FCO 24 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Continuation of Jack Robert's FIELD material 2. Virginia FIELD References 3. Query ****** We continue this month with Chapter V of the book by Cousin Jack Roberts . The book covers not only FIELD families but many other lines which intermarried with FIELD. We'll pick up this month where we left off in Issue 22, which was covering Family 56-57 WILLIAM COX (1764) and HANNAH (1766). Jack says, In 1994 Dr. John F. Vallentine of Brigham Young University in Utah (and I) finished writing The Roberts-Orme Ancestry, Volume I, which I published here in New Zealand. Since publishing that book I've published Volume II, this latter treating the ancestry of my former wife. Now I'm working on extending the lines, making corrections, filling in the gaps, etc., for both volumes. I hoped originally to write and publish a third volume which would extend the pedigrees from the first two volumes back into their European phases; whether that effort materializes as a book remains to be seen. The focus of the books is to start with my grandchildren and to work backward (genealogically) in time toward their ancestors rather than beginning with a single (set of) ancestral family/families and working forward. I charge US$40.00 postpaid (economy air mail overseas) for Volume I, US$60.00 for Volume II. Volume I has 346 pages; Volume II, 443 pages; each with an index of 4-5000 names. I mail them from here: John Roberts, 1 Melrose St., Dunedin, New Zealand. (You'll undoubtedly appreciate that the cost of production was about double the asking price, and that doesn't include any of the costs of research -- I hired a professional genealogist, Dr. Vallentine, to research the families and then write the preliminary drafts.) As I'm hesitant to suggest that people buy them I've sent more than 100 copies to various public libraries around the U.S. and plan to send more. You have my permission to make any use of them that you like, including extensive quotes. I often send large hunks of it via internet and the mail. If you have other questions I'll be glad to answer them. I ought to stress that I'm just an editor, proof-reader, typist, and general flunkie and very definitely don't even vaguely border on being a genealogist! Best regards, Jack Roberts ****** DANIEL, b. abt 1792; d. 2 Aug 1836 prob. in Fayette Co., Ky.; md. abt 1808 to LYDIA HURST. Lydia, dau. of John Hurst and Polly, was b. 8 Aug 1792 in Scott Co.; d. 9 Aug 1866 in Audrain Co., Mo.; md. (1) Daniel Cox; Children (Cox) Ð prob. all b. in Scott and Fayette Counties: John W. (md. Fanny Beeler), Lucinda, Emily (md. Hiett Vance), Daniel Perry (md. Margaret Shock), Mary A. (md. Thomas M. C. Robertson), Hannah (md. Henry Shock), and James N. (md. Susan Spurling). Daniel was listed as head of household in the 1810 Census of Scott Co. and the 1820 Census of Fayette Co., but Lydia was listed as head of household in the 1830 Census of Fayette Co. Taxlists suggest this family moved across the county line from Scott Co. into Fayette Co. in 1815 or 1816 but may have intermittently returned to Scott Co. Lydia md. (2) 27 Nov 1838 in Boone Co., Mo., to RICHARD WILLS (see Family 490-491). JAMES, b. abt 1794; md. abt 1818 to ANNA or ANN (surname unknown). At least five children, names unknown. James is listed in the 1820 and 1830 Censuses of Scott Co. and in the Scott Co. taxlists from 1814 to 1831, after which no record of residence can be found for him. While living in Scott Co. he owned a small 4.5-acre tract on Cherry Run in addition to his 12-acre tract from his father's estate. Records of the trial of Alfred Horseman vs. James Coxe and Reason H. Dorsey in the Scott Co. Court on 9 Sep 1835 show that the defendant Coxe was not in the state (Scott Co. Order Books, 12:488). Furthermore, the inventory of his mother's personal estate dated 9 Aug 1845 included a note on James Cox. These suggest he died after 1845 and prob. outside Kentucky. NANCY, b. 13 Feb 1796; d. 13 Feb 1847 in Kenton Co., Ky.; bur. Cruise Cr. Bapt. Ch. Cem., Kenton Co.; md. abt 1816 to JAMES K. GLINN (often given as Glenn). James, son of Jeremiah Glinn and wife Martha M., was b. 7 July 1791 in Va.; d. 24 Dec 1854 at Cruise Cr., Kenton, Ky.; bur. Cruise Cr. Bapt. Ch. Cem. Children (Glinn): Jeremiah, William, Mary, and at least one other daughter. This family was listed in census records as follows: 1820 in Scott Co., 1830 in Campbell Co., Ky. (where they had moved abt 1828); and 1840 and 1850 in Kenton Co. WILLIAM, b. abt 1798; md. 28 Aug 1819 in Fayette Co., Ky., to NANCY CAUSEY. On their marriage bond, Rebecca Causey gave permission for her dau. to marry, and James Cox and James H. Glenn verified that Hannah Cox had given consent for her son William to marry. William, who lived 1822 to 1827 in Scott Co. owning 12 a. on Cherry Run and Miller Run, in 1827 moved to Boone Co., Ky., where he was taxed on personal property that year. After 1827 he disappears and cannot be identified in the 1830 Census. He was prob. the William Cox (age 16-26) listed in the 1820 Census of Fayette Co. with an apparent wife (age 16-26) and daughter (age 0-10 years); this is supported by his mother-in-law Rebecca Causey's listing as head of household in the same (northeastern) part of the county. JULIANA or JULIA, b. abt 1800; md. after 1820 to WILLIAM CAUSEY, prob. son of Mrs. Rebecca Causey. They lived in Scott Co. in the mid-1820s but then disappear from the records and prob. moved away from Kentucky. ELIZABETH (BETSY), b. 11 Dec 1801; md. BENJAMIN P. MENIFEE, b. 1787 or 1789 in Ky. Children (Menifee): four oldest children (names unknown); additionally, Strother G., Elizabeth, James C., Benjamin F., and George W. This family lived in Scott Co. in 1830 and in Kenton Co. 1840-1860. JOHN, b. 22 Feb 1804; d. 24 June 1866 in Kenton Co., Ky.; md. abt 1825 to MARY or POLLY GLINN (sister of James K. Glinn), b. 1803 or 1807 in Ky. Children (Cox): Mary Margaret (md. Ezra B. Northcutt), Nancy G. (md. A. J. Northcutt), Martha M. (md. Israel E. Holliday), Louisiana (md. Legrand Armstrong), Amanda, John W., Laura, Isabella, Irvin, and Columbus. John owned an 11-acre tract on Cherry Run in Scott Co. which he sold in 1825, his last year as a resident of Scott Co. He may have been the John Cox taxed for personal property in Boone Co. in 1828-9 before being recorded in Campbell Co., Ky., in 1830 and in Kenton Co., Ky., in 1840-60. NATHANIEL, b. abt 1806 (age 14-18 in December 1823); d. prob. 1839 in Scott Co.; md. abt 1829 to SARAH. His children were John Thomas, Gasham, and Elizabeth (md. Samuel G. Collins). Nathaniel and apparent wife with no children were recorded in the 1830 Census of Scott Co.; Nathaniel was recorded in 1830 tax lists of Scott Co. owning 14 a. on Miller's Run but owned no land in the 1835-8 recordings. His son Thomas J. (age 16, b. Ind.) was living in Boone Co., Ky., in 1850 with his sister and brother-in-law Elizabeth and Samuel G. Collins. Samuel Collins had been appointed guardian of Thomas and Gashum by the Scott Co. Court in August 1848. MARTHA (PATSEY), b. abt 1808; d. 1835-1840; still single in 1824 but later married ALFRED HERSMAN or HORSEMAN, son of Esaias and wife Sally. In 1832 Alfred Horsman and wife Martha of Scott Co. sold to Mary Offutt Martha's distribution of 12 a. inherited from the estate of her father, William Cox (Scott Co. Deeds, L:59). In the 1840 Census of Fayette Co. (Eastern Division), children in the household of Alfred Horseman were one son aged 0-5 years, a daughter aged 0-5, and a daughter aged 5-10; however, no listing in the household for a female of Patsey's age indicates that she had died before 1840. The settlement of her mother Hannah's estate confirms that Patsey had died before 1845; the will did not cite descendants. JANE, mentioned only in the fragmentary will of William Cox as having previously been provided for but having been given an additional specified (but illegible in will) amount of money. Since no further reference to Jane has been found, she was probably the same person as one of the other daughters, possibly Martha, i.e. Martha Jane; or the name Jane may have been a misreading of the partially burned will when it was reconstructed for re-recording after surviving the courthouse fire. William Cox was taxed in Woodford Co., Ky. (the parent county of Scott Co.) in 1790 and 1791, but without land. His listings in the Scott Co. taxlists are as follows: 1794, 1799 (owning no land), 1801-14 (150 a.), and 1817 (140 a.). The widow Hannah Cox was taxed for 100 a. on Cherry Run in 1818 and for 150 a. on Cherry Run in 1820-3. As Hannah Miller she was taxed for 38 a. on Cherry Run in 1833; and last, in 1838 as Hannah Miller, for 25 a. on Cherry Run. Many details about the William Cox family remain unknown largely a result of a major Scott Co. courthouse fire in 1837 which resulted in the total destruction of numerous records and the fragmentation of much of what survived. The will of William Cox was proved in Scott Co. in August 1818 (Wills, D:346), but the date of the will is not found on the surviving fragmentary copy. In his will William Cox of Scott Co., "being severely afflicted with a wound though of sound mind and memory," provided that wife Hannah was to have life rights to all property but to have 1/3 outright if she married again. It specified that his dau. Polly Miller had previously received her full part and was to receive no more. His dau. "Jane" had previously been provided for but the former gifts were confirmed, additional money was awarded her, and no mention was made of her being excluded from inheriting further. The remaining children were not named or mentioned in surviving fragments. William's wife Hannah and An inventory of the estate of William Cox, deceased, was ordered taken by the August 1818 court; the inventory was returned on 7 Dec 1818 by John A. Miller, Richard H. Keene, and John Masterson and duly verified (Wills, D:388). Scott Co. Order Books (B:401) record that the will of William Cox was presented by witnesses James Yager and William Peake and approved. Upon John D. Craig's refusal to serve as executor, the widow Hannah was approved as sole executor on posting a $4000 bond with Gashum Cox as security. John A. Miller (Hannah's future second husband) was appointed one of the settlers of the estate. In a settlement of the estate on 5 Jan 1824, a division of the real estate was made among the legatees and heirs, apparently in equal 12-acre tracts, but no details of the division were given (Order Books, B:176). On the motion of John A. Miller and wife Hannah, the court on 1 Dec 1828 appointed commissioners to settle Hannah's executorship of the estate of her late husband William Cox (Order Books, B:169). In a deed (fragmentary) dated 1 Jan 1824, the heirs and representatives of William Cox, deceased, conveying 12 a. for $250 to John Estelle were as follows: Jashum Cox, Daniel Cox, James Cox, James Glenn and wife Nancy, William Cox, Benjamin Menifer and wife Betsey, William Causey and wife Julia, John Cox, Nathaniel Cox, Patsy Cox, and Hannah Cox Miller, surviving spouse (Deeds G:147). (It seems that the children were listed from oldest to youngest, or nearly so.) The signatures are only partly legible; the signature of Polly (surname illegible) is apparently that of Polly wife of John Cox and not the dau. Polly; the signatures of William and Juliana Bailey (sic; should be Causey) are apparently wrong and probably resulted from miscopying the fragment for re-recording. The fact that other individual conveyance deeds by Daniel Cox and Juliana Causey referred to undivided tenth parts is explained by William's excluding his daughter Polly Miller from further inheriting, such a provision re Fragmentary deeds for Scott Co. show that William Cox bought 16.5 a. from Amos Gregg in 1809; William and wife Hannah on 28 Apr 1814 sold William Henry a 10-acre tract on Cherry Run adjoining both Cox and Henry's other lands; and William Cox bought a tract from John T. Johnson on 3 Oct 1815 (Deeds, A:112, B:243, B:362). Later deeds given by William's heirs show that he bought land also from Robert Johnson, George Hunter, John Hunt, John Henry, and Amos Gregg in assembling his 150-acre farm. William Cox was buried probably in the Cherry Spring Presbyterian Cem., now referred to as the Newton Cem., on the western edge of the village of Newton at the site of the former Cherry Springs Church. Although burials are no longer made there and its few surviving markers record no Cox or Miller graves, it is likely that this very old and moderately large cemetery included numerous unmarked graves and was probably the early burial site serving these two families. After John A. Miller's death in 1826 (letters of administration issued August 1826), Hannah was again left a widow. She is listed as head of household in Scott Co. in 1830 with one male and one female (both aged 15 to 20 years) living with her, but afterwards she moved to Kenton Co., Ky., to live with her son John Cox. Hannah is buried in the Cruise Cr. Cem. there beside him. Her headstone reads, "Hannah, wife of J. A. Miller, died July 2, 1845." John Cox, appointed administrator of her estate on July 21, 1845 (Kenton Co. Order Books, 1:234), was paid for "moving H. Miller and for board" and other allowances (Kenton Co. Inventories and Settlements, 1:310). Hannah's estate settlement records the following children or their heirs: John Cox, heirs of Daniel Cox, dec., heirs of Gushum (sic, Gasham) Cox, dec., heirs of Nathaniel Cox, dec., and unknown heirs of Martha Hersmann. While 120 a. from William Cox's farm Ð apparently in equal 12-acre tracts Ð were awarded to his 10 heirs, the remaining 25 a. in the farm were awarded as a life right to the widow Hannah. Hannah paid taxes on her 25-acre dower tract on Cherry Run as late as 1838, but the remainder rights to the dower tract had previously been conveyed by the 10 heirs to the Keene family (Scott Co. Deeds, H:3, 30, 79, J:264): (1) James K. Glenn and wife Nancy conveyed to Hopewell Keene two 10th parts on 5 June 1826 (their share and that of William Cosey and wife Julian bought previously); (2) Daniel Cox conveyed to Hopewell Keene his tenth on 28 June 1827; (3) James Cox, William Cox, and B. P. Menifee and wife Elizabeth conveyed to Hopewell Keene on 27 Aug 1827 five tenth parts (their three parts and apparently those of Gashum and John); and (4) Nathaniel Cox conveyed to Hopewell Keene his tenth on 8 Oct 1830. On 1 Jan 1835 Hopewell Keene conveyed to John H. Keene the nine tenth parts he had accumulated William Gashum Cox (b. 1819) was surely named for his apparent uncle Gashum Cox and for his grandfather William Ð and possibly a father William. Rather detailed family records on Gashum and David, sons of old William, rule them out as William Gashum's father; and John and Nathaniel were too young to be realistic candidates. William Gashum as an illegitimate son of one of William's daughters has mostly been discarded for lack of evidence, tradition, or any subsequent association with one of the daughters or their previous marriages. If William Gashum had been an illegitimate child of one of old William's daughters, it seems likely he would have been mentioned somewhere in the subsequent estate divisions. Although a male aged 0-10 years lived in Hannah Cox's household in 1820, it seems probable that this young male was Hannah's son Nathaniel rather than William Gashum, but Nathaniel could have been the next older male in the household, aged 16-18 (b. 1802-1804). Among the sons and daughters of old William, only James and William (Jr.) seemingly remain logical candidates for the Cox parentage of William Gashum. While James had married Anna about 1818, William did not marry Nancy Causey until 2 1/2 months before William Gashum's accepted birth date. The 1820 Census shows neither household with a young son Ð censuses were normally taken about June. (Note that the census taker originally recorded a male child 0-10 years in the James Cox household in 1820; but the entry in question was later crossed out and column totals indicate that this entry was not included.) Nevertheless, if William Gashum had been born even twelve months after his accepted birth date, 12 Nov 1819 Ð a later birth is suggested by the census records Ð both James and William would be restored as possibilities; the 1830 Census of Scott Co. shows James Cox with a male child in his household aged 5-10 (probable birth 1820-5), but the 1830 entry for William Cox has not been located. The names of William Gashum's first two sons by his second wife may provide clues. While David Kinzea was obviously named for his maternal grandfather, naming the next son James William definitely points toward the Cox side and especially to the old William Cox family. Not only the name of old William but that of three of his sons, William Gashum and James William, are represented within this father and son combination. What conclusions do we come to? Seemingly that both William and James remain feasible candidates as the father of William Gashum. However, since James was presumably still living in 1845 when mentioned in his mother's estate record but having last been listed in Scott Co. in 1831, it seems doubtful that William Gashum stemmed from him. This would leave William son of old William a slight favorite for the parentage of William Gashum. William's possible death about 1830 would account for his subsequent disappearance from the known records, thus contributing to the tradition that his wife Ð William Gashum's mother Ð remarried. Such an interpretation would also encourage the tradition of William Gashum's antipathy toward his stepfather and his moving to Platte Co., Mo. The Causey family into which William son of William (1764) married lived initially in northeastern Fayette Co. Rebecca Causey is listed in the tax lists there as owning no land from 1814 through 1824. Except for her listing in the 1820 Census of Fayette Co., no further record has been found of her in the Fayette Co. records with the exception of the marriage records in 1819 in which she gave permission for her daughter Nancy to marry William Cox. In the 1820 Census Rebecca Causy was listed as aged 26 to 45 years (b. 1775 to 1794) with probable sons and daughters: one male aged 0-10, two males 10-16, one female 0-10, and one female aged 10-16. When listed in the 1830 Census of Scott Co., the household of Rebecca Cossa included a male aged 5-10, one 15-20, one 20-30 and a female aged 15-20. Administration of the estate of Rebecca Causey, deceased, was granted in Scott Co. to Thomas Cossy on 17 June 1839, an inventory and appraisal of her estate were made on 1 July 1839. At estate sales held on 15 July 1839 buyers included Robert Causey and Thomas Causey, but no listing of Rebecca's heirs has been found (Scott Co. Order Books, D:423, E:5; Scott Co. Wills, G:26, 27). In his will dated 18 May 1846 and probated in Scott Co. on 21 Sep 1846, Thomas Causey named his wife Sarah as executor and made reference to three daughters Sarah Rebecca, Mary Ann, and the youngest (unnamed) (Scott Co. Wills, I:275). It would appear that in addition to Nancy, the children of Rebecca Causey included William Causey (who married Juliana Cox of William), Thomas, Robert, and probably others. Rebecca had apparently been widowed before 1814 and no record of her husband has been found; of unknown connection was a Beauchamp Causey listed in the Fayette Co. tax lists for the single year of 1811. Finally, one tradition holds that William Gashum's father died when he was a small boy and that his mother thereupon married William Henry (D117, D138c). It is of note that a Henry family were early-day neighbors of the William Cox family on Cherry Run in Scott Co. This Henry family, written up in substantial detail in A History of the Henry Family (D72a), was established in the Newton community before 1786 by William Henry, a Revolutionary War soldier in Virginia who rose to the rank of major general of Kentucky Militia in 1813. William married Elizabeth Julia Flournoy on 12 Oct 1786 in Scott Co. and by her had sons Robert Pryor, Matthews Winston, William, John Flournoy, Thomas Daniel, Benjamin Franklin (d. young), Patrick, and Gustavus Adolphus. His first wife (d. 21 Nov 1813 in her 46th year) and a dau. Patsy Caroline (d. 14 Oct 1814 in her 16th year) are both buried in the Cherry Springs Presbyterian Cem. (now Newton Cem.). About 1816 William Henry sold his Cherry Springs farm, mar It is likely that William Henry and all his sons left Scott Co. a few years preceding the birth of William Gashum Cox. Furthermore, none of his sons married a Cox, and neither the Henry family records nor Scott Co. records suggest any blood relationship or intermarriage between the Henry and Cox families. Thus, it must be concluded that the William Henry family offers a solution neither to the origin nor to the early life of William Gashum Cox. (A42, A49, A61, A62, A67, A69, A79, A81, A87, A100, A104, A110, A114, A120, A138, A145, A155, A161, B43, B44, B45, B80, B83, B138, B139, B140, B226, B227, B230, B231, B233, B273, C13, C20, C25, C35, C46, C47, C68a, C69, D17, D40, D58, D70, D115, D138c, D145) Family 60-61 KINZEA STONE, SR. (1774) and SARAH WATTS (1780) KINZEA STONE, SR., son of Thomas Stone (1738) and wife Sally (1742), was b. 29 Oct 1774 in Calvert Co., Md.; d. 19 Feb 1846 in Bourbon Co., Ky.; md. 26 Dec 1797 in Albemarle Co., Va., to SARAH (SALLY) WATTS. Sarah, dau. of Elijah Durrett Watts (1758) and wife Catherine Long (1757), was b. 13 Sep 1780 in Albemarle Co.; d. 22 Feb 1834 in Bourbon Co. Children (Stone) Ð first four b. in Albemarle Co. and remainder in Bourbon Co.: ELIJAH WATTS, b. 14 Nov 1798; d. 6 Oct 1821; md. 27 July 1819 to ELIZABETH W. FOSTER. A son, Thomas Foster Stone. THOMAS, b. 23 Dec 1800; d. 16 Jan 1805; bur. Thomas Stone Cem. in Albemarle Co. HOWARD, b. 4 Jan 1803; d. 17 Sep 1826; md. 23 Mar 1825 to VIRGINIA GOODMAN. Howard and his uncle Edward Stone were killed by Negroes in a mutiny on the Ohio R. (see Family 120-121). AGNES F., b. 31 Oct 1804; d. 1858; md. 16 July 1820 to WILLIAM CARTER. JAMES AUSTIN, b. 24 July 1807; d. 24 Jan 1857 in Platte Co., Mo., where he had gone to live; md. (1) 31 Jan 1828 to RUTHY WATTS of Clark Co., Ky., b. 27 Oct 1811 and d. 8 Dec 1828, soon after the birth of her son William Watts Stone. James Austin md. (2) 1 Oct 1829 to MARY ANN HAGGARD of Clark Co., dau. of Pleasant Haggard and wife Elizabeth Watts. Children by second marriage (Stone): Sarah Jane, James Austin Jr., Mary Ann, John Pleasant, Elijah, Edward Lewis, Agnes, Cinderella, Kinzea David, and Elizabeth Frances. FRANCES (FANNIE) LONG, b. 27 Oct 1809; d. 30 Dec 1830; md. 6 Oct 1825 to JAMES McVICKER. A son, Elijah Duncan McVicker. SARAH JANE (SALLY), b. 6 July 1811; d. 10 Mar 1855; md. 10 July 1828 to WILLIAM JAMES NORRIS. (Note place of second marriage in Family 14-15.) Lived in Platte Co., Mo., and later in Topeka, Shawnee, Kan. Both died in Topeka but were buried in Platte City, Mo., Cem. Children (Norris): Charles B. and Martha Victoria. *KINZEA, JR., b. 27 Aug 1813; md. ELIZABETH ANN SEAMONDS. CATHERINE, b. 15 Aug 1815; d. 14 Nov 1838; md. (1) 12 Nov 1829 to SHELTON PORTER (see Family 14-15); md. (2) 28 Sep 1837 to MOSES NORRIS. Children (Porter): Joseph H., Catherine (d. in childhood), and Agnes Louella (md. William Gashum Cox). EDWARD, b. 27 Aug 1817; d. 28 Oct 1858; bur. Paris City Cem., Bourbon Co., Ky.; md. 12 May 1851 in Scott Co., Ky., to MARY C. FLOURNOY. A dau. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Flournoy Stone. Lived at Midway, Woodford, Ky. ANN (NANCY), b. 22 Nov 1819; md. 19 June 1834 to WILLIAM CLINKENBEARD; md. (2) Mr. BARLOW and moved to California. Only child was William Kinzea Clinkenbeard. JOHN, b. 10 Sep 1821; d. 12 Jan 1900 in Shawnee Co., Kan.; md. to ANN, b. 1832 in Ky. A son, Charles Stone. Kinzea Sr. and his wife Sally were married in Albemarle Co. by the Rev. Jacob Watts, the bride's grandfather. The family lived in Albemarle Co. until 1804-5, when they moved to Bourbon Co., Ky. Kinzea empowered his parents in 1810 to sell his Albemarle Co. home. In his will dated 16 Nov 1844 and probated Mar 1846 in Bourbon Co., Kinzea, Sr. devised to Kinzea, Jr., the 100 a. where the latter then lived. (A115, B28, C4, C15, C71, D18, D40, D116e, D145) Family 62-63 MANSON SEAMONDS (1778) and Elizabeth Ann Newton (1781) MANSON SEAMONDS, son of Ephraim Seamonds, Jr. (1744) and wife Frances Ann Johnston (1750), was b. 2 Apr 1778 in Albemarle Co., Va.; d. 7 July 1856 in Bourbon Co., Ky.; bur. Seamonds Cem. on Strode's Cr. near Middletown, Bourbon, Ky.; md. (1) 3 Jan 1803 at Mount Pony Bapt. Church in Culpeper Co., Va., to ELIZABETH ANN NEWTON. Elizabeth Ann, dau. of William Newton, Sr. (1750) and Elizabeth Field (1761), was b. prob. 10 July 1781 in Culpeper Co., Va.; d. 31 July 1822 on Stoner's Cr., Bourbon Co., Ky.; bur. Seamonds Cem. Children (Seamonds) Ð all b. Bourbon Co.: MALINDA, b. 21 Sep 1803; md. JAMES LINDSAY, b. 1790 in Va., a farmer of Bourbon Co. Mary Lindsay, b. 1843 in Ky. and living in this household in 1850, may have been a dau. WILLIAM NEWTON, b. 16 Sep 1805; d. 21 Sep 1806. PRESTON JOHNSON, b. 7 Aug 1809 on Strode's Cr.; d. 12 Nov 1893 in Bourbon Co.; md. (with Manson Seamonds signing the marriage bond) 27 Apr 1830 in Bourbon Co. to MARY ANN SKINNER, b. 1812 in Ky. Children (Seamonds) Ð William Henry (d. young), James Manson (d. age 4 years), Elizabeth Ann (md. John W. Kerr), Mary Frances (md. W. R. Davis). Preston was a farmer and miller, owning 500 a., a mill, and a residence in North Middleton, Bourbon, Ky. His real estate in 1850 was valued at $15,000 and $30,000 in 1860. WILLIAM HENRY, b. 18 July 1811; d. 19 Sep 1830 at Garluton, Copia, Miss., after delivering horses there; bur. at Garluton. *ELIZABETH ANN, b. 7 May (or Mar) 1813; md. (1) EDWIN M. DODGE; md. (2) KINZEA STONE, JR. MARILDA FRANCES, b. 6 Dec 1815; md. (with her father as bondsman on the marriage bond) 18 Jan 1831 in Bourbon Co. to JOHN G. SIMS. John, son of James Sims, a farmer, was b. 1811 in Va. Children (Sims) Ð Elizabeth A., Mary, Lucy A., Margaret E. (md. R. S. Strater), and Malinda F. (Fannie). JESSE MITCHEL, b. 30 Jan 1821; d. 22 Aug 1821; bur. Seamonds Cem. Manson md. (2) 14 Dec 1822 (bond) in Bourbon Co. to JUDITH PERROT, widow of John Stone (see Family 120-121). Judith, dau. of William Perrot and wife Judith Yerby of Orange Co., Va., was b. 1780 or 1781 in Va. and d. 1860 in Bourbon Co. There were no children by this union. As a captain in the War of 1812, Manson commanded the 10th Co. of Boswell's Regt. of Ky. Volunteers; he was later commissioned as major on the staff of Gen. William Henry Harrison. Shortly after his first marriage Manson went to Bourbon Co., where he bought 215 a. on Strode's Cr. near North Middleton. He then returned to Virginia to escort his bride back to Kentucky. About 1820 Manson bought a farm containing a grist mill and an adjoining 100 a. from James Wells on Stoner Cr.; the mill came to be called Seamond's Mill and was later owned and operated by his son Preston J. In 1839 or 1840 Manson removed his residence to a newly purchased farm on Stoner Cr. At the time of his death he left an estate of 650 a. In his will dated 2 Oct 1847 and probated 10 July 1856 (Bourbon Co. Wills, P:549), Manson divided his lands and slaves among his children after providing for his second wife, Judith, who was to have a life right to the 200-acre farm on Rogers Branch on which they last lived. The value of his real estate in 1850 was $24,750. (A31, A44a, A115, A137, A158, A175, B27, B28, C15, C16, C36, C44a, C71, C114, D18, D59, D116e, D138c, D159) Family 120-121 THOMAS STONE (1738) and SALLY (1742) THOMAS STONE, son of John Stone (1722) and wife Mary Marshall (1726), was b. 1738 in Calvert Co., Md.; d. 3 Dec 1812 (age 74) in Albemarle Co., Va.; bur. Stone Family Cem., Albemarle Co.; md. before Sep 1763 to SALLY, b. abt 1742, d. 1815 (also given as 1825), and bur. Stone Family Cem. Children (Stone): JOHN, b. 1765 in Calvert Co., Md.; d. 1821 in Bourbon Co., Ky.; md. 8 Dec 1803 to JUDITH PERROT. Judith, dau. of William Perrot and wife Judith Yerby of Orange Co., Va., d. 1859 or 1860; md. (1) John Stone; md. (2) Manson Seamonds (see Family 62-63). Children (Stone): Elizabeth Perrot (Betty), John, William Perrot, Judith Yerby, James Madison, Howard, Anna, and Elijah Kinzea. HENRY, b. 1767 in Calvert Co.; d. 1829; md. (1) 10 Nov 1786 to NANCY GOULDING; md. (2) 6 Jan 1792 to ELIZABETH CROSSTHWAITE. Children (Stone): (by first wife) Sarah and John; (by second wife) Isaac, Rachel, William, Marshall, Thomas, Henry, Jr., Mary (Polly), Elizabeth (Betty), Nancy, Frances Elvira, and James. MARY (POLLY), b. 1770 in Calvert Co.; d. and bur. in Bourbon Co., Ky.; md. 8 Dec 1787 to THOMAS CROSSTHWAITE. Children (Crossthwaite): Thomas, Jr., Nancy, James, Lucy, Elizabeth, and Sarah (Sally). MARSHALL, b. 1772 in Calvert Co.; md. 1791 to BETTY HARRIS. *KINZEA, b. 29 Oct 1774 in Calvert Co., Md.; md. SARAH WATTS. RACHEL, b. abt 1776 prob. in Calvert Co.; d. 1830 in Boone Co., Mo.; md. 4 Nov 1800 to FRANCIS CROSSTHWAITE. Children (Crossthwaite): Rebecca, John Stone, Cynthia, and Frances. THOMAS, JR., b. 1780 in Albemarle Co., Va.; md. 1 Jan 1802 to DOROTHY DALTON. Settled in Robertson Co., Tenn. Children (Stone): Thomas III, Samuel L., James Marshall, Lucinda, Sarah Elizabeth, Sidney, Robert, Frances, Miranda, Caroline Matilda, Edward L., and Marshall B. EDWARD, b. Dec 1782 in Albemarle Co.; d. 17 Sep 1826 aboard a flatboat on the Ohio R. on the way to New Orleans, La.; bur. at Bapt. Ch. Cem., Stephensport, Breckinridge, Ky.; never married. His death occurred in a Negro mutiny (see Family 60-61). ELIZABETH (BETSY), b. 1784-5 in Albemarle Co.; d. in Boone Co., Mo.; md. 11 May 1801 to EDWARD WOOD. Children (Wood): G. J., Lucy, Jane R., Mary Elizabeth, and Sarah. REBECCA, b. 1786 in Albemarle Co.; md. 31 Dec 1801 to DANIEL DOUGHERTY. Moved to Posey Co., Ind. Children (Dougherty): John Stone, Thomas Stone, Edward, Margaret, and Rachel. SARAH (SALLY), b. 1788 in Albemarle Co.; d. Howard Co., Mo.; md. THOMAS MARR. Children (Marr): Henry, Jefferson, Rickson Stone, and Pamilia. JAMES, b. 1790 in Albemarle Co.; d. 1861-3 in Bourbon Co.; never married. Inherited the home plantation on Marsh Run in Albemarle Co. but moved to Bourbon Co. in 1833. Thomas inherited the tract "Defense" from his father in Calvert Co., Md., and apparently lived on it for a few years before selling it. He enlisted August 1776 as a private in the Continental Army for a 3-year term during which he fought at the Battle of Trenton. He bought a plantation in Albemarle Co., Va., in Sep 1779 to which he moved his family. Thomas owned land in both Orange and Albemarle Counties, Va., but lived on his plantation near Barbourville, in northern Albemarle Co. In his will dated 18 July 1812 and proved 4 June 1813 in Albemarle Co. (Will Book, 5:278), he left lands and Negroes to his children. (B9, D18, D116e, D145) Family 122-123 ELIJAH DURRETT WATTS (1758) and CATHERINE LONG (1757) ELIJAH DURRETT WATTS, son of Jacob Watts (1730) and wife Elizabeth Durrett (1738), was b. abt 1758 in Albemarle Co., Va.; d. 1828 in Albemarle Co.; md. (1) 1773 or 1774 to CATHERINE LONG. Catherine, dau. of Ann Durrett (1730) and husband Mr. Long (prob. William Long (1726), was b. abt 1757 in Spotsylvania Co., Va.; d. before 1823 in Albemarle Co. Children (Watts) Ð prob. all b. Albemarle Co.: *SARAH (SALLY), b. 13 Sep 1780; md. KINZEA STONE. MILDRED (MILLY), b. 1782; md. 24 Nov 1801 in Albemarle Co. to JAMES DICKINSON. ANN (NANCY), b. 1784; md. 6 Jan 1806 in Albemarle Co. to WILEY DICKINSON. ELIZABETH (BETTY), b. 1786; md. 20 Nov 1801 to JOHN O. PADGETT. FRANCES (FRANKY), b. 1788; md. JAMES MALONE. Elijah Durrett md. (2) 22 Oct 1823 in Orange Co., Va., to MARGARET SAMPSON, by whom he had no children. Elijah died intestate leaving a tract of 157 a. on the North Fork of James R. and was survived by six named heirs (Albemarle Co. Deeds, 37:325). Final settlement of his estate was made 8 Dec 1828 by Kinzea Stone, Sr. (B8, C4, C93, D6, D145) Family 124-125 EPHRAIM SEAMONDS, JR. (1744) and FRANCES ANN JOHNSON (1750) EPHRAIM SEAMONDS, JR., son of Ephraim Seamands, Sr. (1716) and wife Mary Pugh (1722), was b. 16 Sep 1744 in Albemarle Co., Va. (also given as 1753 in Orange Co. on his Revolutionary War pension application); d. 5 Jan 1836 in Albemarle Co.; md. 14 Nov 1770 in Kent Co., Del., to FRANCES ANN JOHNSTON. Frances Ann, dau. of John Johnston and wife Mary Coward, was b. 26 Nov 1750 prob. in Kent Co., Del., or Orange Co., Va.; d. 21 Mar 1845 in Albemarle Co., Va. (It is reported that John Johnston was the son of Edward William Johnston, who left a will dated 26 May 1748 in Kent Co., Del., mentioning a son John Johnston.) Children (Seamonds) Ð prob. all b. in Albemarle Co.: MARY, b. 20 Nov 1771; d. 1855 (w. p. 3 Dec 1855); md. 9 Aug 1792 to HARRISON WOOD. Children (Wood): Ephraim, Robert, Hiley, Harrison, Jr., Meredith, Emily, Zachariah, Nicholas, and William. LUCINDA (LUCY), b. July 1773; d. before 23 Oct 1861; md. 23 Apr 1794 in Albemarle Co. to ZACHARIAH WOOD. BARNETT, b. Dec 1774; md. 13 Jan 1795 in Albemarle Co. to FRANCES ESTIS. SUSANNA (SUKY), b. 1777; md. 19 Sep 1795 in Albemarle Co. to WILLIAM SULLIVAN. *MANSON, b. 2 July 1778 in Albemarle Co.; md. ELIZABETH NEWTON. ELIZABETH, b. 1786; md. 22 Dec 1807 to ROBERT WOOD. FRANCES (FRANKIE), b. 1788; md. 11 Aug 1814 in Albemarle Co. to BENAJAH WEBB. ELEANOR (NELLY), b. 23 Oct 1791; md. DAVID WILSON WILLS; (may have md. previously on 4 Jan 1810 to LEVI WILLS). PRESTON, b. 8 June 1793; md. 11 Dec 1817 in Albemarle Co. to ELIZABETH P. GOLDING. ANN (NANCY), b. 23 Feb 1796; md. JAMES JOHNSON. NATHANIEL, d. in childhood. JOSEPH, d. in childhood. SARAH, d. in childhood. Ephraim, Jr., was drafted three times to serve in the Virginia militia during the Revolutionary War. After the war he returned to Albemarle Co., where he lived on Beaver Dam Cr. in the foothills near the Albemarle-Orange Co. boundary. Ephraim Jr.'s original farm of 400 a. was bought from the heirs of John Johnson on 5 Sep 1770 (Albemarle Co. Deeds, 5:230). In his will dated 25 Nov 1835 and probated 7 Mar 1836 in Albemarle Co. (Wills, 12:176), Ephraim left $20 to each of his children and appointed his grandson David Wood and friend Ira B. Brown executors. An inventory of his estate dated 17 Mar 1836 (Wills, 12:198) listed 13 male and 8 female slaves; the total property evaluation of $18,452.30 included 790 a. of land valued at $3950. A tract of 229 3/4 a. where the decedent had lived was deeded by the children and heirs of Ephraim, Jr., to David Wood on 30 Sep 1846 for $2375.47 (Deeds, 45:25). (A1, A115, B8, B9, C4, C71, C114, D18, D40, D77, D116e, D136) Family 126-127 WILLIAM NEWTON (1750) and ELIZABETH FIELD (1761) WILLIAM NEWTON, son of William Newton (1724) and wife Mary Holloway (1728), was b. 1750 in Culpeper Co., Va.; d. 1817 in Daviess Co., Ky.; md. prob. in Culpeper Co. to ELIZABETH FIELD. Elizabeth, dau. of William Field (1725) and Hannah Roberts (1730), was b. abt 1761 in Culpeper Co.; d. Aug 1822 in Daviess Co. Children (Newton) Ð prob. all b. in Culpeper Co.: BENJAMIN, b. 6 Feb 1779; d. 21 Jan 1836 in Daviess Co.; bur. Newton-Yeiser Cem., near Red Hill in southern Daviess Co.; md. ANNA KIRTLEY, b. 20 Nov 1778, d. 16 Aug 1856, bur. Newton-Yeiser Cem. Children (Newton): Priscilla (md. Francis McCormick), Charles Kirtley (md. Sally W. Cummins), Mary B. (md. Daniel A. McCormick), Elizabeth (md. Joseph R. Kelly), Diana (md. James B. Graves), and Jemima (md. [1] Enos McCormick, md. [2] Joshua Crow). At the purchase of 53 a. on Hughes Run in Culpeper Co. in 1806, witnesses were Benjamin's brother William and his brother-in-law Manson Seamonds (see Family 62-63); as a resident of Clark Co., Ky., Benjamin sold this tract in 1808. In his will dated 20 Jan 1836 and probated 12 Feb 1836 in Daviess Co. (Wills, A-B:18), Benjamin provided for Sally Newton (widow of his deceased son Charles K.) and divided the remainder of his estate equally among Sally Newton's dau. and his own six daughters. *ELIZABETH, b. 10 July 1781; md. MANSON SEAMONDS. WILLIAM, JR., b. 9 or 17 June 1783; d. 19 Apr 1872 in Daviess Co.; bur. Elmwood Cem., Owensboro, Daviess Co.; md. 18 Mar 1815 to ELIZABETH FIELD, his first cousin (see Family 254-255). Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Benjamin Field and wife Mildred Slaughter, was b. 1 or 2 May 1793 in Danville, Boyle, Ky.; d. 28 Mar 1873 in Daviess Co.; bur. Elmwood Cem. Children (Newton): Slaughter (md. Lucinda), Mary Jane, Johnson C. (md. Ida), and reportedly eight others (most of whom died before reaching maturity). William (also referred to as Col. Wm., as was William, Sr.) first arrived in Kentucky in 1809. He returned to Virginia in 1811 for his parents before settling in Daviess Co. William enlisted in 1813 in William Russell's Co. for service against the Indians. In his undated will with codicil of 6 Jan 1871 and probated 29 Apr 1872 in Daviess Co. (Wills, C:355) he divided his estate among his children and several other relatives. ANNE, md. Mr. FORD. MARY, reportedly md. WILLIAM MASON. The marriage of Mary Newton in Culpeper Co., Va., on 24 Sep 1806 to NELSON MASON may have referred to her. JESSE, d. before 1 June 1844 in Daviess Co., Ky.; never married. JAMES, md. June 1818 in Daviess Co. to FRANCES (FANNY) FIELD, his first cousin and dau. of Benjamin Field and wife Mildred Slaughter (see Family 254-255). Children (Newton): Benjamin, Sarah (md. McCormack), and Elizabeth. William Newton (widely known as Col. Newton) was recorded in Culpeper Co. on 17 Apr 1778 when he bought 153 a. from Thomas Pitcher and wife Susanna (Deeds, H:626). On 18 Apr 1803 William and Elizabeth sold one acre on Bloodunths Road to the trustees of the Baptist Church (Deeds Y:46). In preparation for moving to Kentucky they sold their remaining lands of 270 a. on Bloodunths Road on 18 Oct 1811 to Abijah Dulaney (Family 510-511; Deeds, EE:445). After removing to Daviess Co., Ky., William is listed owning 100 a. on Panther Cr. in 1815 and 1816; his widow Elizabeth paid taxes on this land from 1817 through 1822. (B72a, B72b, B72c, C38a, C36, C38b, C43a, C44a, C114, D18, D54b, D60a, D77, D115a, D116e, D138c) Family 240-241 JOHN STONE (1722) and MARY MARSHALL (1726) JOHN STONE, son of Thomas Stone (1696), was b. abt 1722 in Calvert Co., Md.; d. 1763-4 in Calvert Co.; md. MARY MARSHALL, b. abt 1726, d. summer 1763, dau. of Thomas Marshall, Jr., and first wife (name unknown). (Thomas Marshall, Jr., d. spring 1763 in Calvert Co. After his widow [second wife] moved to Kent Co., Del., Thomas' estate was administered by his daughters Elizabeth Austin, wife of Samuel Austin; and Mary Stone.) Children (Stone): MARGARET. ELIZABETH. MARY. RACHEL. ANN. PRISCILLA. SAMUEL. *THOMAS, b. 1738 in Calvert Co., Md.; md. SALLY. WILLIAM. John was a planter living in Calvert Co. on his farm of 65 a. known as Defense, an estate inherited by his wife Mary. In his will dated 21 Apr 1763 and probated 8 Mar 1764 in Calvert Co., he provided for grandchildren Susannah Stone, Luranna Stone, Martha Griffith, Littleton Stone, and Mary (surname unknown) and divided the remainder among his children, all named. He appointed his son Thomas executor; witnesses to the will were Samuel Austin and wife Elizabeth, brother-in-law and sister of his wife Mary. On the inventory of his estate dated 19 Mar 1764, Mary Stone and William Stone (prob. a son and dau.) signed as next of kin. (D18, D116e, D145) Family 244-245 JACOB WATTS (1730) and ELIZABETH DURRETT (1738) JACOB WATTS, son of Thomas Watts, Sr. (1690) and wife Esther (1695), was b. 9 July 1730 in Spotsylvania Co., Va.; d. 14 Apr 1821 in Orange Co., Va.; bur. Watts Family Cem., Orange Co.; md. abt 1752 to ELIZABETH DURRETT. Elizabeth, dau. of Col. Richard Durrett (1712) and wife Sarah (1716), was b. 1738 prob. in Albemarle Co., Va.; d. 11 Jan 1819 (age 80); bur. Durrett Family Cem., Albemarle Co. Children (Watts) Ð prob. all b. in Albemarle Co.: WILLIAM, b. 1754-5; md. 4 June 1778 in Orange Co. to ELIZABETH BEAZLEY, dau. of James Beazley and wife Ann (see Family 490-491). JOHN, b. 24 Jan 1756; d. 13 Sep 1823 in Albemarle Co.; md. 9 Nov 1778 in Albemarle Co. to LUCY DALTON. Lucy, dau. of William Dalton and wife Rachel Harris, was b. 15 Dec 1761; d. 16 Dec 1844 in Randolph Co., Mo. Children (Watts): Mahala H., David, William (md. Polly Ashley), Tyree, Thomas, Nelson, Robert Harris, Elijah, Garrett (md. Martha Twyman), Elizabeth (md. Dudley Ellis), Mildred (md. John Dunn), Matilda (md. Samuel Melton), Nancy (md. Josiah Huckstep), and Araminta. *ELIJAH DURRETT, b. abt 1758; md. (1) CATHERINE LONG; md. (2) MARGARET SAMPSON. NANCY, b. abt 1762; md. 2 Jan 1788 in Albemarle Co. to HENRY AUSTIN. Children (Austin): Eli, Sarah (md. Mr. White), David, Betsey (md. Mr. Goodall), Garrett, Willis, Mildred (md. Mr. Wood), Durrett, Walker, Caroline, Ann, and Henry. AGNESS (AGGIE), b. abt 1764; md. 15 July 1789 in Albemarle Co. to JOHN HUCKSTEP. FIELDING, b. 11 Mar 1766; d. 15 May 1836 in Clark Co., Ky.; md. 8 or 15 May 1788 to ELIZABETH (BETTY) WILLS, b. 3 Mar 1770; d. 27 Sep 1826 in Clark Co., Ky. (See Family 490-491.) Children (Watts): John (md. Mildred Watts), Ruthie, Winston, and Willoughby. FRANCES (FRANKY), b. 1770; md. (1) JOSEPH EDMONSON; md. (2) Mr. SMITH; five children by Edmonson. MARY (MOLLY), b. 1772; md. HEZEKIAH RODES. MILDRED (MILLY), b. 26 Mar 1773; d. after 1842; md. BENJAMIN BRUCE, b. abt 1750; d. 31 Dec 1809 in Clark Co., Ky. DAVID, b. 1774; md. RUTH TWYMAN, dau. of George Twyman and wife Ruthy of Albemarle Co. Children (Watts): John, David, Ruthy, Nathaniel, and Susan. THOMAS, d. young. RICHARD, d. before 1801. ELIZABETH (poss. dau.), d. young. The Rev. Jacob studied for the ministry in Glasgow, Scotland, and was ordained a minister in the Presbyterian Church but became a Methodist minister in later years, serving widely as a circuit rider through the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains. During the Revolutionary War Jacob provided food and provisions for the American military and additionally he guarded Tories at Albemarle Barracks near Charlottesville. He owned over 1100 a. on the North Fork of Rivanna R. near Piney Mountain in Orange and Albemarle Counties; in his last years he lived on his plantation, Homestead, in Orange Co. Jacob and wife Elizabeth on 29 Mar 1801 made a trust deed to their son Elijah D. for the provision of Elizabeth and their children, but the trust property was released by son Elijah D. on 4 Apr 1803 (Albemarle Co. Deeds, 13:459, 14:229). In his will dated 26 Jan 1821 and probated on 27 Aug 1821 in Orange Co. Jacob provided for nine named children and the five children of Frances Smith by her first hu (B8, B185, C4, D6, D36, D40, D41a, D145) ****** >From _VA County Records Vol. IV Early VA Marriages_ compiled by William A. Crozier: "June 1, 1785 Reuben Field and Frances Jones" ------ >From _VA County Records Quarterly Magazine Vol. VI_ Elizabeth City Co. Wills: "Field, Sarah. 1 April, 1698-18 May, 1698. Charles Jenings, executor and residuary legatee; my father Thomas Field, deceased; my brother Leonard Field, deceased; witnesses William Bowles, Thomas Hawkins, Sebastin Perrin, John White, Jane Gunnell, John Overton." ------ >From _VA County Records Quarterly Magazine Vol. VI_ Early Settlers in Virginia: "Feild, John, tr[ansported] by William Barker, 26 Nov., 1635." In the section Surry County Records: "2 Oct., 1653. Convy. from Anthony Trivett, planter, to Richardina Field, now wife of John Gittings, planter. Wit.: Jno. Corker, Sack. Brewster." In section VA Revolutionary Soldiers Entitled to Land Warrants: "Field, Reuben, Capt., Va. Line, 3 years, ending 1 March, 1780." In section Land Grants Book #5, Henrico Co.: "Page 344 Name: John Field Date: 1668 No. acres: 400." ------- Book #7 Henrico Co.: Page 610 Name: Peter Field Date: 1687 acres: 483 In section Rappahannock County Wills: Sargent, William. 13 Feb., 16-- - 14 April, 1683 Named, among others, "Henry, son of Abraham Field" >From Vol. VII: King and Queen County Commonwelth Grants or Patents Book X. "Page 557 Stephen Fields 1787 435" ****** I am interested in Eliza J. Field, daughter of Henry Field and Frances Hill. She married William Augustus Roberts. After his death, she went to Barbour Co Al to live with her son, George Albert Roberts. Then she went with her daughter Roberta Roberts, wife of Bass Nichols, to Jefferson TX. I have a transcript of a letter she wrote from there during the Civil War. I lost her at that point. I need information about when and where she died and is buried. I also need info about ancesters. If there is anything in your files that will help me, I would appreciate it. I would be glad to share what I have if you are interested. Thank you. Peggy Williams Bigpeg@aol.com