Hi everyone,
I just joined your group. I've read some of the archives on the Rowan and
Davidson county CECIL families.
I'm looking for the family of Susanna Cecil born in 1796 in VA
(according to 2 census records). Her parents were from MD (1880 census). She
married Gilliam Regan in 1813 in Rowan NC and died in Davidson Co. NC in 1882.
The book "The Lineage of the Amos Ragan Family" gives the names of 4 of her
siblings:
2 William Cecil (known as "Bony")
2 Benjamin Cecil
2 Sally Cecil (her maiden name)
+ Jarrad Cecil (this could be Jarret)
2 Elizabeth Cecil
+ Clement Lanier
2 Susannah CECIL b: 15 NOV 1796 d: 22 NOV 1882 - Davidson Co. NC
+Gilliam REGAN b: BET 1775 AND 1776 d: 1846
I added the info that I have on Susanna and her husband Gillian to the above
list. I'd love to find the original document where this information came from.
It must list Susanna with her siblings. Does anyone recognize the name
"Bony"?
I do know that a Thomas Cisell was the bondsman on Susanna's marriage license
application. And that Thomas Cecil, son of William Cecil and Elizabeth Witten
had children with the names above. (But so did his brother William). Seems
like this family really liked to repeat names.
I read with interest the letter from Robert CECIL (the "house of cards"
letter).
Robert's grandfather, Thomas, who lived to be 112 must have died before 1801
(since the letter was dated 1913). So this couldn't have been the Thomas CECIL
who died after 1820. While I don't yet have this document, I'm told that in
1821 a William Cecil was Adm. for the estate of Thomas Cecil and Gilliam Regan
and William Kennedy were his sureties. This would make sense if this was
Gilliam's wife's father who died. Does anyone have this document? Did Thomas
leave a will?
It is hard to figure out who is who when so many in the family had the same
name.
Any help would be appreciated.
Debbie
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