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Deion,
Contact me at fran_1122(a)tx.rr.com and I will share what I know about Thomas
Christopher who arrived in Missouri about 1821 shortly after his son William
David Christopher married Mary Polly Williams in Caldwell County Kentucky.
Thomas is the father/Grandfather of most if not all the Christopher's in
Washington County MO 1830 census.
Frances
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mo Mule" <mo_mule(a)hotmail.com>
To: <christopher(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:07 AM
Subject: [CHRISTOPHER] researchers - Kentucky/Missouri Line
My father Ernest gave the family a real scare a few weeks ago (cancer in the
kidney - kidney removed and he is now recovering). I would really like to
get my family tree in order and present it to him ASAP. With that said,
here's another stab at my family line (or so I think):
6)Deion Ray Christopher (1973 - That's me) - Missouri
5)Ernest Ray Christopher (1935-Present) - Missouri
4)George Washington Christopher (1914-1977) - Missouri
3)Robert Jackson Christopher (1872-1943) - Missouri
###THE FOUR ABOVE ARE VERIFIED###
2)William Christopher (1845/1900) - Missouri (married Rhoda Jane Fry
##PLEASE NOTE THAT MY RECORDS ELSEWHERE HAS RHODA JANE WILLIAMS###| KIDS:
Annie E. {about 1845}, George W. {about MAY 1880}, Charles P. {MAR 1884},
Martha J. {FEB 1886})
###THE LISTING ABOVE DOES NOT LIST ROBERT JACKSON CHRISTOPHER, BUT OTHERWISE
MATCHES MY OTHER SOURCES?!###
###IF THE WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER ABOVE IS CORRECT, THEN THE LISTING BELOW IS
ALSO CORRECT###
1)William Christopher (1821-1860) - Kentucky/Missouri (married Louisa Jerjan
in Missouri on 04 FEB 1843 | KIDS: Ellen {about 1843}, William {about 1845},
Louisa {about 1847}, Mary {about 1848}, Elizabeth {about 1850}, James {about
1850}, Missouri {about 1854})
Anyone have any info on the William Christopher from Kentucky?
Thanks,
Deion "Mule" Christopher--Mule was here!----Republican Team Leader And Proud
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From: Acedallen(a)aol.com
Subject: Robert Ephraim Christopher, b. 26 NOV 1774
Northumberland Co., VA
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 22:49:34 EST
<A
HREF="http://members.home.net/ddill/fam00009.htm">Robert
Ephraim
Christopher/Rebecca White</A>
http://members.home.net/ddill/fam00009.htm
Husband: Robert Ephraim Christopher
Born: 26 NOV 1774 at: Northumberland Co., VA
Married: at:
Died: AFTER 1860 at: Cherokee Co., GA
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
Wife: Rebecca White
Born: C. 1785 at: Rowan Co., NC (will)
Died: AFTER 1870 at: Hall Co., GA
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses:
CHILDREN
Name: Thomas Christopher
Born: 1 MAR 1804 at: Reidville, Spartanburg Co., SC
Married: C. 1826 at: Spartanburg Co., SC 1
Died: 2 DEC 1895 at: Spartanburg Co., SC
Spouses: Nancy Collite Pearson
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This is a copy of a old message I thought I'd put back
that may be interesting to some of you researchers...
From: David Christopher <dchristo(a)swbell.net>
Subject: Christopher's in SC - Pa.?
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 11:02:40 -0600
I talked to an older Christopher gentleman today over
in S.C. He told me
that his father was Arthur, grandfather-Newton, great
grandfather-Ralley,
great great grandfather Thomas Christopher who lived
in Pickens , Greenville
, and Spartanburg Counties in South Carolina were part
of Christopher's that
had come down from Pennsylvania, Virginia, North
Carolina, and had settled
in South Carolina. He didn't have any facts to prove
it on paper, but all of
his ancestors mentioned are buried in S.C. He had also
said that growing up,
he had heard of another group of Christopher's that
were in and around the
Abbeville area, but thought there was no relation, or
if there was it was
distant. He said as he heard it from family stories,
they had come to
Pennsylvania on a ship who's Captain was a
Christopher, but he always took
that as family lore, more then truth. He is certain
that all of his life he
was told that his family came down from Pa., though
some early son's may
have left and went south into Georgia and other areas,
a lot of them remain
in the upper part of S.C. to this day.
1850 SPARTANBURG, SC
C623 CHRISTOPHER RALLEY 141 SPARTANBURG Twp
C623 CHRISTOPHER SALLY 137 SPARTANBURG Twp
C623 CHRISTOPHER THOMAS 134 SPARTANBURG Twp
C623 CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM 137 SPARTANBURG Twp
C623 CHRISTOPHER J. W. 134 SPARTANBURG Twp
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Grantor Grantee Date Filed Lot/Dist
William Christopher J.J. Vance 02/11/1841 11/15/1841 L153/6th
" " Edwin Shepherd 01/21/1841 07/08/1842 L153/6th
" " Bird Parks 12/12/1844 07/06/1846 L152/1st
" " A.B. Calhoun 08/04/1849 10/17/1849 L72/2nd
" " George E. Smith 12/18/1847 10/26/1849 L67/6th
" " George E. Smith 10/31/1850 11/14/1851 L95/6th
Z. Christopher George E. Smith 12/22/1903 03/05/1904 L158/6th
Clada Christopher J.H. Neely 02/20/1906 02/24/1906 L65/2nd
Lois Christopher R.E. McKnight 11/1906 11/14/1906 L311/1st
Z. Christopher China Grove Bapt Church 3/23/1907 05/01/1907 L149/Tu
" " George E. Smith 12/28/1907 12/30/1907 L158/6th
Zebulon Christopher W.P. Christopher 1910 03/12/1910 K187/6t
" " Jas. W. Banks 10/31/1912 L149/T
" " Janie Nelson 08/25/1913 10/04/1915 L149/T
" " Jas. B. Walker 11/02/1915 03/31/1916 L149/1
" " Wilbur G. Carmichael 02/01/1918 02/02/1918 L187/6
W. P. Christopher Zebulon Christopher 02/20/1918 03/04/1918 L187
Zebulon Christopher W.P. Christopher 02/20/1918 03/04/1918 L165/6
" " T.Z. Christopher 02/20/1918 03/04/1918 L187/6
Thomas Z. Christopher Zebulon Christopher 12/19/1919 12/20/1919 L187
Z. Christopher G.E. Smith 12/18/1919 12/20/1919 L123
Zebulon Christopher W.P. Christopher 12/11/1919 12/20/1919 L158
" " Mrs. Annie Carmichael 10/9/1924 10/15/1924 L187
" " T. Z. Christopher 12/02/1930 12/10/1930 L154
Today I spent some time in the Coweta County Courthouse looking for Christophers. Listed below are marriages from 1834 through 1942. I also wrote down some marriages that took place from 1947 to 1984 if anyone is interested they can email me. I hope this info will help someone. :-) Linda
Marriages
William Christopher to Lilley Story 04/17/1834
William Christopher to Eliza Hardy 04/13/1837
William Christopher to Susan Hardy 06/27/1841
Nancy Christopher to James L. Story 11/30/1843
Isabella Christopher to James F. Garrison 12/03/1843
Beverly Christopher to Zara Hendricks 08/09/1848
Samuel Christopher to Mary F. Hardy 12/28/1848
Pattisue Christopher to G.E. Smith 02/10/1903
William P. Christopher to Minnie Elder Hunter 12/20/1905
Lenora Christopher to Zackeriah Hardy 12/23/1868
A. Christopher to G.L. Bridges 12/22/1868
M. Z. Christopher to M.C. Carmichal 01/21/1875
William P. Christopher to Minnie Elder Hunter 12/20/1905
Thomas Z. Christopher to Blanche Marion Lasseter 10/21/1917
William Christopher to Frances Mattox 07/11/1942
Land Deeds, Coweta Co, GA
Grantee Grantor Date Filed Lot/Dist
Zebulon Christopher Patrick Carmical 12/24/1817 03/07/1893 L165 6th
" " J.H. Wynn 03/07/1893 03/07/1893 L164/165
" " R.L. Smith 03/12/1895 05/01/1895 L105
" " Patrick Carmical 01/24/1897 10/28/1897 L158
" " Edgar Dominick 10/06/1905 01/20/1906 Lang St
" " L.T. Moses 03/12/1906 04/30/1906 L149/1st
" " George Hunnicut 11/30/1906 12/05/1906 Turin
William Christopher Andrew J. Berry 12/25/1842 10/25/1843 L152/1st
" " Marcus D. North 03/02/1851 03/14/1851 L95
William P. Christopher Z. Christopher 1910 03/12/1910 L187/6th
" " Z. Christopher 02/20/1918 03/04/1918 L165/6th
" " Z. Christopher 12/11/1919 12/20/1919 L158/6th
Zebulon Christopher L.T. Moses 12/13/1912 12/14/1912 L123/1st
" " W.P. Christopher 2/20/1918 03/4/1918 L187/6th
" " Thomas Z. Christopher 4/29/1919 12/20/1919 L64/L187
" " G.E. Smith 12/20/1919 12/20/1919 L154/6th
Z. Christopher A.S. Carmichael 10/09/1924 10/15/1924 L124/Tur
T.Z. Christopher Z. Christopher 02/20/1918 03/04/1918 L165/6th
" " G.E. Smith 12/19/1919 12/20/1919 L167/6th
" " Z. Christopher 12/02/1930 12/10/1930 L154/1st
Re: GA. Coweta Co. Isabella C. M: 1834
Posted by: Jimmy Christopher Date: July 24, 2000 at
04:24:38
In Reply to: Re: GA. Coweta Co. Isabella C. M: 1834 by
frances christopher of 1359
Frances:
I checked an e-mail message system for the Christopher
family and found a reference stating that the "History
of Coweta County" in the Hardy family section lists
William Christopher as the son of William and Lucy
Jones Christopher. I am interested in this source. I
do not think the Coweta County William is the son of
the William and Lucy Jones Christopher that I know
because this couple were too old to be the parents of
someone born in 1813. William and Lucy Jones
Christopher were married in Halifax County Va., lived
in Mecklenburg Co. Va., moved to and died in
Oglethorpe County, Ga.
They had a son David married to a Lucy Jones (exact
same name as David's mother). David and Lucy Jones did
not marry until 1818. So this couple were not the
parents of someone born in 1813. Now, William and Lucy
Jones Christopher had a son John married on 3/20/1812
in Clarke (I think) County, Ga. to Elizabeth Varner. I
have seen one reference which lists a son for John and
Elizabeth Varner Christopher as a William. This
reference lists four children for John and Elizabeth
and lists them as Susan, Lucinda, William and Thomas.
I do not know if this is in order of age or not. I
have no idea of who these children of John and
Elizabeth are except the daughter Susan was married to
William Walker, II. (or III can't read my notes). I
have no information which indicates that William, the
son of John and Elizabeth Varner Christopher, is the
William of Coweta. I would like to know what happen to
this William.
Your reference to Lunenburg County, Va. is very
interesting. This county is the area where my
Christopher's lived. So if the Bible reference is
correct as to the place of birth for William, he is a
descendent of old Nicholas in all likely hood.
Maybe this explains the WIlliam in this Will?
Mecklenburg Co., VA will of Robert Jones
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Will of Robert Jones
Nov., 1783
Mecklenburg Co., VA
Will Book 2, p. 39-40
In the Name of God Amen the sixth day of November
One thousand seven hundred and eighty three I Robert
Jones of Mecklenburg County being sick of Body but of
perfect sense and Memory of mind thanks be to God
therefore calling to mind the Mortality of men and
that it is ____ appointed once for all men to die
I do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament
Item it is My Will and desire that all my Negroes
remain together till my daughter Frances Jones comes
of age or marries then to be equally divided
between my five Children to wit Frances Jones, Jane
Jones, Matilda Jones, Edna Jones and Lucy Jones to
them their heirs or assigns forever
Item I give and bequeathe to my oldest daughter
Frances Jones one Gray mare named Sterling one saddle
and bridle it is also further my Will and desire that
the above mentioned persons have one feather bed and
furniture apeace when my daughter Frances comes of age
or marries it is my Will and desire that the remainder
of my stock of all kinds and housebeds furniture not
before given is equally divided amongst the above
mentioned persons as they marry or come
of age
Item it is also my Will and desire that all my lands
be sold be sold (sic) to the best advantage and the
money arising from such sale to be equally divided
amongst the above mentioned persons when my daughter
Lucy Jones comes of age or marries to them and their
heirs and assigns forever Item it is further my Will
and desire that if any or either of the above
mentioned persons should die with out heir their part
if taken of to return to the common stock and equally
divided amongst the rest I do appoint my brother
Richard Jones Mrs Isaac Coles James Jones and Robert
Erskine Executors of this my last Will and Testament
revoking all form(er)? wills
Page 40
by me written or made and declaring this to be my last
Will and Testament In presence of N.B. it is my Will
and desire that my sorrel (great) horse and
scubald [skewbald]mare be sold to the best bidder and
the money to be equally divided amongst my above named
Children to them their heirs or assigns forever
Charles White
Robert Jones (LS)
John (his mark) Griffin
Buckner (his mark) Griffin
At a Court held for Mecklenburg County the 8th day of
December 1783 This Will was proved by the Oaths of
Charles White, John Griffin and Buckner Griffin
witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded And on
the motion of Richard Jones one of the executors
therein named who made oath thereto and together with
Benjamin Pulliam, William Christopher and John
Marshall his securities entered into and acknowledged
their bond in the penalty of Five thousand pounds
conditioned as the Law directs certificate was granted
him for obtaining aprobat of the said Will in due form
liberty being reserved for the other executors therein
named to join in the probat when they shall think fit
Teste
John Brown
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William Christopher from Lunenburg Va
Posted by: frances christopher Date: July 31, 2000 at
20:58:53
In Reply to: Re: GA. Coweta Co. Isabella C. M: 1834 by
Jimmy Christopher of 1359
Thank Jimmy for the message. My proof of William born
in Lunenburg was from the Hardy Bible. William Married
a Hardy in Coweta County.
I have searched thru all the records in Va and cannot
come up with any certain proof as to which family mine
belongs.
Any suggestion . There may be a connection thru the
Stewart family, a Christopher married a Stewart in Va
Aquilla Hardy married a Stewart and came to Fayette Co
Ga along with the Stewarts. Just cannot find the
missing link. Frances
Frances
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The Family of Nash Glidewell of Halifax Co. VA
(or A Lesson in Intermarriage)
Nash Glidewell, the son of Robert and Elizabeth
Glidewell, was born on 19
June 1721.
He was baptized the next month on 21 July in the
Bristol Parish of Virginia.
His brother, Robert, was born just sixteen months
later on 23 October 1722 and a sister
Susan was born sometime later in the 1720s but the
record is illegible as to the exact
year.1 The transcript of the parish register does not
show a baptism date for Susan,
but for some reason Robert wasn't baptized until 19
March 1729.
An entry in the Bristol Parish Vestry Book, dated 14
April 1728, states the
following:
"Robert Glidewell being afflicted with cancer in his
face which hath made
him unable to labour for his livelihood, it is ordered
that the Church Warden find him
necessary clothing and likewise that John Browden find
him necessary board, and he to
be allowed 100 lbs. of tob[acco] a month." A year or
so later on 3 August 1729,
Elizabeth Glidewell petitioned the court that she was
a poor widow unable to care for her son
Robert and wanted him bound out to a Thomas Clemmons.2
Nash, only about eight years
old at the time, may have been raised with relatives.
A Tarance Lamb Glidewell, son of
Elizabeth Glidewell, born in January of 1733 was
baptized in March of 1734.3
Nash appears in the records of Halifax County,
Virginia as early as 1755,4
but records do not appear to indicate that his brother
Robert was in the area. A Nancy
Glidewell was reported to be a cousin of Nash's
daughter Mary5 and if that relationship is
correct, perhaps Nancy was a daughter of Nash's
brother Robert. Nancy married Thomas
Cole, a teacher in Halifax County.6
In May of 1762, Nash purchased 383 acres on Hyco
Branch from William Byrd
and the next month, purchased 400 acres on Lick Branch
from him.7 In September of
1766 Nash along with Thomas Tindal was an appraiser of
Richard Griffen's estate8 and
on 10 March 1767, Nash purchased a slave named Glasgow
from the estate of Hampton Wade.9
Nash's wife was named Mary according to a dower
relinquishment to property
that Nash sold to William Goode in 1767, but is not
mentioned again in later
records.10 She is said to have been Martha Bannister,
daughter of John Bannister IV and his wife
Wilmet[te]. Martha Bannister was reportedly born 31
December 1722 in Bristol Parish,
Prince George County, Virginia.11
Nash participated in the Revolutionary War as a
private in the 10th and 14th
Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line.12 He
enlisted 14 February 1778 for a
period of one year.13 Records from the Daughters of
the American Revolution (DAR) are
available.
In a time when the thought that females had brains was
a rare idea, Nash's
daughters were witnesses to deeds and such even before
they were married. On 3 July 1779,
Nash gave his daughter Rachel one negro slave Lucy and
his two daughters Judith and
Elender were witnesses. A few days later on 12 July,
Nash sold 60 acres to a John Heath
of Granville County, North Carolina. His children
Robert, Elliner, and Judy Glidewell
were witnesses to this deed.14
Nash wrote his will on 14 July 1794. Joseph Fontain
signed as one of the
witnesses to it; Nancy Loftis put her mark and Lacy
Loftis put his mark as witnesses also.
Within six months, it was recorded in court on 26
January 1795. In it, Nash named all
of his children in the following order:15
His son Robert was bequeathed the tract of land he
lived on and also the
tract of land lying below Nashes Branch on the north
side of Hico River that Nash had
purchased of David Christopher16 plus two negros.
Robert was probably born around 1747.
His son Nash Glidewell Jr. first came on the Halifax
County, Virginia personal
property tax list in the year 1789; if this indicates
he was age 21, Nash Jr.'s birthdate would
be calculated around 1768.17 If Robert was at least
21 when Nash Jr. was born, then
Robert would have been born by 1747.
Nash bequeathed his son John a tract of land on the
North side of Hico on
the upper side of Nashes Branch plus Nash's old tract
of land including the land he
purchased of Daniel Dean.18 John was also bequeathed
two negros, named Glasgow and Ted. John
married Ann Whitlow on 20 August 1785 in Mecklenburg
County, Virginia.19 She may
have been a sister of Thomas Whitlow who married
John's sister Hannah, as an Anna
Glidewell was a witness to Thomas Whitlow's will.
Daniel Goode and Joseph
Pinson were named executors of his will.20
Nash's daughter Mary Goode was given the negro which
was already in her
possession. She married William Goode of Albemarle
County. A record of their marriage
has not been found but Nash gave William two hundred
acres for natural love and
affection in 1767 just nine months prior to the birth
of their first son.21 The land may
have been a dower or wedding gift and may give a close
idea of their marriage date.
Mary and William had three sons, Daniel Campbell
Goode, John Goode and William Goode;
and at least one daughter Elizabeth Goode. These
children intermarried with the
children of Thomas and Nancy (Glidewell) Cole.
His next daughter Edy Gill was given a negro named
Simon that was already in
her possession. Her husband's first name may have
been Joseph or Jacob, as
there was a Joseph Gill, Sr., a Joseph Gill, Jr. and a
Jacob Gill all living in Halifax
County in 1782.22
His daughter Sarah Glass was allowed the negro named
Beck that she had
disposed of. Her husband may have been Daniel Glass
who lived in the same vicinity as
Nash in 1785.23 DAR records list her as Sarah Gladys
who married Humphrey Harris,
but this is an error undoubtedly due to reading the
original copy of Nash's will
incorrectly, where the double "s" symbol is used in
Sarah's married name.24
Nash confirmed in his will to his daughter Rachel
Elliott the negro named
Lucy that he had deeded her. Rachel married Bartlett
Elliott. This marriage obviously
occurred after 1776, since she signed as Rachel
Glidewell when she witnessed the will of
William Andrews on 5 June 1776.25 Perhaps Nash's gift
of the slave to her in 1779
was because of her recent or impending marriage.
Bartlett was born before 1769 to John
Elliott and Ann Loftis (daughter of William and
Elizabeth Loftis). His brother Thomas
married Sylvania Jones, daughter of Reuben and Sarah
Jones. Sylvania's sister, Mary
"Polly" Jones, married Daniel C. Goode.26
Nash confirmed to his next daughter, Judith Harrison,
"my right to the negro
Dale[?] she disposed of." Judith married Presley
Harrison and they had, among others,
Jane, who may have been the mother of Ambrose Hudson.
Ambrose Hudson married Lucinda
Goode. She was the youngest daughter of William and
Mary (Glidewell)
Goode's son John and his second wife Elizabeth Cole
(daughter of Thomas and Nancy
Glidewell Cole).27 Another daughter of Judith and
Presley's was Mason Harrison who
married William Stewart. Three of the Stewart sons
married granddaughters of Mary
Glidewell and William Goode.28
Nash confirmed to his daughter Elinder Davis his right
to the negro boy Sam
that she disposed of. Elinder died before Nash wrote
his will and Nash stipulated
that the negro boy was the only claim to his estate
that her husband, Joseph Davis, should
have. Nash did indicate that Elender's six children
should have their equal part of
such estate as would have come to her "supposing that
she had been living".
Nash gave his daughter Hannah Whitlow a negro boy
already in her possession.
Hannah was born circa 1766 as she stated that she was
81 years old when she applied
for a widow's pension in October of 1847.29 She
married Thomas Whitlow in January
of 178430 and they had three children: John Nash
Whitlow, Jane Whitlow, and
Mary/Polly Whitlow. After Thomas's death, which
occurred between July and October of
1797,31 two of his children, John Nash and Jinney,
chose their uncle Robert
Glidewell as their guardian.32 Later in January of
1803, John chose his cousin, Daniel C.
Goode, as his guardian. At the time, Daniel Goode was
also his sister Polly Whitlow's
guardian.33 Hannah married William Irvin about 1800
and he died about 1833.34 They are
listed as William and Hannah Owen on the marriage
record of her daughter Jane Whitlow
to Hiram Sizemore.35 Hannah was listed as Hannah
Irvine age 80 in the
household of her grandson, James Whitt in the 1850 U.
S. census.36 She wrote her will on 10
August 1850 and it was probated in 1854. In it, she
gave her whole estate to her
daughter Mary Whitt, one dollar to the children of her
son John Whitlow, deceased and one
dollar to her daughter Jinney Sizemore.37
Jane or Jinny Glidewell was the only daughter not
married at the time Nash
wrote his will, and was presumably the youngest
daughter. She was bequeathed the
negro girl in her possession named Dinah; who was
probably a personal maid to Jane. Not
long after Nash's demise, death again visited the
household. On 4 March 1796 an
inquisition was taken at the house of Joseph Pinson in
Halifax before Thomas Watkins,
coroner. Upon viewing the body of Dynah a negro girl,
the property of Nash Glidewell,
those charged discovered that sundry marks of violence
appeared on Dynah, and that she
died of those wounds on the first instant [meaning the
1st of March] on the plantation of
Nash Glidewell, and that the wound was given by
persons unknown. This
inquisition was recorded in court on the 28 March.
Daniel Good and Jacob Gill were among
those signed who were at the inquiry.38 Jane
Glidewell was charged with this
felony and was subsequently arrested. The case was
brought to court on Monday, 14 March
1796 and Jane pleaded not guilty. Witnesses testified
on behalf of the Commonwealth
and Jane was "fully heard in her own defense" The
court found her not guilty and she
was acquitted of the charge.39
1 Births from the Bristol Parish Register 1720-1798.
Bristol Parish included
the counties of Dinwiddie, Prince George and Henrico
Counties. Early records on other
Glidewells can be found in Henrico County.
2 Information on Robert Glidewell's entry courtesy of
Ray Stewart.
Information on entry regarding Robert Glidewell (Jr.)
being bound out courtesy Thomas J. King Sr.
of San Diego, CA. Both are references from the Vestry
Book and Register of Births,
Bristol Parish, 1720-1789.
3 Op. cit. The 1787 Virginia Census lists a Terence
L. Glidewell in Dinwiddie County.
4 Halifax County, Virginia Order Book 2, part 1. Nash
was ordered to be part
of the gang to clear and keep the road between Larkin
Johnson's Ferry and John Boyd's
Ferry. Since Halifax County was formed in 1754 from
Lunenburg County, perhaps earlier
records on Nash may be found there.
5 Virginia Cousins, G. B. Goode, 1884.
6 Ibid.
7 Halifax Co, VA Index to Deeds-Grantee.
8 Halifax Co, VA Will Bk. 0, 1752-1773.
9 Halifax Co, VA Will Bk. 2, 1783-1792.
10 Halifax Co, VA Deed Bk. 6, p. 501.
11 Information courtesy Ray Stewart who cites the
following source: Jones,
Richard L.,
A.B., L.L.B., (1976), Dinwiddie County: Carrefour of
the Commonwealth,
publ. by the Dinwiddie Board of Supervisors of
Dinwiddie County, VA, on the occasion of
the celebration of the Bicentennial of the USA.
12 John H. Gwathney, Historical Register of Virginians
in the Revolution 1775-1783
Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines.
13 Service record of Nash Glidewell obtained from the
National Archives.
14 Halifax Co, VA Deed Bk. 11, p. 300 and 354.
15 Halifax Co, VA Will Bk. 3, p. 160. It appears that
the daughters were
named in order of age.
16 See Halifax Co, VA Deed Bk. 11, p. 348.
17 Halifax Co, VA personal property tax lists, as
related to author by
Frances Sizemore of Cadiz, KY.
18 See Halifax Co, VA Deed Bk. 8, p. 336. This deed
was dated 19 March 1772
and contained 75 acres on Larkins Branch. Acording to
F. Briggs Elliott, a
native of the area, Larkins Branch is located in the
Red Bank District near Shady Grove UMC;
modern date state route 602 and 744.
19 Mecklenburg Co, VA Marriages, as related to author
by Frances Sizemore of
Cadiz, KY a fellow researcher.
20 Halifax Co, VA Will Bk. 3 1792-1797, p. 403.
21 Halifax Co, VA Deed Bk. 6, p. 501. Copies of bible
records of Daniel C.
Goode's son (also named Daniel C.) attest to his
father's birthdate as18 May 1768.
22 1790 Reconstructed Census (Heads of
Families-Virginia, 1782). Nash Glidewell is not
listed in this transcription.
23 1790 Reconstructed Census (Heads of
Families-Virginia, 1785), List of Jno.
P. Smith.
24 Family Chronicle magazine, July/August 1997, p. 17
mentions that the "leading s" or
"long s" was a character in common use in handwriting
until the middle of the 19th
century for words spelled with a double "s" and was
often mistaken as a "f" or "p".
25 Halifax Co, VA Will Bk. 1 1773-1783. Her father
Nash was one of the
appraisers of the estate, as was Joseph Fontaine,
David Christopher and William Grisham.
26 Arlina Moss to Dawn Westfall.
27 Frances Sizemore to Dawn Westfall. Frances noted
that Jane Wall age 76
was living in the household of Ambrose Hudson and his
wife Lucinda (See Halifax Co, VA
Deed Bk. 55, p. 693 wherein Lucinda Hudson of Surry
Co, NC wife of Ambrose is
named "formerly Lucinda Goode."). Jane Harrison
Hutson married Robert Wall 26
June 1809 in Halifax Co, VA. Frances noted that Jane
was the daughter of Presley and
Judith Harrison.
28 See "The Stewart Family" article in Trigg County
History [Kentucky] Volume
1. which states that William Stewart married Mason
Harrison, daughter of Presley
Harrison. This article is in error when it mentions
that Susan Ann Goode who married
Johnson Stewart was a daughter of Daniel and Mary
(Polly) Jones Goode. She was actually the
daughter of Daniel's brother, John Goode. Harrison
Stewart, listed as brother to
Johnson in this article, married a daughter of Daniel
and Mary Goode's, Elizabeth (see
Campbell Co, GA
Deed Bk. D, p. 401, dated 27 February 1847, when all
the legatees of Daniel
Goode sold land that he had purchased to Samuel
Patton. Reuben J. Goode, Daniel C.
Goode, James Burgess, Lindsey Burgess, Harrison
Stewart, John Wood and Charles Wood
sign.)
29 Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files.
Thomas Whitlow, VA Line,
Hannah Irvin former widow W7861. Hereinafter, Pension
Abstract.
30 Ibid.
31 Thomas wrote his will 24 July 1797 and it was
probated 23 October 1797
(see note
20).
32 Halifax Co, VA Plea Bk. 20, p. 196. June Court
1801.
33 Halifax Co, VA Plea Bk. 21, p. 282. January Court
1803.
34 Pension Abstract.
35 Halifax Co, VA Marriage Bond Register #1 1753-1889,
microfilm of original.
This bond is dated 24 January 1803.
36 1850 U. S. Census, Halifax Co, VA.
37 Halifax Co, VA Will Bk. 24, p. 255.
38 Halifax Co, VA Will Bk. 3 1792-1797, p. 225.
39 Halifax Co, VA Plea Bk. 17, p. 378.
Contributed by Dawn Watts Westfall
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High Springs, FL 32643
(904) 454-4700; e-mail: afn57896(a)afn.org
28 September 1997
updated 26 March 1998
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Birth: abt 1675
Death: 11 Feb 1754
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This could be her, it would make her 9 years old in
1783......
Husband
Robert JONES Pedigree
Birth:
Christening:
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Burial:
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From: BGKBVK(a)aol.com
Subject: [GRIFFIN] Information of Griffins Old 96 and
Abbeville Dist
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:23:54 EST
Benjamin Griffin: Benjamin Wit to Mary Crayton Will
dated March 29, 1834
Samuel Fisher Estate 17 Nov 1820 Estate admr by Thomas
& James Fisher John Clinkscales and Benjamin Griffin
Abbeville Dist
Benjamin Griffin wit to Will of Gantt Fredrick dated
05 May 1814 Recorded 24 Jan 1815 Exer wife Elizabeth
brother Cader Gantt inv 24 Jan 1815
Will of William White dated 16 May 1821 Abbeville Dist
probated 11 June 1821
---niece Susan wife or Ira Griffin
Ira Griffin Inventory with John Gibson John Liscomb
Cit read Upper Lane Cane Church Estate of Jacob
Dawkins will dated 14 May 1837
Buckner Griffin Estate Admr 09 June 1794 by Nathan
Sims wife Sarah Griffin
Robert Griffin Will dated 09 feb 1809 Abbeville Dist
Rec 08 Apr 1809 wife Margaret 1 dau Elizabeth
deceased. other children mentioned not named.
John Griffin Estate admr 10 Feb 1808 Lydia Griffin ,
John Conner, Lewis Mitchell Abbeville Bond 10,000 Wm
Lummus gaurdian of John Griffin a minor a legatee of
John Griffin Decd John Hackney admr by virtue oh his
marriage to Lydia Griffin widow John Griffin
John Foster byers at estate sale of John Merriwether
Will dated 11 Oct 1879 John Griffin Wit Elijah Wardlow
will dated 18 Feb 1808, Exer bro James Wardlow
John Griffin 03 oct 1804 William Lummus Wm Cockran
Delany McGhee. made gardarian John Griffin a minor
over 14 yrs old sum 2,000.00
James Griffin Box 107 Pack 2835 Est admr 06 Feb 1815
by John L Giffin Cit..
published Cambridge Mentioned James L Griffin was late
of the Army.
James Griffin Box 31 Pack 797 Est admr 20 Nov 1782 by
Fanney Griffin Thomas and James Wilson bound to John
Ewing Calhoun Ord of 96 Dist sum 14,000lb Inv
made 20 Nov 1782 by Mathew McMullen Reuben Holloway
Thomas Wilson William Golden will dated 04 Sept 1777
in 96 Dist probated 23 Sept 1782 Exer son John and
Ruben Golding wit James Griffin Children Milley
(Golding) Griffin .
James Griffin dated 18 March 1816 Randal Hagood made
gaurdian of James Griffin a minor under 14 yrs Rec
1817 of James griffin admr of William Griffin decd
73.00 pd ordinary of Edgefield 1.50.
Mitchell Tanner will dated 12 Jan 1791 Abbeville Dist
proved 12 JUne 1793 daughter Rebecca gr children James
Griffin inventory made 26 Oct by Levi Rice,
Robert Sample and Micajah Stevens
James Sales Will dated 25 March 1826 in Abbeville Dist
proved 19 May 1823 Exer wife Elizabeth Sale Albert
(Sale) John H Waller
Will of Johathan Sale in same Box Inventory 13 Aug
1823 , Sale 22 Aug 1823 James Griffin among byers
Sarah Waller Est admr 28 Dec 1820 by Wm White , Wm
Chiles, Wm Bullock Moses Taggret Ord. sum $12,000.00
Inv made 11 Jan 1821 Wm White admr of late Thomas
Waller decd Sale 16 Jan 1821 byers among others James
Griffin Richard Griffin Wm Mitchell John Lightfoot.
Nathan Sims will dated 15 Dec 1802 in Abbeville Dist
Rec 20 Jan 1803 ExerJohn Leonard Sims and wife Mary
Sims children Pamelia Griffin and others.
James Child Will dated 18 June 1858 filed 20 Aug 1858
Exer son-in-law-Thomas C Griffin wit John Holland wife
Elizabeth Child
McAdams Capt James Estate admr 08 Dec 1821 by
Charlotte, John McAdams Sr John Wright Abbeville Dist
31 Dec 1821 Inventory Issac Cowan Cadar Gnatt Thomas
Beatty Sale 01 Jan 1822 byers: Capt Benjamin Griffin
Moses Ashley Jr Benjamin West, Samuel Shaw James Snell
Joseph Burton and John McAdams Esq.
Edward Beasley Est admr Richard Griffin Cit pub Mt
Moriah Church expended 01 Jan 1839
Henry S Black estate admr 06 June 1836 Stephen Whitley
Lukin G Carter and Richard C Griffin settlement 10
Sept 1846 Sale 23 June 1836 Byers smong others Larkin
Griffin John McCain Richard White William Carter
Richard C Griffin inventory of James Talitha Tutt Esq.
admr 28 Nov 1834 Inv 09 dec 1834 By Richard C Griffin
& John Child Thomas G Williamson DR
Abbeville Dist Est proved 07 June 1841 Sale 08 July
1841 byers Richard C Griffin James Dyson Est admr ZW
Carwile John Sadler and R C Griffin Abbeville Dist
wife Mary Dyson. bro to Mary John Sadler Nathaniel
Martin Est admr 25 Dec 1848 ZW Carwile Sm and RC
Griffin Zachariah Carwile lived at Cambridge Inv 019
Jan 1849 by R C Griffin James Richardson
Abstracts of Old Ninety-Six and Abbeville District
Wills and Bonds
Southern Historical Press
Copyright 1950 by Pauline Young and The Rev Silas
Emmett Lucas Jr.
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I suppose that this has something to do with what
Ralph Griffin Christopher was talking about when he
said that his father lost everything.....
Ralph Griffin Christopher Bio:
"My parents were both poor, but respectable and
industrious, and by their care and labor were in a
very pretty way to become wealthy, but a reverse of
fortune my father lost most of his property, became I
believe, discouraged and took to drink and never
regained his property. When I was about the age of 10
or 12 (about 1798) my father moved from Virginia to
North Carolina, Rutherford County. There we lost our
mother, a loss too great to ever be repaired. My
father then being poor with a large family, and not
feeling the importance of educating his children, we
had no schooling, and as such were raised in great
ignorance, as to the Bible. I often felt a great wish
to read, and thought if I had a fortune I would give
it all to read and write."
-------
The Virginia Geneaologist. Vol 16 No. 1 Whole number
61 Jan-Mar 1972. pg. 182.
British Mercantile Claims taken from Pp. 38-39.
James & Ambrose CHRISTOPHER. owe 39.16.4 (I have no
pound symbol on keyboard) due 1774. They gave Robert
BURTON, agent for Dinwiddie, Crawford & Co. at their
upper store, a mortgage on their land to secure
payment of this debt, which Robert BURTON sold to
satisfy the same. They removed shortly after to the
South. Before their removal and since the conveyance
of their land they had not any property that could
satisfy any creditor.
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So when we talk or type of William of Mecklenberg, and
have him recorded as being born in Mecklenberg, none
of that can be correct since Mecklenberg wasn't formed
until 1764-65, and William was born around 1748? I
don't know, thats why I am taking a break, all of the
counties in question stem from parts of Lunenberg,
which was formed from Brunswick. So are you saying
that this will from Mecklenberg has no bearing on your
bunch from Halifax? That this Richard and Robert are
not the Jones family your William Christopher marries
into? I don't get it, here's a William Christopher in
this will, I just figured it as a done deal.
> County Formed By Law Parent County County Seat
> ------ ------ ------ ------------- -----------
>
> Brunswick 1732 1720 Prince George
Lawrenceville
>
>
> Lunenburg 1746 1746 Brunswick Lunenburg
> Courthouse
>
> Halifax 1752 1752 Lunenburg Halifax
>
> Charlotte 1765 1764 Lunenburg Charlotte
>
> Mecklenburg 1765 1764 Lunenburg Boydton
David
--- Jimmy Christopher <jchristopher7395(a)bellsouth.net>
wrote:
> David:
>
> The William Christopher, (son of David, and grandson
> of Nicholas), was
> married to Lucy Jones of Halifax County. She was
> the daughter of Richard
> Jones. Richard was named as an executor and brother
> of John Jones. So the
> Lucy Jones married to William, who came to Georgia
> in 1801, had a first
> cousin by the same name. Also it is very
> interesting that a son of William
> and I think that his name may be David married a
> Lucy Jones. So this
> David's mother and wife had the very same names. If
> the Lucy in this will
> turns out to be the Lucy Jones married to David
> Christopher of Georgia,
> David's mother and wife were first cousins. I note
> the date of the will as
> 1783. William's daughter, Frances was married in
> 1801. I have always
> thought but have no data as to why that Frances was
> the oldest child of
> William. William had three sons the youngest was
> born about 1792. So it is
> possible that David the son of William could have
> been old enought to marry
> the Lucy named in the 1783 will. Lucy was named as
> the youngest and Frances
> as the oldest; Frances was not of age. So all of
> the daughters would have
> been less than 20 years old and perhaps the daughter
> Lucy was quite young.
>
> Jimmy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Christopher" <srunreal(a)yahoo.com>
> To: <christopher-l(a)rootsweb.com>;
> <christopher(a)yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:26 AM
> Subject: [CHRISTOPHER] interesting, very
> interesting!!
>
>
> > Mecklenburg Co., VA will of Robert Jones
> > Transcribed by Ron Jones 4/2001
> >
> >
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> > Will of Robert Jones
> > Nov., 1783
> > Mecklenburg Co., VA
> > Will Book 2, p. 39-40
> >
> > In the Name of God Amen the sixth day of November
> > One thousand seven hundred and eighty three I
> Robert
> > Jones of Mecklenburg County being sick of Body but
> of
> > perfect sense and Memory of mind thanks be to God
> > therefore calling to mind the Mortality of men and
> > that it is ____ appointed once for all men to die
> > I do make and Ordain this my last Will and
> Testament
> > Item it is My Will and desire that all my Negroes
> > remain together till my daughter Frances Jones
> comes
> > of age or marries then to be equally divided
> > between my five Children to wit Frances Jones,
> Jane
> > Jones, Matilda Jones, Edna Jones and Lucy Jones to
> > them their heirs or assigns forever
> >
> > Item I give and bequeathe to my oldest daughter
> > Frances Jones one Gray mare named Sterling one
> saddle
> > and bridle it is also further my Will and desire
> that
> > the above mentioned persons have one feather bed
> and
> > furniture apeace when my daughter Frances comes of
> age
> > or marries it is my Will and desire that the
> remainder
> > of my stock of all kinds and housebeds furniture
> not
> > before given is equally divided amongst the above
> > mentioned persons as they marry or come
> > of age
> >
> > Item it is also my Will and desire that all my
> lands
> > be sold be sold (sic) to the best advantage and
> the
> > money arising from such sale to be equally divided
> > amongst the above mentioned persons when my
> daughter
> > Lucy Jones comes of age or marries to them and
> their
> > heirs and assigns forever Item it is further my
> Will
> > and desire that if any or either of the above
> > mentioned persons should die with out heir their
> part
> > if taken of to return to the common stock and
> equally
> > divided amongst the rest I do appoint my brother
> > Richard Jones Mrs Isaac Coles James Jones and
> Robert
> > Erskine Executors of this my last Will and
> Testament
> > revoking all form(er)? wills
> >
> > Page 40
> >
> > by me written or made and declaring this to be my
> last
> > Will and Testament In presence of N.B. it is my
> Will
> > and desire that my sorrel (great) horse and
> > scubald [skewbald]mare be sold to the best bidder
> and
> > the money to be equally divided amongst my above
> named
> > Children to them their heirs or assigns forever
> >
> > Charles White
> > Robert Jones (LS)
> > John (his mark) Griffin
> > Buckner (his mark) Griffin
> >
> >
> > At a Court held for Mecklenburg County the 8th day
> of
> > December 1783 This Will was proved by the Oaths of
> > Charles White, John Griffin and Buckner Griffin
> > witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded And
> on
> > the motion of Richard Jones one of the executors
> > therein named who made oath thereto and together
> with
> > Benjamin Pulliam, William Christopher and John
> > Marshall his securities entered into and
> acknowledged
> > their bond in the penalty of Five thousand pounds
> > conditioned as the Law directs certificate was
> granted
> > him for obtaining aprobat of the said Will in due
> form
> > liberty being reserved for the other executors
> therein
> > named to join in the probat when they shall think
> fit
> >
> > Teste
> > John Brown
> >
> > ---------
> >
> >
> >
> > What I find here thats interesting are the name
> > inter-actions. Here we have William Christopher,
> Lucy
> > Jones, John and Buckner Griffin, and Benjamin
> Pulliam.
> > Many of these same names we will find in
> Abbeville,
> > SC. This is too interesting, in Abbeville we have
> > Buckner Griffin Christopher and his brother
> William as
> > Orphans going to David in 1818. This same William
> > Christopher I have listed as married to Sarah
> Pulliam.
> > I think I picked it up from a record in Abbeville,
> > court order or something. Now, back in
> Mecklenberg,
> > back in the 1770's, we have William, son of David
> > Christopher, who gets married to Lucy Jones in
> 1778,
> > yet in this will in 1783, she is stated as single
> and
> > underage? So some one help me here, how about you
>
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I give up for a short break, need to give my old worn
out brain a rest. I guess I am stuck on Abbeville so
much, I can't see anything else. I take back the David
s/o William maybe being in Abbeville, it doesn't seem
to fit. I never was too good at doing jigsaw. At any
rate if any of you come up with some good info, lets
hear about it. I can't seem to hit the broadside of a
barn, gonna take a short rest, be back in a week or
so.....
David
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There seem to be too many years between the 1783 Will,
and that Lucy being married to David here in 1818,
unless there's an error by the census taker putting a
daughter in the under 16 bracket. The rest could be
maybe explained with the two orphan Christopher's,
ond/or, maybe the under 16 female is a sister of the
two orphans that later joined the family to be with
her brothers? Or there could be any number or reasons,
so I guess it is still possible..
1820 Census for Abbeville, SC
David Christopher
3 sons under 10( One of these boys could be Buckner
Griffin Christopher born in 1812 who would be 8 years
old here?)
1 son under 16(This could be Wm CHRISTOPHER adopted
with & Buckner Griffin CHRISTOPHER?, as he's too old
to be a son of David?)
David in 16 to 26 age bracket
1 daughter under 16
wife is in the 16 to 26 age bracket
So this in combo with the other Christopher data we
have on Abbeville;
1820 Census for Abbeville, SC
William Christopher
1 son under 10
William is aged in the to-26 bracket
2 daughters under 10
wife is also in the to-26 age bracket
and then theres also the 1830 Census that has a Daniel
Christopher in Abbeville;
I was going through the 1830 census report on
Abbeville, SC, and I came across a Daniel Christopher
living there with wife and 8 kids. Daniel appears to
be 40-50, and his wife is 30-40. The kids go as
follows:
male
under 5 : 1
5-10 : 2
10-15 : 1
15-20 : 1
20-30 : 1
female
under 5 : 1
10-15 : 1
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Now, I don't have all the facts, dates, etc, but this
is some of what I am talking about. Someone run the
math and see if this is possible. We don't know the
ages of the Jones, Pulliam's, or even the William
Christopher from the 1783 Robert Jones will, but it
still seems possible. For that matter, we don't know
the age differences from the two Jones brothers,
Robert and Richard, one could be the elder and the
other the younger, and that could span 15-20 years in
itself. Maybe I am looking too hard to find data that
fits, yall let me know....
David
Power of Atty. (pg 560) On 6 Apr 1853 Frances MITCHELL
of Pickens Co, AL, on 4 Apr 1853 Burwell BALL of
Siloam, Oktibbcha Co, MS, on 4 Dec 1852 Lewis
W BALL & Parkes E BALL of Pickens Co, AL all appointed
Joel Smith of Abbeville Dist, SC their Atty. to
receive what was coming to them from
estate of Rhoda PULLIAM decd wife of Jas PULLIAM decd.
John PULLIAM decd of SC was a brother to Rhoda
PULLIAM. He had lawful heirs 10 chnin number 4
being dead & 6 living: John, Benjamin, David, Stephen
dead; Wm, Richard, Joseph, Larkin PULLIAM, Elizabeth
wid of Jas DOBINS, Sarah CHRISTOPHER the wife of Wm
CHRISTOPHER. Dated 30 Mar 1833 in Pickens Co, AL
Wm CHRISTOPHER & Buckner Griffin CHRISTOPHER are
minors under 14 (yr 1818, pg 385, box 106, pack 2692).
David CHRISTOPHER, John DAVIS, Jas (James)
COBB bound unto Taliaferro Livingston, Ordinary,
Abbeville Dist, $2,000.
David CHRISTOPHER made guardian.
David CHRISTOPHER & others inventoried Sterling BOWEN
estate (yr 1822, pg 27, box 28, pack 648).
David CHRISTOPHER was one of the buyers of the estate
of Polly WARDLAW (yr 1813, pg 346, box 97, pack 2391)
Jno (John) Davis CHRISTOPHER is the grandson of John
DAVIS (will yr 1830, pg 90, box 27, pack 625)
------------
Jas (James) CHRISTOPHER is shown as one of the estate
administrators in the wills of Pinketham HAWKINS (yr
1782, pg 148, box 46, pack 1042), William DAVIS (yr
1782, pg 95, box 28, pack 648) , James RAY (yr 1783,
pg 274, box 80, pack 1962) & John HAMMOND (yr 1783, pg
146, box 45, pack 1022).
Betsey CHRISTOPHER is the grandaughter of William
COVINGTON (will yr 1785, pg 71, box 21, pack 481)
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> Will of Robert Jones
> Nov., 1783
> Mecklenburg Co., VA
> Will Book 2, p. 39-40
>
> In the Name of God Amen the sixth day of November
> One thousand seven hundred and eighty three I Robert
> Jones of Mecklenburg County being sick of Body but
> of
> perfect sense and Memory of mind thanks be to God
> therefore calling to mind the Mortality of men and
> that it is ____ appointed once for all men to die
> I do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament
> Item it is My Will and desire that all my Negroes
> remain together till my daughter Frances Jones comes
> of age or marries then to be equally divided
> between my five Children to wit Frances Jones, Jane
> Jones, Matilda Jones, Edna Jones and Lucy Jones to
> them their heirs or assigns forever
>
> Item I give and bequeathe to my oldest daughter
> Frances Jones one Gray mare named Sterling one
> saddle
> and bridle it is also further my Will and desire
> that
> the above mentioned persons have one feather bed and
> furniture apeace when my daughter Frances comes of
> age
> or marries it is my Will and desire that the
> remainder
> of my stock of all kinds and housebeds furniture not
> before given is equally divided amongst the above
> mentioned persons as they marry or come
> of age
>
> Item it is also my Will and desire that all my lands
> be sold be sold (sic) to the best advantage and the
> money arising from such sale to be equally divided
> amongst the above mentioned persons when my daughter
> Lucy Jones comes of age or marries to them and their
> heirs and assigns forever Item it is further my Will
> and desire that if any or either of the above
> mentioned persons should die with out heir their
> part
> if taken of to return to the common stock and
> equally
> divided amongst the rest I do appoint my brother
> Richard Jones Mrs Isaac Coles James Jones and Robert
> Erskine Executors of this my last Will and Testament
> revoking all form(er)? wills
>
> Page 40
>
> by me written or made and declaring this to be my
> last
> Will and Testament In presence of N.B. it is my Will
> and desire that my sorrel (great) horse and
> scubald [skewbald]mare be sold to the best bidder
> and
> the money to be equally divided amongst my above
> named
> Children to them their heirs or assigns forever
>
> Charles White
> Robert Jones (LS)
> John (his mark) Griffin
> Buckner (his mark) Griffin
>
>
> At a Court held for Mecklenburg County the 8th day
> of
> December 1783 This Will was proved by the Oaths of
> Charles White, John Griffin and Buckner Griffin
> witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded And on
> the motion of Richard Jones one of the executors
> therein named who made oath thereto and together
> with
> Benjamin Pulliam, William Christopher and John
> Marshall his securities entered into and
> acknowledged
> their bond in the penalty of Five thousand pounds
> conditioned as the Law directs certificate was
> granted
> him for obtaining aprobat of the said Will in due
> form
> liberty being reserved for the other executors
> therein
> named to join in the probat when they shall think
> fit
>
> Teste
> John Brown
>
> ---------
>
>
>
> What I find here thats interesting are the name
> inter-actions. Here we have William Christopher,
> Lucy
> Jones, John and Buckner Griffin, and Benjamin
> Pulliam.
> Many of these same names we will find in Abbeville,
> SC. This is too interesting, in Abbeville we have
> Buckner Griffin Christopher and his brother William
> as
> Orphans going to David in 1818. This same William
> Christopher I have listed as married to Sarah
> Pulliam.
> I think I picked it up from a record in Abbeville,
> court order or something. Now, back in Mecklenberg,
> back in the 1770's, we have William, son of David
> Christopher, who gets married to Lucy Jones in 1778,
> yet in this will in 1783, she is stated as single
> and
> underage? So some one help me here, how about you
> Jimmy, this goes into your direct line, what can you
> make of this, it's too weird to just be coincidence,
> Wouldn't that be too funny to find out it is your
> direct line that ties into early Abbeville!
>
>
>
> David
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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--- David Christopher <srunreal(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> To: Christopher(a)yahoogroups.com
> From: David Christopher <srunreal(a)yahoo.com>
> Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:48:57 -0800 (PST)
> Subject: Re: [Christopher] interesting, very
> interesting!!
>
> Slight error here, but still very, very interesting,
> the Lucy Jones that married William Christopher s/o
> David is the daughter of Richard Jones, not Robert
> Jones as I have listed it here. So I am to assume
> that
> both brothers had a daughter named Lucy, and that
> the
> William Christopher listed here in the will is
> married
> to her, not the Lucy mentioned in this will, rather
> her cousin. Still, everthing else comes into play,
> this hits too close to home for you Jimmy....
>
> David
>
> --- David Christopher <srunreal(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Mecklenburg Co., VA will of Robert Jones
> > Transcribed by Ron Jones 4/2001
> >
> >
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> > Will of Robert Jones
> > Nov., 1783
> > Mecklenburg Co., VA
> > Will Book 2, p. 39-40
> >
> > In the Name of God Amen the sixth day of November
> > One thousand seven hundred and eighty three I
> Robert
> > Jones of Mecklenburg County being sick of Body but
> > of
> > perfect sense and Memory of mind thanks be to God
> > therefore calling to mind the Mortality of men and
> > that it is ____ appointed once for all men to die
> > I do make and Ordain this my last Will and
> Testament
> > Item it is My Will and desire that all my Negroes
> > remain together till my daughter Frances Jones
> comes
> > of age or marries then to be equally divided
> > between my five Children to wit Frances Jones,
> Jane
> > Jones, Matilda Jones, Edna Jones and Lucy Jones to
> > them their heirs or assigns forever
> >
> > Item I give and bequeathe to my oldest daughter
> > Frances Jones one Gray mare named Sterling one
> > saddle
> > and bridle it is also further my Will and desire
> > that
> > the above mentioned persons have one feather bed
> and
> > furniture apeace when my daughter Frances comes of
> > age
> > or marries it is my Will and desire that the
> > remainder
> > of my stock of all kinds and housebeds furniture
> not
> > before given is equally divided amongst the above
> > mentioned persons as they marry or come
> > of age
> >
> > Item it is also my Will and desire that all my
> lands
> > be sold be sold (sic) to the best advantage and
> the
> > money arising from such sale to be equally divided
> > amongst the above mentioned persons when my
> daughter
> > Lucy Jones comes of age or marries to them and
> their
> > heirs and assigns forever Item it is further my
> Will
> > and desire that if any or either of the above
> > mentioned persons should die with out heir their
> > part
> > if taken of to return to the common stock and
> > equally
> > divided amongst the rest I do appoint my brother
> > Richard Jones Mrs Isaac Coles James Jones and
> Robert
> > Erskine Executors of this my last Will and
> Testament
> > revoking all form(er)? wills
> >
> > Page 40
> >
> > by me written or made and declaring this to be my
> > last
> > Will and Testament In presence of N.B. it is my
> Will
> > and desire that my sorrel (great) horse and
> > scubald [skewbald]mare be sold to the best bidder
> > and
> > the money to be equally divided amongst my above
> > named
> > Children to them their heirs or assigns forever
> >
> > Charles White
> > Robert Jones (LS)
> > John (his mark) Griffin
> > Buckner (his mark) Griffin
> >
> >
> > At a Court held for Mecklenburg County the 8th day
> > of
> > December 1783 This Will was proved by the Oaths of
> > Charles White, John Griffin and Buckner Griffin
> > witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded And
> on
> > the motion of Richard Jones one of the executors
> > therein named who made oath thereto and together
> > with
> > Benjamin Pulliam, William Christopher and John
> > Marshall his securities entered into and
> > acknowledged
> > their bond in the penalty of Five thousand pounds
> > conditioned as the Law directs certificate was
> > granted
> > him for obtaining aprobat of the said Will in due
> > form
> > liberty being reserved for the other executors
> > therein
> > named to join in the probat when they shall think
> > fit
> >
> > Teste
> > John Brown
> >
> > ---------
> >
> >
> >
> > What I find here thats interesting are the name
> > inter-actions. Here we have William Christopher,
> > Lucy
> > Jones, John and Buckner Griffin, and Benjamin
> > Pulliam.
> > Many of these same names we will find in
> Abbeville,
> > SC. This is too interesting, in Abbeville we have
> > Buckner Griffin Christopher and his brother
> William
> > as
> > Orphans going to David in 1818. This same William
> > Christopher I have listed as married to Sarah
> > Pulliam.
> > I think I picked it up from a record in Abbeville,
> > court order or something. Now, back in
> Mecklenberg,
> > back in the 1770's, we have William, son of David
> > Christopher, who gets married to Lucy Jones in
> 1778,
> > yet in this will in 1783, she is stated as single
> > and
> > underage? So some one help me here, how about you
> > Jimmy, this goes into your direct line, what can
> you
> > make of this, it's too weird to just be
> coincidence,
> > Wouldn't that be too funny to find out it is your
> > direct line that ties into early Abbeville!
> >
> >
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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In looking at the family tree a little more Jimmy, I
see your William that married Lucy had a son David who
also married a Lucy Jones. Wouldn't it be too funny
that the David Christopher in the 1820 Abbeville was
your David and Lucy, who later became a reverend and
had another son named Stephen S. Christopher who died
in Alabama. I am not saying this is right, but the
time tables and missing info on your David make it
possible. I am looking forward to you telling me why
this isn't so, as you know me, grabbing at straws, who
by the way was the same David that took custody of the
two orphan Christopher boys in 1818, right around the
time your David would have married his Lucy Jones.
David
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Will of Robert Jones
Nov., 1783
Mecklenburg Co., VA
Will Book 2, p. 39-40
In the Name of God Amen the sixth day of November
One thousand seven hundred and eighty three I Robert
Jones of Mecklenburg County being sick of Body but of
perfect sense and Memory of mind thanks be to God
therefore calling to mind the Mortality of men and
that it is ____ appointed once for all men to die
I do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament
Item it is My Will and desire that all my Negroes
remain together till my daughter Frances Jones comes
of age or marries then to be equally divided
between my five Children to wit Frances Jones, Jane
Jones, Matilda Jones, Edna Jones and Lucy Jones to
them their heirs or assigns forever
Item I give and bequeathe to my oldest daughter
Frances Jones one Gray mare named Sterling one saddle
and bridle it is also further my Will and desire that
the above mentioned persons have one feather bed and
furniture apeace when my daughter Frances comes of age
or marries it is my Will and desire that the remainder
of my stock of all kinds and housebeds furniture not
before given is equally divided amongst the above
mentioned persons as they marry or come
of age
Item it is also my Will and desire that all my lands
be sold be sold (sic) to the best advantage and the
money arising from such sale to be equally divided
amongst the above mentioned persons when my daughter
Lucy Jones comes of age or marries to them and their
heirs and assigns forever Item it is further my Will
and desire that if any or either of the above
mentioned persons should die with out heir their part
if taken of to return to the common stock and equally
divided amongst the rest I do appoint my brother
Richard Jones Mrs Isaac Coles James Jones and Robert
Erskine Executors of this my last Will and Testament
revoking all form(er)? wills
Page 40
by me written or made and declaring this to be my last
Will and Testament In presence of N.B. it is my Will
and desire that my sorrel (great) horse and
scubald [skewbald]mare be sold to the best bidder and
the money to be equally divided amongst my above named
Children to them their heirs or assigns forever
Charles White
Robert Jones (LS)
John (his mark) Griffin
Buckner (his mark) Griffin
At a Court held for Mecklenburg County the 8th day of
December 1783 This Will was proved by the Oaths of
Charles White, John Griffin and Buckner Griffin
witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded And on
the motion of Richard Jones one of the executors
therein named who made oath thereto and together with
Benjamin Pulliam, William Christopher and John
Marshall his securities entered into and acknowledged
their bond in the penalty of Five thousand pounds
conditioned as the Law directs certificate was granted
him for obtaining aprobat of the said Will in due form
liberty being reserved for the other executors therein
named to join in the probat when they shall think fit
Teste
John Brown
---------
What I find here thats interesting are the name
inter-actions. Here we have William Christopher, Lucy
Jones, John and Buckner Griffin, and Benjamin Pulliam.
Many of these same names we will find in Abbeville,
SC. This is too interesting, in Abbeville we have
Buckner Griffin Christopher and his brother William as
Orphans going to David in 1818. This same William
Christopher I have listed as married to Sarah Pulliam.
I think I picked it up from a record in Abbeville,
court order or something. Now, back in Mecklenberg,
back in the 1770's, we have William, son of David
Christopher, who gets married to Lucy Jones in 1778,
yet in this will in 1783, she is stated as single and
underage? So some one help me here, how about you
Jimmy, this goes into your direct line, what can you
make of this, it's too weird to just be coincidence,
Wouldn't that be too funny to find out it is your
direct line that ties into early Abbeville!
David
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