of the Colonel thus made to him, he accepted it and did so with the assurance that if he caught Carver, delivered him to the officers at Prince Edward Courthouse as aforesaid obtained a receipt for him and got Capitan Heaths discharge who was Caption of this deponents company, he would be released from the full tour. He accepted the proposition at the time the more readily as he was in such a situation with his family that he could not readily leave home. Accordingly he went in pursuit of the said Carver as he had been requested and was fortunate enough to apprehend him, then in pursuance of the instructions received delivered him to the proper officers in Prince Edward County forty miles (he thinks) from where he apprehended him, obtained a receipt for him and then afterward a discharge for the full time from Captain Heath, which he has also lost. On his return homeward he met the company of Captain Heath on their way down at Cub Creek in the County of Charlotte. This was toward the fall of the year, he thinks, or in the first part of fall, as best he remembers that the surrender of Cornwallis took place soon after this and he should have been there also had he not been discharged in the manner aforesaid. He has no documentary evidence by which to prove his services but he refers to the affidavits of John Hunter of County of Campbell and John Turner of the County of Bedford to prove his services to the lead mines and the tour to Williamsburg, York Town, etc. under Captain Talbot each of three months duration. He has no testimony by which to prove his other services and there is no one living to whom he can have access to prove the same. He perhaps could do it if he was not too old and infirm to ride so far as he must necessarily to ascertain the facts. He has been made to procure the certificate of a clergyman as the other individual as required by the act of congress simply because there is no one living in the neighborhood that can testify to such a belief ---this deponent having moved to Bedford in that part of it in which he now lives subsequent to any of his services as aforesaid renders it difficult to refer to any individual particularly as to the General belief in the neighborhood. The distance is about 30 miles.

 

He makes the following answers to the interrogatories propounded by the war department:

To the first interrogator, see body declaration for all answers.

To the second - same

To the third - same

To the fourth - same

To the fifth - the names of many of the officers am familiar with but few if any of the regular officers were ever with me that I now remember.

To the sixth- I did receive discharge for my service in each case I believe and I think they were given by my Captain except when we were all discharged in a body and then I did not ...they are now lost.

To the seventh - See the body of the declaration for an answer the whole of his actual services will amount to not less than six months and eleven days and if he is paid for the other tours when he was discharged as stated he would be entitled to pay for not less that 12 months.

 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is never on the pension roll of the agency of any State - sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court.

 

John Vest

 

We William S. Goffin and Joseph Wilson residing in the County of Bedford hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John.

 

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My information says John Vest born about 1750, came from CampbellCounty VA, to Franklin County in 1795. He was a carpenter and servedin the Revolutionary War. It is said that he narried Agnes Davidson,daughter of Edward Davidson. He is listed as the son who came fromMaryland with his father Moses Vest and I have no other information onany brothers or

sister, neither of a mother's name or where she was.

Ed Vest

 

Paula Kelley Ward, PWard@The.Express-News.Net

FAMILY INFO: Came from Campbell County (now Bedford County) VA withsix children to Franklin County VA. Purchased 60 acres of land on theheadwaters of Otter Creek on the mountain "Barton Spur" from JohnTalbott; in turn, John Vest sold John Talbott 60 acres of land inCampbell County.

 

From the Campbell Co., VA Deed Book 1, page 214:

Jul 2, 1783 from Isham Talbot Jr. of C, to Thomas Vest of C, for 5shillings and for a promise made by James Talbot, his father, to JohnGibson, about 400 acres in C on both sides of buck branch, a branch ofSeneca Cr., and bounded by John Webster Gilbert, Benjamin Butterworth,"and others", being the remainder of 1000 acres conveyed to aforesaidJames Talbot from Michael Gash, as by the records of Bedford Co. willmore fully appear. Signed - Isham Talbot. Wit. John Talbot, ThomasTalbot, Thomas Eidson. Recorded Dec. 4, 1783.

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for John Daniel Vest Jr.:

General Notes:

Transcription of Pension Papers of John Vest: File S 15692 from National Archives Military Records 1993. Transcribed verbatim June 1993 by Sandra Lake Lassen

 

(Note: John Vest was awarded $20 per month pension as of 25 Feb 1833 in Russel Parish, Bedford Co., VA, his place of residence.)

 

On this 25th day of February 1833 personally appeared in open Court before Lodewich McDavid, George Steptoe, William Leftwich, Jr. and William Perry, Gentlemen Justices, the Court of Bedford County said sitting: the same being a Court of Record. John Vest, a resident of the Parish of Russel in the County aforesaid and State aforesaid aged eighty-two years who being first duly sworn on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. His register which he has seen and recollects but which is now mislaid states that he was born in the County of Powhatan in the State of Virginia in the year 1750.. In the ninth year of his age, his father moved with him into the County of Brockingham in said State where he lived about eleven years. From thence he moved into the County now called Campbell then a part of the County of Bedford in said state where he resided till he became of age and lived then through the whole of the Revolutionary War. In 1789 he became a citizen of Bedford County or that part of it which now retains that name and has ever since and does now reside there by his calculations he is now about eighty-two years, six months and seven days.

 

The first call of Militia from the said County of Campbell then a part of Bedford as aforesaid was to a tour of duty to the lead mines in Virginia to protect and guard the works from the Tories, Indians and a number of Negroes that were taken in attempting to escape to Governor Dunmore from their masters who after they were taken were sent to the lead mines and employed in digging ore to make lead to carry on the war, but who had to be closely watched either the Tories, Indians or Negroes set fire to the furnace house and burnt four rafters in the roof before the fire could be extinguished but with great difficulty the deponent and others saved the house and utensils. The same night a ferry boat and a large canoe which was used in bringing the ore from the other side was lost from the lading set adrift and was no more found. In this tour of duty he enlisted as a volunteer and thinks it was on the first day of August 1774, but if he is mistaken as to the date of the year he is quite certain it was the same year that the battle was fought at the falls of the Ohio against the Indians. He served in the company commanded by Captain William Leftwich and Lieutenant Johnathan Richardson from the said County of Bedford now Campbell. From the rendezvous they marched through the county now called Franklin to the county in which the lead mines are situated then called Fincastle, now Wythe. In their march through the mountains they were divided and a part sent to the salt peter works and he was one of these he is at a loss to tell how long they remained at the salt peter works but thinks it was about a month. From thence they were called to the lead mines under the circumstances above stated where they served the balance of the tour. He ever did and now believes they served three months fully and not less that that period and he is an old man and erelong will stand before the judge of the quick and dead to answer for the deeds done in the body and therefore cannot swear to -------(not readable) to gain a day if he were to lose a month they were regularly relieved to another ---(not readable) --- of men on returning home he remembers to have met Capt. Thomas Bedford and his company from Bedford there on his way out to the falls of Ohio against the Indians and that they lay at the Big Lick in the now County of Botetourt on the same night. This was in the month of October or November the same month in which he was discharged and returned home. The second time he was called to go into service he was discharged as were the rest of the company also with marching from the place of rendezvous where they had met with all things proposed to march and were told that they had or would have credit for a full tour of duty of three months, he supposes as if they had actually served it and and such was the common understanding in those days. This call was to go to the eastern shores of Virginia. He remembers that Williston Talbot the forage master bought a load of flour for the use of the army and the whole was condemned on his hands by Colonel Jeremiah Early and Capt. John Clayton. It seems the enemy had left the place and the company after being from home three days at the rendezvous as aforesaid were discharged. He was occasionally called out against the Tories in the neighborhood and remembers being on tour of five days in hunting then at one time three days and another in guarding them and three days in waiting the call of Gen. Green. He then, again in the year 1778 judging from all the circumstances he can recollect while Patrick Henry was Governor of Virginia in the latter part of the year but the month or day he cannot tell, he marched from Campbell County, then Bedford as aforesaid under the command of Capt. John Talbot, Lieutenant Thomas Holmes who was afterwards killed in the battle of Guilford and Ensign Arthur Moseley. The Company met at Hunters Tavern passed Charlotte Cumberland. The said Talbot was at that time a member of the Legislature and went after his company was discharged from the army into the house of Burgesses which was then sitting at Williamsburg. In this tour of duty he entered the service as a volunteer and marched under the aforesaid officers first to Williamsburg in Virginia, crossing James River at Richmond and Manchester passed through Henrico, New Kent, Hanover and remained at Williamsburg about six weeks as well as he can now remember. Col. Mason then had the command of the Regiment to which he was attached. From Williamsburg he was marched to York Town where his company was attached to the Regiment under the command of Col. Lightfoot as well as he can remember at this distant day. He is unable to say how long he remained here but is satisfied it was until he was regularly discharged and feels assured that the tour was one of not less than three months duration. He remembers that some of the men were tried at Williamsburg while he was there for burning and otherwise injuring the inclosure around park of Governor Henry. In this tour he was at York Town when the British vessels came in sight within the capes and commanded the American Row Gallies from about 9 o'clock in the morning till near one hour by sun in the evening. It was said one of the enemies vessels was very much damaged. The land troops were drawn up in a line of the shore in view of the enemy with as much display as possible having the Colores unfurled , drums beating, etc. when after having anchored there for several days the enemy disappeared without endeavoring to effect a landing. There was no doubt at the time that they would have landed but for the troops stationed at the place. For this tour of duty he received a written discharge but has lost or mislaid it and in fact he never expected after receiving it to want it again. He thinks the discharge was obtained by his father for him from Capt.Talbot some time after he returned from the Legislature of which he was a member as aforesaid. He recollects it was said that the discharge would have been obtained at the expiration of the service but for the hurry of the Captain to take his seat in the Legislature. In about a year after the expurgation of this tour he was preparing to march again upon another to York Town, had all things ready for actual service, his knapsack, etc. and had left home in the said County of Campbell, then Bedford, as a militia man regularly drafted when at the rendezvous of the militia at the head of (ma.....lies) creek he got into conversation with Col. James Calloway, the commandant of the regiment and was told by him that if he would go and catch one William Carver, a deserter from Col. Washington's core of horse and withal a noted Tory he would receive a discharge from the whole time for which he had been drafted. Col. Washington had sent officers to Prince Edward Courthouse in Virginia authorized to advertise in the public Gazettes the names of all deserters from his core and that if they would come and deliver themselves up they should be pardoned for the offense of desertion, which most if not all accepted but this celebrated Carver. This deponent understanding the proposition of the Colonel thus made to him, he accepted it and did so with the assurance that if he caught Carver, delivered him to the officers at Prince Edward Courthouse as aforesaid obtained a receipt for him and got Capitan Heaths discharge who was Caption of this deponents company, he would be released from the full tour. He accepted the proposition at the time the more readily as he was in such a situation with his family that he could not readily leave home. Accordingly he went in pursuit of the said Carver as he had been requested and was fortunate enough to apprehend him, then in pursuance of the instructions received delivered him to the proper officers in Prince Edward County forty miles (he thinks) from where he apprehended him, obtained a receipt for him and then afterward a discharge for the full time from Captain Heath, which he has also lost. On his return homeward he met the company of Captain Heath on their way down at Cub Creek in the County of Charlotte. This was toward the fall of the year, he thinks, or in the first part of fall, as best he remembers that the surrender of Cornwallis took place soon after this and he should have been there also had he not been discharged in the manner aforesaid. He has no documentary evidence by which to prove his services but he refers to the affidavits of John Hunter of County of Campbell and John Turner of the County of Bedford to prove his services to the lead mines and the tour to Williamsburg, York Town, etc. under Captain Talbot each of three months duration. He has no testimony by which to prove his other services and there is no one living to whom he can have access to prove the same. He perhaps could do it if he was not too old and infirm to ride so far as he must necessarily to ascertain the facts. He has been made to procure the certificate of a clergyman as the other individual as required by the act of congress simply because there is no one living in the neighborhood that can testify to such a belief ---this deponent having moved to Bedford in that part of it in which he now lives subsequent to any of his services as aforesaid renders it difficult to refer to any individual particularly as to the General belief in the neighborhood. The distance is about 30 miles.

 

He makes the following answers to the interrogatories propounded by the war department:

To the first interrogator, see body declaration for all answers.

To the second - same

To the third - same

To the fourth - same

To the fifth - the names of many of the officers am familiar with but few if any of the regular officers were ever with me that I now remember.

To the sixth- I did receive discharge for my service in each case I believe and I think they were given by my Captain except when we were all discharged in a body and then I did not ...they are now lost.

To the seventh - See the body of the declaration for an answer the whole of his actual services will amount to not less than six months and eleven days and if he is paid for the other tours when he was discharged as stated he would be entitled to pay for not less that 12 months.

 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is never on the pension roll of the agency of any State - sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court.

 

John Vest

 

We William S. Goffin and Joseph Wilson residing in the County of Bedford hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John.

 

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My information says John Vest born about 1750, came from CampbellCounty VA, to Franklin County in 1795. He was a carpenter and servedin the Revolutionary War. It is said that he narried Agnes Davidson,daughter of Edward Davidson. He is listed as the son who came fromMaryland with his father Moses Vest and I have no other information onany brothers or

sister, neither of a mother's name or where she was.

Ed Vest

 

Paula Kelley Ward, PWard@The.Express-News.Net

FAMILY INFO: Came from Campbell County (now Bedford County) VA withsix children to Franklin County VA. Purchased 60 acres of land on theheadwaters of Otter Creek on the mountain "Barton Spur" from JohnTalbott; in turn, John Vest sold John Talbott 60 acres of land inCampbell County.

 

From the Campbell Co., VA Deed Book 1, page 214:

Jul 2, 1783 from Isham Talbot Jr. of C, to Thomas Vest of C, for 5shillings and for a promise made by James Talbot, his father, to JohnGibson, about 400 acres in C on both sides of buck branch, a branch ofSeneca Cr., and bounded by John Webster Gilbert, Benjamin Butterworth,"and others", being the remainder of 1000 acres conveyed to aforesaidJames Talbot from Michael Gash, as by the records of Bedford Co. willmore fully appear. Signed - Isham Talbot. Wit. John Talbot, ThomasTalbot, Thomas Eidson. Recorded Dec. 4, 1783.

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for John Daniel Vest Jr.:

General Notes:

Transcription of Pension Papers of John Vest: File S 15692 from National Archives Military Records 1993. Transcribed verbatim June 1993 by Sandra Lake Lassen

 

(Note: John Vest was awarded $20 per month pension as of 25 Feb 1833 in Russel Parish, Bedford Co., VA, his place of residence.)

 

On this 25th day of February 1833 personally appeared in open Court before Lodewich McDavid, George Steptoe, William Leftwich, Jr. and William Perry, Gentlemen Justices, the Court of Bedford County said sitting: the same being a Court of Record. John Vest, a resident of the Parish of Russel in the County aforesaid and State aforesaid aged eighty-two years who being first duly sworn on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. His register which he has seen and recollects but which is now mislaid states that he was born in the County of Powhatan in the State of Virginia in the year 1750.. In the ninth year of his age, his father moved with him into the County of Brockingham in said State where he lived about eleven years. From thence he moved into the County now called Campbell then a part of the County of Bedford in said state where he resided till he became of age and lived then through the whole of the Revolutionary War. In 1789 he became a citizen of Bedford County or that part of it which now retains that name and has ever since and does now reside there by his calculations he is now about eighty-two years, six months and seven days.

 

The first call of Militia from the said County of Campbell then a part of Bedford as aforesaid was to a tour of duty to the lead mines in Virginia to protect and guard the works from the Tories, Indians and a number of Negroes that were taken in attempting to escape to Governor Dunmore from their masters who after they were taken were sent to the lead mines and employed in digging ore to make lead to carry on the war, but who had to be closely watched either the Tories, Indians or Negroes set fire to the furnace house and burnt four rafters in the roof before the fire could be extinguished but with great difficulty the deponent and others saved the house and utensils. The same night a ferry boat and a large canoe which was used in bringing the ore from the other side was lost from the lading set adrift and was no more found. In this tour of duty he enlisted as a volunteer and thinks it was on the first day of August 1774, but if he is mistaken as to the date of the year he is quite certain it was the same year that the battle was fought at the falls of the Ohio against the Indians. He served in the company commanded by Captain William Leftwich and Lieutenant Johnathan Richardson from the said County of Bedford now Campbell. From the rendezvous they marched through the county now called Franklin to the county in which the lead mines are situated then called Fincastle, now Wythe. In their march through the mountains they were divided and a part sent to the salt peter works and he was one of these he is at a loss to tell how long they remained at the salt peter works but thinks it was about a month. From thence they were called to the lead mines under the circumstances above stated where they served the balance of the tour. He ever did and now believes they served three months fully and not less that that period and he is an old man and erelong will stand before the judge of the quick and dead to answer for the deeds done in the body and therefore cannot swear to -------(not readable) to gain a day if he were to lose a month they were regularly relieved to another ---(not readable) --- of men on returning home he remembers to have met Capt. Thomas Bedford and his company from Bedford there on his way out to the falls of Ohio against the Indians and that they lay at the Big Lick in the now County of Botetourt on the same night. This was in the month of October or November the same month in which he was discharged and returned home. The second time he was called to go into service he was discharged as were the rest of the company also with marching from the place of rendezvous where they had met with all things proposed to march and were told that they had or would have credit for a full tour of duty of three months, he supposes as if they had actually served it and and such was the common understanding in those days. This call was to go to the eastern shores of Virginia. He remembers that Williston Talbot the forage master bought a load of flour for the use of the army and the whole was condemned on his hands by Colonel Jeremiah Early and Capt. John Clayton. It seems the enemy had left the place and the company after being from home three days at the rendezvous as aforesaid were discharged. He was occasionally called out against the Tories in the neighborhood and remembers being on tour of five days in hunting then at one time three days and another in guarding them and three days in waiting the call of Gen. Green. He then, again in the year 1778 judging from all the circumstances he can recollect while Patrick Henry was Governor of Virginia in the latter part of the year but the month or day he cannot tell, he marched from Campbell County, then Bedford as aforesaid under the command of Capt. John Talbot, Lieutenant Thomas Holmes who was afterwards killed in the battle of Guilford and Ensign Arthur Moseley. The Company met at Hunters Tavern passed Charlotte Cumberland. The said Talbot was at that time a member of the Legislature and went after his company was discharged from the army into the house of Burgesses which was then sitting at Williamsburg. In this tour of duty he entered the service as a volunteer and marched under the aforesaid officers first to Williamsburg in Virginia, crossing James River at Richmond and Manchester passed through Henrico, New Kent, Hanover and remained at Williamsburg about six weeks as well as he can now remember. Col. Mason then had the command of the Regiment to which he was attached. From Williamsburg he was marched to York Town where his company was attached to the Regiment under the command of Col. Lightfoot as well as he can remember at this distant day. He is unable to say how long he remained here but is satisfied it was until he was regularly discharged and feels assured that the tour was one of not less than three months duration. He remembers that some of the men were tried at Williamsburg while he was there for burning and otherwise injuring the inclosure around park of Governor Henry. In this tour he was at York Town when the British vessels came in sight within the capes and commanded the American Row Gallies from about 9 o'clock in the morning till near one hour by sun in the evening. It was said one of the enemies vessels was very much damaged. The land troops were drawn up in a line of the shore in view of the enemy with as much display as possible having the Colores unfurled , drums beating, etc. when after having anchored there for several days the enemy disappeared without endeavoring to effect a landing. There was no doubt at the time that they would have landed but for the troops stationed at the place. For this tour of duty he received a written discharge but has lost or mislaid it and in fact he never expected after receiving it to want it again. He thinks the discharge was obtained by his father for him from Capt.Talbot some time after he returned from the Legislature of which he was a member as aforesaid. He recollects it was said that the discharge would have been obtained at the expiration of the service but for the hurry of the Captain to take his seat in the Legislature. In about a year after the expurgation of this tour he was preparing to march again upon another to York Town, had all things ready for actual service, his knapsack, etc. and had left home in the said County of Campbell, then Bedford, as a militia man regularly drafted when at the rendezvous of the militia at the head of (ma.....lies) creek he got into conversation with Col. James Calloway, the commandant of the regiment and was told by him that if he would go and catch one William Carver, a deserter from Col. Washington's core of horse and withal a noted Tory he would receive a discharge from the whole time for which he had been drafted. Col. Washington had sent officers to Prince Edward Courthouse in Virginia authorized to advertise in the public Gazettes the names of all deserters from his core and that if they would come and deliver themselves up they should be pardoned for the offense of desertion, which most if not all accepted but this celebrated Carver. This deponent understanding the proposition of the Colonel thus made to him, he accepted it and did so with the assurance that if he caught Carver, delivered him to the officers at Prince Edward Courthouse as aforesaid obtained a receipt for him and got Capitan Heaths discharge who was Caption of this deponents company, he would be released from the full tour. He accepted the proposition at the time the more readily as he was in such a situation with his family that he could not readily leave home. Accordingly he went in pursuit of the said Carver as he had been requested and was fortunate enough to apprehend him, then in pursuance of the instructions received delivered him to the proper officers in Prince Edward County forty miles (he thinks) from where he apprehended him, obtained a receipt for him and then afterward a discharge for the full time from Captain Heath, which he has also lost. On his return homeward he met the company of Captain Heath on their way down at Cub Creek in the County of Charlotte. This was toward the fall of the year, he thinks, or in the first part of fall, as best he remembers that the surrender of Cornwallis took place soon after this and he should have been there also had he not been discharged in the manner aforesaid. He has no documentary evidence by which to prove his services but he refers to the affidavits of John Hunter of County of Campbell and John Turner of the County of Bedford to prove his services to the lead mines and the tour to Williamsburg, York Town, etc. under Captain Talbot each of three months duration. He has no testimony by which to prove his other services and there is no one living to whom he can have access to prove the same. He perhaps could do it if he was not too old and infirm to ride so far as he must necessarily to ascertain the facts. He has been made to procure the certificate of a clergyman as the other individual as required by the act of congress simply because there is no one living in the neighborhood that can testify to such a belief ---this deponent having moved to Bedford in that part of it in which he now lives subsequent to any of his services as aforesaid renders it difficult to refer to any individual particularly as to the General belief in the neighborhood. The distance is about 30 miles.

 

He makes the following answers to the interrogatories propounded by the war department:

To the first interrogator, see body declaration for all answers.

To the second - same

To the third - same

To the fourth - same

To the fifth - the names of many of the officers am familiar with but few if any of the regular officers were ever with me that I now remember.

To the sixth- I did receive discharge for my service in each case I believe and I think they were given by my Captain except when we were all discharged in a body and then I did not ...they are now lost.

To the seventh - See the body of the declaration for an answer the whole of his actual services will amount to not less than six months and eleven days and if he is paid for the other tours when he was discharged as stated he would be entitled to pay for not less that 12 months.

 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is never on the pension roll of the agency of any State - sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court.

 

John Vest

 

We William S. Goffin and Joseph Wilson residing in the County of Bedford hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John.

 

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My information says John Vest born about 1750, came from CampbellCounty VA, to Franklin County in 1795. He was a carpenter and servedin the Revolutionary War. It is said that he narried Agnes Davidson,daughter of Edward Davidson. He is listed as the son who came fromMaryland with his father Moses Vest and I have no other information onany brothers or

sister, neither of a mother's name or where she was.

Ed Vest

 

Paula Kelley Ward, PWard@The.Express-News.Net

FAMILY INFO: Came from Campbell County (now Bedford County) VA withsix children to Franklin County VA. Purchased 60 acres of land on theheadwaters of Otter Creek on the mountain "Barton Spur" from JohnTalbott; in turn, John Vest sold John Talbott 60 acres of land inCampbell County.

 

From the Campbell Co., VA Deed Book 1, page 214:

Jul 2, 1783 from Isham Talbot Jr. of C, to Thomas Vest of C, for 5shillings and for a promise made by James Talbot, his father, to JohnGibson, about 400 acres in C on both sides of buck branch, a branch ofSeneca Cr., and bounded by John Webster Gilbert, Benjamin Butterworth,"and others", being the remainder of 1000 acres conveyed to aforesaidJames Talbot from Michael Gash, as by the records of Bedford Co. willmore fully appear. Signed - Isham Talbot. Wit. John Talbot, ThomasTalbot, Thomas Eidson. Recorded Dec. 4, 1783.

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for John Daniel Vest Jr.:

General Notes:

Transcription of Pension Papers of John Vest: File S 15692 from National Archives Military Records 1993. Transcribed verbatim June 1993 by Sandra Lake Lassen

 

(Note: John Vest was awarded $20 per month pension as of 25 Feb 1833 in Russel Parish, Bedford Co., VA, his place of residence.)

 

On this 25th day of February 1833 personally appeared in open Court before Lodewich McDavid, George Steptoe, William Leftwich, Jr. and William Perry, Gentlemen Justices, the Court of Bedford County said sitting: the same being a Court of Record. John Vest, a resident of the Parish of Russel in the County aforesaid and State aforesaid aged eighty-two years who being first duly sworn on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. His register which he has seen and recollects but which is now mislaid states that he was born in the County of Powhatan in the State of Virginia in the year 1750.. In the ninth year of his age, his father moved with him into the County of Brockingham in said State where he lived about eleven years. From thence he moved into the County now called Campbell then a part of the County of Bedford in said state where he resided till he became of age and lived then through the whole of the Revolutionary War. In 1789 he became a citizen of Bedford County or that part of it which now retains that name and has ever since and does now reside there by his calculations he is now about eighty-two years, six months and seven days.

 

The first call of Militia from the said County of Campbell then a part of Bedford as aforesaid was to a tour of duty to the lead mines in Virginia to protect and guard the works from the Tories, Indians and a number of Negroes that were taken in attempting to escape to Governor Dunmore from their masters who after they were taken were sent to the lead mines and employed in digging ore to make lead to carry on the war, but who had to be closely watched either the Tories, Indians or Negroes set fire to the furnace house and burnt four rafters in the roof before the fire could be extinguished but with great difficulty the deponent and others saved the house and utensils. The same night a ferry boat and a large canoe which was used in bringing the ore from the other side was lost from the lading set adrift and was no more found. In this tour of duty he enlisted as a volunteer and thinks it was on the first day of August 1774, but if he is mistaken as to the date of the year he is quite certain it was the same year that the battle was fought at the falls of the Ohio against the Indians. He served in the company commanded by Captain William Leftwich and Lieutenant Johnathan Richardson from the said County of Bedford now Campbell. From the rendezvous they marched through the county now called Franklin to the county in which the lead mines are situated then called Fincastle, now Wythe. In their march through the mountains they were divided and a part sent to the salt peter works and he was one of these he is at a loss to tell how long they remained at the salt peter works but thinks it was about a month. From thence they were called to the lead mines under the circumstances above stated where they served the balance of the tour. He ever did and now believes they served three months fully and not less that that period and he is an old man and erelong will stand before the judge of the quick and dead to answer for the deeds done in the body and therefore cannot swear to -------(not readable) to gain a day if he were to lose a month they were regularly relieved to another ---(not readable) --- of men on returning home he remembers to have met Capt. Thomas Bedford and his company from Bedford there on his way out to the falls of Ohio against the Indians and that they lay at the Big Lick in the now County of Botetourt on the same night. This was in the month of October or November the same month in which he was discharged and returned home. The second time he was called to go into service he was discharged as were the rest of the company also with marching from the place of rendezvous where they had met with all things proposed to march and were told that they had or would have credit for a full tour of duty of three months, he supposes as if they had actually served it and and such was the common understanding in those days. This call was to go to the eastern shores of Virginia. He remembers that Williston Talbot the forage master bought a load of flour for the use of the army and the whole was condemned on his hands by Colonel Jeremiah Early and Capt. John Clayton. It seems the enemy had left the place and the company after being from home three days at the rendezvous as aforesaid were discharged. He was occasionally called out against the Tories in the neighborhood and remembers being on tour of five days in hunting then at one time three days and another in guarding them and three days in waiting the call of Gen. Green. He then, again in the year 1778 judging from all the circumstances he can recollect while Patrick Henry was Governor of Virginia in the latter part of the year but the month or day he cannot tell, he marched from Campbell County, then Bedford as aforesaid under the command of Capt. John Talbot, Lieutenant Thomas Holmes who was afterwards killed in the battle of Guilford and Ensign Arthur Moseley. The Company met at Hunters Tavern passed Charlotte Cumberland. The said Talbot was at that time a member of the Legislature and went after his company was discharged from the army into the house of Burgesses which was then sitting at Williamsburg. In this tour of duty he entered the service as a volunteer and marched under the aforesaid officers first to Williamsburg in Virginia, crossing James River at Richmond and Manchester passed through Henrico, New Kent, Hanover and remained at Williamsburg about six weeks as well as he can now remember. Col. Mason then had the command of the Regiment to which he was attached. From Williamsburg he was marched to York Town where his company was attached to the Regiment under the command of Col. Lightfoot as well as he can remember at this distant day. He is unable to say how long he remained here but is satisfied it was until he was regularly discharged and feels assured that the tour was one of not less than three months duration. He remembers that some of the men were tried at Williamsburg while he was there for burning and otherwise injuring the inclosure around park of Governor Henry. In this tour he was at York Town when the British vessels came in sight within the capes and commanded the American Row Gallies from about 9 o'clock in the morning till near one hour by sun in the evening. It was said one of the enemies vessels was very much damaged. The land troops were drawn up in a line of the shore in view of the enemy with as much display as possible having the Colores unfurled , drums beating, etc. when after having anchored there for several days the enemy disappeared without endeavoring to effect a landing. There was no doubt at the time that they would have landed but for the troops stationed at the place. For this tour of duty he received a written discharge but has lost or mislaid it and in fact he never expected after receiving it to want it again. He thinks the discharge was obtained by his father for him from Capt.Talbot some time after he returned from the Legislature of which he was a member as aforesaid. He recollects it was said that the discharge would have been obtained at the expiration of the service but for the hurry of the Captain to take his seat in the Legislature. In about a year after the expurgation of this tour he was preparing to march again upon another to York Town, had all things ready for actual service, his knapsack, etc. and had left home in the said County of Campbell, then Bedford, as a militia man regularly drafted when at the rendezvous of the militia at the head of (ma.....lies) creek he got into conversation with Col. James Calloway, the commandant of the regiment and was told by him that if he would go and catch one William Carver, a deserter from Col. Washington's core of horse and withal a noted Tory he would receive a discharge from the whole time for which he had been drafted. Col. Washington had sent officers to Prince Edward Courthouse in Virginia authorized to advertise in the public Gazettes the names of all deserters from his core and that if they would come and deliver themselves up they should be pardoned for the offense of desertion, which most if not all accepted but this celebrated Carver. This deponent understanding the proposition of the Colonel thus made to him, he accepted it and did so with the assurance that if he caught Carver, delivered him to the officers at Prince Edward Courthouse as aforesaid obtained a receipt for him and got Capitan Heaths discharge who was Caption of this deponents company, he would be released from the full tour. He accepted the proposition at the time the more readily as he was in such a situation with his family that he could not readily leave home. Accordingly he went in pursuit of the said Carver as he had been requested and was fortunate enough to apprehend him, then in pursuance of the instructions received delivered him to the proper officers in Prince Edward County forty miles (he thinks) from where he apprehended him, obtained a receipt for him and then afterward a discharge for the full time from Captain Heath, which he has also lost. On his return homeward he met the company of Captain Heath on their way down at Cub Creek in the County of Charlotte. This was toward the fall of the year, he thinks, or in the first part of fall, as best he remembers that the surrender of Cornwallis took place soon after this and he should have been there also had he not been discharged in the manner aforesaid. He has no documentary evidence by which to prove his services but he refers to the affidavits of John Hunter of County of Campbell and John Turner of the County of Bedford to prove his services to the lead mines and the tour to Williamsburg, York Town, etc. under Captain Talbot each of three months duration. He has no testimony by which to prove his other services and there is no one living to whom he can have access to prove the same. He perhaps could do it if he was not too old and infirm to ride so far as he must necessarily to ascertain the facts. He has been made to procure the certificate of a clergyman as the other individual as required by the act of congress simply because there is no one living in the neighborhood that can testify to such a belief ---this deponent having moved to Bedford in that part of it in which he now lives subsequent to any of his services as aforesaid renders it difficult to refer to any individual particularly as to the General belief in the neighborhood. The distance is about 30 miles.

 

He makes the following answers to the interrogatories propounded by the war department:

To the first interrogator, see body declaration for all answers.

To the second - same

To the third - same

To the fourth - same

To the fifth - the names of many of the officers am familiar with but few if any of the regular officers were ever with me that I now remember.

To the sixth- I did receive discharge for my service in each case I believe and I think they were given by my Captain except when we were all discharged in a body and then I did not ...they are now lost.

To the seventh - See the body of the declaration for an answer the whole of his actual services will amount to not less than six months and eleven days and if he is paid for the other tours when he was discharged as stated he would be entitled to pay for not less that 12 months.

 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is never on the pension roll of the agency of any State - sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court.

 

John Vest

 

We William S. Goffin and Joseph Wilson residing in the County of Bedford hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John.

 

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...............................................

My information says John Vest born about 1750, came from CampbellCounty VA, to Franklin County in 1795. He was a carpenter and servedin the Revolutionary War. It is said that he narried Agnes Davidson,daughter of Edward Davidson. He is listed as the son who came fromMaryland with his father Moses Vest and I have no other information onany brothers or

sister, neither of a mother's name or where she was.

Ed Vest

 

Paula Kelley Ward, PWard@The.Express-News.Net

FAMILY INFO: Came from Campbell County (now Bedford County) VA withsix children to Franklin County VA. Purchased 60 acres of land on theheadwaters of Otter Creek on the mountain "Barton Spur" from JohnTalbott; in turn, John Vest sold John Talbott 60 acres of land inCampbell County.

 

From the Campbell Co., VA Deed Book 1, page 214:

Jul 2, 1783 from Isham Talbot Jr. of C, to Thomas Vest of C, for 5shillings and for a promise made by James Talbot, his father, to JohnGibson, about 400 acres in C on both sides of buck branch, a branch ofSeneca Cr., and bounded by John Webster Gilbert, Benjamin Butterworth,"and others", being the remainder of 1000 acres conveyed to aforesaidJames Talbot from Michael Gash, as by the records of Bedford Co. willmore fully appear. Signed - Isham Talbot. Wit. John Talbot, ThomasTalbot, Thomas Eidson. Recorded Dec. 4, 1783.

 

 

 

 

 

Page 170 of 350 Sunday, November 01, 2009 2:53:25 PM
Ahnentafel Report for Mary Jo Jackson
Generation 9 (con't)

Notes for John Daniel Vest Jr.:

General Notes:

Transcription of Pension Papers of John Vest: File S 15692 from National Archives Military Records 1993. Transcribed verbatim June 1993 by Sandra Lake Lassen

 

(Note: John Vest was awarded $20 per month pension as of 25 Feb 1833 in Russel Parish, Bedford Co., VA, his place of residence.)

 

On this 25th day of February 1833 personally appeared in open Court before Lodewich McDavid, George Steptoe, William Leftwich, Jr. and William Perry, Gentlemen Justices, the Court of Bedford County said sitting: the same being a Court of Record. John Vest, a resident of the Parish of Russel in the County aforesaid and State aforesaid aged eighty-two years who being first duly sworn on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. His register which he has seen and recollects but which is now mislaid states that he was born in the County of Powhatan in the State of Virginia in the year 1750.. In the ninth year of his age, his father moved with him into the County of Brockingham in said State where he lived about eleven years. From thence he moved into the County now called Campbell then a part of the County of Bedford in said state where he resided till he became of age and lived then through the whole of the Revolutionary War. In 1789 he became a citizen of Bedford County or that part of it which now retains that name and has ever since and does now reside there by his calculations he is now about eighty-two years, six months and seven days.

 

The first call of Militia from the said County of Campbell then a part of Bedford as aforesaid was to a tour of duty to the lead mines in Virginia to protect and guard the works from the Tories, Indians and a number of Negroes that were taken in attempting to escape to Governor Dunmore from their masters who after they were taken were sent to the lead mines and employed in digging ore to make lead to carry on the war, but who had to be closely watched either the Tories, Indians or Negroes set fire to the furnace house and burnt four rafters in the roof before the fire could be extinguished but with great difficulty the deponent and others saved the house and utensils. The same night a ferry boat and a large canoe which was used in bringing the ore from the other side was lost from the lading set adrift and was no more found. In this tour of duty he enlisted as a volunteer and thinks it was on the first day of August 1774, but if he is mistaken as to the date of the year he is quite certain it was the same year that the battle was fought at the falls of the Ohio against the Indians. He served in the company commanded by Captain William Leftwich and Lieutenant Johnathan Richardson from the said County of Bedford now Campbell. From the rendezvous they marched through the county now called Franklin to the county in which the lead mines are situated then called Fincastle, now Wythe. In their march through the mountains they were divided and a part sent to the salt peter works and he was one of these he is at a loss to tell how long they remained at the salt peter works but thinks it was about a month. From thence they were called to the lead mines under the circumstances above stated where they served the balance of the tour. He ever did and now believes they served three months fully and not less that that period and he is an old man and erelong will stand before the judge of the quick and dead to answer for the deeds done in the body and therefore cannot swear to -------(not readable) to gain a day if he were to lose a month they were regularly relieved to another ---(not readable) --- of men on returning home he remembers to have met Capt. Thomas Bedford and his company from Bedford there on his way out to the falls of Ohio against the Indians and that they lay at the Big Lick in the now County of Botetourt on the same night. This was in the month of October or November the same month in which he was discharged and returned home. The second time he was called to go into service he was discharged as were the rest of the company also with marching from the place of rendezvous where they had met with all things proposed to march and were told that they had or would have credit for a full tour of duty of three months, he supposes as if they had actually served it and and such was the common understanding in those days. This call was to go to the eastern shores of Virginia. He remembers that Williston Talbot the forage master bought a load of flour for the use of the army and the whole was condemned on his hands by Colonel Jeremiah Early and Capt. John Clayton. It seems the enemy had left the place and the company after being from home three days at the rendezvous as aforesaid were discharged. He was occasionally called out against the Tories in the neighborhood and remembers being on tour of five days in hunting then at one time three days and another in guarding them and three days in waiting the call of Gen. Green. He then, again in the year 1778 judging from all the circumstances he can recollect while Patrick Henry was Governor of Virginia in the latter part of the year but the month or day he cannot tell, he marched from Campbell County, then Bedford as aforesaid under the command of Capt. John Talbot, Lieutenant Thomas Holmes who was afterwards killed in the battle of Guilford and Ensign Arthur Moseley. The Company met at Hunters Tavern passed Charlotte Cumberland. The said Talbot was at that time a member of the Legislature and went after his company was discharged from the army into the house of Burgesses which was then sitting at Williamsburg. In this tour of duty he entered the service as a volunteer and marched under the aforesaid officers first to Williamsburg in Virginia, crossing James River at Richmond and Manchester passed through Henrico, New Kent, Hanover and remained at Williamsburg about six weeks as well as he can now remember. Col. Mason then had the command of the Regiment to which he was attached. From Williamsburg he was marched to York Town where his company was attached to the Regiment under the command of Col. Lightfoot as well as he can remember at this distant day. He is unable to say how long he remained here but is satisfied it was until he was regularly discharged and feels assured that the tour was one of not less than three months duration. He remembers that some of the men were tried at Williamsburg while he was there for burning and otherwise injuring the inclosure around park of Governor Henry. In this tour he was at York Town when the British vessels came in sight within the capes and commanded the American Row Gallies from about 9 o'clock in the morning till near one hour by sun in the evening. It was said one of the enemies vessels was very much damaged. The land troops were drawn up in a line of the shore in view of the enemy with as much display as possible having the Colores unfurled , drums beating, etc. when after having anchored there for several days the enemy disappeared without endeavoring to effect a landing. There was no doubt at the time that they would have landed but for the troops stationed at the place. For this tour of duty he received a written discharge but has lost or mislaid it and in fact he never expected after receiving it to want it again. He thinks the discharge was obtained by his father for him from Capt.Talbot some time after he returned from the Legislature of which he was a member as aforesaid. He recollects it was said that the discharge would have been obtained at the expiration of the service but for the hurry of the Captain to take his seat in the Legislature. In about a year after the expurgation of this tour he was preparing to march again upon another to York Town, had all things ready for actual service, his knapsack, etc. and had left home in the said County of Campbell, then Bedford, as a militia man regularly drafted when at the rendezvous of the militia at the head of (ma.....lies) creek he got into conversation with Col. James Calloway, the commandant of the regiment and was told by him that if he would go and catch one William Carver, a deserter from Col. Washington's core of horse and withal a noted Tory he would receive a discharge from the whole time for which he had been drafted. Col. Washington had sent officers to Prince Edward Courthouse in Virginia authorized to advertise in the public Gazettes the names of all deserters from his core and that if they would come and deliver themselves up they should be pardoned for the offense of desertion, which most if not all accepted but this celebrated Carver. This deponent understanding the proposition of the Colonel thus made to him, he accepted it and did so with the assurance that if he caught Carver, delivered him to the officers at Prince Edward Courthouse as aforesaid obtained a receipt for him and got Capitan Heaths discharge who was Caption of this deponents company, he would be released from the full tour. He accepted the proposition at the time the more readily as he was in such a situation with his family that he could not readily leave home. Accordingly he went in pursuit of the said Carver as he had been requested and was fortunate enough to apprehend him, then in pursuance of the instructions received delivered him to the proper officers in Prince Edward County forty miles (he thinks) from where he apprehended him, obtained a receipt for him and then afterward a discharge for the full time from Captain Heath, which he has also lost. On his return homeward he met the company of Captain Heath on their way down at Cub Creek in the County of Charlotte. This was toward the fall of the year, he thinks, or in the first part of fall, as best he remembers that the surrender of Cornwallis took place soon after this and he should have been there also had he not been discharged in the manner aforesaid. He has no documentary evidence by which to prove his services but he refers to the affidavits of John Hunter of County of Campbell and John Turner of the County of Bedford to prove his services to the lead mines and the tour to Williamsburg, York Town, etc. under Captain Talbot each of three months duration. He has no testimony by which to prove his other services and there is no one living to whom he can have access to prove the same. He perhaps could do it if he was not too old and infirm to ride so far as he must necessarily to ascertain the facts. He has been made to procure the certificate of a clergyman as the other individual as required by the act of congress simply because there is no one living in the neighborhood that can testify to such a belief ---this deponent having moved to Bedford in that part of it in which he now lives subsequent to any of his services as aforesaid renders it difficult to refer to any individual particularly as to the General belief in the neighborhood. The distance is about 30 miles.

 

He makes the following answers to the interrogatories propounded by the war department:

To the first interrogator, see body declaration for all answers.

To the second - same

To the third - same

To the fourth - same

To the fifth - the names of many of the officers am familiar with but few if any of the regular officers were ever with me that I now remember.

To the sixth- I did receive discharge for my service in each case I believe and I think they were given by my Captain except when we were all discharged in a body and then I did not ...they are now lost.

To the seventh - See the body of the declaration for an answer the whole of his actual services will amount to not less than six months and eleven days and if he is paid for the other tours when he was discharged as stated he would be entitled to pay for not less that 12 months.

 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is never on the pension roll of the agency of any State - sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court.

 

John Vest

 

We William S. Goffin and Joseph Wilson residing in the County of Bedford hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John.

 

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My information says John Vest born about 1750, came from CampbellCounty VA, to Franklin County in 1795. He was a carpenter and servedin the Revolutionary War. It is said that he narried Agnes Davidson,daughter of Edward Davidson. He is listed as the son who came fromMaryland with his father Moses Vest and I have no other information onany brothers or

sister, neither of a mother's name or where she was.

Ed Vest

 

Paula Kelley Ward, PWard@The.Express-News.Net

FAMILY INFO: Came from Campbell County (now Bedford County) VA withsix children to Franklin County VA. Purchased 60 acres of land on theheadwaters of Otter Creek on the mountain "Barton Spur" from JohnTalbott; in turn, John Vest sold John Talbott 60 acres of land inCampbell County.

 

From the Campbell Co., VA Deed Book 1, page 214:

Jul 2, 1783 from Isham Talbot Jr. of C, to Thomas Vest of C, for 5shillings and for a promise made by James Talbot, his father, to JohnGibson, about 400 acres in C on both sides of buck branch, a branch ofSeneca Cr., and bounded by John Webster Gilbert, Benjamin Butterworth,"and others", being the remainder of 1000 acres conveyed to aforesaidJames Talbot from Michael Gash, as by the records of Bedford Co. willmore fully appear. Signed - Isham Talbot. Wit. John Talbot, ThomasTalbot, Thomas Eidson. Recorded Dec. 4, 1783.

 

 

 

 

 

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Phillip Harvey Vest[206] was born in 1753 in Virginia, USA[213]. He married Rachel Rudd about 1772 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[271, 272]. He died before 14 Apr 1834 in Virginia, USA[210].

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On Nov 14, 1785 Phillip Vest signed a petition supporting separation of Church and State. He signed a petition on Dec 9, 1785, supporting disposal of the Glebes and other Church property with proceeds to go to paying the public debt. He signed a petition Nov 26, 1786 to repeal the incorporation of teh Episcopal Church, a backlash of the Revolutionary War. He signed a petition dated Oct 29, 1787 against destroying the mill dams along teh Appomattox River to make it navigable.

 

Revolutionary War Pension in 1832 in Chesterfield Co., VA

 

 

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Martha Vest[206] was born in 1755 in Powhatan, Virginia, USA[206]. She died on Unknown.

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George Washington Vest[206] was born in May 1757 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[206]. He married Sarah Sallie Neal between 1775-1780 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[270]. He died on 22 Feb 1845 in Boone, Kentucky, USA[206].

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[07 Jan 1833] State of Kentucky, County of Boone, SCÂ’D. On this 7th day of January in the year 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Boone County Court now setting, it being a Court of Record, George VEST a resident of said County of Boone, State of Kentucky, aged Seventy Three years May next, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein after stated. In the year 1776 & month of March he entered the service of the United as a private militiaman in the County of Pittsylvania & State of Virginia where he then lived, under Captain Thomas DILLARD & marched under Col Andrew LEWIS against Lord DUNMORE down in Middlesex {County} on the {Rappahannock River} & was there when Lord DUNMORE was driven away & then returned & very soon marched again under Colonel CHRISTY chased the Cherokee Indians in Tennessee & continued in the service until November in that year being in all at least eight months engaged in that years in the service of the United States and afterwards in the month of March in the year 1777 he joined a Company as a private commanded by Captain James DICKSON & went with said Company under Colonel Evan SHELBY {SR} to a treaty with the Cherokee Indians on {Holston River} & continued there until the treaty done & then joined a Company of Captain Evan SHELBY Jun & continued in that part of the country in the service until the November following and guarding the frontier & then returned home after serving eight months more & then in February in the year 1778 he again joined a company of Militiamen commanded by Captain Thomas DILLARD & with said Company under Gen G. R. CLARK to Kentucky & wintered in the service for a least three months & was taken sick & remained sick until the fall & then returned home.

07 Jan 1833] {continued from previous page} He has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person where testimony he can procure who can testify to his service—He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension on account except those present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state Sworn to & Subscribed at the day & year aforesaid. George “his X mark” VEST. Attest by Willis GRAVES, Clerk. Mr. Lewis CONNER, a Clergyman residing in the County of Boone, State of Kentucky & Abner GAINES, residing in the same county & state, Hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with George VEST who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that they believe him to be Seventy Three years old in May next that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides have been a Soldier of the Revolution & we concur in that opinion. Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Lewis CONNER & Abner GAINES, Attested by Willis GRAVES, Clerk. And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war adjutant, that the above named applicant George VEST was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states—And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Lewis CONNER who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Boone & State of Kentucky and that Abner GAINES who has also signed the same is a resident also of said County and State and is a credible person and that their statements is entitled to credit. I Willis GRAVES, Clerk of the County Court of said County of Boone, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of George VEST for a pension.(SEAL) In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 7th day of the year 1833 and 41st year of the commonwealth.

3. KENTUCKY—PENSION CERTIFICATE Number 4338, jacket. George VEST, County of Boone in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain DILLARD of the Regiment commanded by Colonel LEWIS in the Virginia line for 19 months from 1776. Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of Sixty-Three Dollars Thirty-three Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of January 1933 and subscribed. Hon. R. M. JOHNSON, House of Representatives. Arrears to 4th of Sep 1832 $94.99; Some annual allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 = $31.67 $126.66 Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by Nathan RICE, Clerk, in Book D, Volume 9, Page 64.

[3 Mar 1845] United States of America, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Boone County Sct. At a county court begun and held at the court house in the Town of Burlington in and for the County of Boone on Monday the 3rd day of March 1845. Amongst other things determined and orders made was the following, viz— Satisfactory proof was this day made in open court by the oaths of James STEVENSON and Robert E. SLEET that George VEST late a pensioner of the United States departed this life on the 22 day of February 1845 and that the said George VEST was the identical person named in an original certificate now here shown to the court bearing date 2 January 1833 and signed by Lewis CASS Secretary of War granting to the said George WEST a pension of Sixty-three dollars and thirty-three cents per annum and numbered 4338 and it was further proven to the satisfaction of the court that the said George VEST left a widow of lawful age by name Nancy VEST. In testimony whereof I J. G. HAMILTON Clerk of said court & hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court this 30th day of May AD 1855. J. G. HAMILTON Clk

[30 May 1855] State of Kentucky, Sct. I. J. G. HAMILTON Clerk of the County court in and for Boone County certify that George VEST and Nancy ONEAL were duly and legally married on the 19th day of November 1829 as appears by the return of Michael ROUSE a minister of the Gospel duly authorized to solemnize marriage now of record in my office. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court done at Burlington this 30th day of May Anno Domini 1855. J. G. HAMILTON Clk. At a county court begun and held at the court house in the Town of Burlington in and for the County of Boone in the State of Kentucky on Monday the 4th day of June AD 1855 amongst other things determined and ordered made was the following— Mrs. Nancy VEST, a resident of Boone County Kentucky aged about Sixty-years personally appeared in Court and upon her solemn oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions

[4 Jun 1855] of the act of Congress of the United States entitled “as such to continue Half pay to certain widows and orphans approved February 3, 1853, to wit—That she is the widow of George VEST who was a private in the Revolutionary War and a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Sixty three dollars and 33 cents per annum which was paid to him at Louisville, Kentucky. That the residence of the said George VEST was in Boone County, Kentucky. She further states and declares that she was married to the said George VEST on the 19th day of November 1829. That said George VEST departed this life in said county on the 22nd day of February 1845. She further declares that she was the widow of the said George VEST at the date of the passage of the said act of Congress, and still remains his widow and that she has never before made application for a pension. In testimony whereof I am hereunto set my hand and affirm the seal of said court done at Burlington this 4 day of June 1855. J. G. HAMILTON Clk.

 

 

 

Recorded Book D Volume 9 Page 64

 

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GEORGE VEST.

George Vest Will-Boone County, Kentucky

I George Vest of Boone County, Kentucky do hereby make this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say.

I desire that all the perishable part of my estate be immediately sold after my decease and out of the monies arising therefrom all my just debts and funeral expenses:

1st I give to my son John Vest one dollar

2nd I give to my son Squire one dollar

3rd I give to Polly O'Neals heirs one dollar

"Notation" Polly O'Neal married William O'Neal 24 Nov 1805 in Shelby Co.

4th I give to my daughter Rutha Alexander one dollar

5th I give to my son George Vest, Jr. one dollar

6th I give to my son Thomas Vest one dollar

7th All the rest of my estate both real and personal of what nature or kind so ever it may be I give and bequeath to my wife Nancy during her natural life and to be managed as she thinks best and at her death to be divided equally amongst my wife's several children; Thomas O'Neal, Polly Ann O'Neal, Willa Jane O'Neal, and Richard Ellis O'Neal which I give to them, their heirs, executors, and assigns forever.

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my wife Nancy Vest the administrator of this, my last will and testament hereby revoking all other or former wills or testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 25th day of July 1840.

ATTEST George Vest (His Mark)

Robert H. Vickers

Robert E. Sleet

 

Commonwealth of Kentucky to wit.

Boone County Court July 10th 1845

This writing purporting to be the last will & testament of George Vest deceased was executed in court and proven according to law by the oaths of Robert B. Vickers and Robert E. Sleet, two subscribing witnesses thereto and thereupon ordered to be recorded as the true last will and testament of said George Vest deceased whereupon the same is duly recorded.

J. G. Hamilton Clerk

 

CODICIL GEORGE VEST WILL BOONE COUNTY STATE OF KENTUCKY

February 9th 1844

Know all men by those prersent that I George Vest of the county and state aforesaid knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, I do this day before God and in the presense of men make my last will and testament knowing the uncertainty of man and feeling desirous to secure to my wife Nancy Vest, and Ellis, her son all my estate both real and personal for and during their natural lives, & furthermore it is my wish that the estate be in my wife's hands until her death, and then to be secured to Ellis for his support, and it is also my wish that the will now in hands of Squire Robert B. Vickers shall stand good with exception of the revision above named, and in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal this the day and date above named.

ATTEST George Vest (His Mark)

James H. O'Neal

Edgar M. Bostick

 

Boone County Court-October 10th 1845

The writing purporting to be a supplement or codicil to the last will and testament of George Vest deceased was exhibited in court, and proven according to law by the oath of James O'neal, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be filed.

Boone County Court-October 10th 1845

The writing purporting to be a supplement or codicil to the last will of George Vest was again exhibited in court and was further and fully proven by the oath of Edgar M. Bostick another subscribing witness thereto according to law, whereupon the same is ordered to be recorded as the true codicil to the will of said George Vest whereupon the same is recorded.

J. G. Hamilton Clerk

 

 

 

 

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[07 Jan 1833] State of Kentucky, County of Boone, SCÂ’D. On this 7th day of January in the year 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Boone County Court now setting, it being a Court of Record, George VEST a resident of said County of Boone, State of Kentucky, aged Seventy Three years May next, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein after stated. In the year 1776 & month of March he entered the service of the United as a private militiaman in the County of Pittsylvania & State of Virginia where he then lived, under Captain Thomas DILLARD & marched under Col Andrew LEWIS against Lord DUNMORE down in Middlesex {County} on the {Rappahannock River} & was there when Lord DUNMORE was driven away & then returned & very soon marched again under Colonel CHRISTY chased the Cherokee Indians in Tennessee & continued in the service until November in that year being in all at least eight months engaged in that years in the service of the United States and afterwards in the month of March in the year 1777 he joined a Company as a private commanded by Captain James DICKSON & went with said Company under Colonel Evan SHELBY {SR} to a treaty with the Cherokee Indians on {Holston River} & continued there until the treaty done & then joined a Company of Captain Evan SHELBY Jun & continued in that part of the country in the service until the November following and guarding the frontier & then returned home after serving eight months more & then in February in the year 1778 he again joined a company of Militiamen commanded by Captain Thomas DILLARD & with said Company under Gen G. R. CLARK to Kentucky & wintered in the service for a least three months & was taken sick & remained sick until the fall & then returned home.

07 Jan 1833] {continued from previous page} He has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person where testimony he can procure who can testify to his service—He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension on account except those present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state Sworn to & Subscribed at the day & year aforesaid. George “his X mark” VEST. Attest by Willis GRAVES, Clerk. Mr. Lewis CONNER, a Clergyman residing in the County of Boone, State of Kentucky & Abner GAINES, residing in the same county & state, Hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with George VEST who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that they believe him to be Seventy Three years old in May next that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides have been a Soldier of the Revolution & we concur in that opinion. Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Lewis CONNER & Abner GAINES, Attested by Willis GRAVES, Clerk. And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war adjutant, that the above named applicant George VEST was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states—And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Lewis CONNER who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Boone & State of Kentucky and that Abner GAINES who has also signed the same is a resident also of said County and State and is a credible person and that their statements is entitled to credit. I Willis GRAVES, Clerk of the County Court of said County of Boone, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of George VEST for a pension.(SEAL) In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 7th day of the year 1833 and 41st year of the commonwealth.

3. KENTUCKY—PENSION CERTIFICATE Number 4338, jacket. George VEST, County of Boone in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain DILLARD of the Regiment commanded by Colonel LEWIS in the Virginia line for 19 months from 1776. Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of Sixty-Three Dollars Thirty-three Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of January 1933 and subscribed. Hon. R. M. JOHNSON, House of Representatives. Arrears to 4th of Sep 1832 $94.99; Some annual allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 = $31.67 $126.66 Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by Nathan RICE, Clerk, in Book D, Volume 9, Page 64.

[3 Mar 1845] United States of America, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Boone County Sct. At a county court begun and held at the court house in the Town of Burlington in and for the County of Boone on Monday the 3rd day of March 1845. Amongst other things determined and orders made was the following, viz— Satisfactory proof was this day made in open court by the oaths of James STEVENSON and Robert E. SLEET that George VEST late a pensioner of the United States departed this life on the 22 day of February 1845 and that the said George VEST was the identical person named in an original certificate now here shown to the court bearing date 2 January 1833 and signed by Lewis CASS Secretary of War granting to the said George WEST a pension of Sixty-three dollars and thirty-three cents per annum and numbered 4338 and it was further proven to the satisfaction of the court that the said George VEST left a widow of lawful age by name Nancy VEST. In testimony whereof I J. G. HAMILTON Clerk of said court & hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court this 30th day of May AD 1855. J. G. HAMILTON Clk

[30 May 1855] State of Kentucky, Sct. I. J. G. HAMILTON Clerk of the County court in and for Boone County certify that George VEST and Nancy ONEAL were duly and legally married on the 19th day of November 1829 as appears by the return of Michael ROUSE a minister of the Gospel duly authorized to solemnize marriage now of record in my office. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court done at Burlington this 30th day of May Anno Domini 1855. J. G. HAMILTON Clk. At a county court begun and held at the court house in the Town of Burlington in and for the County of Boone in the State of Kentucky on Monday the 4th day of June AD 1855 amongst other things determined and ordered made was the following— Mrs. Nancy VEST, a resident of Boone County Kentucky aged about Sixty-years personally appeared in Court and upon her solemn oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions

[4 Jun 1855] of the act of Congress of the United States entitled “as such to continue Half pay to certain widows and orphans approved February 3, 1853, to wit—That she is the widow of George VEST who was a private in the Revolutionary War and a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Sixty three dollars and 33 cents per annum which was paid to him at Louisville, Kentucky. That the residence of the said George VEST was in Boone County, Kentucky. She further states and declares that she was married to the said George VEST on the 19th day of November 1829. That said George VEST departed this life in said county on the 22nd day of February 1845. She further declares that she was the widow of the said George VEST at the date of the passage of the said act of Congress, and still remains his widow and that she has never before made application for a pension. In testimony whereof I am hereunto set my hand and affirm the seal of said court done at Burlington this 4 day of June 1855. J. G. HAMILTON Clk.

 

 

 

Recorded Book D Volume 9 Page 64

 

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GEORGE VEST.

George Vest Will-Boone County, Kentucky

I George Vest of Boone County, Kentucky do hereby make this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say.

I desire that all the perishable part of my estate be immediately sold after my decease and out of the monies arising therefrom all my just debts and funeral expenses:

1st I give to my son John Vest one dollar

2nd I give to my son Squire one dollar

3rd I give to Polly O'Neals heirs one dollar

"Notation" Polly O'Neal married William O'Neal 24 Nov 1805 in Shelby Co.

4th I give to my daughter Rutha Alexander one dollar

5th I give to my son George Vest, Jr. one dollar

6th I give to my son Thomas Vest one dollar

7th All the rest of my estate both real and personal of what nature or kind so ever it may be I give and bequeath to my wife Nancy during her natural life and to be managed as she thinks best and at her death to be divided equally amongst my wife's several children; Thomas O'Neal, Polly Ann O'Neal, Willa Jane O'Neal, and Richard Ellis O'Neal which I give to them, their heirs, executors, and assigns forever.

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my wife Nancy Vest the administrator of this, my last will and testament hereby revoking all other or former wills or testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 25th day of July 1840.

ATTEST George Vest (His Mark)

Robert H. Vickers

Robert E. Sleet

 

Commonwealth of Kentucky to wit.

Boone County Court July 10th 1845

This writing purporting to be the last will & testament of George Vest deceased was executed in court and proven according to law by the oaths of Robert B. Vickers and Robert E. Sleet, two subscribing witnesses thereto and thereupon ordered to be recorded as the true last will and testament of said George Vest deceased whereupon the same is duly recorded.

J. G. Hamilton Clerk

 

CODICIL GEORGE VEST WILL BOONE COUNTY STATE OF KENTUCKY

February 9th 1844

Know all men by those prersent that I George Vest of the county and state aforesaid knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, I do this day before God and in the presense of men make my last will and testament knowing the uncertainty of man and feeling desirous to secure to my wife Nancy Vest, and Ellis, her son all my estate both real and personal for and during their natural lives, & furthermore it is my wish that the estate be in my wife's hands until her death, and then to be secured to Ellis for his support, and it is also my wish that the will now in hands of Squire Robert B. Vickers shall stand good with exception of the revision above named, and in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal this the day and date above named.

ATTEST George Vest (His Mark)

James H. O'Neal

Edgar M. Bostick

 

Boone County Court-October 10th 1845

The writing purporting to be a supplement or codicil to the last will and testament of George Vest deceased was exhibited in court, and proven according to law by the oath of James O'neal, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be filed.

Boone County Court-October 10th 1845

The writing purporting to be a supplement or codicil to the last will of George Vest was again exhibited in court and was further and fully proven by the oath of Edgar M. Bostick another subscribing witness thereto according to law, whereupon the same is ordered to be recorded as the true codicil to the will of said George Vest whereupon the same is recorded.

J. G. Hamilton Clerk

 

 

 

 

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[07 Jan 1833] State of Kentucky, County of Boone, SCÂ’D. On this 7th day of January in the year 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Boone County Court now setting, it being a Court of Record, George VEST a resident of said County of Boone, State of Kentucky, aged Seventy Three years May next, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein after stated. In the year 1776 & month of March he entered the service of the United as a private militiaman in the County of Pittsylvania & State of Virginia where he then lived, under Captain Thomas DILLARD & marched under Col Andrew LEWIS against Lord DUNMORE down in Middlesex {County} on the {Rappahannock River} & was there when Lord DUNMORE was driven away & then returned & very soon marched again under Colonel CHRISTY chased the Cherokee Indians in Tennessee & continued in the service until November in that year being in all at least eight months engaged in that years in the service of the United States and afterwards in the month of March in the year 1777 he joined a Company as a private commanded by Captain James DICKSON & went with said Company under Colonel Evan SHELBY {SR} to a treaty with the Cherokee Indians on {Holston River} & continued there until the treaty done & then joined a Company of Captain Evan SHELBY Jun & continued in that part of the country in the service until the November following and guarding the frontier & then returned home after serving eight months more & then in February in the year 1778 he again joined a company of Militiamen commanded by Captain Thomas DILLARD & with said Company under Gen G. R. CLARK to Kentucky & wintered in the service for a least three months & was taken sick & remained sick until the fall & then returned home.

07 Jan 1833] {continued from previous page} He has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person where testimony he can procure who can testify to his service—He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension on account except those present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state Sworn to & Subscribed at the day & year aforesaid. George “his X mark” VEST. Attest by Willis GRAVES, Clerk. Mr. Lewis CONNER, a Clergyman residing in the County of Boone, State of Kentucky & Abner GAINES, residing in the same county & state, Hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with George VEST who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that they believe him to be Seventy Three years old in May next that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides have been a Soldier of the Revolution & we concur in that opinion. Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Lewis CONNER & Abner GAINES, Attested by Willis GRAVES, Clerk. And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war adjutant, that the above named applicant George VEST was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states—And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Lewis CONNER who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Boone & State of Kentucky and that Abner GAINES who has also signed the same is a resident also of said County and State and is a credible person and that their statements is entitled to credit. I Willis GRAVES, Clerk of the County Court of said County of Boone, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of George VEST for a pension.(SEAL) In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 7th day of the year 1833 and 41st year of the commonwealth.

3. KENTUCKY—PENSION CERTIFICATE Number 4338, jacket. George VEST, County of Boone in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain DILLARD of the Regiment commanded by Colonel LEWIS in the Virginia line for 19 months from 1776. Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of Sixty-Three Dollars Thirty-three Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of January 1933 and subscribed. Hon. R. M. JOHNSON, House of Representatives. Arrears to 4th of Sep 1832 $94.99; Some annual allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 = $31.67 $126.66 Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by Nathan RICE, Clerk, in Book D, Volume 9, Page 64.

[3 Mar 1845] United States of America, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Boone County Sct. At a county court begun and held at the court house in the Town of Burlington in and for the County of Boone on Monday the 3rd day of March 1845. Amongst other things determined and orders made was the following, viz— Satisfactory proof was this day made in open court by the oaths of James STEVENSON and Robert E. SLEET that George VEST late a pensioner of the United States departed this life on the 22 day of February 1845 and that the said George VEST was the identical person named in an original certificate now here shown to the court bearing date 2 January 1833 and signed by Lewis CASS Secretary of War granting to the said George WEST a pension of Sixty-three dollars and thirty-three cents per annum and numbered 4338 and it was further proven to the satisfaction of the court that the said George VEST left a widow of lawful age by name Nancy VEST. In testimony whereof I J. G. HAMILTON Clerk of said court & hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court this 30th day of May AD 1855. J. G. HAMILTON Clk

[30 May 1855] State of Kentucky, Sct. I. J. G. HAMILTON Clerk of the County court in and for Boone County certify that George VEST and Nancy ONEAL were duly and legally married on the 19th day of November 1829 as appears by the return of Michael ROUSE a minister of the Gospel duly authorized to solemnize marriage now of record in my office. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court done at Burlington this 30th day of May Anno Domini 1855. J. G. HAMILTON Clk. At a county court begun and held at the court house in the Town of Burlington in and for the County of Boone in the State of Kentucky on Monday the 4th day of June AD 1855 amongst other things determined and ordered made was the following— Mrs. Nancy VEST, a resident of Boone County Kentucky aged about Sixty-years personally appeared in Court and upon her solemn oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions

[4 Jun 1855] of the act of Congress of the United States entitled “as such to continue Half pay to certain widows and orphans approved February 3, 1853, to wit—That she is the widow of George VEST who was a private in the Revolutionary War and a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Sixty three dollars and 33 cents per annum which was paid to him at Louisville, Kentucky. That the residence of the said George VEST was in Boone County, Kentucky. She further states and declares that she was married to the said George VEST on the 19th day of November 1829. That said George VEST departed this life in said county on the 22nd day of February 1845. She further declares that she was the widow of the said George VEST at the date of the passage of the said act of Congress, and still remains his widow and that she has never before made application for a pension. In testimony whereof I am hereunto set my hand and affirm the seal of said court done at Burlington this 4 day of June 1855. J. G. HAMILTON Clk.

 

 

 

Recorded Book D Volume 9 Page 64

 

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GEORGE VEST.

George Vest Will-Boone County, Kentucky

I George Vest of Boone County, Kentucky do hereby make this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say.

I desire that all the perishable part of my estate be immediately sold after my decease and out of the monies arising therefrom all my just debts and funeral expenses:

1st I give to my son John Vest one dollar

2nd I give to my son Squire one dollar

3rd I give to Polly O'Neals heirs one dollar

"Notation" Polly O'Neal married William O'Neal 24 Nov 1805 in Shelby Co.

4th I give to my daughter Rutha Alexander one dollar

5th I give to my son George Vest, Jr. one dollar

6th I give to my son Thomas Vest one dollar

7th All the rest of my estate both real and personal of what nature or kind so ever it may be I give and bequeath to my wife Nancy during her natural life and to be managed as she thinks best and at her death to be divided equally amongst my wife's several children; Thomas O'Neal, Polly Ann O'Neal, Willa Jane O'Neal, and Richard Ellis O'Neal which I give to them, their heirs, executors, and assigns forever.

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my wife Nancy Vest the administrator of this, my last will and testament hereby revoking all other or former wills or testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 25th day of July 1840.

ATTEST George Vest (His Mark)

Robert H. Vickers

Robert E. Sleet

 

Commonwealth of Kentucky to wit.

Boone County Court July 10th 1845

This writing purporting to be the last will & testament of George Vest deceased was executed in court and proven according to law by the oaths of Robert B. Vickers and Robert E. Sleet, two subscribing witnesses thereto and thereupon ordered to be recorded as the true last will and testament of said George Vest deceased whereupon the same is duly recorded.

J. G. Hamilton Clerk

 

CODICIL GEORGE VEST WILL BOONE COUNTY STATE OF KENTUCKY

February 9th 1844

Know all men by those prersent that I George Vest of the county and state aforesaid knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, I do this day before God and in the presense of men make my last will and testament knowing the uncertainty of man and feeling desirous to secure to my wife Nancy Vest, and Ellis, her son all my estate both real and personal for and during their natural lives, & furthermore it is my wish that the estate be in my wife's hands until her death, and then to be secured to Ellis for his support, and it is also my wish that the will now in hands of Squire Robert B. Vickers shall stand good with exception of the revision above named, and in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal this the day and date above named.

ATTEST George Vest (His Mark)

James H. O'Neal

Edgar M. Bostick

 

Boone County Court-October 10th 1845

The writing purporting to be a supplement or codicil to the last will and testament of George Vest deceased was exhibited in court, and proven according to law by the oath of James O'neal, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be filed.

Boone County Court-October 10th 1845

The writing purporting to be a supplement or codicil to the last will of George Vest was again exhibited in court and was further and fully proven by the oath of Edgar M. Bostick another subscribing witness thereto according to law, whereupon the same is ordered to be recorded as the true codicil to the will of said George Vest whereupon the same is recorded.

J. G. Hamilton Clerk

 

 

 

 

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[07 Jan 1833] State of Kentucky, County of Boone, SCÂ’D. On this 7th day of January in the year 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Boone County Court now setting, it being a Court of Record, George VEST a resident of said County of Boone, State of Kentucky, aged Seventy Three years May next, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein after stated. In the year 1776 & month of March he entered the service of the United as a private militiaman in the County of Pittsylvania & State of Virginia where he then lived, under Captain Thomas DILLARD & marched under Col Andrew LEWIS against Lord DUNMORE down in Middlesex {County} on the {Rappahannock River} & was there when Lord DUNMORE was driven away & then returned & very soon marched again under Colonel CHRISTY chased the Cherokee Indians in Tennessee & continued in the service until November in that year being in all at least eight months engaged in that years in the service of the United States and afterwards in the month of March in the year 1777 he joined a Company as a private commanded by Captain James DICKSON & went with said Company under Colonel Evan SHELBY {SR} to a treaty with the Cherokee Indians on {Holston River} & continued there until the treaty done & then joined a Company of Captain Evan SHELBY Jun & continued in that part of the country in the service until the November following and guarding the frontier & then returned home after serving eight months more & then in February in the year 1778 he again joined a company of Militiamen commanded by Captain Thomas DILLARD & with said Company under Gen G. R. CLARK to Kentucky & wintered in the service for a least three months & was taken sick & remained sick until the fall & then returned home.

07 Jan 1833] {continued from previous page} He has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person where testimony he can procure who can testify to his service—He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension on account except those present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state Sworn to & Subscribed at the day & year aforesaid. George “his X mark” VEST. Attest by Willis GRAVES, Clerk. Mr. Lewis CONNER, a Clergyman residing in the County of Boone, State of Kentucky & Abner GAINES, residing in the same county & state, Hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with George VEST who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that they believe him to be Seventy Three years old in May next that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides have been a Soldier of the Revolution & we concur in that opinion. Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Lewis CONNER & Abner GAINES, Attested by Willis GRAVES, Clerk. And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war adjutant, that the above named applicant George VEST was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states—And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Lewis CONNER who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Boone & State of Kentucky and that Abner GAINES who has also signed the same is a resident also of said County and State and is a credible person and that their statements is entitled to credit. I Willis GRAVES, Clerk of the County Court of said County of Boone, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of George VEST for a pension.(SEAL) In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 7th day of the year 1833 and 41st year of the commonwealth.

3. KENTUCKY—PENSION CERTIFICATE Number 4338, jacket. George VEST, County of Boone in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain DILLARD of the Regiment commanded by Colonel LEWIS in the Virginia line for 19 months from 1776. Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of Sixty-Three Dollars Thirty-three Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of January 1933 and subscribed. Hon. R. M. JOHNSON, House of Representatives. Arrears to 4th of Sep 1832 $94.99; Some annual allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 = $31.67 $126.66 Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by Nathan RICE, Clerk, in Book D, Volume 9, Page 64.

[3 Mar 1845] United States of America, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Boone County Sct. At a county court begun and held at the court house in the Town of Burlington in and for the County of Boone on Monday the 3rd day of March 1845. Amongst other things determined and orders made was the following, viz— Satisfactory proof was this day made in open court by the oaths of James STEVENSON and Robert E. SLEET that George VEST late a pensioner of the United States departed this life on the 22 day of February 1845 and that the said George VEST was the identical person named in an original certificate now here shown to the court bearing date 2 January 1833 and signed by Lewis CASS Secretary of War granting to the said George WEST a pension of Sixty-three dollars and thirty-three cents per annum and numbered 4338 and it was further proven to the satisfaction of the court that the said George VEST left a widow of lawful age by name Nancy VEST. In testimony whereof I J. G. HAMILTON Clerk of said court & hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court this 30th day of May AD 1855. J. G. HAMILTON Clk

[30 May 1855] State of Kentucky, Sct. I. J. G. HAMILTON Clerk of the County court in and for Boone County certify that George VEST and Nancy ONEAL were duly and legally married on the 19th day of November 1829 as appears by the return of Michael ROUSE a minister of the Gospel duly authorized to solemnize marriage now of record in my office. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court done at Burlington this 30th day of May Anno Domini 1855. J. G. HAMILTON Clk. At a county court begun and held at the court house in the Town of Burlington in and for the County of Boone in the State of Kentucky on Monday the 4th day of June AD 1855 amongst other things determined and ordered made was the following— Mrs. Nancy VEST, a resident of Boone County Kentucky aged about Sixty-years personally appeared in Court and upon her solemn oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions

[4 Jun 1855] of the act of Congress of the United States entitled “as such to continue Half pay to certain widows and orphans approved February 3, 1853, to wit—That she is the widow of George VEST who was a private in the Revolutionary War and a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Sixty three dollars and 33 cents per annum which was paid to him at Louisville, Kentucky. That the residence of the said George VEST was in Boone County, Kentucky. She further states and declares that she was married to the said George VEST on the 19th day of November 1829. That said George VEST departed this life in said county on the 22nd day of February 1845. She further declares that she was the widow of the said George VEST at the date of the passage of the said act of Congress, and still remains his widow and that she has never before made application for a pension. In testimony whereof I am hereunto set my hand and affirm the seal of said court done at Burlington this 4 day of June 1855. J. G. HAMILTON Clk.

 

 

 

Recorded Book D Volume 9 Page 64

 

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GEORGE VEST.

George Vest Will-Boone County, Kentucky

I George Vest of Boone County, Kentucky do hereby make this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say.

I desire that all the perishable part of my estate be immediately sold after my decease and out of the monies arising therefrom all my just debts and funeral expenses:

1st I give to my son John Vest one dollar

2nd I give to my son Squire one dollar

3rd I give to Polly O'Neals heirs one dollar

"Notation" Polly O'Neal married William O'Neal 24 Nov 1805 in Shelby Co.

4th I give to my daughter Rutha Alexander one dollar

5th I give to my son George Vest, Jr. one dollar

6th I give to my son Thomas Vest one dollar

7th All the rest of my estate both real and personal of what nature or kind so ever it may be I give and bequeath to my wife Nancy during her natural life and to be managed as she thinks best and at her death to be divided equally amongst my wife's several children; Thomas O'Neal, Polly Ann O'Neal, Willa Jane O'Neal, and Richard Ellis O'Neal which I give to them, their heirs, executors, and assigns forever.

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my wife Nancy Vest the administrator of this, my last will and testament hereby revoking all other or former wills or testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 25th day of July 1840.

ATTEST George Vest (His Mark)

Robert H. Vickers

Robert E. Sleet

 

Commonwealth of Kentucky to wit.

Boone County Court July 10th 1845

This writing purporting to be the last will & testament of George Vest deceased was executed in court and proven according to law by the oaths of Robert B. Vickers and Robert E. Sleet, two subscribing witnesses thereto and thereupon ordered to be recorded as the true last will and testament of said George Vest deceased whereupon the same is duly recorded.

J. G. Hamilton Clerk

 

CODICIL GEORGE VEST WILL BOONE COUNTY STATE OF KENTUCKY

February 9th 1844

Know all men by those prersent that I George Vest of the county and state aforesaid knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, I do this day before God and in the presense of men make my last will and testament knowing the uncertainty of man and feeling desirous to secure to my wife Nancy Vest, and Ellis, her son all my estate both real and personal for and during their natural lives, & furthermore it is my wish that the estate be in my wife's hands until her death, and then to be secured to Ellis for his support, and it is also my wish that the will now in hands of Squire Robert B. Vickers shall stand good with exception of the revision above named, and in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal this the day and date above named.

ATTEST George Vest (His Mark)

James H. O'Neal

Edgar M. Bostick

 

Boone County Court-October 10th 1845

The writing purporting to be a supplement or codicil to the last will and testament of George Vest deceased was exhibited in court, and proven according to law by the oath of James O'neal, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be filed.

Boone County Court-October 10th 1845

The writing purporting to be a supplement or codicil to the last will of George Vest was again exhibited in court and was further and fully proven by the oath of Edgar M. Bostick another subscribing witness thereto according to law, whereupon the same is ordered to be recorded as the true codicil to the will of said George Vest whereupon the same is recorded.

J. G. Hamilton Clerk

 

 

 

 

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Salvatore Alford[78] was born before 1720 in Goochland, Virginia, USA[273]. He died about 1776 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[273, 274].

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The Last Will and Testament of Salvator Alford was dated 15 Oct 1776. This is what was shared by Jim White, another Vest Genealogist:

 

"Will of Silvatore Alford of Parish of Russel in the County of Bedford ...to my loving son William alford all my land where I now live, negro woman Nance and 5 negro children, Tom, Jenny, Beck, Will and Harry. To my daughter, Judith Vest, 20 shillings. To my daughter, Lewey Vest, 20 shillings. To my two daughger, Mary Mulins and Melicent Broius (?) 20 shillings apiece. To my daughter, Elizabeth Edds two cows and calves. Executor: my well beloved son William Allford. Also to William all my stock of cattle with all the remainder part of my estate. Witnesses: William Dudley, James Martin, George Wilcox, Armistead Dudley. "The Last Will and Testament of Salvator Alford was dated 15 Oct 1776. This is what was shared by Jim White, another Vest Genealogist:

 

"Will of Silvatore Alford of Parish of Russel in the County of Bedford ...to my loving son William alford all my land where I now live, negro woman Nance and 5 negro children, Tom, Jenny, Beck, Will and Harry. To my daughter, Judith Vest, 20 shillings. To my daughter, Lewey Vest, 20 shillings. To my two daughger, Mary Mulins and Melicent Broius (?) 20 shillings apiece. To my daughter, Elizabeth Edds two cows and calves. Executor: my well beloved son William Allford. Also to William all my stock of cattle with all the remainder part of my estate. Witnesses: William Dudley, James Martin, George Wilcox, Armistead Dudley. "

 

 

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The Last Will and Testament of Salvator Alford was dated 15 Oct 1776. This is what was shared by Jim White, another Vest Genealogist:

 

"Will of Silvatore Alford of Parish of Russel in the County of Bedford ...to my loving son William alford all my land where I now live, negro woman Nance and 5 negro children, Tom, Jenny, Beck, Will and Harry. To my daughter, Judith Vest, 20 shillings. To my daughter, Lewey Vest, 20 shillings. To my two daughger, Mary Mulins and Melicent Broius (?) 20 shillings apiece. To my daughter, Elizabeth Edds two cows and calves. Executor: my well beloved son William Allford. Also to William all my stock of cattle with all the remainder part of my estate. Witnesses: William Dudley, James Martin, George Wilcox, Armistead Dudley. "The Last Will and Testament of Salvator Alford was dated 15 Oct 1776. This is what was shared by Jim White, another Vest Genealogist:

 

"Will of Silvatore Alford of Parish of Russel in the County of Bedford ...to my loving son William alford all my land where I now live, negro woman Nance and 5 negro children, Tom, Jenny, Beck, Will and Harry. To my daughter, Judith Vest, 20 shillings. To my daughter, Lewey Vest, 20 shillings. To my two daughger, Mary Mulins and Melicent Broius (?) 20 shillings apiece. To my daughter, Elizabeth Edds two cows and calves. Executor: my well beloved son William Allford. Also to William all my stock of cattle with all the remainder part of my estate. Witnesses: William Dudley, James Martin, George Wilcox, Armistead Dudley. "

 

 

283.

Elizabeth Reynolds daughter of William Reynolds[273, 275] was born about 1717 in Goochland, Virginia, USA[273]. She died on Unknown.

Salvatore Alford and Elizabeth Reynolds were married on Unknown[273]. They had the following children:

i.

Judith Alford[273] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Mary Alford[273] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Melicent Alford[273] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Elizabeth Alford[273] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

v.

William Alford[273] was born about 1735 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[276]. He married Mary Warren about 1752 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA[276]. He died on Unknown.

+ 141. vi.

Lucretia Lucy Alford[78] was born in 1737 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[78, 136, 137]. She died after 1813[136]. She married William Tunwell Vest[78].

284.

Thomas Briggs son of Robert Briggs and Ruth Quarles[214, 277] was born about 1745[134]. He died in Sep 1796 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[134].

Notes for Thomas Briggs:

General Notes:

6 Sept 1796 - Stokes County, NC. John Briggs, Admn & Elizabeth BRIGGS, Admrx. estate of THOMAS BRIGGS, decd. to JESSE BRIGGS 80pds pd to Thomas Briggs decd. "before his death" for tract land both sides S Fork Parkers Ck. for 189 ac. part 640 ac. which Jos. Harrison sold Thomas Briggs, decd. 11 Nov 1784, adj. Richmond Rd., the old line & incl. JESSE BRIGGS house & plantation where he now lives. Signed Elizabeth Briggs and John Briggs. Witnesses: Charles Vest.

 

 

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Notes for Thomas Briggs:

General Notes:

6 Sept 1796 - Stokes County, NC. John Briggs, Admn & Elizabeth BRIGGS, Admrx. estate of THOMAS BRIGGS, decd. to JESSE BRIGGS 80pds pd to Thomas Briggs decd. "before his death" for tract land both sides S Fork Parkers Ck. for 189 ac. part 640 ac. which Jos. Harrison sold Thomas Briggs, decd. 11 Nov 1784, adj. Richmond Rd., the old line & incl. JESSE BRIGGS house & plantation where he now lives. Signed Elizabeth Briggs and John Briggs. Witnesses: Charles Vest.

 

 

285.

Elizabeth Unknown[218] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Briggs and Elizabeth Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 142. i.

Jesse Briggs[78] was born about 1775 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[214]. He died before 1850 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[214]. He married Nancy Pilkinton on Unknown.

ii.

John Briggs[134] was born about 1777[134]. He died on Unknown.

286.

Joseph Banner Sr. son of Henry Banner and Charity Eleanor Martin[278] was born on 28 Dec 1749 in Pennsylvania, USA[278]. He died on 24 Apr 1838 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[279].

Notes for Joseph Banner Sr.:

General Notes:

Notes for JOSEPH BANNER, SENIOR:

According to an article "The Banner Family" in The Heritage of Surry County North Carolina Volume I - 1983, Joseph, Sr. was serving as a juror in the Surry County court when Andrew Jackson applied for and was granted a license to practice law.

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From "Stokes and Surry County, North Carolina

Revolutionary War Pension Applications" (http://www.erols.com/fmoran/stokes/revb.html)

 

BANNER, Joseph (pensioner) - W9716

(b. Dec. 28, 1749 Pa. - d. Apr. 24, 1838 Stokes Co., NC)

son of Henry & Ellaner Banner

wife Sarah McAnally (b. Aug. 10, 1755) (dau. of Charles & Ruhameh McAnally)

Declaration of Joseph Banner (82) - Stokes Co., NC - Sept. 14, 1832 -- Joseph volunteered on July 13, 1776, at Old Richmond, Surry Co. (now Stokes) under Capt. Richard Goode. He marched under Col. Martin Armstrong to the Mulberry fields, commonly called Fishing Creek in Wilkes County. The expedition was to relieve a fort which was beseiged by Indians on the Watawga River but they received intelligence that the fort was relieved. They marched back to Surry County after three weeks and were then placed under Col. Joseph Williams and Major Joseph Winston and marched to the Long Island of Holston and lay there about four weeks waiting for the arrival of the Virginia troops. Soon after they arrived they were marched under Gen. Christie to the Indian Towns on the Tennessee River. The indians fled and we destroyed their towns. We remained there until a peace treaty was concluded with the Indians and then were marched back and discharged about Dec. 1, 1776.

 

On June 1, 1779, he rendezvoused at Old Richmond under Capt. John Halbert and Lt. Robert Hill four or five days. The object was to form small scouting parties to "disarm & suppress the disaffected part of the community." His party was commanded by Major Winston. They marched to the head of the little Yadkin , then crossed the mountains and down Dan River from there, crossed the country to the Yadkin river, marched down the river, and arrived at Old Richmond. He then returned home on furlough and joined the company the next day at the burnt mills in Surry County. They marched that night about 20 miles to the south side of the Yadkin and then marched home and was discharged after a tour of five or six weeks.

 

He was classed as a minuteman to march on such occasions at a moment's warning. He served on various scouting parties for about twelve months until August 1780. He then served as a volunteer under Capt. John Morgan and Lt. Mark Hardin for a three months tour. They rendezvoused at the shallow ford and marched from there to Martinburg to join Col. Pastly's regiment. At that time the British army was within a mile; our cavalry came in contact with British advance and had a fight in which Mr. Locke of Salisbury was killed. That night our army retreated and marched all night under Gen. Sumner and arrived at Salisbury the next day. We then marched to the old trading ford on the Yadkin, crossed, and made a stand there about two weeks. We marched from there under Gen. Davidson and Col. Partly through Salisbury to the 12 Mile Creek near the South Carolina line, there joined the main army under Gen. Morgan and Col. Washington. They worked there in building Gen. Morgan's ma--- or tent. Was then employed in hauling provision for Col. Washington's company of hose and remained there until term expired. He was then appointed to haul a baggage wagon with the sick back to the old Town, Surry County, now Stokes. He accompanied the regiment to Salisbury and was discharged, probably in November 1780 by Capt. John Morgan. Joseph was born in Pennsylvania on Dec. 28, 1749. His father removed to Surry County (now Stokes) where he has resided ever since.

 

Affidavits of Thomas T. Armstrong and John Tuttle - well acquainted with reputation in neighborhood.

 

Affidavit of Ephraim Banner and Robert Hill - they served a five month tour in Capt. Richard Goode's company together and was marched to the Cherokee nation on the same expedition as Joseph.

 

Affidavit of Ephraim Banner that he and Joseph Banner served in Capt. John Morgan's company and marched to the twelve mile creek together.

 

Affidavit of Benjamin Banner and Ephraim Banner - they served with Joseph as minutemen in various scouting parties against the Tories under Major Winston at least six months.

 

Affidavit of John Tuttle - he believes Joseph Banner served in an expedition to the twelve mile creek; Tuttle did not see him in the camps but saw him on his way home from the army.

 

Affidavit of Joseph Banner - Stokes Co., NC - Dec. 24, 1832 - no clergyman in his neighborhood

 

 

They had seven children:

 

Charles Banner b. Sept. 3, 1773 [who wrote the declaration; Charles a J.P. in Stokes Co.]

Charity b. Feb. 9, 1776 (now dead)

Ruhamah b. Aug. 23, 1778 (dead)

Elisha b. Dec. 5, 1782 (dead)

Mary b. Sept. 17, 1785, married Joseph V. Grigg

Sarah b. Aug. 23, 1778, married Ch. McAnally [Bible record says Aug. 23, 1788 - same birthdate in 1778 for Ruhamah]

Joseph b. Jan. 17, 1792

 

Bible record pages included - but all written at same time

 

Joseph Banner, son of Henry and Ellaner Banner, born on Thursday, Dec. 28, 1749.

Sarah Banner, wife of Joseph Banner, was born on Monday, August 10, 1755.

[children's birthdates as noted above]

Joseph Banner, Sen., married Sarah Mc anally, dau. of Charles & Ruhamah Mc anally, May 16, 1771

Charity Banner md. Jesse Briggs Feb. 12, 1795

Charles Banner md. Rebecca Evans Jan. 25, 1798

Ruhamer Banner md. Wyatt Peoples / Eples Dec. 27, 1804

Sarah Banner (dau of Joseph & Sarah) md. Charles Mc anally Jan. 13, 1811

Mary Banner md. Joseph V. Grigg Dec. 17, 1812.

Joseph Banner, Jr., md. Anna Armstrong July 30, 1815

 

Joseph Banner Sen. Died 24 April 1838 2 o'clock a.m.

 

Discharge paper - certifies that Joseph Banner served in Capt. Morgan's Company, third Regiment of District of Salisbury three months and discharged. Dated Nov. ___ ---ton Bly ?

 

Deposition of Benjamin Banner (85) - Stokes Co., NC - June 8, 1838 -- His brother Joseph Banner married Sarah Mcanally, dau. of Charles Mcanally, before Rev. William Hill (Baptist clergyman) in May 1771, and they lived together until Joseph's death.

 

Affidavit of James Davis, Sr. - Stokes Co., NC - Oct. 20, 1838 - He was present at Charles Mcanally's dwellinghouse and saw Rev. William Hill, Baptist preacher, solemnize the rites of matrimony between Joseph Banner and Sarah McAnally. That wedding was several years before Davis' own marriage in August 1777. Davis is a cousin of Sarah's. He served together with Joseph Banner on some "routes in the war" - at Salem, then in Surry, North Carolina , in guarding the state legislature.

 

Aff. of Joseph Banner, Sr, in Christopher Eaton file - Stokes Co., NC, 16 June 1826 - Banner, an aged old man, resident of Stokes - he has been acquainted with Christopher Valentine (or Eater or Eaton) since he was young. Banner knew him when he was an orphan boy bound to Capt. Bynum in then Surry County. Bynum was Banner's neighbor. Eaton returned to William Boyles, also in Banner's neighborhood. Banner was informed by "his brother-in-law" or Charles Mcanally who was in the Battle of Gates Defeat that Christopher was in the battle and he then expected he was killed or taken prisoner as he was missing for some time. Christopher returned to William Boyles and afterwards Banner saw Christopher at the old Moravian town under Capt. William Shepperd in the cavalry guarding and carrying the prisoners from the Battle of Kings Mountain towards Hillsborough.

 

Aff. of Joseph Banner in Richard Goode file, Stokes Co., NC, 20 Dec. 1837 - Joseph, a pensioner, aged 87, was well acquainted with Richard and Rebecca before and after the Revolution as they were his neighbors on Townfork, a little river in Surry (now Stokes). He was not at their wedding but it was publicly known that they were married by Gray Bynum, Esq., an acting justice of the peace about 1776. Banner served as one of the private soldiers under Capt. Goode until they marched to the Long Islands of Holston River when Capt. Goode was appointed adjutant of Col. Jo Williams Regiment and Thomas Evans as Captain proceeded westwardly to the Indian Towns, destroyed them, and capitulated with the Chiefs of the Tribe and then returned home.

 

[See affidavit of Joseph Banner in Michael Spainhour file]

================================================================

An abstract of the will of Joseph Banner appears in "Stokes County, North Carolina Wills Volumes I-IV 1790-1864". The following is the text of the will, provided by Judy Cardwell. The date of the will is June 4, 1829.

 

In the name of God Amen I Joseph Banner Sr. of the County of Stokes in the state of North Carolina being of perfect & sound mind & mimory and calling unto mind the mortality of my body as knowing that is appointed for all men once to die, have thought proper this day to make and ordain & publish and by these present have made and ordained & published this my last will and Testament in manner and form as follows.

First, I recommend my soul into the hands of the Almighty God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried decently at the discretion of my executors, and as touching such worldly Estate whereof I am possessed, I give bequeath and dispose of the same in manner & form hereinafter mentioned Viz.

Secondly, that all my just debts be paid by my Executors out of my Estate.

Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my son Charles Banner the sum of five shillings and no more he having had his share heretofore--

Fourthly I give to my daughter Charity Briggs during her natural life, and then to be equally divided between her heirs, my negro woman Lucy and her increase, to them & their heirs forever--

Fifthly, I give and bequeath to my three grand sons Charles Peples, Seth Peples & Banner Peples, sons of my daughter Ruhamer Peples, my negro boy Ben & my negro girl Rose & her increase to be equally divided between them, share and share alike.

Sixthly, I give and beqeath to my daughter Mary Grigg the sum of five shillings & no more, she having had her share heretofore.

Seventhly, I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah McAnally, two negro girls (viz) Jenny and Vina and their increase.

Seventhly, I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Banner my negro girl Edy and her increase, and my negro boy Ivy[or Levy?].

Eightly, it's my will and desire that my tract of land lying on the south side of Dan River containing three hundred and fifteen acres including the muster ground be sold to the highest bidder, and the money arising from the sale of said Land to be applied to the payment of my Just debts. I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Banner one hundred and fifty acres of land, to be laid off on the east side of the tract of land where I now live so as to include the house and improvement whereon the said Joseph now lives. The balance or remaining part of my land (after taking off the hundred and fifty acres for my son Joseph) and the balance of all my estate not otherwise disposed of heretofore I leave in the hands of my wife Sarah Banner during her natural life, and after her decease to be sold and divided between Charity Briggs, wife of Jesse Briggs, the heirs of Ruhamer Peples, Sarah McAnally wife of Charles McAnally, and Joseph Banner share and share alike.

Lastly I nominate & appoint my son Joseph Banner & my son in law Charles McAnally, Executors of this my last will & testament,

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 4th day of June AD 1829. Joseph Banner, Sr.

Signed, sealed published & declared by the said testator as his last will & testament in the presence of us who have signed the same as witnesses in each others presence.

Reuben D. Golding

Shadrach Morris

J. Gibson

 

 

 

More About JOSEPH BANNER, SENIOR:

Probate: June 183813

Will: June 04, 1829, Stokes County, NC14

 

 

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Notes for Joseph Banner Sr.:

General Notes:

Notes for JOSEPH BANNER, SENIOR:

According to an article "The Banner Family" in The Heritage of Surry County North Carolina Volume I - 1983, Joseph, Sr. was serving as a juror in the Surry County court when Andrew Jackson applied for and was granted a license to practice law.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------

From "Stokes and Surry County, North Carolina

Revolutionary War Pension Applications" (http://www.erols.com/fmoran/stokes/revb.html)

 

BANNER, Joseph (pensioner) - W9716

(b. Dec. 28, 1749 Pa. - d. Apr. 24, 1838 Stokes Co., NC)

son of Henry & Ellaner Banner

wife Sarah McAnally (b. Aug. 10, 1755) (dau. of Charles & Ruhameh McAnally)

Declaration of Joseph Banner (82) - Stokes Co., NC - Sept. 14, 1832 -- Joseph volunteered on July 13, 1776, at Old Richmond, Surry Co. (now Stokes) under Capt. Richard Goode. He marched under Col. Martin Armstrong to the Mulberry fields, commonly called Fishing Creek in Wilkes County. The expedition was to relieve a fort which was beseiged by Indians on the Watawga River but they received intelligence that the fort was relieved. They marched back to Surry County after three weeks and were then placed under Col. Joseph Williams and Major Joseph Winston and marched to the Long Island of Holston and lay there about four weeks waiting for the arrival of the Virginia troops. Soon after they arrived they were marched under Gen. Christie to the Indian Towns on the Tennessee River. The indians fled and we destroyed their towns. We remained there until a peace treaty was concluded with the Indians and then were marched back and discharged about Dec. 1, 1776.

 

On June 1, 1779, he rendezvoused at Old Richmond under Capt. John Halbert and Lt. Robert Hill four or five days. The object was to form small scouting parties to "disarm & suppress the disaffected part of the community." His party was commanded by Major Winston. They marched to the head of the little Yadkin , then crossed the mountains and down Dan River from there, crossed the country to the Yadkin river, marched down the river, and arrived at Old Richmond. He then returned home on furlough and joined the company the next day at the burnt mills in Surry County. They marched that night about 20 miles to the south side of the Yadkin and then marched home and was discharged after a tour of five or six weeks.

 

He was classed as a minuteman to march on such occasions at a moment's warning. He served on various scouting parties for about twelve months until August 1780. He then served as a volunteer under Capt. John Morgan and Lt. Mark Hardin for a three months tour. They rendezvoused at the shallow ford and marched from there to Martinburg to join Col. Pastly's regiment. At that time the British army was within a mile; our cavalry came in contact with British advance and had a fight in which Mr. Locke of Salisbury was killed. That night our army retreated and marched all night under Gen. Sumner and arrived at Salisbury the next day. We then marched to the old trading ford on the Yadkin, crossed, and made a stand there about two weeks. We marched from there under Gen. Davidson and Col. Partly through Salisbury to the 12 Mile Creek near the South Carolina line, there joined the main army under Gen. Morgan and Col. Washington. They worked there in building Gen. Morgan's ma--- or tent. Was then employed in hauling provision for Col. Washington's company of hose and remained there until term expired. He was then appointed to haul a baggage wagon with the sick back to the old Town, Surry County, now Stokes. He accompanied the regiment to Salisbury and was discharged, probably in November 1780 by Capt. John Morgan. Joseph was born in Pennsylvania on Dec. 28, 1749. His father removed to Surry County (now Stokes) where he has resided ever since.

 

Affidavits of Thomas T. Armstrong and John Tuttle - well acquainted with reputation in neighborhood.

 

Affidavit of Ephraim Banner and Robert Hill - they served a five month tour in Capt. Richard Goode's company together and was marched to the Cherokee nation on the same expedition as Joseph.

 

Affidavit of Ephraim Banner that he and Joseph Banner served in Capt. John Morgan's company and marched to the twelve mile creek together.

 

Affidavit of Benjamin Banner and Ephraim Banner - they served with Joseph as minutemen in various scouting parties against the Tories under Major Winston at least six months.

 

Affidavit of John Tuttle - he believes Joseph Banner served in an expedition to the twelve mile creek; Tuttle did not see him in the camps but saw him on his way home from the army.

 

Affidavit of Joseph Banner - Stokes Co., NC - Dec. 24, 1832 - no clergyman in his neighborhood

 

 

They had seven children:

 

Charles Banner b. Sept. 3, 1773 [who wrote the declaration; Charles a J.P. in Stokes Co.]

Charity b. Feb. 9, 1776 (now dead)

Ruhamah b. Aug. 23, 1778 (dead)

Elisha b. Dec. 5, 1782 (dead)

Mary b. Sept. 17, 1785, married Joseph V. Grigg

Sarah b. Aug. 23, 1778, married Ch. McAnally [Bible record says Aug. 23, 1788 - same birthdate in 1778 for Ruhamah]

Joseph b. Jan. 17, 1792

 

Bible record pages included - but all written at same time

 

Joseph Banner, son of Henry and Ellaner Banner, born on Thursday, Dec. 28, 1749.

Sarah Banner, wife of Joseph Banner, was born on Monday, August 10, 1755.

[children's birthdates as noted above]

Joseph Banner, Sen., married Sarah Mc anally, dau. of Charles & Ruhamah Mc anally, May 16, 1771

Charity Banner md. Jesse Briggs Feb. 12, 1795

Charles Banner md. Rebecca Evans Jan. 25, 1798

Ruhamer Banner md. Wyatt Peoples / Eples Dec. 27, 1804

Sarah Banner (dau of Joseph & Sarah) md. Charles Mc anally Jan. 13, 1811

Mary Banner md. Joseph V. Grigg Dec. 17, 1812.

Joseph Banner, Jr., md. Anna Armstrong July 30, 1815

 

Joseph Banner Sen. Died 24 April 1838 2 o'clock a.m.

 

Discharge paper - certifies that Joseph Banner served in Capt. Morgan's Company, third Regiment of District of Salisbury three months and discharged. Dated Nov. ___ ---ton Bly ?

 

Deposition of Benjamin Banner (85) - Stokes Co., NC - June 8, 1838 -- His brother Joseph Banner married Sarah Mcanally, dau. of Charles Mcanally, before Rev. William Hill (Baptist clergyman) in May 1771, and they lived together until Joseph's death.

 

Affidavit of James Davis, Sr. - Stokes Co., NC - Oct. 20, 1838 - He was present at Charles Mcanally's dwellinghouse and saw Rev. William Hill, Baptist preacher, solemnize the rites of matrimony between Joseph Banner and Sarah McAnally. That wedding was several years before Davis' own marriage in August 1777. Davis is a cousin of Sarah's. He served together with Joseph Banner on some "routes in the war" - at Salem, then in Surry, North Carolina , in guarding the state legislature.

 

Aff. of Joseph Banner, Sr, in Christopher Eaton file - Stokes Co., NC, 16 June 1826 - Banner, an aged old man, resident of Stokes - he has been acquainted with Christopher Valentine (or Eater or Eaton) since he was young. Banner knew him when he was an orphan boy bound to Capt. Bynum in then Surry County. Bynum was Banner's neighbor. Eaton returned to William Boyles, also in Banner's neighborhood. Banner was informed by "his brother-in-law" or Charles Mcanally who was in the Battle of Gates Defeat that Christopher was in the battle and he then expected he was killed or taken prisoner as he was missing for some time. Christopher returned to William Boyles and afterwards Banner saw Christopher at the old Moravian town under Capt. William Shepperd in the cavalry guarding and carrying the prisoners from the Battle of Kings Mountain towards Hillsborough.

 

Aff. of Joseph Banner in Richard Goode file, Stokes Co., NC, 20 Dec. 1837 - Joseph, a pensioner, aged 87, was well acquainted with Richard and Rebecca before and after the Revolution as they were his neighbors on Townfork, a little river in Surry (now Stokes). He was not at their wedding but it was publicly known that they were married by Gray Bynum, Esq., an acting justice of the peace about 1776. Banner served as one of the private soldiers under Capt. Goode until they marched to the Long Islands of Holston River when Capt. Goode was appointed adjutant of Col. Jo Williams Regiment and Thomas Evans as Captain proceeded westwardly to the Indian Towns, destroyed them, and capitulated with the Chiefs of the Tribe and then returned home.

 

[See affidavit of Joseph Banner in Michael Spainhour file]

================================================================

An abstract of the will of Joseph Banner appears in "Stokes County, North Carolina Wills Volumes I-IV 1790-1864". The following is the text of the will, provided by Judy Cardwell. The date of the will is June 4, 1829.

 

In the name of God Amen I Joseph Banner Sr. of the County of Stokes in the state of North Carolina being of perfect & sound mind & mimory and calling unto mind the mortality of my body as knowing that is appointed for all men once to die, have thought proper this day to make and ordain & publish and by these present have made and ordained & published this my last will and Testament in manner and form as follows.

First, I recommend my soul into the hands of the Almighty God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried decently at the discretion of my executors, and as touching such worldly Estate whereof I am possessed, I give bequeath and dispose of the same in manner & form hereinafter mentioned Viz.

Secondly, that all my just debts be paid by my Executors out of my Estate.

Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my son Charles Banner the sum of five shillings and no more he having had his share heretofore--

Fourthly I give to my daughter Charity Briggs during her natural life, and then to be equally divided between her heirs, my negro woman Lucy and her increase, to them & their heirs forever--

Fifthly, I give and bequeath to my three grand sons Charles Peples, Seth Peples & Banner Peples, sons of my daughter Ruhamer Peples, my negro boy Ben & my negro girl Rose & her increase to be equally divided between them, share and share alike.

Sixthly, I give and beqeath to my daughter Mary Grigg the sum of five shillings & no more, she having had her share heretofore.

Seventhly, I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah McAnally, two negro girls (viz) Jenny and Vina and their increase.

Seventhly, I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Banner my negro girl Edy and her increase, and my negro boy Ivy[or Levy?].

Eightly, it's my will and desire that my tract of land lying on the south side of Dan River containing three hundred and fifteen acres including the muster ground be sold to the highest bidder, and the money arising from the sale of said Land to be applied to the payment of my Just debts. I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Banner one hundred and fifty acres of land, to be laid off on the east side of the tract of land where I now live so as to include the house and improvement whereon the said Joseph now lives. The balance or remaining part of my land (after taking off the hundred and fifty acres for my son Joseph) and the balance of all my estate not otherwise disposed of heretofore I leave in the hands of my wife Sarah Banner during her natural life, and after her decease to be sold and divided between Charity Briggs, wife of Jesse Briggs, the heirs of Ruhamer Peples, Sarah McAnally wife of Charles McAnally, and Joseph Banner share and share alike.

Lastly I nominate & appoint my son Joseph Banner & my son in law Charles McAnally, Executors of this my last will & testament,

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 4th day of June AD 1829. Joseph Banner, Sr.

Signed, sealed published & declared by the said testator as his last will & testament in the presence of us who have signed the same as witnesses in each others presence.

Reuben D. Golding

Shadrach Morris

J. Gibson

 

 

 

More About JOSEPH BANNER, SENIOR:

Probate: June 183813

Will: June 04, 1829, Stokes County, NC14

 

 

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Notes for Joseph Banner Sr.:

General Notes:

Notes for JOSEPH BANNER, SENIOR:

According to an article "The Banner Family" in The Heritage of Surry County North Carolina Volume I - 1983, Joseph, Sr. was serving as a juror in the Surry County court when Andrew Jackson applied for and was granted a license to practice law.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------

From "Stokes and Surry County, North Carolina

Revolutionary War Pension Applications" (http://www.erols.com/fmoran/stokes/revb.html)

 

BANNER, Joseph (pensioner) - W9716

(b. Dec. 28, 1749 Pa. - d. Apr. 24, 1838 Stokes Co., NC)

son of Henry & Ellaner Banner

wife Sarah McAnally (b. Aug. 10, 1755) (dau. of Charles & Ruhameh McAnally)

Declaration of Joseph Banner (82) - Stokes Co., NC - Sept. 14, 1832 -- Joseph volunteered on July 13, 1776, at Old Richmond, Surry Co. (now Stokes) under Capt. Richard Goode. He marched under Col. Martin Armstrong to the Mulberry fields, commonly called Fishing Creek in Wilkes County. The expedition was to relieve a fort which was beseiged by Indians on the Watawga River but they received intelligence that the fort was relieved. They marched back to Surry County after three weeks and were then placed under Col. Joseph Williams and Major Joseph Winston and marched to the Long Island of Holston and lay there about four weeks waiting for the arrival of the Virginia troops. Soon after they arrived they were marched under Gen. Christie to the Indian Towns on the Tennessee River. The indians fled and we destroyed their towns. We remained there until a peace treaty was concluded with the Indians and then were marched back and discharged about Dec. 1, 1776.

 

On June 1, 1779, he rendezvoused at Old Richmond under Capt. John Halbert and Lt. Robert Hill four or five days. The object was to form small scouting parties to "disarm & suppress the disaffected part of the community." His party was commanded by Major Winston. They marched to the head of the little Yadkin , then crossed the mountains and down Dan River from there, crossed the country to the Yadkin river, marched down the river, and arrived at Old Richmond. He then returned home on furlough and joined the company the next day at the burnt mills in Surry County. They marched that night about 20 miles to the south side of the Yadkin and then marched home and was discharged after a tour of five or six weeks.

 

He was classed as a minuteman to march on such occasions at a moment's warning. He served on various scouting parties for about twelve months until August 1780. He then served as a volunteer under Capt. John Morgan and Lt. Mark Hardin for a three months tour. They rendezvoused at the shallow ford and marched from there to Martinburg to join Col. Pastly's regiment. At that time the British army was within a mile; our cavalry came in contact with British advance and had a fight in which Mr. Locke of Salisbury was killed. That night our army retreated and marched all night under Gen. Sumner and arrived at Salisbury the next day. We then marched to the old trading ford on the Yadkin, crossed, and made a stand there about two weeks. We marched from there under Gen. Davidson and Col. Partly through Salisbury to the 12 Mile Creek near the South Carolina line, there joined the main army under Gen. Morgan and Col. Washington. They worked there in building Gen. Morgan's ma--- or tent. Was then employed in hauling provision for Col. Washington's company of hose and remained there until term expired. He was then appointed to haul a baggage wagon with the sick back to the old Town, Surry County, now Stokes. He accompanied the regiment to Salisbury and was discharged, probably in November 1780 by Capt. John Morgan. Joseph was born in Pennsylvania on Dec. 28, 1749. His father removed to Surry County (now Stokes) where he has resided ever since.

 

Affidavits of Thomas T. Armstrong and John Tuttle - well acquainted with reputation in neighborhood.

 

Affidavit of Ephraim Banner and Robert Hill - they served a five month tour in Capt. Richard Goode's company together and was marched to the Cherokee nation on the same expedition as Joseph.

 

Affidavit of Ephraim Banner that he and Joseph Banner served in Capt. John Morgan's company and marched to the twelve mile creek together.

 

Affidavit of Benjamin Banner and Ephraim Banner - they served with Joseph as minutemen in various scouting parties against the Tories under Major Winston at least six months.

 

Affidavit of John Tuttle - he believes Joseph Banner served in an expedition to the twelve mile creek; Tuttle did not see him in the camps but saw him on his way home from the army.

 

Affidavit of Joseph Banner - Stokes Co., NC - Dec. 24, 1832 - no clergyman in his neighborhood

 

 

They had seven children:

 

Charles Banner b. Sept. 3, 1773 [who wrote the declaration; Charles a J.P. in Stokes Co.]

Charity b. Feb. 9, 1776 (now dead)

Ruhamah b. Aug. 23, 1778 (dead)

Elisha b. Dec. 5, 1782 (dead)

Mary b. Sept. 17, 1785, married Joseph V. Grigg

Sarah b. Aug. 23, 1778, married Ch. McAnally [Bible record says Aug. 23, 1788 - same birthdate in 1778 for Ruhamah]

Joseph b. Jan. 17, 1792

 

Bible record pages included - but all written at same time

 

Joseph Banner, son of Henry and Ellaner Banner, born on Thursday, Dec. 28, 1749.

Sarah Banner, wife of Joseph Banner, was born on Monday, August 10, 1755.

[children's birthdates as noted above]

Joseph Banner, Sen., married Sarah Mc anally, dau. of Charles & Ruhamah Mc anally, May 16, 1771

Charity Banner md. Jesse Briggs Feb. 12, 1795

Charles Banner md. Rebecca Evans Jan. 25, 1798

Ruhamer Banner md. Wyatt Peoples / Eples Dec. 27, 1804

Sarah Banner (dau of Joseph & Sarah) md. Charles Mc anally Jan. 13, 1811

Mary Banner md. Joseph V. Grigg Dec. 17, 1812.

Joseph Banner, Jr., md. Anna Armstrong July 30, 1815

 

Joseph Banner Sen. Died 24 April 1838 2 o'clock a.m.

 

Discharge paper - certifies that Joseph Banner served in Capt. Morgan's Company, third Regiment of District of Salisbury three months and discharged. Dated Nov. ___ ---ton Bly ?

 

Deposition of Benjamin Banner (85) - Stokes Co., NC - June 8, 1838 -- His brother Joseph Banner married Sarah Mcanally, dau. of Charles Mcanally, before Rev. William Hill (Baptist clergyman) in May 1771, and they lived together until Joseph's death.

 

Affidavit of James Davis, Sr. - Stokes Co., NC - Oct. 20, 1838 - He was present at Charles Mcanally's dwellinghouse and saw Rev. William Hill, Baptist preacher, solemnize the rites of matrimony between Joseph Banner and Sarah McAnally. That wedding was several years before Davis' own marriage in August 1777. Davis is a cousin of Sarah's. He served together with Joseph Banner on some "routes in the war" - at Salem, then in Surry, North Carolina , in guarding the state legislature.

 

Aff. of Joseph Banner, Sr, in Christopher Eaton file - Stokes Co., NC, 16 June 1826 - Banner, an aged old man, resident of Stokes - he has been acquainted with Christopher Valentine (or Eater or Eaton) since he was young. Banner knew him when he was an orphan boy bound to Capt. Bynum in then Surry County. Bynum was Banner's neighbor. Eaton returned to William Boyles, also in Banner's neighborhood. Banner was informed by "his brother-in-law" or Charles Mcanally who was in the Battle of Gates Defeat that Christopher was in the battle and he then expected he was killed or taken prisoner as he was missing for some time. Christopher returned to William Boyles and afterwards Banner saw Christopher at the old Moravian town under Capt. William Shepperd in the cavalry guarding and carrying the prisoners from the Battle of Kings Mountain towards Hillsborough.

 

Aff. of Joseph Banner in Richard Goode file, Stokes Co., NC, 20 Dec. 1837 - Joseph, a pensioner, aged 87, was well acquainted with Richard and Rebecca before and after the Revolution as they were his neighbors on Townfork, a little river in Surry (now Stokes). He was not at their wedding but it was publicly known that they were married by Gray Bynum, Esq., an acting justice of the peace about 1776. Banner served as one of the private soldiers under Capt. Goode until they marched to the Long Islands of Holston River when Capt. Goode was appointed adjutant of Col. Jo Williams Regiment and Thomas Evans as Captain proceeded westwardly to the Indian Towns, destroyed them, and capitulated with the Chiefs of the Tribe and then returned home.

 

[See affidavit of Joseph Banner in Michael Spainhour file]

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An abstract of the will of Joseph Banner appears in "Stokes County, North Carolina Wills Volumes I-IV 1790-1864". The following is the text of the will, provided by Judy Cardwell. The date of the will is June 4, 1829.

 

In the name of God Amen I Joseph Banner Sr. of the County of Stokes in the state of North Carolina being of perfect & sound mind & mimory and calling unto mind the mortality of my body as knowing that is appointed for all men once to die, have thought proper this day to make and ordain & publish and by these present have made and ordained & published this my last will and Testament in manner and form as follows.

First, I recommend my soul into the hands of the Almighty God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried decently at the discretion of my executors, and as touching such worldly Estate whereof I am possessed, I give bequeath and dispose of the same in manner & form hereinafter mentioned Viz.

Secondly, that all my just debts be paid by my Executors out of my Estate.

Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my son Charles Banner the sum of five shillings and no more he having had his share heretofore--

Fourthly I give to my daughter Charity Briggs during her natural life, and then to be equally divided between her heirs, my negro woman Lucy and her increase, to them & their heirs forever--

Fifthly, I give and bequeath to my three grand sons Charles Peples, Seth Peples & Banner Peples, sons of my daughter Ruhamer Peples, my negro boy Ben & my negro girl Rose & her increase to be equally divided between them, share and share alike.

Sixthly, I give and beqeath to my daughter Mary Grigg the sum of five shillings & no more, she having had her share heretofore.

Seventhly, I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah McAnally, two negro girls (viz) Jenny and Vina and their increase.

Seventhly, I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Banner my negro girl Edy and her increase, and my negro boy Ivy[or Levy?].

Eightly, it's my will and desire that my tract of land lying on the south side of Dan River containing three hundred and fifteen acres including the muster ground be sold to the highest bidder, and the money arising from the sale of said Land to be applied to the payment of my Just debts. I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Banner one hundred and fifty acres of land, to be laid off on the east side of the tract of land where I now live so as to include the house and improvement whereon the said Joseph now lives. The balance or remaining part of my land (after taking off the hundred and fifty acres for my son Joseph) and the balance of all my estate not otherwise disposed of heretofore I leave in the hands of my wife Sarah Banner during her natural life, and after her decease to be sold and divided between Charity Briggs, wife of Jesse Briggs, the heirs of Ruhamer Peples, Sarah McAnally wife of Charles McAnally, and Joseph Banner share and share alike.

Lastly I nominate & appoint my son Joseph Banner & my son in law Charles McAnally, Executors of this my last will & testament,

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 4th day of June AD 1829. Joseph Banner, Sr.

Signed, sealed published & declared by the said testator as his last will & testament in the presence of us who have signed the same as witnesses in each others presence.

Reuben D. Golding

Shadrach Morris

J. Gibson

 

 

 

More About JOSEPH BANNER, SENIOR:

Probate: June 183813

Will: June 04, 1829, Stokes County, NC14

 

 

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Notes for Joseph Banner Sr.:

General Notes:

Notes for JOSEPH BANNER, SENIOR:

According to an article "The Banner Family" in The Heritage of Surry County North Carolina Volume I - 1983, Joseph, Sr. was serving as a juror in the Surry County court when Andrew Jackson applied for and was granted a license to practice law.

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From "Stokes and Surry County, North Carolina

Revolutionary War Pension Applications" (http://www.erols.com/fmoran/stokes/revb.html)

 

BANNER, Joseph (pensioner) - W9716

(b. Dec. 28, 1749 Pa. - d. Apr. 24, 1838 Stokes Co., NC)

son of Henry & Ellaner Banner

wife Sarah McAnally (b. Aug. 10, 1755) (dau. of Charles & Ruhameh McAnally)

Declaration of Joseph Banner (82) - Stokes Co., NC - Sept. 14, 1832 -- Joseph volunteered on July 13, 1776, at Old Richmond, Surry Co. (now Stokes) under Capt. Richard Goode. He marched under Col. Martin Armstrong to the Mulberry fields, commonly called Fishing Creek in Wilkes County. The expedition was to relieve a fort which was beseiged by Indians on the Watawga River but they received intelligence that the fort was relieved. They marched back to Surry County after three weeks and were then placed under Col. Joseph Williams and Major Joseph Winston and marched to the Long Island of Holston and lay there about four weeks waiting for the arrival of the Virginia troops. Soon after they arrived they were marched under Gen. Christie to the Indian Towns on the Tennessee River. The indians fled and we destroyed their towns. We remained there until a peace treaty was concluded with the Indians and then were marched back and discharged about Dec. 1, 1776.

 

On June 1, 1779, he rendezvoused at Old Richmond under Capt. John Halbert and Lt. Robert Hill four or five days. The object was to form small scouting parties to "disarm & suppress the disaffected part of the community." His party was commanded by Major Winston. They marched to the head of the little Yadkin , then crossed the mountains and down Dan River from there, crossed the country to the Yadkin river, marched down the river, and arrived at Old Richmond. He then returned home on furlough and joined the company the next day at the burnt mills in Surry County. They marched that night about 20 miles to the south side of the Yadkin and then marched home and was discharged after a tour of five or six weeks.

 

He was classed as a minuteman to march on such occasions at a moment's warning. He served on various scouting parties for about twelve months until August 1780. He then served as a volunteer under Capt. John Morgan and Lt. Mark Hardin for a three months tour. They rendezvoused at the shallow ford and marched from there to Martinburg to join Col. Pastly's regiment. At that time the British army was within a mile; our cavalry came in contact with British advance and had a fight in which Mr. Locke of Salisbury was killed. That night our army retreated and marched all night under Gen. Sumner and arrived at Salisbury the next day. We then marched to the old trading ford on the Yadkin, crossed, and made a stand there about two weeks. We marched from there under Gen. Davidson and Col. Partly through Salisbury to the 12 Mile Creek near the South Carolina line, there joined the main army under Gen. Morgan and Col. Washington. They worked there in building Gen. Morgan's ma--- or tent. Was then employed in hauling provision for Col. Washington's company of hose and remained there until term expired. He was then appointed to haul a baggage wagon with the sick back to the old Town, Surry County, now Stokes. He accompanied the regiment to Salisbury and was discharged, probably in November 1780 by Capt. John Morgan. Joseph was born in Pennsylvania on Dec. 28, 1749. His father removed to Surry County (now Stokes) where he has resided ever since.

 

Affidavits of Thomas T. Armstrong and John Tuttle - well acquainted with reputation in neighborhood.

 

Affidavit of Ephraim Banner and Robert Hill - they served a five month tour in Capt. Richard Goode's company together and was marched to the Cherokee nation on the same expedition as Joseph.

 

Affidavit of Ephraim Banner that he and Joseph Banner served in Capt. John Morgan's company and marched to the twelve mile creek together.

 

Affidavit of Benjamin Banner and Ephraim Banner - they served with Joseph as minutemen in various scouting parties against the Tories under Major Winston at least six months.

 

Affidavit of John Tuttle - he believes Joseph Banner served in an expedition to the twelve mile creek; Tuttle did not see him in the camps but saw him on his way home from the army.

 

Affidavit of Joseph Banner - Stokes Co., NC - Dec. 24, 1832 - no clergyman in his neighborhood

 

 

They had seven children:

 

Charles Banner b. Sept. 3, 1773 [who wrote the declaration; Charles a J.P. in Stokes Co.]

Charity b. Feb. 9, 1776 (now dead)

Ruhamah b. Aug. 23, 1778 (dead)

Elisha b. Dec. 5, 1782 (dead)

Mary b. Sept. 17, 1785, married Joseph V. Grigg

Sarah b. Aug. 23, 1778, married Ch. McAnally [Bible record says Aug. 23, 1788 - same birthdate in 1778 for Ruhamah]

Joseph b. Jan. 17, 1792

 

Bible record pages included - but all written at same time

 

Joseph Banner, son of Henry and Ellaner Banner, born on Thursday, Dec. 28, 1749.

Sarah Banner, wife of Joseph Banner, was born on Monday, August 10, 1755.

[children's birthdates as noted above]

Joseph Banner, Sen., married Sarah Mc anally, dau. of Charles & Ruhamah Mc anally, May 16, 1771

Charity Banner md. Jesse Briggs Feb. 12, 1795

Charles Banner md. Rebecca Evans Jan. 25, 1798

Ruhamer Banner md. Wyatt Peoples / Eples Dec. 27, 1804

Sarah Banner (dau of Joseph & Sarah) md. Charles Mc anally Jan. 13, 1811

Mary Banner md. Joseph V. Grigg Dec. 17, 1812.

Joseph Banner, Jr., md. Anna Armstrong July 30, 1815

 

Joseph Banner Sen. Died 24 April 1838 2 o'clock a.m.

 

Discharge paper - certifies that Joseph Banner served in Capt. Morgan's Company, third Regiment of District of Salisbury three months and discharged. Dated Nov. ___ ---ton Bly ?

 

Deposition of Benjamin Banner (85) - Stokes Co., NC - June 8, 1838 -- His brother Joseph Banner married Sarah Mcanally, dau. of Charles Mcanally, before Rev. William Hill (Baptist clergyman) in May 1771, and they lived together until Joseph's death.

 

Affidavit of James Davis, Sr. - Stokes Co., NC - Oct. 20, 1838 - He was present at Charles Mcanally's dwellinghouse and saw Rev. William Hill, Baptist preacher, solemnize the rites of matrimony between Joseph Banner and Sarah McAnally. That wedding was several years before Davis' own marriage in August 1777. Davis is a cousin of Sarah's. He served together with Joseph Banner on some "routes in the war" - at Salem, then in Surry, North Carolina , in guarding the state legislature.

 

Aff. of Joseph Banner, Sr, in Christopher Eaton file - Stokes Co., NC, 16 June 1826 - Banner, an aged old man, resident of Stokes - he has been acquainted with Christopher Valentine (or Eater or Eaton) since he was young. Banner knew him when he was an orphan boy bound to Capt. Bynum in then Surry County. Bynum was Banner's neighbor. Eaton returned to William Boyles, also in Banner's neighborhood. Banner was informed by "his brother-in-law" or Charles Mcanally who was in the Battle of Gates Defeat that Christopher was in the battle and he then expected he was killed or taken prisoner as he was missing for some time. Christopher returned to William Boyles and afterwards Banner saw Christopher at the old Moravian town under Capt. William Shepperd in the cavalry guarding and carrying the prisoners from the Battle of Kings Mountain towards Hillsborough.

 

Aff. of Joseph Banner in Richard Goode file, Stokes Co., NC, 20 Dec. 1837 - Joseph, a pensioner, aged 87, was well acquainted with Richard and Rebecca before and after the Revolution as they were his neighbors on Townfork, a little river in Surry (now Stokes). He was not at their wedding but it was publicly known that they were married by Gray Bynum, Esq., an acting justice of the peace about 1776. Banner served as one of the private soldiers under Capt. Goode until they marched to the Long Islands of Holston River when Capt. Goode was appointed adjutant of Col. Jo Williams Regiment and Thomas Evans as Captain proceeded westwardly to the Indian Towns, destroyed them, and capitulated with the Chiefs of the Tribe and then returned home.

 

[See affidavit of Joseph Banner in Michael Spainhour file]

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An abstract of the will of Joseph Banner appears in "Stokes County, North Carolina Wills Volumes I-IV 1790-1864". The following is the text of the will, provided by Judy Cardwell. The date of the will is June 4, 1829.

 

In the name of God Amen I Joseph Banner Sr. of the County of Stokes in the state of North Carolina being of perfect & sound mind & mimory and calling unto mind the mortality of my body as knowing that is appointed for all men once to die, have thought proper this day to make and ordain & publish and by these present have made and ordained & published this my last will and Testament in manner and form as follows.

First, I recommend my soul into the hands of the Almighty God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried decently at the discretion of my executors, and as touching such worldly Estate whereof I am possessed, I give bequeath and dispose of the same in manner & form hereinafter mentioned Viz.

Secondly, that all my just debts be paid by my Executors out of my Estate.

Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my son Charles Banner the sum of five shillings and no more he having had his share heretofore--

Fourthly I give to my daughter Charity Briggs during her natural life, and then to be equally divided between her heirs, my negro woman Lucy and her increase, to them & their heirs forever--

Fifthly, I give and bequeath to my three grand sons Charles Peples, Seth Peples & Banner Peples, sons of my daughter Ruhamer Peples, my negro boy Ben & my negro girl Rose & her increase to be equally divided between them, share and share alike.

Sixthly, I give and beqeath to my daughter Mary Grigg the sum of five shillings & no more, she having had her share heretofore.

Seventhly, I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah McAnally, two negro girls (viz) Jenny and Vina and their increase.

Seventhly, I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Banner my negro girl Edy and her increase, and my negro boy Ivy[or Levy?].

Eightly, it's my will and desire that my tract of land lying on the south side of Dan River containing three hundred and fifteen acres including the muster ground be sold to the highest bidder, and the money arising from the sale of said Land to be applied to the payment of my Just debts. I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Banner one hundred and fifty acres of land, to be laid off on the east side of the tract of land where I now live so as to include the house and improvement whereon the said Joseph now lives. The balance or remaining part of my land (after taking off the hundred and fifty acres for my son Joseph) and the balance of all my estate not otherwise disposed of heretofore I leave in the hands of my wife Sarah Banner during her natural life, and after her decease to be sold and divided between Charity Briggs, wife of Jesse Briggs, the heirs of Ruhamer Peples, Sarah McAnally wife of Charles McAnally, and Joseph Banner share and share alike.

Lastly I nominate & appoint my son Joseph Banner & my son in law Charles McAnally, Executors of this my last will & testament,

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 4th day of June AD 1829. Joseph Banner, Sr.

Signed, sealed published & declared by the said testator as his last will & testament in the presence of us who have signed the same as witnesses in each others presence.

Reuben D. Golding

Shadrach Morris

J. Gibson

 

 

 

More About JOSEPH BANNER, SENIOR:

Probate: June 183813

Will: June 04, 1829, Stokes County, NC14

 

 

287.

Sara McAnally was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Joseph Banner Sr. and Sara McAnally were married on 16 May 1771 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA[279]. They had the following children:

i.

Charles Banner[279] was born on 03 Sep 1773 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[279]. He married Rebecca Evans on 25 Jan 1798 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[217]. He died on 15 Oct 1857 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[218].

Notes for Charles Banner:

General Notes:

Charles Banner was a Justice of the Peace in Stokes Co., NC

 

Following from Surry Co. newspaper

October 15, 1857- Died: In Mount Airy, at the residence of his son, on Monday 21st ., Charles Banner, Esq., aged 84 years.

 

 

+ 143. ii.

Charity Banner[216] was born on 09 Feb 1776 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[217]. She married Jesse Briggs on 12 Feb 1795 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[139]. She died on 15 Sep 1834 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[214].

iii.

Ruhamer Mercy Banner[278] was born on 23 Aug 1778 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278]. She married Wyatt Peoples on 27 Dec 1804 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278]. She died on 13 Mar 1819 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278].

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iv.

Sarah Banner[278] was born on 23 Aug 1778 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278]. She married Charles McAnally on 13 Jan 1811 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278]. She died on 02 Feb 1863 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278].

v.

Elisha Banner[278] was born on 05 Dec 1782 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278]. He died on 09 Sep 1810 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278].

vi.

Mary Polly Banner[278] was born on 17 Sep 1785 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278]. She married Joseph V. Grigg on 17 Dec 1812 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278]. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Joseph Banner[278] was born on 17 Jan 1792[278]. He married Anna Armstrong on 30 Jul 1815 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278]. He died on Unknown in North Carolina, USA[278].

288.

Peter Shelton son of James Shelton and Mary Jane Bathurst[221] was born in 1664 in York, Virginia, USA[221]. He died on 01 Nov 1718 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221].

Notes for Peter Shelton:

General Notes:

Records of Christ Church Parish Records of Middlesex County, VA, surname is also spelled Chelton & Chilton.

 

Peter's will in 1718 mentions sons Peter, William, Thomas and Zebulon. No son Ralph is mentioned, nor daughter Susanna. Does mention grandchildren Thomas and Susanna, children of Peter, dec'd. His widow "Abigale all land during her life, then to Zebulon." Executors Abigale, Thomas and Zebulon.

 

e-mial for Pat Murray to Elaine Shelton

Dated 12/18/1997

 

The Historical Library here has all 8 volumes of "Magna Charta", by John S. Wurts, the volumes alluded to in the Shelton History. Volume 6 is indeed the volume concerning James Shelton and his descendants. Strange though, the "Shelton" name was not in the index, apparently missed, in spite of two pages on the Shelton's. It does corroborate what is in the Shelton History. It does clear up one thing I have wondered about, who the mother of James wife was, it was Susan Rich. It reads, "James Shelton, Clerk of York County, VA from 1714-1716, and a vesteryman at St. Paul's. He married Mary, dau of Sir Edward Bathurst of Gloucester, England and his second wife, Susan Rich, who was born 1615." It only mentions one son of James, John of "Currioman" of Westmoreland County, VA. Alas, no where in the 8 volumes does it mentiona Peter Shelton!! If we can tie Peter to this family it takes back to the King of England! Big Deal. Perhaps that is why Peter is said to be the son of James??

...I have found another land deed where Peter bought additional land in Middlesex County.

16 Feb 1697 purchased land from James Dudley. It does not show acres, but gives the boundaries, which seems to be a large tract, and he paid "Ten thousand pounds of good sweet scented tobacco and Casque this 16 day of February 1697." That's a lot of tobacco! Peter must have been a man of means.

 

January 1683: "Peter Shelton ordered by Middlesex County Court to give security to hold the Parish harmless for the bastard he sired on Susan _____________, servant to Maj. General Robert Smith." (Middlx Order Bk 2, page 196.)

November 1687: Peter Shelton footman in Middlesex County Militia (Order Book 2, page 318)

Feb 3, 1700: Grand jury of Middlesex County makes presentations in open court; said delinquents be dealt with "wee present Peter Chilton for making his servants work on the Sabath day; witness John Talbort & William Chilton

 

 

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289.

Susanna Jackson[221] was born about 1659 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. She died about 1689 in Amelia, Virginia, USA[221].

Peter Shelton and Susanna Jackson were married on 02 Mar 1683 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. They had the following children:

i.

William Shelton[221] was born on 18 Jan 1680 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. He married Margaret Weatherstone on 18 May 1703 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. He died on Unknown.

+ 144. ii.

Ralph Shelton Sr.[142, 221] was born about 1685 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[142]. He married Mary Jane Crispen about 1706 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. He died on 10 Mar 1733 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221].

iii.

Peter Shelton[221] was born before Nov 1687 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. He married Elizabeth Downing on 01 May 1708 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. He died on 17 Dec 1717 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221].

iv.

Susannah Shelton[221] was born about 1689 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. She married Thomas Meriwether about 1706[221]. She died on Unknown.

Abigail Holdemar[221] was born about 1670 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[280]. She died on 17 Oct 1729 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[280].

Peter Shelton and Abigail Holdemar were married about 1691 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. They had the following children:

i.

Henry Shelton was born on 20 Sep 1691 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. He died on 28 Dec 1716[221].

ii.

Thomas Shelton[221] was born in 1693 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. He married Dorothy Unknown on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Zebulon Shelton[280] was born in Aug 1700 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[280]. He married Mary Goare on 20 Feb 1719 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. He died in Jan 1777 in Henry, Virginia, USA[280].

290.

Thomas Burford son of John Burford and Elizabeth Parrott[142] was born in 1663 in Amelia, Virginia, USA[142]. He died on Unknown.

291.

Mary Unknown[142] was born about 1663 in Amelia, Virginia, USA[142]. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Burford and Mary Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 145. i.

Mary Jane Crispen[142] was born about 1690 in King William, Virginia, USA[142]. She married Ralph Shelton Sr. about 1706 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. She died on 29 Aug 1771 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[142].

292.

Unknown Creutz[222] was born on Unknown in Germany[222]. He died on Unknown.

Unknown Creutz and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

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i.

Jacob Critz[222] was born on Unknown in Freudenberg, Alsace-Loraine, Germany[222]. He died on Unknown.

+ 146. ii.

Haman Critz[144] was born before 1720[144]. He died in Oct 1795 in Patrick, Virginia, USA[222]. He married Elizabeth Unknown on Unknown.

iii.

Peter Critz[222] was born about 1721 in Freudenberg, Alsace-Loraine, Germany[222]. He died on Unknown.

304.

John Francis[90] was born in 1690 in Henry, Virginia, USA[223]. He died in Dec 1753 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA[223].

Notes for John Francis:

General Notes:

 

According to Probate information recorded in Lunenburg County, Virginia, John Francis died in 1753. The Administrator of the John Francis estate was Micajah Francis. The information does not state that Micajah was a son of John Francis, but it is very likely that there was at least some family connection. Later Lunenburg Court Minutes definitely name Nathaniel Francis and Lucius Francis as "orphans of John Francis" (in 1753 Lunenburg made up the geographical area that is now Lunenburg, Charlotte, and Mecklenburg Counties in Virginia).

Micajah Francis died in 1775 in Halifax County, Virginia (formed from Luneburg in 1752). Halifax County, at that time, made up the area of Virginia that is now Patrick, Henry, Pittsylvania, and Halifax Counties, and a portion of Franklin County. Micajah Francis had at least three sons, according to Probate information. The names of his sons were John Francis, Vincent Francis, and Malachi Francis.

John Francis died in 1797. One son of John Francis was John Francis who married Elizabeth Scates 15 February, 1787. According to Probate information, John Francis died in Stokes County, North Carolina in 1832.

John and Elizabeth Francis had at least one son. His name was Micajah Francis. He was born 9 January, 1790 in Halifax County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Fitzgerald 23 January, 1816 in Patrick County, Virginia, which was formed from the area carved from Halifax County in 1766. Micajah Francis died in Allen County, Kentucky in 1871. Micajah and Elizabeth Francis had at least one daughter. Her name was Stacy Francis. She was born in Stokes County, North Carolina 25 August, 1827. She married John Shaw 2 October, 1849 in Allen County, Kentucky. She died in 1883 in Monroe County, Kentucky.

There was a rather substantial Francis family in Halifax County, Virginia in the mid to latter years of the eighteenth century.

 

Time Line: in 1700, the approximate date of John Francis' birth, the colonial population was about 275,000. Boston was the largest city with 7000 inhabitants. In June of 1700, Massachusetts passed a law ordering all Roman Catholic priests to leave the colony within three months, upon penalty of life imprisonment or execution. New York then passed a similar law.

 

 

 

305.

Mary Bostick[223] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Francis and Mary Bostick were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 152. i.

Micajah Francis[90] was born about 1728 in Henry, Virginia, USA[90]. He died in 1791 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[223]. He married Keronhappock on Unknown.

ii.

Lucius Francis[90] was born about 1740. He died on Unknown.

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Notes for Lucius Francis:

General Notes:

In the Halifax, Virginia Order Book # 6, page 18, it is ordered that the church wardens of Cornwall parsih do bind out Lucius Francis, orphan of John Francis to Henry May, according to law.

 

 

iii.

Nathaniel Francis[281] was born about 1747[90]. He died in 1801 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[90]. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown.

Notes for Nathaniel Francis:

General Notes:

In 1759 Halifax, Virginia Order Book # 5, page 139, orders Nathaniel Francis, orphan of John Francis to be bound over to Daniel May by the church wardens of Cornwall Parilsh, according to law. In 1765 there is another order issued to bind out Nathaniel Francis again.

 

 

312.

Jeames/James Scates[151] was born about 1655 in Massachusetts, USA[151]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Jeames/James Scates:

General Notes:

BIOGRAPHY: This has not been proven; Susannah Scates Married Benjamin Scott 28 Dec 1676 - could be a sister to James/Jeames - Film 877468 Boxford, Essex, Mass - 1654-1795 Births, Deaths,& marriages

Film 0946498 - Mass Vital recording 1637-1771 - James Scales pg 174; Film 877465 Essex, Mass.

John Scates Died 12 Jan 1684, could be James/Jeames father?

Scates could be English in origin?

 

 

313.

Sarah Curtius[151] was born on Unknown in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[282].

Notes for Sarah Curtius:

General Notes:

Father of Sarah Curtieus was Zacheus Curtious or Curtiss and mother Joanna: they had

Francis B-30 mar 1679 in Rowley, Essex, Mass and William B - 6 Mar 1683

in Rowley, Essex, Mass.

Event: Source

Note: Disc #51 pedigree resource file

 

 

Jeames/James Scates and Sarah Curtius were married on 07 Nov 1677 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[226]. They had the following children:

i.

C. R. Scates[283] was born on 21 Dec 1704 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[283]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

James Scates[151] was born on 31 May 1707 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[151]. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Moses Scates[151] was born on 03 May 1709 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[151]. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Hannah Scates[151] was born on 16 Feb 1712 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[151]. She died on Unknown.

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+ 156. v.

John Hayne Scates[151] was born on 17 Nov 1713 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[151]. He married Elizabeth Spraggins about 1738 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151]. He died in Oct 1767 in Virginia, USA[151].

vi.

Nathan Scates[283] was born on 10 Sep 1716 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[283]. He died on Unknown.

vii.

Mercy Scates[226] was born on 14 Aug 1718 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[226]. She died on Unknown.

viii.

Joseph Scates[226] was born on 16 Jun 1720 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[226]. He married Sarah Bartlett before 1767[226]. He died about 1795 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

ix.

Oliver Scates[226] was born on 02 Dec 1722 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA[226]. He died on Unknown.

314.

William Spraggins[225] was born about 1699 in Probably England[225]. He died before 15 Mar 1759 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[225].

Notes for William Spraggins:

General Notes:

146-36: Will Book O, 1752-1773, Halifax County, Virginia, by Marian Dodson Chiarito, 1982, p.7.

 

62 William Spragin Will

To son Thomsa Spragins 20 acres part of tract I had of Abraham Abney beginning back corner that joins Nathaniel Abneys land, Catobo Creek. To son William one shilling starling which is all I give to him. To my daughter Susannah one sh. st. To daughter Elizabeth one sh. st. To daughter Amie one sh. st. To daughter Glory one sh. st. To my wife Martha the whole tract of land whereon I now dwell 150 acres with the negroes & all movable estate during space of time she bears my name & lives a widow. To my son Nathaniel the tract of land before mentioned at his mothers death or marriage. To my daughter Mary 100 acres part of land I had of Abra. Abney which tract to be divided into four tracts. Daughter Hanah 100 acres aforesd land, daughter Martha 100 acres aforesd land. At wifes death or marriage all movable estate & negroes should be divided among my four children, Nathaniel, Mary, Hanah & Martha and if one die, to be divided among those living.

Exr: Wife, Martha & son Nathaniel Spragins

WD 5 October 1755 S/ William Spragin Wit: Abra Abney, Mary Spragins, Hanah (X) Spragins WP xvth March 1759. Presented by Martha Spragins & Nathaniel Spragins & proved by Abraham Abney.

 

65 William Spragins Inventory & Appraisement Dated: March last

Among items listed: negro man Phill, negro Namod (blind) Appraisers: William Baughan, Geo. Abney, James Norrell, Senr.

Returned xxj June 1759 Total: 145.2.4 1/2

 

 

315.

Martha Abney daughter of Dannett Abney and Mary Lee[225] was born in 1701[284]. She died after 1759[285].

William Spraggins and Martha Abney were married about 1716 in Virginia, USA[226]. They had the following children:

+ 157. i.

Elizabeth Spraggins[151] was born between 1717-1726 in New Kent, Virginia, USA[151, 225]. She married John Hayne Scates about 1738 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[151]. She died on Unknown.

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ii.

Susannah Spraggins[226] was born about 1720 in Virginia, USA[226]. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Thomas Spraggins[226] was born about 1720 in Chickahominy, Hanover, Virginia, USA[226]. He died on 17 Dec 1793 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[286]. He married Macah Abney on Unknown.

iv.

Amy Spraggins[226] was born about 1721 in New Kent, Virginia, USA[226]. She died on Unknown.

v.

William O. Spraggins[226] was born between 1722-1750 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[226, 287]. He died on 10 Jul 1794 in Virginia, USA[286].

vi.

Glory Spraggins[226] was born about 1724 in New Kent, Virginia, USA[226]. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Nathaniel Spraggins[226] was born about 1728 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[226]. He died on Unknown.

viii.

Mary Spraggins[226, 288] was born about 1728 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[226]. She married James Norrell on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ix.

Sarah Spraggins[226] was born about 1732 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[226]. She died on Unknown.

x.

Martha Spraggins[226] was born about 1734 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[226]. She died on Unknown.

320.

Thomas East III son of Thomas East II and Winifred Champion Harper Hudnate[289] was born about 1672 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[289]. He died about 1756[289].

321.

Ann Perrin daughter of Thomas Perrin and Anne Ward[289] was born about 1677 in New Kent, Virginia, USA[94, 289]. She died on Unknown in Henrico, Virginia, USA[94].

Thomas East III and Ann Perrin were married on 19 Apr 1695 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[289]. They had the following children:

i.

Thomas East IV[94] was born about 1695 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[94]. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

+ 160. ii.

John East I[94] was born about 1698 in Henrico, Virginia, USA. He died in 1758 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[94]. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown.

iii.

Richard East[94] was born about 1700 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[94]. He married Elizabeth Unknown about 1730 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[94]. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Joseph East[94] was born in 1710 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[94]. He married Mary Cannon about 1725 in Hanover, Virginia, USA. He died in 1772 in Louisa, Virginia, USA[94].

384.

Ezekiel John Inman son of Unknown Inman[290] was born about 1730 in Burkes, North Carolina or Fredericks, Maryland[290, 291]. He died after May 1791 in Probably Rockbridge, Virginia USA[156].

Henrietta Hardin daughter of Benjamin Hardin and Sarah Elizabeth Hooper[292] was born about 1727[293]. She died about 1752[294].

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Ezekiel John Inman and Henrietta Hardin were married about 1746 in Rockbridge, Virginia, USA[156]. They had the following children:

i.

Shadrach Inman[156] was born on 25 Jan 1747 in Virginia, USA[156]. He married Mary Jane McPeters about 1767 in Anson, North Carolina, USA[156]. He died on 07 Oct 1831 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA[156].

ii.

Ezekial Inman III[295] was born about 1749[295]. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Meshach Inman[156] was born about 1750 in North Carolina, USA[156]. He married Anna Maria Buttner about 1765 in North Carolina, USA[156]. He died about 1767 in Tennessee, USA[156].

Notes for Meshach Inman:

General Notes:

Phillip Clark relates that information from Dr. Barbara Inman Beall states Meshach Inman was killed about 1767 according to some history scripts and in other manuscripts the death occurred in the winter of 1771. Daniel Boone led his party, which Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego were in, into the woods the winter of 1771. When the men became weak from lack of food and weary from lack of sleep and warmth, Boone left his men to rest by a campfire and he traveled on, hoping to bring back some food. As the researcher of this Inman information found, a party of nine men remained in the camp. Boone took a scout or two with him. When he returned, he found his men dead, all victims of an Indian masscre. The only two survivors were apparently Shadrach and Abednego Inman.

 

 

iv.

Abednego Inman[290] was born on 01 Jul 1752[290]. He married Mary Mollie Ritchie about 1777 in Virginia, USA[156]. He died on 02 Feb 1831 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA[290].

Notes for Abednego Inman:

General Notes:

Following from Inman Compendium

 

Abednego Inman

Born: 1 July 1752, Yorkshire, England

Died: 2 Feb. 1831, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tn.

Married: Mary Ritchie 1777 (DAR Record #144440)

b. 16 Nov. 1757 Prince Edward Co., Va. (Vital Records of that County)

d. 23 June 1836, Dandridge, Tenn.

Daughter of John Ritchie and Jane (Davis) Ritchie.

b.

d. Botetourt Co., Va.

Son of ________ Ritchie and Jean (Caldwell) Ritchie

Both Buried: Military Cemetery, Dandridge, Tn.

 

Abednego came to America with his brothers when he was about 15 years of age and first settled in Limestone, Rockbridge Co. Va. (American Compendium of Genealogy Vol. 3, p. 668).

 

One of the earliest references to Abednego is found in the Missouri Historical Magazine, M 6, p. 138-40 which relates that in the year 1767 a party of explorers left their homes in North Carolina to explore land lying west of the Cumberland mountains (later a part of Tenn.) In the party were Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego Inman under the leadership of Daniel Boon. They endured many hardships in the middle of winter while crossing the mountain range and depended for their subsistence on the game they could kill. When they arrived near the central part of the present state of Tennessee, they camped near a cave where they were surprised and attacked by indians. Not having taken the precaution of posting sentinels, nearly all the little band were either killed or wounded. Among the slain was Meshack Inman. Among the wounded were Shadrack and Abednego Inman. The former received a wound in the side with a spear. Abednego received a wound the forehead from an indian tomahawk, leaving a scar which he carried the remainder of his life. He hid in a large hollow tree for nine days without food and only a little water. Eventually, he was able to make his way back to his home in North Carolina. Shadrack Inman and Daniel Boone were able to escape from the Indian attack and made their way back to their homes.

 

In March 1777 Abednego and Shadrack Inman were living in Rowan Co., N.C. where they took the oath of Allegiance to the State. (State Record of N.C. by Clark, V 22, p. 501-3. Both are shown as serving at the Battle of King's Mountain (King's Mountain Men-Draper and King's Mountain Men-White). Abednego was one of the soldiers from Waytayga and Holstein settlements who went to Col. Clark's assistance when Georgia was over run by the British. His service record has been accepted by the Daughter's of the American Revolution - national numbers 144440, 13957, 16654, 16656, 14409 and possibly others. He was a Major at the time of his discharge.

 

In 1786, Abednego took out land grants in Green County, Tn., later to become Jefferson Co. He had 450 acres of land on the south side of the Holston River, and possibly other parcels. (North Carolina Land Grants in Tenn. pages 34, 35, 37.)

 

in 1786 there is an Order in the Green co. Minutes Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions that "a road be laid off from the Puncheon camp on the north side of Lick Creek to the county line leading toward Abednego Inman's Mill." This appears to have been a camp and mill for the rough dressing of timber. Annals of Tennessee - Ramsey -- relates that Col. Tipton ordered a number of troops (employed in putting down disturbances between the settlers and the indians) to meet at Abednego Inman's on 16 March 1788. (p. 415.)

 

There are numerous other mentions of Abednego in Washington County, N.C. Minutes showing that Abednego purchased and sold land, that he was appointed as a Grand Juror in May 1787, that he served as a juror in the Superior Court, served as a Justice of the Peace, etc. Court Minutes 1776-1809 Books 1-19, Pps. 109, 113, 236, 242, 254, 258, 265, 268, 269, 276, 304, 305, 312, 315, 338, 350-1, 357.

 

In July 1793 Abednego was appointed foreman of the first Grand Jury held in Jefferson Co., Tn. He was appointed Magistrate at the first court held in Dandridge after Gov. Sevier established the State Government in 1796. This was considered a high office according to Ramsey's Annals of Tenn. p. 669. His name is mentioned many more times in the Chancery and Circuit Court Records and the Minutes of Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in the Greene and Jefferson Co. records.

 

Both Shadrack and Abednego, and their families were members of the original Hopewell Presbyterian Church founded in 1785. This was the oldest church in the county, Tennessee Cousins (Ray) list Abednego in the roster of early trustees and elders of the church.

 

Abednego was listed among the Early Tax payers of Jefferson Co. in 1801. He owned 457 acres of land and was taxed 12-« cents per 100 acres. He paid the same tax on 3 town lots, and also paid tax on 4 black slaves at the rate of 25 cents each. (Mrs. Howard Woodruff sketch.)

 

Abednego died in Jefferson Co. in 1831 and is buried in the Military Cemetery in the town of Dandridge. (Will following) A monument, honoring Revolutionary Soldiers buried there, bears the name of Abednego. The military cemetery is part of the original cemetery of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church.

 

Additional References:

 

Mrs. Howard Woodruff biography

Rear Guard of the Revolution - Edmund Kirk, p 193-4

Wheelers History of North Carolina, p. 100

Tenn. During the Revolution - Samuel Cole Williams, p. 133

Third Annual Report of D.A.R. to Smithsonian Institute

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ABEDNEGO INMAN (this is

the exact wording of the Will of Abednego Inman.)

 

In the presence of thes witnes present I acknoleg this my last will and testament. This land I now live on I give to my three suns Shedrack Inman, Benjamin Inman and John Inman at my wifes decease, I will my twe oldest slaives Edekiakiah and Winne to go free and think myself in duty to do so. My thre dayters Aannes Cowan, Polly Bair and Peggy Harriet Wood the remaind of my estat after my lawful detes is payd. I do not alow enything to be desttrebuted in during my wifes netuel lifetime but what will pay my gest dets. Benjamin Inman and Shedrack Inman I leeve sole executors of this my last will and desire it to be recevd the sem I do not alou the land to be sold, or devded into eny smauler porcels but the executors to do what tha think is rite and gersth the entry includ as land.

 

Witness by hand this twelvth day May one thousand eight hundred and thirty.

 

Witnes

 

s/ Bed Inman

 

Nicholas Bragg

Mary Bragg X her mark

Archiband T. McSpadden

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Abednego Inman:

General Notes:

Following from Inman Compendium

 

Abednego Inman

Born: 1 July 1752, Yorkshire, England

Died: 2 Feb. 1831, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tn.

Married: Mary Ritchie 1777 (DAR Record #144440)

b. 16 Nov. 1757 Prince Edward Co., Va. (Vital Records of that County)

d. 23 June 1836, Dandridge, Tenn.

Daughter of John Ritchie and Jane (Davis) Ritchie.

b.

d. Botetourt Co., Va.

Son of ________ Ritchie and Jean (Caldwell) Ritchie

Both Buried: Military Cemetery, Dandridge, Tn.

 

Abednego came to America with his brothers when he was about 15 years of age and first settled in Limestone, Rockbridge Co. Va. (American Compendium of Genealogy Vol. 3, p. 668).

 

One of the earliest references to Abednego is found in the Missouri Historical Magazine, M 6, p. 138-40 which relates that in the year 1767 a party of explorers left their homes in North Carolina to explore land lying west of the Cumberland mountains (later a part of Tenn.) In the party were Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego Inman under the leadership of Daniel Boon. They endured many hardships in the middle of winter while crossing the mountain range and depended for their subsistence on the game they could kill. When they arrived near the central part of the present state of Tennessee, they camped near a cave where they were surprised and attacked by indians. Not having taken the precaution of posting sentinels, nearly all the little band were either killed or wounded. Among the slain was Meshack Inman. Among the wounded were Shadrack and Abednego Inman. The former received a wound in the side with a spear. Abednego received a wound the forehead from an indian tomahawk, leaving a scar which he carried the remainder of his life. He hid in a large hollow tree for nine days without food and only a little water. Eventually, he was able to make his way back to his home in North Carolina. Shadrack Inman and Daniel Boone were able to escape from the Indian attack and made their way back to their homes.

 

In March 1777 Abednego and Shadrack Inman were living in Rowan Co., N.C. where they took the oath of Allegiance to the State. (State Record of N.C. by Clark, V 22, p. 501-3. Both are shown as serving at the Battle of King's Mountain (King's Mountain Men-Draper and King's Mountain Men-White). Abednego was one of the soldiers from Waytayga and Holstein settlements who went to Col. Clark's assistance when Georgia was over run by the British. His service record has been accepted by the Daughter's of the American Revolution - national numbers 144440, 13957, 16654, 16656, 14409 and possibly others. He was a Major at the time of his discharge.

 

In 1786, Abednego took out land grants in Green County, Tn., later to become Jefferson Co. He had 450 acres of land on the south side of the Holston River, and possibly other parcels. (North Carolina Land Grants in Tenn. pages 34, 35, 37.)

 

in 1786 there is an Order in the Green co. Minutes Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions that "a road be laid off from the Puncheon camp on the north side of Lick Creek to the county line leading toward Abednego Inman's Mill." This appears to have been a camp and mill for the rough dressing of timber. Annals of Tennessee - Ramsey -- relates that Col. Tipton ordered a number of troops (employed in putting down disturbances between the settlers and the indians) to meet at Abednego Inman's on 16 March 1788. (p. 415.)

 

There are numerous other mentions of Abednego in Washington County, N.C. Minutes showing that Abednego purchased and sold land, that he was appointed as a Grand Juror in May 1787, that he served as a juror in the Superior Court, served as a Justice of the Peace, etc. Court Minutes 1776-1809 Books 1-19, Pps. 109, 113, 236, 242, 254, 258, 265, 268, 269, 276, 304, 305, 312, 315, 338, 350-1, 357.

 

In July 1793 Abednego was appointed foreman of the first Grand Jury held in Jefferson Co., Tn. He was appointed Magistrate at the first court held in Dandridge after Gov. Sevier established the State Government in 1796. This was considered a high office according to Ramsey's Annals of Tenn. p. 669. His name is mentioned many more times in the Chancery and Circuit Court Records and the Minutes of Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in the Greene and Jefferson Co. records.

 

Both Shadrack and Abednego, and their families were members of the original Hopewell Presbyterian Church founded in 1785. This was the oldest church in the county, Tennessee Cousins (Ray) list Abednego in the roster of early trustees and elders of the church.

 

Abednego was listed among the Early Tax payers of Jefferson Co. in 1801. He owned 457 acres of land and was taxed 12-« cents per 100 acres. He paid the same tax on 3 town lots, and also paid tax on 4 black slaves at the rate of 25 cents each. (Mrs. Howard Woodruff sketch.)

 

Abednego died in Jefferson Co. in 1831 and is buried in the Military Cemetery in the town of Dandridge. (Will following) A monument, honoring Revolutionary Soldiers buried there, bears the name of Abednego. The military cemetery is part of the original cemetery of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church.

 

Additional References:

 

Mrs. Howard Woodruff biography

Rear Guard of the Revolution - Edmund Kirk, p 193-4

Wheelers History of North Carolina, p. 100

Tenn. During the Revolution - Samuel Cole Williams, p. 133

Third Annual Report of D.A.R. to Smithsonian Institute

//////////////////////////////////

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ABEDNEGO INMAN (this is

the exact wording of the Will of Abednego Inman.)

 

In the presence of thes witnes present I acknoleg this my last will and testament. This land I now live on I give to my three suns Shedrack Inman, Benjamin Inman and John Inman at my wifes decease, I will my twe oldest slaives Edekiakiah and Winne to go free and think myself in duty to do so. My thre dayters Aannes Cowan, Polly Bair and Peggy Harriet Wood the remaind of my estat after my lawful detes is payd. I do not alow enything to be desttrebuted in during my wifes netuel lifetime but what will pay my gest dets. Benjamin Inman and Shedrack Inman I leeve sole executors of this my last will and desire it to be recevd the sem I do not alou the land to be sold, or devded into eny smauler porcels but the executors to do what tha think is rite and gersth the entry includ as land.

 

Witness by hand this twelvth day May one thousand eight hundred and thirty.

 

Witnes

 

s/ Bed Inman

 

Nicholas Bragg

Mary Bragg X her mark

Archiband T. McSpadden

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Abednego Inman:

General Notes:

Following from Inman Compendium

 

Abednego Inman

Born: 1 July 1752, Yorkshire, England

Died: 2 Feb. 1831, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tn.

Married: Mary Ritchie 1777 (DAR Record #144440)

b. 16 Nov. 1757 Prince Edward Co., Va. (Vital Records of that County)

d. 23 June 1836, Dandridge, Tenn.

Daughter of John Ritchie and Jane (Davis) Ritchie.

b.

d. Botetourt Co., Va.

Son of ________ Ritchie and Jean (Caldwell) Ritchie

Both Buried: Military Cemetery, Dandridge, Tn.

 

Abednego came to America with his brothers when he was about 15 years of age and first settled in Limestone, Rockbridge Co. Va. (American Compendium of Genealogy Vol. 3, p. 668).

 

One of the earliest references to Abednego is found in the Missouri Historical Magazine, M 6, p. 138-40 which relates that in the year 1767 a party of explorers left their homes in North Carolina to explore land lying west of the Cumberland mountains (later a part of Tenn.) In the party were Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego Inman under the leadership of Daniel Boon. They endured many hardships in the middle of winter while crossing the mountain range and depended for their subsistence on the game they could kill. When they arrived near the central part of the present state of Tennessee, they camped near a cave where they were surprised and attacked by indians. Not having taken the precaution of posting sentinels, nearly all the little band were either killed or wounded. Among the slain was Meshack Inman. Among the wounded were Shadrack and Abednego Inman. The former received a wound in the side with a spear. Abednego received a wound the forehead from an indian tomahawk, leaving a scar which he carried the remainder of his life. He hid in a large hollow tree for nine days without food and only a little water. Eventually, he was able to make his way back to his home in North Carolina. Shadrack Inman and Daniel Boone were able to escape from the Indian attack and made their way back to their homes.

 

In March 1777 Abednego and Shadrack Inman were living in Rowan Co., N.C. where they took the oath of Allegiance to the State. (State Record of N.C. by Clark, V 22, p. 501-3. Both are shown as serving at the Battle of King's Mountain (King's Mountain Men-Draper and King's Mountain Men-White). Abednego was one of the soldiers from Waytayga and Holstein settlements who went to Col. Clark's assistance when Georgia was over run by the British. His service record has been accepted by the Daughter's of the American Revolution - national numbers 144440, 13957, 16654, 16656, 14409 and possibly others. He was a Major at the time of his discharge.

 

In 1786, Abednego took out land grants in Green County, Tn., later to become Jefferson Co. He had 450 acres of land on the south side of the Holston River, and possibly other parcels. (North Carolina Land Grants in Tenn. pages 34, 35, 37.)

 

in 1786 there is an Order in the Green co. Minutes Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions that "a road be laid off from the Puncheon camp on the north side of Lick Creek to the county line leading toward Abednego Inman's Mill." This appears to have been a camp and mill for the rough dressing of timber. Annals of Tennessee - Ramsey -- relates that Col. Tipton ordered a number of troops (employed in putting down disturbances between the settlers and the indians) to meet at Abednego Inman's on 16 March 1788. (p. 415.)

 

There are numerous other mentions of Abednego in Washington County, N.C. Minutes showing that Abednego purchased and sold land, that he was appointed as a Grand Juror in May 1787, that he served as a juror in the Superior Court, served as a Justice of the Peace, etc. Court Minutes 1776-1809 Books 1-19, Pps. 109, 113, 236, 242, 254, 258, 265, 268, 269, 276, 304, 305, 312, 315, 338, 350-1, 357.

 

In July 1793 Abednego was appointed foreman of the first Grand Jury held in Jefferson Co., Tn. He was appointed Magistrate at the first court held in Dandridge after Gov. Sevier established the State Government in 1796. This was considered a high office according to Ramsey's Annals of Tenn. p. 669. His name is mentioned many more times in the Chancery and Circuit Court Records and the Minutes of Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in the Greene and Jefferson Co. records.

 

Both Shadrack and Abednego, and their families were members of the original Hopewell Presbyterian Church founded in 1785. This was the oldest church in the county, Tennessee Cousins (Ray) list Abednego in the roster of early trustees and elders of the church.

 

Abednego was listed among the Early Tax payers of Jefferson Co. in 1801. He owned 457 acres of land and was taxed 12-« cents per 100 acres. He paid the same tax on 3 town lots, and also paid tax on 4 black slaves at the rate of 25 cents each. (Mrs. Howard Woodruff sketch.)

 

Abednego died in Jefferson Co. in 1831 and is buried in the Military Cemetery in the town of Dandridge. (Will following) A monument, honoring Revolutionary Soldiers buried there, bears the name of Abednego. The military cemetery is part of the original cemetery of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church.

 

Additional References:

 

Mrs. Howard Woodruff biography

Rear Guard of the Revolution - Edmund Kirk, p 193-4

Wheelers History of North Carolina, p. 100

Tenn. During the Revolution - Samuel Cole Williams, p. 133

Third Annual Report of D.A.R. to Smithsonian Institute

//////////////////////////////////

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ABEDNEGO INMAN (this is

the exact wording of the Will of Abednego Inman.)

 

In the presence of thes witnes present I acknoleg this my last will and testament. This land I now live on I give to my three suns Shedrack Inman, Benjamin Inman and John Inman at my wifes decease, I will my twe oldest slaives Edekiakiah and Winne to go free and think myself in duty to do so. My thre dayters Aannes Cowan, Polly Bair and Peggy Harriet Wood the remaind of my estat after my lawful detes is payd. I do not alow enything to be desttrebuted in during my wifes netuel lifetime but what will pay my gest dets. Benjamin Inman and Shedrack Inman I leeve sole executors of this my last will and desire it to be recevd the sem I do not alou the land to be sold, or devded into eny smauler porcels but the executors to do what tha think is rite and gersth the entry includ as land.

 

Witness by hand this twelvth day May one thousand eight hundred and thirty.

 

Witnes

 

s/ Bed Inman

 

Nicholas Bragg

Mary Bragg X her mark

Archiband T. McSpadden

 

 

 

 

 

v.

Elisha Inman was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

385.

Fanny Wakefield[156] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown in Blount, Tennessee, USA[156].

Ezekiel John Inman and Fanny Wakefield were married after 1752 in Blount, Tennessee, USA[156]. They had the following children:

+ 192. i.

William Inman Sr.[227] was born about 1753 in Virginia, USA[228]. He married Susannah Dorcas Morris about 1771. He died on 20 Jun 1803 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[228].

ii.

Benjamin Inman was born about 1754. He died on Unknown.

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iii.

Susannah Inman[156] was born in 1754 in Tennessee, USA[156]. She married Daniel Gowens Sr. about 1775 in Tennessee, USA[156]. She died before Dec 1816 in Jefferson, Tennessee, USA[156].

iv.

Lazarus Inman[156] was born about 1755[156]. He died after May 1791[156].

v.

Sarah Inman[156] was born about 1757[156]. She died on Unknown.

Sarah Gunter[156] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Ezekiel John Inman and Sarah Gunter were married on Unknown. They had no children.

388.

William Morris Jr son of William Morris Sr. and Sarah Wales[234] was born on 01 Jan 1721 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England[234]. He died on 01 Dec 1792 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA[234].

Notes for William Morris Jr:

General Notes:

“William Morris established the first permanent white settlement in the Great Kanawha Valley, in the fall of 1773 and was the Founder and Defender of Fort Morris at what is now Cedar Grove, West Virginia. This was the first fort built in the Great Kanawha Valley. He and his eight sons gave service from 1774 to 1792, first in the Dunmore War and later at different fronts in the Great Kanawha Valley.

 

“William Morris, the Patriot and Pioneer, built the first church and the first school in the Valley. Today one can see the Morris Memorial Church, erected in 1853 on the site of William Morris' first church. One can also see in the church-yard and cemetery, two memorials to the memory of William Morris--one a large boulder and one a bronze plaque.

 

“It appears the original Morris family lived in Wales. It has been claimed that William was born at Scotland Yards, then seven miles from London, on the Thames River. It is said that while looking around on board a ship, it left it's mooring and he found himself on his way to America. The Captain wrote to his father and obtained permission to keep the boy of twelve years of age, and raised him to adulthood. He stayed in Philadelphia until the age of 22 and then went to Orange Co VA, where he met Elizabeth Stepps William Morris married Elizabeth Stapp on 1 Jan 1746 when she was 17, in Orange County, VA. William died in Kanawha Cnty, VA (WV) on 1 Dec 1792, he was 70. . The Charleston Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is designated the William Morris Chapter in his honor

 

Notes for William Morris:

1) FTM/Early West Virginia Settlers CD/The William Morris Family:

+ He and his family first white permanent settlers in Kanawha Valley, arriving late 1773 or early 1774. Long story about how he got from London to Orange County to Kanawha Valley. Married in Orange County (in a part that became Culpeper), moved on to Kanawha Valley and settled at the mouth of Kelley's Creek and Kanawha River (between Gauley and Elk Rivers.) Reportedly his settlement was about 100 miles of Lewisburg. Apparently he brought all of his ten children and their families as well.

 

2) FTM/Early West Virginia Settlers CD/Morris family, p.226:

+ William Morris, Sr. lived on Greenbrier, where Alderson now is, and the probabilities are that his son William met Polly at Jacob Skiles. After they married, they all moved to the Kanawha valley and are buried at the mouth of Kelley's Creek.

 

 

 

 

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389.

Elizabeth Stapp daughter of Joshua Stapp Sr. and Martha Patsy Coffey[234] was born about 1729 in Orange, Virginia, USA[296]. She died in 1793 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA[236].

William Morris Jr and Elizabeth Stapp were married on 01 Jan 1746 in Orange, Virginia, USA[237]. They had the following children:

i.

William Morris III[234] was born on 17 Dec 1746 in Orange, Virginia, USA[236]. He married Catherine Carroll on 10 May 1768 in Orange, Virginia, USA[297]. He died on 06 Nov 1802 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA[297].

Notes for William Morris III:

General Notes:

2) FTM/Early West Virginia Settlers CD/Morris Family Outline:

• (Major) William Morris, Jr. (1746-1802) married Catherine Carroll 1768.

• "major Morris was an officer in the Battle of Point Pleasant, and was wounded. A born leader of men. Appointed one of the first trustees town of Charleston. Was also a Magistrate. The year after his father's death, 1793, served as a delegate to the General Assembly and for five sessions thereafter. Lived at Kelley's Creek and is buried there under the small brick church later erected there…"

 

2) FTM/Early West Virginia Settlers/The William Morris Family:

• Born 17 Dec 1746, not sure whether Orange or Culpeper County, or elsewhere. Married Catherine Carroll on 10 May 1768, She was born 15 Mar 1751 in Maryland.

• Family Bible, with inscription "The property of Will Morris, june 2, 1796," includes this statement: "Aug.19,1794, William Morris and Catherine Morris, his wife, were taken in the Baptist church and on the 20th she was baptized."

• One of first justices of the new county of Kanawha, also one of the trustees appointed for the town of Charleston and Point Pleasant. In Legislature in 1792-94, 1796-98, and 1800. He was a sheriff in 1801.

• "They were English and they were Baptists, and they had a little church near the mouth of Kellys Creek…"

• (p.166) He was a Baptist, wholly and exclusively. He knew little of other religious denominations, and had imbibed unfavorable opinions of them. He seems to have some how gotten a particular dislike to the Presbyterians…"

 

 

 

ii.

Henry Morris[234] was born in 1747 in Virginia, USA[234]. He died in 1824 in Nicholas, West Virginia, USA[298]. He married Mary Byrd on Unknown.

iii.

Leonard Morris[234] was born in 1748 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[298]. He married Margaret Price in 1770 in Orange, Virginia, USA[298]. He died on 17 May 1831 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA[233].

+ 194. iv.

Joshua Morris[232] was born on 17 Dec 1752 in Virginia, USA[232]. He married Frances Sims on 11 Nov 1771 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[233]. He died in Aug 1824 in Teays Valley, Putnam, West Virginia, USA[233].

v.

Levi Morris[234] was born in 1753 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236]. He died in 1834 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA[298]. He married Margaret Starke on Unknown.

vi.

John Morris[234] was born in 1755 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236]. He died in 1818 in Cabell, West Virginia, USA[234, 298].

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vii.

Carlos Achilles Morris[234] was born in 1760 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[234]. He married Elizabeth Jarrett on 07 Dec 1784 in Rockingham, Virginia, USA[298]. He died in 1821 in Illinois, USA[298].

viii.

Benjamin Morris[234] was born on 21 Oct 1770 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA[298]. He married Nancy Jarrett on 12 Nov 1789 in Greenbrier, Summers, West Virginia, USA[299]. He died on 06 Jul 1829[298].

Notes for Benjamin Morris:

General Notes:

West Virginia Pioneers:

In 1788, Benjamin Morris and his brothers, William, Henry, and Levi, joined the company of rangers recruited by Colonel Clendenin to build a garrison at Fort Lee at the mouth of the Elk. Benjamin had a great reputation as a great hunter.

..........................................

WILL OF BENJAMIN MORRIS AND PARTIAL APPRAISEMENT

At a Court held for Kanawha County the 10th day of August, 1829

 

The last Will and Testament of Benjamin Morris decd was proved by subscribe being witnessed thereto and ordered to be recorded (and is as follow

 

Kanawha County, State of Virginia I Benjamin Morris being now sick but perfecly in my propper cincus make this my last Will and Testement

 

This is to say I give to my loveing wife Nancy the two tracts of land that I bought of Shrouck and Jesse Childress on which I now live dureing her natural life, I also give her all the Slaves I possess to dispose of as she may think propper. I also give her all my house furniture, farmeing utensils and still also as much y stock as she may think, best to keep. I also will that two hundred dollars be sent to my son Ak..ess Morris with directions to lay it out for land to give to the children of my daughter Frances Shelton and to &. A life estate for .. daughter and give her the & of it which shall be count.. out of her part of my estate after the death of her mother and when there is a fund division of all my property cash. I also will that on the day my daughter Virginia being of age or married that she shall have one hundred and fifty dollars paid her out of my money. I also will that the lower end of my plantation that is not will as above shall be rented out until the death of my wife and immediately after her death all my land shall be sold with all my estate that maybe left at that time and the one equally divided among all my children. I also appoint my son in law Jacob Johnson of Munroe County my executor to execute this my last will and testement.

 

Benjamin Morris (SEAL)

 

Signed and Sealed this 4 July 1829.

 

Test Felix G. Hansford, Alvah Hansford, Benjamin Morris

 

Agreeably to an Order of the Court of Kanawha made at the August Term there of we the undersigned after having been duly sworn proceeded to appraise the personal estate and Slaves of Benjamin Morris decd as follows vi

 

1 Gray Horse $55.00

1 Bay Horse 55.00

1 Bay Mare & Colt 50.00

5 dows and calves $8.00 per head 40.00

3 work stears 41.00

4 young stears at 10.00 40.00

3 cows at 7.00 per stead 21.00

10 head of young cattle at 5.00 per head 50.00

2 .. of sheet at 1.25 25.00

1 waggon and gear 50.00

22 head of hogs at 1.25 27.60

1 Negro Man Jerry and Polly his wife 50.00

1 Negro Boy Caleb 250.00

etc.

 

 

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Notes for Benjamin Morris:

General Notes:

West Virginia Pioneers:

In 1788, Benjamin Morris and his brothers, William, Henry, and Levi, joined the company of rangers recruited by Colonel Clendenin to build a garrison at Fort Lee at the mouth of the Elk. Benjamin had a great reputation as a great hunter.

..........................................

WILL OF BENJAMIN MORRIS AND PARTIAL APPRAISEMENT

At a Court held for Kanawha County the 10th day of August, 1829

 

The last Will and Testament of Benjamin Morris decd was proved by subscribe being witnessed thereto and ordered to be recorded (and is as follow

 

Kanawha County, State of Virginia I Benjamin Morris being now sick but perfecly in my propper cincus make this my last Will and Testement

 

This is to say I give to my loveing wife Nancy the two tracts of land that I bought of Shrouck and Jesse Childress on which I now live dureing her natural life, I also give her all the Slaves I possess to dispose of as she may think propper. I also give her all my house furniture, farmeing utensils and still also as much y stock as she may think, best to keep. I also will that two hundred dollars be sent to my son Ak..ess Morris with directions to lay it out for land to give to the children of my daughter Frances Shelton and to &. A life estate for .. daughter and give her the & of it which shall be count.. out of her part of my estate after the death of her mother and when there is a fund division of all my property cash. I also will that on the day my daughter Virginia being of age or married that she shall have one hundred and fifty dollars paid her out of my money. I also will that the lower end of my plantation that is not will as above shall be rented out until the death of my wife and immediately after her death all my land shall be sold with all my estate that maybe left at that time and the one equally divided among all my children. I also appoint my son in law Jacob Johnson of Munroe County my executor to execute this my last will and testement.

 

Benjamin Morris (SEAL)

 

Signed and Sealed this 4 July 1829.

 

Test Felix G. Hansford, Alvah Hansford, Benjamin Morris

 

Agreeably to an Order of the Court of Kanawha made at the August Term there of we the undersigned after having been duly sworn proceeded to appraise the personal estate and Slaves of Benjamin Morris decd as follows vi

 

1 Gray Horse $55.00

1 Bay Horse 55.00

1 Bay Mare & Colt 50.00

5 dows and calves $8.00 per head 40.00

3 work stears 41.00

4 young stears at 10.00 40.00

3 cows at 7.00 per stead 21.00

10 head of young cattle at 5.00 per head 50.00

2 .. of sheet at 1.25 25.00

1 waggon and gear 50.00

22 head of hogs at 1.25 27.60

1 Negro Man Jerry and Polly his wife 50.00

1 Negro Boy Caleb 250.00

etc.

 

 

ix.

Elizabeth Morris[234] was born in 1772 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA[234]. She died on Unknown.

x.

Frances "Frankie" Morris[234] was born in 1773 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA[236]. She died on 03 Jan 1844 in Pratt, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA[298]. She married John Jones on Unknown in Washington, USA[298].

390.

Thomas Sims son of Thomas Sims and Rebecca Petty[236] was born about 1726 in Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond, Virginia[236]. He died about 1809 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236].

391.

Mary Nalle daughter of John Nalle Sr. and Mary Brown[236] was born in 1735 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236]. She died in 1794 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236].

Thomas Sims and Mary Nalle were married about 1754 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236]. They had the following children:

i.

Reuben Sims[236] was born on 17 Mar 1755[236]. He died on Unknown.

+ 195. ii.

Frances Sims[234] was born about 1757 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[235]. She married Joshua Morris on 11 Nov 1771 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[233]. She died in Dec 1849 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

iii.

Thomas Sims[236] was born on 24 Apr 1758[236]. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Jeremiah Sims[236] was born on 07 Jul 1760[236]. He died on Unknown.

v.

Lucy Sims[236] was born about 1761[236]. She died on Unknown.

vi.

William Sims[236] was born about 1762[236]. He died on Unknown.

vii.

James Sims[236] was born about 1765[236]. He died on Unknown.

viii.

Abner Sims[236] was born about 1766[236]. He died on Unknown.

ix.

Caleb Sims[236] was born about 1769[236]. He died on Unknown.

x.

John Sims[236] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

xi.

Lenny Sims[236] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

xii.

Mary Sims[236] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

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392.

Peter Simmons II son of Peter Simmons I and Elizabeth or Sarah Unknown[73, 98] was born about 1725 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[158, 239]. He died after 1780 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[158].

Notes for Peter Simmons II:

General Notes:

 

IN ABOUT 1765 PETER LEFT BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VA, AND TOOK HIS FAMILY

TO SETTLE IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF SURRY COUNTY, NC. PETER'S

CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN MARRIED INTO THE FAMILIES OF ARMSTRONG,

HARRISON, SAWYERS, VENABLE, JESSUP, JACKSON, HAYMORE, INMAN,

FORKNER, COX, ANDREWS, PELL, TERRELL, FLIPPIN, AND OTHERS OF THAT

REGION.

 

THE AREA IN SURRY COUNTY WHERE THE SIMMONS FAMILIES SETTLED CAME TO

BE CALLED SIMMONS GROVE. TO THE NORTH OF SIMMONS GROVE WERE THE

COMMUNITIES OF HOLLY SPRINGS AND WESTFIELD.

IT IS BELIEVED THAT PETER DIED AT SIMMONS GROVE, SURRY COUNTY, NC.

ABOUT 1780.

 

 

393.

Elizabeth Kincannon[158, 239, 240] was born about 1725[300]. She died before 1778 in VA or NC[300].

Peter Simmons II and Elizabeth Kincannon were married about 1747[239]. They had the following children:

+ 196. i.

Peter Simmons III[158] was born about 1748 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[158, 239]. He married Elizabeth Alexander about 1768[98]. He died about Feb 1798 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[158].

ii.

Littleberry Simmons[239] was born about 1750 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[98]. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Ryal or Royal Simmons Sr.[239, 301] was born about 1755 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[98]. He married Ruth Hiatt on 06 Dec 1781 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[301]. He died between 1836-1840 in Decatur, Indiana, USA[98, 300].

iv.

Rebecca Simmons was born about 1758 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[300]. She died on Unknown.

v.

Charles Simmons[73] was born about 1760 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[98]. He married Elizabeth Jackson on 08 Mar 1786 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA[73]. He died in 1845 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[98].

Notes for Charles Simmons:

General Notes:

Charles Simmons came with his parents to Surry Co.,North Carolina where he became a member of the Westfield Friends MM in 1781, after his marriage to Elizabeth Jackson. The Surry Co. Register of Deeds, Vol. 1 shows that he bought 100 acres of land on the Rutledge Creek on 15 Mar 1790 from Ratcliff Boone, from a 200 acre grant to Boone on 3 Nov 1784. Charles became the guardian of Peter Simmons, son of his brother, at the time of his brothers death in 1798 and he remained his guardian until 1810.

 

 

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vi.

Sarah Simmons[239] was born in 1762 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[300]. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Elizabeth Simmons[98] was born about 1764 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[300]. She died on Unknown.

448.

Alexander Love son of James Love and Isabelle Alexander[302] was born about 1680 in Northumberland, Virginia, USA[302]. He died about 1727 in Northumberland, Virginia, USA[302].

449.

Elishe Bayse[303] was born on Unknown in Northumberland, Virginia, USA[303]. She died in 1729[302].

Alexander Love and Elishe Bayse were married in 1704 in Virginia, USA. They had the following children:

i.

Amos Love[302] was born about 1705 in Virginia, USA[302]. He died in 1773 in North Carolina, USA[302]. He married Mary Ann Ingram on Unknown.

ii.

Elizabeth Love[302] was born on 25 Nov 1705 in Virginia, USA[302]. She died on Unknown.

iii.

James Love[302] was born about 1720[302]. He married Elizabeth Crook on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

+ 224. iv.

John Love[66, 241] was born about 1720[242]. He married Sarah Sharp about 1750 in Virginia, USA[105]. He died in 1791 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

v.

Jane Love[302] was born about 1727[302]. She died on Unknown.

vi.

Judith Love[302] was born in Oct 1727 in Sussex, Virginia, USA[302, 303]. She married Peter Greene Jr. after 25 Feb 1752 in Virginia, USA[303]. She died on 31 Oct 1795 in Hancock, Georgia, USA[303].

vii.

William Love[302] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

450.

Thomas Sharp son of John Sharp I and Elizabeth Paine[242] was born on 23 Aug 1698[304]. He died in 1762[305].

Notes for Thomas Sharp:

General Notes:

 

Thomas lived Haddonfield, New Jersey member of the Society of Friends,

Trans from Haddonfield Meeting-house to " Friends of Shinadando"

Frederick Co., VA 11 March 1741.

Thomas Sharp, Sr b. 23, Jul, 1689 Gloucester Co., NJ, son of Thomas

Sharpe "the immigrant" and 1st wife, Sarah Fearne. See book "Irish

Quaker Arrivals to Pennsylvania" (excerpts from Immigrantion of the Irish

Quakers into Penn. 1682-1750 by Albert Cook Myers. pgs. 111-113 chapter

The Irish Quaker Settlers of Newton, Now in Camden Co., NJ tells of

Thomas Sharpe "woolstead comber," of Dublin, nephew of Anthony Sharp, a

wealthy Quarker merchant. Left a written account of his coming to

American on the boat "ye Owners Adfenture 19 Sept. 1681. He eventually

became Recorder and Clerk of the Courts of Gloucester and finally judge

in the year 1700

 

Time Line: Thomas Sharp was born in 1698, the year that payment for any imported manufactured goods from England had to be paid in sterling funds. The colonists gained control over sterling funds as the result of their exports (much of which was tobacco). The rate at which sterling bills were sold in the colonies was determined at any one time by the effective supply of, and demand for, sterling bills

 

 

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Notes for Thomas Sharp:

General Notes:

 

Thomas lived Haddonfield, New Jersey member of the Society of Friends,

Trans from Haddonfield Meeting-house to " Friends of Shinadando"

Frederick Co., VA 11 March 1741.

Thomas Sharp, Sr b. 23, Jul, 1689 Gloucester Co., NJ, son of Thomas

Sharpe "the immigrant" and 1st wife, Sarah Fearne. See book "Irish

Quaker Arrivals to Pennsylvania" (excerpts from Immigrantion of the Irish

Quakers into Penn. 1682-1750 by Albert Cook Myers. pgs. 111-113 chapter

The Irish Quaker Settlers of Newton, Now in Camden Co., NJ tells of

Thomas Sharpe "woolstead comber," of Dublin, nephew of Anthony Sharp, a

wealthy Quarker merchant. Left a written account of his coming to

American on the boat "ye Owners Adfenture 19 Sept. 1681. He eventually

became Recorder and Clerk of the Courts of Gloucester and finally judge

in the year 1700

 

Time Line: Thomas Sharp was born in 1698, the year that payment for any imported manufactured goods from England had to be paid in sterling funds. The colonists gained control over sterling funds as the result of their exports (much of which was tobacco). The rate at which sterling bills were sold in the colonies was determined at any one time by the effective supply of, and demand for, sterling bills

 

 

451.

Katherine Elizabeth Smith Hollingham daughter of Isaac Hollingham[244] was born about 1698[306]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Katherine Elizabeth Smith Hollingham:

General Notes:

Katherine went by the name of Elizabeth

 

 

Thomas Sharp and Katherine Elizabeth Smith Hollingham were married on 03 Dec 1724 in Haddonfield, Camden, New Jersey, USA[244]. They had the following children:

+ 225. i.

Sarah Sharp[66, 166, 241] was born on 30 Jun 1725[242]. She married John Love about 1750 in Virginia, USA[105]. She died before 1800 in Probably North Carolina USA[243].

ii.

Thomas Sharp Jr.[305] was born in 1736[307]. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Ann Sharp[305] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Easter Sharp[305] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

v.

Elizabeth Sharp[305] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vi.

Jane Sharp[305] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Rebecca Sharp[305] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

472.

Henry Farmer I son of Thomas Farmer Jr. and Ann Unknown[168] was born in 1657 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[249]. He died in 1734 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[251].

Notes for Henry Farmer I:

General Notes:

*GENERAL INFORMATION: He was born about 1657 and died about 1717, also I've seen that he has died in Henrico Co as we ll as Chesterfield Co., VA Source: mmartin1@carolina.rr.com

 

*GENERAL INFORMATION: Birth: 1657, Henrico Co., VA (Henrico records, Book 5, p. 317)

 

*GENERAL INFORMATION: Henry Farmer I and his sons lived in the eastern part of Chesterfield Co. on Proctor's Creek near Farrars Island. Later generations lived in the central part of the County. By Hezekiah's time many of them livedi te northwestern part of the Co., known as the Skinquarter section, twenty miles northwest of the Court

House. In the latter part of the eighteenth century, the Farmers began moving west and south to other Virginia counties and to other states.

Source: mmartin1@carolina.rr.com

 

 

Henry Farmer and his sons lived in the eastern part of Chesterfield Co., on Proctor's Creek near Farrars Island. Later generations lived in the central part of the county. By his great-grandson, Hezekiah's time, many of them lived in the northwestern part of the county, known as the Skinquarter section, twenty miles northwest of the court house. In the latter part of the eighteenth century, the Farmers began moving west and south to other VA counties.

 

 

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Notes for Henry Farmer I:

General Notes:

*GENERAL INFORMATION: He was born about 1657 and died about 1717, also I've seen that he has died in Henrico Co as we ll as Chesterfield Co., VA Source: mmartin1@carolina.rr.com

 

*GENERAL INFORMATION: Birth: 1657, Henrico Co., VA (Henrico records, Book 5, p. 317)

 

*GENERAL INFORMATION: Henry Farmer I and his sons lived in the eastern part of Chesterfield Co. on Proctor's Creek near Farrars Island. Later generations lived in the central part of the County. By Hezekiah's time many of them livedi te northwestern part of the Co., known as the Skinquarter section, twenty miles northwest of the Court

House. In the latter part of the eighteenth century, the Farmers began moving west and south to other Virginia counties and to other states.

Source: mmartin1@carolina.rr.com

 

 

Henry Farmer and his sons lived in the eastern part of Chesterfield Co., on Proctor's Creek near Farrars Island. Later generations lived in the central part of the county. By his great-grandson, Hezekiah's time, many of them lived in the northwestern part of the county, known as the Skinquarter section, twenty miles northwest of the court house. In the latter part of the eighteenth century, the Farmers began moving west and south to other VA counties.

 

 

473.

Hester Bass[168, 250, 251] was born about 1660[250]. She died on Unknown.

Henry Farmer I and Hester Bass were married in 1696[168]. They had the following children:

i.

John Farmer[168, 250] was born before 1686 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[250]. He married Susannah Unknown in 1712 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[250]. He died in 1759 in Cumberland, Virginia, USA[308].

ii.

Benjamin Farmer[168, 250] was born before 1686 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[168]. He died on Unknown.

+ 236. iii.

Henry Farmer II[168, 249] was born about 1690 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[168]. He died in 1753 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[168]. He married Sarah Ward on Unknown.

iv.

Thomas Farmer[168] was born before 1693[168]. He died after 1760.

v.

William Farmer[168, 250] was born before 1693[168]. He died about 1750 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[250].

474.

Edward Ward son of Richard Ward and Elizabeth Unknown[171, 250] was born about 1660 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[309]. He died about 1712 in Craven, North Carolina, USA[310].

475.

Elizabeth Elam daughter of Gilbert Elam and Ann Elam[171, 250] was born in 1675 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[311]. She died on Unknown.

Edward Ward and Elizabeth Elam were married in 1688 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[309]. They had the following children:

i.

Enoch Ward[309] was born about 1690 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[309]. He married Mary Shackelford before 1733[309]. He died on 13 Feb 1750 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA[309].

+ 237. ii.

Sarah Ward[168, 250] was born about 1692 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[167]. She married Henry Farmer II on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Edward Ward[309] was born on 22 Mar 1694 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[309]. He died in Dec 1766 in Onslow, North Carolina, USA[167]. He married Elizabeth Aldridge on Unknown.

iv.

John Ward[309] was born about 1696 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[309]. He died on Unknown.

v.

Elizabeth Ward[167] was born about 1698[167]. She died on Unknown.

476.

Thomas Cheatham son of William Chetham[168] was born in 1645 in Deanne, Lancaster, England[251]. He died on 01 Aug 1726 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[251].

Notes for Thomas Cheatham:

General Notes:

Residence: 1699 Bolton-Le-Moors, Lancaster, England

Note: Thomas was listed as living here at the time he and Magaret filed for their marriage bond.

Event: Events 1679

Note: He orginally came to York County, but by 1679 he was living in Henrico County, Virginia

Event: Events

Note: His children are probably by his second wife (as named in his will).

Event: Land 1690 Varina Parish, Henrico County, Virginia

Note: Martin Elam received 900 acres of land on the southside of the James River and on Proctor's Branch, his right for importing 18 persons, amonth them Thomas Cheatham.

Event: Land 1691

Note: For 2000 pound of tobacco, Martin Elam sold 300 acres of this land to Thomas Cheatham.

.........................................

Event: Events 5 Aug 1720

Note: Thomas Chetham, Sr., aged about 75 years, declares on oath the bounds between John Worsham and John Woodson was as followeth, vizt. beginning at a great Mulberry tree standing at the river, thence running to a pine tree standing now in said Worsham's corn field, thence to a pear tree, which was ordered by said Woodson to be planted by said Chetham and the said Worsham, are corner trees dividing ye lands of said Worsham and Woodson and farther saith not. Recorded August 1, 1726. 1

Probate: 1 Aug 1726 Henrico County, Virginia

 

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Deanne is now a suburb of Bolton (also known as Bolton Le Moores) in Lancashire. Bolton is located approximately 15 miles north of Manchester. As for spellings of the name Cheatham they seem to vary depending on the person writing the parish register (and even then are not necessarily consistent). Sue Sautermeister states that in her research she has found Cheetham, Chetham, Chetame and Cheatham. A lot of the people then were not literate and did not know how to spell their names and the clerk filling in the ledgers for the whole Parish could not always remember every name accurately.

 

In 1690 a Martin Elam received 900 acres of land in Varina Parish, Henrico Co., VA, on the south side of the James River for importing 18 people, including Thomas Cheatham. In 1691, for 2000 pounds of tobacco, he sold 300 acres of this land to Thomas Cheatham.

 

His will leaves property to his sons: William, Thomas, Jonathan, Marmaduke, Benjamin; to his daughters: Mary, Tabitha; to his grandson, Thomas Cheatham. William Cheatham who married Obedience Branch, daughter of Christopher Branch III. To son, Thomas, Jr., that part of land I live on according to its first and earliest bounds, beginning at Indian Paton path on Proctor Creek along said path south to a marked pine corner tree in the Mosely line, thence east to a marked corner pine in the head of the branch before his house, down said branch north to the creek, then up creek to the beginning. To my son, Jonathan, my wearing clothes. To my son, Marmaduke four books, vis. "The Parable of the Pilgrim," "The Rule and Exercise of Holy Living and Dying." "Osborne's Advice to a Son," and "Coker's Arithmetic." To son Benjamin, three books, viz. "Dr. Smith's Sermons," "True Happiness and a Comfortable Walk with God," and "Allen's Sermons on Conversion," also one ewe lamb, also the bed upon which I lie with the furniture thereof. To daughters Mary and Susannah each a pair of gloves. To Tabitha is given Mary Herbert for the time she has to serve, viz 21 years of age, also the horse called Norman, the plush side saddle, one doubled paringer, a dram cup, a scenting bottle, a gold ring, and one grand peuter candle stick. To son, William, who is named executor, all singular lands tenanted by him to be freely enjoyed. Signed and dated May 21, 1720 - Witnesses: Arthur Moseley, Jr., John Clark, Jr.

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Thomas Cheatham:

General Notes:

Residence: 1699 Bolton-Le-Moors, Lancaster, England

Note: Thomas was listed as living here at the time he and Magaret filed for their marriage bond.

Event: Events 1679

Note: He orginally came to York County, but by 1679 he was living in Henrico County, Virginia

Event: Events

Note: His children are probably by his second wife (as named in his will).

Event: Land 1690 Varina Parish, Henrico County, Virginia

Note: Martin Elam received 900 acres of land on the southside of the James River and on Proctor's Branch, his right for importing 18 persons, amonth them Thomas Cheatham.

Event: Land 1691

Note: For 2000 pound of tobacco, Martin Elam sold 300 acres of this land to Thomas Cheatham.

.........................................

Event: Events 5 Aug 1720

Note: Thomas Chetham, Sr., aged about 75 years, declares on oath the bounds between John Worsham and John Woodson was as followeth, vizt. beginning at a great Mulberry tree standing at the river, thence running to a pine tree standing now in said Worsham's corn field, thence to a pear tree, which was ordered by said Woodson to be planted by said Chetham and the said Worsham, are corner trees dividing ye lands of said Worsham and Woodson and farther saith not. Recorded August 1, 1726. 1

Probate: 1 Aug 1726 Henrico County, Virginia

 

/////////////////////

 

Deanne is now a suburb of Bolton (also known as Bolton Le Moores) in Lancashire. Bolton is located approximately 15 miles north of Manchester. As for spellings of the name Cheatham they seem to vary depending on the person writing the parish register (and even then are not necessarily consistent). Sue Sautermeister states that in her research she has found Cheetham, Chetham, Chetame and Cheatham. A lot of the people then were not literate and did not know how to spell their names and the clerk filling in the ledgers for the whole Parish could not always remember every name accurately.

 

In 1690 a Martin Elam received 900 acres of land in Varina Parish, Henrico Co., VA, on the south side of the James River for importing 18 people, including Thomas Cheatham. In 1691, for 2000 pounds of tobacco, he sold 300 acres of this land to Thomas Cheatham.

 

His will leaves property to his sons: William, Thomas, Jonathan, Marmaduke, Benjamin; to his daughters: Mary, Tabitha; to his grandson, Thomas Cheatham. William Cheatham who married Obedience Branch, daughter of Christopher Branch III. To son, Thomas, Jr., that part of land I live on according to its first and earliest bounds, beginning at Indian Paton path on Proctor Creek along said path south to a marked pine corner tree in the Mosely line, thence east to a marked corner pine in the head of the branch before his house, down said branch north to the creek, then up creek to the beginning. To my son, Jonathan, my wearing clothes. To my son, Marmaduke four books, vis. "The Parable of the Pilgrim," "The Rule and Exercise of Holy Living and Dying." "Osborne's Advice to a Son," and "Coker's Arithmetic." To son Benjamin, three books, viz. "Dr. Smith's Sermons," "True Happiness and a Comfortable Walk with God," and "Allen's Sermons on Conversion," also one ewe lamb, also the bed upon which I lie with the furniture thereof. To daughters Mary and Susannah each a pair of gloves. To Tabitha is given Mary Herbert for the time she has to serve, viz 21 years of age, also the horse called Norman, the plush side saddle, one doubled paringer, a dram cup, a scenting bottle, a gold ring, and one grand peuter candle stick. To son, William, who is named executor, all singular lands tenanted by him to be freely enjoyed. Signed and dated May 21, 1720 - Witnesses: Arthur Moseley, Jr., John Clark, Jr.

 

 

 

 

477.

Unknown Spouse[312] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

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Thomas Cheatham and Unknown Spouse were married in Henrico, Virginia, USA. They had the following children:

i.

Thomas Cheatham Jr.[251] was born in 1682 in Proctor's Creek, Henrico, Virginia USA[169]. He married Tabitha Osborne on 21 Feb 1706 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[313]. He died in Apr 1756 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia USA[169].

Notes for Thomas Cheatham Jr.:

General Notes:

Thomas Cheatham II (c.1680-1762), son of Thomas Cheatham I, inherited from his father land on Proctors Creek where he was already living.

Thomas married Tabitha (Osborne) Branch in Henrico County 21 February (license) 1706/7. The court ordered “one-third of the Negroes” belonging to her first husband Benjamin Branch to be assigned to Cheatham in 1711.

The following deposition established ThomasÂ’ birth of about 1680.

Chesterfield County Court

July 25th 1749

This day Thomas Cheatham of this County aged 69 being first Sworn upon the Holy Evangelist Deposeth that at the time he was Said to give his negro wench Phillis to his Son Charles he was much in Liquor in so much that at this time Nor at any time before Remembers Nothing of ever having done it, nor never desired her for him and that a little time before he altered his Will and left this Slave to Another of his Sons and further this Deponent Sayeth Not.

Thomas Cheatham Jr. bought 132 acres on the south side of Swift Creek from Richard Grills in 1716 and 150 acres on the same creek from George Cox in 1726. On 3 September 1726 he bought 300 acres of land in Prince George County in the fork of Knibbs Creek and Flat Creek for £10 from Thomas Bottom. This land lay in Amelia County on 18 October 1748 when he gave it to his son Leonard Cheatham. Thomas’ brother William Cheatham sold him 75 acres in 1733.

Thomas sold the 132 acres he bought from Richard Grills to William Cooke in 1733 for £16:10. Illiterate, he made his mark as “TC.”

Thomas paid tax in Henrico County on nine levys in 1736 and was appointed a road surveyor 6 October 1749.

Among his land patents was 400 acres on a branch of Dry Creek in Henrico County 1 August 1734 and 224 acres crossing two branches of Deep Creek next to John Pride 30 August 1744.

In 1752 Thomas gave the home plantation to his son Charles Cheatham. In 1756 Chesterfield County listed Thomas Cheatham with nine tithables.

Thomas died in Chesterfield County in December 1761 (will dated 29 Mar. 1756 , recorded 1 Jan. 1762 ). His will left land and property to his sons and three grandchildren. They returned his estate inventory February 1762.

 

 

ii.

Jonathan Cheatham[251] was born in 1683 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[169]. He married Bethany Unknown about 1730[169]. He died before 1759 in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA[169].

iii.

Mary Cheatham[169] was born in 1690 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[169]. She died after 1732[169]. She married John Folckes on Unknown.

iv.

William Cheatham[251] was born in 1691 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[251]. He married Obedience Branch in 1715 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[170]. He died in 1762 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[169].

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+ 238. v.

Benjamin Cheatham[168, 173] was born in 1693 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[252]. He married Elizabeth Unknown in 1722[169]. He died between 1764-1767 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[169].

vi.

Susanna Cheatham[251] was born in 1695 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[169]. She died before 1726[170].

Notes for Susanna Cheatham:

General Notes:

Susanna was not named in her father's will, therefore it is thought she died prior to 1726

 

 

vii.

Marmaduke Cheatham[251] was born in 1695 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[169]. He married Susanna Rookins after 1725[169]. He died in 1766 in Surry, Virginia, USA[170].

viii.

Tabitha Cheatham[251] was born in 1710 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[169]. She died on 01 May 1771[170]. She married Stephen Beasley on Unknown.

Margaret Houlme[169] was born on 02 Apr 1648 in Lancashire, England[169]. She died on 06 Apr 1670 in York, Virginia, USA[169].

Thomas Cheatham and Margaret Houlme were married on 13 Feb 1669 in Cheshire, England[169]. They had no children.

496.

Nicholas Mills Jr. son of Nicholas Mills and Unknown Spouse[254] was born in 1670 in New Kent, Virginia, USA[254]. He died on 04 Apr 1741 in New Kent, Virginia, USA[254].

497.

Ann Clapton daughter of William Clapton Jr. and Ann Booth[254] was born in 1675 in Hampton Parish, York, Virginia USA[254]. She died on 11 Jun 1754 in Louisa, Virginia, USA[254].

Nicholas Mills Jr. and Ann Clapton were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 248. i.

Robert Mills[254] was born in 1713 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[254]. He married Mary Hopkins on Unknown. He died on Unknown in Henry, Virginia, USA[254].

Generation 10
528.

Timothy Jessup son of Thomas Jessup and Mary Micklewaite[180] was born about 06 Nov 1651 in Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 20 Jun 1696 in Yorkshire, England[180].

Notes for Timothy Jessup:

General Notes:

Source: Pedigree # 2615 World Family Tree Vol 1 - They list their source as Cleaver

 

Timothy Jessop, known as "Timothy of Rawcliffe" was baptized at Penistone, Yorkshire Co.,Eng as filius nothus(illegitimate) child of Mary Mickleswaite. His wife, Mary's surname cannot be proved. She has been called daughter of James Parrat of Fishlake, Yorkshire Co. Eng. and the daughter of John of Wales. Perusal of all Parrat records in the Friends House, London, fails to reveal this Mary as a Parrat. Timothy Jessup is listed in Besse's "Sufferings" in Yorkshire in 1682 in a "List of Persons Long imprisoned" in the county. Reason: "For not paying tithes" or the tax to support the Established Church. He was imprisoned two years and nine months. Again in 1690 he was fined 6 shillings for the same offense. The Yorkshire Friends Quarterly Meeting Minutes show him in Penistone in 1694 where he was granted 5 pounds for "his travels to visit Friends Meetings." That same record lists him among the "deceased Ministers" showing his date of death. An inventory of his goods after his death show he was a linen weaver. He was called brother of Joseph Jessop in the will of Joseph.

 

 

The American Jessup family came originally from the Yorkshire Co. area of northern England. It was a prolific family that eventually spread throughout the whole of England and then on to the US and Canada. Tracing the roots under these circumstances is difficult, especially when the first names are repeated over and over again, many times in the same generation. Our Jessup family came to America between 1712 and 1722. They were deeply religious, quiet and unassuming people. They arrived from Birdsedge and Rawclilffe in Yorkshire, England and settled in NC where they stayed for several generations before branching out and populating much of the US. Most families had a minimum of eight to ten children. Many of these children carried the names of Timothy, Thomas and William.

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Timothy Jessup:

General Notes:

Source: Pedigree # 2615 World Family Tree Vol 1 - They list their source as Cleaver

 

Timothy Jessop, known as "Timothy of Rawcliffe" was baptized at Penistone, Yorkshire Co.,Eng as filius nothus(illegitimate) child of Mary Mickleswaite. His wife, Mary's surname cannot be proved. She has been called daughter of James Parrat of Fishlake, Yorkshire Co. Eng. and the daughter of John of Wales. Perusal of all Parrat records in the Friends House, London, fails to reveal this Mary as a Parrat. Timothy Jessup is listed in Besse's "Sufferings" in Yorkshire in 1682 in a "List of Persons Long imprisoned" in the county. Reason: "For not paying tithes" or the tax to support the Established Church. He was imprisoned two years and nine months. Again in 1690 he was fined 6 shillings for the same offense. The Yorkshire Friends Quarterly Meeting Minutes show him in Penistone in 1694 where he was granted 5 pounds for "his travels to visit Friends Meetings." That same record lists him among the "deceased Ministers" showing his date of death. An inventory of his goods after his death show he was a linen weaver. He was called brother of Joseph Jessop in the will of Joseph.

 

 

The American Jessup family came originally from the Yorkshire Co. area of northern England. It was a prolific family that eventually spread throughout the whole of England and then on to the US and Canada. Tracing the roots under these circumstances is difficult, especially when the first names are repeated over and over again, many times in the same generation. Our Jessup family came to America between 1712 and 1722. They were deeply religious, quiet and unassuming people. They arrived from Birdsedge and Rawclilffe in Yorkshire, England and settled in NC where they stayed for several generations before branching out and populating much of the US. Most families had a minimum of eight to ten children. Many of these children carried the names of Timothy, Thomas and William.

 

 

 

 

529.

Mary Parrat daughter of James Parrat[180] was born on 04 Jan 1646 in Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on 30 Jun 1719 in Sheffield, England[180].

Notes for Mary Parrat:

General Notes:

Mary Parrat was born 4 Jan 1645/45 in Yorkshire, England and died 20 Jun 1719 in Sheffield, England. She was daughter of James Parratt of Fishlake, Yorkshire, England .

 

Friends Records found in London, England show the following:

 

"Mary Jessops Testimony concerning her Dear Husband Timothy Jessop, who departed this life 20th of the 6th month 1696"

 

Something remains upon my Spirit in way of Testimony concerning my dear Husband Timothy Jessup who was a Man that Truly Loved and fear'd the Lord, yea from the time of my very first near Acquaintance with him, I can truly say it was many times as Meat and Drink unto him to do the Will of the Lord and in the Days of his Youth, when the concern of Marriage was betwixt us, his Advice was often to me, that we might live in that in which we could freely give up each other, if the Lord required it of us, and many times we have met and parted and few words past betwixt us, though several house together, but our Hearts were greatly tender'd by the Love of God, which was the Seal of our Unity, by which we were linked together in that Love which no Visible Thing could break. So dear Friends, ye that know the Truth, and are concerned in this weighty matter have an Eye to the Lord and the guidance of his Spirit, and do not go on in anything that brings a vail over you but wait allways to knwo the Lord, betwixt you and all things: yea Him to be your chiefest beloved and when you can witness him to be so, if your Friend be in the next place this is the marriage union the Lord will own for justified from a living experience, those that draw near the Lord he will draw near unto them and bear them up to the greatest of Trials; for though it was our lot to meet with many exercises in our time, this my dear companion did never murmer nor desire anything but the Will of the Lord be done for he had so learned the Truth as in all conditions to be content and would always strengthen and encourage me, and would often say if we werre faithful to our God, and did live in that, in which we were joined together, all would be well, for never any people that trusted in the Lord, then came to be deceived, for all things work together for good to to them that truly love and fear the Lord. And now although the sense of the great loss and want that have of so dear a companion, many times makes my heart fit to break, yet I am bound in duty to be contented, being well satisfied it is his Everlasting Gain, for though he was a Man very labroious, exceeding many others, all outward concern was taken from him, and his Mind was taken up in Heavenly Meditations which made his sickness east to him, so that he scarce complained at all, but in the time there of many Heavenly words dropt from him, which are still a comfort to me and above all that the Lord was pleased to honour him with his presence to the very last moment of his time, which was spent in Praising and Magnifying his Heavenly Father who had been his Support unto that very day. Oh my Soul in the sense of these things, is truly bowed before the Lord, and the memorial of this my dearest Friends is truly precious to me and i believe will be to the Living, for surely his Labours of Love ad unwearied Travels, cannot satisfy and be forgotten. I am at wittness fo him that it was as well in private as in publick, Oh may the many prayers and tears with which he besought the Lord on the behalf of his People and in the Night season many times. I hope I never forget, but that it may be as an engagement upon me forever to walk humbly before the Lord, that as hitherto he hath been with us, I may still witness him to be helper; and by his Assistance I may be enabled to persevere to the end, and that when time shall be no more, I may lay down my Head in Peace, as this was my dear Companion hath done, who hath finish'd the work appointed for him in faithfulness and is gone to that Everlasting rest, that is prepared with God for the Righteous, So being I was not easy in my mind until I had writ these few lines. I recommend them to my Friends, hoping it may be of service to some, as an encouragement to serve the Lord faithfully. (signed) Mary Jessop. at Rawcliffe 12th mo, 12 day 1696.

 

 

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Notes for Mary Parrat:

General Notes:

Mary Parrat was born 4 Jan 1645/45 in Yorkshire, England and died 20 Jun 1719 in Sheffield, England. She was daughter of James Parratt of Fishlake, Yorkshire, England .

 

Friends Records found in London, England show the following:

 

"Mary Jessops Testimony concerning her Dear Husband Timothy Jessop, who departed this life 20th of the 6th month 1696"

 

Something remains upon my Spirit in way of Testimony concerning my dear Husband Timothy Jessup who was a Man that Truly Loved and fear'd the Lord, yea from the time of my very first near Acquaintance with him, I can truly say it was many times as Meat and Drink unto him to do the Will of the Lord and in the Days of his Youth, when the concern of Marriage was betwixt us, his Advice was often to me, that we might live in that in which we could freely give up each other, if the Lord required it of us, and many times we have met and parted and few words past betwixt us, though several house together, but our Hearts were greatly tender'd by the Love of God, which was the Seal of our Unity, by which we were linked together in that Love which no Visible Thing could break. So dear Friends, ye that know the Truth, and are concerned in this weighty matter have an Eye to the Lord and the guidance of his Spirit, and do not go on in anything that brings a vail over you but wait allways to knwo the Lord, betwixt you and all things: yea Him to be your chiefest beloved and when you can witness him to be so, if your Friend be in the next place this is the marriage union the Lord will own for justified from a living experience, those that draw near the Lord he will draw near unto them and bear them up to the greatest of Trials; for though it was our lot to meet with many exercises in our time, this my dear companion did never murmer nor desire anything but the Will of the Lord be done for he had so learned the Truth as in all conditions to be content and would always strengthen and encourage me, and would often say if we werre faithful to our God, and did live in that, in which we were joined together, all would be well, for never any people that trusted in the Lord, then came to be deceived, for all things work together for good to to them that truly love and fear the Lord. And now although the sense of the great loss and want that have of so dear a companion, many times makes my heart fit to break, yet I am bound in duty to be contented, being well satisfied it is his Everlasting Gain, for though he was a Man very labroious, exceeding many others, all outward concern was taken from him, and his Mind was taken up in Heavenly Meditations which made his sickness east to him, so that he scarce complained at all, but in the time there of many Heavenly words dropt from him, which are still a comfort to me and above all that the Lord was pleased to honour him with his presence to the very last moment of his time, which was spent in Praising and Magnifying his Heavenly Father who had been his Support unto that very day. Oh my Soul in the sense of these things, is truly bowed before the Lord, and the memorial of this my dearest Friends is truly precious to me and i believe will be to the Living, for surely his Labours of Love ad unwearied Travels, cannot satisfy and be forgotten. I am at wittness fo him that it was as well in private as in publick, Oh may the many prayers and tears with which he besought the Lord on the behalf of his People and in the Night season many times. I hope I never forget, but that it may be as an engagement upon me forever to walk humbly before the Lord, that as hitherto he hath been with us, I may still witness him to be helper; and by his Assistance I may be enabled to persevere to the end, and that when time shall be no more, I may lay down my Head in Peace, as this was my dear Companion hath done, who hath finish'd the work appointed for him in faithfulness and is gone to that Everlasting rest, that is prepared with God for the Righteous, So being I was not easy in my mind until I had writ these few lines. I recommend them to my Friends, hoping it may be of service to some, as an encouragement to serve the Lord faithfully. (signed) Mary Jessop. at Rawcliffe 12th mo, 12 day 1696.

 

 

Timothy Jessup and Mary Parrat were married on 27 Feb 1676 in Yorkshire, England (Braithwaite-Penefract Montly Meeting)[180]. They had the following children:

i.

John Jessup[180] was born on 16 Jun 1677 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Timothy Jessup[180] was born on 08 Oct 1678 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England[180]. He married Mary John on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Joseph Jessup[180] was born on 25 Dec 1680 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 12 Mar 1735 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[180]. He married Margaret Unknown on Unknown.

Notes for Joseph Jessup:

General Notes:

According to research by Anita Langford Jessup, Joseph was in America prior to his brother, Thomas, as he witnessed some wills as early as 1714. Joseph was a member of the Colonial Legislature. There is evidence that he migrated to NC through VA. He had land in Perquimans Co., NC as early as 1715. He is listed that year as Vestryman, (a strange title for the son of a Friends Minister, but each parish had to have twelve by law) and he sat at various times from 1715 to 1726 in the NC Assembly's lower house. In 1720 he was treasurer for the Precinct of Perquimans. His plantation was adjacent to that of Timothy Clare, the father of Thomas Jessup's second wife and though he is not mentioned in the records of Perquimans MM, the wedding of his daughter, Mary to Edward Mayo is recorded there in 1725. Joseph's will mentions his brother, Thomas and nephews, Thomas, Timothy and Jonathan along with nieces Mary and Elizabeth. Thomas was a co-executor along with William White.

 

 

iv.

Jonathan Jessup[180] was born on 08 Aug 1682 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 05 Nov 1709[180].

v.

Hannah Jessup[180] was born on 13 Jun 1684 in Birdsedge, Yorkshire, England[180]. She married John Ward on 15 Mar 1707 in Yorkshire, England (Balby Montly Meeting)[180]. She died on Unknown.

vi.

Enoch Jessup[180] was born on 03 Dec 1685 in Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 04 Oct 1686 in Pollington, Yorkshire, England[180].

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vii.

Sarah Jessup[180] was born on 23 Dec 1686 in Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on Unknown.

+ 264. viii.

Thomas Jessup I[42] was born on 14 Mar 1688 in Yorkshire, England[42]. He married Rachel Pease on 13 May 1710 in Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 15 Oct 1744 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA[180].

ix.

Mary Jessup[180] was born on 16 May 1689 in Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England[180]. She married Matthew Brodhed on 19 Apr 1711 in Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on Unknown.

x.

Benjamin Jessup[180] was born on 16 Jul 1690 in Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown.

xi.

Ruth Jessup[180] was born on 08 Dec 1693 in Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on 21 Feb 1764 in Yorkshire, England[180].

530.

William Pease Jr. son of William Pease and Unknown Spouse[180] was born in 1646 in Braithwaite, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 22 Dec 1692 in Yorkshire, England[180].

Notes for William Pease Jr.:

General Notes:

The marriage of William Pease and Mary (Unknown) is not recorded by either the parish or the Quaker Friends and may have been about the time that William was becoming concerned with the Quaker movement. The first child of theirs is not recorded either, but is found in the Foster pedigree. Subsequent children are in the Quaker records.

 

 

531.

Ann Agnes Carnally daughter of William Carnally and Anne Unknown[180] was born on 26 Oct 1651 in Wath, Yorkshire, England[119]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Ann Agnes Carnally:

General Notes:

Born about Oct 1651, Yorkshire, England

 

 

William Pease Jr. and Ann Agnes Carnally were married on 22 Dec 1686 in Yorkshire, England[180]. They had the following children:

i.

Lydia Pease[180] was born on 25 Apr 1688 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. She married Edward Hobson on 26 Apr 1706 in Braithwaite, Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Lydia Pease:

General Notes:

Lydia Pease, born 25 Apr 1688, Yorkshire, Eng

 

 

+ 265. ii.

Rachel Pease[180] was born on 11 Sep 1690 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. She married Thomas Jessup I on 13 May 1710 in Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on 18 Apr 1720 in England[180].

iii.

Unknown Pease[180] was born in 1693 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on Unknown.

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Notes for Unknown Pease:

General Notes:

This child was unborn when father died

 

 

Mary Unknown[180] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Pease Jr. and Mary Unknown were married in 1670[180]. They had the following children:

i.

Elizabeth Pease[180] was born in 1672[180]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Elizabeth Pease:

General Notes:

Elizabeth Pease was mentioned in her father's will as well as her name appearing on the Foster Pedigree

 

 

ii.

Mary Pease[180] was born on 02 May 1674[180]. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Hannah Pease[180] was born on 20 Nov 1675[180]. She married Richard Leedham in 1712[180]. She died on Unknown.

532.

John Small son of John Small and Ann Grove[257] was born between 1663-1664 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[314]. He died after 24 Jan 1716 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[314].

533.

Alce Hollowell daughter of Thomas Hollowell Sr. and Alce Unknown[257, 315] was born on 15 Sep 1664 in Lower MM, Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia[314]. She died after 24 Jan 1716 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA.

John Small and Alce Hollowell were married on 25 Dec 1688 in Chuckatuck MM, VA[314]. They had the following children:

i.

Thomas Small was born on Unknown.

ii.

Joseph Small was born in 1690. He married Ann Owens on 18 Oct 1722 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA. He died before 07 Oct 1761 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.

+ 266. iii.

Benjamin Small[180] was born in 1692 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[180]. He died in Mar 1751 in Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA. He married Mary Knight on Unknown.

iv.

John Small[316] was born in 1695 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[316]. He married Rebecca Moore on 03 Sep 1736 in Perquimans, North Carolina, USA. He died on Unknown.

534.

John Knight[314] was born on Unknown.

John Knight and unknown spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 267. i.

Mary Knight[180] was born about 1690. She died in 1748 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA[119]. She married Benjamin Small on Unknown.

550.

Robert Singleton son of Henry Joshua Singleton and Susan Ann Newman[259] was born in 1650 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[259]. He died in 1724 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[259].

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Notes for Robert Singleton:

General Notes:

Robert Singleton, who paid taxes on 650 acres of land in Kingston Parish of Gloucester Co., VA in 1704, is the earliest of our Singleton ancestors that we have been able to document positively. His will, which was written on April 15, 1724, and proved in Gloucester Co. Court on the 25th day of March 1725, is in existence in the Redwood Collection in the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. In this will, Robert names his wife, Elizabeth, and six children, Robert, Joshua, Susanna, Mary, Averilla and Isaac.

 

WILL OF ROBERT SINGLETON OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY

Transcribed by George H. S. King

 

"In the name of God Amen. I Robert Singleton being very sick &c; but in perfect sense and memory do make this my last will and Testament as Followeth.

 

Item: I give unto my loving son Joshua Singleton all my Lands in Richmond Count to him and his heirs forever and also I give unto my son Joshua Singleton three hundred acres of Land lying upon Ocaquan River in Stafford County and to have choice our of Pattent of six hundred acres which I have upon Ocaquan River and other three hundred acres belonging that Pattent. I give unto my two daughters Susannah, the wife of Thomas Smither and Mary, the wife of George Foster. I give it to them and their heirs forever and to be equally divided between them.

 

Item: I give unto my youngest son Isaac Singleton all my lands on Winter Harbour to him and his heirs forever.

 

Item: I give unto my eldest son Robert Singleton Thirty pounds to be paid him in current Money out of my estate and my Executors is for to have the time for to raise the thirty pounds in Current Money between this date now Present the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty and one pay sooner if they can. I likewise do ordain that my cattle (only six steers to be chose out of them for the use and raising of my youngest children) the rest of my cattle, horses and sheep to equally divided amongst my and all my children.

 

Item: I give all my household goods that is my bedding, pewter, potts, kittles, still, sider cast, and all my goods whatsoever belonging to house or plantation two thirds parts to my son Isaac Singleton and other third part of my daughter Avrilla Singleton to them and their heirs forever.

 

Item: I give unto my son Issac Singleton two Negro men named Dick and Tony to him and his heirs forever.

 

Item: I give unto my daughter Averilla Singleton and her heirs forever. Likewise my will is that no land shall be cleared belong to my home Plantation or timber wasted whilst my son Isaac Singleton is under age and I do desire that the fences about my orchards may be made good and threes kept from damage and likewise I desire that my houses may be kept in repairÂ…my son Isaac Singleton is to possess his estate at age twenty one years of age and my desire is that my son Isaac Singleton shall be put to school until he comes to the age of fourteen or fifteen and then to be bound an apprentice to some good trade by my executors or trustees which shall have the keeping of my youngest children Isaac and Averilla and if my son Isaac shall die without lawful Heir of his body and then the Land aforementioned given to him shall fall to my eldest son Robert singleton and his heirs forever my wife holding the third part of the land during her life. My son Robert Singleton has already received two pounds ten shillings of the thirty pounds above mentioned.

 

Lastly, I appoint my well beloved friend Robert Smith and my loving wife Elizabeth Singleton to be my Executor and my loving wife Elizabeth Singleton to be my Executor and Executrix of this my last will and Testament. As Witness my hand seal this 15th day of April 1724.

 

Robert Singleton SEAL

 

Sign'd Sealed in the presence of:

John Smith

John Foster

John dicken

 

At a Court held for Glouster County on the 25th day of March 1725.

 

This will was this day proved in open Court by oaths of John Smith and John Foster witnesses thereto and admitted to record and is recorded.

 

Source: Foster....Foster.....Foster Compiled by Henry Ashcroft, 1989

Retitled and retyped by Bill & Eva Roberts "Richard Singleton Foster & Elizabeth Mann Foster of Keysville, Charlotte County, Virginia and Stiversville, Maury County, Tennessee"

 

 

 

Robert and his wife and children lived on Winter Harbor in the Kingston Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. This area is now Mathews Co., Va and Winter Harbor is located on the Chesapeake Bay side of the county just to the east of the lands settled earlier by Henry Singleton. Robert left this Winter Harbor Plantation to his youngest son, Isaac Singleton.

 

 

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Notes for Robert Singleton:

General Notes:

Robert Singleton, who paid taxes on 650 acres of land in Kingston Parish of Gloucester Co., VA in 1704, is the earliest of our Singleton ancestors that we have been able to document positively. His will, which was written on April 15, 1724, and proved in Gloucester Co. Court on the 25th day of March 1725, is in existence in the Redwood Collection in the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. In this will, Robert names his wife, Elizabeth, and six children, Robert, Joshua, Susanna, Mary, Averilla and Isaac.

 

WILL OF ROBERT SINGLETON OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY

Transcribed by George H. S. King

 

"In the name of God Amen. I Robert Singleton being very sick &c; but in perfect sense and memory do make this my last will and Testament as Followeth.

 

Item: I give unto my loving son Joshua Singleton all my Lands in Richmond Count to him and his heirs forever and also I give unto my son Joshua Singleton three hundred acres of Land lying upon Ocaquan River in Stafford County and to have choice our of Pattent of six hundred acres which I have upon Ocaquan River and other three hundred acres belonging that Pattent. I give unto my two daughters Susannah, the wife of Thomas Smither and Mary, the wife of George Foster. I give it to them and their heirs forever and to be equally divided between them.

 

Item: I give unto my youngest son Isaac Singleton all my lands on Winter Harbour to him and his heirs forever.

 

Item: I give unto my eldest son Robert Singleton Thirty pounds to be paid him in current Money out of my estate and my Executors is for to have the time for to raise the thirty pounds in Current Money between this date now Present the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty and one pay sooner if they can. I likewise do ordain that my cattle (only six steers to be chose out of them for the use and raising of my youngest children) the rest of my cattle, horses and sheep to equally divided amongst my and all my children.

 

Item: I give all my household goods that is my bedding, pewter, potts, kittles, still, sider cast, and all my goods whatsoever belonging to house or plantation two thirds parts to my son Isaac Singleton and other third part of my daughter Avrilla Singleton to them and their heirs forever.

 

Item: I give unto my son Issac Singleton two Negro men named Dick and Tony to him and his heirs forever.

 

Item: I give unto my daughter Averilla Singleton and her heirs forever. Likewise my will is that no land shall be cleared belong to my home Plantation or timber wasted whilst my son Isaac Singleton is under age and I do desire that the fences about my orchards may be made good and threes kept from damage and likewise I desire that my houses may be kept in repairÂ…my son Isaac Singleton is to possess his estate at age twenty one years of age and my desire is that my son Isaac Singleton shall be put to school until he comes to the age of fourteen or fifteen and then to be bound an apprentice to some good trade by my executors or trustees which shall have the keeping of my youngest children Isaac and Averilla and if my son Isaac shall die without lawful Heir of his body and then the Land aforementioned given to him shall fall to my eldest son Robert singleton and his heirs forever my wife holding the third part of the land during her life. My son Robert Singleton has already received two pounds ten shillings of the thirty pounds above mentioned.

 

Lastly, I appoint my well beloved friend Robert Smith and my loving wife Elizabeth Singleton to be my Executor and my loving wife Elizabeth Singleton to be my Executor and Executrix of this my last will and Testament. As Witness my hand seal this 15th day of April 1724.

 

Robert Singleton SEAL

 

Sign'd Sealed in the presence of:

John Smith

John Foster

John dicken

 

At a Court held for Glouster County on the 25th day of March 1725.

 

This will was this day proved in open Court by oaths of John Smith and John Foster witnesses thereto and admitted to record and is recorded.

 

Source: Foster....Foster.....Foster Compiled by Henry Ashcroft, 1989

Retitled and retyped by Bill & Eva Roberts "Richard Singleton Foster & Elizabeth Mann Foster of Keysville, Charlotte County, Virginia and Stiversville, Maury County, Tennessee"

 

 

 

Robert and his wife and children lived on Winter Harbor in the Kingston Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. This area is now Mathews Co., Va and Winter Harbor is located on the Chesapeake Bay side of the county just to the east of the lands settled earlier by Henry Singleton. Robert left this Winter Harbor Plantation to his youngest son, Isaac Singleton.

 

 

551.

Elizabeth Sarah Crowe[259, 317] was born about 1658[317]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Elizabeth Sarah Crowe:

General Notes:

Most sources list her as only Miss Crow. Howard Singleton states her name as Elizabeth.

Date of death was also listed as 7 May 1782, but she couldn't have been that old at her death.

John Crow, b. x1605, Essex, VA

John Crow, m. 1626, Essex, VA

John ýY

 

 

Robert Singleton and Elizabeth Sarah Crowe were married in 1686 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[260]. They had the following children:

i.

Robert Singleton[260] was born in 1692[260]. He died on Unknown.

+ 275. ii.

Susannah Singleton[188] was born in 1694[260]. She married Thomas Smithers on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Mary Singleton[260] was born in 1696 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[260]. She married George Foster on 29 Nov 1722 in Lunenburg, Charlotte, Virginia[260]. She died in May 1789 in Charlotte, Virginia, USA[318].

iv.

Joshua Singleton Sr.[260] was born in 1698[260]. He died about 1732[319]. He married Ann McCarty on Unknown.

Notes for Joshua Singleton Sr.:

General Notes:

Joshua and Ann McCarty Singleton resided in North Farnham Parish of Richmond Co., the land that Robert Singleton had purchased in 1711. Birth records from this parish have been preserved and are among the records of Richmond Co., VA. Births of four of his children are recorded.

 

Joshua Singleton's will was proved in court on Feb 5, 1732, (Richmond Co. Will Book 5, page 184) The Stafford County land on the Occaquan River, which Joshua had inherited from his father was now in the newly formed Prince William Co., and was to be equally divided between sons, Robert and Stanley. Joshua's estate inventory show him to have been a wealthy slave owner, holding personal goods valued at 300 pounds English money. The children were very young at the time of Joshua's death and he made provision in his will for their education. He stated that it was his will that his "three sons, Robert, Joshua and Stanley, be kept in school till they are perfect readers in the Holy Bible and capable of writing a good, legible hand and proficient in Arithmetick as far as the rule of three" Daughter, Sarah, was to "have one whole year's schooling."

 

 

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Notes for Joshua Singleton Sr.:

General Notes:

Joshua and Ann McCarty Singleton resided in North Farnham Parish of Richmond Co., the land that Robert Singleton had purchased in 1711. Birth records from this parish have been preserved and are among the records of Richmond Co., VA. Births of four of his children are recorded.

 

Joshua Singleton's will was proved in court on Feb 5, 1732, (Richmond Co. Will Book 5, page 184) The Stafford County land on the Occaquan River, which Joshua had inherited from his father was now in the newly formed Prince William Co., and was to be equally divided between sons, Robert and Stanley. Joshua's estate inventory show him to have been a wealthy slave owner, holding personal goods valued at 300 pounds English money. The children were very young at the time of Joshua's death and he made provision in his will for their education. He stated that it was his will that his "three sons, Robert, Joshua and Stanley, be kept in school till they are perfect readers in the Holy Bible and capable of writing a good, legible hand and proficient in Arithmetick as far as the rule of three" Daughter, Sarah, was to "have one whole year's schooling."

 

 

v.

Isaac Singleton[260] was born in 1702[260]. He married Rebecca Robins in 1737[320]. He died on Unknown.

vi.

Averilla Singleton[260] was born in 1704[260]. She died on Unknown.

552.

William Halbert[232] was born in 1635 in Wales or England[232]. He died on Unknown.

553.

Katherine Banks[321] was born on Unknown. She died on 01 Dec 1686[321].

William Halbert and Katherine Banks were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 276. i.

William Halbert[195] was born in 1681 in England[195]. He married Mary Cook about 1711 in Essex, Virginia, USA[262]. He died on 18 Oct 1718 in Essex, Virginia, USA[261].

554.

John Cook son of Mordecai Cook II and Frances Ironmonger[322] was born in 1654 in Berwick-upon-tweed, North Cumberland, England[199]. He died after 1727[323].

Notes for John Cook:

General Notes:

From the Church of Latter Day Saints family search film # 538390, we find the following information:

 

Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England is located in North Cumberland, which is the northernmost county in England. Berwick is located about 46 miles from the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. This historic town changed hands between England and Scotland no less that 14 times between capture by the Scots around 1018 and the eventual retaking by the English in 1482. In the 12th and 13th centuries it had become Scotland's leading seaport and a town of wealth and distinction but much was destroyed in the many subsequent sieges the town had to endure. Still the town is more Scottish than English.

 

When or where John Cook arrived in America is unknown. Although in all likely hood he arrived in VA as he resided in Middlesex Co., located on the eastern shore of VA. Sometime later in his life he relocated to St. Annes Parish, Essex Co., VA.

 

..............................

 

in 1728, John Cooke of King and Queen County, patented 1,000 acres at the same place".Additional data on John Cooke provides detailed insight into the Cooke/Halbert connection based on deeds and a full listing of his descendants in the same source:

 

Page 71, Deed 11 October 1754 - John Mottley And Tabitha, His Wife, Of Essex County, See to Theophilus Favor Of The Same County, For L 39, 30 Acres, Part Of The Land That John Cooke, Grandfather of Said John Mottley, Lived On And Fell By Co heirship, After Said Cooke's Death And Of His Male Heirs, To Said John Mottley And The Two Daughters of Joel Halbert, Surviving Mother Hannah (Cooke) Motley Of John Mottley And Mary (Biswell) The Mother Of The Daughters Of Said Joel Halbert, That of Caleb Lindsay, Etc.

 

Page 106 - Bond - 28 October 1754 - L 500, Joel Halbert And James Charles Of Caroline County And William Halbert And John Mottley Of Essex County To Theophilus Favor To Guarantee Deed Date 11 October 1754 (See Above) Refers To The Daughters of Said Joel Halbert Namely Sarah, Now Wife of Said James Charles, and Mary Holbert.

 

P. 253 - Deed - 18 January 1857 - James Charles And Sarah, His Wife, Of Caroline County, Sell Theophilus Favor Land In Essex County. Deed Says That John Cooke, Great Grandfather Of The Said Sarah Charles, Formerly Lived On - After Death of John Cooke And His Male Heirs - 81 Acres Descended to John Mottley, Grandson Of Said Cooke, And 81 Acres Decended to Sarah Charles And Her Sister Mary, Great Grandchildren of John Cooke, Etc. Witness: Joel Halbert, William Halbert and William KiddSigned By: James Charles & Sarah Charles

 

Also listed is a detailed listing for descendants of John Cooke which gives credence that the name of the wife of William Halbert (the immigrant) was Mary Cooke and not Mary Cook used by many researchers. That listing reads:

 

JOHN COOKE

Daughter HANNAH COOKE, m. ? Mottley

Grandson JOHN MOTTLEY

Daughter MARY COOKE, m. 1st Thomas Wood

Granddaughter ELIZABETH WOODMARY COOKE WOOD, m. 2nd William Halbert

Grandson JOEL HALBERT, m. 1st Mary Biswell

Great-Granddaughter SARAH HALBERT, m. James Charles

Great-Granddaughter MARY HALBERT

JOEL HALBERT, m. 2nd Frances Jones

Great-Grandson WILLIAM (A.)HALBERT, m. 1st Hannah Nile

WILLIAM (A.) HALBERT, m. 2nd Elizabeth Hill

Grandson WILLIAM HALBERT, m. Mary ?

MARY COOKE WOOD HALBERT, m. 3rd William Taylor

 

 

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Notes for John Cook:

General Notes:

From the Church of Latter Day Saints family search film # 538390, we find the following information:

 

Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England is located in North Cumberland, which is the northernmost county in England. Berwick is located about 46 miles from the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. This historic town changed hands between England and Scotland no less that 14 times between capture by the Scots around 1018 and the eventual retaking by the English in 1482. In the 12th and 13th centuries it had become Scotland's leading seaport and a town of wealth and distinction but much was destroyed in the many subsequent sieges the town had to endure. Still the town is more Scottish than English.

 

When or where John Cook arrived in America is unknown. Although in all likely hood he arrived in VA as he resided in Middlesex Co., located on the eastern shore of VA. Sometime later in his life he relocated to St. Annes Parish, Essex Co., VA.

 

..............................

 

in 1728, John Cooke of King and Queen County, patented 1,000 acres at the same place".Additional data on John Cooke provides detailed insight into the Cooke/Halbert connection based on deeds and a full listing of his descendants in the same source:

 

Page 71, Deed 11 October 1754 - John Mottley And Tabitha, His Wife, Of Essex County, See to Theophilus Favor Of The Same County, For L 39, 30 Acres, Part Of The Land That John Cooke, Grandfather of Said John Mottley, Lived On And Fell By Co heirship, After Said Cooke's Death And Of His Male Heirs, To Said John Mottley And The Two Daughters of Joel Halbert, Surviving Mother Hannah (Cooke) Motley Of John Mottley And Mary (Biswell) The Mother Of The Daughters Of Said Joel Halbert, That of Caleb Lindsay, Etc.

 

Page 106 - Bond - 28 October 1754 - L 500, Joel Halbert And James Charles Of Caroline County And William Halbert And John Mottley Of Essex County To Theophilus Favor To Guarantee Deed Date 11 October 1754 (See Above) Refers To The Daughters of Said Joel Halbert Namely Sarah, Now Wife of Said James Charles, and Mary Holbert.

 

P. 253 - Deed - 18 January 1857 - James Charles And Sarah, His Wife, Of Caroline County, Sell Theophilus Favor Land In Essex County. Deed Says That John Cooke, Great Grandfather Of The Said Sarah Charles, Formerly Lived On - After Death of John Cooke And His Male Heirs - 81 Acres Descended to John Mottley, Grandson Of Said Cooke, And 81 Acres Decended to Sarah Charles And Her Sister Mary, Great Grandchildren of John Cooke, Etc. Witness: Joel Halbert, William Halbert and William KiddSigned By: James Charles & Sarah Charles

 

Also listed is a detailed listing for descendants of John Cooke which gives credence that the name of the wife of William Halbert (the immigrant) was Mary Cooke and not Mary Cook used by many researchers. That listing reads:

 

JOHN COOKE

Daughter HANNAH COOKE, m. ? Mottley

Grandson JOHN MOTTLEY

Daughter MARY COOKE, m. 1st Thomas Wood

Granddaughter ELIZABETH WOODMARY COOKE WOOD, m. 2nd William Halbert

Grandson JOEL HALBERT, m. 1st Mary Biswell

Great-Granddaughter SARAH HALBERT, m. James Charles

Great-Granddaughter MARY HALBERT

JOEL HALBERT, m. 2nd Frances Jones

Great-Grandson WILLIAM (A.)HALBERT, m. 1st Hannah Nile

WILLIAM (A.) HALBERT, m. 2nd Elizabeth Hill

Grandson WILLIAM HALBERT, m. Mary ?

MARY COOKE WOOD HALBERT, m. 3rd William Taylor

 

 

555.

Susanna Pell daughter of Timothy Pell and Ealse Alice Shipley[199] was born about 1666 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[324]. She died on Unknown.

John Cook and Susanna Pell were married about 1685[325]. They had the following children:

i.

Ann Cook[199, 326] was born on Unknown. She married Jeremiah Biswell on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Hannah Cook[199] was born on Unknown. She married William Mottley on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Thomas Cook[199] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iv.

William Cook[199] was born about 1686 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[325]. He died on Unknown.

v.

John Cook[199] was born about 1688 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[325]. He died on Unknown.

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+ 277. vi.

Mary Cook[199] was born about 1690 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[195]. She married William Taylor after 18 Oct 1718 in Essex, Virginia, USA[263]. She died after 1737 in Essex, Virginia, USA[195].

556.

William Randolph son of Richard Randolph and Elizabeth Ryland[194, 265] was born on 07 Nov 1651 in Warwickshire, England[327]. He died on 21 Apr 1711 in Turkey Island, Henrico, Virginia USA[194, 328].

Notes for William Randolph:

General Notes:

 

William Randolph was born at Morton Morrell in Warwickshire, England. He came to the Colony of Virginia in 1673 or 1674, and settled at Turkey Island below what is now Richmond, Virginia. He soon became known as William Randolph of Turkey Island and carried the name throughout his life and is nearly always referred to by this name even in present day writings. He soon began to take an active part in colonial affairs. He rose to the rank of Colonel in the Militia and was elected a member of The House of Assembly for the colonly of Virginia in 1684. He waas one of the founders and trustees of William and Mary College at Williamsburg. He married Mary Isham of Bermuda Hundred. His family consisted of 7 sons and 3 daughters who founded many of the present day families of the name in Virginia and throughout the United States. He died at Turkey Island on April 11, 1711.

 

 

557.

Mary Isham daughter of Henry Isham and Katherine Banks[194, 265] was born about 1652 in Bermuda Hundred, Henrico, Virginia USA[329]. She died on 29 Dec 1735 in Turkey Island, Henrico, Virginia USA[330].

William Randolph and Mary Isham were married on 13 Nov 1675 in Dungeness, Virginia USA[194, 328]. They had the following children:

i.

Elizabeth Randolph[327] was born about 1680 in Turkey Island, Henrico, Virginia USA[329]. She died on 22 Jan 1791[327]. She married Richard Bland on Unknown.

ii.

William II (of Chatsworth) Randolph II[327] was born on 06 Dec 1681 in Turkey Island, Henrico, Virginia USA[327]. He married Elizabeth Peyton Beverley on 03 Oct 1709[327]. He died on 19 Oct 1742[327].

iii.

Mary Randolph[327] was born about 1686 in Turkey Island, Henrico, Virginia USA[327]. She married John Stith in 1721[327]. She died on 19 Oct 1742[327].

+ 278. iv.

Richard (of Curles) Randolph[194, 264, 265] was born in May 1686 in Turkey Island, Henrico, Virginia USA[194, 266]. He married Jane Bolling in 1720 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[194, 265]. He died on 17 Dec 1748 in Bath, England[194, 266].

v.

Henry (of Chatsworth) Randolph[327] was born in Oct 1687 in Turkey Island, Henrico, Virginia USA[327]. He died in 1798 in England[327].

vi.

Thomas (of Tuckahoe) Randolph[327] was born in Jun 1688 in Tuckahoe, Henrico, Virginia, USA[327]. He married Judith Fleming on 16 Oct 1712 in Goochland, Virginia, USA[327]. He died in 1729 in Virginia, USA[329].

vii.

Isham (of Dungeness) Randolph[327] was born about 1690 in Turkey Island, Henrico, Virginia USA[327]. He married Jane Rogers on 25 Jul 1717 in White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA[327]. He died on 07 May 1756 in Dungeness, Goochland, Virginia USA[327].

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viii.

Edward (of Bremo) Randolph[327] was born in Oct 1690 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[327]. He married Elizabeth Graves on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

ix.

John (of Williamsburg) Randolph[327] was born in Apr 1693 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[327]. He died in 1737 in Virginia, USA[327]. He married Susannah Beverley on Unknown.

558.

John Bolling son of John Robert Bolling and Jane Rolfe[194, 265] was born on 27 Jan 1676 in Virginia, USA[194, 265]. He died on 20 Apr 1729 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[194, 265].

Notes for John Bolling:

General Notes:

[Randolph Family File.FTW]

 

John Bolling was a Colonel, was a staunch and liberal supporter of the Established Church and a member of the House of Burgesses. ("Colonial Famililes of the Southern States of America, page 72, "Bolling Family")

 

 

559.

Mary Kennon daughter of Richard Kennon and Elizabeth Worsham[194, 265] was born on 29 Jun 1679 in Conjurors Neck, Chesterfield, Virginia USA[331]. She died on 29 Jun 1727 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[331].

John Bolling and Mary Kennon were married on 29 Dec 1697 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[194, 265]. They had the following children:

i.

Elizabeth Bolling[194, 265] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Anne Bolling[194, 265] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Eveline Bolling[265] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Susan Bolling[265] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

+ 279. v.

Jane Bolling[194, 196, 265] was born about 1698 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[194, 265]. She married Richard (of Curles) Randolph in 1720 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[194, 265]. She died on 17 Dec 1748 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[194, 267].

vi.

John Bolling II[265, 267] was born on 20 Jan 1700 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[265]. He married Elizabeth Bland Blair on 24 Aug 1728 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[332]. He died on 06 Sep 1757 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[265].

vii.

Mary Bolling[194, 265] was born in 1711 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[331]. She died on 10 Aug 1744 in Powhatan, Virginia, USA[331].

viii.

Martha Bolling[194, 265] was born in 1713 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[331]. She died on 23 Oct 1749 in Prince George, Virginia, USA[331].

560.

John Valentine Vest son of Moses Vest[270] was born before 1679 in Germany[333]. He died on 23 Jun 1735 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[334].

Notes for John Valentine Vest:

General Notes:

Oral history says that he possibly immigrated to America from Germany with his father Moses VEST

At time of death he lived near Bunker Hill

 

 

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Notes for John Valentine Vest:

General Notes:

Oral history says that he possibly immigrated to America from Germany with his father Moses VEST

At time of death he lived near Bunker Hill

 

 

561.

Elizabeth Ray[270] was born before 1683 in Virginia, USA[333]. She died on Unknown.

John Valentine Vest and Elizabeth Ray were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 280. i.

John Daniel Vest[78, 136, 137] was born in 1705 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[78, 136, 137]. He married Charlotte Ann Rakes in 1734 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[136]. He died on 15 Jun 1765 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA[210].

ii.

Elizabeth Ann Vest[271] was born about 1710[210]. She died about 1775[210]. She married Joseph Waldrop on Unknown.

iii.

Valentine Vest[271] was born about 1717[210]. He died on Unknown.

iv.

George Vest[335] was born in 1721 in Virginia, USA[210]. He died on Unknown[334].

v.

Phillip Vest[271] was born about 1722[210]. He died on Unknown.

566.

William Reynolds[273] was born on Unknown.

William Reynolds and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

i.

Mary Reynolds[336] was born on Unknown.

ii.

William Reynolds Jr.[336] was born on Unknown.

+ 283. iii.

Elizabeth Reynolds[273, 275] was born about 1717 in Goochland, Virginia, USA[273]. She married Salvatore Alford on Unknown[273]. She died on Unknown.

568.

Robert Briggs son of Samuel Briggs and Mary Bailey[134] was born about 1713 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. He died about 1771 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[337].

569.

Ruth Quarles[134] was born about 1715 in Virginia, USA[134]. She died after 1768 in Virginia, USA[134].

Robert Briggs and Ruth Quarles were married about 1735[134]. They had the following children:

i.

Howell Briggs[134] was born about 1737 in Virginia, USA[134]. He died in 1774 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[134]. He married Susannah Frances Quarles on Unknown.

ii.

Robert Briggs[134] was born about 1739[134]. He died on Unknown in Virginia, USA[337].

iii.

Samuel Briggs[134] was born about 1741[134]. He died on Unknown in Virginia, USA.

iv.

Faith Briggs[337] was born about 1745[337]. She married John Gillian on Unknown. She died on Unknown in Virginia, USA[337].

+ 284. v.

Thomas Briggs[214, 277] was born about 1745[134]. He died in Sep 1796 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[134]. He married Elizabeth Unknown on Unknown.

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Lucy Gray[337] was born about 1712[337]. She died before 1768 in Virginia, USA[337].

Robert Briggs and Lucy Gray were married about 1729. They had the following children:

i.

Robert Briggs[337] was born about 1730[337]. He died on Unknown in Virginia, USA[337].

ii.

Gray Briggs[337] was born about 1730[337]. He died on Unknown in Virginia, USA[337].

572.

Henry Banner son of Richard Banner and Unknown Spouse[278] was born about 1723 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278]. He died on 28 Nov 1789 in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA (Bethabara, Stokes)[278].

Notes for Henry Banner:

General Notes:

In 1751 Henry Banner and his wife, Eleanor, and their son Joseph are mentioned - "Joseph Banner of Stokes County was born in 1749 in Pennsylvania and moved to North Carolina in 1751. Henry Banner settled in what was then called Anson County, now Stokes, on Town Fork, near the present village of Germantown." Henry applied for two grants from Lord Granville on March 3, 1752, one for 640 acres (on Buffalo Creek) and another for 640 acres (Dorethea Creek, now called Muddy Creek). These two grants are in the name of Henry Bonner.

 

..................................................................................

 

 

1 Feb 1776 - Stokes County,NC - Will of Henry Banner

"In the Name of God, Amen. I Henry Banner of Surry County in North Carolina, Planter, being at present of perfect health mind and memory, but calling unto mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die, do make ordain & publish this my last Will & Testament, That is to say; principally and first of all I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God and my Body to the Earth to be buried in Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors, and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give bequeath and devise and dispose of the same

in the following manner and form; First, I give bequeath and devise all the land which I shall have in possession or a just claim to at the Hour of my death, to my FOUR dearly beloved children JOSEPH, EPHRIAM, BENJAMIN, AND CHARITY, their respective Heirs and Assigns, to be divided among them share & share alike as ought as possible, which Division I will have to be made by Three Freeholders residing in this County, who are to be nominated by the Executors and Oversee of this my last Will and Testament. And I will and ordain that the said my Children and each of them shall be satisfied and bound to receive his or

her Share of the Land thus divided by the said Freeholders according as they shall have divided the same, and no other wise. Provided always that each of my Children aforesaid shall and do pay yearly and every year to my dear WIFE ELEANOR during her life time for her Dower, the One third part of the income of his or her share for the and of the above mentioned Land. Also I give unto my Said dear wife Eleanor the one third part of my Goods, Chattels, and personal Estate; and also I will and ordain that the ------ remaining two third part of my said Goods Chattels and personal Estate be divided into four equal shares and that my Children JOSEPH,EPHRIAM,& CHARITY shall each of them have One of these said four equal Shares,and also I will and ordain that the fourth Share of the said two third part of my said goods chattels & personal estate be disposed of as follows: I devise out this said fourth Share Twenty Pounds lawfull money of this province to ELEANOR BANNER, DAUGHTER OF RACHEL McKOIN, alias McGOWN, if she the said Eleanor Banner attains eighteen years of Age, which Twenty Pounds are to be deposited meanwhile for her in the hands of Traugott Bagge, or in case of his being deceased in the hands of some other responsible person living within this County untill her obtaining such Age, but if she the said Eleanor Banner die before that age the said Twenty Pounds are to revert to my SON BENJAMIN BANNER or his heirs; And the remainder of said fourth share I will and ordain to my SON BENJAMIN BANNER. And I will and ordain that my two negros Slaves Prince and Dinah shall have liberty to choose which of my aforesaid children they will belong to and live with, and any one of my said children to whom one or both of these Slaves shall thus belong, Shall receive as much less much of my other goods and chattels and personal estate for his or her Share as these two Slaves shall be valued at by the same Three Freeholders who shall divide the land as aforementioned, and in case one of my Children by thus receiving one or both the Slaves aforesaid should receive more in value than his Share above to him bequeathed of my goods chattels & personal Estate, that then such a one of my Children shall pay the Ballance to the other his or her fellow shares to make up their shares to the full. And I make and ordain my said Wife Eleanor and my eldest Son Joseph fellow, Executors of this my last Will and Testament, and Traugott Bagge overseer thereof to take Care and see the same performed according to my true intent and meaning. In witness whereof I the said Henry Banner have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and seal this 1st day of February, in the year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred Seventy Six."

Signed, sealed, published and

declared by the said Henry Banner Henry Banner

the Testator, as and for his last will

and Testament, in the presence of us

who were present at the Signing

and Sealing thereof-----------------

Jacob Bonn

Jacob Mayer Jurants

Traugott Bagge

 

 

 

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Notes for Henry Banner:

General Notes:

In 1751 Henry Banner and his wife, Eleanor, and their son Joseph are mentioned - "Joseph Banner of Stokes County was born in 1749 in Pennsylvania and moved to North Carolina in 1751. Henry Banner settled in what was then called Anson County, now Stokes, on Town Fork, near the present village of Germantown." Henry applied for two grants from Lord Granville on March 3, 1752, one for 640 acres (on Buffalo Creek) and another for 640 acres (Dorethea Creek, now called Muddy Creek). These two grants are in the name of Henry Bonner.

 

..................................................................................

 

 

1 Feb 1776 - Stokes County,NC - Will of Henry Banner

"In the Name of God, Amen. I Henry Banner of Surry County in North Carolina, Planter, being at present of perfect health mind and memory, but calling unto mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die, do make ordain & publish this my last Will & Testament, That is to say; principally and first of all I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God and my Body to the Earth to be buried in Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors, and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give bequeath and devise and dispose of the same

in the following manner and form; First, I give bequeath and devise all the land which I shall have in possession or a just claim to at the Hour of my death, to my FOUR dearly beloved children JOSEPH, EPHRIAM, BENJAMIN, AND CHARITY, their respective Heirs and Assigns, to be divided among them share & share alike as ought as possible, which Division I will have to be made by Three Freeholders residing in this County, who are to be nominated by the Executors and Oversee of this my last Will and Testament. And I will and ordain that the said my Children and each of them shall be satisfied and bound to receive his or

her Share of the Land thus divided by the said Freeholders according as they shall have divided the same, and no other wise. Provided always that each of my Children aforesaid shall and do pay yearly and every year to my dear WIFE ELEANOR during her life time for her Dower, the One third part of the income of his or her share for the and of the above mentioned Land. Also I give unto my Said dear wife Eleanor the one third part of my Goods, Chattels, and personal Estate; and also I will and ordain that the ------ remaining two third part of my said Goods Chattels and personal Estate be divided into four equal shares and that my Children JOSEPH,EPHRIAM,& CHARITY shall each of them have One of these said four equal Shares,and also I will and ordain that the fourth Share of the said two third part of my said goods chattels & personal estate be disposed of as follows: I devise out this said fourth Share Twenty Pounds lawfull money of this province to ELEANOR BANNER, DAUGHTER OF RACHEL McKOIN, alias McGOWN, if she the said Eleanor Banner attains eighteen years of Age, which Twenty Pounds are to be deposited meanwhile for her in the hands of Traugott Bagge, or in case of his being deceased in the hands of some other responsible person living within this County untill her obtaining such Age, but if she the said Eleanor Banner die before that age the said Twenty Pounds are to revert to my SON BENJAMIN BANNER or his heirs; And the remainder of said fourth share I will and ordain to my SON BENJAMIN BANNER. And I will and ordain that my two negros Slaves Prince and Dinah shall have liberty to choose which of my aforesaid children they will belong to and live with, and any one of my said children to whom one or both of these Slaves shall thus belong, Shall receive as much less much of my other goods and chattels and personal estate for his or her Share as these two Slaves shall be valued at by the same Three Freeholders who shall divide the land as aforementioned, and in case one of my Children by thus receiving one or both the Slaves aforesaid should receive more in value than his Share above to him bequeathed of my goods chattels & personal Estate, that then such a one of my Children shall pay the Ballance to the other his or her fellow shares to make up their shares to the full. And I make and ordain my said Wife Eleanor and my eldest Son Joseph fellow, Executors of this my last Will and Testament, and Traugott Bagge overseer thereof to take Care and see the same performed according to my true intent and meaning. In witness whereof I the said Henry Banner have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and seal this 1st day of February, in the year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred Seventy Six."

Signed, sealed, published and

declared by the said Henry Banner Henry Banner

the Testator, as and for his last will

and Testament, in the presence of us

who were present at the Signing

and Sealing thereof-----------------

Jacob Bonn

Jacob Mayer Jurants

Traugott Bagge

 

 

 

573.

Charity Eleanor Martin[278] was born about 1730[278]. She died about 1789 in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA (Stokes)[278].

Henry Banner and Charity Eleanor Martin were married in 1748 in Pennsylvania, USA[278]. They had the following children:

+ 286. i.

Joseph Banner Sr.[278] was born on 28 Dec 1749 in Pennsylvania, USA[278]. He married Sara McAnally on 16 May 1771 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA[279]. He died on 24 Apr 1838 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[279].

ii.

John Banner[278] was born about 1750 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278]. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Benjamin Banner[278] was born on 20 May 1753 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA[278]. He married Sarah Clayton in 1773 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278]. He died about 1840 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278].

iv.

Ephraim Banner[338, 339] was born on 20 May 1753 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA[278]. He married Elizabeth Hartgrove on 20 Sep 1793 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[279]. He died on 03 Apr 1838 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278].

v.

Charity Banner[278] was born on 06 Mar 1764 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278]. She married John Clayton in 1780 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278]. She died in 1817 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278].

576.

James Shelton son of Thomas Shelton and Hannah Wood[340] was born in 1630 in Cecil, Maryland, USA[340]. He died in 1720 in York, Virginia, USA[340].

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577.

Mary Jane Bathurst daughter of Edward Bathurst and Susan Rich[221] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

James Shelton and Mary Jane Bathurst were married about 1649[221]. They had the following children:

i.

John Shelton[221] was born about 1650 in York, Virginia, USA[221]. He married Jane Chilton about 1670[340]. He died on 15 Nov 1706 in Westmoreland, Virginia, USA[221, 340].

+ 288. ii.

Peter Shelton[221] was born in 1664 in York, Virginia, USA[221]. He married Susanna Jackson on 02 Mar 1683 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221]. He died on 01 Nov 1718 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[221].

iii.

William Shelton[221] was born about 1665[221]. He died in 1727[221]. He married Katherine Metting on Unknown.

iv.

Thomas Shelton[221] was born about 1666 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA[221]. He married Jane Jenny Shelton on Unknown.

v.

Daniel Shelton[221] was born about 1668 in York, Virginia, USA[221]. He married Elizabeth Welles on 14 Apr 1692[341]. He died in 1728 in York, Virginia, USA[221].

vi.

Reuben Shelton[221] was born about 1670[221].

Eleanor West[221] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

James Shelton and Eleanor West were married on Unknown. They had no children.

580.

John Burford[142] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

581.

Elizabeth Parrott[142] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Burford and Elizabeth Parrott were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 290. i.

Thomas Burford[142] was born in 1663 in Amelia, Virginia, USA[142]. He married Mary Unknown on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

630.

Dannett Abney son of George Abney and Bathusa Dannett[284, 342] was born before 26 Feb 1658 in Leicestershire, England[284]. He died on 05 Feb 1731 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA[284].

631.

Mary Lee daughter of Joseph Lee and Anne Unknown[284] was born on 19 Jan 1664 in England[284]. She died after 1735 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[284].

Dannett Abney and Mary Lee were married in 1692[284]. They had the following children:

i.

Ursula Abney was born on 11 Jun 1693 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA. She died on Unknown.

ii.

George Abney[284] was born about 1695[284]. He died on 13 Oct 1765 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[284].

iii.

Dannett Abney Jr.[288] was born about 1695 in Halifax, Virginia, USA[237]. He died before 07 Jul 1757 in Hanover, Virginia, USA. He married Mary Meredith on Unknown.

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iv.

Paul Abney[288] was born on 24 Dec 1699[284]. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

v.

Bathsua Abney[284] was born about 1700[284]. She died after 1773[284]. She married Thomas Hill on Unknown.

+ 315. vi.

Martha Abney[225] was born in 1701[284]. She married William Spraggins about 1716 in Virginia, USA[226]. She died after 1759[285].

vii.

Abraham Abney[288] was born on 27 Dec 1702[284]. He died after 1783[284]. He married Cassandra Meredith on Unknown.

viii.

Mary Abney[288] was born about 1704[288]. She married John Barnard on 02 May 1729 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA[288]. She died on Unknown.

ix.

Abner Abney[288] was born about 1706[288]. He died after 1755[287]. He married Ann Key on Unknown.

640.

Thomas East II son of Thomas East I and Unknown Spouse[289] was born about 1640 in England[289]. He died before 02 Jan 1727 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[94, 289].

641.

Winifred Champion Harper Hudnate[94] was born about 1645 in England[289]. She died in 1674 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[289].

Thomas East II and Winifred Champion Harper Hudnate were married about 1665 in England[94]. They had the following children:

i.

Edward East I[343] was born in 1669 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[343]. He married Elizabeth Woodson about 1694 in Henrico, Virginia, USA. He died in 1735 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[343].

ii.

Mavell Aesope East[343] was born about 1670 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[343]. She married John Robinson before 01 Jun 1690 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[94]. She died on Unknown in Henrico, Virginia, USA[343].

+ 320. iii.

Thomas East III[289] was born about 1672 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[289]. He married Ann Perrin on 19 Apr 1695 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[289]. He died about 1756[289].

iv.

Mary East[94] was born about 1674 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[94]. She married William Alsup Sr. about 1686[94]. She died about 1737[94].

Dorothy Thomas[94] was born about 1640 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[94]. She died in 1702 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[94].

Thomas East II and Dorothy Thomas were married on 08 Aug 1686 in Henrico, Virginia, USA. They had no children.

642.

Thomas Perrin[96] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

643.

Anne Ward[96] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Perrin and Anne Ward were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

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+ 321. i.

Ann Perrin[289] was born about 1677 in New Kent, Virginia, USA[94, 289]. She married Thomas East III on 19 Apr 1695 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[289]. She died on Unknown in Henrico, Virginia, USA[94].

768.

Unknown Inman was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Unknown Inman and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 384. i.

Ezekiel John Inman[290] was born about 1730 in Burkes, North Carolina or Fredericks, Maryland[290, 291]. He married Henrietta Hardin about 1746 in Rockbridge, Virginia, USA[156]. He died after May 1791 in Probably Rockbridge, Virginia USA[156].

ii.

Lazarus Inman[344] was born about 1730[344]. He married Elizabeth White about 1760 in Augusta, Virginia, USA[344]. He died about 1781 in Rockbridge, Virginia, USA[344].

776.

William Morris Sr.[236] was born about 1700 in Virginia, USA[236]. He died about 1727 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA[236].

777.

Sarah Wales daughter of George Wales Jr. and Mary Jones[236] was born in 1700 in Virginia, USA[236]. She died on Unknown in Lancaster, Virginia, USA[236].

William Morris Sr. and Sarah Wales were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 388. i.

William Morris Jr[234] was born on 01 Jan 1721 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England[234]. He married Elizabeth Stapp on 01 Jan 1746 in Orange, Virginia, USA[237]. He died on 01 Dec 1792 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA[234].

ii.

Elizabeth Morris[236] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Mary Morris[236] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Thomas Morris[236] was born about 1723[236]. He died on Unknown.

v.

Benjamin Morris[236] was born about 1725[236]. He died on Unknown.

vi.

John Morris[236] was born about 1727[236]. He died on Unknown.

778.

Joshua Stapp Sr. son of Abraham Stepp Sr. and Dorothy Moss[236] was born in 1688 in Essex, Virginia, USA[345]. He died before 27 Mar 1783 in Orange, Virginia, USA[346].

Notes for Joshua Stapp Sr.:

General Notes:

Last Will and Testament of Joshua Stapp, Sr. dated December 19, 1782.

"In the Name of God Amen I, Joshua Stapp of the County of Orange being in perfect health and sound sence of memory and mindfull of the uncertainty of this life do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First I give my soul to almighty God who gave it me trusting in Jesus Christ for the remission of my sins and as for what wordly goods it hath pleased God to bestow me I give in manner and form following Viz."

"Item my will and desire is that my negro man and negro woman be both free and at their own disposal and if there should be any charges required by the Court towards their being legally set free from Bondage then my will is that such charges be paid out of my estate."

"Item my will is that my grandson Achillies Stapp have my Negro woman Cate."

"Item I give the residue of my Estate not already mentioned to be divided between the persons whose names I heretafter mention my Grandson Achillies Stapp my Grand daughter Lucy Willhoit (? Wilhight) my Grand daughter Sarah Creel and my Grand daughter Martha Hubbard to them and their heirs forever. "

"Item my will is that my Estate not be sold but be appraised and divided according to appraisment."

"Lastly I constitute and appoint my Grandson Achillies Stapp Executor to this my last will and testament revoking all former wills by me made acknowledging this to be my last will and testament. In witness where of I have hereto set my hand and Seal this 19th day of December One Thousand Seven Hundered and eighty Two. "

"Signed Sealled and Published In Presence of John Dayne, John Wayt Joshua X Stapp (SS) , William Wyat Mark

 

"At a Court held for Orange County on Thursday 27th March 1783 This last will and testament of Joshua Stapp Dec'd being presented into Court by Achillis Stapp Executor therein named And proved by the oaths of John Wait and William Wait Two of the witnesses hereto And Ordered to be recorded And on the motion of the said Executor who made oath According to law Certificate is granted him for Obtaining Probate thereof in due form wheresupon he with Robert ? MIller his Security Entered into Bond for the same in "The sum of Two hundered and fifty pounds. Teste James Taylor C.O.C. "

 

Orange Co. VA. Deed Book 16 pg. 352-353 Aug. 13, 1773"

"To all Christian People to whom this presents writeing Shall Come I Joshua Stapp Sener of Orange County Sendeth Greeting Know ye that I the said Joshua Stapp Sener for Divers good Causes and valuable considerations me herunto moveing have given and granted and by these present do give grant & confirm unto my son Joshua Stapp of Said County one Negro Man named Marrick to him and his heirs forever and also one Negroe Woman Named Frank Ide ? give to the said Joshua Stapp Junior during his life and after the Decease of the said to be with their increaf divided equally between the children of the said Joshua Stapp and Hannah his wife forever and by these present to be do warrant the said Negroes to the said Joshua Stapp his heirs Executors Administrators or Afsigns forever from any person or persons whatever Claiming any Rights or Title to the said Negroes or either of them Virtue to my hand and Seal this Thirteenth day of August Anno Dom 1773."

"William Bell his Joshua X Stapp (SS) , Thomas Burbridge mark , John Stabler?

AT a Court held for Orange County the 28th of September 1773 this Deed of Gift fr9om Joshua Stapp to Joshua Stapp Junior was proved by the Oaths of William Bell Thomas Burbrige and John Stabler Witnefs thereto and Ordered to be Recorded. Test James Taylor C.O.C. "

Pg. 353 :

"To all Christian People to whom this presents writeing Shall Come I Joshua Stapp Sener of Orange County Sendeth Greeting Know ye that I the said Joshua Stapp Sener for Divers good Causes and valuable considerations me herunto moveing have given and granted and by these present do give grant & confirm unto my son Thomas Stapp of Said County During Life One Negroe Man named James and One Negroe Woman named Minn? and after the Decease to be equally divided between the Children of the Said Thomas Stapp and Ann his wife with their increase forever and by these presents do warrant the said Negroes to the said Thomas Stapp during life and after his deceafs to the heirs of the said Thomas and Ann his wife for ever from ????????? Claims of any person or Persons to ha ???? Claiming any Rights for ???? ?? The said Negroes or either of them. Witnefs my hand and Seal this fourteenth day of August Anno Dom 1773. In the presence of William Bell his Thomas Burbridge Joshua X Stapp (SS), John Stabler mark "

"At a Court held for Orange County the 28th of September, 1773 This Deed of Gift from Joshua Stapp to Thomas Stapp was proved by the Oaths of William Bell Thomas Burbrige and John Staler Witnefs there and Ordered to be Recorded , Test James Tayler C.O.C. "

Pg. 393-94"

"To all Christian People to whom this presents writeing Shall Come I Joshua Stapp Sener of Orange County Sendeth Greeting Know ye that I the said Joshua Stapp Sener for Divers good Causes and valuable considerations me herunto moveing but more Especially for the Love and good will I have unto my son James Stapp have given and granted and by these present do give grant bargain & confirm unto my son James Stapp one negroe man named Abraham and one negroe woman named Bell one negroe boy named Abraham one negroe girl named Bell and for the above Consideration do give freely and Clearly the above said four negroes and their Increase to my said son James Stapp and his heirs forever and by Virtue of this present writeing do warrant the said Negroes with their Increase." "To my said son James Stapp and his heirs Executors Administrator from the Just Claim right or title of any person or persons whatever haveing or lawfully claiming the same or part thereof in Witnefs whereof I the said Joshua Stapp Senior have here to set my hand seal this 23rd day of December Anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy five. . Signed Sealed and Delivered his In the presence off Joshua X Stapp, William Sims , Thomas Stapp , Thomas X Stapp, Killes Stapp"

"At a court held for Orange County on Thursday the 22nd of February 1776.

This Deed of gift from Joshua Stapp to James Stapp proved by the oathes of Wm. Sims Tho. Stapp and Tho. Stapp junior thereof the Witnesses hereto and Ordered to be Recorded. Test James Taylor C.O.C. "

Deed Book 16 pg. 394

"To all Christian People to whom this presents writeing Shall Come I Joshua Stapp Sener of Orange County Sendeth Greeting Know ye that I the said Joshua Stapp Sener for Divers good Causes and valuable considerations me herunto moveing but Especially for the Love and good will I bare unto my Granddaughter Elizabeth Sims of Albemurle County have given and Granted and by these presents do give grant bargain and Confirm unto my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Sims one Negro boy named Ben and for the above Consideration do give freely and Clearly the above said Negro boy to my said Grand daughter Elizabeth Sims to her and her heirs forever and by Virtue of this present Writeing do warrant the said Negro boy to my said Grand Daughter Elizabeth Sims and her heirs Executors Administrators from the Just Claim Right or Title of any person or persons whatever haveing or Lawfully Claiming the same in Witnefs whereof I the said Joshua Stapp Sener have herunto my hand and Seal this 3 of December Anee Dom One thousand Seven hundred and seventy five . In the presence off : Joshua Stapp, William Sims , Tho. Stapp , Tho's Stapp , Killes Stapp

At a Court held for Orange County on Thursday the 25th of February 1776 This Deed of Gift from Joshua Stapp to Elizabeth Sims was proved by the Oaths of William Sims Tho's Stapp and Tho's Stapp Junr. Three of the Witnesses hereto and Ordered to be Recorded , Test James Taylor C.O.C."

 

 

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Notes for Joshua Stapp Sr.:

General Notes:

Last Will and Testament of Joshua Stapp, Sr. dated December 19, 1782.

"In the Name of God Amen I, Joshua Stapp of the County of Orange being in perfect health and sound sence of memory and mindfull of the uncertainty of this life do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First I give my soul to almighty God who gave it me trusting in Jesus Christ for the remission of my sins and as for what wordly goods it hath pleased God to bestow me I give in manner and form following Viz."

"Item my will and desire is that my negro man and negro woman be both free and at their own disposal and if there should be any charges required by the Court towards their being legally set free from Bondage then my will is that such charges be paid out of my estate."

"Item my will is that my grandson Achillies Stapp have my Negro woman Cate."

"Item I give the residue of my Estate not already mentioned to be divided between the persons whose names I heretafter mention my Grandson Achillies Stapp my Grand daughter Lucy Willhoit (? Wilhight) my Grand daughter Sarah Creel and my Grand daughter Martha Hubbard to them and their heirs forever. "

"Item my will is that my Estate not be sold but be appraised and divided according to appraisment."

"Lastly I constitute and appoint my Grandson Achillies Stapp Executor to this my last will and testament revoking all former wills by me made acknowledging this to be my last will and testament. In witness where of I have hereto set my hand and Seal this 19th day of December One Thousand Seven Hundered and eighty Two. "

"Signed Sealled and Published In Presence of John Dayne, John Wayt Joshua X Stapp (SS) , William Wyat Mark

 

"At a Court held for Orange County on Thursday 27th March 1783 This last will and testament of Joshua Stapp Dec'd being presented into Court by Achillis Stapp Executor therein named And proved by the oaths of John Wait and William Wait Two of the witnesses hereto And Ordered to be recorded And on the motion of the said Executor who made oath According to law Certificate is granted him for Obtaining Probate thereof in due form wheresupon he with Robert ? MIller his Security Entered into Bond for the same in "The sum of Two hundered and fifty pounds. Teste James Taylor C.O.C. "

 

Orange Co. VA. Deed Book 16 pg. 352-353 Aug. 13, 1773"

"To all Christian People to whom this presents writeing Shall Come I Joshua Stapp Sener of Orange County Sendeth Greeting Know ye that I the said Joshua Stapp Sener for Divers good Causes and valuable considerations me herunto moveing have given and granted and by these present do give grant & confirm unto my son Joshua Stapp of Said County one Negro Man named Marrick to him and his heirs forever and also one Negroe Woman Named Frank Ide ? give to the said Joshua Stapp Junior during his life and after the Decease of the said to be with their increaf divided equally between the children of the said Joshua Stapp and Hannah his wife forever and by these present to be do warrant the said Negroes to the said Joshua Stapp his heirs Executors Administrators or Afsigns forever from any person or persons whatever Claiming any Rights or Title to the said Negroes or either of them Virtue to my hand and Seal this Thirteenth day of August Anno Dom 1773."

"William Bell his Joshua X Stapp (SS) , Thomas Burbridge mark , John Stabler?

AT a Court held for Orange County the 28th of September 1773 this Deed of Gift fr9om Joshua Stapp to Joshua Stapp Junior was proved by the Oaths of William Bell Thomas Burbrige and John Stabler Witnefs thereto and Ordered to be Recorded. Test James Taylor C.O.C. "

Pg. 353 :

"To all Christian People to whom this presents writeing Shall Come I Joshua Stapp Sener of Orange County Sendeth Greeting Know ye that I the said Joshua Stapp Sener for Divers good Causes and valuable considerations me herunto moveing have given and granted and by these present do give grant & confirm unto my son Thomas Stapp of Said County During Life One Negroe Man named James and One Negroe Woman named Minn? and after the Decease to be equally divided between the Children of the Said Thomas Stapp and Ann his wife with their increase forever and by these presents do warrant the said Negroes to the said Thomas Stapp during life and after his deceafs to the heirs of the said Thomas and Ann his wife for ever from ????????? Claims of any person or Persons to ha ???? Claiming any Rights for ???? ?? The said Negroes or either of them. Witnefs my hand and Seal this fourteenth day of August Anno Dom 1773. In the presence of William Bell his Thomas Burbridge Joshua X Stapp (SS), John Stabler mark "

"At a Court held for Orange County the 28th of September, 1773 This Deed of Gift from Joshua Stapp to Thomas Stapp was proved by the Oaths of William Bell Thomas Burbrige and John Staler Witnefs there and Ordered to be Recorded , Test James Tayler C.O.C. "

Pg. 393-94"

"To all Christian People to whom this presents writeing Shall Come I Joshua Stapp Sener of Orange County Sendeth Greeting Know ye that I the said Joshua Stapp Sener for Divers good Causes and valuable considerations me herunto moveing but more Especially for the Love and good will I have unto my son James Stapp have given and granted and by these present do give grant bargain & confirm unto my son James Stapp one negroe man named Abraham and one negroe woman named Bell one negroe boy named Abraham one negroe girl named Bell and for the above Consideration do give freely and Clearly the above said four negroes and their Increase to my said son James Stapp and his heirs forever and by Virtue of this present writeing do warrant the said Negroes with their Increase." "To my said son James Stapp and his heirs Executors Administrator from the Just Claim right or title of any person or persons whatever haveing or lawfully claiming the same or part thereof in Witnefs whereof I the said Joshua Stapp Senior have here to set my hand seal this 23rd day of December Anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy five. . Signed Sealed and Delivered his In the presence off Joshua X Stapp, William Sims , Thomas Stapp , Thomas X Stapp, Killes Stapp"

"At a court held for Orange County on Thursday the 22nd of February 1776.

This Deed of gift from Joshua Stapp to James Stapp proved by the oathes of Wm. Sims Tho. Stapp and Tho. Stapp junior thereof the Witnesses hereto and Ordered to be Recorded. Test James Taylor C.O.C. "

Deed Book 16 pg. 394

"To all Christian People to whom this presents writeing Shall Come I Joshua Stapp Sener of Orange County Sendeth Greeting Know ye that I the said Joshua Stapp Sener for Divers good Causes and valuable considerations me herunto moveing but Especially for the Love and good will I bare unto my Granddaughter Elizabeth Sims of Albemurle County have given and Granted and by these presents do give grant bargain and Confirm unto my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Sims one Negro boy named Ben and for the above Consideration do give freely and Clearly the above said Negro boy to my said Grand daughter Elizabeth Sims to her and her heirs forever and by Virtue of this present Writeing do warrant the said Negro boy to my said Grand Daughter Elizabeth Sims and her heirs Executors Administrators from the Just Claim Right or Title of any person or persons whatever haveing or Lawfully Claiming the same in Witnefs whereof I the said Joshua Stapp Sener have herunto my hand and Seal this 3 of December Anee Dom One thousand Seven hundred and seventy five . In the presence off : Joshua Stapp, William Sims , Tho. Stapp , Tho's Stapp , Killes Stapp

At a Court held for Orange County on Thursday the 25th of February 1776 This Deed of Gift from Joshua Stapp to Elizabeth Sims was proved by the Oaths of William Sims Tho's Stapp and Tho's Stapp Junr. Three of the Witnesses hereto and Ordered to be Recorded , Test James Taylor C.O.C."

 

 

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Notes for Joshua Stapp Sr.:

General Notes:

Last Will and Testament of Joshua Stapp, Sr. dated December 19, 1782.

"In the Name of God Amen I, Joshua Stapp of the County of Orange being in perfect health and sound sence of memory and mindfull of the uncertainty of this life do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First I give my soul to almighty God who gave it me trusting in Jesus Christ for the remission of my sins and as for what wordly goods it hath pleased God to bestow me I give in manner and form following Viz."

"Item my will and desire is that my negro man and negro woman be both free and at their own disposal and if there should be any charges required by the Court towards their being legally set free from Bondage then my will is that such charges be paid out of my estate."

"Item my will is that my grandson Achillies Stapp have my Negro woman Cate."

"Item I give the residue of my Estate not already mentioned to be divided between the persons whose names I heretafter mention my Grandson Achillies Stapp my Grand daughter Lucy Willhoit (? Wilhight) my Grand daughter Sarah Creel and my Grand daughter Martha Hubbard to them and their heirs forever. "

"Item my will is that my Estate not be sold but be appraised and divided according to appraisment."

"Lastly I constitute and appoint my Grandson Achillies Stapp Executor to this my last will and testament revoking all former wills by me made acknowledging this to be my last will and testament. In witness where of I have hereto set my hand and Seal this 19th day of December One Thousand Seven Hundered and eighty Two. "

"Signed Sealled and Published In Presence of John Dayne, John Wayt Joshua X Stapp (SS) , William Wyat Mark

 

"At a Court held for Orange County on Thursday 27th March 1783 This last will and testament of Joshua Stapp Dec'd being presented into Court by Achillis Stapp Executor therein named And proved by the oaths of John Wait and William Wait Two of the witnesses hereto And Ordered to be recorded And on the motion of the said Executor who made oath According to law Certificate is granted him for Obtaining Probate thereof in due form wheresupon he with Robert ? MIller his Security Entered into Bond for the same in "The sum of Two hundered and fifty pounds. Teste James Taylor C.O.C. "

 

Orange Co. VA. Deed Book 16 pg. 352-353 Aug. 13, 1773"

"To all Christian People to whom this presents writeing Shall Come I Joshua Stapp Sener of Orange County Sendeth Greeting Know ye that I the said Joshua Stapp Sener for Divers good Causes and valuable considerations me herunto moveing have given and granted and by these present do give grant & confirm unto my son Joshua Stapp of Said County one Negro Man named Marrick to him and his heirs forever and also one Negroe Woman Named Frank Ide ? give to the said Joshua Stapp Junior during his life and after the Decease of the said to be with their increaf divided equally between the children of the said Joshua Stapp and Hannah his wife forever and by these present to be do warrant the said Negroes to the said Joshua Stapp his heirs Executors Administrators or Afsigns forever from any person or persons whatever Claiming any Rights or Title to the said Negroes or either of them Virtue to my hand and Seal this Thirteenth day of August Anno Dom 1773."

"William Bell his Joshua X Stapp (SS) , Thomas Burbridge mark , John Stabler?

AT a Court held for Orange County the 28th of September 1773 this Deed of Gift fr9om Joshua Stapp to Joshua Stapp Junior was proved by the Oaths of William Bell Thomas Burbrige and John Stabler Witnefs thereto and Ordered to be Recorded. Test James Taylor C.O.C. "

Pg. 353 :

"To all Christian People to whom this presents writeing Shall Come I Joshua Stapp Sener of Orange County Sendeth Greeting Know ye that I the said Joshua Stapp Sener for Divers good Causes and valuable considerations me herunto moveing have given and granted and by these present do give grant & confirm unto my son Thomas Stapp of Said County During Life One Negroe Man named James and One Negroe Woman named Minn? and after the Decease to be equally divided between the Children of the Said Thomas Stapp and Ann his wife with their increase forever and by these presents do warrant the said Negroes to the said Thomas Stapp during life and after his deceafs to the heirs of the said Thomas and Ann his wife for ever from ????????? Claims of any person or Persons to ha ???? Claiming any Rights for ???? ?? The said Negroes or either of them. Witnefs my hand and Seal this fourteenth day of August Anno Dom 1773. In the presence of William Bell his Thomas Burbridge Joshua X Stapp (SS), John Stabler mark "

"At a Court held for Orange County the 28th of September, 1773 This Deed of Gift from Joshua Stapp to Thomas Stapp was proved by the Oaths of William Bell Thomas Burbrige and John Staler Witnefs there and Ordered to be Recorded , Test James Tayler C.O.C. "

Pg. 393-94"

"To all Christian People to whom this presents writeing Shall Come I Joshua Stapp Sener of Orange County Sendeth Greeting Know ye that I the said Joshua Stapp Sener for Divers good Causes and valuable considerations me herunto moveing but more Especially for the Love and good will I have unto my son James Stapp have given and granted and by these present do give grant bargain & confirm unto my son James Stapp one negroe man named Abraham and one negroe woman named Bell one negroe boy named Abraham one negroe girl named Bell and for the above Consideration do give freely and Clearly the above said four negroes and their Increase to my said son James Stapp and his heirs forever and by Virtue of this present writeing do warrant the said Negroes with their Increase." "To my said son James Stapp and his heirs Executors Administrator from the Just Claim right or title of any person or persons whatever haveing or lawfully claiming the same or part thereof in Witnefs whereof I the said Joshua Stapp Senior have here to set my hand seal this 23rd day of December Anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy five. . Signed Sealed and Delivered his In the presence off Joshua X Stapp, William Sims , Thomas Stapp , Thomas X Stapp, Killes Stapp"

"At a court held for Orange County on Thursday the 22nd of February 1776.

This Deed of gift from Joshua Stapp to James Stapp proved by the oathes of Wm. Sims Tho. Stapp and Tho. Stapp junior thereof the Witnesses hereto and Ordered to be Recorded. Test James Taylor C.O.C. "

Deed Book 16 pg. 394

"To all Christian People to whom this presents writeing Shall Come I Joshua Stapp Sener of Orange County Sendeth Greeting Know ye that I the said Joshua Stapp Sener for Divers good Causes and valuable considerations me herunto moveing but Especially for the Love and good will I bare unto my Granddaughter Elizabeth Sims of Albemurle County have given and Granted and by these presents do give grant bargain and Confirm unto my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Sims one Negro boy named Ben and for the above Consideration do give freely and Clearly the above said Negro boy to my said Grand daughter Elizabeth Sims to her and her heirs forever and by Virtue of this present Writeing do warrant the said Negro boy to my said Grand Daughter Elizabeth Sims and her heirs Executors Administrators from the Just Claim Right or Title of any person or persons whatever haveing or Lawfully Claiming the same in Witnefs whereof I the said Joshua Stapp Sener have herunto my hand and Seal this 3 of December Anee Dom One thousand Seven hundred and seventy five . In the presence off : Joshua Stapp, William Sims , Tho. Stapp , Tho's Stapp , Killes Stapp

At a Court held for Orange County on Thursday the 25th of February 1776 This Deed of Gift from Joshua Stapp to Elizabeth Sims was proved by the Oaths of William Sims Tho's Stapp and Tho's Stapp Junr. Three of the Witnesses hereto and Ordered to be Recorded , Test James Taylor C.O.C."

 

 

779.

Martha Patsy Coffey daughter of Edward Coffey and Anne Esther Powell[236] was born in 1702 in Essex, Virginia, USA[347]. She died in 1772 in Orange, Virginia, USA[236].

Notes for Martha Patsy Coffey:

General Notes:

The story of Martha Coffey’s ancestors leads to Irish roots. Her father Edward Coffey first appeared in Virginia records in the 1699 will of an Edward Mosely, who left his "servant Ed. Coffe one heifer of 2 years old." The following year, Edward obtained a judgment from the Essex Court for his freedom, some corn, and his clothes. All of this suggests to one source on the Coffey family that Edward had been an indentured servant “probably transported” by Mosely during the “Williamite Confiscations.” This is consistent with those sources available to me that state Edward was born in about 1670 in Ireland. However, the majority of my sources, while agreeing with the 1670 birth year, list his birth place as Essex County, Virginia and identify his parents as John Coffey and Mary Jolliffee.

 

Note: The Williamite Confiscations refer an aftermath of the war fought in Ireland from 1689 to 1691 between the Catholic sympathizers of the deposed English King James II and his French allies and the new King William of Orange who became king as a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The war ended with the 1691 Treaty of Limerick. Supporters of James II in County Clare were considered “Irish Papists” and their properties were confiscated and sold, the proceeds going to pay the soldiers and backers of King William. The timing of the Confiscations is too late to apply to Edward. Also, as stated above, the history of the Northern Neck reflected that native born Virginians “apprenticed themselves to plantation owners in exchange for eventual land holdings and other property.”

 

 

 

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Notes for Martha Patsy Coffey:

General Notes:

The story of Martha Coffey’s ancestors leads to Irish roots. Her father Edward Coffey first appeared in Virginia records in the 1699 will of an Edward Mosely, who left his "servant Ed. Coffe one heifer of 2 years old." The following year, Edward obtained a judgment from the Essex Court for his freedom, some corn, and his clothes. All of this suggests to one source on the Coffey family that Edward had been an indentured servant “probably transported” by Mosely during the “Williamite Confiscations.” This is consistent with those sources available to me that state Edward was born in about 1670 in Ireland. However, the majority of my sources, while agreeing with the 1670 birth year, list his birth place as Essex County, Virginia and identify his parents as John Coffey and Mary Jolliffee.

 

Note: The Williamite Confiscations refer an aftermath of the war fought in Ireland from 1689 to 1691 between the Catholic sympathizers of the deposed English King James II and his French allies and the new King William of Orange who became king as a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The war ended with the 1691 Treaty of Limerick. Supporters of James II in County Clare were considered “Irish Papists” and their properties were confiscated and sold, the proceeds going to pay the soldiers and backers of King William. The timing of the Confiscations is too late to apply to Edward. Also, as stated above, the history of the Northern Neck reflected that native born Virginians “apprenticed themselves to plantation owners in exchange for eventual land holdings and other property.”

 

 

 

Joshua Stapp Sr. and Martha Patsy Coffey were married about 1715 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236]. They had the following children:

i.

John Stapp Sr.[345] was born about 1717 in Orange or Culpeper, Virginia[345]. He married Ann Salmon about 1731 in Spotsylvania or Caroline, Virginia USA[345]. He died on 21 May 1751 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[345].

ii.

Joseph Stapp[348] was born about 1719 in Orange or Culpeper, Virginia[349]. He died about 1775 in Possibly Caswell, North Carolina USA[349]. He married Elizabeth Lucas on Unknown.

iii.

Joshua Stapp Jr.[345] was born about 1724 in Orange or Culpeper, Virginia[296]. He died in Jul 1814 in Adair or Scott, Kentucky USA[296]. He married Hannah Durham on Unknown.

iv.

Eve Salmon Stapp[350] was born about 1726 in Orange or Culpeper, Virginia[296]. She married Anthred Salmon on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

+ 389. v.

Elizabeth Stapp[234] was born about 1729 in Orange, Virginia, USA[296]. She married William Morris Jr on 01 Jan 1746 in Orange, Virginia, USA[237]. She died in 1793 in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA[236].

vi.

Anester or Ann Esther Stapp[348] was born on 14 Feb 1729 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[296]. She married William Simms on 06 Aug 1751[347]. She died about 1759[296].

Notes for Anester or Ann Esther Stapp:

General Notes:

Note: From The Heritage of Henderson County, North Carolina, Volume II -- 1988, Sesquicentennial Edition,by George Alexander Jones, Th.M. Ph.D, editor, published by the Henderson Co. Genealogical and Historical Society, Inc., in cooperation with the History Division of Hunter Publishing Company, Winston-Salem, NC. p. 349 Item 385

The Stepp/Stapp Families of America, A Source Book by Henry . Scalf, privately printed. At North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, page 22.

 

 

vii.

Thomas Stapp[348] was born after 1730 in Orange or Culpeper, Virginia[296]. He died after 1777[296]. He married Ann Lucas on Unknown.

viii.

James Stapp[348] was born about 1731 in Orange or Culpeper, Virginia[296]. He died in 1776 in Virginia, USA[347].

Notes for James Stapp:

General Notes:

James Stapp disappeared from Orange Co., VA in 1776

 

 

ix.

Martha Stapp[296] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

x.

Rebecca Stapp[296] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

xi.

Ruth Stapp[296] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

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780.

Thomas Sims son of William Sims and Amy Unknown[236] was born in 1702 in Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond, Virginia[236]. He died about 1785 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236].

781.

Rebecca Petty daughter of Thomas Petty and Catherine Garton[236] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Sims and Rebecca Petty were married before 30 Nov 1725 in Virginia, USA[236]. They had the following children:

i.

William Sims[236] was born about 1724 in Brumfield, Virginia USA[236]. He died about 1769 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236].

+ 390. ii.

Thomas Sims[236] was born about 1726 in Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond, Virginia[236]. He married Mary Nalle about 1754 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236]. He died about 1809 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236].

iii.

James Sims[236] was born about 1728[236]. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Amy Sims[236] was born on Unknown in Culpeper, Virginia, USA. She died on Unknown.

v.

Ann Sims[236] was born on Unknown in Culpeper, Virginia, USA. She died on Unknown.

vi.

Elijah Sims[236] was born on Unknown in Culpeper, Virginia, USA. He died on 05 Sep 1803 in Prince William, Virginia, USA[236].

vii.

Richard Sims[236] was born on Unknown in Culpeper, Virginia, USA. He died on Unknown.

viii.

Sarah Sims[236] was born on Unknown in Culpeper, Virginia, USA. She died before 1784[236].

ix.

Zachariah Sims[236] was born on Unknown in Culpeper, Virginia, USA. He died in 1789 in Laurens, South Carolina, USA[236].

782.

John Nalle Sr. son of Martin Nalle and Mary Jane Aldin[236] was born about 1703 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236]. He died in 1782 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236].

783.

Mary Brown daughter of Daniel Brown and Elizabeth Coleman[236] was born about 1705 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA[236]. She died after 1783[236].

John Nalle Sr. and Mary Brown were married about 1725[236]. They had the following children:

i.

Richard Nalle[236] was born about 1726[236]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

John Nalle Jr.[236] was born about 1728[236]. He died on Unknown.

iii.

William Nalle[236] was born about 1730[236]. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Agatha Nalle[236] was born about 1732[236]. She died on Unknown.

+ 391. v.

Mary Nalle[236] was born in 1735 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236]. She married Thomas Sims about 1754 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236]. She died in 1794 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236].

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vi.

Ann Nalle[236] was born about 1737[236]. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Elizabeth Nalle[236] was born about 1738[236]. She died on Unknown.

viii.

Francis Nalle[236] was born about 1740[236]. He died on Unknown.

ix.

James Nalle[236] was born about 1741[236]. He died on Unknown.

x.

Grissel Nalle[236] was born about 1742[236]. He died on Unknown.

xi.

Aime Nalle[236] was born about 1743[236]. She died on Unknown.

xii.

Martin Nalle[236] was born about 1745[236]. He died on Unknown.

784.

Peter Simmons I[98] was born about 1699 in Surry, Virginia or Charles City, Virginia[98]. He died in 1768 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[98].

Notes for Peter Simmons I:

General Notes:

 

Charles City Co, VA OB:499 At a Court for Orphans at Westover 15 Sep

1664 Capt. John Eppes hath proved rights by testimony to 400 acres of

land for the Charge of importacon of: Peter Seaman [among other names]

Charles City Co, VA OB:527. Court held June the fourth 1673. Case of

defamatory words brought by Lt Col John Epes agst John Black and Mary

his wife to next Court. The Deposicon of Peter Symmons aged about 31

yeares ?Signed: Peter X Symons

Nell Marion Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume II: 1666-1695

(Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1977) 1675/6 Capt. Wm. Bird 7351

acres in Henrico Co. for transporting 122 persons inc. Tho Huccoby

and Peter Simonds.

 

 

 

785.

Elizabeth or Sarah Unknown[98, 300] was born about 1704[98]. She died after 1769 in Virginia or North Carolina[300].

Peter Simmons I and Elizabeth or Sarah Unknown were married in Surry, Virginia, USA[98]. They had the following children:

+ 392. i.

Peter Simmons II[73, 98] was born about 1725 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[158, 239]. He married Elizabeth Kincannon about 1747[239]. He died after 1780 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[158].

ii.

Sarah Susan Simmons[98] was born about 1727 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[98]. She married Thomas Harwell about 1747[300]. She died after 1766[300].

iii.

Mary Simmons[300] was born about 1729[300]. She married William Vaughan before 1756 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[300]. She died after 1769[300].

896.

James Love son of William Love and Janet Wallace[303] was born on 20 Apr 1656 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[303]. He died in 1747 in Virginia, USA[303, 351].

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897.

Isabelle Alexander[303] was born on 16 Apr 1650 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. She died after 1746 in Virginia, USA[351].

James Love and Isabelle Alexander were married about 1675 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had the following children:

i.

James Love[303] was born in 1678 in Tyrone, Northern Ireland[303]. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown. He died on Unknown in USA.

+ 448. ii.

Alexander Love[302] was born about 1680 in Northumberland, Virginia, USA[302]. He married Elishe Bayse in 1704 in Virginia, USA. He died about 1727 in Northumberland, Virginia, USA[302].

900.

John Sharp I son of William Sharp and Hannah Allen[304] was born on 29 Oct 1661 in Flower, Northamptonshire, England[304]. He died about 1727 in Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey, USA[304].

Notes for John Sharp I:

General Notes:

John Sharp came to America on the ship "Samuel" arriving in West Jersey in September 1682.

 

John Sharp settled in Evesham Township on 1250 acres of land. In his bible his birth month is given as December but before 1752, December was the 10th month.

 

The Sharps were staunch Quakers. George Fox, the Quaker leader, died in 1691, and by that time the Society of Friends numbered 40,000 in England. The English, staunch supporters of the Church of England, considered the Quakers as "dissenters" and threw man of them in prison. This persecution prompted them to seek settlement in America as early as 1656. George Fox came to American and in 1672, crossed New Jersey with Indian guides. His coming spurred additional Quaker settlement in America and by 1700, the controlled New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania. The Sharps emigrated in the wave of Quaker departures from England in the late 1600's, to escape the persecution applied to the Quakers. John, Hugh and William Sharp, aged 20, 14, and 12 respectively, came to American in 1682 landing in what is now Burlington, NJ. Parts of the Bible of John Sharp survive today and several historical accounts repeat the writing in this bible ... "of the Flower in Northamptonshire, England, came over Sea on the ship "Samuel" arriving in "West Jersey" about the 4th or 5th Day of September 1682"

 

His will was proved Mar 29 1727 = Inventory of Personal Estate made by John Haines and William Evens.

 

 

901.

Elizabeth Paine daughter of John Paine and Elizabeth Sarah Field[304] was born on 19 Feb 1666 in Burlington, New Jersey, USA[304]. She died on 28 Nov 1705 in Burlington, New Jersey, USA[352].

Notes for Elizabeth Paine:

General Notes:

Time Line: Elizabeth Paine was born about one year after Sir George Carteret and John, Lord of Berkeley founded New Jersey.

 

 

John Sharp I and Elizabeth Paine were married on 17 Apr 1688 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA[304]. They had the following children:

i.

William Sharp[304] was born on 02 Oct 1689 in Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey, USA[304]. He married Mary Austin in Jul 1716 in Haddonfield, Camden, New Jersey, USA[306]. He died on 04 Aug 1759 in Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey, USA[306].

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ii.

Elizabeth Sharp[353] was born on 04 May 1692[306]. She died on Unknown.

iii.

John Sharp II[353] was born on 08 Oct 1693 in Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey, USA[353]. He married Ann Haines on 28 Sep 1717 in Mount Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA[354]. He died on 15 Oct 1729.

Notes for John Sharp II:

General Notes:

 

The will of John Sharp II was dated 15 Oct 1729 and was probated 09 Dec 1729. In

inventory of his personal property was taken 26 Nov 1729

Abstract of Will

Sharp, John, of Evesham Tonwship, Burlington Co; will of.

Children--Ammoss, John, Debora, Elizabeth, all under age; an expected

child. Home farm, land bought of John Nathan Pain, adjoining Henry

Baringer and brother Thomas Sharp, 100 acres bought by father from

John Ingle. Personal estate. The wife sole executrix. Witnesses-John

Foster, Mary Evess, Hugh Sharp. Proved December 9, 1729.

1729 Nov. 26. Inventory of the personal estate, L331.1.6, incl. 23

cows L57.10, 16 sheep L4. 6 fat swine L6, a servant lad L10, made by

Josiah Foster and Sam. Lippincott.

 

 

+ 450. iv.

Thomas Sharp[242] was born on 23 Aug 1698[304]. He married Katherine Elizabeth Smith Hollingham on 03 Dec 1724 in Haddonfield, Camden, New Jersey, USA[244]. He died in 1762[305].

v.

Hannah Sharp[353] was born on 01 Oct 1700 in Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey, USA[353]. She married Thomas Adams in Oct 1720 in Camden, New Jersey, USA (Haddonfield MM)[354]. She died after 1727[306].

vi.

Samuel Sharp[353] was born on 05 Sep 1702[353]. He married Elizabeth Haines on 03 Jan 1726 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA[354]. He died on 31 Dec 1736[354].

vii.

Sarah Sharp[353] was born on 03 Jun 1705[353]. She married Peter Phillips on 11 Sep 1729 in Camden, New Jersey, USA[354]. She died on Unknown.

Elizabeth Green[353] was born about 1662[353]. She died before 1719[306].

John Sharp I and Elizabeth Green were married on 11 Apr 1707[353]. They had no children.

Jane Curtis daughter of Thomas Curtis[306, 353] was born on 11 Feb 1661 in Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire, England[306]. She died on Unknown.

John Sharp I and Jane Curtis were married about Dec 1719 in Camden, New Jersey, USA[353]. They had no children.

902.

Isaac Hollingham was born on Unknown.

Isaac Hollingham and unknown spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

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+ 451. i.

Katherine Elizabeth Smith Hollingham[244] was born about 1698[306]. She married Thomas Sharp on 03 Dec 1724 in Haddonfield, Camden, New Jersey, USA[244]. She died on Unknown.

944.

Thomas Farmer Jr. son of Thomas Farmer Sr. and Mary Turner[168] was born in 1634 in York, Virginia, USA[168]. He died on 12 Apr 1681 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[168].

Notes for Thomas Farmer Jr.:

General Notes:

*GENERAL INFORMATION: Thomas Farmer, our immigrant ancestor, came to Virginia in 1616 and was among the first four or five thousand English to settle in Virginia. In 1616, there were only about five hundred settlers left who had arrived since 1607. The others had died of malaria, starvation , hardship or had been killed by Indians.

The first reference to 1 Thomas Farmer is in "The Living and The Dead in Virginia" "Att ye neck of land, Thomas Farmer , February 16, 1623", Hotten, pa. 170; again in the Muster roll of Settlers in Virginia 1624 "Thomas Farmer, age 30 , in the Tryall 1616", Hotten, pa. 204. He came to Virginia four years before the Mayflower arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He survived the March 22, 1622 Indian Massacre in

which over four hundred English settlers were killed.

In the 1620's some land was set aside on Farrar's Island by the London Company for the establishment of a college. It was never more than an idea, a tract of wild land and a charter from the King of England. the plan was not revived until 1692, when King William and Queen Mary established William and Mary College at Williamsburg, Virginia.

The Neck of Land is an area of a thousand acres, more or less, that the James River meanders around, which is now Farrars Island. It is located in Henrico Co., which was an original shire whose records are supposed to begin about 1632. Due to Bacon's Rebellion and conditions leading up to it few records of Henrico Co., are extant before 1676 . The records that have been found that refer to Thomas F armer are Colonial records made before Henrico County was formed. He was a member of the House of Burgesses in Jamestown in 1629-30 from the "Plantation of the College and The N eck of Land", (Virginia State Archives, Henning's Statutes , Book 1, pa. 147) It is reasonable to believe he became a resident of Henrico Co., when "The Neck of Land" was made a part of that county in 1632.

The date of Thomas Farmer's birth appears to be either 1586 or 1594 depending on the interpretation of the above information from Hotten, pa 204. If the former date, he would have been 71 when Henry Farmer I was born in 1657. If the later date, he would have 63 when Henry Farmer I was born. In either case it is entirely possible that he could have been the father of Henry Farmer I. There is no record of Thomas Farmer after 1624, except that he was a member of the House of Burgesses 1629-30 from the "Plantation of the College and the Neck of Land", which was on the frontier of English settlements at that early date. Counties had not been formed and records of births and marriages were not kept. It is possible that Henry Farmer I was the gr andson of Thomas Farmer considering the difference in their

ages.

No record is extant of any other Farmer in that locality who might have been Henry Farmer I's father. The proximi y of "The Neck of Land" (Farrar's Island) where Thomas Fa rmer lived to the Plantation of Henry Farmer I on Proctor 's Creek in what is now Chesterfield Co., only a few miles apart, and the fact that Henry Farmer I named one of his sons Thomas, and that the name Thomas runs through succee ding generation are very strong evidence of the relationship. Mrs. A V D Pierrepont, professional genealogist, after two years of study and research of Farmer records, wrote that she firmly believed that Thomas Farmer was the immigrant ancestor of the Henrico Co and the Chesterfield Co Farmers, based on the strong circumstantial evidence. Mrs. Pierrepont , in the process of tracing the line of ancestry of 6 Benjamin Farmer back to Thomas Farmer, the immigrant, thru H enry Farmer I, decided to trace the descendants of all of Henry Farmer I's sons, who were :Benjamin, Thomas.

Source:mmartin1@carolina.rr.com

 

 

 

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Notes for Thomas Farmer Jr.:

General Notes:

*GENERAL INFORMATION: Thomas Farmer, our immigrant ancestor, came to Virginia in 1616 and was among the first four or five thousand English to settle in Virginia. In 1616, there were only about five hundred settlers left who had arrived since 1607. The others had died of malaria, starvation , hardship or had been killed by Indians.

The first reference to 1 Thomas Farmer is in "The Living and The Dead in Virginia" "Att ye neck of land, Thomas Farmer , February 16, 1623", Hotten, pa. 170; again in the Muster roll of Settlers in Virginia 1624 "Thomas Farmer, age 30 , in the Tryall 1616", Hotten, pa. 204. He came to Virginia four years before the Mayflower arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He survived the March 22, 1622 Indian Massacre in

which over four hundred English settlers were killed.

In the 1620's some land was set aside on Farrar's Island by the London Company for the establishment of a college. It was never more than an idea, a tract of wild land and a charter from the King of England. the plan was not revived until 1692, when King William and Queen Mary established William and Mary College at Williamsburg, Virginia.

The Neck of Land is an area of a thousand acres, more or less, that the James River meanders around, which is now Farrars Island. It is located in Henrico Co., which was an original shire whose records are supposed to begin about 1632. Due to Bacon's Rebellion and conditions leading up to it few records of Henrico Co., are extant before 1676 . The records that have been found that refer to Thomas F armer are Colonial records made before Henrico County was formed. He was a member of the House of Burgesses in Jamestown in 1629-30 from the "Plantation of the College and The N eck of Land", (Virginia State Archives, Henning's Statutes , Book 1, pa. 147) It is reasonable to believe he became a resident of Henrico Co., when "The Neck of Land" was made a part of that county in 1632.

The date of Thomas Farmer's birth appears to be either 1586 or 1594 depending on the interpretation of the above information from Hotten, pa 204. If the former date, he would have been 71 when Henry Farmer I was born in 1657. If the later date, he would have 63 when Henry Farmer I was born. In either case it is entirely possible that he could have been the father of Henry Farmer I. There is no record of Thomas Farmer after 1624, except that he was a member of the House of Burgesses 1629-30 from the "Plantation of the College and the Neck of Land", which was on the frontier of English settlements at that early date. Counties had not been formed and records of births and marriages were not kept. It is possible that Henry Farmer I was the gr andson of Thomas Farmer considering the difference in their

ages.

No record is extant of any other Farmer in that locality who might have been Henry Farmer I's father. The proximi y of "The Neck of Land" (Farrar's Island) where Thomas Fa rmer lived to the Plantation of Henry Farmer I on Proctor 's Creek in what is now Chesterfield Co., only a few miles apart, and the fact that Henry Farmer I named one of his sons Thomas, and that the name Thomas runs through succee ding generation are very strong evidence of the relationship. Mrs. A V D Pierrepont, professional genealogist, after two years of study and research of Farmer records, wrote that she firmly believed that Thomas Farmer was the immigrant ancestor of the Henrico Co and the Chesterfield Co Farmers, based on the strong circumstantial evidence. Mrs. Pierrepont , in the process of tracing the line of ancestry of 6 Benjamin Farmer back to Thomas Farmer, the immigrant, thru H enry Farmer I, decided to trace the descendants of all of Henry Farmer I's sons, who were :Benjamin, Thomas.

Source:mmartin1@carolina.rr.com

 

 

 

945.

Ann Unknown[168] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Farmer Jr. and Ann Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Samuel Farmer[251] was born on Unknown in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[251]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Thomas Farmer III[168] was born before 1656 in York, Virginia, USA[168]. He died on Unknown.

+ 472. iii.

Henry Farmer I[168] was born in 1657 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[249]. He married Hester Bass in 1696[168]. He died in 1734 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[251].

948.

Richard Ward[355] was born in 1636 in Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA[355]. He died on 01 Aug 1682 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[355].

949.

Elizabeth Unknown[355] was born about 1640 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[355]. She died before 1682 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[167].

Richard Ward and Elizabeth Unknown were married before 1661[355]. They had the following children:

i.

Richard Ward[309] was born in 1659 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[309]. He married Martha Branch about 1685 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[167]. He died on 06 Jul 1724 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[167].

+ 474. ii.

Edward Ward[171, 250] was born about 1660 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[309]. He married Elizabeth Elam in 1688 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[309]. He died about 1712 in Craven, North Carolina, USA[310].

iii.

Seth Ward[309] was born in 1661 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[309]. He married Anne Hatcher in Oct 1681 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[356]. He died about 1707 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[167].

Notes for Seth Ward:

General Notes:

Capt. Seth Ward was born about 1661 since he swore in August of 1691 that he was thirty years of age. We believe he married Ann Hatcher for Henry Lound of Henrico Co., left one shilling to his granddaughter, Ann Ward. They were married about Oct 1681 when Seth Ward paid 200 pounds of tobacco to record a marriage license. In Jan 1692/3 Seth swapped 150-acre tracts with his brother, Edward Ward.

 

Seth was captain of a militia company in Henrico Co.,VA in Jan 1700/01. He was living in 1704 when he paid quit rents on 700 acres and died in 1706 or 1707. He had a will but no copy remains. About two years later, on Sep 15, 1708, the Henrico County Court ordered William Blackman to give security for what estate he had in his hands belonging to the orphans of Seth Ward. Nowhere is he called their guardian and we presume he married Seth's widow around 1708.

 

 

iv.

Elizabeth Ward[309] was born about 1667 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[309]. She died after 1682 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[167].

950.

Gilbert Elam son of Thomas Elam and Mary Shirecliffe[171] was born on 11 May 1629 in Kent Co., England[311]. He died on 01 Jun 1696 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[311].

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Notes for Gilbert Elam:

General Notes:

According to research done by Lee Ann Griffin and found on World Connect, Rootsweb.com, Gilbert Elam was a large landowner in Henrico Co., VA. He married his cousin. He and Ann's father were cousins. They resided in Henrico Co., VA. Gilbert was an emigrant. Information on this family can be found in Henrico Co., VA Will Book 5, page 65, From the VA Land Office Register showing Gilbert Elam and Edward Ware received 2015 acres in Henrico Co., on April 28, 1692

 

From Charles Edwin Brooks' web site Brooks/Karlen Family Tree on Rootsweb.com, we find the following: "Will of Gilbert Elam (Henrico VA Will Book 5, page 653) names children Elizabeth, Thomas and Gilbert, grandsons Henry and Gilbert Lee and sons-in-law Edward Ward and Robert Broadway. Son Thomas was name executor. Dated 17 FEb 1693/4: admitted to probate 1 Jun 1696.

 

In a deposition dated 1 Feb 1686/7 Gilbert Elam, Sr. stated he was about 57 years old and his son,Gilbert Jr., stated that he was about 17 years old - as cited by Harvey Elam in his book "The Elam Family, 1933."

 

Time Line: Gilbert Elam was born 10 years prior to the Puritan settlers founding New Hampshire led by John Wheelwright.

 

 

951.

Ann Elam daughter of Robert Elam and Martha Unknown[311] was born about 1629 in England[357]. She died about 1692 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[357].

Notes for Ann Elam:

General Notes:

Ann Elam came to America in 1652

 

 

Gilbert Elam and Ann Elam were married in 1658 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[358]. They had the following children:

i.

Gilbert Elam II[311] was born in 1659 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[311]. He married Mary Hatcher about 1677[167]. He died on 05 Dec 1697 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[167].

Notes for Gilbert Elam II:

General Notes:

Gilbert Elam's will was in probate on 5 Dec 1697

 

 

ii.

Thomas Elam[311] was born in 1660 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[311]. He died on Unknown.

iii.

William Elam[358] was born in 1663[358]. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Mary Elam[358] was born in 1665 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[358]. She died on Unknown.

v.

Rebecca Elam[358] was born in 1669 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[358]. She died on Unknown.

vi.

Sarah Elam[358] was born in 1669 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[358]. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Robert Elam[358] was born in 1671 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[358]. He died on Unknown.

+ 475. viii.

Elizabeth Elam[171, 250] was born in 1675 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[311]. She married Edward Ward in 1688 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[309]. She died on Unknown.

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952.

William Chetham[170] was born on Unknown in Blakeley, Manchester, Lancashire, England. He died in 1656 in Blakeley, Manchester, Lancashire, England[170].

William Chetham and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 476. i.

Thomas Cheatham[168] was born in 1645 in Deanne, Lancaster, England[251]. He died on 01 Aug 1726 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[251]. He married Unknown Spouse in Henrico, Virginia, USA.

992.

Nicholas Mills[254] was born in 1644 in England[254]. He died in 1709 in New Kent, Virginia, USA[359].

Notes for Nicholas Mills:

General Notes:

Sources:

-'The Anderson Tree, and Me' by Bob L. Anderson, based on information collected by his grand-aunt Mary Jenny Anderson (b. 7-31-1875 d. 2-25-1967). The sources of her information included family Bibles and courthouse records.

 

 

993.

Unknown Spouse was born about 1648. She died on Unknown.

Nicholas Mills and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 496. i.

Nicholas Mills Jr.[254] was born in 1670 in New Kent, Virginia, USA[254]. He died on 04 Apr 1741 in New Kent, Virginia, USA[254]. He married Ann Clapton on Unknown.

994.

William Clapton Jr.[254] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

995.

Ann Booth[254] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Clapton Jr. and Ann Booth were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 497. i.

Ann Clapton[254] was born in 1675 in Hampton Parish, York, Virginia USA[254]. She died on 11 Jun 1754 in Louisa, Virginia, USA[254]. She married Nicholas Mills Jr. on Unknown.

Generation 11
1056.

Thomas Jessup son of William Sonair AKA Jessup and Dorothy Ireland[180] was born in 1602 in Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Thomas Jessup:

General Notes:

Sometime after the birth of his and Mary's son, Timothy, Thomas Jessup changed his surname to Thomas.

 

 

1057.

Mary Micklewaite daughter of John Micklewait and Sarah Chandler Hammond[180] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Mary Micklewaite:

General Notes:

Timothy Jessup, son of Mary Micklewaite and Thomas Jessup was listed on the Balby MM Quaker Records as "filius nothus" (illegitimate. This may be an indication that a Quaker marriage between Mary and Thomas was not recognized by the established church, or it might be, as recorded, as illegitimate birth. An Elias Micklewaite was a witness to the will of Joseph Jessup and there was a John Micklewaite who was a Churchwarden of Penistone in 1633. This shows some family connection.

 

Birth date and place of Mary Micklewaite not known

 

 

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Notes for Mary Micklewaite:

General Notes:

Timothy Jessup, son of Mary Micklewaite and Thomas Jessup was listed on the Balby MM Quaker Records as "filius nothus" (illegitimate. This may be an indication that a Quaker marriage between Mary and Thomas was not recognized by the established church, or it might be, as recorded, as illegitimate birth. An Elias Micklewaite was a witness to the will of Joseph Jessup and there was a John Micklewaite who was a Churchwarden of Penistone in 1633. This shows some family connection.

 

Birth date and place of Mary Micklewaite not known

 

 

Thomas Jessup and Mary Micklewaite met. They had the following children:

+ 528. i.

Timothy Jessup[180] was born about 06 Nov 1651 in Yorkshire, England[180]. He married Mary Parrat on 27 Feb 1676 in Yorkshire, England (Braithwaite-Penefract Montly Meeting)[180]. He died on 20 Jun 1696 in Yorkshire, England[180].

Alice Kay Wilson[314] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Jessup and Alice Kay Wilson were married on 27 Sep 1635 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England[314]. They had the following children:

i.

John Jessup[180] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Notes for John Jessup:

General Notes:

According to Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup, compiled by William Jessup Cleaver John Jessop named in the will of Joseph, his uncle, for all "his mason's tooles whatsoever." later a Friends's minister, he is listed in Yorkshire Quarterly Meeting Records as "deceased" minister 11.07.1718. He was of Arthington, near Otley and was granted 10 pounds. in 1695 for travel.

 

 

ii.

Thomas Jessup[180] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Thomas Jessup:

General Notes:

This Thomas Jessup remained in England. I have been in contact with one of his descendants, Susan Clarke of Raleigh, NC. She was born in Toronto, Canada to Anthony and Audrey Jessup. Her parents had emigrated to Canada from England in the 1950's.

 

 

iii.

Anna Thomas Jessup[360] was born about Sep 1645 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Joseph Jessup[180] was born about 1649 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England[361]. He died about 18 Jul 1705 in Denby Parish in Penistone, England[361].

Notes for Joseph Jessup:

General Notes:

Joseph left a will dated 11 jun 1699 and proved Jul 1705. In this will he names his wife, Sarah; his sister, Ann Wood; a brother, Thomas with two children; a newphew Elkanah Gawber; and brotehr Timothy with two sons. Gawber may have been the maiden name of his wife Sarah orit may be the name of a sister's husband. Timothy is called deceased in this 1699 will. Joseph had freehold land in Denby to bequeath.

 

 

1058.

James Parrat[362] was born about 1627[362]. He died on Unknown.

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James Parrat and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 529. i.

Mary Parrat[180] was born on 04 Jan 1646 in Yorkshire, England[180]. She married Timothy Jessup on 27 Feb 1676 in Yorkshire, England (Braithwaite-Penefract Montly Meeting)[180]. She died on 30 Jun 1719 in Sheffield, England[180].

1060.

William Pease son of Thomas Pease and Anna Beamond[180] was born on 05 Sep 1619 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown[180].

Notes for William Pease:

General Notes:

This William Pease is undoubtedly the father of William Pease, Jr, since no other possible Pease can be found in the Parish Records or Quaker Records.

 

 

1061.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Pease and Unknown Spouse were married in 1645 in Braithwaite-Penefract Montly Meeting, Yorkshire, England[180]. They had the following children:

+ 530. i.

William Pease Jr.[180] was born in 1646 in Braithwaite, Yorkshire, England[180]. He married Ann Agnes Carnally on 22 Dec 1686 in Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 22 Dec 1692 in Yorkshire, England[180].

1062.

William Carnally[180] was born in 1622 in Wath, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 27 Nov 1665 in Yorkshire, England[180].

Notes for William Carnally:

General Notes:

William Carnally, also spelled Carnuley, Carniley, Carnulery, of Wath on Dearne, Yorkshire, died the 11th month 27, 1665, "a prisoner in York Castle for truth", according to Yorkshire Friends records, and was buried there. He, at the time of his imprisonment, was of West Melton. His wife, was apparently Anne, married prior according to Friends records.

 

 

1063.

Anne Unknown[180] was born in 1626 in West Melton, Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on Unknown.

William Carnally and Anne Unknown were married about 1646 in Yorkshire, England[180]. They had the following children:

i.

Gervase Carnally[180] was born on 03 Feb 1647 in Wath, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Margaret Carnally[180] was born on 26 Dec 1649 in Wath, Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on Unknown.

+ 531. iii.

Ann Agnes Carnally[180] was born on 26 Oct 1651 in Wath, Yorkshire, England[119]. She married William Pease Jr. on 22 Dec 1686 in Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Marie Carnally[180] was born on 15 Mar 1654 in Wath, Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on Unknown.

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v.

William Carnally[180] was born on 13 Jan 1657 in West Melton, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 25 Aug 1699 in Yorkshire, England[180].

Notes for William Carnally:

General Notes:

William Carnally's birth and death are recorded at the Pontefract MM in Yorkshire, England

 

 

vi.

Sarah Carnally[180] was born on 27 Feb 1662 in West Melton, Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on 03 Feb 1665[180].

Notes for Sarah Carnally:

General Notes:

Sarah Carnally's birth and death are recorded at the Pontefract MM in Yorkshire, England

 

 

vii.

John Carnally[180] was born on 25 May 1663 in West Melton, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 27 Dec 1665 in Yorkshire, England[180].

Notes for John Carnally:

General Notes:

John Carnally's birth & death is recorded at Pontefract MM in Yorkshire, England

 

 

viii.

Emanuel Carnally[180] was born on 05 Feb 1666 in West Melton, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Emanuel Carnally:

General Notes:

Emanuel Carnally's birth and death is recorded at Pontefract MM in Yorkshire, England . He was born three months after his father's death.

 

 

1064.

John Small[257] was born about 1639 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. He died about 1700 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA.

Notes for John Small:

General Notes:

The origin of John Small who appears in VA Friends Records as early as 10 May 1683, when he and others witnessed a marriage certificate is uncertain. Savage's "Genealogical Dictionary" mentions a John Small of Salem, MA, who came from Salisbury, Wiltshire as a servant to Edmund Better, a Malter in 1635 on the ship "James". this John Small had difficulty for his Quaker leanings in 1658 and was permitted to go to Rhode Island. Greer's "Early VA Immigrants" shows a Henry Small transported in 1636, an Elizabeth Small in 1639 and a William Small in 1651. There was also a William Small, age 18 in 1635 who was examined for "conformity" and took the Oath of Allegiance. The John Small located closest to the area in which we identify our Small family was transported in 1681 to Nanzemund, VA by the Parker Brothers Merchants.

 

 

1065.

Ann Grove[119] was born on Unknown.

John Small and Ann Grove were married on Unknown in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[363]. They had the following children:

i.

Nathan Small[364] was born about 1663 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[363]. He died on Unknown.

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+ 532. ii.

John Small[257] was born between 1663-1664 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[314]. He married Alce Hollowell on 25 Dec 1688 in Chuckatuck MM, VA[314]. He died after 24 Jan 1716 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[314].

iii.

Elizabeth Small[364] was born about 1664 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[363]. She married John Harris on 14 Dec 1688 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[363]. She died on 09 May 1761 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA.

iv.

Isaac Small[364] was born about 1665 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[363]. He died on Unknown.

v.

Joshua Small[364] was born about 1666 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[363]. He died on Unknown.

vi.

Samuel Small[364] was born about 1667 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[363]. He died on Unknown.

vii.

Matthew Small[363] was born about 1668 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[363]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Matthew Small:

General Notes:

In 1702, Matthew Small gave 250 p9unds of tobacco toward the building of the Chuckatuck Meeting House. In 1725, Francis Berry, age 11, was bound to him as an apprentice to learn the trade of "taylor" and to do reading and writing.

 

 

viii.

Benjamin Small[257] was born about 1675 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[363]. He married Elizabeth Belson in 1700 in Chuckatuck MM, Virginia. He died on 30 Nov 1751 in Carteret, North Carolina, USA.

Notes for Benjamin Small:

General Notes:

 

 

 

 

In 1701 Benjamin Small suffered the seizure of 220 pounds of tobacco for "priest's dews and church rates" and another 220 pounds for "your fine by Cap. Havell."

 

Benjamin Small was a representative to the first recorded Quaker Yearly Meeting in VA in July 1702 and on 3 Feb 1702, he gave 520 pounds of tobacco toward the building of the Chuckatuck Meeting House.

 

 

ix.

Joseph Small was born in 1676. He died on Unknown.

1066.

Thomas Hollowell Sr. son of William Hollowell and Unknown Spouse[365] was born on 04 Feb 1625 in Flores, Northampshire, England[365]. He died on 25 Mar 1697 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA[366].

Notes for Thomas Hollowell Sr.:

General Notes:

The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Hollowell was dated 15 Mar 1686 and proved on 17 May 1687 in Norfolk Co., VA.

 

Roy Leggitt gives credit to Cheska Wheatley and "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" 172 Allied Families, compiled by William Jessup Cleaver 1989 for information below:

 

"Thomas Hollowell of Elizabeth River, was born 4 Feb 1625 in Flore, Northamptonshire, England. He was transported to the Colony of VA on the ship "Constant" by Stephen Gill of York Co., VA in 1647. They settled on the west side of Western Branch of the Elizabeth River in what was called Lower Norfolk County. In order to encourage settlement in the colony, patents of fifty acres were made for each person "transported at his own cost." After Thomas and his family were so "transported" he apparently arranged for passage of friends and/or indentured servants totaling thirteen people, thus he was granted from Jan 1652 through 27 Sep 1680 six hundred acres of land. In 1672 he was mentioned by George Fox in a letter written from the Elizabeth River Friends MM at "Nansemun" who were setting up a men's Quarterly Meeting at John Fowler's or Thomas Hollowells.

 

The Society of Friends was introduced into Virginia in 1656 by the Missionary, Elizabeth Harris, of London. She was followed by a number of others and George Fox made his memorable trip in 1672. Although there was no specific law against Quakers prior to 1660, the Colony generally followed England and New England in making life difficult and dangerous for Friends. in 1660 when the Royalist party returned, Sir William Berkeley, an inveterate foe of Quakerism, was appointed Governor of VA and the first act of the assembly was the infamous law directed against Quakers which began "Whereas, there is an unreasonable and turbulent sort of people commonly called Quakers, who contrary to law, do daily gather unto them unlawful assemblies and congregations of people, teaching and publishing lies, miracles, false visions, prophecies and doctrines, which have influence upon the communities of men, both ecclesiastical and civil.... leaving it arbitrary to every vain and vicious person whether men shall be safe, laws established, offenders punished and governor's rule, therefore ...etc." Stiff penalties were set including fines for captains whose ships should bring Quakers to VA. Meetings were broken up, property confiscated, people imprisoned and whipped. Sometimes the legal authorities led these assaults, but often mobs of bigots started the difficulties. But Quakers continued to organize. George Fox's organizing letter names the house of Thomas Hollowell as a place of General Meeting and in 1678 Alice Hollowell's house on Elizabeth River was cited as a meeting place for Chuckatuck meetings. Thomas and Alice were charter members of Chuckatuck meeting and both of them named Elders.

 

In 1682 Thomas and Alice Hollowell recorded their testimony at Chuckatuck MM against their children's unlawful behavior in being married by priests ( Children not named.)

 

 

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Notes for Thomas Hollowell Sr.:

General Notes:

The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Hollowell was dated 15 Mar 1686 and proved on 17 May 1687 in Norfolk Co., VA.

 

Roy Leggitt gives credit to Cheska Wheatley and "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" 172 Allied Families, compiled by William Jessup Cleaver 1989 for information below:

 

"Thomas Hollowell of Elizabeth River, was born 4 Feb 1625 in Flore, Northamptonshire, England. He was transported to the Colony of VA on the ship "Constant" by Stephen Gill of York Co., VA in 1647. They settled on the west side of Western Branch of the Elizabeth River in what was called Lower Norfolk County. In order to encourage settlement in the colony, patents of fifty acres were made for each person "transported at his own cost." After Thomas and his family were so "transported" he apparently arranged for passage of friends and/or indentured servants totaling thirteen people, thus he was granted from Jan 1652 through 27 Sep 1680 six hundred acres of land. In 1672 he was mentioned by George Fox in a letter written from the Elizabeth River Friends MM at "Nansemun" who were setting up a men's Quarterly Meeting at John Fowler's or Thomas Hollowells.

 

The Society of Friends was introduced into Virginia in 1656 by the Missionary, Elizabeth Harris, of London. She was followed by a number of others and George Fox made his memorable trip in 1672. Although there was no specific law against Quakers prior to 1660, the Colony generally followed England and New England in making life difficult and dangerous for Friends. in 1660 when the Royalist party returned, Sir William Berkeley, an inveterate foe of Quakerism, was appointed Governor of VA and the first act of the assembly was the infamous law directed against Quakers which began "Whereas, there is an unreasonable and turbulent sort of people commonly called Quakers, who contrary to law, do daily gather unto them unlawful assemblies and congregations of people, teaching and publishing lies, miracles, false visions, prophecies and doctrines, which have influence upon the communities of men, both ecclesiastical and civil.... leaving it arbitrary to every vain and vicious person whether men shall be safe, laws established, offenders punished and governor's rule, therefore ...etc." Stiff penalties were set including fines for captains whose ships should bring Quakers to VA. Meetings were broken up, property confiscated, people imprisoned and whipped. Sometimes the legal authorities led these assaults, but often mobs of bigots started the difficulties. But Quakers continued to organize. George Fox's organizing letter names the house of Thomas Hollowell as a place of General Meeting and in 1678 Alice Hollowell's house on Elizabeth River was cited as a meeting place for Chuckatuck meetings. Thomas and Alice were charter members of Chuckatuck meeting and both of them named Elders.

 

In 1682 Thomas and Alice Hollowell recorded their testimony at Chuckatuck MM against their children's unlawful behavior in being married by priests ( Children not named.)

 

 

1067.

Alce Unknown[315, 367] was born in 1625 in England[365]. She died on 19 Sep 1700 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA[365].

Thomas Hollowell Sr. and Alce Unknown were married in 1646 in England[365]. They had the following children:

i.

Elizabeth Hollowell[368] was born on 09 Jul 1662 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[368]. She married Nathan Newby on 13 Dec 1686 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[368]. She died on Unknown.

+ 533. ii.

Alce Hollowell[257, 315] was born on 15 Sep 1664 in Lower MM, Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia[314]. She married John Small on 25 Dec 1688 in Chuckatuck MM, VA[314]. She died after 24 Jan 1716 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA.

1100.

Henry Joshua Singleton son of Robert Singleton and Mary Unknown[259] was born in 1620 in England[317]. He died on Unknown in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[317].

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Notes for Henry Joshua Singleton:

General Notes:

THE EARLY SINGLETONS OF AMERICA

 

The Singletons are one of the oldest families in America, coming from England, among the very earliest settlements in VA. Henry Singleton arrived in the corporation of Elizabeth City, VA in 1637 and is thought to be the progenitor of our family. No age was given for him on the passenger record. A John Singleton, age 18 arrived about the same time, on the ship "Thomas and John" and may have been a brother, son or other close relative of Henry.

 

Elizabeth City Corporation was the area that is now the city of Hampton, VA. From there Henry moved up the VA Coast to settle in Gloucester Co. In the early VA society a privileged few were in control of vast amounts of property and wealth and tradition says that Henry was above average in wealth, held several hundred acres of land and built a mansion in the 1650s. Existing records show that between March and May of 1651 he patented 320 acres of land on the east side of the Eastermost River in Mobjack Bay in Gloucester Co., VA. (Patent Book No 2, page 312.) Other records show an additional 400 acres purchased Nov 20, 1661, which also lay on the east side of the Eastermost River, and 300 acres purchased on Dec 20, 1667 which was originally granted to Thomas Morgan in 1660 and bordered that land of Henry's 1651 tract. (Books 4, page 532 and Book 6, page 103.) (sources for this: The Virginia Historical Society; Baltimore Genealogy Pub. Co; Records of Colonial Gloucester Co., VA by Polly Cary Mason.)

 

 

1101.

Susan Ann Newman daughter of Thomas Newman and Susanna Unknown[317] was born about 1630 in England[317]. She died on Unknown.

Henry Joshua Singleton and Susan Ann Newman married. They had the following children:

i.

Christopher Singleton[317] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Daniel Singleton[317] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

+ 550. iii.

Robert Singleton[259] was born in 1650 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[259]. He married Elizabeth Sarah Crowe in 1686 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[260]. He died in 1724 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[259].

iv.

Henry Singleton[317] was born in 1651. He died on Unknown.

v.

Joshua Singleton[317] was born in 1653. He died on Unknown.

vi.

Samuel Singleton[317] was born in 1655. He died on Unknown.

1108.

Mordecai Cook II son of Mordecai Cook and Susannah Thresher[369] was born on Unknown[369]. He died in 1718[369].

Notes for Mordecai Cook II:

General Notes:

"One of the earliest settlers of Gloucester County, Virginia, was Mordecai Cooke, of "Mordecai's Mount." He patented land in Gloucester County in 1652. He and his descendants have always been large land holders in Gloucester County - "Warham," "Beechy," "Woodlawn," "Cedars," "Chalk Level" and "Mordecai's Mount" (later known as "Church Hill") were some of their possessions. "Cedars" and "Woodlawn" are still owned by the family. It is not positively known if Mordecai Cooke was the immigrant, or the son of the immigrant. There are many interesting and romantic traditions as to the early history of the family. Among the original patents taken from land books at Richmond, we find the following: 1174 acres on Mock-Jack Bay, patented October 02, 1650, called "Mordecai's Mount," and became his family seat. On September 07, 1654, he patented 300 acres lying on Ware River, for the transportation of six persons into the Colony. In 1680 he received a grant of 1,600 acres for the transportation of 20 persons; at this time Sir Henry Chicheley was Governor; April 24, 1703, he patented 1,200 acres in Gloucester County, late belonging to Alexander Murray, deceased and escheated to her Majesty, Francis Nicholson, Governor; in 1713 Thomas Cooke patented 300 acres on the Island of New Point Comfort escheated lands; in 1714, 156 acres on Cappahosick Creek; and in September 1728, 1,000 acres on the north fork of the North Anna; and in 1728, John Cooke of King and Queen County, patented 1,000 acres at the same place".

...................................................................................

 

Ware Epsicopal Chursh is located one and one half miles east of Gloucester Court House, Virginia, on Route 14. The cemetery lies on the south and west sides of the colonial church building, built around the beginning of the eighteenth century. Ware Parish itself was established soon after the formation of Gloucester County in 16511.

 

The original church and cemetery were located approximately one and one half miles east of the current location, on Glen Roy plantation on the north side of the the Ware River. A marble slab, east of the remains of a brick foundation for the original church circa 1660, marks the grave of William Potter (d. January 29, 1703).

 

In the 1680's, Mordecai Cooke provided land for a new church and cemetery at the present location; construction of the new church began sometime after 1690 and was most likely completed towards the end of the rectorate of the Rev. James Clack. Mr. Clack, who served from 1679 until his death in 1723, is buried in the churchyard to the east of the church -- the earliest known burial at the site.

...........................................................................

 

////////////////

Can anyone tell me what sources offer proof of Frances IRONMONGER's (daughter of Wm. IRONMONGER) marriage to Mordecai COOKE son of the immigrant Mordecai COOKE?

 

From the 1895-96 "Descendants of Mordecai Cooke, of 'MordecaiÂ’s Mount,' Gloucester County, Virginia," by Wm. Carter Stubbs, I've obtained that Mordecai m. unknown BUCKNER, producing Mordecai COOKE who m. unknown BOOTH, that union producing Mordecai, Giles, Thos. Booth & Elizabeth COOKE; but I have found nothing recorded substantiating Mordecai's m. to Frances IRONMONGER daughter of Wm. IRONMONGER. Although I see the Mordecai & Frances marriage in website after website, I'd like to find documentation of it. Can anyone help??

 

SB

 

Following reply:

 

Posted by: margie wellwood (ID *****3401) Date: August 17, 2002 at 09:24:36

In Reply to: Re: Frances IRONMONGER's alleged marriage to Mordecai COOKE by s b of 125

 

You will find what you want in:

 

Descendants of Mordecai Cooke of "Mordecai's Mount" in Gloucester County Virginia 1650 and Thomas Booth of Ware Neck Gloucester County VA 1685. Author William Carter Stubbs (1846-1924) published 1923. I believe there is an updated version with a whole chapter on Ironmonger.

 

You will find The Ironmonger connection to Prince William and Prince Harry in: American Ancestors & Cousins of the Princess of Wales by Gary Boyd Roberts.

 

I haven't had the chance to view The Royal Descendants of 500 Immigrants by Gary Boyd Roberts. Richard Cocke and Mary Aston connect here through Colonol Walter Aston I am told. I hear there is a connection between these families and George Walker Bush and assorted royalty.

 

All a long time back but most interesting.

 

Margie Wellwood - dwellwood@aol.com

 

 

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Notes for Mordecai Cook II:

General Notes:

"One of the earliest settlers of Gloucester County, Virginia, was Mordecai Cooke, of "Mordecai's Mount." He patented land in Gloucester County in 1652. He and his descendants have always been large land holders in Gloucester County - "Warham," "Beechy," "Woodlawn," "Cedars," "Chalk Level" and "Mordecai's Mount" (later known as "Church Hill") were some of their possessions. "Cedars" and "Woodlawn" are still owned by the family. It is not positively known if Mordecai Cooke was the immigrant, or the son of the immigrant. There are many interesting and romantic traditions as to the early history of the family. Among the original patents taken from land books at Richmond, we find the following: 1174 acres on Mock-Jack Bay, patented October 02, 1650, called "Mordecai's Mount," and became his family seat. On September 07, 1654, he patented 300 acres lying on Ware River, for the transportation of six persons into the Colony. In 1680 he received a grant of 1,600 acres for the transportation of 20 persons; at this time Sir Henry Chicheley was Governor; April 24, 1703, he patented 1,200 acres in Gloucester County, late belonging to Alexander Murray, deceased and escheated to her Majesty, Francis Nicholson, Governor; in 1713 Thomas Cooke patented 300 acres on the Island of New Point Comfort escheated lands; in 1714, 156 acres on Cappahosick Creek; and in September 1728, 1,000 acres on the north fork of the North Anna; and in 1728, John Cooke of King and Queen County, patented 1,000 acres at the same place".

...................................................................................

 

Ware Epsicopal Chursh is located one and one half miles east of Gloucester Court House, Virginia, on Route 14. The cemetery lies on the south and west sides of the colonial church building, built around the beginning of the eighteenth century. Ware Parish itself was established soon after the formation of Gloucester County in 16511.

 

The original church and cemetery were located approximately one and one half miles east of the current location, on Glen Roy plantation on the north side of the the Ware River. A marble slab, east of the remains of a brick foundation for the original church circa 1660, marks the grave of William Potter (d. January 29, 1703).

 

In the 1680's, Mordecai Cooke provided land for a new church and cemetery at the present location; construction of the new church began sometime after 1690 and was most likely completed towards the end of the rectorate of the Rev. James Clack. Mr. Clack, who served from 1679 until his death in 1723, is buried in the churchyard to the east of the church -- the earliest known burial at the site.

...........................................................................

 

////////////////

Can anyone tell me what sources offer proof of Frances IRONMONGER's (daughter of Wm. IRONMONGER) marriage to Mordecai COOKE son of the immigrant Mordecai COOKE?

 

From the 1895-96 "Descendants of Mordecai Cooke, of 'MordecaiÂ’s Mount,' Gloucester County, Virginia," by Wm. Carter Stubbs, I've obtained that Mordecai m. unknown BUCKNER, producing Mordecai COOKE who m. unknown BOOTH, that union producing Mordecai, Giles, Thos. Booth & Elizabeth COOKE; but I have found nothing recorded substantiating Mordecai's m. to Frances IRONMONGER daughter of Wm. IRONMONGER. Although I see the Mordecai & Frances marriage in website after website, I'd like to find documentation of it. Can anyone help??

 

SB

 

Following reply:

 

Posted by: margie wellwood (ID *****3401) Date: August 17, 2002 at 09:24:36

In Reply to: Re: Frances IRONMONGER's alleged marriage to Mordecai COOKE by s b of 125

 

You will find what you want in:

 

Descendants of Mordecai Cooke of "Mordecai's Mount" in Gloucester County Virginia 1650 and Thomas Booth of Ware Neck Gloucester County VA 1685. Author William Carter Stubbs (1846-1924) published 1923. I believe there is an updated version with a whole chapter on Ironmonger.

 

You will find The Ironmonger connection to Prince William and Prince Harry in: American Ancestors & Cousins of the Princess of Wales by Gary Boyd Roberts.

 

I haven't had the chance to view The Royal Descendants of 500 Immigrants by Gary Boyd Roberts. Richard Cocke and Mary Aston connect here through Colonol Walter Aston I am told. I hear there is a connection between these families and George Walker Bush and assorted royalty.

 

All a long time back but most interesting.

 

Margie Wellwood - dwellwood@aol.com

 

 

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Notes for Mordecai Cook II:

General Notes:

"One of the earliest settlers of Gloucester County, Virginia, was Mordecai Cooke, of "Mordecai's Mount." He patented land in Gloucester County in 1652. He and his descendants have always been large land holders in Gloucester County - "Warham," "Beechy," "Woodlawn," "Cedars," "Chalk Level" and "Mordecai's Mount" (later known as "Church Hill") were some of their possessions. "Cedars" and "Woodlawn" are still owned by the family. It is not positively known if Mordecai Cooke was the immigrant, or the son of the immigrant. There are many interesting and romantic traditions as to the early history of the family. Among the original patents taken from land books at Richmond, we find the following: 1174 acres on Mock-Jack Bay, patented October 02, 1650, called "Mordecai's Mount," and became his family seat. On September 07, 1654, he patented 300 acres lying on Ware River, for the transportation of six persons into the Colony. In 1680 he received a grant of 1,600 acres for the transportation of 20 persons; at this time Sir Henry Chicheley was Governor; April 24, 1703, he patented 1,200 acres in Gloucester County, late belonging to Alexander Murray, deceased and escheated to her Majesty, Francis Nicholson, Governor; in 1713 Thomas Cooke patented 300 acres on the Island of New Point Comfort escheated lands; in 1714, 156 acres on Cappahosick Creek; and in September 1728, 1,000 acres on the north fork of the North Anna; and in 1728, John Cooke of King and Queen County, patented 1,000 acres at the same place".

...................................................................................

 

Ware Epsicopal Chursh is located one and one half miles east of Gloucester Court House, Virginia, on Route 14. The cemetery lies on the south and west sides of the colonial church building, built around the beginning of the eighteenth century. Ware Parish itself was established soon after the formation of Gloucester County in 16511.

 

The original church and cemetery were located approximately one and one half miles east of the current location, on Glen Roy plantation on the north side of the the Ware River. A marble slab, east of the remains of a brick foundation for the original church circa 1660, marks the grave of William Potter (d. January 29, 1703).

 

In the 1680's, Mordecai Cooke provided land for a new church and cemetery at the present location; construction of the new church began sometime after 1690 and was most likely completed towards the end of the rectorate of the Rev. James Clack. Mr. Clack, who served from 1679 until his death in 1723, is buried in the churchyard to the east of the church -- the earliest known burial at the site.

...........................................................................

 

////////////////

Can anyone tell me what sources offer proof of Frances IRONMONGER's (daughter of Wm. IRONMONGER) marriage to Mordecai COOKE son of the immigrant Mordecai COOKE?

 

From the 1895-96 "Descendants of Mordecai Cooke, of 'MordecaiÂ’s Mount,' Gloucester County, Virginia," by Wm. Carter Stubbs, I've obtained that Mordecai m. unknown BUCKNER, producing Mordecai COOKE who m. unknown BOOTH, that union producing Mordecai, Giles, Thos. Booth & Elizabeth COOKE; but I have found nothing recorded substantiating Mordecai's m. to Frances IRONMONGER daughter of Wm. IRONMONGER. Although I see the Mordecai & Frances marriage in website after website, I'd like to find documentation of it. Can anyone help??

 

SB

 

Following reply:

 

Posted by: margie wellwood (ID *****3401) Date: August 17, 2002 at 09:24:36

In Reply to: Re: Frances IRONMONGER's alleged marriage to Mordecai COOKE by s b of 125

 

You will find what you want in:

 

Descendants of Mordecai Cooke of "Mordecai's Mount" in Gloucester County Virginia 1650 and Thomas Booth of Ware Neck Gloucester County VA 1685. Author William Carter Stubbs (1846-1924) published 1923. I believe there is an updated version with a whole chapter on Ironmonger.

 

You will find The Ironmonger connection to Prince William and Prince Harry in: American Ancestors & Cousins of the Princess of Wales by Gary Boyd Roberts.

 

I haven't had the chance to view The Royal Descendants of 500 Immigrants by Gary Boyd Roberts. Richard Cocke and Mary Aston connect here through Colonol Walter Aston I am told. I hear there is a connection between these families and George Walker Bush and assorted royalty.

 

All a long time back but most interesting.

 

Margie Wellwood - dwellwood@aol.com

 

 

1109.

Frances Ironmonger daughter of William Iremonger and Elizabeth Jones[369] was born about 1645[370]. She died in 1695.

Notes for Frances Ironmonger:

General Notes:

 

Sam Womack Date: March 18, 2001 at 18:40:29

In Reply to: Re: Frances Ironmonger m Mordecai Cooke by Page Warden of 125

 

I have to go with Judy Buckner on about 1645 as her year of birth - she was listed in a headright in 1651 - coming over here - so she had to be born in England and before 1651 - if she and Richard married about 1661/62 - shame on him for robbing the cradle!!

 

 

Mordecai Cook II and Frances Ironmonger were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Elizabeth Cook[55] was born on Unknown[55]. She married Richard Buckner in 1689[55]. She died in 1733[55].

Notes for Elizabeth Cook:

General Notes:

I am searching for information on William Ironmonger's daughter Frances Ironmonger 1654-1695 who married Mordecai Cooke. We descend from their daughter Elizabeth Cooke that married Richard BUCKNER. Would you mind emailing me privately concerning this family? I sure could use a family book on these families if one has been written.

Thank you so much.

Janet Burks

mrsroseman@juno.com

 

 

+ 554. ii.

John Cook[322] was born in 1654 in Berwick-upon-tweed, North Cumberland, England[199]. He married Susanna Pell about 1685[325]. He died after 1727[323].

iii.

Frances Cook[55] was born in 1672 in Ware Parish, Gloucester, England[55]. She married Gabriel Throckmorton on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Mordecai Cook III[371] was born in 1675. He married Frances Whiting on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

1110.

Timothy Pell[325] was born about 1643 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[325]. He died in 1677 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[325].

Notes for Timothy Pell:

General Notes:

Timothy Pell left a will as follows:

 

Rappahannock Co., Va Will Book 2, p. 44-46.

Dated December 1676. Probated September 1677.

 

In the Name of God Amen, I Timothy Pells being of sound mind and perfect

memory doe make this my last will and testament revoking all former wills.

Imprimis: I bequeath my soul to the almighty God who of his infinite mercy

gave it to me and my body to dust from whence it came, Item: I bequeath

unto my daughter Kezia my first filly foal that will be produced of her and

that this next spring may be set on foot, unto the use of my said daughter

and likewise two cows

(Vizt:) Colly and Gentle and the Female increase of them. Item: I bequeath

unto my daughter Susanna the first filly that cometh of my said mare also

two cows commonly known by the name of Doll and Browny with their female

increase. Item: I bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth two cows (vizt)

Cherry and Cramp (?) also ye two heffer yearlings that now are on foot.

Item: I bequeath unto both my eldest daughters my seat of land to be

equally

divided betwixt them Both, as it shall be then Equally divided. Each

paying

a like for ye dividing of the same.

Item: I doe by this constitute and appoint my true and loving wife Alice

Pells to be my whole and sole Executrix in this my last will to dispose and

act as aforesaid and to have ye care and tuition of my children and to

bring

them up in the fear of God as witness my hand this eighth day of December

1676.

 

/s/ Timothy

Pells

Teste: (Signed by weak Hand

and by clerk also)

Lawrence Rochfort

John Graves

 

Lawrence Rochefort aged 31 years or thereabouts examined and sworn sath

that

he saw the above named Timothy Pells sign and publish ye above mentioned as

his last will and testament and that he was in perfect sense and memory at

ye judgment and further saith not. John Graves aged 28 years thereabouts

examined and sworn said ye same with Lawrence Rochefort.

/s/ Lawrence

Rochefort

John Graves

Jurat in _____ Curia Rappahannock

Rachefort et Graves 5' die 7bris 1677 (5th September 1677)

Teste: Edward Craske

 

________

Although Timothy Pells' daughters were apparently minors and unmarried at

the time of the writing of his will, further records give additional

information on this family and proof that daughter Susannah became the wife

of John Cook(e), Kezia married Samuel Henshaw and Elizabeth married (1)

William Bendry, and (2) Job Virget. Alice Pells, widow of Timothy, married

after Timothy's death, Daniel Shipley, whose first wife was deceased..

 

It is assumed that the order in which Timothy Pells listed his daughters

was

according to their birth order, and all born before the year 1676, the date

of his will.

 

That John Cooke and his wife Susannah, had several children, is revealed

through a search of several records, some of which are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Timothy Pell:

General Notes:

Timothy Pell left a will as follows:

 

Rappahannock Co., Va Will Book 2, p. 44-46.

Dated December 1676. Probated September 1677.

 

In the Name of God Amen, I Timothy Pells being of sound mind and perfect

memory doe make this my last will and testament revoking all former wills.

Imprimis: I bequeath my soul to the almighty God who of his infinite mercy

gave it to me and my body to dust from whence it came, Item: I bequeath

unto my daughter Kezia my first filly foal that will be produced of her and

that this next spring may be set on foot, unto the use of my said daughter

and likewise two cows

(Vizt:) Colly and Gentle and the Female increase of them. Item: I bequeath

unto my daughter Susanna the first filly that cometh of my said mare also

two cows commonly known by the name of Doll and Browny with their female

increase. Item: I bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth two cows (vizt)

Cherry and Cramp (?) also ye two heffer yearlings that now are on foot.

Item: I bequeath unto both my eldest daughters my seat of land to be

equally

divided betwixt them Both, as it shall be then Equally divided. Each

paying

a like for ye dividing of the same.

Item: I doe by this constitute and appoint my true and loving wife Alice

Pells to be my whole and sole Executrix in this my last will to dispose and

act as aforesaid and to have ye care and tuition of my children and to

bring

them up in the fear of God as witness my hand this eighth day of December

1676.

 

/s/ Timothy

Pells

Teste: (Signed by weak Hand

and by clerk also)

Lawrence Rochfort

John Graves

 

Lawrence Rochefort aged 31 years or thereabouts examined and sworn sath

that

he saw the above named Timothy Pells sign and publish ye above mentioned as

his last will and testament and that he was in perfect sense and memory at

ye judgment and further saith not. John Graves aged 28 years thereabouts

examined and sworn said ye same with Lawrence Rochefort.

/s/ Lawrence

Rochefort

John Graves

Jurat in _____ Curia Rappahannock

Rachefort et Graves 5' die 7bris 1677 (5th September 1677)

Teste: Edward Craske

 

________

Although Timothy Pells' daughters were apparently minors and unmarried at

the time of the writing of his will, further records give additional

information on this family and proof that daughter Susannah became the wife

of John Cook(e), Kezia married Samuel Henshaw and Elizabeth married (1)

William Bendry, and (2) Job Virget. Alice Pells, widow of Timothy, married

after Timothy's death, Daniel Shipley, whose first wife was deceased..

 

It is assumed that the order in which Timothy Pells listed his daughters

was

according to their birth order, and all born before the year 1676, the date

of his will.

 

That John Cooke and his wife Susannah, had several children, is revealed

through a search of several records, some of which are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Timothy Pell:

General Notes:

Timothy Pell left a will as follows:

 

Rappahannock Co., Va Will Book 2, p. 44-46.

Dated December 1676. Probated September 1677.

 

In the Name of God Amen, I Timothy Pells being of sound mind and perfect

memory doe make this my last will and testament revoking all former wills.

Imprimis: I bequeath my soul to the almighty God who of his infinite mercy

gave it to me and my body to dust from whence it came, Item: I bequeath

unto my daughter Kezia my first filly foal that will be produced of her and

that this next spring may be set on foot, unto the use of my said daughter

and likewise two cows

(Vizt:) Colly and Gentle and the Female increase of them. Item: I bequeath

unto my daughter Susanna the first filly that cometh of my said mare also

two cows commonly known by the name of Doll and Browny with their female

increase. Item: I bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth two cows (vizt)

Cherry and Cramp (?) also ye two heffer yearlings that now are on foot.

Item: I bequeath unto both my eldest daughters my seat of land to be

equally

divided betwixt them Both, as it shall be then Equally divided. Each

paying

a like for ye dividing of the same.

Item: I doe by this constitute and appoint my true and loving wife Alice

Pells to be my whole and sole Executrix in this my last will to dispose and

act as aforesaid and to have ye care and tuition of my children and to

bring

them up in the fear of God as witness my hand this eighth day of December

1676.

 

/s/ Timothy

Pells

Teste: (Signed by weak Hand

and by clerk also)

Lawrence Rochfort

John Graves

 

Lawrence Rochefort aged 31 years or thereabouts examined and sworn sath

that

he saw the above named Timothy Pells sign and publish ye above mentioned as

his last will and testament and that he was in perfect sense and memory at

ye judgment and further saith not. John Graves aged 28 years thereabouts

examined and sworn said ye same with Lawrence Rochefort.

/s/ Lawrence

Rochefort

John Graves

Jurat in _____ Curia Rappahannock

Rachefort et Graves 5' die 7bris 1677 (5th September 1677)

Teste: Edward Craske

 

________

Although Timothy Pells' daughters were apparently minors and unmarried at

the time of the writing of his will, further records give additional

information on this family and proof that daughter Susannah became the wife

of John Cook(e), Kezia married Samuel Henshaw and Elizabeth married (1)

William Bendry, and (2) Job Virget. Alice Pells, widow of Timothy, married

after Timothy's death, Daniel Shipley, whose first wife was deceased..

 

It is assumed that the order in which Timothy Pells listed his daughters

was

according to their birth order, and all born before the year 1676, the date

of his will.

 

That John Cooke and his wife Susannah, had several children, is revealed

through a search of several records, some of which are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1111.

Ealse Alice Shipley daughter of John Shipley[325] was born about 1645 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[325]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Ealse Alice Shipley:

General Notes:

This came from Ealse's Will; of Essex Co. Va.

 

VIRGINIA COLONIAL ABSTRACT VOL.9 ESSEX CO.,WILLS AND DEEDS ,1714-1717 EX9 PAGE # 52 PAGE474 WILL OF EALSE SHIPLEY (ALICE SHEPLEY ) OF ST. ANNS PARRISH ESSEX CO., DATED 8 JAN.1715/16.PROB. 21 FEB.1715/16 TO "SARAH FLOWERS MY BEST GOUND AND PETTY COAT"AND A BLACK HOOD AND A LASED HENCHEFER" TO MY SON IN LAW JOHN SHEPLEY "ALL MEAT,CORN,HOGS,HORSES,AND MARES. TO "MY DAUGHTER ELIZABETH VIRGETT ONE SHILLING"

 

TO " MARTHA FLOWERS MY NEX BEST GOUND AND PETTY COAT."

TO "MY DAUGHTER KEZIAH HENSHAW ALL MY SHEEP".

TO " MY DAUGHTER SUSANNA COOK THE BEST COW I HAVE IN MY PEN"

TO "DAUGHTER MARY COSTON ONE COW."

BALANCE OF ESTATE TO MY SON IN LAW JOHN SHIPLEY,HE TO BE EXOR.

WIT: HIS HER

SIGNED EALSE X SHIPLEY

MARK

HIS

ARTHER X ONBEE

MARK

JOHN BOUGHAN

 

21 FEB. 1715/16 "THE WITHIN WRITTEN LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ALICE SHEPLEY DEC"ED WAS PROVED BY THE OATH OF JOHN SHIPLEY THE EXOR !

From this Will we find that she had children by Timothy Pell & Daniel Shipley, But we don't know which of the daughter John Shipley married. There seems to be another daughter.

 

 

Timothy Pell and Ealse Alice Shipley were married about 1662[325]. They had the following children:

i.

Keziah Pell[325] was born about 1663 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[325]. She married Samuel Henshaw about 1681 in Essex, Virginia, USA[372]. She died after Feb 1722.

Notes for Keziah Pell:

General Notes:

After Samuel died, Kezia remarried in 1720 to Thomas Comber.s In a deed dated Dec 20 1720, Thomas Comber and Kezia Comber convey to Charles Brown 60 acres. Signed by Thomas Comber and Kezia Comber (Kezia made the same 'H' mark she had previously used in other deeds). This deed was acknowledged Feb 21 1720/21. On the same day, a deed of gift to John Henshaw, Mary Henshaw and Thomas Henshaw was recorded. Thomas Comber names these as his children-in-law (step children).t

Keziah died after Feb 20 1721, Essex County, Virginia.c

 

 

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Notes for Keziah Pell:

General Notes:

After Samuel died, Kezia remarried in 1720 to Thomas Comber.s In a deed dated Dec 20 1720, Thomas Comber and Kezia Comber convey to Charles Brown 60 acres. Signed by Thomas Comber and Kezia Comber (Kezia made the same 'H' mark she had previously used in other deeds). This deed was acknowledged Feb 21 1720/21. On the same day, a deed of gift to John Henshaw, Mary Henshaw and Thomas Henshaw was recorded. Thomas Comber names these as his children-in-law (step children).t

Keziah died after Feb 20 1721, Essex County, Virginia.c

 

 

ii.

Cassia Pell[325] was born about 1664 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[325]. She died on Unknown.

+ 555. iii.

Susanna Pell[199] was born about 1666 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[324]. She married John Cook about 1685[325]. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Elizabeth Pell[325] was born about 1668 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[325]. She died on Unknown.

1112.

Richard Randolph son of William Randolph and Dorothy Lane[194, 328] was born on 21 Feb 1621 in Houghton Parva, England[327]. He died in May 1678 in Dublin, Ireland[327].

1113.

Elizabeth Ryland daughter of John Richard Ryland and Elizabeth Harward[194, 328] was born on 26 Dec 1625 in Morton Morrell, Warwickshire, England[265]. She died in 1669 in Dublin, Ireland[327].

Notes for Elizabeth Ryland:

General Notes:

Very little has been known for sure about Elizabeth Ryland. You can take your pick from any of a number of sources giving her date and place of birth, and the date and place of her marriage to Richard Randolph. Entries in the International Genealogical Index (IGI), submitted by various researchers over the years, give the dates of the marriage as 1625, 1644, 1646, 1647, 1649, and 1650 -- and one as late as 1671. So many people are of Randolph descent, that many personal websites show even more variation in the "facts." Even the accepted reference books vary in their rendition of the dates and places. Since William Randolph is thought to have been born in Moreton Morrell, near Stratford, it is generally assumed that his parents were from that hamlet as well and Elizabeth was closely related to the Stratford Rylands. But there are no documented christenings for any Elizabeth Ryland in Warwickshire or London from 1599 to 1639. Facts may be fragmentary, but there is no shortage of guesses. The place of Elizabeth's birth is given as Sussex, Yorkshire, Moreton-Morrell, "Morton Hall" and "Mortonal" (sic), etc. Her father is sometimes Richard and sometimes John. It appears that different branches of the Randolph family had somewhat varying versions of their oral traditions in Colonial days.

The "Rosetta Stone" to identify Elizabeth Ryland seems to be the recurring mention that she was the sister of Archdeacon Ryland. If the Archdeacon were a well-known figure, as he seems to have been at one time, we should expect to be able to research him on the Internet, but thorough searching has failed to provide any information about him. The Archdeacon's biography appears in THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF FAMILY LIVING: Being a History of the Rilands of Sutton Coldfield, by the Rev. W. K. Riland Bedford (Birmingham, England: Cornish Brothers, 1889). We can supplement this information with material from the parish registers as cited in the IGI and additional entries transcribed earlier by Mrs. Susanna Proctor [Ryland] Flory in FRAGMENTS OF FAMILY HISTORY (London: Hodder Brothers, 1896).

The surname "Ryland" has been spelled in numerous creative ways over the years. The branch of the family associated with Bearley, Stratford, and Birmingham -- and subsequently America -- has generally favored the spelling Ryland. But the Sutton Coldfield line settled on the spelling Riland, which they use to this day. The Archdeacon was John Riland, born August 8, 1619, in Quinton, Gloucestershire. ("Quinton" actually comprises two separate villages, Upper Quinton and Lower Quinton. They are served by a single parish church. Oddly enough, Upper Quinton is south of Lower Quinton and is the smaller of the two. The dual village is just outside of Stratford-upon-Avon and has been reassigned to Warwickshire since 1931.) Archdeacon John Riland was the son of Richard Rilande (christened Nov. 9, 1587, at Quinton; died after 1634) and Elizabeth Harward. They were married Dec. 4, 1611, at Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire The Archdeacon's sister Elizabeth was christened Dec. 26, 1615, at Quinton. Elizabeth Riland married Richard Randolph Feb 4, 1643/44 at St. Margaret Pattens Church in London.

 

 

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Notes for Elizabeth Ryland:

General Notes:

Very little has been known for sure about Elizabeth Ryland. You can take your pick from any of a number of sources giving her date and place of birth, and the date and place of her marriage to Richard Randolph. Entries in the International Genealogical Index (IGI), submitted by various researchers over the years, give the dates of the marriage as 1625, 1644, 1646, 1647, 1649, and 1650 -- and one as late as 1671. So many people are of Randolph descent, that many personal websites show even more variation in the "facts." Even the accepted reference books vary in their rendition of the dates and places. Since William Randolph is thought to have been born in Moreton Morrell, near Stratford, it is generally assumed that his parents were from that hamlet as well and Elizabeth was closely related to the Stratford Rylands. But there are no documented christenings for any Elizabeth Ryland in Warwickshire or London from 1599 to 1639. Facts may be fragmentary, but there is no shortage of guesses. The place of Elizabeth's birth is given as Sussex, Yorkshire, Moreton-Morrell, "Morton Hall" and "Mortonal" (sic), etc. Her father is sometimes Richard and sometimes John. It appears that different branches of the Randolph family had somewhat varying versions of their oral traditions in Colonial days.

The "Rosetta Stone" to identify Elizabeth Ryland seems to be the recurring mention that she was the sister of Archdeacon Ryland. If the Archdeacon were a well-known figure, as he seems to have been at one time, we should expect to be able to research him on the Internet, but thorough searching has failed to provide any information about him. The Archdeacon's biography appears in THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF FAMILY LIVING: Being a History of the Rilands of Sutton Coldfield, by the Rev. W. K. Riland Bedford (Birmingham, England: Cornish Brothers, 1889). We can supplement this information with material from the parish registers as cited in the IGI and additional entries transcribed earlier by Mrs. Susanna Proctor [Ryland] Flory in FRAGMENTS OF FAMILY HISTORY (London: Hodder Brothers, 1896).

The surname "Ryland" has been spelled in numerous creative ways over the years. The branch of the family associated with Bearley, Stratford, and Birmingham -- and subsequently America -- has generally favored the spelling Ryland. But the Sutton Coldfield line settled on the spelling Riland, which they use to this day. The Archdeacon was John Riland, born August 8, 1619, in Quinton, Gloucestershire. ("Quinton" actually comprises two separate villages, Upper Quinton and Lower Quinton. They are served by a single parish church. Oddly enough, Upper Quinton is south of Lower Quinton and is the smaller of the two. The dual village is just outside of Stratford-upon-Avon and has been reassigned to Warwickshire since 1931.) Archdeacon John Riland was the son of Richard Rilande (christened Nov. 9, 1587, at Quinton; died after 1634) and Elizabeth Harward. They were married Dec. 4, 1611, at Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire The Archdeacon's sister Elizabeth was christened Dec. 26, 1615, at Quinton. Elizabeth Riland married Richard Randolph Feb 4, 1643/44 at St. Margaret Pattens Church in London.

 

 

Richard Randolph and Elizabeth Ryland were married on 04 Feb 1644 in St. Margaret Pattens Church, London, England[194, 328]. They had the following children:

i.

Dorothy Randolph[327] was born on 01 Apr 1647 in England[327]. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Mary Randolph[327] was born on 02 Nov 1648 in England[327]. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Richard Randolph Jr.[327] was born about 1649 in England[327]. He died on Unknown.

+ 556. iv.

William Randolph[194, 265] was born on 07 Nov 1651 in Warwickshire, England[327]. He married Mary Isham on 13 Nov 1675 in Dungeness, Virginia USA[194, 328]. He died on 21 Apr 1711 in Turkey Island, Henrico, Virginia USA[194, 328].

v.

Thomas Randolph[327] was born on 03 Feb 1652 in England[327]. He died on Unknown.

vi.

John Randolph[327] was born on 20 Jul 1653 in England[327]. He died on Unknown.

vii.

Elizabeth Randolph[327] was born on 08 Dec 1655 in England[327]. She died on Unknown in Dublin, Ireland[329].

viii.

Margaret Randolph[327] was born on 25 Feb 1657 in England[327]. She died on Unknown.

1114.

Henry Isham son of William Isham and Mary Brett[194, 328, 373] was born in 1629 in England[264]. He died about 1675 in Bermuda Hundred, Henrico, Virginia USA[264].

Notes for Henry Isham:

General Notes:

Henry Isham, Sr. came to VA about 1656, where he had a grant of land. As the records of Henrico Co., where he lived at Bermuda Hundred, previous to 1677, have been destroyed, no copy of his will remains, but the records show that he died about 1675. He married Katherine, widow of Joseph Royall, of Henrico Co., (stated in the Isham pedigree to be a daughter of Banks, of Canterbury, England) and had three children.

 

 

1115.

Katherine Banks daughter of Christopher Banks and Janet Unknown[194, 264, 328, 373] was born in 1627 in Canterbury, Kent, England[264]. She died on 01 Dec 1686 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[264].

Notes for Katherine Banks:

General Notes:

Katherine Banks Royall Isham was the wealthiest woman in the US in her era. She came from a wealthy family. Her father, Christopher Banks was of the Old London Company. He gave his daughter, Katherine, one of the earliest English Coaches to be used in the Colonies. It was cumbrous and capacious, held six individuals, three on a seat opposite one another, two others on two stools that faced the doors. The body was hung high on huge springs and was entered by steps, the lining was cream colored cloth. It had plated silver trimmings with huge cord and tassels. Had seats for the driver and footman in front and place for the covered trunk in the rear. It was handed down in the family for over 100 years and then kept as an heirloom.

 

The Will of Katherine Isham 1686 Henrico Co., VA: (original spelling and punctuation)

 

In the name of God amen. I KATHERINE ISHAM being sick & weak of body but of sound & pfect mind & memory (praise be therefore given to almighty god to make and ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following -

 

First, I principally commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping through the merits of my Savior Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and my body I commit to the earth to be decently burried at ye descretion of my Extr, hereafter named. And as the disposition of all such temporall as it hath plesed Almight God to bestow upon me I give and dispose of as follows:

 

First Item, I will all my debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged. I give to my grandson William Randolph 20 pound sterling money of England such is ot in the custody of my son-in-law Willilam Randolph to be disposed of after my decease for the proper use & benefit of my grandson above named, but in case of his mortality before he comes to age, then I give & bequeath unto my grandson Henry Randolph the 20 pound sterling money about to be disposed as above sd for his proper use and further I give to my grandson Henry Randolph five pds. sterling money of England and to my Granddaughters Mary Randolph & Elisa Randolph five pounds a piece of like sterling money all such money above specified is now in the custody of my son-in-law William Randolph. And further I give the residue of my mony such is in custody of my son-in-law William Randolph to my tow daughters, Mary Randolph and Ann Epps to be equally divided. I also will that my claw trunk with all that is in it be equally divided between my two daughters Mary Randolph and Ann Epes and I give to each of them two silver saltcellars. And to Mary Randolph I give my wedding ring and best feather bed and furniture to it and my 'least silver tankard but one and fifteen shillings to buy a mourning ring and desire the said Mary Randolph may be exempt from bearing any part of paying my debts or funeral charges. And this is all my legacy to my loveing daughter, Mary Randolph.

 

Item, I give to my grandson Joseph Royall one servant named John Johns all the time he hath to serve and my small silver tankard. And further I give to my child of my son Royall's two silver spoons. And to my loveing son, Joseph Ryall the last tankard.

 

Item, I give to my grandson Richard Dennis one of my best cows and two silver spoons.

 

Item, I give to my grandson, Isham Epes, my Negro Dick and to my Grandson Francis Epes, my biggest silver tankard but one. I also give to the child my daughter Ann Epes now goes with my largest silver Porringer and great silver cupp. My sealed ring and great hoop ring with a pair of silver clasps and silver bodkin I give to my daughter, Anne Epes.

 

Item, I give to my Grandson Richard Perrin, one feather bed and furniture to it.

 

Item, I give to my granddaughter Sarah Royall one yearling heifer.

 

Item, I give to my granddaughters Katherine Farrar, Mary, Sarah & Anne Perrin to each of them two silver spoons. And to Katherine Farrar one Guiney and to Anne Perrin one silver porringer.

 

Item, I give to my granddaughter, Sarah Dennis two silver spoons and one pair of dowlass sheets. And to my two daughters Sarah Wilkinson and Katherine Perrin all my wearing cloths woolen and linnen.

 

Item, I give to my loveing friend Mary Parker six Ells of my best dowless and as much of my finest serge as will make her a gown and petticoat.

 

Item, I give to my grandson Maiden Marshall one heifer two years old.

Item, I will and bequeath all my land to my son, Joseph Royall to him and to his heirs forever

 

Item, I give my whold crop of corn and tobacco to my executors hereafternamed except for much as will buy two gravestones, one to cover me and the other my departed dear husband. All the rest and residue of my estate and estate goods and chattels, Sarah Wilkinson, Joseph Royall, Katherine Perrin and Anne Epes and to each of them fifteen shillings to buy a mourning ring.

 

And I do hereby constitute and appoint my loving son, Joseph Royall and my loving son-in-law, Frances Epes full and sole Exers of this my last will and testament. And I desire my body may be buryed near my dear husband on my own plantation. And I do hereby revoke, disannul and make void all former wills and testaments by me heretofore made and to this my last will and testament do sett my hand and seal this tenth day of Oct Ao Dm 1686

 

(Will was proved in open Court to be the last Will and Testament of Katherine Banks Royall Isham by the oaths of John Worsham, Nath Hill and Littlebury Epes and was entered amongst the records of ye said county.)

 

 

 

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Notes for Katherine Banks:

General Notes:

Katherine Banks Royall Isham was the wealthiest woman in the US in her era. She came from a wealthy family. Her father, Christopher Banks was of the Old London Company. He gave his daughter, Katherine, one of the earliest English Coaches to be used in the Colonies. It was cumbrous and capacious, held six individuals, three on a seat opposite one another, two others on two stools that faced the doors. The body was hung high on huge springs and was entered by steps, the lining was cream colored cloth. It had plated silver trimmings with huge cord and tassels. Had seats for the driver and footman in front and place for the covered trunk in the rear. It was handed down in the family for over 100 years and then kept as an heirloom.

 

The Will of Katherine Isham 1686 Henrico Co., VA: (original spelling and punctuation)

 

In the name of God amen. I KATHERINE ISHAM being sick & weak of body but of sound & pfect mind & memory (praise be therefore given to almighty god to make and ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following -

 

First, I principally commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping through the merits of my Savior Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and my body I commit to the earth to be decently burried at ye descretion of my Extr, hereafter named. And as the disposition of all such temporall as it hath plesed Almight God to bestow upon me I give and dispose of as follows:

 

First Item, I will all my debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged. I give to my grandson William Randolph 20 pound sterling money of England such is ot in the custody of my son-in-law Willilam Randolph to be disposed of after my decease for the proper use & benefit of my grandson above named, but in case of his mortality before he comes to age, then I give & bequeath unto my grandson Henry Randolph the 20 pound sterling money about to be disposed as above sd for his proper use and further I give to my grandson Henry Randolph five pds. sterling money of England and to my Granddaughters Mary Randolph & Elisa Randolph five pounds a piece of like sterling money all such money above specified is now in the custody of my son-in-law William Randolph. And further I give the residue of my mony such is in custody of my son-in-law William Randolph to my tow daughters, Mary Randolph and Ann Epps to be equally divided. I also will that my claw trunk with all that is in it be equally divided between my two daughters Mary Randolph and Ann Epes and I give to each of them two silver saltcellars. And to Mary Randolph I give my wedding ring and best feather bed and furniture to it and my 'least silver tankard but one and fifteen shillings to buy a mourning ring and desire the said Mary Randolph may be exempt from bearing any part of paying my debts or funeral charges. And this is all my legacy to my loveing daughter, Mary Randolph.

 

Item, I give to my grandson Joseph Royall one servant named John Johns all the time he hath to serve and my small silver tankard. And further I give to my child of my son Royall's two silver spoons. And to my loveing son, Joseph Ryall the last tankard.

 

Item, I give to my grandson Richard Dennis one of my best cows and two silver spoons.

 

Item, I give to my grandson, Isham Epes, my Negro Dick and to my Grandson Francis Epes, my biggest silver tankard but one. I also give to the child my daughter Ann Epes now goes with my largest silver Porringer and great silver cupp. My sealed ring and great hoop ring with a pair of silver clasps and silver bodkin I give to my daughter, Anne Epes.

 

Item, I give to my Grandson Richard Perrin, one feather bed and furniture to it.

 

Item, I give to my granddaughter Sarah Royall one yearling heifer.

 

Item, I give to my granddaughters Katherine Farrar, Mary, Sarah & Anne Perrin to each of them two silver spoons. And to Katherine Farrar one Guiney and to Anne Perrin one silver porringer.

 

Item, I give to my granddaughter, Sarah Dennis two silver spoons and one pair of dowlass sheets. And to my two daughters Sarah Wilkinson and Katherine Perrin all my wearing cloths woolen and linnen.

 

Item, I give to my loveing friend Mary Parker six Ells of my best dowless and as much of my finest serge as will make her a gown and petticoat.

 

Item, I give to my grandson Maiden Marshall one heifer two years old.

Item, I will and bequeath all my land to my son, Joseph Royall to him and to his heirs forever

 

Item, I give my whold crop of corn and tobacco to my executors hereafternamed except for much as will buy two gravestones, one to cover me and the other my departed dear husband. All the rest and residue of my estate and estate goods and chattels, Sarah Wilkinson, Joseph Royall, Katherine Perrin and Anne Epes and to each of them fifteen shillings to buy a mourning ring.

 

And I do hereby constitute and appoint my loving son, Joseph Royall and my loving son-in-law, Frances Epes full and sole Exers of this my last will and testament. And I desire my body may be buryed near my dear husband on my own plantation. And I do hereby revoke, disannul and make void all former wills and testaments by me heretofore made and to this my last will and testament do sett my hand and seal this tenth day of Oct Ao Dm 1686

 

(Will was proved in open Court to be the last Will and Testament of Katherine Banks Royall Isham by the oaths of John Worsham, Nath Hill and Littlebury Epes and was entered amongst the records of ye said county.)

 

 

 

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Notes for Katherine Banks:

General Notes:

Katherine Banks Royall Isham was the wealthiest woman in the US in her era. She came from a wealthy family. Her father, Christopher Banks was of the Old London Company. He gave his daughter, Katherine, one of the earliest English Coaches to be used in the Colonies. It was cumbrous and capacious, held six individuals, three on a seat opposite one another, two others on two stools that faced the doors. The body was hung high on huge springs and was entered by steps, the lining was cream colored cloth. It had plated silver trimmings with huge cord and tassels. Had seats for the driver and footman in front and place for the covered trunk in the rear. It was handed down in the family for over 100 years and then kept as an heirloom.

 

The Will of Katherine Isham 1686 Henrico Co., VA: (original spelling and punctuation)

 

In the name of God amen. I KATHERINE ISHAM being sick & weak of body but of sound & pfect mind & memory (praise be therefore given to almighty god to make and ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following -

 

First, I principally commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping through the merits of my Savior Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and my body I commit to the earth to be decently burried at ye descretion of my Extr, hereafter named. And as the disposition of all such temporall as it hath plesed Almight God to bestow upon me I give and dispose of as follows:

 

First Item, I will all my debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged. I give to my grandson William Randolph 20 pound sterling money of England such is ot in the custody of my son-in-law Willilam Randolph to be disposed of after my decease for the proper use & benefit of my grandson above named, but in case of his mortality before he comes to age, then I give & bequeath unto my grandson Henry Randolph the 20 pound sterling money about to be disposed as above sd for his proper use and further I give to my grandson Henry Randolph five pds. sterling money of England and to my Granddaughters Mary Randolph & Elisa Randolph five pounds a piece of like sterling money all such money above specified is now in the custody of my son-in-law William Randolph. And further I give the residue of my mony such is in custody of my son-in-law William Randolph to my tow daughters, Mary Randolph and Ann Epps to be equally divided. I also will that my claw trunk with all that is in it be equally divided between my two daughters Mary Randolph and Ann Epes and I give to each of them two silver saltcellars. And to Mary Randolph I give my wedding ring and best feather bed and furniture to it and my 'least silver tankard but one and fifteen shillings to buy a mourning ring and desire the said Mary Randolph may be exempt from bearing any part of paying my debts or funeral charges. And this is all my legacy to my loveing daughter, Mary Randolph.

 

Item, I give to my grandson Joseph Royall one servant named John Johns all the time he hath to serve and my small silver tankard. And further I give to my child of my son Royall's two silver spoons. And to my loveing son, Joseph Ryall the last tankard.

 

Item, I give to my grandson Richard Dennis one of my best cows and two silver spoons.

 

Item, I give to my grandson, Isham Epes, my Negro Dick and to my Grandson Francis Epes, my biggest silver tankard but one. I also give to the child my daughter Ann Epes now goes with my largest silver Porringer and great silver cupp. My sealed ring and great hoop ring with a pair of silver clasps and silver bodkin I give to my daughter, Anne Epes.

 

Item, I give to my Grandson Richard Perrin, one feather bed and furniture to it.

 

Item, I give to my granddaughter Sarah Royall one yearling heifer.

 

Item, I give to my granddaughters Katherine Farrar, Mary, Sarah & Anne Perrin to each of them two silver spoons. And to Katherine Farrar one Guiney and to Anne Perrin one silver porringer.

 

Item, I give to my granddaughter, Sarah Dennis two silver spoons and one pair of dowlass sheets. And to my two daughters Sarah Wilkinson and Katherine Perrin all my wearing cloths woolen and linnen.

 

Item, I give to my loveing friend Mary Parker six Ells of my best dowless and as much of my finest serge as will make her a gown and petticoat.

 

Item, I give to my grandson Maiden Marshall one heifer two years old.

Item, I will and bequeath all my land to my son, Joseph Royall to him and to his heirs forever

 

Item, I give my whold crop of corn and tobacco to my executors hereafternamed except for much as will buy two gravestones, one to cover me and the other my departed dear husband. All the rest and residue of my estate and estate goods and chattels, Sarah Wilkinson, Joseph Royall, Katherine Perrin and Anne Epes and to each of them fifteen shillings to buy a mourning ring.

 

And I do hereby constitute and appoint my loving son, Joseph Royall and my loving son-in-law, Frances Epes full and sole Exers of this my last will and testament. And I desire my body may be buryed near my dear husband on my own plantation. And I do hereby revoke, disannul and make void all former wills and testaments by me heretofore made and to this my last will and testament do sett my hand and seal this tenth day of Oct Ao Dm 1686

 

(Will was proved in open Court to be the last Will and Testament of Katherine Banks Royall Isham by the oaths of John Worsham, Nath Hill and Littlebury Epes and was entered amongst the records of ye said county.)

 

 

 

Henry Isham and Katherine Banks were married in 1645 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[264]. They had the following children:

i.

Phoebe Isham[264] was born about 1650 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[264]. She married Robert Belcher in 1669 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[264]. She died on Unknown.

+ 557. ii.

Mary Isham[194, 265] was born about 1652 in Bermuda Hundred, Henrico, Virginia USA[329]. She married William Randolph on 13 Nov 1675 in Dungeness, Virginia USA[194, 328]. She died on 29 Dec 1735 in Turkey Island, Henrico, Virginia USA[330].

iii.

Anne Fitzhugh Isham[194, 266, 329, 373, 374] was born in 1665 in Shirley Hundred, Virginia[264]. She married Francis Eppes III on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Henry Isham[264] was born in 1667 in Shirley Hundred, Virginia[264]. He died on Unknown.

1116.

John Robert Bolling son of John Bolling and Mary Clarke[194, 265] was born on 26 Dec 1646 in London, London, England[265]. He died on 17 Jul 1703 in Virginia, USA[265].

Notes for John Robert Bolling:

General Notes:

[Randolph Family File.FTW]

 

Notes from "Colonial Families of Southern States of America, page 71, Bolling Family" refer to Robert Bolling as the Honorable Robert Bolling. He was the founder of the family in VA. He arrived in the Colony 2 Oct 1660 and soon attained to fortune and prominence in affairs of both Church and State. In 1858, his remains were removed from "Kippax" to the mausoleum at Blandford Cemetery, erected by his great grandson. He was first married to Jane Rolfe in 1675. She died in 1676. She was the daughter of Lt. Thomas and Jane Poythress Rolfe and the great granddaughter of Colonel John Rolfe and his wife, Princess Pocahontas Rebecca, daughter of Powhatan, the great Werowance and ruler of all the Indian Tribes, which at the advent of the English, inhabited VA.

 

Robert Bolling was the founder of the family in Va. He arrived in the Colony on 2 Oct 1660 and soon attained fortune and prominence in affairs of both Church and State. In 1858, his remains were removed from "Kippax" to the mausoleum at Blandford Cemetery, erected by his great-grandson.

 

 

 

 

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Notes for John Robert Bolling:

General Notes:

[Randolph Family File.FTW]

 

Notes from "Colonial Families of Southern States of America, page 71, Bolling Family" refer to Robert Bolling as the Honorable Robert Bolling. He was the founder of the family in VA. He arrived in the Colony 2 Oct 1660 and soon attained to fortune and prominence in affairs of both Church and State. In 1858, his remains were removed from "Kippax" to the mausoleum at Blandford Cemetery, erected by his great grandson. He was first married to Jane Rolfe in 1675. She died in 1676. She was the daughter of Lt. Thomas and Jane Poythress Rolfe and the great granddaughter of Colonel John Rolfe and his wife, Princess Pocahontas Rebecca, daughter of Powhatan, the great Werowance and ruler of all the Indian Tribes, which at the advent of the English, inhabited VA.

 

Robert Bolling was the founder of the family in Va. He arrived in the Colony on 2 Oct 1660 and soon attained fortune and prominence in affairs of both Church and State. In 1858, his remains were removed from "Kippax" to the mausoleum at Blandford Cemetery, erected by his great-grandson.

 

 

 

 

1117.

Jane Rolfe daughter of Thomas Rolfe and Jane Poythress[194, 265] was born on 10 Oct 1650 in Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA[194, 265]. She died about 1676 in Virginia, USA[194, 265].

John Robert Bolling and Jane Rolfe were married on 23 Nov 1675 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA[194, 265]. They had the following children:

i.

Mary Rivers Bolling was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Robert Bolling was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

+ 558. iii.

John Bolling[194, 265] was born on 27 Jan 1676 in Virginia, USA[194, 265]. He married Mary Kennon on 29 Dec 1697 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[194, 265]. He died on 20 Apr 1729 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[194, 265].

1118.

Richard Kennon[194, 265, 375] was born on Unknown.

1119.

Elizabeth Worsham daughter of John William Worsham and Elizabeth Littleberry[194, 265, 375] was born on Unknown in Henrico, Virginia, USA. She died on Unknown.

Richard Kennon and Elizabeth Worsham were married before 1678[376]. They had the following children:

+ 559. i.

Mary Kennon[194, 265] was born on 29 Jun 1679 in Conjurors Neck, Chesterfield, Virginia USA[331]. She married John Bolling on 29 Dec 1697 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[194, 265]. She died on 29 Jun 1727 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[331].

1120.

Moses Vest[377] was born about 1650 in Caven, Ireland. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Moses Vest:

General Notes:

Moses Vest was born in Ireland and moved to Germany

 

 

Moses Vest and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 560. i.

John Valentine Vest[270] was born before 1679 in Germany[333]. He died on 23 Jun 1735 in Bedford, Virginia, USA[334]. He married Elizabeth Ray on Unknown.

1136.

Samuel Briggs son of Henry Briggs III and Mary Flood[134] was born about 1672 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. He died on 21 Sep 1737 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134].

Notes for Samuel Briggs:

General Notes:

Will of Samuel Briggs

(Abstract)

To son, William Briggs, one-half of what land I have in Brunswick County upon a creek called Waqua. I desire he may have the lower half and one Negro man.

To son, Henry Briggs, one Negro man.

To daughter, Faith Gilliam, five pounds sterling.

To daughter, Sarah Collier, five pounds sterling.

To daughter, Mary Edmunds, on Negro, which she has in possession and five pounds sterling.

I give to my son, Thomas Briggs, all my land in Hunting Quarter and all the stock belonging...

I give to my son, Robert Briggs, one-half my land in Brunswick County on Waqua Creek, with the plantation and stock and one Negro, only my wife to have use of the Negro until Robert is 21 years old. To Robert on Negro.

To son, Nathaniel Briggs, one plantation on BlyÂ’s Branch with all the stock and nine hogs which were on Beaver Dam, on Negro girl, on Negro man. My wife to have use of Negroes until son, Nathaniel Briggs, is 21 years old.

To son, Benjamin Briggs, all the land where I now live and one Negro. Wife to have use of Negro during her widowhood. Benjamin to have his estate when he is 18 years old.

To daughter, Ann Briggs, a Negro girl.

To daughter, Lucy Briggs, two Negro girls.

To daughter Hannah Briggs, two Negroes. If Hannah die to daughter, Lucy; if Lucy die to Hannah. If both die to son, Benjamin Briggs.

To wife Mary Briggs, bed and furniture, side saddle, and horse.

Remainder of estate I desire to be equally divided betwixt my wife and my four youngest children, and desire that three youngest daughters receive their estate at 18 years old or married.

 

 

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Notes for Samuel Briggs:

General Notes:

Will of Samuel Briggs

(Abstract)

To son, William Briggs, one-half of what land I have in Brunswick County upon a creek called Waqua. I desire he may have the lower half and one Negro man.

To son, Henry Briggs, one Negro man.

To daughter, Faith Gilliam, five pounds sterling.

To daughter, Sarah Collier, five pounds sterling.

To daughter, Mary Edmunds, on Negro, which she has in possession and five pounds sterling.

I give to my son, Thomas Briggs, all my land in Hunting Quarter and all the stock belonging...

I give to my son, Robert Briggs, one-half my land in Brunswick County on Waqua Creek, with the plantation and stock and one Negro, only my wife to have use of the Negro until Robert is 21 years old. To Robert on Negro.

To son, Nathaniel Briggs, one plantation on BlyÂ’s Branch with all the stock and nine hogs which were on Beaver Dam, on Negro girl, on Negro man. My wife to have use of Negroes until son, Nathaniel Briggs, is 21 years old.

To son, Benjamin Briggs, all the land where I now live and one Negro. Wife to have use of Negro during her widowhood. Benjamin to have his estate when he is 18 years old.

To daughter, Ann Briggs, a Negro girl.

To daughter, Lucy Briggs, two Negro girls.

To daughter Hannah Briggs, two Negroes. If Hannah die to daughter, Lucy; if Lucy die to Hannah. If both die to son, Benjamin Briggs.

To wife Mary Briggs, bed and furniture, side saddle, and horse.

Remainder of estate I desire to be equally divided betwixt my wife and my four youngest children, and desire that three youngest daughters receive their estate at 18 years old or married.

 

 

1137.

Mary Bailey daughter of Edward Bailey and Mary Rose Seat[134] was born about 1674 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. She died about 1756 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134].

Samuel Briggs and Mary Bailey were married about 1688 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. They had the following children:

i.

William Briggs[134] was born about 1689[134]. He married Mary Cook about 1722 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. He died on 19 Apr 1748 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134].

ii.

Faith Briggs[134] was born about 1702 in Virginia, USA[134]. She married Hinchea Gilliam III about 1725 in Virginia, USA[378]. She died on 20 Apr 1737 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134].

iii.

Ann Briggs[134] was born about 1710[134]. She married Edward Goodrich before 1728[134]. She died about 1780 in Virginia, USA[134].

iv.

Henry Briggs[134] was born about 1711 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. He died about 1738 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134].

+ 568. v.

Robert Briggs[134] was born about 1713 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. He married Ruth Quarles about 1735[134]. He died about 1771 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[337].

vi.

Sarah Briggs[134] was born about 1714 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. She died before 03 Jul 1732 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. She married John Collier on Unknown.

vii.

Nathaniel Briggs[134] was born about 1717 in Sussex, Virginia, USA[134]. He died after 1788 in Sussex, Virginia, USA[134].

viii.

Benjamin Briggs[134] was born about 1718 in Sussex, Virginia, USA[134]. He died after 1751 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134].

ix.

Lucy Briggs[134] was born about 1719 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA[134]. She died about 1751 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. She married Richard Lanier on Unknown.

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x.

Mary Briggs[134] was born about 1719 in Virginia, USA[134]. She died after 1740 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. She married William Edmunds on Unknown.

xi.

Hanna Briggs[134] was born about 1721 in Virginia, USA[134]. She died before 1751 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. She married James Jones on Unknown.

xii.

Thomas Frederick Briggs[134] was born about 1723 in Virginia, USA[134]. He died about 1748 in Wayne, North Carolina, USA[134, 337].

1144.

Richard Banner[278] was born about 1700 in England[278]. He died on Unknown.

1145.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Richard Banner and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 572. i.

Henry Banner[278] was born about 1723 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA[278]. He married Charity Eleanor Martin in 1748 in Pennsylvania, USA[278]. He died on 28 Nov 1789 in Forsyth, North Carolina, USA (Bethabara, Stokes)[278].

1152.

Thomas Shelton son of James Shelton and Anne Herbert[341] was born about 1606 in England[341]. He died in 1685 in Cecil, Maryland, USA[341].

Notes for Thomas Shelton:

General Notes:

Thomas Shelton moved to Bermuda then to Virginia on the "Hopewell" in 1628. He and

his wife, Hannah Wood, settled in Norfolk County, Virginia. He had large

grants of land in Virginia and Maryland. In his will proved 4 May 1684,

he mentions his son James and daughter Elizabeth Whitten.

 

 

 

 

1153.

Hannah Wood daughter of Henry Wood[341] was born about 1606 in England[341]. She died in 1684 in Cecil, Maryland, USA[341].

Thomas Shelton and Hannah Wood were married in 1629 in Cecil, Maryland, USA. They had the following children:

+ 576. i.

James Shelton[340] was born in 1630 in Cecil, Maryland, USA[340]. He married Mary Jane Bathurst about 1649[221]. He died in 1720 in York, Virginia, USA[340].

ii.

John Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Stephen Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iv.

George Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

v.

Thomas Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

vi.

William Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

vii.

Elizabeth Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. She married Unknown Whitten on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

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1154.

Edward Bathurst[221] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

1155.

Susan Rich[221] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Edward Bathurst and Susan Rich were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 577. i.

Mary Jane Bathurst[221] was born on Unknown. She married James Shelton about 1649[221]. She died on Unknown.

1260.

George Abney son of Paul Abney and Mary Brokesby[284] was born before 11 Jul 1613 in Leicestershire, England[284]. He died in May 1661 in Leicestershire, England[284].

1261.

Bathusa Dannett[284] was born about 1630 in Staffordshire, England[284]. She died on 31 Aug 1712 in Leicestershire, England[284].

George Abney and Bathusa Dannett were married about 1651 in Leicestershire, England[284]. They had the following children:

i.

Paul Abney[379] was born before 14 Jan 1652 in Leicestershire, England[284]. He died about 1696 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[284].

ii.

Abraham Abney[379] was born on 07 Sep 1655 in Leicestershire, England[284]. He died on 28 May 1689 in Leicestershire, England[284].

+ 630. iii.

Dannett Abney[284, 342] was born before 26 Feb 1658 in Leicestershire, England[284]. He married Mary Lee in 1692[284]. He died on 05 Feb 1731 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA[284].

iv.

George Abney[379] was born on 26 Feb 1658 in Leicestershire, England[284]. He died after 1689[379].

1262.

Joseph Lee son of Joseph Lee and Anna Twigded[284] was born before 05 Nov 1620[287]. He died in 1694[287].

Notes for Joseph Lee:

General Notes:

Joseph Lee was suspended for non-conformation in 1662. He preched at Calthorp in 1669 and also at a barn in Lutterworth. He was living in poverty in Clathorp in 1690 and received a grant from The Common Fund in the same year. He wrote his will on 6 Jun 1694 in Leicester and it was proved 27 Jun 1694. He left his house on Southgate St. in Leicester, England to his wife, Bathusa.

 

 

1263.

Anne Unknown[287] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Joseph Lee and Anne Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Joseph Lee II[287] was born before 1645[287]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Nathaniel Lee[287] was born about 1648[287]. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Samuel Lee[287] was born about 1651[287]. He died on Unknown.

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iv.

John Lee[287] was born about 1654[287]. He died on Unknown.

v.

Annie Lee[287] was born[287]. She married Unknown Marlott on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

+ 631. vi.

Mary Lee[284] was born on 19 Jan 1664 in England[284]. She married Dannett Abney in 1692[284]. She died after 1735 in Hanover, Virginia, USA[284].

Bathusa Unknown[287] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Bathusa Unknown:

General Notes:

In his Will Joseph Lee left his house to his wife, Bathusa. It would be assumed that she was a second wife, since first wife was named Anne.

 

 

Joseph Lee and Bathusa Unknown married. They had no children.

1280.

Thomas East I[94] was born about 1614[94]. He died in Jan 1659 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA[94].

Notes for Thomas East I:

General Notes:

From Tom East and Dollie (East) Kirk

 

from East Family Notes by John E YOUNG

 

Thomas East Sr [E4], born perhaps by the 1640s, lived in Henri co Co VA to at least 1668. On 20 August of 1672 a Thomas Cocke confirm ed in writing that he, Cocke, had made an oral agreement with Thomas Ea st about four years prior in Henrico Co whereby East, in considerati on of a nominal rent "of one Ear of Corn" payable on Christmas Day each ye ar, was to lease a parcel of land from Cocke for twenty years, with the op tion of purchase at the end of the lease. It appears that Cocke and East c ame to some disagreement in 1691 over this lease-purchase agreement. In 16 93 Cocke advertised for an overseer to take care of the disputed land, pl us other land in Charles City Co.

Thomas East was listed on the 2 June 1679 Henrico Co VA tax list, livi ng on Turkey Island Creek. He also was a witness on 28 September 16 81 to a land sale between William Porter and Robert Woodson. Thomas East S r, Thomas East, and Edward East were named on a "True and Perfect Rent Ro ll of all the Lands held of her Maj'tie in Henrico Co, Aprill 1705." The l and they were renting was 475 acres, 554 acres, and 150 acres respectivel y. Thomas had at least two sons-

a. Thomas East Jr, b c1667

b. Edward East Sr, b c1670 (M81,M85,M86, EP)

 

 

 

1281.

Unknown Spouse[94] was born about 1618[94]. She died on Unknown.

Thomas East I and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 640. i.

Thomas East II[289] was born about 1640 in England[289]. He married Winifred Champion Harper Hudnate about 1665 in England[94]. He died before 02 Jan 1727 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[94, 289].

1554.

George Wales Jr. son of George Wales Sr. and Unknown Lewys[236] was born about 1675 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA[236]. He died in 1720 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA[236].

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1555.

Mary Jones daughter of Robert Jones and Martha Lleweyn[236] was born about 1675 in Virginia, USA[236]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Mary Jones:

General Notes:

Notes for Martha Lleweyn:

Mary Jones was born in about 1675 in either Northumberland County or Lancaster County,

source dependent. Her father, Robert Jones, was born in 1633 in Yorkshire, England. Mary was his fourth child by his second wife, who was Martha Lleweyn. RobertÂ’s parents were

Richard Jones and Anne Collier, neither of whom ventured to the Colonies. It appears that RobertÂ’s brother Rowland and sister Susanna did come to Virginia: Rowland died in Williamsburg and Susanna married and died in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Robert settled in Northumberland County and died there about 1676.

 

 

 

George Wales Jr. and Mary Jones were married about 1698[236]. They had the following children:

+ 777. i.

Sarah Wales[236] was born in 1700 in Virginia, USA[236]. She married William Morris Sr. on Unknown. She died on Unknown in Lancaster, Virginia, USA[236].

ii.

Elizabeth Wales[236] was born about 1701[236]. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Benjamin Wales[236] was born about 1703[236]. He died on Unknown.

iv.

John Wales[236] was born about 1705[236]. He died on Unknown.

v.

Lettice Wales[236] was born about 1707[236]. She died on Unknown.

1556.

Abraham Stepp Sr. was born about 1646 in Buckinghamshire, England[345]. He died on 18 Apr 1714 in Essex, Virginia, USA[345].

Notes for Abraham Stepp Sr.:

General Notes:

Following from website: http://www.ydg.com/stepp/early_stepps/Orig_Abraham_Scalf.html

 

Abraham Stapp

B. CA 1650, D. APRIL 1714

 

By Henry P. Scalf, 1976

 

The frost date had passed a month earlier and everywhere the signs of approaching winter were apparent on the Rappahannock when Abraham Stapp first impressed his name upon the old Rappahannock County, Virginia, records. Stapp was looking for land in the Chesapeake Bay region and everywhere it was cheap and plentiful. There were great patents, in whole or part, for sale and Stapp could choose.

 

He found what he wanted in old Rappahannock, now Essex County and the fragmentary records of the now extinct county still extant in the present Essex clerk's office notes the purchase of a part of a "Pattent" from James Gaines or Games. Joint purchaser with Stapp was James Anderson. The date was November 17, 1670. The instrument is recorded in Deed Book 4, page 365p Rappahannock County records at Rappahannock

 

The quaint old instrument reveals nothing of genealogical value and there is not a hint of the location of the land, but we are convinced from subsequent transactions of Stapp that the land was in the present Essex County, north of Piscataway Creek and on a stream flowing into the Rappahannock River. The location could have been as far north as Mill Creek in the present Caroline County but it was more probably on Occupacia Creek.

 

The conveyance reads:

 

"Know all men by these presents that I, James Gaines do from me and my heires asigne all my Right and title of the residue of the Land of the within mentioned Pattent unsould to Cornelius Noell and unto Abraham Stap and James Anderson their heirs and assigns for ever. In witness hereof I have herunto Sett my hand and Seale this 17th day of November 1670. Sealed Signed and Delivered in presence of John Catlett Daniell Gaines. James Gaines (SEAL)."

 

The conveyance was acknowledged and recorded the same day:

 

"This day the conveighance of Land above specified was acknowledged by James Gaines unto Abraham Stap and James Anderson to all intents and purposes above specified (and) ordered to be recorded in the court of Rappahannock."

 

Two years later Abraham reappears on the Old Rappahannock records when he gives a heifer to Sarah, daughter of Richard and Sarah Goode. It is an unusual instrument as the formality of the conveyance is out of all proportion to the value of the property and we find no consideration except "love and friendship." Evidently the Goodes were neighbors.

 

Quote:

 

"Know all men by the presents that Abraham Stapp of the County of Rappahannock a planter do for Divers considerations me here unto moving an also for the consideration of love and friendship freely give grant alienate and make over from me my heirs Executors and administrators forever one young Heifer unto Sarah the Daughter of Richard Goode and Sarah his wife of the county aforesaid and do appoint the parents to take the Heifer into their custody in behalfe of the said child and to make [sic] it for her with two halfe spades [sic] and I do therefore and for the looking after the said Heifer order the said parents of this child shall have the male increase of the said heifer until the said child be ten years of age and afterwards the said child shall have the increase both male and female to her and her heirs forever. In confirmation here of I hereunto Set my hand the Seventh day of November 1670. Abraham Stapp. Teste, Thomas Parker, John Mayhew."

 

In the succeeding years and up to his death in 1714 there is a steady flow of legal notations on the Old Rappahannock and Essex records, their great number testifying to the prominence of Abraham Stapp in official affairs. He acquired slaves, appraised estates, bought and sold land, appeared as a witness many times, witnessed wills, acted as juror.

 

Previous to Feb. 3, 1678 Abraham Stapp had married for on that date he and Dorothy Stapp acknowledged a deed to James Andres. Subsequent deeds required her signature. We know that she was a daughter of Robert Moss for her father mentioned her in his will; dated August 8, 1685, probated April 3, 1689, in Rappahannock County. (3) Robert Moss names his wife, Rebecca, and other legatees, including "to my 2 granddaughters, Rebecca and Martha Stapp, daughters of my daughter Dorothy and her husband Abraham Stapp." He, too, mentioned in the will brothers, William and Thomas, who, with the testator had received a land patent Nov. 20, 1684, in Lancaster County, Virginia (Pat. Book 3, page 309) for 800 acres a The patent was renewed March 24, 1660, at which time the land had been cut off to Old Rappahannock. (Pat. Bk. 4, page 393)

 

Robert Moss made a livestock provision in his will for his "two granddaughters... Rebecca and Martha Stapp." He specified that "two mare folds of the age of two years each" were to go to them and that when either became 18 years old the increase of the animals was to be divided by an equal division. Another provision of the Moss will was "I give and bequeath unto my daughter Dorothy, the wife of Abraham Stapp, one gold ring of eighteen shillings price." Witnesses to the will were Abraham Stapp. John M. Mills and Thos. Parker.

 

We are unable to determine the size of the real holdings of Abraham Stapp in either Old Rappahannock or Essex but it must have been considerable since he was continually buying and selling. It must be remembered that land on the Virginia frontier in the last quarter of the Seventeenth Century was not considered greatly valuable except where it was in the more settled sections and a part of or adjoining the highly improved estates. In the Virginia Quit Rent Roll of 1704 for Essex County Abraham Stapp is shown with 390 acres but this is not considered even indicative of his holdings for the contrary can be easily deduced and inferred from the records.

 

Early after Stapp came to Old Rappahannock he became closely associated with the Brooke family. He bought land of them, sold them some and witnessed many legal instruments executed by the Brookes. The Brooke family had preceded Stapp to Old Rappahannock by acquiring a land grant in 1659. Robert Brooke, with whom Stapp became a neighbor and friend, had settled the grant in 1692. The Brooke estate began to grow and was greatly increased early in the Eighteenth Century by a grant to Mrs. Sarah Taliaferro Brooke; by King George II in return for services given the crown by her husband, William Brooke. The widow came to America with her four children and built the great house, Brooke's Bank, in 1731, a decade and a half after the death of Abraham Stapp. The vast Brooke estate endured until 1880. Part of the real holdings were acquired by Robert Brooke from Abraham Stapp, Jr. (4)

 

By 1710, Abraham Stapp, tobacco planter, was growing old and Oct. 2, 1710, he wrote his will. Having been born ca 1650, he was about 60 years old. His will was probated in Essex April 8, 1714. To his son Abraham Stapp, Jr. he devised all the land he owned on the north side of the road at "my now dwelling place"; to his son William ail land on the south side of the road, to son Jacob the "upper part of the land bought by Edward Mosley"; to son Joshua the "lower part bordering on Mr. Robt. Brooke"; to sons Joseph and James 25 acres each of the "lower land"; to wife Dorothy all property during her lifetime; to daughter Ruth cattle and certain incidentals; to two daughters Rebecca and Martha a shilling each. Jacob and Joshua, sons, were also directed to buy "100 acres each elsewhere." The instrument was witnessed by his father-in-law, Robert Moss, with Peter Hollon and Will Harte. At the time the will was probated his widow, Dorothy, now signing her name Step, gave bond in the sum of 300 pounds sterling as executrix.

 

The Essex Court, at the date of probate, named Edward Mosley, Cornelius Sale and John Foster to appraise the estate, The estate inventory was submitted May 13, 1714, by Dorothy Stepp [sic], executrix and ordered recorded. The personal property inventoried consisted of "3 doz. and 5 spoons 2 1 old gold ring, a small parcel of truck [sic], 1 old Bible and a small parcel of books. a parcell of Damnified Paper, 10 geese and 8 goslings D 250 gallons of Cyder, 3 hides in Tann not seen." After each item of property was set out the valuation, the total amounting to 91 pounds, 13 shillings, 7 pence. (5) It is to be noted here that Dorothy, widow of Abraham, had begun to write her name as "Stepp,'' a custom she was to continue with a few lapses during the remainder of her life. In this interchange of names she was also assisted by the semi-literate scribes and clerks of the period who could not be consistent in the writing of the name.

 

Abraham's family were some of the early colonists coming to Virginia to begin a new life and carve our future here. Much information can be obtained on the Stepp's from early colonists history books available in your local library.

 

 

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Notes for Abraham Stepp Sr.:

General Notes:

Following from website: http://www.ydg.com/stepp/early_stepps/Orig_Abraham_Scalf.html

 

Abraham Stapp

B. CA 1650, D. APRIL 1714

 

By Henry P. Scalf, 1976

 

The frost date had passed a month earlier and everywhere the signs of approaching winter were apparent on the Rappahannock when Abraham Stapp first impressed his name upon the old Rappahannock County, Virginia, records. Stapp was looking for land in the Chesapeake Bay region and everywhere it was cheap and plentiful. There were great patents, in whole or part, for sale and Stapp could choose.

 

He found what he wanted in old Rappahannock, now Essex County and the fragmentary records of the now extinct county still extant in the present Essex clerk's office notes the purchase of a part of a "Pattent" from James Gaines or Games. Joint purchaser with Stapp was James Anderson. The date was November 17, 1670. The instrument is recorded in Deed Book 4, page 365p Rappahannock County records at Rappahannock

 

The quaint old instrument reveals nothing of genealogical value and there is not a hint of the location of the land, but we are convinced from subsequent transactions of Stapp that the land was in the present Essex County, north of Piscataway Creek and on a stream flowing into the Rappahannock River. The location could have been as far north as Mill Creek in the present Caroline County but it was more probably on Occupacia Creek.

 

The conveyance reads:

 

"Know all men by these presents that I, James Gaines do from me and my heires asigne all my Right and title of the residue of the Land of the within mentioned Pattent unsould to Cornelius Noell and unto Abraham Stap and James Anderson their heirs and assigns for ever. In witness hereof I have herunto Sett my hand and Seale this 17th day of November 1670. Sealed Signed and Delivered in presence of John Catlett Daniell Gaines. James Gaines (SEAL)."

 

The conveyance was acknowledged and recorded the same day:

 

"This day the conveighance of Land above specified was acknowledged by James Gaines unto Abraham Stap and James Anderson to all intents and purposes above specified (and) ordered to be recorded in the court of Rappahannock."

 

Two years later Abraham reappears on the Old Rappahannock records when he gives a heifer to Sarah, daughter of Richard and Sarah Goode. It is an unusual instrument as the formality of the conveyance is out of all proportion to the value of the property and we find no consideration except "love and friendship." Evidently the Goodes were neighbors.

 

Quote:

 

"Know all men by the presents that Abraham Stapp of the County of Rappahannock a planter do for Divers considerations me here unto moving an also for the consideration of love and friendship freely give grant alienate and make over from me my heirs Executors and administrators forever one young Heifer unto Sarah the Daughter of Richard Goode and Sarah his wife of the county aforesaid and do appoint the parents to take the Heifer into their custody in behalfe of the said child and to make [sic] it for her with two halfe spades [sic] and I do therefore and for the looking after the said Heifer order the said parents of this child shall have the male increase of the said heifer until the said child be ten years of age and afterwards the said child shall have the increase both male and female to her and her heirs forever. In confirmation here of I hereunto Set my hand the Seventh day of November 1670. Abraham Stapp. Teste, Thomas Parker, John Mayhew."

 

In the succeeding years and up to his death in 1714 there is a steady flow of legal notations on the Old Rappahannock and Essex records, their great number testifying to the prominence of Abraham Stapp in official affairs. He acquired slaves, appraised estates, bought and sold land, appeared as a witness many times, witnessed wills, acted as juror.

 

Previous to Feb. 3, 1678 Abraham Stapp had married for on that date he and Dorothy Stapp acknowledged a deed to James Andres. Subsequent deeds required her signature. We know that she was a daughter of Robert Moss for her father mentioned her in his will; dated August 8, 1685, probated April 3, 1689, in Rappahannock County. (3) Robert Moss names his wife, Rebecca, and other legatees, including "to my 2 granddaughters, Rebecca and Martha Stapp, daughters of my daughter Dorothy and her husband Abraham Stapp." He, too, mentioned in the will brothers, William and Thomas, who, with the testator had received a land patent Nov. 20, 1684, in Lancaster County, Virginia (Pat. Book 3, page 309) for 800 acres a The patent was renewed March 24, 1660, at which time the land had been cut off to Old Rappahannock. (Pat. Bk. 4, page 393)

 

Robert Moss made a livestock provision in his will for his "two granddaughters... Rebecca and Martha Stapp." He specified that "two mare folds of the age of two years each" were to go to them and that when either became 18 years old the increase of the animals was to be divided by an equal division. Another provision of the Moss will was "I give and bequeath unto my daughter Dorothy, the wife of Abraham Stapp, one gold ring of eighteen shillings price." Witnesses to the will were Abraham Stapp. John M. Mills and Thos. Parker.

 

We are unable to determine the size of the real holdings of Abraham Stapp in either Old Rappahannock or Essex but it must have been considerable since he was continually buying and selling. It must be remembered that land on the Virginia frontier in the last quarter of the Seventeenth Century was not considered greatly valuable except where it was in the more settled sections and a part of or adjoining the highly improved estates. In the Virginia Quit Rent Roll of 1704 for Essex County Abraham Stapp is shown with 390 acres but this is not considered even indicative of his holdings for the contrary can be easily deduced and inferred from the records.

 

Early after Stapp came to Old Rappahannock he became closely associated with the Brooke family. He bought land of them, sold them some and witnessed many legal instruments executed by the Brookes. The Brooke family had preceded Stapp to Old Rappahannock by acquiring a land grant in 1659. Robert Brooke, with whom Stapp became a neighbor and friend, had settled the grant in 1692. The Brooke estate began to grow and was greatly increased early in the Eighteenth Century by a grant to Mrs. Sarah Taliaferro Brooke; by King George II in return for services given the crown by her husband, William Brooke. The widow came to America with her four children and built the great house, Brooke's Bank, in 1731, a decade and a half after the death of Abraham Stapp. The vast Brooke estate endured until 1880. Part of the real holdings were acquired by Robert Brooke from Abraham Stapp, Jr. (4)

 

By 1710, Abraham Stapp, tobacco planter, was growing old and Oct. 2, 1710, he wrote his will. Having been born ca 1650, he was about 60 years old. His will was probated in Essex April 8, 1714. To his son Abraham Stapp, Jr. he devised all the land he owned on the north side of the road at "my now dwelling place"; to his son William ail land on the south side of the road, to son Jacob the "upper part of the land bought by Edward Mosley"; to son Joshua the "lower part bordering on Mr. Robt. Brooke"; to sons Joseph and James 25 acres each of the "lower land"; to wife Dorothy all property during her lifetime; to daughter Ruth cattle and certain incidentals; to two daughters Rebecca and Martha a shilling each. Jacob and Joshua, sons, were also directed to buy "100 acres each elsewhere." The instrument was witnessed by his father-in-law, Robert Moss, with Peter Hollon and Will Harte. At the time the will was probated his widow, Dorothy, now signing her name Step, gave bond in the sum of 300 pounds sterling as executrix.

 

The Essex Court, at the date of probate, named Edward Mosley, Cornelius Sale and John Foster to appraise the estate, The estate inventory was submitted May 13, 1714, by Dorothy Stepp [sic], executrix and ordered recorded. The personal property inventoried consisted of "3 doz. and 5 spoons 2 1 old gold ring, a small parcel of truck [sic], 1 old Bible and a small parcel of books. a parcell of Damnified Paper, 10 geese and 8 goslings D 250 gallons of Cyder, 3 hides in Tann not seen." After each item of property was set out the valuation, the total amounting to 91 pounds, 13 shillings, 7 pence. (5) It is to be noted here that Dorothy, widow of Abraham, had begun to write her name as "Stepp,'' a custom she was to continue with a few lapses during the remainder of her life. In this interchange of names she was also assisted by the semi-literate scribes and clerks of the period who could not be consistent in the writing of the name.

 

Abraham's family were some of the early colonists coming to Virginia to begin a new life and carve our future here. Much information can be obtained on the Stepp's from early colonists history books available in your local library.

 

 

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Notes for Abraham Stepp Sr.:

General Notes:

Following from website: http://www.ydg.com/stepp/early_stepps/Orig_Abraham_Scalf.html

 

Abraham Stapp

B. CA 1650, D. APRIL 1714

 

By Henry P. Scalf, 1976

 

The frost date had passed a month earlier and everywhere the signs of approaching winter were apparent on the Rappahannock when Abraham Stapp first impressed his name upon the old Rappahannock County, Virginia, records. Stapp was looking for land in the Chesapeake Bay region and everywhere it was cheap and plentiful. There were great patents, in whole or part, for sale and Stapp could choose.

 

He found what he wanted in old Rappahannock, now Essex County and the fragmentary records of the now extinct county still extant in the present Essex clerk's office notes the purchase of a part of a "Pattent" from James Gaines or Games. Joint purchaser with Stapp was James Anderson. The date was November 17, 1670. The instrument is recorded in Deed Book 4, page 365p Rappahannock County records at Rappahannock

 

The quaint old instrument reveals nothing of genealogical value and there is not a hint of the location of the land, but we are convinced from subsequent transactions of Stapp that the land was in the present Essex County, north of Piscataway Creek and on a stream flowing into the Rappahannock River. The location could have been as far north as Mill Creek in the present Caroline County but it was more probably on Occupacia Creek.

 

The conveyance reads:

 

"Know all men by these presents that I, James Gaines do from me and my heires asigne all my Right and title of the residue of the Land of the within mentioned Pattent unsould to Cornelius Noell and unto Abraham Stap and James Anderson their heirs and assigns for ever. In witness hereof I have herunto Sett my hand and Seale this 17th day of November 1670. Sealed Signed and Delivered in presence of John Catlett Daniell Gaines. James Gaines (SEAL)."

 

The conveyance was acknowledged and recorded the same day:

 

"This day the conveighance of Land above specified was acknowledged by James Gaines unto Abraham Stap and James Anderson to all intents and purposes above specified (and) ordered to be recorded in the court of Rappahannock."

 

Two years later Abraham reappears on the Old Rappahannock records when he gives a heifer to Sarah, daughter of Richard and Sarah Goode. It is an unusual instrument as the formality of the conveyance is out of all proportion to the value of the property and we find no consideration except "love and friendship." Evidently the Goodes were neighbors.

 

Quote:

 

"Know all men by the presents that Abraham Stapp of the County of Rappahannock a planter do for Divers considerations me here unto moving an also for the consideration of love and friendship freely give grant alienate and make over from me my heirs Executors and administrators forever one young Heifer unto Sarah the Daughter of Richard Goode and Sarah his wife of the county aforesaid and do appoint the parents to take the Heifer into their custody in behalfe of the said child and to make [sic] it for her with two halfe spades [sic] and I do therefore and for the looking after the said Heifer order the said parents of this child shall have the male increase of the said heifer until the said child be ten years of age and afterwards the said child shall have the increase both male and female to her and her heirs forever. In confirmation here of I hereunto Set my hand the Seventh day of November 1670. Abraham Stapp. Teste, Thomas Parker, John Mayhew."

 

In the succeeding years and up to his death in 1714 there is a steady flow of legal notations on the Old Rappahannock and Essex records, their great number testifying to the prominence of Abraham Stapp in official affairs. He acquired slaves, appraised estates, bought and sold land, appeared as a witness many times, witnessed wills, acted as juror.

 

Previous to Feb. 3, 1678 Abraham Stapp had married for on that date he and Dorothy Stapp acknowledged a deed to James Andres. Subsequent deeds required her signature. We know that she was a daughter of Robert Moss for her father mentioned her in his will; dated August 8, 1685, probated April 3, 1689, in Rappahannock County. (3) Robert Moss names his wife, Rebecca, and other legatees, including "to my 2 granddaughters, Rebecca and Martha Stapp, daughters of my daughter Dorothy and her husband Abraham Stapp." He, too, mentioned in the will brothers, William and Thomas, who, with the testator had received a land patent Nov. 20, 1684, in Lancaster County, Virginia (Pat. Book 3, page 309) for 800 acres a The patent was renewed March 24, 1660, at which time the land had been cut off to Old Rappahannock. (Pat. Bk. 4, page 393)

 

Robert Moss made a livestock provision in his will for his "two granddaughters... Rebecca and Martha Stapp." He specified that "two mare folds of the age of two years each" were to go to them and that when either became 18 years old the increase of the animals was to be divided by an equal division. Another provision of the Moss will was "I give and bequeath unto my daughter Dorothy, the wife of Abraham Stapp, one gold ring of eighteen shillings price." Witnesses to the will were Abraham Stapp. John M. Mills and Thos. Parker.

 

We are unable to determine the size of the real holdings of Abraham Stapp in either Old Rappahannock or Essex but it must have been considerable since he was continually buying and selling. It must be remembered that land on the Virginia frontier in the last quarter of the Seventeenth Century was not considered greatly valuable except where it was in the more settled sections and a part of or adjoining the highly improved estates. In the Virginia Quit Rent Roll of 1704 for Essex County Abraham Stapp is shown with 390 acres but this is not considered even indicative of his holdings for the contrary can be easily deduced and inferred from the records.

 

Early after Stapp came to Old Rappahannock he became closely associated with the Brooke family. He bought land of them, sold them some and witnessed many legal instruments executed by the Brookes. The Brooke family had preceded Stapp to Old Rappahannock by acquiring a land grant in 1659. Robert Brooke, with whom Stapp became a neighbor and friend, had settled the grant in 1692. The Brooke estate began to grow and was greatly increased early in the Eighteenth Century by a grant to Mrs. Sarah Taliaferro Brooke; by King George II in return for services given the crown by her husband, William Brooke. The widow came to America with her four children and built the great house, Brooke's Bank, in 1731, a decade and a half after the death of Abraham Stapp. The vast Brooke estate endured until 1880. Part of the real holdings were acquired by Robert Brooke from Abraham Stapp, Jr. (4)

 

By 1710, Abraham Stapp, tobacco planter, was growing old and Oct. 2, 1710, he wrote his will. Having been born ca 1650, he was about 60 years old. His will was probated in Essex April 8, 1714. To his son Abraham Stapp, Jr. he devised all the land he owned on the north side of the road at "my now dwelling place"; to his son William ail land on the south side of the road, to son Jacob the "upper part of the land bought by Edward Mosley"; to son Joshua the "lower part bordering on Mr. Robt. Brooke"; to sons Joseph and James 25 acres each of the "lower land"; to wife Dorothy all property during her lifetime; to daughter Ruth cattle and certain incidentals; to two daughters Rebecca and Martha a shilling each. Jacob and Joshua, sons, were also directed to buy "100 acres each elsewhere." The instrument was witnessed by his father-in-law, Robert Moss, with Peter Hollon and Will Harte. At the time the will was probated his widow, Dorothy, now signing her name Step, gave bond in the sum of 300 pounds sterling as executrix.

 

The Essex Court, at the date of probate, named Edward Mosley, Cornelius Sale and John Foster to appraise the estate, The estate inventory was submitted May 13, 1714, by Dorothy Stepp [sic], executrix and ordered recorded. The personal property inventoried consisted of "3 doz. and 5 spoons 2 1 old gold ring, a small parcel of truck [sic], 1 old Bible and a small parcel of books. a parcell of Damnified Paper, 10 geese and 8 goslings D 250 gallons of Cyder, 3 hides in Tann not seen." After each item of property was set out the valuation, the total amounting to 91 pounds, 13 shillings, 7 pence. (5) It is to be noted here that Dorothy, widow of Abraham, had begun to write her name as "Stepp,'' a custom she was to continue with a few lapses during the remainder of her life. In this interchange of names she was also assisted by the semi-literate scribes and clerks of the period who could not be consistent in the writing of the name.

 

Abraham's family were some of the early colonists coming to Virginia to begin a new life and carve our future here. Much information can be obtained on the Stepp's from early colonists history books available in your local library.

 

 

1557.

Dorothy Moss daughter of Robert Moss and Rebeckah Wales was born about 1656 in Essex, Virginia, USA[345]. She died in 1718 in Essex, Virginia, USA[345].

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Abraham Stepp Sr. and Dorothy Moss were married in 1685 in Old Rappahannock, Virginia[345]. They had the following children:

i.

Martha Stapp[345] was born in 1684 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[345]. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Ruth Stapp[345] was born before 1685 in Virginia, USA[345]. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Joseph Stapp[345] was born after 1685 in Virginia, USA[345]. He died on 20 May 1735 in Orange, Virginia, USA[345].

iv.

Rebecca Stapp[345] was born after 1685 in Virginia, USA[345]. She died on Unknown.

+ 778. v.

Joshua Stapp Sr.[236] was born in 1688 in Essex, Virginia, USA[345]. He married Martha Patsy Coffey about 1715 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236]. He died before 27 Mar 1783 in Orange, Virginia, USA[346].

Dorothy North[345] was born on Unknown.

Abraham Stepp Sr. and Dorothy North were married about 1671[345]. They had the following children:

i.

William Stapp[345] was born about 1680 in Virginia, USA[345]. He died about 1720 in Virginia, USA[345].

ii.

Jacob Stapp[345] was born about 1681 in Virginia, USA[345]. He died about 1720 in Virginia, USA[345].

iii.

James Stapp[345] was born about 1684 in Virginia, USA[345]. He died about 1773[345].

1558.

Edward Coffey son of John Coffey and Mary Jolliffee[380] was born on Unknown[380, 381, 382, 382]. He died in Nov 1716 in Old Rappahannock City, Essex, Virginia[383, 384].

Notes for Edward Coffey:

General Notes:

[Fields2.FTW]

The first record of Edward Coffey in VA appears in the will of Edward

Mosely, dated January 6, 1699 in which he gives to his "servant Ed. Coffe

ane heifer of 2 years old." On September 10, 1700, Edward Coffey

received a judgment from the Mosely estate for his Freedom, corn, and

clothes. Edward Coffey was probably transported to America during the

Williamite Confiscation by Edward Mosely. Edward Coffey is a witness to

Thomas Powell's will of Sittingbourne Parish, Essex County, VA. in which

Thomas bequeathed 1 shilling to his daughter Ann Coffey.

Edward Coffey lived in St. Ann's Parish, Essex County, VA. In November,

1714, Edward Coffey sold part of his land (bought from Augustine Smith)

on Occupation Creek to Thomas Warren. His wife, Ann Ester Powell, is a

witness to this transaction. Edward died in 1716 and Ann died in 1744.

After Edward's death his widow, Ann, married Robert Dulin (Dula?) and

they had two sons.

 

The will of Edward Coffey is in the Essex Co., VA Deed & Will book 14 1711-1716, dated 14 Feb 1715-16 & provided for bequests to wife Ann Coffey: to my six children; to John & Edward the land; to Martha one cow; to Ann, Austos(?), & Elizabeth (all surenames spelled Cofey) no bequests. Abraham Stapp was a witness & the will was signed Edward Coffey.

Copy of Last WIll & Testament is also in Johnson/Stapp and Allied Lines, by Jennie F. Downing Crow, pg 55.

 

Essex County, Virginia Records

Deeds & Wills No. 14, Page 669

 

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I Edward Coffey being in bedd of sickness but in perfett sense & emmbrey thanks bee to God; I Edward Cofey do bequeath this to bee my Last Will & Testament, -

 

I leave all my Land to my two Suns John Cofey and Edward Cofey Equall to be divided at Sixten Ears of age if the mother of them be ded otherwayes att Eighten Years of Ages.

 

I also give one Cowe & her increase to my daughter Marther Cofey att ye Ears of Sixten or at her mothers deth allso one Cowe yerlen to my Sun John Coffey & her increase

 

All the tenebles Stock & Bock I give to my wife Ann Cofey till her deth but if she marys then every one of my Children to have their parts as they come of age, and after ye Deces of my wife all tenables to be Equall devided between my Six children John, Edward Cofey, Marther Cofey, Ann Cofey, Austes Cofey, Elisabeth Cofey.

 

As witness my hand & Seall this 14th day of Febry 1715/16

 

Samel. Edmondson

Themety (mark) Selemon

Edward Cofey (his mark) Cofey

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Edward Coffey:

General Notes:

[Fields2.FTW]

The first record of Edward Coffey in VA appears in the will of Edward

Mosely, dated January 6, 1699 in which he gives to his "servant Ed. Coffe

ane heifer of 2 years old." On September 10, 1700, Edward Coffey

received a judgment from the Mosely estate for his Freedom, corn, and

clothes. Edward Coffey was probably transported to America during the

Williamite Confiscation by Edward Mosely. Edward Coffey is a witness to

Thomas Powell's will of Sittingbourne Parish, Essex County, VA. in which

Thomas bequeathed 1 shilling to his daughter Ann Coffey.

Edward Coffey lived in St. Ann's Parish, Essex County, VA. In November,

1714, Edward Coffey sold part of his land (bought from Augustine Smith)

on Occupation Creek to Thomas Warren. His wife, Ann Ester Powell, is a

witness to this transaction. Edward died in 1716 and Ann died in 1744.

After Edward's death his widow, Ann, married Robert Dulin (Dula?) and

they had two sons.

 

The will of Edward Coffey is in the Essex Co., VA Deed & Will book 14 1711-1716, dated 14 Feb 1715-16 & provided for bequests to wife Ann Coffey: to my six children; to John & Edward the land; to Martha one cow; to Ann, Austos(?), & Elizabeth (all surenames spelled Cofey) no bequests. Abraham Stapp was a witness & the will was signed Edward Coffey.

Copy of Last WIll & Testament is also in Johnson/Stapp and Allied Lines, by Jennie F. Downing Crow, pg 55.

 

Essex County, Virginia Records

Deeds & Wills No. 14, Page 669

 

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I Edward Coffey being in bedd of sickness but in perfett sense & emmbrey thanks bee to God; I Edward Cofey do bequeath this to bee my Last Will & Testament, -

 

I leave all my Land to my two Suns John Cofey and Edward Cofey Equall to be divided at Sixten Ears of age if the mother of them be ded otherwayes att Eighten Years of Ages.

 

I also give one Cowe & her increase to my daughter Marther Cofey att ye Ears of Sixten or at her mothers deth allso one Cowe yerlen to my Sun John Coffey & her increase

 

All the tenebles Stock & Bock I give to my wife Ann Cofey till her deth but if she marys then every one of my Children to have their parts as they come of age, and after ye Deces of my wife all tenables to be Equall devided between my Six children John, Edward Cofey, Marther Cofey, Ann Cofey, Austes Cofey, Elisabeth Cofey.

 

As witness my hand & Seall this 14th day of Febry 1715/16

 

Samel. Edmondson

Themety (mark) Selemon

Edward Cofey (his mark) Cofey

 

 

 

 

1559.

Anne Esther Powell daughter of Thomas Powell and Mary Place was born between 1683-1685 in Essex, Virginia, USA[380]. She died on 18 Dec 1744 in Old Rappahannock City, Essex, Virginia[380].

Edward Coffey and Anne Esther Powell were married about 1700 in Old Rappahannock City, Essex, Virginia[380]. They had the following children:

i.

Austin Coffey[348] was born between 1694-1712 in Essex, Virginia, USA[381]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

John Coffey[348] was born about 1700 in Essex, Virginia, USA[381]. He married Jane Graves in 1728 in Essex, Virginia, USA. He died on 31 Mar 1774 in St. Annes Parish, Albemarle, Virginia USA[383].

Notes for John Coffey:

General Notes:

Last Will and Testament of John Coffey of Albemarle County, Virginia, March 31, 1774

 

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, this thirty first day of March and in-the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and seventy-four, I John Coffey of Albemarle County & parish of St. Annes in the Colony of Virginia yeoman, being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God. Therefore calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will & testament. That is to say principally & first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it & my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same by the Almighty Power of God, and as touching such worldy estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I give & demise & dispose of the same in the following manner &form. Imprimis. I order that my just debts & funeral charges be first paid out of the whole. Item. I give and bequeath to my sons James Coffey & William Coffey to each of them five Shillings Sterling. Item. I lend to my Dearly beloved wife Jean Coffey (during her widowhood) the rest of my estate Real & Personal, and at the end of her widowhood to be equally divided among the rest of my children, viz: Thomas Coffey, John Coffey, Edmond Coffey, Rubin Coffey & Benjamin Coffey, Winifred Moran & Betty Field, and the above estate to be sold at the said term of time. Item. I order Thomas Coffey & Benjamin Coffey as my Executors & I do hereby disallow, revoke, and disannull all & every other former will & testament, legacies & bequeaths and Executors in anywise before named & bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will & testament.

 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.

 

John Coffey (SEAL)

 

Signed, sealed, published,

pronounced and delivered by the

said John Coffey as his last will

and testament in the presence of

the Subscribers.

 

Charles Patrick

Alexander Craig

 

AT ALBEMARLE MARCH COURT SEVENTEEN HUNDRED & SEVENTY-FIVE.

 

 

 

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Notes for John Coffey:

General Notes:

Last Will and Testament of John Coffey of Albemarle County, Virginia, March 31, 1774

 

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, this thirty first day of March and in-the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and seventy-four, I John Coffey of Albemarle County & parish of St. Annes in the Colony of Virginia yeoman, being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God. Therefore calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will & testament. That is to say principally & first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it & my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same by the Almighty Power of God, and as touching such worldy estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I give & demise & dispose of the same in the following manner &form. Imprimis. I order that my just debts & funeral charges be first paid out of the whole. Item. I give and bequeath to my sons James Coffey & William Coffey to each of them five Shillings Sterling. Item. I lend to my Dearly beloved wife Jean Coffey (during her widowhood) the rest of my estate Real & Personal, and at the end of her widowhood to be equally divided among the rest of my children, viz: Thomas Coffey, John Coffey, Edmond Coffey, Rubin Coffey & Benjamin Coffey, Winifred Moran & Betty Field, and the above estate to be sold at the said term of time. Item. I order Thomas Coffey & Benjamin Coffey as my Executors & I do hereby disallow, revoke, and disannull all & every other former will & testament, legacies & bequeaths and Executors in anywise before named & bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will & testament.

 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.

 

John Coffey (SEAL)

 

Signed, sealed, published,

pronounced and delivered by the

said John Coffey as his last will

and testament in the presence of

the Subscribers.

 

Charles Patrick

Alexander Craig

 

AT ALBEMARLE MARCH COURT SEVENTEEN HUNDRED & SEVENTY-FIVE.

 

 

 

iii.

Elizabeth Coffey[348] was born on 16 Jul 1700 in Essex, Virginia, USA[381]. She died before 1702 in Essex, Virginia, USA[381].

iv.

Edward Joshua Coffey[348] was born on 16 Jul 1700 in Essex, Virginia, USA[380]. He married Grace Cleveland about 1732 in Virginia, USA[381]. He died in 1774 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA[381].

+ 779. v.

Martha Patsy Coffey[236] was born in 1702 in Essex, Virginia, USA[347]. She married Joshua Stapp Sr. about 1715 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236]. She died in 1772 in Orange, Virginia, USA[236].

vi.

Ann Ester Coffey[348] was born about 1708[380]. She married C. Shenalt about 1728 in Orange, Virginia, USA[381]. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Elizabeth Coffey[381] was born between 1710-1714 in Essex, Virginia, USA[381]. She married John Cleveland Sr. on 20 Apr 1734 in Orange, Virginia, USA[381]. She died in 1770 in Orange, Virginia, USA[381].

1560.

William Sims[236] was born on Unknown. He died in 1716 in Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond, Virginia[236].

Notes for William Sims:

General Notes:

`1) http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/t/Pamela-Butler/GENE3-0007.html?

1. WILLIAM1 SIMS died 1716 in Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia. He married AMY.

 

Notes for WILLIAM SIMS:

All of the information below was obtained by Lela Prewitt and entered December 19, 1996 by Pamela Hazelett-Burleson.

 

The earliest known Sims of this line was one William Sims, who was living in Richmond County, Virginia, according to the records, before 1707. William Sims and his wife, Amy witnessed the will of Robert Clark 6 February 1707 in Richmond County, Virginia. Three days previously William Sims, planter, had conveyed to Cornelius Edmond, carpenter, both of Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia, 100 acres about a mile from the Rappahannock River, part of a tract formerly belonging to Major John Weire; consideration 4000 lbs of tobacco; John Hanson and Sam'l Godwin Wits. The following day "Amy Simms wife of Wm personally appeared and released right of dower." ......Richmond County, Virginia Records - DB 4-134a, 135

 

 

 

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Notes for William Sims:

General Notes:

`1) http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/t/Pamela-Butler/GENE3-0007.html?

1. WILLIAM1 SIMS died 1716 in Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia. He married AMY.

 

Notes for WILLIAM SIMS:

All of the information below was obtained by Lela Prewitt and entered December 19, 1996 by Pamela Hazelett-Burleson.

 

The earliest known Sims of this line was one William Sims, who was living in Richmond County, Virginia, according to the records, before 1707. William Sims and his wife, Amy witnessed the will of Robert Clark 6 February 1707 in Richmond County, Virginia. Three days previously William Sims, planter, had conveyed to Cornelius Edmond, carpenter, both of Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond Co., Virginia, 100 acres about a mile from the Rappahannock River, part of a tract formerly belonging to Major John Weire; consideration 4000 lbs of tobacco; John Hanson and Sam'l Godwin Wits. The following day "Amy Simms wife of Wm personally appeared and released right of dower." ......Richmond County, Virginia Records - DB 4-134a, 135

 

 

 

1561.

Amy Unknown[236] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Sims and Amy Unknown married. They had the following children:

+ 780. i.

Thomas Sims[236] was born in 1702 in Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond, Virginia[236]. He married Rebecca Petty before 30 Nov 1725 in Virginia, USA[236]. He died about 1785 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236].

ii.

Mary Sims[236] was born on Unknown in Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond, Virginia[236]. She died on Unknown.

1562.

Thomas Petty[236] was born about 1670[236]. He died in 1698[236].

1563.

Catherine Garton daughter of John Garton Sr. and Martha Unknown[236] was born in 1675 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Petty and Catherine Garton were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 781. i.

Rebecca Petty[236] was born on Unknown. She married Thomas Sims before 30 Nov 1725 in Virginia, USA[236]. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Richard Petty[236] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

John Petty[236] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Matthew Petty[236] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

v.

Ruth Petty[236] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

1564.

Martin Nalle[236] was born in 1670 in Norwich, Norfolk, England[236]. He died in 1728 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236].

1565.

Mary Jane Aldin daughter of Robert Aldin and Eleanor Willis[236] was born in 1681 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[236]. She died in 1734 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236].

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Martin Nalle and Mary Jane Aldin were married about 1702 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236]. They had the following children:

+ 782. i.

John Nalle Sr.[236] was born about 1703 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236]. He married Mary Brown about 1725[236]. He died in 1782 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA[236].

1566.

Daniel Brown son of Francis Brown Jr. and Elizabeth Allen[236] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

1567.

Elizabeth Coleman daughter of Robert Coleman II and Anne Spilsby[236] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Daniel Brown and Elizabeth Coleman were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 783. i.

Mary Brown[236] was born about 1705 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA[236]. She married John Nalle Sr. about 1725[236]. She died after 1783[236].

1792.

William Love son of John Love and Agnes Jamison[351] was born on 08 Mar 1629 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He died on Unknown in Scotland[351].

1793.

Janet Wallace[351] was born between 1629-1639 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. She died on Unknown in Scotland[351].

William Love and Janet Wallace were married on 17 Jan 1654 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had the following children:

+ 896. i.

James Love[303] was born on 20 Apr 1656 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[303]. He married Isabelle Alexander about 1675 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He died in 1747 in Virginia, USA[303, 351].

1800.

William Sharp son of Francis Sharp and Unknown Cooper[353] was born between 1625-1638 in Northamptonshire, England[258, 353]. He died on 30 Mar 1690 in Northamptonshire, England[306].

Notes for William Sharp:

General Notes:

The earliest record of the Sharp name is in the famous Hundred Rolls. It gives evidence of early forms of the name and shows ge as early as 1273. The earliest record is for Alexander Scharp of County Buckinghamshire in 1273. The name shows up in as many as seven different spellings, including: Scharp, Scharpe, and Scharppe. The records show the name to be abmong the landed gentry as well as in the lower feudal class. It is thought the name might be of Anglo-Saxon origin.

 

According to information I found that was shared by Bonnie Hamilton tibart@worldnet.att.net, three of the children of William Sharp emigrated to America. He and his wife and rest of family did not leave England. The three brothers who made the trip, John, Hugh and William, came to America in 1682, landing in what is now Burlington, NJ.

 

The Sharps were staunch Quakers. George Fox, the Quaker leader, died in 1691, and by that time the Society of Friends numbered 40,000 in England. The English, staunch supporters of the Church of England, considered the Quakers as "Dissenters" and threw many of them in prison. This persecution prompted them to seek settlement in American as early as 1656. George Fox came to America and in 1672, crossed New Jersey with Indian guides. His coming spurred additional Quaker settlement in America and by 1700, they had settled in NJ, DE and PA. The Sharps emigrated in the wave of Quaker departures from England in the late 1600's to escape the persecution applied to the Quakers.

 

Time Line: William Sharp was born 9 years prior to Lord Baltimore founding Maryland which was settled mainly by English Roman Catholics.

 

 

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Notes for William Sharp:

General Notes:

The earliest record of the Sharp name is in the famous Hundred Rolls. It gives evidence of early forms of the name and shows ge as early as 1273. The earliest record is for Alexander Scharp of County Buckinghamshire in 1273. The name shows up in as many as seven different spellings, including: Scharp, Scharpe, and Scharppe. The records show the name to be abmong the landed gentry as well as in the lower feudal class. It is thought the name might be of Anglo-Saxon origin.

 

According to information I found that was shared by Bonnie Hamilton tibart@worldnet.att.net, three of the children of William Sharp emigrated to America. He and his wife and rest of family did not leave England. The three brothers who made the trip, John, Hugh and William, came to America in 1682, landing in what is now Burlington, NJ.

 

The Sharps were staunch Quakers. George Fox, the Quaker leader, died in 1691, and by that time the Society of Friends numbered 40,000 in England. The English, staunch supporters of the Church of England, considered the Quakers as "Dissenters" and threw many of them in prison. This persecution prompted them to seek settlement in American as early as 1656. George Fox came to America and in 1672, crossed New Jersey with Indian guides. His coming spurred additional Quaker settlement in America and by 1700, they had settled in NJ, DE and PA. The Sharps emigrated in the wave of Quaker departures from England in the late 1600's to escape the persecution applied to the Quakers.

 

Time Line: William Sharp was born 9 years prior to Lord Baltimore founding Maryland which was settled mainly by English Roman Catholics.

 

 

1801.

Hannah Allen[353] was born between 1625-1638 in Northamptonshire, England[385]. She died after 1670 in Northamptonshire, England[258].

William Sharp and Hannah Allen were married about 1655 in Northamptonshire, England[353]. They had the following children:

i.

Elizabeth Sharp[353] was born on 29 Aug 1656 in Flower, Northamptonshire, England[353]. She married Thomas Falkner on 25 May 1682 in At Richard Ashby's House, Buckbruck, England[306]. She died on 29 Nov 1705 in Flower, Northamptonshire, England[306].

ii.

Henry Sharp[353] was born on 07 Nov 1659 in Flower, Northamptonshire, England[353]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Henry Sharp:

General Notes:

Henry Sharp remained in England, choosing not to come to America with his brothers.

 

 

+ 900. iii.

John Sharp I[304] was born on 29 Oct 1661 in Flower, Northamptonshire, England[304]. He married Elizabeth Paine on 17 Apr 1688 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA[304]. He died about 1727 in Evesham, Burlington, New Jersey, USA[304].

iv.

Hugh Sharp[353] was born on 11 Mar 1663 in England[353]. He died about 1663 in England[386].

v.

Hugh Sharp[386] was born on 03 Jun 1668 in Northamptonshire, England[386]. He married Rachel French on 09 Feb 1702 in Newton Colony, Cambridge, New Jersey USA[386]. He died on 13 Jan 1742 in Burlington, New Jersey, USA[386].

Notes for Hugh Sharp:

General Notes:

From research by Robert Sharp we find: "Hugh Sharp's special gifts as a writer and man of affairs were utilized in various ways. His signature, as a witness, is found on wills and other documents and he prepared many inventories. He drew petitions to the legislature, notably for a bridge over the Rancocas, in 1709. The same year, he served in that body as a member for the western division of Burlington County, the first Assembly of Governor Lord Lovelace. On February 18, 1708/09, Hugh was appointed guardian of Thomas Allen, his step-son.

 

 

vi.

William Sharp II[353] was born on 28 Jun 1670 in Flower, Northamptonshire, England[353]. He married Jemima Estlack on 18 Jun 1695 in Newton Colony, Collingswood, New Jersey USA[306]. He died on Unknown in Newton Colony, Collingswood, New Jersey USA[306].

1802.

John Paine[354] was born in 1640 in England[354]. He died before 21 Apr 1703 in Burlington, New Jersey, USA.

Notes for John Paine:

General Notes:

John Paine was one of the signers of the famed West Jersey Constitution, the Concessions and Agreements (London, March 1676/77) He immigrated to America after this date. Despite some claims, he was not a member of the family of Robert Paine, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

 

Time Line: John Paine was born 5 years after Roger Williams was exiled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for advocating separation between church and state and for questioning the validity of the Massachusetts Bay Charter. In the year of 1635 the Boston Latin School is established as the first public school in America.

 

 

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Notes for John Paine:

General Notes:

John Paine was one of the signers of the famed West Jersey Constitution, the Concessions and Agreements (London, March 1676/77) He immigrated to America after this date. Despite some claims, he was not a member of the family of Robert Paine, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

 

Time Line: John Paine was born 5 years after Roger Williams was exiled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for advocating separation between church and state and for questioning the validity of the Massachusetts Bay Charter. In the year of 1635 the Boston Latin School is established as the first public school in America.

 

 

1803.

Elizabeth Sarah Field[354] was born about 1645 in Burlington, New Jersey, USA[354]. She died on 25 Apr 1701[387].

John Paine and Elizabeth Sarah Field were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 901. i.

Elizabeth Paine[304] was born on 19 Feb 1666 in Burlington, New Jersey, USA[304]. She married John Sharp I on 17 Apr 1688 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA[304]. She died on 28 Nov 1705 in Burlington, New Jersey, USA[352].

ii.

Sarah Paine[385] was born in 1678 in Burlington, New Jersey, USA[385]. She died on 05 Jul 1728 in Burlington, New Jersey, USA[388].

iii.

John Paine[388] was born before 1680[388]. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Nathaniel Paine[388] was born before 1682[388]. He died on Unknown.

v.

Thomas Paine[388] was born before 1682[388]. He died on Unknown.

1888.

Thomas Farmer Sr. son of George Farmer[168] was born between 1610-1613 in England[168, 389]. He died on 12 Apr 1681 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA[168].

Notes for Thomas Farmer Sr.:

General Notes:

From the web site http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/7314/Farmer/thomas.html I obtained the following information on Thomas Farmer.

 

The first reference to Thomas Farmer is in "The Living and The Dead in Virginia."

"Att ye neck of land, Thomas Farmer, February 16, 1623", Hotten. page 170; again in the Muster roll of "

"Settlers in Virginia 1624" - "Thomas Farmer, age 30, in the Tryall 1616" Hotten, page 204. He came to Virginia four years before the Mayflower arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He survived the March 22, 1622 Indian Massacre in which over four hundred English Settlers were killed. The Neck of Land is an area of a thousand acres, more or less, that the James River meanders around, which is now called Farrars Island. It is located in Henrico Co., which was an original shire whose records are supposed to begin about 1632. Due to Bacon's Rebellion and conditions leading up to it few records of Henrico Co. are extant before 1676. The records that have been found that refer to Thomas Farmer are Colonial records made before Henrico Co. was formed. He was a member of the House of Burgesses in Jamestown in 1629-1630 from the "Plantation of the College and The Neck of Land", (Virginia State Archives, Henning's Statutes,, Book 1, page 147) It is reasonable to believe he became a resident of Henrico County when the Neck of Land was made a part of that county in 1632. The date of Thomas Farmer's birth appears to be either 1586 or 1594 depending on the interpretation of the above information from Hotten, page 204. IF the former date, he would have been 71 when Henry Farmer was born in 1657. If the later date, he would have been 63 when Henry was born. In either case, it is entirely possible that he could have been the father of Henry. Counties had not been formed and records of births were not kept. It is possible that Henry was the grandson of Thomas, considering the difference in their ages. No record is extant of any other Farmer in that locality who might have been the father of Henry. The proximity of "The Neck of Land" where Thomas Farmer lived to the plantation of Henry Farmer on Proctor's Creek in what is now Chesterfield Co., VA is only a few miles apart.

 

Mrs. A. V. D. Pierrepont, professional genealogist, after two years of study and research of Farmer records, wrote that she firmly believed that Thomas Farmer was the immigrant ancestor of the Henrico Co and the Chesterfield Co Farmer family, based on the strong circumstantial evidence.

 

 

Listed in both Hutton and Coldham's Emigrnats is Thomas farmer age 22 years in 1635 from London bound for Barbados in the Peter Bonaventure. Thomas Farmer md 1) wife unknown 2) Mary Turner - no descendants. Mary md 2nd Col Thomas Spiar and had three daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Rebecca. Barbados Records by Brandow and Sanders. Thomas was buried 12 April 1681 Charles Parish, York Co, Va. Tithable list of Surry Co 1678Children of Thomas -

 

 

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Notes for Thomas Farmer Sr.:

General Notes:

From the web site http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/7314/Farmer/thomas.html I obtained the following information on Thomas Farmer.

 

The first reference to Thomas Farmer is in "The Living and The Dead in Virginia."

"Att ye neck of land, Thomas Farmer, February 16, 1623", Hotten. page 170; again in the Muster roll of "

"Settlers in Virginia 1624" - "Thomas Farmer, age 30, in the Tryall 1616" Hotten, page 204. He came to Virginia four years before the Mayflower arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He survived the March 22, 1622 Indian Massacre in which over four hundred English Settlers were killed. The Neck of Land is an area of a thousand acres, more or less, that the James River meanders around, which is now called Farrars Island. It is located in Henrico Co., which was an original shire whose records are supposed to begin about 1632. Due to Bacon's Rebellion and conditions leading up to it few records of Henrico Co. are extant before 1676. The records that have been found that refer to Thomas Farmer are Colonial records made before Henrico Co. was formed. He was a member of the House of Burgesses in Jamestown in 1629-1630 from the "Plantation of the College and The Neck of Land", (Virginia State Archives, Henning's Statutes,, Book 1, page 147) It is reasonable to believe he became a resident of Henrico County when the Neck of Land was made a part of that county in 1632. The date of Thomas Farmer's birth appears to be either 1586 or 1594 depending on the interpretation of the above information from Hotten, page 204. IF the former date, he would have been 71 when Henry Farmer was born in 1657. If the later date, he would have been 63 when Henry was born. In either case, it is entirely possible that he could have been the father of Henry. Counties had not been formed and records of births were not kept. It is possible that Henry was the grandson of Thomas, considering the difference in their ages. No record is extant of any other Farmer in that locality who might have been the father of Henry. The proximity of "The Neck of Land" where Thomas Farmer lived to the plantation of Henry Farmer on Proctor's Creek in what is now Chesterfield Co., VA is only a few miles apart.

 

Mrs. A. V. D. Pierrepont, professional genealogist, after two years of study and research of Farmer records, wrote that she firmly believed that Thomas Farmer was the immigrant ancestor of the Henrico Co and the Chesterfield Co Farmer family, based on the strong circumstantial evidence.

 

 

Listed in both Hutton and Coldham's Emigrnats is Thomas farmer age 22 years in 1635 from London bound for Barbados in the Peter Bonaventure. Thomas Farmer md 1) wife unknown 2) Mary Turner - no descendants. Mary md 2nd Col Thomas Spiar and had three daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Rebecca. Barbados Records by Brandow and Sanders. Thomas was buried 12 April 1681 Charles Parish, York Co, Va. Tithable list of Surry Co 1678Children of Thomas -

 

 

1889.

Mary Turner[389] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Farmer Sr. and Mary Turner were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Samuel Farmer[168] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

+ 944. ii.

Thomas Farmer Jr.[168] was born in 1634 in York, Virginia, USA[168]. He died on 12 Apr 1681 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[168]. He married Ann Unknown on Unknown.

+ 472. iii.

Henry Farmer I[168] was born in 1657 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[249]. He married Hester Bass in 1696[168]. He died in 1734 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[251].

1900.

Thomas Elam son of James Elam and Alice Shirecliffe[358] was born on 24 Feb 1597 in Thurnscoe Parish, Yorkshire, England[390]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Thomas Elam:

General Notes:

In her book "The Elam Family Quaker Merchants of England and America", Norma C. Neill described her research into the possible connection of the early Henrico, VA Elams with her own Elam family in Yorkshire. Although she had found no definitive connections for Robert or William Elam, she suggested that Martin Elam of early Henrico was very likely the same Martin whose baptism record she had found in the Yorkshire Records. Several Elam researchers reported in early 1997 that a baptism record for a Gilbert Elam had been found (possibly by Norma) that was very likely to be the Gilbert Elam who married Ann Elam, daughter of Robert Elam. If these are indeed the same men, then Gilbert and Martin Elam of Henrico VA were brothers, both sons of Thomas and Mary Elam of Yorkshire, England.

 

 

1901.

Mary Shirecliffe daughter of James Shirecliffe and Alice Unknown[358] was born on 05 Apr 1616 in St. Michael-Le-Belfry, Yorkshire, England[358]. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Elam and Mary Shirecliffe were married in 1630 in Yorkshire, England[358]. They had the following children:

+ 950. i.

Gilbert Elam[171] was born on 11 May 1629 in Kent Co., England[311]. He married Ann Elam in 1658 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[358]. He died on 01 Jun 1696 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[311].

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ii.

Martin Elam[358] was born on 05 Apr 1635 in Turnscoe, England[358]. He died on 07 Mar 1695 in Henrico, Virginia, USA. He married Frances Perrin on Unknown.

1902.

Robert Elam son of James Elam and Alice Shirecliffe[357] was born on 15 Dec 1607[391]. He died in 1662 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[391].

1903.

Martha Unknown[391] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Robert Elam and Martha Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 951. i.

Ann Elam[311] was born about 1629 in England[357]. She married Gilbert Elam in 1658 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[358]. She died about 1692 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[357].

Generation 12
2112.

William Sonair AKA Jessup[180] was born on 05 Apr 1579 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died before 15 May 1649 in Yorkshire, England[392].

Notes for William Sonair AKA Jessup:

General Notes:

The book "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver, published for the author by Gateway Press, of Baltimore, MD, gives us the following information.

 

The name Jessup is said to have been derived from Joseph or the Italian equivalent Giuseppe. This in turn has been extended in the family tradition in Yorkshire that the first Jessups were Roman soldiers of the fourth century occupation of Britain. Kirkburton Church, where early records of this family are found, was erected in the thirteenth century and during a later restoration the uncovering of a broken crucifix gives evidence of a fourth century Christianity. One of the first names in the Kirkburton parish registers which date from 1540-41 is Johana Jesope. Conjecture about the origin of any name has to be no more than conjecture. Some early wills are signed Joseph alias Jessop, however the name does not appear to be Anglo-Saxon or Norman.

 

By the seventeenth century several branches of the family had acquired large estates. Charles II granted an Irish estate, Doory Hall, to Yorkshire and Derbyshire Jessops and William Jessop, son of Richard inherited Broom Hall in Sheffield, Yorkshire, acquired through his mother, Ann Swift. The pedigree of this family, though incomplete because it was concerned primarily with land tenure, reveals some interesting characters, but no link to any emigrants to America.

 

Of the emigrants to America, a Jesope Joyner (this last name perhaps a trade), age 22, sailed from Weymouth bound for New England in March 1635/36 and Walter Jesop, a weaver, age 21, sailed at the same time. A Thomas Jesopp, age 18, sailed from London in 1634 in a merchant vessel bound for VA, but the first emigrant for which any descent is known was John Jessop who came to Hartford, CT in 1637, probably from Yorkshire. He was associated with strong Puritans there. The southern branch that we descend from was started by Thomas Jessup of Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, who came from Leeds in 1722 with his son, Thomas to New Bern, NC.

 

William Sonair Jessop, son of William, was a carpenter or joyner. Surnames were just settling into common usage in this section of rural Yorkshire and parish records contain many alias names as well as indication of considerable childbirth outside recognized wedlock.

 

The Last Will and Testament of William Sonair Jessup: (copied in exact wording)

 

In the name of God Amen the thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord God 1649 I William Jessope of Great Lepton in the County of York, Joyner sick in body but of good and parfict remembrance God be praysed for the same I doe make this my last will and testament in manor and forme as followeth first and prencipally I bequeath my Soule unto God my Savior and redeemer hoping for pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and my body to the earth from which it came as touching my worldy goods wherewith god of his mercy hath blessed me with all my wish and will is that all my just and lawfull debts be first paid and my funerall expenses discharged out of my whole goods and I doe give unto Thomas Jessope my elder son all my tytle and interest which I have in the house where my dwell and in the grownde now in the tenor (?) and occupation of John Howroyd till Christmas in favor of portion with his wife being my daughter and I doe will John Jessope, my younger son twenty shillings and I doe forgive him for five pounds...... years by past which he owed for the money left him by my son William Jessope, deceased and I doe give Elizabeth Howroyd my daughter three shillings four pence in a full affection for hir child part or portion and I doe make Thomas Jessope my son my executor trusting him with the execution of it. In witness hereof I have this put my hand the day and year first above affixed.

 

Will was witnessed by: Joseph Wood, John Lanckfeld, William Lyley and Thomas Headon.

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 

Dear Jo,

I really enjoyed talking with you today. I just love finding out about the

Jessup family, and visiting Kirkburton was certainly a thrill.

 

Following is column I just wrote concerning historical tour of England and the Jessop/Jessup roots hunt:

 

The Dispatch

Attn: Vikki Hodges

Lee JessupÂ’s Column for: July 5, 2007

 

(Lee Jessup recently completed an historical tour of England and the Normandy beaches in France with Colonel C.C. Ripple, noted Lexington historian. This is the fourth in a series of columns about their European journey).

 

“William Sonair Jessop was christened on April 5, 1579 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England, and died May 15, 1649 in Great Lepton, England. His occupation was that of carpenter/cabinet maker. Kirkburton’s All Hallows Church, where early records of the Jessop/Jessup family are found, was erected in the 13th Century.” ("The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver, Gateway Press, Baltimore, Maryland).

When Dad and I began doing genealogical research on the Jessup family 15 years ago, I had to rid myself of an old wifeÂ’s tale IÂ’d heard all my life.

“The Jessups were Scotch-Irish,” a relative once told me, and for the first 40 years of my life, I thought this was the case. A little research revealed that our family had longtime English roots, and from the first moment I learned this about my people, I wanted to visit the place they came from back in England.

Two weeks ago, I stood in the cemetery of All Hallows Church in Kirkburton, England, weeping after I found the grave of a Jessop (sic) who had to have been a relative of mine before his death nearly 300 years ago.

Kirkburton is a splendid town in northern England with a population of less than 2,000 people. The origins of the village date back to the iron age, and All Hallows Church, where some of my people were born, baptized, married, and buried, was built in the 13th century. There is record however, of an even earlier church building on this spot because of a charter dated 1147. You heard me rightÂ…1147. And I thought the Rolling Stones were oldÂ…

As I got out of the taxi onto the sidewalk, I knew I was making this pilgrimage for both my Dad and me. There was a chill in the air, and the early morning English fog laid low along the cemetery of the old church in Yorkshire. It was just as I had seen in the pictures IÂ’d pulled off the Internet, but bigger somehow, and a bit more foreboding. The grave markers were of all sizes and shapes; many of them dark and nearly indecipherable, but the quietness of the cemetery and knowing what I knew about the place made me feel at home. Perhaps it was because I had indeed come home.

The Vicar, Rev. Gary Hodgson, met me inside the church at the prescribed hour and enthusiastically showed me around the 800-plus year old church building. He showed me a late 10th Century Anglican cross, restored and re-erected by the chancel arch. My dropped jaw and bulging eyes must have conveyed my incredulity. He leaned over to me and what he said next caused me to have to sit down in one of the old wooden pews (dated 1574).

“This takes the history of the church,” he said respectfully and with pride, “back to before the Norman conquest.” Mercy…

Gary also told me that the church still had Jessops as members, and that made my connection with the place even more meaningful. “Some stayed behind and didn’t venture to America,” I thought to myself, and what a difference that made for the both of us.

After spending about an hour inside the church, I bid Gary farewell and then went trampling through the graveyard by myself. I was alone, the fog was even thicker as it began to evaporate into the noonday sky, and I began my search for a Jessop burial marker. After about thirty minutes, I came upon a six-foot tall obelisk, whose lower markings were worn smooth. The uppermost markings, however, in larger print, could be seen very clearly.

“In Memory of Joseph Jessop.”

“This is where I come from,” I mused to the silent ghosts all around me. And I sat quietly on the support stones around Joseph’s marker, and thought about how good it was to finally arrive at this spot…at this church…in this beautiful village. I made it, Dad!

 

D. Lee Jessup, Jr.

United Way of Davidson County

P. O. Box 492

11 Court Square Suite 100

Lexington, North Carolina 27293

Tel: 336-249-2532

leejessup@unitedwaydavidson.org

 

 

 

 

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Notes for William Sonair AKA Jessup:

General Notes:

The book "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver, published for the author by Gateway Press, of Baltimore, MD, gives us the following information.

 

The name Jessup is said to have been derived from Joseph or the Italian equivalent Giuseppe. This in turn has been extended in the family tradition in Yorkshire that the first Jessups were Roman soldiers of the fourth century occupation of Britain. Kirkburton Church, where early records of this family are found, was erected in the thirteenth century and during a later restoration the uncovering of a broken crucifix gives evidence of a fourth century Christianity. One of the first names in the Kirkburton parish registers which date from 1540-41 is Johana Jesope. Conjecture about the origin of any name has to be no more than conjecture. Some early wills are signed Joseph alias Jessop, however the name does not appear to be Anglo-Saxon or Norman.

 

By the seventeenth century several branches of the family had acquired large estates. Charles II granted an Irish estate, Doory Hall, to Yorkshire and Derbyshire Jessops and William Jessop, son of Richard inherited Broom Hall in Sheffield, Yorkshire, acquired through his mother, Ann Swift. The pedigree of this family, though incomplete because it was concerned primarily with land tenure, reveals some interesting characters, but no link to any emigrants to America.

 

Of the emigrants to America, a Jesope Joyner (this last name perhaps a trade), age 22, sailed from Weymouth bound for New England in March 1635/36 and Walter Jesop, a weaver, age 21, sailed at the same time. A Thomas Jesopp, age 18, sailed from London in 1634 in a merchant vessel bound for VA, but the first emigrant for which any descent is known was John Jessop who came to Hartford, CT in 1637, probably from Yorkshire. He was associated with strong Puritans there. The southern branch that we descend from was started by Thomas Jessup of Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, who came from Leeds in 1722 with his son, Thomas to New Bern, NC.

 

William Sonair Jessop, son of William, was a carpenter or joyner. Surnames were just settling into common usage in this section of rural Yorkshire and parish records contain many alias names as well as indication of considerable childbirth outside recognized wedlock.

 

The Last Will and Testament of William Sonair Jessup: (copied in exact wording)

 

In the name of God Amen the thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord God 1649 I William Jessope of Great Lepton in the County of York, Joyner sick in body but of good and parfict remembrance God be praysed for the same I doe make this my last will and testament in manor and forme as followeth first and prencipally I bequeath my Soule unto God my Savior and redeemer hoping for pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and my body to the earth from which it came as touching my worldy goods wherewith god of his mercy hath blessed me with all my wish and will is that all my just and lawfull debts be first paid and my funerall expenses discharged out of my whole goods and I doe give unto Thomas Jessope my elder son all my tytle and interest which I have in the house where my dwell and in the grownde now in the tenor (?) and occupation of John Howroyd till Christmas in favor of portion with his wife being my daughter and I doe will John Jessope, my younger son twenty shillings and I doe forgive him for five pounds...... years by past which he owed for the money left him by my son William Jessope, deceased and I doe give Elizabeth Howroyd my daughter three shillings four pence in a full affection for hir child part or portion and I doe make Thomas Jessope my son my executor trusting him with the execution of it. In witness hereof I have this put my hand the day and year first above affixed.

 

Will was witnessed by: Joseph Wood, John Lanckfeld, William Lyley and Thomas Headon.

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 

Dear Jo,

I really enjoyed talking with you today. I just love finding out about the

Jessup family, and visiting Kirkburton was certainly a thrill.

 

Following is column I just wrote concerning historical tour of England and the Jessop/Jessup roots hunt:

 

The Dispatch

Attn: Vikki Hodges

Lee JessupÂ’s Column for: July 5, 2007

 

(Lee Jessup recently completed an historical tour of England and the Normandy beaches in France with Colonel C.C. Ripple, noted Lexington historian. This is the fourth in a series of columns about their European journey).

 

“William Sonair Jessop was christened on April 5, 1579 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England, and died May 15, 1649 in Great Lepton, England. His occupation was that of carpenter/cabinet maker. Kirkburton’s All Hallows Church, where early records of the Jessop/Jessup family are found, was erected in the 13th Century.” ("The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver, Gateway Press, Baltimore, Maryland).

When Dad and I began doing genealogical research on the Jessup family 15 years ago, I had to rid myself of an old wifeÂ’s tale IÂ’d heard all my life.

“The Jessups were Scotch-Irish,” a relative once told me, and for the first 40 years of my life, I thought this was the case. A little research revealed that our family had longtime English roots, and from the first moment I learned this about my people, I wanted to visit the place they came from back in England.

Two weeks ago, I stood in the cemetery of All Hallows Church in Kirkburton, England, weeping after I found the grave of a Jessop (sic) who had to have been a relative of mine before his death nearly 300 years ago.

Kirkburton is a splendid town in northern England with a population of less than 2,000 people. The origins of the village date back to the iron age, and All Hallows Church, where some of my people were born, baptized, married, and buried, was built in the 13th century. There is record however, of an even earlier church building on this spot because of a charter dated 1147. You heard me rightÂ…1147. And I thought the Rolling Stones were oldÂ…

As I got out of the taxi onto the sidewalk, I knew I was making this pilgrimage for both my Dad and me. There was a chill in the air, and the early morning English fog laid low along the cemetery of the old church in Yorkshire. It was just as I had seen in the pictures IÂ’d pulled off the Internet, but bigger somehow, and a bit more foreboding. The grave markers were of all sizes and shapes; many of them dark and nearly indecipherable, but the quietness of the cemetery and knowing what I knew about the place made me feel at home. Perhaps it was because I had indeed come home.

The Vicar, Rev. Gary Hodgson, met me inside the church at the prescribed hour and enthusiastically showed me around the 800-plus year old church building. He showed me a late 10th Century Anglican cross, restored and re-erected by the chancel arch. My dropped jaw and bulging eyes must have conveyed my incredulity. He leaned over to me and what he said next caused me to have to sit down in one of the old wooden pews (dated 1574).

“This takes the history of the church,” he said respectfully and with pride, “back to before the Norman conquest.” Mercy…

Gary also told me that the church still had Jessops as members, and that made my connection with the place even more meaningful. “Some stayed behind and didn’t venture to America,” I thought to myself, and what a difference that made for the both of us.

After spending about an hour inside the church, I bid Gary farewell and then went trampling through the graveyard by myself. I was alone, the fog was even thicker as it began to evaporate into the noonday sky, and I began my search for a Jessop burial marker. After about thirty minutes, I came upon a six-foot tall obelisk, whose lower markings were worn smooth. The uppermost markings, however, in larger print, could be seen very clearly.

“In Memory of Joseph Jessop.”

“This is where I come from,” I mused to the silent ghosts all around me. And I sat quietly on the support stones around Joseph’s marker, and thought about how good it was to finally arrive at this spot…at this church…in this beautiful village. I made it, Dad!

 

D. Lee Jessup, Jr.

United Way of Davidson County

P. O. Box 492

11 Court Square Suite 100

Lexington, North Carolina 27293

Tel: 336-249-2532

leejessup@unitedwaydavidson.org

 

 

 

 

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Notes for William Sonair AKA Jessup:

General Notes:

The book "The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver, published for the author by Gateway Press, of Baltimore, MD, gives us the following information.

 

The name Jessup is said to have been derived from Joseph or the Italian equivalent Giuseppe. This in turn has been extended in the family tradition in Yorkshire that the first Jessups were Roman soldiers of the fourth century occupation of Britain. Kirkburton Church, where early records of this family are found, was erected in the thirteenth century and during a later restoration the uncovering of a broken crucifix gives evidence of a fourth century Christianity. One of the first names in the Kirkburton parish registers which date from 1540-41 is Johana Jesope. Conjecture about the origin of any name has to be no more than conjecture. Some early wills are signed Joseph alias Jessop, however the name does not appear to be Anglo-Saxon or Norman.

 

By the seventeenth century several branches of the family had acquired large estates. Charles II granted an Irish estate, Doory Hall, to Yorkshire and Derbyshire Jessops and William Jessop, son of Richard inherited Broom Hall in Sheffield, Yorkshire, acquired through his mother, Ann Swift. The pedigree of this family, though incomplete because it was concerned primarily with land tenure, reveals some interesting characters, but no link to any emigrants to America.

 

Of the emigrants to America, a Jesope Joyner (this last name perhaps a trade), age 22, sailed from Weymouth bound for New England in March 1635/36 and Walter Jesop, a weaver, age 21, sailed at the same time. A Thomas Jesopp, age 18, sailed from London in 1634 in a merchant vessel bound for VA, but the first emigrant for which any descent is known was John Jessop who came to Hartford, CT in 1637, probably from Yorkshire. He was associated with strong Puritans there. The southern branch that we descend from was started by Thomas Jessup of Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, who came from Leeds in 1722 with his son, Thomas to New Bern, NC.

 

William Sonair Jessop, son of William, was a carpenter or joyner. Surnames were just settling into common usage in this section of rural Yorkshire and parish records contain many alias names as well as indication of considerable childbirth outside recognized wedlock.

 

The Last Will and Testament of William Sonair Jessup: (copied in exact wording)

 

In the name of God Amen the thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord God 1649 I William Jessope of Great Lepton in the County of York, Joyner sick in body but of good and parfict remembrance God be praysed for the same I doe make this my last will and testament in manor and forme as followeth first and prencipally I bequeath my Soule unto God my Savior and redeemer hoping for pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and my body to the earth from which it came as touching my worldy goods wherewith god of his mercy hath blessed me with all my wish and will is that all my just and lawfull debts be first paid and my funerall expenses discharged out of my whole goods and I doe give unto Thomas Jessope my elder son all my tytle and interest which I have in the house where my dwell and in the grownde now in the tenor (?) and occupation of John Howroyd till Christmas in favor of portion with his wife being my daughter and I doe will John Jessope, my younger son twenty shillings and I doe forgive him for five pounds...... years by past which he owed for the money left him by my son William Jessope, deceased and I doe give Elizabeth Howroyd my daughter three shillings four pence in a full affection for hir child part or portion and I doe make Thomas Jessope my son my executor trusting him with the execution of it. In witness hereof I have this put my hand the day and year first above affixed.

 

Will was witnessed by: Joseph Wood, John Lanckfeld, William Lyley and Thomas Headon.

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 

Dear Jo,

I really enjoyed talking with you today. I just love finding out about the

Jessup family, and visiting Kirkburton was certainly a thrill.

 

Following is column I just wrote concerning historical tour of England and the Jessop/Jessup roots hunt:

 

The Dispatch

Attn: Vikki Hodges

Lee JessupÂ’s Column for: July 5, 2007

 

(Lee Jessup recently completed an historical tour of England and the Normandy beaches in France with Colonel C.C. Ripple, noted Lexington historian. This is the fourth in a series of columns about their European journey).

 

“William Sonair Jessop was christened on April 5, 1579 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England, and died May 15, 1649 in Great Lepton, England. His occupation was that of carpenter/cabinet maker. Kirkburton’s All Hallows Church, where early records of the Jessop/Jessup family are found, was erected in the 13th Century.” ("The Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver, Gateway Press, Baltimore, Maryland).

When Dad and I began doing genealogical research on the Jessup family 15 years ago, I had to rid myself of an old wifeÂ’s tale IÂ’d heard all my life.

“The Jessups were Scotch-Irish,” a relative once told me, and for the first 40 years of my life, I thought this was the case. A little research revealed that our family had longtime English roots, and from the first moment I learned this about my people, I wanted to visit the place they came from back in England.

Two weeks ago, I stood in the cemetery of All Hallows Church in Kirkburton, England, weeping after I found the grave of a Jessop (sic) who had to have been a relative of mine before his death nearly 300 years ago.

Kirkburton is a splendid town in northern England with a population of less than 2,000 people. The origins of the village date back to the iron age, and All Hallows Church, where some of my people were born, baptized, married, and buried, was built in the 13th century. There is record however, of an even earlier church building on this spot because of a charter dated 1147. You heard me rightÂ…1147. And I thought the Rolling Stones were oldÂ…

As I got out of the taxi onto the sidewalk, I knew I was making this pilgrimage for both my Dad and me. There was a chill in the air, and the early morning English fog laid low along the cemetery of the old church in Yorkshire. It was just as I had seen in the pictures IÂ’d pulled off the Internet, but bigger somehow, and a bit more foreboding. The grave markers were of all sizes and shapes; many of them dark and nearly indecipherable, but the quietness of the cemetery and knowing what I knew about the place made me feel at home. Perhaps it was because I had indeed come home.

The Vicar, Rev. Gary Hodgson, met me inside the church at the prescribed hour and enthusiastically showed me around the 800-plus year old church building. He showed me a late 10th Century Anglican cross, restored and re-erected by the chancel arch. My dropped jaw and bulging eyes must have conveyed my incredulity. He leaned over to me and what he said next caused me to have to sit down in one of the old wooden pews (dated 1574).

“This takes the history of the church,” he said respectfully and with pride, “back to before the Norman conquest.” Mercy…

Gary also told me that the church still had Jessops as members, and that made my connection with the place even more meaningful. “Some stayed behind and didn’t venture to America,” I thought to myself, and what a difference that made for the both of us.

After spending about an hour inside the church, I bid Gary farewell and then went trampling through the graveyard by myself. I was alone, the fog was even thicker as it began to evaporate into the noonday sky, and I began my search for a Jessop burial marker. After about thirty minutes, I came upon a six-foot tall obelisk, whose lower markings were worn smooth. The uppermost markings, however, in larger print, could be seen very clearly.

“In Memory of Joseph Jessop.”

“This is where I come from,” I mused to the silent ghosts all around me. And I sat quietly on the support stones around Joseph’s marker, and thought about how good it was to finally arrive at this spot…at this church…in this beautiful village. I made it, Dad!

 

D. Lee Jessup, Jr.

United Way of Davidson County

P. O. Box 492

11 Court Square Suite 100

Lexington, North Carolina 27293

Tel: 336-249-2532

leejessup@unitedwaydavidson.org

 

 

 

 

2113.

Dorothy Ireland daughter of Laurence Ireland and Jennet Broadhead[180] was born about May 1580 in Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on 15 May 1649 in Yorkshire, England[180].

Notes for Dorothy Ireland:

General Notes:

Found the following information on World Family Tree CD - Vol. 3, Pedigree 678 - "Dorothie Ireland received one pece of graye cloth to make her two kirtles and one red petticoat from her Grandmother, Jennet Bever. Jennet also instructed William, her son and executor, to put aside thirtyne shillings foure pence to encrease at the dyscrecon of William towards the payment of the children porcon (of the person) of said Dorothie Ireland when she come to lawfull age."

 

 

William Sonair AKA Jessup and Dorothy Ireland were married on 14 Feb 1602 in Yorkshire, England[180]. They had the following children:

+ 1056. i.

Thomas Jessup[180] was born in 1602 in Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

William Sonair Jessup[180] was born on 21 Mar 1604 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died in Mar 1641 in Yorkshire, England[393].

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iii.

Elizabeth Sonair Jessup[180] was born on 23 Aug 1607 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England[180]. She married John Howroyd on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

John Sonair Jessup[180] was born on 04 Jun 1609 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown.

v.

Joseph Jessup[180] was born in 1611 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England. He died about 15 Oct 1650[394]. He married Mary Unknown on Unknown.

Notes for Joseph Jessup:

General Notes:

According to Kirkburton Parish, Yorkshire records copied by J. N. Thompson, Joseph Jessop of Shelley in Parish of Kirkburton was a mason who died leaving a will dated 15 Oct 1650 naming a wife Mary; son -in-law Robert Morton with his son Richard; and John Jessop, son of Thomas, son of William.

 

 

2114.

John Micklewait[395] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

2115.

Sarah Chandler Hammond[395] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Micklewait and Sarah Chandler Hammond were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1057. i.

Mary Micklewaite[180] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

2120.

Thomas Pease son of William Pease and Alice Clyff[180] was born on 20 Apr 1572 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died in Jan 1644 in Yorkshire, England[180].

2121.

Anna Beamond daughter of Unknown Beamond and Elizabeth Broadhead[180] was born in 1576 in Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Anna Beamond:

General Notes:

Ann Beamond born 1576, Yorkshire, England

 

 

Thomas Pease and Anna Beamond were married on 02 Feb 1607 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. They had the following children:

i.

Nicholas Pease[180] was born on 07 May 1609 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 18 Mar 1628[180].

ii.

Isabella Pease[180] was born on 08 Dec 1611 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on 17 Aug 1615[180].

Notes for Isabella Pease:

General Notes:

Isabella Pease, born 8 Dec 1611, died 17 Aug 1615

 

 

iii.

Thomas Pease[180] was born on 20 Mar 1614 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He married Elizabeth Briggs on 19 Sep 1637[180]. He died on Unknown.

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iv.

John Pease[180] was born on 18 Oct 1616 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 18 Oct 1616 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180].

+ 1060. v.

William Pease[180] was born on 05 Sep 1619 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He married Unknown Spouse in 1645 in Braithwaite-Penefract Montly Meeting, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown[180].

Alice Guddridge[180] was born on Unknown.

Thomas Pease and Alice Guddridge were married on 18 Nov 1604[180]. They had the following children:

i.

Elizabeth Pease[180] was born in 1606[180]. She died on Unknown.

2132.

William Hollowell son of John Hollowell and Isabel Garfield[396] was born on 27 Jan 1592 in Ashby, Lincolnshire, England[396]. He died in 1645 in Flores, Northamptonshire, England[396].

2133.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Hollowell and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1066. i.

Thomas Hollowell Sr.[365] was born on 04 Feb 1625 in Flores, Northampshire, England[365]. He married Alce Unknown in 1646 in England[365]. He died on 25 Mar 1697 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA[366].

ii.

William Hollowell[396] was born in 1627 in Flores, Northamptonshire, England[396]. He died on Unknown.

2200.

Robert Singleton son of Robert Singleton and Ann Southworth[317] was born in 1599 in England[317]. He died on Unknown.

2201.

Mary Unknown was born on Unknown[317]. She died on Unknown.

Robert Singleton and Mary Unknown married. They had the following children:

+ 1100. i.

Henry Joshua Singleton[259] was born in 1620 in England[317]. He died on Unknown in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[317].

ii.

John Singleton[317] was born in 1623[317]. He died on Unknown.

iii.

William Singleton[317] was born in 1625[317]. He died on Unknown.

2202.

Thomas Newman[317] was born in 1600[317]. He died on Unknown.

2203.

Susanna Unknown was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Newman and Susanna Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1101. i.

Susan Ann Newman[317] was born about 1630 in England[317]. She died on Unknown.

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2216.

Mordecai Cook was born in 1623 in Suffolk, England. He died in 1667 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[397].

Notes for Mordecai Cook:

General Notes:

The introduction narrative for the Cooke family in colonial Virginia provides this insight:

One of the earliest settlers of Gloucester County, Virginia, was Mordecai Cooke, of "Mordecai's Mount." He patented land in Gloucester County in 1652. He and his descendants have always been large land holders in Gloucester County - "Warham," "Beechy," "Woodlawn," "Cedars," "Chalk Level" and "Mordecai's Mount" (later known as "Church Hill") were some of their possessions. "Cedars" and "Woodlawn" are still owned by the family. It is not positively known if Mordecai Cooke was the immigrant, or the son of the immigrant. There are many interesting and romantic traditions as to the early history of the family. Among the original patents taken from land books at Richmond, we find the following: 1174 acres on Mock-Jack Bay, patented October 02, 1650, called "Mordecai's Mount," and became his family seat. On September 07, 1654, he patented 300 acres lying on Ware River, for the transportation of six persons into the Colony. In 1680 he received a grant of 1,600 acres for the transportation of 20 persons; at this time Sir Henry Chicheley was Governor; April 24, 1703, he patented 1,200 acres in Gloucester County, late belonging to Alexander Murray, deceased and escheated to her Majesty, Francis Nicholson, Governor; in 1713 Thomas Cooke patented 300 acres on the Island of New Point Comfort escheated lands; in 1714, 156 acres on Cappahosick Creek; and in September 1728, 1,000 acres on the north fork of the North Anna; and in 1728, John Cooke of King and Queen County, patented 1,000 acres at the same place.

 

Posted by: Page Warden Date: September 14, 2001 at 06:53:21

In Reply to: Re: Frances Ironmonger m Mordecai Cooke by Nancy Baker of 125

 

H1!

my dates of Mordecai Cooke, the progenitor-b.c. 1600-d. 1660-his son Mordecai Cooke-b. 1648-d.1718-md. Frances Ironmonger dau.William Ironmonger b. 1629-d.? md. Elizabeth Jones c.1647 had two daughters Maryb.c. 1647-md Abraham Field & Frances b.c.1654 md. Mordecai COOKE. Frances & mordecai'daughter Susannah m. Henry Fitzhugh and I may have that line in my book on the Virginia Signers-I'll check-all of these are my motheer's lines and many are traced in The Kin Patch-see http://www.geocities.com/gurlcat@The Kin Patch

my web site. I am busy now with Daddy's lines, but when I have completed The Kin Patch II- and live long enough I want to do more with lines I only touched on in both 1&@-ei; Ironmonger:Keene: Bonham: Keebler etc. Its an ever expanding circle.

 

Why don't you e-mail me directly at marmoose@home.com-or write Ms. Page Laubach Warden POBox 1175

Williamsburg Va. 23187

 

 

2217.

Susannah Thresher[398] was born in 1625. She died on Unknown.

Mordecai Cook and Susannah Thresher were married in 1648. They had the following children:

+ 1108. i.

Mordecai Cook II[369] was born on Unknown[369]. He died in 1718[369]. He married Frances Ironmonger on Unknown.

ii.

Thomas Cook[55] was born on Unknown[397]. He died after 1732[397].

iii.

Elizabeth Cook[55] was born on Unknown[55]. She married Richard Buckner in 1689[55]. She died in 1733[55].

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Notes for Elizabeth Cook:

General Notes:

I am searching for information on William Ironmonger's daughter Frances Ironmonger 1654-1695 who married Mordecai Cooke. We descend from their daughter Elizabeth Cooke that married Richard BUCKNER. Would you mind emailing me privately concerning this family? I sure could use a family book on these families if one has been written.

Thank you so much.

Janet Burks

mrsroseman@juno.com

 

 

iv.

Giles Cook Sr.[397] was born on Unknown in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[397]. He married Unknown Buckner about 1692[397]. He died about 1726[397].

v.

John Cook[55] was born on Unknown[397]. He died on Unknown.

2218.

William Iremonger son of Samuel Iremonger and Bridget /Corderoy Cordray[399] was born on 23 Apr 1629 in England[399, 400]. He died after 30 Aug 1695 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[399, 400].

Notes for William Iremonger:

General Notes:

 

Surnames: Ironmonger Family Genealogy Forum

Royal Ties=William&Francis the Immigrants

Posted by: margie wellwood Date: May 29, 2002

 

If you descend from William and Francis Ironmonger the immigrants you might want to look at the book "American Cousins of the Princess of Wales" In it it states that they have ancestors in common with Prince William and Harry through their father and grandmother, the queen. It lists sources for this information.

 

This came as a great surprise to me and I thought I would share it with the rest of the Ironmongers who may be just as surprised.

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Posted by: Albert Nason Date: April 01, 2001 at 19:10:01

In Reply to: Re: Frances Ironmonger m Mordecai Cooke by Page Warden of 125

 

Page Warden:

there is a genealogical book series called "Genealogies of Some Virginia Families" and its Volume III "He to M" has the early Ironmonger family of Va back to the emigrant.

 

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Posted by: Scott Foster Date: July 01, 2000 at 10:55:05

In Reply to: Frances Ironmonger m Mordecai Cooke by Susan of 125

 

From GENEALOGY OF THE WILKINSON AND KINDRED FAMILIES, M.M. Wilkinson, 1949:

 

"63 Bridget Goddard, died 1615, wife of William Cordray, of Chute, co. Wilts, born 1575, died 1623, son of Thomas Cordray and his wife Jane Murrell (Morris) of Coxwell

64 Bridget Cordray, who became the wife of Samuel Ironmonger, of Dennington, co. Burks, born 1607, Will proved 1650, son of Samuel Ironmonger and his wife Ann Lawson

65 William Ironmonger, born 1629, died 1695, married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Jones of Northamtonshire and his wife Sarah Thomas. He came to Virginia with his aunt Anna Cordray (Mrs. Richard Bernard) in 1652 and settled in Gloucester County, where he eventually owned considerable land. Their six children:

(a) Frances Ironmonger, b. 1654, d. 1695, married 1670 to Mordecai Cook of "Mordecai's Mount", Gloucester County, Virginia, born 1649, died 1718, of whom later

(b) Margaret Ironmonger, wife of John Jones of Gloucester Co.

(c) Anne Ironmonger, wife of a Mr. Rumney of St. Botolph's, Bishop's Gate, London

(d) Cordray Ironmonger, died without marrying

(e) Elizabeth Ironmonger, wife of Anthony Everanden of Gloucester County

(f) Mary Ironmonger, married to Abraham Field, born about 1636, died 1674, of Culpeper County"

 

 

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Notes for William Iremonger:

General Notes:

 

Surnames: Ironmonger Family Genealogy Forum

Royal Ties=William&Francis the Immigrants

Posted by: margie wellwood Date: May 29, 2002

 

If you descend from William and Francis Ironmonger the immigrants you might want to look at the book "American Cousins of the Princess of Wales" In it it states that they have ancestors in common with Prince William and Harry through their father and grandmother, the queen. It lists sources for this information.

 

This came as a great surprise to me and I thought I would share it with the rest of the Ironmongers who may be just as surprised.

////////////////////

 

Posted by: Albert Nason Date: April 01, 2001 at 19:10:01

In Reply to: Re: Frances Ironmonger m Mordecai Cooke by Page Warden of 125

 

Page Warden:

there is a genealogical book series called "Genealogies of Some Virginia Families" and its Volume III "He to M" has the early Ironmonger family of Va back to the emigrant.

 

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Posted by: Scott Foster Date: July 01, 2000 at 10:55:05

In Reply to: Frances Ironmonger m Mordecai Cooke by Susan of 125

 

From GENEALOGY OF THE WILKINSON AND KINDRED FAMILIES, M.M. Wilkinson, 1949:

 

"63 Bridget Goddard, died 1615, wife of William Cordray, of Chute, co. Wilts, born 1575, died 1623, son of Thomas Cordray and his wife Jane Murrell (Morris) of Coxwell

64 Bridget Cordray, who became the wife of Samuel Ironmonger, of Dennington, co. Burks, born 1607, Will proved 1650, son of Samuel Ironmonger and his wife Ann Lawson

65 William Ironmonger, born 1629, died 1695, married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Jones of Northamtonshire and his wife Sarah Thomas. He came to Virginia with his aunt Anna Cordray (Mrs. Richard Bernard) in 1652 and settled in Gloucester County, where he eventually owned considerable land. Their six children:

(a) Frances Ironmonger, b. 1654, d. 1695, married 1670 to Mordecai Cook of "Mordecai's Mount", Gloucester County, Virginia, born 1649, died 1718, of whom later

(b) Margaret Ironmonger, wife of John Jones of Gloucester Co.

(c) Anne Ironmonger, wife of a Mr. Rumney of St. Botolph's, Bishop's Gate, London

(d) Cordray Ironmonger, died without marrying

(e) Elizabeth Ironmonger, wife of Anthony Everanden of Gloucester County

(f) Mary Ironmonger, married to Abraham Field, born about 1636, died 1674, of Culpeper County"

 

 

2219.

Elizabeth Jones daughter of Richard Jones and Spouse Unknown[399] was born on Unknown.

William Iremonger and Elizabeth Jones were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Margaret Ironmonger[401] was born on Unknown. She married John Jones on Unknown.

ii.

Anne Ironmonger[401] was born on Unknown.

iii.

Cordray Ironmonger[401] was born on Unknown.

iv.

Elizabeth Ironmonger[401] was born on Unknown. She married Anthony Everanden on Unknown.

v.

Mary Ironmonger[401] was born on Unknown. She married Abraham Field on Unknown.

+ 1109. vi.

Frances Ironmonger[369] was born about 1645[370]. She died in 1695. She married Mordecai Cook II on Unknown.

2222.

John Shipley[325] was born about 1620 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[325]. He died on Unknown.

John Shipley and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 1111. i.

Ealse Alice Shipley[325] was born about 1645 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[325]. She married Timothy Pell about 1662[325]. She died on Unknown.

2224.

William Randolph son of Robert Randolph and Rosa Roberts[194, 328] was born in 1572 in Little Houghton Parva, Northampton, England[194, 328]. He died in 1670 in England[194, 328].

2225.

Dorothy Lane daughter of Richard Lane and Elizabeth Vincent[194, 328] was born on 04 Sep 1589 in Baptised in Courteenhall, England[327]. She died on 16 Jul 1656 in Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire, England[265, 327].

Notes for Dorothy Lane:

General Notes:

Dorothy Lane was known to be of Plantagenant/Carlovingian/Merovingian descent

 

 

William Randolph and Dorothy Lane were married on 30 Mar 1617 in Little Houghton, Northampton, England[194, 327, 328, 402]. They had the following children:

i.

John Randolph[327] was born on 06 Jan 1619 in Sussex, England[327]. He married Dorothy Atterbury about 1641[327]. He died on Unknown in Towchester, England[327].

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+ 1112. ii.

Richard Randolph[194, 328] was born on 21 Feb 1621 in Houghton Parva, England[327]. He married Elizabeth Ryland on 04 Feb 1644 in St. Margaret Pattens Church, London, England[194, 328]. He died in May 1678 in Dublin, Ireland[327].

iii.

Henry I. Randolph[327] was born on 27 Nov 1623 in Leicestershire, England[327]. He married Judith Soane about 1661 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[327, 403]. He died in 1673 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[327].

Notes for Henry I. Randolph:

General Notes:

Henry Randolph was baptised Nov 27, 1623 at Little Houghton, England. He was an emigrant to VA in 162. Was Clerk to VA Assembly.

 

Notes for HENRY I RANDOLPH:

SECOND GENERATION IN AMERICA

William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. IV, p. 125-127; Valentine Papers, Vol. III, p. 1234, Vol. IV, p. 2302-2307.

 

He immigrated in 1642 to Virginia.

He founded the family which later carried the name to the western frontier of Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Mississippi, and Illinois. His descendant was the John W. Randolph whose family is traced in the following volume..... "The Ancestors and Descendants of John W. Randolph Pope County, Illinois" written by Allen R. Edwards

 

From http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/8617/randolph.htm I found the following statement: "The first Randolph emigrants to the Colony of Virginia originates from the family in England. The parents of the first member of this family are unknown at this time, but it is reasonable to assume that they were of the same general family group found in England and Scotland. The Randolph family in the American Colony of Virginia originated with two men, Henry Randolph of Henrico and his nephew, William Randolph of Turkey Island. The first definitely known ancestor was Robert or Richard Randolph, Gentleman, of Ham Sussex, England, and therefore; the family tree will begin with him. Note: All of the names, dates and notations of this family have been authenticated and were found among the official documents filed in County Court records, United States records, old family Bibles."

 

 

iv.

Anne Randolph[327] was born on 08 Feb 1625 in Little Houghton Parva, Northampton, England[327]. She died on Unknown in Died in infancy.

v.

George Randolph[327] was born on 30 Apr 1627 in Sussex, England[327]. He died on 14 Jun 1654 in Killed at the Battle of Naseby[327].

vi.

Margaret Randolph[327] was born on 30 Apr 1627[327]. She married Roger Phillips on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Judith Randolph[327] was born on 19 Aug 1630 in Little Houghton Parva, Northampton, England[327]. She married Henry Welton on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Elizabeth Smythe[194, 266] was born on Unknown.

William Randolph and Elizabeth Smythe were married before 1617[194, 266]. They had the following children:

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i.

Thomas Randolph[194, 266] was born on 15 Jun 1605[329]. He died in Mar 1634[329].

Notes for Thomas Randolph:

General Notes:

Thomas Randolph was a well known and famous poet -

 

 

ii.

William Randolph Jr.[194, 266] was born in Oct 1607[329]. He married Sarah Ladbrooke on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Robert Randolph[194, 266] was born in May 1611[329]. He died on 07 Jul 1671[329].

iv.

Elizabeth Randolph[194, 266] was born in 1613[329]. She died on Unknown.

2226.

John Richard Ryland[404] was born on 09 Nov 1587 in Warwickshire, England[405]. He died after 1634 in Warwickshire, England[406].

2227.

Elizabeth Harward[406] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Richard Ryland and Elizabeth Harward were married on 04 Dec 1611 in Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England[406]. They had the following children:

i.

Mary Ryland[406] was born in 1614[406]. She died in 1614[407].

ii.

John Ryland[406] was born on 08 Aug 1619 in Quinton, Gloucestershire, England[406]. He died in 1673[407]. He married Cecelia Stanley on Unknown.

Notes for John Ryland:

General Notes:

The surname "Ryland" has been spelled in numerous creative ways over the years. The branch of the family associated with Bearley, Stratford, and Birmingham -- and subsequently America -- has generally favored the spelling Ryland. But the Sutton Coldfield line settled on the spelling Riland, which they use to this day. The Archdeacon was John Riland, born August 8, 1619, in Quinton, Gloucestershire. ("Quinton" actually comprises two separate villages, Upper Quinton and Lower Quinton. They are served by a single parish church. Oddly enough, Upper Quinton is south of Lower Quinton and is the smaller of the two. The dual village is just outside of Stratford-upon-Avon and has been reassigned to Warwickshire since 1931.)

 

Riland enrolled at Magdalen Hall, Oxford -- "prep" school --in 1633 and matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1641. He became rector at Exhail, near Alcester, in 1647, but he was turned out from his pulpit because of royalist sympathies during the Civil War. With the collapse of the Protectorate and the restoration of the monarchy, he found himself returned to favor. He was appointed rector at Buton, in Warwickshire, in 1660, and that same year became Archdeacon of Stafford. Concurrently, beginning Dec. 6, 1661, he served as Archdeacon of Coventry. He held those posts until his death in 1673.

 

 

iii.

Rose Ryland[406] was born on 03 Apr 1621[406]. She married Theophilus Albright on 12 Mar 1651 in Quinton, Gloucestershire, England[406]. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Meriall Ryland[406] was born on 30 Mar 1623[406]. She died on Unknown.

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+ 1113. v.

Elizabeth Ryland[194, 328] was born on 26 Dec 1625 in Morton Morrell, Warwickshire, England[265]. She married Richard Randolph on 04 Feb 1644 in St. Margaret Pattens Church, London, England[194, 328]. She died in 1669 in Dublin, Ireland[327].

vi.

Richard Ryland[406] was born in 1626[406]. He died in 1626[406].

2228.

William Isham son of Sir Euseby Isham and Anne Borlase[264] was born about 1587[264]. He died before 1631[264].

2229.

Mary Brett daughter of William Brett and Mary Unknown[264] was born in 1604 in Toddington, Bedford, England[264]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Mary Brett:

General Notes:

Time Line: Mary Brett was born 5 years prior to the Dutch East India Company sponsoring a seven month vogage of exploration to North America by Henry Hudson. In September of 1609, he sailed up the Hudson River to Albany.

 

 

William Isham and Mary Brett were married on 13 Aug 1625 in Toddington, Bedford, England[264]. They had the following children:

i.

Euseby Isham[264] was born in 1626[264]. He died on Unknown.

+ 1114. ii.

Henry Isham[194, 328, 373] was born in 1629 in England[264]. He married Katherine Banks in 1645 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[264]. He died about 1675 in Bermuda Hundred, Henrico, Virginia USA[264].

2230.

Christopher Banks son of Christofer Bankes and Alice Foxe[264] was born in 1603 in Canterbury, Kent, England[264]. He died on Unknown.

2231.

Janet Unknown[408] was born about 1607[408]. She died on Unknown.

Christopher Banks and Janet Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1115. i.

Katherine Banks[194, 264, 328, 373] was born in 1627 in Canterbury, Kent, England[264]. She married Henry Isham in 1645 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[264]. She died on 01 Dec 1686 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[264].

2232.

John Bolling[194, 265] was born in 1615[265]. He died on Unknown.

2233.

Mary Clarke[194, 265] was born in 1620[265]. She died on 11 Nov 1648[265].

Notes for Mary Clarke:

General Notes:

Time Line: Mary Clarke was born 10 years prior to John Winthrop leading a Puritan migration of 900 colonists to Massachusetts Bay, where he served as the first Govenor.

 

 

John Bolling and Mary Clarke were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

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+ 1116. i.

John Robert Bolling[194, 265] was born on 26 Dec 1646 in London, London, England[265]. He married Jane Rolfe on 23 Nov 1675 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA[194, 265]. He died on 17 Jul 1703 in Virginia, USA[265].

2234.

Thomas Rolfe son of John Rolfe II and Matoaka Pocahontas Powhatan[194, 265] was born on 30 Jan 1615 in Smith's Plantation, Virginia[194]. He died about 1675 in Virginia, USA.

2235.

Jane Poythress daughter of Francis Poythress and Alice Peyton[194, 265] was born in 1630[265]. She died in Jan 1680[265].

Thomas Rolfe and Jane Poythress married. They had the following children:

+ 1117. i.

Jane Rolfe[194, 265] was born on 10 Oct 1650 in Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA[194, 265]. She married John Robert Bolling on 23 Nov 1675 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA[194, 265]. She died about 1676 in Virginia, USA[194, 265].

2238.

John William Worsham son of George Worsham[376] was born about 1615 in England[376]. He died in 1652 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[409].

Notes for John William Worsham:

General Notes:

Time Line: William Worsham was born 4 years prior to the creation of the House of Burgesses, an elective legislative assembly in the Virginia Colony.

 

 

2239.

Elizabeth Littleberry[410] was born in Jan 1623 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[411]. She died on 23 Sep 1678 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[411].

John William Worsham and Elizabeth Littleberry were married before 1653[411]. They had the following children:

+ 1119. i.

Elizabeth Worsham[194, 265, 375] was born on Unknown in Henrico, Virginia, USA. She married Richard Kennon before 1678[376]. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Mary Worsham[410] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Charles Worsham[410] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iv.

John Worsham[410] was born about 1653 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[410]. He died in Oct 1729 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[410].

2272.

Henry Briggs III son of Henry Briggs II and Margery Unknown[134] was born in 1635 in Gravesend, Kent, England[378]. He died before 06 Jul 1686 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134].

Margaret Henshaw[134] was born in 1629 in Gravesend, Kent, England[134]. She died after 1688 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[134].

Henry Briggs III and Margaret Henshaw were married about 1682[134]. They had no children.

2273.

Mary Flood[134] was born about 1635 in Surry, Virginia or James City Co., VA[134, 378]. She died on 05 Jul 1681 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134].

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Henry Briggs III and Mary Flood were married about 1661 in Probably Surry, Virginia USA[134]. They had the following children:

i.

Henry Briggs IV[134] was born about 1662 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. He married Elizabeth Lucas about 1690 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. He died on 25 Oct 1739 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134].

ii.

Charles Briggs[134] was born about 1664 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. He died on 20 May 1730 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. He married Sarah Howell on Unknown.

+ 1136. iii.

Samuel Briggs[134] was born about 1672 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. He married Mary Bailey about 1688 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. He died on 21 Sep 1737 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134].

iv.

George Briggs[134] was born about 1675[134]. He died on 07 Mar 1699 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134].

v.

Marie Briggs[134] was born about 1677[134]. She died after 1681 in Virginia, USA[134].

Mary Gilliam[337] was born on Unknown.

Henry Briggs III and Mary Gilliam were married on Unknown. They had no children.

2274.

Edward Bailey son of Arthur Bailey and Mary Jordan was born in 1655. He died about 1735.

Notes for Edward Bailey:

General Notes:

Will of Edward Bailey

(Abstract)

To son Thomas Bailey all land of which he is possessed, divided from rest of my land by a lately marked line. Beginning at Cypress Swamp, northerly to a pine in my head line to a white marsh and Cypress Swamp to beginning. Also a Gold Ring, two new chairs, besides what he is possessed of.

To my son Edward Bailey the remaining part of my land which lies above the lately marked line including the plantation where I now live with all the land belonging. If he die, it is my desire that my three daughters, Elizabeth, Hannah, and Jane inherit for their children (if they please to) and to possess my now dwelling and that part of my son EdwardÂ’s land which lies between the dividing line and the slash between the two springs.

To daughter Mary, wife of Samuel Briggs, 40 shillings, or its value out of the estate.

To daughter Hannah a cow.

To daughter Faith widow of Joseph Blackburn, deceased, besides what she already has, a cow.

To daughter Sarah, wife of Benjamin Andrews, besides what she already has, a cow.

Three friends Nicholas Magett, Robert Watkins, and John Chapman value estate and divide in three parts for three daughters, Elizabeth, Hannah, and Jane.

 

 

2275.

Mary Rose Seat[412] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Edward Bailey and Mary Rose Seat were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Thomas Bailey[412] was born on Unknown. He died in 1771[412].

Notes for Thomas Bailey:

General Notes:

Thomas Bailey, son of Edward Bailey, sold the Cypress Swamp land he inherited from his father to his nephew Thomas Bailey Jr. 17 March 1761.

The 1771-inventory of Thomas Bailey is in Surry County.

 

 

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Notes for Thomas Bailey:

General Notes:

Thomas Bailey, son of Edward Bailey, sold the Cypress Swamp land he inherited from his father to his nephew Thomas Bailey Jr. 17 March 1761.

The 1771-inventory of Thomas Bailey is in Surry County.

 

 

ii.

Jane Bailey[412] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Hannah Bailey[412] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Elizabeth Bailey[412] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

v.

Edward Bailey Jr.[412] was born on Unknown. He died in 1762[412]. He married Elizabeth Jordan on Unknown.

Notes for Edward Bailey Jr.:

General Notes:

Edward Bailey, son of Edward Bailey, is said to have married Elizabeth Jordan.

Edward made his will in Surry County naming eight children (will dated 26 Nov. 1758 , recorded 15 June 1762).

Children of Edward Bailey:

Thomas Bailey [1174.2.1] was possibly the Thomas Bailey who represented Surry County in the Virginia House of Burgesses (1761-71). Yet he had a cousin of the same name.

Edward Bailey [1174.2.2].

William Bailey [1174.2.3].

John Bailey [1174.2.4].

Henry Bailey [1174.2.5].

Sarah Bailey [1174.2.6].

Mary Bailey [1174.2.7].

Ann Bailey [1174.2.8].

 

 

vi.

Faith Bailey[412] was born on Unknown. She married Unknown Blackburn on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Sarah Bailey[412] was born on Unknown. She married Unknown Matthews on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

+ 1137. viii.

Mary Bailey[134] was born about 1674 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. She married Samuel Briggs about 1688 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134]. She died about 1756 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134].

2304.

James Shelton son of Ralph Shelton and Jane West[341] was born on Unknown. He died in 1668 in Bermuda[341].

Notes for James Shelton:

General Notes:

He came to Virginia from England with his kinsman, Lord De La Warr, in

June 1610. He was a member of the first courts from 1619 to 1624 and was

a resident of Jamestown, Virginia in 1620. In 1642 he was a member of

the later court. He and his father were members of the London Company.

James had a land grant on the Potomac, October 16, 1650. Part of

"Currioman" Westmoreland County, Virginia, was one of the original land

grants of James. This grant was probably taken up by his son Thomas

Shelton, who died in Cecil County, Maryland in 1650. James moved to

Bermuda, where he also had large land grants. He is named in the

"Partial List of Families in America Entitled to Bear Arms". The

illustration of the plate he used, however, is not given.

Coats of Arms were, in the Middle Ages, the distinctive signs of the

"gentleman" in English society. The rigid etiquette observed in the

county records of Virginia for the 17th century, showed that these

distinctions prevailed her in Virginia as well. None, to my knowledge at

this early period assumed the name of "gentleman" without claim to arms,

and the bearer of arms was a "gentleman" according to the original

definition of Sir Edward Coke...'It has been generally agreed by English

and American writers that in America the use of arms by a family pervious

to the Revolution may be taken as evidence that this family had a right

to the use thereof An English coach painter came to New England about

1750 and furnished a number of families with arms which have been since

discovered bogus.

Virginia was the especial scene of Thomas Jefferson, who as the 'apostle

of democracy strove to do away with all distinctions in society. When

Queen Elizabeth died in 1603, England for the first time since 1485 was

not under the rule of the Tudors. In that year of 1603 the English crown

passed from Elizabeth I to James VI of Scotland. He was known as King

James I an was the first ruler of the House of Stuart. In 1606 King

James I granted a charter for the settlement of South Virginia to an

association of "noblemen, gentlemen, and merchants." The association was

known as the London Company, or the Virginia Company of London, since

most of its members lived in London. Some of the Sheltons belonged to

this company. Some Sheltons also owned their own ships and did a large

trading business with Bermuda and America. The Governor of Bermuda,

Captain Wodehouse, was a kinsman of Sir Ralph Shelton, whose mother was a

Wodehouse. Sir John Shelton, son of James Shelton (the first Shelton in

America) is given on a list of ship owners and merchants who made large

sales of commodities to the Virginia planters.

 

 

 

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Notes for James Shelton:

General Notes:

He came to Virginia from England with his kinsman, Lord De La Warr, in

June 1610. He was a member of the first courts from 1619 to 1624 and was

a resident of Jamestown, Virginia in 1620. In 1642 he was a member of

the later court. He and his father were members of the London Company.

James had a land grant on the Potomac, October 16, 1650. Part of

"Currioman" Westmoreland County, Virginia, was one of the original land

grants of James. This grant was probably taken up by his son Thomas

Shelton, who died in Cecil County, Maryland in 1650. James moved to

Bermuda, where he also had large land grants. He is named in the

"Partial List of Families in America Entitled to Bear Arms". The

illustration of the plate he used, however, is not given.

Coats of Arms were, in the Middle Ages, the distinctive signs of the

"gentleman" in English society. The rigid etiquette observed in the

county records of Virginia for the 17th century, showed that these

distinctions prevailed her in Virginia as well. None, to my knowledge at

this early period assumed the name of "gentleman" without claim to arms,

and the bearer of arms was a "gentleman" according to the original

definition of Sir Edward Coke...'It has been generally agreed by English

and American writers that in America the use of arms by a family pervious

to the Revolution may be taken as evidence that this family had a right

to the use thereof An English coach painter came to New England about

1750 and furnished a number of families with arms which have been since

discovered bogus.

Virginia was the especial scene of Thomas Jefferson, who as the 'apostle

of democracy strove to do away with all distinctions in society. When

Queen Elizabeth died in 1603, England for the first time since 1485 was

not under the rule of the Tudors. In that year of 1603 the English crown

passed from Elizabeth I to James VI of Scotland. He was known as King

James I an was the first ruler of the House of Stuart. In 1606 King

James I granted a charter for the settlement of South Virginia to an

association of "noblemen, gentlemen, and merchants." The association was

known as the London Company, or the Virginia Company of London, since

most of its members lived in London. Some of the Sheltons belonged to

this company. Some Sheltons also owned their own ships and did a large

trading business with Bermuda and America. The Governor of Bermuda,

Captain Wodehouse, was a kinsman of Sir Ralph Shelton, whose mother was a

Wodehouse. Sir John Shelton, son of James Shelton (the first Shelton in

America) is given on a list of ship owners and merchants who made large

sales of commodities to the Virginia planters.

 

 

 

2305.

Anne Herbert[341] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

James Shelton and Anne Herbert were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

James Shelton[341] was born about 1600 in England[341]. He married Eleanor West on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Stephen Shelton[341] was born about 1602 in England[341]. He died in 1654[341]. He married Anne West on Unknown.

iii.

John Shelton[341] was born about 1603 in England[341]. He died on 15 Aug 1691 in Bermuda[341].

iv.

William Shelton[341] was born about 1605 in England[341]. He died in 1640 in At sea[341].

+ 1152. v.

Thomas Shelton[341] was born about 1606 in England[341]. He married Hannah Wood in 1629 in Cecil, Maryland, USA. He died in 1685 in Cecil, Maryland, USA[341].

vi.

George Shelton[341] was born about 1607[341]. He died on Unknown.

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vii.

Ralph Shelton was born about 1610[341]. He died on Unknown.

viii.

Joan Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ix.

Richard Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

x.

Robert Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

2306.

Henry Wood[341] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Henry Wood and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 1153. i.

Hannah Wood[341] was born about 1606 in England[341]. She married Thomas Shelton in 1629 in Cecil, Maryland, USA. She died in 1684 in Cecil, Maryland, USA[341].

2520.

Paul Abney son of Edmund Abney and Catherine Ludlam[284] was born in 1587 in Leicestershire, England[284]. He died on 10 Jun 1635 in Leicestershire, England[284].

Notes for Paul Abney:

General Notes:

Burial: St. Mary's Church, Leicaster, England 1

Note: Will proved 18 June 1635. Eldest son, apprenticeship expiring at the Feast of the Purification of our Lady in 1607. They had six sons and seven daughters. He entered pedigree in Visitation of Leicester 1634

 

 

 

 

2521.

Mary Brokesby daughter of George Brokesby and Elizabeth Goodwin[379] was born in 1593 in Stapleford, Leicestershire, England[284]. She died on Unknown.

Paul Abney and Mary Brokesby were married in 1611. They had the following children:

i.

Joan Abney[284] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

+ 1260. ii.

George Abney[284] was born before 11 Jul 1613 in Leicestershire, England[284]. He married Bathusa Dannett about 1651 in Leicestershire, England[284]. He died in May 1661 in Leicestershire, England[284].

iii.

Francis Abney[284] was born about 1615[284]. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Elizabeth Abney[284] was born in 1617 in England[284]. She died on Unknown.

v.

John Abney[284] was born in 1619[284]. He died on Unknown.

vi.

Mary Abney[284] was born in 1622[284]. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Phillip Abney[284] was born before 23 Nov 1623[284]. He died in 1697[284].

viii.

Dorothy Abney[284] was born on Unknown in England[284]. She died on Unknown.

ix.

Paul Abney[284] was born in 1629[284]. He died on Unknown.

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x.

Ann Abney[284] was born in 1630[284]. She died on Unknown.

xi.

Richard Abney[284] was born in 1631[284]. He died on Unknown.

xii.

Katherine Abney[284] was born in 1633[284]. She died on Unknown.

2524.

Joseph Lee[287] was born about 1597 in Calthrop, Leicester, England[287]. He died on Unknown.

2525.

Anna Twigded daughter of John Twigded and Ann Dyckons[287] was born about 1592 in England[287]. She died on Unknown.

Joseph Lee and Anna Twigded were married on 19 Mar 1619[287]. They had the following children:

+ 1262. i.

Joseph Lee[284] was born before 05 Nov 1620[287]. He died in 1694[287]. He married Anne Unknown on Unknown.

3108.

George Wales Sr.[236] was born about 1655 in Virginia, USA[236]. He died in 1689 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA[236].

3109.

Unknown Lewys[236] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

George Wales Sr. and Unknown Lewys married. They had the following children:

+ 1554. i.

George Wales Jr.[236] was born about 1675 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA[236]. He married Mary Jones about 1698[236]. He died in 1720 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA[236].

3110.

Robert Jones son of Richard Jones and Ann Collier[236] was born about 1633 in Yorkshire, England. He died on Unknown.

3111.

Martha Lleweyn[236] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Robert Jones and Martha Lleweyn were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1555. i.

Mary Jones[236] was born about 1675 in Virginia, USA[236]. She married George Wales Jr. about 1698[236]. She died on Unknown.

3114.

Robert Moss son of Edward Moss and Jane Ann Bridgette /Belt Beltancourt[236] was born in 1635 in Lancashire, England[413]. He died in 1689 in Old Rappannock, Virginia[345].

3115.

Rebeckah Wales daughter of John M. Wales and Unknown Spouse[236] was born in 1630 in England[236]. She died about 1680 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236].

Robert Moss and Rebeckah Wales were married before 1675 in Virginia, USA[345]. They had the following children:

i.

William Moss[345] was born about 1649 in Essex, Virginia, USA[345]. He died on 08 Aug 1685[345].

ii.

Elizabeth Moss[345] was born about 1651 in Essex, Virginia, USA[345]. She died on Unknown.

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iii.

Frances Moss[345] was born about 1653 in Essex, Virginia, USA[345]. She died on Unknown.

+ 1557. iv.

Dorothy Moss was born about 1656 in Essex, Virginia, USA[345]. She married Abraham Stepp Sr. in 1685 in Old Rappahannock, Virginia[345]. She died in 1718 in Essex, Virginia, USA[345].

v.

Robert Moss[345] was born about 1657 in Essex, Virginia, USA[345]. He died about 1719[345].

3116.

John Coffey[384] was born about 1620 in Caven, Ireland[236]. He died on Unknown in Virginia, USA[236].

Notes for John Coffey:

General Notes:

John Coffey was born in Ireland in

about 1620. He came to Virginia in 1637,

and sometime thereafter married Mary

Jolliffee. The couple apparently lived in

Essex County at one time since their son

Edward was born there, but John

reportedly died in Elizabeth City (Hampton),

Virginia.

 

 

 

3117.

Mary Jolliffee daughter of John Jolliffee and Mary Rigglesworth[384] was born about 1620[236]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Mary Jolliffee:

General Notes:

Mary Jolliffee was born about 1620, location dependent on the source. Her parents are listed as

John Jolliffee and Mary Rigglesworth in the records available to me. However, the date of birth given for her parents and grandparents are inconsistent with those given for her and her husband.

 

 

 

John Coffey and Mary Jolliffee were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1558. i.

Edward Coffey[380] was born on Unknown[380, 381, 382, 382]. He married Anne Esther Powell about 1700 in Old Rappahannock City, Essex, Virginia[380]. He died in Nov 1716 in Old Rappahannock City, Essex, Virginia[383, 384].

3118.

Thomas Powell son of William Powell and Elizabeth Unknown was born in 1640 in Essex, Virginia, USA[414]. He died on 10 Apr 1701 in Essex, Virginia, USA[414].

3119.

Mary Place daughter of Francis Place and Ann Williamson[414] was born about 1648 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA[414]. She died in Dec 1710 in Richmond, Virginia, USA[415].

Thomas Powell and Mary Place were married on 22 Oct 1666 in Essex, Virginia, USA[414]. They had the following children:

i.

Benjamin Powell[416] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Nathaniel Powell[416] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

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iii.

Place Powell[416] was born on Unknown in Old Rappahannock, Virginia[417]. He died in 1716 in Essex, Virginia, USA[417].

iv.

Frances Powell[416] was born in 1665 in Orange, Virginia, USA[417]. She died on Unknown in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA[417].

v.

Honorias Powell[416] was born in 1668 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[416]. He died after 1750 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[417].

vi.

Elizabeth Powell[416] was born about 1676[417]. She married John Salmon on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Thomas Powell Jr.[416] was born in 1680 in Essex, Virginia, USA[416]. He died in 1739 in Caroline, Virginia, USA[417]. He married Sarah Mills on Unknown.

viii.

William Powell[416] was born in 1682[416]. He died in 1705 in Richmond, Virginia, USA[417].

+ 1559. ix.

Anne Esther Powell was born between 1683-1685 in Essex, Virginia, USA[380]. She married Edward Coffey about 1700 in Old Rappahannock City, Essex, Virginia[380]. She died on 18 Dec 1744 in Old Rappahannock City, Essex, Virginia[380].

3126.

John Garton Sr.[236] was born on Unknown. He died in 1698 in Richmond, Virginia, USA[236].

Notes for John Garton Sr.:

General Notes:

John became the Sheriff of Richmond County in or by 1690. He died intestate in 1698 leaving a large estate to his wife and five children: Richard, John, Jr., Matthew, Catherine, and Ruth. Thomas Petty brought suit on 16 March 1701 on behalf of his wife's family to recover some of their property from the family of her father's Executor who had died before distributing the estate.

 

The sources available to me identify the parents of John Garton as William Garton and Margaret Angeil or Angell. However, their place of birth and years of birth are not clear, so I will not say more about them

 

 

 

3127.

Martha Unknown[236] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Garton Sr. and Martha Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1563. i.

Catherine Garton[236] was born in 1675 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA. She married Thomas Petty on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Richard Garton[236] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

John Garton Jr.[236] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

3130.

Robert Aldin son of John Aldin and Jane Willis[236] was born about 1649 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[236]. He died on Unknown.

3131.

Eleanor Willis daughter of Thomas Willis and Mary Bently[236] was born on 18 Apr 1660 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[236]. She died on Unknown.

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Notes for Eleanor Willis:

General Notes:

Eleanor Willis is an interesting person to research. (I am using the modern spelling of her name rather than the ones shown in the records-Elianora and Elleanor.) She was born on 18 April 1660 or 1665, source dependent, in Middlesex County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Thomas Willis and Mary Bently. According to one source, Robert Aldin was her third husband, her first being Henry Thacker and the second Richard Kemp. All sources agree that Mary Jane Aldin was born to the couple in 1681, which would imply a marriage in about 1680. The couple also had a son born in 1683 and another daughter born in 1685. A third marriage in 1680 indicates Eleanor was twice widowed before the age of 20.

 

The name of her reported first husband, Henry Thacker, is also of interest. The Middlesex County Order Book, No. 2, 1680-1694, shows that:

• “Mrs. Eleanor (Willis) Allden” had an illegitimate daughter by Henry Thacker, Jr.;

• She was fined by the court for this;

• She brought a successful suit against him for support of the child; and

• Later the court directed an indenture of the child.

 

Thacker died in 1709. Just when Robert Aldin died is not available, so it is possible that she had a relationship with Thacker after Robert died.

 

 

 

Robert Aldin and Eleanor Willis were married about 1680[236]. They had the following children:

+ 1565. i.

Mary Jane Aldin[236] was born in 1681 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[236]. She married Martin Nalle about 1702 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236]. She died in 1734 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236].

ii.

John Aldin[236] was born about 1683[236]. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Katherine Aldin[236] was born about 1685[236]. She died on Unknown.

3132.

Francis Brown Jr. son of Francis Brown Sr. and Unknown Spouse[236] was born on Unknown. He died in 1709 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236].

3133.

Elizabeth Allen daughter of Valentine Allen and Mary Page[236] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Francis Brown Jr. and Elizabeth Allen were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1566. i.

Daniel Brown[236] was born on Unknown. He married Elizabeth Coleman on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

3134.

Robert Coleman II son of Robert Coleman I and Elizabeth Grizzell[236] was born in 1656 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[236]. He died in 1689 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[236].

3135.

Anne Spilsby[236] was born in 1659 in England or Essex, Virginia[236]. She died in 1700 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236].

Robert Coleman II and Anne Spilsby were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1567. i.

Elizabeth Coleman[236] was born on Unknown. She married Daniel Brown on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

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3584.

John Love son of John /Love Luiff and Isabelle Andertonn[351] was born on 09 Sep 1610 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He died between 1630-1710 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351].

3585.

Agnes Jamison[351] was born about 1611 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. She died between 1631-1711 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351].

John Love and Agnes Jamison were married about 1628 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. They had the following children:

+ 1792. i.

William Love[351] was born on 08 Mar 1629 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He married Janet Wallace on 17 Jan 1654 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He died on Unknown in Scotland[351].

ii.

James Love[351] was born on 03 Jun 1631 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He married Kathrein Daglisch about 1658 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He died on Unknown in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351].

3600.

Francis Sharp[418] was born about 1590 in Northamptonshire, England[418]. He died on Unknown.

3601.

Unknown Cooper[418] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Francis Sharp and Unknown Cooper were married on Unknown in Middlesex, England[418]. They had the following children:

+ 1800. i.

William Sharp[353] was born between 1625-1638 in Northamptonshire, England[258, 353]. He married Hannah Allen about 1655 in Northamptonshire, England[353]. He died on 30 Mar 1690 in Northamptonshire, England[306].

3776.

George Farmer[168] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

George Farmer and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 1888. i.

Thomas Farmer Sr.[168] was born between 1610-1613 in England[168, 389]. He died on 12 Apr 1681 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA[168]. He married Mary Turner on Unknown.

3800.

James Elam[358] was born in 1582[390]. He died on 21 Mar 1619[390].

Notes for James Elam:

General Notes:

from members.cox.net-

 

The Elam family in England was originally from Kent County, in the southeastern part of the country. The name Elam is English and is derived from Elham, a village near Canterbury in Kent County. Elham is probably a contraction of Elmham, meaning a village of elms.The Elams in England belonged to the Gentry, as distinguished from the nobility. The first know Elam lived in 1273. The family later lived in Kent, Suffolk, Somerset, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and elsewhere in England.

 

.........................................

(Research):"The Elams were in Thurnscoe from an early date. Dr. George Redmonds thinks there is a strong link to the Calverley family & that may be the reason for the Elams migrating from around Elam Grange near Keightley. Elam Grange seemed to be part of the Lordship of Horseforth & a Grange of Kirkstall Abbey. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540 an entry under Hampole Priory, there is an entry for 'John Elam, a free tenant of lands in Clayton with Frickley & Thurnscoe.' Earlier in 1466 in a document entitled Nostell Priory rents, there is an entry which reads 'John & Richard Elam for 1 messuage Pentecost 16/8d St Martin's Day 16/8d', Nostell Priory Rents due 1478 ' From Richard Elom for half a bovate of land called Clarkson land, Pentecost 15d, St. Martin's day 15'. These names replace an earlier Stephen Elam. ( "The Elam Family, Quaker Merchants of England and America", by Norma Neill)

 

More About James Elam:

Burial: 21 Mar 1618/19, St Helens Church, Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England

 

 

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Notes for James Elam:

General Notes:

from members.cox.net-

 

The Elam family in England was originally from Kent County, in the southeastern part of the country. The name Elam is English and is derived from Elham, a village near Canterbury in Kent County. Elham is probably a contraction of Elmham, meaning a village of elms.The Elams in England belonged to the Gentry, as distinguished from the nobility. The first know Elam lived in 1273. The family later lived in Kent, Suffolk, Somerset, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and elsewhere in England.

 

.........................................

(Research):"The Elams were in Thurnscoe from an early date. Dr. George Redmonds thinks there is a strong link to the Calverley family & that may be the reason for the Elams migrating from around Elam Grange near Keightley. Elam Grange seemed to be part of the Lordship of Horseforth & a Grange of Kirkstall Abbey. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540 an entry under Hampole Priory, there is an entry for 'John Elam, a free tenant of lands in Clayton with Frickley & Thurnscoe.' Earlier in 1466 in a document entitled Nostell Priory rents, there is an entry which reads 'John & Richard Elam for 1 messuage Pentecost 16/8d St Martin's Day 16/8d', Nostell Priory Rents due 1478 ' From Richard Elom for half a bovate of land called Clarkson land, Pentecost 15d, St. Martin's day 15'. These names replace an earlier Stephen Elam. ( "The Elam Family, Quaker Merchants of England and America", by Norma Neill)

 

More About James Elam:

Burial: 21 Mar 1618/19, St Helens Church, Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England

 

 

3801.

Alice Shirecliffe[390] was born on Unknown.

James Elam and Alice Shirecliffe were married on 09 May 1597 in Brodsworth, Yorkshire, England[390]. They had the following children:

i.

Gervase Elam[357] was born on Unknown.

ii.

Christopher Elam[357] was born on Unknown.

iii.

James Elam[357] was born on Unknown.

+ 1900. iv.

Thomas Elam[358] was born on 24 Feb 1597 in Thurnscoe Parish, Yorkshire, England[390]. He married Mary Shirecliffe in 1630 in Yorkshire, England[358]. He died on Unknown.

+ 1902. v.

Robert Elam[357] was born on 15 Dec 1607[391]. He died in 1662 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[391]. He married Martha Unknown on Unknown.

3802.

James Shirecliffe[358] was born on Unknown in Yorkshire, England. He died in 1619.

3803.

Alice Unknown[358] was born on Unknown.

James Shirecliffe and Alice Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1901. i.

Mary Shirecliffe[358] was born on 05 Apr 1616 in St. Michael-Le-Belfry, Yorkshire, England[358]. She married Thomas Elam in 1630 in Yorkshire, England[358]. She died on Unknown.

Generation 13
4226.

Laurence Ireland[180] was born about 1554 in Yorkshire, England[258]. He died on Unknown.

4227.

Jennet Broadhead daughter of Robert Broadhead and Jennet Bever[419] was born between 1531-1556[420]. She died on Unknown.

Laurence Ireland and Jennet Broadhead were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 2113. i.

Dorothy Ireland[180] was born about May 1580 in Yorkshire, England[180]. She married William Sonair AKA Jessup on 14 Feb 1602 in Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on 15 May 1649 in Yorkshire, England[180].

4240.

William Pease son of Edward Pease and Unknown Spouse[180] was born in 1530 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 10 Mar 1598 in Yorkshire, England[180].

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4241.

Alice Clyff[180] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Pease and Alice Clyff were married on 25 Nov 1565 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. They had the following children:

i.

Nicholas Pease[368] was born about 1566 in Yorkshire, England[368]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Richard Pease[180] was born on 25 Dec 1567 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He married Elizabeth Pierson on 01 Dec 1584[180]. He died on 13 Jan 1595 in Yorkshire, England[180].

iii.

Maria Pease[180] was born on 25 Dec 1567 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on 18 Mar 1575 in Yorkshire, England[180].

Notes for Maria Pease:

General Notes:

Maria Pease born 25 Dec 1567 Yorkshire, England, died 18 Mar 1574/75

 

 

iv.

Alice Pease[180] was born on 14 Nov 1568 in Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Alice Pease:

General Notes:

Alice Pease born 14 Nov 1568 in Yorkshire, England

 

 

v.

Francis Pease[180] was born on 09 Jul 1570 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown.

+ 2120. vi.

Thomas Pease[180] was born on 20 Apr 1572 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He married Anna Beamond on 02 Feb 1607 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died in Jan 1644 in Yorkshire, England[180].

Margaret Unknown[180] was born on Unknown. She died on 27 May 1565 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180].

William Pease and Margaret Unknown were married in 1561[180]. They had the following children:

i.

Sybil Pease[180] was born on 12 Oct 1562[180]. She married Edward Eccles on 30 Nov 1600 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on Unknown.

ii.

William Pease[180] was born on 20 May 1565 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died in Feb 1567 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180].

4242.

Unknown Beamond was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

4243.

Elizabeth Broadhead daughter of Robert Broadhead and Jennet Bever[420] was born in 1544[420]. She died on Unknown.

Unknown Beamond and Elizabeth Broadhead were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

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+ 2121. i.

Anna Beamond[180] was born in 1576 in Yorkshire, England[180]. She married Thomas Pease on 02 Feb 1607 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. She died on Unknown.

4264.

John Hollowell[396] was born in 1560 in Northamptonshire, England[396]. He died on 15 Sep 1601 in Ashby, Lincolnshire, England[396].

4265.

Isabel Garfield[396] was born about 1564 in Northamptonshire, England[421]. She died on 09 Nov 1627[396].

John Hollowell and Isabel Garfield were married in Nov 1582 in England[396]. They had the following children:

i.

Ann Hollowell[396] was born on Unknown.

ii.

Isabel Hollowell[396] was born on Unknown.

iii.

Elizabeth Hollowell[396] was born on 26 Nov 1587 in Northamptonshire, England[421]. She died on Unknown.

iv.

John Hollowell[396] was born on 01 Jan 1589 in Northamptonshire, England[421]. He died on Unknown.

v.

Frances Hollowell[396] was born on 16 Jan 1591 in Northamptonshire, England[421]. She died on Unknown.

+ 2132. vi.

William Hollowell[396] was born on 27 Jan 1592 in Ashby, Lincolnshire, England[396]. He died in 1645 in Flores, Northamptonshire, England[396]. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown.

vii.

Mary Hollowell[396] was born on 09 May 1601 in Northamptonshire, England[421]. She died on Unknown.

4400.

Robert Singleton was born in 1575 in England. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Robert Singleton:

General Notes:

Introduction to Singletons in England:

 

Huck de Singleton was the ancestor of the Singleton families of Lancashire which at one time held large estates in Amounderness. His son, Ughtred, is mentioned in records during the time of King Henry II (1154-1189 AD) He inherited the estate from his father as proven by two entries in the Lancashire Pipe Rolls. Other records were found in the Lancaster Chartulary 11S3-1160. The few records that exist show that Ughtred de Singleton had sons Richard and Robert and a daughter, Matilda. Perhaps there were other children. Richard de Singleton, who inherited his father, Ughtred's estate, died in 1211 and the estate in Singleton passed to his son, Alan de Singleton. Alan married Alice, daughter of William de Winwick.

 

The principle manor house attached to the ownership of Singleton through most of the medieval centuries was Broughton Tower near Preston. This house was originally built and occupied by one of the Singleton family in the Eleven Hundreds. In 1615, it was sold to Roger Langton and was described as a "strong-built house, with a tower capable of being fortified with its surrounding moat." It was demolished about 1800 and replaced by a modern farmhouse.

 

There are six coats of arms, with several different crests, which are attributed to various branches of the Singleton clan. The right to a given coat of arms must be proven generation by generation in order to establish a true claim to use it. Since we cannot trace our lineage in the male line of the Singleton family back to this era in time, we have no legal right to claim a given coat of arms. Our branch of the Singleton family may, or may not, have had a coat of arms, since every family did not have one. Although no connection has yet been proven, it is probable that all the bearers of the Singleton name in America are descended from Huck de Singleton. (sources for this: "The Name and Family a. Singleton" compiled by the Media Research Bureau of Washington, DC. "The Lives and Times of Our Singletons" a history compiled for the John Singleton Family Association by Sam Singleton, Elma S. Bradshaw, Kenneth D. Singleton, Evelyn T. Shelton and Mary Jane Bracken, 1971 J-Mart Pub. Co., Spanish Fork, UT

 

 

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Notes for Robert Singleton:

General Notes:

Introduction to Singletons in England:

 

Huck de Singleton was the ancestor of the Singleton families of Lancashire which at one time held large estates in Amounderness. His son, Ughtred, is mentioned in records during the time of King Henry II (1154-1189 AD) He inherited the estate from his father as proven by two entries in the Lancashire Pipe Rolls. Other records were found in the Lancaster Chartulary 11S3-1160. The few records that exist show that Ughtred de Singleton had sons Richard and Robert and a daughter, Matilda. Perhaps there were other children. Richard de Singleton, who inherited his father, Ughtred's estate, died in 1211 and the estate in Singleton passed to his son, Alan de Singleton. Alan married Alice, daughter of William de Winwick.

 

The principle manor house attached to the ownership of Singleton through most of the medieval centuries was Broughton Tower near Preston. This house was originally built and occupied by one of the Singleton family in the Eleven Hundreds. In 1615, it was sold to Roger Langton and was described as a "strong-built house, with a tower capable of being fortified with its surrounding moat." It was demolished about 1800 and replaced by a modern farmhouse.

 

There are six coats of arms, with several different crests, which are attributed to various branches of the Singleton clan. The right to a given coat of arms must be proven generation by generation in order to establish a true claim to use it. Since we cannot trace our lineage in the male line of the Singleton family back to this era in time, we have no legal right to claim a given coat of arms. Our branch of the Singleton family may, or may not, have had a coat of arms, since every family did not have one. Although no connection has yet been proven, it is probable that all the bearers of the Singleton name in America are descended from Huck de Singleton. (sources for this: "The Name and Family a. Singleton" compiled by the Media Research Bureau of Washington, DC. "The Lives and Times of Our Singletons" a history compiled for the John Singleton Family Association by Sam Singleton, Elma S. Bradshaw, Kenneth D. Singleton, Evelyn T. Shelton and Mary Jane Bracken, 1971 J-Mart Pub. Co., Spanish Fork, UT

 

 

4401.

Ann Southworth daughter of John Southworth and Mary Ashton[317] was born about 1577 in England[317]. She died on Unknown.

Robert Singleton and Ann Southworth married. They had the following children:

i.

William Singleton was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

+ 2200. ii.

Robert Singleton[317] was born in 1599 in England[317]. He died on Unknown.

4436.

Samuel Iremonger son of Samuel Ironmonger and Anna Lawson[400] was born in 1607 in Dennington, Berks, England[400]. He died in 1650 in Dennington, Berks, England[400].

4437.

Bridget /Corderoy Cordray daughter of William Cordray and Bridget Goddard[400] was born about 1604[400]. She died on Unknown.

Samuel Iremonger and Bridget /Corderoy Cordray were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Francis Iremonger[422] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Francis Iremonger:

General Notes:

Posted by: Doug McDonald Date: October 28, 2001 at 08:34:22

In Reply to: Re: Frances Ironmonger m Mordecai Cooke by Page Warden of 125

 

The "Fra" is Francis, a male.

 

See, for a full discussion of the older generations of this, articles in The American Genealogist,

July and October 1998.

 

Briefly, William Ironmonger and his brother Francis and sister Elizabeth came to America

with Anna (Corderoy), Corderoy (a first name), Elizabeth, and Richard Bernard, and Elinor, William and Edward Corderoy. The Ironmongers and most of the others are all descendents of Charlemagne, Alfred the Great, King Henry I of England, and the Magna Charta baron Saier de Quincy.

 

 

ii.

Elizabeth Iremonger[422] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Elizabeth Iremonger:

General Notes:

Posted by: Doug McDonald Date: October 28, 2001 at 08:34:22

In Reply to: Re: Frances Ironmonger m Mordecai Cooke by Page Warden of 125

 

The "Fra" is Francis, a male.

 

See, for a full discussion of the older generations of this, articles in The American Genealogist,

July and October 1998.

 

Briefly, William Ironmonger and his brother Francis and sister Elizabeth came to America

with Anna (Corderoy), Corderoy (a first name), Elizabeth, and Richard Bernard, and Elinor, William and Edward Corderoy. The Ironmongers and most of the others are all descendents of Charlemagne, Alfred the Great, King Henry I of England, and the Magna Charta baron Saier de Quincy.

 

 

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Notes for Elizabeth Iremonger:

General Notes:

Posted by: Doug McDonald Date: October 28, 2001 at 08:34:22

In Reply to: Re: Frances Ironmonger m Mordecai Cooke by Page Warden of 125

 

The "Fra" is Francis, a male.

 

See, for a full discussion of the older generations of this, articles in The American Genealogist,

July and October 1998.

 

Briefly, William Ironmonger and his brother Francis and sister Elizabeth came to America

with Anna (Corderoy), Corderoy (a first name), Elizabeth, and Richard Bernard, and Elinor, William and Edward Corderoy. The Ironmongers and most of the others are all descendents of Charlemagne, Alfred the Great, King Henry I of England, and the Magna Charta baron Saier de Quincy.

 

 

+ 2218. iii.

William Iremonger[399] was born on 23 Apr 1629 in England[399, 400]. He died after 30 Aug 1695 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[399, 400]. He married Elizabeth Jones on Unknown.

4438.

Richard Jones[204] was born about 1580[204]. He died in 1681[204].

4439.

Spouse Unknown was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Richard Jones and Spouse Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 2219. i.

Elizabeth Jones[399] was born on Unknown. She married William Iremonger on Unknown.

4448.

Robert Randolph[327] was born in 1550 in Hamsey, England[329]. He died on 08 Jun 1602 in Sussex, England[329].

Notes for Robert Randolph:

General Notes:

Magna Charta, by John S. Wurtz

Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. II, p. 769

Ancestry of the Randolph Emigrants to the American Colony of Virginia

The name of Randolph was widely scattered through in the British Isles early in the history of that area. The name was well known in Scotland as early as the days of King Robert Bruce. Among the earliest Randolphs in Scottish history is Thomas Randolph, Lord of Stratnith. He married Lady Isabel Bruce, sister of King Robert Bruce. His son, Sir Thomas Randolph, was first Earl of Moray. His wife was Isabel Stewart, daughter of Sir John Stewart of Bonkle. Sir Thomas Randoph's son, Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray was killed in the Battle of Dupplin on August 12, 1332. The title passed to his brother, John Randolph, who became the 3rd Earl of Moray. John Randolph married his cousin, Isabel Stewart, the daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart of Bonkle. They had no children. The title was assumed by John Randolph's sister, Black Agnes Randolph, upon his death. Her marriage to Patrick, Earl of Dunbar took the title away from the Randolph family.

The name of Randolph was also found in that part of the British Isles known as England at almost the same time as it was found in Scotland. There is no absolute proof that the two families were related but it is reasonable to assume that they were. Consequently, it is quite difficult to determine the exact paternal ancestor from whom the Randolph emigrants, to the American Colony of Virginia, were descended. However it seems to be agreed by most writers concerning this family that the name can be definitely traced to Richard Randolph of Hams, Sussex, England.

 

 

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4449.

Rosa Roberts daughter of Thomas Roberts and Unknown Spouse[327] was born in 1554 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England[329]. She died on Unknown.

Robert Randolph and Rosa Roberts were married in 1572 in Northamptonshire, England[329]. They had the following children:

i.

George Randolph[329] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

ii.

John Randolph[329] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Annys Randolph[329] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Margaret Randolph[329] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

+ 2224. v.

William Randolph[194, 328] was born in 1572 in Little Houghton Parva, Northampton, England[194, 328]. He married Dorothy Lane on 30 Mar 1617 in Little Houghton, Northampton, England[194, 327, 328, 402]. He died in 1670 in England[194, 328].

4450.

Richard Lane[373] was born about 1545 in Courtenhall, Northamptonshire, England[423]. He died in 1610[424].

4451.

Elizabeth Vincent daughter of Clement Vincent and Anne Tanfield[373] was born about 1547 in Harpole, Northamptonshire, England[327, 423]. She died on Unknown in England.

Richard Lane and Elizabeth Vincent were married about 1570 in Northamptonshire, England. They had the following children:

i.

Richard Lane[327] was born on 12 Nov 1584[327]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Richard Lane:

General Notes:

Richard Lane is mentioned in the will of his cousin, Robert Tanfield, on December 25, 1638.

 

 

+ 2225. ii.

Dorothy Lane[194, 328] was born on 04 Sep 1589 in Baptised in Courteenhall, England[327]. She married William Randolph on 30 Mar 1617 in Little Houghton, Northampton, England[194, 327, 328, 402]. She died on 16 Jul 1656 in Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire, England[265, 327].

4456.

Sir Euseby Isham son of Lord Gregory Isham and Elizabeth Dale[264] was born on 26 Feb 1551 in Northamptonshire, England[264]. He died on 11 Jun 1626 in Pytchley, Northampton, England[264].

4457.

Anne Borlase daughter of Sir John Borlase and Anne Lytton[264] was born in 1556 in Buckinghamshire, England[264]. She died in Dec 1627[264].

Sir Euseby Isham and Anne Borlase were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 2228. i.

William Isham[264] was born about 1587[264]. He married Mary Brett on 13 Aug 1625 in Toddington, Bedford, England[264]. He died before 1631[264].

4458.

William Brett son of Robert Brett Jr. and Elizabeth Highgate[264] was born in 1583 in Hearne, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England[264]. He died on Unknown.

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4459.

Mary Unknown[264] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Brett and Mary Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 2229. i.

Mary Brett[264] was born in 1604 in Toddington, Bedford, England[264]. She married William Isham on 13 Aug 1625 in Toddington, Bedford, England[264]. She died on Unknown.

4460.

Christofer Bankes son of John Bankes and Unknown Spouse[425] was born on 04 May 1572 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England[425]. He died on Unknown.

4461.

Alice Foxe[425] was born in 1575[425]. She died on Unknown.

Christofer Bankes and Alice Foxe were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 2230. i.

Christopher Banks[264] was born in 1603 in Canterbury, Kent, England[264]. He married Janet Unknown on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

4468.

John Rolfe II son of John Rolfe I and Dorothea Mason[194, 265, 375] was born on 06 May 1585 in Heacham, Norfolk, England[375]. He died in Mar 1622 in James, Virginia, USA[375].

Notes for John Rolfe II:

General Notes:

 

 

John Rolfe was a very religious man who agonized for many weeks over the decision to marry Pocahontas, a "strange wife, a heathen Indian." He finally decided to marry Pocahontas after she had been converted to Christianity, "for the good of the plantation, the honor of our country, for the glory of God, for mine own salvation...." Pocahontas was baptized, christened Rebecca, and then married John Rolfe on 5 Apr 1614. A general peace and a spirit of goodwill between the English and the Indians resulted from this marriage.

 

 

The above notes differ from the writings of Chief Roy Crazy Horse of the Powhatan Renape Nation, Rankokus Indian Reservation, P.O. Box 225, Rancocas, NJ. He writes:

 

"Captain Argall again went up the Potomac and as he returned down river he noticed a herd of buffalo. Stopping at Pastancie on his return, he received word that Pocahontas was in the region (this was recorded by Captain Ralph Hamor) and at that point he plotted to kidnap her for ransom. He carried out the abduction, drew up the ransom note, and sent it to Powhatan. He stated........I resolved to possess my selfe of her by an stratagem I could use, for the ransoming of so many Englishmen as were prisoners with Powhatan, as also to get such armes and tooles, as he and other Indians had got by murder and stealing from others of our nation, with some quantitie of corn for the Colonies reliefe."

 

The message from Powhatan was: "That he desired me to use his daughter well and bring my ship into his river and there he would give me my demand which being performed, I should deliver him his daughter, and we shoulde be friends."

 

Pocahontas was transferred from Jamestown to the new community of Henrico and placed under the care of Reverend Whitaker and Marshall Dale, never to see her husband again. (She was married at the time to an under chief of the tribe, Koucomo) Instead she was forced to learn the ways of the English religion. She was subjected to it day and night. "How careful there were to instruct her to Christianity" (they being Dale, Whitaker and Rolfe, the writer being John Smith, in his General Historie) "and how capable and desirous she was thereoff."

 

Stith's History in 1747 noted, "She, on her part expressed an eager desire, and great capacity in learning. After she had been tutored for some time, she openly renounced the idolatry of her country." (Today we call this brainwashing and torture)

 

In 1613, John Rofle forced his affections upon Pocahontas and in the farce of doing his Christian duty, married Pocahontas. Chief Roy Crazy Horse states "the only reason John Rolfe married Pocahontas was lust and greed. He saw the chance to be a wealthy man, which he later became."

 

Time Line: In 1612 tobacco was introduced in Virginia colony by John Rolfe

 

 

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Notes for John Rolfe II:

General Notes:

 

 

John Rolfe was a very religious man who agonized for many weeks over the decision to marry Pocahontas, a "strange wife, a heathen Indian." He finally decided to marry Pocahontas after she had been converted to Christianity, "for the good of the plantation, the honor of our country, for the glory of God, for mine own salvation...." Pocahontas was baptized, christened Rebecca, and then married John Rolfe on 5 Apr 1614. A general peace and a spirit of goodwill between the English and the Indians resulted from this marriage.

 

 

The above notes differ from the writings of Chief Roy Crazy Horse of the Powhatan Renape Nation, Rankokus Indian Reservation, P.O. Box 225, Rancocas, NJ. He writes:

 

"Captain Argall again went up the Potomac and as he returned down river he noticed a herd of buffalo. Stopping at Pastancie on his return, he received word that Pocahontas was in the region (this was recorded by Captain Ralph Hamor) and at that point he plotted to kidnap her for ransom. He carried out the abduction, drew up the ransom note, and sent it to Powhatan. He stated........I resolved to possess my selfe of her by an stratagem I could use, for the ransoming of so many Englishmen as were prisoners with Powhatan, as also to get such armes and tooles, as he and other Indians had got by murder and stealing from others of our nation, with some quantitie of corn for the Colonies reliefe."

 

The message from Powhatan was: "That he desired me to use his daughter well and bring my ship into his river and there he would give me my demand which being performed, I should deliver him his daughter, and we shoulde be friends."

 

Pocahontas was transferred from Jamestown to the new community of Henrico and placed under the care of Reverend Whitaker and Marshall Dale, never to see her husband again. (She was married at the time to an under chief of the tribe, Koucomo) Instead she was forced to learn the ways of the English religion. She was subjected to it day and night. "How careful there were to instruct her to Christianity" (they being Dale, Whitaker and Rolfe, the writer being John Smith, in his General Historie) "and how capable and desirous she was thereoff."

 

Stith's History in 1747 noted, "She, on her part expressed an eager desire, and great capacity in learning. After she had been tutored for some time, she openly renounced the idolatry of her country." (Today we call this brainwashing and torture)

 

In 1613, John Rofle forced his affections upon Pocahontas and in the farce of doing his Christian duty, married Pocahontas. Chief Roy Crazy Horse states "the only reason John Rolfe married Pocahontas was lust and greed. He saw the chance to be a wealthy man, which he later became."

 

Time Line: In 1612 tobacco was introduced in Virginia colony by John Rolfe

 

 

4469.

Matoaka Pocahontas Powhatan daughter of Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Amopotoiske Nonoma[265] was born in Sep 1595 in Between James and York Rivers, east of present day Richmond, Virginia[265]. She died on 21 May 1616 in Gravesend, Kent, England[265].

Notes for Matoaka Pocahontas Powhatan:

General Notes:

She was taught the following responsibilities of the Powhatan women and children while growing up;

 

On of the chieff Ladyes of Secota

The jobs the women did varied and some required great skill. The women built the yi-hakan, gathered food and firewood, and made pottery, mats, baskets, pots, cordage, wooden spoons, platters, and mortars. In addition to this, they also made clothes, prepared meals, raised children, and grew crops. They were also barbers for the men and children. When the family moved, they carried all the burdens so that the men were free in case of enemy attack.

A cheiff Ladye of Pomeiooc

The three principal plants cultivated by the women and children were corn, beans, and squash, known in Powhatan myth as the three sisters. Using a dibble stick, four varieties of corn were planted in a hole with two varieties of beans. Two of the varieties, flint corn and she-corn, were planted because they ripened later than the other two, which ripened sometime in May. This gave them two crops per year. After the corn had emerged and had grown into a good stalk, the beans would come up and climb the stalk of corn. Squash was planted in between the other holes and the plants were allowed to run along the ground, which kept the weeds down.

Fields were rotated yearly for maximum production. Each family would have at least four fields that they would work each year in the following manner:

 

The third field would not be planted, but the women and children would gather the wild greens growing in this field. Their feetheynge of their meat in earthen pots All the women of the tribe did cooking. A community pot was placed on the outside fire pit and as the people got hungry they would eat from the pot. There was not a standard breakfast, lunch, or dinnertime, so the pot would be replenished throughout the day with vegetables, wild greens, and meat or fish. Their sitting at meate

The pottery was made of clay, dug from a creek bank. Stones and leaves were picked out of the clay and crushed oyster shell was added to it for strength. After making the pot in a cone shape with a pointed bottom, it was left to dry for a day or two before it was put into the fire with wood and sticks covering it to make the fire very hot. This "firing" made the pots durable.

 

Their manner of careynge ther Children...

The Powhatans were a matrilineal society, which meant that the family tree was traced through the mother and any inheritance was also passed through the mother. The only real "queens" among the Powhatans were those who were rulers themselves by matrilineal inheritance. The sons and daughters of rulers were "princes" and "princesses" only if they were the children of a female in the line of succession or if their father; the weroance, were still alive. Only the brothers, or sisters, or sisters' children would inherit the chiefdom from Wahunsunacock. Pocahontas was only a princess as long as Powhatan was still alive.

 

Women controlled not only their family's food supply, but were also the real owners of the houses. Women were well respected in the Powhatan society. When a man decided to marry a woman, the pressure was on him to prove himself to her as a good provider and protector. He had to attract the woman with gifts of food. He also had to pay the bride-wealth to her parents. This was his way of telling all of the people of the tribe what value was placed on the woman. It was also viewed as compensation to her parents for the loss of valuable labor.

 

Women would not accept a man who did not measure up to their expectations. The men had no respect for any man who did not meet their expectations, either. Because of cultural differences in this area, the English settlers were perceived as inadequate since they appeared to be unable to feed themselves.

 

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

The original burial registry indicates that Pocahontas was interred on 17 Mar 1617 in a vault beneath the Chancellor of the Church in Gravesend, England, which shows the esteem in which she was held. A representative of the church stated "you don't get buried under a church in a private vault unless you are quite important." The church burned in 1727 and a new one was built on the same site. Several graves were opened during the construction and the remains were re-interred in the church courtyard. Thre is no record indicating which graves from the hundreds on site were moved. Many of those were moved again in 1890 when an addition to the church was built. So, it is not exactly known where her bones are, as stated by Gravesend Chamber of Commerce Director Graham Sawell said. "We believe they may be underneath the church, but without digging up the whole thing, we will never find them"

 

 

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Notes for Matoaka Pocahontas Powhatan:

General Notes:

She was taught the following responsibilities of the Powhatan women and children while growing up;

 

On of the chieff Ladyes of Secota

The jobs the women did varied and some required great skill. The women built the yi-hakan, gathered food and firewood, and made pottery, mats, baskets, pots, cordage, wooden spoons, platters, and mortars. In addition to this, they also made clothes, prepared meals, raised children, and grew crops. They were also barbers for the men and children. When the family moved, they carried all the burdens so that the men were free in case of enemy attack.

A cheiff Ladye of Pomeiooc

The three principal plants cultivated by the women and children were corn, beans, and squash, known in Powhatan myth as the three sisters. Using a dibble stick, four varieties of corn were planted in a hole with two varieties of beans. Two of the varieties, flint corn and she-corn, were planted because they ripened later than the other two, which ripened sometime in May. This gave them two crops per year. After the corn had emerged and had grown into a good stalk, the beans would come up and climb the stalk of corn. Squash was planted in between the other holes and the plants were allowed to run along the ground, which kept the weeds down.

Fields were rotated yearly for maximum production. Each family would have at least four fields that they would work each year in the following manner:

 

The third field would not be planted, but the women and children would gather the wild greens growing in this field. Their feetheynge of their meat in earthen pots All the women of the tribe did cooking. A community pot was placed on the outside fire pit and as the people got hungry they would eat from the pot. There was not a standard breakfast, lunch, or dinnertime, so the pot would be replenished throughout the day with vegetables, wild greens, and meat or fish. Their sitting at meate

The pottery was made of clay, dug from a creek bank. Stones and leaves were picked out of the clay and crushed oyster shell was added to it for strength. After making the pot in a cone shape with a pointed bottom, it was left to dry for a day or two before it was put into the fire with wood and sticks covering it to make the fire very hot. This "firing" made the pots durable.

 

Their manner of careynge ther Children...

The Powhatans were a matrilineal society, which meant that the family tree was traced through the mother and any inheritance was also passed through the mother. The only real "queens" among the Powhatans were those who were rulers themselves by matrilineal inheritance. The sons and daughters of rulers were "princes" and "princesses" only if they were the children of a female in the line of succession or if their father; the weroance, were still alive. Only the brothers, or sisters, or sisters' children would inherit the chiefdom from Wahunsunacock. Pocahontas was only a princess as long as Powhatan was still alive.

 

Women controlled not only their family's food supply, but were also the real owners of the houses. Women were well respected in the Powhatan society. When a man decided to marry a woman, the pressure was on him to prove himself to her as a good provider and protector. He had to attract the woman with gifts of food. He also had to pay the bride-wealth to her parents. This was his way of telling all of the people of the tribe what value was placed on the woman. It was also viewed as compensation to her parents for the loss of valuable labor.

 

Women would not accept a man who did not measure up to their expectations. The men had no respect for any man who did not meet their expectations, either. Because of cultural differences in this area, the English settlers were perceived as inadequate since they appeared to be unable to feed themselves.

 

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

The original burial registry indicates that Pocahontas was interred on 17 Mar 1617 in a vault beneath the Chancellor of the Church in Gravesend, England, which shows the esteem in which she was held. A representative of the church stated "you don't get buried under a church in a private vault unless you are quite important." The church burned in 1727 and a new one was built on the same site. Several graves were opened during the construction and the remains were re-interred in the church courtyard. Thre is no record indicating which graves from the hundreds on site were moved. Many of those were moved again in 1890 when an addition to the church was built. So, it is not exactly known where her bones are, as stated by Gravesend Chamber of Commerce Director Graham Sawell said. "We believe they may be underneath the church, but without digging up the whole thing, we will never find them"

 

 

John Rolfe II and Matoaka Pocahontas Powhatan were married on 05 Apr 1614 in Anglican Church, Jamestown, Virginia[375]. They had the following children:

+ 2234. i.

Thomas Rolfe[194, 265] was born on 30 Jan 1615 in Smith's Plantation, Virginia[194]. He died about 1675 in Virginia, USA.

Sarah Hacker[426] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Rolfe II and Sarah Hacker were married about 1609[427]. They had the following children:

i.

Bermuda Rolfe[427] was born in 1610 in Bermuda[428]. He died in 1610 in Bermuda Hundred, Henrico, Virginia USA[428].

Jane Pierce daughter of William Pierce and Unknown Spouse[427] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Rolfe II and Jane Pierce were married about 1619 in Virginia, USA[427]. They had the following children:

i.

Elizabeth Rolfe[427] was born in 1620 in Bermuda. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Elizabeth Rolfe:

General Notes:

I include the following list of inhabitants Of Jamestown, Virginia In 1624 on the family page of Elizabeth Rolfe as it contains her name. She would have been four years old at this time. This list contains the names William Perce and Jone Perce which could have and probably were her mother "Jane" and grandfather, William.

 

This is a list of inhabitants of Jamestown, Virginia in 1624, from Hotten's List of Emigrants to America: Sir Francis Wyatt, Governor; Margaret, Lady Wyatt; Hawt Wyatt, minister; Kathren Spencer; Thomas Hooker; John Gather; John Matheman; Edward Cooke; George Nelson; George Hall; Jane Burtt; Elizabeth Pomell; Mary Woodward; Sir George Yeardley, knight; Temperance, Lady Yeardly; Argall Yardley; Frances Yeardley; Elizabeth Yeardley; Kilibett Hichcocke; Austen Combes; John Foster; Richard Arrundell; Susan Hall; Ann Grimes; Elizabeth Lyon; ____ Younge; _____ Negroe (female); _____ Negro (female); Alice Davison; Edward Sharples; Jone Davies; Geore Sands, treasurer; Captain William Perce; Jone Perce; Robert Hedges; Hugh Wms. (Williams); Thomas Moulston; Henry Farmor; John Lightfoote; Thomas Smith; Roger Ruese; Alexander Gill; John Cartwright; Robert Austine; Edward Bricke; William Ravenett; Jacomb Andrews; ____ Andrews; Richard Alder; Ester Evere; Angello A Negar; doct. John Pott; Elizabeth Pott; Richard Townsend; Thomas Leister; John Kullaway; Randall Howlett; Jane Dickenson; Fortune Taylor; Capt. Roger Smith; Mrs. Smith; Elizabeth Salter; Sarah Macocke; ELIZABETH ROLFE; Chri Lawson; ____ Lawson; Francis Fouler; Charles Waller; Henry Booth; Capt. Ralph Hamor; Mrs. Hamor; Jereme Clement; Elizabeth Clement; Sarah Langley; Sisley Greene; Ann Addams; Elkinton Ratcliffe; Frances Gibson; James Yemanson; John Pontes; Christopher Best; Thomas Clarke; Mr. Reignolds; Mr. Hickmore; ____ Hickmore; Sarah Riddall; Edward Blaney; Edward Hudson; __ Hudson; William Hartley; John Shelley; Robert Bew; William Ward; Thomas Mentis; Robert Whitmore; Robert Chauntree; Robert Sheppard; William Sawier; Lanslott Damport; Math. Loyd; Thomas Ottway; Thomas Crouch; Elizabeth Starkey; Elinor ____; Mrs. Perry; Infans Perry; Frances Chapman; George Graues (Graves); ____ Graues; Rebecca Snowe; Sarah Snowe; John Isgraw (Isgrave); Mary Ascombe; Banamy Bucke; Gercyon Bucke; Peleg Bucke; Mara Bucke; Abram Porter; Bridget Clarke; Abigall Ascombe; John Jackson; ____ Jackson; Ephraim Jackson; Mr. John Burrows; Mrs. Burrows; Anthony Burrows; John Cooke; Nicholas Gouldsmith; Elias Gaill; Andrew Howell; Ann Ashley; John Southern; Thomas Pasmore; Andrew Rayle; Nath Jefferys; ____ Jefferys; Thomas Hebbs; Clement Dilke; Mrs. Dilke; John Hinton; Richard Stephens; Wassell Rayner; ____ Rayner; John Jackson; Edward Price; Osten Smith: Thomas Spilman; Bryan Cawt; George Menify; Moyes Ston; Capt. Holmes; Mr. Calcker; Mrs. Calcker; infant Calcker; Peceable Sherwood; Anthony West; Henry Barker; Henry Scott; Margery Dawse; Mr. Cann; Capt. Hartt; Edward Spalding; ____ Spalding; Puer Spalding; Puella Spalding; John Helin; ____ Helin; Puer Helin; infant Helin; Thomas Graye; Jone Graye; William Graye; Richard Younge; ___ Younge; Jone Younge; Randall Smallwood; John Greene; William Mudge; Mrs. Southey; Ann Southey; Elin Painter; Goodman Webb.

 

On James Island: John Osbourn; ____ Osbourn; George Pope; Robert Constable; William Jones; ___ Jones; John Johnson; infant Johnson; infant Johnson; John Hall; ___ Hall; William Cooksey; ___ Cooksey; infant Cooksey; Alice Kean; Robert Fitts; ____ Fitts; John Reddish; John Grevett; ____ Grevett; John West; Rhomas West; Henry Glover; Goodman Stoiks; ___ Stoiks; infant Stoiks; Mr. Adams; Mr. Leet; William Spence; ___ Spence; infant Spence; James Tooke; James Roberts; Anthony Harlow; Sarah Spence; George Shurke; John Booth; Robert Bennett.

 

 

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Notes for Elizabeth Rolfe:

General Notes:

I include the following list of inhabitants Of Jamestown, Virginia In 1624 on the family page of Elizabeth Rolfe as it contains her name. She would have been four years old at this time. This list contains the names William Perce and Jone Perce which could have and probably were her mother "Jane" and grandfather, William.

 

This is a list of inhabitants of Jamestown, Virginia in 1624, from Hotten's List of Emigrants to America: Sir Francis Wyatt, Governor; Margaret, Lady Wyatt; Hawt Wyatt, minister; Kathren Spencer; Thomas Hooker; John Gather; John Matheman; Edward Cooke; George Nelson; George Hall; Jane Burtt; Elizabeth Pomell; Mary Woodward; Sir George Yeardley, knight; Temperance, Lady Yeardly; Argall Yardley; Frances Yeardley; Elizabeth Yeardley; Kilibett Hichcocke; Austen Combes; John Foster; Richard Arrundell; Susan Hall; Ann Grimes; Elizabeth Lyon; ____ Younge; _____ Negroe (female); _____ Negro (female); Alice Davison; Edward Sharples; Jone Davies; Geore Sands, treasurer; Captain William Perce; Jone Perce; Robert Hedges; Hugh Wms. (Williams); Thomas Moulston; Henry Farmor; John Lightfoote; Thomas Smith; Roger Ruese; Alexander Gill; John Cartwright; Robert Austine; Edward Bricke; William Ravenett; Jacomb Andrews; ____ Andrews; Richard Alder; Ester Evere; Angello A Negar; doct. John Pott; Elizabeth Pott; Richard Townsend; Thomas Leister; John Kullaway; Randall Howlett; Jane Dickenson; Fortune Taylor; Capt. Roger Smith; Mrs. Smith; Elizabeth Salter; Sarah Macocke; ELIZABETH ROLFE; Chri Lawson; ____ Lawson; Francis Fouler; Charles Waller; Henry Booth; Capt. Ralph Hamor; Mrs. Hamor; Jereme Clement; Elizabeth Clement; Sarah Langley; Sisley Greene; Ann Addams; Elkinton Ratcliffe; Frances Gibson; James Yemanson; John Pontes; Christopher Best; Thomas Clarke; Mr. Reignolds; Mr. Hickmore; ____ Hickmore; Sarah Riddall; Edward Blaney; Edward Hudson; __ Hudson; William Hartley; John Shelley; Robert Bew; William Ward; Thomas Mentis; Robert Whitmore; Robert Chauntree; Robert Sheppard; William Sawier; Lanslott Damport; Math. Loyd; Thomas Ottway; Thomas Crouch; Elizabeth Starkey; Elinor ____; Mrs. Perry; Infans Perry; Frances Chapman; George Graues (Graves); ____ Graues; Rebecca Snowe; Sarah Snowe; John Isgraw (Isgrave); Mary Ascombe; Banamy Bucke; Gercyon Bucke; Peleg Bucke; Mara Bucke; Abram Porter; Bridget Clarke; Abigall Ascombe; John Jackson; ____ Jackson; Ephraim Jackson; Mr. John Burrows; Mrs. Burrows; Anthony Burrows; John Cooke; Nicholas Gouldsmith; Elias Gaill; Andrew Howell; Ann Ashley; John Southern; Thomas Pasmore; Andrew Rayle; Nath Jefferys; ____ Jefferys; Thomas Hebbs; Clement Dilke; Mrs. Dilke; John Hinton; Richard Stephens; Wassell Rayner; ____ Rayner; John Jackson; Edward Price; Osten Smith: Thomas Spilman; Bryan Cawt; George Menify; Moyes Ston; Capt. Holmes; Mr. Calcker; Mrs. Calcker; infant Calcker; Peceable Sherwood; Anthony West; Henry Barker; Henry Scott; Margery Dawse; Mr. Cann; Capt. Hartt; Edward Spalding; ____ Spalding; Puer Spalding; Puella Spalding; John Helin; ____ Helin; Puer Helin; infant Helin; Thomas Graye; Jone Graye; William Graye; Richard Younge; ___ Younge; Jone Younge; Randall Smallwood; John Greene; William Mudge; Mrs. Southey; Ann Southey; Elin Painter; Goodman Webb.

 

On James Island: John Osbourn; ____ Osbourn; George Pope; Robert Constable; William Jones; ___ Jones; John Johnson; infant Johnson; infant Johnson; John Hall; ___ Hall; William Cooksey; ___ Cooksey; infant Cooksey; Alice Kean; Robert Fitts; ____ Fitts; John Reddish; John Grevett; ____ Grevett; John West; Rhomas West; Henry Glover; Goodman Stoiks; ___ Stoiks; infant Stoiks; Mr. Adams; Mr. Leet; William Spence; ___ Spence; infant Spence; James Tooke; James Roberts; Anthony Harlow; Sarah Spence; George Shurke; John Booth; Robert Bennett.

 

 

4470.

Francis Poythress[265] was born in 1614[265]. He died on Unknown.

4471.

Alice Peyton[265] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Francis Poythress and Alice Peyton were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 2235.
i.

Jane Poythress[194, 265] was born in 1630[265]. She died in Jan 1680[265].

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+ 2235.
i.
4476.

George Worsham was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

George Worsham and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 2238. i.

John William Worsham[376] was born about 1615 in England[376]. He died in 1652 in Henrico, Virginia, USA[409]. He married Elizabeth Littleberry before 1653[411].

4544.

Henry Briggs II son of Henry Briggs I and Unknown Spouse[429] was born about 1608 in Gravesend, Kent, England[429]. He died in 1686 in Virginia, USA[378].

Notes for Henry Briggs II:

General Notes:

The name of Henry Briggs appeared first in the few remaining records of Charles City County 3 February 1657/8 when he witnessed a deed for Elizabeth Hacker. On 3 June 1662 the court granted him administration of the estate of Gabriel Briggs. Col. Edward Hill guaranteed his administratorÂ’s bond for that estate. Just south of Charles City is Surry County where he evidently moved by 5 November 1662 when that court called him to serve on a jury.

HeI became the fourth husband of Mary (—) Blunt Ford Washington and they were the parents of Henry, Charles, Samuel, George, and Mary Briggs. His second wife was Margery, the widow of John Gilliam.

The will he made in September 1681 provided a comfortable estate for Margery and divided his land among his 4 sons. To daughter Mary, he left some dishes and other household items. Although he lived nearly another 5 years, he evidently had no reason to modify the terms of his will.

His sons remained in Surry where Henry was the official interpreter of the Southern Indians. He, Samuel, and Charles all had large families, but George died unmarried.

 

...........................................

 

Notes: Will of Henry Briggs

26 September 1681

(Abstract)

To son Henry Briggs, 100 acres upon boiling spring continuing down Otterdam Swamp, a breadth of 100 acres.

To son Charles, all land from the 150 acres before mentioned, unto my son-in-law Thomas Blunt, his line to him, the said Charles Briggs his heirs...

My will is that the land laid out for my son-in-law, Thomas Blunt, according to his bill of sale by me signed, be acknowledged in Court by my executor, to him, Thomas Blunt and his heirs.

I bequeath unto my two sons, George Briggs and Samuel Briggs, after ye decease of my wife, Margery Briggs, all ye rest of my land not before expressed, to be equally divided betwixt them and that half my plantation I now live on to my son, George Briggs, to them — said Geo. Briggs and Samuel Briggs...

Daughter Marie Briggs, dishes...

Wife Margery, after debts are satisfied, all estate real and personal except what in the will is before named.

.....................................

 

 

4545.

Margery Unknown[378] was born on Unknown. She died in 1688[378].

Henry Briggs II and Margery Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 2272. i.

Henry Briggs III[134] was born in 1635 in Gravesend, Kent, England[378]. He married Margaret Henshaw about 1682[134]. He died before 06 Jul 1686 in Surry, Virginia, USA[134].

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ii.

Gabriel Briggs[429] was born about 1637[429]. He died on Unknown.

4548.

Arthur Bailey son of Thomas Bailey and Mary Welsh[412] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

4549.

Mary Jordan daughter of Samuel Jordan and Cicely Green Reynolds[412] was born in 1621 in Jordan's Journey, Jamestown, Virginia. She died on Unknown.

Arthur Bailey and Mary Jordan were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 2274. i.

Edward Bailey was born in 1655. He died about 1735. He married Mary Rose Seat on Unknown.

4608.

Ralph Shelton son of Ralph Shelton and Mary Wodehouse[341] was born on 01 Nov 1560[341]. He died in 1628 in Isle of Rhe[341].

Notes for Ralph Shelton:

General Notes:

He was the 26th Lord of Shelton Manor.

He was the third son of Sir Ralph Shelton and Mary Wodehouse. He was

knighted at Theobald's, Warwickshire, England in 1607. According to

records in the British Museum, he was Minister to Spain, Secretary to the

Prince of Wales and one of the entourage of the Earl of Carlisle on the

trip to France in 1612 to arrange for the marriage of Charles I with the

sister of the French King. It was this Sir Ralph who held the Norfolk and

Suffolk estates in 1606 (succeeding his brother John) prior to the sale

of Shelton. In an account of his marriage to Jane West he is given as

Ralph Sheldon, Esquire of Beoley, Worcestershire.

Sir Ralph was a member of the Second and Third London Companies. In all

the Colonial records of the Second Charter granted to the London

Companies, 23 May 1609, the names of Sir Ralph Shelton of Norfolk,

England, a Captain Shelton and a James Shelton, Gentleman, appear. The

Second London Company sailed under Lord De La Warr with nine ships and

500 people. The admiral's ship was named "Sea Venture". They landed in

America in 1610.

A carter was granted to the Third London Company in 1611. As a member of

Parliament, Sir Ralph signed the petition circulated there by the Company

in 1610.

There is nothing to indicate Sir Ralph ever came to America to live. If

so, he returned to England; but his son James Shelton, Gentleman, came

with Lord De La Warr in June 1610, remained and founded the Shelton

family of America in Virginia.

He was killed at the Isle of Rhe.

 

 

 

 

4609.

Jane West daughter of Baron De La Warr - William West and Elizabeth Strange[341] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Jane West:

General Notes:

Jane West was the daughter of first Baron De La Warr (William West). She was a

relative of Admiral De La Warr (Thomas West), who landed with his fleet

of ships in America in 1610. On the way to Virginia his ships were blown

from their course into a bay which the sailors called De La Warr. The

name "Delaware" was later given to the colony and finally to the state.

De La Warr was the first Governor of Virginia. Sir Ralph Shelton was the

fourth husband of Jane West. She was about two years older than he.

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Jane West:

General Notes:

Jane West was the daughter of first Baron De La Warr (William West). She was a

relative of Admiral De La Warr (Thomas West), who landed with his fleet

of ships in America in 1610. On the way to Virginia his ships were blown

from their course into a bay which the sailors called De La Warr. The

name "Delaware" was later given to the colony and finally to the state.

De La Warr was the first Governor of Virginia. Sir Ralph Shelton was the

fourth husband of Jane West. She was about two years older than he.

 

 

 

 

Ralph Shelton and Jane West were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 2304. i.

James Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. He died in 1668 in Bermuda[341]. He married Anne Herbert on Unknown.

ii.

Thomas Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Dorothy Jermyn[341] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Ralph Shelton and Dorothy Jermyn were married in 1606[341]. They had no children.

5040.

Edmund Abney son of George Henry Abney and Ellen Wolseley[379] was born about 1530 in Derbyshire, England[284]. He died on 25 Jan 1603 in Leicestershire, England[284].

5041.

Catherine Ludlam daughter of William Ludlam and Isabell Dannett[379] was born about 1565 in Leicestershire, England[284]. She died after 1604[284].

Edmund Abney and Catherine Ludlam were married in 1587[284]. They had the following children:

i.

Isabel Abney[284] was born on Unknown. She died on 12 Mar 1603 in Leicestershire, England[284].

+ 2520. ii.

Paul Abney[284] was born in 1587 in Leicestershire, England[284]. He married Mary Brokesby in 1611. He died on 10 Jun 1635 in Leicestershire, England[284].

iii.

Dannett Abney[284] was born in 1590 in England[284]. He died on 31 Aug 1669 in Leicestershire, England[284].

iv.

Maria Abney[284] was born in 1597[284]. She died on Unknown.

v.

Catherine Abney[284] was born in 1599. She married Thomas Bullock on 28 Oct 1616 in Derby, Derbyshire, England[284]. She died on Unknown[430].

5042.

George Brokesby[379] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

5043.

Elizabeth Goodwin[379] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

George Brokesby and Elizabeth Goodwin were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 2521. i.

Mary Brokesby[379] was born in 1593 in Stapleford, Leicestershire, England[284]. She married Paul Abney in 1611. She died on Unknown.

5050.

John Twigded[287] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

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5051.

Ann Dyckons[287] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Twigded and Ann Dyckons were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 2525. i.

Anna Twigded[287] was born about 1592 in England[287]. She married Joseph Lee on 19 Mar 1619[287]. She died on Unknown.

6220.

Richard Jones[236] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

6221.

Ann Collier[236] was born on Unknown in England[236]. She died on Unknown in England[236].

Richard Jones and Ann Collier were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 3110. i.

Robert Jones[236] was born about 1633 in Yorkshire, England. He married Martha Lleweyn on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

6228.

Edward Moss son of Richard Moss Sr. and Unknown Spouse[345] was born in 1610 in Lancashire, England[345]. He died on 01 Jul 1685 in York, Virginia, USA[345].

6229.

Jane Ann Bridgette /Belt Beltancourt[413] was born in 1614 in Lancanshire, England[413]. She died after 1700 in York, Virginia, USA[236].

Edward Moss and Jane Ann Bridgette /Belt Beltancourt were married on 20 Sep 1632 in Lancanshire, England[431]. They had the following children:

i.

Thomas Moss[236, 345] was born in 1631 in Lancashire, England[345]. He died in 1678 in Old Rappannock, Virginia[345]. He married Elizabeth Wales on Unknown.

ii.

William Henry Moss[345] was born between 1633-1635 in Lancashire, England[345]. He died on 21 Apr 1685 in Old Rappannock, Virginia[345]. He married Lady Jane Bridgett North on Unknown.

+ 3114. iii.

Robert Moss[236] was born in 1635 in Lancashire, England[413]. He married Rebeckah Wales before 1675 in Virginia, USA[345]. He died in 1689 in Old Rappannock, Virginia[345].

iv.

Edward Moss Jr.[345] was born in 1637 in Lancashire, England[345]. He married Eleanor Unknown about 1650 in Rappahannock, Virginia, USA[413]. He died on 17 Dec 1716 in York, Virginia, USA[413].

6230.

John M. Wales[345] was born about 1605 in England[236]. He died before 1677 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA[236].

6231.

Unknown Spouse[236] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John M. Wales and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 3115. i.

Rebeckah Wales[236] was born in 1630 in England[236]. She married Robert Moss before 1675 in Virginia, USA[345]. She died about 1680 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236].

ii.

Elizabeth Wales[236, 413] was born about 1633[413]. She married Thomas Moss on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

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6234.

John Jolliffee[432] was born on Unknown in Cofton Hackett, Worchestershire, England[432]. He died in 1716 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

Notes for John Jolliffee:

General Notes:

The surname shows up in records as Jolliffee, Jolly, and Jollye. Richard Bennett claimed a John Jolly as a headright in 1637 in a patent for land on the Nansemond River. In 1648, John Jolliffee bought 250 acres of land along the Nansemond River, and secured a patent for that land in 1653. Also in 1653, he got a patent for another 150 acres in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

 

 

6235.

Mary Rigglesworth daughter of Peter Rigglesworth and Jane or Mary Unknown[432] was born about 1600 in Yorkshire, England[236]. She died in 1704 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA[432].

Notes for Mary Rigglesworth:

General Notes:

Mary Rigglesworth was born in Yorkshire, England in about 1600 to Peter Rigglesworth and

his wife Jane. Peter was born in about 1574 in Yorkshire. While his arrival date in Virginia is not

known to me, he owned property on the westernmost branch of the Elizabeth River by 1652. This puts him in the neighborhood of the Jolliffee family.

 

 

 

John Jolliffee and Mary Rigglesworth were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 3117. i.

Mary Jolliffee[384] was born about 1620[236]. She married John Coffey on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

6236.

William Powell was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

6237.

Elizabeth Unknown was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Powell and Elizabeth Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 3118. i.

Thomas Powell was born in 1640 in Essex, Virginia, USA[414]. He married Mary Place on 22 Oct 1666 in Essex, Virginia, USA[414]. He died on 10 Apr 1701 in Essex, Virginia, USA[414].

6238.

Francis Place son of Rowland Place and Catherine Wise[414] was born in 1615 in Durham, Osfordshire, England[433]. He died on 10 Nov 1655 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[433].

Notes for Francis Place:

General Notes:

 

The Place or Plaice family, was said to originate in Durham, but the"visitation of Oxfordshire, 1563-64," also lists some generations of a family in which the given names of Francis and Rowland occur.

A note on son, Rowland, said he "was the son of Francie Place, the celebrated painter of York, and Ann Williamson."

 

......................................................

TO ALL TO WHO these presents shall come greetings and KNOW YE that

Francis Place of Rappahannock in ye County of Lancaster for divers

good causes and considerations me thereunto moveing (sic) and

especially for ye love and affection I bear unto my Daughter Mary

Place do give unto her one tract of Land of three hundred acres lying

& being in ye freshes of Rapphannock river dated ye 7th of September

1654 as also two yearling heifers marked and coloured as followth that

is one all red colour & ye other red with four white feet while under

ye flank and a hip of white in ye back cropt on ye right ear & slit in

ye left with P.Land & cattle. I do hereby give and make over to ye sd

Mary to be & remain to her and ye heirs born of her body for ever and

she to be put in ye possession of ye premises when she shall arrive at

ye age of eighteen years or on the day of her marriage and for ye &

her performance here of and that there may be a just and true delivery

of ye sd Land and cattle with their whole increase to ye sd Mary as

aforesaid. I do hereby fully appoint and constitute ye

worshipful Commisioners of Lancaster (unreadible) intrusted for ye

performance & delivery hereof. Provided that ye sd Land and Cattle be

and remain in ye possession of me ye above sd Place until sd Mary

arrives at age or be married as afoesaid but in case of my decease

then ye sd Court & Cammissioners are hereby desired to take ye same

into their custody or deposit ye same into some man's hands as

faithfully affect & accomplish ye same as aforesd is expressed and in

case of ye sd Mary's decease before she arrives or marry then ye sd

Land & Cattle aforesd to devolve to Margaret Place my youngest

Daughter to be & remain to her and her heirs for ever. In witnes

(sic) of ye promises I have hereunto set my hand this 11th of August

1655.

Sealed & delivered in } his

the presence of us } Fra: C.

Place {ye seale}

JOHN WARE mark

VIN: STANFORD

JOHN PHILIPS recognit August the 6th

& record ye 10th Nov 1655

 

 

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Notes for Francis Place:

General Notes:

 

The Place or Plaice family, was said to originate in Durham, but the"visitation of Oxfordshire, 1563-64," also lists some generations of a family in which the given names of Francis and Rowland occur.

A note on son, Rowland, said he "was the son of Francie Place, the celebrated painter of York, and Ann Williamson."

 

......................................................

TO ALL TO WHO these presents shall come greetings and KNOW YE that

Francis Place of Rappahannock in ye County of Lancaster for divers

good causes and considerations me thereunto moveing (sic) and

especially for ye love and affection I bear unto my Daughter Mary

Place do give unto her one tract of Land of three hundred acres lying

& being in ye freshes of Rapphannock river dated ye 7th of September

1654 as also two yearling heifers marked and coloured as followth that

is one all red colour & ye other red with four white feet while under

ye flank and a hip of white in ye back cropt on ye right ear & slit in

ye left with P.Land & cattle. I do hereby give and make over to ye sd

Mary to be & remain to her and ye heirs born of her body for ever and

she to be put in ye possession of ye premises when she shall arrive at

ye age of eighteen years or on the day of her marriage and for ye &

her performance here of and that there may be a just and true delivery

of ye sd Land and cattle with their whole increase to ye sd Mary as

aforesaid. I do hereby fully appoint and constitute ye

worshipful Commisioners of Lancaster (unreadible) intrusted for ye

performance & delivery hereof. Provided that ye sd Land and Cattle be

and remain in ye possession of me ye above sd Place until sd Mary

arrives at age or be married as afoesaid but in case of my decease

then ye sd Court & Cammissioners are hereby desired to take ye same

into their custody or deposit ye same into some man's hands as

faithfully affect & accomplish ye same as aforesd is expressed and in

case of ye sd Mary's decease before she arrives or marry then ye sd

Land & Cattle aforesd to devolve to Margaret Place my youngest

Daughter to be & remain to her and her heirs for ever. In witnes

(sic) of ye promises I have hereunto set my hand this 11th of August

1655.

Sealed & delivered in } his

the presence of us } Fra: C.

Place {ye seale}

JOHN WARE mark

VIN: STANFORD

JOHN PHILIPS recognit August the 6th

& record ye 10th Nov 1655

 

 

6239.

Ann Williamson[414] was born between 1617-1625[433, 434]. She died in 1723[417].

Francis Place and Ann Williamson were married about 1645[414]. They had the following children:

i.

Rowland Place[434] was born in 1643 in Durham, Oxfordshire, England[434]. He married Priscilla Brookes about 1665[417]. He died in 1713[417].

+ 3119. ii.

Mary Place[414] was born about 1648 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA[414]. She married Thomas Powell on 22 Oct 1666 in Essex, Virginia, USA[414]. She died in Dec 1710 in Richmond, Virginia, USA[415].

iii.

Margaret Place[414] was born about 1651 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA[414, 417]. She died on Unknown.

6260.

John Aldin[236] was born in 1629 in England[236]. He died on Unknown.

6261.

Jane Willis[236] was born about 1633 in England[236]. She died on Unknown.

John Aldin and Jane Willis were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

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Robert Aldin[236] was born about 1649 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[236]. He married Eleanor Willis about 1680[236]. He died on Unknown.

6262.

Thomas Willis son of William Willis and Unknown Spouse[236] was born in 1628 in Virginia, USA[236]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Thomas Willis:

General Notes:

Thomas Willis and Mary Bently, Eleanor’s parents, were “creole,” or native born Virginians. Thomas was born in about 1628, and his wife in about 1633. I have not been able to identify the parents of Mary Bently yet, but I note that a William Bentley arrived in Virginia in 1624 and received a 50 acre patent “between Newport News and Blunt Point.”

 

While sources available to me agree that Thomas Willis born in Virginia, they do not agree on his parents. While the majority identify his parents as Thomas Willis and Jane Henmarsh, the dates of their deaths are inconsistent with them being his parents. One source identified his father as William Willis, who was born in about 1600 in England and who died in about 1663 in Gloucester County, Virginia. The factor that makes me lean towards him as ThomasÂ’ father is that in 1653 Thomas obtained a patent in York County.

 

 

 

6263.

Mary Bently[236] was born in 1633 in Virginia, USA[236]. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Willis and Mary Bently were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 3131. i.

Eleanor Willis[236] was born on 18 Apr 1660 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA[236]. She married Robert Aldin about 1680[236]. She died on Unknown.

6264.

Francis Brown Sr.[236] was born on Unknown. He died in 1690 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236].

6265.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Francis Brown Sr. and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 3132. i.

Francis Brown Jr.[236] was born on Unknown. He died in 1709 in Essex, Virginia, USA[236]. He married Elizabeth Allen on Unknown.

6266.

Valentine Allen[236] was born about 1630 in England[236]. He died on Unknown.

6267.

Mary Page daughter of Thomas Page and Unknown Spouse[236] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Valentine Allen and Mary Page were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 3133. i.

Elizabeth Allen[236] was born on Unknown. She married Francis Brown Jr. on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

6268.

Robert Coleman I[236] was born about 1622 in England[236]. He died on Unknown.

6269.

Elizabeth Grizzell daughter of William Grizzell[236] was born about 1632 in Virginia, USA[236]. She died on Unknown.

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Robert Coleman I and Elizabeth Grizzell were married about 1650[236]. They had the following children:

+ 3134. i.

Robert Coleman II[236] was born in 1656 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[236]. He died in 1689 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[236]. He married Anne Spilsby on Unknown.

7168.

John /Love Luiff son of Robert /Love Luiff and Margaret Luife[351] was born in 1582 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He died between 1609-1679 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351].

7169.

Isabelle Andertonn[351] was born about 1582 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. She died between 1610-1680 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351].

John /Love Luiff and Isabelle Andertonn were married about 1600 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. They had the following children:

+ 3584. i.

John Love[351] was born on 09 Sep 1610 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He married Agnes Jamison about 1628 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He died between 1630-1710 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351].

Generation 14
8454.

Robert Broadhead son of Thomas Brodehedd and Alice Unknown[435] was born about 1510 in Wooldale, England[420]. He died in 1581 in Wooldale, England.

Notes for Robert Broadhead:

General Notes:

Time Line: Robert Broadhead was born 3 years prior to Ponce de Leon, sailing from Spain to explore Florida

 

 

8455.

Jennet Bever[420] was born on Unknown in Probably Burton[420]. She died on 21 Dec 1586 in Wooldale, England[420].

Notes for Jennet Bever:

General Notes:

In her nuncupative (oral) will dated 21 Dec 1586/87 and 31 Dec 1586/87 and proven in York on 19 Mar 1587 (Vol. 23 f.672) Jennet Bever leaves the following:

 

"By expresse wordes unto us Thomas Shawe and Richard Battie pronounced with her owne mouth. To be buried in the parish church at Burton. To Anne Beamond forty shillings one brasse pott and her best froke (frock). To Dorothie Ireland, one pece of graye cloth to make her two kirtles and one red petticott. Thirtyne shillings foure pence to be sett furthe to encrease at the dyscrecon of William Brodhed her sonne towards payment of the children porcon of said Dorothie Ireland when she shall come to lawfull age. To Agnes Furthe her doughter sixe shillinges eyghte pence and her silke hat. To Elizabeth Beamond her doughter sixe shillinges eyghte pence and one gray petticott. To Alison Gibsen her doughter six shillinges eyghte pence and one red petticott. To Jane Armitaige her doughter twentie pence and one Blacke petticott. To Jane Brodhead her grandchild five shillinges. To Thomas Brodhead her granchild tenne shillinges. To William Brodhead her sonne one great panne with all other panned pottes pewtres arks and all other in sight in the house. To Thomas Brodhead her sonne one coverlett and tenne shillinges "yff my goodes will extend to the samme." William Brodhead to be executor. Witnesses - Thomas Aldam, Richard Battie.

 

She could be the one who died of the Black Plague, as she says she is "visited with gods heavenlie vicitacon nothwithstanding a good and perfect remembraunce." (she has had a good life even though she has been made a heavenly victim - a fatal illness would qualify as making her a victim.)

 

Jennet's name appears in the will of John Bever, dated July 20, 1557 in the township of Hepworth. John mentions his wife, Jennet; his sister Jennett and leaves his lands to his son, John Bever. He is buried at All Saints, Kirkburton, England. Jennet is undoubtedly the sister. She is therefore a descendant of Robert Bever. The following is recorded in the Kirkburton Church Register: "In 1422, at the Wakefield Manor Court, John Brodehed surrendered, by the hands of Robert Bever, Vicar of Burton, 16 acres in Wolvedale to the use of himself for life, with remainder to Adam, his brother, in tail with remainder to Robert Bever, Chaplain." Apparently the land, about 1493, became the site of the Church at Holomefirth. We know that Captain Daniel (1629-1667) was a slaesman in London in 1651. Probably he was selling pewter made by his Uncle Robert and sold by his father, Daniel. Jennet Broadhead was Captain Daniel's great-great grandmother. Jennet's mention of pewter in her will indicates that the pewter business may have been in the Broadhead family for some time. Mr. John Thompson, a British Genealogist who discovered Jennet's will, stated that it was unusual to mention pewter in a will since it was not a valuable metal. The fact that it was mentioned and give to her son, William, could indicate she had a great amount of it, or that it was a more unique pewter. Perhaps it was a family business and she was passing on the stock.

 

 

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Notes for Jennet Bever:

General Notes:

In her nuncupative (oral) will dated 21 Dec 1586/87 and 31 Dec 1586/87 and proven in York on 19 Mar 1587 (Vol. 23 f.672) Jennet Bever leaves the following:

 

"By expresse wordes unto us Thomas Shawe and Richard Battie pronounced with her owne mouth. To be buried in the parish church at Burton. To Anne Beamond forty shillings one brasse pott and her best froke (frock). To Dorothie Ireland, one pece of graye cloth to make her two kirtles and one red petticott. Thirtyne shillings foure pence to be sett furthe to encrease at the dyscrecon of William Brodhed her sonne towards payment of the children porcon of said Dorothie Ireland when she shall come to lawfull age. To Agnes Furthe her doughter sixe shillinges eyghte pence and her silke hat. To Elizabeth Beamond her doughter sixe shillinges eyghte pence and one gray petticott. To Alison Gibsen her doughter six shillinges eyghte pence and one red petticott. To Jane Armitaige her doughter twentie pence and one Blacke petticott. To Jane Brodhead her grandchild five shillinges. To Thomas Brodhead her granchild tenne shillinges. To William Brodhead her sonne one great panne with all other panned pottes pewtres arks and all other in sight in the house. To Thomas Brodhead her sonne one coverlett and tenne shillinges "yff my goodes will extend to the samme." William Brodhead to be executor. Witnesses - Thomas Aldam, Richard Battie.

 

She could be the one who died of the Black Plague, as she says she is "visited with gods heavenlie vicitacon nothwithstanding a good and perfect remembraunce." (she has had a good life even though she has been made a heavenly victim - a fatal illness would qualify as making her a victim.)

 

Jennet's name appears in the will of John Bever, dated July 20, 1557 in the township of Hepworth. John mentions his wife, Jennet; his sister Jennett and leaves his lands to his son, John Bever. He is buried at All Saints, Kirkburton, England. Jennet is undoubtedly the sister. She is therefore a descendant of Robert Bever. The following is recorded in the Kirkburton Church Register: "In 1422, at the Wakefield Manor Court, John Brodehed surrendered, by the hands of Robert Bever, Vicar of Burton, 16 acres in Wolvedale to the use of himself for life, with remainder to Adam, his brother, in tail with remainder to Robert Bever, Chaplain." Apparently the land, about 1493, became the site of the Church at Holomefirth. We know that Captain Daniel (1629-1667) was a slaesman in London in 1651. Probably he was selling pewter made by his Uncle Robert and sold by his father, Daniel. Jennet Broadhead was Captain Daniel's great-great grandmother. Jennet's mention of pewter in her will indicates that the pewter business may have been in the Broadhead family for some time. Mr. John Thompson, a British Genealogist who discovered Jennet's will, stated that it was unusual to mention pewter in a will since it was not a valuable metal. The fact that it was mentioned and give to her son, William, could indicate she had a great amount of it, or that it was a more unique pewter. Perhaps it was a family business and she was passing on the stock.

 

 

Robert Broadhead and Jennet Bever were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Agnes Broadhead[420] was born on Unknown. She married Edward Firth on 15 Feb 1575[420]. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Jane Broadhead[420] was born on Unknown. She married Unknown Armitage on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Thomas Broadhead[420] was born between 1530-1542[420]. He died in Jan 1543[420].

+ 4227. iv.

Jennet Broadhead[419] was born between 1531-1556[420]. She married Laurence Ireland on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

v.

John Broadhead[420] was born in 1540[420]. He died on 19 Apr 1577[420].

vi.

William Broadhead[420] was born in Dec 1542 in Probably Wooldale, England[420]. He died on 27 Jan 1616 in Wooldale, England[420].

+ 4243. vii.

Elizabeth Broadhead[420] was born in 1544[420]. She married Unknown Beamond on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

viii.

Johanna Broadhead[420] was born in 1545[420]. She married William Lindley in Oct 1565[420]. She died on Unknown.

ix.

Alison Broadhead[420] was born in 1545[420]. She married Martin Birkhead in 1577[420]. She died on Unknown.

x.

Robert Broadhead[420] was born in 1548 in Wooldale, England[420]. He died in 1606 in Wooldale, England[420].

xi.

Henrie Broadhead[420] was born about 1550[420]. He died on 19 Jan 1599 in Burton, Cheshire, England[420].

xii.

Thomas Broadhead[420] was born in Feb 1552[420]. He died in 1593[420].

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8480.

Edward Pease son of John Pease[180] was born in 1502 in Sike House, Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Edward Pease:

General Notes:

According to William Jessop Cleaver, this Edward was of Sike House, Fishlake, Yorkshire in the time of Henry VIII. Edward died intestate seized lands in Sike House, Yorkshire.

 

Time line: Christopher Columbus had sailed to America just ten years prior to the birth of Edward Pease

 

 

8481.

Unknown Spouse[180] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Edward Pease and Unknown Spouse were married in 1527 in Yorkshire, England[180]. They had the following children:

i.

George Pease[180] was born in 1528 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown.

+ 4240. ii.

William Pease[180] was born in 1530 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He married Alice Clyff on 25 Nov 1565 in Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on 10 Mar 1598 in Yorkshire, England[180].

8802.

John Southworth son of Thomas Southworth and Margery Boteler[317] was born in 1552[317]. He died on Unknown.

8803.

Mary Ashton[436] was born in 1555 in England[317]. She died on Unknown.

John Southworth and Mary Ashton were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Thomas Southworth[436] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

+ 4401. ii.

Ann Southworth[317] was born about 1577 in England[317]. She died on Unknown.

8872.

Samuel Ironmonger son of William Ironmonger and Alce Davis[400] was born in 1580 in Donnington, Bucks, England[400]. He died in 1626 in Donnington, Bucks, England[400].

8873.

Anna Lawson daughter of Thomas Lawson[400] was born in 1588[400]. She died in 1625[400].

Samuel Ironmonger and Anna Lawson were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 4436. i.

Samuel Iremonger[400] was born in 1607 in Dennington, Berks, England[400]. He died in 1650 in Dennington, Berks, England[400]. He married Bridget /Corderoy Cordray on Unknown.

8874.

William Cordray[437] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

8875.

Bridget Goddard daughter of Edward Goddard and Mary Kingsmill[437] was born on Unknown[437]. She died on Unknown.

William Cordray and Bridget Goddard were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

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+ 4437. i.

Bridget /Corderoy Cordray[400] was born about 1604[400]. She married Samuel Iremonger on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

8898.

Thomas Roberts was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

8899.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Roberts and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 4449. i.

Rosa Roberts[327] was born in 1554 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England[329]. She married Robert Randolph in 1572 in Northamptonshire, England[329]. She died on Unknown.

8902.

Clement Vincent son of George Vincent and Ann Slorey[327] was born about 1514 in Peckleton, Leicestershire, England[327, 438]. He died on Unknown in England[439].

8903.

Anne Tanfield daughter of Francis Tanfield and Bridget Cave[327] was born about 1516 in Gayton, Northamptonshire, England[327]. She died on Unknown in England[439].

Clement Vincent and Anne Tanfield were married about 1539 in England[439]. They had the following children:

+ 4451. i.

Elizabeth Vincent[373] was born about 1547 in Harpole, Northamptonshire, England[327, 423]. She married Richard Lane about 1570 in Northamptonshire, England. She died on Unknown in England.

8912.

Lord Gregory Isham son of Lord Euseby Isham and Anna Poulton[264] was born in 1520[264]. He died on 04 Sep 1558[264].

8913.

Elizabeth Dale[264] was born in 1510 in Gloucestershire, England[264]. She died on Unknown.

Lord Gregory Isham and Elizabeth Dale were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 4456. i.

Sir Euseby Isham[264] was born on 26 Feb 1551 in Northamptonshire, England[264]. He died on 11 Jun 1626 in Pytchley, Northampton, England[264]. He married Anne Borlase on Unknown.

8914.

Sir John Borlase[264] was born in 1526 in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England[264]. He died on 06 May 1593 in London, London, England[264].

8915.

Anne Lytton[264] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Sir John Borlase and Anne Lytton were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 4457. i.

Anne Borlase[264] was born in 1556 in Buckinghamshire, England[264]. She died in Dec 1627[264]. She married Sir Euseby Isham on Unknown.

8916.

Robert Brett Jr. son of Robert Brett Sr. and Elizabeth Bush[264] was born on Unknown. He died in 1586[264].

8917.

Elizabeth Highgate daughter of Reginald Highgate and Unknown Spouse[264] was born about 1542 in London, Middlesex, England USA[264]. She died in 1599[264].

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Robert Brett Jr. and Elizabeth Highgate were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

John Brett[264] was born in 1573 in Toddington, Bedford, England[264]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Robert Brett III[264] was born in 1577 in Toddington, Bedford, England[264]. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Richard Brett[264] was born in 1579 in Toddington, Bedford, England[264]. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Elizabeth Brett[264] was born in 1581 in Toddington, Bedford, England[264]. She died on Unknown.

+ 4458. v.

William Brett[264] was born in 1583 in Hearne, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England[264]. He married Mary Unknown on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

vi.

Catherine Brett[264] was born in 1585 in Toddington, Bedford, England[264]. She died on Unknown.

8920.

John Bankes[425] was born in 1542[425]. He died on Unknown.

8921.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Bankes and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 4460. i.

Christofer Bankes[425] was born on 04 May 1572 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England[425]. He married Alice Foxe on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

8936.

John Rolfe I son of Eutace Rolfe and Joanna Jenner[194, 265, 375] was born on Unknown.

Notes for John Rolfe I:

General Notes:

Information about John Rolfe was furnished by Eleanore J. Crespo in a letter written 12 Apr 1943 by R. W. Pickens to Wilma Massey, stating "John Rolfe was a passenger on the "Sea Venture" with John Welborn.

 

 

8937.

Dorothea Mason[194, 265] was born on Unknown.

John Rolfe I and Dorothea Mason were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 4468. i.

John Rolfe II[194, 265, 375] was born on 06 May 1585 in Heacham, Norfolk, England[375]. He married Matoaka Pocahontas Powhatan on 05 Apr 1614 in Anglican Church, Jamestown, Virginia[375]. He died in Mar 1622 in James, Virginia, USA[375].

8938.

Wahunsonacock Powhatan son of Unknown Spouse and Scent Flower[375] was born between 1540-1545 in Algonkian Village of Powhatan, on James River, VA or on the New River in VA[440]. He died in Apr 1618 in Virginia, USA[440].

Notes for Wahunsonacock Powhatan:

General Notes:

Chief Powhatan was the supreme ruler of most of the indigenous tribes in the Chesapeake Bay area from north of the Mattaponi River, a tributary of the York River, to the lands south of the James River. Chief Powhatan was the highest authority the colonists faced when dealing with the tribe. He died in April 1618.

 

William Strachey Was one of the 600 passengers to arrive at Jamestown in May 1610. He was appointed the scribe of the colony in 1610. His dictionary of the Algonquin language was the largest vocabulary ever collected and was compiled in 1612 - A DICTIONARIE of the INDIAN LANGUAGE as collected by WILLIAM STRACHEY, GENT found in The HISTORIE OF TRAVAILE INTO VIRGINIA BRITANNIA ESPRESSING THE COSMOGRAPHIE AND COMODITIES OF THE COUNTRY, TOGITHER WITH THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMES OF THE PEOPLE GATHERED AND OBSERVED AS WLL BY THOSE WHO WENT FIRST THITHER AS COLLECTED BY WILLIAM STRAVHEY, GENT., THE FIRST SECRETARY OF THE COLONY first edited from the original manuscript, in the British Museum by R.H. Major, Esq., of the British Museum . He left Virginia for England in the early fall of 1611. Dictionary of their language may be found at http://www.mariner.org/chesapeakebay/native/nam029.html

 

Captain John Smith wrote of Chief Powhatan: "When Chief Wahunsunacock, or Powhatan, took his last Tsalagi wife, Amopotoiske, who later became the mother of Matoaka (or Pocahontas) as his wife, this put an end to Powhatan fighting with the Cherokee, as this brought unity with the two great nations.

 

Many histories have been written about Powhatan, his several wives and especially about his daughter, Matoaka, or Pocahontas (her nickname). I feel the following words, written by Chief Roy Crazy Horse are probably written with more facts and insight than that of any other historian. He is Indian and wrote these words with a completely different approach than did many others. I quote him from information I found on a web site sponsored by Powhatan Renape Nation, Rankokus Indian Reservation, P.O. Box 225, Rancocas, NJ 08073.

 

"We are the native natural people of this land, descendants of an ancient confederation that at one time included over thirty nations. Our people were placed here by the Creator, and have maintained an unbroken history of thousands of years of settlement along the coastal areas of the mid-Atlantic. Although most of our lands are now occupied by others, many of the nation of the original Powhatan Confederacy still survive. The oldest treaty written in this land is between the Powhatan Nations in the year 1646.

 

Since the time we met the Europeans in the 1500's, our history has been characterized as a struggle to survive war, disease, prejudice, and cultural disintegration. Foreign disease alone probably accounted for halving the Powhatan population by the end of the 17th century. Many of the survivors of those early epidemics were largely decimated by war and starvation. Yet, against all odds, we the Renape (human beings) have survived. Essentially the term Renape refers to us as an ethnic group, a people speaking a common language. However, we were not all united in one Nation. Our people governed themselves freely and harmoniously as independent republics, which sometimes came together in alliances or confederations, such as the Powhatan Confederacy. Thus, Powhatan refers to our political identity, while Renape refers to our ethnic/language identity."

 

What were the responsibilities of the Powhatan men?

 

Their manner of fishynge in Virginia

The men hunted deer and turkey; fished for crabs, oysters, and fish; and fought enemy tribes. The most common methods of fishing were angling, netting, shooting with arrows, and trapping in weirs.

 

A fishing spear, A fishing arrow, Angling was done with rods, lines, bait, and fishhooks. Fishhooks were either a splinter of a bone or a piece of deer bone that was naturally formed in the shape of a hook. A fisherman on shore often lassoed sturgeon, a freshwater fish, around the tail. Fishnets were made of deer sinew, bark, or a type of grass the Indians called pemmenaw. The Powhatan women would spin a thread with pemmenaw. This was used in a multitude of ways that ranged from housing, to the mantels of feathers, to lines for fishing. Occasionally, fish were shot with long arrows that were tied to a line. Some tribes, such as the Accomacs, speared fish.

 

A fishing weir Fish traps were set by laying stones close together across the river in a "V" shape. The points of the "V" would lead downstream, and were left open. Long wickerwork cones called weirs, about three feet wide at the opening and about ten feet long, were then placed inside the "V". The fish would swim in and become trapped by other fish behind them.

 

The broiling of their fish over the flame

Hunting played a major part in the Powhatan man's life. Hunting provided food, clothing, and tribute to the weroance. He not only had to prove himself as a warrior, but he also had to pay a tribute to the chief. According to William Strachey, Powhatan expected to receive 80 percent of what his people brought in from the hunt. All of the deerskins were placed before Powhatan and he took the skins he liked.

 

Activity:

What is the minimum number of deer a Powhatan warrior would have to kill to provide clothing for himself or a member of his family while still paying tribute to Powhatan?

 

There were three common ways to hunt animals:

 

Trapping was used for smaller game, such as beavers and otters.

 

Stalking deer was done by lone hunters wearing a deerskin with the head stuffed and the body opened on one side to allow for the hunter's arm. There was an element of danger as well as skill in this way of hunting. A skillful hunter would have to imitate another deer to be able to get close enough, but not enough to make a stag attack a "rival."

 

Surrounding was also called "fire hunting." This required more people but did kill more deer.

There were two different methods of surrounding: The group would find a herd and encircle it. By building fires between their circles and shouting, they were able to make the deer panic. The circle gradually got smaller and smaller, eventually it was small enough to easily kill the deer one by one.

Another method of surrounding was to drive the animals into the water where men in canoes would kill the deer while they were swimming. Full shooting gear consisted of a bow, arrows, a quiver, and a wrist guard and shooting glove. Bows were usually made of witch hazel or of locust wood. Bowstrings were made of deer gut or from twisted thongs of deer hide. Arrows had several parts: a reed shaft, a wooden foreshaft, and a head. The arrowheads could have been splinters of stone, wild turkey spurs, sharp bird bills, splinters of deer bone, oyster shell, or ends of deer horns. Stone arrowheads were shaped with a small piece of antler that the hunter hung on his wrist guard. They were tied onto the shaft or foreshaft with deer sinew and then glued with waterproof glue made of deer antlers that had been boiled down into a jelly-like substance.

 

Arrow

The overall length of an arrow was about forty-five inches. Arrows were usually fletched with turkey feathers and a nock was grated in using a hafted beaver tooth.

 

What kind of religion did they have?

On of the Religeous men in the towne of Secota

The Powhatans believed in many gods. Every aspect of their life related to one or more of their gods. Every morning began with a bath, a prayer and an offering to the gods. Their priests, or kwiokosuk were highly respected as medicine men, priests, and tribal councilors.

There is a story of creation as told to an English sea captain by a native chief along the coast of Virginia in the early 1600s:

 

The Great Hare

 

The chief of all the gods was a Great Hare, and he dwelt in a place toward the rising sun. The Great Hare thought how he wanted to people the earth. He made many different kinds of men and women, but he put them all into a very large bag. Some giants came to visit the Great Hare. When they discovered what was in the bag, they wanted to eat all the people for a fine feast. The Great Hare was so angry at these cannibals, that he drove the giants away from his house. Their manner of prainge with Rattels abowt te fyer The godlike Hare went about making the water and filling it with fish. He made the land and placed upon the land a great deer to feed from the land. Now there were four lesser gods who were the four winds seated at each corner of the world. They were jealous of the deer sharing their land. They fashioned hunting poles which they used to kill the great deer. After they dressed the meat and had a delicious feast, they departed to their four corners. When the Great Hare saw what jealousy had caused, he took up the hairs of the slain deer and scattered them over the earth, chanting many powerful words and charms. Every tiny hair became a new deer. Then the Great Hare opened the bag which held the men and the women. He placed a man and a woman upon the earth in one country and a man and a woman in another country. And so the world became filled with many different kinds of people. ( First People, The Early Indians of Virginia by Keith Egloff and Deborah Woodward, published by The Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, Va., 1992) At a time when Iopassus, the lesser weroance of Patawomeck, was visiting Sameul Argall's ship, the Bible was being read. Iopassus told William Strachey, through interpretation by Henry Spelman,"pretty fabulous tale indeed."

 

Ther Idol Kiwafa

We have (said he) five gods in all; our chief god appears often unto us in the likeness of a mighty great hare; the other four have noe visible shape, but are indeed the four wynds which keepe the four corners of the earth (and then, with his hand, he seemed to quarter out the scytuations of the world). Our god, who takes upon him this shape of a hare, conceaved with himself how to people this great world, and with what kinde of creatures, and yt is true (said he) that at length he devised and made divers men and women, and made provision for them, to be kept up yet a while in a great bag. Nowe there were certaune spiritts, which he described to be like great giants, which came to the hare's dwelling-place (being towards the rising of the sun), and had perseveraunce of the men and women which he had put into that great bagg, and they would have had them to eat, but the godlye hare reproved those canibal spiritts, and drove them awaye.

 

Some other gods known to the area were:

Ahone - the god who bestows all good things

Oke - the fearful god who takes good things away

 

Today, most of the descendants of the Powhatan nations are in Oklahoma and Canada.

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The Native American group in the Chesapeake region, known collectively as the Powhatans, left no written records of what their life was like before the Europeans visited them. It is only through archaeology and the writings of men like Captain John Smith, William Strachey, Thomas Hariot, Henry Spelman, Gabriel Archer, and others that we can glean how the Powhatans may have lived.

 

The Towne of Pomeiooc

The name "Powhatans" has been applied to all of the Algonquian-speaking Indians in Tidewater Virginia. In the decade before English settlement, Chief Powhatan, also known as Wahunsonacock, inherited six to nine tribes, which included the Powhatans, Pamunkeys, Mattaponis, Arrohastecks, Appomatucks, and Youghtamunds. He also united other tribes, either by conquest or threat of conquest, and formed a confederacy. The tribes of the confederacy provided military support and paid taxes in the form of food, pelts, copper, or pearls. The Powhatan villages were located on Virginia's coastal plain. The boundaries of the Powhatan confederacy reached from the Potomac River, west to the fall line of Virginia; which was the boundary between the Coastal Plains and the Piedmont; and south to the Virginia-North Carolina border. All villages were located near a source of water. As viewed by William Strachey,"Their habitations or townes are for the most part by the rivers, or not far distant from fresh springs, comonly upon a rice of a hill, that they may overlook the river, ..." It is believed that between 13, 000 and 14, 300 Powhatans lived in Virginia when the English arrived in 1607.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page 299 of 350 Sunday, November 01, 2009 2:53:42 PM
Ahnentafel Report for Mary Jo Jackson
Generation 14 (con't)

Notes for Wahunsonacock Powhatan:

General Notes:

Chief Powhatan was the supreme ruler of most of the indigenous tribes in the Chesapeake Bay area from north of the Mattaponi River, a tributary of the York River, to the lands south of the James River. Chief Powhatan was the highest authority the colonists faced when dealing with the tribe. He died in April 1618.

 

William Strachey Was one of the 600 passengers to arrive at Jamestown in May 1610. He was appointed the scribe of the colony in 1610. His dictionary of the Algonquin language was the largest vocabulary ever collected and was compiled in 1612 - A DICTIONARIE of the INDIAN LANGUAGE as collected by WILLIAM STRACHEY, GENT found in The HISTORIE OF TRAVAILE INTO VIRGINIA BRITANNIA ESPRESSING THE COSMOGRAPHIE AND COMODITIES OF THE COUNTRY, TOGITHER WITH THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMES OF THE PEOPLE GATHERED AND OBSERVED AS WLL BY THOSE WHO WENT FIRST THITHER AS COLLECTED BY WILLIAM STRAVHEY, GENT., THE FIRST SECRETARY OF THE COLONY first edited from the original manuscript, in the British Museum by R.H. Major, Esq., of the British Museum . He left Virginia for England in the early fall of 1611. Dictionary of their language may be found at http://www.mariner.org/chesapeakebay/native/nam029.html

 

Captain John Smith wrote of Chief Powhatan: "When Chief Wahunsunacock, or Powhatan, took his last Tsalagi wife, Amopotoiske, who later became the mother of Matoaka (or Pocahontas) as his wife, this put an end to Powhatan fighting with the Cherokee, as this brought unity with the two great nations.

 

Many histories have been written about Powhatan, his several wives and especially about his daughter, Matoaka, or Pocahontas (her nickname). I feel the following words, written by Chief Roy Crazy Horse are probably written with more facts and insight than that of any other historian. He is Indian and wrote these words with a completely different approach than did many others. I quote him from information I found on a web site sponsored by Powhatan Renape Nation, Rankokus Indian Reservation, P.O. Box 225, Rancocas, NJ 08073.

 

"We are the native natural people of this land, descendants of an ancient confederation that at one time included over thirty nations. Our people were placed here by the Creator, and have maintained an unbroken history of thousands of years of settlement along the coastal areas of the mid-Atlantic. Although most of our lands are now occupied by others, many of the nation of the original Powhatan Confederacy still survive. The oldest treaty written in this land is between the Powhatan Nations in the year 1646.

 

Since the time we met the Europeans in the 1500's, our history has been characterized as a struggle to survive war, disease, prejudice, and cultural disintegration. Foreign disease alone probably accounted for halving the Powhatan population by the end of the 17th century. Many of the survivors of those early epidemics were largely decimated by war and starvation. Yet, against all odds, we the Renape (human beings) have survived. Essentially the term Renape refers to us as an ethnic group, a people speaking a common language. However, we were not all united in one Nation. Our people governed themselves freely and harmoniously as independent republics, which sometimes came together in alliances or confederations, such as the Powhatan Confederacy. Thus, Powhatan refers to our political identity, while Renape refers to our ethnic/language identity."

 

What were the responsibilities of the Powhatan men?

 

Their manner of fishynge in Virginia

The men hunted deer and turkey; fished for crabs, oysters, and fish; and fought enemy tribes. The most common methods of fishing were angling, netting, shooting with arrows, and trapping in weirs.

 

A fishing spear, A fishing arrow, Angling was done with rods, lines, bait, and fishhooks. Fishhooks were either a splinter of a bone or a piece of deer bone that was naturally formed in the shape of a hook. A fisherman on shore often lassoed sturgeon, a freshwater fish, around the tail. Fishnets were made of deer sinew, bark, or a type of grass the Indians called pemmenaw. The Powhatan women would spin a thread with pemmenaw. This was used in a multitude of ways that ranged from housing, to the mantels of feathers, to lines for fishing. Occasionally, fish were shot with long arrows that were tied to a line. Some tribes, such as the Accomacs, speared fish.

 

A fishing weir Fish traps were set by laying stones close together across the river in a "V" shape. The points of the "V" would lead downstream, and were left open. Long wickerwork cones called weirs, about three feet wide at the opening and about ten feet long, were then placed inside the "V". The fish would swim in and become trapped by other fish behind them.

 

The broiling of their fish over the flame

Hunting played a major part in the Powhatan man's life. Hunting provided food, clothing, and tribute to the weroance. He not only had to prove himself as a warrior, but he also had to pay a tribute to the chief. According to William Strachey, Powhatan expected to receive 80 percent of what his people brought in from the hunt. All of the deerskins were placed before Powhatan and he took the skins he liked.

 

Activity:

What is the minimum number of deer a Powhatan warrior would have to kill to provide clothing for himself or a member of his family while still paying tribute to Powhatan?

 

There were three common ways to hunt animals:

 

Trapping was used for smaller game, such as beavers and otters.

 

Stalking deer was done by lone hunters wearing a deerskin with the head stuffed and the body opened on one side to allow for the hunter's arm. There was an element of danger as well as skill in this way of hunting. A skillful hunter would have to imitate another deer to be able to get close enough, but not enough to make a stag attack a "rival."

 

Surrounding was also called "fire hunting." This required more people but did kill more deer.

There were two different methods of surrounding: The group would find a herd and encircle it. By building fires between their circles and shouting, they were able to make the deer panic. The circle gradually got smaller and smaller, eventually it was small enough to easily kill the deer one by one.

Another method of surrounding was to drive the animals into the water where men in canoes would kill the deer while they were swimming. Full shooting gear consisted of a bow, arrows, a quiver, and a wrist guard and shooting glove. Bows were usually made of witch hazel or of locust wood. Bowstrings were made of deer gut or from twisted thongs of deer hide. Arrows had several parts: a reed shaft, a wooden foreshaft, and a head. The arrowheads could have been splinters of stone, wild turkey spurs, sharp bird bills, splinters of deer bone, oyster shell, or ends of deer horns. Stone arrowheads were shaped with a small piece of antler that the hunter hung on his wrist guard. They were tied onto the shaft or foreshaft with deer sinew and then glued with waterproof glue made of deer antlers that had been boiled down into a jelly-like substance.

 

Arrow

The overall length of an arrow was about forty-five inches. Arrows were usually fletched with turkey feathers and a nock was grated in using a hafted beaver tooth.

 

What kind of religion did they have?

On of the Religeous men in the towne of Secota

The Powhatans believed in many gods. Every aspect of their life related to one or more of their gods. Every morning began with a bath, a prayer and an offering to the gods. Their priests, or kwiokosuk were highly respected as medicine men, priests, and tribal councilors.

There is a story of creation as told to an English sea captain by a native chief along the coast of Virginia in the early 1600s:

 

The Great Hare

 

The chief of all the gods was a Great Hare, and he dwelt in a place toward the rising sun. The Great Hare thought how he wanted to people the earth. He made many different kinds of men and women, but he put them all into a very large bag. Some giants came to visit the Great Hare. When they discovered what was in the bag, they wanted to eat all the people for a fine feast. The Great Hare was so angry at these cannibals, that he drove the giants away from his house. Their manner of prainge with Rattels abowt te fyer The godlike Hare went about making the water and filling it with fish. He made the land and placed upon the land a great deer to feed from the land. Now there were four lesser gods who were the four winds seated at each corner of the world. They were jealous of the deer sharing their land. They fashioned hunting poles which they used to kill the great deer. After they dressed the meat and had a delicious feast, they departed to their four corners. When the Great Hare saw what jealousy had caused, he took up the hairs of the slain deer and scattered them over the earth, chanting many powerful words and charms. Every tiny hair became a new deer. Then the Great Hare opened the bag which held the men and the women. He placed a man and a woman upon the earth in one country and a man and a woman in another country. And so the world became filled with many different kinds of people. ( First People, The Early Indians of Virginia by Keith Egloff and Deborah Woodward, published by The Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, Va., 1992) At a time when Iopassus, the lesser weroance of Patawomeck, was visiting Sameul Argall's ship, the Bible was being read. Iopassus told William Strachey, through interpretation by Henry Spelman,"pretty fabulous tale indeed."

 

Ther Idol Kiwafa

We have (said he) five gods in all; our chief god appears often unto us in the likeness of a mighty great hare; the other four have noe visible shape, but are indeed the four wynds which keepe the four corners of the earth (and then, with his hand, he seemed to quarter out the scytuations of the world). Our god, who takes upon him this shape of a hare, conceaved with himself how to people this great world, and with what kinde of creatures, and yt is true (said he) that at length he devised and made divers men and women, and made provision for them, to be kept up yet a while in a great bag. Nowe there were certaune spiritts, which he described to be like great giants, which came to the hare's dwelling-place (being towards the rising of the sun), and had perseveraunce of the men and women which he had put into that great bagg, and they would have had them to eat, but the godlye hare reproved those canibal spiritts, and drove them awaye.

 

Some other gods known to the area were:

Ahone - the god who bestows all good things

Oke - the fearful god who takes good things away

 

Today, most of the descendants of the Powhatan nations are in Oklahoma and Canada.

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

The Native American group in the Chesapeake region, known collectively as the Powhatans, left no written records of what their life was like before the Europeans visited them. It is only through archaeology and the writings of men like Captain John Smith, William Strachey, Thomas Hariot, Henry Spelman, Gabriel Archer, and others that we can glean how the Powhatans may have lived.

 

The Towne of Pomeiooc

The name "Powhatans" has been applied to all of the Algonquian-speaking Indians in Tidewater Virginia. In the decade before English settlement, Chief Powhatan, also known as Wahunsonacock, inherited six to nine tribes, which included the Powhatans, Pamunkeys, Mattaponis, Arrohastecks, Appomatucks, and Youghtamunds. He also united other tribes, either by conquest or threat of conquest, and formed a confederacy. The tribes of the confederacy provided military support and paid taxes in the form of food, pelts, copper, or pearls. The Powhatan villages were located on Virginia's coastal plain. The boundaries of the Powhatan confederacy reached from the Potomac River, west to the fall line of Virginia; which was the boundary between the Coastal Plains and the Piedmont; and south to the Virginia-North Carolina border. All villages were located near a source of water. As viewed by William Strachey,"Their habitations or townes are for the most part by the rivers, or not far distant from fresh springs, comonly upon a rice of a hill, that they may overlook the river, ..." It is believed that between 13, 000 and 14, 300 Powhatans lived in Virginia when the English arrived in 1607.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page 300 of 350 Sunday, November 01, 2009 2:53:42 PM
Ahnentafel Report for Mary Jo Jackson
Generation 14 (con't)

Notes for Wahunsonacock Powhatan:

General Notes:

Chief Powhatan was the supreme ruler of most of the indigenous tribes in the Chesapeake Bay area from north of the Mattaponi River, a tributary of the York River, to the lands south of the James River. Chief Powhatan was the highest authority the colonists faced when dealing with the tribe. He died in April 1618.

 

William Strachey Was one of the 600 passengers to arrive at Jamestown in May 1610. He was appointed the scribe of the colony in 1610. His dictionary of the Algonquin language was the largest vocabulary ever collected and was compiled in 1612 - A DICTIONARIE of the INDIAN LANGUAGE as collected by WILLIAM STRACHEY, GENT found in The HISTORIE OF TRAVAILE INTO VIRGINIA BRITANNIA ESPRESSING THE COSMOGRAPHIE AND COMODITIES OF THE COUNTRY, TOGITHER WITH THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMES OF THE PEOPLE GATHERED AND OBSERVED AS WLL BY THOSE WHO WENT FIRST THITHER AS COLLECTED BY WILLIAM STRAVHEY, GENT., THE FIRST SECRETARY OF THE COLONY first edited from the original manuscript, in the British Museum by R.H. Major, Esq., of the British Museum . He left Virginia for England in the early fall of 1611. Dictionary of their language may be found at http://www.mariner.org/chesapeakebay/native/nam029.html

 

Captain John Smith wrote of Chief Powhatan: "When Chief Wahunsunacock, or Powhatan, took his last Tsalagi wife, Amopotoiske, who later became the mother of Matoaka (or Pocahontas) as his wife, this put an end to Powhatan fighting with the Cherokee, as this brought unity with the two great nations.

 

Many histories have been written about Powhatan, his several wives and especially about his daughter, Matoaka, or Pocahontas (her nickname). I feel the following words, written by Chief Roy Crazy Horse are probably written with more facts and insight than that of any other historian. He is Indian and wrote these words with a completely different approach than did many others. I quote him from information I found on a web site sponsored by Powhatan Renape Nation, Rankokus Indian Reservation, P.O. Box 225, Rancocas, NJ 08073.

 

"We are the native natural people of this land, descendants of an ancient confederation that at one time included over thirty nations. Our people were placed here by the Creator, and have maintained an unbroken history of thousands of years of settlement along the coastal areas of the mid-Atlantic. Although most of our lands are now occupied by others, many of the nation of the original Powhatan Confederacy still survive. The oldest treaty written in this land is between the Powhatan Nations in the year 1646.

 

Since the time we met the Europeans in the 1500's, our history has been characterized as a struggle to survive war, disease, prejudice, and cultural disintegration. Foreign disease alone probably accounted for halving the Powhatan population by the end of the 17th century. Many of the survivors of those early epidemics were largely decimated by war and starvation. Yet, against all odds, we the Renape (human beings) have survived. Essentially the term Renape refers to us as an ethnic group, a people speaking a common language. However, we were not all united in one Nation. Our people governed themselves freely and harmoniously as independent republics, which sometimes came together in alliances or confederations, such as the Powhatan Confederacy. Thus, Powhatan refers to our political identity, while Renape refers to our ethnic/language identity."

 

What were the responsibilities of the Powhatan men?

 

Their manner of fishynge in Virginia

The men hunted deer and turkey; fished for crabs, oysters, and fish; and fought enemy tribes. The most common methods of fishing were angling, netting, shooting with arrows, and trapping in weirs.

 

A fishing spear, A fishing arrow, Angling was done with rods, lines, bait, and fishhooks. Fishhooks were either a splinter of a bone or a piece of deer bone that was naturally formed in the shape of a hook. A fisherman on shore often lassoed sturgeon, a freshwater fish, around the tail. Fishnets were made of deer sinew, bark, or a type of grass the Indians called pemmenaw. The Powhatan women would spin a thread with pemmenaw. This was used in a multitude of ways that ranged from housing, to the mantels of feathers, to lines for fishing. Occasionally, fish were shot with long arrows that were tied to a line. Some tribes, such as the Accomacs, speared fish.

 

A fishing weir Fish traps were set by laying stones close together across the river in a "V" shape. The points of the "V" would lead downstream, and were left open. Long wickerwork cones called weirs, about three feet wide at the opening and about ten feet long, were then placed inside the "V". The fish would swim in and become trapped by other fish behind them.

 

The broiling of their fish over the flame

Hunting played a major part in the Powhatan man's life. Hunting provided food, clothing, and tribute to the weroance. He not only had to prove himself as a warrior, but he also had to pay a tribute to the chief. According to William Strachey, Powhatan expected to receive 80 percent of what his people brought in from the hunt. All of the deerskins were placed before Powhatan and he took the skins he liked.

 

Activity:

What is the minimum number of deer a Powhatan warrior would have to kill to provide clothing for himself or a member of his family while still paying tribute to Powhatan?

 

There were three common ways to hunt animals:

 

Trapping was used for smaller game, such as beavers and otters.

 

Stalking deer was done by lone hunters wearing a deerskin with the head stuffed and the body opened on one side to allow for the hunter's arm. There was an element of danger as well as skill in this way of hunting. A skillful hunter would have to imitate another deer to be able to get close enough, but not enough to make a stag attack a "rival."

 

Surrounding was also called "fire hunting." This required more people but did kill more deer.

There were two different methods of surrounding: The group would find a herd and encircle it. By building fires between their circles and shouting, they were able to make the deer panic. The circle gradually got smaller and smaller, eventually it was small enough to easily kill the deer one by one.

Another method of surrounding was to drive the animals into the water where men in canoes would kill the deer while they were swimming. Full shooting gear consisted of a bow, arrows, a quiver, and a wrist guard and shooting glove. Bows were usually made of witch hazel or of locust wood. Bowstrings were made of deer gut or from twisted thongs of deer hide. Arrows had several parts: a reed shaft, a wooden foreshaft, and a head. The arrowheads could have been splinters of stone, wild turkey spurs, sharp bird bills, splinters of deer bone, oyster shell, or ends of deer horns. Stone arrowheads were shaped with a small piece of antler that the hunter hung on his wrist guard. They were tied onto the shaft or foreshaft with deer sinew and then glued with waterproof glue made of deer antlers that had been boiled down into a jelly-like substance.

 

Arrow

The overall length of an arrow was about forty-five inches. Arrows were usually fletched with turkey feathers and a nock was grated in using a hafted beaver tooth.

 

What kind of religion did they have?

On of the Religeous men in the towne of Secota

The Powhatans believed in many gods. Every aspect of their life related to one or more of their gods. Every morning began with a bath, a prayer and an offering to the gods. Their priests, or kwiokosuk were highly respected as medicine men, priests, and tribal councilors.

There is a story of creation as told to an English sea captain by a native chief along the coast of Virginia in the early 1600s:

 

The Great Hare

 

The chief of all the gods was a Great Hare, and he dwelt in a place toward the rising sun. The Great Hare thought how he wanted to people the earth. He made many different kinds of men and women, but he put them all into a very large bag. Some giants came to visit the Great Hare. When they discovered what was in the bag, they wanted to eat all the people for a fine feast. The Great Hare was so angry at these cannibals, that he drove the giants away from his house. Their manner of prainge with Rattels abowt te fyer The godlike Hare went about making the water and filling it with fish. He made the land and placed upon the land a great deer to feed from the land. Now there were four lesser gods who were the four winds seated at each corner of the world. They were jealous of the deer sharing their land. They fashioned hunting poles which they used to kill the great deer. After they dressed the meat and had a delicious feast, they departed to their four corners. When the Great Hare saw what jealousy had caused, he took up the hairs of the slain deer and scattered them over the earth, chanting many powerful words and charms. Every tiny hair became a new deer. Then the Great Hare opened the bag which held the men and the women. He placed a man and a woman upon the earth in one country and a man and a woman in another country. And so the world became filled with many different kinds of people. ( First People, The Early Indians of Virginia by Keith Egloff and Deborah Woodward, published by The Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, Va., 1992) At a time when Iopassus, the lesser weroance of Patawomeck, was visiting Sameul Argall's ship, the Bible was being read. Iopassus told William Strachey, through interpretation by Henry Spelman,"pretty fabulous tale indeed."

 

Ther Idol Kiwafa

We have (said he) five gods in all; our chief god appears often unto us in the likeness of a mighty great hare; the other four have noe visible shape, but are indeed the four wynds which keepe the four corners of the earth (and then, with his hand, he seemed to quarter out the scytuations of the world). Our god, who takes upon him this shape of a hare, conceaved with himself how to people this great world, and with what kinde of creatures, and yt is true (said he) that at length he devised and made divers men and women, and made provision for them, to be kept up yet a while in a great bag. Nowe there were certaune spiritts, which he described to be like great giants, which came to the hare's dwelling-place (being towards the rising of the sun), and had perseveraunce of the men and women which he had put into that great bagg, and they would have had them to eat, but the godlye hare reproved those canibal spiritts, and drove them awaye.

 

Some other gods known to the area were:

Ahone - the god who bestows all good things

Oke - the fearful god who takes good things away

 

Today, most of the descendants of the Powhatan nations are in Oklahoma and Canada.

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

The Native American group in the Chesapeake region, known collectively as the Powhatans, left no written records of what their life was like before the Europeans visited them. It is only through archaeology and the writings of men like Captain John Smith, William Strachey, Thomas Hariot, Henry Spelman, Gabriel Archer, and others that we can glean how the Powhatans may have lived.

 

The Towne of Pomeiooc

The name "Powhatans" has been applied to all of the Algonquian-speaking Indians in Tidewater Virginia. In the decade before English settlement, Chief Powhatan, also known as Wahunsonacock, inherited six to nine tribes, which included the Powhatans, Pamunkeys, Mattaponis, Arrohastecks, Appomatucks, and Youghtamunds. He also united other tribes, either by conquest or threat of conquest, and formed a confederacy. The tribes of the confederacy provided military support and paid taxes in the form of food, pelts, copper, or pearls. The Powhatan villages were located on Virginia's coastal plain. The boundaries of the Powhatan confederacy reached from the Potomac River, west to the fall line of Virginia; which was the boundary between the Coastal Plains and the Piedmont; and south to the Virginia-North Carolina border. All villages were located near a source of water. As viewed by William Strachey,"Their habitations or townes are for the most part by the rivers, or not far distant from fresh springs, comonly upon a rice of a hill, that they may overlook the river, ..." It is believed that between 13, 000 and 14, 300 Powhatans lived in Virginia when the English arrived in 1607.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page 301 of 350 Sunday, November 01, 2009 2:53:42 PM
Ahnentafel Report for Mary Jo Jackson
Generation 14 (con't)

Notes for Wahunsonacock Powhatan:

General Notes:

Chief Powhatan was the supreme ruler of most of the indigenous tribes in the Chesapeake Bay area from north of the Mattaponi River, a tributary of the York River, to the lands south of the James River. Chief Powhatan was the highest authority the colonists faced when dealing with the tribe. He died in April 1618.

 

William Strachey Was one of the 600 passengers to arrive at Jamestown in May 1610. He was appointed the scribe of the colony in 1610. His dictionary of the Algonquin language was the largest vocabulary ever collected and was compiled in 1612 - A DICTIONARIE of the INDIAN LANGUAGE as collected by WILLIAM STRACHEY, GENT found in The HISTORIE OF TRAVAILE INTO VIRGINIA BRITANNIA ESPRESSING THE COSMOGRAPHIE AND COMODITIES OF THE COUNTRY, TOGITHER WITH THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMES OF THE PEOPLE GATHERED AND OBSERVED AS WLL BY THOSE WHO WENT FIRST THITHER AS COLLECTED BY WILLIAM STRAVHEY, GENT., THE FIRST SECRETARY OF THE COLONY first edited from the original manuscript, in the British Museum by R.H. Major, Esq., of the British Museum . He left Virginia for England in the early fall of 1611. Dictionary of their language may be found at http://www.mariner.org/chesapeakebay/native/nam029.html

 

Captain John Smith wrote of Chief Powhatan: "When Chief Wahunsunacock, or Powhatan, took his last Tsalagi wife, Amopotoiske, who later became the mother of Matoaka (or Pocahontas) as his wife, this put an end to Powhatan fighting with the Cherokee, as this brought unity with the two great nations.

 

Many histories have been written about Powhatan, his several wives and especially about his daughter, Matoaka, or Pocahontas (her nickname). I feel the following words, written by Chief Roy Crazy Horse are probably written with more facts and insight than that of any other historian. He is Indian and wrote these words with a completely different approach than did many others. I quote him from information I found on a web site sponsored by Powhatan Renape Nation, Rankokus Indian Reservation, P.O. Box 225, Rancocas, NJ 08073.

 

"We are the native natural people of this land, descendants of an ancient confederation that at one time included over thirty nations. Our people were placed here by the Creator, and have maintained an unbroken history of thousands of years of settlement along the coastal areas of the mid-Atlantic. Although most of our lands are now occupied by others, many of the nation of the original Powhatan Confederacy still survive. The oldest treaty written in this land is between the Powhatan Nations in the year 1646.

 

Since the time we met the Europeans in the 1500's, our history has been characterized as a struggle to survive war, disease, prejudice, and cultural disintegration. Foreign disease alone probably accounted for halving the Powhatan population by the end of the 17th century. Many of the survivors of those early epidemics were largely decimated by war and starvation. Yet, against all odds, we the Renape (human beings) have survived. Essentially the term Renape refers to us as an ethnic group, a people speaking a common language. However, we were not all united in one Nation. Our people governed themselves freely and harmoniously as independent republics, which sometimes came together in alliances or confederations, such as the Powhatan Confederacy. Thus, Powhatan refers to our political identity, while Renape refers to our ethnic/language identity."

 

What were the responsibilities of the Powhatan men?

 

Their manner of fishynge in Virginia

The men hunted deer and turkey; fished for crabs, oysters, and fish; and fought enemy tribes. The most common methods of fishing were angling, netting, shooting with arrows, and trapping in weirs.

 

A fishing spear, A fishing arrow, Angling was done with rods, lines, bait, and fishhooks. Fishhooks were either a splinter of a bone or a piece of deer bone that was naturally formed in the shape of a hook. A fisherman on shore often lassoed sturgeon, a freshwater fish, around the tail. Fishnets were made of deer sinew, bark, or a type of grass the Indians called pemmenaw. The Powhatan women would spin a thread with pemmenaw. This was used in a multitude of ways that ranged from housing, to the mantels of feathers, to lines for fishing. Occasionally, fish were shot with long arrows that were tied to a line. Some tribes, such as the Accomacs, speared fish.

 

A fishing weir Fish traps were set by laying stones close together across the river in a "V" shape. The points of the "V" would lead downstream, and were left open. Long wickerwork cones called weirs, about three feet wide at the opening and about ten feet long, were then placed inside the "V". The fish would swim in and become trapped by other fish behind them.

 

The broiling of their fish over the flame

Hunting played a major part in the Powhatan man's life. Hunting provided food, clothing, and tribute to the weroance. He not only had to prove himself as a warrior, but he also had to pay a tribute to the chief. According to William Strachey, Powhatan expected to receive 80 percent of what his people brought in from the hunt. All of the deerskins were placed before Powhatan and he took the skins he liked.

 

Activity:

What is the minimum number of deer a Powhatan warrior would have to kill to provide clothing for himself or a member of his family while still paying tribute to Powhatan?

 

There were three common ways to hunt animals:

 

Trapping was used for smaller game, such as beavers and otters.

 

Stalking deer was done by lone hunters wearing a deerskin with the head stuffed and the body opened on one side to allow for the hunter's arm. There was an element of danger as well as skill in this way of hunting. A skillful hunter would have to imitate another deer to be able to get close enough, but not enough to make a stag attack a "rival."

 

Surrounding was also called "fire hunting." This required more people but did kill more deer.

There were two different methods of surrounding: The group would find a herd and encircle it. By building fires between their circles and shouting, they were able to make the deer panic. The circle gradually got smaller and smaller, eventually it was small enough to easily kill the deer one by one.

Another method of surrounding was to drive the animals into the water where men in canoes would kill the deer while they were swimming. Full shooting gear consisted of a bow, arrows, a quiver, and a wrist guard and shooting glove. Bows were usually made of witch hazel or of locust wood. Bowstrings were made of deer gut or from twisted thongs of deer hide. Arrows had several parts: a reed shaft, a wooden foreshaft, and a head. The arrowheads could have been splinters of stone, wild turkey spurs, sharp bird bills, splinters of deer bone, oyster shell, or ends of deer horns. Stone arrowheads were shaped with a small piece of antler that the hunter hung on his wrist guard. They were tied onto the shaft or foreshaft with deer sinew and then glued with waterproof glue made of deer antlers that had been boiled down into a jelly-like substance.

 

Arrow

The overall length of an arrow was about forty-five inches. Arrows were usually fletched with turkey feathers and a nock was grated in using a hafted beaver tooth.

 

What kind of religion did they have?

On of the Religeous men in the towne of Secota

The Powhatans believed in many gods. Every aspect of their life related to one or more of their gods. Every morning began with a bath, a prayer and an offering to the gods. Their priests, or kwiokosuk were highly respected as medicine men, priests, and tribal councilors.

There is a story of creation as told to an English sea captain by a native chief along the coast of Virginia in the early 1600s:

 

The Great Hare

 

The chief of all the gods was a Great Hare, and he dwelt in a place toward the rising sun. The Great Hare thought how he wanted to people the earth. He made many different kinds of men and women, but he put them all into a very large bag. Some giants came to visit the Great Hare. When they discovered what was in the bag, they wanted to eat all the people for a fine feast. The Great Hare was so angry at these cannibals, that he drove the giants away from his house. Their manner of prainge with Rattels abowt te fyer The godlike Hare went about making the water and filling it with fish. He made the land and placed upon the land a great deer to feed from the land. Now there were four lesser gods who were the four winds seated at each corner of the world. They were jealous of the deer sharing their land. They fashioned hunting poles which they used to kill the great deer. After they dressed the meat and had a delicious feast, they departed to their four corners. When the Great Hare saw what jealousy had caused, he took up the hairs of the slain deer and scattered them over the earth, chanting many powerful words and charms. Every tiny hair became a new deer. Then the Great Hare opened the bag which held the men and the women. He placed a man and a woman upon the earth in one country and a man and a woman in another country. And so the world became filled with many different kinds of people. ( First People, The Early Indians of Virginia by Keith Egloff and Deborah Woodward, published by The Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, Va., 1992) At a time when Iopassus, the lesser weroance of Patawomeck, was visiting Sameul Argall's ship, the Bible was being read. Iopassus told William Strachey, through interpretation by Henry Spelman,"pretty fabulous tale indeed."

 

Ther Idol Kiwafa

We have (said he) five gods in all; our chief god appears often unto us in the likeness of a mighty great hare; the other four have noe visible shape, but are indeed the four wynds which keepe the four corners of the earth (and then, with his hand, he seemed to quarter out the scytuations of the world). Our god, who takes upon him this shape of a hare, conceaved with himself how to people this great world, and with what kinde of creatures, and yt is true (said he) that at length he devised and made divers men and women, and made provision for them, to be kept up yet a while in a great bag. Nowe there were certaune spiritts, which he described to be like great giants, which came to the hare's dwelling-place (being towards the rising of the sun), and had perseveraunce of the men and women which he had put into that great bagg, and they would have had them to eat, but the godlye hare reproved those canibal spiritts, and drove them awaye.

 

Some other gods known to the area were:

Ahone - the god who bestows all good things

Oke - the fearful god who takes good things away

 

Today, most of the descendants of the Powhatan nations are in Oklahoma and Canada.

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

The Native American group in the Chesapeake region, known collectively as the Powhatans, left no written records of what their life was like before the Europeans visited them. It is only through archaeology and the writings of men like Captain John Smith, William Strachey, Thomas Hariot, Henry Spelman, Gabriel Archer, and others that we can glean how the Powhatans may have lived.

 

The Towne of Pomeiooc

The name "Powhatans" has been applied to all of the Algonquian-speaking Indians in Tidewater Virginia. In the decade before English settlement, Chief Powhatan, also known as Wahunsonacock, inherited six to nine tribes, which included the Powhatans, Pamunkeys, Mattaponis, Arrohastecks, Appomatucks, and Youghtamunds. He also united other tribes, either by conquest or threat of conquest, and formed a confederacy. The tribes of the confederacy provided military support and paid taxes in the form of food, pelts, copper, or pearls. The Powhatan villages were located on Virginia's coastal plain. The boundaries of the Powhatan confederacy reached from the Potomac River, west to the fall line of Virginia; which was the boundary between the Coastal Plains and the Piedmont; and south to the Virginia-North Carolina border. All villages were located near a source of water. As viewed by William Strachey,"Their habitations or townes are for the most part by the rivers, or not far distant from fresh springs, comonly upon a rice of a hill, that they may overlook the river, ..." It is believed that between 13, 000 and 14, 300 Powhatans lived in Virginia when the English arrived in 1607.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Wahunsonacock Powhatan:

General Notes:

Chief Powhatan was the supreme ruler of most of the indigenous tribes in the Chesapeake Bay area from north of the Mattaponi River, a tributary of the York River, to the lands south of the James River. Chief Powhatan was the highest authority the colonists faced when dealing with the tribe. He died in April 1618.

 

William Strachey Was one of the 600 passengers to arrive at Jamestown in May 1610. He was appointed the scribe of the colony in 1610. His dictionary of the Algonquin language was the largest vocabulary ever collected and was compiled in 1612 - A DICTIONARIE of the INDIAN LANGUAGE as collected by WILLIAM STRACHEY, GENT found in The HISTORIE OF TRAVAILE INTO VIRGINIA BRITANNIA ESPRESSING THE COSMOGRAPHIE AND COMODITIES OF THE COUNTRY, TOGITHER WITH THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMES OF THE PEOPLE GATHERED AND OBSERVED AS WLL BY THOSE WHO WENT FIRST THITHER AS COLLECTED BY WILLIAM STRAVHEY, GENT., THE FIRST SECRETARY OF THE COLONY first edited from the original manuscript, in the British Museum by R.H. Major, Esq., of the British Museum . He left Virginia for England in the early fall of 1611. Dictionary of their language may be found at http://www.mariner.org/chesapeakebay/native/nam029.html

 

Captain John Smith wrote of Chief Powhatan: "When Chief Wahunsunacock, or Powhatan, took his last Tsalagi wife, Amopotoiske, who later became the mother of Matoaka (or Pocahontas) as his wife, this put an end to Powhatan fighting with the Cherokee, as this brought unity with the two great nations.

 

Many histories have been written about Powhatan, his several wives and especially about his daughter, Matoaka, or Pocahontas (her nickname). I feel the following words, written by Chief Roy Crazy Horse are probably written with more facts and insight than that of any other historian. He is Indian and wrote these words with a completely different approach than did many others. I quote him from information I found on a web site sponsored by Powhatan Renape Nation, Rankokus Indian Reservation, P.O. Box 225, Rancocas, NJ 08073.

 

"We are the native natural people of this land, descendants of an ancient confederation that at one time included over thirty nations. Our people were placed here by the Creator, and have maintained an unbroken history of thousands of years of settlement along the coastal areas of the mid-Atlantic. Although most of our lands are now occupied by others, many of the nation of the original Powhatan Confederacy still survive. The oldest treaty written in this land is between the Powhatan Nations in the year 1646.

 

Since the time we met the Europeans in the 1500's, our history has been characterized as a struggle to survive war, disease, prejudice, and cultural disintegration. Foreign disease alone probably accounted for halving the Powhatan population by the end of the 17th century. Many of the survivors of those early epidemics were largely decimated by war and starvation. Yet, against all odds, we the Renape (human beings) have survived. Essentially the term Renape refers to us as an ethnic group, a people speaking a common language. However, we were not all united in one Nation. Our people governed themselves freely and harmoniously as independent republics, which sometimes came together in alliances or confederations, such as the Powhatan Confederacy. Thus, Powhatan refers to our political identity, while Renape refers to our ethnic/language identity."

 

What were the responsibilities of the Powhatan men?

 

Their manner of fishynge in Virginia

The men hunted deer and turkey; fished for crabs, oysters, and fish; and fought enemy tribes. The most common methods of fishing were angling, netting, shooting with arrows, and trapping in weirs.

 

A fishing spear, A fishing arrow, Angling was done with rods, lines, bait, and fishhooks. Fishhooks were either a splinter of a bone or a piece of deer bone that was naturally formed in the shape of a hook. A fisherman on shore often lassoed sturgeon, a freshwater fish, around the tail. Fishnets were made of deer sinew, bark, or a type of grass the Indians called pemmenaw. The Powhatan women would spin a thread with pemmenaw. This was used in a multitude of ways that ranged from housing, to the mantels of feathers, to lines for fishing. Occasionally, fish were shot with long arrows that were tied to a line. Some tribes, such as the Accomacs, speared fish.

 

A fishing weir Fish traps were set by laying stones close together across the river in a "V" shape. The points of the "V" would lead downstream, and were left open. Long wickerwork cones called weirs, about three feet wide at the opening and about ten feet long, were then placed inside the "V". The fish would swim in and become trapped by other fish behind them.

 

The broiling of their fish over the flame

Hunting played a major part in the Powhatan man's life. Hunting provided food, clothing, and tribute to the weroance. He not only had to prove himself as a warrior, but he also had to pay a tribute to the chief. According to William Strachey, Powhatan expected to receive 80 percent of what his people brought in from the hunt. All of the deerskins were placed before Powhatan and he took the skins he liked.

 

Activity:

What is the minimum number of deer a Powhatan warrior would have to kill to provide clothing for himself or a member of his family while still paying tribute to Powhatan?

 

There were three common ways to hunt animals:

 

Trapping was used for smaller game, such as beavers and otters.

 

Stalking deer was done by lone hunters wearing a deerskin with the head stuffed and the body opened on one side to allow for the hunter's arm. There was an element of danger as well as skill in this way of hunting. A skillful hunter would have to imitate another deer to be able to get close enough, but not enough to make a stag attack a "rival."

 

Surrounding was also called "fire hunting." This required more people but did kill more deer.

There were two different methods of surrounding: The group would find a herd and encircle it. By building fires between their circles and shouting, they were able to make the deer panic. The circle gradually got smaller and smaller, eventually it was small enough to easily kill the deer one by one.

Another method of surrounding was to drive the animals into the water where men in canoes would kill the deer while they were swimming. Full shooting gear consisted of a bow, arrows, a quiver, and a wrist guard and shooting glove. Bows were usually made of witch hazel or of locust wood. Bowstrings were made of deer gut or from twisted thongs of deer hide. Arrows had several parts: a reed shaft, a wooden foreshaft, and a head. The arrowheads could have been splinters of stone, wild turkey spurs, sharp bird bills, splinters of deer bone, oyster shell, or ends of deer horns. Stone arrowheads were shaped with a small piece of antler that the hunter hung on his wrist guard. They were tied onto the shaft or foreshaft with deer sinew and then glued with waterproof glue made of deer antlers that had been boiled down into a jelly-like substance.

 

Arrow

The overall length of an arrow was about forty-five inches. Arrows were usually fletched with turkey feathers and a nock was grated in using a hafted beaver tooth.

 

What kind of religion did they have?

On of the Religeous men in the towne of Secota

The Powhatans believed in many gods. Every aspect of their life related to one or more of their gods. Every morning began with a bath, a prayer and an offering to the gods. Their priests, or kwiokosuk were highly respected as medicine men, priests, and tribal councilors.

There is a story of creation as told to an English sea captain by a native chief along the coast of Virginia in the early 1600s:

 

The Great Hare

 

The chief of all the gods was a Great Hare, and he dwelt in a place toward the rising sun. The Great Hare thought how he wanted to people the earth. He made many different kinds of men and women, but he put them all into a very large bag. Some giants came to visit the Great Hare. When they discovered what was in the bag, they wanted to eat all the people for a fine feast. The Great Hare was so angry at these cannibals, that he drove the giants away from his house. Their manner of prainge with Rattels abowt te fyer The godlike Hare went about making the water and filling it with fish. He made the land and placed upon the land a great deer to feed from the land. Now there were four lesser gods who were the four winds seated at each corner of the world. They were jealous of the deer sharing their land. They fashioned hunting poles which they used to kill the great deer. After they dressed the meat and had a delicious feast, they departed to their four corners. When the Great Hare saw what jealousy had caused, he took up the hairs of the slain deer and scattered them over the earth, chanting many powerful words and charms. Every tiny hair became a new deer. Then the Great Hare opened the bag which held the men and the women. He placed a man and a woman upon the earth in one country and a man and a woman in another country. And so the world became filled with many different kinds of people. ( First People, The Early Indians of Virginia by Keith Egloff and Deborah Woodward, published by The Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, Va., 1992) At a time when Iopassus, the lesser weroance of Patawomeck, was visiting Sameul Argall's ship, the Bible was being read. Iopassus told William Strachey, through interpretation by Henry Spelman,"pretty fabulous tale indeed."

 

Ther Idol Kiwafa

We have (said he) five gods in all; our chief god appears often unto us in the likeness of a mighty great hare; the other four have noe visible shape, but are indeed the four wynds which keepe the four corners of the earth (and then, with his hand, he seemed to quarter out the scytuations of the world). Our god, who takes upon him this shape of a hare, conceaved with himself how to people this great world, and with what kinde of creatures, and yt is true (said he) that at length he devised and made divers men and women, and made provision for them, to be kept up yet a while in a great bag. Nowe there were certaune spiritts, which he described to be like great giants, which came to the hare's dwelling-place (being towards the rising of the sun), and had perseveraunce of the men and women which he had put into that great bagg, and they would have had them to eat, but the godlye hare reproved those canibal spiritts, and drove them awaye.

 

Some other gods known to the area were:

Ahone - the god who bestows all good things

Oke - the fearful god who takes good things away

 

Today, most of the descendants of the Powhatan nations are in Oklahoma and Canada.

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

The Native American group in the Chesapeake region, known collectively as the Powhatans, left no written records of what their life was like before the Europeans visited them. It is only through archaeology and the writings of men like Captain John Smith, William Strachey, Thomas Hariot, Henry Spelman, Gabriel Archer, and others that we can glean how the Powhatans may have lived.

 

The Towne of Pomeiooc

The name "Powhatans" has been applied to all of the Algonquian-speaking Indians in Tidewater Virginia. In the decade before English settlement, Chief Powhatan, also known as Wahunsonacock, inherited six to nine tribes, which included the Powhatans, Pamunkeys, Mattaponis, Arrohastecks, Appomatucks, and Youghtamunds. He also united other tribes, either by conquest or threat of conquest, and formed a confederacy. The tribes of the confederacy provided military support and paid taxes in the form of food, pelts, copper, or pearls. The Powhatan villages were located on Virginia's coastal plain. The boundaries of the Powhatan confederacy reached from the Potomac River, west to the fall line of Virginia; which was the boundary between the Coastal Plains and the Piedmont; and south to the Virginia-North Carolina border. All villages were located near a source of water. As viewed by William Strachey,"Their habitations or townes are for the most part by the rivers, or not far distant from fresh springs, comonly upon a rice of a hill, that they may overlook the river, ..." It is believed that between 13, 000 and 14, 300 Powhatans lived in Virginia when the English arrived in 1607.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8939.

Amopotoiske Nonoma[428] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Amopotoiske Nonoma:

General Notes:

Amopoteske was of the village of Amonute on Bear Creek, where it flows into the Appomattox River. She was leader of the Wild Potatoes Clan. The Amonsoquath Tribe of Cherokee was from this village, which means "Village on Bear Creek" or "The Bear Clan." According to one Cherokee genealogist, Amopoteske "married" Powhatan, bore him a child, Matoaka (Pocahontas) and was rewarded with a second "marriage" to the young warrior of her choice. It is not known if she chose to remain among the Powhatan or if she returned to her own Cherokee Clan.

 

In 1924 there were 4253 persons on the Cherokee Rolls who were Pocahontas descendants.

 

 

Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Amopotoiske Nonoma married. They had the following children:

i.

Cleopatra Powhatan[428] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Matachannu Powhatan[428] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Naomotack Powhatan[428] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

+ 4469. iv.

Matoaka Pocahontas Powhatan[265] was born in Sep 1595 in Between James and York Rivers, east of present day Richmond, Virginia[265]. She married John Rolfe II on 05 Apr 1614 in Anglican Church, Jamestown, Virginia[375]. She died on 21 May 1616 in Gravesend, Kent, England[265].

Appimmonoiske[428] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Appimmonoiske were married on Unknown. They had no children.

Appomosiscut[428] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Appomosiscut were married on Unknown. They had no children.

Attossocomiske[428] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Attossocomiske were married on Unknown. They had no children.

Ashetoiske[428] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Ashetoiske were married on Unknown. They had no children.

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Amopotoiske[428] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Amopotoiske were married on Unknown. They had no children.

Oweroughwough[428] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Oweroughwough married. They had no children.

Ortoughnoiske[428] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Ortoughnoiske married. They had no children.

Ponnoiske[428] was born on Unknown.

Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Ponnoiske married. They had no children.

Ottermiske[428] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Ottermiske married. They had no children.

Ottopomtacke[428] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Ottopomtacke married. They had no children.

Winganuske[428] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Winganuske married. They had no children.

9088.

Henry Briggs I[378] was born about 1588 in Gravesend, Kent, England[378]. He died on Unknown.

9089.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Henry Briggs I and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 4544. i.

Henry Briggs II[429] was born about 1608 in Gravesend, Kent, England[429]. He died in 1686 in Virginia, USA[378]. He married Margery Unknown on Unknown.

ii.

Thomas Briggs[378] was born about 1609 in England[378]. He died on Unknown.

9096.

Thomas Bailey[441] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

9097.

Mary Welsh[441] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Bailey and Mary Welsh were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 4548. i.

Arthur Bailey[412] was born on Unknown. He married Mary Jordan on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

9098.

Samuel Jordan[412] was born between 1575-1577 in Lyme, Dorset, England[412]. He died in Mar 1623 in Beggar's Bush, Virginia (currently Prince George Co., Virginia )[412].

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Notes for Samuel Jordan:

General Notes:

Samuel Jordan, born in England, arrived in America in 1610 after a 14-month

journey. The ship had been wrecked on an island in the Bermudas where nine

months of hard labor were spent building a new vessel before sailing on to

Jamestown. As one of the most educated men on the company, Jordan was

selected to keep a journal of the proceedings, published in London under the

title

 

In Virginia, Samuel was granted 450 acres of land in his own right and 250

acres more for transporting his five servants. His estate was known as

Jordan's Journey and was located on the James River, just south of the mouth

of the Appomattox. He was a Member of the first Assembly at Jamestown in

1619 and was listed as a gentleman planter at Charles City. He was also a

member of the committee to review the first four books into which the Great

Charter of Virginia was divided. He fortified his house, Beggar's Bush,

during an Indian ambush of 1622, and lived in it despight of the enemy. The

govenor, Francis Wyatt wrote to the Council in London, in April of 1622,

that he thoughtit fitt to hold a few outlying places including the

Jamestown. Samuel, a widower with three sons (Samuel, Robert and Thomas),

and a daughter Anne Marie, still in England, married Cecily Green Reynolds

who had arrived in Virginia on the Swan in 1611. They had three daughters

before he died in 1623.

 

 

 

9099.

Cicely Green Reynolds daughter of Thomas Reynolds[412] was born about 1604 in Buckinghamshire, England[412]. She died on 12 Sep 1660[412].

Notes for Cicely Green Reynolds:

General Notes:

8. CECILY GREENE5 REYNOLDS (JANE CECILY4 PHIFFEN, JANE3

JORDAINE, ROBERT

II2, ROBERT1) was born 1601 in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, Dorsetshire

England, and died Abt. 1677 in Charles City, Henrico County, VA. She married

(1) THOMAS BAILEY Abt. 1616. He was born 1580, and died September 20, 1620

in Jamestown, VA. She married (2) SAMUEL JORDAN December 01, 1620 in

Charles

City, VA, son of ROBERT JORDAN and UNKNOWN. He was born Abt. 1578 in

Wiltshire England, and died 1623 in Jordan's Journey, James Towne, Charles

City, VA.. She married (3) WILLIAM I. FARRAR 1625, son of JOHN FARRAR and

SISSELY KELKE. He was born 1593 in Ewood Hall, Midgley, Halifax, Yorkshire,

England, and died 1637 in Farrar Island, Henrico Co. VA. She married (4)

PETER MONTAQUE Abt. 1638. He was born 1603, and died 1659.

Note: Child of CECILY REYNOLDS and THOMAS BAILEY is:

Note:

11. i. TEMPERANCE6 BAILEY, b. 1617, Bailey's Point, Henrico County,

Virginia; d. 1647, Henrico County, VA.

Note: Children are listed above under (7) Samuel Jordan.

Note: Children of CECILY REYNOLDS and WILLIAM FARRAR are:

Note: ii. CECILY6 FARRAR, b. 1625; d. 1631.

Note:

iii. COL. WILLIAM FARRAR, b. 1626, Henrico County, VA; d. 1678, Virginia; m.

MARY PIGOTT BAUGH, Abt. 1660.

Note: iv. LT. COL. JOHN FARRAR, b. Aft. 1631, Henrico County, VA; d. 1685.

Note: Child of CECILY REYNOLDS and PETER MONTAQUE is:

Note: v. SARAH6 MONTAQUE.

 

SOURCES:

VA Genealogist vol 30 (1986) no 1 p.16 on Thomas Cocke of Pickthorn by Virgina

Webb Cocke of Winston-Salem NC ;

Note:

!SOURCES:

Guerrant family expert barbAra swaim of England AR sept 2001;

************************************************************************

or could she have been Cicely Green?

the Va. book Adventurers of Purse and person 2005 4th ed pages 120-122

mention Jane Baley, and hence not the possibility that jane could be related to

temperance Baily the daughter of Mrs. cicily baley (late rMrs. farrar).

THE DEFINITVE WORD FORM THAT BOOK IS: cicily's ACTUAL maiden name is unknown

so these suggestion from ancestral file are probably incorrect.

!email the late paul tobler of texas 29 oct 2001

citing adventurers of purse and person and a lot of henrico original records

and his collaboration with barbara swaim of England AR who wrote:

 

 

 

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Notes for Cicely Green Reynolds:

General Notes:

8. CECILY GREENE5 REYNOLDS (JANE CECILY4 PHIFFEN, JANE3

JORDAINE, ROBERT

II2, ROBERT1) was born 1601 in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, Dorsetshire

England, and died Abt. 1677 in Charles City, Henrico County, VA. She married

(1) THOMAS BAILEY Abt. 1616. He was born 1580, and died September 20, 1620

in Jamestown, VA. She married (2) SAMUEL JORDAN December 01, 1620 in

Charles

City, VA, son of ROBERT JORDAN and UNKNOWN. He was born Abt. 1578 in

Wiltshire England, and died 1623 in Jordan's Journey, James Towne, Charles

City, VA.. She married (3) WILLIAM I. FARRAR 1625, son of JOHN FARRAR and

SISSELY KELKE. He was born 1593 in Ewood Hall, Midgley, Halifax, Yorkshire,

England, and died 1637 in Farrar Island, Henrico Co. VA. She married (4)

PETER MONTAQUE Abt. 1638. He was born 1603, and died 1659.

Note: Child of CECILY REYNOLDS and THOMAS BAILEY is:

Note:

11. i. TEMPERANCE6 BAILEY, b. 1617, Bailey's Point, Henrico County,

Virginia; d. 1647, Henrico County, VA.

Note: Children are listed above under (7) Samuel Jordan.

Note: Children of CECILY REYNOLDS and WILLIAM FARRAR are:

Note: ii. CECILY6 FARRAR, b. 1625; d. 1631.

Note:

iii. COL. WILLIAM FARRAR, b. 1626, Henrico County, VA; d. 1678, Virginia; m.

MARY PIGOTT BAUGH, Abt. 1660.

Note: iv. LT. COL. JOHN FARRAR, b. Aft. 1631, Henrico County, VA; d. 1685.

Note: Child of CECILY REYNOLDS and PETER MONTAQUE is:

Note: v. SARAH6 MONTAQUE.

 

SOURCES:

VA Genealogist vol 30 (1986) no 1 p.16 on Thomas Cocke of Pickthorn by Virgina

Webb Cocke of Winston-Salem NC ;

Note:

!SOURCES:

Guerrant family expert barbAra swaim of England AR sept 2001;

************************************************************************

or could she have been Cicely Green?

the Va. book Adventurers of Purse and person 2005 4th ed pages 120-122

mention Jane Baley, and hence not the possibility that jane could be related to

temperance Baily the daughter of Mrs. cicily baley (late rMrs. farrar).

THE DEFINITVE WORD FORM THAT BOOK IS: cicily's ACTUAL maiden name is unknown

so these suggestion from ancestral file are probably incorrect.

!email the late paul tobler of texas 29 oct 2001

citing adventurers of purse and person and a lot of henrico original records

and his collaboration with barbara swaim of England AR who wrote:

 

 

 

Samuel Jordan and Cicely Green Reynolds were married about 1620 in Beggar's Bush, Virginia USA[412]. They had the following children:

+ 4549. i.

Mary Jordan[412] was born in 1621 in Jordan's Journey, Jamestown, Virginia. She married Arthur Bailey on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Margaret Jordan[441] was born in 1623 in Warrasquioke, Nansemond, Virginia USA[441]. She died in 1688 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[441]. She married James Davis on Unknown.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died before 1620 in England.

Samuel Jordan and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Anna Marie Jordan[441] was born in 1596 in Wiltshire, England[441]. She died on 22 Mar 1623 in Jamestown, Virginia (Indian Massacre on Good Friday at Berekley's Hundred, Jamestown, VA)[441].

ii.

Robert Jordan[441] was born about 1598 in Wiltshire, England[441]. He died in Mar 1623 in Jamestown, Virginia (Indian Massacre on Good Friday at Berekley's Hundred, Jamestown, VA)[441].

iii.

Thomas Jordan Sr.[441] was born about 1600 in Wiltshire, Kent, England[441]. He died in 1644 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA[441].

9216.

Ralph Shelton son of John Shelton and Margaret Parker[341] was born on 03 Oct 1535 in Shelton, Norfolk, England[341]. He died on 03 Oct 1580[341].

Notes for Ralph Shelton:

General Notes:

Ralph Shelton was the 23rd Lord of Shelton Manor.

He was High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1571 and Knight of the Garter. He was

knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1578. In the Shelton Family church, the

tomb of ten panels on the left side of the altar is the record of his

marriage to Mary Wodehouse and the birth of their children.

Sir Ralph was living in Warwickshire in the late 1500's. At the time of

his death he owned Shelton Overhall in Shelton and Shelton Netherhall and

diverse lands in Norfolk; Barrett in Hardwicke; Snoring 2, Magna and

Parva; Thursford 2, Magna and Parva and Barret's held by Earl of

Arundel. He named son Thomas, Porter of the Tower of London, as his

heir.[eddy1.FTW]

 

 

 

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Notes for Ralph Shelton:

General Notes:

Ralph Shelton was the 23rd Lord of Shelton Manor.

He was High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1571 and Knight of the Garter. He was

knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1578. In the Shelton Family church, the

tomb of ten panels on the left side of the altar is the record of his

marriage to Mary Wodehouse and the birth of their children.

Sir Ralph was living in Warwickshire in the late 1500's. At the time of

his death he owned Shelton Overhall in Shelton and Shelton Netherhall and

diverse lands in Norfolk; Barrett in Hardwicke; Snoring 2, Magna and

Parva; Thursford 2, Magna and Parva and Barret's held by Earl of

Arundel. He named son Thomas, Porter of the Tower of London, as his

heir.[eddy1.FTW]

 

 

 

9217.

Mary Wodehouse daughter of Unknown Wodehouse and Elizabeth Calthorpe[341] was born in 1534 in Washam, Norfolk, England[341]. She died in 1568 in Norfolk, England[341].

Ralph Shelton and Mary Wodehouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Margaret Shelton[341] was born on 24 Dec 1556[341]. She married Anthony Southwell Esq. on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Thomas Shelton[341] was born on 06 Apr 1558[341]. He died in 1595. He married Elizabeth Flowerdew on Unknown.

iii.

John Shelton[341] was born on 21 Dec 1559[341]. He married Elizabeth Cromwell in 1597[341]. He died before 1606[341].

+ 4608. iv.

Ralph Shelton[341] was born on 01 Nov 1560[341]. He died in 1628 in Isle of Rhe[341]. He married Jane West on Unknown.

v.

Alice Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vi.

Edward Shelton[341] was born on 01 Dec 1564[341]. He died on 10 Mar 1565[341].

vii.

Audrey Shelton[341] was born on 10 Jun 1568[341]. She married Thomas Walsingham on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Ann Barrow daughter of Thomas Barrow and Mary Bures[341] was born in 1540 in Shipdham, Norfolk, England[341]. She died on Unknown.

Ralph Shelton and Ann Barrow were married on 16 Oct 1570[341]. They had no children.

9218.

Baron De La Warr - William West[341] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

9219.

Elizabeth Strange[341] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Baron De La Warr - William West and Elizabeth Strange married. They had the following children:

+ 4609. i.

Jane West[341] was born on Unknown. She married Ralph Shelton on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

10080.

George Henry Abney son of John Abney and Mary Unknown[284] was born about 1500 in Derbyshire, England[442]. He died on 01 Mar 1578 in Derbyshire, England[284].

Notes for George Henry Abney:

General Notes:

Will of George Henry Abney was dated 4 Jan 1571, Probated PCC 27 Jan 1579 . Buried in Willesley Church. Alabaster slab in chancel shows the figures of a man in civilian's dress, his wife in a french cap and brocaded petticoat, and nine children below them, apparently three boys and six girls. "Here lieth the bodies of George Abney esquire and Ellene his wife deceased the first day of March in the year of our Lord God 1578 and the said Ellene deceaded in the III day of December in the year of our Lord God MXVCLXXI"

 

 

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Notes for George Henry Abney:

General Notes:

Will of George Henry Abney was dated 4 Jan 1571, Probated PCC 27 Jan 1579 . Buried in Willesley Church. Alabaster slab in chancel shows the figures of a man in civilian's dress, his wife in a french cap and brocaded petticoat, and nine children below them, apparently three boys and six girls. "Here lieth the bodies of George Abney esquire and Ellene his wife deceased the first day of March in the year of our Lord God 1578 and the said Ellene deceaded in the III day of December in the year of our Lord God MXVCLXXI"

 

 

10081.

Ellen Wolseley daughter of John Wolseley and Anne Stanley[284] was born about 1514 in England. She died on 03 Dec 1571 in Derbyshire, England[284].

George Henry Abney and Ellen Wolseley were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

James Abney[284] was born on Unknown. He died in 1620[284]. He married Mary Milward on Unknown.

ii.

George Abney[284] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

John Abney[284] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Thomas Abney[284] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

v.

Walter Abney[284] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

+ 5040. vi.

Edmund Abney[379] was born about 1530 in Derbyshire, England[284]. He married Catherine Ludlam in 1587[284]. He died on 25 Jan 1603 in Leicestershire, England[284].

vii.

Robert Abney[284] was born about 1545[284]. He died in 1602[284]. He married Antheria Howe on Unknown.

10082.

William Ludlam[379] was born in 1541 in Oadby, Leicestershire, England. He died on Unknown.

10083.

Isabell Dannett was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Ludlam and Isabell Dannett were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 5041. i.

Catherine Ludlam[379] was born about 1565 in Leicestershire, England[284]. She married Edmund Abney in 1587[284]. She died after 1604[284].

12456.

Richard Moss Sr.[345] was born about 1570 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA[236]. He died before 1670 in England[236].

12457.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Richard Moss Sr. and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Robert Moss[236] was born in 1605[236]. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Richard Moss Jr.[443] was born in 1606 in Lancashire, England[443]. He died on Unknown in Virginia, USA[443].

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+ 6228. iii.

Edward Moss[345] was born in 1610 in Lancashire, England[345]. He married Jane Ann Bridgette /Belt Beltancourt on 20 Sep 1632 in Lancanshire, England[431]. He died on 01 Jul 1685 in York, Virginia, USA[345].

12470.

Peter Rigglesworth[432] was born on Unknown in Yorkshire, England[432]. He died in Aug 1652 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA[432].

Notes for Peter Rigglesworth:

General Notes:

The family of Rigglesworth, or Wrigglesworth, lived in Yorkshire, England, prior to 1650. They people of character and influence and were owners of lands. In the struggle between Charles I. and his Parliament, it appears they were supporters of the king and aided him in the field. Soon after Charles I.'s cause failed, Peter Rigglesworth came to America with his wife Jane, and his daughters, Mary and Dorothy. They came from Yorkshire , and landed in Virginia about 1648-49; that haven for defeated adherents . That he was a person of means is evidenced by his purchase of large tracts of land on Lynn Haven Bay, in 1649, of John Dixon, Robert Bowers, and Walter Grimes, then as now very valuable for its fine fishing privilges. (It is quite possible he was known to the Jolliffes before his emigration to America.) He very soon became prominent in his adopted country, and in the year 1650 was appointed coroner of Norfolk County. He was then a planter and a large land owner. His name appears quite frequently in Norfolk County deed-books of that time, the last record bearing date October 4 , 1650. His will was dated September 2, 1652, and probated soon after ; so it would appear that he died in 1652. He left his entire estate to his wife, Jane , and daughters, Mary and Dorothy. The will is witnessed by Robert Springer, Even E. Willots, and John Smith. In March, 1653, his widow , Jane Rigglesworth, married Thomas H. Lownd. Soon after this his daughter Dorothy must have died, for in a deed of date January 17,1698, John Jolliffe speaks of Mary Rigglesworth as the sole heiress of Peter Rigglesworth.

" To all the praying people to whom these presents shall come, know ye , that I, John Jolliffe and Mary my wife, of Norfolk county, send greeting , that whereas Cornelious Loyd had 400 acres of land granted him by pattent dated 30 Nov. 1638, which land being now situated near the head of the Western Branch of Elizabeth River in Norfolk county, colony of Virginia, Aforesaid, which said 400 acres land the said Loyd sold John Tyre, Robert Bowers and Walter Grimes, and their heirs and assignes forever more, by assignment dated July 25th,1648, and the said Walter Grimes sold and assigned his share and right of the said 400 acres land unto the said John Tyre and Robert Bowers by assignment dated Dec. 16,1649, and the said Robert Bowers sold and assigned his 200 acres thereof unto Peter Rigglesworth, and to his heirs and assignes forever, my deed dated Dec.10, 1649, and the 200 acres land became unto my said wife Mary, being only daughter and heiress of the said Peter Rigglesworth. Know ye that I, the said John Jolliff and the said Mary my wife, for and in consideration of the natural and fatherly love and affection, we have and bear to our son Thomas Jolliff for and towards his better support and future good being, hath given, granted, assigned. transferred and conveyed by these presents, doe give, grant, assign unto our said son Thomas Jolliff, one half of the 200 acres said land , viz: 100 acres thereof. The said 200 acres running for length near southwest and northeast, to be equally divided, and the said Thomas to have the 100 acres in the northeastern side thereof, to have and to hold, &e..&e.

"Set to our hand and seal the 17 day of January 1698.

Witness : Hugh Campbell John Jolliff [sea l]

Thos. Waters Mary Jolliff [seal]

Thos. Scott

 

Mary Rigglesworth, daughter of Peter Rigglesworth and Jane his wife, was born in Yorkshire,England, and came with their parents to Virginia abou t 1648-49. She became sole heiress of her father, and married John Jolliff (who had come to Virginia about 1651-52) about the year 1664-65. They had seven children, as follows: Joesph Jolliff, John Jolliff, Thomas Jolliff , Peter Jolliff, and daughters Sarah Lowe (who married Henry Lowe), Mary Bacon (who married John Bacon), and Elizabeth Hasgood(who married Thomas Hasgood).

 

Notes: 3090

Primary Immigrant: Rigglesworth, Peter

Annotation: "A booke of accompts for the shippe called the Tristram and Jeane of London which came from Virginia, anno domini 1637." From the Public Record Office, London. Refers to two paying passengers and 74 indentured servants. Also in no. 0720, Boyer, Ship Passenger Lists, the South, pp. 72-84; and in no. 9143, Tepper, New World Immigrants, vol. 1, pp. 83-108. The Tristram and Jane probably left England in the fall of 1636, arriving in Virginia in time to take on tobacco, returning to London early in 1637.

Source Bibliography: HIDEN, MARTHA W., editor. "Accompts of the Tristram and Jane." In The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 62:3 (July 1954), pp. 424-447.

Page: 430

 

" A Thomas Wrigglesworth and wife came over in the ' Welcome' with William Penn, 1682, and settled in Bucks county, Pennsylvania. He died in 1686 . He was imprisoned for nine months for preaching. Was living Yorkshire, 1652."

 

 

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Notes for Peter Rigglesworth:

General Notes:

The family of Rigglesworth, or Wrigglesworth, lived in Yorkshire, England, prior to 1650. They people of character and influence and were owners of lands. In the struggle between Charles I. and his Parliament, it appears they were supporters of the king and aided him in the field. Soon after Charles I.'s cause failed, Peter Rigglesworth came to America with his wife Jane, and his daughters, Mary and Dorothy. They came from Yorkshire , and landed in Virginia about 1648-49; that haven for defeated adherents . That he was a person of means is evidenced by his purchase of large tracts of land on Lynn Haven Bay, in 1649, of John Dixon, Robert Bowers, and Walter Grimes, then as now very valuable for its fine fishing privilges. (It is quite possible he was known to the Jolliffes before his emigration to America.) He very soon became prominent in his adopted country, and in the year 1650 was appointed coroner of Norfolk County. He was then a planter and a large land owner. His name appears quite frequently in Norfolk County deed-books of that time, the last record bearing date October 4 , 1650. His will was dated September 2, 1652, and probated soon after ; so it would appear that he died in 1652. He left his entire estate to his wife, Jane , and daughters, Mary and Dorothy. The will is witnessed by Robert Springer, Even E. Willots, and John Smith. In March, 1653, his widow , Jane Rigglesworth, married Thomas H. Lownd. Soon after this his daughter Dorothy must have died, for in a deed of date January 17,1698, John Jolliffe speaks of Mary Rigglesworth as the sole heiress of Peter Rigglesworth.

" To all the praying people to whom these presents shall come, know ye , that I, John Jolliffe and Mary my wife, of Norfolk county, send greeting , that whereas Cornelious Loyd had 400 acres of land granted him by pattent dated 30 Nov. 1638, which land being now situated near the head of the Western Branch of Elizabeth River in Norfolk county, colony of Virginia, Aforesaid, which said 400 acres land the said Loyd sold John Tyre, Robert Bowers and Walter Grimes, and their heirs and assignes forever more, by assignment dated July 25th,1648, and the said Walter Grimes sold and assigned his share and right of the said 400 acres land unto the said John Tyre and Robert Bowers by assignment dated Dec. 16,1649, and the said Robert Bowers sold and assigned his 200 acres thereof unto Peter Rigglesworth, and to his heirs and assignes forever, my deed dated Dec.10, 1649, and the 200 acres land became unto my said wife Mary, being only daughter and heiress of the said Peter Rigglesworth. Know ye that I, the said John Jolliff and the said Mary my wife, for and in consideration of the natural and fatherly love and affection, we have and bear to our son Thomas Jolliff for and towards his better support and future good being, hath given, granted, assigned. transferred and conveyed by these presents, doe give, grant, assign unto our said son Thomas Jolliff, one half of the 200 acres said land , viz: 100 acres thereof. The said 200 acres running for length near southwest and northeast, to be equally divided, and the said Thomas to have the 100 acres in the northeastern side thereof, to have and to hold, &e..&e.

"Set to our hand and seal the 17 day of January 1698.

Witness : Hugh Campbell John Jolliff [sea l]

Thos. Waters Mary Jolliff [seal]

Thos. Scott

 

Mary Rigglesworth, daughter of Peter Rigglesworth and Jane his wife, was born in Yorkshire,England, and came with their parents to Virginia abou t 1648-49. She became sole heiress of her father, and married John Jolliff (who had come to Virginia about 1651-52) about the year 1664-65. They had seven children, as follows: Joesph Jolliff, John Jolliff, Thomas Jolliff , Peter Jolliff, and daughters Sarah Lowe (who married Henry Lowe), Mary Bacon (who married John Bacon), and Elizabeth Hasgood(who married Thomas Hasgood).

 

Notes: 3090

Primary Immigrant: Rigglesworth, Peter

Annotation: "A booke of accompts for the shippe called the Tristram and Jeane of London which came from Virginia, anno domini 1637." From the Public Record Office, London. Refers to two paying passengers and 74 indentured servants. Also in no. 0720, Boyer, Ship Passenger Lists, the South, pp. 72-84; and in no. 9143, Tepper, New World Immigrants, vol. 1, pp. 83-108. The Tristram and Jane probably left England in the fall of 1636, arriving in Virginia in time to take on tobacco, returning to London early in 1637.

Source Bibliography: HIDEN, MARTHA W., editor. "Accompts of the Tristram and Jane." In The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 62:3 (July 1954), pp. 424-447.

Page: 430

 

" A Thomas Wrigglesworth and wife came over in the ' Welcome' with William Penn, 1682, and settled in Bucks county, Pennsylvania. He died in 1686 . He was imprisoned for nine months for preaching. Was living Yorkshire, 1652."

 

 

12471.

Jane or Mary Unknown[432] was born on Unknown[432]. She died on Unknown.

Peter Rigglesworth and Jane or Mary Unknown married. They had the following children:

+ 6235. i.

Mary Rigglesworth[432] was born about 1600 in Yorkshire, England[236]. She died in 1704 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA[432]. She married John Jolliffee on Unknown.

ii.

Dorothy Rigglesworth was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown in Virginia, USA[432].

12476.

Rowland Place son of Christopher Place Jr.[444] was born about 1590[444]. He died on 22 Sep 1676[445].

12477.

Catherine Wise daughter of Charles Wise[444] was born about 1590[444]. She died on Unknown.

Rowland Place and Catherine Wise were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Charles Place[417] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

ii.

John Place[417] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

+ 6238. iii.

Francis Place[414] was born in 1615 in Durham, Osfordshire, England[433]. He married Ann Williamson about 1645[414]. He died on 10 Nov 1655 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA[433].

12524.

William Willis[236] was born in 1600 in England[446]. He died in 1663 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA[236].

12525.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Willis and Unknown Spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 6262. i.

Thomas Willis[236] was born in 1628 in Virginia, USA[236]. He married Mary Bently on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

12534.

Thomas Page[236] was born on Unknown in England[236]. He died on Unknown.

12535.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

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Thomas Page and Unknown Spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 6267. i.

Mary Page[236] was born on Unknown. She married Valentine Allen on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

12538.

William Grizzell[236] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

William Grizzell and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 6269. i.

Elizabeth Grizzell[236] was born about 1632 in Virginia, USA[236]. She married Robert Coleman I about 1650[236]. She died on Unknown.

14336.

Robert /Love Luiff son of Johannis /Love Luiff and Unknown Spouse[351] was born about 1550 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He died between 1582-1642 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351].

14337.

Margaret Luife[351] was born between 1543-1563 in Scotland[351]. She died between 1583-1663 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351].

Robert /Love Luiff and Margaret Luife were married in 1576 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. They had the following children:

i.

William /Love Luiff[351] was born in 1580 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He married Janet Walker in 1600 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He died in 1645 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351].

ii.

Elizabeth /Love Luiff[351] was born in 1581 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. She married William Rodger between 1594-1614 in Scotland[351]. She died in 1614 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351].

+ 7168. iii.

John /Love Luiff[351] was born in 1582 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He married Isabelle Andertonn about 1600 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He died between 1609-1679 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351].

iv.

James /Love Luiff[351] was born in 1583 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He married Barbara Stewart about 1605 in Ayrshire, Scotland[351]. He died about 1607 in Threipwood, Ayrshire, Scotland[351].

Generation 15
16908.

Thomas Brodehedd son of John Broadhead and Unknown Spouse[420] was born in 1476 in Wooldale Area, England (Holmfirth)[420]. He died on 10 Mar 1546 in Wooldale Area, England (Holmfirth)[420].

Notes for Thomas Brodehedd:

General Notes:

Time Line: Thomas Brodehedd was born 2 years prior to the beginning of the Spanish inquisition

 

 

16909.

Alice Unknown[420] was born on Unknown. She died in Apr 1554[420].

Thomas Brodehedd and Alice Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Thomas Broadhead[420] was born on Unknown. He died on 11 Dec 1593[420].

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Notes for Thomas Broadhead:

General Notes:

The Will of Thomas Broadhead was written Jul 8, 1593 and proved 11 Dec 1593. He mentions his wife, Joan and a sister, Grace Broadhead.

 

 

ii.

Edward Broadhead[420] was born on Unknown. He died in Dec 1588[420].

iii.

William Broadhead[420] was born on Unknown. He died in 1592[420].

iv.

Richard Broadhead[420] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

v.

Grace Broadhead[420] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vi.

Henry Broadhead[420] was born about 1510[420]. He died on Unknown.

+ 8454. vii.

Robert Broadhead[435] was born about 1510 in Wooldale, England[420]. He died in 1581 in Wooldale, England. He married Jennet Bever on Unknown.

16960.

John Pease[180] was born in 1470 in Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for John Pease:

General Notes:

Time Line: Gutenberg perfected moveable type in 1450, just twenty years prior to the birth of John Pease

 

 

John Pease and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 8480. i.

Edward Pease[180] was born in 1502 in Sike House, Fishlake, Yorkshire, England[180]. He married Unknown Spouse in 1527 in Yorkshire, England[180]. He died on Unknown.

17604.

Thomas Southworth son of John Southworth and Helen Langton[436] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

17605.

Margery Boteler[436] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Southworth and Margery Boteler were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 8802. i.

John Southworth[317] was born in 1552[317]. He married Mary Ashton on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

17744.

William Ironmonger son of James Ironmonger and Catherine Orphwood[400] was born in 1540[400]. He died in 1600 in England[400].

17745.

Alce Davis daughter of Thomas Davis and Unknown Spouse[400] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Ironmonger and Alce Davis were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 8872. i.

Samuel Ironmonger[400] was born in 1580 in Donnington, Bucks, England[400]. He died in 1626 in Donnington, Bucks, England[400]. He married Anna Lawson on Unknown.

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17746.

Thomas Lawson[400] was born on Unknown.

Thomas Lawson and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 8873. i.

Anna Lawson[400] was born in 1588[400]. She died in 1625[400]. She married Samuel Ironmonger on Unknown.

17750.

Edward Goddard[437] was born on Unknown.

17751.

Mary Kingsmill[437] was born on Unknown.

Edward Goddard and Mary Kingsmill were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 8875. i.

Bridget Goddard[437] was born on Unknown[437]. She married William Cordray on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

17804.

George Vincent son of Richard Vincent and Anne Grimesby[327] was born about 1485 in Peckleton, Leicestershire, England[327]. He died on Unknown in England.

17805.

Ann Slorey daughter of William Slorey and Elizabeth Sacheverell[438] was born about 1489 in Sliford, Leicestershire, England[438]. She died on Unknown in England.

George Vincent and Ann Slorey were married about 1508 in England. They had the following children:

i.

Mary Vincent[447] was born on Unknown in Peckleton, Leicestershire, England[447]. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Thomas Vincent[447] was born about 1512 in Peckleton, Leicestershire, England[447]. He died on Unknown.

+ 8902. iii.

Clement Vincent[327] was born about 1514 in Peckleton, Leicestershire, England[327, 438]. He married Anne Tanfield about 1539 in England[439]. He died on Unknown in England[439].

iv.

Gilbert Vincent[447] was born about 1515 in Peckleton, Leicestershire, England[447]. He died on Unknown.

v.

Robert Vincent[447] was born about 1521 in Peckleton, Leicestershire, England[447]. He married Alice Faunt about 1546[447]. He died on Unknown.

vi.

Joan (Jane) Vincent[447] was born about 1521 in Peckleton, Leicestershire, England[447]. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Edward Vincent[447] was born about 1525 in Peckleton, Leicestershire, England[447]. He died on Unknown.

Ann Bernard daughter of Richard Bernard[447] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

George Vincent and Ann Bernard were married after 1522 in Lancashire, England[447]. They had no children.

17806.

Francis Tanfield son of William Tanfield and Isabel Stavely[438] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

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17807.

Bridget Cave[438] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Francis Tanfield and Bridget Cave were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 8903. i.

Anne Tanfield[327] was born about 1516 in Gayton, Northamptonshire, England[327]. She married Clement Vincent about 1539 in England[439]. She died on Unknown in England[439].

17824.

Lord Euseby Isham son of Henry Isham and Joan Bresley Catylene[264] was born in 1486[264]. He died in 1546[264].

Notes for Lord Euseby Isham:

General Notes:

Time Line: Lord Isham was born 9 years prior to John Cabot sailing from Britain and exploring North America

 

 

17825.

Anna Poulton[264] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Lord Euseby Isham and Anna Poulton were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 8912. i.

Lord Gregory Isham[264] was born in 1520[264]. He died on 04 Sep 1558[264]. He married Elizabeth Dale on Unknown.

17832.

Robert Brett Sr. son of Alexander Brett and Unknown Rosemanderos[264] was born in 1531 in Lincolnshire, England[264]. He died on Unknown.

17833.

Elizabeth Bush daughter of Edward Bush and Unknown Spouse[264] was born in 1534 in England[264]. She died on Unknown.

Robert Brett Sr. and Elizabeth Bush were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 8916. i.

Robert Brett Jr.[264] was born on Unknown. He died in 1586[264]. He married Elizabeth Highgate on Unknown.

ii.

Margaret Brett[264] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Richard Brett[264] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

17834.

Reginald Highgate[264] was born on Unknown in London, London, England[264].

17835.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Reginald Highgate and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 8917. i.

Elizabeth Highgate[264] was born about 1542 in London, Middlesex, England USA[264]. She died in 1599[264]. She married Robert Brett Jr. on Unknown.

17872.

Eutace Rolfe[194, 266, 440] was born on Unknown.

17873.

Joanna Jenner[194, 266, 440] was born on Unknown.

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Eutace Rolfe and Joanna Jenner were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 8936. i.

John Rolfe I[194, 265, 375] was born on Unknown. He married Dorothea Mason on Unknown.

17876.

Unknown Spouse[428] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

17877.

Scent Flower daughter of Dashing Stream and Unknown Spouse[428] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Unknown Spouse and Scent Flower were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 8938. i.

Wahunsonacock Powhatan[375] was born between 1540-1545 in Algonkian Village of Powhatan, on James River, VA or on the New River in VA[440]. He died in Apr 1618 in Virginia, USA[440].

18198.

Thomas Reynolds[412] was born in 1576 in Weymouth, Dorset, England. He died on Unknown.

Thomas Reynolds and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 9099. i.

Cicely Green Reynolds[412] was born about 1604 in Buckinghamshire, England[412]. She married Samuel Jordan about 1620 in Beggar's Bush, Virginia USA[412]. She died on 12 Sep 1660[412].

18432.

John Shelton son of John Shelton and Anne Boleyn[341] was born in 1504 in Shelton, Norfolk, England[341]. He died on 15 Nov 1558 in Norfolk, England[341].

Notes for John Shelton:

General Notes:

John Shelton was 22nd Lord of Shelton Manor.

He was High Sheriff of Norfolk 1522 through 1525. He was called "Sir

John the Younger". He was knighted 1546 and later became Knight of the

Bath. This Sir John was one of the gentlemen who joined Queen Mary at

Kenninghall in order to advance her to the throne. When Elizabeth became

Queen in 1558, the family at the Hall (Shelton) went to Court and lived

in London nearly fifty years. Sir John lived until November 1558. One

of his daughters was engaged to Thomas Clere at the time of her death in

1554. She is the "Shelton for Love" mentioned in the inscription of the

Earl of Surrey's sonnet "To Clere." Sir John held the manors of Shelton,

Stradbrooke or Stratton, Sois, Reeham, Scole, Burgulion, Barningham

(Birmingham), Great Snoring, Carrow, Brent Elleigh, and Meldyng (probably

Wetyng).

 

 

 

18433.

Margaret Parker daughter of Unknown Parker and Alice St. John[341] was born in 1500 in Bletsoe, Bedford, England[341]. She died on Unknown.

John Shelton and Margaret Parker married. They had the following children:

+ 9216. i.

Ralph Shelton[341] was born on 03 Oct 1535 in Shelton, Norfolk, England[341]. He died on 03 Oct 1580[341]. He married Mary Wodehouse on Unknown.

18434.

Unknown Wodehouse[341] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

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18435.

Elizabeth Calthorpe[341] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Unknown Wodehouse and Elizabeth Calthorpe were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 9217. i.

Mary Wodehouse[341] was born in 1534 in Washam, Norfolk, England[341]. She died in 1568 in Norfolk, England[341]. She married Ralph Shelton on Unknown.

20160.

John Abney son of William Abney and Unknown Spouse[284] was born in 1476 in Derbyshire, England[284]. He died on 01 Dec 1505 in Derbyshire, England[284].

Notes for John Abney:

General Notes:

On the floor of Willesley Church are two alabaster slabs, much worn. On the oldest one is carved the figure of a man in plate armour, with his wife by his side, and at their feet three girls and three boys. The following inscription as noted by Elias Ashmole in August 1662: "Hic jacci Johis Abney et Maria uxor ejus quiquidem Johes obiit primo dic mensis Decembris anno millimo D quinto"

 

 

 

20161.

Mary Unknown was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Abney and Mary Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 10080. i.

George Henry Abney[284] was born about 1500 in Derbyshire, England[442]. He died on 01 Mar 1578 in Derbyshire, England[284]. He married Ellen Wolseley on Unknown.

20162.

John Wolseley son of Ralph Wolseley and Margaret Aston[379] was born in 1475[379]. He died in 1553[379].

20163.

Anne Stanley daughter of George Stanley and Eleanor Sutton[379] was born after 1472[379]. She died after 1532[379].

John Wolseley and Anne Stanley married. They had the following children:

i.

Anthony Wolseley[379] was born on Unknown. He died in 1571[379]. He married Margaret Blythe on Unknown.

+ 10081. ii.

Ellen Wolseley[284] was born about 1514 in England. She died on 03 Dec 1571 in Derbyshire, England[284]. She married George Henry Abney on Unknown.

24952.

Christopher Place Jr. son of Christopher Place Sr.[444] was born about 1560[444]. He died on Unknown.

Christopher Place Jr. and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 12476. i.

Rowland Place[444] was born about 1590[444]. He died on 22 Sep 1676[445]. He married Catherine Wise on Unknown.

24954.

Charles Wise[417] was born on Unknown in Yorkshire, England[417]. He died on Unknown.

Charles Wise and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

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+ 12477. i.

Catherine Wise[444] was born about 1590[444]. She married Rowland Place on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

28672.

Johannis /Love Luiff[351] was born in 1492 in Lochwinnoch Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland[351]. He died in 1564 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351].

28673.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Johannis /Love Luiff and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Jhone "The Elder" John /Love Luiff[351] was born in 1540 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He died in Aug 1595 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351].

+ 14336. ii.

Robert /Love Luiff[351] was born about 1550 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He married Margaret Luife in 1576 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He died between 1582-1642 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351].

iii.

James /Love Luiff[351] was born in 1556 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland[351]. He died on Unknown in Scotland[351].

Generation 16
33816.

John Broadhead[420] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

33817.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Broadhead and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 16908. i.

Thomas Brodehedd[420] was born in 1476 in Wooldale Area, England (Holmfirth)[420]. He died on 10 Mar 1546 in Wooldale Area, England (Holmfirth)[420]. He married Alice Unknown on Unknown.

ii.

Richard Brodehedd[420] was born about 1478[420]. He died on Unknown.

35208.

John Southworth son of Christopher Southworth and Isabel Sutton[436] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

35209.

Helen Langton[436] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Southworth and Helen Langton were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 17604. i.

Thomas Southworth[436] was born on Unknown. He married Margery Boteler on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

35488.

James Ironmonger[400] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

35489.

Catherine Orphwood daughter of John Orphwood and Unknown Spouse[400] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

James Ironmonger and Catherine Orphwood were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

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+ 17744. i.

William Ironmonger[400] was born in 1540[400]. He died in 1600 in England[400]. He married Alce Davis on Unknown.

35490.

Thomas Davis[400] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

35491.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Davis and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 17745. i.

Alce Davis[400] was born on Unknown. She married William Ironmonger on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

35608.

Richard Vincent son of John Vincent and Margaret Jordaine[438] was born about 1425 in Bernake, Norhamptonshire, England[438]. He died after 1485 in England[438].

35609.

Anne Grimesby daughter of William Grimesby and Anne Moton[438] was born about 1461 in Drakelow, England[438]. She died on Unknown in England[439].

Richard Vincent and Anne Grimesby were married about 1484 in England[439]. They had the following children:

+ 17804. i.

George Vincent[327] was born about 1485 in Peckleton, Leicestershire, England[327]. He married Ann Slorey about 1508 in England. He died on Unknown in England.

35610.

William Slorey[438] was born about 1462 in Sliford, Leicestershire, England[439]. He died on Unknown in England[439].

35611.

Elizabeth Sacheverell[438] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Slorey and Elizabeth Sacheverell were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 17805. i.

Ann Slorey[438] was born about 1489 in Sliford, Leicestershire, England[438]. She married George Vincent about 1508 in England. She died on Unknown in England.

35612.

William Tanfield son of Robert Tanfield and Catherine Neville[448] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

35613.

Isabel Stavely[448] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Tanfield and Isabel Stavely were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 17806. i.

Francis Tanfield[438] was born on Unknown. He married Bridget Cave on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

35648.

Henry Isham son of Lord Thomas Isham and Elena Ellen Devere[264] was born on Unknown in Northamptonshire, England. He died on Unknown.

35649.

Joan Bresley Catylene[264] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Henry Isham and Joan Bresley Catylene were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

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+ 17824. i.

Lord Euseby Isham[264] was born in 1486[264]. He died in 1546[264]. He married Anna Poulton on Unknown.

ii.

Susannah Isham[264] was born in 1504 in Northamptonshire, England[264]. She died on Unknown.

35664.

Alexander Brett[264] was born in 1504 in Whitstation, Devonshire, England[264]. He died on Unknown.

35665.

Unknown Rosemanderos[264] was born about 1507[264]. She died on Unknown.

Alexander Brett and Unknown Rosemanderos were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 17832. i.

Robert Brett Sr.[264] was born in 1531 in Lincolnshire, England[264]. He married Elizabeth Bush on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

35666.

Edward Bush[264] was born about 1508 in England[264]. He died on Unknown.

35667.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Edward Bush and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 17833. i.

Elizabeth Bush[264] was born in 1534 in England[264]. She married Robert Brett Sr. on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

35754.

Dashing Stream[428] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

35755.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Dashing Stream and Unknown Spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 17877. i.

Scent Flower[428] was born on Unknown. She married Unknown Spouse on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

36864.

John Shelton son of John Shelton and Margaret Unknown[341] was born about 1480[341]. He died on 21 Dec 1539[341].

Notes for John Shelton:

General Notes:

John Shelton was the 21st Lord of Shelton.

He was High Sheriff of Norfolk County, England, in 1504. He was knighted

in 1509, and was present as Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of Henry

VIII.

He married Anne Boleyn who was the aunt of Anne Boleyn, the second wife

of Henry VIII. Queen Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII were the parents of

Elizabeth I (b. 1533 D. 1603), who became Queen of England in 1558.

Elizabeth I never married.

Sir John and Anne Boleyn Shelton were great-uncle and aunt to Elizabeth

I. As a Protestant, Princess Elizabeth was the center of suspicion by

her half-sister Queen Mary I (daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine

of Aragon). The Sheltons were very good to Elizabeth and when she was

still a princess they received her into their home at Shelton. On

occasions they even hid her within the tower of Shelton Church. She had

her own pew in the church. When Elizabeth was crowned, she summoned her

aunt's family to London. They lived with her in the Palace, and their

descendants lived at the Court for her entire reign. Sir John was

Governor of the Household of the King. His wife, Anne, was governess to

Princess (later Queen) Mary.

It was this John Shelton who glazed the east window of St. Mary's Church

in Shelton, Norfolk County, with effigies of himself and his wife. In

devotional attitude, each figure is covered with a surcoat of the

respective arms.

Sir John had the grant of Carrow Abbey, Norfolk County, where he

displayed a very fine collection of Shelton Armorial Glass. Carrow Abbey

was founded in 1146 when King Stephen granted a piece of land by charter

to two nuns. The Benedictine Nunnery was built overlooking the Wensum

River in Norfolk. The Nunnery occupied an important position in medieval

times and carried on its work for nearly 400 years until about 1539, when

Henry VIII commanded the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The Prioress'

House (the northern wing of Carrow Abbey) fortunately escaped

destruction, having been given to Sir John. It had been built by the last

of the Lady Prioresses, Isabell Wygun, earlier in Henry's reign,

presumably on the site of an older house. The Parlour was panelled

throughout in oak and the Guest Room was finely proportioned with oak

ceiling and carved spandrels.

 

He had served twice as High Sheriff of Norfolk, and had had a grant of Carrow Abbey in Norwich, where, says Walter Rye, there was a fine series of armourial glass of the Sheltons. He furnished two rooms there after the Dissolution, and in her will his wife is described as being ‘of Carrow’.

 

His heir, another Sir John, also served twice as High Sheriff He was knighted in 1546 and married Margaret, daughter ofÂ’ Sir Henry Parker.

 

 

 

 

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Notes for John Shelton:

General Notes:

John Shelton was the 21st Lord of Shelton.

He was High Sheriff of Norfolk County, England, in 1504. He was knighted

in 1509, and was present as Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of Henry

VIII.

He married Anne Boleyn who was the aunt of Anne Boleyn, the second wife

of Henry VIII. Queen Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII were the parents of

Elizabeth I (b. 1533 D. 1603), who became Queen of England in 1558.

Elizabeth I never married.

Sir John and Anne Boleyn Shelton were great-uncle and aunt to Elizabeth

I. As a Protestant, Princess Elizabeth was the center of suspicion by

her half-sister Queen Mary I (daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine

of Aragon). The Sheltons were very good to Elizabeth and when she was

still a princess they received her into their home at Shelton. On

occasions they even hid her within the tower of Shelton Church. She had

her own pew in the church. When Elizabeth was crowned, she summoned her

aunt's family to London. They lived with her in the Palace, and their

descendants lived at the Court for her entire reign. Sir John was

Governor of the Household of the King. His wife, Anne, was governess to

Princess (later Queen) Mary.

It was this John Shelton who glazed the east window of St. Mary's Church

in Shelton, Norfolk County, with effigies of himself and his wife. In

devotional attitude, each figure is covered with a surcoat of the

respective arms.

Sir John had the grant of Carrow Abbey, Norfolk County, where he

displayed a very fine collection of Shelton Armorial Glass. Carrow Abbey

was founded in 1146 when King Stephen granted a piece of land by charter

to two nuns. The Benedictine Nunnery was built overlooking the Wensum

River in Norfolk. The Nunnery occupied an important position in medieval

times and carried on its work for nearly 400 years until about 1539, when

Henry VIII commanded the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The Prioress'

House (the northern wing of Carrow Abbey) fortunately escaped

destruction, having been given to Sir John. It had been built by the last

of the Lady Prioresses, Isabell Wygun, earlier in Henry's reign,

presumably on the site of an older house. The Parlour was panelled

throughout in oak and the Guest Room was finely proportioned with oak

ceiling and carved spandrels.

 

He had served twice as High Sheriff of Norfolk, and had had a grant of Carrow Abbey in Norwich, where, says Walter Rye, there was a fine series of armourial glass of the Sheltons. He furnished two rooms there after the Dissolution, and in her will his wife is described as being ‘of Carrow’.

 

His heir, another Sir John, also served twice as High Sheriff He was knighted in 1546 and married Margaret, daughter ofÂ’ Sir Henry Parker.

 

 

 

 

36865.

Anne Boleyn daughter of William Boleyn and Margaret Butler[341] was born on 18 Nov 1475 in Blickling, Norfolk, England[341]. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Anne Boleyn:

General Notes:

Anne Boleyn Shelton was the aunt of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, and was chosen to be governess to the Princess Mary, the King’s daughter by his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Perhaps Queen Anne Boleyn was responsible for her aunt’s appointment. When the King’s interest in Queen Anne had waned, and a new lady had caught his eye, the Boleyn’s evidently felt it politic that, if there had to be a new favourite, it would be as well to have one who had the family's interest at heart, so Margaret, daughter of Sir John and Lady Shelton and cousin to the Queen, was brought to court. ‘Pretty Madge’ apparently sucessfully weaned the King away from the lady, and the family was presumably able to rest more easily until the advent of Jane Seymour. Margaret

later married Thomas Wodehouse of Kimberley.

 

When Queen Anne was executed, her daughter, the future Queen Elizabeth, was also put into the care of her great-aunt, Lady Shelton. Poor little Elizabeth was the victim of plot and counterplot, and on one occasion so close was the danger to her person that her great-uncle had to hide her in the tower of Shelton church. Sir John died when Elizabeth was six years old. . Certainly the Sheltons were never again so close to the throne. Indeed we find Sir John Boleyn of Blickling, in his will, beseeching Queen Elizabeth to give his niece, a Shelton daughter, the £400 which the Queen owed him, his niece being now ‘utterly destitute’: The circumstances in which a daughter of the Sheltons should be in such dire straits remain an intriguing mystery. Perhaps it happened late in the reign, when the Shelton star had already set, and the daughter in question was very old and the family fortunes at a low ebb. Or perhaps, as the Queen always found borrowing money more profitable than repaying it, it was a last desperate bid by Sir James to retrieve the money for the family coffers.

 

In the early 17th century the manor of Great Snoring was sold to Thomas Richardson, afterwards Speaker of the House of Commons and of the KingÂ’s Bench.

 

The Tudor Sheltons seem to have shared the contemporary passion for puns - the shell and tun decorations in the church at Shelton and on the door of their manor house at Great Snoring, bulls’ heads for the connection with the Boleyns, and Sir Ralph’s remark when he sold to Thomas Richardson that he could ‘sleep without Snoring’.

 

The Manor House is today a Guesthouse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes for Anne Boleyn:

General Notes:

Anne Boleyn Shelton was the aunt of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, and was chosen to be governess to the Princess Mary, the King’s daughter by his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Perhaps Queen Anne Boleyn was responsible for her aunt’s appointment. When the King’s interest in Queen Anne had waned, and a new lady had caught his eye, the Boleyn’s evidently felt it politic that, if there had to be a new favourite, it would be as well to have one who had the family's interest at heart, so Margaret, daughter of Sir John and Lady Shelton and cousin to the Queen, was brought to court. ‘Pretty Madge’ apparently sucessfully weaned the King away from the lady, and the family was presumably able to rest more easily until the advent of Jane Seymour. Margaret

later married Thomas Wodehouse of Kimberley.

 

When Queen Anne was executed, her daughter, the future Queen Elizabeth, was also put into the care of her great-aunt, Lady Shelton. Poor little Elizabeth was the victim of plot and counterplot, and on one occasion so close was the danger to her person that her great-uncle had to hide her in the tower of Shelton church. Sir John died when Elizabeth was six years old. . Certainly the Sheltons were never again so close to the throne. Indeed we find Sir John Boleyn of Blickling, in his will, beseeching Queen Elizabeth to give his niece, a Shelton daughter, the £400 which the Queen owed him, his niece being now ‘utterly destitute’: The circumstances in which a daughter of the Sheltons should be in such dire straits remain an intriguing mystery. Perhaps it happened late in the reign, when the Shelton star had already set, and the daughter in question was very old and the family fortunes at a low ebb. Or perhaps, as the Queen always found borrowing money more profitable than repaying it, it was a last desperate bid by Sir James to retrieve the money for the family coffers.

 

In the early 17th century the manor of Great Snoring was sold to Thomas Richardson, afterwards Speaker of the House of Commons and of the KingÂ’s Bench.

 

The Tudor Sheltons seem to have shared the contemporary passion for puns - the shell and tun decorations in the church at Shelton and on the door of their manor house at Great Snoring, bulls’ heads for the connection with the Boleyns, and Sir Ralph’s remark when he sold to Thomas Richardson that he could ‘sleep without Snoring’.

 

The Manor House is today a Guesthouse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Shelton and Anne Boleyn were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 18432. i.

John Shelton[341] was born in 1504 in Shelton, Norfolk, England[341]. He died on 15 Nov 1558 in Norfolk, England[341].

ii.

Margaret Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. She married Thomas Wodehouse on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iii.

Ralph Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. He married Amy Wodehouse on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iv.

Thomas Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. He married Unknown Appleyard on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

v.

Anne Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. She married Christopher Coote Esq. on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vi.

Mary Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. She married Phillip Appleyard on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Gabriella Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

viii.

Emma Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ix.

Elizabeth Shelton[341] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

36866.

Unknown Parker[341] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

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36867.

Alice St. John[341] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Unknown Parker and Alice St. John married. They had the following children:

+ 18433. i.

Margaret Parker[341] was born in 1500 in Bletsoe, Bedford, England[341]. She died on Unknown.

40320.

William Abney son of John Abney and Unknown De Ingwardbly[284] was born about 1425 in Derbyshire, England[284]. He died after 1476 in Derbyshire, England[284].

40321.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Abney and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 20160. i.

John Abney[284] was born in 1476 in Derbyshire, England[284]. He died on 01 Dec 1505 in Derbyshire, England[284]. He married Mary Unknown on Unknown.

40324.

Ralph Wolseley was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

40325.

Margaret Aston daughter of Robert Aston and Unknown Spouse[379] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Ralph Wolseley and Margaret Aston were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 20162. i.

John Wolseley[379] was born in 1475[379]. He died in 1553[379].

40326.

George Stanley son of Thomas Stanley and Elizabeth Langton[379] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

40327.

Eleanor Sutton daughter of John Sutton and Elizabeth De Berkeley[379] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

George Stanley and Eleanor Sutton were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 20163. i.

Anne Stanley[379] was born after 1472[379]. She died after 1532[379].

49904.

Christopher Place Sr.[444] was born about 1540[444]. He died on Unknown.

Christopher Place Sr. and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 24952. i.

Christopher Place Jr.[444] was born about 1560[444]. He died on Unknown.

Generation 17
70416.

Christopher Southworth[436] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

70417.

Isabel Sutton daughter of Thomas Sutton and Anne Touchet[436] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Christopher Southworth and Isabel Sutton were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

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+ 35208. i.

John Southworth[436] was born on Unknown. He married Helen Langton on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

70978.

John Orphwood[400] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

70979.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown.

John Orphwood and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 35489. i.

Catherine Orphwood[400] was born on Unknown. She married James Ironmonger on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

71216.

John Vincent son of Richard Vincent and Elizabeth Mallory[438] was born about 1380 in Bernake, Norhamptonshire, England[438]. He died on Unknown.

71217.

Margaret Jordaine daughter of John Jordaine[438] was born about 1385 in Staffordshire, England[438]. She died on Unknown.

John Vincent and Margaret Jordaine were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 35608. i.

Richard Vincent[438] was born about 1425 in Bernake, Norhamptonshire, England[438]. He married Anne Grimesby about 1484 in England[439]. He died after 1485 in England[438].

71218.

William Grimesby son of Thomas Grimesby and Unknown Harcourt[439] was born about 1436 in Drakelow, Derbyshire, England[439]. He died on Unknown in England[439].

71219.

Anne Moton daughter of Reginald Moton and Margaret Bouge[439] was born about 1437 in Thurleston, England[439]. She died about 1478 in England[439].

William Grimesby and Anne Moton were married in 1459[449]. They had the following children:

+ 35609. i.

Anne Grimesby[438] was born about 1461 in Drakelow, England[438]. She married Richard Vincent about 1484 in England[439]. She died on Unknown in England[439].

71224.

Robert Tanfield[448] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

71225.

Catherine Neville daughter of Edward Neville and Catherine Howard[448] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Robert Tanfield and Catherine Neville married. They had the following children:

+ 35612. i.

William Tanfield[448] was born on Unknown. He married Isabel Stavely on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

71296.

Lord Thomas Isham son of William Isham and Elizabeth Bramspeth[264] was born in 1456 in Pytchley, Northampton, England[450]. He died on Unknown.

71297.

Elena Ellen Devere daughter of Sir Richard Devere and Isabella Greene[264] was born about 1456. She died on Unknown.

Lord Thomas Isham and Elena Ellen Devere were married before 11 May 1485[264]. They had the following children:

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Generation 17 (con't)
+ 35648. i.

Henry Isham[264] was born on Unknown in Northamptonshire, England. He married Joan Bresley Catylene on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

73728.

John Shelton was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

73729.

Margaret Unknown was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Shelton and Margaret Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 36864. i.

John Shelton[341] was born about 1480[341]. He died on 21 Dec 1539[341]. He married Anne Boleyn on Unknown.

73730.

William Boleyn[341] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

73731.

Margaret Butler[341] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Boleyn and Margaret Butler were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 36865. i.

Anne Boleyn[341] was born on 18 Nov 1475 in Blickling, Norfolk, England[341]. She married John Shelton on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

80640.

John Abney son of William Abney and Unknown Spouse[284] was born about 1400 in Derbyshire, England[284]. He died after 1450 in Derbyshire, England[284].

80641.

Unknown De Ingwardbly daughter of William De Ingwardbly[284] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Abney and Unknown De Ingwardbly were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 40320. i.

William Abney[284] was born about 1425 in Derbyshire, England[284]. He died after 1476 in Derbyshire, England[284]. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown.

80650.

Robert Aston[379] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

80651.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Robert Aston and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 40325. i.

Margaret Aston[379] was born on Unknown. She married Ralph Wolseley on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

80652.

Thomas Stanley[379] was born on Unknown.

80653.

Elizabeth Langton daughter of Ralph Langton[379] was born on Unknown.

Thomas Stanley and Elizabeth Langton were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 40326. i.

George Stanley[379] was born on Unknown. He married Eleanor Sutton on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

80654.

John Sutton[379] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

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Generation 17 (con't)
80655.

Elizabeth De Berkeley[379] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Sutton and Elizabeth De Berkeley were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 40327. i.

Eleanor Sutton[379] was born on Unknown. She married George Stanley on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Generation 18
140834.

Thomas Sutton[436] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

140835.

Anne Touchet daughter of James Touchet and Margaret Ros[436] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Sutton and Anne Touchet were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 70417. i.

Isabel Sutton[436] was born on Unknown. She married Christopher Southworth on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

142432.

Richard Vincent[438] was born about 1356 in Bernake, Norhamptonshire, England[438]. He died in 1434[438].

142433.

Elizabeth Mallory daughter of John Mallory[438] was born about 1358 in Leicestershire, England[438]. She died on Unknown.

Richard Vincent and Elizabeth Mallory were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 71216. i.

John Vincent[438] was born about 1380 in Bernake, Norhamptonshire, England[438]. He married Margaret Jordaine on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

142434.

John Jordaine[438] was born on Unknown.

John Jordaine and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 71217. i.

Margaret Jordaine[438] was born about 1385 in Staffordshire, England[438]. She married John Vincent on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

142436.

Thomas Grimesby[451] was born on Unknown.

142437.

Unknown Harcourt[451] was born on Unknown.

Thomas Grimesby and Unknown Harcourt were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 71218. i.

William Grimesby[439] was born about 1436 in Drakelow, Derbyshire, England[439]. He married Anne Moton in 1459[449]. He died on Unknown in England[439].

142438.

Reginald Moton son of Robert Moton III and Margaret Mallory[451] was born in 1410 in Thurleston, England[449]. He died in 1445 in Thurleston, England[449].

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142439.

Margaret Bouge daughter of Baldwin Bouge and Elizabeth Mulsho[451] was born in 1413 in Thurleston, England[449]. She died on Unknown in Thurleston, England[449].

Reginald Moton and Margaret Bouge were married in 1435 in Thurleston, England[449]. They had the following children:

+ 71219. i.

Anne Moton[439] was born about 1437 in Thurleston, England[439]. She married William Grimesby in 1459[449]. She died about 1478 in England[439].

142450.

Edward Neville[448] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

142451.

Catherine Howard daughter of Sir Robert Howard and Margaret Mowbray[402, 448] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Edward Neville and Catherine Howard were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 71225. i.

Catherine Neville[448] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

142592.

William Isham son of Robert Isham and Elizabeth Knutson[450] was born in 1427 in Pytchlely, Northamptonshire, England[450]. He died on 13 Jun 1510 in Pytchlely, Northamptonshire, England[450].

142593.

Elizabeth Bramspeth daughter of Thomas Bramspeth[450] was born in 1427 in Leicestershire, England[450]. She died on 20 Sep 1478 in England[450].

William Isham and Elizabeth Bramspeth were married about 1455[452]. They had the following children:

+ 71296. i.

Lord Thomas Isham[264] was born in 1456 in Pytchley, Northampton, England[450]. He married Elena Ellen Devere before 11 May 1485[264]. He died on Unknown.

142594.

Sir Richard Devere[264] was born in 1400 in Addington, Buckinghamshire, England[264]. He died on Unknown.

142595.

Isabella Greene daughter of John Greene[264] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Sir Richard Devere and Isabella Greene were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 71297. i.

Elena Ellen Devere[264] was born about 1456. She married Lord Thomas Isham before 11 May 1485[264]. She died on Unknown.

161280.

William Abney son of John of Abney and Unknown Spouse[284] was born in 1370[284]. He died on Unknown.

Notes for William Abney:

General Notes:

The Abneys descended from the Norman, d'Aubigny (Albini), Earls of Arundel

 

 

 

161281.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Abney and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

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Generation 18 (con't)
+ 80640. i.

John Abney[284] was born about 1400 in Derbyshire, England[284]. He died after 1450 in Derbyshire, England[284]. He married Unknown De Ingwardbly on Unknown.

161282.

William De Ingwardbly[284] was born on Unknown.

William De Ingwardbly and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 80641. i.

Unknown De Ingwardbly[284] was born on Unknown. She married John Abney on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

161306.

Ralph Langton[379] was born on Unknown.

Ralph Langton and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 80653. i.

Elizabeth Langton[379] was born on Unknown. She married Thomas Stanley on Unknown.

Generation 19
281670.

James Touchet[436] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

281671.

Margaret Ros[436] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

James Touchet and Margaret Ros were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 140835. i.

Anne Touchet[436] was born on Unknown. She married Thomas Sutton on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

284866.

John Mallory[438] was born on Unknown.

John Mallory and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 142433. i.

Elizabeth Mallory[438] was born about 1358 in Leicestershire, England[438]. She married Richard Vincent on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Ella Dicie Hill daughter of Nathaniel Davis Hill II and Laura Shelor was born on 02 Aug 1904. She died on 23 Feb 1977.

John Mallory and Ella Dicie Hill were married on Unknown. They had no children.

284876.

Robert Moton III son of William Moton IV and Agnes De Devonshire[453] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

284877.

Margaret Mallory[453] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Robert Moton III and Margaret Mallory were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 142438. i.

Reginald Moton[451] was born in 1410 in Thurleston, England[449]. He married Margaret Bouge in 1435 in Thurleston, England[449]. He died in 1445 in Thurleston, England[449].

284878.

Baldwin Bouge son of Edmund Bouge and Felicis Brokesby[451] was born in 1364 in Northamptonshire, England[454]. He died in 1435[454].

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284879.

Elizabeth Mulsho[454] was born in 1366 in Northamptonshire, England[454]. She died on Unknown.

Baldwin Bouge and Elizabeth Mulsho were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 142439. i.

Margaret Bouge[451] was born in 1413 in Thurleston, England[449]. She married Reginald Moton in 1435 in Thurleston, England[449]. She died on Unknown in Thurleston, England[449].

284902.

Sir Robert Howard[402] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

284903.

Margaret Mowbray daughter of Thomas Mowbray and Elizabeth Fitz Alan[402] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Sir Robert Howard and Margaret Mowbray were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 142451. i.

Catherine Howard[402, 448] was born on Unknown. She married Edward Neville on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

285184.

Robert Isham son of Robert Isham[450] was born between 1382-1402 in Pytchlely, Northamptonshire, England[450]. He died in 1475[450].

285185.

Elizabeth Knutson daughter of Aston Knutson[450] was born in 1404[450]. She died on Unknown.

Robert Isham and Elizabeth Knutson were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 142592. i.

William Isham[450] was born in 1427 in Pytchlely, Northamptonshire, England[450]. He married Elizabeth Bramspeth about 1455[452]. He died on 13 Jun 1510 in Pytchlely, Northamptonshire, England[450].

285186.

Thomas Bramspeth[450] was born in 1401[450]. He died on Unknown.

Thomas Bramspeth and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 142593. i.

Elizabeth Bramspeth[450] was born in 1427 in Leicestershire, England[450]. She married William Isham about 1455[452]. She died on 20 Sep 1478 in England[450].

285190.

John Greene son of Henry Greene and Matilda Mauduit[436] was born on Unknown.

John Greene and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 142595. i.

Isabella Greene[264] was born on Unknown. She married Sir Richard Devere on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

322560.

John of Abney son of William of Abney and Unknown Spouse[284] was born in 1345[284]. He died on Unknown.

322561.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John of Abney and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

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Generation 19 (con't)
+ 161280. i.

William Abney[284] was born in 1370[284]. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Generation 20
569752.

William Moton IV son of Robert Moton II and Alice Basset[453] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

569753.

Agnes De Devonshire[453] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Moton IV and Agnes De Devonshire were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 284876. i.

Robert Moton III[453] was born on Unknown. He married Margaret Mallory on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

569756.

Edmund Bouge son of Geoffrey Bouge and Margaret Faucher[454] was born about 1340 in Northamptonshire, England[454]. He died in 1412[454].

569757.

Felicis Brokesby[454] was born about 1342 in Showerby, Northamptonshire, England[454]. She died on Unknown.

Edmund Bouge and Felicis Brokesby were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 284878. i.

Baldwin Bouge[451] was born in 1364 in Northamptonshire, England[454]. He died in 1435[454]. He married Elizabeth Mulsho on Unknown.

569806.

Thomas Mowbray[402] was born on Unknown. He died in 1413[402].

569807.

Elizabeth Fitz Alan daughter of Richard Fitz Alan and Elizabeth De Bohun[402] was born in 1381[402]. She died in 1415[402].

Thomas Mowbray and Elizabeth Fitz Alan were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 284903. i.

Margaret Mowbray[402] was born on Unknown. She married Sir Robert Howard on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

570368.

Robert Isham son of Henry de Ischam[450] was born in 1351 in Pytchlely, Northamptonshire, England[450]. He died on Unknown.

Robert Isham and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 285184. i.

Robert Isham[450] was born between 1382-1402 in Pytchlely, Northamptonshire, England[450]. He died in 1475[450]. He married Elizabeth Knutson on Unknown.

570370.

Aston Knutson[450] was born about 1378 in England[450]. He died on Unknown.

Aston Knutson and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 285185. i.

Elizabeth Knutson[450] was born in 1404[450]. She married Robert Isham on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

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Generation 20 (con't)
570380.

Henry Greene son of Henry Greene and Catherine Drayton[436] was born on Unknown.

570381.

Matilda Mauduit[436] was born on Unknown.

Henry Greene and Matilda Mauduit were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 285190. i.

John Greene[436] was born on Unknown.

645120.

William of Abney son of William Albini of Abney and Unknown Spouse[284] was born about 1300[284]. He died on Unknown.

645121.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William of Abney and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 322560. i.

John of Abney[284] was born in 1345[284]. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Generation 21
1139504.

Robert Moton II son of William Moton III and Joan De LaZouch[453] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

1139505.

Alice Basset daughter of Ralph Basset and Sibyl Astley[453] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Robert Moton II and Alice Basset were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 569752. i.

William Moton IV[453] was born on Unknown. He married Agnes De Devonshire on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

1139512.

Geoffrey Bouge son of Ralph Gouge and Alice Unknown[454] was born about 1316 in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England[454]. He died in 1387[454].

1139513.

Margaret Faucher[454] was born about 1318 in Thurleston, Leicestershire, England[454]. She died on Unknown.

Geoffrey Bouge and Margaret Faucher were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 569756. i.

Edmund Bouge[454] was born about 1340 in Northamptonshire, England[454]. He died in 1412[454]. He married Felicis Brokesby on Unknown.

1139614.

Richard Fitz Alan[402] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

1139615.

Elizabeth De Bohun daughter of William De Bohun and Eliabeth De Badlesmere[402] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Richard Fitz Alan and Elizabeth De Bohun were married in 1359[402]. They had the following children:

+ 569807. i.

Elizabeth Fitz Alan[402] was born in 1381[402]. She died in 1415[402]. She married Thomas Mowbray on Unknown.

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Generation 21 (con't)
1140736.

Henry de Ischam son of Henry de Ischam[450] was born in 1329 in England[450]. He died on Unknown.

Henry de Ischam and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 570368. i.

Robert Isham[450] was born in 1351 in Pytchlely, Northamptonshire, England[450]. He died on Unknown.

1140760.

Henry Greene son of Thomas Greene and Lucy Zouche[436] was born on Unknown. He died in 1369[436].

1140761.

Catherine Drayton[436] was born on Unknown.

Henry Greene and Catherine Drayton were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 570380. i.

Henry Greene[436] was born on Unknown. He married Matilda Mauduit on Unknown.

1290240.

William Albini of Abney[284] was born in 1260[284]. He died in 1314[284].

1290241.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Albini of Abney and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Robert Abney[284] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

+ 645120. ii.

William of Abney[284] was born about 1300[284]. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Generation 22
2279008.

William Moton III son of William Moton II and Unknown Spouse[453] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

2279009.

Joan De LaZouch[453] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Moton III and Joan De LaZouch were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1139504. i.

Robert Moton II[453] was born on Unknown. He married Alice Basset on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

2279010.

Ralph Basset[453] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

2279011.

Sibyl Astley[453] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Ralph Basset and Sibyl Astley were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1139505. i.

Alice Basset[453] was born on Unknown. She married Robert Moton II on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

2279024.

Ralph Gouge[454] was born about 1290 in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England[454]. He died on Unknown.

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2279025.

Alice Unknown[454] was born about 1295 in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England[454]. She died on Unknown.

Ralph Gouge and Alice Unknown were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1139512. i.

Geoffrey Bouge[454] was born about 1316 in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England[454]. He died in 1387[454]. He married Margaret Faucher on Unknown.

2279230.

William De Bohun son of Humphrey De Bohun and Elizabeth Plantaganet[402] was born in 1310[402]. He died in 1360[455].

2279231.

Eliabeth De Badlesmere[402] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Notes for Eliabeth De Badlesmere:

General Notes:

Elizabeth De Badlesmere was widow of Edmund Mortimet

 

 

William De Bohun and Eliabeth De Badlesmere were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1139615. i.

Elizabeth De Bohun[402] was born on Unknown. She married Richard Fitz Alan in 1359[402]. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Humphrey De Bohun[456] was born on Unknown. He married Joan Fitz Alan on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

2281472.

Henry de Ischam son of Robert de Ischam[450] was born in 1290[450]. He died on Unknown.

Henry de Ischam and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 1140736. i.

Henry de Ischam[450] was born in 1329 in England[450]. He died on Unknown.

2281520.

Thomas Greene[436] was born on Unknown.

2281521.

Lucy Zouche daughter of Eudo la Zouche and Millicent Cantelupe[436] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Thomas Greene and Lucy Zouche were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 1140760. i.

Henry Greene[436] was born on Unknown. He died in 1369[436]. He married Catherine Drayton on Unknown.

Generation 23
4558016.

William Moton II son of Robert Moton I and Sarah DeYorkshire[453] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

4558017.

Unknown Spouse was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

William Moton II and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

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+ 2279008. i.

William Moton III[453] was born on Unknown. He married Joan De LaZouch on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

4558460.

Humphrey De Bohun son of Humphrey De Bohun and Maud Fienles[402] was born in 1276[402]. He died on 16 Mar 1322 in Borough Bridge, England[456].

4558461.

Elizabeth Plantaganet daughter of Edward Plantaganet I and Eleanor of Castile[402] was born on 07 Aug 1282 in Rhuddlan Castle, Flintshire, Wale[456]. She died on 05 May 1316 in Quendon, Essex, England[456].

Notes for Elizabeth Plantaganet:

General Notes:

Elizabeth would only have been 5 years old when marriage to her first husband took place. This leads one to believe it was a marriage planned from agreement of parents and that something happened, death, etc., so that she was free to marry Humphrey De Bohun in 1302. This is purely supposition on my part, no documentation to prove this theory.

 

 

Humphrey De Bohun and Elizabeth Plantaganet were married on 14 Nov 1302 in Westminster, London, England[456]. They had the following children:

i.

Margaret De Bohun[456] was born on Unknown. She married Hugh De Courtenay on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Eleanor De Bohun[456] was born on Unknown. She married James Butler on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

+ 2279230. iii.

William De Bohun[402] was born in 1310[402]. He died in 1360[455]. He married Eliabeth De Badlesmere on Unknown.

4562944.

Robert de Ischam[450] was born in 1240[450]. He died on Unknown.

Robert de Ischam and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 2281472. i.

Henry de Ischam[450] was born in 1290[450]. He died on Unknown.

4563042.

Eudo la Zouche son of Alan la Zouche and Ela Elena Quincy[436] was born in 1244 in Ashby La Zouch, Leicestershire, England[457]. He died before 25 Jun 1279 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England[458].

Notes for Eudo la Zouche:

General Notes:

Eudo la Zouche, died 1279, bears, in St George's Roll, E336, gules bezanty a canton ermine.

 

 

4563043.

Millicent Cantelupe daughter of William de Cantilupe and Eva Braos[436] was born in 1250 in Calne, Wiltshire, England[458]. She died before 07 Jan 1299 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England[458].

Eudo la Zouche and Millicent Cantelupe were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 2281521. i.

Lucy Zouche[436] was born on Unknown. She married Thomas Greene on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Lord William Willard la Zouche[457] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

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ii.
iii.

Eleanor Zouche[457] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Eve Zouche[457] was born on Unknown. She died on 05 Dec 1314[457]. She married Maurice de Berkeley on Unknown.

Generation 24
9116032.

Robert Moton I[453] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

9116033.

Sarah DeYorkshire[453] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Robert Moton I and Sarah DeYorkshire were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 4558016. i.

William Moton II[453] was born on Unknown. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

9116920.

Humphrey De Bohun son of Humphrey De Bohun and Unknown Spouse[402] was born on Unknown. He died in 1298[402].

9116921.

Maud Fienles[402] was born on Unknown.

Humphrey De Bohun and Maud Fienles were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 4558460. i.

Humphrey De Bohun[402] was born in 1276[402]. He married Elizabeth Plantaganet on 14 Nov 1302 in Westminster, London, England[456]. He died on 16 Mar 1322 in Borough Bridge, England[456].

9116922.

Edward Plantaganet I son of Henry Plantaganet and Eleanor of Provence[459] was born on Unknown[459]. He died in 1307[459].

9116923.

Eleanor of Castile[459] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Edward Plantaganet I and Eleanor of Castile were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Eleanor Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

ii.

Edward li Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Joan of Acre Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Margaret Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

+ 4558461. v.

Elizabeth Plantaganet[402] was born on 07 Aug 1282 in Rhuddlan Castle, Flintshire, Wale[456]. She married Humphrey De Bohun on 14 Nov 1302 in Westminster, London, England[456]. She died on 05 May 1316 in Quendon, Essex, England[456].

9126084.

Alan la Zouche[457] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Notes for Alan la Zouche:

General Notes:

Alan la Zouche served in Gascony, 1294, and Flanders, 1297, and fought at the Battle of Falkirk, 1298.

 

He was present at the siege of Caerlaverock, 1300.

 

He died in 1314. His father and grandfather, both Alan, died in 1270 and 1295 respectively.

 

Alan appears in The Falkirk Roll, H8; The Caerlaverock Poem, K81; Glover's Roll, B85; & The Camden Roll, D105, where he bears

 

In the 26th year of King Henry III, Alan la Zouche had a military summons to attend the King into France, and in ten years afterwards had the whole county of Chester, and all North Wales placed under his government. In the 45th year of the same reign he obtained a charter for a weekly market at Ashby-la-Zouche, in Leicestershire and for two fairs in the year at Swavesey. About the same time he was constituted Warden of all the King's forests south of Trent, as also Sheriff of Northamptonshire. In the arbitration made by Louis, King of France between Henry III and the barons, he was one of the sureties on behalf of the king. In three years afterwards, he was constituted Constable of the Tower of London, and Governor of the castle at Northampton.

 

 

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Notes for Alan la Zouche:

General Notes:

Alan la Zouche served in Gascony, 1294, and Flanders, 1297, and fought at the Battle of Falkirk, 1298.

 

He was present at the siege of Caerlaverock, 1300.

 

He died in 1314. His father and grandfather, both Alan, died in 1270 and 1295 respectively.

 

Alan appears in The Falkirk Roll, H8; The Caerlaverock Poem, K81; Glover's Roll, B85; & The Camden Roll, D105, where he bears

 

In the 26th year of King Henry III, Alan la Zouche had a military summons to attend the King into France, and in ten years afterwards had the whole county of Chester, and all North Wales placed under his government. In the 45th year of the same reign he obtained a charter for a weekly market at Ashby-la-Zouche, in Leicestershire and for two fairs in the year at Swavesey. About the same time he was constituted Warden of all the King's forests south of Trent, as also Sheriff of Northamptonshire. In the arbitration made by Louis, King of France between Henry III and the barons, he was one of the sureties on behalf of the king. In three years afterwards, he was constituted Constable of the Tower of London, and Governor of the castle at Northampton.

 

 

9126085.

Ela Elena Quincy daughter of Roger de Quincy[457] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Alan la Zouche and Ela Elena Quincy were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

Roger la Zouche[457] was born on Unknown. He married Ela de Longespee on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

+ 4563042. ii.

Eudo la Zouche[436] was born in 1244 in Ashby La Zouch, Leicestershire, England[457]. He died before 25 Jun 1279 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England[458]. He married Millicent Cantelupe on Unknown.

9126086.

William de Cantilupe[457] was born about 1220 in Calne, Wiltshire, England[460]. He died on 25 Sep 1254 in Calstone, Wilts, England[460].

9126087.

Eva Braos daughter of William of Abergavenny de Braiose and Eve Marshall[457] was born in 1225 in England[460]. She died on 20 Jul 1255 in England[460].

William de Cantilupe and Eva Braos were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 4563043. i.

Millicent Cantelupe[436] was born in 1250 in Calne, Wiltshire, England[458]. She died before 07 Jan 1299 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England[458]. She married Eudo m Zouche on Unknown.

Generation 25
18233840.

Humphrey De Bohun son of Humphrey De Bohun and Maude Comte D'Eu[402] was born on Unknown. He died on 27 Aug 1265[402].

18233841.

Unknown Spouse[402] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Humphrey De Bohun and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

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+ 9116920. i.

Humphrey De Bohun[402] was born on Unknown. He died in 1298[402]. He married Maud Fienles on Unknown.

18233844.

Henry Plantaganet son of John Plantaganet and Isabelle of Angouleme[459] was born on Unknown[459]. He died in 1291[459].

18233845.

Eleanor of Provence[459] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

Henry Plantaganet and Eleanor of Provence were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 9116922. i.

Edward Plantaganet I[459] was born on Unknown[459]. He died in 1307[459]. He married Eleanor of Castile on Unknown.

ii.

Edmund Crouchback Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Margaret Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Beatrice Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

18252170.

Roger de Quincy[457] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

Roger de Quincy and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:

+ 9126085. i.

Ela Elena Quincy[457] was born on Unknown. She married Alan m Zouche on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

18252174.

William of Abergavenny de Braiose son of Reginald de Braiose and Grace de Briwere[460] was born about 1200 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales[460]. He died on 02 May 1230 in Wales[460].

18252175.

Eve Marshall[460] was born on Unknown.

William of Abergavenny de Braiose and Eve Marshall were married about 1220 in England[460]. They had the following children:

+ 9126087. i.

Eva Braos[457] was born in 1225 in England[460]. She died on 20 Jul 1255 in England[460]. She married William de Cantilupe on Unknown.

Generation 26
36467680.

Humphrey De Bohun son of Henry De Bohun and Unknown Spouse[402] was born on Unknown. He died in Dec 1274[402].

36467681.

Maude Comte D'Eu[402] was born on Unknown.

Humphrey De Bohun and Maude Comte D'Eu were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 18233840. i.

Humphrey De Bohun[402] was born on Unknown. He died on 27 Aug 1265[402]. He married Unknown Spouse on Unknown.

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36467688.

John Plantaganet son of Henry II Plantaganet and Eleanor of Aquitaine[459] was born in 1167[459]. He died in 1216[459].

36467689.

Isabelle of Angouleme[459] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

John Plantaganet and Isabelle of Angouleme were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 18233844. i.

Henry Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown[459]. He died in 1291[459]. He married Eleanor of Provence on Unknown.

ii.

Richard of Cornwall Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Joan Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Isabelle Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

v.

Eleanor Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

36504348.

Reginald de Braiose son of William de Braiose and Maud de Haia St. Valery[460] was born about 1175 in Bramber, Sussex, England[460]. He died in Jan 1228 in England[460].

36504349.

Grace de Briwere was born in 1180 in Horsley, Derby, England[460]. She died before 1215 in England[460].

Reginald de Braiose and Grace de Briwere were married about 1200 in England[460]. They had the following children:

+ 18252174. i.

William of Abergavenny de Braiose[460] was born about 1200 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales[460]. He married Eve Marshall about 1220 in England[460]. He died on 02 May 1230 in Wales[460].

Generation 27
72935360.

Henry De Bohun[402] was born in 1176[402]. He died in 1220[402].

Notes for Henry De Bohun:

General Notes:

The de Bohun Line

When the revolting barons forced King John of England to meet with them at Runnymede in June of 1215 to discuss grievances, Henry de Bohun was present. The final Charter was signed on 15 June 1215, and among those who signed as a surety was Henry de Bohun.

The de Bohun line continued to play an important part in English affairs through many generations. The family was a prominent one and intermarried with the highest ranking families of England. Henry de Bohun VIII, the 4th Earl of Hereford, 3rd Earl of Essex and Constable of England, married Elizabeth Plantaganet, daughter of Edward I, King of England. Most of the de Bohun men held various titles and many of their descendants were Knights of the Garter. The line descended to the Randolphs through Elizabeth de Bohun whose descendant married William Randolph of Little Haughton, Northamptshire and thuse became a maternal ancestor of the Randolph men who were emigrants to the American Colony of Virginia.

 

 

72935361.

Unknown Spouse[402] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

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Henry De Bohun and Unknown Spouse were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

+ 36467680. i.

Humphrey De Bohun[402] was born on Unknown. He died in Dec 1274[402]. He married Maude Comte D'Eu on Unknown.

72935376.

Henry II Plantaganet son of Geoffrey Plantaganet and Matilda Normand[459] was born on 25 Mar 1133[459]. He died on 06 Jul 1189[459].

72935377.

Eleanor of Aquitaine[459] was born in 1120. She died on Unknown.

Henry II Plantaganet and Eleanor of Aquitaine were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

i.

William Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

ii.

Henry Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

iii.

Matilda Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

iv.

Richard I Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

v.

Arthur Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. He died on Unknown.

vi.

Eleanor Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

vii.

Joan Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. She died on Unknown.

+ 36467688. viii.

John Plantaganet[459] was born in 1167[459]. He died in 1216[459]. He married Isabelle of Angouleme on Unknown.

73008696.

William de Braiose[460] was born about 1145 in Bramber, Sussex, England[460]. He died on 09 Aug 1211 in Corbeil, Paris, France[460].

73008697.

Maud de Haia St. Valery[460] was born about 1145 in Beckley, Oxfordshire, England[460].

William de Braiose and Maud de Haia St. Valery were married about 1165 in England[460]. They had the following children:

+ 36504348. i.

Reginald de Braiose[460] was born about 1175 in Bramber, Sussex, England[460]. He married Grace de Briwere about 1200 in England[460]. He died in Jan 1228 in England[460].

Generation 28
145870752.

Geoffrey Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown. He died in 1150[459].

145870753.

Matilda Normand[459] was born on Unknown.

Geoffrey Plantaganet and Matilda Normand were married on Unknown. They had the following children:

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i.

Geoffrey Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown.

ii.

William Plantaganet[459] was born on Unknown.

+ 72935376. iii.

Henry II Plantaganet[459] was born on 25 Mar 1133[459]. He died on 06 Jul 1189[459]. He married Eleanor of Aquitaine on Unknown.

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1

Family sources & personal knowledge.

2

Hunter Family.GED, Date of Import: Mar 29, 2000.

3

Personal knowledge.

4

Winston-Salem, NC Journal Obit.

5

"Luther Byrd Genealogy Notes" researched and written in 1942.

6

Moody Funeral Home Obit Page, Surry Co., NC.

7

Winston-Salem, North Carolina Journal Obits - Jun 3 2009.

8

Research & personal knowledge of Mary Frances Love Frye, Mount Airy, NC.

9

Ron Coleman research - r-mcoleman@juno.com.

10

1850 Surry Co., NC Federal Census.

11

This from research of Lorna Barrett, P.O. Box 6248, Mount Airy, NC 27030.

12

Phillip Judson Clark research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com pjudsonclark52@yahoo.com.

13

Research of Kyle Harrison - kyle.harrison@worldcom.ch.

14

Information from Jerry Hart, email address is JerryHart@prodigy.net.

15

Norma Bowen research - chestnut@rjia.net.

16

East Familes of SE United States- compiled by John E. Young, Marvin Decker and others -http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/eazier1/east/.

17

From Norma Bowen, chestnut@rjia.net.

18

Grave marker at Indian Grove Baptist Church, Surry Co., NC.

19

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~eazier1/East/Biography14.htm.

20

Information from Clifton Jessup, Mount Airy, NC.

21

"The Haymore Heritage" written by Phillip Harris, Apollo Beach, FL.

22

Surry Co., NC Marriage Records.

23

Simmons Family of Brunswick Co., VA and Surry Co., NC - Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com.

24

Social Security Death Index.

25

Social Security Death Index 1936-1996.

26

1870 Surry Co., NC Federal Census.

27

Phillip Clark research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com hiatt 22@surry.net.

28

Surry County, NC Heritage Book, Vol 11, Article 77, written by Jerry Lynn Cain and Rosa Lea Goad Lineback.

29

Indian Grove Cemetery List, provided by Norma Bowen of Mount Airy, NC.

30

Surry Co., NC Heritage Book, Vol. II, Article 331, written by Howard C. Hunter, Sr.

31

Rootsweb.com entry.

32

Research by Lucille Jackson Vernon, Winston-Salem, NC.

33

"Lucille Jackson Vernon Research" - by the late Lucille J. Vernon - formerly of Winston-Salem, NC.

34

Grave Marker at Westfield Friends Church, Surry Co., NC.

35

Surry Heritage Vol. II, article 494, written by Anna Pell Broadwell.

36

Scott Robinson research srobin0789@charter.net (worldconnect/rootsweb.com).

37

Research by Lorna Barret of South Jordan, UT.

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38

From Larry Shelton - found on research page by Sue Terhune sterhune@arenet.net.

39

surryadkingenealogy@yahoo.com - research of Larry Morris Shelton of Archdale, NC.

40

Research by Lorna Barrett, South Jordan,UT.

41

Research by Luther Byrd, Genealogist of Westfield Families.

42

Research by Kathleen Jessup Frye, LDS Records, Salt Lake City, UT.

43

Research & Personal Knowledge of Joyce Bunch, rosejoy@mindspring.com.

44

"The Grandfather Clause Registration Book", compiled by Clayton C. & Agnes M. Wells, Mount Airy, NC.

45

1860 Patrick Co., VA Federal Census.

46

Research & personal knowledge of Anna Gunter Dunkley, Westfield, NC.

47

From Larry Camp LCamp18936@aol.com.

48

From research by Larry Shelton - I found this on page submitted to Rootsweb/WorldConnect by Sue Terhune sterhune@arenet.net.

49

Stokes, North Carolina 1860 Census.

50

1860 Stokes, North Carolina Federal Census.

51

From death certificate.

52

Research & personal knowledge of Clifton Jessup, Mount Airy,NC.

53

"Cemetery Records of Rockingham and Stokes Counties of NC" compiled & published by the James Hunter Chapter of DAR - Madison, NC.

54

From Kevin Riddle Kriddle@bigfoot.com.

55

Rootsweb/WorldConnect.com.

56

Surry Co., NC Death Records.

57

World Family Tree Pedigree 3627, Vol. 13.

58

Information from "The Inman Compendium" address for this item: http://inman.surnameweb.org/scripts/igmdesc.cgi/n=Inman?12969.

59

From research of Richard Scott topfliter@aol.com.

60

Submitted to LDS Family Resources by Gary Ronald Hanson of 1236 Homestead Rd., Midway, UT 84049.

61

Based on birthdate of first child and to show this as first marriage.

62

Linda S. DePew research from email received on Jan 11, 2007 lsdepew@alltel.net.

63

Information from Debbie Thurman, drewanddebbie@aol.com.

64

Sketch written about the life of her mother by Nettie T. Christensen.

65

Ken Krull research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com kennykrull@msn.com.

66

Research & personal knowledge of Cheryl Meyers, Huntsville, Arkansas.

67

Research & Personal knowledge of Mary Frances Love Frye, Mount Airy, Surry Co., NC.

68

Ron Coleman research as submitted to worldconnect/rootsweb.com r-mcoleman@juno.com.

69

Information from Cindy Prior - email Doncinp@aol.com.

70

Henry, Virginia Census records - call # 444,942 - page 65, dwelling 923.

71

Arthur A Moore III research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com artmoore@email.com.

72

LDS IGI Records - Batch # M516009.

73

Research by Edith Hankins, Memphis, TN.

74

Information from Keith Parrish, Washington, DC.

75

World Family Tree Pedigree 2027, Vol. 9.

76

Carol Jo Huffington Menges research as submitted to worldconnect/rootsweb.com jhcjmenges@isp.com.

77

Research by David Hill, 1173E 1025S, Spanish Fork, UT 84660 dchill@earthlink.net.

78

Research by Robert Carroll, Stokes Co., NC Genealogist.

79

Internet source - "The Foose/Vest Family Home Page" - Eugene Mack Foose , 256 Cheyenne Drive, Paso Robles, CA 93446.

80

Diana Collins research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com brcollins@surry.net.

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81

Information received from Larry Shelton Sheltonsofsurry@genealogymail.com.

82

Burnett Family and Other Branches - submitted to Rootsweb/WorldConnect by Sue Terhune sterhune@arenet.net.

83

Henry County, VA Marriage Records.

84

From Wes Patterson wpatersn@wfubmc.edu.

85

From research of Larry Shelton surryadkingenealogy@yahoo.com.

86

Research of Philip Judson Clark pjudsonclark@yahoo.com (worldconnect/rootsweb.com).

87

Larry Shelton Research - larryshelton@northstate.net.

88

World Family Tree Pedigree Vol. I.

89

Research & personal knowledge of Larry Shelton, 125 Englewood St., Archdale, NC.

90

Information from Yvonne S. Cameron ycameron@midwest.net.

91

last child born in 1817.

92

The Pioneer Francis Family - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/7626/johnfrancis3.html Phil Tinsley Jldplt@aol.com.

93

Edith Simmons Vaden research submitted to Stokes Co., NC Heritage Book, Vol II, article 674.

94

Research of Trisha Hull Donovan as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com Havasu4US@msn.com.

95

Wanda O'Neal from Smithfield, NC research.

96

Research of Kevin as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com kevinomreb@comcast.net.

97

Kyle Harrison research as per email (see notes on Aibgale Cox) kyle.harrison@worldcom.ch.

98

Philip Clark research from worldconnect/rootsweb.com kyle32292000@yahoo.com.

99

Gwen Boyer Bjorkman research gwenbj@seanet.com.

100

GEDCOM provided by Jim Williams from Inman Compendium jim76501@vvm.com.

101

Research & personal knowledge of Frances Love Shaw, Mount Airy, NC.

102

"Inman Compendium" hosted by Jim Williams - http://inman.surnameweb.org/index.html.

103

From research of Jerry Sineath - jsneezy1@aol.com.

104

Jerry Sineath research - Jsneezy1@aol.com.

105

Cheryl Meyers research - Meyers7@gateway.net.

106

LDS Family Search Ancestral File.

107

From Pittman Data Bank - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bevwmson/pittmandatabank.html.

108

From Hemphill Family History - submitted to Rootsweb.com by Jerald L Hemphill jlhemphill@inorbit.com.

109

From William Bryant - wmfbryant@hotmail.com.

110

Surry Co., NC Heritage Book, Article # 702, Vol. 1, written by Alice Taylor Peele.

111

Donn B. Tipton research pa_tipton@yahoo.com.

112

Henry County, VA 1850 Census Records.

113

Information from Donn Tipton, on GenForum - pa_tipton@hotmail.com.

114

based on birth date of first child.

115

Cindy Bishop Fentress research morphis2@msn.com.

116

From Morris K. Jackson, Nacogdoches, Texas mojack@inu.net.

117

Information from Pauline of Collinsville, VA - tweety23_97@yahoo.com.

118

Phillip Clark research as submitted to worldconnect/rootsweb.com kyle32292000@yahoo.com.

119

"Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup" compiled by William Jessup Cleaver - published by Gateway Press,Baltimore, MD 1989:.

120

Information I received from Lorna Booth, a descendant of Curtis and Ruth Beales Jackson. Her address P.O. Box 806, Louisville, GA 30434-0806.

121

Hinshaw's Book on Qauker Genealogy.

122

Research & personal knowledge of John Rider, Enid, OK, 3002 N. Grant St., Enid, OK 73703.

123

From Joe Willard Snyder joe.snyder@prodigy.net.

124

Information from Lena Turney, Westfield, NC (descendant of Amer Jackson).

125

Research by the late Luther Byrd in 1942.

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126

based on wedding date of William's second marriage.

127

Research and Personal Knowledge of Beth Cox Rowe, El Paso, Texas.

128

Research & personal knowledge of Lori Jeffries, Carmel, IN.

129

Research done by Robert R. Hill and his notes were shared by Deborah Soper pcjenkin@facstaff.wisc.edu.

130

World Family Tree Pedigree 2912, Vol 5.

131

Information from Richard Barnes, 416 Wind Haven Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27104, richard.barnes3@att.net.

132

World Family Tree Pedigree 2587, Vol. 2.

133

date used to designate this as fourth marriage.

134

William Smith research - TremontLdg@aol.com.

135

Internet source - http://cgibin1.erols.com/fmoran/vest.html.

136

Research & Personal Knowledge of Marsha Dameron email address m_dameron@hotmail.com.

137

Research & Personal Knowledge of Marsha Dameron email address m_dameron@hotmail.com.

138

Research by Robert Carroll - Stokes Co., NC Genealogist.

139

The research of Linda Banner - mbanner@singnet.com.sg 41 Lim Tai See Walk, Singapore 267803.

140

Internet Source - http://cgibin1.erols.com/fmoran/vest.html.

141

The research of Darrell Oakford darrelljo@shaw.ca.

142

Research of Pat Nielsen from worldconnect/rootsweb.com PATNIELSEN@ATT.NET.

143

Lori Lynn Williams research - laftrsings@yahoo.com.

144

Sue Terhune research as submitted to worldconnect/rootsweb.com est3739@comcast.net.

145

Wes Patterson research - wpatersn@wfubmc.edu.

146

From Larry Shelton surryadkingenealogy@yahoo.com.

147

Warren Forsythe research genealogy122@ELLTEL.NET.

148

From research by Vic Durham, shared with Violet Carter violet@willowgleninn.com.

149

Research collected from worldconnect/rootsweb.com - submitted by Phillip Clark kyle32292000@yahoo.com.

150

Research of Roger as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com genealogy@robtyn.us.

151

A research by Theresa Vlasnik tjvlasnik@alltel.net.

152

Research of Rogene Mahaffey from worldconnect/rootsweb.com Scates1782@aol.com.

153

Rogene Mahaffey research as submitted to worldconnect/rootsweb.com Scates1782@aol.com.

154

Bedford Co., VA Marriage Records.

155

Pittsylvania, Virginia Marriage Records.

156

From research found on Inman Compendium - site sponsored by Jim Williams jim76501@vvm.com.

157

WFT - Vol. 16 - pedigree # 0171.

158

Simmons Family of Brunswick Co., VA and Surry Co., NC, submitted to Rootsweb.com by HGwen Boyer Bjorkman - gwenbj@seanet.com.

159

Surry Co., NC Heritage Book, Article # 543, Vol. 2, written by Laurie Simmons King Smith.

160

"Lots of Southwest Virginia Families" researched, compiled and submitted by Brenda Marshall Inman, inmanp@psln.com.

161

Marriages of Surry Co., NC 1779-1868 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982) page 44 - by Brett H. Holcomb.

162

Simmons Papers found at Surry Comm. College, Dobson, NC.

163

Surry Co., NC Heritage Book, Vol I, article # 313, written by Paula Key Stanley.

164

From Gwen Boyer Bjorkman gwenbj@seanet.com.

165

Research of John Gearhart JGEARSHIFT@aol.com.

166

Research & personal knowledge of Dayton Love, Marysville, WA - email - macluv@premier 1.net.

167

Seth Ward of Henrico Co., VA & His Descendants by Brenda Helen Keck Reed - BrendReed@aol.com.

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168

Information from WorldConnect-Rootsweb web site - donated by Mitch Martin - mmartin1@carolina.rr.com.

169

Gerald Hankins Johnston research as submitted to worldconnect/rootsweb.com gerald.h.johnston@cox.net.

170

Sue Sautermeister research of her ancestry - sue_sautermeister@yahoo.com.

171

"Hamon Beall Family" researched, compiled and submitted to RootsWeb by Gen Hammon ghamon@tecinfo.com.

172

Sherry Petersen research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com mato@gohighspeed.com.

173

Virginians - Family History - researched and submitted to www.virginians.com by John W. Pritchett.

174

Donn B. Tipton research pa_tipton@yahoo.com.

175

Sandy Carneiro - descendant of Robert Mills and Mary Hopkins-Faye Caynor - Henry Co. VA Will Book 4 p.71 - Wm. Mills, dated 5-4-1827, proved 11-1831.

176

Sources: -Sandy Carneiro , descendent of Robert Mills & Mary Hopkins-Faye Caynor, Mills descendent-

Henry County, VA Will Book 4, p. 71 (Wm. Mills, dated: 5-4-1827, proved: 11-14- 1831)

177

Research by Lucille Jackson Vernon, Deceased - formerly of Winston-Salem, NC - (noted Jackson genealogist).

178

From Nancy Roney Mitchell tnmitchell@juno.com.

179

Research of Lucille Jackson Vernon -.

180

Research & personal knowledge of Jeanne Jessup Wilson, Bountiful, UT.

181

Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, Vol. 1 Cane Creek MM, Alamance Co., NC.

182

Research by Mrs. Lindley Pike in 1933 & made available in1977 by Mrs. Oscar Morton of Richmond, IN.

183

Research & Personal Knowledge of Burnis Argo, 1720 S. Rankin St., Edmond, OK 73013.

184

Research & personal knowledge of Mary Lee Jessup Bailey, Bartlesville, OK.

185

Research & personal knowledge of Gayle Sieg, Mequon, WI.

186

Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, Vol. 1, New Garden MM, Guilford Co., NC.

187

Information received from Alex Thompson, Tucson, AZ AlexSThomp@aol.com.

188

Web Site - Descendants of Matthias Marriott -.

189

"A History & Genealogy of the Gookin Family" written by Richard N. Gookin, shared with me by Pete Hamilton of VA petehamilton@hotmail.com.

190

World Family Tree Pedigree 3743, Vol 2.

191

Wanda Randle research wanda5@charter.net.

192

Research by Byron Hill, email at GBH333@aol.com.

193

Leah Heiden research - w.heiden@cox.net.

194

Randolph Family File.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 7, 2000.

195

Research by Dee Martin, Tigard, OR.

196

Bodie, IX, p. 194 - Karen L. Salisbury, ksalisbury@widomaker.com - Ethel Koger ethelk@poncacity.net -.

197

Research by William R. Martin, Tulsa, OK 74146 email address captriley@msn.com.

198

:Southside Virginia Families" by John Bennett Boddie - page 228 states Elizabeth Frances Jones, daughter of John Jones, married Joel Halbert abt 1740.

199

HOPKINS - family information submitted to Rootsweb.World Connect by Patsy Herring tommy@mesh.net.

200

Darrell Elder research dkenis@citlink.net.

201

Information from the research of Brandi Womble - email address is: Thmaster5@aol.com.

202

Winston-Salem NC Journal Newspaper Obit Oct 18 2009.

203

From Old Rappahannock & Essex Co. Marriages - Book D27, page 71.

204

Don Ayers research submitted by email in September 2009 ayers.don@gmail.com.

205

From Melissa Anderson - Melanderso@aol.com.

206

Research & Personal Knowledge of Marsha Dameron email address m_dameron@hotmail.com.

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based on date of second marriage.

208

Internet Source - "the Foose/Vest Family Home Page" Eugene Mack Foose, 256 Cheyenne Dr., Paso Robles, CA 93446.

209

Norma Thompson, a descendant ofThomas Vest, shared this on Vest Family GedCom.

210

A research done by Ronald Vest found on Rootsweb's WorldConnect ronvest@myfamily.com.

211

Information from Beverly Gibson, a descendant of John and Ann Bakes Vest - kgibson@strato.net.

212

Informatoin received from Ralph L. Vest - his email address is rvest@ipa.net.

213

Tom Land research - gtrland@yahoo.com.

214

http://juluiemorrison.com/gen/banner/rr01_003.htm.

215

From Faye Jarvis Moran's Website http://users.erols.com/fmoran/briggs.html.

216

Information from Tom Land, a Vest descendant - gtrl@.

217

From Banner Family Bible and as reported on web page of Allan and Lisa Higgins awhiggin@cdc.net.

218

Banner History researched and prepared by Julie Morrison - http://juliemorrison.com/gen/banner/rr01_001.htm#P2325.

219

Milly Storey Holmes Research - mmb@sylacauganet.com.

220

Research from Barry as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com barryburdett@hotmail.com.

221

Thomas Chapman research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com oddball990@yahoo.com.

222

Hunter George research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com GeorgeHortonFam@cs.com.

223

Research of Dexter Francis - Dexter.Francis@lumenis.com.

224

Web Site http://www.graham.ourfamily.com/gedpage/fam00813.htm.

225

LDS IGI Records.

226

Rogene Mahaffey research Scates1782@aol.com.

227

Pittsylvania, Virginia Will Book II, page 257.

228

Research of Richard Anthony from email recieved on Apr 2 2007 richbillanthony@sbcglobal.net.

229

Vital Statistical Records of Pittsylvania, Virginia.

230

Book - "The Boaz Family Ancestors and Descendants" written in 1999 by Robert V. Boaz of Kansas City, MO.

231

Research of Jennie Anderson Vanillaheart@aol.com (WorldConnect/Roostweb.com).

232

Research of Denise Kellum dkellum@reflector.msstate.edu.

233

Joel Hager research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com joel.hager@us.army.mil.

234

Denise Kellum researched this - dkellum@reflector.msstate.edu.

235

Jayson Green research as submitted to worldconnect/rootsweb.com jvgreen@lanset.com.

236

Bob Ellis research as shared by email received 4/30/2008 - bobincolumbia@aol.com.

237

Thomas A. Stobie research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com stobie@sprynet.com.

238

Research & personal knowledge of Linda J. Chavez 1130 W. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85013 email Starrgaz@aol.com.

239

World Family Tree Pedigree 3618, Vol. 12.

240

Information from Rockne Johnson, of Seattle, WA.

241

Wade Hinshaw's Book of Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I.

242

Research & Personal Knowledge of Edward M. Holt, 396 Stones River Rd., LaVergne, TN 37086, email address emholt@worldnet.att.net.

243

Rikki Love research webpage - http://ancientnames.250free.com/descendants_of_john_love.htm.

244

Research & personal knowledge of Ted Kaufman, 3141 Talismen Drive, Dallas, Texas 75229.

245

Research of Lee Bain ljbain@fidnet.com (received per email Aug 17 2009).

246

From Rikki Love research on website http://ancientnames.250free.com/Welcome%20Page.htm.

247

From Donna Johnson - bounty@carolina.rr.com.

248

Transcript from Bible of Jane T. Love and Moses E. Kistler- found at http://www.mecklenburg.homestead.com/Research.html.

249

From http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/7314/Farmer/thomas.html.

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From http://friscia.rootsweb.com/genea/friscia-generations/thomas-farmer.html.

251

From Griffin and Hutchenson - Branches and a Few Twings - Lee Ann Griffin lagriffin@mindspring.com.

252

Information from Research by Thomas G. Untiedt, tuntiedt@smyth.net.

253

Gerald Hankins Johnston research as submitted to worldconnect/rootsweb.com gerald.b.johnston@cox.net.

254

Research of Christie Holmes clh26@georgetown.edu (worldconnect/rootsweb.com.

255

Research of Christie Holmes clh26@georgetown.edu (worldconnect/rootsweb.com).

256

Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, Vol. 1, Perquimans Co., NC MM.

257

Jessup Charts, Carl H. Hawkins, Richmond, Virginia.

258

worldconnect/rootsweb.com.

259

Information from Pete Hamilton, 68 Log Cabin Lane, Buena Vista, VA 24416 - petehamilton@hotmail.com.

260

Information from Carolyn Montgomery as submitted to Rootsweb WorldConnect - csprings@mcsi.net.

261

From research of Richard Savell rsavell@ayrix.net.

262

Information from Karen Salisbury as submitted to Rootsweb - ksalisbury@ccsinc.com.

263

From Caldwell Family History - http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/l/Joshua-Caldwell/index.html.

264

"Dave's Genealogy", researched, compiled and submitted to Rootsweb.com by David Prins prins@brockhouse.com.

265

"Descendants of John Rolfe" - Web site of Betty Ahlene Fletcheer of San Antonia, Texas 78247 ahlene@ix.netcom.com.

266

Research by Loretta Mozelle Lewis Dallas - lmld@wcc.net.

267

From Web Site: http://www.prestridge.com/gene/wrand.htm.

268

Ted D. Jones research - tj3227@cablelynx.com.

269

Information from Rafe Padgett - from GenForum on WWW.

270

Information found on Web Site http://home.earhtlink.net/~jaswhite/ Owners of site are James and Jerry White.

271

From Rootsweb submission by J.D. Weeks jd@weeks.net.

272

Date based on birth date of first child.

273

"White Family Ancestry and Related Clans" researched by Jim White jaswhite@earthlink.net.

274

Web Site of Tom Land - gtrl@esper.com - he is a descendant of the Vests.

275

Deed Abstract Book # 1, p. 335 of Campbell Co., VA.

276

Elizabeth Lahey research hl7756@aol.com.

277

Jim White research jaswhite@earthlink.net.

278

Susan Watts research from worldconnect/rootsweb.com swatts213@aol.com.

279

From Web Page of Allan and Lisa Higgins - awhiggin@cdc.net.

280

Janice Mauldin Castleman research from worldconnect/rootsweb.com Post-em - castle96@flash.net.

281

The Pioneer Francis Family - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/7626/johnfrancis3.html and/or Phil Tinsley Jldplt@aol.com.

282

Descendant Register File from submission to Rootsweb.com by Theresa Vlasnik tjvlasnik@alltel.net.

283

A research by Theresa Vlasnik tjvlasnik@alltel.net.

284

Research of R. C. Karnes from worldconnect/rootsweb.com arciek@juno.com.

285

Don Galloway research galloway@intr.net.

286

John Clinard research - johnandlil@comcast.net.

287

Research found on "Carrie's Family Tree" on worldconnect/rootsweb.com RCKarnes arciek@juno.com.

288

Dwight Sharpe research dasharpe@aol.com.

289

Lynn Bouchard research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com hopalongnets@netscape.net.

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290

GEDCOM provided by Jim Williams on worldconnect/rootsweb.com from Inman Compendium jim76501@vvm.com.

291

Other genealogist show that Ezekiel John Inman was born in England.

292

Research of Richard Anthony from email received on Apr 13 2007 - richbillanthony@sbcglobal.net.

293

Not sure she is child of Benjamin.

294

Just a guess.

295

Phillip Clark research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com pjudsonclark52@yahoo.com.

296

Descendants of John Coffey - submitted to Rootsweb's WorldConnect Project - http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=coffey-john&id.

297

Lynn Jordan research - BOOGHOOG@aol.com.

298

Chastity Hall research - hchastity1974@yahoo.com.

299

David Rauschkolb research - omnifactor@yahoo.com.

300

Gwen Bjorkman research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com gwenbj@seanet.com.

301

From "The Hiatt/Hiett/Hyatt Genealogy and Family History, compiled by Larry Anderson.

302

Vicki Smith research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com parkershores@yahoo.com.

303

David DeWitt Lavies research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com laviesf@bellsouth.net.

304

Research & Personal Knowledge of Bonnie Hamilton - ribart@worldnet.att.net.

305

Rebecca Ladd's research as found on rootsweb.com/worldconnect - rladdl@aol.com.

306

From "The Sharp Family Line" created Mar 9, 1997 by Robert M. Sharp, 668 S. 7th St., West Dundee, IL 60118 sharprm@megsinet.net.

307

Brian Parks research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com bparks79@hotmail.com.

308

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pda/wc14/wc14_439.htm.

309

http://friscia.rootsweb.com/genea/friscia-generations/thomas-farmer.html.

310

"Perdue and Associates" researched, compiled and submitted to RootsWeb by Janet King JPerdue192@aol.com.

311

"Our Van Valkenburg Family" research, compiled and submitted to Rootsweb Web Page by Joyce Van Valkenburg - joycevan@gulftel.com.

312

Gerald Hankins Johnston research as submitted to worldconnect/rootsweb.com shows Margaret as mother of Thomas' children, but she died in 1670.

313

Ancestors & Family of Steve & Jo Ann Moody - http://www.geocities.com/astromood/pafg159.htm.

314

World Family Tree Pedigree 2615, Vol. I.

315

Miles White, Quaker who transcribed the Chuckatuck MM records.

316

Jim Small research jimsmall@direcway.com.

317

Clark & Dawson Ancestors submitted to WorldConnect.Rootsweb.com by Roger Clark rogerclarke2@home.net.

318

Anita Bouck research as submitted to worldconnect/rootsweb.com abouck1@netzero.net.

319

Richmond County, VA. Will Book5, page 184.

320

Singleton Webpage hosted by Eldon and Rennie Johnson http://duskcamp.itgo.com/indexgen.htm.

321

Gayla Peterson research from worldconnect/rootsweb.com - montanashutterbug@yahoo.com.

322

From John T. Halbert "The Pocahontas Connection" halbert@mail3.bunt.com.

323

From the will of John Cook of St. Annes Parish, Essex Co., VA, made March 3, 1726 and proved June 20, 1727.

324

From chuckens@prodigy.net - Rootsweb/Worldconnect.com.

325

From chuckens@prodigy.net - Rootsweb/WorldConnect.com.

326

From Hopkins - Patsy Herring - tommy@mesh.net.

327

Direct Descendants for Dorothy Lane - equilla@psnw.com.

328

"The Hardin-Cronin Family Home Page" by Julia Patricia Hardin of 1607 Agawels Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919, ideasandimages@mindspring.com.

329

Ancestors and Descendants of John W. Randolph of Pope Co., IL - submitted on webpage http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/8617/randolph.htm.

330

From Web Site: http://www.prestridge.com/gene/wrand.html.

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331

Information from GenCircle Web Site.

332

James W. O"Bannon research as found at worldconnect/rootsweb.com aero1918@bellsouth.net.

333

Information from Carol Sandburg SSandberg@sprintmail.com.

334

Gillespie/Vest Research - mailmehere99206@yahoo.com.

335

From Rootweb submission by J.D. Weeks jd@weeks.net.

336

Research of Jim White jaswhite@earthlink.net.

337

Susan L. Watts research swatts213@aol.com.

338

Susan Watts research swatts213@aol.com.

339

Carroll Kin Folk - research by Michael Carroll carroll@americancarroll.com.

340

Philip Taylor research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com philip.taylor@raymondjames.com.

341

Sondra Bateman research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com sbb0004@aol.com.

342

K. Kennedy research - kkennedy@cowtown.net.

343

Chelsea Hoff research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com cyd-hoff@msn.com.

344

Inman Compendium compiled by Jim Williams - jm76501@vvm.com.

345

Report found at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/2298/stappdes.html.

346

Gene P. & Martha A. Stepp Home Page - gstepp1@suddenlink.net (as submitted to worldconnect/rootsweb.com.

347

Matt Burnett research - johnburn@im3.com.

348

Randall Fields research - RWFields@aol.com.

349

From research of Matt Burnett johnburn@iniS.com.

350

Gene P. & Martha A. Stepp Home Page - gstepp1@suddenlink.net (as submitted to.

351

Research taken from worldconnect/rootsweb.com that was submitted by "Irisheyes" - redbirdacres@gmail.com.

352

"Weatherbys of Southern NJ/West Jersey/Long Island" researched by Eugene James Weatherby weterb@bendnet.com.

353

"The Sharp Family of Southern New Jersey, by Alblert Sterling Adams 1981, revised 1982 LDS, SLC, UT.

354

Information from Eugene James Weatherby - found on Rootsweb - his email address is weterb@bendnet,com.

355

Whitson Family History - submitted by Rick Whitson rlwhitson@yahoo.com.

356

The Ward research found at http://www.virginians.com/redirect.htm?topics&3536.

357

From Kirk, Honeycutt, Mowery, White, Elam, Haws, Lockwood, Etc - submitted to Rootsweb.com by Gene Kirk ekirk@preferred.com.

358

From Lee Ann Griffin lagriffin@mindspring.com - Web Site "Griffin and Hutcheson: Branches and a Few Twigs".

359

Research of David M. Rusher dmrrun@yahoo.com (worldconnect/rootsweb.com).

360

From "Bryant/Faulkner" submitted to Rootsweb.com - World Connect by William Bryant wmfbryant@hotmail.com.

361

Ancestry of Allen Grinnell Cleaver and Martha Irene Jessup, compiled by William Jessup Cleaver.

362

"Robertson/Sanders in the US" - researched by Jeannette Schleigh - jette@jettestream.com.

363

Information from Donna Sears Chernick at DRCHERNICK@prodigy.net.

364

World Family Tree Pedigree 5227, Vol. 2.

365

World Family Tree Pedigree 2616, Vol. 9.

366

"Mullins Family Genealogy" researched by Ken Mullins Kenm@writeme.com.

367

Research of Jim Small - jimsmall@direcway.com.

368

Rootsweb.com.

369

Virginia Colonial Abstracts - King & Queen Co., (Essex Co. Extracts) published in Mar 1987 in the Holbert Herald, Vol. 5, No. 1.

370

Research of Sam Womack - samsawadee@qwest.net.

371

Margie Wellwood research dwellwood@aol.com.

372

worldconnect/rootsweb.com - chuckens@prodigy.net.

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Internet Source - Home Page of Loretta Mozelle Lewis of Dallas, Texas - email address lmld@wcc.net.

374

Information from Susan Wedig - wedigs@strato.net.

375

Research & Personal Knowledge of Betty Ahlene Fletcher, San Antonio, Texas 78247, email address ahlene@ix.netcom.com.

376

From World Family Tree CD - Vol 2, Pedigree 699.

377

From Rootsweb/WorldConnect submitted by Ronald Vest at foxpoint@compuserve.com.

378

Research of Judy Hart judyd@prodigy.net.

379

Scott Williams research scott_williams@hotmail.com.

380

James Henry Mims, IV research JHMIMS4@aol.com.

381

Larry Chesebro' research Larry@Chesebro.net.

382

This date has not been documented according to Coffey researchers.

383

From research of James Albury james_albury@hotmail.com.

384

Annis Jean Patee pateeaj@hotmail.com.

385

"Ancestors of Joel N. Swink" researched by Joel N. Swink - swinkj@prodigy.net.

386

Information from Karen Kay Malllumian's Web Page - karenm@tiadon.com - (706 Maple, Lomar, MO 64759).

387

Robert A. Cobb research racobb@verizon.net.

388

Bill Abrams research - TEIncNJ@aol.com.

389

From Rootsweb/WorldConnect - submitted by Paulette Faulkner - sparrowsma@hotmail.com.

390

My Family Tree - submitted to Rootsweb/World Connect.com by Jan Weisenfels jaweisenfels@aol.com.

391

Belinda Bailey research from worldconnect/rootsweb.com Electec12V@msn.com.

392

His wife's parish records show she was a widow when she died.

393

Burial Records at parish in Yorkshire, Eng.

394

According to a will dated 15 Oct 1650.

395

Cheryl McGraw research mookie37@yahoo.com.

396

"Burke-Ansley, Two Great Families" researched by John Luddy BUrke, Jr. jackburke@prodigy.net.

397

Neil S. Smith research sieben@prodigy.net.

398

Elaine Hendricks research ehend@lakemartin.net.

399

John T. Halbert notes - from Ancestry Message Boards = Halbert.

400

Eric Nielson's Family Tree - Norma Nielson nnielson@ucalgary.ca.

401

Scott Foster response found on Ironmonger GenForum.

402

de Bohun line was found in National Society of DAR of NC Genealogical Reports Commission, 1948-49, Vol. 5 and Dictionary of National Biography, Vol.II.

403

Research from Shirley Bosco per post-em note - nov 14 2008 - SSBosco@aol.com.

404

Information from Julia Patricia Hardin on her web site "The Hardin-Cronin Home Page" ideasandimages@mindspring.com.

405

Information from World Connect at Rootsweb.Com.

406

From Web Page: http://resources.rootsweb.com/surname/r/y/RYLAND.

407

Posted on Internet by Walter Ryland on 18 Mar 2001 - wryland@aol.com.

408

Rootsweb/WorldConnect Entry.

409

World Family Tree CD - Vol. 2, Pedigree 699.

410

World Family Tree CD - Vol 2, Pedigree 699.

411

Sharon Van Ausdoll research - sharon60516@msn.com.

412

Family History of Edward Bailey - from http://www.virginians.com/topics/1174.htm.

413

Cheri Burnet research bncburnet@comcast.net.

414

"Tom Bombaci, Jr's Family Tree, Branches, and Twigs" researched by Tom Bombaci, Jr., roadrunr@7cities.net.

415

"Golomon" research by rshannon@mail.utexas.edu.

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416

Beverly R. Baughn research - bluuky@yahoo.com.

417

Amanda Werhane research - werhane@hotmail.com.

418

Lois Johnson research from worldconnect/rootsweb.com LOE14@aol.com.

419

World Family Tree CD - Vol 3, Pedigree 678.

420

Information from World Family Tree CD, Vol. 3, Pedigree 678.

421

"Sears GEDCOM" researched by Donna Sears Chernick DRCHERNICK@prodigy.net.

422

Doug McDonald response on Ironmonger GenForum.

423

Information from the research of Richard Flanery, a descendant of the LANE/RANDOLPH family.

424

"Alaine's Family Tree" researched by Alaine Presiado equilla@psnw.com.

425

Connie Brown research conniehendry@yahoo.com.

426

From http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/1001/Powhatantree.gn.

427

Internet Source - from web site on Genealogy.Com Search for Family - under a search for Jane Bolling -.

428

Information from http://members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-28.html.

429

Candi Seaton research - seaton@crosswind.net.

430

John Crunk research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com jcrunk@comcast.net.

431

Ellen Perdue research - S9236@aol.com.

432

Sharon Burress research bookwyrmb@aol.com.

433

Anderson Estes Family Otis Anderson otisinhotville@prodigy.net.

434

From Deanna Warren dwarren@bctonline.com.

435

From World Family Tree CD - Vol 3, pedigree 678.

436

David Wooten research DW@webitectpro.com.

437

Howard & Meredith Family Lines - Barbara Meredith Howard bjhow@bellsouth.net.

438

Cathy D. Mack research - ksmack@earthlink.net.

439

Kenneth Koch research kennethkoch@home.com.

440

Information from Internet "Ancestors fo Louise Elizabeth Westman" email address of researcher - pam.donahue@usa.net.

441

Gunn and Burruss Families of VA submitted to worldconnect/rootsweb.com.

442

he was killed in WWII.

443

Mark R. Griggs research - markgriggs@mac.com.

444

Dr. Zeus research - submitted to WorldConnect Rootsweb.com by dr_zeus@hotmail.com.

445

Amanda Werhane research - werhane@hotmail.com.

446

Bob Ellis research as shared by email received 4/30/2008 - bobincolumbia@aol.comBob Ellis research as shared by email received 4/30/2008 - bobincolumb.

447

Sam Sloan research - samsloan@ishipress.com.

448

Jim Edwards research - jim@hugen.net.

449

This data from research by Barbara - beeskep@aol.com.

450

Kevin R. Marsh research kevinomreb@comcast.net.

451

Sarah Carter research - sa_me@rocketmail.com.

452

Rod Petree research per.

453

Sarah Carter research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com sa_me@rocketmail.com.

454

James K. Malone research as found on worldconnect/rootsweb.com jimpup@aol.com.

455

Website: http://members.tripod.com/n2myroots/debohun.htm -.

456

From http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/Database/D0019/18324.html.

457

"A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire" (1866) by Burke - ppages 598-599.

458

http://www.tomkinshome.com/familyweb/aqwg193.htm.

459

Research from http://www.otway.com/family/620.html - descendants of Henry de Bohun.

460

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~degroff/pafg426.htm.

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Preparer: Mary   Jo Martin Address: 6456 S. Zither Place
Boise, Idaho 83709
USA
Phone: 208-362-9747
Email: jomartin01@msn.com
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