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[Broderbund WFT Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #2558
He was a signor of the Albemarle Declaration of Independence on April 21, 1779. They had eight children. | Shelton, William Harris (I21212)
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| 7502 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #2558
Married John Jouett in Albemarle Co., VA. Had 2 children. He was Capt. in the Virginia State Militia in the Colonial war, also a signer of the Albemarle Declaration of Independence (as was William Shelton, husband of sister-in-law Lucy Harris) on April 21, 1779. Had 2 children. He died 1802. | Harris, Mourning Glenn (I10847)
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| 7503 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #1649]
Dr. John Woodson was born in the year 1586 in Devonshire, England. He married Sarah Winston who was born in the year of 1590, also in Devonshire, England. Dr. John Woodson came to Jamestown as a surgeon with Sir George Yeardly. The young couple embarked on the ship GEORGE, January 29, 1619 and landed in Jamestown, Virginia in April 1619. (This was one year before the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Mass. on the Mayflower.)
Dr. John Woodson located at Flowerdew Hundred (also called Fleur de Hundred, Flour De Hundred, or Piersey's Hundred), which is on the south side of the James River some thirty miles above Jamestown, in what is now Prince George County. Two Woodson sons were born at Flowerdew Hundred; John born in 1632 and Robert born in 1637.
In 1632, Dr. Woodson was listed as the Surgeon of the Flour De Hundred Colony in Virginia. On April 19, 1644, Dr. Woodson was killed in sight of his house by Indians, who had called him out apparently to see the sick. After killing him, they attacked his home which was successfully defended by his wife and a shoemaker named Ligon. Ligon killed seven of the Indians with and old muzzle loading gun eight feet long, now one of the prized possessions of the Virginia Historical Society. Mrs. Sarah Woodson killed two Indians who came down the chimney; One with boiling water and one with a roasting spit. The boys, John and Robert, were concealed during the attack under a tub and in a potato pit, respectively.
The Indians were led by Chief Opechancano, who was the son of Powhaten and had killed 300 settlers on April 18, the day before. Opechancano had also led the Massacres of 1622 at Martin's Hundred. Several weeks later Opechancano was captured by the colonists and executed. The Indians were permanently driven out of that part of Virginia as a result of the uprisings of 1644.
Dr. John Woodson is the progenitor of the Woodson Family in America. Among his descendants are Dolley Todd Madison, wife of President James Madison and the famous outlaw Jesse Woodson James.
Graduated from St. John's College, Oxford, 1604; came to Virginia in the "George", 1619.
Dr. John Woodson attended Cambridge. Sarah was a Quaker, and rather than make her give up her religion, he immigrated with her to the colonies.
Dr. John Woodson's father died in Bristol, England. John was his fourth son.
"John Woodson came to Virginia in the George, which left England January 29, 1619, bearing the new Governor, Sir George Yardley, and about one hundred passengers" (Genealogies of Virginia Families, From the William and Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume V, Thompson-Yates (and Appendix), Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1982).
Arrived in Virginia on ship "George" in 1619. Survivor of Indian massacre, March 22, 1622. Killed in Indian massacre, April 18, 1644 within sight of his own home, (Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 20, 1976, p3-8)
Flower de Hundred, sometimes called Peirsey's Hundred was on the southside of the James River. Curls (or Curles) was a plantation on the north side of the James River, above Flower de Hundred. (Genealogies of Virginia Families, From the William and Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume V, Thompson-Yates (and Appendix), Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1982)
The following story was sent by William Stephen Woodson:
(please excuse any prejudicial remarks)
"There are many stories told about these Woodson, like the one about Dr. John Woodson and his family in April 1644. There was an Indian uprising during which the savages made a sudden attack on Fleur de Hundred. Dr. Woodson, returning from visiting his patients was killed as he returned home. His wife and two children were alone in the house with the exception of an old schoolmaster. Their only weapon was a huge old-fashioned gun which the schoolmaster used so effectively that at the first fire he killed three Indians and at the second, two. Meanwhile two Indians tried to come down the chimney to the house. Mrs. Woodson seized a pot of boiling water from the fire and scalded the first; she snatched up the iron spit from the fireplace and with it brained the second. The howling savages began to retreat, but the schoolmaster fired a last shot, killing two more of the enemy.
Then the mother called the two little boys from their hiding places: the ten-year old had been concealed under a large wash tub and the twelve-year old crawled out from a hole in which potatoes were stored in winter.
Even today when there is a gathering of Woodsons, a favorite question is, 'Are you a wash-tub Woodson or a potato-hole?'
In the early part of the 16th century, one of Dr. Woodson's ancestors was granted a coat of arms by Henry VIII; along with this privilege came the right 'to bear arms.' Nothing was said about his wife's right, though!"
From "Adventurers of Purse and Person":
JOHN WOODSON and his wife Sarah came to VA, 1619, in the George and settled at Flowerdew Hundred, known by Feb. 1624/5, when the muster was taken, as Peirsey's Hundred. They had been fellow passengers on the ship with Governor Sir George Yeardley and his wife Temperance Flowerdew, Lady Yeardley. No further documentary evidence has been found relating to them until 1660. a family account written about 1785 by Charles Woodson (1711-~1795), son of Tarleton Woodson, however, survives and supplies details which link the first generations of Woodsons and Robert Woodson, John Woodson, Senr., and John Woodson, Junr." who were among the tithables at Curles, 1679.
Tradition states that John Woodson was killed in the Indian massacre of 18 April 1644. His children were very young and Mrs. Sarah Woodson soon remarried (2) ___ Dunwell, who died leaving her with a daughter Elizabeth, and (3) ___ Johnson. As a widow again she left a combination inventory and nuncupative will which was recorded 17 Jan 1660/1. This made bequests to John Woodson, Robert Woodson, Deborah Woodson (apparently under age) and Elizabeth Dunwell (under age). John Woodson was the implied executor.
The family record of 1785, with no evidence to the contrary presented during two centuries, has posited this descent: issue: John, Robert, Deborah, left a cow and a feather bed by her mother, not mentioned in the 1785 account.
"Woodsons and Their Connections", Henry Morton WOODSON, 1915
excerpts from that book. ---Lorraine (KWDLAD@aol.com)
"1604-5 1 March, St. Johns, JOHN WOODSONNE; Bristol, gent. f. matriculated age 18". Meaning that our Dr. John Woodson graduated from St. Johns College in Bristol England in 1604 (before coming to America in 1619).
"On the 29th day of January, 1619, the Ship 'George' sailed from England and in the following April landed at Jamestown, Virginia. This vessel brought the new governor, Sir George Yeardley and about one hundred passengers; among whom were Dr. John Woodson, of Dorsetshire, and his wife Sara, whom he married in Devonshire.
Dr. John Woodson came in the capacity of surgeon to a company of soldiers who were sent over for the better protection of the colonists; for the Indians about this time were scowling and seemed disposed to resent further encroachments of the white man. Dr. John Woodson was a man of high character and of great value to the young colony. He was born 1586, in Devonshire, England.
Like other young gentlemen of his time, he, no doubt had a desire to see the new country in which the Virginia Company of London had planted their colony a dozen years previously: so at the age of 33 he, with his young wife, Sara, embarked on the ship George and landed at Jamestown, Apr. 1619.
Sometime in 1620 a black looking vessel landed at Jamestown, having onboard about 20 negro captives whom the Dutch skipper had kidnapped somewhere on the coast of Africa. These were sold to the colonists as slaves and found to be quite profitable in the cultivation of tobacco which was the staple crop at that time.
Dr. John Woodson, at this time or shortly afterwards, bought six of these Africans who were registered in 1623 as part of his household, and simply as Negars, without giving them any names."
Dr. John Woodson located at Fleur de Hundred, or, as it was sometimes called, Piersey's Hundred, some 30 miles above Jamestown on the southside of James River in what is now Prince George County. He and his wife, and their 6 negro slaves were registered at Fleur de Hundred in Feb. 1623. It was, no doubt, at this place that their two sons, John and Robert), was born."
March 1622 was the first attack by Indians made on the Jamestown colony killing hundreds. The colonists retaliated and drove the Indians deeper into the wilderness.
"Twenty two years had passed and the fire of revenge was still smoldering in the heart of the bloodthirsty chief, Opechankano, who had matured another scheme for slaughtering the whites.
"On the 18th day of April 1644, the Indians made a sudden attack upon the settlements and killed about 300 of the colonists before they were repulsed.
"At this time Dr. John Woodson's two sons, John and Roberts, were respectively 12 and 10 years of age.
"There is a cherished family tradition that, on the day of this second massacre, Dr. John Woodson, while returning from visiting a patient, was killed by the Indians in sight of his home. The Indians then attacked the house which was barred against them and defended by his wife, Sara and a man named Ligon (a shoemaker) who happened to be there at the moment. The only weapon they had was an old time gun which Ligon handled with deadly effect. At the first fire he killed 3 Indians, and two at the second shot. In the meantime 2 Indians essayed to come down through the chimney; but the brave Sara scalded one of them to death with a pot of boiling water which stood on the fire: then seizing the iron roasting spit with both hands, she brained the other Indian, killing him instantly.
"The howling mob on the outside took fright and fled; but Ligon fired the 3rd time and killed 2 more, making 9 in all.
"At the first alarm, Mrs. Woodson had hidden her two boys, one under a large washtub and the other in a hole where they were accustomed to keep potatoes during the winter, hoping in this way to save them in the event the Indians succeeded in entering the rude log cabin in which they lived.
"From this circumstance, for several generations, the descendants of one of these boys was called "Tub Woodsons" and those of the other were designated as "Potato Hole Woodsons."
"The old gun which rendered such valuable service on that dreadful 18th day of April, 1644, is still in the possession of the descendants of the late Charles Woodson, of Prince Edward County. Mr. C. W. Venable, late of that county, writing of it says: 'The gun is, by exact measurement, seven feet six inches in length, and the bore is so large that I can easily put my whole thumb into it. when first made it was 8 feet long, but on account of some injury it was sent to England to be repaired and the gunsmith cut off 6 inches of the barrel.'
"As if to commemorate his bravery on this historic occasion, the name of Ligon was rudely carved upon the stock. The gun is now (1915) in the possession of Mr. Wm. V. Wilson, a prominent lawyer of Lynchburg, VA."
The gun has been proved to have been made in the 1700's. | Woodson, John (I13356)
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| 7504 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 40, Ed. 1, Tree #0127, Date of Import: Mar 1, 2000]
Source: Betty Heath, a descendant, 501 Marcus Drive, Lewisville, TX 75057 (1998)
Lorand Lee Harris was a merchant; he was a Methodist. His parents were Richard B. Harris and Sarrah Strange. | Harris, Lorand Lee (I53294)
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| 7505 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 40, Ed. 1, Tree #0127, Date of Import: Mar 1, 2000]
Source: Betty Heath, a descendant, 501 Marcus Drive, Lewisville, TX 75057 (1998) | Harris, Nellie Viola (I53282)
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| 7506 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 40, Ed. 1, Tree #0127, Date of Import: Mar 1, 2000]
Source: Betty Heath, a descendant, 501 Marcus Drive, Lewisville, TX 75057 (1998) | Harris, Richard Briggs (I53291)
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| 7507 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 40, Ed. 1, Tree #0127, Date of Import: Mar 1, 2000]
Source: Betty Heath, a descendant, 501 Marcus Drive, Lewisville, TX 75057 (1998) | Hedrick, Sarrah Ann (I53292)
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| 7508 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 40, Ed. 1, Tree #0127, Date of Import: Mar 1, 2000]
Source: Betty Heath, a descendant, 501 Marcus Drive, Lewisville, TX 75057 (1998) | Harris, Sarah Ann (I53296)
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| 7509 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 40, Ed. 1, Tree #0127, Date of Import: Mar 1, 2000]
Source: Betty Heath, a descendant, 501 Marcus Drive, Lewisville, TX 75057 (1998) | Harris, Dixie Alice (I53297)
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| 7510 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 40, Ed. 1, Tree #0127, Date of Import: Mar 1, 2000]
Source: Betty Heath, a descendant, 501 Marcus Drive, Lewisville, TX 75057 (1998) | Harris, Woodson Alexander (I53330)
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| 7511 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 40, Ed. 1, Tree #0127, Date of Import: Mar 1, 2000]
Source: Betty Heath, a descendant, 501 Marcus Drive, Lewisville, TX 75057 (1998) | Harris, Frederick Raymond (I53341)
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| 7512 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #0647]
Abraham's original will is preserved in the Archives Division of the
Virginia State Library. His signature is still intact. | Childers, Abraham (I15777)
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| 7513 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #2180]
"It is said she descends from Pocahontas." (H.G. Lindsay) | Cave, Martha Ann (I18446)
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| 7514 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #2180]
Lived in Charles Co. and Prince Georges Co., Maryland. | Lindsay, Thomas (I18403)
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| 7515 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #0383]
Born 1892 in a covered wagon at Oakdale, Antelope County, Nebraska. He
spent most of his younger years in Nebraska and in 1917 enlisted in the
U.S. Army as a private in the 91st Division, stationed at Camp Lewis,
Washington. During World War I, he served as a field medic and on his
birthday while he was out in the field, peace was declared, he was
discharged April 22, 1919. He purchased five acres of land at Chambers
Prairie (now East Olympia), Washington where he cleared the land and
built a wood frame home. He worked at a sawmill, a chair factory, and
later a veneer plant. He was generous with all of his possessions, and
with his home and family, he was truly a happy man. | Bliss, John William (I11672)
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| 7516 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #0383]
Clara Reed was born in Michigan, and married Royal Reed at the age of
19. They moved to Clear Lake, WA in 1903, and Thurston County in 1915. | Mund, Clara Mary Jane (I11675)
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| 7517 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #0383]
Ephram Reed was a ship captain working for a ship owner Reed. It is
believed that Ephram's name was Schumont or Schumant. He took the name
of the owner of the ships Reed. Schumont was from Erie, PA.
It appears that in 1840, Ephraim C. Reed was living in Wayne County, Rose
Township, New York (page 63). The 1850 Federal Census shows that Ephraim
C. Reed was a farmer and living in Cusservago Township, Crawford County,
Pennsylvania. It is believed that Royal William Reed, son of Ephraim was
born in New York in 1854. 1870, he died in Chase Township, Lake County,
Michigan. | Reed, Ephram Charles (I11680)
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| 7518 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #0383]
In 1850, Albert Randolph was a carpenter and his property was valued at
$300.00. George Knapp, a 20 year old carpenter was living with the
family. | Fitz-Randolph, Albert (I11783)
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| 7519 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #0383]
In 1850, was using the name "Randolph". His mother Anna Randolph, 63
years old, was living with the family. His Real Property was valued at
$2,000.00. | Fitz-Randolph, Jonathan (I11784)
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| 7520 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #0383]
Nehemiah Fitz-Randolph married the second time to Sarah Wooden (sister
of Phebe). | Fitz-Randolph, Nehemiah (I11788)
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| 7521 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #0383]
Phebe Wooden died in Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey. She is
buried in Samptown, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The Family History
Center IGI Microfilm # 0919, shows her name as "Sarah Wooden". | Wooden, Phebe (I11789)
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| 7522 |
At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Dean, Raymond Clair (I11758)
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| 7523 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #0383]
The following article was taken from the Daily Olympian, .
Royal and Clara moved from Michigan to Clear Lake, Washington in 1903. In
1915, they moved to Thurston County, Washington. Royal had been in good
health during Monday October 1, 1934. He had been working at his place,
he died of a heart attack shortly after retiring for the evening. Royal
his wife Clara, and daughter Pearl Reed Bliss had resided at Chambers
Prairie for 19 years. | Reed, Royal William (I11674)
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| 7524 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #3866]
Kate Eugenia Smalley was born September 20, 1875 in Nakomis, Illinois to
Eugene R. Smalley and Mary Elizabeth Smalley, the third of four
children. Later they moved to Spivey, KS. Too young to make the run
of 1893 (Cherokee Outlet), Kate came to Oklahoma Territory about 3 years
later and proved up a claim originally staked by another man. Her claim
was the NE quarter of 29-26-8. Her father homesteaded the Smalley Place
(Lots #7 & 8 S1/2 of SW 1/4 and SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of 26-26-8) on which he
built a building which served as a home, post office, and grocery store.
This was known as Moran. Her brother David homesteaded the quarter
across the road south from Moran (35-26-8). Twice a week, Kate would
carry the mail from Moran to Pond Creek, riding horseback. She married
Charles Milton McCarter on May 16, 1900. He had homesteaded a quarter
section 5 miles east and 5 1/2 miles north of Nash.
Right after they were married, they moved to Pond Creek where Charles was
in the grocery business with Albert Garrison. He later sold his share of
the grocery store and went into the hardware business. Their first
child, Elizabeth Amanda, was born May 1, 1901. Four years later Louis
Eugene was born (January 2, 1905) and Maxine was born December 16, 1906.
Charles Milton's involvement in the community affairs is exemplified in
his serving as County Commissioner for one term, his serving on the first
Board of Directors of the Production Credit Association and his serving
on the Pond Creek Board of Education. Following her graduation from Pond
Creek High School, Elizabeth attended Phillips University in Enid,
Oklahoma, where she earned her life-time teaching certificate, after
which she taught school at Creek Bank school house, one mile south and
two miles east of Pond Creek for one year before marrying Neil Alvin
Wilkins on February 24, 1923. They were married secretly, not telling
even their parents for a while, as it was taboo for teachers to be
married, and she wanted to finish the year, which she did. Their first
son, Neil A. Wilkins, Jr., was born October 24, 1923. Elizabeth and Neil
met while Elizabeth was still in high school. She had accompanied her
mother to the field where her mother and a friend were cooking for a
thrashing team of which Neil was a part. (Roy Biggs). | Smalley, Kate Eugena (I11836)
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| 7525 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244
Armistead is listed in "Cemetery and Tombstone Records of Mecklenburg Co., VA", Vol. 1, page 174: Burwell, Hamlin Family Cemetery - it lists his birth & death dates, as well as those of his wife, Lucy. Armistead was one of the Trustees for the town of Boyd Town (Boydton). | Burwell, Armistead (I11125)
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| 7526 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244
Elizabeth and Edward moved to Mississippi. | Burwell, Elizabeth Blair (I11126)
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| 7527 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244
Following Ann's marriage, her father gave the bride and groom about 300 acres near "Stoneland". In 1793 the Ravenscrofts built what is now called "Magnolia Grove" in Lunenburg County. She and John didn't have any children. | Burwell, Ann Spotswood (I11124)
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| 7528 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244
In Deed Book 1742 of Louisa Co., VA: "Phillip Aylett & wife Elizabeth, of King William County, convey to John Brockman, Nov. 16, 1751, 199 acres, part of a larger patent in co. Louisa, southside south fork of Northanna R. -granted to John Aylett, & bounding on Capt. Thomas Carr, Phillip Buckner, & William Aylett's Orphans." | Aylett, Philip (I10965)
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| 7529 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244
In the Revolutionary War he commanded a regiment. He served as county lieutenant for Mecklenburg Co., VA and he also served in the Virginia Assembly for 14 years (where he was frequently listed with the rank of "colonel".) Lewis lived at "Stoneland" in the Finneywood section of Mecklenburg Co., VA. In "Burwell Kith and Kin of the Immigrant Lewis Burwell", Stuart Brown, Jr. wrote: "Burwell was a Lieutenant Colonel and gallantly led a regiment in the Revolution. Lived on the Meherrin River (off of Route 49 north of what is now Chase City" in Mecklenburg County. The 1790 U.S. Census showed Burwell as having 11 whites and 61 blacks. Built "Stoneland" which possibly was as fine or finer than "Kingsmill" and "Carter's Grove". "Stoneland" was destroyed by fire New Year's Eve (12/31/1815-1/1-1816), killing Mrs. Burwell's son Henry Harrison Burwell, his wife, Catherine Buford, "a child (Harriet) of her son Randolph", a daughter Mary of her son John, and "four negro girls who slept in the house". Burwell's Mill and Burwell's Quarters were located on the South Meherrin River (Butcher's Creek"). Burwell was buried at "Stoneland" but his tomb was transplanted to St. John's Episcopal Church in Chase City where there is a stone marker." | Burwell, V Lewis Armistead (I11012)
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| 7530 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244
John and Elizabeth moved to Franklin County, calling his seat "Greenwood". | Burwell, John Spotswood Ravenscroft (I11128)
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| 7531 |
At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Cates, Jr. Roy Allen (I16208)
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| 7532 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
According to the William & Mary College Quarterly, Vol V, John "matriculated at New College, May 13, 1696, became M.A., 1702, and vicar of Weston Beggard, Co. Hereford, in 1705."
In the same issue is a section "Note By The Editor - The family account of Mrs. L. A. Page, wife of Mann Page, of Greenland, Gloucester County, VA, has the following statement, which seems to confirm the belief that the emigrants, William and John Dandridge, were brothers:
'Mamma's Grandfather Langbourn emigrated to this country with his uncles, the Dandridges, leaving a sister, Mary Langbourn, living in the city of London. He married, as I have already stated, a Miss [Susanna] Smith, of Shooter's Hill, Middlesex county. His wife & himself both died when their two children were quite young. William remained with his Dandridge relations, & Mary lived with her Aunt Throckmorton, whose son she married.
William entered the Rev. army when quite a youth, & acted as aide to La Fayette to whom he became quite attached, & afterwards visited him in France. He was very much attached to his Dandridge relations, having been brought up among them, particularly to his Cousin Martha Dandridge, afterwards Mrs. Washington, & to another cousin, Mrs. Dandridge Claiborne, he formed an early romantic attachment, & whose daughter Elizabeth he subsequently married.
The tombstone of the first William Langbourn, at his place in King Wm. Co., on the Pamunky River, states that he was the son of Robert and Mary Langbourn, of Fetter Lane, London, and it bears the Langbourn arms impaling Dandridge. The end of the note says to see the Quarterly IV, 166 & 184. | Dandridge, John (I16185)
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| 7533 |
At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Wilson, Alice Morton (I16237)
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| 7534 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Alice's death certificate stated that she died at Granville Hospital and that she'd lived her entire life in the Oxford area. She died at age 84 of "uremia" due to "chronic nephritis". Her daughter, Maggie Hester, was the informant.
The death certificate stated she was to be buried at the family cemetery.
Alice's great-granddaughter, Phyllis Cates Parker, recalled her as being feisty! She was kind and sweet, but didn't beat around the bush about what she felt.
When Alice's husband had a stroke, they fixed up a bed for him in the lower level of the house. If anyone was inconsiderate and woke him up, Alice wasn't shy about letting them know what she thought about it!
Phyllis remembers Alice having a fenced English garden. Phyllis remembers their house being enormous. There was a hidden staircase that led upstairs and Phyllis loved playing in there. She also remembers a piano in the house. She said there was a church on their property also. She also remembers using their butter churn - the kind you turned, rather than the kind up pumped up and down.
Following her husband's death, Alice went to live with her daughter, Maggie. | Morton, Alice Josephine (I16201)
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| 7535 |
At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Spencer, Annie Rochette (I16101)
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| 7536 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Armistead is buried at Locust Lawn (formerly called The Burwell Family Cemetery), several miles north of Oxford, NC just off the Stovall Rd. The death certificate of his daughter, Bettie, stated he was born in Vance County. There had been some confusion whether he was born there or in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. | Burwell, Armistead Ravenscroft (I16202)
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| 7537 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Armistead was not married. He had been a farmer. He died in Granville Hospital at age 70 of "coronary occlusion". He is buried at the Burwell Family Cemetery. Nat D. Burwell, his brother, was the informant. | Burwell, Armistead Ravenscroft (I16149)
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| 7538 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Bettie and John had no children. Bettie was already widowed at the time of her death. She died at age 82 of "toxemia and exhaustion" due to "nephritis" due to "cerebral hemorrhage". She is buried at Elmwood Cemetery. | Burwell, Elizabeth Armistead (I16109)
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| 7539 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Bettie got asthma when her son, Henry, was just a little boy. She couldn't bake bread anymore because the flour aggravated her asthma. Her nieces used to love to come to her house because they knew they'd get "store bought" bread there!
She died at Rex Hospital and is buried at Montlawn. [Grave site 1 & 2, Unit C, Block 4, Lot 91] Her death certificate states she died of congestive heart failure.
Her daughter Alice said it took Bettie a long time to get married because Bettie's father didn't think anybody was good enough for her! | Burwell, Bettie Armistead (I16239)
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| 7540 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Blair and Mary lived in Staunton. | Burwell, Blair (I16138)
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| 7541 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Christian and William lived in Amelia County. They didn't have any children. | Burwell, Christian (I16175)
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| 7542 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Delia was the daughter of Maj. John Harris of "Norwood", Powhatan County. | Harris, Delia Hatcher (I11341)
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| 7543 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Edward was not married. | Spencer, Edward William Wright (I16082)
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| 7544 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Euphan is buried at "Erroll", the old home of the Wallaces, on Back River. She was a widow when William married her. She is most probably the daughter of Rev. James Wallace (a Scotsman), who is also buried there. | Wallace, Euphan (I16163)
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| 7545 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Hargrove Street in Henderson, NC was named for Susan's father. | Hargrove, Susan Caroline (I16171)
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| 7546 |
[Broderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244]
Henry Jr. left Vance Co., NC to go to work for the Federal Gov't in Washington D.C. | Burwell, Jr. Henry Harrison (I16169)
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Henry was a foreman for the Southern Railroad. His obituary appeared in The Raleigh News & Observer on 17 Oct 1957. It read, "William H. Wilson, Sr., 81, of Varina, died at his home early Wednesday. Funeral services will be held from the Fuquay Springs Presbyterian Church Thur. at 4 pm with the pastor Rev. Charles Parrish, officiating. Burial will be in Montlawn." The survivors were then listed. Henry bought his house in Varina when he retired. Granddaughter Phyllis recalled, "He was about 6'. He worked for the railroad. He brought Dad [Roy A. Cates] home for dinner one night - he worked for Granddad...[Roy] loved him more than any other person, other than his own family, than anyone he ever knew. They used to fish, hunt and talk for hours...Granddad later worked as a furniture salesman after retirement."
In the 1910 Census of Wake County, NC, in the Swift Creek Township, Henry is living with his first wife Artelia. They'd been married 7 years. He was a R.R. foreman at the time and was renting his home. He and Artelia could both read and write. Henry and Bettie were married by D. H. Tuttle. Henry and wife Bettie are buried at Gravesite 1 and 2, Unit C, in Block 4 of Lot 91. | Wilson, William Henry (I16238)
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Her daughter, Elizabeth recorded her mother's death in her family Bible as "departed this life my dear mother..." | Jones, Frances (I15969)
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In 1856 the Burwells bought a large plantation in Williamsboro & named their home "Buena Vista". During the war they had to bury their meat under the smokehouse to prevent the Yankees from taking it when Sherman's Army passed through the area. A family cemetery is located not far from the house and Henry and his wife are buried there. Henry built "Burwell Hall" on Garnett Street. It opened May 14, 1883. His sons, Joe & Sam, managed it for awhile. The large dance hall was used for dances, operas and graduating exercises. Some court sessions were held there before the courthouse was built. Fire destroyed the building in 1955. Burwell Avenue in Henderson, NC was named for him. | Burwell, Henry Harrison (I16139)
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In Henrico Parish, VA Annals & History: Chesterfield marriage license issued 27 Feb 1827 for marriage to Delia Harris. Also in the above book "Baptized at Manchester 27 Nov 1816 Martha Christian, infant daughter of Blair infant daughter of Blair & Sarah Burwell, by Rev. Wm H. Hart, Rector" Could this wife be Sally? Blair's estate was "Indian Camp", Powhatan County. | Burwell, Blair (I16176)
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