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m:m whll ",,~ only thl.' e~e~l!en~e of hi~ ::n.c~tr)' 10 b""~l of.
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}I,'(H" R~" ~m'cJl IJ\'''~'' \I, 1I',,,hil!~.[trm. D. C., 1 ~'j:l 7: 'f)w ,'I
l\"m~ of POPE ;'1 ~~Id t" haw I"",n "r t~\ti1\ ori!:;" lI11(\ to
have or i!rinl!!ly 'M~l\t "[.. the!'," !to i . tiwIlght probable that
lh" ""me ... a~ UI~CJl hltu \': 10::1:<,,([ ,,100,,1 the Un1" of th,·
ItOnlaIL oCCUp:,t!OIl of \Jrit,dn, [II t he yc.'w ·165 A.lL or 1m_
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fore. Ccr lll inly Ih"rc W,II!:I 83"01\ 10WII ~~ ned 1'00>1~II,UI '.,:
(bome of I 'OI '~:) prior 10.> th ... time of t he Korman ; "v~sion
of ElIj(buul in 10l>!;, ll",1 it j~ thought )IT,,I,,,I)I~ l 11 ~t lhir, tllwn
. r."cin~l it~ n;I1l\C f rom a I"" " ,,,,,,, eo] 1'(l1'~: III :1ll c~rly
I dak.
Fain;!;"" of lh'l 1\:l.1n" of POP!;: we'"e ';,U' ir "!tl, ,,t.(~<i ill
,he ","I!lli,,~ <>r 0 :</(,)'<1. S\l~"cx. Ii:en!, [),,"O ". J),) .. "d , 1'01'1[,
Hcd~, s,<!op. S"trU\\I, O)l'",mll "",1 XOI'th:ll11pt01\, ;"1 we!!
b in tile city "r [,ond1ll\.
Of Lhe O.,for<l~hi r~ ii nc of H.e r:uuill·, Olle 'l'hon"'~ " o l'e
W~~ 1i,·inK in l"~ .'·.~~r 1:!R7 and j., hcliewd to ll"vc boon Inc
ml(C~.1 or of Jolon 1" )JI1l who w".~ marri<:d In the c~ rly lmrt
or t h.' (,fjoollth f~n t"r.l· to, (;r:Je~ ~iml>l;n" , by Wh ...111 he hn d
i:~. ll ~ '" WilI;", n, \\")11) Wa~ llw faU,,'r M J oh n :l11 ll1'110111:O ",
I){ who'" the li)",'1 w:. ~\ thn ".ther of " 'Wl m\med William ,
\'."ho l\"n~ "l"l",.t~,1 ih· ~t 10:,,,·1 of Down and Iln Tlm 1\( n"lth·\>et.
!l"~ta"d. ')'h i. Wllllnm w,," til" ("the.· nf 'l'h'111\lL~ anJ Wit-
lia m. of WhOlll t hp. '~u,\(l had" """ "am~ tl 'I'Jmmml, who
~"""e~d"d to lite r"mil)· e~l at~~ "ftc,· t he dllnl h of hi~ " "de
wilhout malc le>oue. bul left" only (""",Ie hei r;' hi\ll8C!r.
o r the Suffolk "r",,(h oi t he fl.mily, one !t:Il"h I'ope w:tS
living at the h~~:in:ll n~ of the f01uieenlh ( \'ntUl")' ;md ... ~s
th e fanl~r "I ~t " 'Il~t, on~ ~on . ~ir William p'-'J)(!. ~ nd prob-
ably 1,:.,1 {)th~ ... ;'l clu (iJ!llr th e .John I'0JlC wh .. \\'n~ livl n¥. in
Su lrulk in 1:167.
r~ ii; not (\,,1"1)((·1.1' lmown (..,,,,, whidl t,f the man."
lmtll"hci! of th~ C"mil)· in l',"glll",l tl", '·'Il"b' A m~r;mn cnli -
St",nL;. of- the nnall) W~t~ de"oendcl1. hut uU of t h ~ I'O I'[,S
l nrc hcliev~d to hlL'·j! lJCQ" oj l~'mm"'. orll;\" at " ....'nH't;,
Jl('riod.
1'lic d..i;t:cndcut~ of t hc~e ,·a rio.1S br:u'chu of !l,e f;.m i1y
in ,\ merim h.1\"C ~pn:ml to procl.ir;Ln~· ~\·t'ry S lltt~ of the
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U" I.", liu.l I~~ \..., " ,ded,,~ mu~h in l h~ ~J''''''l h of the country
:C~ tlwj y ;mc"'~lor~ :tilled in the l'OU nllJU~: or rhe ,,~\iOIl.
T hey Jmv~ ;,een noted fur thl'il" CIl1Ir,~f\" . energy. :nnb;.
I!.m. piety. ind""I,.)" """"Ul·L..,("hl\·~~. lIeT •.,yel':moe. r",-[i_
11,,1" mlOllcndcnh i)l.
WI't'~ r~ G (· I\~:lI()l.d"al Cl e,,,, h ,j;'.' /'1 1::111.;1"1\(1. V,,1. t. J"'!:C
'187. ,mel N~ w );:!lgi:Lm\ Histor ic!!1 au(1 G'H\" "I(lgic"l l~~gi ~tCl',
Vol•. J&, p,,-,,e ~~: Tk C"nt of AnM I:L':\nk~1 Sir Thomas
I'{» I<), Om""!;,,,, ,u,,1 cu"todi,,,, "r l~ ltwlret h. n rt(' l'\\':mh
QLII'~I\ gli"" bct h, lu"i the nl ol,t,!, " Milo I. l 'iul," (melwing
J\I.tk~ ) "To !!If, and to you." '!'h ~ A n~H nr~: Tw~ "hr \'n"",
gul~. a c:<nWU ; ~u ," . C,·~"t : ,\ .\ubit, ,mtl L'r ed , )",hit •• d
1(,,00>0, \'uffl'd (! rj;'cnt. Mlrl inr. In Ih(! h,1I111 "roller a Ila; r of
~c"l~ ur, ~folto; "Milli, '1'!bi."
'r h,- fnel: Ih'lt thj~ oo~t of "rrus Is Ihe !1lme lIS ou r~
oh"ioll~l ... j" di""led ,I eonllcotio u !><.-twr.en th...,.., hr:mch ..;:
hut the 1" V<"e of " centurJ' m:lkl'l! i l lWncol~ 10 esl.:liJii..h.
Ou" of the 1' 1';\';.' Ummej ] of 1/ cu r,l' V I w:,~ TI"'m'l~ Pope
_th~ lI uanli,m or Ih" Prl !lCC~ E lj"'l lJcth. nftcrw'lnl~ Qu"""
Eli~:ll~l h, ,lll t inll" 111'" m;nori t~ w,,~ Sir 'nlum,,,, !'upe. He
l"Ii.illi~1 wa h h" r al ]]"Ui<'l<l HIlI""·', 111\1\ WI'~ the.·c :11l1 j, urb ,,1
b)' h ~l' lu (Iedi" " th~ ]\ing ,,{ SW(:rlell'H olfer ~f nmr rb!:e.
Sir 'I'hum:!.• j, bdt('I' I·('m.'mb «,.,:d £0 1' li r~ cll<io'.':mcnt o(
T I'jllity c"n.'!Il', where he Ii. Imr le'l. \\' (1 limy lake it tlmt
hu w,," " w i.'o ma" . if th o ] ('I(l~ n<l .mf; I·:L\'~ I\ upon h i" lomb,
MLIlW w,," h;., li [" moti f!: " Wb " I~\',-" ;"'U wi~ h UlI\;O\'] tn
Ilu 111:", 'l-ll."
I:"h~r~ P"rllil.(!r of Gl'rlwurth . lu conn!.r (I( f\.'orill ampton
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( Enr:l:tnd ) Witt, ·Ith F~bn", r)\ I r,;, 7: tlro\'«l :11 ~t J;tnu..ry.
101;8: My 50" 'IUU An n Jn~' ",ife "h~tI Iu\\'/! mr r"rln in
ShnUi~\\",,11 in U", county of \V(lr«-St;" r, ... hlch I bolt! bJ'
indcllhlTt' of Sire T horn[\;! I'ope, I{n ight.
, Heln : I orlb in :lml m :l ke 1 ~,wrenCt: W:t~h l n)::toJl, my !<Oil~ ·..
In.lllw lob" t h" Snpe n ·j"",. of Ibis my in~t Will :lml 'J'&<t" .
UI~n l :.1](1 h,~ i~ t" h"w fo r h i., l;lhor mill !,!lln~s j:lko n l:her~; n
~ Q SIIUl i ll;:~.
,\ uCll tur.\' ]"t .' r we find th e Pill\(! l1!1d 'Wr'.htng tlll1 faiil'
II!,'~ tl"ntl .~ l'bnt e d in l'i" 'I;";'"kw il'g thil "nnw family
nn m"~, ~""i" lly intimate nmi intC l"ln:u·j·yil1[(.
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od{:in <I f Ike !'<llle r,n"Uk~ In til(; South ( ~hr:,.bnd, Yil'_ _-
"inir~ North C:ll'(.liml, ~oll\ h (;af(ltin;, and westward ~r air
p,,[nt l!'tCk \(, tit" J"IIl"~ ruV(),' \'~ n~~', Virg'"''', ,,5 u,.~- ~t"rl­
;"Ir Iloilll ()r Ih"I)' hij;\ory in ohn<,ric:l..
I 1\\' (1 )1 70: " 1'It" ['<llle", li ko Iu:.ny of lit" trodi,,!:, r"m_-
Ui~~ of {'1l~1. Virlji n b. \"'~N iAIl,lo!! l'OO!'t" or t it" 1J-i(!I"Cnnt~1e
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Ih-e~ f>f ohl 1::1l;:1I1h f:lni llie:< __ . c,,~h h.w;nl: 'Imler hi.'~ __ - •
("{)"lrlll :, ~lU"l of whi le l'Ill"\':l1I11:'
)'II]'1 e F:un;t,. 16:101. 1MO. I~<l>~ 27S: ''The Pr>llC -.:lmi\;:·
of the '0111 IMlIlilliou' Will''' !IOm~w h~l ~:l rrjtl· n'~11 th(l.~e ill _ -
}.·cw gn!:l:md,"
r.i:;t of I~mili'r:tlll~ II> Amcl'I~:I, 16(1)-} ' OO, p~lle_~ ln,
l fJ3. l''' r ~ 1 : ,\ 'n: (~n('a I't>!>~ W(,$ Iiv]"1: In :\]",1.in'~ li nn_
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r Ulll')'. IG:!:), .
1,lst or F.mll:l'nnt~ 10 timel'!~il, lUOO·17IX1; P:lrf i, 1':1::0.
12,1 : Ol\~ .10 ( .r ~lm 7)1'<'[1 (" I\!(~, 28 . C"1ll~ ,m,r f\"Om I,,,!,,_
I" n,] in t h,~ "Gr';OltGI~." ~I\illlll: A"lnl ~t 21, 1 r,~ I;i , ~"cl. ANTO
( Alltll nn~' 1) POPE ~I\Hc d In tIle " [" ,\I.,C ON," ,m Decem),"r
~l:';, IG:I~. Imth for Vh·lIl n;!,.
Ll at of ]"", I !l L'illlt ~ to "II\ I! L'i~;" 1600-1701"). ],art. 1, p"r~e
177. nnd J>OI'~ I" mull)', .I C~1 - 1 S 00, i,alrU 2, 1): A G,'()rge POP!'
";n~ li d ny- In ,!amc~ ' ~l mHI , Vh'!rinj;c, <HI F eb!'"" ,.y Ie. 16:l3.
"It i ~ al .... 11(j~'I I!I ~ tbat (:J.:(JllG1:: PO P], who li ,'c,] in
·:Jnmi. l n;III' ·Fd,ru;lI·,'· Ie. 162 :.1, Wn ~ the pro!:,mlt Ol' of til"
[amn,' (it 1'(II,,!'a Cr~ck . Wc~t.nwro\"ml em"'!),. V;,'gin b,
nml wno '''' e<:~tur 0{ (: I)\, ,'ge W:I~h!nlrlon . " ( John W,,,h'tll!"_
tem mnrrJ~d Atme r "plI. 1ia l1 llhle,· or 1\,~lhnni{)l l'ol"'; (h-i tlp.
_i n Vir:;;nl:l!n 161;;, TheiJ' slln. l. ~wt~,,~~ W;\~hin!:wlI . W:l..~
: illo f"th~I' of AllR!l~Uno \"'~Nhlnr.t(l ll ,,,,d h~ the bUll!!- Q(
-Ceor!,:'! W,,r,hlnglon.)
1'h~ t':lr~nt 31:e of mOl'l~ fir lh.., ~:lrly elll~rnllt.s to A !nN;':" -
-b ill eon lldct:l1)1e d ..."ht. S<lItI O nuU,orlll.... (11. A. RI'IIr.k)
' r.t:ll(l that "j~ is l,rob., b16" tlmt N"Umuid I'oi'~' -whO "':li;
__ bf>rll cin"!l 1(;1'i. "J'(JI~,bly III l.ond61111r I" Ilri,,11I1, V." gLw d. -
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Or I\ m"ric~. Vol. 7, I~':l" 277) , 'Inll \\'HJr~ nl Pope uf We~l_
mur~ln",1 :lml l\',mscn",,,,1 Cfl"nl!,'~ wem hrolhe r~ (Walei'll
(;~ tl ~nlOf(i""1 r;k,milll;;'. "<>1. I, 1mJ!') ,W:\). " ~Ihe btl"r
\\',,~ h l'n in 16:{,1 , thk ,,, "nml 'liull Ilmy I," cm·,·~..,t, nm'''ll);h
tll ere would ~ e a dilTcrell"" of '1001'\ ~llI h t~~lI y~,,]',~ in tliei!'
fli(,'n, The flld Ih"t lmlh w",.~ from We~ \mor" i:l!ld COllnty
(\II' LII (,r ~\1L,t,.nt"'k, thi" ,,".<\OlI\ pl.l olI ,
:l tV/ .!;;.•,: "The (;01'0"""'" "'''Iul'> t 11ll]Janc\cd "I)()n tll"
dc"th of G"" I'1(O' Pope and 1"I, ~ "t ChillI ])')~~mbU' ~xxjth.
102-1," Ch ilrl d""wl\t~1 in a wdl wh!l ~ Ke l\;1\I: ",,,t,',,. ]',,1'.
~n(~ rnme "\"~ r in "]""d"" "' ~l'd' :mt nb<int~ (Iwu) y.'e)~<
runl " !wlf I,,,-~l ye ddd the1\ hdn:( ,,~ hi~ l>:trenls ~:lid
~il(>llt·C ~wo Y~I!I'C~ o!<i~." Georr.e 1'0Jl~, In(:; 1l1 &on of Grorr;e
POIlU ~"rl his wife, ·'boli, li\'itlg<: in yo Corpomlion o i
J"Il)~~ Cytl ie w'" other child ~"." (1.'4;l prof.l:lbJe th.~t ~ome
oI the ~<JIhl!l' chilllren" wel'e N:l.th,,,,jd ;, ml W;ilinm ~nd
l h~t ther w.ml OJ' 10 WC511nord :l u.1 Counir?J
W ,~ :11 GI.\' ~ "01. 7, J>:' I:~ 2 1:! : " \\'!1li:lhl Pope v:,,,,
l'rl>bahly the brother of Kalh:m Lo) P"/a~ (",how dm,r,hlcl', ,,
)\1\11 0, man'ic(1 ,Iohn Wn .hi ns:trm, the t r cat.{(l'an<lfnthor of
C:~O " {(e \\':'~hingto n). Hc C(<!'lJl!nl", J"" "nlc,1 land, in
Nm"Clllond C... "nty in 165G, 1Gr.Z find IGG5 ami, according
to ~h-. Brook, in W",cmm·d,.ml C()"llt~ (1.:111(1 GI·,mt ]l!"
,I , ll:lg~ :11, j, the rdl'l'~nC~ ~h'~n hy ;'1\0, 1:, A, f>l"ock , "
r(!I.""IIIlI""Il,(""",,logL.I , fo r [he J(l"nllt or 200 ac '~" ;n W~)I ·
nlo\"obncl Com,\)" Iu Willi"nl !'oj") Mm'ell I I, tli 55), He
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tWilli"", I'''IIC),,,~ \\',,~ Iho ime"ti" " of Nllllw.uiet I'o:,e,
r<:vJ~it~.1 E nglmld in the J 6!l0'~ :<lId elie,1 iu Nm,,,,,,,,ond
" <IUIII.y ~lU)n " fter return ing homtl (he d lei! in 1700). nef_
er~!\~e 10 hr~ cisil a url ,I~~\h "1'I,e:w.' ill the :\"lU!emoud
COlllll,)' I:""on ls. One who J:n \,c 'n~ Wli~ fu{" ,'m!ltion ~1'.
o;o)lI"I1~· exa mined tlle rt.~ord~ hut ,tiel not J(i"" me fhe hwl{
"",1 11:11;" wl, ere f~UlHI. Willi",,, !'lIJH! l~ m~ntlr)ll"d !l11l01lH
the rrl~lIll~ at N!llIwlllond Ill!thori~cd Il,)' George 1'0)< I"
~,l t l,bli~h )'cjl (l]:,rl)' Q\';J\'tcrly M cc tll\g~ th,!l'c III 167:1 (Q,,,,k.
el' /( -(01'(1" in nl;1111l8cl"i]11 in ~nfct)' el opos!! ,box lit Hnll.i.
mor e). Afk)' c:ll"{'fully exmnill;"1l' tl(ellc cn )'i,. l'I'Wl"d<, 1
am !1 ~ l"g\lntl"'1 th::t Natllani el and W!l\!nm POll~ wcre fru]))
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Wllllam, mdml'(I, ,John
' .,mi,ThOlni>"/'Opo \\'CI'~ \""'thN,~, ""tl lwnjoably t h~ r,o,, ~ of
_."' : ", Jlieh:ml I'OI'C, Sr.. ,,'crd~1"t
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"':iI ' ' nl!ker. of ll rl,t <>1 In
" l G~. ::Of -",,,,rI;C, ~hi~ ;~ :1 co"j~1.lu·,, ; n" """" ...1$ tlj~oo\'1m!d
u'cl lmlly oonnect them. ,\monl! th" . Il'.~""ndnnh of I\nthan-
i~l uri,) Willh,nl W~ 111)(1 in "hn"'~1 C\'d)" ge",,,,.. Hnll ami in
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, ", ~ v''''Y h,'lll Ch of t lt e; r r"mili~" Ib,: ,1,,,11(,, of Willia nl, )!"l1ry ,
',:Th om"~. Rit'h :w(] "",] .I"hn. "!
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Ai. Will~,m J><)Jl~ w"" ~ ql\"j( ~,', ,'nm<','.-I",t of h'l' ~nmLll'
n:eo,~1 10M heen l)rI'~cr "'~t I"" t;'~m. u,,"), or the l~l,dl "g .1
tlt~ Col. JnoeJ,h I: rid~cr, ~I;'-.I . ' I'tl(;ma~ T:ii '~rCl', G<'t>. ,•
Ridrnrtl t:cm,~~!, G,Il, Tbomt'~ J;',~hrml, ("',ql. Th(oTl':'s (:/),\-
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','':' : '110\ n]) w )uldy h~11l11!r II> them; a\\iI whi)" the qun kcn \\'c)'~
:,:-.: "::', ~oliwli llW .• lill~d (Ol' I1rm_"QI"",.mit )" nm) if,r laih m, In 11<" "I

" ', \ if)·lhe :\\II,1lt)l'it\!'.' of thd l' illkOHh~ tI m ~d illl:_~ :md M~,)m~ )
.' blil.,;, Ule), !lIul th~l\' uWn mcctill l: li(m~'" :tllt\ Jll'tlc(,lcdh' ,
U.~ir

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1'0p~--F:UIl;I.r. Ill,H-I 800.
Lhl: t nu mlu of
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2,lW(1)15 :!l11127\Y(1 )~3 .(;4 ; '\'h ~ Ih·"t Pore, in I~ dlr~"t
'(Illrl j,rov"d lil\(', of whom I haw, ,I !'el:<H'!\ W"-~ \\'!!Unm'
l'ulle~ 'horn in IGM ; ",<1 d ic~l I" I'iQQ wh" li ,~ i" I ~~, ...r
j,
Wll;ht Coonl,'" \,ill:i,,'''. Ili~ wife \m~ }Iuric. whom he
m3.-ried in IGGO, lie ,,,,,ci,,,'lI ,,)!r:lut <>f land in W~lu\ltrc~
I~",I (;o.illl), III 1r.5ii. in N"U"etrmnol e m",!), in Hii',';: mnl
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', W:l~ a QlI"I[~r Im d a I)l'!)!h"!' (jf Nnlh:lllid 1'<>1'" nr \\',~ "~­
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" ,mo!'ol:lnrl :Connty, whl"'" (\"" J;htur, ,In lle, 1'." " the ri)'eat-
grlmd.noU,er tlr G~'O rfr" Wn, liitlUil,n.
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IIicllmond 1.'\ I,d Grnnl Hook ..J. tm~'l! -31: WilUn'll 1'01"' -
f!'rntlled 200 aCTeH in W~'!\tmorcl:t.",1 (;(>n nly, \' il'f!inin, aI,,;"'b
ll. lI;r,s,
Iui(' or Wlt:ht Cll'e,il Boo k,", t~\ IJ'(' I\!i : Otl- Oct(>ix:l',' ~,
IG5'G , William 1'OPI' r~oeived " m'l\lll or l!lO a"i'e~ Ili N'nn~'e. , "1 I
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mond Cciunh' (I))' the tnl1wport:itt!in ' M Com' lW\'l\Ol)~, .j ,
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Ilichm" »<1 L.>II,) Crant Bwl'_ '1. p;,)~e -]06: G,,~crl"'r
~'t;",d~ Morysu!), F."'I •• :;r.mh Wl/Ji:lI'1l l'o]Je !!1lO '''',..,5 of
1'1",1 in KmL.emm,,1 C""" I),. ,\. 1). If.(i)!,
'~lc or \l' i"ht G, ... "t Il""k, 5, IJllI~~ II·j: 0" .Ini:; 2r;, 16M••
JlillcH t 1!r:l11ted 1" W ilHnm 1'''1'« r~r pol) aC]"C~ of laml in
1~1~ of Wllr),t COlmiy, n,,:1\' Inrliml SWB1!l11.
2711'(1)61 ami SIlA I' 1>/ 5!lS: WI\1I:uPl' l\lIJ~ and )1aric,
hi, wi fe, had the foliowinJ{ chlldl'~n:
't. William,' horn '\"1"1 .'1./1" !ti(:~: ui" d May 28 . 172H.
MMl'i " ,j '\!;C,..\, H"il~. "t Ch\\d':'I.\I<'~ . ~iL" ~Cn1'> lld em",!.,..
Vil',:,i,,;;',. 0" Fc!""",,"j' 11, ITI)S. Two', "r the wi t ne."'""'" to
hi~ " mn'i"R" IWI", Henry' I'O!l(~ IUld hi!; wir~ S:luh (SHAT'
(,/·11:1, nos). In 17M Wi ll iam ""'nl~l ~~IO m'....5 of bud ill
:'''''n~w'''nd Count)' (:!!I\,:].12, .!06 :H'" ,14 V;l.; I ) mid 90 ru:T"d
In 1~I(o of Wight Coun::"" in 17", (JOV27r.).
~Il ,\ f> 6/,11;;: E" r ly QIl~ lrer 1 :~'("ol' I.~ In Vim; " ia: ··Wm.
f 'ol'~ of the COlmty of l\an'l~mond nlld ?obry 1I"i1e of
th~ Coullty nfol"l'sd ,Ii,] I'nh);"), thdr mnrrl~J~'" III ,mr I'ul,..
1i~k m."'I.ing huu;e BerQr~ " lII~d;n!: of men nml Wotlwn
l"rJ~,,'I~ 111~'" the ilr~t mo 17Q; ami C"min!)" ll dum the
m~<! lhlll lh ~ .ceund time "tt. "UI' arOl'l~1 1'<,tJlicl, mcBiilll{
h'JII ~u In CIl\leh:l(ud, ul,on [h,: ~ <\(1)" r,( t1H! 2 111" 170S they
,Hrt jll,bli "h t heio' m''''''b1;"(' th" ~c ':rJ)1d tJm~ ;11,,1 WCI'" nwl'.
l'le,! in !.l,e Publick ",,'ctin\:" I)rJI"l~ <HI th e WI' •• t(, l"Il Bmnch
on tb ,;, " kavmt th day of the 2 mo .\'iOS,"
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Wi tu,,,,w:<:
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I!. ,\ l!e' PO[le, horn in A" :lu~l , 166'7 , Nonli!)g fminer
I~ kllrMn of h~r.
rl. J "lIn' PO P", 1)()rJ! A" f( Li.t :(,. ' H170, di ~d eire" 17:17.
J! i~ wi ll w,," Ill'ob,,!cd in 17:\7. h i '17(1.) hu Dwn~r\ 2.,0 "en',;
(:ZnV:H2 , ·IOG and :1-1\%>1) nnd 111 'J7W 18t; ncr." (10\'81)
all ill ! .\~ Q( Wil:1I1 CO\lnt~'.
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trld of Wicht u "m 11<>\,k, :li!!li, Sar.lll POPll. ·.~j td o r

1I(>~ r,-: P~. ""'~;ve:j "" lUI;'!"'! k~f;tC)·: wmia,n Valrc:ltoI h.
I~~ of "'"hfhl. Will !JIll Jim""!'),. Ii:??, r~rdtM\ ~'I:I lib ),.
In&. conb h", tho r<.>1\"'1'I1\1: lie n!; ~ l !;!va ;!.nll b~" IINlt.h 10
5011'1, 11 1' 0j .... wi;'" at Helll'.I' I'll])". th~ IIr il1o l111; I " I ~ from
t ho Coni ~ hc bl'i m:" 1,,1' h~r ' omily't 11 "4l tu IIIQ ;o,lI11~ du rin);
lI~ r M Iura] li fe \0 I"",\! t hai Hb<>rty wheliH'tr tile M Il1 ..hali
I: rilld." ,
I Uo: N IlY' 1'01'1':, hr.rn Nm-cmher :10, I c(;.:) "om ,\
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find 27\\' (J)GI) ; dk d <!S ~I ~r l'i:!1l (W illA :\1It1 ,\ rlrnin l~tril.
Umll, 1~le (If \\'Ij ~ht. C Olln! ,\', Ik:" ~ 2. I "'!~~ :1. WHI r;~ ('\'II·,! ~,1
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2B Oc\ohl'l', I l l .!!. S'!<I, J .. hH, E.w:(;u!or . I'''~lu 1~ ~'. hi"
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• ! ..."tI.,( Wi,;,t Will I~, ;:, )>:<ge 1~7: 'j''''' WUI ~ r 11«11,,'
Po'pO I~ n!('Or:"'~1 In ''.'28. I" il "" nlllnt ions hlA 1.'!l!VI)n , !
cbiliJrc:ll. li e 111"016 h id ""liS, WiJ]:nm, IIcnr)" lIiellllrd, J a_
«>b, John, fIVe ~hlllill!:r, ~n~h ;,ml -"I'Y~ "he 1o:l\'l nu hn(1 h :~
part bero~," ThPJI ,,""(l ion§ !l""ghlo,'I'~, ~b ry n nd J ,,,,C,
rili llj:: t hem Olll! ~ow :lnd or.~ C3 ,r, "c:ld, h:,'! ing i't:(d h I'
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c~h'eH nn!! hol'-'::' , ote, H'i \h~" br <J" • .'I~ h ~ OIl! 1'<!.1\ "M III)'
, c~tntl) belh OLL\r)<l<U',1 alill ILL ll,w,.,; "III " nL )' ",,,II ht'h'n rJ ",; ..
""if e, Su rlll! 1'111"'." 1! i.1 1"11" 1. f'h ,."h. "",I ,'o',n. J ~h ll. ";cr~
IIPJlo!ntc~ I'; x ecu~l'lx ,111(1 r: I>~"l m·. Til" will Wll~ &!;:M.l
2H Io dll)' of :\f,l)', 17:!i1. :m ,1 r()Co}r,lml Ottohel' 28, 17:!S- lI i.\
will b 111.0 TG:onlel! in l ~l<! or Wight Il"e(>trl HOok. JIlGl_
J7 J!J, J).1!:t' SSG.
!iC\'CII:ornU, o.'IIt ut y llnrl 1...10 "r WI(lh l (:o'lII ly, p~'1!
69;;. 1"\1111 (11':•.,1>1, 167.j.17tJ5: Hell l')' I'",,~. Rook S. 1);011"
I'iG. 1691. Ui7 lIen.'s: n ook 9, 1" '1,"" I!l-I. I':~), 'i: nc~ for
!rnlLhl)(lrt"I !~n or fl('f.'Ont.
lI elLfT' PO)'" m"rr "-~! ill !SH .....~ .... h W,tu ot, d,:I,'lt:lI tu ot
John W,,\.I;' nnel hi. wj f~, "" ~~, rlmll: l 'l ~ r "f J oh n \o: LI):1f~h
(M:lrr! "l:ci~ I, la 01 Wil/hl Cm,nt:.'. I G2~. ' ~+}\), p.~!l" 42).
S('I! W" tb " "mll;:.
101! lOG, J IO, ',!.,..: I " !IIry P O]Je own e,l .130 herc~ ,,1 hwl
1n Itl11 01 WI:rhl Cou lll~',
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:'i:--i HE NRY nnll Snrah POP!>: had t ha followilllt children :

n. WUIinm: di~d 1.1 Janum',·. 17.\0. He own~!llll nd in Ed!:.-
tomllll County. Non h Carolinll. III 1710 cnd 172!)..32. b,
..-- IIcuf)', .liccl :!3 Odnbt>T. 17r.s. c. Hlch:ml; lIied 2·1 5<:l'Ilom-
bel', 1733. \Vife, Sn mh . Will Ilrobntc,l in 1733 in Edge-
COnJhe COu nty, ~o rth Car olinH. ChildrCll: Henry. Uid,~rd .
J anl', s" rah.. Rl~hIlrtl e\'idenU}- J(\'ed for :1 l illie in " " StIIlO .
t.., nk CO\lll ty, H~ I lind tho [Dllowi ng from :r>,-CI!&G H 1/·IG5:
"A t n Cour t held at th a [l ou~e of Richnrd Pop~, P~""l\l'"
tnnk P r«intl, the ad Montiay ill July, 1 69~." tI. J ncob.
Owned luntl ill Edgl'Com\!e Preci nct 172 ~·32. Married lW~­
noot},. c. Jejm, horn ;nI700; died Apl'! l 0, 17·\';. ~farri~d
ltOlll'uiJll\' McKillne--Sc.l later , (. lfnr."; h\l~b:\nd. Wil_
linms. g. Jan e; III,"hm](l . Hra s~a]c. h. J o! cph: die.1 ~
Jauunry. 17.18, L ~!ernlll.t:. Mllrri.d J Meh Pope, her COll-
.ill. j. Thonlas. Owned I~"d in EdxNomlJe I'cceinct. J 7~~-
32. k. Snnm.l; dlccl 5 Jnnunry. 1758 ; w! f~. S.lrn h. Chil-
dr~n: Eliznbeth, J ohn. S:\ln"ol. :'olney. William.
Berlie Count~.. I'or lh Caroilua. lMc<.1 Bo"k n. page 107 :
Henry Pope made R d\'\l<1 or InnLI t" John' Popo or B~I·tle
COun ty, In 1726 ,
J "bll' 1'(1"" (I (emy.· William' J \\'lIS \KIm in Isle of Wlt:hl
Counly. Virginia. In 1700. Moved to Berti e Count,', Norll!
Cncelina, thence t o Edgccoml.>c County and Intur to Hali fax
County. lie "':Ill known M "Colonl'\ John (If Edg«omhc nnd
H nUf~x" 1",,1 wus n n'nll or Il)ll~h prondnenc~ In hi., com-
munity nt tlm t CHI)' dnte. He died ;n F.dgcoomlle Counl y
.... pri l !l. 17~;;.
CR )l C 1/.J.70: John POll'" b"llght \.\lld from Banm by
) !cKlnll c III 172\ 011 Mellerrin Swamp "where J oll1l PO lle
now Ii"f:lh."
History of lIn!l fax Co unty, Korth Cnroli nl\. p.llle 10 :
iohu nnd Jacob Pope r cc alvcli grnn\s ef Innd I>etW<'Cll 1720
n' ldl 'i50. ___ :__ ._
CR )l C 3/ H7: J ohn Pop~, Jn ~ tie~ of thri Pcnce for Im,l
wIthin E dgeeoml>e Preclnct. Cho"'nn County, MRY lb. 1732.
e RN C .l/MG: On )Iarc:h 16, 11:>9, J olon Pope \\'fI' np-
pointed CommiuJoncr or the Peat e with Bnrllab)' ~rcKlllnc.
Jo!eph Cotten, Th omn s l(en rnQY. ct aL
 NCII&.(:Jt 2/ 303: John Pope ".,,~ n church wll rtleR prior--
to l HO, __ _
CRNC <!fun: Jolm Pope \\,U ndd~1 10 the lilt of j lll1'- --
men ror l\el'lie and Edg«cm lm -""ebrll:.r~· 25, 1139/,10, __
CIINC >1; 651-2. 723. 72·l; J ohn {'OIIC, nl cmiICr of the
General A~.embl,v from Edgecombe, 15 Mtlrch, .17·!2;22
Jul~', 17~3; 2·1 ~'cbr\l:\ry,17u:l~M; 15 No,'embcr, ·17.I4: ~
April. 17.16. . _ " , " ' " ,'"
CRXC ~/74": On9April. 17-J-~; 'lIlr; Jiuneii ,Cutlehi\i;
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u)lOrled 10 Ihe General A~ semblj' mou se 'of nurg-u~c")
that John pgp~. one or the mcmbeu from Edglie'omllc. waS
(lend. RCllOrt w~ ' nlro mnde b)' \\'U Uarn W!1!On. mcmb~r
from )\ewool"!l@,Llmt ) f r, ,Tobn POlle Is (Iern!. ••
The olflce~ held br J(lhn P(l11C aud Ihn nuthoritim;- are - I•
nlr.o lU@nl ionroin:!·IW(l ) ..Iii lind 27W(l)GII·G~ , _
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CUNC 22/ 24S; John PoP" own(>(! I;\nd ill Edl>crombC - -- --
Precinct ill 1727-32,
CRI\C 4.i32!)"~O, 44(1..1, 711, 6S&. 626, 63 f : ,Iohn Pope i~ ­
!
~ho"·n M applic ant f(lr "'"Hants and )f rall!9ln 1738, 17·1(1,
\,42, ct~.
CR)\C 4/7(1~:Johll l'ope on Novembe r 2, 17-J.j,\vn ~
ndm\Ucd ,to ,pro\'c right~ for G wh!t~~ /lm\ 20 blacb for
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h !m~el!: 'p,lso' rl!lht~ for .Iohn JOl\e~ lint! Jolm L.~ng~ lell, I
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JOhll' Pope marriol! Mournin g- ) !c!(tnne (1721), She
wn~ 001'1\ , e!r~1l1700 IIml died eire:. 17GO, She IYM tha
dnUlfhlcl' of COlonel ilarn aby MeKinnc /111(1 hiM ,w!f~.)br)'
(E~um) IUch, reliet of J'ncob Rick.! who wns the tlnughtcr
of .JllligC Jer~miah Exun\ IIIHI !liK wife, ,\u n L;\ ,,·renoe.
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(Se~ MeKt nn<l, Rieb, Exutn lind Lnwrence rnmiHeo. ) :S-ote:
Mournlnj{ .ltIcKi uDi! W1\lI, c\'idenlly, 'Iulln llromill~nt in t hat J-,
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!~t ion or f'ort.h -Carolina wll('re sloG li\'cc\ nnel thnl'C lire
"':1.11>' rcrerenc~5 to her in \'lIrlo"~ rccordw, but diligent re- · -'.
!e:lrth fnn. 10 lind t he rlaw~ or hltr !'i r tll ami jll'4th. So, I
hR"C IlPl'I'O"hullt~d th~se two d~teco. Olle ;m thor it r 5tllte~
'h~1 tlt~ dl~d ~l>elw«n 17·11 anel 11SS": another iml)li ~ 5
"r>.
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tlt ... t alii! WM alive ill 1760; while" Ihlrd l~lI\'cs the year in
much do"bl.
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J ohn' Pope IIml lliH wife, \ITournl~1l'1.{c!{hinoi PCll " llsel
" !!)( cl,lhlrell '; a. Henry: wife. T"bitha. " Tht~'l!\"ed lIml died

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 in Hnlifa x County. Nort h Ca.rolina. His wil~ <ia tl'l.l J an,,_
nry 2. 176·1, was pro,"ed " t ti,. April court. 1764, in th.;,t
co~nty. l'~ bjthll, !~ mi ly )l ame /Iot kno"'h, W,,", e'dd~nl ly
hi! >IC((>n\l wite. nnd he nlemionl< he r In hi ~ wlll " long with
hb "cld~., t $Qn," 11m'well, null four y()\l1'.<;~r 5011~, Willi~.
JOIIll, Henry -",'gustine ~nd "\I~t l n Wiley, b ..JCrl~ Pope:
",!r~, )lnry. He died in Georgi a in I SIS. ~ . Lewia (Loui~) "!I,
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POlle; wife, Ann. d. \Vini[r~(1 POI ..... : died unmarried in ,
n "llfllx COlmty, North Carolin a. lI er will. ~atcd in 1762,
m~nUon' h ~r brothcr~, Jc~gc. LQw!~, IIenr,I'. Wmi~ , 11 COIl_
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sIll ; Tnbithn and Anll, dDnb!\N~ the ",h'e s of H enry nnd
Lew!", rl"l~ctivcl.1': (md Mournhlg' l'ona, n COU$!n. e. J olm'
POJl~-«'U b t.1r, f, ll;<rl\ally ro~ ; diC'd III Geon,in ill 17~~,
Wi nlrred Pope's ,,-ill is found In ,\b.ll r"el or WilL!. Nort h
Clrolh~'. lGOO-1760. p:1R<' 144.
The h' [ormat.ion in 1 101~ par:ogr:lph rn:n· be found in
S H,\I' 8/ ,s08 am! in 27\\'(1)G I.
IIId". y of Eolllcwrnoo Coun ty. North Carolin". )l.IIg..,;
22. ·12: In Ih~ ml':llltime, in 1732. Gantrno. Rurringt oll 111'_
JlOlntCd ... J ohn 1'0J><I .•. Justi(c! of Ih~ PeR~1l.
Slime. pn!le 70 : 'fo this end (re!lrc~cntntion in the .:\"..
wmhly f!"om Edgecomh e County) Ju 17.1:l the county elected
John Pope. nn influentinl dUo.en . to apllC:lt h ~fore the .:\"_
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~ emblJ" IIml place hefore the 5e.~!on 1\11 nctll nl nceount. or the
~ tntc of IItrnir~. He WI!!. however. prevent.:!\ from llccom_
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)ll!~bing hi~ purpuoc by lH>ins; per mltt etl to IIccep! a sent in

tIle ,\ ~ O('mbJy.
Same. pnl>e 70: Johl\ AlwlII lIud John Pop~ were "beed
011 Imllorlanl committee." 17·15. 10 ~ulnt e Kr ie\"lItlC<!"-
&unc. Pilsc hi7 : Footno!...... Johu POlIO bnd Ii wbit ..
~~ r \·8nh ... 113&.
Jehn' Pope (J oh,," II cnr~·.' Willillm') w:u bom in Edge-
tClmbe County. :'·orth C:!rolil)~. cl ",~ 1728':'10, and died 7
r(!bnlllry. 11ll9. He m.1rrl~d EHU"lbelh' J effries Boddie
Cl rtll 17.1 ·!~t5, who was I h ~ ,1I\uKht~r o( Simoll and EliUl_ .
• ooth' JClTric~ a~d brother or O~\.Iorn Je trriu WllO died in
17g3. O.'bor~'~ ,,·m wn. record er[ !n J.'rnnklln County,
:-torth Carolillu. 17~:1. Elj~.llb e t!J' J offrl efi Illnrl"ic d .John
nO(hll~ on December 7, 173·1. ami \\'J!~ II widow when she
 16 IIWoricll of Pope, Carter <uld A/, rcrrin Fam ilie~

mot r led J olon' Pope (lofW. :156). J olin Bodd i~ ""II~ ' livfni '::'
In 1',J2, ns he w~ s menlinned in the will o( F:IiXllbcl h'
Jeffries In t hat year (see Jellriu F"II.lly). lIut t he ,d<itC of
his IIMth I~ not e>;aelly km"vn. DlIlsrent fCH(';Irch 'llil~
(aUC I! to find tJlC ,bte~ of birth. mardallC to J ohn' Pope, liml
o( death of Eliznbeth' Jcffrie •. ' ', Dntu 'wcre not' rec orded
In GtllllViIle COllnt)", North Caroillm; \\"h~
. fe t hey Uvcd, prior
..
7 ',':
10 146. _ , .. ':',':':"" ....,',
, John ' Pope Wil~ n pinntorwhci Jlve;I ' anli ' dlc!!ln Grlin_
\'!Uo Count)'. North Cnrolinn. I1e move(\ ' i toni 'Edgccombe
Coun ty to Grnllvlll c COUlIt )" in 1756. T her!! Ilrc in _ th~
OlTlec o( the Rcgi.ter of Dt)C<]~ in Grnn'l'Hie Cl)1inly mllliy
records of lan d trl'.!I~lIetion In I\'h leh ha \t.\H cOliC('rned, '
TIlC$C r«onb nre dn ted from I-iS<:! to ;loout IS00 nnd 'ln- __ '
elude sIx gmll l~ fl"Otn the En l of (; rnn"ilIe. tlte Ulen Lord " "
P rotector of the Pro,1" CI! of Korlh CllfoJlnl\. T hey lolal
About 6,000 ncrl'S. ' Tlte.!!e bUM we/"(! 10(~led In what lIOW
are Gr:tn,·iIJc. "-nm'kJin, Wnke lI ud D\l rbllm COIlHll ....... ', ''' ,__ i
CRI"C 26/ 3SS-3!I(I: Joli n ,Pope Wllil J\I~ti~ of tha ]>';"-~;' :
Edllc<:omhe County, 17·19,1111(\ Sherilr or Ed8t'Comlx! Coimt)~, ,", ,
175~·GIi, forwhioh h. wn~ p~jd the Mlnf}' of .£2.1.
CR!{C 2S/,Jj)7: .10hn Pop e WM:l \·c~tr""'I7llln in St.JoJlll'~
P:lI"bll; -lT~S. . " ", , "", ,'i' '
eRNC 25/ 389: .Tohn I'opc relfC"CII 'o f 'II ' ju'dgm entiJy
lUI I>'ctor the Generni As~ell)bl)', 175S. ", ,', ' " '.":',
e RNe 23/ SS9 : John Popc, Cillltn!t\ (if 'n ' oomp'~"r of 120
men hi ,Grllll\"Hic County, 1703. '
eRNe 23oiS~: 101m POIIol'!, ' JlJ.lltite of t.he P MC<!. Gmn_
.
ylile COU Ilty, in 'I 77(; -1 718.
"e;l.d~ ot Yamilies, North CorolJn:o, Fir~t CcnRIIs of IT.,a "
1790. )):lre~ G3, SS: John Pop" ..!town ~ hwd of II fllmil,}"
Rod 011 thO;< till< )jots of Bea.-er Dnm I)i~t rret. Ctllnnlle Com. _
><
J, ,'."

ty, li nd liiMl in the JinlitllX Di!trlcl. The Ilnma of 1",0 of

hi. ~nl, Oloorn> IIn<1 J ohn,' :ll~ n)l~eM In Ihe Grilu"llIc '
Oollnl>' Tax List5--
Le st Trlhca of Nortli Cnrolinn. p. 30·11 i\mong: thc C:lr.
', (( c~t !nn'lilic5 III Grmll'il! e County, North 'Cllroiitm, "'erc
• .. I'op~., ; '., Jeffreys (Jeffrk~). And Qn 'pngc 210: These
" incn were: le~d lllll" re~ident3 Inul p romin~nt m~n ..
 J ohn' Pope and his wife, Eli""'~lh, I~,d the following
~hl ld rlln;
fl. O~bOl·n. who WO~:1n Ill',""rid alill dl~d III :,"orth Cnro_
lilll'. He waa nc,'cr marri ed . bnt WIIN JlC~~(1 of conoid_
(' ruble prol*rt).. I h~\'c a CO)!)' ~! hi~ 'flU d~t"d April S,
ISll.llnd recorded nt OxfOl'c1, North Cnrollllll, by which he
lett hi:1 jlropertr W hi s brothel', Jo)m ' l'ope, ~Ild tQ hid ~i~.
tet·~, Temperance, Jim" u"d Pc"e lloll~~. H~ I"!t hi ' .~lun3
to John' nml hh fir,t wi fe, Ann Whit:lItcr. except one girl
who WM willed to hi.~ ~ i3t"r, Jano.
b. T ~mpc,.""o". v:lla I'!l:trricd Jl\ml!.~ m,,~kwcH On April
~. 177 2, In Hal;!..:.: COtUlty. Korth CnTo\lna (JSW ( l)2~ ).
nnll 'no\'~d 10 T"'lllessen. 1\0 fu rther r«om.
Co " enellopee, who "mrried J',me.! We"thcnI'- and 1";:-
m:.infd 10 :>ior th Carolin.... They el'l,lcntly weill to TeIl De~_
ne laler, <loS I mwe a letter from ;I J ohn p, W~~ ther~, dated

, C~ tron Cwnty, Ten.'1eSil~, Augnst 7, 152., \" \\'iUipm

Ihme Pope in which he rl'fcr~ 10 t he ll. ttN n~ "c~Dsill" ami
ltnpH~.l I l~l~ Jomo:s wa~ in Tcnn~t~e.
d. Jnlle, whQ marrie,! G~"'r&"~ Nichol ~oll ~ n :"'!.1)" 12, 1775,
lind InO"C'\ to Tcnne~""e. Sh~ wn~ t he Kr:l.Ildmothcr of A.
0 . 1'. Nlehoioo ll, .fudg e of the SupNma Court or Ten)\~~~"",
:tml Qf FelLI; K. Zollicotrcl', :' brig-tuliel' ~eM":ll in tho COIl_
!~d~mte Arm;', kill~,l .I11m',~r.<' 10, ]562. at the baWe of
Mill Spdng, Kentuck:,-, in the Gtv!l Will". The Nicholson
fAlnU}" lh-c,l in :...ram"j" COlUlt)'. T~,\tIc~~ec .
c. John' p"pe- 8l"e lale,·.
,101m' POp.) CQtL\'c)'t!d " pu reel o( hind of i53!-iI I\I! ....... ~
1000Mtd <In t;,~ "'e~~ ~id~ of C.ed nr Crot.k, Gr:uI\"lIte Count)',
Nortb C~ro1i"I!, to his H'I:, Johu' Pope, ou Oct<lbcr 26, 1782,
for Ih'e BhlUiugl', North C~ro]in;\ InOne.'·. I hn'·... th ... original
deed :m.l on It n P)W31.' the filPlllt ure$ 0/ John ' Pope, Jolon'
POt>f li nd S.1m,,~1 P DPl', - _____ _
J ohu> PO))C (John,' Jclm,' lI unr y,' WIlHam') wri~ !:iOMl :
J uly 11.. 1762, in Gmn";llc Count;', North CIU'Cii lm. He died
Jnnuary 18, IS2S, mid i. bnrb! "'t I'olle'~ Chllilei. Willbm- .. '.'
I<O n Connt~', Tm,nc","". Ill' W11~ ml~\'rI Dd twice, hi~ filOt
wi!o being Ann Whitn ker (born No\'embe~ 21, 1760: died
AprU 8, nn), whom he mnrric(i on Xovcmbcr 23, 1780.
 dnugh ter of fticlt:lnl Whilak"f (JU.,t k.: or the Pc;ott, Edt,-c- _-
to .... be COllnty, ~orth C;\ roliron, October, 1149) and EIWi- :_ --
beth c" ry of the noted C:ln' Fnmi lr or Virgi nia. TIleY b~d
tour $Cl ~3 nml Iwo (Inughlen:
~ , Marth.. ; nlHrri ... tl J anu!lrr 12. 178·1, Fendnll Crnmp. --
They h!ld one dnughter, Mattie, who IIlArrl!tl J. W. Alc1>1<ll-
tiel' of Sprilllr Hill, Tenllc5Sc~. " ,'" '" '
h. Lemuel Pope, born .luly 23. 1750. ,',' ,
c. 'I'hom ns Alldcl'"<lll, oorn Febr"t~ry IS,- 17S~, riu\l llarl
three children, Thomu" A. L. l>clnl(ono: ,' '.... ll died Ullmar. .; "

t! ~ d . , " " .. "" "

d. Hlchnrd W., born 1791; dIed :\Inrell 13. '1802.
c. J olm il'., born Octo\lcr 1. 1103, wh mnrri«l nm!. had
$ix child ren, J olm O. :111<1 il'iIlinm Gttn11lboll hel,,&" two of
the," .
t. Elir.:tbct.h Pope, bo rn F...bruarr 13. 1'197; marril'd -
Joh n Andrews. _ __ .
11'. Cary W. Pepe, born Seple"nllJer 1<1. 1781 ; mnrrietl __ -
;unl I~,d Sf" cral cliiltlren. -Cnn" W, II"U t he ofdc~t of th c~c ­
child ren.
Sonle Popc~ of thi~ brnn~h ot th e famUy nre ~tll\ lh'irig
around Ille o"l ll o111c.~ teatl in Willfnm~ou Coun ty, 'l'Cll!le!ll!Ce.
J ohn' Pope'. "£eoml wife Wn~ Alln I.u ca~, daughter of
IVJlllllm tilt;! . . \1'iIlinm LncM ,,"n.~ n \'ll1\\'l of much prorril_
nence III ~orth Carolill". (See Lllen! Fam lly.)
John POlle and Ann Luen5 were !l1:1rr!i>Ci F'clirullry 2i,
17 ~S. T h~ hUer WM horn NO" cmoor lj. 17j·l; di«l No_
vambol' 10, 1S,1G. nnd iR buried ;It l'ope'ft Cb.lll!!!. Our 1 ;11~
or d.~Cll l!~ from thi~ ~eeo n" runrri nj:e. l ohn' Poric ' ,,;.,~ _ ...•
n Mcthodiilt ",inihier who dis~ ot hI.~ lund, nlxlIlt 1.500 - ---
atTl'S. In Cran.inc Coo nl.\'. Nor lh Carolin/\; in 1300 and
",jth hi. a.contl wif" .mll children ot I,JlI ll r~l "i(e IPO''Cd --- ,.
10 TcnllC3.!lce. They Bettl",1 In Wlllinllt!on Coo'"',-, whe '''-
he (lh ' ~ incd ~ large unci or Innd_OOu l2.()Oo acrc!--:'ucar - -
til<) )fnury c."uut)' line. Doc:unlCn1:ln ' "'idcuec !n m)' IJCl~ -
ac~~ IOIl fi how~ th e \oMtion of thi~ lnud. 'I'h!5 lnnd ' 'wn '-
joined on the ilOut h by that of Dani el' Cnr tor. ,t he writo r'~
.,
--
"
,
.

grellt.lrr~lIt·grandfathcr on th~ mnt~rn'nr 6h!~; '"ti(thy th6

Inl1d o\\7Ic(1 by Benjnmin' Cllrter, 1\ bi'othar "of ,Dnnfd.

54;; a II a ,
 lU"I<I>"iu <II P<lIOC, CarlCr altd McF'~rri" P" miliu 19

Ptl per$ in Illy pos",e.wion hea r e,' fdcnr c of tnmsfcra of

J•
I:md belween the POIIe and C.. r lcr fnm llle! in J82-I, 1S30
II ml 1832,
DIIelI, Benj ..",in C.u tH \.(I J ohn Pop e, 300 acl'C:l, 1ti:lrch
\
9, lSO~ , Book I, p:lgc fi Ol, Rel:'l a te r' ~ Office, WiHh m!\oll
CO 'II't)', Tenne , ,;cc,
.I
" I ~o in writer'. JXI''' e~"ion f~ :I ,ncmo NUldlllll givin g the
IXl LLmlarf e. of the Bellj:l1nin' Cnrtel'l nl!!l gr:Lnt. (See Cnr-
ler "'nmlly,)
'i
l'oot. ', Skelche. of Not'!h Cnroll,'u, lIlL II'O30~ : "", Grnll_
"me COIW!" , •• ~ellt forth (to TCIIl!e6deo ) cr owd . of emi_
Itmill. nud n u m""O\L~ uli n i~te!'ll in thei r fr f<in," l'hi. ~ tnrtoo
hi 1791. The}' w...... j<lincd by mllny tllmlliu <If the S rotclt-
Irish ro~ from Virgini.., :">:ew .Te .... ey lind Penn.)'I'·lu ,;",
Johu' Popc \\':L~ one of t he min isten referred 1<1 300\' ...
lie went to T",IU"~5N' in 1500. The McFcrrl na were among
tho~e "'ho m;l:ral~>d from Virl:in l~.
John' Po ~ e I:"\'~ ~ i mc! or IlI n,! in WiUJllmscn Couu ty,
1'~l1ne5"e<.'. Se ptember 4, I S18, fer a mCl)thll1holl ~C which
WAS lla m~(1 I'ol'e's C1lBIl CI "for th e u'e of ~ongrell'ntion~
\\'hi~h in,,), ". wmble for th~ worahlIl Qr God ," 1U1\1 "it i~ to
hll rurlil "r \\IHlcrslorxllhnt th o llUlll lt til nld ho" . " is to be
t ree. lIud ncce""ib]e to ,,11 mlnJ stcr~ of th ~ G0 511 el of II Godly
alld mo ml dmmcler of any ~cct 01' lI ellO llJlllntion lhnt may
think pr oper to OCCUP)' the ~amc, ~o ,1~ not to iuterfere or
n ll~ ,'ou flloio,," wil h cudl ot hcr~' :>l'Jloint mclIt," Thi~
orllljlmi 1'11.1"'" i, in th e "'rlter'a poJ~ulQn,
.loh n> Pop" b;' his ""'''' Lld wite, Ann ( I .U~M) rOI~, had
~I:t .buJ!: hter~ a nd 1\"'0 ~ons :

, a. Winifn-d I.., born NOVl1mber 30, 1798: died J uly 28,

18,'lG. SILo marti ..." T. J , 1'lI rlmm,
b. 3fmy Cr~lrord, born Otl~bc r 17, 1500: dj~d )la rch
I,!, I S(! S, Rull i. hurie,j :\1 P~pe'~ Cllapel, S he WR ~ not nm t _
dall,
C, William ROIlS€, (See l;it er,)
d, ,lnne O,l>orn. born Jnll\lnr,\' 23; :1600, .' 'Die,i April 24,
IS33, bllried at POpc'H CllapcI. Not m/ltrlc d,

i1Ui
 c. Cmulifc J clTril'O!, born i\1a)' 1, 1803: tiled Jtmuar:r21: -
1836. S tM! married de Grntrenrc i(1. Burled nt Pope'l<
Ch:l\IC1.
f. "\ mmnrillll l'hreft. born June 2G, 1S10; di ed Mnj- -ii, --
IS3,1; burie,l li t Pope'~ Chapel. She nlR rrlcd Willinm
n~lIJ:h nml had olle child, Alln, who married Arm.trong,
lIud (l!~d J mllmr), .1, InOn, mi,u Co lumbia, Tcx:u ,
/I. Gustli\'\I" Adoph'l~ I, liorn Dct'cmb~r'· 12, 1'S12; died
JlluuRry 13, 183,1, and WM hurled nt Columbu~ , Mi sHi"5 ippi, , ,.-;
\\'har~ 110 I1m\ gone' for hiH health, lle wn~ not married.
H B »nlm illy Imd cO)I~idernb!c Pl'1lpert)', IU J ~ tter~ in in)'
pO~t'~'lon ex:hnnged bU["'e>.'n hln! nnd h;~ brot Mr, William
ROUAC, fn~l"entJy mention Ihe 'n.~ki .., of his wi ll. m~
lc-tter4 I ndic.~t e !.bat he w:t8 well educated ftnd pout: ... l'd -of ,.
a One d l'JIO.lilIon.
11. .Ann LIlCaIS, born Mill' 1, I SI G: died hi Tuu, .diit~
on~l Illnee nol known. -She wnB m.~ rrled t1lrec ti mes. -,/i rd
to S. }II. Fr(lsh, st'Con~! to Mit c)ltll, lind thlr,\ to Ft1Hing1!i>eo!.
S he Il~(l no children. .
WilHnm nouse' I'opc (Jolln.' Jo hil ,l John,' HCllry,' WiI_
Hllm') wa~ born April S, 1803: dle'\ March 1.1, l s.JG, lind is
burled at I'ope's Chapel. On June 2n, ISaO, ' llc mnrrled j'.,
,
!..c3!)' Jllne Gnnt II'ho IYM Lorn No.'cm\ler .1. lS07:dlcd ':."
Dceem~r 31. lSGG, lind i ~ buried nt PoJltl'a eMpel. Thi~ .";.".'.. " .
J~ our line or descent. The}' were n,y'lIrnnilpllrcuh.WlI_ ...',:.
Unm Rollse mnde twotriP-'ltD · Texn~, probAlI!y' to _settle ....
t he nrrnll'll o f his .i~tcr, -Ann LuC/U. Till! IIrst trip sbrtlid _--- .,:" '
Al,r li ~~, 1 8~ I , And ended -J une H , 1&11 . The ",riter ha.'- :,:
nn neeount book a ed telLers to hi~ " 'ife descr Ibing the-firior
trl» but hM no r~ord or th" ~ond trIp. lie wn$ ~~ ; : __
or (Il nsidcrnblll 1:md inter(1ll s In paris e t lVellt Tllllne:M---
II~ well M in lIiiddle Tcnn~~,," M i~ e"i'lcneed from i.ct tctll -__ -- .., .
In my p l)S.;]~ulon.
From WilHam R. Pope to Milton Cnrter of MauryCOuu_ :.'>".:. . ',,' .,
ty. 'ronu" sec, 13v.. IItre~ on Cnrter'. Ctae~I!oOkO ,No. .;.: ... , "'.',' .
130, ll:lgo 307, Deetl A"!:ust 8, 1&~2. : ncgMor'~ 'Offic e, Wll- . i::"·"
Hamson County, Tcnne~~ee.

.e
 Lesy Jllne (Gant) Pope y:,,~ t he thIrd child (of ~~ ...en
,
.
chird rCllj of William GMt "od Lell h Xc r ... ood (b ol. (See
Glint Fllmily.)
Witll:,") RO\l\lc' PO})\! lind hl~ wjf~, Lesey J~lle (Gan t)
Pope, imd the folloll"illZ chirdren:
II. Wi)]illlll' L~olllda", born MIl~'l!2, 1931; dh! Kovcm-
ilCT G, 1863. IIml buried nt POI)e'~ Chnl'sJ. He nmrricd Sarah
Fnrl~ IIml they had two chUdren:
(1) Ett:.: married Ford H;u!1 cy of BrentwOOd, William_
lion QQ unty, 'l'ellnC'l!3cc. Thl. couJlle li nd two chlldrcJI, Elise
Im~ S.'rnh. Etta liI'cd fot· m"ny ~'cntil In Nn ~bv illc, Ten_
rlCl;Hre, wIth her daughter, SJt!'1lk E lisa died In Colorndo.
where ~he Imll gone for her h<:.1.lt h.
,
(2 ) Willie; Dlufrled J ohn Meek of S~rn wberrf I'mi" s,
"nol< County. TeOlll'll5re. T hey hlld !Qvernl drlld r cn.
WIIJln m Lcon;,L~Q Pope "nd h r~ wIfe, 5IIm h, went 10
l-, T.... XM In l 852 bu t rmuffled 10 Ten llc~sec " f~ ... ye:lnl later.
Hc n'/U ndmiUetl tu the practi ce of !.:II\' In .'>Iaury Collnly,
Tcn n~a_, III Dt'C:~mber. 18~1, lind III MlijRisaiIlPI In 1SS1.
Sl1or ~l)' IIrter th~ outbreak of the Ch'll W~r lie cnli.ted-
~tIlY. IS6I-in Compnn..,· A, Ninth Tcu lle.l~co ' Battn\io l) of
Ca\·nlr.l', with hi~ brother. Gllsh\\"l!~ ArloIIllIIIS'Pol_ ee
lnter-nnd wus c.1ptur~d by the Federnla nt 'For t Donel~on.
TCIII) CB!!ce, FebT\lur;· G, 18G2. :Iud !lellt to Cnmp Morton.
lmi IAIlA. th ence to Cnmp Ch n. ... Ohio. 0 1\ :-:ovclllh ~r .J.1S53.
liD W!13 ~hot by n gUlIrd for nn nllet:~1 hlfrlngement of Ihe
ruJ ea 1U1 ~ died llbou~·\;oo a.nL. Nn'·cmber 6. 1853. A lett er
in IIU·· po$Se9Sioll e k es t.hi~ in fnr mntlotl,
ll. Cl\.&t;l\'\l.S Ad:llphus' (\\'lI1inl1l nou~,' Joh"" John.' _
John,' lItm f}·,' William'). born J anuary 17, IS:H; died l fn)-
~ , 1923; buried ill Mllplewood Cemetery, Pulaski. Tennl'''o;et.'.
011 Nove mber <I. 18i 5, he IIl-II rr icd ~l)'TII Bellc C.ul...." who
WU born :'orny 12. lS53: died October 12, 1926. IIml f(.osts by
tha tihle 0( ber husbmu1.They ,were the IIMCn!! of the
writtr_ ",'"":",,, :"""
c. John LUM. pore. \.lorn S~ptcmller 10. '1836, nnd died
III 11!9 fourteenth ye:l)' on July 9. 18;;0. ,Duried at Pope'g
Chnpel.

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Eh
 22 /ll./or''''' o/I'op<:, Cart er and .licr(l-rbl Famil;c~

d. J.e$C)· ,\ nn. born February 20, l SSfJ: died J~nUDrl' 2;;, .'
I~U I . On D KI!lUbe. 8, ISas. ~he mllrried Jo hn D. !tlt-
~ 1I1 0rt. of ;\Inn.)" Coonty. TClln~$Jt!~. " ~ cy wllh thei r
\ , children mOHlI t o Abilene, Tn:"!, where t heir 1I e.eC!ld8nL~
,
:"', !tilllh·~. ~'h cy hnd the IollowhW chUrlren:
(I) ,\ tki n. Pope ),!cLemorc, born M ~.· 17, 19G~: dic(\
Fcbru :1.ry 11, 1028. Ill' m,~"ricd ,ro~c )lhll\C Croll!, I>Qrn I.'eo-
runry~ , ISOG, on September 7, 1367. The).' hud the f ollow_
hll: ~h!ldrcn: . '. ' ,,,',
(n) FJorille, born Ma.).' 17, 1$00; ml\fr:! ~rl 1110.:0: Bentley.
June I, 101 1. Th,,), l,:l\'e th e rollowinR chlldren:A!icc
Lou!~t', J~)lhi n . ern!!\" und Darh.",,,. 'I'hcy U\'c li t Al.Iilcne,
TCX1l~,
(0) Fr,lll~, born October 6, 18fJ6; !UnTried fl il;bam
~llIll"'ell. AI'ril 19, 1921. T hey h:l\'c one d ' lId. Vi rgi nia.
They li~(I !lt ,\bilcne. Tnn9.
Ie) Lucy \' irgini~ , _ botJl Norcmoot IS, 1896; mllrrled ,-,
J OI'11 Cal"\) R n~ ... II, April 12, .1924. The)" I,R\'c onc _chi1<l .
l (1h u Cnr~, .fr., lind live I\t Al.Iilcne, 1'tXIIS.
(2 ) Sidney G:mt McLem or e, borl! :.r:W I, 1861. : dil'(l ;c'
OcloOOI' 25, 192~ , "t Ch~rle~t/)n, ),fl .~ourL ,:,",;: '

'
(al JII"i., bom in mmr." 2.1, 1870; mnnlcd Jnmciil Colby
Tholl1l1a, :><o"emOOr, InOl. Sbe i ~ now dccc!lsed. ",:' "
(,I) Robinn, horn Peh"Ul"Ir), 10, 1873, ,11:1&nm'cr 'married
' .... ,"
1',,: '
"ud lh'ca iu DnllnJ, Tn".. , ' " " ;\'- "
e. Jllm", Il.O\I~C l 'OIl", horn Ai.i!lust ii, \S·H; diroOcto. "'/' '

ber, 18G2, nnd ....1\~ burictl :.t I'ope'~ C l~,pe!. n" WII~ 10.
memoor or Con,pun~' E, Fourth T",, "C'IOlI~ I n r~ n !r.\·, iIi" th"
Conf",lerllte A rm~' nt t"" -t imc of hl~ dt'llt !!; __ _
r, -'f" r." Robina - Pope _( born Detooor 23, 18·14 ; died __ -
Apr il 10. 19I5). III Jan u~ry.- 1877, she IlInrlcd J ohn oW. -_--
Md(lunck (born :If''rcb 16, l SI!'!, 11)111 died Apri l 1>, lD23r.-
of Spr ing lIill, Tcnne~~ee. They had t wo ch!ldrcn:
( I ) Orvill e P Ojl!', born April 2tl, 1878'; )\-'!l8 ,m ali-iccl -
Juue :20, 19()f1, to :\Iyr" 'fj'Olll)I'!O!l, born In 1833. Thc~'
lh'~d lIt Spring 11m "nd had two ch!1drcn'l ',',:'":-,:::,,,
(II) TJ'ompson POIIC, bom October 3, '19'10,"nlitJ.
(ll) :>.ht ry L% nom, born Septemh er" 13." i !Jl3.

.. ; ii'cue: as $ XI •
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414 hli ;
 (2 ) Lenll, bot u JIII~' 25. 1$S0. " ",I diN unn"" r icd.
F~brllary 11, 1900.
C~I"\'u" ..\ 1101'1\11$' ""t>e ( Will i;"" RQu~ ' J okll,' .Iolm,'
John. ' lien!"),, ' WIl11:1!n' ) nlld ill)".11 J3~l1e (C nr tcr) l'ope-
~ae (lbol'C_wcre th~ )l"re llt~ of lha writer. Guot.l"'''" A.
l'OllC enlist,'1l w1t11 h !~ brother, Wllli~m LoollidM rOI~, in
Mnr, UIG \, in Comflfll'.~ ,\, Nh,lh Tenu""""" B:.[\:.IiOD oJ
C:lI':\ln', Conrcdcr~ te Ar my. He \\'1\. ~ent to;'\ ea rn]. ne:!.r
J\ RshviUe, ."d in the <,ad)" fall W"~ 'Mlt to I~ort lI enr.\'.
'l'cnll a~o;ee. und er the !loted Conicdcl'ale C~v;'l r)' Lender,
GeMr") Kalll"11 llcdford Forrest, lind then to Fort Donel_
Mil , wh~\'e he wn~ captur ed 011 Fc!.lnlary 16, l Sc.z. He WII~
a Jltloon~r (If war (or 'ie"CJI mc nlll~:It Cnmp DI)UJ,:ba, n~"r
Chlt;'jfo. In SCI>!on,bcr, 1%2, he wu eKcl\;\lIJI~d nt Vicks-
!.olll'l:, M if"i~ip!'i , nnd ~cnt 10 t m:. 1'ort " ml" ~n Oep~rtment.
lie WII . then conlllll ~loned " ~"ptnlll of Nwah·.,· by Presi_
dent J a l1"e r~oll D,w) , o( the COllfcder ntc St"te&, nlld ~ "rvcd
" " ~\lch lInlillh e C1080 of Ih. Wilt. From the Port Hudsoll
Dcmlli"tmellt hi~ CCllllmllnd WR5 !lent 10 t he Army of the
T~n ll\'~~ al Dalloll, Georgin. And ~cr\"cd lIudar GCllernl
,.,
Whw ler. Whcel ~r'~ ("1I\"nlr;' Wla ,;ent to the C-arol\lI."I.'. H~ ,
~nrrc )lder" d wit h hl~ comlllllmi nt Chnl'loite, NOI·th Cnro_
linll, In )111)" IS65, mI(l returned to lib home In Tenne. see
III ",,'e what he ~ollid from the wreck l.eft by tha W~r. lie
WM 1I0W left with his moth .... :111(1 I' ~i5ter 10 (lire fer a& ,
wdt /11 th ... home plate. He \\'n5 a drujtgi"t I." t! pre>eri p_ I
~lolli~t nt Pul~!ki. 'l·en"e~ llC. {Uf 1II:tIlY ~"(>U [S I.>cforc hi ~ ·c. 1

r etil'llment from busl!1~'~'

For numy yelll"~ prior to hi. Ik:lih, hewn " ,m Elde r in

,, the l'r~",byterilln Church nt 1'lIlu k f. lie wa s I< hb:h oJficial

in the Kn ighb 'I'>1ml~!lrtI in Tc "n('tl~c lind II mcnllocr of the
loc,,1 Hoard of Edu~,.tion in Pulavkl. IIc died In hi~ nine-
~il!ih yCRr and II I' to :l few d.W4 pri or 10 hi. dl1":llh \<"i\S in
i IlXceli ent henlth.
I ~I)'!'~ Bcll~' (C:. rter) Pope; th e mother of" iiie .writer,
i wns the cld~~t child of Benjamin Carter IIn(1 Cynll.!:! Hol_
Inml (R ivers) Cnr t~r. ( S c~ Carter }o-ll mil".) Sho died al
( her homo in Pu~""ld II'h"re "he bitt! H \'~d for 110 mall~' YI'!I.I'II.
;\ col\sj ~tcnt member of the P1.>r.,~k l Ej,iHOOp:i l Ch u ~h in

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2·! lIi!/oricl of Pop r, (.'ruler !I>lt! .1loFc'l'ri~ Fn»tilic~

whieh hf'r parent s lind {nken well n prom ine nt p.W!, _~he - --;, --
WlIS grl':l lly i n ter~tell In nU it~ <tdh·it icJ. ~'or:l6 yc:Jrs -
priOT to her -death ~ru. WIIS an in"alid, but boTe he r am i<:-
\IOll& wi th chnr netcnstie fortitude.
Gu~ta"u" A. l'OI' C lind hi~ wi fe, )lyra Bello (C~rter)
Pop e, hml the followi ng chillh'cni
II . G\I~t::l.'·u~ Ad~!ph\l~ ' POIh! III, IKIm December 23.
IBiG ; IUqd Febr UAry 23. 1~2 1 , ... n<l ""liS buried in Birminl>-
hnm, ,\ 13 bama. Ou t>-o"cmher 19. 1!l02, he married Sada '-'- ' - -
JI,m'klos of TliTtllh'II"JUltll . unll th~y h ~d one c1lild, )~)'rll Bcile
Ill, oor n April 2, 190.1, who mllrd ed Wnlt~l" .Kennedy of
llir mlng-hnm, Sejltcmbcr 28, l!l2G. GOlllS" to Blr mhlKhnm
iu hJ ~ In te leel"', he en)f.lgel! in the (h'ug Imsine.l ~ nn,1 ihM
in I h~ N ll1 CJIa.I .. bllAjnC5.'!. in I;o:h oi which he W:Ii SUl""Cl!\13-
fu l. li e \\"~ 1\ de"l'otl.'d husb:lnd nnd C"l lter ami ~mong hi~
a~i!<Icj~tes "hi. wor!l wa ! hi. bou!!." tl!. wld~w rc sidEffi iu
Dirmingl!!lUl. . ' , ' ' ... " '"
b. I,'runk Cartlir ' POP;! ,OOj'j, ' Apr!! '27, 1878', '!Ib! }.'eb_
Tunry 2~, Inzs, lind '\'~ bur ied !u Gl'(l O!<:! Epi~~opn l Chu....,h-
Y!lrd lit \\·oodside. M~rrl~nd. _lie 9tndlcd law undct F lou r- -'l<
to' --
n~y RI"~ "", n w~l1 known :>U~rnc.7 of Pul:ll!ki, T~nne!i3cc, -_ r __
wn~ nllmHtml to th o Bllf, prl'.clio ucl In Nell' York City for n >
,
few yen!'", nnd then ~et.tled in 'W~ .h!nl!"ton. D. C., \\'Ilere he
prac~lce!1 \luUl hi. dcnth. au Odober 13, In05, h8 'mnrrlcd
E\"a. ~Iooro of Pub"li l nnd the~· III"~d M Forc~t Glen:: Mar~'_ ='- --
L~nl1. They h~ d the rolloldtl!:" chlldre,, ~ --
tl) E'·A -~oor~. llor n Ortooor~, 1007:'- _
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(2) CIIRtnvu. Adolphu~IV, horn .Aug-~Ii! HI, :10()!j.

(3) EClIjnmin 'CJjrt~I', \>Or)l Septembe r 1 i. In!..' '
(4 ) 1>fnrr Ri\"er~ !lorn O~tohc" 2<1'. 1913. , ; ~ ',
(.:I ) Elhel. bo'l1 AlI C"U 5t -17, 1916. -___ :------ .. -->:__
G1I4lnl'uH A, IV, n w!! eldet direel n:inti.- dlli!~mb nt -of-- -
hi~ g(lncmtioll I' Dm Cap:' Benjamin Carter. -is-neill' R m.m---
bel' of thc "So<:i~~y of tlle Cincinnnti." .' ,Cnrle,.'M' ~~;! do\\' nrid
children re.ide in Wn ~h!nglon. D. C: , . . : ' ,:,'::,:,,:"',
~. Willinm Ri\"en' {G u... ta\"I~.' WiJif:uri. R~iIW ,' '/ olln.'
,k---
J ohn,' John.' Ih.'ll ry.' William'), born Il\1llin~ '0;, 1880. eli~-__ -- -'
li»:etl in the ReJ:l'lllr },r my in :.Ia,-. lS!l9, :libii \\·rii ~e nt to-- t~;}-:;
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.:::uc "'••":M:::1
i jhe Philippine !~lal!(b where be P.1,rticilKlled ;a Iie""....\
cntlll',dgl1 6 agrd" ,t the In . urgent.· . H~ wns omllln[",IOlled
I n !~:{)m! lio'itennnt In the Re$lliar Army Im.\ ~ent 10 lb.
I• Sc.cond C:L,o."lr r du."[nl:' th e fir~t \lC ou »;l.tilln or CU\:I\ shortly
"fi~ r the end ~r the Sll""l ~ h-A mcric"n \\'''1'. He !crvcd IwCl
slIb!eqllcnl l<'Un! of dll\r ill tM l'hlli)l!>inc l ~hll~d3 a mI i"
I N15 ·35 ~crl'c(1 In th e l'mlllm" elLn,,) Zo"e. Oll h l~ tr jp ~ to
\h~ Phi1il>pin~ Ir;]ahd ~ he \\"aJ ~w ke ~enl \-;n th.l Sun Canlil.
I- He hr.d t)l\I~ sen'cd tJl re~ to u", In th ~ Pl, iiippin cJ nnd one

I, to\'\' in e ll!:n in the !lui \.en yea\"!< III bh ~etv ioe. He K\':ld.
u,,:~d from t he Troll!' Oiilecrs COll rs<: ,It tl, ~ C,,,,,, l r~' Scho o!
in l n12 . " 'HI In 1 ~ 2 G he f;r~d l':lt ~d II'Cnl tJle A(\v~!lted
Con r"" al l he Ca.\"lIlry School, going from ther e to the Com-

Ii mlln d and G(' )j~\·,,1 Staff School from which he gr.1(ltilil ed in

192i. I)u r;u~ World Wnr I he s"..~,.~;l "'i~h tile 8!ltil lmd
!l2n(1 lnf:.ntr.\· D ivi~io ll~. <;"j)in g to Fer.nee with t he ll1tter
llulL In FI';ll1 Ce he WaS p= Dmo!c:! :.nd ~ePt 10 lhe 2!1til
l"f;1ntry D:"j~lon in wllkl! he com n~un,b:l tho 113th r. ~~i.
i m~n t dllr !llg t hu !.I ~:'~~·A I'S"OIl"i (Jrrop~h·~. AfI~ r the Ar.
mistice. h.l W1I1 :tilP(\lm~d n D"I'ut~" 1',.(\"..".: MnN;!I:l!I. Cell'
I er~,) . All\c"!oan EXl' l d iti on.~ ; ..\· ,;,,""C;I In F r::'llo~ ;ltld pll1~d
in eh.,rge of O\'er !I.OOO ~. rnilnrr !'ol~" ~t Ib Amerk an
Emblll'knt :OlI Cc nt ~r M l.A! :\Ir.n!. r Ulll OC. lie comm und~d
Ihe FOIlJ" tb U. S. (''''\'~lrr III fo'orr li{:l'l!\'!. Soulh D:.kola, for
t\\'~ )"~~r~ . 'i'hi ~ .....· n~ ti1 ~ l"~:~i!tl ~nt in whi ch he M"rtm\ Iii.
m!U tllr~' f.\: ITiN OYer S'l y~~t.,. bt fOl"e. ,~'b iJe at 'Forl :Jl'~ de.
h~ W~S Ill~o in ~k ~!N <'f 35 10 .10 '·:\ nlp.\· of th~ Civlli:1!l Con.
_, . r\·ll li on CO l" ~_ !n IS:lG. the l\'"IiOll::.1 Geogrnphio:· Anny
,\ lr CO(""[lS Strllt<lwhete FlJ;rht l ook plr..,~ it! ""hieh the b,d.
!U OIl .~'c~n de.cI to 1l110~ll t 12.n mil e' ~l.>o,.~ th e snrfMe of t he
cnnh. COinll<!\ POI>ll W:lti 11I~~nm.entn' in thi! suece~~ ~r lh"
fl ight ml,! """.1 rc wn nl. <l by t he ),' ntion:l1 C.Qlr rnphlc S ~\cty
with nn HO!lornr}" ure l: emheub ijl ln the Socie'),.
r O!" hl~ _, en·;oe.• In 1·'''~IICC. he WII~· dc ~'orat~d with t he
DI ~i ing lllshe,1 St'l"~ic~ J,J ~d::t1 ~nd wns ngalll ci~~d for 11o~
""me dc<:o"a~!()11 w)llIe ill }o',·nncc. Ho WM t,"";ee dacor:! tc,}
with the S ilwr St:;r fur /,':Ilbnh7 in net).." :1\1(\ W:1~ "11\":lrd~d
Iha Cro ix de GU~'T~ with Pal", hy the French Go"e rn mcnt.
2G /lil/or;c, of /'t)pe, CllrtcY g..,[ Jfcf'crrin "'g>ll ilic~
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lIe 15 n memile! of tbe Washingtou. D. c., Chapter. Son~ of _

the ll e\'ol"l ion.
On Octeber 20. 1!lOO. he mnrrJ~d Vlrg inln lH~Ft'rri n.- -
bot ll AI!ril 17, 1852. who W3 S t he tI~ "ghter of II.,... nn d
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lIln. J ollil ,\. :.\lcFenin of the notel! Met ho.!is; IlImi!r of

Tcnt1e~5ee. (Sec "'kt'crrin }'nmll,. HI~tory ,l On OotolYlr
:n, 1939, CQ10n~1 Pope , nt hI . own rcqlleat :nllr nfter over
forty yenr! 5ervic~, Wild retired I rom th e Army.
Willinm Rh'crs Pope IIml hi. wIfe, Virgln!n McFerrin
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Pop e. hnd olle chi ld, n daughter, Vtrs;:lnin "fd'crl'lll, ))()tn

nt For~ .h ~loni\>o ille, Montana, }'~bru!lr)' B, 190i, (Sec
Inter,)
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... , Julia. born D<!c.ember 4, 13&1. N'el'er mnrried and
li"ed t oo last rear;! or her lire In Wnsld nilion. D. C. She _
died Jun~ 7. 1'.140. and is buried ill Itoe:k C",,'(Ok C~nl~["I'}' in -
thai eity. __ _
'e. Mmy Le3cy, born June 19. 188:>, "'liS mnrri<.O<l -on --
N'o"ember 1 t , 1'.113, to 1Al"i~ Co.rlll.ll, horn Fehm:ll'J' S. Ijl90.
:Iud died July 21, 1921, Rnd W"~ bu ried fit '1"~ntQII, llliimi9.·
They Ih'cd for lel'eral y<mr~ in lI uuh:, Arkr.MIt.", -where
Loui N "'ft~ engaged in the lunlbcr b\l~ln~!'JI, Th~y hile! the
follo"'lng chil,\ren:
(l) Loui! , Jr" born July 2~ , 1918, '"1,l
(2) V!rj{inia, born Odober 29. 1921.
, Mnr," ~!C)' I'c~i<lc " lit :l1:II'{a, 1·CM~. lind h er cliUdren " ·::'
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nnmnrr!!I1l. ",',,', ,', ,,", "'.'. :
I . Myra 1k'11e I1,bQ,n J\ln~21, 1691, ~ nrl ,lid Aul(lil;t •

1(1, ISIY.!, She WllS buried in lofnplewOOl1 Cem ~teryl.:t l'u, - •

Ia.ki, TcnMncc. _See Carter- Family lIi~torr lor-fIlI'ntioil -
or [ hlfid~nth, _ _ ____ _ ___ ,_ l'
AI! the Po"" child rmi-or Ihis, the dllill " . 1l~l\er/ltlon '<"ere- ~t
bor u lit Pulaski. TennCllllCC, - _ __ __ -- __ _
Vlrginl;. "IeF~rr in' Pop(! (Wimam fth'crdt Ou~tn~us- A,'- : _
lI'iUlalu !loua",' John,' J ohn,' J nll11" lI en r~? Wim~m').:--­
daullhtcr o( Willinm Rivers' Pc~ c ami hls ",ltc" Vlrgini;l'
iHd'c rrln POlle, w~~ \xl.n :,t Fort A&~hll!lbolllc, ;\Iontn'll~, -
\\'hcr~ her ("ther was on duty, Oll Febnu\f)' 'S, '1tl97 , ' After
at tending mnn)' ~~hoo15 over th e count r~' :' bec:,uIQ of tllC
lllallY p\Me~ of ,Iut,' of her Iath er,"shc' was' lii'iI'dl!l\tcd with

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!,, !pecini hODIII'J from Ihe U ... i~n!lt~· of Cbirn\:o ill 1930, .......
( I.'i '·in\: the deg, .... of P h.B .. and \\'M; ~ledcd 10 I "~ Soc:e1y
,,
of P hi flcinj\:lJll):!. 1... 19,~15i' e r~'('I\'ed Ihe degrt'C of I11.A.
On Ihe 29th of Jllne, l !l:m, !he Wft S nmt ried to T.icui.
I,con J . LlvinK'ton, QU:lrl~rm"st~r nc~crl'c C<lrp". U. S.
Ar my, in the Army Ch npel "t I·'ort "!eade, South Dakotn.
I.hmtcn"nl Lidngslol! 11'11$ I,or" lit SUlllner , 10'1'1<, on
.1nIlU~r)" 11th, l~OO, wn ~ the WI! of J r.~ob I.iyillg;;\on (born
III Ghent, New York, on SCll\emhu 12, ISuG, nnd diml July
·lth , 19.11 ) :md hi.• wi l e, Krd hcrlnc PI'!ce (IXlrn al l, eltig_on_
tha_Ruh!", Cologne, Gcrn'nny, 10th Octo),cr, 11101, n",1 di ed
20 J une, 1930). Lieu!e";,,,! L!1"!ng$!on rcrulcred exe c!, _
tio!)al !!en ,i.,... dur ing Wor ld Wnr ll , ~~ £ r«ul ive Omecr
of the BurMu of Public R cbl ion~ or t he \I'nr Del"lrt m~nt
hi WnBlrlllt.<ton, D. c., :I Dd N~d\·td t he ~gion or Mcrit and
I the Com mcndatioo lI ibbon. lie is nl.>"· ( HmO) a CokInel or
! th Quartcr ma.!l1er Cotps of thol n~'Ilu'll r Army.
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Colonel nIH) li t ... J.;\'iI1/:'llon hM'" three " hildnn ;
(I) Katherlnl!'" Pe lle, born J lllie 2G. 1!l37, Omnha, N.,..
hr,,~ka.
j, (2) Willinm Pop e," bom JrIllUllr}' 22. HMO , lit Puln8ki,
, 1"e l1 nc~ ~ec .

,, (31 llichard )lcFcrrin,'" born Fobru:lr)' 3, 1~13, Pulns.

ki, 'femw..c. (Richllrd'~ ~ccQnd nn1l1c lJclur,: that of hi.
mr,t ~Tl1:I 1 grnnd morhel"' , fmni ly),

! LiM of DC~Q!lt:
: WHliam' Pope mnrric'!l ~r:.ric: Mil
lI ~mT' POII<.' 1I1arried S~r3h' Wa!t~: Mil

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Johll ' Po pe 1I1:1rricd Mour ni ng' ) ieK il1 11c : had
J ohll' Pope married "til.4bo!t h' J efTr ll'<l; hnd
.Joh,,· Polle m:u-ricd ,\ nll' I."ca~: h~ d
Win io m 1 ~!Ie" POl'e m~rrjcd v-se~' Jllnc' Cpnt. (Soo

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\\' 1111. I i vund no tccm'll oJ auy di rect ~ ucc,lor of mine ,
~. Ihu 11m11. of Pope who fought in "the Remlnt lgmir y War.
I fOUll(! nmny entrie" of connler:.\ " n ~'('~tora whO di<l. The~ c ,i
IIrc lI~tC(1 mCl"eb' for informntlon. . ..:.
Colon!,,] Records or Nm·t!, C",ro1\nn:
Vol. (l. IIllge GOO: Simon Popa, Lleutennnt nnd Ensign, .' (:
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28 IIWoriu o{ POlle, Co.rter uNd McF'erriN. F antil«:5

Ue)lime JJ : of Militill muster , IS NO\'emher, I r.:!.

Vel. 10. p;>gc 99: Simon Pope, 011 CommiUco of S.1f~"t:<,,-
P itt County. 177;;. ___ _
Si mon Pope, Em,ig n in F Oll ricclll li COm l ~ll1Y or j\fili ll~ :
\'0 1. 10, Jmge 187: Henry POl'll \I'M ~p po!nte(1 EI1~jgn
cr r frAt Regiment, :/I,'crth C" roHn a CO Il Un~ n\1I1 \roop",-8ep '
telnb ~r I, 1775, , , , '
I'ng a 618: WilIi~ Pope npl>ohitCll "eeon'tl llQ"t~nn !\t from
II!llHborollgh District for Battnlion t o 1)C1 1'lIi4C ~,A Jlril16,
1776.
P,llre 69B : Jncob POiIC ditl R~tun!ly !.iIka 'up i\rril ~ l\lid b,d
{orlh to ",ar, ,... cnptKi n or " wmll:"'r of J~ m"". lIe ""....
n FR'C!llol der lind liw,d in B I :Ki~n Cou n ty, to April, 1'776. -
Vol. 10, ~ 9 41: H~nr~' POIIe alll)oinl~d t allialn, No . - ,,
I'emoor 29, 1' 'iIi. of the E ighth Rcgi nltnt. (Vol. :!2. poi,ge
909: I'('ru~cd nppoi nl ment.)
I'ng/! 971 : J nc:ob Pope, no\\" 0 prillOl1/!r In S\.;lnlolJ-Towit, -_:
A"g'U!ln Count )',- Virgin;o.- permitted to" retu r n- to _Edge.. -
cOIlIbc County, NorlJ) CnrollJl!1, 'tnk ing oa th t o SIIIt';- lind ,
gM IlJl' £l\OO ooml for ('Itu re g()O(l hch ~\;lor, DceemlH1r 16,
177C. 1'hi! wn~ en petition of E ll ~lillctn POlle.
Vol. 13, jlllge 511: S"l!\ucl Pope e nli~ tcd 6 May, 177T,
for thr ee year,. Sick nl V~lIer F OI'gc, li e lJclangcd to
ClI)11.. Jclm Ingles' COrnlilmy, Secon,\ Nor th Carolina Baj;·
tnllon, September 9, 1778. ' , ' :', ',,',:, '
P /I!re ~ 1!l: WillinmPojlc, enli ~ l ed SC\ltemlH1r ~ , 1777, [or
t nTL'Il yelU1I.Qn ""mnmud in New J er~e>', J.i clltenti iitCol()- _
nel ll:i rnc)"SCo nl tmlw. -SIlColld North C~roHna Balt:.iiQn. -
P ,' g/! 650: J netlb I?o",, __admiltcd nil cltJun 23 -J:ui liuQ'; :
1719. Kor th Corolina-_M;:"isL"turi!.
i>lIg..-.s $,17· (;'18: Jacob Pope, lJ."l.tne nn nntt'.
» nge &,·1: J:ltob Pope, Governor concun. (Sce-- Jae;;Jj-_-- - --
POIlU Aoo,'e.) ::,:,_, c_::-:_:
Vo!. 16. IJa)!'/! 2: Bu!'\\"ell P~pc, Member ,North :clll-eiliil;.-___ -
Hou~e. 17B 2, W"kc Comity, ,
V01 . 17, pnge 2:l!l: SnnlUcl PO!l<J reccl\'e~ !l(i6-:1S-10 tor
hla armr .e rvice in )< orth Cnrolillii ,L!n n: ,.' '(Se'a 'ilbC,'c;)
Pn!{o ~73: Willis Pope Oil J lily ,H , '.l78'i; e~~'mllted from
MUl tl n (l ilt)', ' ,"
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I Ilf~t(Jrlc& 0/ Pope, ern'Ier alld McFcl't'ill Fmnilin ~D

Vol. 22, »ng~ 325: Samuel Pope, Sergeant, Gupt. ThomM

Grave! , Com\lI\!)y, Craven Count)". (:.tot Dll! Snmud l'ope
IIb\l\'~irrcrent county.)
Pnge 326: Geor~c I'Qpe, .Jr.• Prh'lIte, MII!! i" LI~t of
Crl"'cn Calluly, 1151.
Voluml! Iv. IIItRe 113.\: Sa mll cl l'ope, l'r ;v:l\e, Ahl or.son ·~
Com\l;!ny, Fifth Regiment. North Caro!!"." Line or Conti_

I nenbl t.roo~, cnliMted 15 )I:l~·. 1771.

Pnge 1136: S:ullucl l'ope, Sergenn!. ShCJlh"rd'~ Com_
pany, Tenth Regiment, North Gnroliml Contlnents\ I,i nc.
EnUlltcd G lt~'. 1771. P r i..".le, J une, 1778. Dheh;u;:cd 30
June,I77D.
Pnge 11:16: Wlliinm POI"'. Sergeant, Shcphnrd' s Com_
\lfIhY. Tenth NIII1 h Cargll" " Continelltnl Li nl!. E nH ~ lcd ~
Mn,,', 1777. Prinltc, June. 1778.
\ 'I rgi nlll Soll,\icl':\ of 17i&' Vol. 3 :
P"ge 1253: Willlnm POll" nlHl lolUl POPQ m emher~ (pl·i.

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" nte~ ) oI fir~ t pnr ~!" iln 10lri oll commanded b)" Hril;fUlier.
G~ncrnl ,\rmllJld, )Inrqu is de I" Itoucne. Dlleharg(!d N,,·
vcmber 15, 17S3. EnUtk'll to 200 nCl"c~ of hmd ench from
Virginia .
P nge 1272 : Helin ' P OIIt, nu.-mber of comp:U1)" d Cl\rinlt

I-
roml \0 "Knlntu~k " 1\11<1 Cllutled to ITran t of land [ro m Vir·
ginia.
!
ENGLISH FAMILY j-
Sel'wlCCll lh Ccntury alill Isle of Wig ht Conllty, " irll inia.
\lUgt', 102 : Capt, hhn EIlIj'Ii~h, Mem lK'r of the Hou se of !
'.r
Bnl"ge,sQ~, VJr~inin, 1659.
SDIIIC, p~gc 112S: Cupt • .Joh" En\:Uah. Member of the ~
I[OU5(l of BUrI:~~~~, 165S· oi!l. "'~-
Islo of Wight Cou nt.I·, Virgin;n, Book I GOI·1716: TIll'
_-i will of John EngltF.h wnH nuule )" h ill 01 Wig ht Count!',
; i"
Virr,llIln, 13th Augu st, 16'i8, nnd wn ~ ' j)rowtl III tho Com·t
held fOf the 1.le of Wight CoUl]t ~· th e Olh ~ a.r of Oet~ber,
1&; 8. In 1018 \~m he will...to mr l o~i" !I' ~rm·hi·lftw, John
Watt ft , 1111 nil{ wcarI ng Apparel, ' both Ihwn nn!! woolen."
, An~, "will nlld ~C'lUMtb to nl)' dAughtor, Allee W8 tt~, !lill ,i
--;,
, )':I.nl~ of serjte," Alw, " i t i. nil' will nlld de'\N! thnt my
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30 m . tori"" of 1'0/'(" Ca.,1cr ~ 'Id McFerrin Fa ",iJi~,t

dnl1ghtu, }'mllc~~ lliil, :lIlt! 111;' ~Qn_in_IHw, John WnU~, to

be the O\'er~eers of Ihl. lilY w!1l j",rforw od, " He I1\Cl1tion~
olllcr chiltl rcn and /: rmulcl!il dNn, bllt lo i~ wife i. ll~t men_
tioned.
7W{I):!,IO; wm of .Johu English , Isle of Wil/ ht COlln-
ty, Virginl", R!X:ords: "'to 10,'lnl: dnft cr, Fm l1~ e~ IU~, nil
I
my l,ictll l'ilS: 10 .h. to ,Ia(wr, BUi:<lbd h Chur ch ; Son -in·ln""
Jolm W'l Us : dartH, Al~ W<\Us : d.'\fter :-'[ary ":n"li~h."
nat",1 13 AI1Jlll~t, l GiS: pr o"cd j) Oclobc,·, 1619,
i"lin rrlagcs, hie Of Wight County , 1 (j23 ·1~ OO, Jl~ge' 53:
JQlm Wn\t~ uml Al iee Engli. h, dnughter of John Engli.h,
1678. W.~D Ilk. 2, P.1G'C 165.
I
Thcrtfore, th;~ J ohn E nllUJh wM th(l r~l hcr or
Alice
E nl/lish who nmrrlc ll.Tohn W ntl~ nlld w~ ~ the zr:mdrllthcr
of Sarah \\'att, who married H enry' POll!,
DIl3Cl!1l1:
Cllp\.:l ln J~lm' EtlMli5h h3d
Alice' ~n!l'li!h who nwrrl cd J ohn' "'G U~ nnd hnd
Sanb' Wnlt" who murri ell Henry' Pope. ( Sc~ Pope
l,I tt~.)

EXU)I FAMILY
Norfolk COllllty, Virginin , JJook n, pngo 24 ; In Norfolk
COUllty we find in a court rceor(l, 30th JIln u:,.", IG,IS" thnt
"J ohn Nause1 came itl lo w is ~'Ounlry wl ~1i RichD.rd f.lQlm
for l line )'ur;;," . ... . .' . . .
St~tc Lmld Offi ce, IIichmond, Virginia, ,"01.2; pn{:e' 244;
wo liml tllnt Sil" Willinm Berkeley .did gr3ntimto Richn rd
A;<;um "I'" 'fhomlUl Cod",;n 1>50 Reres ~I t.unttdo" Rnpll1l·
h.~n"ock Rlwr .. , tor t he 1 1'lI n.~port.~l ion of 11 ~nons.
This W ~A on May 22. 1050. , 'r bl~ glllni 1lJ"Il lllllk.':'Ir~ in
Molher patcnt. It will he notelli hut in the 550 n~rc )latent
mentioll III mnde of ",hum'. Book," c1enrl)· 6howlng the
t\xumz or Exlltw! Wl'n! s.!ttJtd here prior to UK' dole of lIresc ..
II rnnb • .
Thl. lellglh,' unrrllti ....' .,,~.~ thnt !lIe ,E xum s we re in
Virl/iuin "$ ~ .. rly n~ l G40. [n tho eArl}' reeorck.the· 'n'nme ill
3pel\cd \'ar[ollsly. :u E~lIm; Exom, El<,d n, Ilnl! :E5u m-in
one plnt e «pi ..d as E wen,· . (I n enrJj;'~lIlYI \Jlli. ~/ltlla h::lm~

= •• • ,Sl casas 11
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•l I \I'iL< HJ)~ llcd In ,1iIr~ L'('n l "'"ys-(lu,,, 11Cd,,'l'" til 1.1:11.1 h:ltlll_
.... rit;" I: or c"ret<'''~!lc,,~,)
• Thom,,~ E::,;mn wit h wife, J>Ill<', "'''" II!" li,.~t to ~nl;;:r:.le
\:;
,•. I to Am~ric...
J~n'mi"h
11<.) I~"\d /I ),ruther, m"hard, wI", limIt"''' ~ons.
;",,1 'j'ho))w • . ;-<" rc~u ... l ~ h"wing whell 'l'h'>1IIlI.<
f n"'u III .o\ ll1e ri..." , bul he ",us hnr,' it, l"roO .
r In rt")lj", b,ulilOCk r<"m'd" at St 'lt" Lib rnrj\ llichm(>I\, t.

F.,
••
Vol. I. l",gcs l aG-I;;1, wa filld: that "Th<mu,~ r~" um (F. .x,
win7) all!! wirQ, Jllll ~ , " W<' I'~ mcnti o,,",l on J ;lll uary I, IIlGO.
S""enlwnU, Ce nl""y lm,j Is!~ of Wight COU llt y, Vir_
"i )Ji ll, I'nlj"U ,150 : Willimn J"~lUll , tir~ t of Ole rmnily in "h"·
r g;n;". c... m~ o\'\:r with
Jl h', : \"~COl'd [<lUI"l j ~ on )!,.rdl
h (~ wife, .!;lI1\), «IU!
:n, 167 1,
r. ~!\, P'·"nd "
wJlen]'" w;tnea.,,,,j
,-,,:- "POW'll' of llt tor lt ... y. On ,''' JI<I :l, IGf+5, 1111 w i\,neoll' ... d a ,1 c~ (1.
H~ " wi,ed C'JlI ~i del'"blc lmul In 1,;10 Ilf Wixht (:"lInl.".
S;aJlI!, I'Jlr,'l ,151; Willi,,". !~"" m Itmd e h i~ ,";11 :'\ ll ec'~ Il1·
\ f.:- I....,'·, 170]. I'l'<lbate,\ Feill'Lml'.'· 10. 1700 (l7 0 ~?).
i 1:
b lo o f \\'4:hl. Vlrt:i nl,t, Ilook 2, I,at:e 2"·1 , Je re lui" h
i ..• [! XI1l Il w:t.' in tlo,' I "l~ of \\'ilr ht CUlm l." , "in :l));", n.~ ~:lrl."
'''' I G.l!r.. hl~ ~41l1lL1U re hc1uF, attache'! to the wi!! or :lll o!IRC!
(1) :l1""'1LII"",,,.. (M~K i"ll c l n,J, ,, w;tr,C1I.', Apri l 15. 16Sli.
1~lc of Wil'h t, Hook ICS8.170-1. 1~'!:C (,: J<'o:em/:!h E!tu nl
w".~ on,' M tb e A".'oc;atc Jl1d:r~" rl f t:l", Cour l or lsl~ or
Will h~ e 'JU n')' In ICll;: nnd in 1 (j~.1 (Me nr Wight !look,
W(;l . ]j ll), 1"'!lC 2D8 ).
North C"roHn" Genom! ""I:ister, 1(414); J ~relll l:'h g"lIln
\Va" (111e or tho .hwt!cc"
of lhti l'ca~c of th~ 19lc of Wight
c.m"t~· in "nd die,1 ;>1 1'<20. Hi.. ,,'111 w,t< dntod
1(;:J;! " G:l~
I " lnr"1I 2H. 1720, n",! h;~ wifc'~ will W'l ~ d"tc.l 11"'·ch 2:1.
. 1 1127.
( 7W(1):l~ !I : ,!~,,"l!Ibh E:mOl ~ >'l!I-' blhi al'l'ral ~ i"lI the
~~'al~ Qr '1'!lOm.1_ Cullen , Octoll<P.r ::!:!. t CS(l. 'fhom "~ C" lI ~"
III ,d!o !l\Cll{iOllCU in ;, .ke'.! lJy ,1~"~rn;,d, l':~lIn1 ,~nd A"f(, hi.~
wife, In ~ueh " w~y n~ to ~"~f'j;t ,\ r<'!ati(l'~~h ; " to him nil"
tu 1111) l~IWr"" CC FllIlllly. (;.o.I CH&m : I / n·i .) -,\n :lllll.~io"
to 11,~ will of .I\)hn I ~'\\\'rtln~c 1~ mad" in tilt) lsle (If Wight
CLlun tr, "1l·1'(;"I". Dl'<"! nOl,l;, 170.\ . 171 r" ]l:I"~ 1'1:>' ThiK
!"Coord shUll'!! th:l.t J ohn 1~IWf"'U"" I~n <I wi\! (h' I <'II J:I!lIl Hry
~, Hl%j7 In !\'llI,"mnnnd e()lIui ," , Virgililn. "I'll,' I' ccards of
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NnD~I'ItI(H,,1 Cooml)' H e c1C~:roYfCl. Thi~ John 1 ~'\"'·I'ellC~
\\·li~ til e of John Lawn 'le,' who <li<!I! April 2G, 16BO,
~O ll
(nich!ll~l\(l,Vi n ;!n;" , Imld Oll"i cn llook Nt!, 7, 1)"1{~ 17H,)
M " of \\'if:h ~ G]"e:<~ B~o1;, P:'f:i! 291: 'l'he only son c.f
J~," mij\h ]';"lllH (m,1 hi~ wife. ,\ 'UI, dirl1 b~r"r~ h;,l )l~rc-nt ~
lmt ,m! lILlfo)l'" h'l 1md a tt:\lm lllHh;(\ ~ Ia n;!', !!~tnte in Vlrgin ;,\
~ l>o.I Nort h Caroli n:!. II '! w.""
umr.:wdcd (\lid hi' ,~~t"t., W''''
I"h",.jl~d hy his ,.l~tc]"s.. ,'hch· h(l ~b:t"d ~ ~1:r"f!<1 ,,"i ~h then!
In the li)I/'] .eti']('IMIlt ,,,,d :.h \" WI' know t~ whom th(,y W~O"(,
n""...lc<l,
Sl l ,\ I' 6/ ·109, ? / 209.2 10: It;$ o<i <lont that ,forcmlab :,.,,1
hlu wife, Ant<, 1)~h'I\!~~I! to th(! :;; m:llit~, (If Yr iC1II1$, ;\lj theIl'
'.j IWIllC'h I\l' ~ lll<'l\ti on" ,l (l'C<j" entJ)" in t.h" (l\\,.1,,,]' neof[ls,
'"
7W( I )~;,:I ,,,,d 121" of Wll:hl ll<"!td ilouk IG61.1119. p:u:e
,1~G: Wlllln m )';>:lIm ",~I: ~~; n [~ ",llJ :lr,1 ~n)' of f)~tclllb~ r,
.
j', i .J 700 . ( ~l ll "I Wi ,·:'ht C<l\lI\t,' " Vi 1'C"!l\ [ ~ . ami llMltiDl1 ~ hid wi f~,
,.. ,' J nne ; ' ::,U!,:"htH, D~bol'n h : ~lIn" William :uul " !1'.';," r-: XlLl1I ,
,.: ' h!~ Clf Wighl Hllok Ir.SG. 17M, I~' !/l' II: ,\ tll court hoMcl!
hi 1,' " (If Wight. Cuunt )', 2!h"d or Oth Allllll. 1(j~3 , Mr .•Ier,)
~;xum WitH Ol'C of tl,~ ,1\1 ~tic~". M.o. WlUi:ll11 1~ ~ \Iln \\""~
AII" ",." l .0:100 f.:)I' ",m e """If,, l;il\(,d jn Il p:IL·'
No of Wi!(ht n<>ok I, Jl":~" n : '11,;" !ll ~ )' certi fy thnl
': -:! lliC!l'e 16 Ihl" Willl:!m I~ xtlln ,IGO ncl'~" 0; l:lml fo r I.r;lll"l"u'·
tnt i"" of WiIl im.\ J,:"'"U!, ''''Il~, hia wi f". Francis, hiH I'On . . .
Ilt h, I G!):!.
;',:::
, ;-.J C11&Gen. 11(1);. neelmi., 1· 1.~'1 . Ho ok "W":, J (;re mlah
.. ,- g xuUl and ""f", ,\ lin, 1l!le Of Wigh t COml!)" (mll.fonml 1:1:\
. ;,
... ncr.,. ot i:m'\ to Fl"llnci,j IImllch on Se]J!~nlb"" 22, 1,07.
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SI\,\[> G '~1l 11 7, r~::e, ·10~·2n9 , ~lO l J~r ellililh E xum "nd ',; -- -
',:'.:'
, : ,.- hj~ wife WU l' Qu,,!<cr~. !\otc t ll ~ tiITil'llI"UUiI of hi" wifu ,, ; ': "
': ",r ,.~ Exp.<~m·ix or l1is will. OIl., or l hdr ,b uc htcl'l! ronnie,1 ,
fir. t :L Cl:\l:L.l'~\', Jut"h Ric k. , nll<t , Meo",l, mAr n e, l n~nm\).'
, :';" :
Mcl(in!I('. (Se e MoKi" na Famil y',) '_ ' ,.': ' , .. ' " ':
SH,\ t> 7i :lO!l : I~M1C of th" m:'lrriage of" j ~I'''_ll1bh E.xum
; '," !lnd ,I nn (f~lWr~nfc) F.:xnm wcre: H. {"'~~I'!. I:;cn ::rd E xum,
:i'i-- 1\I~ ,l lmmnr ric lt; ]'\'<I·Y Ex mn, mlu'ricd , ,l1 mt, ,1acob Hicl!~ ,
hIm. ~cco"'l, n ~l'm,hy Mel, illlte (I ~le of"Wlght a"enl Uoo\(,
Ita"c 2!U , Anol will of A n'~ t~):um): c, S.~rnh E xuln, mnn'i~11
l1er cO\'Hln. l\ ohcH I~~wl'll !we, J,., :.:
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 Note: l'r:lclic:llly "n Ihe "ho"e Ill"), 00 flHmd in ~7 IV ( I )-
57 ",( sell.
1 ~lc of Wi ght Gr~:'t Book. I'alle 2 \: 'I' he wHl of J er emiah
I':~um wllS r«ord cd M:l T\:h ~8, I7:!O.
1, 1" uf Wi g ht, Virl{ iui n. Will Book, No. :1, l"'I(C J!I: 'I'he
will of All n ~:~lI m. wife of Jertminh Ex " m. wM ,.""or, l"d
ill a,." h :n. 1727 .
1~1" c.t Wi,:h! eonnt)', I~~ I!"" .187 : .l crerninh Ex " ," oWlled
Jand ill Nan 6em"",1 Count y l>ctwe~" IGSa ""tl
170r;.
S:ll)lC, I'll"'" .1 9:1: On Ko'""",!)"r 22. 170·1.• Icremln" E~lIm
:md hi . wife. Ann. wi t h o the rll, Hell 1.11,,1 know !! liS "nlHck
ll ~ck " ill North C"roli"B, Some of tile "th~ rs we re J ohn
L~w ren!:<l 'Illd hi . wif", Marl'.
SeY"!!!,,e,,!" Cenl"ry u"d l.~lc of Wi llllt COllnty. Vir·
g in,,,, i"'K" 70·1 , fi nd NodI! Ca rolina Gcn"alOl:i"al li<'l!i~ler,
I/ HO : .lc"cmi:,., Exu m "'''" .Iu. lic e of th~ Pea ce. Isle oi
Will!!t COll llty, 1G!l::.
'J'lm ,,1.10"';: 1,ln i"I )' im ply til,,! Jer~ mi,,11 w,, ~ t.lI O ~Oll of
Wehnrd [':XlIIII /Iud hi s wiie. J"",,. AJoo that A"n EXlInl
\ I\'~~ ~ I~,\\' ..., n(o iJ<: for" her nm rria)!c \0 Jcr.;:nol"h [·:xmn.
(Sec L~\l'rcl1~~ F;unily.)

, ~I;'rrj",:e
1800;
I!ollds of Isle of Wi,:h! eo""t)·. Virginin. 1623.

I'ng" lOG: Ma ry Ex um, ,Im.!;!!tcr r.of Jer~minh I':xlltn of

1 ~lc of Wit:ht Colln\t. mnrr ied .1;,coh IUcke.,I • . "0" of 1 1!n" ~
n; cke.,;~ . ' ·1 Q.:toiJ<:,., 16~~1. (['nile l:lIi, Minute Hook. l.ower
Norfolk 1>I eetillg, 167::.1,09. Qu:,ker lteeord • . )

I
;; umc. pa ge _ ! An " Ic xmn . " :"' Il hl e" of ,Ie rc mf:'h
E~"IIl, .m,nied Gl'Orge Green. 170:'. (W&I> Book 2, I"'ge
·I7~,)
Sc\"e"Ieen th Cenln r), nn, l Ir.le of Wight CmUlt)':
1';1)((: lG~: In ncr.!. the u\,,~i "l r;l lr~ ;llld miI iti" of 1"le
of Wight COllIII), 1'1'0l':o.e.1 "" n.l,lreu of 10)"l\l ly 10 QII""n
,\"ne. 8illne,I loy Ihe (ollow; n!: olTi"",r~ or militia:. ,. C"I)L
IIi ch;mi I·:xmn ....
~larr i:LII~:s, bl" or Wi\: hl COll nt )' :
I'n!:a ,\6: II' iIl;;,", Scott "!ld MO\lruiug l·:xum. dnug hter
or Jereminh E~um. 1;19. ( I)]'; 2. p:oge 29 1: WII :1. II:l.p,'e
1!l.l
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NC II &GIl I J ~!O : ,\ w l.a"t ,,( C"",'cyaucM, Chow:,"
Co:>II11ty, Book W: Ilicl,,,rd E x"", mul Il:ober l I ~'"'r''nl''' to
Col. T homns I'ullock. !toben Lnw r" "ce•. Ir .. or 191e of
\\' il:h~ Con nt y, Vi rgi nln , by puwer or :lUorncy made 1,;-
Hobert Lnw rcncc, Sr.. and wife, Jane. "',,[ J eremiah 1';xlI1n
i",,1 wife. Ann ( I~Lwre ncc ). to "e ll Black HocK. :100 ncr" •.
22nd ,.by of __, no-I.
Sa",e, 1~'l:e !).[ ; .kr",ui"h E xUI" lind wi fe, ,\,,11. or i.lle
of Willht C01U1ty, Vi rl:inh, con\,c)' 13& nu"" in N(lrlh Cnro-
lirm, ~3 Ma:\". IG87.
lI'ill d :1m] Alimln iri t,-atiull". 1"le of Wight COlllIll)" Vi,..
Ifin;", Hook 2, 1"\j!c:I : .I".c mi"h E .~um, tln llgh lcr:l, !·:li7.1.
oolh. Mou rn;n!:. Clo rl$\I"n , Sa r"h. "'Jr.r.•-, Jato". ')icd Sel'-
tembe r 3, l"i20. I:e<:ordetl ;l.b rcl. 2f1. 1720. (Not e : There
aN! Inllll)' c"i,l"n' c rror~ in 'hle~ in tho.,e e:lr1;-' d:l)'u. T hi"
i8 ,in c 1(> th e fact Ih "t they 1I:, ed hutl! the Juli"" and Gre-
);()rjull cal~lHlar.<.)
\.o.'j\ Trihe.~ of N01'lh (;:lroli1)" L>y WOl"th S. Un),. Imr.e
61 ;1: A nil I _~w,",,"ce, ,1:tu!:lIlcr of HoiM!rL "nd Eli7.~\.o(>l h I_~ w·
rC'I~C, nmrried .Tertmi"h K~,,,,,. ( 1"ole : Other aUl hori t ies
~")" Ih"t the Ann 1~1W" Ctlec w:ts the """ght er of Joh.1 I "~w.
r~"c~ who m",i a hi. wm ill IG %. J hC\ic\'c that the \:!Ucr
is erH"(Ccl.)
Li nc of [)e"c~'\l:
me h"" I' ),!xum m"rried J 'HlC ml,l h~,1
Jcrtmi" h' Esum who '''''Tried An n' I _",w",ncc "",I I,,,d
Mary ' Exu", who m:\ r ricd 11IIr.lah)" ~k l (jnnc 11",1 hml
Mourning' )lc\,illi le who nm l"ricd ,Jolin ' I'opc. (See
1'0llc I,inc.)

GAN'!' F'AMIl.Y
(; I:I\C ,J/ G:!{;: Cou nci l hchl:<1 Edenton. l'orlll C"rolinlt,
If. )!urd,. ]7-13. Johtt Gu nt I'clition" for 1,.0 ncre~ in Edge.
comb e Co"nt)".
CIU": C [(\/ 252. :~71. "lid 22/ :170: Willi"", Gaut w,," "
",cmoor. with \I'im"", Gant, J r .. John <:11111 "",[ ', '>:om Galli .
o! ell,,!. Sug~n J onc~' ~mp"nr. Grnm'il1c COllnly. 1\orlll
C:lro1in~ ItI'c imenl. Octobe r S, 17r;,1.
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A Will;a"1 Gant "'''5 :I 'n cml>cr of the l:owa n County,
North Gurul;!,,,, COUlmittl'C of Sl,fe!y. S~p\ (' IIlI"'r :.!O, 1775.
EdwaTil C"nl ,,1\<1 h i~ wife , EIi1.abeth. )",,1 th~ following
children : n, .1 elm (wife, ,\ "") ; b. 'l'homaN: C, en r.": ,i. S"ry.
, A".. trnet of Wills, North Cnr(l1in", 17(;(I- ]~OO. I'~;;e 21 8 :
WiI! of Ed",,,r.! Cnlll w,,~ r~or'led in O"'''I;c Cou n ty. 1783.

I (It is ~lim'cd tft"t ht ,lied in 178 1.) The w ill mentions,

besi,l ..s h ~ wif" lItll' "hilll ren. """" e. J"IIt" n brother. W....
this J ohn the O"e who pe t ition ....! for \,,0 "ereJ in Edg<.'<:omL
County i ll ".I~ ?
John G,,,, t n.,d hi H wifc, ,\"". ),ml th e fol\ow illl: ch ilo
,lr;;H: n. Willimn (horn July 17, Jji:!; (lie,) D.ccmiJe r 2.
ISIG): marri ed l ~n h NorwMd _ (.' ('" No rwood 1"'111_
ily); h ..John. married Nml cy .l udlrC 011 l\prU :.!S. [7!'1t; c.
J"'nc~ ; ,1. l~ha1ll; c. II :Llll1nh Ilois!: f. Z "Ch:l ri~h; Ill"l"ried
S,m,h ~kCracken, 180·1; g. l,;.,..,ia : h. Sa,.,. h: i. ~ I "ry Rig -
IIOR '!.
J ohn (;m,r~ will W:lS I"t!l"Or,le,1 in OrM'I;c Counl)', "onlt
CMo1illa, in l SOO all,l memiQtl3 his wif" l,lItl chil,I...,,, aoo"c.
WiUi:> m G nnl and l.e«!! Norwoo<1 wt rc married Ju n e 16.
ISO·I, e ither ;I1 I .() II i~bnrl! . Fr,,,,kHII COlu,I;-, or Ilt J!i1I "ooro,
Onlilge Conul ;-. N..,l"lh Caroli" a. I1mhahl;- til e form er plac e.
They had "-CH II ~hihl ren: the third WIIS [,CAC)' ,rane Gant
(horn November .1, 1807 ; olied P<!cemlx:,· ~ l. ISGG ), who
married Willi" ", !:O!lf;(f Pope. Sec Pope F"mlly.)
,\ bsl met of II' HI", ,,"orlh C:lroli"". I "iGO. 1800. l"'l!e 11Co:
i-'r:lll kli n COUlI ty, will of J llhle3 GallI. wife. 1':liZ:Ilx:lh, 17:13,
26\\' (1) 2H; Octobe r ·1, 1'797, n Jolin (:,,,,\ n 'Cch''''' II
Icgaey rrom til .. csltlle 0{ J oh n Wilhoite_no n"m e~ .. r
I'lace.•. J (llIn Gn"t' ~ wife wa~ 1-:1'7.:,,,,,111. oI"U):hlCr of .!ohn
Wilhoit e.

! Line of IJ ~SCCl\t:
Edw:m\' G"nt m", ... i~d [';l i7.ll"ctll a",1 ha d
.I (lh,,· GallI who Ilm rri ed All n m\([ ha,1
William ' Gant who ma r r ic, l l.ca h" 1'0rwoo, I ""d had
Lesc)"' .h me (;"" 1 who ",a nic,1 Willimn llouO<C" 1'01"'_
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 ,JEFI<'IHES Vt\i\lII"Y
Will i! ant! Admini .• tratiOIlH . Islc of \\,ilrht Cou nty , Vir·
I-:; ni". Bool! ), P"IIC 8: Hichard .J eff,· il·~· C~I Olt c Oll'prni,,,1
Qr<icr '\\lI:U ~ 1 I !. )til'G. S;l:ned hy Ali ce Cou!OciU i!OIT. tlie
relict. ScI,le ... ber 10. IGGG ( 1~'lJje ~r.). She married. ~eoond.
J<Jhn Council1i ng who T«jn""lI!d the ,\,Imiuhlrnt i"" U"""rd-
cd Octoher ~;;, IGGG.
Sc~trll""nlh C,:nw r)" "nd IsI<l "f Wight COlllOty, Vi rs:;"io.
J"'I!"C I r.l~ : M cotl"l\~ "Ihe l(il-:lIl 1I0""r"\)I,, lI ~rh~ rt JelTreys
(in Isle o( Wilrht Coun ty ) ns one ,,( Ihe L"{)mmi s" io"er~ I"
'"'I"ire illl{l Ih~ r. ri ~'·,~l\C~" of II i, ),\nj~"t( s ~ Ilhjecl.s in
Vir):in i,,; ' Jo.;7G/ 7.
Saine. I'''"r~ :177: Simon J effries m:li"ri cd 1·:Ii".ln!t.h Pot_
tk, d:lu):!l\cr Q( .10.".1",,, l'otit~ . Her ilr~ l h"5b.1,,,j w,,~
John IIi\linr,1. Sh~ m"d~ hcr will in J'orthmnl'tol) Om ,,! )".
NOl"lh C"rol; "". Janunry 21!, I, ,!:! (AIJ.. t ract !If I\" il1~. !\"orl.h
C"roli n". H;~. l itl(), [~'I!"~ [Si) . and it "'~~ [fro"ed al :>lay I
C"u r l. 1/-13. Thi s "'M " ,,"nC"I~,th'~ will Ifro"c'l before
J ohn [)"w~" by O"I"'m~ .Iclf...,y~ ,,,,J l:ach,, ~1 Ilollen . "".1
bcque"lh" "II Jlr(>l~rl )' to daughter . 1,: li~aheth Hoddie.
Ab .• traGI oj' W ittri, No,·th Curolill:l . I O~O.1700, P"KC 18·1:
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On Jun e ~O, 17·t:~. ~h~ lllmle her will (""0th~I') ill N()r!ha1l11"
IOn (;Qullly . North C:oroli,ln. lInd ~h~ mcnU"" . Hons, .Iohn
':
Hillinrd, O"lIol'uo .\ cffr eY8, I\o!.ocrt !lilli:ml, Willbm Hil·
lilml. ",H' .I:l"r:htcr, Eli~nbelh. wi{c of Joh n Bod, lie.
Isle of Willht Co"nl)·. \' ;I1;in;". ["I:I/:" ;1(;:;: C~ ['l. S;mo"
Jeff ril'"J die,1 ci rca 17:\·1, "ml on Dc<:Clnlo.er 7, 17:\01 . .1 meeting
w,, ~ hel,1 " I Ihe hounc " r Eli7",l.>eth J clTrlN . w;,low. 10 COm-
I>!et~ the ,Ii"i~ioll or C"pl. Simon JtlTr ie~' ~~ t"lc IJUtw,""n
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th u widow "nd the lwo childrcn. O.~bor)\e IIIId Betty 0-:1;".
lloo!h).
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S,lIn". ]lIlK~~ :!r.~ . ;\77: .I olm Boddi~ "r Sout h Cn"oli ""
,,,,,I 1·;li1.noo! h Jtt!"r ied werc mlirric(1 on n cc~l!llJc r 7. I n·!'
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CU:-<C 2/ r.o;<I; At n Cou nci l held :01. Ede n. :Ird ,In)' of
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'\I.r il. 172:;, [lClilio n or Simon J;:ffr i e~ Rhowi nlC lhat Eli:.:,_
bI'Ih J cffri<'ft "'nl O~I"'rl1e J cffriclI r~'le"tcd ~u\"Cr"l trncl.!.
ut b ud. "~1, iu lte r Lic C"u nly.
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Tnr!or we ro ",:!rri<!<1 '\"I\""~I n. 1 70~.
I.o~t Trihc~ of Norti, enroli n". j"'l(e 2D!: C"pl. O~hor"
J~jTrer. C" lllllln of Gr""vlll~ Counly COllljY.lny. Col. Willi;""
Enlon'~ 1:"l;'me.,1. 1751.
T he ,,!,ove ~ho,,"~ th,,1 .Ioh n nOlI,lie, who "'(' r r ic,1 E li7.:l_
1)(,110 J clTr ies 7 Decem ber, 17:14. w a~ ,01"·,, :.t til<: lime (If
Elir.abelh ' ,J cj r.-i~.1 wills ( 1742). bUI I )ou," e fOll",II\o.) reeor, \
or lib denth. Il is wiol{lw, Eli'''''''th' .ld r.ieH, ""'rri ed John'
l 'OII~. El iz:obelh ' d i<ld " ftcr her brot her (hoorn .. who d;ed
ill 1793 (hi~ wHl W:l~ n!corde,1 I , 1:). F ..,,,klin COlllnly. KOlrth
Cllrolin,,) . but I h:!I'c h ~eJl l!Il:lhl ~ to fl llli 1m)' r~c(lr<1 of her
hirth or ",,,rrj"l(e to John ' 1'01'''. U'lwo\,cr . "; nee Illnny :011_
thor itie~ ,ay thnl WOmen IlIn rr icd ,,:1(1), III thO!e timl'"~, I "til
lI,,",utlling th:ll ~hc W:l ~ 1x..1wr.e1l 18 :lnd ID }'''~U of :l1(1l whell
~ltll "'nTde" J ohn 1l00hli ll III 173·1. 'I'hl~ would irutiCI'11l fihe
WM ),o,'n circn 17 15.
J ohll' 1'01><) :l11(! to:lj~nWl h .letrri e.l !i()(lol ie h,,01 Ih'c chil_
d rcn. the tinh hei llC .Iohn' 1'011", who W:I-' born July II.
t 7&2. :-':ow. si llte wio.lo"·s nt. o married not!o 10111: "ncr t h~
d ~a lh s of l1wl r )"d",,,,,. ( I rea,! of Ollil i""t:tllee ill which
"wi,low !!1 a ... b! th e .' ecoml lime withilill fel\' weck~' or the
dC:'lh of h~,· fir"t )m~h:lnll). find "illc~ JO! IK' 1'011"'" the
Mlh of the ~hihjr~ n of ~ <)h n' I'<)fl" :1",1 Eli."l>llth I\':l S horn
J uly 11. JIG:!. it ~"""M re"!tOn"J..le to pul. lhe Lime (){ Iheir
mnrria);e e ire:, 17,]·]-45.
,\ " 10 th e .) "1,,, H()d,lit whn m"rri~d 1-:1;;·."IJ cL1I' Jclrri o..'.
;11 17:1 ·1. ~ee I h ~ "l"ho"\:15 l-'mnily. which ~)WW" tlml he w,,"
the .m, "f J oh n Hoddi c :lUd 1~li""lJeth 'j'hom:w, ~ J~ler o f
UlIr""!,,. 1" ho",1I1!, who run.I" his will (\\, ill~ ""d A.lllli"i, -
(mlions, 1"le of Willll~ COllnIY . Virltill;". IGt 7_1!100. !look
~ . patte .1). :<tlll men tion .• hi. broth"r.; 11.1" w • •Joh ll ' I f:< w~on.
Th e will of Hur""hy T)wtn"" i ~ ~h'cn 1n NCJ[,'<CH 1/ 77
:ln,1 in Ab,;t r;ltt of Will!, Chow~ " COli Illy, North C3rolin",
[)~"mber ] I, 17M•. I(I(~I WM <1:111)11 Oc\(lber S. r;:\:>--pro"c,l
~t the Court of ll~emW r 1], 1735.

I ma de no d fort to ;, ~c"l"t "i n '''I.\·th i1l1: "!JOIlt t he " l!i!:ht

J[ onor"bl ~ J[ cd~rt J drric~ .. :. mention,,!1 ,.wvc. lI e;~
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menti,;med il> Ibe ~~ me ~ " thorily, 1'~lIe 1(;;';, ~s "Gonrnor
J effreys" or \'; rg;n i". Jul~' 1.1, 1(;77,
I.
I cOll lIi fi,,,.
n(>lhi llll (urlhu r 1)1,0111 1 1o~ Itid",rd J effr ies I
Itlcnlion ",1 in Ih e r'nll !lara!;"'I,h ,,\J.o,'c il lth oug h it could
he llOsH ihle thilt C:q'\. Sim on J cfrrie:< Wno! Ihu Mn of Hidl ard
,,,,,I ,\lice .
].inc of Descent:
I:>i moll' J clfri c" mal'l'icd 1·: ti."hct ), I'ottlu RIUI ),,,,1
1·:H.:lhcth' Jcffl'ics. wlm marri e,I.loh '" 1'ope. ( See Po re
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Lill e.)

LAWRENCP. PAMII '"

Sc\·cnte.. nth Cenill ry ~,,<I '"k! O)f Wil:iLl CUll nl)" Vi,·,
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I '~gc~ .1 8!1 ~I !l{IwI91'·I 92: T h", linC"IfC (){ J o'nI l """rr llce,

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ral lier of An n E ~ u m, t he wife of .Jererniah F.~ " m , is as
follow5: 'rhomaH L.~wrc"cc of Chcl~" , .\I;ddlclc~, ";"I:laml ,
lrol,l, mil ll. m:lrficd .\ ;:l rlh" . ,I:1)'lI hl cr of ,\ nllmny Cage Qf
1.01111011. lie reech'ed " grlO nt of llr "' ~ in t r,!):l. They were.
"Arg ent. a Cros~ Ibt uty (;"Iil • ." TI1<)I",, " ~ licd Octnlwr 28.
H;~:I. al:cd M, ,,,,d ",a" h urted in Ch C I"~ll. lli ~ c hil tlr~ n
"'~rc : ... Sir Jolm ' L~w,·e!lce , .. Il<1ro" ol "",{ merc)l:Int
of Lontlo n a",{ W ,"" " s""c i"tcd wil h t.ho IImHl "it " (n promi _
" ent falllUy) of Lo ndon in lratli!l 1J' with !1 m 1"le of Wight.
1! ~ w ~a crCHt ed n h:, rone[ by J "me~ I. He m ~ rric'! Gri Hscl.
dllus; ht er i, ml co·hei,' M C er "a~~ (:i!.\lOnH of Bc ncdcn in
ICe nt. li e m~ ~e hi . will Ill" I ~ t nf Octeh" f. 1{i!18, and it
WM l'rol,;,le<.1 2 1 JU!lc. 1{i;tS,;l!l.
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(1\'ole : l'he (ellewing is Qf cQII;d ernl i nte~~t on ly as
nu r lil,e j~ descended f rom Robert ' 1 ~,"' ronC(!, who wn~ hor n
iu 1{i3!1-<>f ",helll b ier : S ir J ot"" I ~,w re "e.., 80" of Sir
••
J ohn ' L.~ w rc nC(!. <l i..<1 in ItO:l.S llI.d l.~ bu ried in Chcl$e", Il is
hei r W~K Si r 1'hom~s> I.:,w rent e. lI"ronCl. who IIt o:on. pa n;cd
Li onel Coplcy 10 i\l:\ryland li nd was Secrel.,,), of the Coleny.
On Mll )' 1. IG:t8. Sir Thom" . ' [ ~' \\'r~nc c. llA I' rc~ idc"l of the
Council. bCCIIUl " i,eUU !! Go\'crnor of MILrylmld anti ."n·e.1
""Ill Governor Ni chol soll arrh·cd. li e ,Ii",1 in England n",1
w:\ ~ btll';ed lit Chcl"CH, April. 11 1'1. Ihu titl ~ l,"co",i))1: e:<.
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r.c'·~rlitlg 10 Sir .Iohn' L:,"' ....."ce. he "'cntion~ in I'i .•

•dll his "YOII lIg<-," ~h ild r~" : Ami, Itto1)erl, F r:,nti~. Cri~"cl
nlld lI eu rr . He 1e:m~~ th em r.JOO "nl';"'*:'
I:ooor(' La wrence's mig rnl io n 10 \'irginin toilldd,,~
c1oocl.,· wil h Ihe ,blc of his r" ~hc r',, death in 1&38 . li e
pro1.>:,l>ly cnme oWr t hre" or fOllr ytll rn llri or to IG '12. when
he received two gralll.i of hwd 011 the "nm e day, M gl'ants
werc iSll ll cd '," 'Ially ~c\' c ra l r~"r~ nft e,- :II'rh'", of the
I~rn"t cc~ . He Wa ~ " I'Ll ritnll alii! , 1:,lel'. t,"' ned QW'): cr.
Hobe rt> l.:m.,.e,,~c W"g " In. tiee of t he 1',,"ce ill N""scm01111
CUlm Ly. V[rg ill;", in 1659·60. !! i~ wifo' H !lm"" WaH Eli,,,.
hetll ""d Ihe)' h",l : Hober t. born IG39: G~'<lrt'o ; He" TY ; nnd
Jol",. bor" ei n '''' 1G.'.I, died hHorc A]lril 26, 16!!:! (I: id,.
mo",1. V;I1: ;II;". I ~~ ",I Office l.!<Iok, No, 7, I~~Y.'" I'G).
S.'I11". 1m!!" ·1 9 1, cl "'-~I, : Orl A lIl:"lIal 2~. I GI2,~, l:Ooor t
I ~.\\' rcllcc obl"i,,~d l"ntl l)~tel1t~ (or t r~n ! I""'t,,lio" of him.
self :lIId wi (e, t:l it~bet h, II ~ Ilro\",hly C,1"U.' Q\'CT lh rc~ QT
fonr ),cn r,i OO f UTC ,,~ hi~ olde!! ~"", IlQoort. J r .. w,,~ born
in '6;~!), lI i~ Ir..r cn", WC r~ Hohert nnd ~;Ii7.nbcth, I:ob~r t,
J r,. all d wife, r';lh"hi:th , hm' ,)~I" . I ~,wrcnce, whn "1:\l le hi .
will ill /I.·"n"~ mo",l Cou"t," ( p:l!r~ ,1.1,1) 2 J nnunry, 168fi ,
lll ~ wifc'" """' '' wns .'.I nr,'" She ~ llrn(; d,, ~ ",\In r ), Lnwrcncc,
Widow" "ft~ r 1700,
Snmc, page ~O~ : I\obe rt J.a\\'r~ucc, "~o n n ud heir of
I(oh" rl 1 ~'wrN'cc , ,I cc 'd," "e ll " Iml<1 ~ ~ Sept" ",""" " J~ 'I:I.
Slim.., 1'''1:'' 125: On" of th e fin;t 1)(!" ~OIl ~ to r eeeh'C :I
I:rnrlt on the 25th of Sellt.--ml)(!r , t GliG , wa! !tober t I ~",'.
r\!nce, J r .. Qf lire llile Qf \\, ight ",,,I N n "~r"or!<1.
s.,,,,,,, Imge 1 6~: In 1702, the rnngIAt r"t~s " " d miHli:l
prel'arod ;'11 ;uld r~"s of 10),lIll1 to QII~,<,n An ne. Signed by
. • • Joh n I..'''''rcnc" . .. Cornet.
Sa me, I~'g" 179 : JQhn I~",.,etll:e. V~~l ry"'nn of Old
Br ick Church ( neH Smithfield), hill , 1~l es of "" n 'iw 1101
gil'en .
S"IlIC, ]Jage ISo!: Ala Conrt held N'Q"~'nh c r Ii, 1722. ...
,l ohn Lawre nce. Captaill or .\ lil itin , , ,"
S: rrIlC, )Jage ,Ifll : Hollert I.:!wrcncc, ,IIl "lice of til e Peace.
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 Snme. pnge 49 2 : Hollert J ~lwr"n ce. J r .. born 1 fi3~ . wife.
Jane-will 17Z0. Child ren : ltobc!'!.: d:",ghtm·. married
ll ent,\' Ga), : d:"'l:ht"I'. ",arried .J oh n Ga,\'.
S:une. 1I"l:e ·M 4: .I ohn ].aw )'ell~e made his will in N:m<e_
",ond. 2 .1:Ul u",..... . l(;UG . Wife's " '''n ~. ·M ary. Af! e,. 1,00 . I
.' h ~ signed a~ "~lnry J A~wre n"e, widow ."
Same. Jl."~e -In: Ann Lll wren"e "",rd ed J eremi~h Exnm .
This Ann wn s da ug hter of John L:,wrence who mad e hi ~
"'ill ill l WG.
Li ne of De"cent :
Thomas' Law"cnce mHl'rie,1 ~1:t n)", e " gc and Iwd
Si,. .T ohn ' 1 ~'1n~n~~ who nl;' rri ~~ Gri~~c1 Gib\)(m~ nm\
10,,,)
Hollert ' L,m"'once who m:m' ied El izabet h and ha,]
.1 0hll' L,l\uencc who marri ed ~I"ry and hne) I
,\ nn' Lawrence who mar ri ed J eremiah ' E,mm nnd iwd
:ilal')" Ex",n who m:lrric(1 Banm b),' "'lel,i n ne a",1 had
~ I on rning ' ~lcl,i"nu who m,,,·,.ied .I ohn' Pope.
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lJio)(flIpb ic: Ll lI i"tory of Nort h C"roli na, Vol. 2. page
21~. u"d " ll app)"Vn lley " by Tholll" " Fdix l\i"kcr~on. paFe
IW: T hu Lenoir Fmnil)' were of l{n f:UCnotic p:<renbwe and
cmne from Francc circa ! 7.10 and ~e lt\erl ill Br u,,"wick
CO L!I)ty. Virginia, where they app"a red \0 l",\·c p r <J..>IICrCll.
The firdt of t he name W:I " Thom a. Lenoir (tlied I'1G5), who ,"
married Mour ning Crawlcy (horn 1707 ) . The)" lived for
ye"n in BflUl.• wick Couuty but in I,Wj (;O mnigrn ted to
,,-
EdGecombe Cou nt)'. Nor th Carolina, where Thoma, d i~d in
l 'IUr,. They bud te n children . th~ fourth LE,\ I!. bOl"!! 17:);.
dier) 1S3 ], mild to have first marrie d ~h'. \I'hi t"ker. ",,,I.
"~conrt . John 11',tl l Norwood. (See Norwood Fmni ly.)
I.e:.!, w,," t he "i~ter of Genen<l William l.enoir. " cele_
br"t ed hero of t he He\"ol ntion ~ry 11'''r from North Cm'olinl!
wh o w,," ill t he lJ"ttl~ of Kinl:'~ MOL",win and who held
"'uny po"i\ion" of ]Iromillcnce in North Caroli ll n. lI e di cit
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in lSj~ Ilt IU! m!\'a)lc~ d ngc.
Lin e of Desce nt:

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'r h... ",,,s' LClloi r m"rried MOllrninn ern",lc)" "'" . " "d
I...."h' I""no;r wlm "mr';",1 Johu Wnll' /'IO;>T"'ood :md h:.. l
I.~" b· NorwooJ who "mrricd WiIIi"'II' CrUlL anti had
[.".<')' J"nc' G~nt \\'ho mnrrled William lI (m.~e· " 01)1'.
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The,'c ",'e "'''"Y L uca~c.; m~"tio,,"d in \'i rginb Ili~t o,.,·
llL1 t on l)' th ose whic h mi!:hl hr"'~ " hearing (11\ uliT line aru
reoorlleri. ! 11:<"" not hren "bl e to dellni~I~' connect ""y of
lli('m witli the Willinm l.uca s or ~orth Cnro1illll who mn,",
r kd Anll Burbrillgc nnd who, doul,tlc:\.'l. were 100 Il.'r<!Ilt~
or An" i.uc:ls who m" r r ied J ohn' l 'OI~ ill 17!lS,
1:)"<101 1: Will oi W illi",,, B...,nt or 1{'·IIyn. 7 ~I:l~'. I-I!).I.
II"'>I'~I I Jun", ].19·1. ~1 1I""l h~ 10 !lober t I.IICM " m}, best
It(>w."' ; 10 Will i"", I .uc,,~. "my ,c;.:"lId hc~t go",,,"; 10 Mmu]
I.,,,,,,,,, ~ " mIll":' 1:I'<IUe$t.. to J(,lm Lu~,,", S r .. ~on of my
"'Y wir,,: to John I.uco ", h; ~ 1.>rolh",'; 10 II'"Iter L"c,,~, theh'
I, rother,
u\' n.l, n~ ; Hokrl loU""K a",1 HVI:~r Cu ca .• cnme to Vi,·-
gi " in circa \11:10·3 1.
t, I'~ I .1: Hohcrl l.uta ~. ]50 nCO-d. CI",1"1"" Hiver GOll llt"..
V;l'gin;". Apri l, W:JG. fo ,' t .... nsparlu ticll of three pc,.~on~.
S\'il: Court "",I Coullci l l: c~o ..I, . Vh'ld"I". A"I: II5\ IG,
161.1. "l"'ovi~ ;on for 1\'iIl;"m L llc"~ ut,,1 fa",i l)". he Imv;!!g
IWO olhm' men ",il]o him."
~ N I:I : "AI n Co~rl Jl aMell "]Ion ~"'~'Ih of April. 11.47,
, .• I\'illi",,, t " ca.•. .. w,u " olt,i" "I(' "" .1 ck'Cl ,.,,,,1 :l1 '11O~'n'~
to) !,l-e C h " " hw:l rd"n s for I~'riah of I.Yllh,,,'''" lInd 0.1th
". Inl. forl hwit h u"lo them,"
].1\\'0)60; 11,,, 'I'm or M r~. 1I,,"r)" Wyche, Brunswick
(;oll"lIy, l'irg;IIia. llro\'td in IG,17 :1".1 n"",,.,.' daug hler~,
I:et>ecc:' I."CII$ ,md Eliz:,oolh lo "caM: l:rn n. khi)(lrcn af Wil .
lia", l. 'IC;1 5 (tian of Samud ""d l:cbccrn Luc,.,a) ; "an.in.
In\\'. WiIIi,llll Lucns. ti er child re n: I:!. !icbe<:cJI. m"rric<l
ti"",,,e) r .uca~ ; 1·1. I·;lil.abet h. nmr r icd Wilii am L\I (·a~ .
r,VIGI und 71"112 ; ThamU H I.uc,,". IlIc",bcrof t he JJaw:c
of Bllrg C!~CH from L;tT1C" "!"" COII"t;-. W"7.5 S,
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,1 2 /l i.!!orics ol l 'ope, Cll rt cr ,,,.d MC~'Cl'ri" } ""lIi/it.
,1\1' ( 1)168 : William, 10(111 of W"llcr I.UC:lH, baptized 2(;
MIL),. 1600, )rnrlill~ Umu,I"" I'ari ~ ", Clmrle. City Cou nt)',
VirJ,:in i:l ,
I I W( l)S6: Willinm i.Uf;l s, Vool )Hlili:" Surry eo""ty,
Vjl):inin, Xbcr 1'J, 1681,
2nV2:J : II'imam L"C3~ ~how" in Qll il H ~1\t [loli . , Su rry
COlmty, 170·1, :Jl G neru,
Wills nrul ,\dmlniHt rnlion" Me of Wig hl Count)', Vi r ·
Ifinin , Hook ~ , P"I!C G~: wm, ~b f)' I.\!C"~, ICIln l !IOU ,lohn,
",,,, Willimn, E xeculo.', l)i ~,1 j)"< ~ mll<Jr :; I, I 72~, llceordcd
illtty 2;, 17:1.1.
~O\,2{I:: ; I··mllte, LII("~ :nul Wi\1imn Spr l!!!,gins married
20 J ul)" 1 7G~, 1l ,di(lIx Cuu nl,'" :'II o,'lh Caronnn, COU"Cllt of I
Janl"" 1."C:I~. father of I,' r,,"ces. II'jtIlC~~ : Wi1\i:lm I.ue:.... .
Pl l'r ri:,!:<! bond ~ of Korth Cnrohrl~,)
12\\'(I)IG: Ikheoca. d~ughter of William [."el's, d~.
tC~Sf'd. :,n(\ ChAppcll Cee 11I:. rr ie,1 18 )1:.1'1'1._ 1,,:.1, S" .... ex
Co" nty. Virginill,
2G V! ~ I : ~I arri nJre of 11'l lliam r .1)(,"S ma] Ann Ilu rbl·;(igc.
17701, in Ornnge COllllty, Virgilli", llee'[ Book. No, 11,
I."c",'''~ in Kort h Cnroliun :
CUK e ii/ ·I' , ·18·;'0 : .llIlle 10, 171)~, petition to nppoint
" \villi'''n [.ueM of the T"",plc, C ~,!, " d eputy :t",litur in
oJTicc of ",\,IIlitor G~ncr:'l of iii, )I:.jcstic~ r.c\'cnuc~ in
Amer ica ,"
CllKC 6/ -18: l~l J unc, 17W, Willimll L uon~ :,ppoilltcd n ~
nrn)\'e,
c n r-;CG/~ S : Leu er of ,lcput:l'ion from the Au dilor 10
"Wi1Hmn Luons o( t he Temple. [0;.0 '1 , " 20 ,[,,"c, 17m. AI"
[,roved Octohi.'r 2(;, 1700.
CJ:l\'C 6/ GOO: Wil1i~m 1.""'LQ. SCI'te'llhcr, 17&7, ntlJl Wer~
" compl:\hlt n!raill3t him by Covcr llo,' Dohh~ .
CIINC G/ 22. ,\1.·\S. :l2 1. (;oO,GO:;. G2S: WilJinm I _:<c"~
twice ,,\tests the ail/nature uf U,e 1,::., 1 uf Gr:lm'ille who WliS
then the Lortl l' rot ~clor of the P ro,';nto of North C"rolil':I,
CUNC G/ G2i); H cp rc~C llt ntio" to Hi" ),!njC. lr prOllO..illl:
thlll Wi1li"m !."CM. loA"., 00 ftPllOilltcd Attor nc), Gcnern! of
th" Province of North C nrolin~ . 17 ~!nrcll. J7GI.

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 CHNG (i/2~O: Aoo\'c rec"'Il\ I11 ~"'!ntion t!cclin~, 1 hi" Go\'.
'I e,n (l" i)(>bl.-.r.. No ,I:'(e givcn,
CI!J\C 8/ 80: William !.Il{,M sign, IlClil;,,,, ~) Odo\.(:r.
11tin. "i'eli tion of ltcll"'" slrance from All ~on C01,nty whi ch
I "~'ln{,sl" that Iknjnmin I" ranldi" o,)r ~om'" ol her pa triot 1)"
appoin\",1 to rt'1 •...,oe,,1 t he u lI l~'I>I '~' ~l,, 'e of l";~ I'rov;ne'"
to IIi. )[ "j':~!r :'
NC1!&G It 1/ 108 : ,Ioh" L,,,,,,". [,; ~ e" "t<ll" of will v, T ll olll_
,, ~ Ill;<(!en Drw '''' OctolJ.: r :!. 176 1-./11"" '1, 11&1. lJonut!l!!~
(: rnllville Count.". lI ere We ,;e<! :111<>11",. L"{,:I~ ill :-l'or lll
Cnrolilm,
GH :"l"C ~~/ 'i'l : William Lllrll~'. ltevnlutiOllnry War I ,~n_
sioll~r from North C~rol i"a .
1,1I'( 1)z:!S: ~ !cchlc" b"rr. COllnly. North Cn"olin:!, wi!!
of William I.,,",,". ,I ,,,,,, 23. 1778 . !" "ul'ed Sept emh er 1·1,
17.8. \\'i k ,\nn: "Mg;", Willi:lm I.neM. J dOllbt if thj~
Wil1,~", I. u~:ts who 111",1" hiH win is th.., on.., with whum
w~ nrc cUtI~"r " ...~I _I'\)~ ij;bl)" hl ~ COli "''', "bo"c-,, ~ I h:l\'o
Idte r r ef~rri nl: to th e .d1.1crncnt of th ~ e~t"tc oj( William
T.lI< ~s ill ",,,rth ea run " ". ciH" 1"09:,.
CI: NC 8, :1 13: WllIi mn Lllc:u (:~em r)t from r~~}" II !: wx,,~,
n~ce mhcr 11. ]770.
Front tho nb{l"e we "my "~C that William 1 ,lIca~ W:IS II
nUln (I i much ]>r{llninCIIC(' in 1\urlh C:lI"i,Una .
As ' "'I(r:tlion ill Lh~ coloniea wa . fro m e., "t lu we.~1. It
6CCI"" llroLmhlc t lmt the t.\lC"'~' mo.'cd from Suny COlm l)',
Vil"J:illl:i, to SU8!1<'X 01",1 011 10 I:rull swi~k. 'n 1';01 SUrr)'
COllllt ~·, Vin:;"ia, included !iu..,ex ,,"d L~lrt of II r lllls\\"itk
tu th~ WU t. Hrlln~wi"k COIl"t.V. \'irl: h';lI. i ~ "djnccnl 10
LL alifax 'Hul W"rrell Coulltic~ . North Car{llina. ,,,HI it ;.•
l,ro},:ll,lc thnt the 1 .1I~"!~" mO" ~d frol" the Vi rgi nb cou nli~~ I
intu Ihe Nort h Carol hi" COlilltie;o.
W: " le I <10 not "tat c ,," It racl. it i ~ my he li e( thnt th e
.Inlllu LlI< ~~ who I::LVQ hi~ con~cnt to the m:t"ri:Ll1~ of hi ~
.lnlll: hter,l"rml~'t"d. 10 \\'illiam SI'f:tgKiI11 in lI :tlif"x Couuty.
North Cltro!i"a, ,n 17G9. W:l3 Ihe (ather of Willi nm L\l r:l~
who wa " a wit.ness to th e mnrl"ialle m](\ th"t William W,, " l'
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, brother (If Frall({'.< !.ucas.
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 Willi",,, LIl~IIS
:1IIt! his wif~. ,\n" Unrbri,llI<l LuCII~. had
'\ll n Lucn ~ (oom No\·c11\h~ ,· 14. 177·1. ,,,,, I died
:1 dnul<h! ~ r .
No\·~"'I.>" r 10. 18:16) , who mnrr; ...1 J oh n' Pope o:.n Fd"' .. :Ir)'
2 1. Ij~)ij. ( 500 1'01'" I·'"mily.)
Lin ~ or Deij tcn t :
William' t.nc:\S ma rried ,\nn Un r hr i,ige ,,,,,I hnd
An n' l.ncllH who rnnrr bl J oh n' l'OIK'. ( ~POII. l. ine. )
McION:-m l-'A)II LY
27W ( 1)61 : ,II id", ~1 !oLd, inne ( Maek'luinney ) ia I he li r.'l
Qf hiH n'''''e In Americn of whum we know. Hi" wife w,,~
Elizal>cth whum he """Tied in I GG~.
I -%~ Tri i.lc., (If Korth Q! rolin~ by \\'orlh S. Hny, lI~ge
GIf.: )Udme] ~!cKinn •• ame tu I'in!i!);" prior tu ])c""11\h~r
14. W .1G. Mich:wl ,,,,,I hi" wife. I':lizlll><!l h, were "uccdlors
of " lun!! lilt. ()( tlesce",1nnt~, Eli~:,hcl h. Mtcr Midmei'd I
.Ielll h in 1G3G . mnrric,l 1'homa~ I:cc\'c~. Qr Hive~ . "'''!. ]lcr-
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lta l'~. Eli ••!IK'th Dllnicl 1",,1. poo~ ihlr. H Aisler "r Joh" Il"nie\,
who died it, the I~lc of Wi llht Co"n~~·. Virgini", in lG7!1.
len "ing "will. )!id' ael ~!c" i'''' e'~ will in IGRG slum'.
d""r1y t hnt he h"d ,mly two .u u~. ,Inl", und I!,mmhy.
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M"rri"l!e~. ! ril~ "f Wight COHnly. Vir!!,iHln. IGt8.I ROO.
1"'1:" -101 : T h""In~ I:ee\·c. of Nor! h e"rolin" nnd Ml'.'. E li"",·
I
bet h ,\lnck'I,lilU'"Y. ltulict of ~lidln cl 11ac\"luinHcy. 1'101.
(U KI, 1),1ge :L3!1. )
Wlila lind A.lmi!\la ll'"tion~. Isle "f WiJ.:ht Count y, Vir_
g ini", IG ·17_Ii!OO. Hoole I. llag~ 37: ~lich~d Mae'!niHe),. of
Wester n Hrnnch. I')nn tcr. "'ife. ~:Iiz.~heth. younKcst !IOn,
II" nmbic. "hlc31 SOrt. John . !lied ,\pril Ir" IGSG. Wife.
"xeculrf~ . Hecordc<i Augll ~t !). I6SG . .lc,·cmin li Exu ,n \t';I~
a witn c.'18.
Loot 1'ri l>eH of l\'orth Cllr"lina. P"lIe G] !): Mic1,,,cl 11e·
I\i,,,,c'~ 1,\I,~ ~Ol1 S we"' : I. J oh " _,,othing f",·ther fom"l
,.
nbOll L him. 2. n., r nal>y; married ;n ],00 tloc wid",,", uf Wil.
limu M" r phy who wn~ ~br)' E~um . •bughl pr o[ .Icrcmbh
,md Ann Lawrence Elwrn . (~b r)' I': x\un did no t "':lrry
WiIli"n' MUr phy, but her dau,:hte,', ,\m" m" r ricd William
Mu rt .h)·. :!7W( I) GI, S I1,\ I' 7,13(V,1 ",,,I Will of :\nl1 l·:xum.
l'?le of Wight Will Boo1,. ;': 0. :1. I'''M~ In. all ~ay tlmt .~l a r)'
I::xum f, rst I1mrri.;'] J"<:ob Hkkl!.J T hey mOI'ed to Hcrt ie

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Couilly. th eu !':dl(~'Colllbe Connty ~nd later \0 1I~1if:lx
Count y. Norlh CnTV1in~. where he bccnmc ,'cry wcullhy mnl
I'rOm;nenl. "hci r children werc : n. 1I:lrn"b;l". J,'.: diilll
17:1(; : h, \l' iIli",n: rlied 17:19:~, .lohn: <1i ed lj r,:\: d. Hich·
nnl; died 1755 ; e, J:orn,rl; di e,) 11(;,,: r, Anne: m"rried
WiIIi"m /tI urph)'. J r.: g . .\Iou r nill/:; "m rri~d ,10h n ' \'01"';
h, {'"lienee ; lIl""ri etl ,r o..,ph !~"''' : i. S.w:!h : nla,' ril),l l ~""c
l : i"1<~: j , ClI rt, I;",,: """"'icd William II ur"t : k, ~lnry: mar·
ried John IIro\\' ne.
J>:C Il &Gl: 1/ <170: Il ntflioC"r$ th:<t .r"hn POI'e n"d I~""c
I :ic~~ manied ;l islern of P<lt;ellce ( ,\ld,iulle) [,:.ne, 1'".
tiCliCC m"rrl cd J oseph IJLll \' (hol'u \ 7 10), l'flticllcC w:.s the
daughter of Ru"n!,)' .\[eKinne. S,·.
1.""1 T ril>ell of ;>;'orth C:,roli"". ""III' Gt ,, : WiIlil"" S\:otl
mlirric(1 MOIIl'" i,,!: 1';xllln. d:H, !d,l e r of ,kremi"h I':xll m ,,,,,I
hi ~ wife. AIlIl [~\w,'e"cc. I""rem~ of th" \\'ir~ "f H~rIl:o hy
MeI" une.
S II ,\!' G/ 50S :\1,,1 ~7W(\)Gl: Barnnb)' HI"! ~lnry E~lIm
~rd,innu 11:<,1: 'I. /l"rn:ob),: dl ~d 17:Hi: h. II' illi,,,,,: ,lied
,
17:1!l ; c. ,Iohn; died lor.:!; d. l(i d",,,I; di C'l L 17M: c, [(ober t;
,\ic'[ 17!;;; ; r. All "; "", r r ied Willi"", Mll q ,hy ; g. M o",." i ll ~,
I
",arried ,J olm 1'ope. ( Follr d,ildrCII H e left Ollt of Ihi ~
" " Ihority, hilt th e ,)"1" 0" th e othc r~ :'I(reo in hoth in·
" t n ,,~~~ .)
l!."r"~hy. ralle,l Coloncl. wn " hOTIl in t he IslC of \'."igM
COUIlI)". Vir"i";,,, "nd ,tied in H:,tif"x Couni)", North C"ro.
i
li((:., in 17010. Hi. wiiu ",n" Mary Ex((m (110 r "conl of her
birth ,ullI dc:oll». ,J:Illg ht er of J u,l):;c Jerem;!lh "nd ,\ ""
\';"' (("'. (Sec Ex,,", 1··:un;I)·,) An" Jo;x "tn W!lS Ihe ,[",,):;I<t or
of John Lawrence. (Sec Law re ((ce F,,,((i1:.'.)
o\1"r)" E.~"", ~) cl\i l\nc "'''Tric,l, Hrsl. .Jacob I:ick" (see
t:ic ks F"mil), ) :on,\ w:os" widow when ~he "':orriC11Ihn\nhy
Md'i"nc.
~7Vf,9 "ml S Il A I' v/ 20n.21 0 :,\1 iehn"t ~l cKi nne alld wife
I': liz.~buth h",l two M US: a. J ohn: 1.>. lln'·"II1.>y. who "'''rried
Mnry. da,,): lIter of Jerern;"h :u,,1 Alln j';xmn \\'ho h:,0.1 r.r.ll
married .beob Hick<,
Vir!;i!!;" Cou nt)" I\ ccnr.ts, \'01. 7, P"I:U 7li: Land t:rnnj ~
in Isle of Wi!; h\ Co"a t)'. VirKillin: lI~r"nl,oy ~Ic\, In ne, 171 .1. I
 46 JUsl(m'c~ of {'o po. e""l er ,!lid Mcf'cn''''' f'u"'ilie.~

.I~O nc res ; 17J.1.t.70 "ercH. l'''ge 7(l ; 171.1, 515ncres ; 17 1!!,

;1.,1~() Hcres,
2jVsn: "I),u'nahy McKinn c. t:"e "t.i m",, ". H"t! ~lm'J'. his
wif~. " execu ted 55 dc",ls of Inn!! in Vir!!i!!i" ami mO\'c<l to
North Cnroli'1I1. ![i ~ will Wad ,bled Auo:nst l a. In7.
(Also in CI; NC 6/ 102G.) A cOlli ~il ,bled Dece mber ;1, Inn .
Is ,1I w of r ('Cord at lJ :difax. Korth e nroli"a.
NCII &GR 2/ !~9 : Barnaby 1IlcK iune. In :lt iee of the
I'cllc e, Alhmnarie Co\m!y, North C:m)\i)\a • .Iu l" . 17~~.
CI;KC :? j47:l, ;;26. 570: Bm·" " Ly ~l e Kin nc , COlllmi "" iol1-
el' of the l'eace, Bert ie P,·ce ine \.. Apl"i l 19, 172·1. an d OctohCl'
:ll. 1724.
NC IJ.I,G lt 2/ 298 :end 3; 2B : BarMhy MeKi n ne. J\JSti ec
of th ~ Cellern ) Cou rt for Ihe Pro\'i1\co of Ko1"1h Carolina
whi ch lie~ ea3t of C,q.c Fear. Inr,_
KCl! &Cll a/ ~8-! . 2!l0 . ""') CH );' C 2/ 57:!: Banmh)' ~I c_
Kinne, J udge of til e Ge neml Court. 172::;.
GTlGG. :lV I6G. CHNC 2,, / 210 : II I 1727 ~i,"j . B:l n mby
:-'lc!(imw \I'M elected Ve.l tl·)'lll" " of th e Northwe"t l'ariHh I
01 Berti e County. ~ o rth CHrolin n.
NCJ!&GH :J j:!:l(;: Barn,.),)' j\lc!,im1e, one of th a A.,,,,, _
d at e .JU "tice~ of the !'e.!ce.
NC!t&GH 1/ 4G7: Barna by Mel( in ne in I':df(~comhe
Coullty. North Cnrolina. 173G,
CH);'C .l j ;!.W : Bu,.,,,,!,)' Md{i!\ ,,~, .1 U8!ic() of t bG Peace .
),d[:ecomhc CO llnt y. Ma rch G. 17:19.
~7V5!l. GO, GI : ,\ d<lition" l ;luthorit )- for office" held iJy
< Bar",.by ~I eh: hl!le .
:!::;W ( I)208 and 2.1\\'( 1) 4[0 : B.1l'llahy .\leI' i'"l e peti-
tion l~1 t he Vh'gini:! A ""~ mb l)" i ll ]702 for Ilcrmiss ion to
hui ld n I:l"Iot mill Oil Blac k Creek in what wa s t hen r "l ~ of
Wig ht COIl nt)·. "ftcl'war<l ~ Southampton County. II e :lftcr_ ,
wnr') ~ move,l to I': d ~ccomhe Cou nt)·. Korlh Cnrolilln, ".here
hu mn de hi a will in 17:n. lIi H d~ught cr. )olo ll rllill):". m~r­
rled J oIlll' I'o)le . Th i ~ Jolm Pope 10:"1,, ~Ol\, Il ellry. who
Hy, ll in tI :lHfax Count)". Kor th Cnroli",., ''''(\ hia will wa H
')nt ed J nnunrr 2. 17G·I, prowxl at April Court, 17G ·\. N"m c,
wife ,mil ch ildren.

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 Sc~"" IC<'nl h Cent ury :md Isle o( Wir, ht County, V irg i ni~.
l>:I lfe 2,13 ; n:lrlll, by .\IcKinllc was lhe 11<>11 of 1>Iich.~d 1>I e_
I( inlle. who IIW<l<: hi8 will in 16$, B" r lln1w lno\'~'<II(l Nor lh
ClI rolill:\ ~n<l "'" " JU5tice of the p~:\cc in HerUe County ;11
17201." j llll):" or th .. Genernl Court o( l\' qrl h Ca rolina in
172,; "",\ n ",,,,,,Ocr o( the CO,menl t\ s~e ll'bly from 1';II"e_
co ml", CULmly ill 1735.
J! i ~ tor)" of 1';dl;ecomOc COI",I)" Nort!, C'....:>lim'. )):!J:c es :
!lar /.l ac,!" inne),. Il cprC"C llt al ive in ,\., ~mhly from Edge_
comoo. In 'l.
Cit NC '!./ I LIj: Barnllby Mel, i1\nc. mcml.c,· or the Cene rn 1
A~!embly from EdJ,:cC0111\)c Count)'. 17:m.
:IVI6(.: I'"!ic,,,:e ~lcI\ illnc. " "" !l hter or 1I:lTImuy ~Ic­
I\ iulle nnd IIb rl' Exum. his wire. loom noon' 171:>_ II cr
e~I"te. from her (" Iher who , Iil'(\ In 115!! (1\01 1m d ied in
11,1 0). WM gi" e n her :-;o~emhe r I S. 11ev_
CI::'<C 6/ 333. ::801: I:"rn"h,' ~lcI" i,,,,e. IMe of I':dg~",o",be
COll nt r "r.l l\df~lher (Son?) 10 Ilnrn~h}' Md' ill n~. I",ti tions
the I! UII"~ Oil i Mill'. 1iGO. rd C!'{lllCC Inud ill l!n1i["x COll nt)".
\lartmb:{d will ,Inted 13 A\1Il\1 ~ 1. 11:17. 5:1111" refe~ncc land
I" lI alifax Count)' for )! ourr,;!,g I'opc. It reem ~ t hat Unr_
IInlly .\! cI'i\1!\c hnt! HOt' ~ . Wclln rd (,lic,1 hi llY. l iG5) . ntl<1
.lohtl. !:Itt c " f"the,' of 1';,Lie licu Lnll e. wife of .J o ~eJ>h La ne
or ij(1!l lh Carolin", Pd ition ;L~\:Ct! 1hILt 1" ",1 he divi ,lcd
bctwttn Paticnce nllt! Mou rning 1'0]"'.
Same. 6/ ·18 1: HC]lC"ts the abo,·c lml ..:il'es Ihc ,Inte " s
NO"ember IS. liC.O, ;11101 C IU'; C :!.iJ·t~;; ,: h'c~ e'l.'enee of
nho"C hut "'W8 that l"'I;lioll~ r W".' r.r,ulrlson of U:ornnur'
t.kKi nlle.
It will be noled Ilml Ihen! "rc ~rrorll ;1\ IhiH I~uag rallh.
n"rn"lw )Id ";nne. Sr_• .....n..~ f"lher of Pnlitllre IH111C 'lnd no l
I
h l~ ~o". Joh".
:lT l tm : l' aLiellC<:', daughter or I:"rllah)' )Id' ill ll". "'''s
born 1715. m:lrrie~ 1730. Halifax . North Car oli na.

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~ I\\'( I ) ,Iii : ,\ deed date,1 Februllry !!2. ] 77[i.
r~ror d ed in
BOllk No. ] ~ . page 2,]7. H"Ii(ux COtt" ty. N"rth Cnro1itia.
):i\'"~ thu (o11owi ng : Col. B"r nahy ~I cl\i ll"e. lut e of E d/:'e_
combe Cou nty. l' l'Ovince o( Norlh Cm'oli"". dt'<:ca"ed. di eLI
~ci'ctl of certain lnntl3 in H"lifu x County. formerly [';d gc-
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 comhe County. Hi s will,i;lted AU l(u~t ~O , 1777, gave thi"
[;l1ul to hi~ (l:t"Hht cr, ~lollrnillg, ill f~~ Inil, 1li.~ ,lnugltter
int~ rmarl'i cd witl! ,Iohn I'ol'~ fI!\d hud I~a\lc, lI om'y. (Ie!ld,
~flid 1:111<1 (lc~c" lIll cd to lIurwdll'opil in fee I!lit. (,\ fool not e
to the flho\'~ ~Ilj'a Ihnt Ihu ""te3 nr~ e"ideIlU)' n mi31"kc.)
1\orlh m,,[ SOll th C;lrolit,,, Abrringe Bonlb I.)' Clemon~.
page "ii: J OICl''' I':'"e omrried, ]; ;10, P"l ie n~c. dnllg htel'
of IInrn,,!,)' Mel' illlle. Sr.
,\ 1Jslrncl of Wills, North Cnrolilla, I 6!)o· 1760, I \~!:e :"'{I7 :
Will of J ose l,h 1-1111", Edl(o!t:lII"be COllllty, Nurl" Cnrolinn ,
llcecml.ler G, 17 ~7. NDYcml"' r COllrt. l7,,~, AmonK I cg:llc~~
wcr~ Win ifreil !'up~ .
S,unc. I'",[C ~;l:t: lI'ili. 1~'"·"'lh.l' ~lcl';:i"II C, I::d ,rccomhe
ClIIm!y, Oclol", ,. 1:1, ]7:16• .'Io,·cm\J(,r Court. 17aG . 1),l1IgII·
leI's, l':I1ictl~c Mill !>1 M),. Olher le,"11"'!8 : Bartl"!.)' , HOll of
Jo."""h 1.:... e; J <I~c,.h I ~,,,c ; Willi"", ~[d\llllle ; .101111 ['ope.
Smile. 1'~J:t: 233: Will of .I ohn Md, il llle, Edg~'Co"'lIe
COllnt)·. ['"illlrllllry 28. 17,,3. 1>by Court, 115:1. SOli, TlnTn~'
by. Dnllghtel";!, Mllry, ~r~ rtl"" I'Miell~. A""dim, l' orish.
lI'ife nnd ";x CCI1\r[x, Mm')"
,
Same, l'a!:~ 2~.1: M:< ry Mcl\illlle, Cktolll' r \:1, 17.; _1, No·
"embe r Court, 17'11. E~CClltO I', En ",,,,\,)' t'olle, S()n~ : John
•
IIml Uarll:thy, U 'lIIl(h(cr~: Allnjele" 'I)" l'Op~ , )1 ... )" I'll·
li~ lI"e. ~lllr!h n . (f;"id ~ ntl)" widow of .folm ~!C!'illne. ju,1-
"bo':"')
I "!I"" ["",II II II:lbl" to rom! lilly ....,,,,,,,1 <If Ihe 11:11,,3 of
birth :lnd de;! th of MOllro;nl(' Me Kin o., who m"rrie,l .Iolm '
l'Olle. Olle :l ll tlu.rity menlions her BOIl lI enry :15 beitlf( her
hei r ; mtotht r m)'~ ~ h" .lied bet"''''!n l7.n :1"11 1755. The
:lbc)l'c pctition ~ IlIIpl;- Ihnt ~h c "'!ISlidllll ill 1760 whcn thc
,livi"ioll of bud "'liS lII~de . She is !IIf llti otied mllll)' timu
in \'Ilriona bon)to 1m! !IOne of th ~ ,InW5 w~I'e fOllm!. It i.
l'rebabia th:,~ A)le Wll ~ hor ll eiro:l 1700 :1111llh"t ~hc IIt:1rried
,ld", ' l'OIlO in ]721 mill Ibn! ,he tlied ei"ea 1760. 1'he"c
,L"t~~ ,...~ ~pr .. ox;nl:\t~ onl l' 110,1 nr~ entered. lerlt"ti<'ciy, in
lhe I'ol'e !.ioe.
r.ine of Dr~."'III:
~rkha(:[' 1>[d,lnn~ mnrri",! Eliza heth n",1 h:l'[

I
 Bnrnnll)" ~ !cI(i l1nc who nH,rri e'll ~ [ BTY' £ xum null ha,1
Mon r n;ul/' ~l d,;"n" who ma r ried .I oh n' I'o!"'. (See
1'01''' I,ine.)
NO [~ WO OD [;'AM J[,Y
"""PN' V~ll"y" h)' P rof. Thom,,~ "',,1I~ ll iek<lrfK>n, p.~I/" ~
;'.I,&!"t : The nnme N' orwood i ~ 11 cri\'{.'(\ f!'(lm a n nnciel1t mnn Qr
"" li ed Nori",,,,,d ( "ar iou, l... wT iUe l< /l:or lllwo,l" " ml Nor.
wolle in 0101 documen ts ).
J ohn Norw~1 o f " cn t "1'IIe:lrs to h:l"c IICeIl t he li T.,t
emil/T"" l of the li nll f rom BIIl/lm" l \ 0 Vin: inia. comil1l(
"hout ICo2 1 ;,~ hcallri):il t or il l/meslcn,!cr (or SII' F rn n ci ~
\\'yllli ( 11)7&.1 1:.12). (;o"crnor of Virginia .llIri ng the I/C'
rio,15 ICo21. 2G mnl 1(;3(\··12 .
!"tWO) ·I!) : John Norw(J{ld llll l>oinlell S hcrUT of Vi rg inin, ,I
l{i50. Ill' Go"er nor Wy"lt .
SC",,"I<'I!I1t h Centn ry mul 1~le of Wicht CO" nt}·. Vir ·
[ri lli", 1'1I):e 79, "",I r;IV (I »I!I: J oh n N'Drwood , Sher iff 0(
,In"" ,l r,,,,,lcl Con nty . Ma ry iul1<l. I GG:!, Tho former ~ard
J ohn ~ oT ... ood." nephuw of E.l ... llr,1 n.;,, "eU '~ wi fe. mo,'{.'(1
froul Ihe l.ower Norfolk 10 ,I nne ,Iru ndel Connt)'. )I ~ry .
1:11,,1,
!;1'22B : Uull cr th e I';" rly llci"ti ou ~ H et""~c " Mnry inll1i
:Iud I'irgi"in , 10 " " lIust. 16·IS. John NO. WOOlI (lrtle red 1(1
render:m n«onnt of the Gleoo I:lnd~ (Vi rgin i a),
21\83 : ,\11( Court ;n the (;h llrch in I ,o"'~r Nodol k Coun · ,.,
ty Ilchl I,; ,\ 11Il(I ~ t. IG·IO. " •• . John NDrW(lO,1 , , , were I'r~ ·
I!enlL'Il lo yo bo:m l l.>y till! lliJ:h S herifr us s.,..litio,,~ S....,t"',·
ri~s rDr nOI rel~'ir; nK to thei r I"'r;~h Ch urch II " d ror rll-
ru ~ ing to he"rc Commo n pfl'y~ r. etc." T hi~ rupr at c<l <)Il
[I:tgc 84, ~" tn e book.
:!N&> : Collrl held 1 Cktohcr. IG'I!I•••. Jobu I\or",oo<l
, , ,:tl'llC:lrl~[ nntl pUI unde r bo nd 10 nlmear HAlt Jnme~
Cltty. the Sth d ~y or thi ~ octob Cour t 10 nnswer . ,." SeQ
1l11O" C,
"\1" 1'1'," Va\1e)· ... (;Ic.: A ("mil)' con nection be tween the
Wyntts :w.1 Ihe ~Drwood5 oc:c nrre, l when ,\,l,1 m W.,·,~t t.
,'C1i1U1C " ncC.' lor of Si r !'r:n1cl ~ Wyat t, mnrr icd the dau ghter
o f Wiggi n ,Iu Norwood ( Bce :\ VISIl ) .
 T), u a ror c~ai,1 J ohu Nor wood waS I,rol.oal.ol)· t he ful her of
lI' illimn nnd Thom ~ 3 I\orwood of Su rry Counly, V irl:;ni~,
who were I::roWll men in IG5fi. T his W illi~m 1\orwood l11 ~r_
ried l ,y,HIl ( proh~h ly Lydl n .I o rd.~ n). In Willia m's will he
mentio,, " auve" ehlldrcn. onc of whom wns c. eorge.
In 1728, Gcorxc Norwood dc~df1t1 b nd dt'1ICr il>i " g him-
~~If lUI o( Soo thwil rk I'a ri ~h. Su rr}' Coum J", Virginia. In
!73 1 /~:! he mn,l c deed" in Sur ry Co.mty . d eaerll.oi ng hitn "~ l f
~s from Sur ry Conn ty. V; rlrin in. ,,,,d from Be rtie I' r""inct. ,.
Colony of Norlh Gn rolin a. li e d ied in " orl hmnl.ton COll n t)'.
"or lh Carolin " . origi n.~lIy pnrt of Her lie. In his will . 17·19
(G rim e.'! Ai>, \ract of 1I'1II ~ . lGno· 17aO. Nor! h Caroli" ", page
27 1) . George m~lltion~ hi~ lIOns: Wi lli " m. I\allmniel, 5.11,,-
u('l :md ThomM. li e left l liO :!c rca of b ud to hi" g r:"HI.,on.
J obn. lIO n of Wil lil<lIl a mi oth er prOI,ert y to Ih~ childr en of
Natllllnid .
N'CII &GIl 1/ :1;;7; Will of George I\orwoo.... North;" "".
ton Cou nt )·, Nor th Cll roli IH1, ",.r il 21. 17·1 9 . Augu.t Cou rt.
17·19. So,,,,. Sm"u d nml Will1"m : !(rnml ~GlI • •Iolm. "<III of
Wmi nm Norwood : g fUlld so n. Goorlic N'orwood : g r a,ul.lon.
I\alh:miel. son of l\alhnu lcl Norwood : £ Iiw he th ; ;\Ia r), ,,,,d
S~rah. dnllghlcr~ o( :;on. Nat h.1nicl. ~ U R . Nnth"niC\ niH]
-\ Sa muel. l·: xec\l tor • . ,,
Gr; mu t\ h~ trnct o( lI'ilI~. IIi!/O· 17GO. 1~1J(e 27 1. tIlul •
NCII &.GH 1/ ::51: Will o( T hom;ls Nor ...·oool. Gr:\\'c n Count)'.
" ort l> Cnr oli,, " . [)~~m bc r 2G. 1757. Mar ch 2·1. 17GB. ~ n .
II'iHimn. I shilli1tJr : \\, ife. Fra uci • . !, xcc ul ri x nml Hole leg_
ntce.
" lInl'I')' V"lle}·... etc.: Willia m Nor wood. horn a hout
1700. lIOn of C. conlc Norwl)o<l. elll "rc'! GOO " ere. of );u1<1 in ,
!le rti ~. Or North arul,lon. County i" 17-1 2. lI e mo,·c, t 10
Gr:md llc COll nly. Nort h Cn rolina. M a I~,per is on lite
~ho'~!nB' Ihnt he WM ona of ~e"crltl n!'lIointed 10 In)' 01T
Warre n Co unty when it WM forme,l from old B'lle COllu ty
in 1 77~ . Willi :un No rwood ma r r ied Ma ry Wall . daullhte r
of J ohn Wull of Br unswick Count)'. V'rgi ni:t. ( Thi~ J ohn
Wnll. d ied 1761. ia men tione d o rt en in SI. And re.\!' Chu rch
ll ecord ~ . He wn ~ II Memhcr of th e IJ O\l.le ot !lu fl!'C~~C_'.
See Wnll ~'''m ilr.)
 NCH&GH 1/ ,M7: Und cr M; Mccllan<.'ou,~ itCl1l5 of Cho\\,:111
Coun ly, North Cm'olin:!, WiJljnm Norwood, :JOO ncres or
]"",! in Cr:<Il\'lII~ COLlnty , North Caro1iWI.
NCIl&G]: ' ; :IG7: AUillrnct of Will.~ , NU l'llI Cnrolina,
1G~-1700, Will, Will;",n l\orwoo,t, I)ecemllt'r :JO, 17,17,
I\'o,·crnt...r 1,1, \ H 8, 5i. ler. Mary IM~ n e : hrol h~r, 1'homas,
n~llhcw. J ohn I\'orwoo<l.
"""I'I'Y Vlllley," eIC.: ,\mong Ihc children 0( Williom
nnd hi~ wife. ~Inr)' (Wol1) Nor wood, W~~ John \\'nll Nor_
,,'0011 (l727- I SO~) who Ii,''''\ in NortllnlllJllo lI, II nHfnx,
Gr~m'il le HtIlI linnlly Frnnk li!! Counly, Norlh Cnrolina,
where he OIl'l\C'\ much lalill 111111 n IlIrl(c Il oll i\C ; Bnd in hi~
will, prolmteli 1 1lO~, he le'I\'C~ hi " home t o hi~ Hceond wife,
1..('ah, :Inl! Yo\ll1l:e~~ ~Oll, ,fohn llnll Nor"'I)O<I , ,hiring th ei r
lifetime,
"lIn p!,y Vnl1eY,"l""g() IW. Table ri: J ohn \\'n11 Norwood
W:IS a ~c b oolmll s lcr by I,rofe!sioll. He bn d nn ncn d~my in
~·r,.. nkl;n (tben lillie ) Count}'. li e owned n la t l:() 111~nta.
tion, wdl 8toch'tI, ,,,,,I h,,,1 ma.,>, sl a\'C~. II() wu nppoi nted
!a~' re~der 1/)' th e lli Hhol' of Lond ~n n",1 oll'lcillled in thrM
chllrche~ ; wn s .~~ rCl nry of the /irst Dioccs,m Convention
Ih~t mel ill North Cnrolinn :lftCI' th e I(e"o lut lonn ry W:lr; ,
W:l":HI ~rd~ nt patriot, :0",1 both he ami hi ~ wife contributed
ill o"e r." way to th e ""I'Port lind welf:lre of th e "oldiers ; ~n"
I',
he SCT\'~d n~" IIwmllcr of the Commi!trco f Sufely for Ilnl;-
falC Coun t.".
!:
J ohn Wall Norwood (1127. 1802) ma r.i.,.t, flr:ll. in ntis,
II witio\\", Mr~. L,",Ij " l.ctlllctier (l0:l2. 116 '1). ",,,I ~erond, ill
1765, Mr~. I.ca h t enoi r Whitnke r (11:17. 11].31 ). Children
I
of thi " ><!<'OI "I ",arringe 10 Lcah Lennir Wer O: Willi~"',
Thoma. ( I>or n circa I 7GS ; d;e~ ullman; ",I ), T-:i il.It\}e1h, Leah ,
\\'ill;fr~d, \\'a sh!nll lon, ~I nr)' ,.John (bo rll circlI t78 1), LCHh
was borll ill 177~ :lI"lmarried , flTst. Willinm Gli nt (born 17
,hl!Y. 1773 : (lied ~ Decemher, 1816), nnd "ft cr tho dC:lth of
her h" soond mnrrie.! , Hccond , n ~Ir. Wcu.~ lcr, Th e wri ler
hi';' :l lclter from ~lr~. Webster to he r dmll; hle r, Li'sey J:lIIC
(C,:mt) I'ope. (&e (::1111 F:l mi1r.l
Willimu Cn"\ nn.1 u.,.b Lenok wcre married 16 J une,
180 I.
 fi2 Ih,lltriu of I'opc , Co..r er will Mef'crri" f',,,"ilic.~

J.~Her Jan~
(;""t (oorn Novm"oor ,1,1807; died DCC~!T\­
I~ r al. 18GG) nmrri ed Willimn HOll"" I'ol~. (Sec Pope
Fmnily.)
.Jolon Wall Norwo(>d re ndered di "l i" lfuished JluLlic "en··
ie u 10 hi s country ""d "ome of th em "re li sted Ionrcwil h:
Cltl,C ~21 z. :171 : Member. Gr:llldlle Co'" nt.... Hegi mcnl.
1754.
CltKC ~' 1/22S. 2~n: 0'1 Cm,uni "Bion to divide Bille
County.
CI:NC 10/ 215; Member, Safety Committ ee , lI ~lifnx
Count,', Nor1h C",.olina, 1775.
CllKC IG/ 112G :uHI l 'j/Z~;, : J\l emocr, Tcnth R c!:il!l~ ut,
Nor th Carol;'", lin", 1778, find member Li cu te",mt Colonel
ll:!"i,I Hon'H ~om)l:"')", 1779.
Cl:KC 13/ nl:l nnd 19/ :lf!5 : Hel'r~senlati"~ from 1,'raTlk·
lin County iTI Norlh Carolina rlou oc of COnTmOn H, 1779·80.
CHNC 1~1/5S8 : Ju~ticu of the Peace. Franklin County,
North Carolina. 178·1.
CI!NC ~2 /2, fl, 2 •• , 28, :~O, 3 1: J\I .:mber, North Cnrolinll
COJlYClltioJl (I"Om Fr:",klin Count)" "t lI ill, boro. 1788.
Line of [)e"c~llt:
John' l\"orwoo<! hnd
William' Norw oo d who marrie,1 1.ydia .10rcll", lind had
GL'O rge' -"o,",,"ood who had
Wi\limn' Norwood whu m"rri~d Mary ' Wall and hml I
John Wnll ' Norwood who mnrried Leah' [.e noir amI had
Leah' Norwood who married William ' Gant ",,,I hn d
, l.esc)" .l an e' Gnnt who married Willi"m HOU He' Popc,
(SeQ Pop e Line.)

rUCKS FAMI LY
lHle of Wig ht CO<Ult;", Virg ini:l, pal:e 2,t:~: l"ane' Wck "
,
I",d I ~"nc ' (IGG9 -17'18) who marri ed Sarah ~1cKi"nc , dau gh.
ter of llarnaby ~Icl(jnne (" e\' i\Id(innc Family) and had
.,i
Jueoh ItickR who married Mnry Exum ("CC Exum Fnmil)") .
NClI&(;H 1/ 379 : Ah"b'aet of II'iIl ", Eclj.(ccomhe Connt y ,
North Cilrolina, I ~ aac' Hick" March I I. 17olS-0ctoher 28,
1748. Wi fl'. Sarn!!.
 S II AI' iJ:t~.:l I O; J ucl)lI ll;ckl'll;~. JlI)!! I)f I~a:u: lI;tk~si ...
,,,,d ~I "r)" Exum . d"u~h'cr of J.::r"mbh E x"" ,. hOlh I)f !~1~
of Wight Co uII I)'. Vi r!:i uln. m.~1"I'ic,1 in Chuckn tlld~. " 1'1 dny
I)f 10 m(l. W!l9:' SIlmc of Ihe wjt",,-.!IC~ were bune I ~;ckc·
ais. JI)I", mCkClr~. ,\hmh"m mckc~'" J:ich,trtl l~xum . Mary
I "~wrcncc. JOlt"" I.awrcllce. 1':li ~llheth I ~'wr'mc".
r~lc (If Wig ht C(lul1tY. l'age ~I:!: b;mc' IlICkd d,cd J ,,"U'
lIr}" ~. 1"i2:!. ill hi~ eighty·Hlh )'enr, 1Ii~ w' fe. f(ntl'~ri!C'"
oo,'u l G:l ~. dic.1 Octowt'. 17 17, I~nne' Hick s 001'11 Ii ,hm".
16G9, IIi "!! '" 1': II [:,l"'o",oo COII"ty. !.;or th ClIrl)li!"" '" l i .IB.
where he mnde his "'ill, li e ,"" r rlc.1 SlIl'fIh • •1:"'rrhler of
U:lTU"l,)' -'!eK iUII;: 111111 h i~ wife. Milry . Ibllllhl~r M .1er mniHh
Io: XlI1ll.
SII,\I ' ;J~09: E"rly QU:lk"r lt ~rdJl in Virll'i"i,,: WI1.
limll l :ickesi~.l\(lu (If 11'l';I<; mc"e~i ~. died the 22",1 ,Iny . • ixlh
mont h. l ~Q·! . he heinl/ ~. I year" of ~Il'~. "J acoh Ilickc"i",
1I.", ...r I~,,:\c "ruIK:tthcrcII. his ",ife. tI~I,,'rted thi ~ life U1IOn
t he _dny or th~ I1fth mIl :Ioo"t\h~ tir.'\ h(lllr ill Ihe ,\fter.
110011, Th e -"",,r i~ 1\01 I: i" cn hu t Ih" cn lr,\' imonedj llt~ l,\'
"h"y" Ihl~ 0"" IIIve5 ""(jth er dt"lh in 171)1), Si nce g:< r ,,,,hy
Mel';lIlIe, Sr,. "n" ~In r)' E:" ,,,,. ",hI) (, rst m:lnlet! J ncol.
Uick~, wcrc mar ried ;11 1703. it j ~ logical 10 :<~~'Ull" Ih~l
Jncoh Ilie ks ,1i~d eil'ell 1700.
SIl,\ ]' 6/ .113: "~;:l r ly Qu"ker Il ccl)nls in Vir[:'in i"":
bn"c l:ielts nrlll I\mhf\111 I!iek~ "'ere nloo \\'iln~""~ to Ihe
mnrrinlle of Wl1limll ' Po pe a nd hl n r,\' Hnil e, II Fehrllary.
1708, (So.'C 1'( 1)U I""mily,)
S II t\ \' 6J.114 : Jel'\'ml"h i-: xUtII, l",~"c l:ick~. I~ (lherl I ~..,,·.
rence. I';liz"bc~h r~'wr,,!,c~. ,\ nne E.~U!TI were ",itneS"C3 tt)
n mnrria!!e I;' :O:o"cmhcr. 1707.
Thc~e enlrir_ leml 10 L';Jn tirru the C\O:;<! rcinlion~hii' be.
I",,,,,,, the EXllm ~ lu"l the I_~wrc"ces as ",entionet! 1.;- other
ulli horil ies,
,\11 the nbove·mentioned were Qu"ker;o. us ",ere the en rly
1'(lI>es. At le3~t Willimn' POIN! ...,,1 his chlltlrcn wcre. (Sec
lI'illin",' PoP/) ubo"c,)
The ltich I.':nnily were no 1>100,1 rel:!tionsh i!) 10 thc
POIMI hul Ihi~ l"'l~e is ..-rillen 10 5uWilnn ti:ltc Ihl) r,;,lnlion·
Hhi p Lcl\\'CCn the Hi c" ~. the E." Illl" "",I tha Mc1 :inll e~,
 WALL f AM I L.Y
33\' 1113 : J oael'h W:lll ow nl..J 1i.i0 ncre~ or lnn,J in Surry
County, Virg in " " in 1',0·1. Jlis will pro'·....1 ill t hat cou " ly
l
19 '\ I'ril, 1721, l"i:nl"l'~ : Wife ( nnm" nol r,;""n) : Son._ •
.Ja m,,', J ohn, J oseph , Hiehnr '] nnd Hooon : I)n" l:hl"r . l':lit;,.
ooth. Son, John. Execulor.
\(ecorrl ~ of 1Ir!In~w ick CO,," ' )', Virr,inir, : J"h" \\'n ll,
npJlrn i ~c ",c nl( of hi " e~tate ) NO" ol rnoor 28. 1 7:j ~ . He "I:<r·
ried iI [,.. y. lI er will , dntcd 1,·eI..,,,, ry :I. l i G2 . "':l~ pr'weU
) Inrch 28, 11il:!. AmonI': her 1(1;':l1~ W;' 3 Mnl")' Wnll. John
Cooke. K'II'Clilur. ( Th is Mnry W:llI m:l r ried Wi l1 inm I\or·
wood. ( SI'I! :-'or wood F mni l)·. )
a:W I7,; IUIII Virginia Conn ci l J O \lrn:d ~. 172G. 17[,:·I : At. a
Counci l hdd Yil l he 13th o f J 11 1I C, 1728, .10hn Wall o f Br u"s-
wick Cmmlj', Virgin;:l. W;I~ ngll in st II p" lelit 10 Th omas
Tomlinson <If Surry COlmty fol' '130 :lcres of lalill lyin,: on
the nor th ai,le of Cat Tnit Creek in II runswick Counlr.
U:':2 t O: .Ioh n WnU of Il rll(,sw ic\., C<ou nt)·. "Sund r)' Go'l'"
e,1 1 ~ ." F~hr" ~ rr 7·27.1 727.
:l:l \,l a ~ nnd ·l1n 3~ : J ohn Willi W~ " n memiJ er of the
ll ou oc of 1111 rllc"~e. f rom tlr"n ~w ick Coun ty, ,\ IIJruat. 17:16 :
l\o'·cmlie r. 1738 ; illar. 17.10: ~lny. 1742 : Septe mber. 17·1'1:
Fehr m" r , 17·15; July. 17.1 6 : M~ rch . 17.n. See .Ioll .nnt.
lionse of lI un:cJ~. Vol. 1127,.10. 1~,ge" IX. :!S4. 294. :13&.
:1'12.357. 376. "n<1 Vol. 17'12· 17'1 9. pages ,·lI, 5. 00. SO. 11 2.
12!l . 1(;7 . 1 ~,1. 1 ~ ~. 201.
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Li ne of !) e~c c nl :
J OIlc ph' lI' " n hn d
i,
J oh n' Wnn who ma rr ied illn rr utnl had
Ai nr)" ' Wn ll who nm rricli \\';n b m' Norwuod :IIld had
f
John' \\'''11 :';or wood wl,o n,nrr;~d Leah ' l .enoir nnrl had
J.,cnh' Norwoo d who mn r rlCtI William' Gnnt nn(1 h~ll r
l,c~oy .\i", e' Clint wh o mn.rled Wil\i nm House' Pope.
f
(S ec I'0lle I,ill e.)
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 lIisloria of I'ope, Curler " ml .lfcf'crrill f"o",ilier G~

WA TTS FAMI L Y
Se"e nte<>nlh Cenl ur.\· amI 'sle of \l'igM Co"nt y, Virgini'"
]lnge 671: Il cnr)' Wntt ~ grnnted !('i7 ncr~~ in [sIc (If Wight
Count)" O<:tol>er I S, 16-1:1.
Mar ringc~, b it! of Wight Count y, Vi r).!in in, 1628·1800, I
j>lllle 5:1: John Wntt ~ ,,,,,I Alice [';"1:[;8)1, ,l aug ht er of J ohn
Engli.h, 1678, W& [) I:ook t. !!age ICG.
Is le of WigM COUIII)·. Vi r s:i n;" . r.larrillge IJ,IlI,,1., ]lll).!!!
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5:1 : Johu Watt ~ " ",I ,\ lica E Ul:li ~h. dnll!: htCI' of .f ohn l<:uK'
li sh. IG78. 11'&1> Book ~. P.~!:t! 100.
CltNC 1/ i'i2:1 : April. ICC'l, l 'er<l uimon ~ l'reci'lct , "Joh n
\\'"t l. I' r()\'c .• Wrlt d for:.l ]l~on " tm ll SI'Ortcd [nlo thi s COU'I'
Iry \\'hOl!es I\alllca ur !llilier II' rl:t\~ n Joh n Watl.!! S r J ohn
Walt~ J Uller c"ttcr in \\'IIItS."

1 ~1c of Wight COllnty, Virllirlia, Mnl'rinlle Ronda, I'ntlC

·12: Henry POlK! lInd Sa rah WaU~, l[ ~lIghtc r of John Watls,
16!1i, \\'&1) !look 2, IlallC 2116. (:-1otc: T his ,Iale, 16'l7, i~
nn "rror n ~ otller Hut horitl,,! II;"" the renr 1)9 lG8" .)
CliNe I/ -ISOI 1'~ r'llli1n''' I " Precinct. Cou rt, 2nd M o nd ~y
in J nnwl ry, IG~· !l; . John \\'~ t L'l 1'1'C'W1i1lI petition,
7V2W; Will or Hohert Pitt, 0( Newpor t, 151e or Wight
Counl y. 10 July, 171 1. len "ca "1 0 pds Sterling to Sn rRh
W~ tts, ,imle hler of John Walls."

Sc\'cn t~lIIh Century , etc .. pnS'" G1 7; .Ioll n Wal h on Ju r."

duty, II Se ptember, I G~)' 1.
Virgi nia Cou"ly UC\!urds. 7( i7: JOIoIl Watts l:r~ntw G:.
:le~s of Inn<l In l~le of Wi).!hl COIUlty, 1711i. t
I\CI!&CIt 3f ·102 : Und er "Birth ", Marringe" , DCIllh . ," i"
lJ.c r kc1c)' ( L,tcr I'erquiman's I'rcci lld). Johll W,.",., for. I
merly of ,\e<:om~c COll nl)', Virni nin, .Hed i" Nort h Cit roli,,".
November 17, IG!!G, Itt Gn leh C"llaw:,y's hOIl ~c nl "90'dk
li t "ite."
Wilb nrl<l ,\" ministralions, l~le o r Wi" hl Counly, 16011·
1800, Rook 1. pag" 1i 1 : J uhn Watts. let:al ~Oll Jchn, 11nu~ ht e r,
Sarah Pope (nlilrr;"d He nry ' PO[I(!, IGS>I ). Exec lllor~, Son,
J oh n. nmi80l1 ·in,b w, II cnry PoJlt'. Died J:t nllary 20, 16!l1,
!IS. l!('Cor de,1 F~brunr}' 'l, I G!!'i·!)8.
 ble o( Wil:h l Book, IGIII. 171!', I~'I:'-' 33G: J ohn W;\It~
made his will 20lh o( J,,,,u~rr. IG91.98, ,,,,,I it waS proved
in Ol",n <:<lurt in lsi" of Wi!:ht Count )", !lt h of ~·ebruar)".
lG!l7 ·9S. [n hi5 will hi! mention. hi l "on. J ohn \\'nt.g, and
h i" d~ulChtc r, "1 dQC I:h"c 10 my dnuJ;ht cr, Sa rah Pope, my
lilli o I"ble, a "'Brm;IlI: pun. n little hrH ~" HOttl e. ~;x enrthen
I'lutcl Hnd 11 11 1';lIrl h en Jlorrln!:cr." " J ,100 ol'd"YIle my sonne
Jo hll Wntl s nnd my sO Il·in.la'" lI en r)" ['ope be whole :w(1
Hole Excr~,"
Unc of Descent:
li ell.}" \\'Jllt.~ hlld
J oh n' W"ItB ",ho m"rri cd ,\ !i~'(!' I':nl:l i~ h ,md h:ul
S~ r"h' Wnt L!l who m:o rried 1I ~" ry ' l'OIIe. (See Pope
I.ine, )

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CAR'l'gn AND ALi>um FAi\llLJ8S

I ALL I"D FAMILIES : J\l. STON, BltOWN', IlHUNSON,

CI.,\IUOltNI·:, CLAH I(, COI.I':.\!AN. CON YEHS,
CrtAlI'l'OHD, DAl.E, DANlF.!.. J),\\\'SOK, 1·;I'PElt·
I SON, GILU"ltT, IIA HHIS. Il,\lm ISON, HOLLAN D.
I(I':,\ [(NI-;Y , KlNClll':N, !,INDS,\Y. J\Ic!NTOSH,
OVERTON , I' ALIK, PANNIL, l'EAHCY, IUVER S.
I:ODES, HUFFIN, SK I I'WITH,TI1ATClll>:H, THOM_
AS, \\'A 'I'I([KS, WILLIAMSO:-< .
 'l' HI~ NAJ\m AND FAMILY OF C AR'l'~R
Medb I t r~ea n:h 1)lIr..:III, Wash ington, I), Co ; T hc ~ .. r ·
nnm~ C,\!lTt,:l\ l~ da8.'lifL~d Lr cly m"logi"I ' U ~ II na me dc -
rh'cd (rom occupaUon , rather !h'Lll (lUC of j)IJL c~ , dmrllct cr·
[.,Iie~ or ",,"el\l'''''' III e"d;" it ;5 (o""d C,\lI\TE Alt,

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tlIC!lu;ng tollris t o r 5Ojourn~r. In E Ugl,uul it iM SUI'loo5C(1
to I,,\\,c Lee ll de r l\'~d from t he tnule c( a enr l dd" e"~' tli "t
of nil :L l:"eut tr,weling I.>y earL 'l"I,e Ang lo.g""QL' 1I" 0"d
CI:A E1' descr ibed" 11"111" or .;Im r iol, "" d fllr ba"t. in Itom"n
time., Ihe I~'ti " ,,",.,.,1 C:o r r u.'J ~IOOII for d.ariot or c,,,.
Pro)'"hly Ihe r"rlicot wdltcn :lPI,~ar"nce of Ihe n~n lC in
it.. I'rc~e Ll t form in (uun'! in Ihe fnn1!HI ~ HllJlilr~d Roll.', in
IItIC :'S l't",n t." ,'«<)rtls from the th, .lccul h 10 the tiCll!l!nl h
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cen tur iCH. The name Nlchole. ti e Ca r ler is Ihe re u co.,led
In :l Icgnl enpHdty,
It ;~ know n thai ~"<::< r ly '" Ihe fourteenth ccnlUl'j' in
t;"Kbml Ihe "anh! CHt~r n " """r~ nmon s: the oom,lry II"'"
try, F,unily hi "lo ri,UI~ n"d ,, "i,lelLcc in'!i catirlg t hat two
HCI"H"l e ClLrt er r",,, jH ~d w~rc {OLu"l cd a ",! de"elop...... l in
<.\ itTerN,t I~~ rt" o ( the counlry. Th" (",,,, Iy lQc:ltcd norl h of
I...,ndon "'ns orill;"" lly \0 he Con",1 i" lied (0.,1 ~ ,,,I II ert fortl.
"hi r e. 'I'he othe r (",,,;Iy Jrroup. 10calo<I IILore to th e ~outh.
had il! "rl;:in~1 n'ulcr in nn d ~rO\,,,,1 \\ enl.
Thnt the C:LrICr~ o( E tll:lmnl werc. j" general, 1)('01,1" oi
I lnrlClinJ: and position "nunot be (to"bl~d. I,'rom e:LrI)' time~
Ihey W~ r" enl itlcrl 10 ll cr"ldic ;" Sill ll;" . \ln r iou" coal ~· ()(·
"rIM hn,'c bee n ,:ranled to <liIT"r"nl br:!Ilche~ of the C"rlcr
Fnn'i l},. "b uy or then' I'os5,,&<;o:,1 e~tc n"h'e tracl.3 of la nd
in Grenl Br il,';", lI",l IIL""Y olhcr~ , .., fleu Ihe yon "!;,,r 1St>,,~
of t he (:"nily • • UUlih Lout Ih" I"rgc ,' c!ti c" in whfeh 10 ~"llLh.
lis b nnd c" rry o n merc,"' lilc ~nt cr l)ri~ca ~nd cnllnge ill Ihe
profes, ion."
Earl y in t he h is\o Q' of the Colonie~, C~rt cra emill l"" lcd
to WIll r.Ja!lS"d,u ~ctl.3 IL n(1 Virg;"!,,, ]" Virgi nia th cl'~
"'Cl"(' Ih'e outsl~ nding ben r~rs of the u:uuo! from ... hom I" nny
,1 ; "tl "lr" i ~h col tiesccudnnl' h",'~ s prUIOl:. One <lr Ihe'S<! r,"e
w,'s CI'I'tnlu Thom n ~ Cnrl c r. probil blr of Na" ~cll\ond Coun.
t)' ( h<l wns ncluuUr or l..:anc".tu Co"u!.)').
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rl Colonel J ohn CIII'\(!I', II d isti ngu ished English lto),:l1ist.

whose nn«st r:tl home "":IS beliC\'~d to h,l\'c been in Iluck.

I inJlhnDlsh i..... !':llll1mnl, MOlll; h\ ref"l>" in Virroin,n :lhont

[G·ln.
SillCC the bel>illllinJ; of th e A"H~ ri ca l1 GOl'e ,'nnmnl under
the (;Q1I"litution. nin c Cnrlc ," iI ,,,·c ~c ryc(1 lid mcmhc r3 of
Cour, ...._ . ! : h! in tIll! 11 01111(: of l: Cl>rC"""t "lil'~'II nml one
in bol h t he lIo u ~c nnd the Sc,,~tc.
Chri~lia n '''' '''C~ cOII.monly u~cd II)' the Cnrter~ lh roul(b.
out th oi ,' hi~tory lira: Tholl"" . Elizabeth. llanll:Lh, "'''''''• •
Sara h. Hobert Hlul II'iIli:iln (In:17).
I tlT~:;7-23!l '''ltl III ~ t;t"t e of ,\m"rienn Gcn e")",,,)". Vol.
2,";3. r~,gc 236: " T he re n rc \':lrIOll~ IlCOllle of the Ullmc 'If
Ct\l IT EIt. "")' Cily (lin-dory will furnish an " !lillie li~t.
The mime has ,1$ inccll\ioll in the ~C"I).~llo" of " 'cuter:
The re arc two sCl'amte and diBl ilid ,·a ce.~ of Cnrlc r in Vir·
,(h,;" tbn! 1>1'1::'" ill old l.anca"l~r COlm!.'". Both h:\\"1: r"r·
n l~h~,1 Colon',,1 olTiei:d ~ an,l cad, Ims reml ere,1 ,li 'I;II.
I 1111 'she,1 "'ilit"T)" ~en·jce la nil a u r w~ra: '
, ·'De.«:",,<lll ll l~ af Cn].l ni" T ho"," , C"rl"r" by 1)C. JIJlj(!I.l,
I.yan ~Iill"r of 'l'homa~, W~51 Virgi"i", 1!l12:
"The n"m " C:<rler i. gi" en nmO UI!" fifly " ""I\~mC5 moo\
,· o'llllwnl.'" fOllnd ill Eng)"",). :11,,1 ill of <llIile nlld unt )·"'IICel.
I :,hilily. a" it oc:cllr~ "",or'g th e COIIl1\'·.'" ge ntry ill the Four -
toom h Genlllr}', Fram ea r ly limes Ih~re :lOOm., 10 ha"e he"n
two "" t ~~ r~ le C/t.ner [an'm ..... in E lIglalltl. T he :lTm~ used
by Colonel JOIoIl C"r le" of 'CorOlonlnU' an.1 by C:<1>\a in
'l'ho ma5 CHlcr of 'Bnrford: \'lrl:;uia. indic"l c U"'I both
hciollr,cd to t he CU "l erR north of 1.0, ,,10,,, thm' lrlo ,\ot of th e
"'U',e f:!!lIil),.
"The c; re"nL'~nllli,,1 e\'i,I~"c~ from Ihe cre~ ~ (0( the >!Cn l,
tl>e name of h is " 0:0"1<1. ·I l.u fo(,i,' nud the ~t rik i ng 6;rniln r ity

, of the m'l'li "",,,1 ""mt~ of hi s t hil,lrcn nnd Iheir descend"n l3

tl1ake~ it " pp Mr AI'·oll l(l ... proh:".>le th~t he wn~ more or le.'\ll
clo~~ly con nected with tl, e nnciwt C"rler ramily of ·K nlt'·
:;ON' of llc<1forllshir~ . I,m, of th e opinion (Miller) that
he ""n 9 the oon fit flnc fir th e ~o,,~ of \\'ill;:I1\1 Cnr ter, Cent.,
of ' l':im1)!On: rk..Jtor<l~hirc (buried D« elllher I. 100S),
"",I h ;~ wife. M~ ry ,\,,~"CII (buried M"rc h I . 11:.19) . ,b ughter
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Ther lond &e,'Cli ""n~ nml lell (b.ull h l~r.!-- thc l"'clrlh d.ihl
lorillg Aneell Cn rl~r.
"Tho"gh Ihe :","~.~ hT of C"Pi:<ill 'l'hotn"S C"d~r ;'; 11(1\
:l cLmdl,. know n, ,, ~ I~ li k~wi :;c Ihe ""~" of Colo ll o! ./ 0)'"
Cllrt e" IIf 'C or()\()"''' '': III1lI II ",,,nt/flT ()f oth~,· e lllifrrnHI"
oominlll() V;'1:ln;:I, Ihere is "len l)' or c \'i,I~IIOO 10 ~how Ih,,1
he cnme of :I gOOlI r"'"lly, wh""" clnim 10 gcnt ility was
l!11fJlH,"~Lioncd. li e 1,I'cd III aU allC when M'm's lor"Le n~i,"w
I() ~<)c l:ol c<)lIsidcrnti o,," mll,.t l>I'nr Ihol'olll:lo il\\'e~ti [j' n\i~1I
bc for ~ 1""," 1)' allu wc<i, "nd C:Lll\ain CII"I~r "Ce"'" 1<1 have
~!()O<l lhu I"~t. C" pl n; u Cm'le r w,, ~ " .. "pi,,;,, in th u 1.:",-
e~"tcr mil'ti;l. [t I ~ lllfiO belic"cd Ihnt h" was 1I In, rg C.H in
16G7 ,.,111 JtroL~b lJ' a uliltcolucnllj'. I) ,... inlf the ·!.onjf A....... tn_
bly: MA rch 2::. IGe I. 101 M~ n:h 7, 1 ~7G. dur illg which there
Wll S 11<1 ~l.cLi"n, thcr~ "'II~ a ell1>!nill Cnrlel' who "';>': "
Bllrl(~~~ in [GG7 :",,1 " ", emb",. of oti c of t he conll"ilt cc~,
,\t lh al lime, Iher~ ""~m to h",'(' be,," 110 olher C,u·tct~ of
"II)' l'romincllce ill \l in:iro ;", oUl~i'lo of Ihose in 1..1nC(L'tc'·
COllnly. II c WlIn 111'<J)'''''' r II1no" lI Ihe """,lr.l·m"n nnrl
Ch" rd, Wll rdc,, ~ or CIU'i~1 Ch" rch. " hc old Vc~lry book
b<,g i,(])i"" in 17:19 ror th~ ""mhined I" .. i~hc~ of Chri.l
Chln'd, ,,,,,I 51.. .\I,u·)" H While C hnpet !~ h'c~ t he narrlP,' of
t W(I !\(In< o f C"lll ~i" C;"rtCl' s lu'vivi"" lit Ih;lt tim." l,nd lw()
o f hi.• 1;(;,,"I ,wII5 i, mOIiIl Ihe Ve5tr,"lnell and Cln...:h \\",,-.
dell e, And n graml.1<1n nlnl :t great..grnneVuli wcl'\! d~rk~ " r
the Veslry for" II!lInber of ye~'r:l, "
J OIITII:d, lI ou "" or Ilurge"",," , "ir!~ ll\i", lc r,9· \iO·1G!):l,
JI"ltC ,1'1: " Colonel Edll'''l'(1 ClIrler IITe",l "t at "..,~" ;on of Sop.
tem\"",- ~G, ICC7 ," lind l'''!re ·In : "Cup!"; ,, ClI,.\"r I'r<, "~ " t al
the $C ....' ;()n of OClOlx:,' 2. lGC7."
18T:!.1 8: Lbts oJI'icc~ hc1<1 by Q.pt. T hOl"n ~ CHlcr bill
g;I'cs no dnll.'il,
17C& lof\I'C..,. 1"'1((' :157 : The C:'rt~l'~ llln,kd In )he
No,'t lll~ rll l\'cck or Vi",r in;" ill lU r,O, 'I'1'i ~ could cn,.i1.\'-~ lld
probabl y .lid-iuchille Cup\. 'I 'h ..",,, ,, C'lrk!' who WlW horn
in IG30/ :t1 And who prob.1lolr lall([ cd In Ihe /\o"lhal'll Ned;
~~ "bout t he ~I:e o f \I~~"ly )'en r~ ",,,I settled ,n 1_~n~lI,t cr
Coun l)' where he iJC{:A"'e ~() prom;nc"t,
 I S1'2:17·23~: 'J'loi~ authori!;' gim< " chart ~igllcd by
Th omas' Cark ,· who married I(athcrinc UBlc. '\'1,;3 chart
""Yd he WIl . the cl, I ~.~t "0" of \\'illinl11 e'II,tC)- ;1' B,wfo rd
(il! Engiaml) who lI1:onicd ,111ll. d:llIr,hl cl' of 'l'honH'~ 1':111-
merr of ,\Id f id!!",!:!,. mal 1':~r_~lc;' ill eo ll"l), illll'f(lrri. ami
who WilS til", Mlil (If 'l'ho",,," C:lrl.;:r of l, ell ll"'I'" i" County
lI"rford. ",h" W:IS Ii"'''!: in IG:N :md who l1Iarri~d J"nc.
Ihinl ,I,,,,,,ht er or J ohn Bd1:o~·. Doctor (If Ch'U l~~\\' ''',,'
Clmncetlor o f the 1);0<:1.-'" lOf 1"'11001". Ile \\':,~ lhe IW" of
i Winiam C:lrte r, G~ IIt.. or Kempso" ill Cull"t)' B~l'fl)rrl (,\(>
:!7, Eli."hc lh). 11'1,,, m"Tl'icd ~Inr.l", ,lall l( htC I' uf Thomas
,\1Ieen of Barronl. r': ~'I. Thi" Willi"", Cm't~l' WM th e "on
of \\'ilIi'1I11 C"rl ~r ur I(cIIlp:,on in Connl )' Harford who
"':Lrried ElI,",hd h, "i"II:" nlHl Mlc huir of Wil ]i:"n Cr~JJfci ] d
of County ll:!r C<wd (,\(') 1:1, 1,:];,.,1,,,(11), Willinm C mnfcil~,
• Sr, (Ao 1:l,llS) whn mnde hi" will (A.) 27 , 1I ~) "'lI" ma'Tie,(
h:alherine ( '\0 lI ell, 8),
" (1'\ole: 1'hi ~ Ihell goes Imck (ou,' l:cllc rntlulI ~ beyotul
Cupt. 1'hom~~ e nrlcr,)
C~p!. Tho",,, )' C;"rlcr, wll""" lIaOle i... on lhi~ dlnrl, ",ad
I H eaplaill of ",illll:<, Mem""' ,' of the lI',IIIac " r llur/t,eMe~,
COUllty ,JII~ti<", Ve>l lrYlllnll, etc" ill I. allcat.le,' COllllt y , Vir_
1:"'''', He tI "",~'1 his ~c"t "11",.(or<l" "n~r th e parish i ll
",hich th o "m"lIc or l(ulllPdU!I i" si tu"t e,!' II c lIla1'l'icd
I,atherillil, d""I:hl~r ,,( E(I""II'<l Dale, Cled: of the Court,
who, in turn , ''''iI'rie,1 1);"111< SI:II'\\';III, ,1;(\1I: hler or Si l'
Henry Ski])\\' ilh, Ihe lirst t..,r(lnel (If his Une,

t SW ( I)::;;.:J,G: 1'hcre \\,:l:S " 'rho",:,,, Curler ur L:Ulc,cster ,

" C(ln1emlK>r"ry uf Cc.1o",,1 J!l1", C~rler. f"lht" (If [((lbert

I, ( 1\: illg) C"rlcr, II ~ "'~S a Ju"ti~c of I II.~ I'e,,~~ jll 166:1, ""d,
it i5 "n i,l, In " d,~cd 'l"t l~ 1 D'~cmllC" G, 1('.7,1 , t ha l he ",a,..iCfI
l,,,therinc ])"lc. .t:"'f:hler ,,( M"jOl' !':<1I1':",,1 I)ale (cle ,'k "f
(he COllnty in IGnu "",I jnstice of t he pe,," ~ in IG7f1) "",10(

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!Jia"" (Sk ipII'U h) h i~ wifc.
Th e will flf ']'hm"n ,' C:,rler, St'" )!ro,'~d Nu\'cmbcr H,
17011. ,,:.mcd ~o " . : Th"t";o~, E,lwar<I, .r"h", J nmc~, lI ~nr)'.
""OW in E" UI" ",!."
" 1)C~C;:lId,,"t ~ (If C"I'l, T hom"~ Cllrlcl"· ( ac~ "OOI'C):
The J\rst C,\ lr n :u 1I11f!C,itor in ,\ mCl'iell f)f whom IlO5iti\'c

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Church I'nri "h. L:menstcr Ccmn! y. V;rlC in i" , The Ir:\(l il;o"
r'rf~er" o\1 by " branch 01 Ihe f"",il), in 1~1 "c,, ~I~r Count )·
Blal rcc" .. Ie.! in 18::;8 "a)' ~ thaI he w,,~ Ihu M" of " Londou
mu ch:ml of I:"oad fnmilY. He ""'Y \0",." h ~c n tho )'ollll gco l
w n o( Ancell Cnrter. horn Oclooer 2S. 15!1 1. ton of Will ia".
lillil M ilT) ' Cnrler of l(inl1>r,0 1l who welt l"d ;n IA ndon. /\n-
f cll Cn rler. C roctr. of 1,o",lon. had ~; ~ """:J. ;In.1 T \oo nulS ia
mentioned ll ~ the YO\UlI:C~\.. He \\, ,,~ W "n ;1\ 1&30/ ;11 .
Thoma~ Ca rler OrSI a llll{!:"'~ in Nlmsemo ,u l C,,, rnl )' ntltl
Int er ill LI<n c:o~ ter Connt)". ( In " ;uw nr 1he d "l rl melll ;oncI I
,,11O"e, thi ~ :"IC"~t r)' ;. I'r('''"hly WI·O"II. )
1'hon1:l5 Cn r ter. Sr .• "n,1 1, "lhc ri"" [)~ Ic. ddo'f;l d:o ul(hler
of 1';<I",,,,-d !l"lc. nll ()( I ~",e"st" r COU"I.\'. Were "",,·rie.! ·!!!!
l>1~)'. IG70. 'l'hey Imd len OOn' ,,,,d Ihr.,., ,Inuchlcr ... The
~econ<1 ROU . 'I'hom:l~ C:trlc,·. J,'.. wn ~ 1,01'11 Ju ne ' 1. 167:!.
Cal'1. T1,omnft CHt.;r. Sr.. died Od o1,,·,' :!2. 1700 ("~,,,I
nl)(l llt 70 yc~ra ).
K~ t hcri "c 1),,10 C"rlc.·. hiH wi fe. dbl ~1 1l)" til . 170;:. in
her fifty· fir"1 )·enr .
'rholll:LS Cllr t" • . Jr .. pruhnle<l h i~ f"Uw,··" will (>'1 No·
"emloer ),1. 1700. ( T his is olso in 17W(:!)2'17.)
17W{:!) 27C: C:Ll' l. 'J'h o",:r ~ C:,rlcr p"" ch,,~ d hi " I1rKt
!~ nd in L.'ncn81~r C(luuly fro." Colonel J ulm Cnrlcr ,,~ u f
J\\n e 1. lG~'1.
1711'(2)21'i: Oclube,· 21. IGIl;!: "/h ,\:on li"fi( to onler Ihe
oath of a Comrn;"s\""er w,, ~ thia <by A<tminislerc<1 10 ClI I'\'
Thomn8 Cnrier " t ier ",hkh he ~:rl in t he Cou r\. " Unt il
NO\'emher B. rGGo. he ft ml('ll re<r .,t every meeting ot Ihe
Cou rt.
17\\'( 1)1!l6: ~!:trc h G. I1l70. ~lnJ(lr 1)"le'~ 8(I".i n·I;.\\·.
C:rpl . Tho mas Cnrlcr . S r .. was tom",l l!,ion ~d DOIHlt)" Cl erk.
Lm,e:rslcr COl'ln ly. In Colo" iu l ,l "y~ II", clerk \\-:r~ l.ro\);,101y
the mo~l iml'ort:tnt otfic u "f tcr the ~ount y lie ut enant. "lid
~!;de~ belo",:il1g t(l ll'e lOO:" ) I:cnlr)". \\'~~ one ot the le:ul i"l(
mcu of th e cnllllty.
I j\\' ( I ) I!¥.): I, nl her;"c 11:<1<: ,un rried C.1 )1. Thoman C~ r­
t~r prio r 10 l C7,1. (See Dnlc ~'''mily . )
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11\\'(2)271: "A~ t ile ""'I"es~ of Mr. E,lwPTd 0:.1", il.l r.
Tho. euler is l)ellUled Clcrk~ fvr $~;d 1):.lc."
For forl.'- rC~r:I he "1 ' pM,;. (re(llI~nl1}' :I~ jurrmall, ap-
praise r, etc. Cnl)l~in en.lcr nm r r;ed I,nl hcr ;nc Dale,
,Imwiotc r of M" jor I':,lw:mi I>:' I~ (lml lJ i:llm Skipwith
lJ al~, prior 10 1670 u. t he il' "on , lI ~m·.'·. waH I.>orn ill 167.1
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nnd lie w,,~ :It tcn5t t he thir d und l'l'olm\Jly the (onrth of
their childre n, Thei r child re n : 2.1':,1\,",,,",1; :1. Thoma •• ·1.
Jot",: l) It elll.,.. bo rll IGH; G. J n nl cs: 7. 1':1;1... ['0I h: S. P ete r:
n. l(nthe ri nc ; 10. J oscph.
Jonrl ml. Holt"" of B lI rllcs~e~ ( ViI'l!illln) , I(j:;~/60_ I G93 .
I"'r." ·17: Colonel Edwn.,l c.~rtcr l'rc!!(!ni ,,\ ~..,ion of SCll.
kmbl'r 26. IGG;. l':,ga ·11: Cn]ll:lill ClIrle,- prNenl nt ~C!l­
Aioll or Octobe r :!. IGG7. 1I(ll h wer.: from I~~nc" stcr Conn ty.
"homas' C:lrler, J r., I.coonll MIn of C:lpt:li n 1'holn:ls'
Carter "n,I /,,,t berino J):\le Cn r ler, ""a ~ bono J Ulie ,I. 1672,
Itlul ,lic,1 iu SelltemiJ.er, 1728. Aftcr h;~ mother's .lc:lt n h"
irlhcri l (.~J "Harfonl," th~ Cnrl ~r home Oil Ihe Corotomon
!liver where he ,[jell . lie "":IS ClIl(a!le.1 ill 1>ll~ine.l!I for nwny
)"t:lr" with Ho~rt (" '[( illll" ) C:lrtcr of Corotoman, and the
IlLl\ cr ~l'e:L k . v~ry hi!,hl)' of hi m i n hi" will.
1 7 \\'(~ ) ~70 : Ca pt. T homas eilL"ler, .Ir .. li ke hia (:!t her ,
WII ~ n cu pt:,i!> in t he L:I !l ""~t~r Milttin, "'LII from Decem,
l",r I:!. 170&, to ~ I ay 1·1. 1700, he \I'M CO!\IlI I\lOIl ~ ly IL mem1J er
of Ihe COll ll ly COll r t.
" De!Cc lulnuts of Capt. Tho"ms C"rtrr " nL)l1 IS \I' ( 1) 23&:
'\'h<>m: •• Cnr t",·. J r .. ami Arahell" \\'iII;:lmoon. dallghter of
Wi11ia," Wi1Iiallu;o n, "" II of ,' ame.< WIl1im" w" of Rap/""
hn nnoc:k COll nty, V;rgin;o, Were mnrri~d AU~ "5t 22. 1695.
"'''.rn''~ Cnrter, J r:" will mentions eight Mln~ Imt 110
mention jl< n",de of da"lfhter~, III, wi ll \\"".~ l.rolla!e<1 Oe,
tober 10, 17:\3.
17 \\' (:!)280: "l'homn ~ C.~ rler of the Connty of L.~ nc" ....
ler. Gent.. " mnde hi ~ "'ill w h ich WliH l'r()I~~IL~1 October 10. •
In:\. li e left hi.~ cuti ,'" c~tolc II> hiH wife. Arobelt:., during
her wi,\owhood .
"D c.~ccu"n ll l ~ of enpt. Thonms Cader" : Daniel' en rl cl",
Ihi . !! 010 11 of C"pt. Thom" . C"'"t~ I', J r .. "nd hi. wi fe, Arabella
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Wi\1 i:un~01I . wn~ horn ill 1700 mH I dic,l hi 1.5n in hi ~ nnti,'c
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 county. iii, pCf"S(mal ...,[" te m"oll ll!cd \0 .(;H:I. :!~. 4<1 ~nd
itlCludcd ~iJ:ht neJ:r<N'JI, A $word . lJooh :11111 Hm usual fLlT-
"i\uTe. l!; 5 will w,,~ rCl\lrn"d to the l':UI~astc r Cuurl on
"",'M,""'r Ill. 11li9. li e oWllcd " (,mn of 3;10 "cr~~. li e

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IleCml not \0 h"\',,, held ""Y olricild llO.~itio" jll hi " "O'"'lY
I1 ml pILr i" to mut nl'llC"r~ but I h ~ timc~ in the ~"Oullty /'«-
o",ls. Fir~t. May 17, 1721>, when he ",a" "llomey for hi "
friend. Il om. rt lid, coo. a\ cOllrt; sere",1 . in hi~ (a l her'" will
i n 1726. wlocn he rl'C<!i,'cd II n~gr" wo111:1Il ",,,\ " ~h3l"c ;11
Ihe rc~ idU:Il'" ",.l al c : ",,,I, b , t. when hi s own eMale ""IB
,lid,led l>il lw~n hiB wife nn.\ He" "" o f hi~ njnc ~hi ld .... n.
T he \!Ides! SOli i~ ~ U lllOOOCtI 10 h ave 1,,"\ hi s portiun pre-
l'ioll "ly (" his rat her's dealh . "0 he did IIOIIlI'II1':lr in the
. Ii\"ioion. One ItOII had " dis ngr""mcnl wil h hi9 fal her. left
)10111e "lid ",n, lrul H;jdlt of l.e/orc Dnl1;e l C:lrl",. <lie,!. Th; .
"," "'" ~ Hob'n! Cnrter, who em;K." t~d to S mll ier GOIIIII.'".
CMn,l~n Dist rict, Soulh ellr"liu", "boll l 17;",2,
Daniel C".lor ",,,rr; ed, ab"u t ln~.2~ , !':li,ahelh 1':11IIIil,
,Imlg hte. "r Willi"", l'aunl1 "f ilich mond C"unl ),. Virg;ni'"
She W"" II wi.low whell Mh.., m n lTi ~1I D:u,;,,! Gnd"r, and ~ he
died 11\ t ho nge "f III year~,
Ilnuid :md E! i'l.llllCl h CII,.I,: ,'lmll i>l!lue : IL, lI'illinUl Pun·
IIi) e"rl~r; di e.1 in r rinc e WiI! in", Conn\ )' in Seplemher.
1'1, ,1; h, J..,lI n Cnter. RU1'llOlIet! to hal'e been kille.) b)' In·
,liulls illi he we.lern part of t.he Htnt,,: 0, Joscph C",.\c r, . :,id
10 hu"" ""U le.1 in on(: of tim Curolinns: d. T horn:lll ClIrler ,
...1i<l to have lICtticd in one..,r \100 C"l'olilla": c, nobe"l Car.
ler (Kee In ter ); r. Martlare! Carlel': mOTTied Willia nll':"n!;
1/. )Iar}' Eo C.u ler: n",rri~"!11 Mr. l\lrk ; h, I"rn!lc'e~ C~rler,
1101' 11 ln ~ , ,lie.1 18;10, un mnrried : i. I)n nl d Cnrler, born
t'iaS; d iet! o<:to.>ber I, )'19·1.
Elit.allCt h !' nrl1ln, wifc of iJ:UI; cl Cn rl er, $ ,' .. was the
dnu)(hler of Wil1inm r nnnil ami "i ~ wife, ~'rnncc~, who w"s
the daug htcr of ElizallClh Mill... 1::li:<.:.lIClh waa t he dau/fh·
IeI' of William ~li1T" , who li" cd in Hnpp"h:ll11tock Cou"ty,
Vl rl:i"I. , El;z~beth ~ I i n~' "uaba ud'H HlImo ;~ nol kllO"'tI,
(See I'anni! F nmily,)
HollCrl' Cnrlcr (])aniel. ' C~ptnin T hom,, ~.' c.we:';n
T honlnl. Sr.'). horn Auy- ust 12, 17:l:!·:u.; (other nmhoritiu
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Bre ,tuuMf,,! ,, ~ to jh~ y""r of hi s birth. oll e IoH)';nl: I;~l.

which ;0 hurdly l"'ob"hl~ M he Wfl. (he MIll chi ld. whil ~
IIlwlller "" yo Ih,,! he """,Lbo n, u ctwe~ " I7 ~r, "lid 17:18), divd
in Sou lh Caroli 'H' I" 17n. He h.,d " L1i ~ "ltrCcll1~"t with
hiJ r:.lher ,,\wul 17r.~ 3ml cmil;rnk~1 lu S","l e,- Cu"n:r,
Cn!!"l,,!) ll i. tri"l. South enroli!!: ..
IS\\' (I ) 2·1:!: J:olJ.c ,'\ Cnrkr WII.5 " u>cmt.c r ur the 1" '0\';' r
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sim,,, l CuugreEll ,,\ C1~ulc5Io" in 1'17;', li e nULTried 1,llIr-
H~rct, daUl/hter of W m i~", Brul)'-'<)ll. , n 17:; I. (&..., Brllu mn
Fnll1 ily.)
"Dcscel\d"n l~ uf Cnl'(' 'rhamas C"I"I\lI''': "Hohe"! Cartel' I
hnd n '1IInr!' el with hi, fal her :\JId left hOIl1 ~ lJdorc gr nnd.
(ath er died a li<I w" ~ neVel' he" ,.!! of 111''';'''' (letter fwm n
l:mm\"On of I)"nlel Gnrte!").
!lobert Ca rl er, Imrtl bel ....""" In:; :,'111 J't3S. wll" '101;:>"
relcol with h i~ {"I1u;r ""d l ~fI ."""~ Ix:Co rc hi~ r"lher IlicJ,
on,,}' h","c bc<l" th ... I:ob~rl C:'rlcr who c",ig ral~'1 (rum "i r,
J: ,,,,a 1I,'a(c I1nllOlown) to Slimier eo,,"t.". Cmnd,," Ili5h'ict ,
SOllth C".oli" ". "bOil' n L:! where h.;, mAl'rico\' in l' r,·I,
Mar&H~t BrI"'!o " , da,,!:\oIcI' or William Br"nlttln,
ISW (l )2,12: 1:01:.:,-\ ' C".ter , bor" in Vi ",:inin cir~" 17:..;:l,
:l~, ""ltb! in S"mt ul" Cn" " l)', C:lIw!cn Di strict, SUllth Cm'~
\in", "bont 17(;2 wh~re h e mnrried Man:""c! Hr"t\;oll.
""",:hlcr of II' iII i,"" Brom .•on, Sr,
Hoberl C.~ r lcr Wa:' a m"nobel' of the I' ro.-i. ,i"n:ti Co n&n,"'
"I Charleslon in InfO. II " mn,le hi ~ willl)cecmhcr :!g. "I!II,
all,1 lIamed the {olio" ill" child...,n : ", J mnc', horn abollt
I7IN; h. Benjnlll l", borll ]7[,7: c. Will i,,,,,, born n;;(I: d,
[):.niel, born 1\"o\'em"er 21, 176\ (m:'lrri c,1 SOIrnh Conycl":"_
!ICC COII)'er. Fmn ll)") : c. r.[nrg:lrct '\1 ~~ ~,,,lc r; f, gu.-" n SIn-
,')'. Il,, "jam in ,Ii ci l Il nmnrri"d, He "%' " ~r,l)l"in in th~
Sou lh Cnro\in:l [ ,ill~ ill th e ltc,"ol"tionnry II'H!', to!' which
h ~ rccc iycd " I;,." nt ur ii .OOO Here" of \"'111 in Willi~ m~on
COUII I)', TC'l)Ic.~'cc. li e \\'~ s " '"cmbe,' of l h ~ Soc;,>ty of \l,e ,
Cinciunnti.
Willium m:'rri~~t ~1\.lldl :l .on. Joh", who ~ltnlned 80mc
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,Ii~tine :i(ill ,,~ a [:'Iw),cr al Ca nule n :on,1 bIt er at Charle~ton
(lint ,,"as n Memhcr of Conl;,..,..... from South Cn ron"".
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will
"lJ e~cc ml:Ll1t ~
W~"
of CIII'I. TlIoma~ Ca,·tc r": Hobert
tlalC'1 1)eccmheT 28. Ii!! t . Innt he mcuU(llied hi3
Cnrte r'~

ch ilolrcIl, "" follQw~ : n. J :ol"'-"I , bO"n d r( B 1755; "''' Tried " not
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left two ,t!lllj: hl cT.• : nll ", e of wife ''''known. Nv fnrth ur
d",,,, b.lIcnjmn ln . boTn d ",,, 17.;1 ; died J"'IUIlT)" ::0, 1 ~ :lO.
LI "e.t ill Cmwicll [)i ~ l r l d . i>onlh G",..,Il " " . Sen·c,1 in Ihe
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11~I'ol uUon"ry ,\ r my "a Fir.~t Lientenant . I'"''''rl h Nur !h Gn ,',
,)Ii ,);! Itcgi menl. fTQm :-Sol'c mher 22. 1i7t;, " lid B~ C"p!IIin
J
1" '01" J:llno:,".\· I t. !i7 ~ . un l il t he eI')$\l of Ihe \I' ll!". ,I fte r
Ihe W"r he r<-~eiwd :I 1;,·" ,,1 of r.,OOO ncrc~ in \\'iUbm KOIl
Counly , Tcn l\c"js<'~. !Ie ,,"n M " m~mt..c r of t he Society or
Ihu Cincinnati . He \\"II ~ lI el'er ",,,rrl ed. c. Wilti,ll n Car te ".
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hOTIl cir(~ li S!!. ill:t rrl<-~1 h nt ua"'~ " f wir~ IIltlmowli. lie
left oue !lOll ..Iohn. an,t 'ille .IIIu):hter. J ohll ""n.' t~llIt"tc.1
hr hi~ h"d,cl"T ,,,,de, Bellj:",,; n. "",I 1li:rI'c,1 in C""lI rc~",
lind 'lied wit hout i,,"~"~ so (llr "s k""", ,,. li e ""'rr ic~1 12
Fd,ru :,,")", I S ~!l , 1;~llc" ~t"rh ll r.l" . rln ll !Iit lc" of C:LPt. lI'illi,, ", .t,
~1 "rlm r.l', ( 10'1"\" " Ihil Cilmden. S""th C,,,·,,H n:l. llCW~l'llllC "
lil<'~. i'bliC Q( :~! Fehr"",)". 1S2~: " The 11 ntlornble ,h.l", C""
I ~" , re pr ~~c l\l:ltil'~ ill Cm\g re.'s 1'1'0111 Ih ;" DI:;tricl. wn.' ", ,, r ,
ritd in W:lshinl!t"n, the 12th illst:lIIt. 10 ~I ; ~.' ElIc., ) Inrb ury
o r (;eorgelown. D. C," ) d . Onniel' CnTler. (Sec Inter.) ~.
't, ,
~! "" J~:lr~L Ale",,,,,I"r. r. S,,",Ul St",")·.
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" hc child...,n or ltooor l' Cart~r, :.r,o'·c,:lO"(: ,,,,n'e,\ hy Or . J'

!l~"j:ln,in' Gnrl er. ""n <If 1):111;"\' Cnrler. :I nri will he reo
fe rr~d to laic,'.
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I!e(e...,,,ce " I::lehell)r LIen." "hol'e, ,, ~ ho W:lS rercrr~... 1 I"

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in t he (llmily. t ho rol\" W;1\1I' i~ or ill te rc"t. F rom tl ;~I Qric
C"'l1Ilell l.y Ki "kln",l mill I(ell ilc dy, llIlge ~:;~ : "The G:"'I ~"
F Am ily i~ one or t h~ ,nnn)" ollce l'l"Otn i "~"L ;11 CII,,"\en nOw
"II N ly 1·llniahc,l . TI,..;,· carl )' loc ati on wn " :II Carler '"
<,:f"(I!~i llll in ,,)'1 !;"lenl County. now Im r l "r I......, C"ullly. A
fe w r:lcls ~o ll l"1! rn illg Ihe f:ullily C:U, "oW 00 n ...,"nkd.
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III 17!j.\ J CI.~C I )b [{e r H)IIlW CO "" ey~,1 l..ots li:\:; "" d G:\13 to
1:0.... 1'1 Co r ter of S~lem, 0 " IAI t;.1r. ~li1I Ht:l'HI .1 " " old
IHlu"c. IlTob"bly '"to e of Ihe ol llc~1 ;11 Cmnolm, . where oute
lived (l.c'li:""i n C""I~r, Hon of Hol.crt Cartcr . It will ""I.,'
be milled here cO)nccrn;1I1C RcnjlUu;l>, the 0101 lt e'·"lutio", ...~
hero of wllom n f ull "ketch will be ro,w ,1 at t he m,,1 (I(
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Chnt,lt. V II Ih,,\ h.;: "cllu iT",l w,·"l tI. in Ihe t.u"i neg,.~ u (
\ll,, " i lll( I'rod"~I ~. nne l~:" her ~ ",I Immx;:o. lIi~ "AI~ "'ere
n~"r ,I'e creek ~wmnp " t th e t crlllinll ~ of Yo ,'k Str~ct ."
SMile hoo~. l'n!;" I!lG: "C.~ IJt. Jlenjm"in O u-le T ( born
L7r.u) for rifty rc~r~ :, re~i,Lcnl Q( Canutell. a ga lla lit 5OI<Ii".
of the wM lit the I",tlle of e "'I1<\e n. li e had
I(~ '·oh, t;,,,,.
b.!~n III IIr:"" I)'wilic. Ccn " m,t own " ",I Vnl!.>;- l'oQ:e. J\
IIn\ ;,'e (If Salem_ S" mler lJ i~ lricl. he w,,_~ n ~1", lc"t 11 \ C bn • •
tolle, NtW lh Caro n"" , ill 177G " nd enl i~lcd fo'- Ihe 11'11.
t lmre. li e Ilied ill e,m,.l"",
J:"mHrr 20, IBaO.;lt th ~ :1!1" 0(
1.1. Cum",n",\"d his coml~'"Y on Ihe c~tr...,me left Qf Gac,,'s
lillc. Bu r ied ill tim Q""kc r Cel""lcry. eMlld",,:'
Dani el' C,"'\(:' (l:Ob cl'I, ' D:lI'id. ' (;11 1' \:< ;11 Th oma". J r ••'
Cap\"i" 'L'I](IU"'~' S ,·. ' ) WI'" 1"... ~"lIh· ,, :u,,~d I)aniel lIy his
f,,\he r , 1I0beri (;IIrkr ill honor .:,{ Ih. IaIL~r'~ ralher. 1),111,

1 iel .' II"d pruha hly :.(t cr hC" "i,, ~ u( t he l "ttcr'~ dealh ill
Virgi nin in 17r;!l. Til L, j):",ic]' WM h... ..,\ NO,""",lIer ~7,
1761. "",] di.:d July:!:!. 18H. in Te,"'c'!!>".. H(, "mrr;~'ll
i;.wah Cony" ". (""'" (;OIlY" ,." 1'",,,il)") in Soul h (;:"olil1" ""
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.luI), :!. 1 78~ . They UH"',·,) 10 'I"C IIIl".< ~CC "",I Ildll,·d ""
I~' rl of Ih.., klll,1 l: r,,,,te,1 to his t.rother , U"ujnmi n. 1)'111;,,1
~"r\'c,1 ~;.~ .nli~ltuc uld or t hree months "',eh ill ,h ... Itc""I".
ti o"""l' fO" Cd of South Cu r"n"u , the r"~t "eing in No v" m.
ber, I17S, whell hu w,,~ ,;e"~"ICC " .'"c"u <If "ge. l ie emer ed
t he ~eT\' ke "1:";" in J ~lI1m rr. 118 1. as F ir~1 l.. iellleu:ml in
Co]o" d II'ud e 1I " "'p lou'a Sout h Ca1"ol j,, ~ ItellilHuut ",,"
rern;\in~,1 uut i! the clo.~e of the II'",·. Sumu of t h" m:,jo,·
t..~l t k"3 in which he 1""'licil"~tcd inclu.le 11 ''''11";111; [:ock.
Cn md cli. n''''' "OU,··5, I\'" hull. 1·'01'1.. COIII:nrce ",,,I )ol"t!.
1
Or""I:~hllrg, Hi](I:""'" Ch''''d, ""d Qu;"],l' . IJ ~ nl.o I'a r·
tici l~~t.,.1 in ml\ 11)o" min",' e,,\:nK~,"el1 ts. (Lette,· from lha
nU TC"" (]( I '"n~ i,,"~ ,Inlcd '\I,. il :1. 19'29.)
Soulh C,,,'o]i,,,, ,IU ri lll.: the It CI'oluU"''''l",I' \\'lI T, pfige G:I :
IJ:llIiel Cnrler ~ho\\" 11 o n t he I~',I' roll of o.'l't..101", Reil['a
lrool' or J.,ight 1)r:'r.:OOH~. Com mnmb l 1.0,1' I.jeut. Col. Wll.l"
lI .1 mp lu u. GCller: " Sum l",·'" Ildg",l c. Fi rst Lie utcnl\nt
Alldl 15. 17&1. (01' 1i"1! mo"th~. " Pill' "",I haunt)· ;u nC·
1("""""" "II" \:ro\\" l1. o" e M",,,ll, " " d sho,v~ Intler i u "lInl. ,IIIe"
"u]nnlll.

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 Il\ W(!):!.12: l),,,,ld Gllrler , l!(l l'" J7G!. di~<l in I M.I, W""
" lie ute":I"l of Ca,'n h'y in the Ite"ohd iOIl:lr)' Wnr. II .. Imr.
c h:lI<cd n I~'r~ of hi~ brol her'~ 'I'""ne",,v~ J:llll\lo wh ich he 1
re moved ab out 1800. .)"Iy:!. 17S2. he "", ,"I"i c(1 $:.,.,,)0 Con-
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ycr~ 0( Son th enroli"" :LI"I h"d i ~ 'Il\· .
Good _jlCe,!'s lIi. lory of 'renne..,..,,,. r~",:e 77·1: "0" Cllr-
tcr'~ Creek li"c,1 the ClLrl cr.i (or whom l h~ crCllk W:l ~ ""nINI.
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,\"'()li,r (hum \I'll" Daniel C" '-k ,', " Il~\'o t" tio ,,~r.,· ..,hlicl"
MI~I Owner or 1),000 "erc~." ~'
FWl n (hia l)OiI" on I l;oke "xtr:,ct. ('""'" \Iou ,,".l:lt~L
mBn nscript lii3tory or lha C:I" tc r [';lIl1ily writt~n by I),",
Ik'Ijll1!li n' C il r l~r, WJll of D,,,,ici ' e m'l el', ill the tk,j part of
th~ Nin>!! .,..,ul h Ce ntury mill oolitinu<lOl by 1l~ l1j","i,, ' F ..,," k_
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Hn (;"rler ill 1:101. 'l'lm '''·'lIi n:01 m,"",,,eri!,1 ;5 in "')" llOS- I,
oe .. ~iol l . ·1
'·Th~'"<l nr .. few I'~rd"n~ hul who d~";r~ toe.. )a]OW ~om~. k
thin!: of Ihe hi~l.., ry of 1I,~'r nt......~lor~. Yet there :I re hut
f~w lI"i.(> ~"" I"""" h~ck their I\IICC.~lOr~ 10 mo,·" 110:", the •
•• "c~",!(1 or third ,,,,"e~l "ry . ,\nd I m.\"$df 'lin ,, ~t "!.ole to
lell )"011 ""I'l h;"1I rdat i\"c t" my Grc"t -G r.~ndf:\ther or
~Iol her. ,\S f~ r b.1el: A... I {':1I1 !:o j " 10 make )"011 slig ht l)"
'\~'l l",i nte< 1 wl1h n,)" Cram!!alh',,"" ,,,,,I MolhN·", nut! 1 .10
hOl'e thaL ~"mu of 111.1" child,.,·n will con !inn ~ IlI i.., i",p "l"ic-.:t
lI btury wh ich I h.we cmn,"cnce,I, ",,,I nUl I~,we their oli-
s l'rint.: in I\'e fame &1~l e o( iJl:"Jlorancc reb!i,.., 10 the ir "n·
ccntom wh id] We 11",1 o, ,,"el\·c,,.
"" My C;,.""d fat lll"l" '.< 11.11110 "" m )· rather'" 3ide Wa " Hober,
C:,rl cr ~,,(1 nl)· Grmuhnother M~'gBrcl IJ''''''IOII. )ly
GrmnUnlhcr 0" III)" ~Tot hcr'ri ~i'h: w,,~ lltuned W. Conyerd
(hi n n:Lln e w,," adua lly .Jame" Co n)·" "~-l!" C CO" .'·"'·" I'llm _
ily) nlIlI G ,·~r"hn"tlo~l··" ulIInc ".,,, ~!d" l ,,"lo.
'./.1y Gn,,,M,,lhcr !:ooerl CIl!"ler ",o\"(~1 (ro m Ih., St"l"
of V;rr:; " i" tu S""t h CamH,,,, l',·~,·ioll~ II> the Hm·oll1 l ;OIl.1 ry
War . 1\.;3 ~,dr l th"t h ~ had no b l"olh er~, !<O the lu rge falllily
o! C.1'·tcr~ who rc.• ir lcd ;11 the Stnt,· of \, i1"l:;";.1 ~:"mol bi!
,
,·~r.,· closel)' ,·c1"tc~1 to 0111" (,,",ily. They IC.'ided ill Slim·
tcrn J); " tri~t on th e wal er" of Ihe );tack 1li'· ~ 1· . g,,"h of my
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(;r"",lf:l\h~r~ Idt" ~o"~i t!c ra lli e oIT~ I'r;IIA".
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Benj",,,;,,, Dnni cl an<l \\'ill ium. '1' 11"0 ,llt,,!;"ht"":l, ~1 "r~" rc t
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J\ lcxll lHlcr nnd Sll~ltn Shin :.
H J :" ne5 left 110 son... but he h:><1 lWI)
"B ctljnm in WIm neVel' IIH.r r ied , but wa~ n
(l ~ ul: h h'l1I.
ell,.l.,;" in ' he
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H~!l u l U1' , \ 1')1)),,,1,,1 ,. cc~ i\'c(1 n sii)l iJ t wound Itt th o P, i\ ttl ~
Olf l:rmHlyw;nc. He d i (.~l nl " II ,,, I,':u'ccd a:-,c a li t! left a il
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h~ ", bome eSI:I.\e \0 he ,H"id e..! muong- hi .• I.>roLhc r~ ""d si:_
t et~' child ren , le:,,';u,: " Im"t 'lI1e· h~ l r \0) h '3 nCI,hew, John
C,(rt et . t he only ~O " of lI'i llin m Cnd.!,', whom lo u hml ed u_
catc,1 " ",I who W~~ II me mbe r \0 CO Ilr,rc",' f rQm Ker .• hnw
Di~t rid. ~Iy U"d" Iknj""';"'5 r~. idc,,~c wn. Camden.
Sollth C;, r()l;tl~. IV illiam Ca r ter I", d Q"" 1'<>" :"H\ Q"I! ,bugh.
t el'. ·Mnr garet Al~~ ,, "d(' r 11" <1 ,, lar~~ (" mily . Sn~ n" Slnf)"
)",,1 'W d ,;1drc" . M;' F"tI' t r . n "";e1 Cur tco·. ",,,,.,.ied Snrnh r,
COU}'erA :! Jul,". 1782, ""d ,",,,I a ],or,:1: f"mil)' of chi h!r~n .
" ;1. : .I",n..,.. II. C~rler. MurllaTel. t:I)!J~n Witti""" 1)",,;.,1.

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1! "riot~. Belljmn;" .. h.lIn C~,,;-er", I",,,,e, Ale~"""" r, ~!ilIon ,
~1 n\'Y r·: ti~n . Air " "" CH oli"" 11",1 SU", I1" " ,h Ametl " (tw ill ') •
Anderson_
"Alr Grn ll,unther Cl)nYl'l's hn ,t th ree """" ,,,,,I tJ,~~
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(hu( ,:htcr", .ran' e~. [):on;e] "",[ Slr~" , my l.\ nt hcr . S:m,h,
~lrg, (1': liz"lH:lh) ,\ml", .. ·,,,,, who h",\ " I"r!! " nll<1 r~' I>ec l .
i,
nble fa m il)·. 'rIll) Ol h~(' .bllv, htc.· (~1 nTY, II" ho manied ll ug-h
(;",,,IJlc-will of J,,,,,,,,,
C" " rc r.< of Ihe lligh 11I !1 ~ :lnd 51.
'I""k P"r;.,]', Sou th C:oroJi"" . 1 'j S.~) 11",<, ,m,..I,·re,1 10:: fI",'
of t he. ,· ~]",."" w'lh "";'c,.,,1 o( he-,' d, lI"r"".
" M)" G,.m"lf"t ))",. Corlfr "",1 all or hi " ~On " Wtl"Q " cli \'e
\\'Io i'lll du r ing I II(! 1l"'·l)luIi01Utr." I\·nr. ~Il' 1" ~ I1I",· ""'", ~
li,,"tcll~lIl ill Ih" Cn'·31rr.

1, " M ;' G"ml<lf~llIc r C,m},e !"" ,,"a.< t"()" rllled to hi ~ ~ ick 1'oom
(]\\I" ;II1> Ih e 11'",.. 1", ( hi~ ~o ,, ~ • .i:t mc.• "nd Dan;,']. wer e ill
Iho ~en';ce :u oITicer... J "l1W' wn. "I (h" (,III of S,w~nnnh
" nn(' ,llc,1 ;n t he oo:r'·;c"i.' shortlr nfler,~:.... I3. li e left two
oo,,~ wit h wll om th e nnlne u( Cm,)"er" "'ml~j ll . Unll'el .lled
lca;'i ll f: """CI':lI chi\<lr~ n. Sl r"n Im,l oll ly on" "0" " ," 1 OlU'
<l nUi:hter , The >.0 11 (li L~1 ill"ane witha"t "",rr.I""!:. 'rhe
tlnug],ler h",1 " roll~idel"nhl" {",,,il.,·. .\Iy Grm"l(nlh cl' COli'
rer" ,,!though cu"rll w.<1 to h; ~ r001ll ""ri lll: Ihe 11'''''. ~n ·

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M" ~d hiK co m, try impurt a n t ~~"";" c hy co,,,,ey in g- j"rol'nm . ,
tion to C:en~r:,l ~b r i(lll nil'] jurni5hi llj; ,,,,un,, ni tion. (0'-
which h ~ \Va " paid loy tile clle",)' 1,y bllrning his ,Iwdl ing, ,,
"MryillH otT hi.• ~!:\\'~~ ",ul d~"t ro)'h' ll hl ~ stock.
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"M y I'"lh~r'~ f~llli '.'· W",.., lonK- life IlC.'r"""~. 1",[ On nl)'
M ot.hcr·~ ~i l1 e they wer e short li\' e,]. She li H<l Ih ~ long~"t
of ~ny of h~r fmnil.I' I,ml di ed in her lIixly-f(lu r lh ye:or. T he
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bala nce of her hl"Oth ~"5 nnd 5igl~ r~ .lie.! from thirty 1<) fifty
yen r.l of "ge. f:
L.
"~I .I" Fal her Ike,IC .. ..., 8:1 y~~r~ 0( n,le nnd wa ~ P'""tty
nct h'" at 7fj r~" l'~. 1100"1:/0 he h",1 tw;" ~ , u lfc ,'cd " ~ ".\' ~o·
" crety from rh"" m,,\ i~,,,. My " "Iher n,,<lI-Iothcr were !Jotl!
1're"1o.rllirin ll ". amI ,, ~ rar b~ck ,, " 1 c:m rcoolleet. ~Lnli t he),
j"ro,",,,c<i me 111,,\ til,'}' 1i,«1 had "'U~L of lhdr chi hh·"" h"l' . ,..'>.
ti?",l h.~ " l'rc"by tcr inn preache r by the !1:lIne I)f lIe'·. 11'. ,
lk.., •• tlmt i ~. c()mmenci ll)1 wit h th e o](l c~l HII<I t lldill )( wilh
'. my~cl r. T he J"(omn inder were b;,ptlttd by lie'.. )1. StCI 'hcn~
.,.
f , ~

"",I mm c otil e'I" l'!·~"hylcd.1n l,r~nch c r. M)· Fnlh cr W/U

1011,:" I:n]jng Eld~r in Ilml Ch"rd,.""
(Ilel· c :,,' elltr)" ililhe h"",I\\"ri [il11: or )k,njn min Fran k· [,
Ii II C:u·l"r : .. /llLllid Curt er a 11<1 Sa ", b Conye r" w(]I·e ma,·ri od
J uly ~. 1 78~:')
li,,,·,, L,,
'·.\1 ), 1'·"lb"r. ])",,;e1 C:,,·ter. was
dit"ll:!:! .h ,ly. 18-1.1.
27 Nov. 17GI:
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"' .\I y Moill or . S:m,!! Co" ... eT~ , w;,~ hor " ·1 Mny, l1fiZ:
,Ibl lhe 2~th JUlln" r)" . 1 8~r, .
·'Thd r chil,lr"n:
t·
··.l:""d l:u lherf'ml Curter. !JOI"1l )llIr ·1. ,',' S4; died I
'\I.r il. IiI::S.
"~1a rl:I,,·dc ,,",," horn" No,·e m!Je,·. I7S ~, ; died 10 F d .. •
r llary. 1 8~ G.
·· ll o\.H.:rt Wlil1am. 1I0rn 2S J ill!" . 17R7: !lic,!_.
"O",,; el CHrler, hor!! II Nov,·mhel". 171\8 : ,lied Septem.
ber :lil. tl!:!O.
" Sarah !i a l"i ote, loonl J'III C fr. t 7!)O: died ~r, Jllnnary,
1826.
"Benin m;" C"rler . lio n' J une 1.1, 17~2; Ili\'<1 JU l.\" 16.
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"John CO ll rc!'~ Car ter. bol'l\ Deccmh Cl' 10. 17n: die,)
'\I.ril 21. 1828.
"[",,,,e Cllrtcr, horll July];;. 179ti; ,Iicd Ser.1cmJu.>r 2(1,
1I;:? ~.
"A lcx "",I ~,. C"rl,1I", 001"11 :~~) Odohc", 17%: ,li ed 2 F eh.
I """'," , ISG:L.
"~IiHo" Carte,', 1.001"11 J une 11. 1798: d ied G JUlie, 18(02.

! " ~1 "l".r le)i r.a. bom \ ·1 F~I>Tl' ''l'Y. IS!) l: ,lied ~ h'TC h ~~ .
18 7.1.
" Aglles Ca roline. hOTn 20 J il ly. ISO:I ; dil~1 8 J une. 18!I!l.
"S"""",,,,h ,\mclin.OOr n 20 .l uly. ' 80:1; d ied in ;II ("I'C.'".
",\,"\erl\OJl1 C"rler, W I'" ;1\) ,\pril . 1806: ,ti ed 1:J ;'.1" rclL ,
l SI; ]."
T he "hOI"!! ~",I~ the tnanU.iCr il ,1 hi.,lory "'riLlell by Hr.
Ilcnjmnin Cn r ler.
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., T h,> foll owing is ~~ ll'"cl~ d (1'0111 t he cont inuation of thlLt
h;~tory wr itten hr Jlcllja mill J1 rall klin e:I ,.lcr in 190·\; I
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" The r()f,,):oillg WlOd ,n ill en by my (alh.:r, Of , Il~ nj".
mi n Cnr!er (8011 or Hn ll ie! :In'! S"rah Cnn}'er~ Cn r ter), "wi
co ntin ue d by hi~ 0111.1' Rn ll, l]e llj mnin I" r" "klin Curl e", iro l he
l\(j\·~n ly·~ixth ye'l" of hi! 01:0 in l!lO J. )lr Crandfather

i ]);111;..-1 Cnrlcr r.:",(wed from Sou th C"rolin" with " 1)~ rL

of h i. ("mily ""d !ll!ttlc<t on CMtc r'~ Crc~k ill Ma ll !"y COIIIl_
t.I·. 'fe n n~""~c , Oil :L 1i.000 "er e tmel granted tu hi~ lJruth er,

j <':"I.l:oill Ilcnj"",;n. by Ihe 51"te of Nor th Cnro l;"" for ~erv_

icc In t he It':"olutiom,ry I\' "r. ",';,1 C ~k )",,,rinn Iho "n m.:
{,f t he l:r :",l cc. Cn lll :Li n lIenjnmin e nrter ellm ~ 10 Tell nc"_
"ee wit h llohcrL C"nll'''c11 ("ncr,,"" r<I~ " ; Ufl !{c of Ill e Su·
I l>reme Coun (If Tetulcs,1t'e) . who;> loo.·"I .... 1 " "i miln!" grnn~
nJj"iuin!: Ihe e"rtel" cnLry .

I " 1V"el' Iny Cr,."M"t hcr mOl"ed to Tcnn cSllcc t he menn5

(0" Cd"C;llioll were \"crr lim ited . lJut lllj' fn ther ntlcmhl "
.w:hool "L Fr""kl,n l''''llht lJ.'" n "ol~~1 <:<L"tn to;> r "am~~l Ubck.
mnll or m"ekl)()1"ll . At t he ""IIlC time J :u"c~ Ie. Polk (nCter.
W" I"<!.~ [',. "~j<lc nt Polk) ,,"II ". "a I Ilnnl '''lIl crato", l. n cln~~.

I "",te of m.,· fnther . S UI;SC<IIII",1 to;> len"i ng the achool nt

~'r:'nklill my fat her ren,l m.... lici nc m"l ,,\tended medicnl

I lect ur es ~t n,IItimorc WhN'C h. '"w3)·. wenL hy hor.icl~~ck.

When hc cvmmenoc,] 10 )H"a clic" his lH"ofe""ioll h e HeW ed
 :I( [m't~"ill GiI ,'~ COUllty , T~"I1~ . ... e, "t ~hat lime lh~ m,,_\
jml'orL1nt I'ILrl of ~ ai'l coun ty. ,
··~iy (;rantlf~lhl'~ e "rkr W:t~ OI1(l uf Lh~ ftw It ~,·olu.
t io",,,")" " vl ,H ~ ,'" I "WI' k new. J ,,,~\·c,. f nW my ( ;,.,Jlld:tl01\J ,· ,· JI
I C,,,"t,,,", ",hu (lj~<I Iwo .'·,-,,,r.< hcf",." I "'''" hUl'II, I well
"c",~" ,k,. Ill.\" Grn IHlfath erc, ~eu no[ w,(e-I ho w;.I"", S:tr.lh
)kC"he . T)J c.I" were "" "' ri e.1 JU lle 1 ~ . 1 8 :l~ -wc rc (I" '[~
o~,1 u'h~11 tll".,- m"rri~,J ;\11,[ II",] "0 chihlr~n. ,Htel' h[ "
,c~~ 'lld Jl)arri"l:~ my Gr'"l1lf,,1 hcr 1h"c'[ ""'[ died li e" ,. F r:U'k
[i n. 'f",,,,e"'~,,, 011 t h" C\)\ llmloi~ Ron '(, I rCIn" mlA' r ""ilL:.:
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th"", a L Ie"!i twice wil h my mol her "",l lIisien, :.ml Oll,'C
I,.,· "'1""01(, :ownl 1 8'1~. whell he ~ellt m(! t .. N',, "JI\"il!c to
,b'''w hb IICIl';"" it< "Ii o~k~r "f th e Il c\·olut!onal'.I" \\':11'.
The I)(m-' joll "":0-; I',,]d I'l "'~ ]n ~l1"cr <I... ll:or~ wh ich r (:o r· r
"led in "",ltl1"bar.. '. Sil" cl" llot1:lr.• ""~re ",~rcc :Lt !I'Ill l im"
m,,1 werp. ec\,\Qll\ IIr.CiI,~. ~""" ""~)'. Th ~ " ilv~r in ";"~"latiu" t,
w:" ehieily 'lf ~p~ni'h C'lim,!:" in ,1~ "Qminn l iQn, or l1" "
1;! '~, a!l LI :~:; cell I". Th e circIlbt ioll i1\ !!c n e r~lll g~ wn~ i .,
,
~"c, 1 by SI"I" t.:.nb ,",,1 ""' ''Y FQ·c" lIed ' wi[ok,,\ h.~nt.~:
Th .. l ~tl'l"'I' 'I'r ~'U;H" to 1m)" were !I(lldorn rm\c~m~\ ~n,1
<l i""I'lcr 10 th e t(,uulrJ' wa s th ~ n,,jural ,·c"nl t.
"1 do 1101 Imow Ih,,' my Ilr"mlf~lhe r hel,1 " hig lwr rnu"
I.',
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Ib nl\ li ctll cmlllt or "~\'a t r.r. IhuUl:h he wn ~ n)wn.\·R enllc,)
C.~I't..~in, ll e 11"".' roml or rcl "ti n)1 indd enl ' "I th~ ",m·.
"'''HY of wh ich lire fre_.h in m)" memory. My fnthe r "I
wnya "poli o iu liij: hPot I~rnu "r h i.. mother who, from nil I " '
hn"~ he"-,,I, wn!" loijJh tn'" of oU r Coloni," ,I~me~.
"!,;\'iny. at ~ lim~ wl\ ~ " Ihe CO\OI,i c~ "'ere ~"Ic1y ImrM"".1
hi' IUlrdent;n!i p"rti~'l\ \ w,u' fa1'c, "h ~, lik e mnny of liN" ""~,
1\,1<\ <lnri'\l! ",h'el\l\\re~ ",:"i \l.-' rhe To r;''$~nmny or \\"lIi~h
:Ire item" vf inl ~ rc.il in A11le ric;l\\ Ilis \OJ'Y , )Iy {;\·nnd.
moiher'" iu\u lli l[C IlC" , il\jj!lc"~o fin d \l ulledor mlLl1\lI~Cm~nl
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'lr 1>o113.h"l.l "Ir"irs Were:: l,ronJlnen ' fenlu,'PJ of hcr ch nt .

"cll' \', htl!, nLove ni l. he1' Chri "II:Ul c.<:o mple :tnt! pr<:<:cl,l -.
lire IreMIII'coI h.,< h~r child.·c" ,," "- ""c....,<1 inhr il'''ic'' .
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( C~'I)'CI' ") e"1'le ,· " 1' 0 unm"~ ()l\ pn!:c _ wilh ,tntc. of ]';1'\11
lind ,1<':' lh. l'heir Hn;l ,:,on, J"",,,,, l: \lihe rford Cm-Ier. ,,,,,i \:
~Inrr:"rct. dllHg hlcr of - - '\1\<1 - - , of SO\lII\ f'nr'l\in",
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l ion in )Im-;n!;,o Co"n\ ),. Abb.~m". Th~ir ch;ld r~ ,,: S:nllu~l
Dwrer. 110m Janna,',\' 17. ISOG; IJ o'll er Amelia, ]l<)rn !·'O!J·

I ,..,nry l. I ~O:l : .Ianlc s C .. hom _ , "",r,'; ",1 (:D1lrt " e)" L"".. ,
dnlll/ hte r <.>f _ _ (jf (; iles eo,,"i),. 'l'cnn~"'-.cc. t.hcu ,1""cn"~L!.
Th" In,.1 .l nones C. (.111'" h) I'uh, ~k i in ''''rly III"nll"",1.

I clerke,] In tho g e"~ I',,1 ",cn;h;""li~ e ~Io,.e of C:I,"ler :u,,\

"J'c. tli ,," ror ~1"rt il' " n,1 Cm'lel' wi th ,,-Ium , h~ "fl crwnn'"
held :111 inlere,l , 1111<\ b~tl)' 1\',, < iu,,;()!' mcm\' ~ I' of th e linn
o( II. IlIlt[ J . C. Cnrt~I" ,\ few >'c, ,,"., ufle," ""lil"illl/ fro,,'
IJUginc~~ he 1000rchn!;cd " rill'''' tl C,,1" OJ:'1\ona. ~n .... i~silllll.
wheri! he :Iud his wife di ed sun'i"c,1 tor Ihe (olll"..-ing chil·
,h'cn: O:m;,,! C. C:l.\'t ~l'. Will inm A, Cit l' \~ I',
"l"i,'. l dn"ghl;,:!': MBl'&:U'ct ClLr\c,'_nOlhin)( f,"'th e",
"Seco"d !on; Hol>cr l. William C" rlcr, hoi'll J nnn :!>! , I'S7,
"110.1 " '"rric(IIO __ ; h" ,\ " tin nchlcr ""mcd :;nrnll U. n,,,(
,, ~on nnmcd Fr:"'ci~ U, (cnlleol F.""k ) , 'T he d",'!:ht~r n,,,r·
,'i ~(l DII"c:m W, ~1"I'I'II ~y a",1 Imd t!u'ce elltl dl'el\, The ,a I<,
I Dr, 1""",,1: Cal't il " ""lnied __ ,mel liYNI II Car )'10, H: :,I~I' In

I Cl:<i\)(Jn" AI:< ~"nl", in 18,I G,

" TlIi r,1 pOn: D:luiel C:or(e r dic.1 ... lIen ::2 ~'C""~ of "g" , it
';"C1n~ withoul m,u' r),ing,
" SceOlltl ~ m,gh tc ,': S:,,.a h llad"l c Garter m,,1 ,J oh n Hot ,

I "'1<1 we,'" m:m'i~d ~l l1rch lr" 1807, and H\'{xl on pn r ~ "I' "
grm.t \0 n e"j:"n i" C:'Tter in ~1 ""r)' Cou"ty , Te"nc'''"c,
where llock chil.lrel> werc I>o,.", ,,~ (011",.,." (I>mi ll ed) .
"I"Olll'tli ~O'" r;~nj:"" in Cnrler in cnrl)' In"'l 1000,1 c"l i4k~t
lVilh t ho 'I'cllU C,"e<: \'oluntccrn ,'" ,\djulant S' ,,'~cnn in lhe
Creel: \\',<1' under comman d of G ~ IIl' r:" ,1,,"k.'Oll, 1Jl1 t after !L
h:<r< ! ~nml ..~ ilr " 0; much H1Iffcr; 1I11 by \h~ an>!j', hi .• nenUh
b~":<I11~ i"'l mired "'ltl, r~3igninl: hi~ cOllu llis.!i':;Il, be rctul',,~d
to Elk,lon, ,\ ft~ " I<':\\'i ng Ibe medlc:<1 "d"XlI "I n"ltimnre,
he cout e ml'l al~d l""alin!; in New Orlca !l~ "",I ha d lcltcr~
o( in\I'O(lnclion :\n,1 ctlt\or~eme"l 1<.> ~hj, G ~ ", J nm cs WII .
kin sGu, ill «Im"'''11!l or Ih" U, S. Arm)" to ,It,,lgc Roberl
l.i";nR~tOIl of Ih~ U , So lJi~t ,'ict COllrt, "ftcrw,~nl M ;n ;~l e r
1I> F ra u"" anti . Inler, " member or l' rC5i(1en l ,1r.ck"()ll's ~;. l>.
ind, ~1)' ("Iher, ho"'""e t" w:... l><) rr. '1R,lcd 10 (:~tt Ie I\t Elkl"n
"",I h i. let\erl: , liI, o o\h cr~ 0; th e "mn" tenor, wc,.~ li e"" !'
 J"·~""H\ cd and ,,,·c II(>W in Ill,· JIIIIl"e". iO!I. ( I now hal"c j h~m
_ II'. H. I'.) Aft er ,,",," llr;'1)I " I:o<>d 1",1 \aho";Q 'I. practi ce
"t 1': lklo". he "mrr;~d EL iz:t\)cl h ],inchc n !.ill')' ''}· ( ho ....
Odo'*r 11. 1800: ' lied Mn. ch 8. 11\7:1) on June I:J, 1822.
··,\Iy c1d e~1 ~IMlcr. Sa'·n ll Eli~",lhe ll, Cartc'·. WM toor ll ill
Elll\o ll ,\pri l 18, 1823. "n,1 n,,· .'""on,1 Hi"!"r, C" ~t ",.,, Cur.
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Wi nlhrol"" ~1e<li"" 1 Jour",,[. ; I·"rjl" "~. I"'K" ;1.16; ~,,~ ", ill
of J oh n Brown,.:",. r(!C ....... k.. 1 ill Clon r t"'("n. Sonth eu,...,l illn,
lJ<x>k lill_llI S, IlIlg".l :::1-:\.1: F ,w rll i llj(10 1l I~~II'I 1; ~,<: ...... IH.
Vol. G, I'''I:C 206; l\~w II,,,·~,, (;en ~,doJ:ic:l 1 ~laJ:alj ll ". Vol.
2, pngc~ lIt_H 2.
John llro\\, " .,,,,, \llrl "' ~')1l) had n " W.... I"I. Ollt or yc
Sec' lye, olfiec ,1"1 ,,,1 )'C 2S ll"y or O,·t"he r . l G~ .j . _i)l; lIcd hy
)'C !lono'ul" Job" ,\"chd"k , F..;cl'-" G(w. ri) r (wo h")l(ireli
nc re" of la nd " pOll r~ '\CL"{J\1I1( of " .. i,,,U dl( hh who'" ,mme
i" r~ord~d ill yc Scc 'tyCll olfk". .. (·:tc:· (1.:o"d g"!lll lc'
from Ihe l.ord~ I· rol .rie lo r~. )
John llToWIli<UII (IIr" n"on ) of ,he I'H b h ,,( :;,. Geol1:" .
Dorchcsl er ••. " C"lolI;,,1 wilt ~il:llcd II Jl:tllI~"y l il l. ..
I'ro\·.Il"'~tc is lIli."'~;nll" . .. wife i ~ 1i.;IL~1 " .. 1I,,,,,w h Hr(),,"Il.
, ~ ()Il . .. ~hc i" \() h,\\"~ n hOIl\~ M 10 111: 11.1 J hC li ve .• :tt "'Y
II . wl,- lmilt dwd lillll hYII ~c in Ihi " l'"ri"h ... "h e i~ 10 h",'c
the 1I "li~" !~;r\ ""m cd 1 '~!rllY .•. "he ; ~ Iv h;\\'c s n ppor t.
\ from my pb,lI\lLlioll . . . the land in Jo"lLrmh' l!lu tl . Conned;.
Cllt. whi"h \\"~s I;;" c ll to h~r I,y d~e(l of I/ilt " lid I"ec"",led ill
II nrtford. COll" cd iclIt. ill ,1"",1 books ,,,,,I whk h bud W:lS
" ,~1 of gifl 10 my w ifc II nn,,!'h f r{.n l her f" lhe r (not
.,,,oncII). Ihig L~,,,I i~ Mlllir",c.! to her \\" il llOul nny r il: hL o r
in tc !'(Ost in it.
My chiMre" n"'n~1 lin:
Alornl",n, llrlll,sQ1\ ..... I':,., . .. to h,,,·c "II lilY 1,,,,,1. in Con-
IIcd iell\. UC"I'I n $ ,;1:<10 01 he low .
.John Brllll"oll, "')" (I ec"n~ ed ~o!\ . . . 10 h i ~ ~"n , .I olm
Brun w n. my 1(1,:,,"1"01', I lell\"c my bud " lIt Not d.,- Slcepy
I'I"in . Coullcct icn\'
To m;- HrM"I'!:"');!!ler. )rnry, the w ife of l're.cn·oo
Funl, I gi" e ·10 ~hiU i "Il" mul no ,nure.
Joocph IIrll"~on ..... Ex ... tQ hn,'c i ii . te rHuJ;" ,,,ul ""hnt
I hn,-c I;i" eu hi m " Iren.ly.
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ti e"· dwel1iu): ,,[ Ihe .1,,"lh "f IIi~ rn(H h~r. 11"",,,,10 Brun~("'.
S"ruh, tho wif" of I)n"icl )!"~j(l'''r.o.')' , ' , I will til"
~hl\'~. l'em;Y. the 1"<1i" ,, I(irl. "t Ihe ,1""lh of he" l1Ioth ",',
lI ~llll" h IIru"lKIll,
t
Grace (no ~ m'""'"" fo" h",' ) , my <1""I:hl o1', with lily I
,tall'lht cr, S,"",)" will hei ,' all my llCroo llal esl"t e and Ih e
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lI'il1\~~'cS, etc .. r""orded in Will Ilook 171 1.17 1R, p"lIe
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('rh i~ g~nenlt("tI ~I'eU~ the nllme W:UNSO N,)
2"2 ,\In ,'" Ij:l!\, ,,,,,I I',,\. G, 1~~g\! 207, 1_~1l,1 l:~"'ordJ or
CO llllcclicll l, , , , 1'" bl ' . I,,·,1 ill th e New It",'en G" ll""logklL!
~b!;"li "e. _ _ I',.rn,ill,:hm 1",",1 I:e<.:",',t s a,'e the foll"w·
j ill!' :
.Ilm'j:"l'ct ))""II, on, ",hIlt\\, or baa" IJrmt"'" (hoth
11...,lIc<l I\nllv",...",), yo: ""' of ,1(,h" 1l""Wll,;oll, St.. ,I " .
.\
~""e<t. ","l whiCh wn~ formerly 1"I",hil:ml "r \~'etlo" r5Iiclol.
C"lln cdieut. ~o"" c)'" (or I",-c or Iny thihlrcn, lion! i~ 10 "" ) .
II')" live .., ,,". :tli o f CraVen CUllnt." , SOlltll C,,,'.-,Ii,, ,, , ' , ,
my ril:ht in 1",,,1,,-
(;cur!:" Browm",,, I ~",,~ llr,,"'11,1011 Jnm"" Uro",n,. ""
)),,'-;,\ g"OW ll~ OIl \\ ' Il,l,It1~r H,'"",,,,:,,,,
{,\",Ire~: lIut i~ 111l: Willi",,, uf whom 1 (h""ght h,,,\ I'
(h"'I:lol er, M"l'J:"rd Ilrlln!!Oll. who ""trri l~1 l:o!,crl C~ rl~ r
in 17r,-l.)
v,', I';, H, Hruw, wuII, illan'illc. Nf>l'Ih 1),,\,.-.1,,: l ",,~c
Hrunso", WiIlinQl Brull!\Oll. I)n<-id Il ru nson. Jmncs Ilr lln.
!lQ Il, ,, 11 of C",,'cn Co,mly, SoHlh Camliu", Rnd " On" of John
BroW":.., ll, Sr.. d~",e".col, whic ll "'''" forlllcrly i! lh"h il""t
"r \1'"lloc r5Iid. l. Co"n~l ;c" l. do her..,!"" COn" C}' 10 J oh n
IJroWlldlt" of Cr""cll Co""ly, So"III C"rolinn. :<11 rights In
)"urmi!l)flo ll ,,,,,I WdhcI' , f,cld , COllnec1kll t. , ' , 20 I.lay,
173!t.
I ~,,"\ Gm,,!.' from tll<l Kin;: \0 Ilru""",,~:
The"" ,,,'C mallY I~lld 1~":'1Il ~ fl'ltm the Killlf to H""W
Hr"Il~(l!I,! in South e ll ru1;"" ;no1"di"fl Ahl'a\""", Dani ~l ,
.JUITI<-"!, .' ~in lo. I ~,"c. Sr.. nnd lois wif". ~1" rJ:n ret. lInd bunco
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!lerkel"y (;0",, 1),. 1" So:I':~"'l>I'l" ljOe.. 1<:> ]",,,,,,. Jr.• "",\ 011
·I I)L""c ll1l.>~r . 173[;. 100 "" .... 5 in Cr''''~'' C9ullly to Mrs. ~I"r_
I:" rcl lJrunooll ("t \hi~ tim ... ~hc w"~,, w;,10w ).
(,\ ",Ire,,: " Vor ""me ,"ca =<O" I "m i,,~1i"mll" thl,,\( Ih,,\
Col. William Hi,·c''.' 1'0\'" co"'c~ LIII'~"gh Ihi" r~m'c Brul!_
~ml.")
l ~ ",,~ Il,'u" w " " i(:I! ed hj ~ will :!U Fd""lIl1",'" 17:)~ ( Hee
",,,1m" ~1arj:"rct Bn1!l ~on below), ",,<I it w,, ~ :;Iated by hi "
wife. r,hn~:II·d. II'" do not ii"d Ihi.1 wil l hut know now
Ihnl hi. r,,·c 1101101 were: William, !" ,'!le, Sr" .I:ulle". George.
"",1 VI",j,1 <n"c "h,,\·~). 'l'hi " h.~ac, Sr., ,lie,l M1 llh:lirll<l ,,(ter
20 Fe b."",)". \7:\2, ",,,I hefore 21 J nn":!r)", 17:1:1.
~1"",,,rj,, 1 l:ook or Tax I:elllru,., lIObk :J. Il"g" \ ·12:
~l rR. M"rg,,,..,l ilru"""", " 1:llId r"I",," (01' lnx~~ mail"
ill Ch~rI(·.<lun by her 21 J nnu~ ,")'. 17;\3 .. . w hm..,as the
L(> .. d~ 1',ul.ri"wr.<, t he rolh F"t.r u:l ry. 1701.1:r:llIll'd 10;0 lViI_
lin", WIlY. ~ r .. Ih" II " na,,~ ,,,,,I Z2 rod~ O)f l a"'l l'~rtly [n
Ih" I'nri., h "r SI. .1:1111"1 Gu()ol" Cr~ k :11111 l'~rl1)" in th e
l""'ish "f ~1. Genrg!', Onrch,,"kr, it h" illil l'~rt nr :I larg er
I\rn ll l IIlul i ~ now oou lldet! hy th~ 1:l1.. 1 ~ or l{alhallid SU III .
IIle ,·,' .. r ,,~ph SlImlll"I"S and ~!'·:I . ~1""I[" l"eL !Jrll "",, n nnd
\\' h~ ,'""~ ~I""e 11'11)", 8 ,· .. IIIlId e Ol'c" .~,d,1 h'n~t I'.'" deed ,btl I'll
17 .hm",,·.,·. I 70Sj Ofl I" ! ,,"'e 1\,.,,,,,,,,,,.
I :I I~ 1'1:<1'1"r of Son l I<
Caruiina H,,,1 who by hi , will dnted ;:0 l-'dmlnl·.'-. 17:!:l. be_
q ueat hed ~"i,II"acl of landt,. hi ~ wife. ~l nFil"r"I, wl<o IIOW
1l<)1<1~ _aid 1"'111 in her 0""11 righ l ",,,I tiU" , "te . .. . ,\1' 0 for
r.7~~ ncre.:! of 1:< ud l»' Ihe l .o,,[~ I' rol ,del"'·'. ,bloo (i 1o'l 'l.>rll_
no·y. 170.1/ 0;;. "",I confirmro "" i,l b",,1 10 l ' I1,;,,,,,,s Wa.'" ill SI.
, C ~-urt:c l'ari~b. it bci"Il" I~lrt <If:t b rll"r Ir.,d nO'" 1Jo"nd~~1
t •.'" Mrs. IIr''''301l. [;oI,erl Mm~r. Jr •• IIml A;,ron \\·" Y•. Jr ..
,,,,d ", hereM ·rho,",,~ W:lf by ,lcc,1 .,,"le,1 6 ~l,,)", 112:1, <li,1
,1~c~1 I he ~:""c 10 JIH, ;lC Br" n"on, "0"" dco:t'""",,d ( "e\" r " m~, le
;: 1 Jm,,,,,r.\". [7;1:», ~", I d "ring hi ~ lirel ;",,, hy " will "i!;ned
II)" him d"led 20 F ebruary. 11;!:.!. ,lid h'''IU,,:olh to hl.1 wife.
tlo e :!ai.1 .\l:'I"j(",.et IlI""""",,. tb l. tmet ..,i I""d. etc. .I
,\ml,·",,; Thi ~ ~JarJ:",.ct 1:'·L1I1. o". wid..,\\" of I ~ pnc Brun_
.' on.; . HI,",y th e S:l!!lC ~1,..•. ~"'rKnrCL l\rll'''"O II who took 100
,,~,."~ ,,( 1" ",1 ill C,'a"ell emllll.\", '\ I)("cc mhe,·. 17:lr,.

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\\"hhinll to" . j ), V.: W;n i;\ 1I1 Hn,n.oll li " t~, 1 ,oJ ~er\'i n ~ j"
COJlti1'~ntnl J~";:imelLt " , No::. 21; "uo 'Jr.. ,\I-'u li , t e,1 ,,1'1':
Al e,l["ml ~r. l':\\-id. (;""1"1,,' ~!l~ .llI ooh ):rU'''.JIl.
SC I1&GM 2 :!@. I I!>:> m,,1 2. 2';'1: Willi",,, [:'" '''' 30'''
Jr., III Cupt:,;!) ~i"r.ld",,'n Tro..ol' ()( Litrht !lor""'. 13 SCI'-
' <'1111,(-,,,, ['l7G 10 22 S~pl(·mh",.. 177:;. A1.,o "I'll"' '''';'''' ill
ti,e f.~m~ '''-I:''.. ;ZIII:OII ,",e,"1' \ \'illi mn (rn ... 'l ],'1\"1' lK'('n S O". ).
Clm l"l~.,. J "" I~$. (;cort:,· ;1",1 /IInUhew Bn",'"".
ll~\'vlulit>ll: Willi ,,'lL I;rulu,l" S ,".. ;1, G:q,laill li "llwo"d'"
Cum",II')" (,f Vol\lnl~'"'·.I, 2(1 Sqlt ~m hd·. 171fo. On 23 S~J'"
1"",1""" I'i,:;' U,crc ""., n Wi lli~'n I~n "'~!)n in Ihe COI1l I" "')"
or C~'I)L .I nl\l~" hm·',. ("u"ldl", Ihe ~" ",.. m;m '''I ~"l i"t­
", eHI II at Ihal \j" w wore "hor[. ""~ ',.)
1(":",,1,,1,<,,;: Willi"", 1;1'(11'·"'u. S,·•... Iwo d.,h,,~ ...
fir.'1 (.or ~ul'l '1i.·, {" l"lli,. " . ,I II. lilt ( 'OI ~ l i "" "I,>I -rr""I' amI
albc ll ~'l w~ru Iwo r~c";pt.l , ;':11"',1 2:; l"d,I'''lIry. 11S0, :1lld
~ /d" .I-' 1',,,1 . I.y Th"n"". \\':~k. I'om. I:, . . . "l'u r',r
r.. ·r l i~"() of W illilll11 ro, '''I, '1,. S,'" ,,,' '·~n~.·'1111 "",I h"lll~ll:trll
... I h~ two ebim.· we .\, 4"'"'" Ln Iw(",.,. \\',n;tl m M,,~loll.
J. 1' . 1<" C~H"lcll [)btdct, S .1111.\' amI ::1 .Iu t::. 17:\,1 . . .
ordd' ,llth·,1 2~ .lllly. 17~~, "P1M~e to p:,)' II' t.h-. .1<)1", Hoh_
ill .(r,' "'.'. dlO;!'" r·,,· I"r ~" ...,jc~ "".IN' C"I'I••h"I~' Me'
em'lo)' ill 1,;'< I;'''HI'''II.'· lor Milill" Li;:h t !lor~c ''111(1 for the
II(.~·' w11ich I rUI'"bh~<i to 'l"hOl,1II" \\',,<i ~. " Signed: Wi!_
limn Ikul!··on. SI" .• 1',.{OI·e .Jolm Dklt",'. J. 1'.
~1"le.'I"' rj;: ]11 the f'\1nl'tl F , e<ICI'ic1; ,·!mr.: lJ~dar"li"n of
l:iJ;hl_ ,\gain.'! Ihe Brltl"h "iJ~ne'l by CiliM"" of Ih"' rr i~h
Ifill III i-"rcti l'I,;,'b:hurl: 117fj I]'(:"c llr,.,\';o" "a,.,,,, It)!l' o.a,·:
10;.'"'" I:'-", ~'''''. ( :~"n(~ Dr"'I." '''_ Will;,,", I;run .<on {""' ·,l
h","- t...",,, the ~" .• '''' I,,· h~. 1 Im.. lher., I ",,,,~ "",I G~(>I1!")
~!o.,,·.' D ..."von.
,\"'],·C:! : In Iwth lil ,· ];,'nll '(H' ",ul C"")' ~r" \\,01'1,1 1\I\\'e
,1"11" (" r V lt. " "I'e t hM'~ (""",]Ihc ,,1<1 C"lI1'l<'r )I~ cllUrclr
:'~c"nt1c . .. "m l I h '1;"1'" ! h~ r "rCc r 1.1:') cor "",t when it
~t nt~(1 . . ' !,!n rj'.1ro\' wi,,, oJ ItoLc· tt (' :t\"l," ', II"fi" I< oll<n l:hte ,'
(If W It.I.IA ~l HllU:-JSoN "',,! 1II" .... i,.";1 jll 17[,1.
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K Il. Crown>!;)". !.iuY" ille, No. IJ",:., wrll<-~ ; " Il r,ccnm 10 nW
l Iillt )"011 ha"c "',,,,,, the 1""1>,>(',- d~h'dlon~ :,!\ to Ml< rl("rct
1:1'''".'''11 :II it li.a ;"1,, nil ",,::I\'.~ or H,.' fnrnUy hl"lol".I" 1m
r,", ,,,: we ,'' <>'' .''
1\ .e~m,; 1~!;ic"l t .. "',,"m~ 11",\ tll;'1 ,\ial"!:a,·cl. "a,,!:h!c"
of Willim" r:l'nn".l11, Wila 'inll'l'" ror h~,. "",te,"I") $:":,,\d.
,n..,U'CI', 'I 'he n:Lln ~ or M:L rCIJl'('~'~ IMt h" r j" 11 01 now known _
L iu o (.f D('"cellt :
I llidl:u',!' r:l'1'WII,Oll hnd
,k.ll1l I!ro\\l1,.m who mn''1'i~,ll1n'''l" h S~olt nlul 111,,1

I l.~lne' Ur" " wll ,..h" manic,' Alm'lIm-ot Hlh' ha,1

Willi am' \:, .. 10.<0" w i,,, "'n r"'~(1 __ "".1 10:,,'
M"rg"rd' lin",,,,,, whc.
<':lrkr mn' 1''lIOI: Li lll-.'. 1",,1"
" nUl(: In thi rd gt'l1~ rn li"lI.
11"lrri,~1
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in w"Y C.r ",,,,mill: the

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I\':II:~ tL ~C'I.: The BIIOi",,( f:tUu ly (rom which the

I J'"l~''t.''' <I""C~Uddl del'h'ed iill u"me (,'om th~ ],llIu",' M

Clch'Ii'uc, 0" Glihoo']\c. In W~~tmol'(·lr"lll. II C,,"' th ~ !th''''''
1,:,1"", Th e 1\lalior i" ",,,n,,(] in tla' I)OD1)"'~:IY llook (10~r. .
II.U.) "",I t hu fmnil.l' W,, :: (",. """1,\' !:~IICl'"ti" ,lU I,or''' " or
Ihi~ j,I",'C " tid (Jf 11"'11,,1 011, (;"nol,<1,' :11111 I(YII ['.
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Coiuui:ol ,,,,d rtC\·Ollltioll:!r.\' [,in cl'I:'" uf 11", ~dc" . Vc.I,
.i, P. c..]: 'I'loe :",~e5t",,; ,,( Coil,ud (11'Jlli"",) (;I";IJ",.",,
"c,·~: l.lllrd.-oI(, 1.<>...1 "r n""e,""wQri h .",,1 utl'~r m",\(Jn~ H<l
h:ld " ""II II Imri~. Or Ac... ri,, ", 1,·itzl:m~I(J1 r " hu .Iied ill L:!ll,
H... IIml" ,;un lI en·jlls ( lI en'e),
i ";::I;: ..,t .1Il'1.: 'rl", tir.'i "r thc Ii",' III 'II(':u'i"l: in ihc
1',.'liMn...... iJ: I. I I~T"": 2. ,\ I"IIII s .Ic t:liburllc (A. n. 121G);
::. lIer" c; .1. J~..,rrl"Y Filz 1I"" 'er; ;;. It"l",rl de Cliburn"
(A.!). I ;;:~G). J;;" il:llt r>f n"l Sh ire (M.P.) fur 1I',,~lml>re·
1:",,1, l:J~'I. who l>" 'l'ric'! A.1:u·W,rC\ de C" .. '!"lu :m,l hnd:
~. ,1"1111 t1~ C lyiJ()l'UC (A.D . 1,",81) rllther (1(; 7, llowland
CI,'I",l'ltC (A.n, 1:180) f,,\ltC,· of: iI. ,1"lIn ,I(' Clc\Hll'llc wh"
''''''' '';o d El i ~."hl·th. d"ullhtc)' of 'j'loMt" " (;t\l'\'~ ", (or Wndh·
i11101011 I\an. CUlll l..,l·lmvl (Ii ,il'scm"I",,( or M ,d ~" I n\ It, King

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Cleburne ( ,\.I), I·I:! I ) .11«[ 1",<1: 10. N ichola~ "nd 10. 11 ob~,·t
(AD. 15:': 1) who nmrried I~l(':mor. 'I:l ulrht~r ,n,,1 rf>·hein"~
or G~org" 1,11'k ),rj ,]c ,,,,, I had : II. I""'",,,,}" n u" 1 1. r,d,nu)\,\
, (;1,,1101'"'' ( ..... 1). l ,dO ) wll" "" ".,.ie<! " d;tUght~l' of .,---,
Layton. of IJohlin ille. Co)""I," (;1I",'-"'1"I",,1I. Thi q ~;,Il>lIu,,1
(I J ) "",1_ r."yloll had l,;s ,, ~. 12. 'l'homa3 Bud 12. William
:O'HI I:!. J .. hu "n<1 I:!. IUd" ,,..1 ClculII'''c (A .I). l .;;''! ) whQ
manic,l Eb,uu r r"ulcn"lN' (of Sl oc1:lo "i , I!I~ ,11101 Barto""
COIl"lj' (If WeotnIOI'cin ,,,l :111,1 had i ~!'u~ : I:). 1':111'1<111<1 or
1>1,l1cr"),. Yo1"l;·.<hirc IIthl..,f CldHlrll<l 11.111 ( ,\.11. tf,!'t.j) who
lllal'rird r.;rac~. (!:l\l l!hj~I' of Sir ,\lan I'.dltugl .."" Ilf I ", ,-in".
\\'<:Am(lr~lm\(1 ,,,,,I load I~,u~: , ,!. '1'1I,)Ul"" "'1,1 1,1. 11';11""111
whn ~ctl lt·, t i" Vi'1:',,;:I.
'I'he JJJl ... ·i.~ F,,,n ily lit Vil'l,j "ja, I'al(~ 1_1 "~y~ : 1I'1IIi"",
Cbii)(lrnC.)'OI",;:a ",.n lit "al'l Cko ih/)rnc (If Wctlt.,,,,·d:,,,,I.
~:II !;lal"l. t.~I·oI "t ''''0 ~,I:"" ..",I " .1:\1"", •• .,."wi" "f Hit'
Con"les~ or l'c",hl'<lh.
I \' I .~o~n r.: Willi"", ( 'llliool'l1". ~"I(I"cl. 10/)1'" in I':'I)"J"II,I
in ISS 7 :lIld " ~~idc,1 in VirgilliA f,'Olll 1(;ZI I" IIl7G. Ol",1
·'J:'''i''''oe<ll(c.'' 1;;"11 lI'iliia", (:."" ,1), "" lhu YOl'k Ili" cl',
IG16. M:m'i~1 El iz"h~lh 1:"II,'r, 1I;~: 1. C(.""""",k r·in.
Ge"t'f,,1 ut nl1lhc Co lun ': .! I'",.t~" in Ih" """'I,,,i);!l :l1:(lill"t
III(' 1r1,lil\t,~. Vil'~1 S~",,..,t ,...)' "t Vi "):; >li", 'l'rC"<''''~I' 1<.,.
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h"rir~1 !·'dm,;\r.\' 10. 17;'5.
bl;c 11r.: EliznhNh nicki, wid"w. 10 .Joh n. Married
or I'(',,~cl.'·. ~I "y 10. 1 7~2 . .["ll1! COllyer.c. b,,(II.
J>a!l~ ,18 : COII.,..,rs. Willia" •• 1'011 of Willimn ",,,1 1;;1[,... bel h.
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or the Sn nl~:'
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;.: 6::9: I)IIu;e: C011.,·er •• ~I "jol' ill new CQ"I'~'
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rr ....n I hTCC ':nrou~ "' ho ~iKncd 11m .\[~Kn~ Clwrtn : 1';\I~t8t<l
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n"cI;OII of Ihi' Jolin Con.,·er~ wllh "'))" of our .Iohll COllyers
1<:1" ,,<it .I'd ) ",en e<\" lJli~h~d and no d" lfH nro 1:' ...." ill Illc
clwl"\' 10 foll "w. Howe\·(·r. " "'.1 0 ; Co nn lers"' '1'''3 li ' lcd
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t io ncd ill lGfi7. It cou ld he p"".;hk tlia! Ihey wcr~ ,.da ted .
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," ;cd 18nl)cl l) 'AII)lni) .
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piled (rOR. the dnt" 1I"']er thi~ ,'"r":on\,, whid, Iw " been
fO ll m! ill the SOUl), C" t'nli l1 l\ fil,.te ,\ rch i,,"" , Colnmbia,
So~ !l\ CMolill'" by ,\lr, 1."'01\",.<1" ,\" ,Ire" , G{'''"nio:ti<t,
12<1 ] I)", ille St""cl, (,(}h,,,,I>;,,, ~<lUlh Cll roliua.
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or South (':troli,,,,:
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t he 11al'lQ 111 So uth ('n !'oii"'I,
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Uri"r Cr~~I' , clo.w to thl! ":I":l n""h 1:lwr, n'lIe Gonyer ,;
Fnmil )' .:or ~olllb C:' roli lla "tid Georjlio, ill Ihe I), A, II.
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a ",) GN'rlfin . etc.). Tlteir lto",~ "':,~ tullO!lI "Ilr~"'illgl{)n
,\ I""I>r" lI1ul 1hrl'~ n,.~ mnny inl er~.; t i 11K I"/!,"lirld nboul I h~m.
Th e Ihr~c 'On' of .JlLm." eOllyc r~ , !:;r" Jnnl c<, ,II'" l>nniel
"11<1 !:;Irm'jrl,:,n, h"d :h,lilltl'ui"h(;d r ocorll . in lit e Ho""],, .
lioll ary \l'ar, Tiley arc !lIe nli,,"",) in: n. The Cun,'"r~ Fa m.
it)' or Suut h Curolin " n ", \ Gen)'" la : h. II ;.1 0"." of So ul It ell ".
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J"I01 ~~ Con.'·~Tf. :!;;o "cr~s 0" 1I0rlh p"le "r I:!t,tk I:i" cr.
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,' nn'~' ('(JI1\"'''''' lao ncr~~ ill the I '~ ri~h or St. ~""'k,
(' r""fll, 2(1 February, 1760.
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Hi'·er. era'·cn. M"n-h ·1, 1160.
~r~ mol'i;,l Tllx Itdnrll 5 on 1"lId Il' r;ln t ~ from Ihe Crown:
.Innw~ Conrer~ )1 1 l'~tnl'll ~ for 1"",\ in nbon.
Ja me" Conyer", Sr.-I"ilc rol' ,nnll ), i;[t l'l'1i~~ fm'ni"he,!
j " 17S I ·8~·S~ fo>' the l\l'lny of GCll er:ll N"lltalild Glwn_
c1"lm "WOI']1 to 1\1'l'i 1 .-" 178,1, lidoI''' ,Janl GH ~I" "t j n , ,I, 1'..
f(II' IfI!:h 1ll1l •. Il)' .)"m e~ (his X m ll1'l:), (D ~' "~lI[la nt " of

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 Ih01c furllid,ing ""I'Jllie~ fOlr tl,,' 1: ~"ollitiOlII" r,\' ,\nll" pre
el:gilJle (or m~lI1lJcT .. lljp;n Ille I). A. ;t,)
AlIIl r~n ~n)'~: I 1I~"e geen mll"Y 1"'l~I'~ t il:"cd hy J nme.'
C\)l1Y~u. Sr. lJe w;!. ... likely \'~ ry ill wh"11 he ~ill"e'l Ihe,'e
l'~!,~r,' h,I' hi~ " X" m:tr); , t oflcII 11('1" [hlK ill "1tll1Y Iml'"'·.' .
'rho per"un wrde" h is H;!.InC 11" ,1 Inl"r .•IKII... wi th hi " "X"
nmrk, • . . Oft cn t lw man wa h rc~bl" I\nd .m1(CI'I'Cil to make
hi " Ilm!"l! rnthel' tha" to "I't ~m pt to "il:1\ wil h " gOO'" Iln i\l ,
~1"11)' pallC"" ~li o w t h i~ J nmc~ COllyer., S'·., "ign h, !: h i. :
n"nle.
~l r", Mal")' COllyer,,' (wi,low o( J"n"'~ CUII)"~!' ''' Sr,)
h<>me w,,~ :l1",,,~ h:=\fw"y bdw~d' III" !-\"Icm llbck l:iwI"
! 'r~~bylcr;an Ch"rd, 1",.1 Ih e \\'illi:LIt,.,h"n: rl"~.<1-'.\·leri:",
Ch",..,h :It J(ulIl,,'trL,{>. I" SCI,j,;mbd', I!!Q1. tllere md :II
h~r IIp,,,~ I he~c mell: .I ohll \1";1 her~jlO<lIl ••1011" Wi! hcrsl',,(m,
.I r .. Ilnnid ~:l'I"" .\,..,h'I",I,II'now, \~'illihm ~lcltl l,,<h, S"m-
lie! Flcmiul:. 'l"honm5 /.1 c l':"hleH, .Iohll ~Id·;vl,!~~,. Th<inlM
1:1I",hM ;11,,1 orgat,i7.ell n "r~&blt~rlnll Ch"rci., Bo,bl;e '~
Ili.<\",.,. of \\'illintll"I"'I"l/ COUIIl.I', Soulh CaTl!!ina.) T hi~
,""nu hi~ t"r)' ,,1100 ~n)'~ Ih,'t ,h,"W .• (:"n)'cr" ~ dll~ d in \I'i! .
IllIm"IIIil'), ,o mclimc hNw~cn 17.% "'I<I I n ; •.
I' d !!.o 1·',·,·,lel" ick Ch"l"d, I: t·jd~k,.: ,\1"1"),. dmHliltpl" nf
.J<\I "I ~1c l ll t ,,~h nll,i hi.. w i f~ , )Imoy, WM b: Ll.ti "l.ed th e ~mth
II,,;' ,,( '\ "1(11 ,,1, 17:HI. (Andre" ''')'b' Often ch ild,.en 1",(1 to
h~ ta),.n 10 11 m Pari!,h ellUl'ch froll' " 10" 1; \I";IY B"') t ho)"
wo" ld he M!\'~ral y<." .. ~ oM when br>ti~.l"1. • , . ! k"",,' t he
("mil;- of ,JOh ll ~l ern!o..h r",[ded ill "'hnt i~ 11(>1'.' St, l! IU"I,
1'" ..1"11 "",] H ",n. Mln,,'- 7,'; mile~ or m<lr~ fr<>m P ri"cc F"cd,
crick 1 '~r[~11 Ch"r~h.)
Jllmc~ C""rcr~ w~, nmrd",II\) Mn"Y )lclnl,,~h thp 11(:11
"ny of [)tcCnlu..,·, lH·1.
lI"il1., ; ,1;1n1C~ Couy"r:> of III" Hiy.i. lIil1K IIn,1 SI, )ll1rk'~
l'"rl~h .•. ;\ will ~igM,1 to ) ];"'ch, 17!\3 , , • no 11T0,'e" d;,\c
, .. tWto conlc1 in SI"le ,\rch;"N , .• f,l'il:ill~1 in CnmolcII .
co»)" ill Sumtc\'. l"el:l)nl('ll in l~OO "(("1' h,Ue r <oH nly w~s I
fOfmed . , , Ii),ely prond ~OOIi ana :!·I l'~bl"lInr.'". 178·1
wh"1l he ail/nod by hi. " X" 1l1:\\'k tho !\c\"()jntio!l;\I'Y "lai m
" lm\"~"" W{ fe wn~ ).1111')' ~1 " In1 o.; h . ~ rentioll~ . h ild r~ n'
,lInI1C.'; !Jl\lIi 01 : Eli~:lh"tll :lnd I'er hll ~hn ",I. ,r" hl1 ,\ lI (icr m n ;

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Aim'), Mal her hu<l,m,,1. II I1J:h (; ~ nlhlc: SlIr" h ","l her IIU.1-
h.~1HI. J):lIIid Cnrter : Slraul:hml.
J mnc~ COllY","" "'''" all~~1 ~Ii when he mnrri~d )Iary
."d"l!).<!>.
In the ['rcRLytcr;ml Clonl'eh lI\ .\1:lIl11illJ;. ~ol"'l y ,,~a\ of
i' 1"<'~cnl Clllrcndou COllllty, th ere iA a 1" 1'1l~ !LUlt hi>""nfll l
me morial \dnll ~\\' 10 , he Ct)n)"'~ " " Fam ily. It Wi ," lit,dy f(),·

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.\Ir", Ma ,.y Conyer8, rOI'I~ WII " ,,\ h~r him\\, t lw! t lL i:- c)Wl"ch
,,"W' ""r:m'; 7.C'1.
FrUin th e :>I>o\'<! it ; ~ prob:li.le th a t I;:"'"h Cony~r~ who
"""'r; ed D"nie! CHrtu "'"" d">'"-f,n,I,,,1 rrQm tIm Cuny"I'.< of
!lurn!>;" ('",tk ('Of Yorkshir". 1-:111:1",,(1. nlill throl,,~h J"h"
C(ollY".. II"ho "'''Tried M:.rr QII'Irt<!l'mnn,.~ July, 171 ', IIIUI
),,,,1: .r"tII~'. IHI'"" l1 1f!. died Ilr;uT to;j )["rch. 17.'!::' wh"
nI;,rrinl MOl!")' )l cI "I051t un lJ~cmhcr IS. 171 1, allli ha,l ...
S:Iri,h, men:lr.lllcd "I",,·e.
Oil 1>!'lle 3. 1;"llj~",;" C"rler m:llll I'CI'ill\ hi'IOI·... o{ his
{;unity, ''l)p"~r Ihe'" entric.':" " .• , ~r r~, _ Awle r."on . . : '
The "loo'·~ cb,r., up her l;r.'1 n"me. '\11.1011 H:lme 1>.1I:C:
h. " ... til" oll'er <l~"r.hle'· . .... 'l"h" nbOl'e d~nrt liP h~,'
tlan,.- all<ll h~t oi ncr hu.,\",ml, i.e .. Mn,·y who ,"arriell Un>:h
(;~rn\j l " ,
I. ill c of De,ce nt:
j
,i<"I UI ' Cun."~)'~ !l\"rrj~!l ~1"ry QL"'n ~r ",an
nnd had
.1"t!le~' COnY"I'd who mlln-i e!1 ~1"1".'· Mc l"l o, h ma! hm!
Sn r"h C(ll~\""r" who mll •• ie,l O:.n l(·1' Cnrle!". ( ~C"r.
ler 111)(1 1' 01'" Lilies.)

CRAW F01:D F AMILY

(;,,, ... fonl F,,,nlly lte""r'l~ Iw \\'iIIin m M. Clemcn~, !!t 1·I,
I~'I'~ :l: ,\ •• Uock of Cr:twf"r.Il"nd in A Y IISB III E. Swllm\lj.
\\',,~ 11m c"6:~lInIL~1 ~~"I of (he j'r!":11 hou<e of Cr.twrorol,
which (01· c~nlurje" \\":1.; a~~ociul,'(1 with Ihe ch ic{ ~'·~I)t'" in
S,·ot~j.h lIi<!o1"Y. CI'flwforol is a\\[1po.;t<1. b)' nnli'!u.l I·ia,,".
to ~ll:n ifJ" the road 0,. I",~"nl(~_~ cro.~j ng of hloo<l-:I
hlood,· l'n". Crn \'."! ol"d cn .• tI ~ Mnlld~ nn th ~ right b:lItk of
th~ Hh·c,· Cl:cde. wll~l"c it j" ' 11)ll)(l~~<l 1\\n I\Y 1.01(>011,' cOltlht.'
took 1'1"00 heh,,.eel, tlw Il"m"" ~ nml t hc !;dt ol\~. Tb e ca stle
 \\..,~ b:" II :II II r emol e l'~riod of ~"li'IUilr nnd WII. the re.:"e
... r flll~ <or the ,wGle tXl']',ito of Sir William \\'nn"c~, ,\c'
"Ord inr, 10 t: rorKc Cr,1wfnr,1. ""Ilim' t>f t he "rcewl{c of
!>cotl:l1ul," 171G, Ihe (;" nwfol'dl w~,.~ (;"lcdoll ;"II5, r, ,,,1 de·
"[" cd t heir li" ence f t'om th e n),1 I';"rl".-\ t>f Hichmon!!.
I :~r.;IOnI<I, tl,e y\J\!'I'~C"1 son of ,\ Ue", fOll,.t h Enrl M I Uell.
,,,r,ml, \\",,~ tbe ,'xtl'\'me ""CC~lor of the Cr'lwford.. . Thi~
l:o!( illal<1 ,I e C,'nwlonl w,, ~ ; UI·"ltnled "'1'he (:01">11" :lml Il"U~
her il:lhl~ S hr "ilT "r ,\ yr. The olfice <If 11 ;gh Sh eriff or Ayr
w"s to",: h,'1<1 h)' hi.• fll mily. $ir R~::il1nhl IJ tOllle:imcs
,:;,lIed Sir "1:o",<1d" de (;rll W(Ol'd (pltl:" 4) . . .. Ih ey W~" t'
1,,11'0'1.< ill Ihooe IIII)'~ ,mil fO!' ce"turi ~., hore '" Cflll <!llcuo" ,
1~1rl in nll Ihe I,romi"enl e"rnt~ or SL"<IlIiJh JJi~tGry, \\'hclI
l'ic"tTn lll) \\'u< " ~eJ)"r<lt" kinl'<l01ll, lh~ lIohilil y, wll" W~re
,lllke~. nmn(l,i'e', c'n l"l < ,1!)(1 lord. , were by t h~ Kin!:, mu{\r
h~redi'''rr \).11'011' of l''' rli~mc nt, SlI d. were the C raw-
f<>r,i>I , who hom thiH tim " 0" ulilil th e ,,"ion \l'ith Ent;lnml ,
c(mtilillcd I" 1,~ nwmu~,.< of the (;ounci1 of B",'U!" 11'11 0 rl\le
Scotl~ nll. At 'h" "" iol>, wilen J " mc~ I I (of Scotl",,'1 hN~me
,ram"" I of 1'~" !:I" nd, thc)" werc still "'.'I)ci" Ic<1 with the
,,,lor.' of Ihe ](;ngdom.
]:e~i""hl .Ie Crnwfortl, ~ur""me,l Ihe "(: "0;1" wns lh~
1(1" '" t !;r,,,,,lf:'lhp,' of ),1)1 r lr Jll'~t C m",fo ... 1. \".'ho In nl' ri cI] "In I·
wlm W"Uncc 11",1 b<.'C!lme tlm ml>U, el' of SeoU""d'" imm{!l'tn \
1,~ ro, Sir \\,illi:"n \\"nllncc.
S:ml<', pair" H: Tn el'e wcr ~ II"my (;"",,.fol"lb w no .. tlnC
II, this COtUlt,.y <ln rill\{ th., (;(Ilon;,,1 !wd <)< 1 bo th rl"Om Scot-
hln,l :111<1 from I r~ln "d, Prob-1hly Ihe font of :hc~e ~olon;~ts
w:t ' ,Iohn ('1''''''(''''01 wll n \I'''" bnl"rl in '\)' r ~h;I'I'. Sc~ t lllll,t, in
l lj1)~ . lIj ~ "i(e died III Scotl'lII d. 1~lId"g ,,,,\}' OM t'Ol',
])",'1.1. ",ho "'~.< hro" ,: I,: G.. ' h;~ f .. lher, J"h" , t.) .1"m''.':<lWtl,
\'irj:(inL" I'''I' ~ n : ,) "h " wn . !iill"ll I n OIiC nt the ' 11~ht "
d"d"lr !l"con '~ IIcheni" " (IG7~).
D:I\'i,1 C"llI f",.d, horn in [Whir";.,, Soolln ll(l. lGZ,', lind
Iii-cd in \ ' i"Kiliin IG ,13 to 1710. !Ie ""'"" ill lhe H "",;~ ,,( ,
lI"rge".c,. I lmO .~'~, ( .1<11'1'11:110>( th t' Iln "o;;, of 1IU1·I~ r<",!.' ,
1I;:;~ CO.1 G~r.!, I~'re :lOfl, ,\,n. 1 r.~!I: 1~II~e ::1 3, '\.D. IGSS;
pall" :\:J,I. ,\. D. In!!!!; ,,11 ,Imw ('nptai" (',·I\wfo,.,1 I"·~"" nt.
1 '~I'c :;30, A.D. IIml, milt 1,.11:"(' asr,. A.n. lGn, ~oth ~I, ow
 Mr, 1):1\';,1 Crawford prc"''''1 as mcmbeT. AlSO. CT"w{or,I,
G~Il .. I.)' Mrs. Ih I,'. $1"l>h~"3. Jl~I: C" !l. 10, I:!. 1:J.j 1)""i,1
Gmw«ml died in :-lew I_cn l Co""t)", 17 10. li e W,~" " "'Trie<!
III tI,u "I''' of 2-1 )'c;ml-lIIl1n~ of wi fa Ilot kll OW il. I I ~ hllll :
lJ ,w id " " d ,1 01m,
1J1\\'I,III , bam ill :\e'" I(ellt Cun " \),, Vi rgil1i,. , Hili2, ,lied
ill ~ml1e t{I,mtr. In:?, being 100 y e:l r,' of "'It:', li e marrbl
Eli r.,hclh !'mil h ;11 Ito!!!>, li e "',UI ~:l IIc<1 C:l .. t~;n. Thc~' hnd
s;~ Poll A",,,I fi"c dmlgll icr., T he ~ixth ch ild waa Mar),. born
170:1, ,lied 177!;, w)w In:I!'ri{'{1 J ohn nOlle.' , ~1 :"')' ",no t he
n:",ghtcl' of "Gont! old ClIpl a;" (; ,.a", (o ",I " in New Kenl
Co,," I.", Vltg; n;", who mllrr ied EliwlK:lh Sm ith ill Hanm'er
CO,UlI)" Vit}(;n;", in 169:; ,,,,,I \\'n ~ the g rl\l1Ihlllllll'h tcr o(
1)," 'i,1 Cr~\\'r(ml, lK.r" l to:!f, ill IW birnlc, Scotbnd, who ,lied
ill /'\C\\' !.:e rn ('on nl,.... 1710: g''''''l-jlraudd" .. g h tcr OJf .I oh"
Craw{o,.. I, hal'll I GOO ill j'ilbil'nle. Scotl:", d, nn,! who w as
k illed i ll l GiG ;n I'i qri n;:o,
J ~llII nlltl ih " i<l wcrt ~"n lind !:t:lIHI<C1I of ~ ""Jet of
tll P. IWhi r ni" Cm",( ... r(l .• , who came to \' i'1:;" ;n in 1(;'1:1 "1 0
inll'ro"c their (orl"".,,"
'rhe hll,·II :III<1 of )lnry ( Crawfonl) I t"de~ 11',, " .Jnlm 1I0,Ic3
wl'G II'n.1 !'01'1l :';"",.1II1I cr G, IW7, :o",! ,li ed hby 3, 17n , ill
tl ll>eI1", d e COI,n l)', Viw in' ,,_ (See Hoole. j<' n m i\ ~'. )
P~IN 17 : '\Ino,,~ l'Ioceln1r ,I' !lCo"ercd wjll~ ill Virllinj:t
rc<:orcl~ IU'~ \ he foll ... w; II!~ : Cr~wfonl , t)~,' id , A,uhc Tllt Co"n,
I", "irll ini n. Will,h,te,1 Sellld"bcr Ii, 17G2, S\"'~ : 1)""i,l,
,10\"" lJ"u~hter" : H!' od.~, Judit h_ 1,lIe,\' ,' li d M " rtirl"~ c hi' ·
,h'rll,
I'n!!c 18 : (;."wfo"I , O""i<l. Am her~t COlln ty, VlrJ:inin ,
\\'ill ,bl.,1 ,\ngll~t 'I. 17G6, Si.~ ~On 5 "",I fi\'c ,I" " I/hter:;,
T be ~ixt h ch'1I1 "'liS />IRI'~·, horn in !>Inrch 170:1. "",I nmrr ied
John 1:0<1....,..
Uno of tl c><celll :
n,w ;,\' Cm", f.., ,.,1 1,,,,1
1),,\'111' Cm",f..,,..l \l'ho ",,, ... ;,-(1 E I;~nh~th Smit h n"d hl,,1
M"ry' C.:t",fOTd \l'nO m"rr;ed Jvllll' 1t (l(le~ :l1It1 11:111
.Iohn ' HodeJ "'ho IlI nr riM S" r,~'" I/" r rl_' '11,,1 /r",1
 1'YI'(>I:' 1:0<1". who """'rl ed Cynt h ia' 1!"IL1nJ :",d hod
Sn r"h ~1.'"r;J ' 1:(i<Ie>< who m:lni .:.! J ohr' ilarper' I:i w!~d
IIml 11:,.1
Cy lllhb u"n"wl ' !ti,·c r.1 who nml'l'bl Be njnm;" ... .'
ClLrl el'. (Sec Carl c " ,,,,,I 1'00lC l,III c·".)

DALE: li"Al\I!LY
" hc""cl: .J~nl ~ or C~]11. Thomns C~ rlel"" (,.I' I) r •• lo:'~I'h
I.)'ull Mmer. of Th nnlll~, \\'e~l \'il'l:llI;". 1!1i2: The Oafe
r·'nnll))' Were "m01I)! Ihe 1(0)ati,III who OOUI:ht I'd,,!:,' I"
\'ir)(ilila nft c r the death 0( l, ill!, C llllrl"~ I '''HI lhe 1·:,1w,,)"<1
1)"1,, Fmnily ""a" or the nnd,·nt 1"'10 I·'"mlly of NVl'til,,,,,p.
tOil 111,,1 1.0,,,1011.
!$m,,,,. 1~~l!e 17: \\·iI!;nm [hlc. E>'h of Rr ll:~t()<lk. )lor,
:h ~ I11!,lon CElIl;!:rlld). 11",1 lob " r nl~ <o,lIirmed III U;r:I . II"
WlLh the third Will of Hohert Dnk. I·:"" .• of I\' ~ncb jll tim
COIII,I)· of Chc'le". wlio,;" fm't :L1)11 ~~c,md SO,, " wc,'c Roherl .
.11'.. (]f Wellde 'H,d B<Jj;"r of lnnc,· T~ ml)lc. L{}mlon. 1~[lw:u·d
O~ le WI\< pro~"bh· the Hm of one ,,( tJw~e.
l'iVl!IG : ~l;ljOl· 1·:<I"·;I r<l J)n lc'~ wife ,,"n. ])jn,,,, :-Ok:p'
wilh. Ji<\e r of Sir Gre)" Ski],with. ~ccllnd >!On of Sir 1I ~"r.\·
Sk i"wllh. Ilnrl .. of l'r""two\1Ir1. ]" ·il~,,'lcr" h ir;·. \\"h"'I' ,"'e.,.'·
t,"), 1:00", h:LCk in nnllf(,hn linn \~ Ihe tlmu of Ih e ('III\,[",·,·or
,01,,1 Mnio .· lJ~li! w~~ I'roh"!)I)",, mcn,l)!' )' of th e :".dell ] f;nn.
I"· of !lulc of Not'lh'mlpt on ,"'tl LoII'[{}1I r« he ,,,-«llhe .'nn,c
lI . m.i.
I)c~ce,,,L'''' t'' 0( Cnl'l. ThOln i'~ Cnrl ~r. 1>.1gc IS : J)c<;cmher
IS. 167.1. "],:d\\"nrd Dnle of COn ,IJ )' of Lnnc~~I"r I" Vi l'~l"ia.
n ellt l .. ~H well mid in c01l'I jdcl'lLl[O" of n lI\m"'ip\l'~ .. 1"":,,ly
hl,,1 nnd ~ol~mni~"tI helwcc" Th ol"n.1 Cnrter of ~"1II(' COH llty .
Merdll .. of the OllC pnrt ""d Kntlle r ;IIe. hi ~ wife. ,lil1l.1>f me.:
the n ror.:!$JIi,1 E.I\\"nr.1 J)"le." lIiH w l f~ WllS Ojll"" SkiJ"
with,
" full nctollnt of ~hc S KJI'W ITII F.1rnll)· flU'), be (o~nd
In I'cern!(c.I'.a ronelntw. lUHl J(nil\"hthood. 1898. P BIl~
n ,,,·\ta· ~
12Cr.. The:.' wer e I1 c""c ml c~1 fr<lIl' I{O!J;!,'I ,Ic 1·:.toll le,·i1lc.
B'I""I\ of Kohilll;l1.1 ll' ill Ihe lime of Ih" COll'll1i!rt>l'. ( Soo
Sk il,with F~!IIily.)

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 1711'( 1)IM: Edwnnl Dnl<o ""(\ j)i,,,,,, Skil,WUh ]),,11!
(ol1e of ~he tWQ dnlll:h[el"!i ni Si r lIenry Skip"'; th, (Jm't ..
l'resl wollhl, I .cic!!lll",.,.hir~. Elllllnml. :\lui his wif", Am.".
wlto wa~ dau!:lu,·,- ""d co.lw;r ()f Sir Tlu""", I':em!'", Knt.).
weI'" t he parent " or two daHllhtcr.l who r,""w \0 " ,,,jln'it)' :
1. !\ul hcrj, w. who m,,,,,,;,,,1 Cal'L Tho"''' ~ Carle", 8,'" pr ior
to 1(,74.
1 7W(l) I ~G: lII n,;"r Ed",,, r,1 !la l.. Iroll1 I t:~'; In l(l" :'
ClcL"l: c.r 1 ~,nr,, ~U'r C,,"rl, 19 rca r.-; J,,~ticc of the COll nl)'
)01 rcar.' ; lIi l:h S ho"ifl', ·1 ycnr~ ; !IOU"\! of Hur!ru~cs. Z
:.. eiLr ~. In ('olonia\ ,Ia)":. the clcl'k wM probauly th e 1l\{)"t
1"'IIOI't'I1>\ off''''' an,,,· tim Co,,,,!\, 1.:~1It<·1''''1l. ",,,1 h.,i,lo,
lJ<,lo"l:in~: \0 the loenl I:cutry, w.,~ one of the len,lilll( men
of h ;~ co",,,ly.
S:n nl" l'''r;c 1'8 : I" "n hi.; dc~,L~ r.lld r-~I>tr.' h~ WII:<
IIl\\'I\.'"~
>lrlcd "1·;llw"rJ I)lIle. (] C l\ tl~nl" "··_" !\I.le In the
Se'·ctll cc nt h CClIt lll'Y wh ich \"'"II~ (I~nllcd with Il·t:nl pl"ecj,;lon
lind I:s lH e n<lt !",nlli!l'·d IUllnyim e \\'lm 11:,,) not t hu ri:.:hI
to it.
Enme. I'~·:!(t'.!: Mllj ... r I),,:c. 11 11:1< Sb~rill. I.~ nc~stcr
('n\ln~1" 1r.70. 11m. 1679. 1680.
10\'236; )'l;,jor 1':11\\'11]"(1 Dal e. flr~ 1 dcrk. l'.'e. llllQrcinnll
COli nIl". 1r.';:!-l Gr.:!. Bill·!!"":;. I.""t:",t~,. C~lI nty . I G'I7. t G~~,
(Jo",·"nl of 11011.'" of !lUl"!~c"'~'. lGr,!) r,()_lG(':I. p:'!t~~ IX.
110 )
lo\'::r.o : Mililnry Office r. )~,"c~'lcr Count)'. l6:1: !.
··Oo,,,,," (1:.nt< of (·"pl. Thomn. C:,.ter:· 1'''1:(' 1·1: The
old l"~~orll d .<lJOw Il1at in th e yO:H" IG70 . tG7 t. lG7n. IGSO
~lnjo r Ed\\'I\r<l Ihl ,· W;L" Hi gh ~)I\~,.itr of L an~""(Cl·. In
N."·~m1(c(" . lG77 .•1ml Jlmu"T)" . lC S~ , ~l:Ijo(" Dille· WM !jIll·.
r.~':; (lr I ~(( (~,,<kr Conllt)". ' " lI(hUtlon (P:'!!<l Ir. ) to hi...
OlneN In 1~' lIcn~1;::r Co;mt .... ~I~jor 1)"le WM first ekrk of
II" c'lrnorelnll!l (;ounl)" l!Clw~en 11;;;2 ""d 1662. rmming the
office wit h the help u! 1\ depl(!)".
,I, f;~m'·, l'nf(e 18: 1';lIwl\r<1 ll~ic·~ w ife w rut Din nn Sk i!,_
with. Hi ~ I:d will ntl() t~'t~rne"t made A"I:" ~l .1. 16!!-}.
l.nllc" . tcr COUllt)": '·;\1)" body to the I;;~rth wh ence H cli me
10 he ,Ieccnll)" i"":I"rC(l without ~ny wlnc (Ir;llk in",:·

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 Snn,e. I~~U:"" I!)·~O; II ~~" I,..n!: I;~~ <If books in hj~ ('~I"I~
~bo:.will):" that hI! w;,s" nmn of unu_unl e<luc:llion for Ihnl
lime. SOllie of Ih~ hook~ W':IOC: 1101)' ll i!'lc. " rflyer Rook.
I'le .. \'jrl( inln 1 ~1W'l, \\'"I'1'J ()( 8I)ell(:('•• Sermon. for nn Iile
S:'lI(l"y~ in Ihe Y~ar. The Wh"le Only of ~Inn. Simko.
~lw:nre'~ Work., I,l,w' of Enl:l"",1. [',."elke D~ l'ny,iek ,
G,-'n cr,,) 1I 1'lorr of Fran ce.
I.in" of Dc'cc ll1.:
1·:<1",,,,.<1' lJnl~ murri~d Diu",," l;kipw il h ,,,101 1",,1
li,,111 cri!1o" 1)"le ",1'0 nmrr;",\ ellp!. 1'h omn~' Gnrter.
(!;.ell erorlcr nnd I'ope Line .•• )

D,\ NJ8L FA~I1 I.Y

lIi~I!Il'Y of e arolin" Co:",ly, \';rl';n;n, I'''C'' 7(0: Co~'.ninl
:11,,1 1...1n,1 (; ...mt~ of 1,000 ae .... ' to WiLlinm 1),111;.1 •." ',, Oc_
t<,lK>r 17. 115'1.
GII'(2)1~G: l1a)·,lcn (Genca]o/!j~t ) I'II.I'~ 11m\ he fo,,,ul
Ihe Ilaniel r>",IIr.r~e Ihe nlO,,1 dljfjclIl1 10 hn",l1~ of :on... in
Ilj~ bo<>k : it iH ~liIl ,tiff1euh, 'fh~ wrilu ( lI a)'Jen) h:l~ >lilt
<1~l1n;tcl)' placed th;~ William U:1!li cl. 1'1", 1",)'ilBt nf the
fr,no:].\' Wn~ "acro~~ the rive,." in St"rY'Jrd ('''11,,11', 0 " Dc_
c cmlJo~ " 17. 17ht, rrs \\'illin", ))anid, .Ir .• h" 1",\ ollle,1 1.000
lIel'" ," "r lml11 in C"I'{)] i, ,,, COUllt)" VI" j{in;a (V h'~ i" in CQu nl)'
H ccor,I ~ . I ~l) . ,I" he :O)lJl"""~ "g II'lIli lllll , .J,." the i" fcl'-
ell~c i" 1hnl IIi, r[(lher I,m·" I h~ "nmc !lllme. ·tho wifc ef
I\'iIIi"m ))",,;el wn a EI ;Y.n.wt h Colcmnn, Sllil.h)' Colen"""
who ,1i~,1 IUHI",rried In hI~ will ,Inlet! )("rtll 2::. 17.;" nn<1
l'ro~:ll~,1 Ma)' ::. ~:'me )'<':,r,l~n\'e~ ]~gndc~ to.,. hi " hr"'I1·
er.in.law, William J)~"iel. ... W,"" thc r"lIwr of S I,il.h ...
1<",1 J-:iil"totlh ( Col ~ni:"') wa" Hl'C"'~ ullt·~rlain_",h~lh·r
l:"h<'rL or !';~m"e1. (S~~ Col~m:.1I f'nmily.)
l:!T2-1!l: William [laniel. Mln·in·la,,· of lIolK>rt lI' iIl,aml',
Im~ lIe~1I r~fcTl'e,1 I'~ n~ I,rolmht-· " J{rolll,l~on or I h./!h IJnnil']
or l:1ehmon,1 Co""t;:, \'ir!;i"i:.. lI'm i""" Dn"l pl , Sf:.'. ],,~t
\\,11111",1 tp"l"m~n~l\'n· 1'l'",lnceti in Cnu l"l ((,"""Olh", COIUltr
anlel' Ilu~~) Oil ,1111)' Hl, I ';'~:j , by 11'1111;'1\\ lhnid , .Ir" n,,,l
Thoma" Ila " 'e l, E",pcul",." . II ,~ Io nd, ... !';'m,h: 10. Wil liam.
rMcl"l"~d 1(, aflel' 17.",1 ami 1''';01' \0 17f,.] :,,' Wi ll iam , J,..
 1.",'\ ~~f"...,ncc \0 him \\",,~ on ~,,'·~n ,b.;r :.I. n;r•. wheu h~
:I"'"""
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wl,l GI;I ill J "\,,, lJ ickln$OlI. 011 fMC r"lurn~ hltcr
1;,;2 his tan.1 ,,"n~ "~ ...,,-.eliin wile amI h'"o "",,~. II" mar_
ri~'1 (Wf"r.., 1i·17. t':liz"I",l h. ,d.ter u( RI);V1W (;"!cm",, 1<11(1
,
hi. wife, \,:li7.:l1,clll . They \",<1 <It k,,"1 (0)". chllol1'c": Wil_
lim!l •. hune'. lI "rriHon nnd '1'" \..;11,,, ,\ Illl .
!'i1Ll'"h I)ani ~], abo"", lI1"l'I'i,',I. I '''lI"~ l .i,,,I,,,,y. Fchl'll ar~'
W. l i20. (Sea Lind.ln y I"a mll.\'.) WI11I"1\1 ])(\I1!ol J':H \"C
.Iame" 1,;1ItheH;", "my .'on·;II·hw," Illi "C"~ 5 1'1,,'ch"~e d 01
William !le'T,",
1" th e lIotc ~ ell Ih" Co\ "m"n \·'amil,'"' SI,;lo\.;" Colen'a l!
hll,1 ,,~i~ter. EIi"nbctl,. who w"" .till II "lllll,ter In ITi !,
wh .. ~,,~ the will of William [' allie1. Sr.. ,,.,,, I""oducclt ill
~o"rt J ul)· 10. 17&.i. 81.il.,\ .... Colenuon ,II~,' in 17;;;. tll "''''r-
rk,I, ,,,,,I I",,,·,,.,, .';11 ,n whkh lie referre,\ to \\'illinm D",,_
lei n.' hi~ lI""lher_in_I"w. II !~ (Iuite cHllicuh 10 rooonclie
~\:Ilrmc "l~ in Ih~ I),,,,iel """ Cole",,,,, (c.mili"s n.' t" thi~
I,:lilnbelh. Am' :·'nc" S.....~h. da,whtcr u( Il'imam IJa niel.
I Sr .. mnrric,l.llOlnc:! l,in!!"" ... b.'ror~ 1;23 ,,,,,I h,,,1 01 M)!l born
,\",nl'l :;;. 1128. ii is f"'·lht,· cOll(,,~ inJ.( n~ hI '·!·:li~;tbctb."

I Lin,: "f Dcsc~nt ;

lI"illi"m ' Dani el had
\\"HlI;LT\\ I),,,, icl wh(\ nmrri,·d 1·:lI r.a b(,th · Coleman ntl d

~:"·nh Da"id who m",·ried .J",,,",' J.i,,,I~n.'" ntHl 1t,,,1

Jhh,, ' Liml",,)' who ",,,,",",ed hl nr)·' )1:".,,",,011 I,n,1 Ion,]
.1" lul' Lind~~)" wliu marl"i.,,1 SU I·,,1I h: e,.. np." nn,l h".1
Elit."lb.'lh' Lillti,;,oy w1lo mnuie,l Dr. Ilcnj:tnlin' enrlcr.
IScc c.,r\u nud 1'011" I.iu~ ... )

DAWSON 1~:\MILY ,
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""I cnm~
or \\,11:111 Counl.'". Virginln, pnge 21 9: !lenry 1)01\\"·
\<1 \'irK;"i" with Ihret! $flu~ . Joh ll. Thol1ll's :lIl,1
\\·;lIin", wilh \\·illi",,1 GI,,;[,ornc in 1(;91. ( The lext ~:t y~
I ~ ~l) but Ihi~ i,; ohio[l,;I)" alL trror ir Iho)· c:ll ne wilh Wil-
lilllr) CI;Lil)(!l·llC , '" the l nll~l· \\":\ . flr~1 Iloli< ell in I'i,."in in "
ill Ir.:! l. "",I .i!lce Wi ll ;a m Dnw~o ll . ~ on , 1",\",,1",1 1"'1<1 i"
Vil"jrillin in IG3L; (Jl" !~C ~17) " IHl sulll in IG~7. and in lGlil

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 i ll i" ~""'C William Da ""n ,. IL II ' \ wife . .I ~"'" ~ol<l ia n,] 10
Edwlll"l l Mill c\', ",ui ill lG ~ 3 \\',lliam Hcxitli c 11'''lI"c 2 18) I ~t
, til Ih",r)' [)awson . hi~ wife "'HI fou r ch i hh·~n . ~c,.(" i!\ l"nJ~
[(.r which the relit WM "2 fu nt. of In,]inll "or n y~ady."
a'1<1 ill 170:: (l'fIl>C 2 HII \\'iIIilLin 1:",llIie ..,hl Ihe bnd on
which the 1I"tl'lI\" D;nwon Ii'·cd. it i~ edel"n l ll1,,1 Ih., .I"" 'lJ'
IGfl l IIlll.it he W1'OI1I:.)
LO"l Trill\" of Konh (" "',,lIl1n. )I"::~ (;I S :)" 1(;:1 7.lo ll "
J)nw,_ lm w,,~ II ),lmltcr wil h hi . bl'other. 1\',111,,111, in I'lu or
lYi!(hl ('ounty. Vil'!ri n ;", "ud Hellr;: lhw.<otl WI •• ill hIe or
Ifil! il t (;Oll lli r in tGiiS. I.aller w,,~ the W'" cilli{' r "f .Iolm
or WiIIi"tn ;\I",,"~ ~nd ';'jU 1i\·it'jf a~ L,te n ~ 16~:1. Hen r.'"
mnl'ri~,l r,lndl", /.I:m;n, ",'te,' /,r ".our.\' i.br:ill. Sh~ ,Ikl
"h"r 16~:!.
I1 e ur), !Jaw'o n whu ,tied I"'i(lr to 1~ ~B '" Ltt ~Inrtl ,, ", hi ,
wife, had : a, Willia ", : b, , I olm;~ , T homas, \\' II Ii Rm mar·
d ell J~ntl _ , ""') il ;~ ,,,,I lInown whnt h~~"",p' of him,
.1<.1", 1,l'(wt'<l. in I G(l,~ (j',,~c .;2:'i, hi< 1,'m'dl"'"'lal;u,, 10 the
C<>!(.lIl. ,1,,1111 ,tI"rrie,1 pr i<>r 10 l'i<i7~; ( I~~t:" 1;:1, ) in Ih"l
)''"'' '' he made a" "~"if:tlmunt ,le,(1 ",;Ih tile (O" "" I1~ "I' h;.,
w;(~, ~r:\r)' ( /I.'CII&GJ( I !l2,) lI i~ will W:'~ /lI:\,lc Konm.
her :..'2. 17.1S, ill 1': dH~tomb~ ('mmly . K"l"Ih tn r on ll", ill
wh ich I, " mcn l i~lu h i" :< or,. John, a"'( Ex cc lltI'i '<. M",'Y.
J"hn WH'; 1he f,!thrr or .lu hlL 1)"''''011 who (p;Lg"" ~ l g )
mn1'ri oJ the wi,low "r hi . l:."d!onl ·s wn . .101m I:()(hl;~.
"won nft,.", lha ,1~"lh ,,( tho In_j·n,,,,,ell in 1720" (C IlN C
:.>r; ::r;2 r. ",1 At".Lrn"l or Will•• 16- 1 ~· I ::IOO. hLI~ of \\'ig1LI
COllnly, I:ook:!. I"Lf'~ .]), lUlIl mO"ed to X'orth:lmfllOIl (;O UII ·
1)" ~ "L'lh (;;LI'q)inn, :11.1)11\ ]73:? T he nnnm or Ih is wl,low
Wag I'; !ilnl!pt h (OI' )!nry) ' I'h om'" a " ga r lL "!.>Y TholLm ~ fpa!;c
!i~[j) !'L,re, .. ' 10 .1 01", llnw'O IL ill J7:J~ IL,' h i" 1" ',,lh t l'·; 11.1aw.
ISc'C Th Ollla ; F.1mil,.. )
Wi!! , nn<i A,hn i " j"l,."lion~. M~ or Wil:;,t CUl!tlty. lG 17·
1800, n ook 2. Imr,e I : W ill ,,( J ohn p.o(rdi~ ,lnte,J A]lri l : '> :>.
1. 20, 11LN,Hons ""D. J <>hn. ,,,,,I w, (e, F.1;zni)eth. J:x""n lri" .
"ow, ~ Itll'fl B.,runi)." 'rhOll"'~ n'cnlio!\~. in h;~ will , hi s
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h,. ... th~r.iH.I''''·, Jolm Dnw!o(}lI , t his brinll~ in the Thom;, ..
1·',,'I,iI,.. whi~h i .. r~c"",l el\ ~l"",'.'hcr". In th ~ ThO!lla " l"a1>\_
lIy we IllLd HI, ~:liz,,\){!t h 'I'hollll! ~ wh o mnrri cd, Tlr .• I, ,John
 11<11111;" ~u,l. ~eco",l ••Tohn 11:1\<.">11, 1'h,s El,zaoolh T homn~
IIml ,:.,"ernl "'rothc"~, O"~ (loe whom w'"' n ",.",,\')" mention~~1
"00"". (See Th()m~3 Family. ) J"hu flod,lle an.1 EH,,,bulh
'l'1<"m,," ]',,,1: " . lY iIlint" r:",hll~ who mnrd ... 1 ~ I nr)' l)~nnc1t
nnd 1>_ Jl)hn ~",Jt!i .. who "",.ri"d l:lIwl>elh J dTdc.l. (S •..-
.Idfric. F :unil)" . ) Aft~,. John P.Gll<lie'" ,I~nth , h i~ widow,
1':lh.ail"th, mal"ri ed Joh l1' PQl'e.
:-. Me : J\ li t hori tie" eIi ITe ,· Oil wlo N he l' .1011 " D"ww u' , wi fe
w,," Eli,,,h"th or il1:, ,.,.. hut nil :tlrr1'1l t ha i uhc ""1\3 tll <- wi dow
or .lohn llmld ic . She mllr !la,'" IHIlt hoth ,wmc •.
~",·e"t<."'nlh (A·IlI"' ...· nll'J Ikle <If \\'i~hl (;(IlIl,I)". Virgin; .. ,
1'.1):,< :! I ~ : &\)"'; Ilenry I)"w-",,,, lie Ur\!c(I" Il. I -<!jcc"ter~hir~.
].:" 1:1",,,1,
Ar~I()"~ am' All_tofu! of Nurlh !oo<1 f.:oulh <';"rolil'''. 1'~Il<::
', : ]lobc rl !lawson WII~ II "'c,"h~ ,' of Ihe R<'CO"'] d~' rler
l:r"]1lc,1 10 "irr,ir.i~. 161r.'1.
SC\'~nl""nth Cenl,,,y lind I "I~ <If 11'11:101 Connly . "n;:"
(',; 8 : lI'iIliam I)"w.<"n . H;O ;,en.'." or la " ,1 In ]~le of \\';I:hl
e m",ly . :\ I\'o'·cmhe'·. Illa.i .
):;nm~. 1'''!l"~ l G2_ 16:l : lI ~n r.\· DawM n. '''". or Ihe a i!;lluo'H
of II l>clitiOl ' hllhm itlcd no,,, rc"" lt of th~ " intl L1 iri e5 in to the
I:ri~'·~m:c.i of I l l.. )IHj",ty'" ,,, ,bj"cl ..... 1r,7G/ 17.
Snmc. illig" 21 8 : J""" :1. 17u: I. John lJ",tI(li e ~old la nd
"whcr~ ~I n l"ll". I)uwf,<.>n. widow (of Il~"ry). "n<l th ,.~" ,'on.' .
lI "nr.\' •. Iull n "ml ~"'rl i rl. Ij,·td."
t ~ame. 1~')jC 21.'> : lI "nr)' 1).1\\",on I. eld ::''(\0 ;'er". ,,,,,I .Io)m
\),,,,,·on :\00 "er~.' in \\'n r "';ck Counly. 170 I.
I
~nH'. I~,g" ::;;2 : .1 nhn 1l0,1,1i<::. 11011 <>f 1.;]i1.l1he:h ,,,,,1 WII ,

I lilllll ]:",ldie. hO"n Isl e lIf Withl Co"nt~·, Vil1:i uill, Ill;>';,
[) icd "I <In e:,rl), uce in 1.20. tie m~rrie,1 Eli~nbelh 'rilom-
~ ~ will> ~un'h"d him amlllrtcrw,mls married Colonel John
11:.w'CtlIl of .'forth Cm·olinll. E tithb~t h ,Ue,! circn 17 .:;~. John
r;",ldi ~·.1 will dnte,l 10 M.uth. 17 19/ 20. )lrob~t c, 1 2.:. :\pr;1.
1720.
r.:CH,~CH 2 !\2: .roh l1 Un\\":!QII lIC'In il"e~ 100 ae,'e" fO"Orn
\ Fr.' nee' [' nv,h . O"tobe ,' 2:l. 1 7~~ . (; holl' [," Cn'"ll.,·, },'o,.th
(,,, r "l;,w.

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 Same, Vol. I. Jlnl:~ 113: John lJaw~oll, 380 "Cl'Co; un north
si d~ or Flnt Cy l" '~"~ SWU II1Jl, ChuW1\11 Coun ty, )!areh 2:1,
1733/ 3·1.
S"II1~ , 1/ 92: U",lm' " Com'O)"Hllce";' John ))"W 5011 with
CO II ""nt of nly wi fe, Mar.'" . '\l'ril COIlrl. 1707. Chom",
COIl1l ty.
Hi ator.\· of 1I"lifHX Co!' nt y . Ko,.th Caro lina, pa.:~ 10:
About 17~;O ]""d t"mllt s received loy li e",..'" Dawwn and
Juhn DawHon.
So\"cut cen( h Cen t ~'·y "",II"le of Wi!:ht CUll lll;·. Virr- illi",
png1l 218 : .I ohn Daw,ulI mm"'i~d t he wi,Jr_", of hi ~ la nd_
lor,!"" " on ohOl'II)" "ftcr th~ ilCl,th of th ~ laH Ii.1UlC!\ in l'I~Q.
The)'. with .John Bo<hlic'" t wo YOU11I: m ,I.', .I <.o h ll ami WiI_
limn , llIo\'NI (0 Korthmnptoil Coullty. Korth Carulina. abou t
17:12. where J O)lI\ 1),t\" 'O Il iJec .. ", c repreocnl:di\"Q ill t ho
G~lIc rn\ ,\ij!\Cmhl)" , 17:1.1. lOud Inter hccnmo member of the
GO" ~""Ol" H Comlcil: " Ju , ti ce of th e Suprem e Co,,]"t. mid
Colond!lf tho Nol"thaO'J'1011 HCH"i mont ill thc S]lm';oli nl"r m
Df to·18 . IIc di ed in J %~.
Henry Daw.\on, eld~s t ~o n I,,. hi s fir"t w i f~, WII" H lIICIIl-
rn,r or (he (: 011"r.11 A""cmhly from 17GG u"ti1 hi ' (ienth in
1770. .Joh n lJaw"ol\'" EOII h.l· hi ~ ~ccon d wife. Chn ri ty ,\1,
"ton. t'e pr~~",'t~<l Nol"tl""n pton Cou nty in th" IloII.'e of
Com mon ", 1 780,8~!' " lid Jl"Hf;,x COll " t.\". 1787_nR.
Colonel,f ol", I)"W"OIl. Nart lmlll pton Comity. Nu]"th C:1I' ,
oli nll, mlLl'ri",I, tir"l. ~i" ,')" Thomn", widow of Johll Boddi e :
"':,"ried, aeco ",I, Chnritr ,\lston. Iii. will W~ H datl~l 176;)
(cr"or?) ami pr()hal cd F'chr Ll nrr Cou n. 17~ 2.
Mf( rI·iBgc>. !"l~ of Wi!!ht COIUlt,·. Vi rgi ni l< . 1(,28,18UO.
P,,!:c 15: Johu DllwsQ n li nd Mr~. E liz"h"th H()(idi e, I{elkt of
.l ohn \Jo(\d ie. Ins. (Thi" m" "t he "n e",·or. If he married
L·: ]i?nLeth Boddie " f'OO ll nfter t hc d~"t.h" of .Toh" Ho-:!<Iiu "'HI
mOl'cd to :'1Qrtll Caro]illlL "Lou1- 17:12. he pro\)a L]!, """Tied
i
hcr ci rca 1728.)
Snlw" pnf(o 525 : I.lccmnhc,· 11. 17~fj, U"Tllauy T ho", .. "
r~fcr3 In John Daw:,oi l :os hi~ \,rot hc,·_in _lnw. F" oll! tio e,u.
it i" c" iLl enl t lmt he ", an-ied )IILrY . "i"t er of Ibn",h)" nnd
P hilip Thom,, ". who hDre him childre n : H. lI ~ l u'Y, wife
1 lfi¥lo,.i(~ oj I 'ol,e. Car/u auJ JlcFcrriu F,,",ilic~ 121

,I PBUcnce. nnll >c"cral children ; h. ,lm'l:lIt~ r. Mnry. who

m:.r r icd Willinm I\inchcn.
Same , ling" 1;27; .John ]) " w~(On . 17~S '11,,1 17·10, WI .. "
m ~ ",he l' of t he General A ~.;~ tIl hl." from Bertie. API'oint e' ]
J IIslice o f the Couuty :t",1 I hen Sheriff. II is nn nll~ ront i nll"~
wid, i"lcr\";'!~,,~ 1II~ItI"Cr nf the '\ ' :;(:",1>1." IIlllil 175·1. II i,
w ill Wa " lH'oycn J\'vrl hmnpton Court. FC\JrlHlry, l'Io~,
g"",c. l'''g'' 70S: .John I)ow~()n ,,,,<I
Wi lHnm Ki nehen .
J" . litell or the Pence. ]tcn;'" (A},, "\.". Nor th CaM]i" ,. 17Sf!.
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Sum e. I'll!,:" 703 : .101m V,,,,".,,,,,
' "" l'l"cr,c nlnt i\'a i" (:" 1\. I
e ral A"cmhly. North e nroll"", fr<Jm Norl l""IlI 'lO n COlln tr.
It.!:., l N7 ~ 19.

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rr1~ of Wi,;bt C(Hmt)" VirginilL. ]l:lltC :)r.2 : E!i~ ~hct h.
forM wife of Col. .I olm Ihw30 n. di e,l cire" l 'lil~ .
IIIMQll.1l1'''\ "l!~\o"~. f:lc., p.~ge li27 ; ACt~r hi~ wi C,,'~
,Ieath. J\Jhrl I)",,.,..on mnrried Chnril y AI!tQn. w/10"" lir<l
child WH ~ hm'll 17(;G.
CIlNC 2.• 21 1 : .Iohn l)ow;;o" appoinle,1 011 Com1111 "",on
to 1:1)' oul 10"'11 in NO"lhnl11ptou Co""lr. I7·Hl.
(;1:NG 2:;/ ~3G : All bx mo nie.1 (o r Counlies of Edl('"
combe. North"mpton "n,1 Gr'l1l\"i1I~ If) b~ p:lid . . . John
T)"W~("' • • • •
Cl:NC 'I, :U!-ol : .Ioh" Unw! Ull "1'llOi ll\"o:\ 10 Cumnr ilt cc t>f
elni ",,, oC ""'emh)y. 8 Felrnul'T. 17:l8 ( _3~) .
NCW;;CI: 2, :108: Colonel Jul", l)aw!I<)n d Ied In I\or_
Ih ~mllto" ( ·(," nt)". J\"orlh (;nmli, .... 17&1. [I" wn._ .hlstke
or !l,e PeHe,·. 1 7:;~. Be" ,ic C0 ll111y . I)""ghl",.. Mn ,.y . n"'r r ied
\\'i11i;ltl,l,jn"hCI1. II j~ fir,\ wiCe """.l lll"oh:rhly name,1 M"r)·.
Johll Onw' O" ·,. S<!<:oml wiCe. Ch.~ritr •• lied ;11 Norlhmn!,lo"
COl1l,I:--. l7r. I. M"" l ion. hm' '"I rile "",\ I r"~t y Cri"". I. Thorn_
"" I<~a rn","."
Cll l'C !..'2, 27::. :!7·I. :1O~1. :1I;l: J ohn I)~wd(on. Colonel of
~li1 itl.~ .
LIne vf ))~.; e"n(:
Il ~nry' l);, w>IOn Imd
I lIenrr' Ua,,","-,Il whu m urr led ~I nrl h" ml!! I",d
J ohn ' l)nw sO l1 who ma r rie(\ Mnr.l· a nd lmd
Col. J ohn' tJ"w~(on wh o n!:lr ricd ~l ary 'l"hom"3 anrl b .1
)I:lr .\·' 1):\,,"0011 w ho 11l1l r rt"d WiIIl:tm ' Kinchen "lid had
 " Ij~~r",rh' Killchen who n'~rrred I' hili!" 1':(>Il r lley ar,.1
Il~d
Sn r~h " cnme)" \':ho mnl"rlcd 11<:,·. J ohn' 1.lnd:my nmr
Ioml
1': li7."b~tl,-, Lind",,)' wh(> married Il", lJenj""';II' ("arl~r.
(See Cnl'tcl' nnd I'ope I,in ~s.)

GI LI:lEH'I' FM,IILY
CJl:>lC I~/ GGG ; lVitliam Gflbe,·t ,·c .• j,bl ;n l\"rt), Caro.
Il,,,, f nm' riCO 10 1'j"f10. lI u rill:!! lit r;;lh~l't Tow", Tr;'ol'
COY " I.'", ;\'orth C:'l"olln". li e W:I." h\>rll III 17:1~. \\';" In !lie
,\ f.ICmhly,
lIi~tI>r," of ohl Tryou ~ud I:IIth"rf(;,',1 Cotluti e.~, K"rlh
enroli"", 1~"\r:e3 7 1·7:!; G;,'~s much ,1c13;1 :,hOllL \\,ill;n",
Gilhen, II " u'a.1 ,rllstice of Ihu (:"" r l of l'l~n~ ;,,,,1 Q"~ rlo:r l)
Sc~"iotl~, Tr),on Co,mly, 17S I·.!I:!.8:r-S l. 011 Oc101l('r 1:;,
]77.i, II" ~i!:II(!j 1 1he ·· ,\~<ocimi;';11 Oalh'" M,,:i"J:" Ii,~ir lirm
; "t ~lItion "C <, ust:.j ninl: I>tJIII t h~ COIlH"~"t~1 ;111<1 Prod .• ;o",,1
C~nl( re''''I!:!, lie .lilld :>t Gil [,~ r l T"'l'Il, 1 1~ro, 1.0.::>lioll or
Itl';we un):llown . Iii . wi fe ,lied l)~~c ml>l!l" :!2, I S:?~ , lHLving
~~" ['01"11 in ! 7:\7. S h~ iH buried w !l<"·~ her ~01\.ill·hl\",
Mlljor .] II ", C" Hol land, ~ett l~d at "1I 0! 1 ; I"d'~ focn ,," or fo rI!
,," !luck IU,'cI', Fourth Di st "i el, ~1:L"r,\' COlll,I;- , T""" c.""".
Cllbo,·~ h,,,1 cIl" 'r c<i a trnct of 5, 000 :L~l"c,' In t lt"t I n~a ] ; tr
hut 1l~"N' mon<l (0 T~ IIn ~"",,c, li e WII~ " l"'e~h,I"l"ri"n ill
rcii!)"ion. Hi H wifo, Sa ,-"Io .\!cCHWI1C ...... , w:" o r " g"ulcll"
I";, h (om( Iy III ~(llI( h.·,,~l P~n lt .yh'" ,,!:t "ntl hI! \\"~S;\ Sool,'n
Irish j"'migr;ulI,
II
Page '12 ; Gi lhert ,,-,,~ r~pJ"c~cll tntr"c from 'f.,·,.,.n COU II(Y.
1';7!!,
" l\te t.~: (;ilhert "'''S rCllr>.'~cllln l i\'c from Hmh .. rror.1
Coullty III lI on~e of Conm'oll.', 1719,
p"&~ H-I : SnlllC wh"11 the ,' ~."",hly met ;11 Il ill .. llOro,
I j~~, I
I'n;:e 5~ ; Mnj",. FCl'C"Il.<o n uf u, ~ Bl'ili~ h .\rmy, Wit h hL,
"<)"'1111111'1. cmnped on CillJ c r t'~ pr~)lel't,\' fli Gi ll.>c ,·t Town
priOI' 10 th e L:\tll~ or J':i n l(~ ,\lonll tl'l1\ ",,.!
1011(1 (' Tl !r~lrcn\c "t "
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wltb North Gn!'l)!;nn tro(,)1.l ;ll Ill'lt ")dlli1,".

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 AmcricJllI lI istorklll Max,,:';uc,:l ::!(;u d ~l'I.; William
GIU}ctt •. r,,~ti~~ of t im COllrt of Pl";L~ mId QII~rt~rl.\· s.:.~­
sl(>II! • •lu ly. 1'1,,,, 1777. liiS..... ~'~~.Ol· IIf It'Xl:lIlI1HI cl)ilcr .
tor of lnx<,., J""""rr. I n!), "~I"~_.cntc,1 Trroll e n""ly in
th~ II D"~C of (;!}m,no" " 0" Fchl'l"'l')' ~. In!), he IV:!'
c.~pd l l'd fr~11I rile 11 011'" and {m'cct! In l'~·.<il; il h i~ coJllmi"_
~i~ 1I fi." .J u"tk,· <If the Peace. li e denicd hi.; Huil t .,,,,1 ''''"
" I:,d" lhu l'"p,."~en l"li\'~ (,-om tl, p IIC W I(II l hci'fOl'd Count .,·
ill 1780. 1782 mul 178a. I" 17 ~ 1 "f~,1111 Bl'I'O;III"<I J""t icc
of th e Pencc . Un di ed ,,1 Uml<)rt T,,w11 in 17no: 100a t; 011 "I
I;rll\'e ,,"I(lIOWII, H" was n ],UW' h,,,dowlicr. He w,,~ Com.
Jl1i~~lo"cr of Ihe I'Mce Ill' to 177C or old Tryon Coumy. TalC
,\'i;(-MOt Imd C"",mi",,iollci" "r \he Pellec, U"W coulily o(
11I1tl,,'rf'1I'L III 110"'" l'iilO·f:2·!tl. ~kn,locr of J'orlh e:or.
Olilln I.cl:i~l"tul·e:o t I\""",h",'" ""d eol""~1 in Ue\'{.llI t iollnr~·
I\""t ",,,I 1':ld(:r in th" Pt..,<hyl~ri"l1 Chu.-ch.
~"mu I f!' ·I: 'fhe ~ 1:lUghl"r of Wil1i",l'I :Iud Snrnh )lc.
(:,Itl,l1e"~ Gill",,.:, S"rah, "'"rded ,Inmu lIoll1u"I, J''''unr,''
I:!, 1780, (Th is i.• Jj]'·o m~nLi"' "l~J III " m:"'lI~cript in writ-
er' ; 1\O"~,'~iun .) (S~e l!"ll"ml Fnillil,'.)
F rom ,~n 'Inflated :uu! \\I"il~,,"d ,,,mlll~cri[lt in femi "jH c
h",,,\I\.,.i1.;"g" i n th e w)' il~r '~ p~~'~'·"ion h ~~ tr" c te,1 th e fol.
I O\\" ;" I~ ,.r{")'~n~c William Gi lu~)'t: "C"lo!lu\ Willia", Gilbert
"."':! Fat',' old whell h iR p:ore" t... , ,·r~ JI'~l nl"l m,d Hettk<1 jl>
Chn ,·lc-'lowll. ~I" ""ac hu,'~it~. II" ,,,",. .. h'd hi i ..... ~I\rn h )Ie.
Can,lIc:,' of 1'"",,,,"''':1,,i:o (be" ~l oth","" ",aidcn "n",e w,,~
eHher Ji ou.'lun or lr,·in\(j . Whcn Willi"", GHbert ,,"1<0"
Mr. />I cC,,,,,l1e,s fO! ' hi s ,I:!u~hicr he rcfu ,'ed , "l)'i nK lhat
he w"s 100 lIoor. Sh~ Ihm' ~o"'cIU NI to IIi"'" him II!!
I'r.wid~(1 he woul.1 nol C'O.n l,d her to ",,,try nn."oue cl<.,. ,
hnt "rtcrw'Inl.l her r"Lhcr in~i .• t~~l tI'n~ Ihc ~huuld Iml r,')'"
""c,,lIh)" hnchdor iu the u"ighlJorhood. 'rhe wed,ting ;Jr.
rmll~e"'N't$ "'ere coml.l"'lc; l; t he nucs\, n~'cmlil..,.l ; but the
b,'ltle, nlll",retcd. Inateml of "'~etlull' lh~ c.~p('(:inlll gU"-il~
,,, ,,I,, wnililll~ l:rOO"':lt lwr I,'"thcr'~ ho,,~c. w:'lkL~1 thro~l:h
I, th~ 1:;\I'd"n I::ll c (the l!"l'nl< h""lllg hl'\'n r.,,"t IicfQr~) to "
ncigh11O" On the "PllO.ll e 1,;,10 of t he ~ t,·~~!, ""'\ ,hN'e h~.
~flm c t ho wifa of Willi"m Gilb~rl. {~1\"~, (;I \l,erl ;nfo,.."",1
he\" children of t he eircunl "(" nc C.1 of thi ~ m"ro-l"'lc when
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th;ldr~" nft~r Ih,,)" were grown. ) Mr~, ni11.>1'rl ne\'~r ~"w
her ll.~renu<. ,;.,lers or hr01hcr~ "I::lin. Tho.\" left hnm~­
.lintel,'" for the 'WiMer"e.,. or Norlh (;"roli",,: Aud "(1)11
n m"""rac\\)";nl: ((I"",, \\,,," hunt 111' lor II", cncnry of (;o;>lonol
<iilherl nml w,,~ cnllcd <:jlhcrt Tow". Tn ... hlain the !:th",-
i of .kille,1 wol"\:mell fro m [':111"01>0 he wOuld l);lf their I"'"
MI:P to Ihhl cO lllnr.\'. Ih~." rcpnriHII h im Ii.\' their In ),01' fo1'
I II "Crl:<in ,mlllh"l' of year> (!rC"~rn ll.,· t wo y":\,",,), l!iH
f ,1""lrlllor. M,'';. Il olbml. oft~" ilpoke of hr',' l'nT hcr 'hu ),inl[
I Ihe ]l'i"h,' lie wn" n brITO lmHlolI'llcr !In,l owned herd, of
cottle. lli~ Mme i~ ill Ihe hi.I" •.\, ()( :-Jorlh Cm'oJj''ll ;,~ "
memt.er of the 1."j,LJ"turc ,,1 Ncwl.e,·,,; he ,,-it.' ,,1.<0 "-
Colond in the I:m·olmi""nr.'" WIl' "nd Ite ,,-n':!11 Ehler itt
th~ rrc~brlerbn Cln"",,It; "",I it "-"S ~"id lkl lI:e Utl1nar-
ri~cl clergym"n of 11t,,\ Church, of lh~ir ""'I''',i''t~nce.
would fir!\ c",I",,"or 10 win on~ or the E lder'~ dnug;,ter~
in nlur.inge l.>cfn.e n.<killll ~1.<ewhHc. )lr~. Gilbert w",
111'0 n 1',.,~.,bylc1"intl in fnith. "he wns "il':;,1 in the obwn"_
nnce of ,I,e S,1l.>1tnlh U!"lY, ,,"nulll I'c~d her 1"c.' l,utlcn' '. "",I
r(m\'cr~e 1m! little 01\ lh"l ,IlLY.
r:olon c1 Gilbert mO"ed 10 CluII'leJhm, SOl1 th Cm'"li"",
mHI li ved in llromt h' ~ln')' :11,<1 ck'l(lIn~c. IJj" wife ,ir".;fod
I" t) , ~ ,·ichc.<l hr<>eml,," ""d ~ ilk. hel" Im;I" <1" "",,,,<1 ,I:<il:: Ttl"
"F,·ene lt",,,n. They iJecnm .. III debt IL,"I ...,1,1 n IIL !"!!,- part
"f theil' !"'operty 10 1,n)" then,; (or n "h"l"\ ti",,, tltPY 1<J<tl; •
hnardp'".l, I" l~ to!,! tltdt· fmnlly that il. wn_ one o( tlt~ "'O'l I
u" ~:,tl'f,,clor)" wn)".~ of ",~!ri"l{ n li"j"l1 ",,,I ""0,,1<1 nOT
n,h-Itt! m')"(ttle 10 f11:r~lU; it.
Co!o""l Cilbert W,,$ ,·er,. hn"d""lt1() nnll IiO 1 ,le:t';'~"l it,
his d~llOr''''''nl thnt "hi.< wO""l ""Chi)" would m""t him .... :tlt
a ~milc.'· lie h:..! n h"'l'~ ,·"mil.,· "r chlld ,.ctt. l!lIt "",·c,·:,1
.Iier! itt Chnrkqnn. until it \I'D ' :ll mo.,1 '''' ol';nioll of ,heir
<lm'l:hter. ~11"~. lIulln",l . thut ..;\ chl1,1 coul<L hnrdl.,· l,e m;,,,,,1
hi tlmt city." Their dn"s:hl~r. S"mh, m:m'ie,1 J"me!! HoI_
• ""1,1 "ml theit· ollte,' d'nIMh!.·" ",,,,·,·i,,<1 Hobert I',-;"" e, ;,,"I
/lO me of Ihei,' tillJcelld,m !, li \"~ ill l..olli~in"n "nd Mi",klippi.
O"C of Colonel Gill,e,.t·" dm'frittc"" ,m".,.l cd l'hili1' ,\I r.lon
r uf ),!i"li~~i)lJli . ,,,,<1 died cal·I:,.. Jolnl Gllhcl·!. mlothcr son.

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 wn~ cn! l~d L!pOn b)' Ih ~ Sh ~ r i(f hi a"sis! I" Ill'rc.t inll ll (lc~-
1"'1':lIc cr imi" ,,1 ;l ml. in <Il! "lteml'! to a,(\"" h;~ OW n Ufc.
killed Ihe mnll . T he rdnlh'd th r~;lI .. t!«1 10 n\"'n~~ h ,s
Ma lh, .1 0 HI th o "I,e of ninde" 1! ycar~ J ('I lin hcc<lmc ', r ciu)!ce
fronl ho",,,, Il l~ 1Io,ly "':l.' nfl"r",:"..J~ fo"nd mur.tcrcd in
el"ibor"~, ,\I"lmm", I~rncl "id.""., I"~ CO\"{~"'l!.r or th"
SI:lt e, OITere(\ " in rl;e ,·.,"':onl for the "' Ul"(lc ,·~r~. bu l nunc
w,·,.e romll!. ,\iCxDu(!" r C itl.o~rl li"cd wil h hi~ mOlh er [,ml
,licd "''''lnrr ied .
Colonel GilllC"\ "hl not H\"{~ tu he oiLl. ,\ ftCI' his ,'c~lh
h,~ ",id"w \\",~ one" wlieilllL l in "'tl rriall~. ~o Ihat ~hc w,, ~
rnlled Ihe " helle <Jf Ih ree 111"le.' ." ~hc h,«) IlL ' Ll I1 CO!LLm OIl
intellect ,,,,,I WII' well ,.. Iuc"t ed. lI ~r hlillt! ,,,,.1 lm, lr "'er,,
\·il: ... ro,,~,,~ IOIlM:lS ~ ,,~ li,·~'I, She d;~ri "I tI,,, nl:~ o r d/fhly-
two )·~"r.' , ~hc w,," lit "lI p per. ,," . hued,,1 " ,,01 ILPI'(m L'ed
IL~ wdl n.' LI ~ unl, "Ie h~r ''''I'I'''r <lr milk nl1,1 mu.<h, I" t h"
n,or,,;,," "I'e wn~ (u\",,1 " •. ",] in hel" heLl ."
Th l~ m:\I\lL 'cI'ipt m~,,;ion' ,li"'jng- Ih,· Hc\',)l"b'''~r .•·
1\"", ,,!AlIII (he Tori,, ~ Iryillll' 10 gel ""hll! Whill" j·U'1.i fronl
h"r l,uII ~" ,tnt! ~f nil Cnl;Ii '.h ofTi~cr Lei,,:: ill her h O" ~.e
aikr Iw,,,!, wo"",l~d ILL l,iulI ':; .\I<mlll:till, ileilllr kille,1 by
II"hhr rOUL"" of the "";I: Io\)orhoo(1.
Li ll c or J)".CCll t:
Willinnl' ('ilbel't lIIarrie,1 ~'"'hh ' M.CaL1(lle:<'1 :lIId ~ IL,I
5,"',,10' W lbcrt who 1I,,,,.,.ied J :"nC3' 11011""" ",,,I hnd
er nl h i,, ' Un)],,,,,1 who 1lL:,,·";od 'l",\'l"CC' I!r.de" II ud had
Sa rnh ~ I rr'" I !",l,'~ who n"' r rietl John Il :orpcr' [:i.·c1'S
1oI,d h~d
CYlll h ia Ho llanoi ' Il i"er.< wh~ ''' ''rried I·:cuillmin F.'
Cnner "nd 10,,<1
M,'r" P..,llc· C"rl~r w!io ""'rried e Ll 'l a" ,,,, ,\ .' l'vp~ ,
(Sec Pope l.lnc. )

HAHHIS f"Alo JI Lr
(;01011;,,1 ",,,I l :c\'ol~ II; ...""ry ],il\r~gc~ of '\nlc rk~, .1/
:;!J': C'LI.l,,' II l' hto"",:< r l;\rri~ of (;I.nr!c. Cit)" Virlll,,[n. til\!
Ii,",'t or Ihig linc of IWOl'd , wn~ hor n in ~" Ir l,,,, d " llOut Ina:!
LInd ,lic,l in rharl,·~ Cilr. \'Irgi",,,, ll~ cnnlC 10 Virgiui"
ill tILe " l'rO'llCrolls" ill ill n)" , Ifill, 1Ll,,1 firM ~et t1e'l in II ClL·

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rico COlln!y , lie ITwrl"ied Ad ..." 0,'\'01',1(:, ,bUlrht!! r " f
TI,omn n O~I,OI'''", She Ul'!'h'ed iu tht! "~IIl""''' lh,\(c '' in
No"emLer , \ G2 1, 'I 'hl" w:,. ThunIH r,' !ir~t IOlILlTi .. ,.(c, Tho,"
h~d : Hobert. bon' h' lG:15 , dierl in 1701; ''',, ''''jm\ ,'\I ~r.l'
Cl:!ioorne IHc~,
'l'he l!"TI'i~ ..-,,,nil;- of \fin:,,,i!!, IGlI- l n·1, Inll!" II : He
(,l'h"""'5 1I''''riH ) ~'''Ile 10 Virg, ni" .",1;' 'l'hmm'H O~h(lnll'
it. ]611 IIn,1 !eltlc(1 on l"n,l" IIOW ill Henrico COUllty, li e
w;,~ ,;«otl,1 ,II oomm;uul with ']'hC>nu,~ O,\>Iwnu in Ihe Innll
WnT w,th th~ Jndi"l1< in IC2:!, He w,,~ " member of Ihc
\follse Q( Ii " rl(""~', \G2~-IGa!'-lG\7 (.\oul'Ilnl of th~ J1ou ~~
HI' JlIlrK~~,;"" , Iv·;~1 r,Il- \ W~t 1'''1:" ,-i, 'J'homn~ Ha,'r". mCIll_
her r,,1' Ned: <If 1."n,l. 1(;2:.l ; )"'1:" >"i'. r'\ emh,,,' f",' I! cn r, co,
1 ~:t!J .10: I'm:" viii. f,\" mlle,' fur ll ~Il";C' " 1., \7 .!S), He
n",,,,,ell Adria O'b~,'",·, ,,,,,I from thi' ""11'1', .. ,,0 "''''ten,lod
)r"jor !Cohert U :"'rj", wit" 1O:..'l'i~" n,.· widow r:ice,
S"",,,, I~'l:" 9: 1'''01''''' lI "rri~. nil":" "'n~ ~''1,t:'in in tl,e I
1",I, nn Wnr~ :",,1 mnrl'l"d Ad r ,a O,'horn~, Ifi~ ~Otl, I:ollerl
IInrri~. nMrri",llltc wi,)ow Iticc, who \\.'''.1 l'IUT)' (;1:1;1101''''',
young""t ,jnUl(It\ ( r (If Colun'" \villlnm CI:o.ibo""Il. lh"'t Sec-
rdarr ot tb ~ Virl(;"'" Colon)" 1Ii" ( Clal1",rrm'~) wife "'liS
Ei ir."lJot h B" i"t'"',, (O UM·" "a," that her m,n,c wn" Bu ller. ,
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with wh ic h I "In'ce,)
H;" torr of r.Ollj~" Cou nt)'. Vin)i" i", pn!l~ :1·18: ) 1:Ljur
P,QI",n Ibrr; . wn~ the _un of Cnl,I:I,n 'l'hnn>n _ "",I ,\,tr,a
( O~bQ""") ""rri ~, 10o,'" eire" I~ !l; , He ,'mllC 10 \'i f):,,,i,,
("~l> 1650 ",,,I m~rricd :'.In,'y CI"lhorn" J:k", \\,;,Iow of
E,I"'nTd I: ,ce "",I ,h"'l!hlcr of Co!I,ncl WiLli,,", CI"ibnrnc
of Kin !:' WiIIi"m (;""nl),, T ho)' li",,11 ,n l'\cw I{cuL Co"nly.
thnl l'~,rt 'atcl' I>ci n" ll:>"owl' Co"nly. nl I he ,; I.. nrl' .... which
! ",licat c~ Ihl\l the), wcre Hc"r th e jlUlttion of :><nt'lli "nd
Sout h li>':tnd, c~ iJl the I'""w nk," Ill ,,€,',
Th e )l lIn; " !,,,,,,i1y, I'~ tc .. )\nl>~ ~: Cl ltibo" n~ 1' ~,l il: rcc by
G, ),!, Claiborne"IV:tI? : Th " r: cn try I'a",il), Il( ,\m criel<,
b;' llicharll (:cntr)'. I'"l:" n I : J: uilcl't II"rl'i., bOl'n in Wnlc~
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in IG::,-" di~,1 nt Ih' "I""rk~." l1au,wcr Cou nlS, Vi r):i",,,,
1701.
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(;ell iry F,nnily of ,\mcr il':I, II.,gM 60. :!2i1,22!l: It o!!_
cr l ll:>rr;? Ihe inm'iyr~nl. f,111wr of \\',m"", lIa rr ' •• c~ ",e

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lQ \'ir,dlli" Ir(lm Enld:ulll (IlrolJnloly from Wale.l ) Ixll ,,"cen
l G~O mId 16(;0. In 1G6<I JLe IIl"rri,,<1 :\IT.-, Jo\:I.Y J:i<c, "
\\"i,low, who \'.',,~ rOI"/"~rlr Mi;•.• Mar)" ClaiOOl"l)(', ,I:l\lf:hl~r
of Willi"m Claiborne. ijr~l S~crd"r:" of IL" Culony IIf \'iT_
II'''''' . Thei r .on. \\'illimu "arr ;_. ",,,rried T emll"'rnnC{'
O\·~rI.m. ,1:l\ll:hl~r of W,ninn, Ovalon of Wen C;a;r", H:m_
O\'~r Co""ty, \"iTI:;";'" Is..", O"cr\(1n Family.)
\\',II;,,,n ,,,,,I T~mp.,r''''ct: O" crlon WN'~ Ih" l':lr"UI3 of
l:oill:.1 IInrTl;. Willl:!m w:u 1\ \·"strym~n in F ...."I~ricb_
dn~ i';\t;~h. Virl'il1;". (or n num~r or .,·~nr~ l.>",or~ hi$
death in l i G.; .
l :o!J~rt lI :t rri~"nd hi~ "-;r,,, Mour"''',: Glrlll!. had dc"""
ohlftlrcn_lhc ninth. S"r:llo, born :\Iny 21, 17;16, died J all"-
nry In. 18('::, m"rrk~1 CaJllain Joll11 r.0<1~., h(1I"1I NO"ember
l G, l7Z!I, .... n of John J;ol1,,~ nnd AIr,r,. Crawforcl or \' ir,;;"ia.
0" )1"y 24, nSG.
Cnlond Willi,,,,, Clo,;t.um." f .., 1 S('udar." of Ihe (;(>lonr
of \,irlrinia, "":."' t he i"ther "r Mar.,· Clnibotnt IIlorr'" ";("
of l:oJ.o<,rt !! arr;~. II ~ c;\m .. from F;ulILn",l 10 \"l"j[I"i" in
I(.tl ,dlh Sir Fr~nci~ \\"}1,tt ,,"hen Ikl w", Urot "J>l'oinkri
,:o;·",·"or. li e (C1:>ioornej 10,1<1 mnu)' inll",. lmll olrkN .
Th~ Claiborne PI'~lillrc" Irm:".' Ih" (amily Lack 10 ,h" lw.1:"in.
"i,,}: "r Ih~ Thi r;l!I'nlh (·"nluQ·. (!:ll:tl Glnlbornc Fam ily, )
William li arri.,. boru " Wf.YM"OI, E" 0" the JnnM'S
l:i,·"r, l (;;'~. ,lie,1 ,am~ place ~I"r 8. 1t;I;' . ~Iatykd Decem·

I bn 2·1 . \C'{I. 1'~mll/'rnl1"" O""rl011. horn ,Jarch 2. 16'i~.

l:.ercrc"~~ : Wi!!ia," Ih,rd- bronte tat.!et r~mo,",,'d hom Old

I Colon1,,1 Chlln:lr. Wf·:y,\NO!'E. July I . 187". to Old St.

l',,,,l'li Church. :\</rf"I1 •. Virgin;". EUj:r."'t'd on it ;. " !leI"(!
lyelh ye 11(01)' of Wnl. ]larri" dCI':,rtc(\ thi~ lite ye Slh ,b~'
t<f May, !GS7. ~g~ :;.; year.', "

, lJi~jor.\· 1)( [.oil;';'" C01lnly, I'''!!C ::'111; (d'Il!nln ( Iuter

(:oIon pl) \\'i[l;:01l Ibrri.•• "01' </f I~ol>~rlll m\ !>ll1rJ-' C. I [m'ri",
I,G"11 dr,,, Ino. 11 ~ mllr";",l T~mr-':lIntP O" crton, <1""1:10.
Itr or Will""" "n,1 ~br)" \\'nl<'1">1 On-rio" of Hauo"cr COli n·
1)'. She "''"'' 1~"·,, )lar~h ::!. IG79. dl ...! f'cl".u,.,ry lG. 171t;
I T</rnl",l<,"~. ([ ;",n\'e" Count)" ).

Til(' IInr"is F"m,ly <>( Vi,·!:; nl" . Etc,:

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1'lIg<, 15: \\'i1li~m O\" ~rlo n. horl1 [)ce" ,u),er :1. [&;J~l, ",a,.·
ri ed ~[ary Wllt~n' Oil NO"~mhcr ~-l. IG70. li e tm i):mt,,!
from Enld""d It! Ilo"o" cr Con"ty "\>,,,,[ l IiS~. Ili l' ';011, ,I
William. married 1' ~l:ii)' Garlan(\, nn<1 til('Y hllli Tempel"'
mice, who mnrrbl CQloll,,1 ll"hcl"t IIl< rri~.

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l'ngc !i: \\',IIIIIIn H nrrl~. &0" of lh l~ l: "lot:rt J!"r rj~ .
mnrric,\ Tetnl'crnllC~ O'"Cr tOI1. She wu lin }'~n r~ )'QUtlJrcr
mill "";\lI \ he d,m)!"hlc!" or Willillrn O'·cr toll. who'o "-if,, ,,'as
' '.'1:1;)' Ga . 1""d.
I'nl:e H: The SOn of lI'illintn lind 'I'~m]l~"""cc H nrdt
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wn5 1:o1~ rt who marl'ic,[ ~IQ\"'nin K (;le"",
I'n,:c I:;: 'l'h ~ will of Hoh ert II nrris, Heco lu\ "On of lI'il-
limn nnd )[r:[I"\ """ o r ~lHjor Hob","l ll hl"l'h' ,,, ,,I Mary C lai_
home Harri". w,, ~ <I"led June IS, 17C:;. III " Mn,,·; n·inw
were """," ulor8. HI.mdr. John 1l(t(ICA ","I WilHnm 5h~It"".
II
The I:od~ of Wle~ C""nty, T"nlle!<;;"". w<ore de.'e<;;.I<le.1 fro'" I
the son.j n.t:.w of I :<)h~r~ ]I"rr'"
The Centry Fu n';)r ill ,\ mer i",,: Clait.ornc I'ed;grec; ~
Ilooklet on II mT;s F;nnily by ~Ir~. :\1:\1")' \':luI\"IIII in Ten·
ner....ee 51:1te I,ih"'r)" "",I Al bcmarLu Conlll.,· \l' ill lIook Nt>. I
2, pas:~ IS5 : C"l"" d )lowr! IIn rrj ~ born lI ~ n O"er Con nt)",
Virs:;n;". IGg~, ,li ell J\lb cnml"lc Cmml;·. Vi'·lri ll;". 17G5. r
)Inrried J\Il>emnrl ~ CO llnt)", Virgin; n, .J nllu:,ry 1:1, 1120. l

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Mou rnilltr Gbm. 100" n ,\l bcm al"l ~ Cm"lly , 1702. ,lied ,\lho·
marlc CoUnI)" , Vh'/finin, 1770. li e. 1:,,1>;:1"1 JJ" r,.i~. wns
ch(lsen Bu rll"'\11 fur Ihc A""emltlr, 17!I·l·17·1 0 (.Iou .... nh of
tiN lI"u~e I>f BUTIIC4_ of Virll";n;n 1.... 27.17:.1.1. 17:16.17 10).
II" rc~igncd n~ Mco'bcr o f Ihe I!Oll."Ie ot H" rKc~lM'~ 10 ''':.
ccpt ~]l]lOilllme"l hy t he l,i"l1 ~s S"r'·",·ol" fur th~ ,,~w I
county of Loul.", \\'hio h w,,~ cut off from I[ n",,'·~,. County
nnd vrl::,,,i~o,1 in 17,12. Il c "ftcr,,""r~1s "enlo" ed 10 ,\lhe·
",arl~ Count .\", Vin:iuiu, ,,,,d """ ~ one nf tho tin,t aeHl~r~
On DOllI e'.• lIi\"~r. (1 I i ~to,'Y of ,\ lhenmrl e COIl IIt.\" . h." K
Wootl~, pas:e 221.) I1i ~ will he ard 'Illte <>f .hum II'-, liG5 .
proh"I ~~ AU S:II ~t 8, 17G". "ud r~e{Jl"(lcd ill ,\lhl!"lRrl~ COIUI!"
WilL llook No. :!. 1~'Ke 1115.
History or t ","i"" COlin! )", Vi!):;";n. P"IIC :1:;5: ~Injor
nuher t IInnis, ~o" of Capl~ in Willi~n' nurl Tl!ttllN!fl IllC"
O"orloll Ibni", w;,~ hot'lI ;11 51. 1'01er'9 I' m·i"h. New Kenl
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(;QUill)'. 16%. (:-I'o\ e di!T<:'f (>tlCC of 10 )'tar.! in tiMe Q( birth
1)'om nl,[,\,c.) 11 " "," ,, (he fm ;\ ~ur\'t)~'Ol' 01 1.001,,, t:~Ulot."
III !7~2 n"d h~ ,Il>cc" lIurgcM from II nnO'<';I'. li e ,m,rried
MOll rning Gll'll n "huut ],29. lIi~ home w~., jn ,\II)(!" "II'le
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COUlIlr 1111.1 he ""n~ Vo.,jr.\'!lIilll in Fl'<~<1~rick"\·j ll c l'.u·;o;lI.
Il l... will i~ '"o"o •• \"d in ,\l1>e"'Drlc Coun l)' 1:"ool'{l'I, Will Book

I, !l. P"I!C 165 (I';(i~) . (;hildren . .. Snrnh . .. ho ru ~I:ty 2 1,

17~G . malT;cd ,luI", r:~d eo.
Am cri ":\ n Jli~loric,,1 ~llll:;,~itle. \'01 .·1. I~'V.C ,1·i: \'c;try
I Boo~ or r·'rcd~l·ic1t~,'!I!e Pari! h, IA1I1;':'I Count." \"in:;!)i".
I 1'1-12 to \7S7. At II ""'M)" mv.ct;ul: hehl:lt tb e Cb\lrch helow
,I 'h~ ~ i o"l\\" i1j.<, Sel>I~ ln b~r ~. 17GS, JtI)", Ilodc~ :ll'llOilltcd
II \'c.itr."U"1I In the room of HoiJl,rt lIarriH, (l~eea~1.
I Slime : 27 .)tIlle, 17,,3 , Tr" "" II n,.,.i~, Ve." l'j"nl"n, in Ih c
room of J~obu·t H,~r"; ", {;~nt., ho h3dnK r ~m(l\'~d (lu t (If the
1'1If;,-h.
I gllmh Hard , "IILlT;"!! .I"h n 1:<)(1,," uu,l beca",e the ,I
"",tl",,· o! Tyr~" It od~~ of t\lhcmnrl~ Cou nt) . Vire i"j",

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I_'lt"r WIl' onl' of Ihc Co,,,,,,j$.. iollm'll who 1!lld out Ille town
Qf I'I'h,~lci , Ten " r~~"c, S<>o '\cto, To "uc~~ce Legl6i:tturc,
"()"~mllr r H. Htn. 'i')'I'CC n,,,I,,,, w,,~ Ju ~tite of til" l'e;1ce
I lu (: H,,_, (;o"nl),. Tenn",~',(:;>. !I,,,l ;R Imrle,' where h" o:tUl~(I.
"Ix mil e~ lIo,·th "r I'"lnoo ki . 'l'cnnc&Occ, nt " Clifton r b~e. "
Tho j(ode~ Fmnill' Wl>le. I S~. in the j)l>Me~~ion of II",
"'r:l"r !il'~'S : "M ujor Robcl'l 1J8 rr;~' wife wu3 )IOll ru;"1:
GI'mn. 11 " Wn ~ the ,. co" of \\'iIlln'n Hard .• an<1 Tell11''''':m" r
\, O'·crlon. his wlrr. \\'illiu11l lIu1'Ti~ "'!IS the ~on of I!oh~,':
l ln 1'ri < rUld his ",ife, )1,,1';; HiL'e Clniliornc, whit \':a ~ the
i (Im'll'h t~r of WI1HHm Clnlbo,."e :ul<l 1::li ml>uth Uull c,', hb

I wil~."
"G~'I('~iH of thc Uuited Slnte.~" h~' Brown "n~'~ Ih"l.
1.:11111. Thon", ~ I!,wris may h:ll'o I.oeClI " ~ on of Sir WiJliam

I lI 11rris of Cri~ Ilh "",I \\'ooll)",,,,·~!or lemn r. E!<.I~1<. Enll'l"nd.

IA" e \'I' 1)e.'C(!nt:
Th omns' IJH,.,.I~ mnrriCli ,\(\l'iu' O~bonl O nnli hnd
il.o!s" rl ' lI ",.,.id who n""'ri e,1 ~!ury ' Clnlho1'''~ untl hml
\\' lII illm' lI arrl. who lHllfried 'I'.:mllel'""I:(" O" C1'tlm 1111'1
Ilml
Roher t ' Jl nrl'i~ who m;1.rri~d Mou rning Glenn nlill h;1.,1

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SHah' IIn r r,s who mn r rie,' John' I: "dl'll ,,,,.1
h:..1
Tr r~e' r:OdC3 who nmreletl Crnl h;:,' 11"11",,,1 "'"l h:\l1
S.~ rnh ~I}·r,,· lIodcM who mnrried .1 ..hll ll n r l'~r ' [:h'e r~
"",I hn,l
Cr nth;" lloll:II"I ' lli,·~ .,! wlon m"rried n imj:t!nin F.'
Cnrlc l' and h.1d
~lyt'.1 Bell ~' Curter who mnnic,1 GII"tlL\'II~ A.' Pope.
(S ec l'up c Li n.... )

HA lm lSON 1~'J\ I\II I. Y

Hi.to rr of 0 1<1 Tryon n"d Huti wl'for,1 Cou nti~", -" ortl>
Cnr<>li nn, p. 117 c! ::c<].: )lBj(lr J am\," Hol!"nd w,," the Non
uf \\'illi"m ,,",1 )lnr~' (ll a r riwn ) 1l01l:lwl. Willi",,, Hol_
Inrnl cn,;!:r"lcd \0 Norlh Cnroll"', (r<om Etllllan,[ in 1725.
[n "" tllls;g" ... d, u n(l"t~~1 ",nllu >.C: ril'l In femi"'"c h"", I-
wr illng ill thc wril<'r K Il08~C ...~io" is extrnct ... ,' the fullo\\"_
I jill: ' "n-Hllllm Uoll",,,' WM ou ElIl>li ~ h "ohlcm~n. II" fmd
Irn,-cte" nwl' Ihe co"ti",,"t of Eur(>l'c with hi~ Illtor ~",I
th .. 11 c~rne 10 ,\merku ""d 1llnrrird .\Ii~~ M"y Haui"",. "
"i ~ ter of the ~it:"~ I' of t he DcclnrntiOll of hHlcr~",I~ IIce.
Sh~ Wfl" of fille E"xlillb Iln rcn tng c 11 < is ~hown;1\ the jlrinted
li fe of her brother."
[ ha" o not fOluld t he "" ri nt ed life uf lI er orolhcr" " "
"' ~ nliOll~,l iLll o\·~. Thi ~ " Si){MI'" w,, ~ Bellj"",i,,' 1!nrr;,on.
J ,"a" e _enrclled :lO 01' mOI'U houk, Irrill){ to loe"tc tllig MOl)'
hut without ~"CCC'lil .
In 32\'98, H)j. J fOllll\l the will \If J!~njll,";II' ll nrri'Oll ,
the father of the Signer. In hl~ will 1m m l'''t;ol]~ {Olll'
dn\ll:htcr~ : Iklty, Alln(', Lucy lind II l1nnn h. :-':0 mention
"f )Inr (Qr Mo..,. ) .
I :~(l\'.IOS : T here weT(' IIunlorOll." lI arrl!<OlI ('"nilio.' in t he
SI,,!e (\';1"1:'" ;" ) not HI nil ,·,,[:,1 011 10) each oth .....
CT20G: " ' w::nj:,min " "rri~Oll of CUmhcrl",,,] CO""I)" bu~
lalcly fl7':;·!) r~mo"c<l (rum l:i~hmo1ll1 COlin •.,'. fl is will
d". ~d Felmmrr 2:1. 17GI. m~ntlon.' hi ~ chillll' en: . .. H)
~I"ry ... (9) Benjnmill. 1Ii~ wife. I·ri~ci\l~.
jV~.-,j: Wi\[ of :\Inr)' lI nrd' oll . lI"i(lolI" of N'nt!lI"'i~1
Il rlTl· illO n. Surr), Cpu "I,.. FclJr( IiLI'.'· 2:;. 17:12-:\brch 21.
Jj32 . On e of her Ll:Hlghkrs \\'~~ wUlled ~lm')·.
 2.~\' I G'I: ~I"ry IIn rr'son, dnul;ht<:r of II ~nry Ilal"ri<ron,
Hrnn.,wlek Cou nt~·, Virllini~. Will April 101 , 1786, prO\'ed
,Inne 2\. l i S!;. E"ident!y ~lleU unnmrrj~~J.
So, Ihe wrll~r [,,, 3 b~"n nnnlll" tn identify Ihe p~r~nl~ of
Ih" M;\r (or Mary) H,m'i",,!) whn ",an-ic,1 \\,illi",,! fl olbnd,
flOr h" " the dal c of the ",a,'ri"!IO \.>00" (0""'['
7 V;\2,\ : The II olb(((l~ w~r" I]Ot nr 11 uti rn.~ COlllltj", Nud;,
C"rol ina (a s wn~ .• t"t"<I eh,"whc'·c). h"t <If "Gilbert Town."'
iI"thcrford County, North Curolillll. :LJ1(\ "flerwIlnl,l of
Ma,,,'," e.m"ty, '/'cnllc,,""e.
1,tI.•1 Trilx:. of Nttrlh CHro\illn, P3gil ~";l: Th~,'c \",'~1"e
''''''I" I1m'rll'Oll' in North CHttli"" nol cO"ncdc.! wilh th"
ViTfrl"j" Jl:!rri.'«,,~, T he (ornwr clime (ron! \'il"ll"inia 10
Nqrlh Cllrqliua.
l.iu<1 of \)e:.cent :
Slut" Lhe anc;.>.'ltry of M" ry Ilnrti.-.(In II IIq ,m'TTie,! \\"[1-
limn' 1I0lbnd h~~ nol ~H J.rn"cd. no dc!\CcnL iN r,iWll.

HOLLAN D 1,'Af-II LY
l'I"om :,n !I1H!:.ti:tI ",,,I u"~Il("ed !l\nn"s~rjl't in (~mi"int
'"""Iwri l ing in llOS~c~"io" of the wl'ilc" tho fntt<,wiul{ i ~
,·.~I ,." ~tc<! ; " William Iloll"n(\ " ~c" I\'ed I"I"!;" ~ l!!n H of !:old
fnall ""gb ",1 HC"cra) tim e~ ,,,,,I from hal'i!lj.(" I:",!;" u.tnto
Tl"dut"d loy .<ell;])): hi " »n.pc,.t.,' for' Co "I;"~ "'''1 )\\(/llC·.'· to
" "'''', who knew it wn.' ,·,du~I,·~." 'floe (""",1 wn. "yon
,\is..:q'..'r<:(!, hul too bt c to;> r~g" in hiH pI"OII" ("t)'. lie h~d
~"CU HqU~ ",,,lone d'(l(l:hl er nud dud"l1 the ltemlnlionaTY
\\'nr lile .ons "'ere nil on t he Whll: Hide, ;1,,,1 he would \'i~it
thcm in theiT C:lml ' 1In,1 8Uy t(I thcm: 'I,iug G~(Irll"c will
whil' yqn ,,11.' II I' II"ns imloleut in b"~ir'c'~, wn~ ;l h"nd,
~omc man, II"~~ IIn,,.e :m" ,Iignilkd in nl'llCarnnce, II"n9 "
memher tiC Ihe ehurd, of E"lItand :mll orl"n f(',.. l hi» I.,.nycr
hool,. lIi~ wi(o j n~tr"cle,l hc~ c\lil,lren In al1 the !,nnc he~
of I,'nrlli,,); wilh which ~he I\'n~ ne'l,minted. She wus "
hill hly_ed "c"led 1:"1.,,, .I"m~s "'''" one "f tho ."oungeRt " On~
0( the r"",i l)" "",I dcICl"n!j,, ~ ,1 to h e cd l'~nted "'HI to wm'" 10
p:o.l' r"r it , "OU\ the :oge <If If, .1'":0",' h" hil"~ ,l to" "/lI"IlCntcr III
I ~:\ rn the u·",k 'rhi ~ qfl"cndcd Ih ~ rllt he.·, wlm cO. ]Hi(\crcd

Oil"
 thnt kiml of IallVr a '[':I1 "" lnlio" nlul each ycar look Ihe
money ",,,I kepI !\llntll he wn~ ~1 .,·em·~ of :lI/C , lie thcn
hn nded Ihe SI,m!! mon"l' 10 him :md o<I\id : 'Tuk!! it. my son.
u",1 in Co<l'" ,mmc do th~ I>e.t yon ~nn for ~'olll'"clr: Janll'~
),I!<o'am~ 1"",,\ of the fa",ilr. ,,,,d hC , lc~i re(1 him to I(() to
"; n"I:",,1 10 t~k<l I""",,,,,>ion of his c~I:olc I hc. \\,im~", 1101·
lan,I , r~H " c((i!l lr Ihnt h i~ P"'I ncg lcot wM "ow 100 old \OJ
1;0). T he H')'"OIC II'~' tilen ",ade in 'lot 1(ll<:I tl"," :0 ycnr
111,,1 t ltl! lInle of nblKom:o ultccrlajn und Jame~ d«linetl 10
I~O. Hi " f"lI,m' Wn~ 1:,'~"lly di s"pp ointed. ""yin", (ha l he
w:l~ lite only On" whn ~oltl,1 u((end tn hi~ lou,ine"'. ...
,\ mcrirl,n Il isiorieal )[,,[:,,7.;no. 1/ 2!l-!: WiIH'"ll l[ollm,,1
1I]l(\ h i~ wlfe lwd : ,l l1mc~ lI ol hU\d (h(>l'n eli'ea 11 &1. di~'tl
:.II(j' I!'I, 11:23) who w,,~ "It<:~;tr of (>1,1 '1' ,,'(>11 C(>'lItl),. "''''Ttlt
Cn""ti"a, I,cfor" t he ,I;"i:;;on or til; " cOI'n!)' hi 1779. fro,,"
.h,\),. 17i7. to Jul)'. 17711; Ecell"!! Hcul~"p!l1. 1I,lrtli!l'~ Co",.
1l~1I}'. Lod.e·~ 1:"I:i lll~nt. N(>rlh C:lroU U" .IIilitia: nftcl' Iho
1 : ~l'olutio"'''')' War w,,~ i i, t he S1Bt~ l)(Hu,te. l'IS!! m,d 17~'"
"",1 in \h~ lIon'o('. J'i liG mill 17S!'I: in em'gre...... ~r:.reh. ro n:;.
t(> M:ordl I·i'}'i. am. from 1801 to 18 11. Die,l 11l~,1. n(>ru
,,],out 17",] in 1'r."ou t:u unt y, No..th Ca "ollua. t!lld lil'cd iu
Hutlt~rfordt(>l', Mnjor;n l:ol'"lul\(I""r), WII'" ",,"c,l 10
T<:""e",~l·. ' 807 (it w",' Itc( (I:.il), l ill I_sec l:oter), .I ~m",'
ll oll ""') ",m',';('11 1;,.... 'h C ;llN,'t, Jununry l~. 17HU. (Sce
eiUlCrt V:lnI'ly.)
OlnC""~ of the Couti uenl al ,\ rl11),. licit ",."1: II 0 L I,A" n.
J"nI~~ (NOI'lll t:;oYQlinu). l.icutcllnltt n,,,] Cupla;n. N(>rlh
Carolin/l ~l illti:o,
3Y32 B: .JnJne. Il ull:I11(\ emiJ,n'\l'd 10 TC lll!e~~"u ill 1811.
IEislo,'Y of 01,) 'j'rron ",ul [(ulherrord COIlIlt:eA. "orll,
Cnrolil~' :
r>"!l~ 117: J"mc,.ll<lll:md lJol'n ill Ihnt "t~tion of Am(>ll
C"unly. "ol'th C"t'OlirtN which l/1t~r hN~"''' Med<1enuu rg.
lhen ·I'r),o". then l:ufhe,"fo,',1. Ilc "',," 11 TnTI:" InndowllC ,·.
n ~I:t"e IlOldtl' BUU f"lIowed :<ll'ricuittlrn l I",rrt,,;t", 0" :-':0'
,·em!.cr 2;;, ]"r.. by ac\ of tltl! Pro,'IRionnl COnl(r~.'. I...
11'''$ """,",1 n 6ewll '! 1icl1l~n:ltlt in ('al'\ , ,1<','")'11\ 1I""din'"
ComplO"Y, Colond Fr'''lti~ Locke's 1:"t:i l1l~n l . !\or lit Caro·
linll ~1i1iliu, (Al ~(> in CI:NC IO/!l~ ] . ~l:I7,) Locko'3 ll e~j.
 ment dc(~nt~d the Tor;".'! nt HmnStlcl"s Min. nell t I.incoln.
10wl1. J une :ro, 1780. bUI Ihcr~ i~ 110 rO)(:ord il1<Jic~ l ing Itol_
I~",r'/\ ",jiila r)" "",,"k.. or rctllrd Ihere. li e WlU "no,,'c,[
i J I. ~3 tor ~e n'jce in Iha\ ~o"ncclion ( nook A ellto-y 6!l08,
,\udilol"s Office. H:!lcif:h). ,\( Itr Ihe \I'M he "'"S in t he
S,n\<) Senn!c 1 78:~ ~ nd 17 ~)7 lLnd in I h ~ !I<l,,,,C of Con",,,,, ,,,
Inc un d 1789. "] cote ri member of th ~ fj"51 11 0.1nl of
'J" 'llsIl:c" . U!l;" crs it y, nnd ,;en'cd (1'.1I/C 1).1 ) ('"om rl 8 ~ \0
J7(i(';.
I'nlle 4 1: .lmn".l J!ollnl ,d. Sheri ff, T "yol1 (;Ollllt y. 1777.
]'nl,lC ~G : J ames 110]1:,,"1, S hrrifT . T r,l'ull Counly. J uly.
17i1_JIII,I'. 1778 .
I'al:" 8:;, J 'Ill'es ll oJI:t"d. clecl(~1 COllmy C"'''mi""iQncr.
J:"lh~I'r"rd Connlr. Jul)". 17112.
1':,1':1.' 86: Jam"" Iiolin"'l. r:CI'N.~CIIIMi\"e (rom r:"the._
(.-ml Counl.", I\'''rl ll Cnrolinn, in Scnn l(!o, 1 78~,
I'ngc 127: J"m~~ IloU:""I, ,,,In,il{td \ .. Imr, 1793, [n
Llulll(!orfonl COllnLy, O~lobcr ISlh.
I )nl/~ 127: J"",CS HoUand. r.el"c~ ulnti\'c in !>cnnte from
HUlhcrtonl COlI!lIj', Xorth Car!>1inu, 17n7,
ra~[c" LOG, 107 : ,Iamll.' Ilol1:lI ,d, JIH;t ic\' of the Pcace,
Jl ,.j). crford Co""l y, 178 1 :md 17$6,
1'11)[" lOS: ,l a me.'! Holl and, H"III'C~c llt ath'u f"" m Ilu th"r_
f~ ... 1 CO"rt!,\' ;11 t h~ lI on,'c !l'hen t ile L~~ir.bh"'c met ;n
l'u)'ct(cdll,', No':cm~r 2U, 1 1 ~ r., to J''''"nr,\' Ii, 17~1 ,
P"!lc 12n; ,J"nI~." \!oll:",d n'Ceil'ed !ZS "ul.e> fvr Con.
gre.·' from l:uth~rror<1 C,""'t)' 10 ,12 \'<>tN (lr .Io'"ph )Ic.
Ob\".,!I, his opl,ouent.
l'nr:c 1&1: Tc'",I!S.<~'e b~i llJl"" ne", <;<11111 11','. l:uIII C(,Iuld be
~ccn red chea l,ly ",hieh \",.,~,.,,, indllcemcul 10 ~o",c Who cou l,1
~ccu re il for ~cr"ic"" [n t he IlC"Olll(io", ,\ n",nC" Iho;'Q ,,"ho
le(l Ihe cnll nly "'He J:lmCJ llolln,," ,,,,,I hi~ (,,,,,i))'. This
W:li :lholll 18 11.
1':llre 117 ; ~lc1nl>c r of thc ~tond North Cn roli"" COIl_
~l;l\!liu""l C',)II",mt;on which :I,lol'tcd t he F~,lcrl< l COJl~lil n.
!lon in l 78!l ,,,,II "'''" Ilcl.rc"e "t "I;"~ ii, ('''''Jrr('>1,< ("0'" 17~~
IQ 17:'1 7""rI ' rom l ~OI 10 l S I I. I" JIIlll ,nr,'" 1 7~O, he m"r.

I, ried Su rah Gilhcl't, <la" l/ la cr of II' ll iJll m Gillie I'! of Cilb ert
'rown , NUT!h CHl'ul;nn, th e m'Lf'riage IXlIl d boh',r " nte rl Jnn.

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 u,"'Y 12. l i SO. Durin:: his l'l~t term in Cong .... a,., hi~ ol<lCl>t
t o". Willi",,, mou llt. llon~'III. hmll/ee ll ~e llt. ""ilh his ~If",,'"
<Iud "~J:r"''!Ilo 01 ..:n n ..ettlemCllt on hi~ Inn,1 J: rnnt 011 [) uck
I:i\·~r. ~Inllrr Count.'", T e1lm·<'<l(', Till . rem()\"nl """" about
the winter or IS08·1 cllY.l. \\'i lli "m 1:10""\ Holb"d <li~d at
!lIe IIl'W :,"~llem" m, .l Ime 10, ISIO. the n,, "t Imri"l in the
llCW [:" """ cy"rd th ere. Mnjl)r lI olll'II" H~ r\"c,1 his Insl t erm
II~ U. 8, CUllgre,,"mnn frmn 1"OI'lh Cnrolinll in l 80D_1811.
"ncr a llnl'ti,,1 r emon,! of hi" eIre"! ' a",1 f" mi ly to hi~ 1'011_
n." ,,"-'\! ~cU l~n1t'n t. II ~ cont Cl11pl"t c' \ n" en rlic r ren, o"nl, h,,~
lJcinlll, mnl ed I,y ~ome Illlfri~IIdly to him . that. hi " remo,":d
""n' limely, I'e """el'I ~'1 th~ ch,dl~'lfle. '''''Jou nced hi~ ~an­
,lid",')', a,,,1 ,,"as Qllce more elecl~'l. In 18 12, Maj()r 1101·
1n",1 w,,~ nn med" JU5Iic" of the PC.,.e for 1.lnn ry Cou"ly.
T~lInC>--1l"', ""d H~n'~d in Ihtll CU1J:1c1ly until t,h"u~ J nnlla ry.
Hil I!. In 11!2 1. he wn~:m un suc .....,~~ful cnmlidntc for Con.
Ilre.'~ from Ilml di~trict.
II" IIe'lu ire,1 " l" rllo lrOl'1. o( 1"",\ ;11 ~l:<urJ' Crnlll l.\'. lli~
r.l'~llr.1Cl by On bolh ~ id<'!; of I)uck I:h'cr. llil he muulh of
FOlnll" i'l Creek. lu,,1 Ihe (;;Ihcrt (r"tI'er-i".I;,..") grall t ern-
l"'accd h"th "ide~ ()f I,'mllll"i" Cr~~I{, 'I 'hc~c WerC ·''['re" ._
"" .1'," not " ~e n' i cc" !:ranl • . By I",,,lilion in 'l'cnn~~.'ee an d
", ,,.tUnt Kort h Ca"ol in" he W,, " ",lI k1l " Majo ,'" HolI"",1. It,
i" !lOt Itnow n th"t he ~"I'c d hi 11",t ~npacit .\· rturinjj" t il e
Hel'u!udo", l.ut h e w'" "JlPoiul c,\ r.r"1 ,,,,,jOT ill th e mill!i"
ill Ih,' )ll ort"" (N(H'lh Carflli nll) I) i ~tdd in 1787. which
I'rob"bl}' ~n"c IIim till" title.
~l l';Qr Hol!"",1 is huried niue rnil~" "list of Co[urnbi".
'fellne"'Ce. lI~ar f: ro\'d" ",l. in wh~t i~ now known t1~ the
Waldon remet~r.'". "hhouJ(h it WIIS for m:Uly Far~ kllow n
:lg t he lI'lIl:II111 Cellletery, llift II rtWe: h,,~ " !'o;<-like tomb
o,'cr it 111,,1 Ih.. in.ocr ' l.tio l1 un the ~b h (ollo""~ : " In ' nemOTY
of ~I;,j or ,I nmc~ B olland, whO) \1':1.1 bow A.D. lial "1111
dCI);lrled Ihi" lite 011 the 19th of Mny, 1~23, in hi s aCI'~n­
lict h ye"l". li e .... n- e,l hi, "0I111 t r," in n mlli tM)" II"d civil
c:<[",tit)" IhI'n\l j!hOLll the \\'.11' or Ame r i."" I ndcl>c n ~ enC" ;<ud
""lUI ;<fll' r\\";<1''[" fm' "UII'Y ,\"car~ " "'"mhcl" of the L"ll'i~ ln­
WI"C: of NI},·th Cn rolilLa :11,(1 n I''')'''''~" n! n ti ve i" Con!:rc'~
from Ilul\ "tale. In l SI I ho r ~ ti n(l til )lrll'ate life with

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l!r~"1 rlOr"'l~ri:.'" IIml wo:;l: lol or chllr"c tcr "flu a" nnlllQll.i
nm] ("ilhr,,1 :;er "ice of :r; YC~I·~.'· T H. [s followCd 1>;' :J
"moraLizing" CI,iral'lI. Thi R Illorall~illg cpilnllh hn5 lle\:l1
l"fll'iclj by lite "'rilcr :m,1 il r"nO\~~ : "I n JllIhlie ,..:,Int'o;"" he
wn ~ " good h" ,I);lIId. pMc nt, ""'''' er, neil:hhol' nn,1 r"i~ llIl ,
WII ' k ' l1Il "" d 1!O.l l'i: nhl ~ 10 the poo r "'h1 <u'''UgCl'H "",I OWl'
"dmi,."d that J"'cce llt i n " ") ,-,,Iil,\" m,,1 I'eli,rion which "o ilh,
' A~}'c ""(111M tllI't men "ho l1 ld tiv to )" '11. do yo a l ~o to them
li kcwi ijc.' ..
~l :dor 11011","1'.1 II'lduw , bern Ike,'moor 2G . 176·1, di ed
~Opt"mlO'Cr 10. 181 1•.1,1<1 i" 1,\11';,-11 M TII J~" rO<""II . Alabama,
r,ll1jQr 11011","1 w~a 10111: 1:lI(lw" In Weste rn Kor th Cam_
!iIIR "" "r,il( .Ii"," 11011"",1 fr()m hi ~ H;1.C. lI is Jlcoplc w~ .....
Epi"'·"I"~li,, n~. JI ~ had 'louht ~ nllollt t he ~"l lIaIHy of tbe
Chriel in the God- Jl ead ",.,(1 w~ ~ mOlt lik~1,\' ~ I) I':/S'I', 11 <11_
I 1",,,1 Il',~x a I hOrOUKh)(oi"f!" J e lTc r>onb n of tt, u mo..t PI'I.ro"ed
""li' '''~llcrali~1 11$ Ih; ug~ WCIlI ,h,m.
MQjor 11<111"",1 w,,~ n dQIl of " ', Ilium n",' ,\laT), ( If "rr i_
... >1\) 11 01l"nl l. (See U"r rison Fnmil),,) Willia m 1I0lbnd
cmll:r,ncil fro", t-;ngllllllilo ~orth (;,u'olina "hnut 172[;,
Major ,l lLmc~ Hollund a,,<1 hi. wire, ~:L r.1h (Gi\oort)
lI olia ",1 ,, 1.'0 had" ,i;lughl" r , Cyalhl " (1)0)'1, 10 C'< ol'emlJc ,',
17 ~:), llied .lilly 17, l i\~:n, who "' II" I'jed T),rec Holle,., S ,',
(1771 - I S ~7) , on April 2r., 18 11.
)'\ol'l!> ""d SOl/lh C",.O]l ll " ~I""";"!,(,, Hn ntl~, page 2'10 :
Cy"l hi " Il olln",1 "nd Tyree n o<l~,' , 2.1 ,\pril, 181 1, P.\llh~r_
(o,'d COllllty, :>Io,'lh Q lroliu,,_
'/')'rce HOlte.' ""d Cynthi" 1I01I"nll 1I00Ic_~ werc the progen_
it ... r~ or the H ode~ in Teml~J,;&',
A.t,li tiou,,1 I'xtracb from Iho tnmnml'riJlt IIII'II\iot'e,1
" Lo,'~: " \\'he" Jm.\('" 1I011all<1 m" r ried her (M r5. GilLen',,)
.l:\uJ,hler, ~he "',,_" fifteen "",I he h "unlr' r,,'c ,"eM~ or "g~,
'J'h ~y "'~re maTl'icd 011 C h ri~\m"~ 1)0)', T hc «r~monr ",as
JJt r formeol ill Ihe I,.~rll, Lei"J: ,he (1111), rO}()m ]nrge enough
10 cotllain th e I:UC8t" •• , ,.JaInI'd 110110",,1 tll,lncl roll o\\' the
,'o~"t lon ... r carpent er anor he 1l ~lIn '" or "III', but toolo:
C(l1l\1'.1C\" , hire,! wOrktnim a nd di" ~ct~d t h~m for tI , hort
ti me "",I IICCt llnuiat e(1 mOlle)', li e ~tltd lcd hlw tl nl] WM di~_
t l lll!u i~hcd Ilutlo in the Ci,';1 an.! Cr im i",,, 1!!'lIctice". li e

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WM ("ar;'" In !,olilic!!. ".",. lI irlo SheritT ... r Ilm County, W:l.~
ill Ilia Sln~~ Se:ml" nlU! t\~e"I)'.I\\'o ."enT.' in Hie Un:I,,~
Sl:tled COllgr~:'-'. lI is "l:.jorille~ were klr):!"" nil'! he n:,:I1-
r:lUy I]n,[ II pro;,d look;"f! ("(~.!O mnch M th::l ",mm mal)
w;"hrd Ilml h~ mir:h: be declu,l lor j""1 or,,, "O:~ M tlmt la'
IIli!;hl nut he n. proud. He \l'fl.' " Jlnjor ill the Hc,·o]"l'on.
""y \\'Ilr. <lIHI at 0,," limo ,..n" [n" mo.11 h,17.ar,I"lI< s itllation.
h.wl,,!: bcen Rd~ctcd to 110 j" H) Ih ,· 1':" lJl i~h Army nml report
th,';r ~tl'clllJth to the \I'hil; ,.fl!c. li e II'nll:crl up .1nd ,jl)\\'u
th~ EnJ;lh,h lille.' .",,1 .1 .<hll. 'II vll' "h','1'1{ :,re we?' ,,,,,I
h,wi,:,.: Q\>lnitlc:r the ]llfm'lImliol1 l'c'II!I .. "~ . rdu!'ncd 10 hi
<>WI! II .. m,.. The Imowhh(u II",~ ").1.1;",,11 w,,~ On" grenl
r~II'<,· ... r the 'UCC~."i or th~ .\I~lcl'ientl ArlIw in til:)! IWld or
rh .. ~lIunl ry. II " w,,~ cho~~tI "" wdl fllr hi~ n"'''n''r~ "wI
1"~'~mIJI:",ce [(I Ihe EURli..h :I." for h l~ II'...."~ I""l\"-!rr "w!
fkill.
",IN Ab jo:' lI ollnnd wn .• '":II'dr,1 ,lllring Ihe \\·"r. he
c:ll'l'icd 1I;~ brid" nl (Jnce inl" V;rl',"III :",d II"·,, lefl lI~r
"'1:11",1 IIf P,~lritk I[~nrr (:""I'I'lIur or Vi"l:illi,,) IlIltil,h,'
do.'" or tile "'''1". 1'il~ hrill"l trip wu~ tuken "n rne.: lIor.' ~'
.'11<1 tho "lie 1I00cd loy Ille bri<lo II",,~ II:UI1NI ·lliu ch;,.,I: The>,
hm):" '~r'"''''t with Hl elll (tid" ~C)·\'''"t, 'Oi""II: li" e,1 to he
0,",," IIIt,cty )"":\I':! all(1 iliell ill Ihe fnlllil;-), ,\fit'" th e W"r.
MnJ",. 11011,,1111 ,,,dlt ",,,1 (,"'111-.1>"11 " I;IIL' hOll ·w. Tho 1""'_
101' ou th~ ~"e",,,1 'lory WII . "("aCllerl b.v " 1>1'0:\11 "t.~ i,.". 1))
il "-','re l'ortrlLit~ (If )laj",. lJ(,lI n"d ,,,,,1 hi" 1I'''lJ'hte,', (" ,.".
(lilli, "'111 hi' Ir iCII(I, ThOll"" ,krrcr~on_ I'll J~'illt,~l by Ih~
h~,t IIrli,'(.< ill l'hiI:Hldi"hl~, Th iK 1I0UiI(l lI'a~ thll th~,, !<',.
of hcn\'Y trouble.•• Ju~t :Lt il~ oomlltel;u" M,,jor 1101111",1
wn~ 011 !he ro"r. hr~ foo! ~I1I,"p',1 :,,,,1 he fell 10 lhll \:1"<111".1,
Ih~ ~c:trrol'ljll~ Ilrenk;"y' hj~ f~n. /Je .'e,·mc,1 IIf'",1 wh~u
hi. "'ife re"dll:'] lIim; hnl ~he '1,,·tee<I~,1 in IJlc~'lint: him.
;.",1 111 just ill the l'bte "'11I'1"tl ~h~ 10"41 Jlr""'~11 '·,'r." lI"rd
UII Ihe a rm "lUI hied hin, h~r )",I>y W:H ILlnrkl'IIIJ.,· ",,'" nr",
hei"l~ oIT nl ti,nt Ilbc~. Ah, IL(I.,' Ill(' N1ml,Io'li"" ;I!HI ("r.
"Hling of the home "orne "p:,rk. f.-ll 011 the Inr roof . .1",1
the lIo" ~t· wa ' h"I"1,o,1 10 th e !~rnlU\<1. 'I'll" >C ," 'mll ', c.~r.']lt ,1
few. r,1n IQ n utherfo,.,!toll COl ' hdl" ,"\II tho .• ~ 1),,,1 Nma;n""
tln'i'w the mi,.rol",', pnil 'tia!{.< (11,,1 r\lrlllt"r~ oat M ,h c will_
 ,IO)w". ~h II"II~,,,I ~',,"I',1 h~r I""';''''I<I'~ I••'<:rct.1 ry ""d " II
hi~ \'''lu"J,l~ IMIi,· r. ~",l;, ~"'''III, IInl, of It,,!,l which ~he car-
";e,1 ,,1011" 60 ", lWI \n lJt,t,.".\' it, "",,;rlll lIml it Ctlul~it",,1
K01,]. This ~\r~iu w~~ ,,\ 1"~L thu c~u:.(' of hH .lentil. 'lJ w".
,,1.<0 Iho hn':Oie!llq: from Ihe r"l1 from the hOll c 11m calise of
110" (I,·"t h 0( the hu "bmul. f,[l\jOt'l!o]lnlld, who Ht th e tionc ",
Ihe ']t-e w:, ~ II"''',' from hOllle ~'I profc~." i"":ol li\I .'in",,~ 10
1m "bsc ut scnml <1ny~ lon,:e,", bul '''' i ... ·~,;I,tiLlc im)1uj 'e
"atl.'e ,1 him to conJe home 1",[ \<>0 !:tIc "" an w,u <.I"~troycd.
li e I-eh"il l Ih~ ho",,,, 11)(011 t h e 01<1 ],rjc), " ,1110, nm! a{t cr_
j warJ< "old il !L1I!i move,! hi' (1111111)' hI T~"" Cle"" wh "r~ lou
",,,I C"l,.nd (;m",1'l h,<l kl'1:~ (,'"ct . <If Inn,l ,I"""!ed I.y Ihe
e.;tlil~,t Sl"t~~ for Ilew;iutiom, r)' I'.(on'i~~s, JI ~rc 101: ho:,,',1
\0 ~~!lI~ hi- ~hil<l r.." "rOlll,,1 him, li e "ften",r.I •• ,'aid th,ot
it \\'~.' "'1'<)111: for I~~rcnt $ to b,,'c th~ir 11('111" uml tollo'"
tI,~i,' chilllr!'".
"lIe was iu COUcl"'~~ "t the lim~ of the ..,,,,oml of hi s
(""liI.\', UUl julen,Jj"c \0 I~"w Korth C"rolilm until 1"'0
j'~.,!'~ I"tcr. 1m! hi~ ,,·ife. h""ri"l( of the ~!c);I1";" of their
""". lI'i liiam Ill"",,:. left hlll'dedl)' 10 be ",ith him. hut he

! lmtl lKeO" blll'i~d twc> we~I:.1 hcf<lr~ a h~ ,'ea~hc,1 thurn, li e

b<ll,crn '<'nl out only" few w" e k ~ before' by hi a (;,the,' to
~1II"1')' COll nt)'. 1'e l1l1e ~~ce. to 1<lcat e n (a1'11I tor him, , , ,
I 'l'hQ"''''' Ilollnnd :lnd hi . (ath",' (.Iame,~) Q(t~n walkeri 10.
)(etllel' ill J'hibrlel)hi" nml hee" " .c of their /:Ieg" nl np)'ear"
I 1m"" onc WiW t ,dled Lord Jl clhu"l "wi tho other Prjnc~
lloll"nd. ~[~j"r 1-I"1I,,,ul IIn,1 hb R(ln~ 'lu,l d""s:itkrs 10
.Ir,<>.;! wdl. he "ft~II 101'1"1:;1111' j;, ft < o r je"'~lr)'. ct~,. 1'1 them.
,I II i· O\lJl 'h~ __ rl w,,~ of thc I,~.d ,tu" lil y. Io"t on lh' .1:11 of
.Iul)" he "I.,.,,;... ,,'ore n comillete ~uil of home~I 'u", .. ,
",\la jlJr Il oUnn,[ was not ,I mcnllicr of :In,\' Ch ul'i: h, Coulll
"01 heli~n' in Ihe ~"'lu"lily of t he Go,I· II ~",1. CouN',lcr in"
«hri,~ tlot Ililunl in pow~r "'itll the F"tlwT. ,,111I/)Ul; h he
!optic,""l ill hi s ,H\'in~ orlgitl,
I ",\llljol' Bolland Iin,1 tor s~\'C I',,1 ytal'" Hftm' hi . r cmo\'nl
(0 TcnlJ(··"ec, 1 1l~ nnnle w,, ~ ""CO I'U" fg,' COI1K'r~~~ . hut
I he w[" not d ected , lI is ~o ,'c I~)r Wn! " I:rcnt nmiction to
him, nnd hi ~ death \\'n~ a[!dllu tc.l to ItA hchlll too "lHhl~n l.l'
heal ed. When he ,li ed, "'''11)' c:un e ti, ,,~~ i ~! ~lr,'!. 11 011'''1<!.

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 hul ~hc refu."c,1 their ~,~~i'I'''''''lll",1 locke,l hcr~clr ,n \\"ilh
two (II" Ihree of Ioc r m(k,l (";lhf,,] ~el"'llt"~ nml ]1erf(lrmed
1i!'. ""I{ Ihe ,.ad olri"e of ".".ohi"I: ~'Id ~hru"di,,): him. She
~nw "'·er.," h(lller and nW:nlion "told 10 hi . r"",,,ins mH) for
two w/'I'h coulo! not sited " l~u ,' 'Hul hemin" "" "'~I"""<ll,.\'
Ivlll( >lic kn""., t hat s he hnd to )~~"" to "'ulh ;\1I"i".
",\l r~ , ll o11 Itl,d, who ""\"~l' "l"'k~ c" il of "" )'011", "h id.
'Ci\';Iit." wn . e"c,..dm<l,I" ~ oI ue.' S he w,, ~ )d"d to "I I her
fd(,"d~, ["mlly !md ,en·,," !.'!, SI," Blfect«1 ~ur pl'i"" if nllY-
,mC ()( Iii " ,"oullI:er n'''ml>cr" of th e ("lnily ~)lQk" uf I,ein,:
~ ick 1'(1 tlml th~r fell "II11Q.! ,,~ if l.hc), hn" L''''''milt~d n
W,'UIIj.;" if Illey w~r{> sick. :;h~ "illerI'! I with ~"joy me"l jlllo
l he pl~,,~urf'.< or Ih" Y"'" lI'". ",,,I ~he prdN"",1 the w~,dtlw
n,h", ......;'! of her 'Ie~entlam~ It> Ihe I'u',,-.;r. She .,-n,,, "ote,1
for her lille bu.'i,,~"~ m'nd. Sh" h'Hilll<' :olmu'l nU or Ih,'
hom... . llIlit~ to n""'''g~, ~h" 111,1 n liltle ",",wi"" bnl had ",'cr.'"_
thi"ll' w~n Jle rfurm ...d b.,' tho"ll O\'er \\·hol1l ~"" I'Tt·... "I~d. H".
Hldc~ hcr ho:.'I{'. d"iry. Jll>U h l")" ",,,I ~lo"k, f ll<" a\lcmlcd II) her
fll r n., IWu.-el".<, em·JlI'lll",.,;. ~ h""mllkcl'~, 1<",1 l>ll<ck.< milh.<,
10 the {tnx, h"ml> :\",J collu n. She , Il"c,~ , cd wd l ""11 ill hel'
lallel' d")'5 "Iwnys worc Linck ", Ik !I"""",,., w'lh whil e ", ll J.
lin 01' in c\' ~I'''\\'l 0\'\," i\. 1"'''';'' 11 on l.I' whilc r"ld~ ","ih le in
("Ollt. She ",m',' la cu C~I>" with flll1 cd bOI"fICl'", Th e Taht
Iwo )"\,:11\' of h~l" life wur" d,,".loxl hy i1 111 ''''~, "csllUi n)( f,.om
l~"" ()f m~mt>r.l' whiel' c,",~cd her 10 nClrl~Cl the 118unl con.
"""1 l'rc":,,"li()llS which ~ h,' hlld IIlwII.I'1I lI S1:!(I far Ihe (liNe~""
cml!"" by lifl'''!; the heu,·." (r " u k 111"11)' Y"~"" I,era...,. The
"('Il lcel uf l itis (li""" ' e "',,' nil ~x"""~~i\'c intlnmm"tioll On
her "r'tI~ ns well " 8 cntir~ nh~c nrc or IIU ~ il1e:<;i cn rC5 "JTl'i:t~,1
h"r mi".1. She Ih<llwhl of her M,,,,,,,. I'''''~ "n" '11I~lr:",,1.
She ,lie,1 u(l"r "n ilhlC~~ (Of I<Ilmc lennUl, The In.it 1I1alllh
s ite would only d rink hnlterm'tk. '''HI if the re was any at-
ll'nI])1 1(0 thic ken it /jr ,,,Id ,u,triti/j", ~It" wuuld t hrow It
"""".I'. S h ~ died calmly 'md hcr l,, ~t ~ ")·hlt:" ,,"Cl'~, '11,,"nh,
I,"kc ,'''re Ilf m)' little chi)/lrCIl :111<) )U"'I"lr c c"cr)'t hinv, f01"
YO ll,. ~!":;te" , fill' he will 0001l be her,,: S h ~ ""'l~ lo\'dy ,,"J
.,'dHI ill her life."

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 F rom Ihe m:tIl,,~ri l 'l mentioned abo,'C i .• ulracl ed the
,\, ..,(:\,,,,1:11115 of .I :om~s Ilolb",I II ,,,1 h;~ wi(e. S,m , h ( (; ;nwr l)
""11;'11<1 :
"J. '1')wIIil's lI "rrlson J rollall,1: d le, t UII 1»" rried . 81 \ld ied
medici '''' n" " I ~,. the grea t ' I)o~l(or n",,!!' ; W',ii n U "ilo.'ll Sl n\e.~
Slm:ron ; di c.t <.of yd lo\\" fC I-cr in :-'cw Orbm_. 1.""'"i:lIl:O.
i'ill'i ng ma,le a dj"ti n:':lli ~h e(1 !'(' put illion fu r h i.1 ' Ilccrs" ful
l ,'(,,, t"' ~ tl t or thaI dl ,,,,, "c. l:\ i,-k mOn Wer .. h '"oll!:h t a mi
w" r~ 1;-;1\1\ at h i" <l (}(lr W)H-II h ~ \\·;I.~ dy i"lI. li e "'"" lm r iml
wilh )1;1"(m i~ hOn OT". II i" h or"~ . ,·j~hl ;, oo"'1':l ri 'Ol1c<1 . w,"
Ie I jll 1l1~ fllnc r:,l ll l"<lc<"";OIl. H e 1m!! len hj~ "". nm l. 111,,11.
,,1 \"''''<: on hi" bgt trip !(j N~w Or lean", O"e (hlY r: i~ h
r:"n.' ,., ,,lII;nr. '''''' ~"jd d,nl he '~"w loiA 'II;.ster pale '''HI
whil,', 'lI:.t lie WIUI de,,,I: 1'11,,-," rc.~r~.1 IlInl h" was h.",ne,
hilt hid ocl.1 ~lIcech was wr illell <1(;"," 'I"d .IRled, hut ~OOn
1,'IIM' came inCorm,"!: Ihe", or Ihe dentll (>( 1>r . IIolland:.1
thnl limf'.
" II . ~ amc~ lIon'l11~ l11~rr:el! \\';";(re<l S"",lI" n! and
ha.1
"' I . Sarllh .\ry r~ w ho mn,·r ;".! It e,·. I,'rcdl'l';ck Th oll 'p:;on.
a P re .• h)·!" ,' ;'I " m;n;"ter. and )] ;) d :on ollly chi ld. M.na,
" 2. ~Iary I.olli , ,, wh o "'''''ri,,(\ " ~t,.. Hnd.\ns.
" :1. r;y " th ill who nmrri cd S" "'''''I Poi uler " nd had:
"':t ••\l n r,'· 1.001 wh o n" ".,.i ed .\1 ]', C hcai,'~.
··to. Wil lie wll n married Sm"nd e""""n.
··c. Snll)' ; ,I. C)·n thia ; ... lI enl".I" ; f. Su",.
"1 11. l:ynlhi:o who ma r Tie,t . tlr .• I, 'I'y ow l: mles, and ....'<:_
011.1, Peter LOooker. B.'" the 1;,'.<1 "mrriH):c Ihe.'" had:
I "~, SMa h :'I)"rll who "'''ni.... l. lint, Johll lI a q lCr l: i,'c rs,
""d ~ceo"d. Colonel J o.re" h 'l'roUer PJll rieoJ ;'( Colil mbia,
T~nnc:woo ).

".Iohll Ila r l""r Itiwr.• "lid S..."h M )'rn n;"er~ had :

"( I) Gy " , lo i;' \\" ho ",n rric,1 Ilcllj,un i n ~'rm'kl ill C:Lrt~r.
" (~) Willi",,, who m:or";",1 ,hllill 1' I(1I1 I'1'(ly .

"I ~) M ary I\" bo m,,,.,.ied. r.r~t. G ~o rlle ,\. S)"k~" , ",,,I

~cc,,,,, I. Ill". Wil lia m Il nLte.
I "h. Hobe ,· ' ,,"11o m" r ,.j"d S",." h I·: li •. fl h~ th Cllrtcl', " i ~tcr
of )1 "" j"lII il1 F . Cnrt ~ ]· aho\" e, Tb ey h ~ , I :

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 "(I) l ue~ who rtI" ... ied 1:/)". Ceor!:c II IIUI, '"l t:piHCOlm.
lilln ~ l i " i~ler.
··(2) Cynlhia; rtI~l"ricd Fcli~ Smi t h.
"( a) '1",,,"00; married E li.al.oclh ~lul'l'cll "1111 hml <)1m ""H,
CliftOll , w lm OWllo,1 ' Cr~"cellt View: Gil e~ County, Tenlle5-
"~
"(.1) F ra nk ; ( 5) [(01)<,01"\; ( G) It ol lu " ,!,
"C. Tyree.
" IV . S ur~ h ~1 .'",.,, ; Ii1llrr iefi her ~"u J ill . DOCIO I' ,J~ "ky
I'd nee. Sll~ lI'us 1he (laughl(',· with olle ,,,",no S he d i ~d wil h.
ollt,chil,lre)1. 011 1I0COlln( or th el,. rcimiouJ hil', '\illj,,n' J "'" M
1l(l1l;lIl1i 01'1'''''011 (hi s IInioll ro,' "e"o l''', )'Cl1 r~, but II! (hoy
wcr" . till OOmil'"1! he [:11\'" hi.. eOIl~enl.
" V. SlIphi" Snlinn, who ""u' d ,,1 ~ I "jor Ha o·,lin I'erkin~
mul hnd:
" "'. AIIKu~tu~.
"b. I.... lli"'~ ; married \l'iIIi,,,,, Cuo::hl"HlC, ~l III\\"yer. ~nd
1,,", :
"( I) Sol,h,,, 11011" ,,"; "'Mri ..,,1 J'IIi1ip A. F ill ,., ~II Epi".
co!,all:", dcrgrmatl, ,,,"11110;" chi)(lrPti III"\:; WilHam. Sophia,
I'hllip.
"(2) II n"lin Perlli,,", married Hlltti u Enrlc.
" (;J) Loui'll l1cll ri e\ta: nH"'I'i~d Tb"il)M ,I . Pe r ki,,". ,Ir.
"(.I ) I\'illimll Gill""'l: "'''''r;~,l 1.11)" 'I",,;,lor a nd hall;
.101111 l'~ylor, Lou"", ClnuoJi " ." 1I:11'.1L11 1'''1'1(;,,",''
Thi a i~ th~ end of lhu "'Ita (liken fr("Otil llin ~l"nH ~cripl,
Insc dl,(io" 3 tahH frOm the 101111,,;(0" "5 ;n the 1I0]"u,,'
Cemel"r)' nbnHt nine mill'S 0:1$\ or Coli""!..;,,, Teo1llc~"ee :
M,\ J OI~
JM.u:S IIQI.I.A)oI[)
Thi" in <cril,(ioll h:<s lII'cn oopietl ~\.oo\'''.
JA.lI:S 1101,1.,\1\'1)
"S"cr~d tQ the memor)" of J'''H e' lIolillml, ~Oll of ltlnjor
J"'nc~ lI olln",!. horn Ihe 1st of F~br"l\ r)'. 1800, "',,' rlepnrled
thl .• lifc the 81h of ,l Hly , 183G."
WIl.I.1 ,Ht Hl.ou~n 1I0t.r. ,\~1l
"I n mcmor.... or \\"illinm I.llmmt lIo\lnnd, "~"II l'ubrlUu',"
:!:l, 1 7~O, ami d ied ,Jn llu l G, 18 10. 1I ~ eII J~,\'e<l" lihcrnl ~lIn.
"
c:ltioll uno! Wn" ,,"lecOle,] fo)' ""'II)' Vil'l nc"."'

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 lIi.torir, (}I I'''J'~. C""!~r IUIII J{c~'urill f 'mni/ic. \ ·11

.'UIIY ,\1,)< l. au , S,\ lIOl.I .M.:!J

"' n mtmory of ~I " I'Y All" 1.0"'"" 1I 001ialld, d:"'lI illcr of
~hojf)r J am,·s 11011:11"1. L:orn 12 ~I"rcll. 180:1; ,I i~,' ill J uly.
IIU S. ill Ih~ ';);\"""111 Y':':1r of her IIge:'
(" ,I:-;l ,j(; E II Ol.L.I:;n
"111 menlory uf t:llulil"ll l 'olill lU;' wife (jf ~!areIl5 II !)!·
tn,,,,. allel,hew of ~ll\jor J "m.." 1I0n""II. S he .ieparted this
lit" '\ III:II~t. 181 7. ill the Ihirly.~i~lh y~ar of hfT nl:('. She
Ii,"ed ml<t dic,l " Jlio\\~ Ch ri~ti n " "r th e M ~ \lwdibl .Jollomt_
'ln lio1\. "
!MltAl I G[I ,II ~: IlT

" I" rtl CmMy "r S:H':,h Ciloc,'I , ,"olli e,'.jl,-lnw o( ~1 "j'>r
.Imne.1 11 011""" . who 'lcp"I'I ~!l this life Ih(: Iwe'Il )"·tl,.., of
[)~emher. 1 8~:!. nflcr :.. , nCli,'C "",I ilhlu~tI"ioll' life o f g:;
yl'!lf••

)(I':n N S.INPFC)Hl t HQ!. I.,\:-ll)

''In m~morr of I': ern Smul("rd Holl~I"l , infant t1""t:ht er
or .fanlCl< ",,,] W inifred Uolbnd, i:tlrn the 2,Uh or Man-h.
183;;, ,,"<1 <1~ I~tr:ed thi~ life on t ilt 10t h or I\llr il. 18:J5, nf(1'<1
on" week, ~ i); (by,. : '
0,\\'1.1:,,9 f.,\I~ I , \'l!lN CI:
"I n me"'",I'," of B,,)'le.,~ I"wll'ri "c~. w hu <lied in '\"J:u ~\.
I 1&2". He ,cn'ed hi . cO,,"It'," with ~r~dll, 10 ),im~d ( 11" 1111

1 " ffice )' in the Cnck 11'"" ,,,,,I "I th~ ""ttle of Ne", Od c:'!,,","
I.ine or 1 ~.lCCnl :
II'mill'n' 11 011:011<1 ,rnU'r ic<1 Mar." lI arll~on IIlld Illul
I.
,t ,latnl'~' Hol lan'\ wh", m:1<'I'i"iI Sara h' GllIH'rt il"d hu<l
r .,'ulhill' IJollnl,,1 ",h" ma rr k'll Tyre{!' 1:0><1". CI,,1 hnd

, Snr:rh Mrl'l\' 1l0d O!!! "'ho 11I:'!rriell Joh n lI '1rl'.er ' l:i"era
'''Id ),:,,1
Cyntl,la [Iol lm,,! ' Iii" " ,," who "'m'ri,,<l Ucnjn min [,' ,' em',
tel' mId had
~Iyra lIel1e' Q"'~l' "'1", mllrried Gn 4 111,'ns 1\ .' 1'0IIC,
(See POliO Line.)
 GIl' (:n:w; : I.onl Thom~ . I("nrlley (I>orn ci rcn _ : tiled
A1>\:1I11. 17Go1) "."" '''' I rl~h Lord ,,,,d ~ lni ll'r" t c(1 10 " orlh
Cn.-olinn eir<'n 1700 from f'lI ockony,bf<.l , ·ri ppcr"r)" , Ird,,,,,'.
ami re~h,",' in :-I ol'lh enrol"", fronl 17:1\ 10 17(;·1 wh en he
'ticd in lIali f;LX CO" ,,!)". Hi" til lo , i~ IlI'u"cd loy hi s will,
whi oh i~ I'l'<!lIrd c<l in Will J~ook No. I. pa)(c 1,113. "nd wh ich
c ' mdU L1~ .• (!~ fo llow ,, : " Wit M !O.< whu,."u!)!o ! ...ct my l..o'·lr ~
h~"I, dc ,"
,III'( 2)1 8!i : Wha t i~ the l'cblln n ~hip (If Edmo ",\ Ke,1r_
fi",\', of !! mnl,!on , Vi rginin, to M ichne! I(ear ner Hl,d 10 Th o,"-
~.< I ,<':(rn~r? The kno,,"!! fnets IlM: E(hnol1ll :nul )Iic h"cl
"ere ooth in II~ m l'tro". Virginifl lOCI "'~II 1712_1719 ( e l: NC
2 11'.122. ,12,,; .1 7GG,890). Hollo ~c~it'~,llmtent ~ in 1717
nlld 172 1 (cn~c 2, ·12;; ), ,I Michncl ,,,,(I nIl EdllH>nd of
Virj:'l"i", hrol her~ mHI mcuhll" t ~. r~g iHt~re'l l!Owcr of 111_
1<Jl'llcJ' ill Chownn COll llly. :O:orlh C:.. OI ;,,", T homns, I)f
(:hl)"''''', mnrried S~l'nh ,\I~\{Jll, .1:lIIlj'h\tr I)C Joh" AI,IQ",
Th", ,,,,,! '-"1(1 Edm""d ),,,,1 m!joi",!!JI' ll1nd ~ ;" Edr:ecombi>
1;01l1ll,\', !{ort h Ca rolinn, alul Thumn~ b"d n ~QlL, EdlllO",l ,
NCll &G I: ~I I'1~1 ; )!ichlLi"1 1( ~:",,' "Y ilL I'ro";11ce of Nor! b
Cn ,'"li" ", 1720,
KC II .u :n 2, ::7n: Il'iIl of Il r.njnm in IIIL ",Ii " ", 1';<1"( 001)1 he
C(>II Hty , lJ~<"ml><". 10, 173S--1"cll1'llnr)' CQH"t 17:18/ 9: Lcga_
l' ~_', "1':,lmoll<1 I( ca m e)' ( !Iron of 1'h omu~ II lId S" rllll) ; T hom,
II" I(,·"rne:.: S"l'"h Kearne;', ",If~ of Thllmn": E1i l:,hel h
AI.;lolI, wlfc or John. " 1'homl'~ I(f" rne." , EXC<:lItor,
(i\\' (2):\,17 : Surah A I' ton IIIft r. I,...1 T h(ln1ns KeA rn"y Ci...,A
17:1{],
CI: NC -I 62~: Thonlns Kc~ rn\')'.-IOO IIcre~, lIcrl ic (:oun ,
t),.:!1 ~l nITh, 17,1:>,
(;t:l\'C '\ 'GIG: 'rhomll~ l( e~ rll~)', :100 ;Icrc~, ~;(Igecomoo
County, 5 :11:1),. [7-1 2,
el:xe ,I, (;I :! : T110 llln~ K enr "~y, 1,10 "cr~,' , Edllec",nbe
eVlln tr , ;; MIL )', 17,12,
C!t:-lC '1; 7G l ! 'l 'h01T''' " 1( ~""'l\o)', 200 " en," , 1':dllccom\J c
Cou nt y , 0 April, 17,15,

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CI:r-;C 4, 7(;6: Thomn~ h:i.':J.r lltr, :100 ;,crt'~ Edr;ccombe

County. II AI,ri!. 1I.1r>. •
(; 1::>:(; .1;:117: Thonllls I(~"rncr, Shcrirr. E,I!(eoom\>e
Co""ly. 17:19.
CliN G '1 / G~G: 'J'homa" I\ cnrn~r. E,lgrcombc Co" nty.
e"" nci. nt r·: d~lllon. 1[, March. 1• .1:1. llro\'+.'.' right 10 tak~
"1' I~lld . l G hlnel: )",r;o,,~. .
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CHNG ,1/ l :J.I· l:W: Tll om n' I (~"),"c'r ~il(l1~ "The Humble
,,<1<1n'.'s or t he Gra'lIl Jur,l' fOl" th e whOle l'''u\'ln~c of North 'I
G:m,Huil," now met ut Ed ~m oll . ' \Iwil I. n:!1. (Il~ \'.'a~
r"O'l! Chow"" COI",t)' nt Ihn\. time. )
SC\'CIltC~llt" Cenlury ~!ul Jr.lo of \\' ,>;ht Cu" \';ro:ill;<I .
II
J)"I:C au7: TllfIIJI!ls Ik:lrnc.\' :;old lmlll 011 Peach Tree Greek. I
fI"li(,,~ COUtu)". Nor lh C:'rolirm. M,,)' 10. 17.1':!.
'['he AI.,tous "tid A!lMO!l5 or North nnd South Cn ro1i n:t
lor (:" :I"C' , 1m),,, .1 9 1: 'fhoma .• I,e~rncy nlarriCII Snr:lh AI -
~I()n (hor n ~ir":1 - - ; died ei ren I':OS) "bouL 17!ro~12. lie
Ili.11 in ,\nlluq. li61. ",,,I hi .• will W:I.' d"lell the >:!Ine
n:olllh (AI'lon .• ~nd AII>lon .•• cl e .• poge .J:Y.!. :lnd Ah.itr:lcl
of WilL" :-I onh enrolina. h.\" nrimc.< , ll:~.!";r.(o. ""ge \ ·1L ).
In hi ~ will h e mcntioll s S:~I'Bh, h!~ wir~. ~((ol c!lildrcn. (,; ,1_
momi :I" d I'hllip.
Th e ,\I "tnl\ ~ and A11 .110111O of NOI'!h ml(] Soul h C"roIiIlB .
pall" .I!):!; 'fh c I1r,' pllblio r eco rd of 'I'j,,,,,,,, " I( cHII O)' wa~ ,
Il ~ " I: I'ami j urO}r ill Uhow:I" COU rlt)', ,\pdl I. )7 :11, nt Iht! ,,
~"l1Ic time no' Henry GlI"!;". h, .l ll"~ he \\'" . ,11I "lice of t he
Pc'ace (0" hi , co""t;· m,d thcn ,nu.]" the tit~t ~ her ilr. "I the
'lIIne lime .1 S .John I)n,,-_on. ( 1"loi" i~ ,,100 in Ihe H is!or.,·
d 1-;,1!:ec:orl,bc eo",,!;-. i':orlh Unroll"". IliIlle.' I, 17, .11. ) In
Allri!. 17·1';. 1«, "ht"in~"1 " I~Ile"l (lr 1",n1 irl E.lllccomoo •
('nuntr. In '\I.ril. 17r.:!. he WnM" memher lOf the As<embly
:11](1 ill 17,, 1 WlU on " tDlll m i.~i"" 10) ~~" mine
pul,lie "crOll n L... ( .... 1. 0 in UIINe '1. I !.~.I lind 1">/ ;;:;.)
AI/St rnet ..,r WilI _. Norlh Corolillll, Ifl (lO.]iGO. ]I"ge~
,,,,t.! sett1"
j
~GO, 2BO ; Thon'"~ K~:orlley ~jKlls ,, ~ IkplIl.,· Clerk Df lh~ I
CDur t , 1-:,I)(I'"olllb" COll nly . N,... lh Cnl·ol;n". 17:t:>·: W. "no! a~
Cl~ I'II, 17:)G.
Cll:-lC :1/2a~ ; Tlwl11;1H ](QurllO," cl,,;rw' ,~(; (ot' 10 <lays rl
'il,t)· ",. Gmu ll JntOI'. ~; ")' 15, 17:)1.

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 cn~C:l :l l~ : Amwe "',,;m nUowul M'I)' II;, 17:11.
(,!l~C;;, ·:17: Thom.'~ l\l'IIrn,·)·. J u. t lc~ o( the I'c;",<:f'.
li,·rli.. C...",ty, H. Mil)', 1732.
Cri, ....... A b!lrnd or WHIR, 1~9D.1100, Inliia 110: Thoma _
!,en rner, J)('IH1tr Glcrk of Ill" Court. 17:te. I'nge 2.16: DcI"
Ill y Cj~J"~, 17:1(;. 1'''1:'' 2(;0: CI~tk nf Ihe Court. lnG-:t7.
Pu\:!! :!~n : IJIl!rk of l h~ Cnllrl, 11:::;.:14';; un In E,lg~.,..mlle
("011111.'" NOlth C~,"Olilln . l'nlCc :1D!>: ThoPiu l'; c:l rll~Y, E".
","II tCl" or" will. F..Igc<:n",be ("OUIII)', rJ('<,:c", b~r 10. 1.:15 ,
SH,1h l,em'IIc), (oIIC I)f the 1'·J:alc .. ~.
,\ hollins .11,,1 ,I n.,«,".,. El c. , 1'~1I~ '1!1 ~; Thom" ~ nml Sumh
I.p,w",'}' loa,1; :!. !-:,tnlUnd; h. I'h illl) who lo1 11 rrlcd t;lizahc~h
l(lIO(hclI. ol;\~ ... hlCl" or Wlllinzl1 Ki'lehclI an,\ .ll nr~' ( Ilnll'.101l)
1(ln... h,·n. AIl,1 on 1"'£~ I!lI: l 'lIlUp \{e.rn«y "",rriNl No.
"~,,,t...·r ;W. 1'6:!. 10 ~,UZll""l h Kindall: died Oc:lnboof 2lI,
17!11. 11'i11 pr"blued !\o"~lI\bl'r, 1 7~ 1 . (ArtI'T hi s <l1'~th,
wlrlow rnnrri~,1 .lolli' .I,,"e~.) Thdr Mlh d,ild, S.,rnh.oorn
Moreh ~ I . 177·1. 1IIn,'r;l'd "n ,ll'rH ::0. J7~Il, 10 1:"1 . .Iohn
1,ln·!.",},. IS!'t· I\ inch"" lin,) 1.ln,I II)· Fmnm... q
ell' (!!):: 17: Thor"~~ I\ p:I ,n cy hn d 1<.',.,,; I'hilil' (born
In:l: <li",1 (klnl_ 2>1. 1 '9~). who marrirtl 1'0"~Plher ::0,
l iC'), l'li,."hclh l\inch"n. (1;"'Chl~" nf Willi,,", ;",01 f-bTl'
Unw~ol l )({I) Chell. ('rh e fHther of Mo r.l· I)"""o n. wif,! "f
1\"JIlII'1II I( inclu-n, wn' I h ~ I h>lloru h)., .1 0111\ lJ B"'~!li I. of Norl II
,
(·..,... l\r",. men,lJL:r <I f Ih~ ,I"'"m hl.,·, 11~,1 ..10. A~:<oc ilLtc J Ud.
l It .. nf Ihc SUl'l'r;<lr COUl·l. 17 .. 1. CnlonO'! Df Mili lin {CR~C
:!~ 2. ;;. 27.1. '\Ij!1. :U~l, MId hnd I'.,.,,~. ~~r:\h (I.o.n :llarch
~. 177.1: diCll 1).."Cem~r 16. IS 10). !>n rnh R",ITI.ry ,nnrTied
Nnl'cn,bt-r I". l'i"IG. Itel', J ohn lJml."y.
F""fnte<:nlh Cl'lIl u.y nlld 1 "1~ or Irillhl COllnl)·. r~~It"
:1:,7: 'I'hnrM~ l\tI1rn.:y n",dc n dC'l'd 10 hi. rnlh"._in_!n\\'.
lI'jllin", 1l,,""eU. in f~ocomlM! (;(m il l)'. ~<lrlh Cnrnlina. 1i
~in)·. 17-12 HIO"'4 "'hom "" mMrle<l ).
&1m ... !"'~ -171: CII III~in Il.,rnllb)' \{l'~rnc)", N,"'...."'cnd
I:Otllll)", 1";'·Poi nh. I'rol,~loly .."". the Hon or Mltj"r I~rnllb.'·
I(":trlle.'· (~Injo'·. Xnll.'c mOl"] COIUlI )" ~IilJthl, IIlSO). li e
"''' 1 J"'llce of lite I'.,n~e in 1675 1I11<ll,h ll'ge,M h, 1Il~,1 from
l\nn:~",o))d Con"I .'·, Virg;nln" CIl I'lni n nnrlllll •.v <l i",1 be"
h"~' II .Iuly. 17:\:1. ,It", 2.1 M ~)". 17;17.
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Smne. F~~lt<l :j·lG: n llr",,1.» " l( eaTlle.,', J1I8Iic~. Glh dll)'.
IIIlb 1I\0111h. 1(;79. II I.' W" " IIt"O 11l ~ ",t,er of t he Il ou~n of
1:"'"I.(C<OC.1. •
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SC"'mln'lIth Cerlt", ), 11"'\ Isle (If lI'i!!ht C OHil l)", 1~1HC
J.l7: ·'Mr. 1;c,,!'rwy [,,,ne 'mIl de~ ir" d tlmt we .~huII1.1 not 1\'
" ."'nnll "',", '~",on,1 Cou nt.,·: " l'o~t nolJer 21. 1671. Thi ~ "':II ~
Mnj. Il:lrnabr !;"',rlle)", lale r " memb<:r or the lIoll Ae of
! : "r):c~"<'" Time: ,Iurin$: B" w l1'~ a ehel ];oll.
T h~ r~latit""hil' of ll11rllllby, E ,\mOIl(I, Michne l mHI
Ti>om:u I'ear",·,.. hn~ 11<1:. b""l1 L"'t"h1i ~ h<:t1. T he In tte r (hr~'t'
ll",ncd "''')' hn"c L"Cllbroth "f" 11",1 ,.I I the "OHMof th e r,,'xl . I
N"rlh "n,1 South (:"tol l"l1 Ma rri"!;\.' Dbtlll", pailI.' I:;;;:
Philip I{'":I'"'''''''
mid 1<:1I7.',II<.-I h ]{;,,,;hCII, 30 r;'M"Cm\ioer. 17G3,
Hnlir"x CO''''!;'.
Line ot' l)c~cc"l:
Lo r.l1'hom,,~' K('~rrl~.\· IIIm'ric,] S~I"Hh ' ,\]HIQ" Hm\]m\l
Phili p' He:, rIl C." w!i" 1I1I""'jed 1,~li wbeth' "inche ll ""d
h~d
S"rnh' I';f:"'n~}" who "",r,.led He\".. 101",· l,inM"y nlHI
hnd
Eli?~1h"th" I ,illd",~)' who married ]h, \lcllj"mill" Cart ~ r
mHI 11",1
Hcuj"mill F: C:"'lcl" who married C)'n l hia !lolland'
Hlw,.,. n"d hnd
~1 .\'r:l Bel lc' Cad",. who lIIa'Ti ed Gu~t:l""" ,\ ! I'oII C.
eS"" I'(lP~ Un".)
J(IN CII EN I~A;\I I]'Y
::e"~nteent II Cent lOr)" nu(1 Me or Wig ht County. \' i rl:inin,
r.a~e :!:I(I. ~'lId 7\\'( I ):!(;8 ; Will lam ]{ illchen WM rc~hl;))g in
the l ~to of \\"1,,111 Cnnlll." '-'cforc 17110. ][~ Wn " " membe r ,,
of til", ,·c.,: r}" of Ihe 01,1 Bdrk Chur~ h (etalnu~d t(l he the
(lIM"l ElI gli~ h Chl1rch in ,\lIlcr iclI) ne:lT $mHhlleh! from
1724 to his ,I enl h. I
SC\'clIl~nlh Century. Etc., p:!j:C 16'; WiUlnm Kinchen
~ig,w nd , I,.~~ •• ," torud i'l th e mi liti". to Queen ;\IIH ~ i'l
1702. I'rnl e.till g I~)":o lt y .

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1\C;II&.GH 2/ 308 , ~ir. W. Willi"", "",chen ",;l~ one of
lhe Church \\'ard~lll! of 1 ~le or \\"I/ht County. \" 'TI:,,,Ia, J uly
1:1. 172 l.
Calc."I". of Vir!:'n; " SUlie I'"peri, 1/ 201 : William l'i".
dl ~" 11.< tcd!O! \\':mlc" from \,,·~t rl' BoKIi! of the VI' PI.'r Par_
i.<h nf 1"1~ of W;\:h l C()lIn!y. Virjlinln . ~lliY ~. 172-1.
Willi"", Kinche n 'iJ:na lldil'"'' ,," "~sLr)' mnn to Ihe
"V".1I1')" of Ul'llCI'l'arish. I~I~ of Wight CUI",t}' . f,'I" dh'i "ion
r.f "" i,1 l'al"i ~h. lIb)' ~. 172:!,
lIj ~10Q' of Ed!(cconthc eOI'm.". No,'!!' Cn.-oli" ", 1"'1("
~r,: lI'ill!mn Kinchel', \\"<I"(lcn of Ih u UI'I1C1·l'nrl~h. L~le of
\\'; [:hl <':o""lr. \'irgi nin. 172·1, ~lc",hcr or the l.cl(i"lnl"r~
from ~rti\J C""nty, t'orlh C.WOllllll, ii:;;J. (,\1"0 ~ec p;,'
I",r.. of Fr,,,,k node.• , "'emlfer Nntiollnl Sodc!r Col(III;,,1
\\·"r~. I\', •• io",,' Society :-10. :UJIl:q
(; 1: 1\'(; :! .;26: At " COl1ndl heM III E'I~nlm,. '\l.ril 9.
\.2·1. oJirl'C\"" Commi".ion or P C!ICC i&~"1! for lk!rlic Pr,)-
cinel to •.. 1I"l"IlDh)" )lcl'inn" •.• l'h(>nw~ Kinch"n, Gent.
lic'·cnlCO'nlh CCllt " r..-, Etc.. 1'!If(C 2:10: :1,1\,21)1: CI: NC
:1 :!:!.~ ! Wininm Kinchen, Sher;rr, 1.le of lI'if(hl COllnty,
Vil'Ci lllll. 17:1.:1 (al'l'"il1to<l h.l" the C;o,wnor. 1.la y 2, (j~).
J" ,lice or Ih" I' cace. Islc of lI'iKht CI'""I;". I,:\!.
S'·'·c nl cel1 th Ce ntury , r'~t ". , Phl:~ :1.0:! : Il'iIlilLnl Kin~hell,
Shedir, I n·1 (!). 1"1.. of Wi,(h! COtHlt )", \lin:;nla.
S,, "' ~. 1"'1(<'.2::0 : Wi lJ ilLm j(illchen 1>\",.,.i"iI P.l ir.ahcth
l:ntTil1 . d''''l!"htcr or [("hert HutTin or S"'"'y r"'II,ty . Vir-
1:lnin. He ",,,de hi. will A" I( ~ "l 1:1. 1"13 1. HII,I it ""n.' ],ro_
hat ed .1"ly :!B, 17::.;. They 111«1: ~I "t\he,,". died UllItiarriNI
"00"\ 1137; \ \·,IIi",,,, "''''ricd EUZAooth O.,wson, ,Iaught",·
or (;oloncl J o]", lJ"wMln "n.1 his wire. whu \\"n~ fUrrn<-rly
~Ir~_ Jo:li._,hclh (Thol""-1) Ito, "'i<-, widuw of J ohn lk"lt!ie.
(Thi s ,101", 11o,I<li.. is nO[ th e Ont! "·" ..... e "'j,lo,," m" Td .....
J ohll' Pope. )
San..,. Im~e 70S: Willi;.m Kinchen. 173-1. rel' ....""ntnl;.·c
from lI~Ttin Co;mn!y in Gene ral '\!I.'!e mhly or :-<"nrth Cumlina.
S.lIne, I'II.!IC ~30: II'illh,,,, H:i"chcH Olmy h",·c l .... cn nml"-
ricd twice,H' he i" ~<id to 1>11\·0 murried I': lilnllclh . i!vnght cr
or Th Oll"'" .r o)"ller. (,\I ~ in Ch"l'nmn · ~ li' le or Wight Mi"··
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"",I ,ldmilli.' h'nti ou" lHle or Inl:hl COII"ly, VirICinla, 11.1l(n
, '; : WilHnm r,inch~n; wife. I':ll,.al.oct h; 'lOllS, ~I;,tthc\\' 111111
Willialll: J.(I'Rllfll'on, William, Dl e,] '\l1l(lI::t 1:1. 17:H. li t .
cor,It~1 Jul:.' 25. I,!\;;,
~1"]'I'i;'J.(e,', I~le of 1\'i~11l COUllt}', \,irKin;H , IG2S-1SQQ,
I'n!:e !lO: ,J ~'cph J"n~~ ""d Eli~~llIelh l\inchen , ~ i5tcr of Wi].
lin'" !>;nchell, 17~G. \\'il1 I;ook 3, l'~ge -13; \~'i1I 11001; '1.
!,alre I I:!.
1;;.n1(:, I~~)~C :!:!: ,J "m~~ roodw;" Will S"""h l\illchell.
dlurl1hl c]' of \\, ilHUln Killche", 173,1. Will Book ,I , 1''').(0 ,2.
Sam e', I_nl'~ 28 : Ti",mM Jarrell IIntl MlIr!"" l{in~Ir~",
<J:,UIt!ltCl' of Will;"m I::i,,~h e ll. ]':!,1. Will !look -I, 1~'1: ...1 12
and 113,
S~mc. l'a~!' &0: Eth el,.~d Tn,.lror :w.ll';'tiellce l\inclien.
dUllghlc,' of lI'ill;lIm l'i'lchcn. 1 7::~, wm J:ook ,1, r>"f::~ n,
,\ h~l L';,d of Wi 11 <. N<H1h C~ rolin a, ] to!'IO-17GO, 1'~I~C ~;l ;
\l'illiam Ki"rh e", II'lll, 1·:(IJ.(ccomiJe Comity. Norlh Cll ro1in~,
:>Io\'~mLel' ~j, 17;:fj _~O\'e!t\hc r Co"rl. 1 7~W, Dnughlcr~, ~ b r.
Ii,:•. E1i7.llhclll. Mar)', 'rcnll,C!'nncc : SO" " J ~hn, \\'illinlll.
\ 11.1\'0 not hlellliti,·d thi~ Willi'!n! I\inche." 11 0 I1m,l' h~\'c
be" " Ihe o,,~ IllClIlio",,'] in Ihe mHrrl~J(es jlls t ;, b",'c, 110
c(lI1M "tit ],,"'c !'''e '' ci t he" ()f th~ ot her II'iIli ,,", Kl uchcn ". a~
,,, Witli",n ' died 17:11 ,,,,,I \l'ilIimn' ,licd ,'lUH,)
\\'ilh :md ,\, lm i"i.. tr;Ilion.. 1 ~lc of Wif::hl Co" nt)'.
Il ook 2, tmj:c ;\:!: JOJIct,h J"",,~, wiC~. EIi ~~hc1 h, brothcr·i".

I bll', Willinm I(lnche". <lied !lee!'m)"']' 5. 1726, I(ccor ,lc<i

S~I'tNllller :!,;, 17:!7, 1':11(1.' ,; 1 : lm'Clllor), of above c~I;lle
Jlr<'!;(.ntcol II)' \\,illillml,luchcll Septemhcr 28,17::0,
II i~1 (lrr of ],:,ll:L'Coml.!e CO\! 1lI.l', ~ ""th e,l rolh"" I"Lj(~ 25:
"'iltilL'" Ki nelwll rc;w hl.',l Ed!:<xotnLo COllllty in 17.10.
lliet"rj' "r t':oll[rC"mhc C",,"ly. North C/l roli"u, pnl:() 25:
Mell \\'~o I\fI~I'W;)I',lt.ch;o\·"l l !\r~at hOIl"r 0)' dcfeud iug the
1101i! ir~1 nml c;I'il r ights <If their rollnt,\' ),o\1Ullt ~1l,1 reed "cil
by !: I '~nt much land,
S el'~lIt~"nlh (;entll r)" Elc.. 1'''11'' 210: \\, il1imn Kinche"
W1O,O Sherii\' Q( :-Iul'llmmpton {;oumy. :>Ionh C~ro1il"' •• lIIlI
mOl'cd to 1':Lllff.e unlb~ Coltnt}', li e rCI)rcBe nlrd thi~ counly
in the t.:c ncr:r1 '\ ",,~ mbl}' o( 17(;,1 ,,,,,1 17,'i~ I\\\d di ed in 1758.

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"n,II·:lilnt...lh (I>a",>on) Kineh"n hml: ". \rimmn: b. J oh n:
t .•' !:,rth:!: d. Eliznj,Clh II'ho m:! rr ied I'hili I' i'r:!rl1~Y. ( For
hi! ,le.;cmld"llt~ ~ Alilton 1Ji~lory. 1J.111C .j!}.l. :!!HI I,""rne)"
"lImil)".)
,\I.,ton3 IIml ,\ 11,;10"". J·:lc .. PI'!l"~ '1 ~2, Philip Ke;; .. n"y
rnnl"l"l~d E l i "a~t h !(i"clren. d"rr l~h ICl" or I\'i lll",,, KilldlCn.
J,. .. who mnrried ~lm·.I' lJaw"oll.
Snme. !>n1:"~ 'In·): Philil) !C~n 1·l\c.l". Who nlln'd ed IO:l izn \lel1l
I'hl ch ~" . ,li ed O"lOk,' 23, 17D.1. (1'1 ~n~e ''''I e Ih nl jt!51
n\ln"o the te~t "IY~ thnt WiIIil\", 1\llIchcll mnl"ri ed Elizllb~th
I)"w ooll "nd thal he married ~l m")" Ihw~o". ll owe\"cr. in
Ihe J)"W3t>" ,""cord il "'}'., thaI he mnl"ricd M""(I, or wnr.l<'.
~h~ ""ntd Ii,,,-,, been mImed hoth ""'ry "wi l';liznbcth,)
!)e\'clltccnth Cent UT)" "lid Me or U'iRh t Count)·, VitRi n;;' .
pallt! 52',: I'...,."m ber I I. 17:15. lJarnab)" T holllH3 rder.l 10
John Oa'nOIl ,,~ hi~ brMhcl",ill,inw. I·'roll' Ihi~, il i~ cd_
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dCn~ lI~~t h~ m"'Ti~d ~la TJ" . ... i~ICt of \!nnmloy Hnd I' hili l'
'1'100111:1$ ( .• cc 1'holll~s l'nmily), who bore him ohihll"en : l>.
Mll r.,·. who mnrricd Wliliam [Oneilen. .1r, II~ ( Wmi~m'
1{ln,hc") \\"~~ II memb",' or t he Gell om l '\ 3~e llll)l )" lit l'c w
Ilcr nc. Occcmbc" , 171;~ lLI1d 17G8. TIr ~il" ohil,Ir'"1I we re :
Mal'l ha. 1·~li Zll ),cl h. ~Inl")'. 'l'cItlPcra ll <C.. 1,,1111 . Wi lli"m. or
tlrc.~c, [,;li zllbcih man' ied PIIllIp l(ellrn,,)" . J ohl1 ' di ed ;n
Ii!):!.
Ili st "" y of r;d!:ccolllb~ Ccu nt)'. Xorth GlIl"olin" . llU!:"
~a-r : III 175·1, Wlllimn '\' illill1n~ ami II'JIlin", "inchen, .It..
U el"~~ent"li\'e~ from Ed&l'Comt..., int rodu"cd " bill in thc
A fI!'~mbb' ;nlthor;zi'IR Ihe nl'IOO; IIlmerlt M 1\ " e~t ry [or E'[ge,
( omlH-,
Se\'enlCf!n th Centl'r)", Et c., lo:Ige 708 : WilIi"m " ,"" hen
nnd J Ohn I>n,,",;oll, JII~li(c' cr t he Pelle'i!, Rertie Coun.,..
l\orth C:uol iIHl. 17:19.
CI:NC r./ 2:l:l : I\'ilIimn Kinchell ~lt~ tc(1 n'tllll,,",r cr the
Gellernl '\""Nllbl)" from f:dl-:"t<!n'h\, C"unty,l\orth Cnro)[nn.
lJcl:('mber I:!. 17M .
Cll;"< C :1/ 22;1 : .Ju~tico of th e I'e~c~.
Cli Ne 25, 20J 1. 2Sr.: C"'i1!nl ~~Jo!lGr f,,,·
\JL!iltlinl!" 1011'11,
17·lfI, l'ortlin m ploll Cou nt)".

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 CI:I\C ,!, J'!U : Wil1inm J(jnch~'I, ,Iu.ticc of th~ I'~ac e {Ol"
lI.:rllo Connty, ~lnrch G, \7:19.
C Itl'iC 2~/21 0 : Will iam Kinchen apllO inl cd Vt .• \rynI:Ul
, for the :.farll""C.11 1'nrish (If Ikrlic C(lunly. 1,27.
(;1:1\'(; :!5/2B~: 1\11 \:,~ !ll Q"je~ 10 be paid 10 . . . )lI'.
Willinm [;:inrh~n •.. COlln ti<,~ o f Edm-'<:otnhc. I\orthnmp(o:.u.
(:'''11\'ill<,. 175·1.
! 1I t.<\ory of E dl:f~ollll> COlLnlr. I\"(.rtll C,,,'o \,,,,, ,
WilHum I,inch"," , b,,1'Ii lWO. died 1757·58. lie married
)Olilry J)a wHlIl. The)' h,,,I: El i~"bcl h i;:int hen. oorn 11·1 ...
1~ lgc 2&:

died 17!!!!. nu,rri c(l l · h!1illl' e"rl1 ~Y. They h,,'l: Sal'ull. 1>"""
March:!. 17.\.1. . Iied l),-",<,n.I,e,· Jr.. 18 10. who umrricI[./olin
1,;",I "ay find ha ,! Eliz"belh I(inche,' LilL,I"".". w ho ,l1IL r l'ip;i
1)0", Jlenjumln CHlcr.
,,,,
Sc\'C ulc clith Cenl!lr)'. Etc .. I,"g" 52 1 .;;~a : Willinm l~ill·
I then. J ,':~ Will dntt'<] G :\'o\"emller. l i58. i
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Ah ~t rn ct. of Will ". Nod II C"ml ilia. 17CO·ISOO. 1'''j.(C J Of' :
William j(inellcn : S.~,.ah "",I Mnlthcw.
,\ h,!rncl of Will.' . North enrolina, IGnO·17GO. 11a)(~ 20:1 :
Willimn I",,"hell. Etlg~",1Jc County . ,,·iII ~x~'C" ted 1\0\"0:""
ber C. nr.s. ~! cnlion.\ .· on. WilIiH!lI. 0" 0 of the l'~ec "tors
w:,~ H ~nr)' Ih wtiOn. m,othcr "'a~ John Kinchen (Moll ).
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Sa me. I'~gu llG: Will •.101111 I(i ndwn. 17~):J. ~I c nlioll ~
lI enry M. (ROn) '111d i'egIl Y, ~1aughlcr. Wife 1101 nn mc'l,
This wn . jn F,.,,,,ltlin County.
H btod ~nl S1:cl~hc. of N"rlh CHoli n:. h.,· Whteler. 1 ·7~:
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.John l(jneh en a~ mcmuc,· of rrod~ !fl!w\ CO" I:'W~ for thc
whole Slllte-from lIalifa1< m ... lticl. OrtlnllC C"Ullly. 911b.
>c~! "cnt 10 the J) cd.1,·ntiOIl M )I cc ~ lcllbul'r., ~O j\] ny. 177(; .
Sam('-, I~'):C 7G: S«on,1 Sc~"l tl" or Cou ncil toll\'ewbcrnc.
28 I'cllrlmry. 177G. J"),,,
!>i"che" ",,<I ,\dllCI' )/agh ~CI,l to
t!
I C harl('~lon "10 dc,·jiM: me:os" re~ or conccrt "lid ,,")011 be-
twee" th e So uth e,.n CO lonic •. "
!lnn,e, lo:Igc~ ,,-71:1: 'rhe I'ro"I~ion,, 1 Cong n~!IlI II«:~ at
1I:1I;fn~. North Cnroli nll •. , ,\pl"n. lnG.
~ho"·n us m~m bl;r from Ornngc Cou nty,
.I ohn IOn cJo CII

Sc'·cntecnth Cenl llt)' . I·;t 0.• 1'''1:0 JW, J 01011 I, i "e" CII. '011
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of Wi11i~m, who ",:.. t iNl miz~Lcth Onwson, rCl'''~9c ''tcd

Orn ng~ COlln!y. North C:lroll11l1. in the l'roviaiOllnl CO" .

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l!r~~S, 'I April. 1776. (I!tre 1" a pr"hnl.>le o;o.:l'llL lI nt iol1 oi
the text aboyc w h ioh ~a ,. " that Wi!linm' lOnchell 1l1Hr,.jed
Eli,ah"th . Or ~lBrY . Dnw"oll, oIml!lht c l" of Col[)nel Joh n
D"W .oll . "l'he la tt er h:,,\ a "Oll, .foh n. who pro",,"I ;' mar_
ried "11[\ had " d""Khtcr. Eli;mlJcth who marr ied J,,!w I,in_
chc tl.)
Note : .fohn I'::i nche n w~ .• not a di rect Bl\!l()stOl" of th e
,!Ullom'. hut t he notes Him,,! him arB n'conl"d ill ord~r It)
~ho\\" t.he Jlrnll1i)lCllC~ oi t ho (amil".
Ah,t r:tel. uf I\' i \l~ , 1\0>'1 h C~"oli)"" 1G90_17(;0. pnge 20:: :
l\'iIlinm ' I, inchen, Edl~CC<lmL e COUll t.'·, )o;m'Em\,)e l' G. t ·IO S_
U~ctml){')' COllj·t, ljf,S. ~lentio" s !IOno, .full n and Willimn;
dm,!:hter". M"l"tlla, r:lizabe th. Mar.'". "I'~mp~,." nce.
I "PI;''' : ~lntt bew' 1\ i lIchen mnd c hi ~ wil t a HiI n It ~ r "eyeral
ICllacie.' left all hi " cood., ami th "ttel ~ 1(, hi " hroUl ,'r, Wil _
limn I< inchell . nn(\ hi ~ t hrce "i,ters , 1'; liw, ),Inrtlm "nd Pa _
!ie nce. April Court. 17:17.
I\orth and Somh Cn mIi,,!! Marr i!!go Bond " p:~!(c I;',,:
l'hilip K~a l'n ey nnd I': lil."hcth !(i,, " h ~ n, ~u Noyernher, Ij G:l.
Iinlifnx Count )". North Cnroli nn.
Lill U of Dc.'ccn L:
William' Kin,h en IHfLrri cd El i;,nheth ' I:"Il"in and ha d
II' iIl inm ' l.:i nchen who IImn-ie,i Mary ' Dawl<Oi! "n(\ ha,1
Eli,.~h"th ' f(h)ohM wh o !lllll"!"ic(\ I'hilip' " c"nlC.'· a nd
Imd
Snrn h' j ' M rucy whO m.1r";cd lkl... Iohn' Lind "ay "nd
had
Eli ~,ab eth' Lill(\"~)" who m:uTi cll D,,, Benjamin' C"rlcr.
(S ee Ca rler a"d Pope Lili es.)

LINDSAY FA~lILY
!Gil' ( I ) 1:18: The fol lowi n!r gh'i nil" I he 11a1"C)\1 age oi IlC\',
]):1";,1 U nd sfl )" will 1m 1"011 nd il< the SmIth Leith Church
re<;o,. d~ nt t li" 1\cgietfr lI o ll ~e (lun ~ .IG20) . Scotin",!. ,Ie_
rome (0,. lIieromc) Li nd,,,)" "",1 ~lnrgar~1 Cul \"il1 u. their'
in innt. WII h:l]1U'lCd II" "j,!. 2nd .1n nUHr.'". I GO:!. lVit !l "~sc., :

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!oou.li<l; 3. )1,., l)n"itl Ly",I~:,y.
27\'j(; : I:Q\,. Dud,! 1,;".1""-,, w,," th e ~{)J\ or 'l Scotc h f
""ce~ll>r. Sir Hi~l'ome (or .I ~fOIOC ) 1.llttl ~~y of th~ Moun\.
l G\\' (I )I;lti: He\', 1),,,,;.1 l.i u, I:<.~)· . Iied in J\'orlln, ml,er·
btul (County ) in 1(;1>7 "ill )'e G;:rd rea r of his :11;"-:' 'rhi~
"'Otlld mnkc hL, h i,.th y",,!" IGOL
f,lt·I:l: G ive .• coat of 'II' ",", Li nd "a," of NOI'thllmhe l'ialld.
IGW (I) I:lG : ,\ hur;lIllIro",,<1 "':OM (ou,,,1 III nil io;oiatcil
gron' (If In-e~, nnd onu ~Ionc 1>0. .. t h l~ i"~. r il'ti(>H. " II <:re
lrNh int"r~(1 )'j! bo,l), "r T II:!l lI oly ,,,,,I Hc"erllill I )i\·in~.
~I r. David LiIlIINlY. M~ ~1il\i~tcr of Y~ocunljCll (Nnl'llillnt.
b': l'llLlld (;0.111 1." ), bO l'" ill th o k i"!l'dom of ~collnml. yc IiTol
nlLd I;un'ul ~n ll or' rc It' ll"nom1.o1" SiL' lI ieromc Lilul,,,,\".
'" of),e MOil ,," l.or'I . I ,"'·onl\.i"g·:It·'\ r m~. \\' ho del~"'·\(.~1 ih is
, lif" in ,\"" (l:ah yen .. of hL.
lGG7."
"1(". )'" :I~I AI 'TII. ,\nllO [rom

:J l\ CJ!&GH, In!! : [l.",..

1J"'"i<l L{II~I ~:IY, ?lljlli ~kr o( the
(;o.'l>l!l. mayri".j" oo\l{1le·1 Jlllluury. IGr.a/ !) in l\ortJllulll>er·
r lm"l County.

i !I\':I.::';: T hl' ,\Ibem"rl.. Li ndfJI)'" nre cle~l1Iln "h of "

I(ohert Lillll~W of NOl·tllllllll ... r1!11l11. " ~ontClnlmrur.l· lind
I,robnhly " ,·"Ialio ll 10 lIt\,. D.wi,l.
I OV!)6: The AllJcomnrlc 1.ind"lly~ "I'~ ,leR:end:' lll g of
,\ dll"' Lin"s~y. who i~ l>c1icl'('d 10 hll l'e come 10 Virginia
from Scolln",1 in Ihe Inlier r~ut of lh" Sc,-enleenlh Cent" r )"
or e"rly ill the F: il:h t"",,,lh Cent"r.,·, ,\,\nnl Li,,,I,'n)" um,;l.
I" ,,"" f lllil:r:<tcd 10 lliia cOlmtr,' ~a,.l )" ill 1700 or 1... (orc. II
I~ "'ft.ccrlnill whdher .lume;1 Li'\(\Hny W" g loom in Scollamt
Or lIot.
~\\' (2 ):1018 : J mnes I.i "d~ ay. t be innn ljfrn nt , lir~t "PI... a r~

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(II G!ou~estur County ill l G:l5. " ",I ")1I>cnr~ i" Ihe ("mil)"
1'~"0 ,.,1 of I: ~,· . .Iohn Llnd ~,,)". hi ~ 1:1'~" l.-J:nnt·!! '·nll(bon. 11"
th~ o\econ,l ~('" of S i,. ,)cro!110 Lind"n.'· of AIIII:lt)",,<I. From
"""..,,, •• bl~ .• nn.1 other dnln (oIHI(I ill the "Li udMh)1I of
( AII,tric,'" ;,r )I:.rgurct 10;.1Le11" Lin,l.~"r n",1 ill the " L ill<.l.
~:')'" of Amel'ic,," hr l."rl1 J.jlld ~"y. jiuhli ~ hed in 18·1' 1\'0:.
1. png-~~ ~'I S '111<1 ,128). t!d~ dllim ijC~ "' ~ prolmhk. li e 1t,,,1
I'~u~. Caleb. bon, ci,'co IUG'I, 11",1 .lIed "I "Po\"bo r 11,,11."

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 St. Ala ry's P:lri~h. C:lrolill~ COlillty, Vlrginin. 17 17. Cal ..!> ,
I.imbo,. married ~lis:! CI:l1"<) uf SfIOlt~}'h'~lIin COllnty. \·h·. I
Kinin. alill had is.'lIe •.1"11''','1. hor" 1700, died 17H2. fA thor.
"~lI:h ",mrc h hile.1 10 lim! any rdi:ol,lo reference 10 this
"~Ii"s Clairc" and her I.,"~, ~u J {cd Mir e thaI Ihe refer.
~ lI ce" to follow u!lout Culcb Lim!!:!y lire CQ I'I·ceL .)
10\':110: Cal~h Lind""y, "011 of COlonel .)aIll C8 Lind ,,,,'.
'''''''I'ied Itll1l died ~ . I'. (died witlioLlI i~~ LI ~ ).
I OV~Ir.: CR leh Lindsuy 1I""c hi ~ 11L1'/le "'blu in I';s"cx
Count ," . • . to hi~ younl:"1' hrothcr. Hell!>"!!, wll!> nmrdc,1
(;; <l el'" :«i!>ptcd dm'l!lll~r. \l",,,, uh 'I'idwell.
1jW(2)~4~: hlll~' Lind "n;-, VCIIl r)·lIlrll'. St.. .'Il lIrl'·~ PM.
i~h. Carolille COUJlly. Virgillin. nU,rrle.1 Sarah J):lIlie1.
da"l:ht~ r or Willinm D:lniel. Gcnl .. of Cnrolillo COlHl!Y IIml
hnll i:<.'l'lI!; J<:>lm. born AIIJ:u~t 27, 1728. (See DIll1icl ]-"IlIIi.
ily. )
10"9(;; Colonel Ja me.l LillliS/lr of CIITolin .... l!On of ,\ dam. ,
the immigr:lnl, m".rk~l S"r"h Ilnlli,·1, li e ,Ii...d i" l1S:?
",,/(~d II:! ... ca<&." I
IZT24n : Gi'·....' Ihe 'hll~ of tht: ""'rriuge of ./m"c" Lind.
~ny iIl\'] Snmh [}"nid uS 1'~lmlR !'.I' IG, 1720.
1j1\' (2):1·18 and lI i"IOl'it ::; h ~l'lLer,l~tllwn lJy n"lwko Ibn.
,11'i,1 1{~. lnlO, Vol. 7. ]luge ~20: .J oI", r.i,"b,uy lnu"~,l to Hal i.
r"x Cou nt)', Korl h Cnrolill U. lI u WII ~ " militlnnwll ill t11~
Frend, " ml In,!i:\11 W'l r~ . 17r,G.f,9. lJ e !Ii"""led ~I",'y :;l,,~.
lCr!O". daughter of Ed"'"I'II ~1,,'t(:r!on nnll ~rary. hi >; \\'if~
( E,lwnr,1 ~1 "alcr~on ~a id 10 he" de.lccud""1 of Sir Thon\a~
Ma~ tcrsoll. n lid ht:, Ed,;-a .. l. \\'IIS nl:;o n w l,liel' i" t he French
"nd !rllli" n WH."!. 11i!;tory or Shel.hc.. lto",n, 7/ 21). ",ul h:lo.I
.Iohn. hOl'n " b y 30. 17m!. ,lie.1 1328.
ill:! ! : Ed",a rd M" ~I..,r:;oll, Mnnh, 175(;, in mililia ot
~·airrIlX CUlmt)·. \,irgilli". "'M r.i'·M :l00 11<I1",,1~ of tol~~too
for hb oon·ices.
~\';!10: "Of tim other chi l,lren lit Colonul Jan'e~ Uml,'a),
of Caroline C1IUI1!Y. :1. Joltll, ]lrfll>a]'ly monied IIlHI wna last
hcnl'd or in the cad:. pal· t of th~ NllI dQem h Centul· ... In II nl. I
ifn~ , NOl'th Cnl·olillR."
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CII'(2)~4B: He\,. Joh n !.ind ~lL )' ( HCB.18Z3j )n:"'r;,,d
SlIl'U b I(cnr nc), 0)\ l'\ ov"mucr I O. I 7% (~C" ,\blnl1 and ]«,,,,..

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! II ~.'" !'m"jti ~" ) . mal moved to 1.l ullry COli III.\". Tall1JCu .. c, nnd
]"',(\ ;:<!lllC ! 1·: Il~ "u.l h. hor n O<:\ou~r 17. 1806. n,,,\ d ie,] ~brch
8. 1573, who 1l1:1l"l';(',1 Or. H{!nj~,ui n Cn rl e r : Sn r ~h wn~ oor"
'\I1~: " d t 2n, l SOb.
1.0;;1 Tril>c$.,C " orlh C~ rolinn. I"'!:'C 208 : SHah I.l nd",,~·.
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wi, lo,," of .I,.n.('s I.ltutMY and dnn!:ht(',· of William l):lIIic1
f!'<llll E~"c~ (,r C:I,'oli" c CO llnt )'. V iqri"i: •. wn3 :I I"~lmya
i n 1788, Oxforl] IJiM";d. ( :r",l\'ill c Counly . North C., rolirIA.
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U' m bnhly "n~r the d""l h of her bu .• uiL"'! ill 1182, S:tn,h ,
mo\,,' d to North Cn wli u1l to he with Or Ol ear he r 0I011, .Ioh".)

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7\'~7 : (',,1e;, J.ind~~y. <lhlest >!O n of <;<>\(In('1 Jan'c~ Li ml_
0.1.'" of C""ulin c C"""I)', \'il'lliniH . mid 1,1" wife, Snmll
[)an;'·I. )',,,1 no ch ildre". C,,1cu \\'~s oor n B I"c\mmry . 1720.
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(I f CII I~h W/IS lh~ Mln o f Colonel Jl,mc" ],;'I<l~ ny , hu coul,l
nut 1"L\'a lWCll \>on' "cire" IGG 'l," ", . llltc,1 aoo\'c. Cololl cl
.f ~n1C~ , lk~l in 17S:!, ""J{cd 82 yeM'.," whieh wou ld ha"e
," nde hi~ bi r th ~'c~r 1 7Q ~. )

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3V·lli; : J ohn LiUJ <:l)', G~Ilt., Vc.,t r)" nHlu, 1'" TiBh of F rcd.
~rirk, f',·cde.irk , VI' I;; " 'a. I ;G~t This J olin I ,i"d!l."~' 1~3 ~
!,f<II>l\],ly ,he ,,'n or ,Imnc_ ,,",1 ,,"IlS ho ,"" All J;,,"t 27 , 17~ 8 ,

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" H .t a ted "ho'·c.
I f itoixol'l Lill!t~n)' w,,~ a c" ul.CmI'Orlll"Y of ]:c", 1)'11'111
L; "d,.1)' WIll) ,li e,] Jr. IGG'I , lhu ,I"t ~ .• would ", a~o it IH'obal) l~
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Ihat :ho1' wcr" hrOl hen< am I t h" l th(~' <ame 10 Virg in ;"

I to!!"dh",' or:.1 nlloul t he ~"n", trOll'. . An.! il Ada m T.i)l(l ~ nr

ca n1(' \0 Vin :t ni" "('a rr.l· in 1700 0]" beru,'~ ," it ~cc m" ])(').'\" iltlc
thai l!o""rl miJ:iot hm'" ""en Ihe (:o ther <>t ,\dmn. It i~

I proh,,!Jlc II",! I:oherl ~ n,l Ihe n ~Y. David were Iho ROn ~ o r
Sir Ili~ ro m c (or ,r cr(JlllC) Lind"ay. ( S,'C 27\'75 allOl'C.)
I.i~ts of E migrllnls 10 ,\n""r ica. ]10(10. ]700. 1~'J{e 1711:
I\,,],el"t J.i ",l~r.v , li"ing "Oue r tho Ili""r," lfi Fel,.·w ,!')·, IG3&,
TIll. r,i'IlI "~)"~ Ilnmc I" 81)Cn~~1 with "" "0" 1"~le'l(l of nn
""." 11 0we"cr, i ntcrd' ~ "I:C of ,'owel~ \\'n~ more Or Ie..

1 com mOn ill earl)' '!I' )'~ , Th~ yen]" IG31) i" tim "",ne )'Ctu· t hnt
Jmn~" l.i"'I~"r II' n' tiT~1 fo unt! ill Glo"cester Count)". Vi r ,

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Tb cI'c i'l MmCl hlnf( \\,ro,,!;: 113 10 Colonel JntnU l.it\(l~ Il)",
If he w,,~ th~ son or A, lmn, which !<e(!m ~ r>robftble, he 1'.0"],1
!lot h,we i.H:'cn In C1o"c~ .• tcr Co mi ty in 1C3fi . Since 111 0 lext
 ~lnl".' Ihn( Colonel J nmes l.ind.,ay .licd in 1182, "ngcd 82
yen,.,.." h" ",,,st h:<,'c bl'('n bor n in 1700 nl nhout thc linlc
,\ dm" enn", to Virgi nin . TO) h:lI"c "1'llCnr~d in Glo"Ct"Stcr
COu"I)" in 16:1,; mId 10 hn"1l d i~d In I1S2 wOlll.1 " ",·c made
,In",c~ l.i" ,I"lty ' ,17 ycar~ ..,Id "I Ihe time 0( hi ~ de:ll lt. So.
it ~~""n s Ihnt th e yeu I G~'-. sliQuld be 17:15.
A ~I ml y of the dnl c" nmk~A il prolml.ol c t1w t Ill,\·. D:l\"id
!.il"I ~IOr "",I Hoberl Lind Sl <;" were brothe," .11,,1 that Itobcr t
mij[ltt I""'e been th e f" ther of ,\oI"ltl 10",1 li e, AdlLm. tb e
r"thel' of Cololt el .llLmc" Lill dslly.
!.ilt ~ of Il,,"ccnt:
,\'[nm' J.; "d. ny ll:td
J ""'C3' J.i"d~nr who IIlIL rric,1 S'<rllh ' On"iel nnd Imd
.Ioh n' l.indMY who m:< rri~~1 ~I :or)" Al ll3ICrflOn m,d 1t.~.1
.Iohn' Lind!'.~y who m".ri~1 S.1 r:lh ' /{c:< trlcy ""d hnd
~;Il:uJooth' I.ind ....~r who m"rr i~'tl I) r. H~:nj"mi n' Cnrle r.
(See Cnr ter 'Inll Pupe U na )

OVEHTON FAMI LY
l!i~ t Yry ..,f LOlli ~n CO)unt .l", Vlrl;i1\i". tV-Ige :Wfi : It is
hdic\"CI\ Ihat th e VirKinin On!"toll ~ were (lc"Cen<lallt ~ of
Joilli O"crtm, of Jo:n~ illlJ"ton. in Ilor,lel'lI f$>' , Yol"l(" hir~ . I';ll!~.
1\\1111. w ho.," "0" \\""s G ~II~rn\ Ho),,·,·t O"erIOIl , ho rn lG On,
""d. miller I';,r!i mll cn!. took up 'onn ~ "llli .' c rved under
Crolliwell :1I1l1 fin"lly was .e ut to ih~ I\"T),:"I <l<'~ in .' olii.mle.
William. !\(.I ll of Gellcr:lI I!oh" r!, \I'M horn in En):lml(l.
l)cccmber 3. 1G:l!l. "'HI c,,,,,,, to Vl rgi";,, prior 10 1670. li e
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mnrricd ~r:l ry W"tCT.l ,,: Yorktown. 2.1 I\o\"cmhcr. IG70.011
holtI'd tbe \"C~I ;11 which she Ca lli e tQ Viff;ini". She W"H
the daul:hler Qf )[ r.<. ,\n" Wn t~r.1 or 51. &!llUlehcr'lJ I':'ri~h,
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I.... mlon. The O" crto,,~ »e1l1,,1 Oil FIlIIi" " Creek where they
hml 1~~t rlll5 for ,1,Goo :lCh'fl on Ihe !outh "i.le of Ihe l',lInun.
k)' Hi\"" , ill Xcw Kent emllily. li e own"l otl'~r lond in St.
1'~l c r '" I'''ri sh. Childr~,,: WjI)imll, hur ll Augll"! G. lGj5 :
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TI'IIII'~ rnnc~. born March ~. (1)79 (mnrrr.:d Wim"llI rr~ rri" .
See rrarrt6 Fa mily).
l'ngc :198 : \\'illiHIll. ~ on of William "wi hl "r.\" \\'Il lcr"
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Ore!"!oll. ho m ill ViI'ginin, AlI ll" llst G. l G7G. "lid married
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j\"' rg~,rcl ( Peggy) • •Iaugloter of Ed,,"" r,l (:"rlun.[ or ""n.
o\'cr Counly, Vi rgi nia.
] 1\':106: From the O"~I'lon I!cgj~lcr: Wi lliA m O,·erlon.
born III ~:n{:lm"l. Ix..,c"' ..... :..I. IG:!!I, married 1\1".)" Wllt~rs
N o \'~ ",I", r 2·1. [Gill, :",,1 emi!:.,.I,,!! to Amcrk". (:>lot e II
yen,.~ '{ilrcrmletl in hirth of Willium.) 'rh~y had Temper.
"nee O" erlon, ,jau"htc1". oorn Ala rd. 2. IC70 .
11 \':107 : 2:1 April, IG Sl.lI'illi"", O" crl'm , 4.GOO acres in
.'< cw I( cut County, 011 south .Ide ur l'arnul1x)' Hiver, On
1" ,<111"1: Creek. [01' tr:", ~!>ort "lio" ur 02 l)(!r"" I1 ~ . Among
tho ~) ~""",1:3 atl:tchcd nrc Willi"", O" "r lon "ml EI;1.llbclh
Ovcr lorl.
J I V:107 : 29 (ktQJ,c r. IG90. WiII;"m O\'(~r torl. 8:11' IIcre3 in
31. 1',,1<:. 's ['"rish. "'c w 1' ('II t CollInty.
I I \':to::': ,\rmc W"\crs ,,f St. SCllU lchrc!, 1,(1II<lon. widow,
Will :""9lkl.tember. Hln, l"'O\'ed -I July, 1700. " ..• dnnxl,ter
Elilablll ll O,·ertOll. IIOW ill Virgin;" •. • ."
Gentr)" Family ill ,\"'~ r ic". Iml!'l'~ :!'!S.2:!~: Wim"nl
O"er\()11 wn~ " ~ Oll 0( Cl)lollcl Hobe r t O,·cr lo ll. of ~:IIl":l:IIl'I,
hor" ill 100ft . ,li ~t ing llish!>(1 him. elf nL the h"Ulc of ""brsloll
~I oo r." Sept ember 20. 1M:): comllll'",\ed" brig,,,!e ill tho
I"'ttle of DUIII",r under Crom well: GOI'!'t'I,,,r of lIull ill IM7
IlIld re ndered other dis tillRII"h cd ~c r\"~('~ to t he Co",n'on'
woallh. li e wa ~ I, politic,d Jlri ""n~r i" Ih " Tow er of London
for 1IIml)" ye.,," : ,"ccom],an;",1 Crom well tll Scotiallfl in ] 6&0:
CO" crnor or E,' illt.ul"gh; tchob r: '01,1 icr. Inl imni c fri~lId of
)Iiltoll wlHl ~c!ch r" t ed hi. (·xploit.l ill "J)c fenslo Socundo."
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l.i ll~ of ()""c""t:
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Gel1. Itobert' O"c.lon who IUIII
Will im11- 0 1."Crton who married )Ia r)' Water!! and 1,,,,1
1'e11lp"."nc~ - O'·C.I011 II"ho ",,,,,rie,III' ;U"'m' " Il rri ~ and
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ll ,," "rl' lI''''rig who ",a rri~d Monrn int( Gl enn a",1 hml
S:II"nh' II nrt'i,~ who ",a rried J ohn' Jt(HJ "~ mul h:,,1
Tyl'c')' 1 10<1~.i w ho m",'riod Cy"\.h!~' 11 011111"\ nnd had
.\;:II""h ~lyra' who murried J oh n IIht'L'l! r- Hi ver" ",,,1 hnd
 (;YIIII,i" lI oU:""I' !til'CN who nm rrl~~1 l:enj:lIuin F: (;:"'.
ieI' m,d had
Mym I RU~' C3rte,' will> "'''rried Cu_I:"'08 A.' 1'01""
( S~..,
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P ALIN I~Ai\I IJ.r

,\I ~tOll .• "",I Al1~tOll ~ of Norlh "",I So"th Cm'oli"", 1.0.\'
(;rOI"'.< ' 1901, rmgc 118: II Oll!'Y P,Llhl 11:,d " land g!'ant ill
Pa S'I,wlank COllnt::, North C:,roH 'I:i, IG"'~'
ScYCnl"""tli C~ lItl\r;" 'lnd I ~ I " of \\" I:II! CO\llltj' , Virgin ia.
1'. I:J.I : Ol l,er gra"t~,·~ w~ ru Hellry I'ali" . who came from
Ih .. W"rc !ti\'er in Vi rgin i" , IG;18.
,\Islons lind Allston!!. Jo:tc .. I~II:'" 98: lI ell r)" P~lin !""I
" l Oll. II"nry 1'~ l i ", Jr .• who ,lied :10 ,' mlll"rj'. IG!l!I. le""ing
hi" wif~. "nn. and snn.~. J obn nllll Tho",,,!!.
[,0.01 , ' r ibe" of l'or(h C" roli"". Jlage ,,7,1: lI enry ['alill .
J r .. li"'nl: in " M'lnolauk I'rceincl, l Gn.
(;ri"I1.' " J\ oo trnd of Wills, IG!lO.I'GO, palle 27 7: Iicnry
I'nlill . J r .. [" '~fIU"l,, " k Pre", inet, J"II11nry ~O, I7~O-Al'ri l 16,
171){1. Son~, John ,u,,1 Tho "'n~, wife, JIIld I';.,cc utri.~, -'Illite.
NCII.tGH 1 /4~3 : lI enr.\' 1'lI lill of 1',,~q\lOlnllk Precin ct,
I die,i F~b l"ll"r.\· ,I (?) , I (;~~!, Court It"c Ql"li H, ChOWlL1i C"nn t.' ..
Ellcllt Oll , NOI"th C"rol;II:<.
SaUl e, 1/,liiG : ,J oh" I'a]in, Chief ,ln ~licc ill In]. COIwt
Itccord ~, Chow:", Preoinct, F, ,]cntOll, Norl h Cnrolina.
Sn me, Ij l2fl: Jobl! Pnlin, Cldef ,Iu st ice, ai!lll S "h~beo,,~
Cuq", ... " 4 J\ " !lust, 1732.
I.ost T ribes of l'orl l> C"r(/Iitm, I~' CC 12 1: J ohn I':of in
"uur Chief Jou;li«'," 17;12. •
AIsIoHa nnd ,\U510,,~. Etc., 1"'1:" lIS : J oh n 1' "Ii". Chief <
Justice ill 173 1. II " died " n '\UI:uSI IG. 173 7. I~n\'ing hi~
wi fe. S" l"lIh: BOil, John : d'UlJ:htcr, ~lnr.r, who m" rrie,1 ,' oh"
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CLuk "bout IGS6. Johll Clnrk flied "'tly 30. IGS!!, Ica " iny'
"n "Illy child , M:ory, wi,,, ",,,rr ied J Ohn M~lon Hnd wife,
MlIty, ,,~ 1,:x""I, ([·ix.
,\ b5trncl of Will " ;.:rorlh Cnrolllln, WnO ·17GO, p"ge 277 : I
,Iohll I'nlfn, P" SqllO\"lIk, '\\llCn ~ t IG, 17:17- 0clo!.ocr Court,
l7:li. SO)\ . ,Iohn; ,1""1:111 ,,1", ~l"rJ' CiI'"r k.
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Sa rr,,,, 1~~I~e 277: Tlooma~ Palin, 1 ·"~'I'lOtnnk. August J,
173:!-Jul)' CGIl r1. 173·\. Son~. lIen r>' mlll Thomas.
N"C II .(o.G Il I/ :\(i;l ; Will, .Iohn 1':llill , 1' '''''llIo:>\""k, Fc br n.
ar)' 15, 175:1- l)c""ml)e r 26. 1756.
A ls to n~ " "'. AIt"lO n~. E l~ .• l ij,~c :)5: ,\1 :.. y Cla rk. ollb'
chi ld Qf J ohn Clark and Ma ry 1',, 1111, borH oiro" 11l87. died
" fl cr I71iS. She married Johu AI ~ t o li. ci rC<I 1700.
I,ill ~ or Des oent :
He llr)"' 1':!i;1I had
Hellry ' !'alin who I1mrr; "" A,,,, and J"" I
J ulin' 1'"I;n who m:ltri .... l Saruh IUlil h",1
~r a r.'" · l',tI; n w ho ma rried .lohn ' elMl, 111111 h ad
~I 'lry ' CI1Ir1l whQ "'n t d ..,t John' ,\ IHlo" IIn,l 11:1<1
Sa mh ' Alston '''ho m;lrried I..:.r<l Thom,IS' I(""rnc)' and
hlld
I'hili!.' Kca rney w ho 11lIlrri~~ 1 Elizllhct h' I,inc hen a ",1
Ita,1
SH" h' I( ~" rn .. y who marri~,<1 li e", J ohn ' [.jll , I",, ), atl ,1
hml
I': lizabd h ' Li 'l<I ~:ly ,,.ho "':lrTi ed Dr. H""jlLmin' C:lrt@r.
(See C:lrler :lml Pope Lin es.)

PANNIL f 'i\i\J]L.Y
aW(1) ]!:!: On th e r oli " o( Battle ,\ h~ "y will he found
th e name of I'AI1\ £I.I.; (rom hi n, ure "np]lO'lCri to be de-
!ccn,]cd the 1':111110115 of )o;nl;IIlII<l (IIul 1rclnm1. T he J'nn nell~
or l~ngla"d were cllu rch m"n 'Ul'[ l :o)"d IHl~. ll u~ ill Irel:tnd
tile), rem"ined 110m:, n Co...1holiC'il. 0" Ihe nc.:c~ iOIl o f Crom_
wd l to IOOll'er three of the E "I; l i~ h I 'n n nil~ <'mij( r:lled t o
,\ mcric~_olle 10 ~1:tr~·l"",I. onC to Norfolk. \'irg; ni", t he
t h ird \0 1:~ I'fI'Ih"'u,ock. Vi ll:;n;". T he Inlier d J:lngcd the
writi ng o f the ""me to " n ll ni],
IG\\'( I):!90: Will in", ['" " nil II'''~ )i"; ng In [lidllnOlu]
Con nty, Virginia. in I G~II. Il ls wife Willi I'raUCCM _ _ , "
j(ra nddnug hlcr of Willimn Min~ . (or mer ly of i!1l1'llnlm,,_
II OC~ COILn ty, who"" lm, d d<'"<'cIIIlc!! to hi " two ,lnlIKhtc r.l ,
'\"Il nlHl l'li 7.nh" tI,. Intlcr tho) mother of M I'I F rR Rcc3, he r
~ol ~ ~ 1IT\'h'il\g heir"".', in IG91!. WilHam I'Rnnil mud e h is
 will Deo:en,iH,>r 1:'1. 17IS. 1;r""~d in Wclnnond County, Au-
Ilu~t I. 17 16. ~Iak"" hi 9 wire EK~c" triK nnd nnm...,. i~5U~ :
William . who w~ s ~"illenlly Willinm I'a utlll (If Orange
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County. Virginia , D/\\'id, G~ors;~. El i,.~bcth. FnOl\c~s. l\nth_
cr i"" n "d Mnry . I
!,:li?nkt h Illarried na"i ol' C"rler circa 1722-1;25 ami
wn ~ II I year" old when he died.
:J:JV:J~~) : "Th e P,umii " h",·o 101111 heen" family of illl-
purtanc!) in that pnrt of Colonin l V1rt"jr.I:< ."
The l'nTlllil [.1m il" had n"<1I )' promin ent 111111 di "t ill-
IIIII "hc,1 dC5CCl1(lant ", amonl~ them b"illl( (: e,,"r,,1 J . E. !l.
Sl""rl, 111<, noled Con federnte C,\\'al r)' lealier, and Ihe bte
(;o\'~rnor lIolt of Korth Q' rol in n.
1I'''"CII<'3 of the p,,,,,,i l tnmil)' w"ru !i"illl!" in old Grall-
,'HIe Co,," ly, Norl h Carolina. "fler I7roO.
17\\'( 1) 75: June I. I G:l~.lh!) Il(!l ilion or William " nn nil
n",1 France•• hill wife, Ihnt \\'iIl i:uII Mill.>!. formerl)" of I b ,).
1'~ lmll1".>Ck, hml bml whith dl'l<CCIIIlc,IIO Anll. hia ,bul:ht~r.
II"d wif~ li mo John B" rk~H, now Ileeen""", "'III ";Iiza beth,
mothm' o( .aid Frallc~~, now ~"I " Eliw1>cth 'a sole hei r.
( 1(Cl: ord ~ o( Hi chmond COlln ly, Vi I"g i ni", O"lor Book No. ~ . )
["n " of ll "~t e])t:
II'ilIin"" PlUmil IImrri c,l I"r"" c ~s ",,01 ha,1
Eli ,lIheth ' who married I)III,i el' t:ll rtor, (S ee Cnrter
mill Pope Lin"".) I
H1 VIms 1 ~'Ai'<I Jl.,Y
T he wri ler h.'H h",1 """.idcr allie dilfiellU), ill lind j"l{
:'Ccurllte ,lata on t he Iti .. crs I:"mil)" pn r ticlI larl), I>r ior to
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F:' m;l), " ceor,1 or Itichnrd m "ertl b}' (M ..... J a mes J .)
i\1:IUie I:~'ed QU iUlI : T he I: i"e($ Family ill Virll'ill i~ were
l1ul;IIellol. We kllOw t ll:"lt Ihe (nmil), w,,~ of hil{h . tand ing
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ill t;"t"land; nmoll", Ihe li rdt coming to .·lmer icII, 0 1650, iH,>-
fll,: rl'<!orded:lR "a Wlltle ",,,,, of high !t"ndinll'." That lI' il-
Ii",,, Ill'·c r.l WM borll in Vin, i"ia I'r"lI"hly !7G5· Gj find
that hi ~ wife ""II" Elj •. aJJ eth , d''''lIhl~ r of Willinm 1'001.
hlalTied SCl't~ m ber 20,1778 , in J oh"~o ll COlln t)". Norlh C:lr.
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(North ('"rolin") Cu,,,",, ,,(l ol1 lto,1 Wu.~ Ju ~tlcc of the Pente
,1I"ll';i'llU(o'C (CliNt: :::~/ 9·1-1). lie died ~'1c1' the 111]0 C~n·

, There WCTil 1m",), l.y the name {If l:h'"rs in i; ~" th Caro_
li"a .h ero)'" " " '] nne" th e 1I"" olnt io",,,"," WIL>", 'l'h~.,c " lid
thruc III "' m"lh c.:al'Olin:. Illar h""c emi[:'rnl~.l from Vinlil1 in.
\ 'J'~ ~imibrit ... of n"lnC.' be.~rg Ollt thi~ Millml'l'on.
GV::;,;!: Geol'l:" l! i"';.r~ get", 1 calf in l~le of Winlll COII"_ 1•
i• I;:. Vir"i "la. ~IIlY 1. l~,i.1.
l.i~I.' of [': mi l(1"alllll \O ,\m",·i cn. Ilioo-17oo. JIM:" :11 _1:
.Jah " l:;'·~ r~. "Th~ \\'l!-~teTnlO'" "r }"~ II r(Ollle'< Isl:lmls. lyeing
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of John !li,·cl'~ ,' Ollnt. p ,',I;l1m1 20'\ . OI1l. :lOl'cl"ch, " in th e
G,.c~ t~ ::;OUII<I ,' I r,G2_ lf,G:1." f
1'''I:e CoO:' : Willblll Ri\'cr~ in SI. J"me~ l'nriBh, 1679,
o..... niUI! 1 ~I:l\"c.
"Il"dIU" ",,,) A\1illl\ Fmnill e~" hy J obn Tholl"'" Uo,ldic
m id J ohn BCllu cl l! oddi t , 1"'lto l~G: Thum ,," Hh'e r~ m,S "c,
Rid i,,!! in H"u,,"wic\< Counl)". VirKi n j". [}crore 1760. IIi" ,
w,ie wn ~ "' nry J (mcA. II c l" m1e his ,,·m [0 M:m:h, 1789.
",,,I ,,,,n,,,11 hi . d llldr!:,,: I. ~Ia .ll",: 2. N,me)"; :1. \tol.er !:
4. l lnnu"h: ;, ..John: G. Tho,,",~ . ThomM Iti\-cl"" w,," horn
in Il .. m~\\"lcl( Co"nt)", Virgillln,!I July . 1%,: di ~d In ~I Ollt·
l'omH.'· COllnty, 'I'eune'lolec. Octol..,., 11:\27. 111' m:lrrled 19
Fcbru" r~·. 17110. El iu,bclh ),;,lnnnl<IH. horu 10 Fe br ua ry .
1' U1. nHiI movcd t(l "1"c lln ~~~ec uiooul ISO!!.
!!\,!!Ol: Witlium ,u,d Hlchlll"(l J:i,·er .• c(lu trilJUl ctl .£ 1 10
llriur I' rQ.l,yter i,m Chu rch. Prince i':dw" rd COUll !)", Vir.
lI i"in. ]700.
2OW(I) ] nG: Holler! l:i\"l:O'· ~. Seeurity {'m' :L "'i".,.i:L~C.
, Vccemh~r 2fi. 17G~).
J\m~d~~n ! I i~l"" i~nl ~In llu~i ue, 4/ :301 : '\uron l:r"wn'~
dU"ll"hlcr. EliUlh"t!>, b<'<!~n"! thO! " 'ire of \\'Illinm n;\'er~,
\ lie ,lie" in ,'> b ,·ch . J3(Y.J, in lJ,'un,wld: Cou nty, VirJrinia.
lIi ~ two h,fi<nt ~on~ •. Ioh n IIB,.per Ri\·e ,·~ ilnd Wllllnm WiI ·
kin, l( i\"c,.~, bu,." IH'l.I. ["me with t heir malcrllol lrm"Ilf".
ther. ,\"ro" I! ro\\"n. 10 Gil ...< Co""ty, T CIl IIC,,;e(', eire:! 13 13.
h" l.o;.oi"l:" lhci r l:unnli "H. J\ 1-0 1he ex~,,!or of \ hei r fnthcr'~

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di~,1 in 1S-'l6.
Win;"m J:h'cr~' will s:I',I ; (,,) A,uon IIrow n. gr:u,,1 r"lher
O}f illY IwO} ~on~ ; (h) hi. Iwo ~O"8 were J Qlm Ibrl". ' It,w.s
IIml William \\' ilkiu~ I:;" " ... TILe will W"$ dated 1st ~1"rch.
!SOn, prolm tc,l IlrlHl awick COUlIt)' CUUI't, March ~, l SI)!).
I ll, e.\,,\c was ra\h ~r I"r,:(' (01' tll"t tim e and ,late, 'rh e
;,weill ory HIl<I appni se mcnt or Ih e c., Iute ,·"cu ,·,leil 1.0 )' th e
Court Febr"a.y 26,18 10. There wcre I I 51"\,,,. \":<luelln\
from .1."20 to £120.
~mlle, PH!;" 39 , lIkrchnnl lic~ n l!C '&H uett to !lobert It'\'cn;,
M"rch 28, 1787.
£llnle. Imge 39: I u"..,,, lory 111101 apI>r,d 8NllC'll of "~t,,tc o i
Tho}lmI' W\'cr~. ,\Inrch 23, 1181.
Slune. I~~ge ,10: M:l rri"I:e liC(ill!<t: bumld: Itol,erl !li"cr.'
tQ J~nc U'I rris,m. l\owmLcr S. 11; (;,
2'f2·18 ; WiIIi:,m lli~c"" Setllrity for m~ rr i"fte of I;ucl:.
lIer A b~r n~lh)' to 1I" ld"h lIi l'CU, 1718. Grcell~\'illc COlmly,
Vlrg illb.
G'r107: nrun~wi"k Couu!y. Vir"inin , "f'cr.lmm gh' ;I1/t
ni" to ,'mcric"n Ite"o lu\ion, At" Court helt! for I3rllll "wick
Co""t)'. 'ru c, ""y, 25th or ['\'bnIM)', 1782_"ame.' ccrtiried
,,~givin![ "uppli c"-ThoUin. m\'cr~,
Sa me, 1•.1g0 ~·14, Li st s Hobe r l I\ I\·cr., Bru n5wick Count)',
Virr:lnill , n ~ render;n!; "Crl·jcc~ \0 th e Conlincnta l Arm)".
DCliCc ntlnnt5 of tI, c"" ['ntrio," nro cli&ihl e to membership ill
the I), A. It. 25 F cl>f\lnry, 1182.
0 , A, I:. 1>lag"zi nc, 69/ H 2: Mll rringc of Th<.m wH ni\"er~
nlld r.l n r~· - - . ili s will wns (bled MHoh 10, 173!l, "I\([
l"oI",lod in Brunswick Co" nlr 1189. I[i s chilll .... n: I.
I:obert; 2. J Qlm: 3. Tllomns;~. N"'lc), ; (;. ~I" rllm Bro.~dn3x;
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Go 11:11"'311 i\lord:m,1. I
:....;11' ( n!lS; (n ) ThumnH !:i"Crt recommended 10 the Go\'_
crnor 10 comnmn,[ coml''''W of U ,,: I't lI o •• e in Milltin o( /
Crcc ns\"il1c Con nty . Virginin, Octo1icl' 2,1, 1788. fhJ ,ruly ;<"
2:1 ,1 789. Thom"" Hi\'UB, LiolllclI""1 Commnnil er of Mili tiR,
Ihl ~ COlllll)" look onl h of olTic e.
,\t ,·.wl)" ,inlea of th e .dtlemc nl or VirKill;n, Ih e migra.
tiOIi WII R (rom t he co,,~t towi""I H the we., t or IO"'~r"g t'

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C"rol i "a~. Th.. ,j.,,1 l :i'"H ri "'l,S (ou lld in laic Q! Wil:ht
Co ullt y. Sl1lJ1!cqltcn\ re~ord$ . hnw Ilivcrs me n in Green!\-
,-ilk>, Brunswick :!l1<1 Prince Edwur.! Cot"'I{~. , nil wc~ t or
l ~lc o( W i~ hl Col",! )", It is ]or,icnllo as.l1UlIC thal lhc ..: mUll
were ~on n cct~ll. "s tlmt name "" .... fonn.1 only a~ indi c:II ed .
It mar 00 not e!l IIm1 in the :,,)O,.~ ~ntri c" "",I thos" to I
follow Iho I: i,'er .• men we,.", eOnillarnt h'elr. Hll ort li'·cd. I I"
fOLII'" 110 n", ..,..t of the p:'rcnt~ ,,,I(I I>; .l h of WiIl i..... , R!I'eu
who marri ed EIf?~,b et h 111"0"'11 IIlId who ,Iicl l In ISO!!. 11 1$
1~~ ""IlI' mllY h,l\'c oo.:n ltohcrl ml'cr._, wh o marri ed Jmt~
nB"i w ll .m l'o\"cml>cr 8, 171 (;, Si ne<! Ilooo rt Uiwn wn ~
a grown m:!!! in 17Gll_llCill}l' Secn"'ty (o r " murrlng~ 011 I
Doccmbcr :!G, 17G!l- thirl could ...... 1'~" .• i1Jle.
IIcnj:,m in F. C"rter in his m:lImscrilll history of th e ,
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CarleI' Fami ly writt en in I~O-l nm] in the I>os<e~~ion of Ihe
wriler ,,"1)'5 on l',,!:e.l 1!l_:!O ; "W illia m H . I!I\"er~ lUul Julill
F lou rJlo)' were llw rried Ihe 28th Dl'eettl her, ISr.i, U!u] re_
s ided in Tun ica COlill ty, .\li,,"~i." ll' pi, Ol! II «IttOI' 1,llII!mtiol'
IllIlillhc Civil II'RI' of ISlil_6G. whml tl, W rOlllrncd \0 Ten-
JlC><l!<O~ amI ~1IbJ<e(lllenlh' lI ~cd 0" their fnrm I" Gi le! Count y
lIn!il their Il ellth~ . Th( ir chilllr,," were IIIlIlIed William
FI(>lIrn(>)" John ll llrr~r , Flournoy, Tyreo Hodes, William
Cll nno", Julill and i\1)' rn, Wim"m I"., bor" - - , tlit d - - ,
J olm 1! .. Lorn - - ; di e,l l a G·!. Flour"oy, a lawyer, llO!i,
t id:m IIIld far m"r , nlnrriC"l\ Llda ,Iy,·ret. li e w,,~ born
Oclol.oo1. IG, 1$:;8. ,,,,,I hi~ wi r" 0" - -. Thc~' h:"." tout o"e
child. 1I:""ed .1olm ,\. 'l' ... r~e It. g radua te,l HI We5t Point
:md i~:"I ( 190 1) C"IIlni" of Ca,·"l ry ill Fourlh U. S. lI egi_
m~nt. Be W;I~ b0 1" 11 i\lny 10, 11162, nn" Illa rril!ll Cn lh ~ rin c
•. ~~;" 1-·e nla'](L Th~y lmvc a d:mj{hl ~r born I)e~~m""'r I, 1!IO·1.
\ . Willinm C. Illoo g rml""t ed Ilt West Point and i., " OW in
~I anil" o n Ihe gener,,1 ItTm), ~t nlf wilh rnnll of Cn plain.
110 WI)" bllrH - - :l1\d mn rricd i\lnry (ulled I'ollic ) IInlt le
or Vin:i " l" (m _ . wh ll wn.~ wr n ~. 'rbcr hn,'C ch ll_
dr" " n:""1!I1 Jame. - - . 1>I )·.a Hi vcn \\"M born _ n",]
mnrd ed CRI'lnin 1101'11 o( the U. S. ,\ r till"ry ~ervke on _ .
li e WM horn in Ne w J cr~c)' - . On an ex<u r~ion in I\cw
York II nrllOr with C;, p\ll;n It. " lid t wo children, ~ he IIIld "

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"hlld were .I ro",,,~d. II " . bod)" wus rcco ...~ .......1 at !!C~ a",1
l"'ried there.
'· .\\ary ~;I i ..... to..th Il h·er.i WM oom Fdtrll;.r)" 8. 18:16. ,,,,,I
nmrri~d Goo .>:~ Alfred Sykes or M j~i!l...ip]li on October 28,
I K5~. 11 0 w,,~ lwr!\ - - !'ltd died No,'cml>cr 2~. 187S. ~ I'r.
\"I\"cd by hi " wife Bl,,1 a &l " llmncd Gcon.~~ Percy. bO I'n July
:1, l MS. m1(1 <lied !\o\'emhcr ~2. IS78. ~lr.l . Syh.• m~rried
th o ~"C<llId lilli e on - - Dr. II'i li iam na tte ( 1 82;\. I~l S ). a
widower of Pulaski . She had 110 Batte chi lllrcn :lItd di ~d
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J oh" Harpe,· H i"er~, one of Ihe " infnnl """" .. mentioned

~bo'·e. ma rried Sa •., h )'I )'r., J:o<ln ""d had Cy nt hia 11011.:",,1
[(i\'cr~, "'ho m"rri~.. II:~"jamiti F.' Curt". , (Sc'(! Carter :1.1,,1
1I001e~ t'~lIIili~"'. )

I :e"j~ mi" F. C~l"Ier in hi ~ m~ml ~cripi hi~tory ":,yg thaI

Jo)lm lI :trllCr I:il"crs wa~ bor" 2:1 ~I:orch. IS02.
A ~tudy of ,laIc' II lI d 1"""litie. ,eema to IImke togic:.1 tlte
foll\)wi"lI":
Tho nln~ !:ivers, who Wll~ "C" i,ljllg ill Ilnm~w ick CounlY,
Virll"inla. prior to l7GO, ",,,I who dic,\ ill 178n. mnrri ~ <1 M:t rr
,itmc". H i" will mellUon . a ~O ll, 1I0h('rl, ", lw lllm ... ied J:l!)C
U"rriMlIl Noycmbcl" 8. 177ti .
I mil of the Ol'iniOIl Ih,,\ lI'iIli:Ull I\i" cr~ , who Olarried
Elitlll>e\ h Brown drc~ 1800. wa~ th e !!On of Hooorl fill,l J:lII C
Hi,·tn.
William lUI'" •..,. "'''~ tli" father of John Harper and
WiHillln Wi1kin~ ( SO<' "oo,·c) .
I.inc of I)c s~nt :
Thom:.s' [(ker!! mttrri",1 MaTY JonI'!<, h:I('
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Ilobert ' I(i\"en m~ rricd J :tn(' lI arri ron. 1m!!
William ' m'·N." marri e,1 Eliwb>lth' IIrown. )" ,d
.rohn H,ll·j....,r' Hiver., mll "ri~d S",'"h Mrra' !l(>(lCd. h:1(1
C)'ntlii a Holl and' It i\"er~ n"'rr ied Fl cII.i"mill 1>'. C~rtc,·.
(Sec Cnrter and !'OIIC Line~ .)

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T he 'H'''''"l r), OJf ryn~ rl<l<I,,~ , who W,.5 the "rOll~"it or of
the F,,,,,ily in T"n"c,-<lIce ( ~~'(! 1"\,,, ) , ;g [" kN' h om
l(o ,l "~
Cl:t!~ C. S 71. Ilook l:(iSS, Cop}'ri[;"! N .... 1920. in Ih e Con.
K rc~~il)"a\ l.ib ,""ry, \\'" .lI i,,&loll. D. C. and [T"'" 6 V·1IS-.120 ,
" 5 wd l !l~ [r"III ot he r m,lloor ;lic3 which will be mCII Uond ;Il
Ihe 111"(1pcr place • . T h... .I,,,,,
r~ us [olloll'g!
The 1t 001e~ 1·'"mil),;H or IIreat ,,,, \ i<] lIily. \\'~ C'''' e".ily
\ ,·"cc ,"cc"rds P,"O ,·j "il" Ih n[ t h~r t\o'Il'i~ I I\:,1 for ",""c rnl cell ·
l\lric~ ill t he 0:0" ,,1;(1 of :-;'otti ng h,,, .. , U nco1n, Yo rk " ncl
lJ erby in Enlll:l l\d.
Ger..r.1 de IIOI1O::i is tIm li r~t or Ih" f"mily in ]':nlr1a ll ~
\0 ",1, m" referellce i~ ",,,,k " Gerard ,I" Hode5 wm'ron5e-
" "" nUy " ',:'''',\('' [,aro,,' ",,,I as :unIJa"",,,lor he :.t(., illc<1 a
~LiU h il!'he ,' ,'ank, Hi. au"tnce in th"tc,"~,dtj' will act"u ,,1
i,,~ hiN name roO! occurri",! 0" th e ~oll of .I]"g n" Chm'la .
Gcran\ d~ I :odc~ ""' ~ ~c"t as ,"nl>:.~>",lor to fo~"ill " 1~.rL~,
:!~th M,,~d, in the ni"th )'c:. r uf K ing Joh ,,'~ reign ,"
It i" l,rul~~\Jlc tl);<1 Geraltl ,Ie 1:",1,,", WlIS m,e of Ih" f"mill'
of eo unlft d ' '\rm..'lI: ,, :lC Rud 1\",IC5 {Hllot!c., ) n\CII \ iOl\ cd hy
I" 'oi r..~"nl who <a me 'We r wit h lI en ry I[ mu l Mnr)(" rd, h i!
",olher, irom Nor mn ndy, It iK .,.,un!1y mill perh"l'" II\ore
I'r olmlJ lc Ih,,1 hia ,, "tcstor w,,~ tic ll 1tod.'~, heredi l"r)' knight
of I,'la nd"r', tne"Uuned in Froi ~"',,'t (:m' \ c15ewhue ) amon!:
th e nobility or I'l""dcr", whu Callie o"cr 10 ,,~isl Wllli:11I1
the Con'lneror.
l. [o'l'om G ~ra r(\ de lIode><. ~ iJ,.'lrun. the Cal.illll ~ent of
w ho~e haronch:y wn ~ Horn C" stl" i n I ,;ncoin.• h irr., li" cd in
t he rdgl1 of J1 ~ nr)' II ( 113:IoI I S!'I) , lI icha rd I, John :;n,1
ll e"r)' [ II, from ,,11 of w hom he rccei,'c,' g~nt h o tt o r~ unt!
,, by " ing Joh u (11 2~ - L Um ) WM cmployed uS :;mb.1'U~, lor,
IL is lin,,:,] de,,«;n,lnnt :
I I. Wi\l i"111 l!otl<:s. of T hor p ju~tn llolhcrd,lIt'. in Ihe
Co" n' y of " ... rlr, marri ed ,\n ll, (llIul~hl c r ""'\ hei r of ,101m
C"cli~lior~ c, E~q .. of Sln"cky Wo<wl thorpc, In the Count,"
oi !Je rb.\', "'liS the fnther of :
111. John Llo, lc!, E~'I., of SI:I.dcy 1I'00" lho'l'(." w\o()$il
~ o n:
 IV. John r:ool,,~. E""., ...·u (" tlie r " r:
V. Itobert It ode~ . ..:"" .. nl"rr i l~1 EH""bcth W"~"e ,,"d
ld t 8011 " ",I heir :
VI. .Iohn t1od~! , 1':"'1« of Sln" clcr Wood t.hoq ,c. who mnr-
ri c, 1 AUelina. d;\ughtcr of Tho!ll n ~ 11 cwitt. E~ 'I .. of Wnlli~
j" York ~hlre . .fohn Ilodu w n~ !liheriff vf DCrU)'Hhirc IIml
w"" auccccil cd. "t hi " dC:lth, lJ)' hi ~ ~Oll:
VII. F mllc iH n"dc" of St nv~lc)' 1V()<)II, horpt!, li e "'".
marte Se rgeant of the I ~,w 2 1 ~ t '\"1':11 31. rI;S2; ,lu sti C/> of
t he Co ",,," on PI",,! 2'Jlh .1""" , r1>S r.. )lu rch"" ",r Ba r loor oug h.
Grca t 1I 0lll:"hloll ,,,,,I o the r ,·(... ~ ; ,Ic ra blc cs l,lI"s. ) !nrricd
~;Ii znbocth. ,laughter of Bri"" S:uloIf"rd, E"'l .• of 'Th"r"
&11,·,,,1' ill \'orks h ire " "d hy he r ha d:
, VI II. Si r J ohn r:(N I,,~. h i ~ heir. k n ig hll~1 in rf,(I;I. Sol.1
Stnvdc), Woodl hor p~ \0 nuke {)( P" r tl",,,I. an.1 he ....."i<l~~l
ilt l l:,rllo,m )"l:h llall. M:lrrietl (:Ir<l ) ~·rilllces. ,l:\Ugh!"r
"f M "TI " ~.t ,,kc Cm.sl"blc. ~:!'I .. .:.r 1l ,,1, I~rnc,;;r. " r~l ie\ (If
I rcurr Check . Hied i 11 1~ ~9 '''1(1 W:I' ~ \lecec,bl by hi" Hon ;
IX. Sir Hoh" rt Ilml us vf Hnrl ho roullh II "n in t he Connty
or Derby ; klli lr ht ed ,\");n~t ~), Hj·\I at \\'hit "Ii:<lI, !Uld """"
~ 1·N,l e,1 " h",·oll et 0" t.h e l'llh of ,·,,,n (: month. ,\l arri cl1
1':l i""belll . t he d",,)(hl <) r nn.t ~ ol~ lI ell· vr Sir Johll L"celle.~ ,
[{,,;); !z t o( Stnr ton nnd G"tp.("nl. Shu WM " I:"d l !l ill
lU l 'l ,,,,,I h,·!zer 1",d (13th c!z ihl):
X. Clift ,," I: "d~s, of Stu rl" n. " lle.1O Mnrch Hi. HiG::!. He
m!lrrieol (2nd ) IW ~:,h"lh, dm'l: hlero( J ohn Scrim~hire. E.i!'1.,
"r C"Ugrn '·e ",,,1 Notta 11",1 ,"",I:
X I. J ohn Hod"" or Slurton. tn~rric(1 l.;]i: "beth ••1!Lughler
or Si moll J C"'">I' of Colton in Slr"ffor dshi ..., ,mol 111101 :
XII. Ch" r1"3 1:00"". who WClll I" ,\mcrie:! lI n,1 Ull l1ed
ill Vi ..:inb. ",,·here he is l11ldy m:lrried 16~m·· li nd who
i~ the (o"nder of t he Rodes f:l n,i l)· ill Virl:inh.

(l\,'l~O : "So the t itl e to tho h:L l·o nctc}" wOIlld lie between
til e dc~tcndc lll.< of John !lode ... or 1.011<1011, F rmlch; I:odes
of Mnryl:lm1 and ChZlr l ~s I{od e~ ur Virll ini!L.
 IWDES I',DIILY in America
While l'<).!Iili>'e I,roof h,, ~ "u\ )'<:1 Ix-e" fo und thal John
Hode., who w,,~ !Jo]'" ;11 Virg;"i" III lti:l7 w,, ~ the ~O ll of
eh,,'l .... I:o<le~ ( ~~ X II ,,1)(1\''') who. We know w:ls li~ill S:
i" VirC; lli" al that time. yet Ihe )lre~nIIlJlth'~ 0\'i11(",00 1:1
st r..,nc:.
The "",lit ion in e\'~rr Immel! of Ih~ faUlU}' ha~ been
Ih"l Ih i ~ J olHl He,de.1 WIIMth e ao" uf the emil: """\.' C I",rle~.
rr h~ writer hM noteJi ill t he h~n,lw ril ill l: 'Jf hi" I:r","I.
mother. Cymhln Iti'·e r.' Cn rter. ~:lyi "l( Ihe ~t\m" Ihi ll l[.)
OM of the rell~on.1 heing Ihal Ih" n:lme of Clif lOIl hns II<)
fn,<]lIellll)' al'l ~an'(l bolh ill lite En);II~i1 fa mily to whiCh
,
(;h:lrle~ I:o<le .• hel(})l)(e,1 :111(1 ill th t Virgi I)ia family Ilcll<:ende,l
frOlI) ,h,IiIl l:ool<,~. 1'he r:lel Ihnl J ulin It.... I~.,. W"$ bor n
.hllle II . l G!)7 . in Or near . wllllt wa ~ t holl New f(~l)t COllll ty.
llOW II:LlI,wer COllUly, Virl:in in. maku it h~r. II}' d"nl~l f lll
,,
Ih"t he Wll~ Ihe son of Ch:\r l~~ I:ode~ w;,o:<c ,bull"ht cr'H
b:,pli ""1 (F~bru"I'Y 7. 170::) i" rcco r11cd ill Ih ~ Hplll"ler of
SI. I'ctc r'~ " ;Irish. New I( Cnl Culml),. V;!'gill;:t. T he li; rt h
or" "0", J"hll. in ICn, allll of 11 ""I'l<hI CI'. .\br),. i" 17 0~
11'0111<1 wd l ;lctord wilh;\ m:tl'ri;\g c in IGD:i (Me X II "lHwc).
Ch:lrlcs It",I"" ( X I I) who ca ine to Vil'!!"illb from En l(o
Innd all'\ w,,~ th e r,,,,.t 1(~lIc ""tiOlI in U'; . eOll lltr}, nI:!rricd \
I" IG!).' ""d Imlt Ilm.~ ehi"'""n: J oh ". Ctifloll ;,,,<1 "I:tr....
XI II , .101m Hoole. (GV~2·S3 : .l ohll n o<le~ bo rll ll " )!O\' ~r
COlml,1', Vir):i";,,. No,"omllCl' G. IC!)7_ F"mily l! iLle_·d ied
~"'Y :1. 17' f,) nmrri "d M"r)·. (170:1.171:,) Cr~wford,
,talll(hl,,1' IJr ClIp t"i)! l)"1'j,1 Cmwfo",1 of ,\m h ~rst COllnt y,
VilJ[illi". (This l1mrr;;,):\: j~ m<'lIlioned hy Cy nlhi" Ili,·cu
C"rter in her note.' . See. :llso. Cr:!wfonl Fnm;ly). li e
1I1 0"C<l 10 Loni sa COIlII!}" Virg in;II :Ind. ill SC1.l clllkr. 11G5
WlIS :!" Jloin ted 1'~lr)<man of F",d ~~iek"illc ]'al'i.dl.
"m c~k1n lJ ;~I()rical ~1"ll"nzirw. ,1/'\'1: \le.qtr}, Book of
Frt,\erick l' illc 1':I'; s". ]..oul~~ CO\lllly. \'irg iuin. 11-12 10
l iS7 : ""A t " \'e,.lry nlcel ;rll! helrl .1t Ihe Church ilelow Ih "
~1 () llIll.1hl ~ , S"ptemLcI' ~:;. 17G5. Johu l:o,I ~~ :lJlIHlil1t~d I"
\'cslrymrlll ,,\ tIm rloom Q" l:olJ(orl lI n rrl ~ • •IMC;);!e,l""
S""1 e ; Jj N""c m\>~r. 17GG: .John Hodes III'JlOilltcd Ve.itrr_
lI1all.
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 Sa",Q ; Oi:\ ()b~r 25. In:l: John lI ()de~ rcsign.1 ,," Vestry.
III"" . D"vid !: Od~3 :ll'l'()ill!ed to "tlccecd him. ~1:\ rch I,).
I i7G.
Same : D""id Hode .• alII''''''!".! \\"" nkn for lhe ellStl'llJ,
ycar.
S,It".... , 2(; UKcml)('r. 173:1 ; Cli fton Il"d~~ nl 'l'oint<J(1 col·
lcc:tor Cor t he I're~cut yea r, iu thallmrt of Ihe I'a r ish L~y;ug
in Alm.marle o..""ly.
In Oc tobe r of t he nc~ t l'en r (1766) ,101m ~nll ~ln ry, his
wife. "mdo " dced 10} Ih ei r ,o}u . Clifton l :o, re~. com'eying
Ia"d t hey oo " l:hl in 1727.
7V8~-8~: .Ioh" ll ",l c~ w".~ a .In:;ticu of t he Pc," ce cll"
,\ lbc nmrle COUllll' 1,,-Ior to l i75.
Th" iuvun\Qr)' of his IIlJr:;orwl e" t at~ "'''0'' nt e,l 10:: 1.0.].1.
S 17.1'. ;1." la rl:e prol",r Ly for tI",1 time ,,,,,I cO""ly .
Jolrn n u,l Mar~' ltodC!l had i..." e : Clirtntl. Gh"r!c:!, Jo}", .
1I",·i/l. ",,,I Ih'c I:irls u",mmed.
I[ ;story of l.oulsn C.m tlly, Vill:in "" 1),~I:C .I!! : Clifton
I:"dc, w~R:I 1ll~lllhe r or C:,]>l"in S:tmnd \\'1I,1.IY'5 Colllp~n)"
of .\Iili!i:. who m,"'c hcd in \,r, .\ 'md~r Colon el GCOl"{:e
Wa" h,nl{! on to Grellt ~Icado"'" :lnd b\,; I ~ I-',,)" t N ccc"_~it)' .
.fol"l I:o<l ~~' wil l W,, " ,Iat ed Foh n,,";" I~, 17701. proved
,\I Lemal'\ c Cot1nt y, Virginia. OcIO~'" 177r•.
Xl\' . J"hn lto, l~s " r Albcm,.rle Co""ty. Vi r~ i,,; a . wa"
I",r n Novemher 6. 1729 "nil 'lied .July I;;, 18 10 (GV8:I).
Uo'llI,,;ly Rible) . GV83 " Iso ~:t)'11 th ~l he wns II ,h,~tice of
tire Peace in Allocm:lrtc Cou nty . li e >narri~~l SCT.lembcr
fl. I,M in Albcm"de Count)'. S"r"h (I>orll ~lay :!-l. l i :16
:lnd died .Jllnll~ ry :\1, 180:1) ,]a""hlcr ()t M:tjor Hobert
lIa,.ri ~ of AlllC "'I!I'lc COHill), ( ~ee H:lrri~ Fa ",;ly) who h:,,]
1o"on a memlo~r of the !!()I,"O of lJ\\ rl: e.'5e~ for lIa1\o" or in
17'13- 14. Tll l" nmrrinl1"C is alHo mcnti o", c,1 in th e \\ot e~
loy Cynth ia Ilil'.: r~ Cllt tcr. Th ey ha,l i",.. l(l :
XV. Tyree Ho,lc~ (""" I'''r~gr" ph I ), tC"cllt h child.
horn O"""n,bcr 2 1.177 1 died July 17. 182 7. li e mow:d 10
Giles Co""ty. ·rcll nc~!lCe. I H07. n".1 ~cltled on nil C!lt~ tc he
n:,",e,1 "Clift(on l'lnoo" (st ill exist;',!: In I!I.'O IJUL not ]n

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 h" ",b of hlllil}') . Ma n l.... l ,\ pTil ~;,. 18 11. Cynlhb , d,I~.• t
,Inll!thlcr of M"i ur .I,,,,,,,~ 1I01\""d of Gil ber t " (1,,"11, North
C~rolina. (see Holla m! Fa",ily) who "'"" " member of
f""
COIl !! r~<l.~ (rom t l, a\ Sta t u 18 ycar". T.\' rc~ ",1(\ Cyu thin
l! olhmd H()d~" wc r, · Ih ~ progeni tor,; of th ,' I{(){k~ in Ten_
" e" ....'<!.
T)' . "" ,,,,el CYIll h in l{o<I..... Iwd i~~lI c : \. S:trnh r.l yrn,
born Octoher 18, l SI:.! ~ ",I .lied ~I "rdl I::. ISGro. )lnrL'iC<l.
lal. Joh n lI " r ,,,,. Hi" c r,' an d 2",1. (;Olond J o.'fC],h TroUcr,
2 .. IAmcs. 00." .JUIlC I. 18 1.1 ; died April ]9. I!!.::·' ; :I. Hol>cn .
horn ."me 2·1. 181G and ,]je,1 OCiob\:r 2:1. 1!\!I7. m" rr ied on
CK:tobc r ::0. 18·10. Snrll fo Eliz:.bet h Cnn e,', (bo rn April ]~ .
182;1, died July 7. 18G:1) . ,Im,c hlcr of Ill-. ilcnj r,min CH!' Wl'
:md "hl M! , i"tel' of He" j",n;n Franklin Cart er,
GV8G: .I olm ]] ""ll<'r a"il S:.rah ~ l rr" !liI'e ra ha,l: ".
William !liv",.,. hor u .lu"<1 \!l, 1831. ,Iic,\ 1882 (I S!l'!~) who
n",rrie,1 Julia, ,1aUll htcr of Willi"m C. Flournoy of l'u]u.t!ki ,
T~n l<~.<:!c~. h. C,"llhia 11<:>11",,,1 l: iv"o . marr ied " I"i l G.
IfI:;:!. ncnj;'1Ili" F. C" rt~r. , 'h" r" W:IH " third ~ hlld ami
"""oncl dnughter. )1;, t y Eliz;,iJet h wlm "';\ tri~,I , \ ~ t, Ge<:rrp,c
I ,\. Sy k e~ and 2m!. Ilt. Wi ll i:,,,, llntle-~e\l Iti\'c r;\ Fnmi l....
(;\';12.): Mnr),' ll ()lie.' (Cli ((o n' John ' J ohn' ) !tinnie!!.
I :,:,,,1. Il cze\(i"h 1'. ~lul'rd J und left I\\' O ,i"u lI li t<l ra : H, .Jane
Eli zabeth ma ,']'i",] Tyree ' HOll e! o f Cil e.1 COtl!ll.y, TC!IIl ~,,~ee
""d h. OJ ,ltcH" \\'ho "'''rried 1)t . T . ,\. Atd ,iton or N,,~h_
ville, Tcnn"~""".
X\' I. S:It:. h ~I ycr$. m~rried J ohn Ih'T1oc r Uiver~ "n<1
h",] :
X\' II . Cynt hi" lI ol1"nl1. '1I:.. r i,,<1 IJcnjnmi n F . Ca r ler
ro n!! had:

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X\'II I. ~lyr;\ Bell e, married G n~t;\\'u~ ,\, 1'01''' li nd h;\,I :
X IX. Will iam Hl\·cf' . married Virl:ln;,\ ~!cFcl'rin IIlIII

XX. ViT!: in i~ :'Ilcl'cr rln, m.~rri ed Leon .1. l.iv ingston

IIlId h;\,I:
XX I. ". "~t hcri llc l'011\! Liv;ng;;toll. h. lI'illi:'nl 1'<;'1'"
I.;-'; ngston . e. Hi~h"rd ~leFcrri n I.i" ; \\r:~tm' ,

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 A.I,[il iulln l j ll rorm~ti'>n :oS II) I"t~r IIcncru1!ong of , he
H ClIl c~"'amil), "laY. pos~ ihlj'. b" [o lltl(l in t he ''' '' 'I1' ~ ''' il,t
hi .lory (If Ih e ClIl' ler Fmn lly ",rittell by lle llj" min F.
Ca r ler in 1!lO·1. ,\ ~"{Ir'." of th is m~nll~cr;111 will he "cnl. to
Ih ~ Slale l!i~IOrit;, 1 SoI: icly lit Naglw ille. Te n",-n~ by the
writ er.

R U F' FI N FA"r IlN

IS\\'(1 ) 251.::!5.1: Th l" (,,,,, ilr lIeJl'i ng wil h \\"111 ;,,,11'
Huirill. who app el.TO in the rc<ord3 of latu of lI' i!:l l( Co unty ,
Virl/i nia. lOt " ,"cry cllrly d"I~~ lG ~O. In J\,n c, 1677. "
Rober t' !tufTin of S u rry Collllty ;8 "'C lll i (l,,~1 ,,~ heir lind
",lm; " i~l rnlor 0( William' itu tTi n, dcr(.'!l""'1.
I [()bc r~' Hutri" (William ' ) li" c(l in S" ,'r,' emllLlr. where
he ",,,,dcd about W'jfi. Eli zal .... th. will ow of CUI>I:'; " Gcorll~
Watkin .•• Clerk of SU rT)' County. IH~ wi ll d:ltc,. M",' 18.
1&93 W:U pro"ed .h.ly .1. IG!!:!. N:mm.< SOliS. l:ol>i>rt ~n,1
11'!l lI nm ; wi fe. 1':l b.l>i>th; "" u l\' ht~I·. 1·:ti za !.oeth. Wi f~·., will
prOH11 in Surry COUlIty, Au!r" "t [ ij . 171·1 "'''" "~ ~o n " : :J.
Hob~rt. .1. William. Danlthtar~ : 5. EH,J\bct h. G. J,m".
Itooorl ' l~ulTl" (William.' Iloberl' ) lived in Su rry
Cou nt y. whero h~ marri~,1 I':li zal>i>th _ a",' died. lI i~

I will prO"cd Ap"'l W. 172 0 pro"e,l I,'ubrunl')' Ir.. 1720-2 1

"amc~ wife. Elizabeth. :11111 children : .. . 13 , E li?~,bet h.
\,;]i!:\ooth' It"ffi" (Hooorl ,' Iloloerl.' II'imam ') marTied.
fir ~ t. Wil1inm I,inchel! ( ~ce IOli cheu io'nmily ) ",,,I !eco nll .
I(lclm r,\ Cocke. ( 1l1"'C not found the d~t c" of birth, mnt' _
r i"ge "",I de:l ll, of lWznoot h. )
Sumo !.orandl{'H of the It" ffin rn"'i l ic~ e\'idcutly wowd
to Nor t hampton County. Nort h CtLroli ll":18 there ArC ",,,n), I
HlltTil! \\'ill ~ r eco r,] e.1 ther e.
LillO! of I)~cnt :
I
Will ia m' II nlTi n h,,,l
William' IlniTin who nlH n icd I%~a!.ocl h \\'" tk;lls "ml had
It ol>o.!r l' ltilifin who mar r iud Eli z.~uel h lind h:id
r:\; 7~,l>i>th ' U" lrin who n~~ rried W;lIi mn ' J,;nt hcn nnd
h.,,1
i
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 Willillm ' I,illch" " who 'm' r riL~1 ~1:lrY' 1)1IU'''''n "nd hml
~;li2nl>cth ' I\i"ch~" who ,""rr;~1 I'h ilil" I, ea rney uno!
hn ll
S:m ,h' I, ,,arney who ttlaTTi c,1 l: c\,. Johu' l.ilUI":LY "ud
1t,,'1
1·:li ~."lJcth' !.iud",,)" wlt o m" r r icd I) ,'. Ilcuj"ttlin' CHI" ,·.
Oleo enrler' ",,,\ 1'01'0 i.ilW".)

SKII'W]TI·! [" A~ ]I]'Y

Hurl; c'~ I'ccr"l;e. l;aroneta!lC lind I,,,i llhlhooll 1 8~1!, I',,~e
1266.
Llncal:e: This ( "mi l)' "ri~i ,,,,lIy c"lI.-d SC llrI ' \\'Y I-:
from Ihe lOW" a nd lordshi l' of Skil,with. in r orkshiN'.
,'e.Kend~ from 1I0ber t ,I~ E~I Oul~"me, naron of CoWnc·
I",,,,. ill lhe lill>C of the Conqueror. of whom lit" femlallord"
0( Colli uch"m, DlIfld"le t"",IS at I.-nglh in Ihe lJaronage.
lie "''' H ic,1 A,lcli, a. d"lIghte. o( 11"0. Co" " L ,10 lle:tumonl.
The,' hm\;
(th in I~ Ic uJj"lhr. ~o only Ihe ,lirC(:t Hu e i~ Inke u ( ,'om t lti "
I'o; ul)
ItoL crt. ",,, ni,,d En cbm·Jj"n . dnulrhk ,' of Hu g h Fitz
Hnldoric. lire,,! Sllxon-Th " lt e. The." 111,,1;
I'at.l"kk (lord ship of Skip with. "",I loo~ tim! ullm e).
II ~ hml;
Si r Willium. ~1. " . for York. JUlI!;c of Commou Pie" .........
lonl chief Il:Iron of Excl!(l4jucr , Chief J ust ice of Ireland .
;'larricd ,\lice. tlauI; hter of Sir Wnlla m ~Ie Ulltofi. I.ord or
Ingold"eU.... T It<')" h.~d:
Sir John of Or mesby, ,lied J uly l li. 101 1(;. high sheri ff
or l.i u~ol"gh ire. knigltled 1st lIeILr)" IV knight in Parlin-
mCttt. m" rr ied t\l ic~. daUJ:hter of Si r "'r(l4l~ r iek TH"e~·.
!.:: nt. uf T;I,,~)" in Cou nty o( Nor fOlk. They hnd :
S i r 1"hun\"~. di ed 5th lI enry V I r. Frellch II' (Lr~ . kll ig-hlcd
itt "'rll"c~ by lI enry V. m:lrri cd Marj:'ITct . "Illl g-hter gf .lulm.
1.0nl Willou!rhhy de Er~shy . They hnd;
Si r Wi ll iam , di ed I"t Il em',' VII. ~ni t; hled in Franoe.
Te mp. lIenry V I. sh eri ff of Lincul ull hi\'c, Hu ncchnl of Ihe
,Iomi"ion 6f 1:O)rowoll. ",n~ri ~ 1 ::,,,1 Al:ncs. <1''''llhler of Si r
Jolin CO" "I"hlc. Kill. of I:arlon Conslable, wid",,' of Si r
John St. Quinton. Th ey Imo1:
Sir .Iohll . "",,11' knig ht lJ~n nurct fol' "c r,'ic,·.~ n:i"in, t
Co.."ish r~hd3 (WiUl 1,;1111 "I j",ttlu of Ul atk he~ lh), hl!;h
~herilT Linl... III'."ire. 7th lI..,nr~· VI I. mn .rico ' ,.IS0 C:ltherinc.
d""chler Uiebnrd Vilz Willi"m~. ~:"'I. of W:I.b "'or!h. Til;!}'
h",1 :
S ir Wi llillm. HllcrIIT of I. lIwolMhire . 181 h lI enry VII !.
lIIa n'led ,li ke. ,I'l\ud,j er S ir Liollel Dymoko of Scrl\' eIHhy.
(;ClImly of J,incolrl. The)' !inti:
lIenr}'. 1.1'1. ,Iil"tl \1iSS. 1'(1I"Clm~~d l'rcst"'o"ld i"
l .eice~len;h i rc. "'''rri~d .JaIlC. (blighter of Fennel., lI ull,
~:'(I . of Gr:(lItham. They hacl :
S ir \\'iIlinrli. j(1I1. ,Ii ~ d Mill' :I, l(jtO, "''''''ied )!:In:arcl.
'Iau)t ht~r of 1I0)lCl' C:\\' ~ , I': S(I. of SI''''(OI·,I. Th e;' had :
Si r IIt:nfY. I, lit. of Pre.t"'o"I,I. COll ll ty J.ci~5te,.. cr~"t c.l
11,,1"0)"1'1 ~O l);:<:emll('r l G~2 , 1101<1 ~ stn ll! of I' r ~st w o"ld 14;;;::_
".. ~~ n p.",I_m"rried A my. daul(hter of Sir Tho",:"\.'! I{enl!"'.
I'I\L T her h,,<1 :
Si r G,'~Y , emi.r,."l~d to Virl: ;11i" ,Iu";"v. Im,rpatio ll rot
Cru lllwell. huilt 1'n.·sl wou l<l. Dill,," Ski pwith. s i "t~ r or Sir
a,·er. m"rried t-;.Iwnrd Onle, who.·e "Ide~l . I:l u ~h ter. I\ :lt h.
~ri n". m:l r ried ColI,,,,i ,, 'flu",,,,,, C"r ler.
t,ille of DeJetn\ ;
I)i" n~ " S~iJlwith. ~ i Sk l' of Si r Grey SkiJIII'it h. married
1·;(I".n rd D,II~ lind h"d
J,nlher ine" IJnl" wllo l"nrri c(1 C"ptn;" Thlum, .' enrter.
( SI'I! Ca rt er II l11t !'OIIC U nN. )
THOMAS F'A M!!.\'
In "Lust 'I''';!]". of l'ort h C"ruliml" loy Worth S. J( ,ly .
In Ihe Sl~tt e !.ilomry at Iti chmond . Virgi"", I., milch (I ala
'mel :l chart nho ut Ih" T ho",,,~ F:lmilr. J II n,·c ext rude.]
l",r tinenl l>:Irt.:I.
I'''ge 6{17 ; T h" Tho",,, s Family ~ettled hI "hi Albcm"rle
CoulIl,.. VirHini" bdor~ "Ihl lift er tli e clld Clf t he 17th
 C~lItur... . Th~ lir~t T ho", ~s to :'r ri '· ... WHO II cert:'; u .J<lhn
Th{jm'~~ wlKJ em":l.rk~d 011 t il.. "SCII Vcnlure" t rom I-:lIl:l:u,,1
with Sir T ho,." M (;:'IC~. T he "Sea \',,"l urc" founded 01T
Ik!r mud., bUI the "klilt,~ Imill two pill nnei<'">l ",III ill 1(;10
c:l.me til ' t he .I" nl~,' Itt"cr,
J ohn T homM I~~<I l OllS: Joh n. I'hili", Wi m,nn. itidmrd
:l.u,1 Mur k. Johu' Tholll"~ WM wr" hefore IGOO and wa.,
dc....,.uc<l I,}' Ii,.:.! (oI)\"i<lusl}' "" er ror . I'Nb.~t.ly of 100
~'C:l. .... ).
I'av.e G2:1. ct >1(:'1: C"pl:l.l" J ohll 'I'hOllla~ ","I wi fe [)Qrolh.,·
(t\ngcIII. 1~'Kt~ IS;;, I?4i ) (nme I" Y"rk Count)" (rom I;\:r·
IIl'"t:. I~]and.< wi l h SC"j{c:u,1 S:""1I~1 ShnTlJ<: in IG IO. &:\.-
11~1 Oil QIICCM Creek ill Y"rk COllllty. ]I " had fOllr "on~
wl,o ~Ioo cnme t" Yor lc Counly, V;'·l:in;". :",.1 .cltl",; (<lr
n lime, "",I Ihen 1nO"L~1 10 Mo or WiJ;hl Con"ly. Virgin ia
(Fleet.. Va . AI>.'I, Vols, 21.21;) .
!'nl~c GIO: Phili p Thomas ,m'in,\ ill1.he Colony by I G~\::;
"nd Ih'cd Oil Q"c"!1~ Cnck.
l'a l:~ G2a et ~e'l : Th i• .foh n Th~ma ~ who ca ",,, to Vi r _
I: i"", wj th :;CnrcaHt S" mud Sh""]1e ,,"a~ pro\mhly of "g~
in IGIO. ,,~ he was hom. 1II) ,·1,a p." Ly ISS" ,,,"l th e fOll ,.
'J'h OHlJ 'HC.' wlw ," ttI ~ d "rm llll\ him h,le\' He be lic"c,1 to I,m'e
IIC" " hi ~ aOll s .
.Ioh u' "]"1] 0""'5 p nlc"t ~ d 1 ]L1](I ~ ill NH""Cmond COllnt)".
/l." o,·cm\.lcr t9. IC,, 1. l! 1~ wifc'a l\,,,ne was (nk,, ) Doroth r
"",I Iher Imd th e fol luwi lllr ~hi1 c1r<m : Hi charol. Will iam.
.) o]m. ]·:Ii""h-eth. S"ra h ,,1111 I' at her; ,,".
,
"

The writer ~a)'" he is ,·",wi ne.... l Ihall hc wife "f I' hil ip
T ho",,," wn, Snrn h Md,j une, " ~ i ~tcr ot hlichac] )Icl" nuc
n" the "" me~, Mo"rnill~ " ",] l'ri.'lCi lb IIrc 10 be fOll ll ,1 orten
in the MeI,i",," l-'Illnil)' (NUII""I. 1m),;" 2aS). J,,,, ,,m,,ra"lc
" e,,<lN ""d j!l ~lrnll1cll tg "PI,~"ri lln in Ihe 01,1 r«0r<1~ "f 1 ~1"
of Wil:h l COll nly ~l r("'I:I)' Indif"l" ~"ch rcl"li",,~h ' !l wh ich
t"".lelley ,~ ItuKlllenle,' h>' Ihe conti nu ....d , nlim"c), Ih:ol ex-
iAl~'" betw~en Ihe two ("milie!!. Holh ("mme~ drifl"d I"
,I ' I
:<lor lh Caroli,m_ llcrtie Co,,!l ty.
I, ro", " :.tIld)" or t he le~1 lInd "f t he cl".. t On 1',,1.'" 1.> 25. I
] C4lndlld~ lil" t th~ follo"'i n,: i~ cor recl:

I
•
 .1010 ,, ' l 'homM (b. ci re" lIiM _ ,1. ~ir(a 161i:1) ",nTried
Dorot hy ""d h:,,1
.Iulln' ·['hOIl1l'. who mal'ried "urol "}, ami had
Hicll:ird ' Thon", . «lied cireu 171.1) married El l,."L-ol h,
,1a"I:htcr of Ih""phn'y Marsh~n. 1~le o( Wight Cotlnty.
'Lilt! In,,1
J oln, - Th omag who marr ied 1 ~ 1 S~sar",,, h "nd 2",1, ,\l m')'
l~,wrcnce. By hls forst IImrr ia"" he h,u[: J oIn', Hielm"':
lI'itlinm. mar Tie,' Marl ha Itobi",,,,,, : J OS<!Jlh, ",,, r riml Ali~e
all d die<1 17:15; Phil ;p who mat,,'Ie,1 ,\ "'''] " ",I dic,\ 17·1S ;
II"rnnhy wllo "'nT.;e'[ /I1"r)' "m[ di ed 17:1 ,,: EI; ~"bct.h wlto
",arri~~1, l;r~l, .1 0hn Bo, l,lie :lml 1ICC0nd. J ohn ]}'''~wn.
EI1 ."b"lh' 1,,\' her (,r ~t mar';al:e to John Bodllic hnd:
Willifim Jlo,ldio who m:".ricd M"ry Il~n"ett ".,,1 John
Hoddie who ",a rril'll F.1i?" belh Jcl rr ics--!Ce JdTr ie~ fnmi!}'.
ElizlIbclh' hy her "eeon,1 lIl~r r i"l(c 10 ,1olln O"w~on II ~":
n, lI enry D"w'un : h. TllO l11a~ J);LW.~O"; c, Eli ,."I,,,, h (or
~I"r}') n.,,,,,,,,,, wh.;> m~ rri~~] \~'illi:tm Ki nche n, ,/r .. .afte l'
EI;7"~I>I!th I)aw~on'~ uealh, he r 2ml hus\"'l1<i, Co[oll ~1 Joh"
Unll' o" " lIl"rri ed Charit y ,\ isto ", ,lau )l"hlcr of John Aiston
'111<1 10'1<1 ,Iolln Ilnwwn •• Ir. S'-'fl ))~I\'so n F"mily.
1'~ l(e G:!9: .Iohn' T homu5 W:l~ ce rt:linly ~[i,'c in l 'ill ,
" llho.'I:1I it al'l>I!"r~ h~ WM t!CC""~ctl th" ee year< blm' l e~,'_
ing. "I l~a51, fl~\'~" child "cI) , ull [lre. u",,, !'l), by hi" ftrgt
wi f", SUII., n nnh '·orti... John -r hi/mns ",,, rricd tirst. SII~nn_
"ah ['ol'li l', Il~ho ,'ah Exum, Ihe mOlh er of Su ~nn ",<h
'['hom"", wa ". 1l(:rlllLps, 1\ , iot cr of ,I erem ;"h E ,~" "" who,
wil h h is wife An" (I~'wT(!"cc) joined ;11 a dee(] of h,"(I~
hcloll!:ing to tit!: [ ~lwrencu cslllie to Thomn.5 Poliock ;n
North Curolina ill 170·t , ~,d .t land~ ooil1 11 in \lorti e Coun ty. I
Norl h Cl. roli":t, s.oo J.:xnm Family, fIe),w ,,,h ( E xu",)
1'0r L;s "'u s lI ]h'e in 170,1.
.r c,.~", iah E~u", dul ~" !.tack lind ~how~ t ha i he nn d 1,18
,
wife. AIIII. w~re ~..,,,tc ml>or"ncou ~ with Hich~rd ' Thorna ~
;",,1 h i~ wife. EI;z;,heth ~["T:ib,111, ~j"ce in IG87. he and hi~
wife, A"" , ~ old 1:18 nerN of Inn.! 011 M nll" c om~ck Creek,
li e'" l'r~8cn t E<1""t on. N()rth Cn1'l,Ii ,m, At 1I"'l time, how.
el'er ••1ercmill h ,,,"l his wife. ,\lIn, werc "of Isle 0( Wi): ltl
Counly, " irj(in;n ," See Exnm ~·"mi)y.
 ] .lllt (If Dc!<o;:nl:
JQlo n' "1'110111"$ married DOlr()lh." ,,,,,I h",]
J<lb n' Thoma s who ma rr ;!.'ll ]),)rolhy 11".1 hml
Itlcha r.!' Thoma s w hl) mar r ie,l 1':li~lIl>elh' Mar.lmll and
hnd
.I ohu' Thomag wl,o m," ... icd SU"IlIIIW h I'v..till "",I had
1:: li~."lJ "th' 'I'll""",. who m:Lt'ried, r, r~t, J oh ll !laddie. "'"l
o;c ~olll i .. Ioh n ' UBWHOJl . J oh" "li d 1':]i1."hcth Daw301l had
~IMr' I)aw"on ",hn marr; cI] lVillium ' I, inch" " and had
1';l i~,ab"th' I,;nch"" who ""'rded I'hilil" I, c:lrIlCY nnd
h",[
Sarah' Kc;, rllcy who mnrri(.1 It CI'.• rohn' Lim"]!':l)' ami
h,,,[
1':1i~:lbctll' l.imlF.~." who ""'rried »r. IIcllj:,miu" c.,rt ~r.
( &'e CHh, r 11m' 1' 01'" 1.111"3., "
i\I:\GN/\ CH A RTA HA HONS r,
The Mnitlln Chnrln w,,~ sil: ned i" A. I>, 121... T here were
tw"" \y-r,,·c ~[ngn" Chartn S"ft tica. only se"cnteen or whom
left i~~uc , Of these "~,'ent""n, t l, e follnwi ng Hhow5 <1c~cent I'J
(rOIll ~cw!l,
lhrough the S KI I'WITII line,
,\mcriea ll era ldica, jl"g~ 128 : SlcipwUh_
,
. '. II "
l)" ri nlr Cr omwell'" Ilrot cctorat c, th e Il ,'nnd.'j()11 of !len ry
1, SHi pwith, n di"Un!: lli "j'eil poet or th~ Eli ,,:,bcthan periud ,
t OQ~ rd,,!;o ill Virginin "",I ~ ettlcd there in Ihc Co""t)' of
)ll,hi)('$cx,
li e c"lI~, 1 his N tate "l'res lwQul,I," lift e r the I.elscesler.
t ghire i::s\"le th"l 1",,1 beiongc,1 lOCI 10"1: \0 hi~ family.
The Ski I'Witlon tl e~""",1 from I:obe rl de !-:SU,ou le ,'i!le, liar·
Oil <If CoW"ghm" (Ien,po WilIi:.m Ihe C(m'lueror ) , Th~)'

f[ 1)o:ol'l'Med I:ol1;e e!1.~lc5 in (;o .. "li"-$ Lincol n "n,1 lI'" r "';ck;

lin.!" haro"cl~)"_lIml of Newhol,l_w:'~ oon(cr...,d to A Sir
1'"lw". Skipwith, a",1 b;o~'''n e eXline! In 1790, The lI:>ro·
netc)" of !"'C SIWOlll<i (creal",11(22 ) ~ till exisb ,I""'i"I:. 10 0)\\"
C\'~l', hcc" inherited u)" Si r Gr~y S~[pw i th (0( the \'i ry,i" i" ,.
(,,,nily) , He lcft" )'UIUll: e r IJroth~r III Vir!!: illi", who IlL'ea
II i
,r
•
0" th e patern al e"tuteo,
CreHl : ,\ r ed D" turn "ti le, proper, T:1
,I

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 )10\10; S"Il~ Dietl je !l~ I'ui ~ (W ith"l'! G~d 1 can .10
nothinr.) .
~IAGl\,\ CHAllT,\ IlAlIOI'S, llrowning. 1~'lIc 2!r.?-
Sk ipwilh :
William <I'A lbini. lord of Hel",.;r. u S,,,.d lIla~ tI,~ M"IJ"~
Chu~I". !mll:
William ,I'Alloini. of ll eh'oir C!lHlle, fourt h n"roll. who
IIml :
I J'llbelin d',\ lhini, marri ed no!>",,!. j;,'~t Hawn [tooo . of
i II",,,ln ke. :"n1 10.,<1:
Willi:un I)" 1:000, !\eCi)nd Ba ro" Itoru o r H n",l,,1<~ Ca stle.

I \\'h~Imd:
Wi lliam [)c 1100.'. third na ron lI Do<;. of 'bn,l"ke
who Imd:
Ca~lle.

,\I:ul!1 I)e H(l<t.q, """ric,1 John, forEt I:"ron Wcl1 e.~, of

( :"in., b)" "',"0 h:" I:
Sir .fohn lJ u II' dtc8, Re~()!1<1 llaroll Well ed, or Gain~ by
~>-.tI". who '""I:
[

I, ,·;",10 Dc wen..,., dele3t OfOn . 0.\'.11., who 10",1:

Sir loco ]) ~ II' clle~ . KG .. t hird Baro" Wd lc" of GainAUr.
who I~"I:
i\I""I(;Lrct lk Wcll,·~ . mn,'rie.! Si r Tho ",~~ 1).I· moke. of
&r;'·cl"h;l". ami had:
I
i Si r I.i O"tL I>y mok~. &:ri\"tL"b~' mmlOr . who h;l<l:
,\liec Dymo\cc , lJII'rried Si r Wittinm Skil,with, of Orm~.
by m~nor. Sheriff. "'HI h:lcl:
Sir lIe nry SkiJ.l!"ilh. of l'rc~l wollhl ",anor . I.eicet;t..,r.
i who h:ul;
Si r Willi"", Sk ill,,"il h. of l' rClllwo"ld r.. ~"or. who h",I :
Sir Il ellr)" Skipwith. f,r ot Il"YOIlc\, of l'rc~t,,"Oll!d m"IIM.
. '
who hd:
S ir Gr~y Skipwith, Ihird Ilarorlcl, ~coond ~Oll. who reo
!liol'c,l to Vil"lIinin . (lie ,,"".' Ihe hrothe,' of Di""" Sk;I"
with. wife of 1';(1\\":lr<1 D"le, who!l(! dnul;htcr, I'Hlher;"e,
:1 IIHlrr ieli Cnl'i. "homa~ eM\"'. Sr.).
~I ,\GN,\ CIIAI:"!",\ BAHQN S. Brownlnl;. Illl!l" S·\ (ll
[ ( (>ml>1('\e c),"I.h:r .I e'·oted In \I'im"," 1)',\11>;"1, S Ilrctll /01"
M"!HlO Charln_hig ,leMccn\ i ~ gil'en 1;rielly "S roJlo,,"~):

,
 [tnlx-r loc Too",,;, or Toe")'. elkd IOS~.;I f>;"rllll,n 1:;1«1)),
"'~ ~ 1:;\'''''' SO lordship" (or di8I inl! " ishl~1 ser "ice rot l l:lst.
it,~ ~. Ercdcd IIc]n.ir Castle. Mhr r ic,1 A,ldR _ and
lm,l :
Willimll d',\II>; II '. cnlie,] BritL II I~ ""know" why he
:'~! "lI1c,1 the na me «'Albini. [;iUI! Stephen 6eizd roll his •
po~~ c.~lolI' b,',,,,,,"" he bnd ,,,U'l'l'c,1 to th ~ em.:!" of the I' m_
),"" .1. ~lm,,!. Il l' di ed about 11li5. ~l''''I'i cd ~I"",l. ll:tu"hlcr
of Simon St. Li z. t he Earl of lIunt;IIcdOll n,,,l Norlb;Lm]ltoll
"nd wid ow of Hobert d~ Clare (licl!~,,101;igb ,10 Ilot ,,11 cOn-
i
celie her a~ Ihe ~l nud wlm wa~ hi, wife). They had;
nnlph. (omuler of ("mily or Onn!>"'I1",., died III ,\erc,
11{;7. rt.'<'c;"cd (r"m 1I" " r)' 1I &:l\'o;r C,,&tlc "II<I most of the 'I
lor,I.• hi,~, C(IIIr.Sf:.\cd by l,ing Stcl,hett. M:.rricil bul ,!:,me
of wit.., 11,,1 I're;<cn'ed. T hey h,,,I:
\\'iIll"m of IM"olr c.~~tI;:, Sun/II for .1/"UIIII Clturlc. ,
Ihir,1 f~ud:.l 001'011 of fnmlly ; mnrried ~r;'rr.HY. ,1:'III:hlcr
or o.l ...IIc!. t;.,ro" d·V",frA\'iHe. ( Sec foregoi u!,; ror cOll l i". i
1I;,\iOll or line,)

I,
,HlImIC,U:S 01' ItO":\!. [)[':SC I': ST, Ilro"'ni"~. V,,1.
pnll~ 87:
I
, H ~ ,,,'y III, I,illif of [';"1:",,,,1, mnrr ied I~.% 1.:.<ly m ennm'
,Iu Il c "~ "Ke ,', d ied 12m;, ,Inu llh t" r of I(n),moll'i, Cou nt de
I','n"encl', i:f" "dso n of Alph onM, j(ill!r of ,\rrnlro ,,: th ~y
h'''1 :
I'rinel' Edmu nd 1' 1'l1l t ngcn~t. Ihe crouch /,ad" horn
1~.1 ;j , 'li~~l l ::::Hi , E:lrl of J.clc".h;r: mill'dell, .;ceo!!,I, mnnehe. i
wi. low "r lI en r.", I,:;"g of N,,,·nr...,,. d'llIl(hlcr of ltoherl. E" r l
M '\,'1o(s, Ihird ~Oll of I.o u(s Vl l1. " (1111 of Fr:uu:e: they
h:'lol:
, (
lI e nr), 1'lnnl"ce""I. En,.] or l..ck(,Jller IIml I ~~"cllr.le~.
died I:H:>. ma r ried 1 ~',ly M,,,,,l. d:.ughlcr or [':.Lrick de Chn.
worlh; Ihey h'l(l:
I ~~d)' .Iool! I' lnll\:lg""I'I. m:.rrie.J J ohll . third Unroll de
Moh,."y. of ,\ du;lnJ e, died I~GI: thcr lI"d:
i[ .J"hn ,Ie r.i owbrn)" fourth I1m·oll. I.o rd of 1&\0 of ,\ x.
hollne, die,1 l:lGB . nJnrried 1~1dy EJi~l\ll(lth Segr''''e, onl)'
chil<l of .1 01111. thi,'d Lord Sel: ra\'c (Se)r ml'c lin c ; !';dwHrd
1. "inl( of J·:III:I:I1,<I. 1\t "lTi~d, ~econd, ~Inrl(",.~t, daug hter
 of I'hi!!]. I l l. King <If !'mncc; the}' h'lOl : Th on"'~ de I>,·o:h •
.. rton. ~:~ rl of Norfolk. End M :m.I~11I of ~:lIg1a"<l. m~rrjctl
Lady ,\lic e, dau ghter of S ir ltoll cr lIalys of Harwich; they
!lnd; Johll. tll ird Lord S'·r:r:J\· ~ . !!l,m';,,!! L,n]" ,\]"rgnnt
l' l:ml"I:cncl. lJllche'!o!l 1)( Nor folk, .Iil...! 1399 . th ey h",I:
L:ltly Eli zahet h Sellrn"c); t hey h.. ,I; I_~,ly EI C:1I1Qr de ~low.
hay , "m ,'rIed John, ""1'01 ,,1 [.01"(1 \\'u lleM, d ie'] 1 .1~2, t\ mb,, ~ .
Mdor \0 Sco1]",,<I; they hlld: 1': ",10 de Wcllu , mnrdml ].:Illy
~"'n,l. daulll>\cr or It all>h, IInron ,Ie Gr.'YHlock. :lIld hi s wife.
I."d.l' e"lheri" ... d;>lI r;h lcr of 1I 01(er , [.on] CWforol: tho)"
had : Sir U U1Id lie Wcl1e!. ! ixth 1.0rd Welles. Lo r.1 Lien!e,'·
,,"t o f l reln"'!. kiLled in l>:lltlc of 1'" wloll Fieltl. 1·IG1, ma r·
ried . fir ~t. Lndy J oan. ltall l~h t~ r I)f Sir Hollert lI':ltGrt(lll.
I\nt. The)' h"d :
L:"I~' Margaret. rna rrie,1 Sir T horn:!., i)}'rnoke, ... See
under forogoil.)( rvr c()n tinu nt i(») of linc.
A:'<!EHlCA:-<S 0 1" ltOY M, DE!:iC I·: N"t'. Rrow ni»g. Vol.
I. 1~'Ce 4,1(; ,
WiII ;"rn Ihl) C01"IUI)r(lr. Kinll or l~nIlL~ "'I. m:o rried ~[ ,',
I IUda of FJalld~ I·~ . daug ht er of II:Lldw;» V, "c,'cnll! Count of
1'1:11".1'::<5. :",,1 hi H wik I ~"l)' ,\,I .. la. ,1a" l: ht cr of lI oll('r\ th e
I'iou", " ;nc I)f F r,m ","; t hey ha",
l'rill cc&I GIII\<lrcda, 'Iiell /tiny 27, 10S.i, married Willia m

I de Wll rr ..!!. crMl cd r:arl of Surrt y. d ied J "ne 2·1 . to&!: th ey

h:.d ,
Willinm. !l<!<:l>nd Eo_ I of \\'"rrclI ami Su r.)". ,lic,1 Febr'"
Bry 1:1. 1131. n""' I';ed Lady !""ll\!lltc Vennnndl>i •• ,la"l:hl er
of l h ll{h the Grent. so n of lIe nr)' l. [Gn!: of Frnnce ; Ihe~'
) 1!:It! :
Lad)' ' ""hcl de WIl ..... n. mnn ied Il~!lr;r WIJ"'/. cre"I~ 1i
1189 J-:nrl of Norfolk: Slcw,ml or EII I(Ia",I: un,; "I ti, e
M n!JHu Clmrlu SlIrdiu; Ihe}' h:lt!: I
" "!lh ili!lm/. thi rd t:::lT1 of Norrolk. Ollt vllh e .Ifa!l)'"
I (;I,,,rlo Sl"ct.i~". ,li ed 1225. married l~~d)-' ~I "ud ·.\lar~[1Il1 1
(her fl r.'!1 I",sb.~nd ) . ,I''''l(lIler of lI'ill ;mn Ie M:lr~h.,\1, E.~rl i
of Ptmuroke ( "i~1c r of WiIli nRl I~ Mn rs h,' \1. i\lnl(lI :I Ch" rt~
Surely. Vol. II . l'''l(e 7\ .1): Ihey Imd :
Si r 1:"II.It. Ihi rd ! on, m" rried btl)· Ber t:l, .lmllChter of
Il"ron F Um h'"I: Lher h",l :
J
 L",I), 1 ~" I)(l 1.
widow of Gilber t de I ~,dc. I"ml of )leath.
nm rr i~(] . Hc~o nd ..Tohn ~·itz. i'icr~ Filz.Geoffrey, I.or([ or
IICrHI"'1l\I)~tcml alilt l{irkling. S h ~ri fT of Yorkshire 12:101 ,
LOl'd JII ~lic~ of Irciu nd 124G: they Imd:
.101011 Fit~·J ohll. Chief J ustice of [relnn(I , 1258: he hall:
! ~~dy ~I "'''I Fit~-Jo" " . w;,I.:.w of Ger,,.,] de 1'"rll1\'I\I,
m:'lrricd. ~oml. Wi11 inm. six th lla roll de 11e:lUchaml' ere·
"led Ea rl of \I'newl ..k. di~d 12911 (tI",w(!O,dnnt " •• 0 of h:i nK
Willi",,, t he t;on'lucror) : they ha.l:
I ~~d)' b:lhcl. l1larri~>tI . nr.i1. I '~t rick .Ie CI~' w"rlh. oorn
12::;3 (fifth UarO Ii Ch:lWorth af O): rn nre C,,"I\c. ~1"lo:lI a
Chartn BIlron" . paKe :n ·l); 1he), I" ,d:
bdy hi li"" (I ~ C))",,"or lll. \'01 . 11 1280 , married Hem')'
1'1,,,,l nl:""CI, third Ellrl of 1_~ " ""H I~I·. dk~1 134G, l,rand.'lO ll
of Il enry I I I. Ki ll!: of E11!;I:md; ther hat!:
1 ~'\.ly J/).1n 1'lnll t:lllcnet. ""'rried J ohn. thirll l1:1roo de
~Iowbr"y • •Ii~d 1:lG1. ( So.-e l,r...,.,.l;nK for ""O{i11U:ltioll of
t his 1in~.)
A ~ I EI1ICM'.JS OF ItOY,\ I, J) ESCF.N T, Browning. Vol.
I. )mge 71 :
Wit1iMIIl tll~ Conqu eror , I'in !!' o f Io:nl:l"nd, married 10u:1
1 ~1dy M littlollL, dlLII!; hto r or lJaldwin V, Coun t of r'b n d ~r~,
l>y bia wife, l'ri" ce~ ~ Ad ela, 11'Hllrlotcr ui Hokr! tl, Killg of
France, "" d widow or Hicl,anl II I, l)ltko of Norln.1ndy ; Ihey
It,,,) :
I'r ;ncel<>l Gllnd r~dn. m:l r rie<i William. I,a rl of Warren,
;11 Norm,u,dy. c...,nl~~l Enr l of Slirry, in ~~nIJ I~nd , died 1039;
I hey ha,l :
Wi11i:lm, 80con<l I'::lrl of lrurrel1 " nd Su rr)" d ie,{ lI 3l'i,
'n "r r i~,1 l.ndy la:lhel de "crmmH l oi~, wi,low of 110l.>er l. Enr1
of Me llenl, ,la'I!:IoI",· of Hu [:11 j\1"lln"~, ~O" of Henry l. I{i l1l1"
of I"rllnco; t lw}, 10,,<\;
I.ady C\ln drcd de \\' al' ren, I1mr ri ed ltogor de Newburgh,
• ~ot,,1 Earl (If \\'",-w;ck, died 11 5:1 ; the)' hn d :
\\'" lor'\II .Ie Newbur gh, four th Jo:'lrl or War\\"ic~. died
1205, lIla rried. lII'""ntl, 1 ~1dy Al icc, d:luCblcr of ,Iohn .1' l ia r·
court, 1,,,1,, 011,1 widow or J ohn de U mscr; thcy h"d: -
118 /f islOriu al l'apc, C~rf~r un" MeI'c,"''' "'"",;lit~

1,,,ll' ,\Ike, ma rried William de Mnn,l uil, B',ron of lInn! _

I"'I~, lI~riJnI.oI~ Ch~m\ll,'rlni n "r the !·:Xchec'lucr. died 12;:;6:
Ihe)' hnd :
l."dl' I" ,\'el, "", rried lI' i lli~m, flftlillaron of Iknndmmp
n",1 I·:lmley. d ied I:!GS ; they hnd : Wimum. six th Ilaroll • .,tc.
Wi!\iam . 8ixth 111m)!), mnrri ed I.:uly Malld ~'H z·.I 011ll.
F or contillllBtion of tlJi~ Ih, ... Keo nbove.
AMlm lCANS OF UOYAI. I) ESG I·;N T. Browning. Vol.
I, 1~' l(e 174: J
Dermot ~I~e !lll1roll!rli , J.n ~! I"in!l of i.cln8tcr, 107·1-
c rt:ll-&rnn,hlOn of Ili~rm:lid, the 177lh Mon nrch of nll Ire-
L~nd. m~rried - - : Ihey h"d;
I'ri nc","H 1';\,:1 M'le MlIl'ouj(h (mnrried 117 1) !Hell:, •• , d e
Cl:lr.... ""lled Ihe " Strong !le,\\'." l\(.'Cond l-::\rJ of !'c",hro];~
nnd l.JJrd Chi~f JU$lice o f Ireln nd. died 11 76. ( Gil bert ,/c
Clnrf~\)rot!, er of Hichnnl. n r~t (,;nrl of lI erefo rd-o r~a k..1
l':nrl of I'clIll>roke 11:18. \)y I\in\: Steph en ) ( Mnglll' Charla
B.~ron.~. I~ 89.) T hey h ~d;
I ~~dy 1 ~~\II,'l .Ie Clnre, ,,1\ Oll!Y child (111",,"e). "nde f IIU!II·,I .
;",,"hip of "i"l1 !lellr;- II nlld gi\'en ill n1 :t"'iBlie by King
I :idl~nl. the I.ioll II c~rled. b~forc his COrll1,"tion (l'\.>o\'C).
III R r ri~] I I H!l (h i~ r. r~1 w ife) Wi lli"n. Ie M "r~hnll. Ihir,]
E arl of I'cm \)roke, ['rolce!o r of 1-:1111]1111<1 durin!: mi1lorit)·
cf [ICll r)' I r I. Sher iff lIf Lin~I". SlIl!lK! X mil] Glollcc,!el'. ,lie,]
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121f,; the)' Imd:
1 ,,~,ly M",,,I ~l"r~ ]mll, ",IIrried nr~t 1f11!1}, lliyori. t hird
Earl of Norfolk. died 122n. 0116 0; Ill e 25 M"9"(1 Clio ria
SNr.: lk~ .. they .. ~tl:
'rhe 11 011. Ibll'h lIi llo<l , thin! !\O il. Chid J I.~tice of ElIg-
Innd. IImrri ed L"dy lJ ~r tn. <l1"'l:hlcr of 1....:",1 I'lIcn"·n l. See
~ I""'e for tomillu"!io,, or Ihis linc.
MAG~,\ CliAHTA IlMtONS. IIrnw nill\:. 1""l:e 19 t : "
!Hnt..cl ])',\I\.oill[ (IIrnmld""!rht ~ I' of WiIHnm ([· A[bill;.
Sur~l!I l or .1/n9>1" Churl", m:l r r icd Hobert, sixth IInron
noo~ of IInm la~e, 11(111 of \I'mb", de !too!!. fift h Unroll. Mil I,
of Hobert de 1\00.' of 1'·lI r ~n ll. fOllrth Unroll of Hllm ], l~e. It )
Surel!l l ar ,11"911(1 C~arln.
~b\GN" C]!,\ it T A IlAnONS, Browning.I"'II1! I!H;

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 \\' lIli:lm de M~whrnr. Ihird HMolI, S"rtly for .l!u l/II(l
Charlu.II,,(I:
ItOl:t r, fou r th Ruron by tenure, Imtl:
Itolle r, f,rst BiLron MowlJrlI)", of ,\x holm. loy writ, mar-
ri~'tl J:o~~ (dnUllhter of Hid'i,rol, Earl of Il cN! foni 1Illd
Glou l"eltcr. "'l" of Gilbert de Cl.1rc, Ell rl of II crtioed ami
G1Qucc~t cr . J/"lI J16 C"~r/(. S,u'dll, ~on of Hic),:. nl de Cla re,
E" d uf Il crlford . ,lfrl" ",
(.'1""'1,, Surely); th ey hatl:
J uhn .ie ~I owhr,,)' ~eco",1 !laron Mowl>rn)' of ,\xhQlm,
woo ha,l:
J l>I"" third Ua'"Qn ~luwlorn.)' of ,\~hol ",. nmrrie,1 Joan
i'lallt:<Jjcnct. SC~ "hove f,,,· co nUIIlIatioll of Ihi" lin c.
line.
M;\(;:-IA CIIAHTA IIAnONS, Brow n ing. I~'ge 12·1:
['cler de J:oo.~ !If ltos, fc",!al HlL ron of tor<l~hip of I\o~ .
ill !l ul(l<) rn~'", t ~ llIp. lI cIIO' I. di e<1 1Ir,7, tnnrrictl A,Ic1inc,
" 5ister of W;,ller oj·eWe<:. lord of l loa M,mor of Ih·lml!.l l:lc
(liamlak c). or l1 c1mcdlr: Ihe), had:
Hol",r] ole Ho~ . ~ccon.1 l.onl II Oimlake ~t ll1\Qr . die,] nholl\
] [GO. marri ...1 Sybil de V"lo i" e~ ( who m~rrle<ll<lX:ond n"l],h
,1':\ lhllll): they hml:
1';cerar,l.lhir(1 r ",rolll"ml~ke (" cry we~hh)') •• liedI ISG.
marri e.] 11:!9. t:o~c. dall!rhl cr of William ,I~ Trll "h"t, lonl
of IVlIrl,,,. in l/ol'I"r"c~" I';a_~l 1:1,[;nl:, Yorkshire: they
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l.ord [~om- rt of Fur""". fourth B:'NIl II)' tellure. horn
11 77. c r~",tcd c"~ tle .• in N 01"1 hUIll t."l"lm l(l II ,,,I Y orkslll re- .1
I';:nillhl TeUlI.I"f, died 12z(;·27. ma rried I ~ .. ool. "Mural
, .Ialwh lcr of William Ihe I,ioll. li inl: of Scollnntl (w ho mar_
ried 11" "l II S:1 110111':"\ de IIru •• who died 1l~J): tlw)'lmd :
I Willi"lll. fitth Baron. h)' tenure, [.onl of ll nm lallo C,,~tl e
"",] , 'r ",II",1 nn, \ \\'n r l rc, ,liNI 12,;8, ,"eli ...e 8ul"oor ter na ro,
ninE "(lU:I4:, I~k en Ilri~oncr nt Lineol", m" H iN.I.uein. daullh-
lcr of Hel:;lU,ld Fill, P inro. Lord or [,Iewl "";: n;, eMllr. . in
Wale~: Ute)· had:
I:(lh,~rl, firsl Unron U", by wri t, remlnl lord of Werk ...
Cnsll" (who ",a rried bahel d',\lblni, !ICC Mal:n~ Clmrt"
{la,·ons. )laKe l nl) . See cO litinuHti oll 1\1)0""',
~f,\GI\A CIIA HTA BAHOI\S. Broll'nilll[. page S7:
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C<mn t d~ Bc""moll t 'a dBU!(hI Cl'. Atie1 h)' ,lc, died ]09 1.
m~ rr i"d HUISh Grel1lem:.isnil. lord of lI ineliler. ,hbhy.
I-C!:er~. Norl b" mloto,~I'lrc-- lo r,1 3Ic,,":...1 of I( ;nll', hou~e­
hol,l, dl ctll on~ : they 10:,,1:
t': ,leli,", or Alice. "'''rried hcfo ro 110:1 I !o~er IIII{OII. or
Ie niga!. died 1107. fl nt of r:lmily to ~eu le in Enl:bnd--.
feud"l!mrnn; they hn']:
S ir I!U!:l!. ]\lI t., lord "t"",nnl of Kjl\I: '~ hou~chohl to
Ikll TY I. ins\nuncnl:t1 in raigi nr. Stellhcn 10 thl"On L~rc·
"'a rd,,d wilh I~nr!dom of I';n~t Anlldes. or Norfolk, m,d
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Sn lr"l k nhout 11.10: m:"I" I'irllrl "' ~r:e to 11(1)" I_~ ",I ] 1. 7
3" Crll~:l<lc r; he marri~d ""COII<! ,luHnnn ( 4i5t~ r <.o( ,\li>er ic
d~ Vere, ~r<'''I<l<1 II:!!. Earl ot Oxford, nnd Gr~:lt lIigh
Gh",,,1,,,rl,,;n (If ~;n,:L~"'1. dmlghler of A1b,)ric. ~C<'OI1,1 Il.~ ro"
,I~ Vere of K c"~i " !:lon, Kreat hillh Chamb~ rl a i n of ~:"I:l=lnd,
lll:<rrie,1 A,l eli,a, d~lIl{ hl e l' of llu gh, Com,1 de CI~ rmo u t );
l"('y hlld :
Si r lto;:er lI illotl , die,l hcfQrc II C>O, set:Olul ~:'~ rl of I'Qr,
folk ,uIII Sufrolk, MIl!!"IO ChUl'l1l SIn 'Glrl, db l 12'11),21, mar,
ri ed I;r.'t i s<l helln Pl: m\al{cnot: the)" had:
S ir li ngh, ,l/"!lt!<J el",.!" S"UI II, Ihi .. 1 I-:llr l Qf :"IorfQlk,
elo. Sc'e ,,1>0"0 for ~,.",Il "'mlio" " f th i~ linc.
The anee"l r)" of 1 ~ "b<1H" I' lnnlnlj'enet, wife of Si!' l~occr
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Bigo!! I" : !
li cll ry I, of Fra ne.::, hnd :
Hugh the (: re:'1I , Im,l :
1><lIhol or E1i ~.ahelh dc Ve rn1~lI[l oi s , marrIed \\'illilllll,
~ecoml Ea rl Surry, II ralHl ron of WillIam the Con'llIcror:
hnd:
Will I" ", de W"rrcn, third ~:lIrJ or 5I,rr)", di c~ [loi S,
mar ri ed A lic e or ,\<lela de Tnll"ns or 'fllr-'ace , died [ 17·[
(~hc W!l~ d,mghlcr of WiU illtn. (:on"t Qf A!~IlCo" ",,,I I'on.
Ihien, \\'ho mnril'd Sl"l"(lnd AU", \\"ldQ\\" of Ikr l rmul CQum
de Trl]IOTi, dnullht er or i-:ude •. Ouke of Bl lrgutJ(ly, Il ern·
~adcr, died 1102, greai-I:rn nd "on of Robe rt tll c I'i on~, Kin g
Qr F rallcc); t hey h",/ : I
161,todb , .Iled I I!!!!. wido\\" or \\'iI1i~ ", d~ ilIQi s, died I HlO,
ll nt\lI'~1 WII or [(it' ll" Ste ph en. mnrric,l l IG:I.G·] ll en1 clinc
I'lnll\"I:,,"el, died I~02, ll!lt unil son of Geoffrey CQUllt of
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1"1boell",
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r,alhcrinc U"]e. wire of QIIl\. Thom'L~ en.ler, Sr.. nrC ,,]00 :l,
't.:..,.,,,,I"tlL~ of 'e"en )1~1l '''' elmrt" SII. clieH. T he)' arC :
1. Wil1i,un d',\lb,,,;; 2. WiH1nm <I e !loos or Belvo;,' <.:,,"1[0 ;
:1. HOj:er Il il(od: _I. HUI:h Ilh::od : I), Will iam ,Ie ~Iowl"'''r:
6. !lielm.,] (I~ Clare : "',,) 7. (;j lbertd" C1nre.
&'" CO:;';YEIlS I,'A)I IL Y, The t ~.d gives " J oh n Con·
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)'~"H whQ ",n rric.] )1a . l,:'ol"ut [YA rey nnd ~how~ he iM <I""
E<"cndcd fr."". tJl"-~ ~lnl:"tI Ch.111a n :O.OIl I : I. E"stnL"tl .[e
Vc!d; :!. l\obertllc 1103; :IIul;1. Wi!l imn <I'Albini. 2 nm[ :1
are mcnU",,,xi in t he "bm'c tvxt-t he fi r" j ~ n" ndditio"a] :1
l;"rcly. 'rhe chn,! "'n the )1"l(n" Charl" lI~ ron~ r. h'~11 ill
\;\',110 unforl<lll;'ld ~' IllI s "0 dale., olherwi..e 'IOm c c(.mlce-
Ii,,,, wilh Jo hn CU r\ytr~ who lll:lrri c<l Ma ri!'"rct d'A,'cy :lIId
the A mcri~"" fnmily mi,:ht he (ouml. J'ot~ the ~ imil"r 11
"n t"C~ in both li"~s : the ,10 Wclles, ,Ie )l owbr~;,. Note ~ll!O
Ih'" (he nmnC ",101m" is Jllc lltion ~d often : n "Jo : Connicr~" ~
in 163·1: Charles COllycrs In lGn.I / ;': n Jnmc~ Conyers in ,II
\(,!li "",I n John Conyers :ll'I,,,,,rcd In South C.u o lin:l in
170·1.
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A I.I.r~;r) FAM II. IES, AllSTON. ,\CU ~·F. ,\:-/ 1)1':1:50..-.
'\\'~: nY, BEltlt Y. mlVAl', C,UII'IIELt., CAlITEr!.
COO[{ I';, CULLOM. CUNNINGll,\,\!, [)OUGLASS, I.
I)UNC,\N . .IOIINSON, LAUGH!.!", M,\TTHI';WS, I
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There ;I re !iC"cr~ 1 ~tcou"lJ wllc".ning the )!CFc rrj,,~ in
cnr lr ,\moric" " h j~tory. 'The mUll " "-"S ~ l'c1tc([ in "ar;ou~
w,,~·~ jn en Tly timc~ : Mel,'crr,,,,, ~IC[··cl·ron, M ~ F"r ron. ',\le·
Farren " nd McFerrin. Some br:UlChc. of the fmni1y retair. I
~O '''C oe th e"" IIlctl""J ~ of s jlelling th e ",,,,Ie. The b""lch
wit 11 whic h \hi8 na r rative ,Ica\" ~1)C118 \ he name Mel·'I·: II It IN.
An ,,~ou ,,!s "n ree tim! M!vcm l McFerrin brothe. s emi.
Ii."tcd from [reln nd "nd ""Ulcd in York Cou nty. Penns)'!_
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,-:mia. ':roll' the re U",y wcn' to '\" I:Il! I" C<>luoty, Virg inia,
n~ "arly n~ the 1 7.I O·~. The names of th""" brolhcu were:
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John, J"me~. Th omM, lI'illinlll, Smullcl :!lul ,\Imtill. Wh e~h .
cr ,,11 of Ihell' c~me to ,,",,('.iell :I I the ~" me tim" ;, not
knuwrl_ollC auth ority ~"Y" th nt [he ori l: in:l1 t mil:r:lllt~ co,,·
sisted of th...,c hrolll<!r~ ~ nd their you ng f"milic~.
From Angusl:. Cou nl)". Vill:in i:.. th" Mcl-'~rrin5 wcnt
fUrlher to the 80llth to Ihe CO\lIIti~3 of old Fiuc"~tle . Bol ~ '
tou r t. ~hmlgolTK'r)' on,l. fi".,n~·. to W:.ahi"l1:lon Connty from
whence J nme.5' ~Ic ~'crr l " with hi. )'oung hd.1e cmlgrlltcd
to Tenn e~~ cc in 180.I_ lICe iaNr.
In nil Iho oounl ieil in whi~ h t hey Ii,'''''
Iheir ",. me~ nrc
frequently menlionet!. In o.. lel" tlmt Ihe r ellde r nlllr nol
be oonfuscd 1>;" the cnl.i ..... to rollow~. 10 cOlllllie" n11ft dat c~ .
il 'il iit hl be I,roper to l:iI'c here t ho dale of Ihe ort:ani7,~tiotl
of liI e"o countieH. "\l g u~t:. COlln t}' WM formed from
Or.~ nge Conn!y ill 1738; Bolelou r t Olunty wn~ for m('ll from
AUll ll51~1 Cou nty in l"1G!I; old Fi nc"~tle Coun ty "':13 di"ided
in I77G int o Ihree distin~t cOI"IIie.~ : Wnshington. ~lontllom.
ar)' lind l,alltutkic (s i n~c """"m",I), ~\IId lloc1<bril11:e w".~
formc,t in 1777 hom '\ l1&('"t" and Botetonrt Count ;......
[, eglc)" H SO\llh,,·c~te t n Vi Tlli nia "")'3 0)) pagu ·[ 8O) ~I S(; :
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T he ti r~l ll(lroon to I:d:. loort ion of i>enj mnin Horden'~ "good
tfILet s" of land 011 Cat"wha (Creek_ in Bot etour t Count)" )
Win John ~kF'errnn who l.utdm>;c<! from Bcnj;uuin . Sr .•
h i m ~cl f ill 17·10. 1'hi~ purctm,c wn, ror 3 1!l ~c...,~ on t he I
lowe r end of th~ lower tract. lI ere the McI"crm n ~, J ohn.
Jllmc~. S~ mud. Thom"~ lUld M"rtin. 1h'ed m,d 1",,1 "lIrio"~
cX!lcricncu with both th eir neighhors Atilt the Imlinna.
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.Iohn. J r .. the "on of .John . wn ~ dc:,,1 in 17Gl.
There ia II Ir",llti on in Ihe r~mi l}' Ih:ll \ Wtl Mc Fer ra n
boys Werc lli()lIg th ~ ap"i ,!}: br:Uldl ill th e lot helw"" n Ih ~
h(m.~e nnd t he ro.~d when One W:'3 killed :u,,! the other In k""
I,r l""ncr by II:lSl!inl: Indinns. The l ' rc~t()11 li st gives William
~lc Fcrm" ,,& n l'rj!\o lI ~ 1' in 17fi7. ( Th i~ is Ih ~ only ti me
111:11 Willi",,, Met'err:1fl " pJll.'3r~ in the !Jook_howc"cr. il
, c st:lb1i ~h"~ " ~ I:<tio,,~hi]l wil h th e othcr~. ) At Ihi" place Ihe
1"'C!C IlI highw"y rn lls Ili rouKh th" ",o:lIlow below t he h01l1Wl
llb.t<' . while II1\! (ohl r on'\ kepI around lh e c<ll: O 011 high er
,:("(mll'l. Fmm this plntc. m,l,' the home of Will ia m :'>1".
I Fer rall (a 1:II<:r ,(On" r:ll;oll). the oltl bu ihl;.,,!.• 1m" " been
"""lOv ed, lm l fllrlh~ r lIorl h Hlui 1I ~:Ir~r Ihe creek Ihere I ~
I ,." oril:in:ll hewn.log hOIl ~ wll h rock ch jmne;,~ wlliell cer·
tainly il clO!lll'A t o the endy hi slo ry of Ih., community , ( ,\
).ieluru 011 1~1ge ,IS5 h ca illiulled " Sll~/Idi llll' Sllr in g Ma" ·
"ioll U""SC, I:ol clourt <': 0""\ ,1'.")
1'''111' IliG : John ,\lct'lIr r in in <':', \;l wlo., \'all~'J', circa I Hr,·
17:->0,
Pnl(e I j !l : J ohn M C ~'hrran a l' llOi llted O~c r,'IOOr oC roml,
17·!G, Crom the C:ltawha townrds Norlh Caroli "n.
Page j ·1: Joh n Md-'cn in!1 li"in,:: on <'::l ln rlm (C" \:lwlo.1)
C r~k, 17;; 1.
P:LJ;C 78: 'I'honmg ~lc l'crr:ln, Yeom'lI!. 220 uc rc3 on P~ r·
~ immon Cr('(!k. h ranch fi r t he Ja me~ !liv~r. 17ul.
I'Hl!e IG7: Th oma! Me l" urri n llrocc~cd lan,1 ill Cal.l .
J ohu Mc F"rr in'a com]>:! n}' On G.1 t:lwlm C.... ck in I'i GG but
"ran 't ~ h ow hi a li1l1'5,"
I'og" IG8 : Thoulns MeI'arri n In Calli, Joh n Mc F:'rri n'~
COIIlP:"')', !juG,
1':'l(C 1G8 : 'f hD""'! McFarr:l n. Ilro~sio ncr, 1156, Ca.
l"w!.>:" 1l0lutonrt COll nt }',
I'UI:~ 2:i I: T ho ma5, Jllmc~. J oh n. S:unuel McFerri n p., id
10 . hi!1 ings ror sc n' ic~~ ill tho mili!in, 1 7(j~,
P:,!(e 3r~t : Joh n ;\lcl'errin , J r " gf:l nl. 100 :lC fe~ o n 1~'IIl"
ley's 1:1111, 1·1 Fehruury, l'iGI,

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1770 : Jnh1e~ ~l c Fe rri,,'~ est!ll c IIPI,mi.-.ed Ill' Andrew H lll'~ ,
Cb" r lc3 lI !1l'~ m,d John McGow3n. M II~' I!I, 176 1.
I'lilre 3GO : .J a, ,, e5 McF~r rin'H e~ llIle 10 I.oc "~ttlcd tor
A,..,h ib"ld Buchannn "'I(I Air""" bl ~ '\ Il"e~ ~kF crr i", "'bu
li re nl"o 1II'IlIIi nlcd l:u:u'd h " of ,Joh n Md'"r r in, orr'h~" or
.Jnl!\e~ ,
l'''IIC :160: Jolin Md'crrin, Jr.'8. eslate ndmini ~lc~d I,y
J nl", McF~r ri n wi tli Tbom,,~ Mc F~'rj n li nd Willi:tm I're!O-
tOIl. A" Ir"~t IS, I'G!.
I'IIC" IGS : J oh" Md 'h"rT(111 t"ku 31!l III''"'''' III' th~ Cn-
Inwlm ,1 7Gl.
Pnlrc 2SB : SnlLLl,d ~IcFerrin. IMm ~ r of pnrl)' llllr sui nJ.:
Indj"ns. M" ,..,h. 17GI.
j'np;c :16~: J obn ~ld'"r ren , proce~sin n er'g rct urn, 17Cf,.
I'M;"':: :>G6: Thom"s ~kFtrmn, l'rocc!lSion cr on I'er "im.
mOn !lun. 1765.
I'IlI:e 4G2 : S"11Iuel i\l cFc",-nn. wit h ot herH, u,',IQr ed to
" ,-ic'" II wily (rom 1'homM Alc1'nrr,,,, 's by J'ulter""" '5 Cr«=k
In II cnry l'"u1in '~ Oil C "' ig'~ Cn..,k" ciTC" I"no. Botetourt
Conn ty.
J '''g~ ,163: S~ ",uel AIc ~'Hra ll 81,,1 lI en ry J'aul in ordere,1
tl) ope l> roml ami keel' H3 m e in repnir, 1771), I
J' Il!!e ,172 : Smn" d ,\lcFn n -Bti, !~O a cr~. on Cntaw),,, I
Cr""k, 2 Fcbrunry, 1770.
J''' l:e ~n3 : '1-!\O tlIll S MuFnrrun, c~rti ricat c f"r r,;;:! lb~ .
hCIIlI'. 177 1, Bot etourt Counly,
I'at:c ( 71) : Fo. ~cr~lce5 in l'roll'Ctl"", i n h~ b ;t"nt.!L 0( ~';n _
c:' ~lle C(llI li ty. 1777 ; ,101 m Melln ,-rin paid fo r 17 ,I" ),H, ~l :\r.
l in MeF"" r ;n I~, id (or I:; d,,}'~_ Smnuel AicFlLrrill 1~~i,1 (or
15 .r"y5,
1'''1(1' :187 : "Illrti n ~I do'arrnn, Ju "tice or tho I'":o~e, Bot ~·
lou r l Counl)", '\ lIIlLlsl. 177!l.
]'''I:C 481 : Jolm Md':.rr,,,, ""d Amy Howl'''''1 of J," "ea,
morrled, 179 r.
I'~gc 4&1: 1i1l:I-Jamca Mc Ferrin o.... ns I hor.., ; "In r tin
~lcl'c l' ril> OW!! " I! hor "". "",I :11) cattle : S'''II\,el 7I!c1"crr in
owns 11 horllCs. :11) .."tile : Tho",,," ~Id'errin ow"~ D hor~c~,
:12 t"ttle, t M b,-~_

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 I'ng" ·IG~: Samuel M,FHrron OWI1~ :;70 n,re~. July 13,
17:11.
1'''11'' 48 1: J Ulie }ld'Ml'nll "lui Alc~",,,I~r (; .. th r i;:. mar·
ried. 1791, Ikllll'loun Count)',
]'nge ~ 82: J.:liwiJcth ~lcl'nrran , lhlll;hter of Snmuel,
marrb l Jnme~ Mont!:<>me,'Y, 1 7~·1 (n"'rri"~c,< or acco ud
J{~l1~ ra tiou ),
I 'nr.~ H I: M:trtin ~lcF<:rrin. :1 June. 1796.9:1[0 ncre.i.
Botdou r! Count.",
Pall'e ·182 : 'I'hom,," Me l'c" ,.i" an,] 11 ""u,,1I \',,,, Mulcr.
m"1'1'i~d , 17~)n . lJ otetourt COIUlty.
,\r,"n t~ of Southw,,~1 \';I1:,n;", Sl1nl1n~ rtI :
1'",;<,: 7:1: 1:1 Ma rch . 1770. Iloleta". t CoU"I)'. J ohn ~I c.
Fn" rI\u "(0 "PllOin! lithnl.ol e~ (or "'"eh l' recinct."
I'ng" 77: J(>1m Mel'""n" VI, gFn rul j ury ,Iuly Botetourt
CoUIlty, 8 ~I ar. 1770,
I':\g" 1.10: .Iohn ~"'fnrl"UL on g rand j ur y dulr, Bole-
IQurt Counly, 12 NO'·cmhcr. 1771.
1'''lIe ~5.1: I ~'"t will "n<1 les\"",,,,,1 or Jol", ,\IcF"rrnll.
E~~'<!ul<>r!l, Tho"':ts ond S",nucl McJ'"rr,.",. Botclourt Coun.
tr. 1·1 ~"'r. 1776.
I'M(C f'!l7; .) (,\1", :'IIeFa]'"", proved" will in WIIBhinglon
Count)'. AU I:II,~t I~. 1778,
I'n g" IOO~ : ,I1<111C3 ~l cI··~rrcn 0" jurr duty. W"Bhil1c ton
County. 19 No"~mber. 1778.
I'nge IOi.5 : John I>lc Ftr ren , c"~illn. W:tsh innton Counl)'
",iH(in. 19 ,Il'ril. 178 0,
1'1<1:" 10!l!l: J oh n Mc f crm n n]'llrui l!<.'" II" c~t" I~. WMh.
in,:lon County. 17 ,11.dl. 1 78~.
I'"g~ 11:1;1: Wim,,", ~lcFarrnn on jnry dnl),. \\'''~h i ng.
IOn Cou"I:\" March I~, 178:1.
I'age 3~2; Jn111~" Md'",'r" n "llllOi ntcd Ll culen:lm In
Cnl'lniu S mi t h'~ comp"ny. i!otctOl1ri Cc>uuty. Mny 11. 17M,
['",:e 42:1 : hme. Md'''rrnn ~rnnled le" ,'~ to includ e n\1
]nn,l ~ in Onc ~nr\'C)" Bote!"llr! Counly, .ll1ly 10, 1787.
I'nile J 2S ~: \\'iI )i"1ll ~1cFcr ran deed" ~50 aere~ of btul
011 Spring CrC(!k. \\'n ~ h;nl:10n Count)'. '\l1gIlSt I, 1788. to
Snmud Mndl~~nIl'Y for 110 pds,
188 lIi&loric~ 0/ f'0I1e, Ca rltr <",,/ Mof 'c l'riu r ami/iea

I'a!:c <I SO: Jo hn McFcrmn :lIld M" ry, hi ~ wif~ , ,l cc~ 1 G7

"c"c. ln th e Weh Va11~y Oil Nort h F u,'k for ,10 1"1" .. II' as h.
inl:IOIl CO\lIl1)' , Se111cmher 15. Ji9G.
I'nllC 12(;S; Elil~bc( h ~la rLi " McF errin a mI Thorn"'!
lJ~rr)', ",,,r ric.l , Wa"hing tnll Cou nty . April l S, 11!1'J , by P.c'·.
Ch"rl~3 Cl l rn!tlilll!~,
Palle &1 8 ; Enrl), ma rrlaKe~. Bot ct ~"rl CoUll!)' :
J ohn ~ 1( Fcr rnn nnd ,\my Ilowlllnd, 1791.
J nmcs ;lIeFc rran ~1U1 )Ia r)' MeFcrrlll1 . F~b r lla r)' 11.
177:1 ,
S:umwl Md··err" " :m,l Pcac)' " "l1meter ..Iuly 1:1 . 1803.
Tho"",,s "'IeFerran "",I II """n ll Vumnete r. 1799.
(;I"'lkl~}" s ne"'}f(I~ of ""l:u51". Cou nly :
Vol. 3. P:lII~ 80: John Mc Ferri n "'hi Tho"''' ~ ~IcFcrril1
np)lr:li ~c estate o f ,I:lln es Gatlivc, 1'\ J IIIIC, 17Uj.
Chronicle.'! or Scutch- I r l~h Settlcnlcnl in Virllirl;". Clu,lk_ I
lc~' :
AII!: 1I5t" COIlIII), :
2/ 50:1: Captain Geo rge I{O\.till ~O)\'R Li RI : J "mea Me Ferri ll
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( Md·cron ). Lic lII cnnnt. ]7·12,
ar~ I Z; 15 M ~rdl. 17,.... D.'noid Mitchell, },(!()m:ln. to
Thtlma~ MeFer."n , t::!O :le rcs "" Pe rri;m"'OIl Crll()k. bl':lllch
or J"mc~ Hive r,
:II'!~ I : 30 ,," u\·cmbc r. 17'ln . B. Borde ll d cc,l ~ 10 J ot",
MeFnrr in. :II!' ~cl1,'.S of ~.S~O ~crt:'J on C;'\I;,\lI'l~'\ Cr""lI , II
brallch o f the .Iamcs P.iw, r.
a/ ~ SG : 23 Mn y. 1750. J oll11 "'Id'crrin atles \s :I ,Iced,
:1/ ·142,H 3: 'l'itOll"' " Mel,'crr in in Cltp!. J Oltll ~l c Ferr i ll' "
(oml'nn)'. No'·ember. 17,j5 nm! l'i';'iG.
2/·HZ; '\111;115\11 I''' r is h Book. 1>:1 ':0 157, ' r h01ll35 Mc'
Fe rrin in Cnl!! , J ohn McJ.'cr rill·~ ( Ollll':mr. 27 No\"(~ mbcr .
17:;5. I I ~ carrie' l c hai n for Ho),n1 Cump" n,. for all"'"C)" "holl~
17G~ _ 7 1.
2/ .101;1: ,\III{IIHt:t I':'ris h liouk. ]l:tgC u';9; 11:;6. 'l'hom:I.I'
i\ l cF~rrili ill C:'I'1. J ohn McFurrill'~ ( omp'lIIY 011 Cal;'lwh.a
Creek.
~/;j l l ' J"mC3 ~lcFcrrj". k il le<l. OC]OhCI', 1757. lit CIl_
tawba Cr""k, \\'ill i:t m )kFcrrin. I'riwuer, October. 17['7,
at Cntnwba Cr~k.

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 U,'.'(>ric~ <>11'tllle, C.,,'IO" .",,1 .Itc~'uri" F .. milic~ I S~I

:! \ ',h):I: A r~ci~ter of IlI.'r$olls who 1~1\'e lJ«'T\ cith~r

k,lleil , wOllnd".1 olr tuJ:ell I'ri"onur lJy lite encmy ill AlI l:tlSla
Colunly, Virgini". OtlolJcr. 1757: .Iames ale "','rr ;". Cal""'"
1.011, killed; WiIli:lm ~l cI" err;I1, Cat!l",lJa , pr; "o" " r, (,\Iw
ill AIl!\"I~ of AUg UHtl\ Co""l)" Virgi ui:l, by WmltLel1, p.1ge
I:', .) See "TlI~re is" tr:utilio" ;n the r"",il), , , ,," at"»'e,
71[1'0 : ,1'<lIIeR, John, Samuel ",,,I 1'lIoma" McI'u ri n
1~,id 103 cnch for ""rvices ;n militia. Augusta Couut)', SCI'·
l ember , 175S.
Chronicle. o( Soo\cll· l ri~h Settlemenl in \' ;rg; nln. Chalk-
ler :
:1;62: 10 M"y, 1761. J\rthilJahllluch:lIl~ n'~ ooml. :ldmin.
;"tralQr of <!)llate 0( Jllme~ Mdo'cr du , Menti ons '\ H" es
Bu channn, e"i<icntly then the wife of Archih.,ld lIuchn"a u,
3/ G5: ,\ugu~1 Ii;, 17oj l , J amca M c "'errln'~ :llll'r"i~e me!\t
of ml e"l~te,
:1/ 18: ,\ Ur. uSI. 1161. J"h" ~lcFcrr,n'G bund wlth Thomas
~k!'(; rr'u arul Willi,,,,, 1'I'C.to", II" '"!P,, i"i "l r"tor~ of c<ta tc
of Juhn ~lc l'crri ll . J r.
3/'S: IS Au!:u "t, 17U1. Archihald IltlC!"",aPl'~ bond as
s:",,,,H,,,, o( J oh " M~Fe rr 'Pl, oqph~" or J:lmu ~lcFerr in.
3/ 376: 18 ,\Ul':ll ~l, 1761. J nh" )k"'~rr;" ntle~I ' 0 I!eed,
:1/ 67: 18 /l:o"cmh ~ r , I'{(; t , al.praisemCllt of c.l la \e of Jolnl
~lc Fctr;rl, .Ir,
:l/ SO: ,Iobn Mc Ferr;", 'J'IIU"'u" )IcFcl'rin 'lll(I I',,! Sim n.
kc)' :q'l.rnise:no c~l nlc, June 1·1, 176a,
2/'1(;0; Al'!(U ,t'l 1'''ri , 1I Bool<, I'n!(~ :18 1: 17UG, Proccs-
~ioner! Heturn ror J uhn McFarren.
2/ 462 : AIlI;,,"I:, l'"ri~h Iw,,~, paiN ,lOa: 1765, Thomns
McFerrill. I'roc ","~loncr 0" l 'crs immo" I:lln, I'a,:e ,109:
Same ror ,101", Mc1'.'r';n.
2/ ,12S ; I' roccilaioner" "l'tK'linlcd.", T hom,," McFcrl':ln
.• , on ",,,lel1l of Cull"",J,a "ml J''''IC~ 1\,,'cr on ~oulh ail]e.
:I / 'Is r,; SilO\\'5 ,Ioh n ~[c l" crrI ", Thomns McFerr,n, S:m,-
lIel ) Id'errin ""d )inrU" )IeFerr in livi ng in A"r.u~ta Cou n-
t,l', ~ Fc\'runry, 176~),
;:/ ,186: Thomns ~Ic "'~rmn lind S:ln>llcl ~ltFerr:lIL !i,';ng
itl '\\l1:\l 3Ia COII "I ),. \',rllin,:< , '\I"n 20, 176n ,
 f.'rom the ROO" .:! we "rc "ble to t r:n:e the )[cFcrr;n~ from
I'~ II n"yl\""I;R
in thu IH()'~ to AUICl1.~ta COUII!y, Virginia , ill
the 17.lO' B. \0 Botetourt COUlIty, Virl:illi" , in th e l'jr, ()' ~ ,
17GO'3 "n,t 1770'~, ,,,ut t .... Wn~h inll"'o" Co.. " ty in t he 17fl(r H
n'HI 1790'3. Th e IaUe r COli Il ly i~ M xt to the Tt nn." ..e<! l i,,~.
We aiM ~ Willinm McFerrin lI1~ ntioncd twice in WMh·
inl:10" Cou nty, li e i~ the \\'illil'UI McFerri n ",ho marr k~1
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J:mu La"tr h lin-~ee later.
r We ~ee, too, marriar,~8 betw ee n the ~1cVcrril1 " ;\wl t ho
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T he r.r~ t nuth",,!ic nl1ee~tor of th i" 1i1l ~ fOUlll1 wn ~ Wi[.
liam ' )1cFcrrin who wa", doubtl e~~ , one of Ihe fin: hrothd'~
who emir. ral~~] with t heir younl: (lUrl i l il'~ from lrd:lml :1ml
"cLtled ill York COlli'! ), . l'unns),I\"!Lll in. It i~ IlTol~~ble 1hnt
Ihe \.Ir<}th~,·~ r"rn~ill~d but n "hort ti me in l'cII MY!,","';" :l ml
mOI'cd to AUI: " ,h, C01m t)", V irl:ini~ , :ltIIl Ih" " ce (url her
"outh !ow~r.l~ the 1'cllnc~~c" Ii li e. I h~\'~ [omn!llo r ee(>rd
or Ihe nalllc of th e wife of thi. \\'lUi" tI1 ~ld·'cl·ril1. 1I0r of
Ihe ,1:lle5 of hi" hirt h or dC:l t h. :I!t houg h he j.~ buried ;n th"
olt! "Green Sprin l(" I'r~~\.I)"terin" Clmrcllyn rd. II' n. hin Jl"1<1I1
Cor",!.'", Virt:inin.
"John n . r. 1c~'~rrjR_'\ I:iogrnl,hy" by l'-ilzg\"rnl.1, I~,g c
21; "This t(Cllca\ollicnlglance ~how~ n prolific. "tu rdy "tllek ,
("n of vitality , n.i<lict ed 10 fi f:hl ing, pray;ng fI"d I1m tr!'
,,,ony: '
Willia m' ~lc Fc ... i" . 'h~ ~ on o( Willl:l11l' McFerrin. IVn3
oorl1 in York Count,'. !'cnll ~.I"h·n lli n, ill 1 7fi~ ,,,1 01 remo" cd
wil h his flllher 10 Augusta Coullly, Virnin in, in liG;";. lie
joined the nc\"o luti oll"TY Arm), in 177(, :11111 scn'c,lll llti! t!!"
d 4IIC o( the \\':LT of In,l cpcndc nce, lI i ~ "e n·j"~ wn.' II. (01.
IoWM: F ro'n '\" ,,"0$1. lii(" four nlOnthll in C;\pt~; " Lyle'~
compa ll )'. Cololw! ChriHti c'.• regim~ " I, "I!ai""t the CILCrok~e
l ",!i:,"~ ; !n Ihe ~I'rin!( of 1777. Iwo rnonths ill Cal1\"ill
),:wt u's cOn1I,~ n y ; ill 1778, (Pne mon,h in Cnptaiu 1\c .....ell'~
oompn"y " "" on e month ill Captain Il1:Lo k'" omnl'''l1)". lie
Ih,," remO"rrlt o \\' ,,~hinl:tO'1 COllnt)", Vir)l lnin , ill 1 77~. ,'nd
in the HI .. i" ,.:: of 111." )"c"r """'cll " ix w!!eks in Cnplnin
SLLlltltci Mee k'" COlllp:ln)": from Oclob ~r, t;79, he s~ rI·e.!
th rca mouth'. ill Cal,I'rill C,mc's comp",, )·, Colollcl Tipton's
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mouths in e:.l't~i " Coh'in's ~"'''' I~~Ill'. Colonel ClIrtI\l!Jel"g
regiment. " "d was iI' t,be hattie of l,i!\I1'~ Monutnin, (Tl lis
Is aJf.o in 3[, V:IOO-;IO I.)
III 1760 he """Tid Jan" 1":"'I:lolill, ,h,ul:htc r of J,,",u
1_"lUlrhlin " "d h i~ wif,', (.:>.me r!)" 11 l>l i 8~ Onnen!!. T hese
Duncan s ind "lllc d jl> " 1'".'do"a lolo flLm ill' traditioll that they
were remOlely ~OIHl«-I ...~, wilh th .. ol1ce royal fnlHil), of ,,
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The WllIim" ~[cFcrril1~ Ih'.:..llIhout lli ne mi1e~ ~ollth
Abillj(!lol1. Vir!l illi:!. on the sOll th fork of t he l!o!slnll
"',,' ,'!o;iC tu tilt Tetll1es.~oo line.
of
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""~""c·· ~RY~ : l 'heNl were thre<.! McFerr in brot h cr~ who
.:11" .. with thei ,' r"milics from LTd",u] and M!tL]~il in \'ork
Conn!)" ['enn, )'h',mi" , ' '''tween 17,1 0 ml" 1 7;';~, Willin m' , ,
,lId'crr in "'''~ the >ro n uf one of Ihese urothcr,i, Il ~ "'~~
hor n in Yor k Con,,!)' in Ii:;" and ,H~d in 18,1r>, ll e joi ned
t he ,\ rmy in lh~ IlI'j(i ""lull' ()( Ihe Hm-olu llo"a r)' War in I77G
,md ~cr~1'<i u" li\ i~ dos.:., In ' 779 lit m".\'td wit h Ili ~ f:un ily ,
to a (arm uCa r ,\o iu!:don, Vi rl:in ia. in Woshillglon COUll!)',
where, in 1780, he married J nne I.allghlll>, ,Inu ghl er ot
Jmne~ 1.''''I,hl;u, (&e L.1t1l[hllll F mui!)',) lI e'm.1 hi5 wife
liv"" oil Ihe {:t t m 111111 rai sed th eir cijf"t chil dren, a li(I it WM
Iher~ that J""l e~' ~[d'e ,'l'i" wn~ oor ll ~b rd, ::!2, 111H, , , .
Willi,,,,, McFerriu e"H~t e,1 in t he He\'olut;onm';' W"r ill
);7G, "en 'c d u"til S"),lo","", L, 17S0, lie w,,~ cnll:lgcd in
b~tll(l witl, Ih e CherO)\;"" I ndi nu~ nru! wn~ lit th e battle of
l<:inl.,'8 ~I O Ln,t nill, .. . (lI cI'olutlol\ar," II'",· LlccordH, Wllah_
;" 1:10)11, D. C,)
'"J ohn U, ~[d'c"rI "- A Il;oj{ra\,hy'" by F i l~g~r31t1. 1'~l[e
IS ; The William Md'"rr ;" [mnily r~., i(I~,t nen r th e [:"nons
'"Gr~c " S"r;njf Meetillir Home'" cre<.:\ cd Ii)" t he I'rc.lb)'tcr i:l" s
where the}' hml .... g"br lIIi"i~lry .1",1 " ble pr~nc h j ng, , ..
I Ie lll'ed 10 lJc " incly yenrs old runL died in II", St:atc of
)[;""i ll.'l;I.I'j., . . He W:U.1 ! ' re~"rt erin" of li bernl vi cw• . .. ,
1\0 rccord ha~ been [ollnd of 1101.' ,b tc or ,le.1t h of \\' lI,
linm' "!cFcrrin '~ wife, .Inne 1_1ughl in. IIOr the pineo of

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l",d,d, b ~ t l'r~5u mc n",\ she ,lied "nd wM huri{'<1 in r.l is·

~i~i l'l' i.
T he chil,lnin of Willimn' ~Ic Fe r r; " "",I hi~ wlfc, .l''''c
I.nughlin ~!d·~rri". were : n. Jnme~ ; b. lI' ill i:wl; c. Bur ton
I•. ; ,I. ll~t5r. marrierl Thom,' ~ H ~ rry ; c. J a " c. umrried Joh"
H. Gillila"d; r. ~lnr,,;\rct. ""'rricd James Gi lli land ; g . Ta_
bit ha. married Bu r ton l.. S mith ; h. EI<,nllQr I) .. m:,rr icd
Culle" Cnrlce : i. Mnry, "'n rri~d Poslon Sto\·nll.
J Ames' McFerri n (Willimn.' Willia m' ) wu the ~""ollli
"" ild "ml fir~ t ~On of \l'iIl ia m' McFe..-in an,1 hi~ wi fe, JmH,
],"" trhlln MeFcrriu. lIe w,,~ bol'll i\!arch 22. 178.1. and died
in Tipton COlu ,t y, 'J'erme~OICC. SCI'le))lb('l' .1, 1 8~0 . nUll is
bu r i.... l in the Ch"rle~to" Churdl)'a rd. On his \wentl('th
birthday he ma rried .b ne c.1ll1jlbcn Bcrr)' (hor n 1786, di,,<1
_ I . ",ho \Vn~ Iwo ye",.,. )'o,," ger, (See Ikl rr)' Family.)
J"11les Mc l"~r ri" and h i.~ bri de. riding the Mme horse.
c,,, jn,,tctl t~ 1I"lh"rforll COII " ly . T~nll es"~c . in 1804 ,,,,,I
~eU!ed On th e ~~8\ fork of Sto nc, lIi ve r. in w),ltl i. nOW I",rl
or C,mnon eo llmy. li e wa~ " {arm,," and Ill' ~lI:JII.' rl rifle_
man, When it ~~",e neo:~!!l.uy to fight t h(' 1",11"" ,;, h('
mi ~cd a co"'!';"'}' of whith h" was elected c" l'tain. II i'
coml,,,ny ReT\'cd (o r " tim e "t Nale hez. Mis.l illS ippi . and Ihen
r etnr ned home. T h ~ n ~amc Iro"llie with Ihe Crtck Ind iHll H.
nn'! he "gain I OO~ th e field . ~c n'inlC under Ceneral Andrew
J aI'kso n (Old lI ickory) . a fterward Prl'.'lidcn\ of Ihe Uuilcd
St al e~. from whom he won ( (\IIfid","", and KlleCi~ 1 COiton'e,,·
dation for h i~ Mlnble coll rn gc ami sk ill . T he Creek Wn r
cn,le,1 nnd he ret"rne,! lo hi ~ h O'llC. but hi ~ military "pi r it
~ 1lI1 burne'!'''I'\ ho hec~"' e Mnjor m, d COIOMl in the SI"h,
~liliti". Colonel McF('rrin II'n K cOlwerted to ~I et hodi~ m
in 1820 .",,1 1I'3~ nn ~di\'" tlrc~cher for thr remain.ler of hi d
li fe. li e rem',,"ed. \\',1 11 hi. r"m ily 10 I .h~aton" Count)'.
,\Iaba m". in 1 !lZ'~ mul in 11I:!.!llo Til,l"n COHnly . Tc nne~"l'C.
wh ere he die,l Scplc n, hc r .t. 18.10. li e w" ~ ,, "' ~mh"r of th~
Gcncml Con{~ ri: n ce. M. E. Gbu ,·cb. 1828-:l 2. II i. wife. J nnu
Cn mphcll (Herr), ) NcFerrl!l. 11i<:'< !lIt the home of her 11011.
In",~~ II , )!cF('r ri n.a plan ter. llc" r Va nd" le. CrO-l!s Colmty.
Arknrn!ns. on _ ~n,l is bu r ied 111('.....

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"~Mec" : Hm', J"rl\~" McFerrill wU.' th e ~cc o lI<l child and
nrst >!(In (l( Willi am' Md'".r;n l",d .I ,, "~ ~Id'errin. and ",nH
lio n . Mard, ~~. 178·1. 0" hi. t\\'~ lLlidh hi r lh.l"y he n,,,.de<l I
.Ia llc Cam pbell B".ry or "Berry Irunw()rk ~ ." n~a r llo1HlOiI.
Virl:i,,;',. Soon ,,(l cr he IImrr i~~ l. he ",,,I hi ~ wife nlo\,.,d,
I'i' r id in): (he ~"m C hor~". \ 0 llulhcrford C;o .ully, Tcnne"""",
w heN he Ih:cd un ti Lhi~ de" th SC1;h'Ulher '1, 11;.10. llis wifc,
Ja,," Cnml,ucll Berry. "'". horn in 1786. She wa " "oll lleel",1
with the rnm l1ic~ eo( (;o\,,,.no. Ilerr)' o{ 'r ennc!see "m' Sen.
i<lor Ikr.y of ,\.knn,,,", He ""'\ his wi!'" ha.1 til: hl chil·
dre n. Ih'c gi r l. :md t h........ IMI)'" E Ii1~' ~l c l"~rrin, (!alll:ht er
of Hm', Jnl1w~ ;\lcFcr r in. WII S horn J ill)· 22. lSI:!. m,,! <l i....1
in ]57 1. With re rer~n~c to ne'·. Jumc.< Md·cr,·in. he i~
huri~d il] II", Ch<lrl~.~IOIl Gr'''·cyn .... l. l ·h~1:I. n. '1',1'(('" (;('nnl)".
Tcnnc.~cc, amI ;" ~c ri bcd OJ,1 b i. l~r:I v~3t!l)le '3 t he following'
·· 'lc'·. Jan."" )lcFcr ri n. born in W~ ~I'i nKI('" Cun nly. Vir_
/!inin . lInte l! :?~, 1 7 ~ .1 . Die'. Septeh'!>cr ·t. 1 ~·tO. II" ~cr,·cd
h i~ "ounl ry a~ " mili""·,, offi cer, Ihe ~] e lhOlti "t Clmrch " "
" .. ~! tc~mcd mini ~ I"t fQ r tWenly y~nt~. ",,,I ,lied in the fu n
hOlle o! hli.~r" l inmlO r'"l il)·."
, The !lbo"e i~ in errOr ,,"h~ ..... il !Ill)"~ tlllll IIc'·. J" mc~ Me ·
\i F(!rrin " ,,,I h iMwife hn,. fi w cirl ~ "'''lthr<'C l H)Y~. They liml
(,,·c ~on.. ,,,,d Ih ree ,laul:h l er~. " " fonow~ ; It • •1<llm Ik rr,,_
• ~ cc later: ~ . Sullie. "',,,Tied John Cilli l:ll\d : c. Thomas. di ~d
in in /"ne)' in IS II : ,I. Nn ncy. ma rric,l .1 0h n '\]ll,i ewhil e :
c. Jamcs Bender",m.w"" in HUl her !o.. ! COllllly. 'ft n n~~.l'f'.
J une 2. ISIr;. rcmo'·ell to Arh",,, n~ nb",,1 1860 '"HI died
/l."o,·cmlx:r ~. IS7r. ; he mllrrit~1 He" cc.:11 ~I:I~!II.'). (born in
Virflinin 1I1:trch 1:1, 18:12. ,lied NO"eml",r G. 18i6). d"ught cr
of ,\bo.on M ~",,~)' : f . It",·. An'\"l">lOo 1'" .(1)" ; g. It",.. Wi!-
Hnm)!. (the !aller two \l"er~ mlni sl" .. of the M. 1-:. Church.
Sou t h) : h. Eli"" (horn 1812, <l i('ll IS71). "'''tried , r. r~t , Nonll
Smilh I»" wh om ~ h c h:.d Ihree d"n g hter", :m,1 ~(>C()",I. lie'·.
S~ mucl Cilli la nd .
•1011 .. Berry' !IIc[o'~rri" (Jllnle".' William; Willi,,", ').
the 1011 of .I'I1"es' McFerrin nn,1 hi .• wlfc, JHII U Cumpb cll
( lIcr ry) McF~rrin , ""M " or n Jun" ]r;, 1807. in Itu ther!ord
Cou nt.'·, Tcm,e.<.' ec. :11111 diet! in N,,"hvillc. Ten ll e~s ..'l!. M~y
II 10, LI!S7 . I! ~ W,," one uf the moot Ilutnble "lid " utst.,nd in ll
tolirli slers of tim ~!cthodj~t 1': l'illCOj1a\ Church, South. Jl e
lICI'\'OO ;u :. chajll:l.in in I he Con federat e Army. To cin! even
" ~hon s}'nOII.r. of his lire wou lt! f<"luirc nm"r I}~gc ... 'Iud

II it iN fully cOI'creel in "John II. .\\cFcrr ill-A lJiogT:' ph}'" by

O. \'. r"it '.s:c",h l, D,D ., I'ubli "hcd in 11!8S. ;11,,1 in otller pub.
lications. He wag " ",nfl1l fri ~nd of I'reside n! James K.
Polk. was with h im when he died ""d deli.."red Ihe fun".al
o. aliOI,. John Ile rry McFerrin WM m:lrricd, Ill'IIl. \0 ,\ 1.

[i myra A" c ry l' roba rt (lw, ,, Jun e :!O. 18 13, dl ~d May 11,
]85.1) in Dal'ld5Q 1l Count)', 1'"nl1cs~ec. Septclnl>er 18, 1833.
By t his rn:l.rinJ,:c they had the t ollowi ng chi],L rc,, :

II ~. Sara h J Ane (bor n Mnuh G, II"':!, died ~ I)trm!..: r 5.

I!lOG) , nl:trrlcd .I"dl~c J"m~.~ A)"!eTHon o! S~)mn"r Co~nly .
Tenllllssec. Ju<!gc J\nde r~on nnd hi~ wlr~. S:lrn h Jane Me-
I ruri n. hlld the !ollow il1l: children :
(I) J oh n Md'crrin ( hor.1 JUIIC 20. IM62. d ied I}cc,~m!..:r
II :Il . 1 ~33). mnrrled Lily ~Iorrow: (2) WilHam Wade (ooT n
I ~Iu)' l!l, 18G.I. died April 18. 1950). married '\InI'Y Wri!lhl:
(3 ) J llmc~ Iloul:b ~s (oorll OdolJ~r G. 1867. d ied July 2.1.
1(148 ). m.~ rried Will ie SI:, ley; (.1) Wllltu Le~k ( oorn 0....
cemb cr .1. I~Gn). n",.r ied ~'1o.i. ln Fra nklin; (6 ) E"'cl1
,h'cry (born December :11. 1871, di ed l'<o"embcr 26, 1 8~9 ;
(G) Mary Almyra ( born I\""ember 28. IS7:U. 'n:rrricd John
, SoIK'r; (7 ) Vlr"I; in i:t Lou (bor n I'o" em~r I . 1815). married
n. (;. II'. ['"r)'car ; ( 8) 1I0ra (born March 22, 1818. died
Octoher 13. I!J(2) ; (9) I,'rank Wcnkler (born March 30.
1,1 1SII:!) ; (10) Jnnic Prohnl'! (horn Octo!..:r .1, ISSG. (lied Mny
16. 19:10) . married ~~d ,\ndcnIOn.
h . •1 ~mc5 WiII illm (horn July 1'1. 18.16; killed in " ra il.
'I ruml accidcllt lI ea r Ilirmlngl,a",. Al"hama, No\"em!J<or 16.
I IMSO). married lJoru (;ookc (.lied AI>ri125. 1875). da\'Kh\cr
o! \I'atron )1. (;oo~c. li e ,;en'ed in 1J:. \es' llril(.:adc. COli.
1I, !eder:tte ,'rmy . wn~ wou l)d~..! al the Imll ie or Chi~k3m~us::,.
SeptemiJer. IH6:!. I_~t cr ill the waf I\c WM C"I,\ufcd alld
rfm:Ll ncd " pr!~o ll e r um!llhe close o! the WlIr. They hnd
one child. An"j", wbo "".. r ic'll S~m Mc=-- i.• " .
c. J ohn ""dcr~on-'ce lalef .
 ,I. !,:Iiwbeth Joh nSOll (oon' ll«~,"lM!r ' .1. 18.19, ,lie<!
JU li e 21. IS5·1).
c. Alrny r;, l' rob:. r t (hotll )[ " l" 8. 18!i.I. died '\ I,ril 1.
(9 10) . marthl I: ~,·. I'c)'\o tl O. Sowell, " mi n i~l~r of the
.\1. I·:. Church. SoUl ". 'fhey 10,,,( 0 111' dlluv,hler. Te n nc,..Ci,'
M c ~'~rrin (born '\ \l~1I5t 2!l. 11179, d ie,1 Jann~r.\· 21> . ]!,l-l:?) ,
wh o ma rr ied l 'rof. C h"rl c~ S. Willi:uu"on. Jr .. or T u bn~

, UII;'"cni ty. ,,,,,I Ih'cd in J\cw Orl"" " s, " 111' Wil1 b m""n$
ll"\' ~ lw o chi1<1rcu: Chari .... au d ,\Imyru.
.Iohn lIerry' ~rcl'crr i" "'''3 IM rri"d t he ~en>"d li nle to

I
CYlllhia 're" IIt'~~cc McGnl'oc k (horn July 26. I S27. diO!<I
Sept .. ",!.", 18, 1917) 011 KOI"C nlhcr 12, Iilari. I ~y Ihill!econd
m"tria!:e thc~ We." hur ll IWo 'lalllrhtcr~ : a. I\ nth crinc
l .o "i ~c (horn Dee,,'''!>"r ;:.1. IMG, ,lied ,\ U): ngt 8. 1<)13),
" "'rried William I:ob~rt IIr}':ll1 !'~hruary:! , ISS I. :l nI1 1",d
,wo ehild r"" . (I) Cbioorn c Ndwn (born .Jnnu"ry 18. ISS:} •
•Iied JU lt,, :!G. 1~\7 ). who rtlft rried ]Je"riettn ](icl.:. n lsou :l nd
had onc ,Ia"~htc r. ( ~) 1.oui"" (horn Ooluh~ ,' :W. 18!1:! ),

J m;lrric,1 '1'. Wilbu r n Cr utcher NI>\'emb". lG. 19 15. and Io:ul

fonr chll.I , ,,,,, IWO oo n" :Iud lwo dn nllh lp.r~. b. Bell), ~Ic_
,
) G, "'""k (!.>orn .rn l)' 2:1. ISUl. died Ju ne 2. 192'1). rtlMr ied
J,uues lI enr)' Y"rb ...)n~h nnol h~.l onc ,lan~hler. Mar!:l.ret
~l eG,,\'(.;:k (burn Now llloor :10. (887). who tIIarrie,1 C;" loriel
Cannon :Inti 1~'l.J OnC ~l>rI ",,,1 011" tI:lU); hter .
J• •lohn i\!,tlcr_ull' McFerl'in (.1 olm [lerrj·.' .Inmu ,· \l'il·
li:",,-, \\';11 ;"01' ) "'ns hor .. Mnrc h 26. 18-19. n nd d ied ~I"...,h
I, 1!l12. II" w,,~ 11m third child ,(lui !cCOIHI "" n of .1 01",
!k rr.,· Me]!"rr iu uu,\ hi~ lir .. \ wi f", Ahn), rn A"cry l' ro\,...I.
li e WnH th" Ihird of t he ;\lcFerrin liHe 10 he O1 in;sterA of
til .. .\I et ), od; ", Jo:I'; "~OII~1 Cln,,·d ,. Sou th. Jo hn AlIdcr~on
0It! "'~1 the Church for for ly 3'"n,.", I n I ~IO" he r cHret! from
aclil'c wnrk ,\" c tu il l bc:tlth . h i~ I:t~, 'IPI'OinlmCIit ~eing
I' re.~hli nt: 1';I.I"r of Ih" Columl.>i~ 1)i~l r ic\ of Ihe ~1. K
Ch "r~h. Sotl\h. After h i ~ reti r ement he li" ~ll in Gnllnt lH .
' re u n~Bo;"e. "ud I"ter in 111 :I .• I",ill", Ten " e!<.~, whcr .. he ti led.
li e "':IS w,r}' much like hi . rather. Joh n H. ~kJo''''rri n. in
per ...., lI:,] nnd ]lhysit~ l d\:lr:lctc r i " lic~ with nn unusunl
~t ...m!:t h of clmr:lcl,.,r, li e h:.d :\ line IINL,e I>f hU lllor. liked
a ![Om! ~ Io r,l' or It joke am! "':<.' co,, "ide rat c of th e ideM of
 I
oLher.,. Nc.'cr nClI(.", 1 un " " )' illl l><lrLfllll i"~ " c, ho WaK tol.
"r~ nl lind l'boer,.1 in h i~ ,·iew~.
On Ju ne ~8. 187 1. he m:lrri~~1 fo.1:I."t ha IWuglau Abi;IOII
(00 ' " \)""clI\l~ r 2:1, l SW, ""d died .Janll nr.\' z.1, 1(201), th~
you"l(c~t d "" ~ hter or Ale rry C, ,\ I>. IU II lind "'nry A nn
( 1J0"1I"1,, ". , ,\1>.<10" _'0:: A1>51"n '·'lImit),.
J ohn ,\,ulen;on ' McFerr in " n.1 hi~ wire. "'"rIb.. ,\I", lou
.\ lcFc r rin. hn,1 the followinl( children :
II, John Bel'r), (ho ." .lulI~ 17. 1872. , li~'<l AU):U~ I 15,
I ~ I II ' . married L" ", joe 1Ilcea"lICk Wibon. T here Were nu
, chil,lrc" by t1, i~ rn~rr i~l:e.
h, 1IIar;- n,,".d,, "~ (ho rn JnUu:lry :1, 1875) , ma n-jed
1 J ili nea CU"" ; lIlrh ~1I1 (1)111'11 JIIII~ 12. 187:1) Oil A ll lru~l 22,
1100. T hey 10,. ,-" OllC chil,l. J nmes (00'11 July !t, 19 18 ).
They li\'o ill 1 1,,1't~\'ilIe. TC IIll~""ec.
c. ,\I myra And",'~ u" (hom '\"!:u,\ 22 , IS77), ma rr iNI
lt~\' . J. J. Slowe ( 00 "" ,\u/iuJil 7. 18G7), :. milli.~l er ... f the
M. K Chllrch. Solll h, Oil Ikco!m;,cr 7, 190·1, :ln,1 n...... Ii .."
in :-:,, "h"iH~ , "CIllI C"~C. ' rhey 1",,1 t he fullo,d,,!! chihlrCII:

I (I) J olm A. hl "y (bu,." '\I'dl ~). [!lOG. dietl )I a )" 12. 1900;
(2) J . Jod • .l r. (ho.n .llIlIe 1[, I ~OIl ); ( :1) M"rt h,. McFerrin
( oor " lil a)" 2:1. 1910. die,1 ~by 10. 19:11): (4) WilIi:lm M e-

I I"~rri " (110" 11 J :l n,,:o •.\· 28 . 19I:l): (ii) Myra Ind ia (born
DC"~llIhcr :11. 19 1,1. di",l .llIne ~~, l!lll.i).
,I. ,I:lm<'~ Aw\oll (bor n M" ",h S. l!lSO. di~'tl J "ly H ,
19:15 ), In:lrric,1 011 Octobe r I I, 19 11. Allnie 11,,]1 ,\(ulr (born
NO"e mber 21, 18~t1), ,In\'l:lIl er of Cly ti o W el ~o" AC li ff :11111
bl lI.I!!:. Kllt rcll Acu rf. 'I"I'ey h:,,1 tile followin!!" childrc lI :
( I ) " brth" ,\ f'" ( 00<-11 .Iuly III, 19 14. d ied Ju ly 2<1. 19 1·1):
I (2) I" f"nt 80n ( loorll Ma)" 1:1. 1917 , d ied Mil)" ).I , I n7 ):
(:I ) 1·:]i7..~bcth ( bo rn Ma rc h 20 . 1!l20); (.1) Vlrll'inilt ll oug!a"&
I (bo rn 1Je<:elnhc r 25. 1(25).
e. Viry,i ll lll_!lCc 1,,\O)r,
r. C:COr!:c I';erec ~ ho rn Dccembe. 26, IS!!·L). ",,,. ri ed

,I All" HOIhl )' C"lIom (horn April 20 . 11I!l0. d ied ,Iune ta,
1922) on :"I"rd, ~r. . I9 ~0. S he wu ~ Ih~ tlllu!)hler of lI'ebsh'r
Hur r Cullom ~ ml ~brt l m Winlield Cu llom,
I:. I'nlll (bo rn December 26, ISSG. died [)cccmbl'r 31,

II· 1880).

,.
,

h. Merry C".lc r (horn ,' nl1!l:.ry :,!!i, 1868. d ie.! ~'cb ruary
~G. 1925). nlarri c,lll cIcl\ ClI.tcr (oo rn March :!!.\, ISS!l) Oil
Il«:ember 15, 1910. Th ey 1",<1 une "on, John Cn rt cr (oorll
Sellt~mber I;', I !III) , who IIOW li~~ in Mobile. AI.~b:'ml\.
G. Vlrv,irliu' (Jolin A.,' Juhn B., ' J",nr~.' William.' Wi l ·
linm') (born Alrri! 17, J~S:'!). ",.~rrjed Willi:1I1I Hi"er~ l'o1'e
(hor n JIlI"m r)' 7, Il!JIO) 011 October 2<1, 1!lO:l. See 1'011\)
Fnmilr.

II Li ne o r Ilc-"'Cn l :
William' McFer ri n 10",1
,"

, Willi,w, ' McFerdn !Harrie,1 .Inne !":H'J: hlin ~"'! had

J a mc~' Md'u ri n lII:Lrri ClI .!:lIm Campbell lJ ~ rry nnd Imd
Jo lm Ikrr)" i\lcl'err in ""'rri,-~l A1nl)" r :l Aw~r)" " . oha rt
",,(1 hml
), J ohn A"'lcrw n' McF~rrill "'aI'ri~d ~lnrth" I)ollrd,,~~ Ah.
~Io" Imd b3d
Virl{inb' ~lcFcrr in nllL rri cd II'iII i,,,,, iI. " Olio! (Illd hnd
Virgin ia' M. 1'01'<1 ", " rri ~d I-'!oll J , Li\'i"lI~ton :linl h:ul
", }{~ t hcr ine"01"" Li " i"II~'to ",
II, Willi am l'oJ "" Lh'i"II~lo",
c, lt iel", .<1 )lcFerr;'I ' Lh'i"IIRiu" ,

ABSTON l"';\i\i11. Y
Hi"tol'Y of I' ill."),h'",,;:o Con"t)', Vir!:'n;a, Io~' Clcnml]l
h" 5 t he fo!lowi"lI:
I'II[(C .[·1, I-'oolnol<: : J osl"m ,\ b~IO" w,, ~ "Ol' or Fr""ci ~
Ml~t()n whu~e wHi w,,~ Ilrollll l~~1 in IJ " lifft x Counl y, Vir·
lIini", in 17r,~ , ",un;"1: ,'0" " : Willi" "" JuJU!, J Cl<S~. ,Io.dma,
J ohn W" rd " 'M " w i tne.~s 10 tho:: will . J o"hn " ,\i>J<lo" m,~.·
ri ~,l a"cl",eJ Clement , clanghter "r C""t. Hcnj"mln Glen'cnl,
"",I mO\'CiI to Smtih C"ror; " ".
P" I(C 4(;. Foot note : C" I't , B"njnmin Cl emm,l "'115 00."
dre" 1700 ull,1 Wa~ Iliu IIOll of William Clemenl who palent.
",I 1,225 no~., iu Ameli" Co,,"ly in I,:!G ami mo.'cd t hereto.
William Clement \\',, ~ " JlIs\;te or the I'~" cc mul Hhe rilf of
,\mdla Count y, iliA will, ,.rol·cd in IIGO. n nmed IIOno:
lIellj"11l111, w im"m, ,Iohn "",! F m ll cl. , "lIll lbnl:h lcu ! I':!il;,
abeth Ford, EIlJ'~on. An n... ,,,,<I Iln •• hcba ",,,jo.,

,
 7H20!!: J oh ll ,\I'HI01' paid .1:6 S:IG (n,' ~f\'ice~ in Ihe
milit in of lIt'd(ol"<I Conul.v, \, irJ.: iuin, Sel'le",h~r, 175S. "",I.
for I Jro\"i 9 i()n ~ fUTIli "hed b)' stu,,!r )' iuhnhilanl ~ of lIeMor.!
Counly to II", mi1it;" o( ~~i,l ",mmy: To .10h n AU.1lou J:G S2,
Se ptember. 17r.1I.
~1"37r.: Joh n '\h~lou, :100 "erN '''td ,I o~hu" Ahl on.
2fiO I\CI'C~ , '\" ithalM.< . I'it.t ~;d'·:"'i" CoulLt)', Vi rg; " i:" 17(;7.
(The "/I" in the " " me5 " I",,"e nUl~~ b~\"(, heen " In;';t .. inl (OJ'
poor h" n dwrilin ~ on Ihe pan or the th~ n d cr k"_xcc nc:<t
cntry. )
H I~tory of l' itl,:ylt"IIIia CUlI lll y, p:',rc 2j!l: .f ml l"'ll Ab,
~lU!l :,ntl ,Ioh n t\I!~t(,Ou. Tith"t.I<'." 1767.
Sam~, I'''ge .10\: J", hu " A b.'loll wns ",,'" i,mt cd a capt"i n
,
<Jf milit i" (wilh olhers) , 27 SCI,lenther, 177[;.
S~1HC, I':'I:" IG6: ,\10111( Ihe 81",,,,101' lIi""r in Ihe norlh-
ern I'nr t of t he county were Ih'illlc ... Jo~h,," AOOloll , . ..
1777.
I'itt sy l"a ni" ami Bcd((....1 C("' "ti~~ have" (o"Ullon 110" "·
,ia r)'. li e", we see Ih~ Ab3loru; flr.,1 in Ila\if"~ Cou"ly
w h i~h h ,,~ " COmmOn ho" ",bty wilh I',lw>''''ani" on t ....
w~t, the n
Coun ty.
'n J' itt..,yh·,min Connty "".1 fl ,, ~l l y ill ll cMord

I.etter, Velcr.,n ~' ,\ d",illi ~I'·Htion. ]Jure:", of I 'cn"ion~ ,

Wa" hing lun . D. Coo '\ l'riI 15, I!);; I ; EXlr.,cl : Merry C,,\ b.
, 1011 w.\~ borll nOOUI 179C in l: cMonl CoUllt)", Virg jllin . li e
cllli . tc,1 in N ash"ille, T~II ne.'''IIC. !""l "",,'M eight month$ 11-'
" pri\'ate ill Cal'I, E li lIa", ,,,o,,,l"~ Compa"y o( U. S. )I o""t_
c<l !lnngerK mill w.u <lj~ dmrgCfI AUI:".t 1·1. 18 13. li e CII-
l i~lcd ,ulIl Kc r n ...1 from SCl'lcml",r 2, 1814. to Se ptember I.
18 Hi, in Captain 1)1IIt:O !d~on's C()ml~' nl' of 'r cn nl'.."!SCC Mili.
lia. li e ""r "cd a lou r of lh'" lIlolll h ~ in I", ~~Ilcdit;mt
ng"llt ~t Ih ~ &: '";11 01" I n,l in n~ lid T hird l ,iell l" ""I\1 In Cnl'!.
IlI.\.o1e \\'" I k i n'~ Comlmuy, Colonel T )l<ln"' ~ Will ;""'~ on '" Sec-
und 1(e!:imcllt (O( T en ll cs!I<!c ~ 1 ()IIntl~1 Gunlllen ,,,,d Wall d is-
ch~rl(C'<1 JUlie :10, 18 18. He dk~l NO" emhe r zn. 18GO. ill
8 mn M r COllllty. Tcn "c.~~-c. Sol.lic r m~ rriClI April ro. 1332.
in S umner Co unt)". Tcnuc3""c. ),!" ")' AIIIl !)ollg1a~" . S he
tlied May 10, IS!!!!.
 From the "I",,· ... , it i. evid ent I1mt Merry C. ,\b~ to n. who
wns born In Il~d(.mt Coo",ty. Virgini ... " boll t 17~S, wu t he
son of John ,\ b);t(m who "'a~ in Il~dro rd Counl~' in l' aS "ml
I'itt .•yh·nni" COllllly in 17G7 or. dU ll to thc ~ p.'co of ~8 YNlra
btl"''''!n t he t wo tla tes abow, Merry C. ",ay h" ,'c I~n thc
Ir raml ..... 11 or Johu .
M~ rry C. ,\t~. t(m (lHlrn dr~:1 t'l%, <tiel! N'ovcmher 26,
1l1(11) m" r r icd ~11o ry ,\rUl 1)01lg1a"", (horn Ju no 30, 1810,
died )1,,), 10. 1f1~~ I) 011 Allrit G. 1 8~12. 1'h~y Iwol two I!O II ~
"lUI eight d:llI11hler,, : Ih~ youlIge.,t chil.I, Marth.a Doug lu,
m3rr iw Johu A" dcl"Mln ~kFerriu on J une 28, I S7 1 - ~l'C
~fc~'errill Fnmll r.
I,inc or I)l'l!c~nl:
Fra nd .• ' A bRIOII lm<l
,J o~hu'" Ab3\(lll wh o h:... l
J oh n' AMlon who hm.
M" rry C.' ,\IMloll who married ~!"ry Au,,' D OIIK]au "lid
h:,,1
Marth3 1)0u ~la"~r. Alldw u who mnrr i... ,1 John ,\ .' Me-
Feo'rin nnd h"d
\'ill:i nla' ~1f. Fcrrin who nmr riod William nr,'en' POJlCl
"lid h"d
Vi rgin;;o M c r~ rrin ' Pope who m" rr i~1 Leon J. J,i\'inJ{'
~ton IIn,1 hnd
" . ['ntb uri,, ~ 1'01"'- Lh'illl:~tO " ,
b. William 1'01>'" L['·i ll):810".
c, nich anl McFerrin' I.il'lng~ton .

COLONEL WAIC HTSTILL AVERY

\I'hile Ihure l~, appMcntly, no r",,1 r~btio" between
Colonel ,\ \,ery nnd the McFerri n "'nm ily , hiB " :lmo has betn
ment ion ed in two i n H t nll~S 11,..1 it mlltht 00 well to givo
lli3 hl. tory,
7\' 12·1: Wnir.hl 8tHl ,\ I'er)', North C., ...,l inll, wn ~ one Ilf •
cnmm i•., {on ~l ay, 1777 which co nch"l o([ " treaty with the
ltu[i nn8 at the "I.onl: IAland of tho 1I0l5ton" (1IIIy",ood'.
11i8tory Ilf 1"on Il\'311OO) .
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" IASl Tri he~ Q( Norlh CaroJiu:," by W(>rth S. It ay, I)"!:~
:1 1[,: W"il:hl5till ,\" cry ~lllned the Me<:klcllbu rlt 1),.'C:lnro.
lion of 11l\lep e l1d ~1\cc, May 20, 1775.
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Smne. 1,,,g~ ·UR : A"cry was a 11:11;,,<:: of Grot on, CUll.
11<!Clicnl, ooru 17·17. lie J:radnulcll from I' '; neelon Un;.
vcr"ity. l illu. He "''' rried '' Mr~. Fr:ln~, daughter <If Wi!.
1I:1111 I'l'ullari." wealth)' mcrchnut of Snow l1 ill, ~hlryl"l\d.
in 1778. I" 1777 he "~I ft ch""cn one or the IWO n,ember~ 10
rcprc!leu t Mecklenb urg ill the I!on~c or Conm""," uml "", veil
'I 011" ""mmi!!.Sion \0 r CI'I "" the l'u!Jlie l:m' H or th e ~t"tc. In
1718 he "'....~ "1'100;,,\c<l ""d comm h',,;oncd AltorIlC)'.(;cncral
fOJr l\or th c"...,r;",. , li e lin,.1 in .I onc~ (A),lIIly bu t nlo,'ed

I to Bllrkc COIlIl1.y . !l~ rcp rc"c ll lcd lhlrk e COllnly """ ern1
tcr mH in t he 1A.1;i"bturc. li e had .'\e\,era. d isti ngu i ~h ed
""n~ : Colon..1 Wa lS(h l~lili W. "'·i!ry, Colonel Moulton ""·i!ry
I n1l<1 .1",I I:e All'hon~o C. '\,·ery. He w ag re!:.t ~d to the
Lenoir fnm ily of ltc\'olllli oll'''y fa",c.
I ·I"iil. 112: Quot es ~'"nrollc "II ",,~·Inl: Ihat th~ M ~'C" lctl.
I hurg lJ ecla r"ti oll h,,~ 11 0 ."'SO of ract~, rnthe r th e f ontrar)".
!-'urther. that A'·cry, thrco mO ll t h" aft er the "ne!rcd Decl".
ration, ,,·itll olh"I">'. in.H,; n:mlly den ied lIud. :11,,1 "eknowl.
c<l,;cd hl ~ " lIer.;"nc" It> the n r i ti~h Crown .
,\ " h c·~ Il ,"Iury of Norl II Ca roli U'!, pa!le oI G7 : Wnig ht"! ill
A,·cr>· \\"a~ a( t he 1l<..cI" . al ;on 0( Meck.cnl",rg. 177".
T here bein): no hloo<l cOlln ~t1 ;on betwC<'! n Ihe ,\\"crYII 1
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" "d ,.ny of the f,,,n ili e3 ,!1Iiet! to Ihe ~. c Fe rr '" I,'"mily 11 0
lin" of " "",,ent i ~ gl\"en .

BERHY l~A mLY

T he /Ier ry F"", ih· C.' me f. om lre.:uul amI \\"n~ one o r I
Inrge fO!Ulet.l ion~ in Virgi nin.
Th ere wa " a .Iolm Berry wh o pate!!t"d tOO :lC !·~" o n tho
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,':I",,",~ I ti\"(~r (~ ....'" !lot ~1K!C itle<1 bnt u"oIoubt c,d ly IIcar it s I,
mo!lt h) in IG20. Se",~ were in (0101 ) l'atll xel\! Cou nty. in

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IGGO. :l!!d n numhc r of Ih em were In ~li.hll eacx COIII!!y, Vir,
I:i n'''. 172G to 1 7G~. [h:we not con n~... too then, with the
Berry . i n S01'thwcst~ ru \' irg inia.

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 I/ ;~t~,·jc. "I l 'l)p~, Curta ",,,I .IIef'" .... i" F",uil;c~ 201

The prinl'il>al "10\':01,," of t.he lterr)'. who i" lerm:orri~,,1

with Ihc ~l cFcrri li Family .ce ' lI ~ 111 )111\' " lIee n i" A" lIu ~ I :1
Cellnty, Vin :inia n,u! ~outhw~rd3 luw:ml. Ihe '1'''''''''''''00
line, Thf')' nrc f requ"" tly me"Ii(",,~1 in BOl dou r !. 0111 F ill_
", olle n ud W,, "hilll:l (m COU ll tie._ I\'h~ rc t hey "cl Ued wh ,, 11
t hey fl rat en"'c f rum Ird n",1 l. no,," link nO"" " out it i~ q uitOl
l.roO!ll.ole Ih"t lhe)' mir.hl lml'c rir.t !<CUlcd I" I'c""~yh:, "i"
n. d id the McF crri,," and tl]e I. ",):h);". who ,II "" en", C
from lrel:II 11I, lind Ih"l Ihey en,il( r" I~~1 In ,\ uI(II5In Cou"t)',
\, irl(; " ;" nl>oo'l Ih" Ii ",,, I hol<e IWO (,. mill" . d id " 8 Ih~ r" w",
" la rl:e lIligr"tion (1'0111 I'ClIlmyh'""ill ~O Llth w,ml ill the
e" r ly I':ltt OJr the 111111 Cenlu ry,
'r he )i rHI ......,ord of IhOl /lerr), t'''lIIily ill '\III:II~I;; CUllll ly ,
Vin:'" i", i" from C),,,lk lcy'8 l(ccOl''' " or ,\ II I«IHt" COllnl,' :
Vol. :1, I~'IIC H : E liz.,hct h E. Ber r y, F.x<.'Cul r ix of J ~mc.
lIerr ),,29 No"clIIl.>t:r , 17·19,
:1 / 15 : .In", ,,",, Bel'I'Y's c~t,'lc "I'pr"i "~d 7 ,\j a rdl, 1750.
:l/ :.!O: J ume3 lle r r)"" ho"d a~ l(u,,,,li:n1 nr John. J a",CII
~ ",I \I' ill;;"" Berr)', (lr l.l"'" 8 o( In n",. Herry, 28 February,
1750/ r;!.
1/ 57: .l oh " ~rr}'. jlI"re!! 21, l1io3 , Ii ~clcd to ~,.aiKl (II
k""l.i ll)! ~ ro~ '1 Ol",n.
:IPS2, ,Joh" 1:":" ,,. I""'d",,,c" ·127 II cru for nos, III
~"'~'. 1762,
:1/ 415: J OI>II IlerTY HCl1~ to William nerr}', 10 Nnw mbc r,
l iG'1 "~7 acrc" rol' .1: 100,
:I/H~: J ohn Berry ouy~ 120 ,,~ ,..,s III' J "" ",,, 1Ii"er 01 "
1""Il~ Ihe m"m ll ofC~"I" r Creek , II .lune, 17(;8 (I'om ,lome"
~1"1)ow cll B",I Fr",]""",
2/ ·10:1, .10-1: John l:Crry, .I r:~ IInn'e ill I·'tt Book. 1167
~II" 17GS ,
:1/ 11 8 : Jo hn 1\0) "",.'" will_c" l"t~ \<> ,John I:crry, £l)n of
J "mr!. ,1Cl!e"I!<'II : to Joh" Herry, !IOn 01 WilIi"n, Berr), : 10
John Berr)', ~ n of I,' r:moe" Berry, I ~ Odohc r, 1770, Notice
three J oil il Berry '~, nn "OTI R o r durcrcll i rnl li ers,
:1/ 159: ,Ioh n IIcrr)"~ elIt" \e "ClUed. 16 M,,>". 17111, All
Ic~"dea JI~id_f" m ~ rlll li~ lInr, £ I ,7,O-cofTin 11"i,1 for.
lWutilwe" tern V;rllin;n by K er.I~·-
 Page IS;;, 1755; Sheriff t urn. in \a:c lisls---John Ilerr}"
"nol found," Botetourt County.
1'~Ii:C ·126: John Herr}.. May 10, 1710, Suney, 48 acre"
,HI Moulh &itlc of J umc5 !!i"cr, lIo\ctourt Counly.
A'u"'l~ of Southwe. t V irK i l\ i~. 17G!I·1800. 1.0)' Summers--
l'ir,:e 135,1: J olIlI Berry with othcr ~ (amonK them were
Al ex I.mll(hlin, Tho~ . !lerry, And rew Bcrry, Andrew Me-
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, FlIrrc n. William Berry nlld WilHm " llc rry) oi'l ll " call II>
Itc\', Chnr l c~ CUl!Hu h'1I3, 1772 "ro. unit ed cOI1!r rcg.1tions
of [':1.01.0111[:, Ilud Sin k;lI l: Sl, ri n)(" on lI obton'~ Hi"cr, Ilote-
I IUII.t Cou nt y." (Tholl1a~ L. l' rc~ton in hi s "!li"loricn!
Skcl ch c~ and Hcmini "ccncc~ of th e Octoge narian," par.e
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HI ""Y~ (h"t !;i"ldnl: SI.. i" l(" i . not it mi le north",!,"! 01 the
tow n of Abinj;;don and Ebbinl/ 5 1'r illlP! is I\holl1 12 mi!e~
...ut or '\ bi n,;don on t he midd le fork of the lI oLiton. li e
,,1119 "ar~ on I"'!!'" 18, "0" the midd le forb o f Iht 1I0lsion
.....ut! ... tht! Herry"- . . :' Thi~ ..... ,,8I'i...,'" 1775.) Abi ngdon
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i~ no ..... in \\',,~hi "l:lon Co" ",y.

I 1'''11" 650: J olin llerry )( "1II lor or 7~ "o res on ... nth .ide
or Jnm"" J(h'cr, Rot elonrt Co" nty, 10 Jun\', 1773.
I'''!~e 6Gr, : Johu /lerry "nol J.1I1 C, hl~ wire. g rnlltcd 120
"cre.~ Oil south Hic.lc or the J"lne~ 11"·er. OI'I',," ile 1I1 01llh
of Cell"r Creek. Nov cml>cr 10, ]775, Botetourt COU llty,
(Here i" the ,John Berry ~lId hi ~ wire, J ,m" (Cnmpbcll)
Herry. whose daul(htcr, J un e Campbell Rcr ry, marricd
,Jame" Mc~·crri n.)
I'n;:\! ]3·17: John Ikrry'~ will \I'M Ilrobatc(1 '\U I.: "311 5,
1711G in \\'lI3hin{(lon Counly, Virginl:I, t"!8t:tte 10 wire ,md
c h ildrcII- lio ",,,nes r.i\""n.
W"s lo in,;lon COnnl}', \' irl:inlu, w~" ol"jfnn izcd in 1776
",,,,I Ihe rollowing nOll"! ,, ' e tnken from Ihll same ,," l hor il)"
,,\Jon::
I'age 95S: John B~rry H-':(Imm~nlled ror lieuten:ont in
W" ~hj"gton County MiHt;". t'~brt"'ry 1(;, 1777,
I'~j:e 98~: .Iohn Berry",," Wlm,,", Be r ry on gra nd jury
<lul y, W". hill llton COllnty, M'I)' 19, 17711,
I'nl: c 97_1: John Berry on j(r"nd ju ry duty, 25 No\'~m_
bo r. 1777.
 b ce 10·1:1: J oh n Ben ), on ju r )". W;I~ h;" I:tou Conn!)" .
I AIIl:ns\ ]8. 1779.
/'alle H)'j·I: J <>hn Ilo:rr.,- on ju r." ,lu ly, W"~hitllflon Gou n.
t)". ~farch 2 1. 1781.
I Page IOS!I: .101111 B" I'r)" 1m l: ran.1 jll ' )". No~~",ber 20.
17K I. Wuh inr,lo" C"Ul1 ty.

I I'''I:~ 11 87: .lu)'" g er ry. with othcrw . ~ il: '" "PIIl/intine

~h crj fT rot WMlo in,;I(.n c...Utlly, ,\uC"$~ II!, 178·1.
1':lI:C 117: .lolw lie,',)"'" will elal C<! [)co~ lI1 bcr 10, ]780
.... :0 •• I'r"ba tl~1 AnCII5\ Ir.. l i lll;. r':~I"te 10 wife a".1 chihlren
-11<1 nam,," m"" l i",,~1.
Chronicle.; or S<:o:ch. lri Hh ~ctll c ",en t ill Vir!;itlia·
Ch"Ikl,,)': ,\ U):U~I" eo"" ly :
Vol. 1, P"ltC ·17: A " 11,,"1 ::!9. 1n.1. .Iames lIerfY, gua.di,,,,
"r Ja",e~ I''''rr)', o'l ,I~~ " of J'''"<'A Ik rry, COIll] .iairlll of Joh n
.l ,,"ca. in whose c us!()o iy the Orl'lta ll i, . that he nbll ~e" h im.
1;-19: :-Io"~mkr ;\0. l1fOl. J "mc~ I ~ rr)', gu,.... lilln .• of
the " Ci.h n"" of J :"IIC.< Ik rry , 'l ecclI"", I. ""m]J1ain~ that .John
J o"e. who "",rric,1 th~ widow ut' .lame!! Il<! rry, ;~ ... ,,", \;I1I[
lhe estat~.
1; 79 : .1 ull tl Berry. O"l,h,LlI of .I "'n c.~ Berry. aged 15 rcar~.
eh",,,, /llcGill ~ ~ lIi3 );ua "lillll. n...~emloc, ::! I. 17f.7.
1 /20~ : Oclohe r l ~). I nn •.101m n~rr.\· pro" ed hr... ~c r '·;(:c.~
~.' wldi a in Atneric" in the w ~ , klwCt'1l Grc" l IIrlt~ i" :lnd
Fr;, nce IUlIler ~l n j<lr G" lI e.,11 .1~ffrcy "mller:;t. Gmll!ed
certlrk,,( Q fO!' riO acr"". ,lj:rCt'"l,le (u the I\iny.·~ l'rocL,m:t·
lim •. 176:1.
1/ 121: JoIn. B ~ rry. liv;"I( ~by ~O. I '/G" in '\Itl[""i:,
Cu""t)·,
1/ 1·n,: .Iohn t: el"r.l' reech'ed cc rUr.r"tc for 11 "11111 Marc il
It;. 17GK
2/ :!81: .I"hn Ik r r.\· wi\."'.'~c,' "wrri"" .. April 8, 17aG in
1I'''$hilllCtoll CUlml.\".
::!/ 2SI. 2;1.1; .Ioh n !lerr)". Hurd)' for two marrinl!~ . ND '
"ern ber Ir,. 1785 ill 1I'''" ili!mloll County.
There ",,,rt 00 n~~ ")" ' ...·1)1.1" b~' tire n~mc or lIerr), in
S"ut !Jwc.• tern Vi rv.h, ill frOIl\ ah<JI lt 17·10 unl il I ile cn(] or th e
lllth (:e u(u ry Ibn l it ha~ ho..'Cn ~Olme,,"h;lt .liffielllt to defrn jtely
~" tnhl;., I, r~!atiO ll "lri Ji. Ho,,"e'· cr. hy '''rcrul COlII ~ l d cratiOln
 20., J/;~ r oriu 0; /'0]0(', Curler 0",1 .\Ic~ ·uri" ~'umilia

or na mr:l, ,b' lc~ ",,,I I,b ees, I nm or Ih" OI>lnioll Ih~ t the
followi l'll' is corr~l :
Wo k now Ih,,\ J :on".,. Herr)" the li .. 1 o f Ih~ n.~mc I
found in AUI( II.'II" Co" nly. Vi r g lll '''. ,lied in t im' t ou nty
in 11019 . a~ h i. widow. ~: li."ooU,. '1''''I1tl~oI " " C'~'OI;ulrix lal ~
thnt yo" r. T hey hml J oh n. who w,," ho r n in Augu st:'l
Coo lI,l ), in 1740 a nd dicd in WM ltinglo u Co"uty in 1786_
~c u hi ~ will ,,\)o,·c. ll ~ m:u'ri ed eiren t7G r, J ane Campool!
wlto ",,,.• born in AUI:,, "I:'I Cou"l y '\1 .. 111 0. 17·1:1. ,m!! died in
W"Hh i"l: lolI COUIII .\" VirI:1 " ;,,. 0" SCl't emoor 27. 18:!:!, \J.einy'
,,"cr ninety ,,"""U o r :'Il:e. J 11m roll,' hle,,<1 Ihat June C:o ml1.
bell WM Ih e da ll!:hl cr or 1\ le~"llOle l' Cn mphe ll who died ill
1\ III~ u ~tiL (:.tull tr iLL 17!j:I-~~i: C~L " J'OO!l r'mnll)' ((h ough ]
.10 "'" st., te Ih i. M :o. bet) .
J oh " lIerr)' own~od oome o f the e:' rlier iron work~ in
WII! Ioinl: loII CoulIly. 'h'COrol inll' 10 " Ann" br of Southwellt
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' Virs: in i,," by SlU" ",cr'!.
J oh n u"rry was a Il c" olu tion~ ry IIOloI icr IInti wu :o.l t he
b lUc of KinK~' MOllll lain.
"John n. M. FeTl'i,, _ A BiO!( rnl' hy" hy Fi l ~l:~rR ld II.W~
V" p:Ol:e 20 : Th e r"t lier of .r" lm n. MoF crrl " (J:o. nl eg ) wn"
Inn rrie,1 on hi ~ t wenti et h hirU"I II)' 10 .ra,, " C,,,njlooll lIerry
wh" ",,,s two ye:o.r~ YOUl' I(e r. ( Th l. wou\o\ mnh Jmm horn
\11 17SC. lind the year of th e,,' ,,,,, r"i ll l:" " H ISO·I.) S he WIIg
the )'o'ml:c~1 o f cij: ht c hild ren, the ~ l u"l[h lor of J ohn &rrr
n",1 Jnuc C""' l'ooH Berry. ,I,,," " Cll ln l'he ll Rcrr)' WM ho rn
o n the b:o.n ks or tile Holston Hiver . III n I,\aec kn ow n 3~
" I tcrry'~ Iron Works;' " bou[ th ree n, i.... s from t he b ir t h_
" I.'lCc of he r h u~b~ "d. lI e r ("Iher wa..~ con nected with"
1:orl:C (:o.mily. :o.n.1 ,""'8i:3ikd Ihe rcmn rk:o.ble I)hy~;." r 3t rcnmh
" 'hk h w" ~ ,, (:o. mily ch,m ,cter i.• l k. He wua a U':t\ous j'rel!-
L)·lc r ;311 and a .uUng d .le r in Ih:o l .hu r~h. rr .s wife .•
wJdowloood r,," I<'' ' mOr" 111" " Ih ,r ty ycau. She liwll to be
more 11m" nincl), )'cn r~ of " lie. nnd wu :o.l I n~t h urled in t ile
. a me I: rnv c :o.~ Ihe h " ~11.1 ,,d of Io cr yOlllh . S he ren red e ight
<hihlre n. who took rC~l'ect a"le J11ntc~ 111 ~ocl ety. Thc)' wc re
" II marri ed : the f,rdt bor n of cHch fn mily w:o.~ a son. :o.ml
hi " n:""c WII " John Berry . I

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 Line of I)e~~en t :
Jam~B' Ikrr), married Elir.al.oelh lind hlld
J ohn ' Berry who mnuicd ,[atic' Cn"lI'bcll lInd l, ad
J:,ne C.~rnl'bcJl' IIcrr)' who m"rricd Jame.' Md'crrin
,~ n<l Im <l
Jolo n lIerry ' McFerrin \\'no m:' rri~d ,\Imyrn ,\vcry'
['rob.~ r t HI"l h:,d
,Joh n ,\,' Md·'erri)) who "",n-je,l ~brll'" DOlll(l:<s.'
Ab8ton ",ul hall
VirJ:ini"' Mc[<'crrin wh" u",rr;cd Willian, ltivl'u ' I'elle
lind had
Vlr!:in'" ~ld'er";,, ' I'''pc who ma rried l.con J,' I,jv ing'
sInn nm! h:,,1
II. Kntner;nc Pope ' l.i1'l nc ~ton
b. William I'op<: ' ['ivi lll:~ton
c, It ichard ~lc Fcrrin' LivinJ( ~t" n.

CAI\IPBELL 1,' t\~IlLY

6\',130: J ohn Caml,IJcH mnrd",1 Ellla!,cl!! W"lk er in

Inl i" lrdnllll :nul cnme 10 ,'mer it" wil h J ohn W~ lkeT
(r~ther of Elizaheth) in \j30. I,ril']rilll: wilh thelll "c"e n,1
children. )';'1:'1 -1:: 1: n"l>o! r l, one of 11~~c, ml' TTie.! I:"h.,,,,,,,,
\\',~l1nc e. l1 e WII" appointed one of Ihe !l\n!:i ~ L r~les of An ,
Cl.ll!tll Connty.
Anlln l" of '\ug,, ~ ta COllllt)", W;" I, leli. 1~~J(1l ' .11$ : nob. r t
Carn l,llell. Just ice of the Peaet . A\I]rll"tn COllI(ty. 17-IG.
7\' 126: J ohn C.~ml.hell cam\": frolll lrel"nd tl' A",eri{"
in 17~G with five or ,,;x ~rown ~on.' . .«lttle,1 th·"t in l.ntU:II"ler
Count)" . Pen "~y l'·'''';,, . lInd ta"'e 10 Augu ~t" Counl y in Ins
with hb ~onH: Patrick, rtol>crt nml n'I,·jd. n""loI "',,~ the
fat her of Ch:.. I~~ C"m l.hcl1. who W,"\I! tll<: father of (; ollc rI,l
William Cllmphcli (born \ 7.(5), the I\inl: '~ MlHm tllin h ... ro.
~",I hi" 6ist~ r, :,llIrl:~ret, who married Arthur Cu ml'hell.
who wa~ I'c r)' prominent in Welltern Vil1:inia hi~lorr,
I)""id , Ron of Julin. th e immil[l·nnl. wa~ f other o f Colontl
Arth"r C.'mlll~l1. whl' \\",,~ hon. in ,\"]:",,~t ,, Co"n ty in 17~::!
.1nd ,lied in I SH.
 A " ",, ~ o f A Ul!u~la Couuty, Wlulde ll, .,ax'" 1 4~' : ~!" rg",
ret, dUII.:htcr of 1)" " i,1 "",I )I:o ry CaruJ,bcll , ma .. icd th"
I)"vid C':'uul'ud l who erected" block hOIl"'" in Te!\ " es~e~
widely known ,,~ "(;aml,hell '3 Stali,,m." He" r I{ n~.w illc. I !er
deal h occurred I" 1799 "I tile :ll(e o f 5 1.
"l! i storlc:l l ll c", ini ~C ~l\ce. of th ~ Oc lo::",,,,.;,,,," hy Thos.
L. I'rc ~ton . P,'I:" 3S : Art hur Ca"' pl.ocl1. hor n in '\ Ul:l' ~t "
eo" nt}·,17.1:!. (;" ner,,1 II' illi"m C" "'I'~1I W"8 " ll!o /I na li"e
of '\ UKII!!" Co" " ty (di e,I,'nl) " .t:!:!. 1 7 ~ 1 ). Ii i. fullmr wM
C harl c~ C" mJ lh ~ lI. wlw ,lied in 17G7 .
Wi U i ~ ", C~ m l'bcU. (111)' ..on •• f e h.,rtes, \\"l~ ho.n I7-Ia.
rn u . hort lime "ncr hiK r" th~ r's deulh, Ihe whole fnmily
mO\' ed In t he 11 "I ~to n. 1I0W i ll 1I'''~hi''I:I"n COll nty . t h~ " in
,\ uR"n~ln Counly. TI", 1\(.,<,,,,,,1 d"" I( III" r. Ja"c. "'''r''k~]
·rhom~ .• T~ te.
Da vi d C"m l'b~ II , SOn of .Ioh" lind IJ ro\h cr of " II I r ic k ,,,,,I
llolx:rl . ma rri ed i II A U1:II ~t" COli nl}' ~I aTY I I " milloll lUll] ]",,1
~e,'~11 ~OIlS " nd ~i " d"Ullh",,.,,, "n of w hom "m ix ral~d to the
Holsto n. T h" ~O " " !l r" ll:l1ned. The ,laul:hters werc : MIlr_
J,:nret . N"r ..... Marl ha. Sn r"h "",] An n. T he . ixl h ']m' l( h t c r'~
nnme not lIi'·eu. (Coul,1 it h",·c I"""n "J"n,," ?)
J ohn Cnn' I,(x, I1. ohlc~l hOn of 1)II\'i,l, in I7G:; " u.ch,,!lt:d
a tract of 1" ,,<1 c"lI ed the " lloYIII Ollk ." Hear th e I "~a<l \t':It C I' ~
of Ihe HoI Hlo " .
" rllley'" "VirR"in,u I·'rontier ." I~'I\" 191: .J ~me!l Caml,lx:lI
mn ,ri ed Lcllice Tny lOl' (no date) . dn llt{hte r of I ~ ullc Tn,l'lor
lIu,1 I_nhcl Taylor or I{e " nedy'~ Mill Creek. Th~ Ca mpL cllK
Ih 'ed on Ihe lIo., noke from 17·12 ""lillh" Indi,,,, Iol\'n~;o" s
of l7a!> nnd 11&G. Tn 176~. the C"ml'ocl1:l e migrnt"" to t he
",,, tc r. or Cril'l'i u Crcck, a bnlllc h of lil e Ne'" 1I t-·er. ,,,,,I
",:a in IllX'lIm<l imloorlnnt [ rontie,' ,,,,tiler J.
aV'131 : ,\ n. lrcw McI'!JcclcrlI mn rr ied Jane Cmnl'bell,
da ug ht er of .I oh n and Eli?"b"lh Cnmphcll (no d~ t " r.i\'cnj .
"I! ~ord~ of AUR"" Hta County" hy Chalkley, Vol.:I, pall" ·I~J:
:! Much. 17.53, t\lum"ler Camllbell's will. dauc hlerH: J,,,,c.
Ma r)" Florence; wIfe ( not n:uned ) to g~! ll1"in t ~ n~"oo frllm
lhe esta te.
Sewrn1other familica of Cnm lJbeils 1101 rebt~d M f;lr M
known were 3mo nj{~t the carly ooLt lu3 of Aug ur-!II County.
, I
en rIa
I fli:JIQrir~ of 1'01>'. ft/ld McFerrill F'nmilic$ 207

I In t r,"irl!~ to llien!ify the hu e Canll'h cU who WItS oor n ,n

,I '\III:II ~t a Cou nty in lH:'l IIn.1 married John !Jerry about
17G5_~"" ll ~ rry FlIl11ily. ,\1] th o "J nnc" C~n1f.\)ell ~ found
arc I,ro~rh' accounted for C~~I't Ihe Anne Cn ml'h~n ",1m
11'/15 thc <lml!th!cr of AI ~"atl<lcr Clltnl'lI<!lI-~cc nlxl\'''.
Now. since John lIerr)' 11'' " in AUgu51" County In li65
II'hell he IlInrried n Jan e Cam11111!1I. I am ton,'inced that hj~
"'ir" was the dlluKhtc r of A[ilx nnde r Cnm]lbdl.
!,iIlC of Dc.,,,cn!:
Aleunrlcr ' Cam]1h,,11 hnd
Jane' Cn rnl'lJcll who tIllLrrlcd .10hn' lIerry lind h~d
Jane QUl!phel1 ' ncrry \~ho mnrrie" J'lm c~' McFerrin
nn d IIml
.Iuhn B" rry' McFerrin who married ,\lmyrn J\\'cry' l'ro_
linn "nti hnd
J ohn ,\.' )lcF".rin whn married Mnrlha l}ouRln~g' AII_
~tO!l and ha,!
Virginia" )lcF~rrin who mnTricd William mVc r8' Pope
"lid h,,,!
Virgin i1t )lcFcrr;n' Pope wh~ mardcd l"co n J. ' Lh'!ng_
AtO ll ,'nd hi"!
n. K~th.,rin e POPI" Livingston.
h. William l'oJM!' t h·ing! !on.
c. Il khnr,t ~lcVerrill ' Li\·ing~ lon.

DOUGLASS FAM II,Y

Colonb! 'lI1d n c~olutlonnry l.inc3gcs of AmcriC3. VOl .
.1. pag e 183; DOUGLASS. Scotch nlllll e for "[) wcllcr by the
hl:ltk "':\Ie. ," i5 the 1"0., 1 rumolls nnn.e IlTodllced b~' Scot_
Inn!\. Til e [)ollj:)n"ll f"mili e~ of Vi Tl:inin were "cry prob-
ably dl'lII:clld",1 fro n. t he I)<'I UKln&:l Clnn o f ScotL1 nd.
• "Ou r Kin" Ill' Ack erly nnd ['arker. Imgc 78: The Vlr_
l(in i3 l)<'Iuglnsae.' MC tLe5Ccnded f'<'Im the ScoH I~h fllrn!I)' o f
nougb.!__dcscrihcd by hi~ torinn s 3. the most J1owcrt~ 1 nnd
widcly celebr"ted fnmil)' tlml $c<'ltbnd CI'cr pr<lduced. T he
records of the fnrnily go back \<'1 I17/). The Dou/:l as held
the Iltlc of 1-0.41 5 of J)ouglu. Thc family ro3C! to power
ulHlcr 1\inr. Rol>crt llrucc of whom "tho good LGrd J anlt!
of Doug l~~" W'I~ the Illost digting"i ~ hctl f<dl1er~llt . T he
1! ou s~ of DO"I: I R~ I m~nlwuys co nti nue,l to 00 one of the
mo.1 ImJlo rt~l! t In ::;eolinnd.
Thcr~ li re "ecords of DO"J:la~s f"' ni1i c~ in Virgini" ;0 "
ea "ly :IS I021i a ",1 t hereafte r ,,,,iii rt~c u t tj n1 ~a. Th ey
~~mcd 10 ~ I'rc:ttl IIw, r lI ~a rb' all of th" Sinh, of Vir[:"illill.
There ~ r., In",,), c"t r ie. about " J ml1e~ I)IIUlllas~ ill \\'".h_
ill!!lon Count y in Southw~~t Vir"J; i.lill ill the laic Eic htecn t h
C~nt "ry. l'hia narral""., i~ l"i"d l~~l1r C(lnc~tnerl wi th t he
l)oul:l:I.."8 f:llnll)" of Su mner Coun t)·, 1·c "nt"'!e~. I ha"e
fllund no rctor,1 of Ihe dale of the mig rul iUIl of an)" ])OUI:_
la"~ 10 T~ ll1\t.'IlIee. Howel·cr. t here wu 'I I:'n:e migr"Uoll
of Ih ~ Scotch. l ri~h from I'cnn ~)"ll"!lIlilL ILIII I SU llth\\"c~t Vlr-
j;inia ill th o bttcr part of Ih e Eighlecnlh Ce ntury "nd,
d ou hli e~~ , Ihe llouR"la "3 f" mily of S,un ner Cll unl )" were
a m~"j: lho!\<: wl,o wcnt to Tcn"~s!l<S! lit "\~,,,t thai t ime. It
i~ "",""~ i ble th~l the E,lw:l rd [)OUCI:l lIII who went 10 S umner
County Wa._ II lIOn o( t he J:tme.' J)ougl:tu " 00'·" "",n lioner!.
but I lind notht"': to fiuk<lantin te t hi. ~" r m ill\'.
F rom "H istor ic ::;un",er County, 1'cn n~" br J . C.
Ci.t ll, th~ (ollowi lll: i~ take": Th~ 1)i)\I!; h~~ Family ha~ \.Iccn
prom;"cn! in SU"lllCr Gm",!)" Millce E<iwnrd lJougb~~ , with
all h i~ childrCll. M Uled QIl Statioll Cnml' Creek , a few mi!c~
ll orlh ur Gallatin. 17i11i. II c Wa " hom ill i-'nllqllic i' CO\lIl!Y.
Vir[:ini" . (Th ere werO 1Jollgb~"e3 in 1""I"I\,ier Co llnl)". and
" mOIl[( Ih em Wn M" .I "m~~ [klll!!I:, .... )
F ron' ··' .:tndma r k.s of Old P r ince W(lI imli Cou nl}'" b;'
Fni rr"x Ha rrison. ill!C<:m~ U~~I Ihe [lIlher of {;olonel Ed ..
"';l n l 1)o1l1:1,,~. who moved 10 Tenne!ll!l'e Wll3 J ames I)o" g_
Ia&~. ,1"110 Wn ~ no Il~ ,listi ll!:ui"he.1 in Ihe c;l r ly history of
\)u mfrie3 (ne"T Ihe pre""n t loc" t ioll of Qualliioo) than
Colollell.lo"IlI :<1II! Wa" in ea rly T~ llneM!Ce hi .lll ry nnrl '"th"t
part of FlLU'luicr County in which ]),"" (ri~~ i ~ !(Icalcd wa K
orhd n:!lIy I' ri ncp, Williu", COllnly. "nt l [)llm(ric~ W,," 'Iuite
:t "cttlcmCllt of Scotch ]loople."
"I li ~ toric S umner {;ount)"'": F"..tlw;lrd Doug];",,, married
nholll 17,10 S:tr~ h (; eo rge. lie \\"~ 5 11 comml lsloncd officer
i" the War of I n,l~p"ndcncc, :I man of cd",;,,\iOll, ;lnd Il
lawyer, " lthollgh he lIe,'cr I'rnditcd I,.,,". li e, whcn called
,
i
IIllGn. Wl~e legal ~d\"i~e \0 frienda :ond ncighbor3 withou t
fcc or rewanl. alwny~ cot, nselin/! ,h"m 110 \ to go into t he
cou r t"- II " W~~ Om) o f t he r. r~1 ma llis! r:ll l'" in S umn er
County 'Ul d udh'c in nlll'nblic n lf,,;rs. IliK hllmc wa~ rn:1Ir
S" lcm en",!, GroUlirlH, on Inud i n po~!c~~ iol1 uf h i~ ,I e~ccnd.
n l1t ~ in I ~OO.
1::<1"';1.11 l)ullgh's~ ,t1)d S:Ir;," Geu rge had ~c"cn "OM ;l"d
IWII Ibng hter.... Th" fourl h !"". Ezekiel. mll rried Ma ry
"ib son, n ml t hey hud fun . "o,' K :111,1 two ,Iuughtcn. Th~
_lind 50n. J:ln'c~. mn rr i~l m na lI unl n" d had Ih'" Sol1 3
Ilild rOti r daul: ht c r~ . Th e ~~cultd d'Hlg hter. Mn.y Anu (bor n
.' uno:lO. ISIO. died M"y 10. 1 8~1 ), "mrrlell Merry C. Ah.~ton
(bor n cirell 17fll) ill IIcdfonl COunty. Vio:i n;;', d ied No,·c,n.
her 2{i , 1800) 0 11 "pril r., I S3~. See Au"'oll F I\ln il)',
H"m""~" " A n"nb uf Tcn nClll!eII. 1~~l:e Gii 1 : " . . • W. IlDUI:-
1a"~ nn ,1 I':d",,, rol !loll!.l las" .. . rel'r~So"l~d S um" cr Co unly
in Ihe CD"\"~" l io" of 1796."
I.i ,, " o f Dc~ cc " t:
JamCl!' l)ou):I",,,, had
[·: ,Iward' [)oul!I,, "~ whl> m:o rr icd Sara h Gcor j(c a n,1 h~d
e ukiel' IMI !:~l ""~ w ho ma rried Mllr.\' GiL"Dn nm l hn'!
.! "mc~ · Dou!:)" .... who mar ried 11;"1l lI u nt a m[ hml
M"Tr Ann ' [),," g1:o !ill who IlInrricol M~ rry C.' ,\b.,toll "",I
h",1
Mart h" [loll;;I" ",,' AL . tDn whn mnl'r l~d JDhn ,\.' McFe r ·
r in and IUld
Vi l"!l" ill i,, ' Mc l" trl"ill who m!LTri~,1 Willi"n, 1I;,'o!>!' 1'0 1'"
and hnd
Virg lnin McFer r in ' 1'01le WhD ",arried 1...,011 J .' 1)\' iUI:-
~I"" "",I had
:t. K " ther ill~ 1'01"" I.i\"ill):sioll .

• h. Willinm I'o)lc' I. ;"inf:~ton .

c. r:i d,,,,.d McFerrin" Li\·i n);l!lon.

LAUG HLI N FAi\II!.Y

"The Md'erri ns of Penns)·h·"nia. Virgi nia " n~ Tcn nu .
~",," s.'Y~ : .I nhn bll g htin . tho fnth er of .h"" e!!, WU born
an, 1 rentell nell r Belfast , Ir;;:bnd, "nil there m~rriNi Ja M
~1:ll t h ew~. J"mc~ [':lIIghlln. th eir ~on . Wn S born in Ire!:lnd
 210 II;&/orir .• o( I''',,~, CtJ rlrcr ",ul .:ref 'u rin f'nmi'i.,..

a mi Caml! w,th hi:. l",re"l~ I.., I A~ "ca~t ... r Cu",,,l}·, 1' <'nllS)·I.
v" "i" . "bolll 17(;3. J :I"",s m.uried " Mi!S!l 1)"'I1(:o n. :m d it
Wi.S Ihci r daug hler. Jane b "'I:hli n, who mi. r" cd Willism'
Mc Ferri" , n 1780. T he lJ une"" !'·,,".Hy wc re r~ I'''ted to be
remot ely ( O""cctcd with th e "" ce rG)",,1 ("mily or SCGIIII "d.
··John R i'o!cFcrr in- A Biogrnph}",· ~y F it1.gora lrl OI.W~
that Ihe t..~ughlil1 s mal t he LJu"cu,, ~ \""C""' C llumCrOU$ film-
ilies lI nd inler "'''r ri ed \\"illl Ihe l!e l·rYH ""d many other • .
Th e 1~~ "ghJjn " wero .wt t d (o r tlldr ,"" sonJar "Lrcl1l1 th "",I
con rage.
The L: <ughlin ~ e,·id entl)' rcm.1ineol 1ml a . hort lim e in
i'elll1S)· ]V" "ja :" ,,1 III e" "",w cd on 10 Any,us la Cou n ty. Vir .
gin ill. "5 J amc. i. In;;:tllio,, ~1 in Chalk le)·'s lt~o.d~ of tlull
<XIunly, Vol. I, 1~1gC~ 1:111, ·155 nm l ,161 'n AU I:"~I, 17G7, !>Ia)',
17G8. ~nd :-;"o'·"ml,,,r. 17GS. re~I>CC:liI·d)'.
"SOU II,wc3tern V i .y,; n; ~ " t.y Fred Hittlc Key,ley:
l'~ gC 3 1·1: Under '·New I,ife 011 the i:oa nokc," J ;omts
1.:"'1:111;" acq uires :16 ,," res 111,,1 t;.I ~t h"ll On Cn,·i n's Creek,
10 r" br ll~ry. 176M.
('nile 542 : Jtll\\e~ !~,,'!(IIIi", G''' lI t of 136 Imd 3·1 .1"res
011 Cnr"; ,,·s Creek , 177 t.
1Lll:hlin. ror""t of 6·1 nnd 8·1 ncre.~ on
I'ny,c 1i:l2 : Jn mcg tA
Ga n·ill '~ Creek. In \.
!'aKe 542 : James Lallghlin n"d JUlie, deed, 1:1G nor es on
Garvin's Creek. 177 ~. n'l"Om ttli ~ it I ~ c,·i, lcnl that Ih e
., '·Min Dunca,," who marri ed J mll es IA~\llthlin W0\3 named
J nnc, mill il was Ihcl r d:lllg hler J:lll"_prubat.ly n.1mcd [ or
her mother-who mnrricd Willi am' :'lcF crrit. in 1780,)
",\"nab "f Sou lhw~t Vi. y,in''' '· by Su mme.~ h~ft the
fonowl,,!: :
I'lIg" 952: Ordered tlU11 .1" llleS I A1uj: hlin lH! const3blc
from Glndcs 1I0110w ~5 high M t hr. 111'1 >1: ' MlHlcmcnl in Elk
Glm lcn, Wuh ingtol\ Co""ty, Ja nll~r)" 29, 1770.
l'uKe 6·19 : J~mc" [_~uJ:hlill n nd Jan e, hi. wife, October
1,1, 1n2, g rlln!o r" of l :1G IIcrc~ 0" Cnr,.in'R Creck. n b.llnch
of th e Iloanokc.
l'a!:c 20n : John Laughlin on j "r.l· <1111 )', Botcloll rt Counl }".
Vlrginill, 17 Scptembc r. 177:1.
 Pa ge 9~0: Ord ~ re'! 11tH! !tichan! P r ice he coa.~tllh le in
t he room of J ~n.~ 1.:,(1;:101;1>, WII~hinKlou County, HI Mil)'.
177S,
I'age 10·1 1: ,I nme" [';"'l:hli" I. privileged \" hulh l a mill
Oil SI.r ing Creek "/I" hi s OW" 1:11"1." WM hill):torl Co:mty.
17 ,\ " gll. I, 17i:),
I'~gc 107;): ,I ,",,~~ 1 ~"'lIhlin ~J'IOj)i,,\~tl g,,,,rd l,,,, or C$'
late .. r C;'I'1. ,1(110" DUllkln. "Prlson er~ wilh Ihe Ellcm)' In
C,,"mly," W:o")oI"I:l oll Connl,\', ~O M:'rcll, 17H1.
Io'r(llll the "h..,'c il lIeC11l3 Iha\ Ihe lR1ul:hllns, like the
)lc Ferrln. nnd til" 1J "r ry~ , mo" cd ~ ou l hw,ml fro1ll ,\,, _
HUllla COIlllty tn \\'I!~ h l llgton CO llnt)', II jg nol kno ..... n
,,'b~l her t he John 1..:"'l; hll l> who w:os on ju ry duty I" I~I,,_
Im .. 1 Counly Wl\~ the ("I her or the hrothcr or Jamc~ bll t
nrobhly th e brothe r,,,~ he "1'1"'''''' In W~~hi"gtoll COII "t)'
III ' \ 1IgIIsl . 1 17l!."~ I:,,'l nl: I"'''I\ ''~ the "~""\llor or ~ n ~~t ~lc
( pHI:e ~n),
J "ne I.:",g ll lill • •\:o"g hler ..r Ja"'~ $ nnd (J:one?) I':HIg h.
Ii ", w,,~ horn ci r~" 1i60, " "d "''' rrle.llI'iII l~m' :'>kFcrr ln I"
17 S0 ~ cc ~!cFc r,'i n F"",ny ,
Un" or D,,~t~ul:
John ' ' _~ul:h1i" ""'T ried Jane ,,,,,I I,,,d
~l nttl' UW3
Jnme,,' I_,ughlin who "'~rricd J ""1l Dunc" " "n.1 had
J m.c' I,:,ug hll" who mn rried Willbm' ~leJo·crr lnu!,,1 h:,,)
.l " m e~' ~!c Fcrrill who ",,, ..ied .""'~ C:O"'I,hell ' \lerr)'
and had
.Ioh n Ber ry ( I) ' ~l c Vc rrlll who milrrie<l Almyra A"cr)"
"rob rt "1\11 h:o,1
J ohn A,' McFer rin who murled )Inrtlm nnllI;IH R~' ,\ 1>.
s tOll :0 ",1 II "d
Virglni,,' McFerri n wh" nmrricd Willia", Iti,'ers' PU I'C
"'HI had
Vlrgl"l ~ Mcferr in' Pope who n'nrrj~1 ~on J ,' Lh' ing.
s\on :ond hnd
n, 1{lIIhcrinc 1'0pe' !.i\'illllstOll,
h. Wi lli:o", 1'01'''' I..i\'I "~tOll,
c, nith,ml McF errin' LI vingston,
 :! I:.! f(i~tQl·j~ •• ,,' POlle, C,,,·Ir.. '''id Jrcf.'crr in f·n'nili~••

PRO BAItT VAMI LY

The fi .... t l'r"h,1rl of wh()n. I h" ,·" r()und ."""rdj" SIr
lI en rr P roh" r\. w il" m..rrlcll "ne of the Yd"crt"" Peyton
I" amil y in I,:"glitl\'\.
!.lon'ke's Ilaro" dcy lIiv~5 IUl account of Sir lI enry :",,1
'iay" t h... P ruh"rt ~ were" very ,,1<1 ram ii)' m,d cnmO to E"g.
b nd with lIenr)' VI I. ,\ n "ccou nl fI r Ihe l'rob". 1 Fam ily
m"y t.;;, fu.,nd in " I)(,,,ni~' VI~it:o lion or Wnle~:' Th~ I'ey-
Ion f:~ncn lol: ic"l reeo .. ] i~ t(ln~i,1cred " ery won derf,,1 nnd
I:"". Lack without" b.e"k \0 IIcn.y I.
Capt. Wliliam Yelvert on l'ruLa,'l of th u lI.ili Hh Navy
\\'a~ the Ron of Sir Henry I'rob;.rl 'Hullhe nUi, hcw and h~i r
of Si r Willi'"1l I'c)'\ on of [-; " "ln n'l. C:;"I,tai " I'roo!!.r! wn~,
("." Ion!: l imc, III. the \, il1: illln ~u,ti"n . li e ma rried ft Mill8
1~'''IC of Snow lIill, ~b .yln"'l, and w,,~ ,li.•inher ited by Si r
Willi" m f'~yto n ror m:!rryi uj( (( II '\!II cricnn.
lGVG:l : Eli ~,,, bc th Gro uou~ , S lli n"l "r, ~1id"l c~c., Counl )',
1';n~lmlll. lefllo I\' iII inm I' rol>ll rl " f "I'olomu ni" er, l\'or cCA.
Ie. Co"nt)'. ;n V; rg;n;n," .f!lOO. Sh., a l.o left 10 "m)' Cou...
i ..," Sir Ch" r l.,.• Pey ton, £ 100; 10 " my cou.I .. ," M"ry Pcy_
lOll, £\,000 : tu " my CO II.~ill ," ~: I iz,,"el h I'~ )'to u . ,£]00. I)alo
of Will, A\I!:II ~t H , 17·1!l, pro!J:lle,16 Ju ne, I7r.O,
S,,!((e, P"Il C G,!. Fool note : The leslnto r II'n~ probahly of
• I' Wd ~h r"",iI )'. ,\ T ho mas (; ron~ws, of LOIII]Ul1, 10:"'1., won
Sloeril! of l : n, h",r~hirc in 17~, S ir Ch.,rlu l'c,'lon, who II,
referred to in Ihe will, su«eeded 10 Ihe Raroncley ( lleid
uud cr" ml"ln kcli ""'i",) on the denth, in 17018, of hi~ unde,
Si r Yd,'crtou I'cylo n, n lI l<\'.,1 officer, who WuH long In
"cfI'i ce on Iho Vir~ ini:< sl"li o((, Sir Ch,'rlc~ ,li ed in I7GO.
II " w :u; (( ""n "f lIIadwell I'c)'lu", wll" ma rried ~"'ry, d.'UKh .
teT "r WiIIi''''1 Probart, K" I.. of Coni l·:\·CnIlC....e~c. Ib ol_
((o""hi...,. l:b ,lwcl1 I' cy lon Wi'S a ron or Ch" rl~3 i"eyton.
a yonllll'cr hrnthe r of Major H"her l i"~)·to n or \' ira-inln .
When tlte e1 d ~ r li ue fnibl, tlt o baronetcy w a ~ n~~ umed in
the helie! that ltohert I'c)"tn!1 hnd left uo I ~~ ue br l h ~ de.
I!Ccllllenls of th l3 )'Ollll!:er l..rot her, Charl es. Th ere i ~. of
""",rs.,. no COllnt)· of \\'orc~tcr in Virgi nIa, nnd the Mn.)'_
~~n,1 tou n! y or the mmc n~ me i3 nol on l loe rol"m.~c, &0 it
 i~ Ulu.-e.[nin wh",h o;. the trdlnlor WM m f~tnkc " ill wri ti lll:
"l'~lom"c. " or ;ntem!L..! [U ~ay Wl>3tmorelnnu CounLr. Vir-
I! ' n;",
The l'rG!.>"'1 FIl llliLy ~,,,m~ \0 II,,,,!! 1>\.. , ,, of ....rn" co,,~c·
q Uelle'!. Amo",: Ihe ~hc rifh of H n,! " or~h;re w~ re William
Prol.o~rl of Lh""ltiwci. lCo,G: Il en . y 1' ... 1~~ rt. K· ' I. , uf l.Iowl'.i,
14>$0, and Willi llm 1'.... lmrt, E"'I ., of l.t3",l<1w~i . lG91. Mnr_
. 111.11 ~ l,\t<," (1"'1 [here i~ n I'c, ligrec of I'rok.. \ in I)wn,,'~
Vbi[" ['(l"" of Wak'". I, :!67.
C~pt. II'jllin", Yelvert"n I'rob_t nn.l hi" " 'Ife. ;\! ~
L.~"c. had two chil<l...,,,: n. Willi,un Y.,["" . \"" Pro\"'rt- ~C<l
lat~r. !L II!! l.ea h I'l'ohart. who li.51 nmr r ic!1 " Mr. Fra nk~.
wllu liY~ 1 mil " short li me. ,,,,d. in 1.78, ~h c mllrried Cul,,-
nel WUil:htllWt A,· c,.y , II cn' Newb"" II. t<;or lh Gnl'o l' "", Co lD.
m: l A~"ry WM "cry l.ro",III"III. in CoIo" i ~1 ,drain! in hiM
Ilrol'ince. w,,~ in the Hu\'o lolliullary W..r .,nd laler fOlilrE' !
;, duel with I\mlre'" J ~ck~o". lakr I 'rc~;dcllt of Ihe Uniled
SI.,lu . Sec ,h'cry I·',,,nily.
Will i" m \',;I""rloll I'ro\",rl "'liS" "" '"lth)' mcrch:ml of
Snow lI i11. lI1 " ryla"d . ",110 ,lied whilo 0" ., ,.i~ it 10 1..o",luli .
lIi~ "'ir~'. nnme i~ not known. They h" d 1"'0 ~Oll~ : lO .
\\'minm Ych'cr ton_",-", lal er : h. .I"m,,", who !i" cd in 11:L1.
" timorc. N"ryl"".l.
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