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| 1801 | Posilla/Priscilla Cobb by Barbara Cobb Rowe: By process of elimination, was born sometime before 1810 - because 4 daughters were shown on the 1810 Abbeville, SC census record and we know the other two daughters were born later than that. Little is known about this daughter, she was listed in Alexanders estate probate records in 1856 as deceased. Someone has posted her name as Priscilla Rosella Cobb, but I have no idea where that came from and it is not proven. I have seen a written family tree where the person stated that the name in Alex's estate records might be Rosella rather than Posilla, so it appears that the Rosella name is just one interpretation of old fashioned handwriting. We know Priscilla married David Goss on August 27, 1831 in Bibb County, Alabama and that they had a daughter, Frances (possibly Francis Elizabeth as she appears as Francis E. on the 1860 and 1870 census records). There is a David Goss age 30 to 40, on the 1840 Montgomery County, Alabama Census as head of the household, the only other member of the household is a female in the 50 to 60 age group (possibly his mother). If this is the same David Goss, than Priscilla was dead before 1840. Frances may have been one of the small females in the household of Alexander on the 1840 census, since he would have had the servants necessary to care for a small motherless child. In April 2007 I was told that Priscilla is buried with her parents in the Cobb/Reid Cemetery. Frances E. Goss born about 1835 married Larkin Gentry on August 1, 1852 in Shelby County. Frances and Larkin (who must have died in the Civil War or shortly afterwards (he served with the 31st Inf.), since he was not living in 1870) had 6 children; the oldest daughter is shown by different names on the 1860 and the 1870 census (Burda J. and Jane B., age 17). The other children listed on the 1870 census records were Mary C. age 15, William ?. age 14, John Alexander age 12, Robert L. age 10, and Larkin C. N. age 8. The family was living in Autauga County, AL on the 1870 census, with all the children including the 8 year old Larkin, working in the cotton mill. I can find no record of Frances and her family after 1870, no marriage records or census records, so far. There is a possibility on the Washington County, Texas 1880 census, there are two young men, John and R. L. that are the right ages to be her sons, both single and working for others. | Cobb, Priscilla (I4662)
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| 1802 | Possibly John Herron's Virgil. South Carolina Marriages, 1641-1965 about Virg M. Herron Name: Virg M. Herron Spouse: Margaret Frances McKee Marriage Date: 15 Dec 1859 Source: South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol 10, # 1-2, 4 | Herron, Virgil Wayne (I637)
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| 1803 | Post-Search Light, May 28, 1936 "Byron Hugh Belcher Funeral services were held for Byron Hugh Belcher, Jr., on Wednesday, May 20, at Whigham Baptist Church at 4:00 o'clock with Rev. Alex Carswell officiating, being assisted by Rev. N. G. Christopher. Interment followed the services at Whigham Cemetery. Byron Hugh Belcher, Jr., died Tuesday at 11 o'clock p.m. following a short illness. He was 16 years of age at the time of his death. He is survived by his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Belcher, three sisters, Mrs. A. S. Bales, Albany, Ga., Miss Mildred Belcher, Albany, Ga., Miss Mary Belcher, Bainbridge, Ga., two brothers Robert and Rodney Belcher. Active pallbearers were: Elbert Howard, Luther Hardin, Roy McGhee, William Salter, M. J. Perkins, Broughton Connell. The honorary escort was the boys and girls of the Whigham High School. Player Funeral Home in charge." | Belcher, Byron Hugh Jr. (I4186)
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| 1804 | Posted by: Philip Howton Stephens Date: December 10, 2000 at 12:37:04 In Reply to: Re: NEWSOM, Robert, 1789-1855, VA>MO by Robert M SHORES of 1699 Mr Shores...thanks for your reply. Leatha Boze (Caldwell co KY, 1870) widow of Avery Claxton lived next door to Y.C. Newsom and Ursula (Bates) Newsom. Leatha left Bedford co, Tn in 1861 where Avery Claxton died a few years prior. In 1810, there was a Robert Newsom in adjoining Hopkins co, Ky. In 1840, a Robert Newsom lived next door to Joshua Claxton in Dickson co, Tn. Can you identify that Robert Newsom? Many thanks...Phil. Tennessee Marriages to 1825: Spouse #1: Claxton, Joshua Spouse #2: Rice (sic), Susannah (Ross) Married: 03 Oct 1810, Tennessee, Sumner County. 1840 Census, Dickson, TN: Joshua Claxton, head household with 1 m under 5 (Thomas J.) , 1 m. 5-10 (?), 1 m. 50-60; 1 f. under 5, 2 f. 10 - -20 (Nancy & Elizabeth), and 1 f. 20-30 (Delilah).. Who is the male 5 - 10? James would have been 20. Joshua Clarkson 1820 Census Sumner County 400010-00010-0300-1000-0100. James could have been one of the four males under the age of 10, but we have no idea who are other 3 males under 10 in the household. Since James was born around 1819 or 1820 it is figured the other 3 males would have been older than James. James is the oldest child of Joshua we have on record. Susan Ross was his mother and her parents lived in Madisonville, Hopkins County, KY. Since the Duck river runs through so many counties it is hard to determine who are his brothers on the Duck river. (Bedford, Marshall, Maury, Hickman, and Humpheys) (Dickson County is a one point about 20 miles from the Duck River) Thelma wonders if a Tommy Claxton of 1836 Poinsett County is the AR brother. (Source: (Tommy Claxton - 2008) Jamess grandmother in Madisonville KY was Lydda Ross. The two uncles on the Duck River could be Isaac Claxton (b. ca. 1770) and John Claxton (b. ca. 1775). Joshuas only other known possible uncle would be Anson (Anderson? If the two are separate men, Anson is thought to be dead, which would explain why he was not mentioned. Anderson Claxton is living in Arkansas in 1840). The brother who was 40 miles from Memphis could be Tommy Claxton of Poinsett County, found on an 1838 Tax list (This information came from Thelma Phillips). James does not mention any other brothers or his second family in Dickson County aside from his father. (Source: Tommy Claxton) I have only seen an index of taxes for the taxes earlier than 1802. Plan to review the actual books in Sumner County later. Except of an instance where Anson paid tax on a wagon, etc. that he purchased at a sale the tax list generally reports only property tax or poll tax or both. In the case of the Sumner County Tax list I have read so far it has been both Poll and Property with a rare personal property tax. A male usually paid poll tax from age 21 thru 60 regardless of land or whether or not he was head of a household. I have attached an Excel Tax list where Mary Ann and I scarfed up some tax info from the original tax books (not an index). This only includes tax books from 1802 thru 1816 and we ran out of time that day on that last book. We plan to go back and get earlier books later. The file is currently sorted in order by last name, first name, and tax year Column A would resort it back into the natural order as we read the tax books. It looks like James paid the taxes for the land on Rocky Creek until 1809, then apparently James moved somewhere else in the county and started paying Poll tax and Joshua started paying the land tax and poll tax on the same Rocky Creek property (at least land with the same amount of acres (274). Do not know why James did not pay poll in 1809 but did in 1810. Joshua's first record of paying poll is in 1810 which would seem to be when he came of age to vote. 1810 is when Joshua and Susan got married. There are two references to land grants for Joshua one in 1806 and one in 1807. It would seem that before one became of age the parent or guardian would be assigned land grants until such time the minor became of age. Maybe James paid the taxes on that land until Joshua became of age. This would imply that James was Joshua's father. There is a younger James in the 1820 Census and an older James as well. There is also an older male in the older James's household. There are two land grant entries in 1806 and 1807 but apparently only one piece of land had taxes paid on it. (Source: Tommy Claxton) I have attached an Excel Tax list where Mary Ann and I scarfed up some tax info from the original tax books (not an index). This only includes tax books from 1802 thru 1816 and we ran out of time that day on that last book. We plan to go back and get earlier books later. The file is currently sorted in order by last name, first name, and tax year Column A would resort it back into the natural order as we read the tax books. I also attached the "Sumner info" list that everyone probably already has a copy of by now. It looks like James paid the taxes for the land on Rocky Creek until 1809, then apparently James moved somewhere else in the county and started paying Poll tax and Joshua started paying the land tax and poll tax on the same Rocky Creek property (at least land with the same amount of acres (274). Do not know why James did not pay poll in 1809 but did in 1810. Joshua's first record of paying poll is in 1810 which would seem to be when he came of age to vote. 1810 is when Joshua and Susan got married. There are two references to land grants for Joshua one in 1806 and one in 1807. It would seem that before one became of age the parent or guardian would be assigned land grants until such time the minor became of age. Maybe James paid the taxes on that land until Joshua became of age. This would imply that James was Joshua's father. There is a younger James in the 1820 Census and an older James as well. There is also an older male in the older James's household. (Source: Tommy Claxton) I found this: Claxton, Sally married Thornton, Jeremiah; 16 Feb 1813 Kentucky, in Woodford County. Woodford County is where a Joshua Clarkson was a census. Where, if at all, does Sarah (Claxton) Thornton fit in with the Ross's or the Hopkins County Claxton's? (Source: Bill Claxton) Sumner Co., TN (Source: Bill Clarkson - 12/2008) The first evidence of James Claxton in Sumner County was a 1798 recording of him on a Tax List. Tommy Claxton states that A male usually paid poll tax from age 21 thru 60 regardless of land or whether or not he was head of a household Roberta Estates comments; There are two kinds of tax lists. One type of tax list is on property owned and it typically gives the acreage because the tax was calculated on the acreage. The second type of tax list was a personal property tax list and everyone had to pay unless they were old or infirm and declared so by the court. The personal property tax list also had columns for slaves, horses, and other items one was taxed on. Looking at the tax list itself will tell you which kind of list it was. Also, lists were kept in two ways. One was in the order the tax collector visited the homes. This kind can be exceedingly useful as they show neighbors and neighborhoods. The second way is what I call semi-alpha where the names are grouped by letter. Those lists aren't nearl as useful for the genealogist except you can tell at a glance if there are any other similar surnames in the district where the list was taken. On this Tax list his name was spelled as Clacston. (This is just the first of many creative ways to spell Clarkson or Claxton. The question for many researchers is which came first, or are they two separate names that simply became enmeshed because they sound similar to the ear) He next shows up in 1808 during the contentious litigation battle between Joshua Claxton and Alexander McMillan over a land grant. (A more detailed description of this legal struggle can be read in the Joshua Claxton article) Needless to say, James became involved in a physical confrontation with Alexander McMillan, and was charged with assault. He is found guilty and is charged a $25 dollar fine (This was a steep fine; you could buy an acre of land for about a dollar or two). It is unclear what the relationship was between Joshua and James, but based on later census reports, it is clear that James is older than Joshua, and may be his father or uncle. further confirm a close relationship, James was paying taxes on a piece of land until 1809, and then Joshua assumed the tax payment and/or ownership. This is what Tommy Claxton said about this: It looks like James paid the taxes for the land on Rocky Creek until 1809, then apparently James moved somewhere else in the county and started paying Poll tax and Joshu started paying the land tax and poll tax on the same Rocky Creek property (at least land with the same amount of acres (274). Do not know why James did not pay poll in 1809 but did in 1810. In 1808, James may have been involved in this litigation of James Clanton vs. John Bailey & John Pritchell. The name on the suit is listed as Clanton, a sometimes common error that creates confusion and uncertainty for Claxton and Clarkson researchers. James served on a number of juries in 1808-1809, including one with John Shaver who married Rebecca Claxton. John Shavers property is next to Jamess land, which was later owed by Joshua Claxton. Rebecca Claxton and Joshua Claxton may be siblings based on their close age. The next record of James is in said 1820 Sumner County census report. There was just one other recorded Claxton (written as Clarkson) listed in this 1820 census in Sumner County, Joshua Claxton. Joshuas birth was between 1780 and about 1786 (See the article Joshua Claxton for more information). In 1826, there was an estate sale for James, so he apparently died in 1825 or 1826. Mentioned in the purchase of items of his estate was John Claxton (a possible son. There was a John Claxton in 1820 Bedford County census who was born about 1775), John Shaver (a possible son-in-law) and Susan Claxton (who may the Susan Claxton who was married to Joshua Claxton in 1810). One of the mysteries of the Claxtons in early Sumner history (1790-1820) is figuring out who the other Claxtons were who are found on various county records. Others listed in this time period was Jeremiah, Thomas, Anson & John Claxton. (Some of the following is already included in the article on Joshua Claxton) Jeremiah may have been the same Jeremiah who settled up in the Hopkins County area of Kentucky, and was killed in the War of 1812 in New Orleans. He also may be the earliest and first link to the Claxtons history in that area (Christian, Hopkins and Caldwell Counties of Kentucky) Thomas (b. before 1788) is mentioned just once in 1809, in notes that read Suit, charge - cov't appeal, transferred to Sumner Circuit Court. This court action was against the same infamous Alexander McMillan that Joshua was tied up with. No one knows Thomass age or relationship to the other Claxtons in Sumner County, but it appears that Thomas is closely related to them. A number of later Claxtons name their sons Thomas. Anson (b ca 1773-75) is first recorded in the U.S. census in 1800 in Granville County NC. He has two boys under 10, no daughters and listed as between 25 to 45 years of age. This fits into the theory that Anson is the father to Hiram born about 1798 and James born about 1799. More importantly, in the 1800 census he is surrounded by the men who James Claxton conducted business with prior to his departure to Middle Tennessee. This adds credibility to the theory that he is the son of James (b. ca 1750). Anson was recorded owning property in Sumner County in 1809 (1809: He buys 25 Ac from James Winchester. James clears a debt of $150 by selling the land for $300 to Anson with Anson owing $150) and was a witness for Hiram Claxtons marriage to Patsey Steele on Oct 28, 1817 along with John Steele. There is some discussion and debate about the possibility that Anson could also be Anderson Claxton (b ca 1775), who shows up in later records, but not before 1820 (a possible Williamson County census as Aaron Carkeron) or 1828 (His marriage in Bedford County was to Rosannah Wendell Tatum. Side note; Rosannahs first husband Howell Tatum was primarily responsible for blowing the whistle on the Glasgow Land scandal that caught Joshua Claxton up in its process) So apparently Anson died before 1820, or he becomes Anderson in the records. Concerning this debate about the identity of Anson; in reviewing the 1800 Granville County census, Anson Claxton is on page 68 (there are 15 names to a page). On page 66, 31 names away is Micajah Wade. Micajah (born 1777) is married with one son per this census report. There are two woman aged 16-35 in his household, and one woman over 45. This older woman is probably a mother or mother-in-law of his. Rootsweb.com says the wife in the 1800 census was Sarah McCormick. The information on dates is conflicting (no big surprise) on Rootsweb.com. Howell Tatum and Rosannah Wendels daughter Elizabeth (born about 1808) marries a Micajah Wade sometime in the early 1820s. We find Micajah Wade in Holmes County Mississippi in 1840. In the 1830s, it appears that he has been filing land claims in Alabama in Butler County and through the Cahaba Land Office. In the late 1840s he is filing land claims in Franklin County. It appears he may have died about the same time as Anderson Claxton. If we go to the 1850 census, Rosannah Claxton, the widow of Anderson Claxton, is living with Elizabeth Wade, the apparent widow of Micajah Wade. So, back in 1800 Granville, Anson Claxton is living near Micajah Wade. James Claxton (1740) is an attorney-in-law for a Wade family in Virginia to recover items. It would appear that James has a prior connection to the Wade family. There are two other Wade families within 3 pages of Anson. And then you add in Anderson Claxton marrying Micajahs mother-in-law in 1828. It appears that these set of facts suggest that Anson and Anderson are the same man. John Claxton is recorded on the Tax list in 1799, and is involved in litigation (John DEN vs. James Vicent. John Claxton and Arthur Hankins are being ejected from property owned by their landlord James Vincent in 1803). John was also involved in litigation with Alexander McMillan, confirming his connection to the other Sumner County Claxtons. He later moves and settles in Bedford, TN. James Lee Claxton of Russell County VA is an interesting person to look at as a possible nephew of James Claxton (b. ca 1750) too. Bobbi Estates writes this about James James Lee Clarkson was born in 1775 in Russell County VA. and died on February 11, 1815 in Fort Decatur, Macon County AL. He married Sarah Cook (Daughter of Joel Cook) on October 10, 1805 in Russell County VA. She was born in 1775 in Virginia and died on December 21, 1863 on Jonesville Road in Hancock County TN. Sarah reported their marriage alternatively with two different years, 1799 and 1805 The 1799 date was given when she was younger, and this researcher tends to believe it was correct because three of their children were born before 1805 with a fourth one being born in that year. All the County Minutes, Deeds records, etc, refer to James, Sarah and Fairwick (also Farwick, Farwix, Fairwix; broken tombstones has ____wix) as Claxtons. All descendants of James and Sarah use the last name Clarkson. James is on the tax lists in Russell County Virginia before 1800. The earliest record I have of him in Claiborne County TN is the following: June 16, 1805- 146- William Bales overseer of the road from Williamson Trents to the Bald Hill near Martins Creek intersecting the VA line- hands Nathan Morgan, William Morgan, Mark Morgan, Zachariah Stephens, James Claxton, William Allen, Charles Rite, George Spencer, Elijah Smith, Joseph Mourning, William Hatfield, Henry Smith, Jacob Smith, William Evans, John Allen, James Allen, John Riley and John Parot. There is also an 1809 Security to John Ryla in the County Court Minutes 3/71 (book and page) The children of James and Sarah COOK Clarkson are Farwick, Mahala, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Susannah, Martha, Henry and Mary Polly. All the children and their descendants go by Clarkson. They basically had a child a year, last child being born the same year James died (War of 1812) near Mobile (in 1815). Going back to finish our story of James, there is an intriguing court record is from 1826, when James Clarksons (Claxton b ca 1750) estate sale was held. His administrator was John Shaver. Listed as buyers at the estate sale were Susan Claxton (Joshuas wife?), John Claxton (now of Bedford County?) and John Shaver (son-in-law?). Something unreadable in the estate sale paperwork mentions Claiborne County, where a number of Clarksons (see paragraph above) lived who descended from this James Lee Claxton of Russell County VA. To our knowledge, the first James (ca. 1750) did not name any sons James whom we know about. Plus, most importantly, James Lee (1775) descendants DNA matches up with the Claxtons of Bedford County. This appears consistent with the assumption that the estate is referring to that group of Clarksons (Claxtons) in Claiborne County TN. The John Claxton who is mentioned in the estate sale may be the John who is found in 1820 and 1830 Bedford County census reports. If so, this would help to tie the Sumner County Claxtons (James b. ca 1750? and Joshua b. ca. 1780) with the Bedford County Claxtons (John b. ca. 1775 and Isaac b. ca 1770) (Note: The children of John Claxton (b. ca.1775) who were born after 1798 were born in Tennessee. Isaac Claxton (b.ca. 1770) does not show up in Sumner County, but his son Solomon was born in NC in 1802. So it appears that Isaac followed his brothers after they were settled in middle TN, joining them perhaps in Wilson or Smith County before moving on the Bedford County. From the above information, one can make the following theory on the relationships: It appears that James b. ca. 1750 may have been the father or uncle of the clan of Sumner County Claxtons. His children, nephews and nieces could include: Isaac b. ca. 1770, Mary b. ca 1773, John b. ca. 1775, Anson (Anderson?) b. ca 1775, James b. 1775, Anderson b. ca 1775, Rebecca c. ca 1776, Jeremiah b. ca. 1779, Thomas b. prior to 1788, Joshua b. ca 1780-86 and Susannah b. ca 1787. Each of these Claxtons interacted with each other and resided in Sumner or Bedford County in the years 1800-1820. Even if James was not the father of all these Claxtons (Remember there was an unidentified older male in Jamess 1820 household) they were all probably siblings or cousins. Each of their names was repeated in later generations (except Anson; but Anderson was used a number of times). One other name to discuss is Nancy Claxton, who married John Bachelor in Wilson County on Nov 17, 1813 in Wilson County. This would place her birth somewhere around 1794 or so. Conclusion For all of us who carry Middle Tennessee Claxton blood in our veins, James should be rated right up there with the first Claxtons to settle in North American and with those who carved out homesteads in early Virginia and North Carolina history. If one thinks about the process of planning a huge movement of people and supplies into a frontier wilderness over primitive roads, it would appear to be an overwhelming or at least a daunting task. Abandoning your farm, hard won over hostile people and nature, must require a dire necessity. Leaving family and friends must have been a heart-retching scene, knowing that at best it would be months or years before they were re-united, if death didnt foreclosure it. James did not appear to take the whole family or clan. Perhaps those that stayed were married or were cousins. Those first Middle Tennessee settlers appear to be; James Claxton b. ca. 1750, Rebecca b. ca 1760-1770 (based on the 1840 Sumner & 1850 Sullivan County U.S. census reports) John Claxton b. ca 1775, Jeremiah b. ca 1779, Thomas b. before 1788, Susannah b. ca 1787 and Joshua b. 1780-1786. Those who appear to have come later were Mary b. 1773, Anson b. ca. 1775 and Isaac b. ca 1770. Mary, Anson and Isaac were already married in North Carolina and their spouses and in-laws may have kept them anchored in Granville until the success or failure of the western move was apparent. (Isaacs wifes name is unknown, but I have a theory that it will turn out to be a Wilson (totally unproven and speculate on my part)) Once settled in Middle Tennessee, Rebecca married their neighbors son, John Shaver. The Shavers stay in Sumner County until at least 1840, then are found in Sullivan County TN in 1850, where they are listed at 90 years of age (this appears to be wrong and may be about 80), they are still living together. John is stated to have died in 1859 per the RootsWeb.com site. If the 90 years of age is correct, it either forces James Claxton birth back to almost 1740, or Rebecca is a younger sister of his. Susannah married Stephen Evans. First, I could never find a Stephen Evans except a Stephen Evans of Overton County, who was living four counties east of Sumner Co of where they married. Then he is never seen again in the U.S. census. Then, I found another man who married an Evans girl in about the same time in Sumner County. His name was James Roberts. I then I found a James Roberts in the same county (Overton) as Stephen Evans. In fact, this James is living next to William Evans on page 10 (Ancestry.com records). On page 12 are five Evans, including Stephen. I believe it is a reasonable assumption to assume this is our Stephen (Claxton) Evans family and his clan. Then I found an old record concerning Howell Tatum (Anderson Claxton married his wife Rosannah in 1828) who died in 1822 that gave us an additional clue. It mentions in passing that Rosannah (his widow or ex-wife) and Anderson Claxton married in 1828 and moved west to Fort Smith, AR. This may help explain why we are unable to find Anderson Claxton in 1830. She is stated to be the daughter of Anson Claxton, who had one daughter under 10 in the 1800 Granville census. John and Nancy are found in the 1830 Maury County census, but appear to be gone by 1840. Then, a Stephen Evans is discovered in the Mississippi Territory Tax List census of 1810-1819 (This may or may not be in conflict with the 1820 Overton County census records). People did travel between places, and it is conceivable that Stephen traveled to the territory and was on the tax list, while returning to the family homesteads in Overton County at times. He may have traveled to the territories to buy land and conduct business while his wife remained in Overton with the family. I found a Stephen Evans again on the 1819-1829 Tax List of Pulaski County in the Arkansas Territory. I believe this places him in western Arkansas, and in the 1819-1829 time frame, and would explain his absence from the 1830 census. We now have evidence that both Anderson Claxton and Stephen Evans were in the western parts of the Arkansas Territory in about 1830, and this gives us reason to believe that the Evanss children (One child asked Anderson Claxton to be their guardian) are in fact Susannah Claxtons children. Again, no direct evidence, but the sort of circumstantial facts that lead a reasonable researcher to make that assumption with some confidence. Susannah Claxton was married in 1805. This would place her birth no later than about 1787 (married at age 17 is about the earliest I imagine we can use). Anderson appears to be about 12 or so in 1787 (His maximum age based on all available information would be 17 in 1787), making him a tough option as Susannahs father, but a solid choice as a brother. It then makes James Claxton the logical choice as her father. John Claxton may or may not have married before the journey west, and his wife is unknown. Joshua married Susan Ross, and began an interesting and turbulent life with her for 20 odd years. Anderson, if not Anson, is married (not for the first time in all probability) in Bedford County TN while in his fifties to Rosannah Wendel Tatum in 1828. Jeremiah appears later to wander further west, into Hopkins County Kentucky, where he heads into trouble with the law, a possible marriage and then an early death on the battlefield of New Orleans. Then there was Thomas, once seen, whose name is given to many Claxton baby boys in the years to come. We do not know his age or situation or relationship to the other Claxtons. He may have been a brother to James, or even a son who died young. There is an outside chance he could be an old grandpa of 80 years or more, tagging along, unable to fend for himself in the world of 1800 America, dependant on the care from his children. But at the end of the day, it was probably Jamess leadership and physical strength that persuaded his family to follow him into the dark and semi-known wilderness. And for that, he deserves our respect and remembrance. I spoke to one of the men who are publishing the Early Cumberland Settlers book, and he shared with me the neighbors of Joshua. They were: Archibald Taylor Abraham Price Samson Williams Michael Shavor Nearby was John Blackmore and a Pruitt family. (Source: Bill Clarkson) | Claxton, Joshua (I36)
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| 1805 | Prince Charles Benedict James Stuart, 4th Count of Albany, de jure Charles IV of Scots. | Of Albany, Charles Benedict James Stuart (I6071)
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| 1806 | Prince Edward James Stuart (Count Stuarton), 2nd Count of Albany, de jure James IX of Scots/James IV of England. | Of Albany, Edward James Stuart (I6062)
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| 1807 | Prince Henry Edward Benedict Stuart, 3rd Count of Albany, de jure Henry II of Scots/Henry X of England. | Of Albany, Henry Edward Benedict Stuart (I6066)
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| 1808 | Prince Julius Anthony Henry Stuart, 5th Count of Albany, de jure Henry III of Scots and Henry XI of England. Relinquished in 1913. | Of Albany, Julius Anthony Henry Stuart (I6075)
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| 1809 | Prince of Bourbon and Duke of Aquitaine. | Of Aquitaine, Louis (I6046)
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| 1810 | Prince of Gwynedd from 1137 until his death in 1170, took advantage of the troubled reign of King Stephen of England and seized some neigbouring territories. In 1157, Henry II led an army into Wales and Owain acknowledged Henry II as overlord. Owain kept all the territory he had gained with the exception of Tegeingl in the extreme north east. Bangor Cathedral, situated on the south side of the Menia Straits which separates the isle of Anglesey from the mainland of north Wales, may be the only Cathedral in the United Kingdom to have been in continuous use since its conception. It is one of the earliest monastic settlements in all of the UK. being founded by St. Deiniol in the year 525; when Deiniol was consecrated Bishop in 546 his church became a Cathedral. Owain is said to have had a large number of children by assorted mistresses. Among these children is reputed to have been: Prince Madoc who, according to legend, is said to have sailed to North America in the late 12th century. Click on Prince Madoc for details of this story. Riryd who accompanied Madoc. Gwynedd had been severely tested in the 1090`s by determined Norman attacks. Their intention was to secure a total conquest of the principality, But the Welsh fought back and Gwynedd became a strong base under the dynamic leadership of Owain Gwynedd, son of Gruffydd ap Cynan. In 1170, at the close of that year, in the month of November, died Owain Gwynedd ap Gruffydd ap Cynan, Prince of Gwynedd, a man of great renown and of infinite prudence and nobility, the bulwark and the strength of Wales, unconquered from his youth, after victories beyond number". As well as strengthening Gwynedd, Owain also extended his power to other parts of Wales and his kingdom reached as far as the outskirts of Chester. Henry II was keenly aware of Owain`s power and sought to extinguish it but although Owain was forced to yield to the king and obliged to pay homage to him in 1157 he succeeded in retaining his hold on most of the land he had consolidated. Henry again tried to weaken Owain`s power and influence in 1165 but his onslaught proved a failure and he was forced to return to England empty handed. Owain built on his success during the following years and by the time of his death in 1170 he controlled all of North Wales, and most of the west and south. He called himself "Rex", King of Wales, during his leadership but during his final years referred to himself as "prince Wallensium", prince of the Welsh people, a title that suggests he considered himself leader of the country as a whole. Owain Gwynedd paved the way for the thirteenth century Princes of Gwynedd who were able to build on the solid foundation he laid. They were to go on to develop and maintain a large measure of independence from England. | Of Wales, Owain Gwynedd ap Gruffydd (I3307)
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| 1811 | Princess Edith the Younger was daughter of Edward the Elder, King of England, by his second wife, Elflaed. She became the first wife of Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor & King of Germany. His father, Henry I the Fowler sent to ask King Athelstan for one of his sisters as a wife for his eldest son. Athelstan sent two, Edith, who married Otto, and Elgith, who was married to Duke Boleslav II of Bohemia. Edith was a pious and exemplary woman. She had a son Liudolf and a daughter Liutgard. Otto's second wife was St. Adelaide. Edith does not seem to be called Saint by any reliable authority. She appears in a list of sainted English queens preserved in Analecta Juris Pontificii (1823). She is called Blessed by Arturus du Monstier, on the alleged authority of Baronius, who, however, does not so style her. She is not in the Manipulus, where every possible English princess is inserted. (Edited from Agnes Dunbar's "A Dictionary of Saintly Women") | Of Wessex, EAdgyth (I1154)
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| 1812 | Ralph de Belcher: Hugh Belcher, Lieutenant of the Forst of Needwood Staffordshire, descended from Ralpoh de lBLelcher of Staffordshire in 1176 lineal ancestor of the Belcher's of LGuilsborough in Northamptonshire; was of the time of Edward IV (1442-1483). The name Belcher, is an old one, found in legal records as early as 1176 in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worchester, Wiltshire, and North Hamptonshire (Northants), England. From "Historical Collections of Staffordshire, Vol 1, pg. 1291: When Ralph de Belcher was witness to a deed. The name is uncommon and the origin of the name is from the old french "Bel-chere", meaning, "good company or companion". Some early Norman translations mean "good cheer" or "good and cheerful". One line of the Belcher's is seated in Guilsborough in Northamptonshire and was descended from Hugh Belcher, the earliest descendent of this branch, found at this time was born around 1460 in Northants, England. Living in the reign of Edward IV, this branch of the family held landed estates and bore arms: "Loyoal au Mort" (Loyal even to death). The coat of arms is described as paly of six, or (gold) gules (red) a chief vair. Crest a greyhound's alertness in the discharge of duty. A chief signifies dominion and authority, and ermine and vair (also fur) authority and honor. Ermine and vair are the oldest furs of heraldry, and denotes generosity and elevation of mind, gules, military fortitude and magnanimity. The pedigree was entered into the "Visitation of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire in 1619. The original ancestor of the Belcher family in England is listed in the Roll of Battle of Abbey. This roll was the original list of those who came to England with William the Conqueror's Army more than nine hundred years ago during the Norman Conquest in 1066. The earliest known beginning of Belcher genealogy starts here. | Belcher, Hugh (I4760)
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| 1813 | Ranulf I =Rorgo, Comte De Poitou; Rorgo, Count De Poitou (Rosamond, Frankish kingdom under Carolingians; Rannoux, Count D'Auvergne; Rainulf I, Duke D'Aquitaine. Rainulf I was Duke D'Aquitaine in the year 852. Born: before 810, son of Gerard I, Count D'Auvergne and Hildegarde=Mathilde De France. Married before 824: Rotrude, daughter of Charlemagne, Rex Francorum et Langobardorum and Hildegard, Countess De Linzgau. Rotrude was Ranulf I's first wife. Married in 845: N? Du Maine, daughter of Rorgo, Count Du Maine and Bilihildis. She was Ranulf I's second wife. Died: in Oct 866 in Brissarthe, Maine-et-Loire, Anjou, France. Ranulf I was killed in action by the Normans. Despite intervening difficulties, his son, Ranulf II, would propel himself and his family into a leading position in Aquitaine. (Source: Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, ISBN: 0-8063-1344-7, Page 118, Line 163-38) and (Pierre Riche's 'The Carolingians', P. 193). | Of Ranulf du Poitou, Rogo I (I3109)
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| 1814 | Rebecca and John Milford were cousins. | Milford, Rebecca M. (I625)
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| 1815 | Rebecca Underwood was adopted by Alexander after Ruth's death. It might be that she was his child with another woman such as Louvinia (Vinia), the person he was involved with. It may be that Vinia died and left Rebecca, and Alexander felt responsible to care for her. She is listed in the Bibb Co., AL 1850 census with Alexander, as he being 72 and she being 11. The suit brought about by his children in question of his sanity was provoked by this involvement I believe. (Martha Mordecai, 2003) | Cobb, Rebecca Underwood Parminter (I1141)
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| 1816 | Rebecca Watt married Thomas Bailey. | Watt, Rebecca (I9462)
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| 1817 | Regarding the photo of Amelia Giles Cobb and Family: Here is the picture and the list of who's who. The list was written by Johnnie Rachel, dau. of David's daughter Lizzie. The Uncle Frank sitting to Milley's left is Rufus Franklin Cobb, the son that never married and lived with her until she was forced, by age, to give up her home and live with some of her children. The one to her right is David Washington Cobb, and the one standing just behind and between them is my grandfather, George Washington Cobb. (Courtesy of Barbara Rowe) Here is the picture I just received of the wife of Charles Banks Cobb. According to the history, Milley was blind in her later life and that is probably why her eyes are closed. This picture is in the possession of Barbara Atchison of Tulsa, OK, a descendant through the daughter of Charles and Amelia, Martha Elizabeth/Elmira Cobb. Martha married first a Langston who was killed not too long after the wedding, right at the end of the Civil War. She then married Felix James Seal/Seals/Seales. (From Roy Atchison courtesy of Barbara Rowe) | Giles, Amelia (I4750)
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| 1818 | Reigned 1135 - 1154. | Of England, Stephen (I5335)
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| 1819 | Reigned 1513 - 1542. | Of the Scots, James V (I5952)
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| 1820 | Reigned 1554 - 1567 until forced to abdicate. Executed by her cousin, Elizabeth I of England. Beheaded at Fotheringay Castle. | Of the Scots, Mary Stuart (I5954)
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| 1821 | Reigned 1625 - 1649, when he was beheaded. King of England, Scotland and Ireland whose refusal to compromise over complex religious and political situations led to civil war, his own execution and the temporary suspension of the monarchy in England. The second son of James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark, Charles was born at Fife in Scotland on 19 November 1600. His father succeeded Queen Elizabeth I and came to the throne of England as King James I in 1603. Charles was created Duke of Albany at his baptism (December 1600) and Duke of York in 1605. He was placed in the care of Lord and Lady Fyvie until the age of four, then moved to England where he was brought up in the household of Sir Robert and Lady Carey. As a child, Charles suffered from weak ankle joints (probably the result of rickets) which slowed his physical development. He was also slow in learning to speak. He outgrew these defects, except for a slight stammer which he never overcame. His education was overseen by Thomas Murray, a Scottish Presbyterian who later became Provost of Eton. Charles was a serious student who excelled at languages, rhetoric and divinity. Charles was overshadowed by his brilliant elder brother Prince Henry, to whom he was devoted, but Henry died when Charles was 12 years old. Charles and his sister Elizabeth mourned Henry together, which created a bond between them that affected English foreign policy after Elizabeth married the Elector of the Palatinate. Henry's death made Charles heir to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland. By strength of will, he overcame his physical weaknesses to become a good horseman and huntsman. He developed sophisticated tastes in the arts and earnestly applied himself to his religious devotions. Created Prince of Wales in 1616, he was instructed by King James in every aspect of ruling a kingdom. With a profound belief that Kings were appointed by God to rule by Divine Right, Charles succeeded as the second Stuart King of England in 1625. Charles came to the throne amid pressure from English Protestants for intervention against Spain and the Catholic powers in the religious wars raging in Europe (the Thirty Years War, 1618-48). He allowed England's foreign policy to be directed by the unpopular Duke of Buckingham, who launched a series of disastrous military expeditions against Spain and France with the aim of indirectly assisting the Palatinate. Charles dissolved his first two Parliaments when they attempted to impeach Buckingham but he was forced to call a third because he needed funds to pursue his warlike policies. In 1628, Charles' opponents formulated the Petition of Right as a defence against the King's arbitrary use of his powers. Charles grudgingly accepted the Petition in the hope that Parliament would grant him subsidies, but in practice he ignored its provisions. After Buckingham was assassinated in 1628, Parliament began to criticise Charles' religious policy. He angrily dismissed his third Parliament in 1629, imprisoned several of his leading opponents, and declared his intention of ruling alone. The eleven-year period of the King's Personal Rule was also described as the "Eleven Year Tyranny". It was initially successful during the turmoil of the Civil Wars, many people looked back upon it as a golden age of peace and prosperity. Charles had made peace with Spain and France by 1630. Trade and commerce grew; the King's finances were stable by 1635. This enabled him to commission great works of art by Rubens and Van Dyck, and also to build up the Royal Navy for England's defence. But without Parliament to grant legal taxes, Charles was obliged to raise income by obscure and highly unpopular means including forced loans, the sale of commercial monopolies and, most notoriously of all, Ship Money. Along with Charles' controversial religious policies, these measures alienated many natural supporters of the Crown, including powerful noblemen like Lord Saye and Sele, and wealthy landowners like John Hampden. In religion, Charles favoured the elaborate and ritualistic High Anglican form of worship. He appointed William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury in 1633. Laud insisted upon strict compliance to the established tenets of the Church and vigorously supported the King's Divine Right. Much of the Laudian liturgy was interpreted by Puritans as being dangerously close to Roman Catholic practices. The King's marriage to the French Catholic princess Henrietta Maria in 1625 had also caused consternation amongst English Protestants, particularly as she was allowed to practise her religion openly and freely. In some quarters, Henrietta Maria's influence over the King and the royal children was regarded as part of an international Papist conspiracy against the Protestant faith. Although Charles himself was high-minded and devout, his religious policies were deeply divisive and turned Puritans like Pym and Cromwell against him. In collaboration with Archbishop Laud, he insisted upon religious conformity across England, Scotland and Ireland. This went disastrously wrong when the Anglican liturgy and Laudian Prayer Book were forced upon the Scottish Kirk in 1637, resulting in the creation of the Scottish National Covenant against interference in religion and the Bishops' Wars between the two nations. In order to finance war against the Scots, Charles was obliged to recall Parliament in 1640, bringing his eleven-year personal rule to an end. The strength of feeling against the King's policies in Church and State resulted in vehement opposition from the Short Parliament of April 1640 and its successor the Long Parliament. Rather than attack the King himself, however, Parliament impeached and condemned to death his principal ministers Archbishop Laud and the Earl of Strafford, with Charles doing little to help them. In November 1641, news of the Irish uprising reached London, provoking a crisis over whether King or Parliament should control the army raised to quell the rebellion. Both parties tried to gain control of the Tower of London against a background of riots and unrest. The King and Royal Family were driven from London in January 1642 after Charles failed in his attempt to arrest the Five Members regarded as his leading opponents in Parliament. During the spring and summer of 1642, both sides manoeuvred to gain control of the armed forces and the support of the nation. Charles raised his standard at Nottingham Castle on 22 August 1642. This was the King's call-to-arms and the beginning of the First Civil War. Ironically, the navy that Charles had built on the proceeds of ship money declared for Parliament. Having lost London to the Parliamentarians, Charles set up his court and military headquarters at Oxford. Although he lacked military experience, Charles was courageous and developed strategic skills as the war went on. He personally commanded the army that defeated Sir William Waller at Cropredy Bridge, then pursued and defeated the Earl of Essex at Lostwithiel in the summer of 1644. But the Royalist war effort was often hampered by arguments and jealousies amongst its senior officers, with Charles himself frequently indecisive or capricious. He was easily swayed by his counsellors, notably Lord Digby, who was himself conducting a personal vendetta against Prince Rupert. When the King attempted to raise troops from Ireland, Parliament mounted a successful propaganda campaign, raising fears of a Catholic conspiracy, which greatly damaged his cause. The combination of Parliament's alliance with the Scottish Covenanters and the formation of the professionally-run New Model Army brought about the defeat of the Royalists in 1645-6. Charles fled from Oxford in April 1646 and surrendered to the Scottish army rather than to Parliament. He attempted to exploit divisions between the Parliamentarians and their allies, continually involving himself in plots and intrigues with the exiled Henrietta Maria in the vain hope of gaining military help from Ireland and France. Charles failed to recognise the damage done to his cause by his association with foreigners and Catholics. The Scots handed him over to Parliament for money in January 1647. The New Model Army which was itself in disagreement with the Presbyterian faction in Parliament secured the King in April 1647. Charles was held at Hampton Court Palace, where he continued to play off the Army, Parliament and Scots against one another. He hoped that the Monarchy would be seen as a beacon of stability amongst the political turmoil, but his obstructiveness and duplicity in negotiations alienated Cromwell and others who had been anxious to reach a settlement. Believing that Army radicals were planning to murder him, Charles escaped from Hampton Court in November 1647. He went to the Isle of Wight where he sought the protection of the governor, Colonel Hammond, intending to take ship from there to France. Torn between loyalty to the King and his duty to Parliament, Hammond confined King Charles at Carisbrooke Castle. Refusing to compromise over a settlement with the Army or with Parliament, Charles turned to the Scots. Under the terms of the Engagement signed in December 1647, Charles promised to impose the Covenant in England in exchange for a Scottish army to fight against Parliament. The Marquis of Argyll and other leading Scottish Presbyterians opposed the Engagement because Charles refused to take the Covenant personally, but Argyll's rival the Duke of Hamilton put himself at the head of the Engager army and prepared to invade England. The Scottish invasion and simultaneous Royalist uprisings in England and Wales resulted in the short but bitterly-fought Second Civil War, culminating in Cromwell's victory over the Scots at the battle of Preston in August 1648. Army officers were furious that Charles could deliberately provoke a second war when his defeat in the first had been so clear an indication of God's favour to the Parliamentarian cause. Tired of his deceptions and intrigues, the Army denounced King Charles as the "Man of Blood". Parliament was purged of Presbyterian sympathisers and moderates in December 1648 and left with a small "Rump" of MPs that was totally dependent on the Army. The Rump appointed a High Court of Justice in January 1649 and Charles was charged with high treason against the people of England. The King's trial opened on 20 January. He refused to answer the charges, saying that he did not recognise the authority of the High Court, but he was sentenced to death on 27 January 1649. The King was beheaded on a scaffold outside the Banqueting House at Whitehall on 30 January. The King's execution shocked the whole of Europe. He was buried on 9 February at Windsor rather than Westminster Abbey to avoid the possibility of public disorder. Charles' personal dignity during his trial and execution had won him much sympathy. His death created a cult of martyrdom around him, which was encouraged by the publication of a book of his supposed meditations during his final months, Eikon Basilike. The ideal of Charles the Martyr helped to sustain the Royalist cause throughout the Commonwealth and Protectorate years. After the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, it was sanctified in the Anglican Church. To this day, wreaths of remembrance are laid on the anniversary of King Charles' death at his statue, which faces down Whitehall to the site of his beheading. (Source: Encylopedia Britannica 2002) | Of Britain, Charles I (the Martyr) (I6006)
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| 1822 | Reigned 535 - 548. | Of Gwynedd (Wales), Maelgwyn Hir (I5473)
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| 1823 | Reigned 537 - 559. | Of the Dalriadan Scots, Gavran (I5592)
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| 1824 | Reigned 608 - 630 AD. | Of Dalriada, Eochaid Buide (I5687)
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| 1825 | Reigned 616 - 625. Killed by son, Cadwallon. | Of Gwynedd (Wales), Cadfan ap Iago (I5478)
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| 1826 | Reigned 629 - 638. | Of the Sicrambian Franks, Dagobert (I5227)
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| 1827 | Reigned 630 - 643. | Of Dalriada, Donald Brec (I5742)
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| 1828 | Reigned 632 - 656. Sigebert III adopted Childebert, King of Austrasia who was a son of Grimoald and a grandson of Pépin the Old of Landen who was Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia in 623 and a counsellor of Dagobert (I), King of Austrasia. | Of Austrasia, St. Sigebert II (I5249)
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| 1829 | Reigned 638 - 656. | Of Neustria and Burgundy, Clovis II (I5242)
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| 1830 | Reigned 651 - 674. | Of Austrasia, Childeric II (I5245)
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| 1831 | Reigned 664. | Of Gwynedd (Wales), Idwall Iwrich (I5487)
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| 1832 | Reigned 715 - 718 and 720 - 727. | Of Austrasia, Chilperic III (I5266)
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| 1833 | Reigned 754. | Of Gwynedd (Wales), Rhodri Molwynog (I5488)
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| 1834 | Reigned 839 - 841. Alpin, King of Kintyre, Alpin, King of Dalriada, Alpin Mac Eochaid. son of Eochaid IV, King of Dalriada and Fergusa, Princess of Dalriada. Alpin was King of Kintyre in March, 834, and also King of Dalriada, 834 - 837. Alpin succeeded Dongallus, 831 (who succeeded Achaius, 824), son of Solvathius. He slew Feredith in battle at Restenoth in Angus with the flower of the Pictish nobility. He was taken in a battle with the Picts, with many of his noblmen who were all cruelly executed, and the King's head upon a pole was carried through the army and fixed as a spectacle in the capital of the Picts at Abernethy, 834, having reigned three years. The place where Alpin was killed is called Bass Alpin, or the death of Alpin, to this day. (Source: Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Page 120, Line 165-40) | MacEochaid, Alpin I Of the Scots (I5751)
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| 1835 | Reigned 942 - 954. During his reign, Moray and Cumbria were annexed to the kingdom. He died in battle with Norse invaders near Fodresach. | Of the Scots and Picts, Malcolm I (Máel Coluim (I8533)
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| 1836 | Renaud was the 8th son to born to the family. | Of Vermandois, Renaud (I7220)
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| 1837 | Reuben Weed who was also Creek, died in the battle of Horse Shoe Bend. | Weed, Reuben (I4934)
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| 1838 | Rev. Alfred Taylor was ordained at Sandy Creek Church somewhere around 1832. From there he started what became known as the "Protracted Meetings", which are what we call "Revival Meetings" today. This was unheard of at that time and some people showed opposition. But during his first meeting 180 people were Baptized at Walton Creek Church in Ohio County. During his first several months he Baptized something like 1,000 people. At that point his services were called for all over the region of Warren, Muhlenburg, Ohio, Daviess, and Butler Counties. During his 34 years of preaching, "Elder" Taylor was said to have been the biggest influence on the spread of Baptist Doctrine in that area. I believe five of his sons also became prominent Baptist preachers. Taylor would also go down in local history for participating in several debates against prominent preachers of other denominations. Of course in his bio it says that he won them all hands down and had his arm raised in victory by the defeated preachers he left lying in his wake. Upon Alfred Taylor's death in 1865, one of his sons wrote an impressive biography on him. I have seen it several different places online so if anyone is interested I would suggest going to Google and looking it up. | Taylor, Alfred (I8796)
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| 1839 | Rev. Mil. Pen. Abstracts " Alexander, Stephen, Martha, W20583, NC Line, wid appl Cabarrus Cty NC 1 Sept 1843, m 19 Sept 1771 & sol d 26 Jun 1831 aged 82 years, family records; sol b 16 Jun 1749, wid b 30 Mar 1754, children: Joesph b 26 May 1772, | Alexander, Joseph W. (I8297)
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| 1840 | Reverend Richard Ball Educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he took the degree of Batchellor of Arts in 1590 and Master in 1594. He was the second Professor of Rhetoric at Oxford. In 1603 he became vicar of St. Helen's Church. Dr. Ball left St. Helen's the year he received his coat of arms. (Heck) | Ball, Richard I (I1417)
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| 1841 | Rhodri the Great AKA Roderick the Great (in Welsh, "Rhodri Mawr") was the first ruler of Wales to be called "Great", and the first to rule most of present-day Wales. The son of Merfyn Frych, he inherited the principality of Gwynedd on his father's death in 844, and Powys from his uncle. He proceeded to marry Angharad, daughter of the ruler of Seisyllwg, which he duly inherited on the accidental death of his brother-in-law in 871. Rhodri succeeded in holding off both Viking and Saxon invaders, offering security to his subjects at a time of great danger and unrest throughout the British Isles. It was, however, the Vikings who drove Rhodri away from his home territory in 877, and he fled to Ireland. Returning the following year in an attempt to regain his kingdom, he was killed in battle against the Mercians. According to legend, the first Dinefwr Castle was built by Rhodri Mawr - King of Wales in the 9th century. It is unavoidable that attention should focus on those Welsh rulers who extended their power over much of Wales in the centuries prior to the Norman conquest. They foreshadowed the attempts by the princes of Gwynedd in the 13th century to create a unified Welsh state, and they matched contemporary developments in England, and similar, but later, developments in Scotland. So, Rhodri Mawr (844-78) is presented as one who set a pattern for the future. He either ruled or, by his personal qualities, dominated much of Wales. Chroniclers of his generation hailed Rhodri ap Merfyn as Rhodri Mawr (Rhodri the Great), a distinction bestowed upon two other rulers in the same century - Charles the Great (Charlemagne, died 814) and Alfred the Great (died 899). The three tributes are of a similar nature - recognition of the achievements of men who contributed significantly to the growth of statehood among the nations of the Welsh, the Franks and the English. Unfortunately, the entire evidence relating to the life of Rhodri consists of a few sentences; yet he must have made a deep impression upon the Welsh, for in later centuries being of the line of Rhodri was a primary qualification for their rulers. Until his death, Rhodri was acknowledged as ruler of more than half of Wales, and that as much by diplomacy as by conquest. Rhodri's fame sprang from his success as a warrior. That success was noted by The Ulster Chronicle and by Sedulius Scottus, an Irish scholar at the court of the Emperor Charles the Bald at Liege. It was his victory over the Vikings in 856 which brought him international acclaim. Wales was less richly provided with fertile land and with the navigable rivers that attracted the Vikings, and the Welsh kings had considerable success in resisting them. Anglesey bore the brunt of the attacks, and it was there in 856 that Rhodri won his great victory over Horn, the leader of the Danes, much to the delight of the Irish and the Franks. It was not only from the west that the kingdom of Rhodri was threatened. By becoming the ruler of Powys, his mother's land, he inherited the old struggle with the kingdom of Mercia. Although Offa's Dyke had been constructed in order to define the territories of the Welsh and the English, this did not prevent the successors of Offa from attacking Wales. The pressure on Powys continued; after 855, Rhodri was its defender, and he and his son, Gwriad, were killed in battle against the English in 878. (Source: http://www.castlewales.com/rhodri.html) | Of Wales, Rhodri Mawr ap Merfyn (I6110)
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| 1842 | Richard Caswell was born in Sullivan County, North Carolina (now Tennessee) in 1778. He was named for the first governor of revolutionary North Carolina. In 1800 he married Rebecca Buckingham (daughter of Thomas Buckingham). Their children were Louisa Buckingham (born February 26, 1801), Barsheba Whitehead (born circa 1803), and Sarah Caswell (born February 6, 1806). Richard died in 1811. (Source: http://64.235.34.221/rosehill/gencobb.htm) | Cobb, Richard Caswell (I7942)
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| 1843 | Richard Cobb was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He was educated at Oxford University. Richard served Queen Elizabeth as a member of Henry Champions troop. In 1576 he married Sybil Sheetz and settled in Holland. (Source: http://64.235.34.221/rosehill/gencobb.htm) | Cobbs, Richard (I7916)
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| 1844 | Richard Henry Lee b. 20 Jan 1731/32, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland Co., VA, d. 19 Jun 1794, Chantilly, Westmoreland Co., VA, m. (2) Jul 1769, Anne Gaskins (daughter of Col. Thomas and Sarah (Eustace) Gaskins, V). After the course of private tuition at home, Richard was sent to the Wakefield Academy, in Yorkshire, England; on leaving that school, he made a brief tour of northern Europe, and returned to Virginia, being then only 19 years old. For some years, prior to his marriage, he resided with his eldest brother at Stratford Hall, and passed the time in diligent reading of the ancient classics and modern histories. His taste for the classics was constantly displayed in after life by the frequent and appropriate quotations he made from them to enrich his diction or to fortify his argument. The greater part of the estate left to Richard by his father, was in Prince William Co., but he continued to live in Westmoreland County even after he married. It is said that his eldest brother was so devoted to him, that he insisted that he should build near Stratford, and leased for him, the estate called Chantilly. It appears that this name was given by Richard Henry and that the estate was formerly known as Hollis Marsh; it was situated about 3 miles below Stratford, and was also on the Potomac River. Later in life, Richard paid a rental for it to General Henry Lee, and mentions in his own will that he only held the estate on a lease. When Richard was 23, he raised a company to join General Braddock in his ill-fated expedition against the French and Indians; their aid was declined by the haughty Englishman, who had no use for provincials. When Richard was 25, he was appointed as Justice for Westmoreland, a position of influence and much sought after in those days. It was about this time that he made his first appearance in the political arena [1757], by being chosen member of the House of Burgesses; he continued a member of that body, when not in Congress, until 1792, when he retired from active public life. His first effort in that body was a speech against the importation of slaves to the Colony; the proposition was to lay so heavy a tax upon the importation of slaves as effectually to put an end to that iniquitous and disgraceful traffic within the Colony. When the proposed Stamp tax was under discussion and before its full purport was understood, Mr. Lee applied for the position of collector under it. For this he was afterwards censured; he defended himself in a letter published in the Virginia Gazette on 25 Jul 1766, stating in one portion it: .I considered that to err is certainly the portion of humanity, but that it was the business of an honest man to recede from error as soon as he discovered it, and that the strongest principle of duty called upon every citizen to prevent the ruin of his country, without being restrained by any consideration which could interrupt the primary obligation . As stated in his long letter Mr. Lee was the one to bring before the Assembly the Act of Parliament, claiming their right to tax America, and he served on the special committee appointed to draft an address to the King, a memorial to the House of Lords, and a remonstrance to the Commons. He was selected to prepare the first and last of these three papers. Shortly afterwards, he organized the Westmoreland Association of patriots and wrote their resolutions. The articles were chiefly a direct protest against the Stamp Act, and expressed their determination to exert every faculty to prevent the execution of the said Stamp Act in any instance whatsoever within this Colony. In 1773, the Virginia Assembly appointed a Committee of Correspondence, of which Richard was a member. The first voice raised was that of Patrick Henry; who in a speech it is said, of impassioned eloquence, unfolded to his anxious listeners the perils and duties of the hour. The second speaker was Richard Henry Lee, who supplementing and enlarging on Henrys words, impressed the members with his wisdom and sagacity. Such evidently was the result of his eloquence, for he immediately took a leading place in that body. Mr. Lee was an active and energetic member of many of the leading committees of this Congress; from his pen emanated the memorial of Congress to the people of British America, which has been generally considered a masterly document. His most important and distinguished service was rendered on the 7th of Jun 1776, when, in accordance with the instructions of the Virginia Convention , and at the request of his colleagues, he proposed the resolution for the independence of the colonies. The motion was seconded by John Adams, of Massachusetts; the discussion upon its adoption continued until the 10th of June, when a committee was appointed to prepare a declaration, in accordance with this motion. It is a uniform rule of all deliberative bodies to appoint the member who has offered a resolution the chairman of the committee selected to report on that motion. In this case, therefore, Mr. Lee would have been chosen chairman of the committee for the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, had he been present. On the evening of the 10th of June, he received word of the serious illness of his wife; he left Philadelphia to visit her on the very day this committee was appointed. Thus an accidental sickness in his family probably deprived him of the signal honor of being the author as well as the mover of the Declaration of American Independence. It is said that the English papers, which gave the first intelligence of the adoption of the DOI, headed their columns with this line: Richard Henry Lee and Patrick Henry have at last accomplished their object: The colonies have declared themselves independent of the mother country. Mr. Lee continued to serve in Congress for many years, being a member in 1778-80-84-87, and was one of the signers of the articles of confederation in 1778. During the session of 1784, he occupied the chair as President, being, it is said, the unanimous choice of all the delegates present. He served some 100 committees during the sessions of 1776-77. Mr. Lee opposed the adoption of the Constitution of 1787; in this opposition, he was in agreement with George Mason, Patrick Henry, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Jefferson and others, in Virginia, and many of the ablest patriots of the time in other States. But, after the ratification of the Constitution, he consented to serve as one of the Senators from Virginia, mainly for the purpose of urging some amendments which he believed to be needed; many of these he was instrumental in securing. After many years of active service in Congress, and all the while a member of the Virginia Assembly, he finally, in 1792, retired from public life. Of Richard Henry Lees personal appearance and the style of his oratory, William Wirt wrote: His face was on the Roman model; his nose Caesarean; the port and carriage of his head, leaning persuasively and gracefully forward; and the whole contour, noble and fine. He had studied in the classics in the true spirit of criticism. His taste had that delicate touch which seized with intuitive certainty every beauty of an author, and his genius that native affinity which combined them without effort. Into every walk of literature and science he had carried this mind of exquisite selection, and brought it back to the business of life, crowned with every light of learning and decked with every wreath that all the muses and all the graces could entwine. Nor did these light decorations constitute the whole value of its freight. He possessed a rich store of historical and political knowledge, with an activity of observation and a certainty of judgment which turned that knowledge to the very best account. He was not a lawyer by profession, but he understood thoroughly the Constitution, both of the mother country and of her colonies; and the elements also of civil and municipal law. Thus, while his eloquence was free from those stiff and technical restraints which habits of forensic speaking are apt to generate, he had all the legal learning necessary to a statesman. He reasoned well, and declaimed freely and splendidly. The note of his voice was deep and melodious. It was not the cancerous voice of Cicero. He had lost the use of one of his hands, which he kept constantly covered with a black silk bandage, neatly fitted in the palm of his hand, but leaving his thumb free; yet, notwithstand- ing this disadvantage, his gesture was so graceful and highly finished that it is said that he acquired it by practising before a mirror. Such was his promptitude that he required no preparation for debate. He was ready for any subject as soon as it was announced; and his speech was so copious, so rich, so mellifluous, set off with such bewitching cadence of voice and such captivating grace of action that, while you listened to him, you desired to hear nothing superior, and indeed thought him perfect. He had a quick sensibility and a fervid imagination. Dr. Rush said of him, I never knew so great an orator whose speeches were so short. Indeed, I might say that he could not speak long. He had conceived his subject so clearly, and presented it so immediately to his hearers, that there appeared nothing more to be said about it. He did not use figures to ornament discourse, but made them the vehicles of argument. Mr. Lee died two years after retirement. He was troubled much with gout, which attacked his abdominal viscera, and caused him great suffering, but, though his body became feeble, his mind retained its vigor. His will was dated 18 June 1793, and probated in Westmoreland Co., VA the 24th of June, 1794. He died at Chantilly on the 19th of June, 1794, and was buried in the old family burial-place, at the Burnt House Fields, Mt. Pleasant, as he desired in his will. Of the home of Richard Henry Lee, little is known. Thomas Lee Shippen, when describing his visit to Westmoreland, wrote his father that Chantilly commands a much finer view than Stratford by reason of a large bay into which the Potomac forms itself opposite Chantilly ..The house is rather commodious than elegant. The sitting-room, which is very well ornamented, is 18x30 feet, and the dining-room, 20x24. From the inventory and appraisement of the furniture, etc., it is learned that there were a dining room, library, parlor, and chamber on the first floor. The hall being, as was usual, furnished as a sitting-room, contained: a mahogany desk, twelve arm chairs, a round and a square table, a covered walnut table, two boxes of tools, and a trumpet. On the second floor there were four large chambers, and a smaller one at the head of the stairs; two rooms in the third floor; store rooms, and closets. The outbuildings mentioned were: kitchen, dairy, blacksmith shop, stable, and barn. The enumeration of books in the library showed about 500 which were appraised at L229 10s.7d. Of money in the house at the time of his death, there were $54 silver, valued at L16 4s.; in bank at Alexandria, L181 19s.7d.; Tobacco notes for 13,907 pounds, nett. In 1783, Thomas Gaskins, Sr., of Westmoreland, executed a gift deed to his daughter Anne Lee, now intermarried with Richard Henry Lee. [Anne was the widow of Thomas Pinkard, by whom she had at least one child]. | Lee, Richard Henry (I8103)
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| 1845 | Richard inherited "Indian Banks" from his father. In 1771, in a poll for the House of Burgesses, he voted for Col. Francis Lightfoot Lee, who constantly voted for revellion against England. In 1782 he was allowed a claim against the commonwealth under the act for "adjusting claims for property impressed or taken for public service". (Source: Lawrence Glassco, "The Glas(s)cock--Glassco Saga", pg. 91) | Glascock, Richard (I206)
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| 1846 | Richard Lee apparently died suddenly in early 1735 indicated in the records of the Court Sessions of 21 May 17354, which report, "Account of Richard Lee for building a warehouse at Indian Creek" , which was read and allowed. At this same Session, a Will of said Richard Lee was presented by Wm. Eustace, Gent., one of his executors. An erroneous date of the death of Richard Lee had been previous- ly assumed to be 17405. This was based upon the appointment on June 9, 174O6 of Hrs. Judith Lee, as administratrix of "the est- ate of Richard Lee, deceased", not yet administered by William Eustace, also deceased, who was executor under the will. However, the 1735 records cited above, prove the death of Richard Lee in that year. Furthermore,on September ll, 1738, Wm Eustace, as Executor of Richard Lee's estate7, deeded 200 acres which had been inherited by "Richard Lee, deceased",from his father, Hancock Lee8. (This date correction was made by Grace M. Moses) Richard Lee's real estate was inherited by his only son, Kendall Lee9. His personal estate was divided, giving his widow one-third, and the other two-thirds were divided into seven portions for his children. The exact number of the inheriting children is specified in a document dated September S, 1740, at which time Mrs·Judith Lee received her third of the estate, and Major Peter Conway received his wife's share of "her father's estate", which the records specify was one-seventh of the re- maining two-thirds. At the time of publication of LEE OF VIR- GINIA by Edmund J. Lee, Philadelohia 1895, the following five children had been identified by documented evidence, and in- cluded therein on pages 534 and 535:- Kendall Lee10 who married Betty Heale of Lancaster 2. Elizabeth Lee11who married Major Peter Conway 3. Mary Lee12 who marrzed her cousin, Charles Lee 4. Judith Lee13 who married David Galloway 5. Letrice Lee14 who married Colonel James Ball Subsequently, the previously two unidentified children have been identified as follows:- (Source:The Society of the Lee's of Virginia, The Seven Children of Richard Lee of Ditchley, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lelandva/solv1.htm) | Lee, Richard (I8079)
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| 1847 | Richard Lee, Col. b. 1647, Paradise, Gloucester Co., VA, d. 12 Mar 1714, Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., VA, m. 1674, Laetitia Corbin b. 1656/57, Westmoreland Co., VA, d. 6 Oct 1706, Machodoc, Westmoreland Co., VA, (daughter of Henry and Alice (Eltonhead) Corbin). Mt. Pleasant, an estate consisting of about 2,600 acres, had been bequeathed by the Immigrant to his eldest son John, and was inherited by Richard as heir-at-law to their father. The large brick house, largely inclosed by a brick wall, was burned down and another was built on the surrounding heights of the Potomac. This written by William Lee. The date of the fire is not known, but must have occurred between 1716 and 1730. Thomas Lee obtained a lease of this estate in 1716, and apparently lived there until he built the Stratford mansion. It seems likely that the loss by fire, mentioned by William Lee, occurred at Mt. Pleasant, not at Stratford, as has been generally supposed. There is no record of a fire ever having occurred at the latter place; while frequent mention has been made of burnt house fields, at the former, evidently showing that a fire there had been so serious that the field had been named as a record of the disaster. The new house, built further back from the river and upon higher ground, was probably erected by George Lee when he came from England to settle in Virginia. It, too, has been burned. Richard Lee was educated at Oxford. He was a member of the Council in 1676, 1680-83-88, 1692-98. A Burgess in 1677, and probably earlier. Governor Spotswood described Richard Lee as, a gentleman of as fair character as any in the country for his exact justice, honesty and unexceptional loyalty. In all the stations wherein he has served in this government, he has behaved himself with great integrity and sufficiency; and when his advanced age would no longer permit him to execute to his won satisfaction the duty of Naval Officer of the same district, I thought I could not better reward his merit than by bestowing that employment on his son. [I Spotswood, 178]. Richard and Laetitias tombstone is still to be seen at Mt. Pleasant, it is a very large slab of hard white marble. The inscription was written in Latin, and translated, it reads: Here lieth the body of Richard Lee, Esq., born in Virginia, son of Richard Lee, Gentleman, descended of an ancient family of Merton-Regis, in Shropshire. While he exercised the office of magistrate he was a zealous promoter of the public good. He was very skillful in the Greek and Latin languages and other parts of polite learning. He quietly resigned his soul to God, whom he always devoutly worshiped, on the 12th day of March, in the year 1714, in the 68th year of his age. Near by interred the body of Laetitia, his faithful wife, daughter of Henry Corbyn, Gentleman. A most affectionate mother, she was also distinguished by piety toward God, charity to the poor, and kindness to all. She died on the 6th day of October, 1706, in the 49th year of her age. It is supposed that Thomas Lee in 1749, Arthur Lee in 1792, and Richard Henry Lee in 1794 were buried there as well. Richard Lees will, dated 3 Mar 1714, probated in Westmoreland Co., VA on 27 Apr 1715. | Lee, Richard II (I8088)
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| 1848 | Richard lived on the Black Water portion of Bedford Co., VA, (later Franklin Co., VA). He was a soldier in the American Army during the war of the Revolution. He and his elder sons were great Indian scouts and fiighters and were splendid specimens of great physical strength and courage. He and his sons were directed to go to NC because of the approach of the British Army. The many descendants of Rilchard and Mary have made a great contribution to the growth and welfare of Mercer Co., VA, many being prominent in civic, government, educational, religious and other areas of public service to the county. Richard owned many thousand acres of VA land. | Bailey, Richard (I4616)
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| 1849 | Richard Melton II was a Quaker before 1700. (Source: Quaker Genealogy Volume 6, page 198) New Kent Co., VA 1704 Quit Rents lists Richard Melton with 290 acres of land. (Source: Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 31, page 224 ) | Melton, II Richard (I461)
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| 1850 | Robert "Curthose", d. 10 Feb 1134 duke of Normandy; m. Sibyl de Conversano. | Of Normandy, Curthose Robert II (I8767)
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