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The Condition of this Obligation is Such that if the above bound Elizabeth
Stinnett Executrix
of the Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Stinnett Deceased do make or
cause to be made a true
and perfect Inventory of all and Singular the Goods Chattles and Credits
of the said Deceased
which have or shall come to the hands Possession or Knowledge of the said
Elizabeth Stinnett or
Into the hands and Possession of any other person or persons for her and
the same so made do
Exhibit unto the County Court of Amherst at such time as she shall be
thereunto required by the
said Court and the same Goods Chattles and Credits and all other the Goods
Chattles and Credits
of the said Deceased which at any time after shall come to the hands
Possession or Knowledge of
the said Elizabeth Stinnett or unto the hands and Possession of any other
person or persons for
her ? well and truly administer according to Law and further do make a
just and true account of
her Actings and doings therein when thereto required by the said Court and
all well and truly
pay and deliver all the Legacies contained and Specified in the said
Testament as per as the sd
Goods Chattles and Credits will thereunto extend and the Law charge then
this Obligation to be
Void and of none Effect or else to remain in full force and Virtue
her
Elizabeth (X) Stinnett LS
Sealed & Delivered mark
in presence of
Richd. Peter LS
At a Court held for Amherst County the fifth Day of July 1773 This Bond
was acknowledged by
Elizabeth Stinnett and Richard Peter to be their act and Deed and ordered
to be Recorded.
Test
Edm Wilcox
Submitted by Mary C. Smith <carthage42(a)hotmail.com>
Page 264-265
Will of Thomas Evans, 1774 - Amherst Co. VA
When John Childress 2nd (b. 1759), a "Celtic" Childress, was born on his
grandfather's tobacco plantation on Rockhouse Creek, Albemarle Co.,
Virginia one of the farm's adjacent neighbors was Henry Childress (m.
Susannah Goolsby), a "Viking" Childress.
Childress Cousins,
I am Lead to believe that This Henry Childress Question has come
From My Posting That My 5th Great Grand Aunt Susannah Stinnett
Who was born AFTER 1746 in the Area that Became Amherst County
Va in 1761 DID marry one Henry Childress, some years after the time
period of your Henry Childress. There must have been a Marriage Between
one Henry Childress & Susannah Goolsby, BUT there was a Marriage between
one Henry Childress & Benjimin H Stinnett's Daughter Susannah Stinnett in
Amherst County Va
CUZ A T
Oh I got them sorted out years ago, but early on in the beginning of my
genealogy quest it was confusing. Another simple mistake I've seen many
beginners and sometimes even more experienced researchers to is the
failure to
do the math. Having 60 yo women having children. Nine year old boys
married
having large families etc etc you know what I mean. Sometimes we get so
excited about finding that next step we fail to "do the math"
CUZ, Ya covered some of IT. Too many Reasearchers over time have ADDED
What ever they Found togeather.
?? 60 Year old Women Having Babys,?? NO ya say Ya are more than
Likely right, <BUT> You forgot That 60 year old womans Sisters daughter
from anotherr Area Letting Ole Mother Nature, got ahesd of the Preacher Or
Circuit Rider, The Niece was Hustled off down to 60 year AUNT who you found
as having given Birth, 60 year old Uncle regisrered Baby, as own, Raising
Same Keeping 60 year old Aunts Sisters Family out of Ridicule.
HUH HUH, as for tax records & Land owner ship & Water ways___________??
Some of those OLE BOYS grew up at home never Marrying or ever owning any
thing
CUZ JUST asking, Not questioning your research ability. BUT where & how
do you recomend locateing information Of our ancestors in the Many
Jurisdictions that have had the Records Destroyed?? Just asking.
OF Virginia's 95 Counties there were 16 Counties with Some or All mof
their Records Damaged or Destroyed
KY. With 126 Counties there has been County records Destroyed or
Damagerd in 52 of KY Counties
Some people Claim that they can Read Tea Leaves, & Palms & Coffe
Grounds, But I do not believe there is any one able to read Ashes of County
Records.
In time there was a Man that Burned the King William County Va Court House
With King William & King & Queen County Records, Yes and he was hung, But
there is a Period that Records for those Counties DO NOT exist. I know
that there are some researchers who have BEEN LUCKY, & efficient, BUT some
records do not exist
When ever a new jurisdiction was formed, the information recording
for
the new Jurisdiction Started in the new Jurisdiction the ONLY one that I
have seen that that procedure Changed was When Augusta County, Va. was
formed in 1738, from Orange County the Augusta County information was
recorded in <OLD Orange> County until 1745.
How ever Good we may think we are there are certain Facts that
Technique will not be able to over ride,
About those many same first & Last names, OUR ancestors <ID,ed>
those Family Members with A NICK Name, But some nonthinker did not
understand that the NICK name was important.
Not all families followed the Child Nameing Practice, But My 5th Grt
Grand Father George Campbell Married to Catherine____UK
Did name his children Acording to the Child nameing Practice, By the
3rd Generation there were 17 George Campbell's, & from 1743 to 2009 No
one one has Found a SurName for Grand Ma
My Contintention is, That Indian women haveing only one name, & it was
Illegal for White's & People of Color to Marry in VA, Until 1969____?? I
believe that Grand Ma was a Native American
BUT there have not been any records to Prove or Disprove
All of this is why I always present My Family information AS, According
to MY Information, and reffer to all potentional KIN Folks
AS CUZ, I have no IDEA of what a <MR COUSIN is> and just Ciuz elimanates
the BLUNDER where Gender is Concerned
For those who have found more Cousins Their way, CUZ that is THE way to
go. CUZ A T _atpowelljr(a)aol.com_ (mailto:atpowelljr@aol.com)
Gary,
I made this request the first time this was posted and received no response
on it so, I'm going to make it again.
Mark said
"The patent was referenced 7 years later in a Lunenburg Co., Virginia deed
(1 Oct 1759,
dated) from Henry Childress 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) of Lunenburg Co.,
Virginia to James Rutledge, of Prince Edward Co., Virginia. [Lunenburg
DB 5 (1757-1760): 167ff] "
Could you please post the exact wording in that deed? Better yet, could
you post the whole deed?
Con
> [Original Message]
> From: Mark and Gary <london2005(a)charter.net>
> To: <childress(a)rootsweb.com>
> Date: 8/12/2009 7:48:20 AM
> Subject: [CHILDRESS] Henry Childers COUSINS LETS LOOK A BIT Closer
>
> A few months before his death, Mark wrote the following beautiful
summary about Henry Childress. The extract below is a portion of a
larger monograph posted to the Rootsweb Childress list on 4/2/2006:
Gary
ALBEMARLE CO., VIRGINIA NEIGHBORS
When John Childress 2nd (b. 1759), a "Celtic" Childress, was born on his
grandfather's tobacco plantation on Rockhouse Creek, Albemarle Co.,
Virginia one of the farm's adjacent neighbors was Henry Childress (m.
Susannah Goolsby), a "Viking" Childress.
The only clue to the genealogical origins of Henry Childress (m.
Susannah Goolsby) lies in a little noted land patent, applied for in
1752 and issued 10 Sep 1755 to a Henry Childers (sic), for 50 acres in
Albemarle Co., Virginia located near the Thomas Goolsby, Sr. plantation.
[See Patent to Henry Childers [sic] (10 Sep 1755 dated), Land Office
Patents No. 31 (1751-1756) pp. 643-644, Reel 29, Library of Virginia,
Richmond, Virginia]
PATENT to HENRY CHILDRESS on MULLENAXE CREEK, ALBEMARLE CO., VIRGINIA
Patent to Henry Childers [sic] (10 Sep 1755, dated), Land Office Patents
No. 31 (1751-1756), pp. 643-644, (Reel 29), Library of Virginia,
Richmond, Virginia.
Transcript
"Henry Childers [sic] 50 Acres Term[inates] Page 2 }
George the Second &c. Know ye that for divers good Causes &
Consideration but more especially for and in Consideration of the sum of
Five Schillings of good and Lawful Money for our use paid to our
Receiver General of our Revenues in this our Colony and Dominion of
Virginia
We have Given Granted and Confirmed and by these Presents for us our
Heirs and Succefsors [sic: successors] Do Give Grant and Confirm unto
Henry Childers one Certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing Fifty
Acres lying and being in the County of Albemarle on the North side of
the Fluvanna River on Mullanax Creek and bounded as followeth to wit
Beginning at John Childerss Corner Maple and north [sic] his Line North
ten degrees West eighty Poles to pointers in Joseph Childerss Line &
with it South sixty nine degrees East one hundred & ten Poles to a Pine
on Allen Howards Line and with his Line South twenty five degrees West
ninety eight Poles to a Hiccory & North sixty eight Degrees West forty
eight Poles to Pointers [thence] a new Line North nine Degrees West
seventy nine Poles to the first Station With all &c to have hold &c to
be held &c Yielding and Paying &c Providing &c In Witnefs &c. Witnefs
our Trusty and welbeloved Robert Dinwiddie Esquire our Lieutenant
Governor and Commander in Chief of our said Colony and Dominion at
Williamsburg Under the Seal of our said Colony the tenth Day of
September One thousand seven hundred and fifty five In the XXIXth year
of our Reign Robt. Dinwiddie Exd. [sic: Examined]"
HENRY CHILDRESS 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) in ALBEMARLE CO., VIRGINIA
On 10 Sep 1755, the Commonwealth of Virginia issued a land patent to a
"Henry Childers" (sic) for 50 acres on Mullenax Creek, Albemarle County,
Virginia which he had purchased in 1752 for 5 shillings. The patent was
referenced 7 years later in a Lunenburg Co., Virginia deed (1 Oct 1759,
dated) from Henry Childress 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) of Lunenburg Co.,
Virginia to James Rutledge, of Prince Edward Co., Virginia. [Lunenburg
DB 5 (1757-1760): 167ff] The authors conclude that Henry Childress 2nd
(m. Mary Farmer) of Lunenburg Co., Virginia was that "Henry Childers"
who purchased the Albemarle land in 1752.
�
HENRY CHILDRESS "cultivator" (m. Susannah Goolsby)
The 50 acres patented on Mullenaxe Creek, Albemarle Co., Virginia by
Henry Childress (m. Mary Farmer) was one farmstead to the north-west of
the plantation of Thomas Goolsby, Sr. whose daughter Susannah married
c.1755 to a Henry Childress. No marriage bond, license, consent or
court record of their marriage survives for them.� Researchers have
inferred their marriage from the will of Thomas Goolsby (m. Lucy Bryant)
which names a daughter "Susannah Childress," Henry's Amherst deeds
signed by wife "Susannah", [e.g., Amherst DB "B": 68] and from their
son's name "Goolsby Childress" (b.c. 1757).
Q: Genealogically, who was Henry Childress (m. Susannah Goolsby) ?
We can exclude Henry Childress, 2nd (m. Mary Farmer), the patenting
party, because he died in 1761 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia leaving behind
Mary (n�e Farmer) as his widow, not Susanna n�e Goolsby. [Lunenburg WB
Book 1:328]
We can exclude Henry 3rd, the son of Henry Childress, 2nd (m. Mary
Farmer), because Henry 3rd was born c.1748 and was therefore c.7 years
old at the time (c.1755) that Susanna (n�e Goolsby) married to neighbor
Henry Childress.
The 1748 birth date for Henry 3rd (son of Henry Childress, 2nd m. Mary
Farmer) was obtained by reconstructing the birth dates for the children
of Henry Childress, 2nd (m. Mary Farmer); akin to a reconstructing a
family Bible. On the 1786 Surry Co., NC census one finds John
Childress, Sr. (m. Armstrong & Hicks) � son of Henry Childress 2nd (m.
Mary Farmer). There are 6 sons (u-21 y/o) and 1 daughter (age unk.)
within the household, for a total of 7 children. This suggests that
he'd had a family for 14-20+ years; in otherwords, he married 1766 to
1772. This is consistent with a family Bible record for his son John
Childress 2nd (m. Robertson) who was born 13 Dec 1773. [William Curry
Harllee, Kinfolks, A Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vo. 3 (New
Orleans, LA: Searcy & Pfaff, Ltd., 1937): 2599] With an assumption that
John Childress 1st� (m. Armstrong & Hicks) married c.25 y/o, then his
birth date would be c.1740 (1766 - 25 years = c.1740). The birth date
for John Childress 1st (m. Armstrong & Hicks) is consistent with the
1786 Surry Co., NC census which gives his age as 21-60 years old in 1786
(= born between 1726 to 1765). And this timeline is internally
consistent with the birth of sibling David Childress 20 years later in
1760 (per David's Revolutionary War pension declaration # 39298,
National Archives) [20 years = 10 siblings after John @ 2 year
intervals]. The will of Henry Childress 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) lists his
children in apparent birth order. This assumption is gleaned from
Henry's alternation between his sons' and daughters' names as he makes
his bequests and also from a parent's natural inclination to list their
children in birth order. "Slotting in" the other siblings of John
Childress (m. Armstrong & Hicks) as listed in the will of Henry
Childress, 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) between 1740 to 1760 gives an
approximate birth date for each. And Henry 3rd's birth date is seen to
have occurred c.1748.
Timeline: As a result, a timeline emerges for the family of Henry
Childress 2nd (m. Mary Farmer), viz:
* 1713 = Henry Childress 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) is born. [working back
from date of marriage c.1738 <minus> 25 years]
* 1727 = Henry Childress 1st (m. Lucretia Jones) dies.
* 1738 = Henry Childress 2nd marries Mary Farmer. [pegged to birth of
eldest son John (m. Armstrong & Hicks) b.c. 1740] Children of Henry
Childress, 2nd (m. Mary Farmer):
* 1740 = John Childress, Sr. (m. Armstrong & Hicks) is born.
* 1742 = Lucretia is born.
* 1744 = Phebia is born.
* 1746 = Ann is born.
* 1748 = Henry 3rd ["of 1787 Bedford Co., Va"] is born.
* 1750 = Thomas is born.
* 1752 = Millicent is born.
* 1754 = Mary is born.
* 1756 = Godfrey is born.
* 1758 = Sarah is born.
* 1760 = David (m. Gaines) is born. [per Revolutionary War pension
declaration]
It is evident from the timeline above that the Henry Childress
"cultivator" who married c.1755 to Susanna Goolsby was not Henry 3rd
(b.c.1748) because Henry Childress 3rd was c.7 years old when Susanna
Goolsby married. And yet Henry Childress "cultivator" would have been a
relative of Henry Childress (m. Mary Farmer) because Henry Childress
"cultivator" was farming the newly patented land at Mullenaxe Creek
belonging to Henry Childress (m. Farmer).
The next nearest consanguineous relationship of Henry Childress
"cultivator" to Henry Childress 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) - barring that of
"son" - would have been that of "nephew" to "uncle." And that's where
the evidence points. Henry Childress 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) needed to
send family members to Albemarle to cultivate his newly patented land in
1752 or forfeit it. Yet the sons of Henry Childress 2nd (m. Mary
Farmer) were too young to send. Consequently, he apparently prevailed
upon the older sons (Henry "cultivator" and John m. Stinnett) of his
brother Thomas Childress ("of Charlotte Co., VA") to undertake the
required "cultivation" of the Mullenaxe Creek land.
So, returning to the original question, viz:
Q: Genealogically, who was Henry Childress "cultivator" (m. Susannah
Goolsby) ?
A: He was very likely the nephew of Henry Childress, 2nd (m. Mary
Farmer).
The family tree for Henry Childress "cultivator" (m. Susannah Goolsby)
is provisionally this:
* Abraham (T) Childres [sic] "the Emigrant" (b.c.1630, d.c.1679), of
Curles, Henrico County, Virginia;� father of . . .
* Abraham Childres/ers [sic] (b.c.1655, d.c.1698, m. Anne __ ); father
of . . .
* Henry Childress, 1st (b.c. 1680, d. 1726, m. Lucretia Jones); father
of . . .
* Thomas Childress 1st/Sr. (b.c. 1705, "of Charlotte Co., VA"); father
of . . .
* Henry Childress "cultivator" (b.c.1730, m. Susannah Goolsby) of
Mullenaxe Creek, Albemarle Co., Virginia (& latterly of Huff's Creek and
lower Pedlar River, 18th Century Amherst Co., Virginia)
This chart (below) displays the provisional family tree for Henry
Childress (m. Susannah Goolsby).
[Chart omitted]
The authors have parsed two other conclusions from the evidence and
analyses, viz:� that John Childress, Sr. (m. Priscilla Stinnett) of 18th
Century Albemarle and Amherst counties, Virginia was the brother of
Henry Childress (m. Susannah Goolsby) "cultivator" and that brothers
Henry and John may have removed to Mullenaxe Creek together in 1752 in
order to cultivate their uncle's land there.
In the late 20th Century, it was speculated that Henry "cultivator" had
perhaps married a Susannah Stinnett, not Susanna Goolsby. However,
circumstantial evidence refutes this contention. The deductive proof
that Henry "cultivator" married to a "Goolsby" and not a "Stinnett" is
found in the name of his son "Goolsby Childress" and Henry's use of only
"Goolsby" relatives to witness his 1770 deed to William Hix. On 7 Feb
1783, in Amherst Co., Virginia a Susanna Stinnett married to John
Lawson. [William Montgomery Sweeny, "Marriage Bonds of Amherst County,
Virginia, 1763-1800, published with Marriage Records of Amherst County,
Virginia 1815-1821, and Subscription for Building St. Mark's Church,
Amherst County, Virginia" (Baltimore, MD: for Clearfield Co., by
Genealogical Publishing, Co., 1999): 46; Amherst Order Book 1782-1784:
102]
THE GOOLSBY CONNECTIONS
The known and deduced Goolsby-Childress marriages pertaining to colonial
Albemarle and Amherst counties are presented below. There may have been
others which are now "lost."
[Chart omitted]
This chart (below) is an extension (beyond the right-hand margin) of the
one above:
[Chart omitted]
Sarah Goolsby "the Elder"
Sarah "Elder" was the daughter of John Turrentine Goolsby (who died 1805
in Oglethorpe Co., Ga.); he was a brother to Thomas Goolsby (m. Lucy
Bryant). Sarah "Elder" married to Joseph Childress "the Honest" of
Albemarle Co., Virginia a "Celtic" Childress, so named by the authors
from a reference to him as "honest & trusty" in a Revolutionary War
dispatch in the Virginia State Papers. Joseph Childress "the Honest"
was a 1st cousin (once removed) to John Childress 2nd (b. 1759), the
subject of this "series."� See chart (above).
Sarah Goolsby "the Younger"
Sarah "Younger" was the daughter of Daniel Goolsby; Daniel was the
brother of Sarah Goolsby "the Elder." Sarah "Younger" married 1796 in
Oglethorpe Co., GA to John Childress, son of Sarah "the Elder" and
Joseph Childress "the Honest." John Childress "of Oglethorpe Co., Ga."
was a 2nd cousin to John Childress 2nd (b. 2 Dec 1759), the subject of
this "series." See chart (above).
Susannah Goolsby
Susanna was the daughter of Thomas Goolsby (m. Lucy Bryant) of Albemarle
Co., Virginia. She married c.1755 to neighbor Henry Childress
"cultivator" (b.c. 1736), a "Viking" Childress. Her first cousin "Mary"
married to Joseph P. Childress, 2nd /Jr. (m. Mary ___ ), a "Celtic"
Childress, and paternal uncle to John Childress 2nd (b. 2 Dec 1759), the
subject of this "series." See chart (above).
Mary (n�e __ )
Mary's parentage has not yet proven recoverable. She appears related to
adjacent neighbor Stephen Goolsby (although the exact details remain
elusive); perhaps a niece or sister. Mary (n�e __ ) married to Joseph
P. Childress 2nd ("of Amherst/Kanawha Co., VA"), a paternal uncle to
John Childress 2nd (b. 2 Dec 1759), the subject of this "series." See
chart (above).
HENRY CHILDRESS 1770 DEED to WILLIAM HIX
Deed from Henry Childress to William Hix (27 Aug 1770, dated; 5 Nov
1770, recorded), 138 acres on Huff's Creek, Amherst County Deed Book
"C": 122-123, Amherst Courthouse, Virginia.
Transcript
"This Indenture made this 27[th] day of August one thousand seven
hundred and seventy Between Henry Childres & Susannah his wife of the
County of Amherst of the one part & William Hix of the same County of
the one part[;]� Witnefseth [sic: Witnesseth] that the said Henry
Childers & Susannah his wife for & in Consideration of the sum of Sixty
five pounds Current Money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the said
William Hix the Receipt whereof they the said Henry Childers & Susannah
his wife doth hereby Acknowledge and of every & parcel thereof doth
Clearly Acquit[,] Exonerate & Discharge the said William Hix[,] hath
granted[,] Bargained & sold[,] Aliened & confirmed & by these presents
doth grant[,] bargain & sell[,] alien & confirm unto the said William
Hix & his Heirs one certain Tract or parcel of Land Containing by
Estimation one hundred & thirty eight Acres be the same more or Lefs
[sic; less] lying & being in the County of Amherst on the branches of
Huffs Creek on the East side of the Tobacco Row Mountain & is part of a
tract of two hundred & seventy six acres which the said Henry Childers
purchased of William Cabell Junr & is bounded by a line of Marked Trees
which was run to Divide the tract of two hundred & seventy six Acres
between the said Henry Childers & John Childers also Benjamin Stinnets
lines & the said Henry Childers's lines & now in the pofsefsion [sic:
possession] of the sd William Hix with all Houses[,] ways[,] Easements &
Advantages Whatsoever to the said Land & premises belonging or
Appertaining & also all the Estate[,] Right[,] Title[,] Interest[,]
Claim & Demand whatsoever of them the sd Henry Childers & Susannah his
wife of[,] in & to the same[.]� To have & to hold the said Land &
premises with the appurtenances unto the said William Hix[,] his Heirs &
Afsigns [sic: assigns] forever & the said Henry Childers & his heirs the
said Land & premises above mentioned with the Appurtenances to the said
William Hix[,] his heirs and Afsigns [sic: assigns] against them the sd
Henry Childers & Susannah his wife & their heirs & all other persons
will warrant & forever defend by these presents[.� I]n witnefs whereof
the said Henry Childers & Susannah his wife hath hereunto set their
hand[s] & affixed their seals the Day & Year above written. Henry his X
mark Childers Signed[,] sealed & Delivered in the presence of } Joseph
Childers John Goolsby Jos his � mark Childers J.r Aug.st 27th 1770 Then
Recd of William Hix sixty five Pounds being the consideration within
mentioned[.] Henry his H mark Childress Test Joseph Childres John
Goolsby Joseph his � mark Childres J.r At a Court held for Amherst
County at the courthouse the first day of Octob.r 1770. This Indenture &
Receipt Indorsed were proved by the oaths of Joseph Childers & John
Goolsby t[w]o of the witnefses [thereto] & ordered to lie for further
proof & at a Court held for the sd County the fifth Day of November 1770
This Indenture & Receipt Indorsed were further proved by the Oath of
Joseph Childers & ordered to be Recorded. Test� Edmd Wilcox� Clk"
IDENTIFICATION of PARTIES on HENRY CHILDRESS'S 1770 DEED
This chart (below) displays the relationships between the grantor and
witnesses on the 1770 deed of Henry Childress (m. Susannah Goolsby).
[Chart omitted]
Joseph Childres (sic): Witness
Witness Joseph Childress "the Honest" was a "Celtic" Childress. He was
a contiguous neighbor of Henry's on Mullenax Creek. Joseph Childress
was a riverman on the James River and in this capacity he may have
ferried Henry's annual tobacco hogsheads downriver by batteau to
Richmond, with the help of brother-in-law John Ward. This Joseph
Childress was married to Sarah Goolsby "the Elder," daughter of John T.
Goolsby (d. 1805, Oglethorpe Co., Ga.). John T. Goolsby was the
uncle-in-law to Henry Childress (m. Susannah Goolsby). Joseph Childress
"the Honest" was a first cousin (once removed) to John Childress (b.
1759), the subject of this "series." See chart (above).
John Goolsby: Witness
Witness John Goolsby may have been John Turrentine Goolsby (d. 1805,
Oglethorpe Co., Ga.) or his son John Goolsby, Jr.; they being the
father-in-law and brother-in-law respectively, of witness Joseph
Childress "the Honest." John Turrentine Goolsby, Sr.'s daughter was
married to witness Joseph Childress "the Honest." See chart (above).
Joseph Childres Jr. ("�" his mark) (sic): Witness
Witness Joseph Childress, 2nd /Jr. was also a "Celtic" Childress. He
was married to Mary (n�e ___) whose mother appears to have been a sister
to Thomas Goolsby m. Lucy Bryant. Witness Joseph Childress 2nd /Jr. (m.
Mary __ ) was a paternal uncle to John Childress (b. 1759), the subject
of this "series." See chart (above).
1785 AMHERST CO., VA CENSUS
This chart (below) displays the relationships of those Childresses who
were recorded along the lower Pedlar River on the 1785 Amherst, Virginia
census, viz., Henry Childress (m. Susannah Goolsby), brother John
Childress, Sr. (m. Priscilla Stinnett), and neighbor Benjamin Sandidge
(m. Elizabeth Childress).
[Chart omitted]
On the 1785 Amherst census, John Childress 1st /Sr. (m. Marjory Powell)
and son John Childress 2nd /Jr. (b. 1759) can be observed on the upper
Pedlar River (next to James Edmondson).
DESCENDANTS of HENRY CHILDRESS (m. Susannah Goolsby)
A fuller discussion of Henry Childress (m. Susannah Goolsby) and their
descendants is beyond the purview of this monograph and this "series"
and is not pursued here. Interested genealogical researchers are
directed to veteran researcher Virginia Hank's monographs and papers on
this extensive topic.� [See e.g., Virginia Hanks, "Spanning a
Continent," Childress/Childers Family Association website]
DNA HAPLOTYPE for HENRY CHILDRESS (m. Susannah Goolsby)
Henry Childress "cultivator" (m. Susannah Goolsby) is provisionally
identified as belonging to Haplogroup I1a1 (aka "Viking" Childress/ers)
and subgroup DYS-CDYb:37 based upon the DNA test results of
"Childers-Childress DNA Project" participant Samuel Hall Childress.
To be continued - - -
Mark Childress & Gary Childress
-----Original Message-----
From: childress-bounces(a)rootsweb.com
[mailto:childress-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Atpowelljr(a)aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 3:18 AM
To: childress(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [CHILDRESS] COUSINS LETS LOOK A BIT Closer
On 10 Sep 1755, the Commonwealth of Virginia issued a land patent to a
"Henry Childers" (sic) for 50 acres on Mullenax Creek, Albemarle
County,
Please Note this land Location <Mullenax Creek>
The Stinnetts were located on HUFF CREEK IN this area and that is
where
The Connection of Childress & Stinnett took Place A T Powell
NOW for Those who Continue to inist that Henry Childerss Married a
Goolsby Woman <OK BUT> There was A Henry Childress that DID Marry one
Susannah
Stinnett in Amherst County that was Born After 1746. AS per usual there
was More than one Person with the Same First & Last Name, OF Henry
Childress
in Amherst County Va.
There is enough information to Show that <ONE> Henry Childress did in
Fact marry one Goolsby Woman just as There was a Marriage between
Henry
Childress & Susannah Stinnett in the Late 1700's in Amherst County VA
I believe that closer Research will connect the TWO Childress Groups
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In a message dated 8/11/2009 9:13:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
FmlyTracer(a)aol.com writes:
One way of sorting out men with the same name is via deeds and waterways -
or lack thereof if they didn't own land. Many tax records will also give
the closest waterway to the property.
Sharon Tabor
Oh I got them sorted out years ago, but early on in the beginning of my
genealogy quest it was confusing. Another simple mistake I've seen many
beginners and sometimes even more experienced researchers to is the failure to
do the math. Having 60 yo women having children. Nine year old boys married
having large families etc etc you know what I mean. Sometimes we get so
excited about finding that next step we fail to "do the math"
INDIANA JACK
the Childers/ Childress civil war info site--
_http://www.geocities.com/injackcw/_ (http://www.geocities.com/injackcw/)
A few months before his death, Mark wrote the following beautiful
summary about Henry Childress. The extract below is a portion of a
larger monograph posted to the Rootsweb Childress list on 4/2/2006:
Gary
ALBEMARLE CO., VIRGINIA NEIGHBORS
When John Childress 2nd (b. 1759), a "Celtic" Childress, was born on his
grandfather's tobacco plantation on Rockhouse Creek, Albemarle Co.,
Virginia one of the farm's adjacent neighbors was Henry Childress (m.
Susannah Goolsby), a "Viking" Childress.
The only clue to the genealogical origins of Henry Childress (m.
Susannah Goolsby) lies in a little noted land patent, applied for in
1752 and issued 10 Sep 1755 to a Henry Childers (sic), for 50 acres in
Albemarle Co., Virginia located near the Thomas Goolsby, Sr. plantation.
[See Patent to Henry Childers [sic] (10 Sep 1755 dated), Land Office
Patents No. 31 (1751-1756) pp. 643-644, Reel 29, Library of Virginia,
Richmond, Virginia]
PATENT to HENRY CHILDRESS on MULLENAXE CREEK, ALBEMARLE CO., VIRGINIA
Patent to Henry Childers [sic] (10 Sep 1755, dated), Land Office Patents
No. 31 (1751-1756), pp. 643-644, (Reel 29), Library of Virginia,
Richmond, Virginia.
Transcript
"Henry Childers [sic] 50 Acres Term[inates] Page 2 }
George the Second &c. Know ye that for divers good Causes &
Consideration but more especially for and in Consideration of the sum of
Five Schillings of good and Lawful Money for our use paid to our
Receiver General of our Revenues in this our Colony and Dominion of
Virginia
We have Given Granted and Confirmed and by these Presents for us our
Heirs and Succefsors [sic: successors] Do Give Grant and Confirm unto
Henry Childers one Certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing Fifty
Acres lying and being in the County of Albemarle on the North side of
the Fluvanna River on Mullanax Creek and bounded as followeth to wit
Beginning at John Childerss Corner Maple and north [sic] his Line North
ten degrees West eighty Poles to pointers in Joseph Childerss Line &
with it South sixty nine degrees East one hundred & ten Poles to a Pine
on Allen Howards Line and with his Line South twenty five degrees West
ninety eight Poles to a Hiccory & North sixty eight Degrees West forty
eight Poles to Pointers [thence] a new Line North nine Degrees West
seventy nine Poles to the first Station With all &c to have hold &c to
be held &c Yielding and Paying &c Providing &c In Witnefs &c. Witnefs
our Trusty and welbeloved Robert Dinwiddie Esquire our Lieutenant
Governor and Commander in Chief of our said Colony and Dominion at
Williamsburg Under the Seal of our said Colony the tenth Day of
September One thousand seven hundred and fifty five In the XXIXth year
of our Reign Robt. Dinwiddie Exd. [sic: Examined]"
HENRY CHILDRESS 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) in ALBEMARLE CO., VIRGINIA
On 10 Sep 1755, the Commonwealth of Virginia issued a land patent to a
"Henry Childers" (sic) for 50 acres on Mullenax Creek, Albemarle County,
Virginia which he had purchased in 1752 for 5 shillings. The patent was
referenced 7 years later in a Lunenburg Co., Virginia deed (1 Oct 1759,
dated) from Henry Childress 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) of Lunenburg Co.,
Virginia to James Rutledge, of Prince Edward Co., Virginia. [Lunenburg
DB 5 (1757-1760): 167ff] The authors conclude that Henry Childress 2nd
(m. Mary Farmer) of Lunenburg Co., Virginia was that "Henry Childers"
who purchased the Albemarle land in 1752.
HENRY CHILDRESS "cultivator" (m. Susannah Goolsby)
The 50 acres patented on Mullenaxe Creek, Albemarle Co., Virginia by
Henry Childress (m. Mary Farmer) was one farmstead to the north-west of
the plantation of Thomas Goolsby, Sr. whose daughter Susannah married
c.1755 to a Henry Childress. No marriage bond, license, consent or
court record of their marriage survives for them. Researchers have
inferred their marriage from the will of Thomas Goolsby (m. Lucy Bryant)
which names a daughter "Susannah Childress," Henry's Amherst deeds
signed by wife "Susannah", [e.g., Amherst DB "B": 68] and from their
son's name "Goolsby Childress" (b.c. 1757).
Q: Genealogically, who was Henry Childress (m. Susannah Goolsby) ?
We can exclude Henry Childress, 2nd (m. Mary Farmer), the patenting
party, because he died in 1761 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia leaving behind
Mary (née Farmer) as his widow, not Susanna née Goolsby. [Lunenburg WB
Book 1:328]
We can exclude Henry 3rd, the son of Henry Childress, 2nd (m. Mary
Farmer), because Henry 3rd was born c.1748 and was therefore c.7 years
old at the time (c.1755) that Susanna (née Goolsby) married to neighbor
Henry Childress.
The 1748 birth date for Henry 3rd (son of Henry Childress, 2nd m. Mary
Farmer) was obtained by reconstructing the birth dates for the children
of Henry Childress, 2nd (m. Mary Farmer); akin to a reconstructing a
family Bible. On the 1786 Surry Co., NC census one finds John
Childress, Sr. (m. Armstrong & Hicks) – son of Henry Childress 2nd (m.
Mary Farmer). There are 6 sons (u-21 y/o) and 1 daughter (age unk.)
within the household, for a total of 7 children. This suggests that
he'd had a family for 14-20+ years; in otherwords, he married 1766 to
1772. This is consistent with a family Bible record for his son John
Childress 2nd (m. Robertson) who was born 13 Dec 1773. [William Curry
Harllee, Kinfolks, A Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vo. 3 (New
Orleans, LA: Searcy & Pfaff, Ltd., 1937): 2599] With an assumption that
John Childress 1st (m. Armstrong & Hicks) married c.25 y/o, then his
birth date would be c.1740 (1766 - 25 years = c.1740). The birth date
for John Childress 1st (m. Armstrong & Hicks) is consistent with the
1786 Surry Co., NC census which gives his age as 21-60 years old in 1786
(= born between 1726 to 1765). And this timeline is internally
consistent with the birth of sibling David Childress 20 years later in
1760 (per David's Revolutionary War pension declaration # 39298,
National Archives) [20 years = 10 siblings after John @ 2 year
intervals]. The will of Henry Childress 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) lists his
children in apparent birth order. This assumption is gleaned from
Henry's alternation between his sons' and daughters' names as he makes
his bequests and also from a parent's natural inclination to list their
children in birth order. "Slotting in" the other siblings of John
Childress (m. Armstrong & Hicks) as listed in the will of Henry
Childress, 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) between 1740 to 1760 gives an
approximate birth date for each. And Henry 3rd's birth date is seen to
have occurred c.1748.
Timeline: As a result, a timeline emerges for the family of Henry
Childress 2nd (m. Mary Farmer), viz:
* 1713 = Henry Childress 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) is born. [working back
from date of marriage c.1738 <minus> 25 years]
* 1727 = Henry Childress 1st (m. Lucretia Jones) dies.
* 1738 = Henry Childress 2nd marries Mary Farmer. [pegged to birth of
eldest son John (m. Armstrong & Hicks) b.c. 1740] Children of Henry
Childress, 2nd (m. Mary Farmer):
* 1740 = John Childress, Sr. (m. Armstrong & Hicks) is born.
* 1742 = Lucretia is born.
* 1744 = Phebia is born.
* 1746 = Ann is born.
* 1748 = Henry 3rd ["of 1787 Bedford Co., Va"] is born.
* 1750 = Thomas is born.
* 1752 = Millicent is born.
* 1754 = Mary is born.
* 1756 = Godfrey is born.
* 1758 = Sarah is born.
* 1760 = David (m. Gaines) is born. [per Revolutionary War pension
declaration]
It is evident from the timeline above that the Henry Childress
"cultivator" who married c.1755 to Susanna Goolsby was not Henry 3rd
(b.c.1748) because Henry Childress 3rd was c.7 years old when Susanna
Goolsby married. And yet Henry Childress "cultivator" would have been a
relative of Henry Childress (m. Mary Farmer) because Henry Childress
"cultivator" was farming the newly patented land at Mullenaxe Creek
belonging to Henry Childress (m. Farmer).
The next nearest consanguineous relationship of Henry Childress
"cultivator" to Henry Childress 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) - barring that of
"son" - would have been that of "nephew" to "uncle." And that's where
the evidence points. Henry Childress 2nd (m. Mary Farmer) needed to
send family members to Albemarle to cultivate his newly patented land in
1752 or forfeit it. Yet the sons of Henry Childress 2nd (m. Mary
Farmer) were too young to send. Consequently, he apparently prevailed
upon the older sons (Henry "cultivator" and John m. Stinnett) of his
brother Thomas Childress ("of Charlotte Co., VA") to undertake the
required "cultivation" of the Mullenaxe Creek land.
So, returning to the original question, viz:
Q: Genealogically, who was Henry Childress "cultivator" (m. Susannah
Goolsby) ?
A: He was very likely the nephew of Henry Childress, 2nd (m. Mary
Farmer).
The family tree for Henry Childress "cultivator" (m. Susannah Goolsby)
is provisionally this:
* Abraham (T) Childres [sic] "the Emigrant" (b.c.1630, d.c.1679), of
Curles, Henrico County, Virginia; father of . . .
* Abraham Childres/ers [sic] (b.c.1655, d.c.1698, m. Anne __ ); father
of . . .
* Henry Childress, 1st (b.c. 1680, d. 1726, m. Lucretia Jones); father
of . . .
* Thomas Childress 1st/Sr. (b.c. 1705, "of Charlotte Co., VA"); father
of . . .
* Henry Childress "cultivator" (b.c.1730, m. Susannah Goolsby) of
Mullenaxe Creek, Albemarle Co., Virginia (& latterly of Huff's Creek and
lower Pedlar River, 18th Century Amherst Co., Virginia)
This chart (below) displays the provisional family tree for Henry
Childress (m. Susannah Goolsby).
[Chart omitted]
The authors have parsed two other conclusions from the evidence and
analyses, viz: that John Childress, Sr. (m. Priscilla Stinnett) of 18th
Century Albemarle and Amherst counties, Virginia was the brother of
Henry Childress (m. Susannah Goolsby) "cultivator" and that brothers
Henry and John may have removed to Mullenaxe Creek together in 1752 in
order to cultivate their uncle's land there.
In the late 20th Century, it was speculated that Henry "cultivator" had
perhaps married a Susannah Stinnett, not Susanna Goolsby. However,
circumstantial evidence refutes this contention. The deductive proof
that Henry "cultivator" married to a "Goolsby" and not a "Stinnett" is
found in the name of his son "Goolsby Childress" and Henry's use of only
"Goolsby" relatives to witness his 1770 deed to William Hix. On 7 Feb
1783, in Amherst Co., Virginia a Susanna Stinnett married to John
Lawson. [William Montgomery Sweeny, "Marriage Bonds of Amherst County,
Virginia, 1763-1800, published with Marriage Records of Amherst County,
Virginia 1815-1821, and Subscription for Building St. Mark's Church,
Amherst County, Virginia" (Baltimore, MD: for Clearfield Co., by
Genealogical Publishing, Co., 1999): 46; Amherst Order Book 1782-1784:
102]
THE GOOLSBY CONNECTIONS
The known and deduced Goolsby-Childress marriages pertaining to colonial
Albemarle and Amherst counties are presented below. There may have been
others which are now "lost."
[Chart omitted]
This chart (below) is an extension (beyond the right-hand margin) of the
one above:
[Chart omitted]
Sarah Goolsby "the Elder"
Sarah "Elder" was the daughter of John Turrentine Goolsby (who died 1805
in Oglethorpe Co., Ga.); he was a brother to Thomas Goolsby (m. Lucy
Bryant). Sarah "Elder" married to Joseph Childress "the Honest" of
Albemarle Co., Virginia a "Celtic" Childress, so named by the authors
from a reference to him as "honest & trusty" in a Revolutionary War
dispatch in the Virginia State Papers. Joseph Childress "the Honest"
was a 1st cousin (once removed) to John Childress 2nd (b. 1759), the
subject of this "series." See chart (above).
Sarah Goolsby "the Younger"
Sarah "Younger" was the daughter of Daniel Goolsby; Daniel was the
brother of Sarah Goolsby "the Elder." Sarah "Younger" married 1796 in
Oglethorpe Co., GA to John Childress, son of Sarah "the Elder" and
Joseph Childress "the Honest." John Childress "of Oglethorpe Co., Ga."
was a 2nd cousin to John Childress 2nd (b. 2 Dec 1759), the subject of
this "series." See chart (above).
Susannah Goolsby
Susanna was the daughter of Thomas Goolsby (m. Lucy Bryant) of Albemarle
Co., Virginia. She married c.1755 to neighbor Henry Childress
"cultivator" (b.c. 1736), a "Viking" Childress. Her first cousin "Mary"
married to Joseph P. Childress, 2nd /Jr. (m. Mary ___ ), a "Celtic"
Childress, and paternal uncle to John Childress 2nd (b. 2 Dec 1759), the
subject of this "series." See chart (above).
Mary (née __ )
Mary's parentage has not yet proven recoverable. She appears related to
adjacent neighbor Stephen Goolsby (although the exact details remain
elusive); perhaps a niece or sister. Mary (née __ ) married to Joseph
P. Childress 2nd ("of Amherst/Kanawha Co., VA"), a paternal uncle to
John Childress 2nd (b. 2 Dec 1759), the subject of this "series." See
chart (above).
HENRY CHILDRESS 1770 DEED to WILLIAM HIX
Deed from Henry Childress to William Hix (27 Aug 1770, dated; 5 Nov
1770, recorded), 138 acres on Huff's Creek, Amherst County Deed Book
"C": 122-123, Amherst Courthouse, Virginia.
Transcript
"This Indenture made this 27[th] day of August one thousand seven
hundred and seventy Between Henry Childres & Susannah his wife of the
County of Amherst of the one part & William Hix of the same County of
the one part[;] Witnefseth [sic: Witnesseth] that the said Henry
Childers & Susannah his wife for & in Consideration of the sum of Sixty
five pounds Current Money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the said
William Hix the Receipt whereof they the said Henry Childers & Susannah
his wife doth hereby Acknowledge and of every & parcel thereof doth
Clearly Acquit[,] Exonerate & Discharge the said William Hix[,] hath
granted[,] Bargained & sold[,] Aliened & confirmed & by these presents
doth grant[,] bargain & sell[,] alien & confirm unto the said William
Hix & his Heirs one certain Tract or parcel of Land Containing by
Estimation one hundred & thirty eight Acres be the same more or Lefs
[sic; less] lying & being in the County of Amherst on the branches of
Huffs Creek on the East side of the Tobacco Row Mountain & is part of a
tract of two hundred & seventy six acres which the said Henry Childers
purchased of William Cabell Junr & is bounded by a line of Marked Trees
which was run to Divide the tract of two hundred & seventy six Acres
between the said Henry Childers & John Childers also Benjamin Stinnets
lines & the said Henry Childers's lines & now in the pofsefsion [sic:
possession] of the sd William Hix with all Houses[,] ways[,] Easements &
Advantages Whatsoever to the said Land & premises belonging or
Appertaining & also all the Estate[,] Right[,] Title[,] Interest[,]
Claim & Demand whatsoever of them the sd Henry Childers & Susannah his
wife of[,] in & to the same[.] To have & to hold the said Land &
premises with the appurtenances unto the said William Hix[,] his Heirs &
Afsigns [sic: assigns] forever & the said Henry Childers & his heirs the
said Land & premises above mentioned with the Appurtenances to the said
William Hix[,] his heirs and Afsigns [sic: assigns] against them the sd
Henry Childers & Susannah his wife & their heirs & all other persons
will warrant & forever defend by these presents[. I]n witnefs whereof
the said Henry Childers & Susannah his wife hath hereunto set their
hand[s] & affixed their seals the Day & Year above written. Henry his X
mark Childers Signed[,] sealed & Delivered in the presence of } Joseph
Childers John Goolsby Jos his ‡ mark Childers J.r Aug.st 27th 1770 Then
Recd of William Hix sixty five Pounds being the consideration within
mentioned[.] Henry his H mark Childress Test Joseph Childres John
Goolsby Joseph his ‡ mark Childres J.r At a Court held for Amherst
County at the courthouse the first day of Octob.r 1770. This Indenture &
Receipt Indorsed were proved by the oaths of Joseph Childers & John
Goolsby t[w]o of the witnefses [thereto] & ordered to lie for further
proof & at a Court held for the sd County the fifth Day of November 1770
This Indenture & Receipt Indorsed were further proved by the Oath of
Joseph Childers & ordered to be Recorded. Test Edmd Wilcox Clk"
IDENTIFICATION of PARTIES on HENRY CHILDRESS'S 1770 DEED
This chart (below) displays the relationships between the grantor and
witnesses on the 1770 deed of Henry Childress (m. Susannah Goolsby).
[Chart omitted]
Joseph Childres (sic): Witness
Witness Joseph Childress "the Honest" was a "Celtic" Childress. He was
a contiguous neighbor of Henry's on Mullenax Creek. Joseph Childress
was a riverman on the James River and in this capacity he may have
ferried Henry's annual tobacco hogsheads downriver by batteau to
Richmond, with the help of brother-in-law John Ward. This Joseph
Childress was married to Sarah Goolsby "the Elder," daughter of John T.
Goolsby (d. 1805, Oglethorpe Co., Ga.). John T. Goolsby was the
uncle-in-law to Henry Childress (m. Susannah Goolsby). Joseph Childress
"the Honest" was a first cousin (once removed) to John Childress (b.
1759), the subject of this "series." See chart (above).
John Goolsby: Witness
Witness John Goolsby may have been John Turrentine Goolsby (d. 1805,
Oglethorpe Co., Ga.) or his son John Goolsby, Jr.; they being the
father-in-law and brother-in-law respectively, of witness Joseph
Childress "the Honest." John Turrentine Goolsby, Sr.'s daughter was
married to witness Joseph Childress "the Honest." See chart (above).
Joseph Childres Jr. ("‡" his mark) (sic): Witness
Witness Joseph Childress, 2nd /Jr. was also a "Celtic" Childress. He
was married to Mary (née ___) whose mother appears to have been a sister
to Thomas Goolsby m. Lucy Bryant. Witness Joseph Childress 2nd /Jr. (m.
Mary __ ) was a paternal uncle to John Childress (b. 1759), the subject
of this "series." See chart (above).
1785 AMHERST CO., VA CENSUS
This chart (below) displays the relationships of those Childresses who
were recorded along the lower Pedlar River on the 1785 Amherst, Virginia
census, viz., Henry Childress (m. Susannah Goolsby), brother John
Childress, Sr. (m. Priscilla Stinnett), and neighbor Benjamin Sandidge
(m. Elizabeth Childress).
[Chart omitted]
On the 1785 Amherst census, John Childress 1st /Sr. (m. Marjory Powell)
and son John Childress 2nd /Jr. (b. 1759) can be observed on the upper
Pedlar River (next to James Edmondson).
DESCENDANTS of HENRY CHILDRESS (m. Susannah Goolsby)
A fuller discussion of Henry Childress (m. Susannah Goolsby) and their
descendants is beyond the purview of this monograph and this "series"
and is not pursued here. Interested genealogical researchers are
directed to veteran researcher Virginia Hank's monographs and papers on
this extensive topic. [See e.g., Virginia Hanks, "Spanning a
Continent," Childress/Childers Family Association website]
DNA HAPLOTYPE for HENRY CHILDRESS (m. Susannah Goolsby)
Henry Childress "cultivator" (m. Susannah Goolsby) is provisionally
identified as belonging to Haplogroup I1a1 (aka "Viking" Childress/ers)
and subgroup DYS-CDYb:37 based upon the DNA test results of
"Childers-Childress DNA Project" participant Samuel Hall Childress.
To be continued - - -
Mark Childress & Gary Childress
-----Original Message-----
From: childress-bounces(a)rootsweb.com
[mailto:childress-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Atpowelljr(a)aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 3:18 AM
To: childress(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [CHILDRESS] COUSINS LETS LOOK A BIT Closer
On 10 Sep 1755, the Commonwealth of Virginia issued a land patent to a
"Henry Childers" (sic) for 50 acres on Mullenax Creek, Albemarle
County,
Please Note this land Location <Mullenax Creek>
The Stinnetts were located on HUFF CREEK IN this area and that is
where
The Connection of Childress & Stinnett took Place A T Powell
NOW for Those who Continue to inist that Henry Childerss Married a
Goolsby Woman <OK BUT> There was A Henry Childress that DID Marry one
Susannah
Stinnett in Amherst County that was Born After 1746. AS per usual there
was More than one Person with the Same First & Last Name, OF Henry
Childress
in Amherst County Va.
There is enough information to Show that <ONE> Henry Childress did in
Fact marry one Goolsby Woman just as There was a Marriage between
Henry
Childress & Susannah Stinnett in the Late 1700's in Amherst County VA
I believe that closer Research will connect the TWO Childress Groups
CUZ A T Powell _atpowelljr(a)aol.com_ (mailto:atpowelljr@aol.com)
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One way of sorting out men with the same name is via deeds and waterways -
or lack thereof if they didn't own land. Many tax records will also give
the closest waterway to the property.
Sharon Tabor
In a message dated 8/11/2009 7:56:19 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
INJACK1(a)aol.com writes:
I haven't been following this Henry Childress thing real close, but yes it
is confusing and can be a nightmare, sorting them out. I have 3 John
Childers/Childress in western Ohio then again another generation later 3
John's
in Northwest Indiana that live within a few miles of each other. You just
got to use a little common sense and do your research carefully to sort
them out. The best thing to do is gather as much info as possible about
each
one, to know who's who!
INDIANA JACK CHILDERS
The Childers/Childress civil war site
http://www.geocities.com/injackcw/
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Sharon,
What part of AL was your Childress? I have done some Childress in that
state. Cherokee , DeKalb, Marshall, Jackson.
Sherion Childress Bowers
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Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 8:09 PM
Subject: [CHILDRESS] Childress Research
>I am stepping in to defend Peggy.
>
> A previous posting adamantly insisted that the naming pattern for children
> was a given. It was not. The naming pattern is a general guideline, but
> not a standard rule.
>
> I can attest that there were many families that did not use that rule - in
> fact none in my ancestral lineage used the naming pattern rule.
>
> Peggy answered the inquiry about researching one's family with the most
> basic of information needed. To deluge a new person with ALL the possible
> sources and exceptions and idiosyncrasies of genealogy would be so
> overwhelming it would dissuade anyone from delving into the addicting
> hobby of
> searching for ones ancestors. Dealing with burned counties creates
> additional
> challenges. My mother's family lived in a county where the courthouse
> burned
> 3 times. I hale from a county where the courthouse was devastated in
> 1930
> - with no records surviving. Then there is the challenge of courthouses
> where clerks threw away records to create room for more current records.
>
> I have been doing research for over 20 years. My father began
> researching
> in the 1960s when few published materials existed. I have met people who
> have taken classes and thought they knew it all. I am still learning and
> we should all keep open minds, and gentle hearts and fingers when typing
> email.
>
> On another note:
> Does anyone have knowledge concerning Bartholomew Childress, b.abt 1805 SC
> and migrated to AL? Per a document recently located, my ancestress was
> his
> sister Elizabeth, but I can find nothing on this family.
>
> Regards
> Sharon Tabor
>
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I haven't been following this Henry Childress thing real close, but yes it
is confusing and can be a nightmare, sorting them out. I have 3 John
Childers/Childress in western Ohio then again another generation later 3 John's
in Northwest Indiana that live within a few miles of each other. You just
got to use a little common sense and do your research carefully to sort
them out. The best thing to do is gather as much info as possible about each
one, to know who's who!
INDIANA JACK CHILDERS
The Childers/Childress civil war site
http://www.geocities.com/injackcw/
**************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy
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Right on CUZ SHARON CUZ A T
In a message dated 08/10/2009 8:10:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
FmlyTracer(a)aol.com writes:
I am stepping in to defend Peggy.
A previous posting adamantly insisted that the naming pattern for children
was a given. It was not. The naming pattern is a general guideline, but
not a standard rule.
I can attest that there were many families that did not use that rule - in
fact none in my ancestral lineage used the naming pattern rule.
Peggy answered the inquiry about researching one's family with the most
basic of information needed. To deluge a new person with ALL the possible
sources and exceptions and idiosyncrasies of genealogy would be so
overwhelming it would dissuade anyone from delving into the addicting
hobby of
searching for ones ancestors. Dealing with burned counties creates
additional
challenges. My mother's family lived in a county where the courthouse
burned
3 times. I hale from a county where the courthouse was devastated in
1930
- with no records surviving. Then there is the challenge of courthouses
where clerks threw away records to create room for more current records.
I have been doing research for over 20 years. My father began
researching
in the 1960s when few published materials existed. I have met people who
have taken classes and thought they knew it all. I am still learning and
we should all keep open minds, and gentle hearts and fingers when typing
email.
On another note:
Does anyone have knowledge concerning Bartholomew Childress, b.abt 1805 SC
and migrated to AL? Per a document recently located, my ancestress was
his
sister Elizabeth, but I can find nothing on this family.
Regards
Sharon Tabor
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Hello Gary W. Childress
There are 2 Garys on the list
Thank you
THANKS, This is the Reason that I am sure that my Two 5th great Grand
Aunts; Priscilia Stinnett Married <ONE> John Childress in Amherst County Va &
Her Sister Susannah Stinnett Born After 1744 did Marry one Henry Childress,
The people of ORE, Named Children after Family, There are Many Families
with tye Same First & last Names that are the SAME CUZ A T
On 10 Sep 1755, the Commonwealth of Virginia issued a land patent to a
"Henry Childers" (sic) for 50 acres on Mullenax Creek, Albemarle County,
Please Note this land Location <Mullenax Creek>
The Stinnetts were located on HUFF CREEK IN this area and that is where
The Connection of Childress & Stinnett took Place A T Powell
NOW for Those who Continue to inist that Henry Childerss Married a
Goolsby Woman <OK BUT> There was A Henry Childress that DID Marry one Susannah
Stinnett in Amherst County that was Born After 1746. AS per usual there
was More than one Person with the Same First & Last Name, OF Henry Childress
in Amherst County Va.
There is enough information to Show that <ONE> Henry Childress did in
Fact marry one Goolsby Woman just as There was a Marriage between Henry
Childress & Susannah Stinnett in the Late 1700's in Amherst County VA
I believe that closer Research will connect the TWO Childress Groups
CUZ A T Powell _atpowelljr(a)aol.com_ (mailto:atpowelljr@aol.com)
I am stepping in to defend Peggy.
A previous posting adamantly insisted that the naming pattern for children
was a given. It was not. The naming pattern is a general guideline, but
not a standard rule.
I can attest that there were many families that did not use that rule - in
fact none in my ancestral lineage used the naming pattern rule.
Peggy answered the inquiry about researching one's family with the most
basic of information needed. To deluge a new person with ALL the possible
sources and exceptions and idiosyncrasies of genealogy would be so
overwhelming it would dissuade anyone from delving into the addicting hobby of
searching for ones ancestors. Dealing with burned counties creates additional
challenges. My mother's family lived in a county where the courthouse burned
3 times. I hale from a county where the courthouse was devastated in 1930
- with no records surviving. Then there is the challenge of courthouses
where clerks threw away records to create room for more current records.
I have been doing research for over 20 years. My father began researching
in the 1960s when few published materials existed. I have met people who
have taken classes and thought they knew it all. I am still learning and
we should all keep open minds, and gentle hearts and fingers when typing
email.
On another note:
Does anyone have knowledge concerning Bartholomew Childress, b.abt 1805 SC
and migrated to AL? Per a document recently located, my ancestress was his
sister Elizabeth, but I can find nothing on this family.
Regards
Sharon Tabor
Hi Anne
FYI, you may recall that Gary is the brother of the late Mark Childress and
that Gary and I are on the DNA postings as "proven" descendants of John
Childress 1759. Is my memory correct or not when I seem to recall that you
descend from Mitchell Childress, ca 1750, also the same area in Knox Co TN.
For those newer in this Childress line research many of us had John
Childress and Mitchell Childress both of the Bull Run Creek area of North
Knox County listed as brothers. DNA has proved that they were not brothers.
The fact that they apparently lived close together, share the same
surname, and may well have been friends led many of us to list them as being
in the same family. I incorrectly had Mitchell as John's older brother for
many years. It just show how easy it is to presume something and over time
the error can be assumed to be a fact. It also shows how the research that
Gary Childress, et al, is doing in Childress/Childers DNA is helping
genealogical researchers.
J Childress
In God We Trust
J. Childress
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann B Chambless" <rabc123(a)scottsboro.org>
To: <childress(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 4:07 PM
Subject: [CHILDRESS] JOHN MARVEL CHILDRESS
> When was John M Childress born and whom did he marry? I descend from John
> Childress of Knox/Anderson Counties through his son John Childress, Jr.
> through his son John Kirby Childress who married Mary (Polly) Kirby in
> 1796 in Blound Co, TN. I may be able to help Gary Childress IF we both
> descend from the same John Childress, Sr.
> Ann B. Chambless
> Scottsboro, AL
>
>
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CUZ Peggy, Good Advice, BUT How about the County Records that
Have beed Destroyed?? The State of Va Has Many Court Houses that were
Destroyed in The Civil WAR, Then there is the Child Nameing Practice: First
Son after Dads Father, 2nd Son After Mamas Father & the Third Son after
Daddy: If Daddy's Father was George, The first Son was named George, The Third
Son was George: that is three
Members in the Same Family Named George, NOW the Official that Recorded
these Names did not think; The way that the Family <ID-ed> these Three
George's was with a NICK Name, That was not recorded In the County Records,
This has for a Fact created many Brick walls. Starting in 1720 with My 5th
Grt Grand Father <George Campbell> Married to Catherine_______UK in Three
Generations there were 17 George Campbell's & the ONLY to ID them was Nick
Names, YES & some of the Campbell Family Descendants DID relocate in to KY
My Connection to the Childress Family: Is That Two Stinnett Women
both my 5 th Grt Grand Aunts. from Amherst County Va.
Priscilia Stinnett Married John Childress & Susannah Stinnett Married
Henry Childress
NOW for a few of Names of our Stinnett Family;
THERE are: 22 Sarah Stinnetts
61 William Stinnett's
27 Charles Stinnett's
17 Elizabeth Stinnett's
19 George Stinnett's
43 Mary Stinnett's
10 Richard Stinnetts
16 Benjamin Stinnett's
Your expert Research is Admireable, BUT Have fun in a County Seat that the
records were Destroyed in 1865 Or with A Group of Our Stinnett's with the
Same First Names & Close or same birth days..
CUZ YA beter hope for a LIST of Nick Names
CUZ A T with a Bit of Research experence at 83, CUZ YOU best believe
there is wished for information that just is not in the records
one reason they could not read the ashes. One only wishes that there is a
Family record.
Virginia Counties with Destroyed Records;
appomattox County Formed in 1845 from Buckingham, Prince Edward,
Charolett & Campbell Counties. Records destroyed By Fire 2 FEB, 1895
Bland County; formed in 1861 Records Destroyed By fire in 1885
CUZ IT GOES on CUZ A T _atpowelljr(a)aol.com_ (mailto:atpowelljr@aol.com)
In a message dated 08/10/2009 3:26:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
pdgilkey(a)wowway.com writes:
Hi Gary,
I feel kindly funny jumping in here but genealogy is what my husband and I
do. We have four KyGenWeb sites and two genealogy websites of our own. We
search for ancestors for people wanting to join DAR and SAR (our Ky and IN
chapters) also we have transcribed and published several census books and
family histories.
A good Family Tree program is a good thing to have to start entering your
family. There are several out there and also some free programs on the
internet that you can download. As always start with yourself and go back. And
document, document, document. Always make sure you keep a record, write
down where you found your important pieces of information.
You are so lucky that you still have your Dad to talk to and take down all
of his information. If you have a tape recorder or video camera, use it.
It seems you have your family line started. If you have a good research
library close by go visit them. Talk to the librarian find out what kind of
records they have. They are usually very happy to help someone get started.
If you know when your person of intrest was born and what county and
state ... look in census records for that area. A lot of census records have
been transcribed and published. There are all kinds of records on microfilm
and books including family histories.
Once you find all of the places they were at, you may want to visit
courthouses and libraries in that area where you will find even more on your
ancestors. Maybe your Dad would love to go on a research trip with you.
Go to http://www.usgenweb.org to find your state and county you may
find someting there.
I am sure there are others on here that can tell you other places to look.
Best of luck to you on doing this. Peggy
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Childress
To: childress(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:44:57 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [CHILDRESS] Re Childers/Childress family assn
I would sure appreciate some help with creating a family tree. My Great
grandfather James Marvel Childress (Knox - Anderson county) was the son of
John Childress (Knox - Anderson). My dad Kenneth John Childress (still
living 1920) has some information, but the old family Bible with all the
information was lost in 1960's,
The lineage would be - John Childress - James Marvel Childress - Hugh
Lawson Childress - Kenneth John Childress.
Any ideas where I can find information?
Gary W. Childress
-----Original Message-----
From: childress-bounces(a)rootsweb.com
[mailto:childress-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mark and Gary
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 8:48 AM
To: childress(a)rootsweb.com
Cc: CHILDRESS-DNA-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [CHILDRESS] Re Childers/Childress family assn
Hello Dr. Jay ol' pal.
What a journey from where you, Mark and I first started. Mark and I were
in awe of your family living for 2 centuries in the same Knoxville, TN
community that was the stomping grounds of its early settler John
Childress b. 1759.
Mark used to speculate how long our collective postings on rootsweb
might last into the future. I found out today. Not long. I tried in vain
today to find some of the postings in rootsweb's archives
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/CHILDRESS
I couldn't. The postings seem lost in the revamped rootsweb search
engines, buried in a mass of junk; unusable research destined for the
rootsweb trash bin. How sad. Rootsweb itself seems to have collapsed.
The best genealogical advice has always been to put all research on hard
paper copy and I'm working on that with Cousin Jason Harris (out of John
Childress b. 1759). Jason is meticulously scanning Mark's research to
CD's where we can more easily print, update and distribute it before I
hang it up. Mark's last update was to amend the maiden name of the wife
of Celtic-DNA John Childress, b. 1759, from Lindsey to Edmonson.
Good to hear from you.
All my best
Gary
Please click on <HTTP: take
you
to the Childers-childress organization. Once there look through all of
the
choice but there are about 8-10 different newsletters under the
newsletter
button. Also look in the Gen forum site at the John Childress 1749 and
the
Childress Family of Knox Co TN postings and you will find lots of good
stuff. Start from the first back in the late 90s. The web site is
http://genforum.genealogy.com/childress/. Good luck as there is a lot
of
information that is nothing but guess work.
J Childress
In God We Trust
J. Childress
----- Original Message -----
From: "ruth garrett"
To:
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 12:28 PM
Subject: [CHILDRESS] Re Childers/Childress family assn
ok--how do I access it? I go to the site, click on 2005 newsletter as
you
said, & it wants a way to find the document, & whatever I click on takes
me
to a site where they want to sell me software?? I already have Microsoft
Word etc--how do I get to the info? Thanks, (an old dog learning new
tricks)--
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Ky Vital Records Project Volunteers
http://www.kyvitals.com --Ky Vital Recs. Project
http://www.westernkyhistory.org/crittenden --KYGENWEB
http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston --KYGENWEB
http://www.westernkyhistory.org/caldwellcemetery/ -Caldwell Cems.
http://www.westernkyhistory.org/lyoncemetery/ -Lyon Cemeteries
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inovcsar/ -SAR
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Hi Gary,
I feel kindly funny jumping in here but genealogy is what my husband and I do. We have four KyGenWeb sites and two genealogy websites of our own. We search for ancestors for people wanting to join DAR and SAR (our Ky and IN chapters) also we have transcribed and published several census books and family histories.
A good Family Tree program is a good thing to have to start entering your family. There are several out there and also some free programs on the internet that you can download. As always start with yourself and go back. And document, document, document. Always make sure you keep a record, write down where you found your important pieces of information.
You are so lucky that you still have your Dad to talk to and take down all of his information. If you have a tape recorder or video camera, use it.
It seems you have your family line started. If you have a good research library close by go visit them. Talk to the librarian find out what kind of records they have. They are usually very happy to help someone get started.
If you know when your person of intrest was born and what county and state ... look in census records for that area. A lot of census records have been transcribed and published. There are all kinds of records on microfilm and books including family histories.
Once you find all of the places they were at, you may want to visit courthouses and libraries in that area where you will find even more on your ancestors. Maybe your Dad would love to go on a research trip with you.
Go to http://www.usgenweb.org to find your state and county you may find someting there.
I am sure there are others on here that can tell you other places to look.
Best of luck to you on doing this. Peggy
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Childress
To: childress(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:44:57 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [CHILDRESS] Re Childers/Childress family assn
I would sure appreciate some help with creating a family tree. My Great grandfather James Marvel Childress (Knox - Anderson county) was the son of John Childress (Knox - Anderson). My dad Kenneth John Childress (still living 1920) has some information, but the old family Bible with all the information was lost in 1960's,
The lineage would be - John Childress - James Marvel Childress - Hugh Lawson Childress - Kenneth John Childress.
Any ideas where I can find information?
Gary W. Childress
-----Original Message-----
From: childress-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:childress-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mark and Gary
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 8:48 AM
To: childress(a)rootsweb.com
Cc: CHILDRESS-DNA-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [CHILDRESS] Re Childers/Childress family assn
Hello Dr. Jay ol' pal.
What a journey from where you, Mark and I first started. Mark and I were
in awe of your family living for 2 centuries in the same Knoxville, TN
community that was the stomping grounds of its early settler John
Childress b. 1759.
Mark used to speculate how long our collective postings on rootsweb
might last into the future. I found out today. Not long. I tried in vain
today to find some of the postings in rootsweb's archives
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/CHILDRESS
I couldn't. The postings seem lost in the revamped rootsweb search
engines, buried in a mass of junk; unusable research destined for the
rootsweb trash bin. How sad. Rootsweb itself seems to have collapsed.
The best genealogical advice has always been to put all research on hard
paper copy and I'm working on that with Cousin Jason Harris (out of John
Childress b. 1759). Jason is meticulously scanning Mark's research to
CD's where we can more easily print, update and distribute it before I
hang it up. Mark's last update was to amend the maiden name of the wife
of Celtic-DNA John Childress, b. 1759, from Lindsey to Edmonson.
Good to hear from you.
All my best
Gary
Please click on <HTTP: take
you
to the Childers-childress organization. Once there look through all of
the
choice but there are about 8-10 different newsletters under the
newsletter
button. Also look in the Gen forum site at the John Childress 1749 and
the
Childress Family of Knox Co TN postings and you will find lots of good
stuff. Start from the first back in the late 90s. The web site is
http://genforum.genealogy.com/childress/. Good luck as there is a lot
of
information that is nothing but guess work.
J Childress
In God We Trust
J. Childress
----- Original Message -----
From: "ruth garrett"
To:
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 12:28 PM
Subject: [CHILDRESS] Re Childers/Childress family assn
ok--how do I access it? I go to the site, click on 2005 newsletter as
you
said, & it wants a way to find the document, & whatever I click on takes
me
to a site where they want to sell me software?? I already have Microsoft
Word etc--how do I get to the info? Thanks, (an old dog learning new
tricks)--
-------------------------------
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and may contain confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged
material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use
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persons or entities other than the intended recipient is
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--
"A Man's Intelligence Can Be Measured By His Attitude Toward Women"
Ken & Peggy Gilkey
Ky Vital Records Project Volunteers
http://www.kyvitals.com --Ky Vital Recs. Project
http://www.westernkyhistory.org/crittenden --KYGENWEB
http://www.westernkyhistory.org/livingston --KYGENWEB
http://www.westernkyhistory.org/caldwellcemetery/ -Caldwell Cems.
http://www.westernkyhistory.org/lyoncemetery/ -Lyon Cemeteries
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inovcsar/ -SAR
When was John M Childress born and whom did he marry? I descend from John
Childress of Knox/Anderson Counties through his son John Childress, Jr.
through his son John Kirby Childress who married Mary (Polly) Kirby in
1796 in Blound Co, TN. I may be able to help Gary Childress IF we both
descend from the same John Childress, Sr.
Ann B. Chambless
Scottsboro, AL
Hello Dr. Jay ol' pal.
What a journey from where you, Mark and I first started. Mark and I were
in awe of your family living for 2 centuries in the same Knoxville, TN
community that was the stomping grounds of its early settler John
Childress b. 1759.
Mark used to speculate how long our collective postings on rootsweb
might last into the future. I found out today. Not long. I tried in vain
today to find some of the postings in rootsweb's archives
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/CHILDRESS
I couldn't. The postings seem lost in the revamped rootsweb search
engines, buried in a mass of junk; unusable research destined for the
rootsweb trash bin. How sad. Rootsweb itself seems to have collapsed.
The best genealogical advice has always been to put all research on hard
paper copy and I'm working on that with Cousin Jason Harris (out of John
Childress b. 1759). Jason is meticulously scanning Mark's research to
CD's where we can more easily print, update and distribute it before I
hang it up. Mark's last update was to amend the maiden name of the wife
of Celtic-DNA John Childress, b. 1759, from Lindsey to Edmonson.
Good to hear from you.
All my best
Gary
Please click on <http://www.childers-childress.com/ and this will take
you
to the Childers-childress organization. Once there look through all of
the
choice but there are about 8-10 different newsletters under the
newsletter
button. Also look in the Gen forum site at the John Childress 1749 and
the
Childress Family of Knox Co TN postings and you will find lots of good
stuff. Start from the first back in the late 90s. The web site is
http://genforum.genealogy.com/childress/. Good luck as there is a lot
of
information that is nothing but guess work.
J Childress
In God We Trust
J. Childress
----- Original Message -----
From: "ruth garrett" <nanapapag1(a)yahoo.com>
To: <childress(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 12:28 PM
Subject: [CHILDRESS] Re Childers/Childress family assn
ok--how do I access it? I go to the site, click on 2005 newsletter as
you
said, & it wants a way to find the document, & whatever I click on takes
me
to a site where they want to sell me software?? I already have Microsoft
Word etc--how do I get to the info? Thanks, (an old dog learning new
tricks)--
ok--how do I access it? I go to the site, click on 2005 newsletter as you said, & it wants a way to find the document, & whatever I click on takes me to a site where they want to sell me software?? I already have Microsoft Word etc--how do I get to the info? Thanks, (an old dog learning new tricks)--
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