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Christopher, Marcelane June 11, 1928 January 28, 1948 dau of J.T. & Annie
Christopher
Christopher, Annie Edwards September 22, 1893 January 28, 1948 wife of J.T.
Christopher
Christopher, John T. June 20, 1886 March 20, 1955
Richards, Theron January 1, 1915 son of Dovie & Frank Richards
Christopher, Clara January 30,1915 age 83 years wife of Linder Christopher
Christopher, Hattie Horne September 28, 1861 August 21, 1943 wife of L.C.
Christopher
Christopher, Leander December 1, 1861 July 24, 1949
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PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH:
Do not look for them in Dutch records. They are Germans and were Lutherans.
German girls were often given their mother's name plus one of their own, the
latter usually a godmother. Pennsylvania Dutch were also German speaking
Swiss and some French Huguenot. The Germans and Swiss, even then, spoke
different dialects of German. They were not only Lutherans, but also German
Reformed, and pietists such as Moravians, Mennonites, Amish, and the various
Brethren groups, including the ones known as Dunkers.
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BLACK DUTCH:
Some say that the term "Black Dutch" refers to Sephardie Jews who married
Dutch protestants to escape the Inquisition, many of their descendants later
moving to the Americas, the "black" referring to their dark hair and
complexions; perhaps rarely, German immigrants from the Black Forest region,
e.g., "For the most part, the Black Dutch came after 1740." Others disagree
and say it is doubtful that the Black Dutch were of Jewish or (Holland) Dutch
heritage.
Others say that no authoritative definition exists for this intriguing term.
There are strong indications that the original "Black Dutch'' were swarthy
complexioned Germans but Anglo-Americans loosely applied the term to any
dark-complexioned American of European descent. Some say the term was adopted
as an attempt to disguise Indian or tri-racial descent.
By the mid-1800s the term had become an American colloquialism; a derogative
term for anything denoting one's small stature, dark coloring, working-class
status, political sentiments, or anyone of foreign extraction. It has been
used as a derogatory expression labeling German Union troops in the Civil War.
Another fanciful and widely circulated explanation about the "Black Dutch''
is that they were Netherlanders of dark complexion who were descendants of
the Spanish who occupied The Netherlands in the late 16th century and early
17th centuries, and intermarried with the blonde natives. However, the Dutch
government's Central Bureau for Genealogy, established as a state archive and
genealogical organization, is unable to offer an explanation for the term.
Some genealogists have suggested that the Black Dutch were either an offshoot
of the Melungeons or one of the tri-racial isolate groups in Appalachia.
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OTHER OPINIONS ON BLACK IRISH, BLACK DUTCH, BLACK FRENCH:
Black Irish indicates those who came as immigrants from other places
(generally England) and sometimes their names were noted as such: "Fitz" as
in Fitzwilliam - the English king 'gave' land to those who could hold it,
take it and keep it. The black part was not referring to skin or hair or even
eye color; it was indication of 'blaggard' = black = a negative connotation
Black Dutch, Black Irish, and other terms - some will say that these terms
were applied to those persons who were the offspring of local citizens
(women) and shipwrecked sailors from Spain or other countries where the
people have darker skins. Others will say that the term pertains to a person
of a very mean disposition.
In 1688 the Spanish armada having being defeated by the British or a bad
storm depending on your interpretation, went east and then north. They made
landfall in Ireland and did the usual things conquistadors were supposed to
do: looted, pillaged and raped the local women. The offspring of their
activities in Ireland who have dark hair are 'Black Irish.' Actor Alec
Baldwin is a 'Black Irish,' to name one. Black Dutch I'm not sure about,
maybe related.
Black Dutch may be synonymous with Pennsylvania Germans. Are they of German
heritage? From the Oxford English Dictionary the phrase Pennsylvania Dutch is
defined as follows: "The descendants of the original German settlers in
Pennsylvania." The people known to the tourist business as the Pennsylvania
Dutch, often falsely depicted in the travel advertisements with images of a
little Holland Dutch girl with wooden shoes, are not Dutch, but are of German
and German speaking heritage. By far, most were German. But if not
specifically German, they were more likely to be German speaking Swiss or
refugee French Huguenots, rather than Dutch. They are more correctly
described as Pennsylvania Germans. Thus, because of modern commercial
distortions of their true heritage, some beginning genealogists when starting
to research the Pennsylvania Dutch assume the term refers to a group of
people who were natives of Holland.
How did the misnomer of Pennsylvania Dutch come about? Here are a few of the
theories.
1. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the English referred to all people of
Germanic heritage as Dutch or Dutchmen regardless of whether they came from
the Netherlands or from lands now known as Germany. If differentiated,
however, they were referred to by the English as the Low Dutch for the
Netherlanders and the High Dutch for the Germans and German speaking Swiss,
referring to the elevation of their native lands. However, after the United
Provinces (the Netherlands) became an independent state, and competition and
even wars developed between England and the Netherlands, the English language
terms for these two people began to diverge such that by the 17th century the
Netherlanders were referred to as the Dutch and the people from areas now in
Germany where referred to as Germans. Thus, some theorize that the phrase
Pennsylvania Dutch is a linguistic carry over from the earlier, broader usage
of the word Dutch.
2. The German word for German is "Deutsche". Thus, if a person described
themselves as a Pennsylvania "Deutschman", he meant Pennsylvania German.
Thus, recent generations of English speaking people in the United States,
corrupted the pronunciation and spelling to Pennsylvania "Dutchman".
3. The Dutch predominantly settled in New Amsterdam (now New York).The
Germans predominantly settled in SE Pennsylvania, in the inland counties of
Berks, Bucks, Lancaster, Lehigh, Northampton, Montgomery, and others. Some
very early Palatine German refugees were settled in New York by the British.
However, most of these eventually migrated overland to Pennsylvania where
William Penn offered religious freedom and better treatment. The languages
sound similar to the untrained ear. Because of similarities in the sound of
the language, some people theorize that the Pennsylvania Germans were called
Pennsylvania Dutch by the English to differentiate them geographically from
the similar sounding New York Dutch.
4. Most of the German immigrants sailed to Pennsylvania from Dutch ports,
such as Rotterdam and Amsterdam in Holland, after coming down the Rhine River
from Germany. Thus, English speaking people may have confused them as being
Dutch because the ship lists reported they embarked for the new world from
Dutch ports. Thus, some people may have incorrectly thought these Palatine
Germans and other German speaking people were Dutch.
5. Dutch Reformed congregations in New York and Holland provided financial
and spiritual assistance to the early German Reformed congregations in
Pennsylvania due to their shared spiritual beliefs. Dutch ministers, who were
also fluent in German, preached to the early PA German settlers in order to
insure the Reformed faith was nurtured and grew in the early settlements
until such time as the German Reformed Church was solidly established. With
the Dutch church heavily involved with the early settlers, this could have
further confused the true heritage of these early German speaking settlers as
viewed by the English speaking settlers. Whatever the exact reason for the
improper identification of their true heritage, it took root, even among the
descendants of the Pennsylvania Germans themselves. This was aided by the
decline of the use of the German language by these people. It also gained
more acceptance during the two world wars with Germany, when many
Pennsylvania Germans did not discourage the confusion of their true
nationality because of the large public backlash against people of German
sympathy and nationality, which occurred in this country during the wars.
Today the tourist industry promotes the Pennsylvania Dutch & Pennsylvania
Dutch Country as a tourist attraction because of the quaintness of the
people, their architecture, their culture, and their crafts.
Some Cherokee & Chickasaw Indians are called Black Dutch.
According to: http://new-jerusalem.com/genealogy/part23.html - a Dutch revolt
against the Spanish monarch began in 1555 and continued until 1609. The
nation could not find enough soldiers to defend its empire and Spain
subjected neighboring Portugal and impressed Portuguese men into Spanish
regiments throughout the empire. A new race was created in he southern part
of Holland during the six decades that Spanish and Portuguese soldiers were
stationed there. It produced dark-skinned children that were the beginning of
the "Black Dutch"
According to: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/roots-l/messages/97mar/31693 - for
years I have been told by my family member that the term "black Dutch" were
in truth not Dutch at all, but from Germany. They settled in the area of
Pennsylvania in groups together. When asked where they were from, they said
"Deutsche" sounding to us like "Dutch", but actually meaning "German" in
their own language. Because they weren't blonde and blue eyed but darker, we
called them "black Dutch". The Dutch refer to themselves as "Nederlanders,
Dutch or Hollander" and their country as "Nederland" since Holland is
actually a province or state. The Dutch call Germany "Duitsland".
Interesting website concerning Black Dutch/Black Irish:
http://www.hypertext.com/blackirish/http://www.clinch.edu/appalachia/melungeon.melung.htm.
http://www.dvdol.com/~goode/Dutch.htmhttp://www.hypertext.com/blkirshcomments.htmlhttp://new-jerusalem.com/genealogy/part11.html
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MORAVIANS:
Moravia is part of the Czech Republic. Persons living there will speak either
Czech or German. Brno is the capital of Moravia. Moravia was one of the small
eastern European "kingdoms" that ended up being a part of a "larger" nation.
Bohemia is another locality in the same region that was once an independent
nation... for a short while.
To say that Moravian is a religion is to say that Greek is a religion if all
that you have ever known of Greece was the Greek Orthodox Church.
Northern Moravia and Silesia is the second largest region of the Czech
Republic. It has about 2 million inhabitants. Poland and Slovakia are its
neighboring countries. Northern Moravia has large mountain areas and fertile
lowlands, beautiful countryside, caves and a number of castles, museums and
galleries. It is a region of woods, lakes and water basins, good Moravian
cuisine with special dishes and excellent beer. Haná is a region of flatland,
one of the most fertile regions in the country.
A web page on Northern Moravia: http://www.ecn.cz/env/zemedel/nortmor.htm
In the 9th century the Slavic inhabitants of Moravia established a political
state in the heart of Europe. Their creation has come down through history
with the designation of the Great Moravian Empire. It included not only the
Czech Lands of Moravia, Bohemia and Silesia, but Slovakia and parts of
Austria, Hungary, Poland and Germany as well.
The Slavic princes of Great Moravia, Mojmir I (830-846) and Rastislav I
(846-870) had to deal with the two-headed problem of converting their people
to the Christian faith and maintaining their political and cultural
independence.
The term Moravian can be used in several contexts to refer to diverse people
over the past dozen centuries. The ancient Slav who accepted Christianity
from Saints Cyril and Methodius were Moravians. The Anabaptists of Swiss
origin who found their promised land in the 16th century were Moravians. The
German and Czech speaking Protestants who sought refuge in Herrnhut and
evangelized the far corners of the earth were Moravians. The Czech speaking
inhabitants of what we know today as Moravia, who stayed in their native land
and preserved the language and carried on the traditions and culture of their
forefathers were Moravians. The 19th Century Czech immigrants who left their
native villages in the foothills of the Carpathians (mountains) and the
fertile plains of Hana were Moravians. All of these diverse and varied people
were Moravians, and where ever their descendants are today, be it in the
Czech lands or off in the far corners of the earth, all are the rich
beneficiaries of the two great Moravian moments in history.
There are Moravian settlements in Bethlehem, PA and Winston Salem, NC which
remain a tremendous source of history as to the Moravian culture. These are
German Moravians and they have basis in their religious beliefs which are a
direct link to the Czech Moravians. You have to follow the Czech Moravian
movement..both physical in history and theologically to get a greater
understanding of their proud heritage.
The Moravian Church, based on the principles of John Hus, was formed in
Bohemia in 1457, and at that time was called Unitas Fratrum, or Unity of the
Brethren. They were known as Brethren for many years, but that is not the
same as the United Brethren Church, which was, and still is, a different
animal altogether. The Pietist movement of the early 1700's mostly reform
minded Lutherans - revived the Brethren Church. They were joined by refugees
from Moravia after 1722, and the church was reorganized then as the Moravian
Church.
The United Brethren Church was an independent church, begun in the American
colonies in the late 18th century. It had two founders, whose names escape
me. The Moravian Church itself still exists. The United Brethren movement not
to be confused with the several Brethren churches) was a German speaking
equivalent of the Methodist movement. Years later, the two denominations
acknowledged their common heritage, and merged to become today's United
Methodist Church. Some UB's did not agree, and so there is still a United
Brethren Church today. It might be called the Evangelical UB Church, or
something like that.
You may want to subscribe to the Moravian Heritage Society. They have a
website or contact Tom Hrncirik at thrncirik(a)aol.com
Check out http://www.iarelative.com - scroll down until you find the link re:
history of Brno or Moravian history...both give a wealth of information.
Susan Schlack at smschlack(a)enter.net has a website called Moravian Church
Genealogy Links at http://www.enter.net/~smschlack. She also runs the
Rootsweb Discussion Group MORAVIANCHURCH-L(a)rootsweb.com. To subscribe, send
the word subscribe to MORAVIANCHURCH-L-REQUEST(a)ROOTSWEB.COM - Sue says it's
easy to mix up MORAVIAN. Definition 1. People who come from the geographical
region of Moravia. Definition 2. Members of the Unitas Fratrum / Unity of the
Brethren / Evangelische Brudergemein. It is officially known in the USA as
the "Moravian Church," hence the "Moravian Church Official Homepage" at
http://www.moravian.org. This page is produced in Bethlehem, PA, the center
of the Northern Province, USA.
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Hornbeck's This and That Genealogy Tips on Black Dutch and Irish, Melungeons,
Moravians, Pennsylvania Dutch</A>
MELUNGEONS:
If you have been researching your family in the Cumberland Plateau of
Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Tennessee, during the
early migration years, you may be able find them through a connection to this
newly re-discovered group of people. The Melungeons are a people of apparent
Mediterranean descent, typically dark complexioned, who may have settled in
the Appalachian wilderness as early or possibly earlier than 1567.
Kentucky
Caldwell County
Christopher, William D. married Williams, Polley on 14 Sep 1820 in Caldwell
County, Kentucky
Kentucky
Clark County
Christopher, Peggy married Parker, James on 26 Jun 1820 in Clark County,
Kentucky
Kentucky
Lincoln County
Boyle, Zachariah married Christopher, Elizabeth on 09 Jan 1799 in Lincoln
County, Kentucky
Kentucky
Lincoln County
Christopher, Lewis married Wilhoite, Nancy on 24 Nov 1804 in Lincoln County,
Kentucky
Kentucky
Lincoln County
Christopher, Sally married Herrington, Joseph on 14 Mar 1806 in Lincoln
County, Kentucky
Kentucky
Lincoln County
Christopher, James married Myers, Polly on 07 Oct 1818 in Lincoln County,
Kentucky
Spouse 1: Obol Christopher
Spouse 2: Mary E. Cunningham
Marriage Date: 30 Jun 1868
Marriage Place: Etowah
Surety/Bond Date:
Performed By: Minister of the Gospel
Surety/Perf. Name: D. F. Smith
OSPage: 132
Spouse 1: James M. Christopher
Spouse 2: Martha I Marchel
Marriage Date: 24 Jan 1873
Marriage Place: Etowah
Surety/Bond Date:
Performed By: Justice of Peace
Surety/Perf. Name: J. P. Beaird
OSPage: 78
Spouse 1: Geo. Ed. Christopher
Spouse 2: Ewel Price
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1887
Marriage Place: Etowah
Surety/Bond Date:
Performed By: Minister of Gospel
Surety/Perf. Name: J. M. Hormer
OSPage: 238
Spouse 1: Wm. G. Christopher
Spouse 2: Lizzie Fitts
Marriage Date: 22 May 1889
Marriage Place: Etowah
Surety/Bond Date:
Performed By: Minister of Gospel
Surety/Perf. Name: D. A. Burns
OSPage: 398
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Message Board URL:
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Message Board Post:
Mae,
I've had a rough year and am just now getting back to my family research. I am no longer able to make changes or access information from the family website I have up...so I just use it as a reference point. I'm in the process of putting together another page on it's own domain.
I hope to reconnect with you and see if any new developments have been discovered during this past year.
Tisha
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66.html">Re: Story Family - GA</A>
Teresa - My great-grandmother, Georgia Caroline Story (1851-1922) of
Carrollton, Carroll County, GA. married Charles Richard Carter (1845-1920).
My 2g-grandfather was James F. Story. He was married to Nancy Christopher. Do
you think we have a connection? I am also looking for connections. - Ed
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Husband's Name
Morton CHRISTOPHER (AFN:FRC3-2W) Pedigree
Born: 1740 Place: , , Virginia
Died: 1795 Place:
Married: Abt 1765 Place:
Father:
Mother:
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Wife's Name
Elizabeth WAYLAND (AFN:FRC2-H1) Pedigree
Born: Abt 1749 Place: , , Virginia
Died: Bef 1833 Place: , , Virginia
Married: Abt 1765 Place:
Father: Adam WAYLAND (AFN:FRC2-DH) Family
Mother: Elizabeth BLANKENBAKER (AFN:FRC2-GT)
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1. Sex Name
M Ambrose CHRISTOPHER (AFN:FRC3-48) Pedigree
Born: 9 Jan 1769 Place: <, , Virginia>
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2. Sex Name
F Anna CHRISTOPHER (AFN:8M02-PG) Pedigree
Born: 24 Oct 1771 Place: , , Virginia
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3. Sex Name
F Frank CHRISTOPHER (AFN:FRC3-6L) Pedigree
Born: 3 Feb 1775 Place: <, , Virginia>
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4. Sex Name
M Lewis CHRISTOPHER (AFN:FRC3-8X) Pedigree
Born: 5 Mar 1783 Place: <, Madison, Va>
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5. Sex Name
F Sarah CHRISTOPHER (AFN:FRC3-94) Pedigree
Born: 29 Mar 1787 Place: <, Madison, Va>
Died: Bef 1833 Place:
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6. Sex Name
F Milly CHRISTOPHER (AFN:FRC3-CG) Pedigree
Born: 24 Jul 1795 Place: <, Madison, Va>
Died: Bef 1833 Place:
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7. Sex Name
F Mary CHRISTOPHER (AFN:FRC3-33) Pedigree
Born: 13 Sep 1767 Place: <, , Virginia>
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8. Sex Name
M James CHRISTOPHER (AFN:FRC3-B9) Pedigree
Born: 23 Nov 1790 Place: <, Madison, Va>
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9. Sex Name
F Elizabeth CHRISTOPHER (AFN:FRC3-7R) Pedigree
Born: 24 Nov 1776 Place: , Madison, Va
Died: 21 Jun 1873 Place: , Lincoln, Ky
NAME Christopher, John.
DATE 1795.
SOURCE Estates 24, 1796-1806 (Reel 47)
p. 125. Accounts rec. 20 Oct. 1800.
NOTE Part of index to Lancaster County Wills and Administrations (1652-1800)
PLACE Lancaster County (Va.)
FORM Estate inventories. aat.
COLLECTION Virginia wills and administrations.
[Unable to display image]
NAME Christopher, William.
DATE 1772
SOURCE Will Book No. 1, 1765-1791 (Reel 16)
p. 93. Will pro. 6 July 1772.
NOTE Part of index to Charlotte County Wills and Administrations (1765 -
1800)
PLACE Charlotte County (Va.)
FORM Wills. aat.
COLLECTION Virginia wills and administrations.
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Anita Warren-Hendrix, anita(a)warren.net
Researching George Ambus (abt 1812) md. Jane Adeline
Mathews (July 2,
1814) Christopher from Abbeville, SC then migrated to
Cass County, TX
also George's sister
Jane Christopher (abt 1817) who married Thomas
Jefferson Mathews (Dec.
25, 1819) from Abbeville, SC migrated to Pontotoc, MS.
Thomas J. Mathews and Jane Adeline Mathews were also
brother and sister.
Thomas and Jane were the children of Capt. Joseph
Calhoun Mathews and
Margaret Brough, Abbeville, SC. I descend from
Thomas.
I am trying to find out the parents of my
Christophers.
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Linda Dallen, acedallen(a)aol.com
Researching William (1787-1860) and Nancy Taylor
(1786) Christopher from
Rutherford Co, NC who migrated to Hall/Lumpkin Co, GA.
I descend through
their son William Kimsey (1813-1901) and Elvira Walker
(1826-1912)
Christopher. William was the son of Ambrose
Christopher, Sr and Nancy was
the daughter of Joshua Taylor (1740-1830),
Revolutionary War soldier.
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David Christopher, dchristo(a)swbell.net
Researching Ambrose K. (1829-1913) and Carolina
Cantrell (1840) Christopher
from NC>SC. John and Caroline had 7 children, William
A., Daniel James
Jarrett, Thomas Franklin, Boyd, John Jr., Benjamin
Joesph, and Mary
Christopher. From what we know, these people were
involved in the cotton
industry and as such may have moved back and forth
between Georgia, SC,
and maybe NC, Tn.? In 1900 it is reported that Ambrose
and Caroline were
living
in Walton County Georgia. It is also reported that
they were buried in the
High
Shoals Baptist Church graveyard, High Shoals Georgia.
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Phyllis Spivey, cttc(a)texhoma.net
Looking for any information on a James W. Christopher,
born approx. 1828 in
Spartanburg, S.C. Married Martha Batson about 1848 in
Ga.? Children listed
as:
John Pinkney Christopher
William Bradley Christopher
Margaret Christopher
Elvira Christopher
Keizara Christopher (Cissarie)
Kenzada Christopher
I have hit such a brick wall on this person! Any
information will help.
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Gerald Rimmer geraldrimmer(a)earthlink.net
Researching John D. Christopher b.abt 1814 S. C. He
was on the1850
Franklin Co. GA. census and appears to have a wife
named Amelia. By 1860
he was in Hunt Co. TX
Chn:
Amelia A.R. b. abt 1836 S.C.
Benjamin F. b. abt 1837 S.C.
Nancy b. abt 1839 S.C.
Martha b. abt 1841 S.C.
John S. b. abt 1843 S.C.
Sarah E. b. 16 Feb. 1846 GA.
David M. C. b. abt 1847 GA.
Abner R. D. b. Jan 1849 GA.
Narciss A. b. abt 1853 GA.
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Jimmy Christopher, jimmy.christopher(a)gte.net
I descend from Nicholas Christopher who arrived in Va.
about 1695.
Nicholas lived in Richmond, Spotsylvania, Orange, &
Lunenburg Counties;
he died in Lunenburg Co. in 1753 or 1754. His wife was
Ann or Anna.
I descend by the following male line:
David (about 1720 -1783 or 1784) married and
Elizabeth (some evidence that
she was a Grigg)
William (about 1760 - 1820) (married Lucy Jones
daughter of Richard Jones
of Halifax Co. Va.)
Richard (about 1792 -1863) married Martha Akins (who
are her parents?)
William (about 1828 - 1903 or 1904) married a Eliza
Barker (who are her
parents?)
John Franklin (1853 -1913) married Sarah (Sally)
Frances Giles
Emmett (1902 - 1996) married Myrt Evans
Frank (1921 -1991) (married Inez Walker)
Most of the above dates are estimates.
I am searching for others who may descend from this
line.
Also I am searching for the maiden names of the wives
and
the parents of the wives of the older of the above
males.
I am willing to share what little I know about the
above.
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Betty Cooper, msgcooper(a)aol.com
Researching Sarah Christopher, b @1789 (Rutherford Co,
NC?), d 1854 Haywood
Co, NC, who married John "Blacksmith" Sellers who was
b. @ 1789 Rutherford
Co, NC & d. 1859 in the Clyde / Canton area of Haywood
Co., NC. Some of
their children moved to the Habersham / Banks Co. area
of GA. Was Sarah
Christopher a sister of Ambrose and William
Christopher (b @ 1787) who moved
to GA?
Also researching Ephraim Christopher, b @ 1814 Haywood
Co, NC (d. 1894 NC)
who married Mary Sellers on 28 may 1842 in Haywood Co,
NC. Mary Sellers (b
31 Mar 1818) was the daughter of John "Blacksmith"
Sellers and Sarah
Christopher. Two of the children of Ephraim and Mary
Sellers - Christopher
were Isaac Layfayett Christopher (1848) and W. R.
Christopher (1850).
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Carole Sellers Walker, mott(a)cetlink.net
Researching SARAH CHRISTOPHER, b. ca. 1789 in North
Carolina, d. 1854 in
Haywood Co., N.C., m. JOHN "BLACKSMITH"SELLERS, b. ca.
1789, Rutherford Co.,
N.C., d. 1859 Clyde/Canton area of Haywood Co., N.C.
Some of their children
went to Habersham/Banks County, Georgia. Who was
Sarah's Father and Mother?
Same line as Cousin Betty Cooper. Please contact
either Betty or myself.
Thanks, Carole
Aol Instant Message address: walkerc36
ICQ Address: 22149680
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Wil Christopher wilchristo(a)yahoo.com
I am researching Eli Christopher b: abt 1827 in NC, d:
1875 Benton Co TN, Married Lounretta J. Snider on May
31, 1849 Benton Co TN.
Also I believe Eli's brother George Solomon
Christopher b: 1832 NC, d:1865 Benton Co TN, M:
Isabella Snider on July 18, 1850 in Henry Co TN. both
Men have many descendants in Benton & Henry Co. I
would appreciate any help on their ancestors, blace of
birth, how and when they came to TN. Thanks. Wil.
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Linda Radovich, Lrad719(a)aol.com
Researching Nicholas Christopher (b. abt. 1745-1750)
married to
Elisabeth DeCamp (b.1745-1750). Seems that Nicholas
was born in either
Staten Island or Long Island, NY, migrated to Sussex
County, NJ
then to Fayette County, PA. 1790 Fayette County PA
census records
show they had 12 children. Nicholas is my 6th great
grandfather.
Looking for birth dates and places of birth for
Nicholas and Elisabeth,
names of their parents, and any other helpful
information.
Thanks, Linda
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Neil Wolf bbwolf(a)michweb.net
researching Zoba (Zabiada?) Christopher, married
Jackson Cruse 25 Oct 1838
in Madison county, KY, Son (William) Richard Cruse,
b.9 Nov 1860 Kingston,
KY
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Sharon (Christopher) Hiner sharonhiner(a)hotmail.com
Researching : William Christopher b.05,Mar 1799
Guilford, NC, d. TX,
Nacadoghes Co, ( I think) ( my Gt, Gt, Gt
Grandfather,) 1st wife: Stacy
Nicholson
Their eldest Son: Benjamin Franklin Christopher b.2
1823 Maury Co, TN (my
Gt,Gt,Grandfather.) His wife: Ann Maria Griffin b.21,
Dec 1846
Their Children:
James Madison b. Jan 1848, TN d. Sept 1876
William Griffin Christopher b. Jan, 1852 MO, d. Aug,
1940 Vacaville, CA ( My
Gt Grandfather) His wife: Frances Newton, Fairfield,
CA
Mary Tennessee b. Oct, 1852 MO
Nancy Ann b. Sept 1857 CA
Benjamin F. JR b. July 1860 CA
Infant son b. 9, 29, 1862, d.11,05, 1862 CA
Charles Boone b. 02, 1864, d. 11, 1938 CA
Infant daughter b. 6, 05, 1869, d. 6. 25, 1869 CA
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<A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/2932/deedlc.html">Clerk
of Court Office, Laurens County, SC</A>
Clerk of Court Office, Laurens Co, SC,
Deed Book F, Pg. 149,
19 Oct. 1796.
Solomon LANGSTON, Senr. deeds to Bennett LANGSTON (his son) a tract of land
125 acres., it being a part of 200 acres originally granted to Wm. Cooper,
Junr. on 4 Dec 1786. /s/ Solomon LANGSTON Witnesses: Mathey/Matthew Brown and
Ephriam Christopher