Jane Elvira Ferguson

Jane married Peachy R. Grattan in 1827. Peachy was born on 7 Nov 1801; died on 8 Sep 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth Gilmer Grattan was born in 1837; died in 1838/1931.
2. Sally Gray Grattan was born on 10 Aug 1838; died in 1852/1932.
3. Lucy Gilmer Grattan was born on 10 Aug 1838; died on 14 Oct 1890.
4. James Ferguson Grattan was born on 11 Jul 1840; died in 1879.
5. George Gilmer Grattan was born on 12 Oct 1844; died in 1845/1934.

James married Jane Spotswood Payne after 1801. Jane (daughter of Archibald Payne and Martha Dandridge) was born on 20 Oct 1780 in Goochland County, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Feb 1807 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: "Fairfield", Goochland Co., VA
• Will: 1769, Amelia County, Virginia, USA

James married Judith Eldridge. Judith (daughter of Jr. Thomas Eldridge and Martha Bolling) was born on 11 Mar 1742/43 in York County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Archibald married Martha Dandridge on 20 Nov 1770 in Goochland County, Virginia, USA. Martha (daughter of Nathaniel West Dandridge and Dorothea Spotswood) was born on 20 Sep 1748 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA; died on 28 Sep 1791 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Martha Bollingof Buckingham, VA. Martha (daughter of John Bolling and Mary Kennon) was born in 1713; died on 23 Oct 1749. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
"Cobbs", Henrico Co., VA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate: 23 Sep 1778, Pittsylvania County, VA

John married Hannah Harris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

[Broderbund WFT Vol. 11, Ed. 1, Tree #0089

VOLUNTARY CAVALRY ASSOCIATION, 1756
Williamsburg, May 28. On Thursday the 20th, several Gentlemen of the Association under Colonel Peyton Randolph, met at Fredericksburg to the number of 130, and at a Council of War held next day the following Gentlemen were chosen officers, viz.:

CAPTAINS
Warner Lewis, Richard Eppes,
Bernard Moore, Nathaniel West Dandridge,
Charles Carter, John Syme

Aides-de-Camp
Prestley Thornton, Charles Osborne

VIRGINIA COLONIAL MILITIA; Misc. County Rosters (from Maryland Gazette, Jun 17, 1756)

EXTRACT OF NWD's 24 SEP 1782;

In the name of God Amen I Nathaniel West Dandridge of the Co. of Hanover being infirm, but of sound & disposing memory, do make this my last will and testament for settling my temporal concerns.

Imprimis. I give my beloved wife Jane [Pollard?] Dandridge...during her natural life and after her death I give the said land to my son William Dandridge and his heirs, and the personals to be sold and the money equally divided between my four daughters Dorothea Henry, Elizabeth Dandridge, Anna Catharina Dandridge, and Mary Claiborne Dandridge. I also give my wife a black mare called hers, as her absolute property -

Item. I give to each of my sons William, Alexr. Spotswood, John, Robert, and Nathaniel [West Dandridge, Jr.] and to his heirs the lands laid off and allotted to them respectively, together with the slaves and other things I have delivered to them; for which I intend to make them deeds in my life time, which if I do, will fulfill this part of my will -

Item. I give to my daughter Dorothea Henry...; to my daughter Elizabeth...; to my daughter Anna Catharina...; and to my daughter Mary C. Dandridge...: Nevertheless each of my said daughters shall account...and to my daughter [Dorothea Dandridge] Henry to account also for Patty [slave] which I gave her and is since dead -

Item. All of the residue of my slaves... I give to be equally divided between my s[ai]d daughters Dorothea, Elizabeth, Anna Catharina & Mary Claibourn and their respective heirs...so as to make an equal division as before directed.

Item. All the rest of my estate I give to my Executors or the survivor of them in trust to sell the same and the money to be equally divided between my said four daughters Dorothea, Elizabeth, Anna Katherina and Mary Claibourn and their respective Executors and Adm[inistrator]s.

Lastly, I constitute my said wife Jane Dandridge and my son William Dandridge executrix and executor of my last will and testament, sealed & published by me this twenty-fourth day of September one thousand seven hundred & eighty two.
[s] N W Dandridge

Sealed and published before us who subscribed the same in presence of the testator and at his request

John Taylor
Edmd Pendleton, Jr.
Jno. Rogers.

I give my still to my wife for life and at her death to my son Wm., In
everything else I confirm the above will Octor 8th 1782.

Teste Edm'd Pendleton.

BIRTH-DEATH-PARENTS-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: A History of Henry County Virginia, Judith Parks America Hill

Captain of Virginia Association, May 28, 1756

Burgess of Hanover Co., 1758-1764 (Colonial Families of the U.S., p. 117)

One of the "Knights of the Golden Horseshoe".

Nathaniel married Dorothea Spotswood on 18 Jun 1747 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA. Dorothea (daughter of Alexander Spotswood and Anne Butler Brayne) was born in 1733 in Fredericksburg, VA; died on 25 Sep 1778 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]