Taylor Family Genealogy
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| 451 | Information from JET with remembrances of information from ABT. JFT was a young boy at the time of the Civil War. The family home was along the main road, and JFT was frequently aroused from sleep to go to the barn to groom the horses of the Union troops. He vowed to avoid this situation in the next war! Consequently, he built his farm buildings about .25 miles back from the road. One could just see the tip of the house, barn, and silo from the road when driving by. ABT remembers how difficult it was to keep the road in good condition during the winter snows and the spring floods. [See notes under Joshua Booten Taylor for information about the burning of the house.] J.F.T. never really recovered from the death of his wife. He was further upset by his daughter's illness. He became deeply depressed and sought relief in alcohol. His son had to leave the University of Missouri after only one year (ca.1895) to come home to save the farm and manage family affairs.--ABT ABT remembers a warm March day when he and his grandfather drove the horse and buggy [wagon?] to town [Palmyra]. On their way home, it turned cold and rainy. When they got home, JFT's luxuriant beard was frozen to his chest! "J. F. Taylor was born in this county September 18, 1847. He is a son of Caleb and Margaret (McKay) Taylor. He was educated in the public schools. He was married June 7, 1871 to Miss Emily Virginia Compton, daughter of Dr. Z. J. Compton and Eliza (McKay) Compton of Virginia. To this union were born two children: Julia Frances, born June 6, 1873, and Joshua B., born August 25, 1876. Soon after his marriage Mr Taylor located on the place where he now resides. He owns 200 acres of fine land, valued at about $10,000. Mrs Taylor died August 25, 1876. She had been for some years a prominent member of the Baptist church, and was an estimable Christian lady, whose loss was much regretted" -- Holcombe. op. cit., p. 799 Death of Joseph Franklin Taylor Sunday -- Obit. probably from the Palmyra Spectator of Jan. 1928. "Joseph Franklin Taylor, one of Marion county's oldest and best known citizens, passed peacefully away at the home of his son, Booten Taylor, in Fabius township about 8:30 o'clock Sunday morning [Jan 22, 1928]. For several weeks he had been confined to his bed and Sunday morning it was discovered that he had almost entirely lost the power of speech and was in a semiconscious condition. His death followed in a short time. Mr. Taylor was born on the farm on which he died September 18, 1847, and had always made his home there. "Several years ago he suffered a slight stroke of paralysis and since that time rarely left the premises. For many years he was a leading farmer of the country and was a familiar figure in Palmyra and at county affairs. He was a man of strictest integrity and he numbered his friends by the hundreds. His wife died a half century ago. Mr Taylor is survived by his son Booten, five [i.e., four] grandchildren and one brother William H. Taylor. Funeral services were held at Bethel church yesterday morning and the remains were interred in Bethel cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. Geo. W. Humphrey, of Kirksville, assisted by the pastor of the church, Rev. H.M. Paul. A large congregation was present." J. Frank Taylor, Marion Pioneer Buried at Bethel -- His grandfather founded church where services were held in 1823 -- Obit. probably from the Quincy Whig-Journal [JET] "Palmyra Mo., Jan 26. -- Funeral services for J. Frank Taylor, 80, son of the late Caleb S. Taylor and Margaret (McKay) Taylor, who died at his home seven miles north of Palmyra, in Fabius township, Sunday morning, were conducted at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning in Bethel Baptist church. Services were in charge of the Rev. George Humphrey, a former pastor, now residing at Kirksville. Burial was in the Bethel cemetery. "Mr. Taylor married Miss E. Virginia Compton of Page county, Virginia, when 24 years old. Two children were born, Julia Frances and Joshua B., the latter being the sole survivor of the family. "Mr. Taylor, born in Marion county September 18, 1847, was of pioneer parentage, his father, Caleb S. Taylor, coming to this county in the year 1818, more than a century ago, during the same year of the founding of the city of Palmyra. Caleb S. was also instrumental in bring his own father and brothers to Missouri. "That the Taylor family has held its influence for good in the community is attested to by the fact that Jeremiah Taylor, grandfather of J. Frank Taylor, was one of the pioneer preachers of Northeast Missouri and in 1823 founded Bethel Baptist church in Fabius township. Mr. Taylor's funeral Tuesday was held in this same church founded by his grandfather in 1823. "Bethel Baptist church was organized with twenty-three members, the first Baptist church in the county. The "Bethel Baptist association" now comprising churches in many Northest [sic.] Missouri counties organized in 1834, takes its name from the Bethel church. "'Uncle Frank' as he was familiarly called, was a kind hearted man and respected in the community where he had lived continuously for fifty-one years. Besides his son, he is survived by four grand children." | TAYLOR, Joseph Franklin (I14)
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| 452 | Inherited the Robert McKay, Jr. Homestead and lived their until his death in 1915. -- Rebecca H. Good. The McKays...In Warren.... | MCKAY, Robert (I1054)
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| 453 | Is his name perhaps William Lorenzo Todd? -- LKL | TODD, Bill L. (I1911)
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| 454 | Is listed as "Mrs. Lucille Woods of Texas" in her father's obituary. | CARSON, Lucille (I1933)
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| 455 | Is she the "Jennie Gash" listed in Samuel Kern Carsons Obituary? | CARSON, Rachel V. (I452)
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| 456 | Is this Frank Carson of Lewiston, Mont. listed in Samuel Kern Carson's obituary? and also in his father's obituary? | CARSON, John F. (I454)
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| 457 | Is this possibly Henry Clay Victor, son of Son of Mary Ann Jane Tilden and John Victor? If so, they were cousins---LKL | VICTOR, Henry (I240)
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| 458 | Is this the Clyde Carson of Chico, California listed in Samuel Kern Carson's obituary? Clyde Carson is listed as being from San Francisco in his father's obituary. | CARSON, Oren C. (I455)
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| 459 | Is this the Elizabeth Maxwell that was indentured to his father?--LKL Marriage was witnessed by Mary Worley, Nathan Worley, Ann Howell, Lydia Howell, Thomas Vernon, Esther Vernon, Lydia Vernon--Bill Jobe | Family F385
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| 460 | Isaac Overall bought McKay lands in Virgina -- JET He was a "famous Revolutionary soldier" -- Bond. Some Ancestors, p. 16 | OVERALL, Isaac (I1313)
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| 461 | Isaac was an infant at the time of his father's death. He was bound to a hatter, James Brown upon the father's death. -- Bill Jobe "David and Isaac Job laid claim to the residue of the 300 acres from the conveyance of which a bond was passed by Joist Hite and Robert McKay to Abraham Job, as mentioned above to support their claim to the same produced a bond from Elisha Job, heir at law, to said Abraham, to them, bearing the date of January 21, 1758. 'Know that I, Elisha Job, of Frederick County, do owe and stand justly indebted unto Isaac and David Job of County aforesaid the sum of 100 pounds by the 26 April 1760.'" -- Bill Jobe | JOB, Isaac (I906)
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| 462 | It is very strange that Joseph is not named as one of William's children in Ancestry and Descendants of Zimri and Elizabeth Compton Haines, A Genealogy by Clayton D. Hutchins. However photocopy is incomplete. He may have been on the next page. Also his date is the same as Nathaniel. Were they twins? or are the dates of one or the other incorrect? -- LKL | HAINS, Joseph (I1589)
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| 463 | James and Lucy Yates came from the Eastern Shore of Maryland to Culpeper Co. now known as Rappahannock Co. James was in the Revolutionary war and participated in the siege of Yorktown, Va. He also witnessed the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to General Washington.--Z.J. Compton letters. Also Annie V. Compton who credits him with the rank of "Captain" Newmann, p. 17, states, "James Yates enlisted in the Revolutionary Army March 19, 1778. Discharged Apl. 5, 1779 [1778?]" | YATES, James (I145)
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| 464 | James Knight lists Dec 5, 1891 as date of death which JET disputes "The Heritage of Rutherford County North Carolina." Vol. 1 "Benjamin King (1777-1841) m. 1799, Buncombe Co. NC Rebecca Shipman (1777-1845) NC. Lived Rutherford Co. Buncombe Co. Henderson Co,m N. Carolina. Baptist minister. Buried King Cemetery, Finley cove road, Hendersonville, N. Carolina..[lists children] "A Brief Biographical Sketch of Johathan King of North Carolina," by Caleb King, his 10th son "...As you will note, I have only referred briefly to my father's three brothers, Joseph, Samuel and Benjamin. They reared large families and became prosperous, in fact wealthy. Joseph like my father never attached himself to any church. Samuel was a member of the Baptist Church for many years, but when a vigorous temperance wave swept over the country in which he resided, and his brethren informed him that he must stop distilling even his own grains and fruits, or be turned out of the church, he indignantly resigned his membership and refused reinstatement ever afterwards. The third brother Benjamin, and all his family except Elisha, were members of the Baptist Church. Signed: Caleb King" Gladston Jackson of Flat Rock, NC has spearheaded a drive to restore the King Family Cemetery; he writes: "...Also resting in the Samuel King cemetery is his son, Reverend Benjamin King, Sr., (1777-1841), and his wife Rebecca Shipman King (1777-1845), with some 40--50 others. "Reverend Benjamin King Sr. served as pastor in some of the first Baptist Churches in what is now Henderson County NC: French Broad River Baptist Church 1812 and 1815 Cathy's Creek Baptist Church 1813 and 1841 (now Transylvania Co.) Mud Creek Baptist Church 1822 and 1841 Mt Moriah Edneyville Baptist church 1839-1841 "On October 8th, 1844 at a meeting called for the purpose the following elders led in the constitution of the First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, NC: Thomas Strady, Jehu Chasteen, Merritt Rickman, William Hayes, Jonathan King (1800-1883) and Joseph Evans (1790-1869). It is interesting to note that seven of the fourteen charter members were from Benjamin King's Family...." "Heritage of Henderson Co. N. C." "The Reverend Benjamin King was born 1777 in Virginia and died in 1841 in Henderson County North Carolina. He was the son of Samuel King, Senior, and Elizabeth Underwood Davenport King/ Samuel was a Revolutionary War Soldier of Virginia and North Carolina. The Reverend Benjamin was married to Rebecca Shipman, 177-1845 before 1800. She was a charter member of the First Baptist Church of Hendersonville when it was organized 8 October 1844. The Reverend Benjamin and Rebecca are buried in the King Cemetery, Finley Cove Road, Henderson County, North Carolina. "The Reverend Benjamin King and his brother-in-law Jeremiah Taylor, were members of the French Broad and Salem Baptist Associations. They established several churches in Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania, and other surrounding counties of North Carolina. He was ordained 1800 at the French Broad Baptist Church. He served at Mud Creek until his death in 1841. He was a zealous Ambassador of The Lord Jesus Christ for thirty-eight years. "Benjamin and Rebecca's children were Samuel 1801, who married first Frances Shuford and second, Eunice Wilcox; Christena 1803-1835, who married Caleb Taylor the son of the Reverend Jeremiah Taylor; Elizabeth, 1805 who Married Presley T. Moore; Elijah 1809-1880, who married first Jane E. McCarson and second Eliza McCarson; Elisha 1809, who married first Mary Reese and second Martha; Daniel 1811-1873 who married Malena Lynch, John 1813-1832, who married first Eliazbeth Edwards and second Mary Ann Strickland; Joseph H. 1815-1891 who married Mary Amanda Lynch; The Reverend Benjamin Jr. 1817-1870, who married Mary Ann Shuford; Mary Ann 1819, who married Jacob L. Lawrence; and David. Samuel and Christena moved to Missouri. Joseph H., Rebecca and Benjamin Jr. moved to Georgia, Elija and John moved to Texas." -- Mrs. Omega Smith Scott | KING, Benjamin (I81)
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| 465 | JBT lists dob as March 17, 1845, so does IGI "In May of 1862, at the age of 17, William enlisted in Company D, 49th Virginia Infantry, where he served with honor until the surrender at Appomattox. He was captured two times by the Union troops. The first time he escaped, but on the second time [sic], he spent 6 months as a prisoner at the infamous Point Lookout in Maryland. He was paroled March 17, 1864." -- Job(e) Journal V, p. 72 On May 12, 1864 after the battle of the Wilderness or Parker's Store, a group of Confederate soldiers at Spottsylvania were about to be outflanked by Yankee troops when General Lee rode before the troops on his horse, Old Traveler. "I [Capt. R. D. Funkhouser] said to Capt J. B. Updike, 'Here is General Lee!' He joined me and others in saying " General Lee to the rear." General Gordon then rode up and said, 'General Lee, these are Virginians; they have never failed to do their duty, and they never will, but they don't want you to uselessly expose your life. You go to the rear and they will follow me; won't you boys?' All echoed 'Yes,' when Sergt Wm A. Compton, who had volunteered at the age of seventeen (he is now Sheriff of Warren County, Va.), took hold of the bridle of General Lee's horse and led him back through the ranks of my company and regiment. General Gordon immediately spurred his horse into the thicket saying 'Charge! men follow me!' ... Their ranks were torn and their columns riven, the breastworks retaken, and the day was ours. General Lee was reported to have said: " The crisis and come. The army was cut in twain, and I was willing to risk all on the one issue.' And he won." -- Confederate Veteran, Vol. II, No. 1; January, 1894, p. 36-37. "W.A. Compton, Sheriff of Warren County, Va., writes an entertaining letter about Gen Lee in the memorable battle of Spottsylvania C. H. Sergeant Compton was one of the sharp shooters and in front of the lines, but near Gen. Lee when he started in advance, and when Gen. Gordon 'refused to permit him to do it.' he 'took hold of the bridle and started the horse to the rear.' When he afterwards heard that others did it he was much confused as he 'did not wish to controvert historians and poets who had written the matter up.' He was relieved when he say in the Veteran that others had done the same thing in two other places. "Thanks to this same Comrade Compton for scrapbook leaves with a history of the Warren Blues--officers and men eighty-four-- which left Front Royal, July 16, "61, received guns on the 18th, and went into the Manassas battle on the 21st. ;;; They carried their ammunition in their trousers having no cartridge boxes. ... The entire company was captured at Hare's Hill in front of Petersburg, March 25, '65." -- Confederate Veteran, Vol. IV, No. 7; July, 1896, p. 233 In the Confederate Veteran, Vol. XXXI, No. 8, August, 1923, p. 284 A listing of Commanders U.C.V. lists: "Brig. Gen. William A Compton, Commanding Third Brigade, Front Royal, Va.." He visited the JBT farm in Missouri in 1919, a visit vividly remembered by his great nephews, Aubrey Bryant and Joshua Eugene Taylor. Jack [Aubrey] remembered his Confederate uniform in full regalia. Gene recalled having read in one of the books in his country school about the incident of Lee's having been led to the rear, but the leader was not identified. Gene did not make the connection until I sent him the photocopies of the Confederate Veteran articles -- LKL | COMPTON, William Aylette (I135)
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| 466 | JBT lists dob as March 23, 1831; so does IGI and so does Annie Virginia Compton's Transcription of the Z. J. Compton family Bible | COMPTON, Jeremiah Howard (I124)
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| 467 | Jesse Painter was the son of Robert Painter and Mary Haines and grandson of John Painter who came from Pennsylvania to six miles north of Front Royal Virginia in 1750 where he built a large stone house and mill. The painters were Quakers. Jesse was born on his father's farm, obtained by John Painter from Lord Fairfax in 1758. In 1837 he married Mary A. White in Virginia. In September 1838 he and his wife and infant son went to Lewis County Missouri and settled on bottom land. The country was new; the swamps undrained; and malarial diseases abounded. He struggled several years with disease and floods. Then he went to Wisconsin where his brother Richard lived. He located on land that is now Milwaukee. Not liking the climate, he returned, with his family, to Virginia where he died in a few years. He was buried near his father and grandfather on the edge of the old farm at Mt. Zion Church, on the Winchester and Front Royal Turnpike. -- Taken from notes recorded by Gene Taylor possibly based on Dan Stevens' book. | PAINTER, Jesse (I1617)
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| 468 | JET received information on the McKay's from Greg McKay a descendent of Moses, Jr. about 2/17/96 Bill Jobe notes that this Moses lived in Green Co. Tn. On the 6th of Dec., 1779 He was disowned by the Hopewell Friends [History, p. 503] because he "neglected meetings and trained in the militia." | MCKAY, Moses Jr (I207)
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| 469 | Jet and Mildred grove give Aug 12, 1855 as date of death, But Dee Ann Buck gives the date as Aug 17, 1855 from Page 5, line 5. The death was reported by his father. -- Frederick County, Virginia death registry, 1853-1870 | MCLEOD, Lorenzo R. (I237)
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| 470 | JET and Mildred Groves list his date of birth as 1832 with a question mark. This seems strange as Rebecca Jane was also born in that year. Could it have been 1852?? This would make his mother 46 which was very old for childbirth in those times--LKL Bruce. op. cit. shows dob as Nov. 24, 1852. He also lists the middle name as Coombs | MCLEOD, Edwin Koontz (I238)
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| 471 | Jet disputes my assessment of her weight. He notes that after abdominal surgery in 1915, she was very careful about her diet. He further notes that all of the McLeod women were of stocky build (except for Etha McLeod Battson), but not grossly overweight. -- LKL Grandma Taylor loved to entertain. Her home was frequently the center for holiday dinners and family reunions. Grace was fairly "unflappable." She never seemed to be bothered by too much company, too much cooking, etc. "Mr, and Mrs. J.B. Taylor entertained at their home Christmas day with a family reunion. Those present were Mrs. J.B. McLeod and daughter Miss Mabel, Mr. and Mrs G.W. Imbler of Kirksville, Mrs L.A. Harries [sic] and daughters, of Kalispell, Mont. Mr. Hugh McLeod and family, Mrs. A.S. Kelley of Palmyra, J.J. McLeod and family, C.R. Taylor and family, Dr. and Mrs Hartwell of Cape Girardo, R.L. McLeod, wife, and daughter, and Mrs. H. Paul of LeGrange, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Todd and L.V. White and family" -- Clipping from Palmyra Spectator on which someone has written 1939. I do not think that this is valid. Mrs. J.B. McLeod would have been dead for about 13 years by then, and I believe that R.L. McLeod's daughter would have been married as would have that of Hugh McLeod. -- LKL There are two obituaries in the Taylor Scrapbook for Grace. The first is probably from the Palmyra Spectator and the second is probably from the Quincy paper. Funeral services held for Mrs. J.B. Taylor. "Funeral services were held for Mrs. J.B. Taylor, 86, Monday, Dec. 2, at the First Baptist church at 2:00 p.m. The Rev Harry B. Harris officiated with the Rev. Harold Hunt of Independence, Mo., assisting. Mrs, Wayne Buckwalter was the soloist accompanied by Mrs. G.G. Carlstead at the organ. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery. Casketbearers were Randles Summers, William Owsley, Robert Calvert, Richard Hamm and Norman Buckwalter. Honorary casketbearers were the Deacons of the church and the Agora Sunday School class. "Mrs Taylor died unexpectedly at her home Saturday, Nov. 30 at 12:10 a.m. Grace Eugenia McLeod was born March 11, 1877, a daughter of John B. and Martha Carson McLeod. She was united in Marriage May 29, 1901 to Joshua Booten Taylor in Marion County. Mrs Taylor was an active member in the Palmyra Baptist church, and its organizations and a member of the M.E. Club. "Survivors are her husband and three children, Mrs O.V. (Kathryn) Mitchell of Overland, Mo.; Aubrey B. Taylor of Urbana, Ill.; J. Eugene Taylor of Nashville, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs George W. Imbler and Miss Mabel McLeod of Kirksville. She leaves two grandchildren, and 1 great grandson. A son, Francis T. Taylor preceded her in death in 1935." Services Monday for Mrs Taylor "Palmyra, Mo. -- Mrs Grace Eugenia Taylor, 86, died at her home in Palmyra at 12:10 a.m. today. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church in Palmyra with the Rev Harry Harris of Palmyra and the Rev Harold Hunt of Independence, Mo., officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the Lewis Brothers Chapel after 2:00 p.m. Sunday. "Mrs. Taylor was born March 11, 1877 in Marion County, Mo., the daughter of John B and Martha Carson McCloud [sic.]. She was married to J.B. Taylor on May 29, 1901 in Marion County. "Survivors include three children, Mrs O.V. (Katherine[sic]) Mitchell, Overland Park [sic.], Mo., Dr. Aubrey B. Taylor, Urbana, Ill.,, and J. Eugene Taylor, Nashville, Tenn; two sisters, Mrs. George Imbler and Miss Mabel Mccleod [sic], both of Kirksville, Mo.; two grandchildren and one great grandson. "Mrs Taylor was a member of the first Baptist Church." | MCLEOD, Grace Eugenia (I2)
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| 472 | JET doubts birth in 1814 and thinks it is 1806. Death from complications of childbirth??--LKL | MCKAY, Mary Harriet (I1286)
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| 473 | JET notes that he is related to Dr. Richard Wells who married Francis White ca 1600 in London. They later came to America. | WELLS, Richard (I1287)
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| 474 | JET notes that Mary Reese was wife number one, but he does not list anyone else oved to Texas -- Heritage of Henderson Co. N.C. | KING, Elisha (I372)
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| 475 | JET seems unsure of this fact | SHIPMAN, Edward (I365)
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| 476 | JET speculates that she could have been a Dillard and notes that Pricilla Duncan's (Their first son's wife) mother was a Dillard Also the use of Dillard as their first son's middle name supports the theory that his mother was a Dillard--LKL | REBEKAH (I264)
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| 477 | JET uncertain of name or of spelling--LKL | HOFFMAN, Harriet (I181)
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| 478 | JET, in a marginal note on the history of Bethel Church and cemetary, says that Martin Taylor must be the son of one of Caleb Taylor's brothers and places him as a son of Samuel K. Taylor. Martin Taylor was one of the contributors to the memorial stone of Jeremiah Taylor, his grandfather. Listed in 1850 census as a 12 year-old male, with a middle initial of B. | TAYLOR, Martin B. (I1987)
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| 479 | JoAnn Allenbaugh believes "that this Joseph Whittson is the same Jo. Whetson, age 20, from England, aboard the Primrose in 1635. We find this Joseph Whitson in the records of the Isle of Wight County, Va 1667, associated with the merchants of Bristol, England. "Joseph Whitson bought 300 acres at a sheriff sale, 1694 Aquia River, Rooses bank Stafford Co., VA. The wife of Joseph died between 1694 and 1696 and, according to the son Joseph's declaration, she is buried on this plantation in the family burial plot that was set aside. "Joseph Whitson died 1696 leaving 100 acres each to [his] eldest surviving son, Samuel Whitson, son Joseph Whitson and daughter Elizabeth Butler.... "Because of the association with the merchants of Bristol, England, as suggested by records in Isle of Wight Co. VA, I have made an attempt to research this area of England. We do feel that the most promising settlement of Whitsons was in Westbury on Severn, under the present day Gwent, Wales. The names Joseph and Thomas Whitson were being used in the late 1600's." In an addendum, Allenbaugh writes: "We concentrated our Whitson research in the area of Bristol, England, because of records in Isle of Wight VA, that suggested Joseph Whittson, immigrant, was connected to the Merchants of Bristol England. "One of the first important things we learned was that a John Whitson was Lord Mayor of Bristol, 1603-1629. "On investigation we learned his father was a William Whitson and they were from Clearwell, parish of Newland, in the Forest of Dean. Newland is near present-day Coleford, off the river Wye, in Gloucestershire county. From Newport (Wales, County Gwent) Coleford is about 20-25 miles. Go north on highway 466 toward Monmonth, try to pick up road 4136, NE connecting road to Coleford. "The English research was conducted by this researcher, Barbara Bellomo, Gene Taylor, and Tim Martin. Three trips were made to England that resulted in our Whitson, FBI expert, finally locating the area on the river Severn, near Newport where the little village of Whitson used to be. The photos of the 'Whitson' area were furnished by Tom Martin. "From the 'Doomsday' records of 1086, we can trace the village of Whitson back to the survey made of England in 1086 by order of Duke William of Normandy who conquered England in 1066. "The 'Whitstone' hundred, consisting of the village of Stanish, Haresfield and Longley in 1086 is north east of the present-day Berkely, close to the present-day town of Gloucester. (Hundred is a descriptive term for a district consisting of several nearby villages.) "For my part, I [Allenbaugh] researched English records through the LDS library holdings. I concentrated on the records from 1500-1700, in the area of Gwent (old Monmouthshire) and Gloucestershire county, England. There was no will or estate record that showed a direct family connection with our immigrant ancestor, Joseph Whittson, of 1635. All we have is evidence of an early, 1560, 1562, James Whitson, sons: John, b. 1560 and Thomas, b 1562 of Newland Parish. "A Joseph Whitson, 2nd wife Ann lived in Westbury on Severn in 1695, when daughter Elizabeth was born. "We know, from records, that William Whitson, of Newland, had a son John who became Lord Mayor of Bristol. John Whitson, Lord Mayor, was born ca. 1547 and it is noted that he had two sisters that survived him. I would think that the James Whitson of Newland, was most likely another son of William Whitson. "Although we do not have a will or Bible record that establish a direct Whitson family connection to our immigrant ancestor, Joseph Whitson, I feel we do have enough clues to make the assumption that Joseph Whitson did come from the area represented by Newport, Colford, and Westbury on Severn. Joseph would probably be a younger son, not expecting to inherit. "The Newland area lies on the edge of Wales. I do not think the Whitson family was Welsh. Two reasons: 1) The Welsh, at the time we are researching, were still using one name (e.g., Llanvair & Griffydd) with double l's double f and d. The name Whitson, in present from, existed in the Newland area back before the year 1066. 2) A quote from the 'Doomsday' survey about county boundary in Gloucestershire is: 'the land between the Wye and the Usk and some land beyond the Usk is said to be in Wales and has Welsh customs but is in 1086 mainly under Norman administration.' This exactly describes the area and times our Whitsons were in at the time of the 1086 survey. "Knowing that the name Whitson existed in it's present form before 1066, leads us to examine the origin of the name Whitson, One reference has been made to Whitsunday (the seventh Sunday after Easter), a long-established feast day in England. Another reference has been made to Son of Whit, a Scandinavian naming pattern from the time of the Vikings. I will try to find English history before 1066 just for my own curiosity. I think this is as far back as I can take the Whitson family, [as] records are so sparse." | WHITTSON, Joseph (I1258)
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| 480 | John deeded to his son Joseph, a tract just south of the Painter place where Joseph probably built the red brick house known as "Chapel Hill" Joseph is credited with building two other brick houses, namely "Woodly," now called "Rock Hill, and "Willow Bend," which lies in a gentle bend of Crooked Run and now stands behind Jett's dairy barn. -- Rebecca H. Good. The McKays...In Warren.... | MCKAY, Joseph (I1043)
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| 481 | John Haines, the eldest son, came to America two years previous to his father's family and lived in a cave below Lumberton, New Jersey, on the south branch of Rancocas Creek. Later this area was called Haines Bank. in 1683 he bought 600 acres of land at Goshen, Chester County Pennsylvania. He extended his holdings with other holdings one of which was purchased in 1710 from Thomas Mercer of Aynho-on-ye-hill. The town of West Chester, Pa. is built on land owned by John Haines and devised to his six children. John also owned 200 acres on the Rancocas River. He was joint proprietor, with his brother Richard and others, of 2,190 acres upon which the Friendship Mill was located. They bought the Indian title and received deeds from the Indian Chief, We-Sosig. In November 1711, they surveyed 2,240 acres to John, Richard, and William Haines as well as four other men. This survey was known as the Friendship Tract. He had 13 children with his first wife and none with his second. | HAINES, John (I1739)
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| 482 | John Painter, Senior, the immigrant, was a yeoman who came to America and lived in Evesham Township, Burlington County, N.J. The earliest court record so far found is the license of his marriage: "License of marriage on the ninth day of June Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and thirty five was granted by his excellency William Cosby Esq. Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Provinces of New Jersey and unto John Painter of Evesham yeoman of the one party, and Hannah Braddock of the same place, spinster of the other party. Saml. Bristill register. (signed) Wm. Cosby. This record has been published in New Jersey Colonial Documents, Vol. 22." -- Painter, Harold. The Painter Family. In 1742, Jost Hite sold to John Painter 189 acres located 'on the north side of the Shenandoah River -- Frederick County Deed Book, Vol. 2, p. 324. Nov. 14, 1749, Tuesday, Deed of release transferring uses into possession. Joist Hite of John Painter, Black Smith, both of Frederick County, Colony of Virginia. Consideration: 24 Pounds, 7 shillings and 5 pence. 125 acres in Frederick County, part of a greater tract granted to Joist Hite by Patent, October 3, 1734: 'Beginning at a white oak corner to the Bowling Green, a hickory corner to John Painter, line of Jonathan Seaman.' -- Frederick County Deed Book, Vol. 2, p. 38. July 9, 10, 1750, Thomas Branson and wife deeded land to John Painter for 100 pounds, five shillings. 162.5 acres, part of the 1,370 acres patented to Branson on October 3, 1734. Frederick County Deed Book, Vol. 12, p. 125 Greenway Court Manor was surveyed in 1752. In 1759 The Lord Fairfax Rent Rolls show that John Painter had tracts of 400 acres, 162 acres, and 330 acres. June 11, 1758: Thomas Branson leases to John Painter ' a certain piece of land containing 4 acres binding on the lines of Alexander Oglesby and John painter being part of the Old Pattern fro Friends Meeting House and Burying Ground on the South East side of Crooked Run. Frederick County Deed Book, Vol 51 p/ 173. Nov. 7, 1758. Nov 7, 1764: Deed of gift. John Painter and Hannah his wife of Frederick County, Colony of Virginia, to John Painter, his son of the same place. Consideration: 'Natural love that they have and beareth to their son as well as for the consideration of ten pounds Virginia money.' 285 acres in Frederick County, boundary line crossing Crooked Run. Frederick County Deed book Vol, 10, p. 38 The will of John Painter is recorded in the Clerk's Office in the circuit court of Frederick County, Will Book no. 4, p. 65. The inventory of his estate was made Oct 9, 1772 and the account was returned on Sept 10, 1773. "In the name of God amen, the sixth day of the second Month in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy, I, John Painter senior .... Imprimis it is my will and do order that in the first place all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and satisfied. Item my will and desire is that my well beloved wife Hannah Painter do have the full use of my plantation whereon I now life, during her widowhood. Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife one full third of all my moveable estate unto her heirs and assigns. Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son John Painter the sum of five shillings current money of Virginia to him his heirs and assigns forever. Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Robert Painter all my blacksmith tools which he hath in his possession to him his heirs and assigns forever. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Thomas Painter one certain tract of land lying and being in the county and colony aforesaid containing one hundred and seventy five acres it being the same land I purchased of William Ellmore and acknowledged by Ruhard Ridaway attorney in fact for Nathias Ellmore to him his heirs and assigns forever. Item I give give and bequeath unto my will beloved son Isaac Painter the plantation whereon I live after the marriage or death of my widow and my part of a survey that is made for John Branson and my self to him his heirs and assigns forever. Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Hannah Painter one feather bed and furniture sufficient, one breeding mare of the value of eight pounds, one side saddle, one cow and calf, two ewes, 1 case of drawers to come out of my moveable estate not before bequeathed to her, her heirs and assigns forever. It is my will that all the remainder of my movable estate be equally divided amongst my said children as I allow, Sara Humber, John Painter, Robert Painter, Jane Branson, Thomas Painter, Isaac Painter, and Hanna Painter to them their heirs and assigns forever. Furthermore, it is my will that if my said children cannot agree upon a division of my movable estate to them bequeathed that the monthly meeting of Friends at Hopewell may choose three Friends to divide the same according to their discretion and their judgment to be final. Lastly I do nominate and appoint my loving wife Hannah Painter and my loving son John painter with my trusty and well beloved friend John Branson to be executor [executrix?] and executors of this my last will and testament and I do utterly disallow, revoke and diannul all and every former testaments, wills, legacies, and executors by me an any wise before this time named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. "In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day, month and year first above written. John Painter (seal) "Signed, sealed and declared by the said John Painter as his last will and testament in the presence of Joseph Strattan, Elias Strattan, Thomas Painter, Elias Painter. "At a court held for Frederick County, March 5, 1771, this last will and testament of John Painter deceased was proved by the oaths of Joseph Strattan, Elias Strattan, Isaac Painter, and Thomas Painter the executors therein named who made oath thereto certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due for they giving security whereupon they with John Lupton and Joseph Lupton their sureties entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of one thousand pounds conditioned for their due and faithful administration of the estate. By the Court, J.A. Keith, CC." An inventory of the estate was given in detail. Basically each of the children received fifteen pounds, seven shillings and one pence except for Hannah Hains (alias Painter) [daughter or mother?] who received 45" 2' 2. Hannah Painter's [wife's?] dower was 69" 4' 0. The total value of the estate was 207" 12' 1 and was settled on September 10, 1773. -- Painter family. pp. 3-5 If the will was probated in March of 1771, it would seem than John Painter died in early 1771 and must have been buried in 1771 not in 1772 as stated | PAINTER, John Sr (I1537)
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| 483 | John Raymond, known as "Ray" was a special pal of Aubrey "Jack" Taylor. They grew up on adjacent farms, went to the same country school, and eventually went to high school in Jack's car. I am not sure if Ray went to LaGrange. I believe he may also have gone to Brown University. He became a forestry specialist, worked for the U.S. Government and was particularly concerned with diseases in oak trees. He had a daughter and possibly a son. Kay Taylor Long remembers visiting this family in New Haven [?] in about 1951. The wife and daughter were always listening to and singing along with the latest hit songs. She remembers her father's thinking that they were very silly and superficial. | HANSBROUGH, John Raymond (I1516)
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| 484 | John was deeded 342.5 acres of land. He is said to have owned a log and stone house facing Rte. 522 just north of the Cedarville Grocery and at the foot of the hill below the Robert McKay home. Hunter B. McKay wrote: "John McKay lived at the Painter place just across the chapel road from the old Robert McKay, Jr. place and just a few steps from the Big Spring, sometimes known as McCoy's Spring...of sufficient volume to turn the new deserted mill... and to furnish water for the distillery which John McKay operated in connection with his tavern. Tradition has it that not only did John McKay dispense good cheer at his tavern, but that he joined his guests in their conviviality on occasion. " However there is no evidence in the records to show that the old saltbox house was ever a tavern. -- Rebecca H. Good. The McKays...In Warren.... | MCKAY, John (I816)
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| 485 | John Waylands in his "The German element of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia (1907, 0. 72) notes that on the 16th of August, 1749, George Bowman (mark) deeds for life use to his mother, Ann Bowman, widow of Cornelius Bowman, a negro man Harry, 2 cows, 2 yearling heffers, 1 horse, 1 mare, with some household goods -- Witnesses, Martin Shoemaker (mark), William Rogers -- Hite Family Newsletter, 1/1/94. | UNKNOWN, Ann (I1803)
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| 486 | Joined the Confederate Army in 1864 at the age of 17 years -- Myra Compton Allnutt | MERRILL, John (I958)
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| 487 | Jorg Merkel and his wife Eva came to Bonfeld after the Thirty Years War. He became a citizen of Bonfeld. They had other children besides Abraham. -- "German origins of Jost Hite--Virginia Pioneer." | MERKEL, Jorg (I1791)
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| 488 | Joseph and wife Mary were living ca 1696 in Stafford Co. VA on a plantation lying on the north side of the Aquia River on Rooses Bank. This was a 100 acre part of his father's grant. In 1701 Joseph Whitson and wife Mary sold (leased) to James Fletcher this same 100 acres, reserving the burial ground where his father and mother were buried, plus sister _____ Beach. (wife of Peter Beach. When James Fletcher died, this 100 acres reverted to the son of Joseph and Mary who was also named Joseph. He leased (sold) it in 1727 to Alexander Scott. James Fletcher was either an uncle, (Brother to Mary) or was father-in law of Joseph, son of Mary and Joseph. Joseph, the son, was listed as a tobacco planter along with James, William and Moses Fletcher. They were taxed together on 14,254 plants of tobacco. | WHITSON, Joseph (I1246)
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| 489 | Joseph Boude, last found alive in 1671, died before 1683, as appears from the testimony of his two daughters that year in the Salem Court. He married, probably in Boston Elizabeth ___, whose maiden name is unknown but conceivably may have been Grimstone. -- "Grimstone Boude and his Family" p. 82 It would seem from the article that Joseph, a distiller or possibly a tavern-keeper, by trade was beset by legal problems. | BOUDE, Joseph (I908)
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| 490 | Judge Allen of Woodstock. -- Myra Compton Allnutt | ALLEN, Unknown (I951)
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| 491 | Kathryn is listed in an account of her grandparents' 60th anniversary as Mrs. LeRoy Bisel and is shown in a photograph of that occasion holding a son who appears to be 1.5 to 2 years old. In her father's obituary, she is listed as Kathryn Sims. -- LKL | HUNT, Kathryn (I1915)
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| 492 | Kathryn, as she was always known, was the second child and only daughter. She was fortunate to have been born into a family where her mother always had help in the form of Aunt Catt or a hired man's wife--or both. I don't think that Kathryn carried anything like the burden of housework and child care that my mother did. I have the feeling that she could be a bit feckless, even wild, resulting in my father's being to look after her, to be responsible for her--a role he took very seriously She possibly went to high school, and certainly to college at LaGrange College. There are many old snapshots that show her as the quintessential flapper wearing cloche hats and dropped waist dresses that were flattering to her face and to her tall, willowy figure. She seems to have had a lot of boyfriends in college. After getting her AA degree at LaGrange, Kathryn, as so many did in those days, started teaching without getting her bachelor's degree. Did she teach in the Palmyra or LaGrange area first? She taught several years in the Chicago area, in Harvey, if I remember correctly. Did she teach there after her marriage to Othel? For many years after marriage, she lived in Palmyra. She was living there when her brother, Francis died in1935, and she was living there in 1938(?) when her parents made a long trip west. Did she teach during the time in Palmyra? (The Quincy obituary does not mention it.) Apparently in the late '30's she began working summers, living with her brother Gene and his wife, to complete her BA degree which she received from Peabody in 1940. I can barely remember visiting her in Memphis about 1943. For many years, I thought it was THE Memphis in Tenn., but now I believe it may have been Memphis, Mo., a small town near Kirksville. Did she teach there? What did Othel do there? Soon after World War II, she and Othel moved to Overland, Mo., a suburb of St Louis. Othel had a job with a company that made department store window displays. Kathryn began teaching in the Ritenour district from which she retired about 1972. Kathryn seems to have inherited her father's allergies. She had increasing problems during her later years in the St Louis area. Finally her physician advised getting out of the pollution and cold winters. In 1972 she moved to Stuart, Fla. She did not like it there. She did not have any friends in the area, to my knowledge. There were no cultural opportunities like the symphony. After her brother, Gene, moved to Prescott, Az, she moved there in 1979. She didn't really like Prescott, so she moved briefly to Glendale (Phoenix) to the mobile home park where my parents spent the winters. This did not suit her either, so she moved back to Prescott. Eventually she lived in Samaritan Village, a retirement-nursing home in Prescott. She was very sensitive to small scratches and had severe arthritis and other ailments which limited her mobility. Kathryn Mitchell "Kathryn Taylor Mitchell, 79 of Prescott, Ariz. died Friday (April 26, 1985) in Prescott Samaritan Village in Prescott. "Mrs Mitchell was born Nov. 23, 1905, a daughter of Joshua Booten and Grace McLeod Taylor. She married Othel Mitchell, Dec 31, 1930. He died in 1955. "Four generations of Taylors preceded Mrs. Mitchell in Marion County, the earliest being the Rev. Jeremiah Taylor, founder in 1823 of the Bethel Baptist Church north of Palmyra. Mrs. Mitchell was active in the Baptist church throughout her life. She attended Marion County schools and La Grange College and graduated from George Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. Mitchell taught grade schools in Illinois and Missouri, including 30 years in the Redenour District in St Louis County. She moved from Overland to Stuart, Fla., in 1972 and to Prescott in 1979. "Surviving are two brothers, Aubrey B. Taylor of Urbana, Ill. and J. Eugene Taylor of Prescott. "Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Lewis Brothers Chapel at Palmyra. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. "Memorials may be made to Third Baptist Church Foundation, 620 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, Mo., 63103 or to the charity of the donor's choice." -- probably from the Quincy Harald-Whig, Tuesday April 30, 1985. "Kathryn Mitchell "Kathryn Taylor Mitchell, 79, died Friday, April 26, at Prescott Samaritan Village. "Born Nov 23, 1905, she was the daughter of Joshua Booten and Grace McLeod Taylor. She was preceeded [sic.] in death by her husband Othel V. Mitchell in 1955. "Mrs Mitchell attended public school in Marion County, Mo., and attended LaGrange Missouri College and graduated from George Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn. "She taught elementary school in Illinois and for 30 years in the Ridenour District, St. Louis, Mo. and moved to Prescott in 1979 from Stuart, Florida. "Survivors include bothers [sic] Eugene Taylor, Prescott and Aubrey Taylor, Urbane [sic.], Ill., a niece, Mrs Theodore Long, Skokie, Ill and a nephew, Josh Taylor, Atlanta, Ga. "Memorial contributions may be made to Third Baptist Church Foundation, 620 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, Mo., or to the charity of the donor's choice." | TAYLOR, Frances Kathryn (I4)
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| 493 | Kay Long remembers visiting, cir. 1954, Isa Compton, who was nearly blind. She had never married and had been the secretary for the National PTA in Washington, D.C. She was living with a niece (?) who ran an antique shop and had a very ancient, smelly dog who slept under Kay's army cot bed set up in the antique shop! | COMPTON, Isa McKay (I556)
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| 494 | Killed by the Indians in Carolina. -- Hite Family Newsletter, Fall 1993, p. 1 | BOWMAN, Jacob (I1379)
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| 495 | Known as "Polly." Also not named in her father's will. | PAINTER, Mary (I1610)
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| 496 | Known as Redhead Ben, he had 22 children by both wives. -- Newmann, p. 15 | YATES, Benjamin (I1166)
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| 497 | Known to the J.B. Taylor family as "Cousin Molly Young." -- JET "She is now [1936] 94 years of age and resides in Palmyra. For a number of years her birthdays have been celebrated by the family, and the local newspaper has printed many interesting stories of pioneer and Civil War days that she remembered. Her mother's home was located on the state road between Palmyra and Quincy, and was frequently passed by both Confederate and Union soldiers, and raided, as well. -- Stevens, Dan V. Stephens Family Genealogies, unpaged [15] | PAINTER, Mary Ann (I1502)
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| 498 | L.A. ("Doc") Harris must have been an interesting but pathetic character. He was apparantly addicted to some of the drugs to which he had access in his practice--JET thinks it was heroin. At any rate he went for a cure in the early 1940's according to a letter in a Christmas card from Grace Eugenia McLeod Taylor to her son Aubrey. JET recalls visiting the Harris family in the early 1950's when Doc "was very high and an embarrassment to all." ABT recalled the days when Doc was courting Eleanor and came to the JBT farm for a Sunday dinner. His mother served homemade pineapple ice cream. Something had gone wrong with the dish making it very bitter, but Doc manfully ate it to make a good impression on the family! In the 1950's Doc and Eleanor came home one night to find burglars in their home. They were tied up and left that way until Eleanor was able to get loose and summon help. Years later one of their daughters was murdered by her divorced husband. A grandchild was injured, and another may have been killed in the same incident. | HARRIS, Dr. Locious A. (I344)
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| 499 | Last name may also be "Eltinge" -- Garner and Triplett: Early Births Western Frederick County, Va Eastern Hampshire County West Virginia, p. 69 | ELTINGS, Sara (I1397)
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| 500 | Left a will dated or probated in 1790. He seems to have been unmarried as he left everything to his brothers and sisters: "Washington County, Tenn. Will book 1, page 161, Will of Joseph Whitson. Nov. 1, 1790. My sister's son Joseph Peton [Payton] plantation whereon I now live. My brother Thomas Whitson, a Negro. My brother Will Whitson, a Negro. My brother John Whitson, a Negro. My four brothers and three sisters. Sisters Sarah Nelson, Susannah Eagan, and Lydia McCoy [McKay]. Appoints brothers Thomas and Jesse Executors. Signed by mark, Joseph Whitson" --- Whitley, Edythe R. | WHITSON, Joseph (I122)
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