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1. Rebecca, b. Feb. 2, 1831 ; died Aug. 26, 1849.
2.'James Monroe, b. Dec. 31, 1832 ; died Mar. 17, 1836.
3. John Stilly, b. Apr. 7, 1834. (See later.)
4. Diana Jane, b. Jan. 23, 1836.
5. Sarah, b. July 31, 1837.
6. Mary Henrietta, b. Mar. 4, 1839.
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7. Eliza Ann, b. Aug. 13, 1840.
8. Emmet Thompson, b. Apr. 17, 1842 ; d. June 22, 1843.
9. Dorcas Virginia, b. June 19, 1844 ; d. Apr. 17, 1848. 10. Benjamin Finney, b. Oct. 30, 1845; d. Apr. 18, 1847. 11. Adrienne Antoinette, b. Mar. 6, 1847. (No record.)
12. Julia Adaline, b. Oct. 21, 1848 ; d. May 10, 1877.
13. Henry Warden Burr, b. Aug. 15, 1850.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Third. John Stilly Smith, 3d of Benjamin F. and Julia (Stilly) Smith, born April 7, 1834 ; m. - , Mary Dayton. Three children :
1. Benjamin Dayton, b. -; m. -; has children.
No further record.
2. Minnie Louise, b. -; died 1886.
3. Ada Lena, b. ; m. - , Harvey Wil- liams ; has children. No further record.
Fourth. Diana Jane Smith, 4th of Benjamin F. and Julia (Stilly) Smith, born Jan. 23, 1836; m. Andrew C. Dunn. Seven children :
1. Mary Tillinghast, b. -; m. Francis A. Molyneaux.
2. Gertrude, b. --; died in infancy.
3. Ellen, b. -; died in infancy.
4. Edward Gano, b. -; died in infancy.
5. Alice Hope, b. -; m. William H. Hodgman.
6. Ethel, b. -; died in infancy.
7. Andrew Paul, b.
Fifth. Sarah Smith, 5th of Benjamin F. and Julia (Stilly) 'Smith, born July 31, 1837; m. Nahum Bixby. Three children :
1. Julia, b. - -; m. Evans, now the widow Evans.
2. Jesse, b. -; died
3. James, b. --; died
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Sixth. Mary Henrietta Smith, 6th of Benjamin F. and Julia (Stilly) Smith, born March 4, 1839; m. -, Geo. Parrot. Three children :
1. Ruth, b. -.
2. Winnie, b.
3. Bernice, b. -; died
Seventh Eliza Ann Smith, 7th of Benjamin F. and Julia (Stilly) Smith, born Aug. 13, 1840; m. C. Brown. Two children :
1. Gertrude, b. -; m. - -, Eugene Chamberlain.
Has children.
2. Effie, b. -; m. -, Willie Chamberlain. Has children.
Thirteenth. Henry Warden Burr Smith, 13th of Benjamin F. and Julia (Stilly) Smith, born Aug. 15, 1850 ; m. - Miss Ralph. Five children :
1. Ralph, b. --.
2. Roy, b.
3. Walter, b. -.
4. Bessie, b.
5. Hazel, b.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Fourth. James Smith, 4th of James and Rebecca (Emmett) Smith, born at Mount Vernon, Ohio, 1815, where he prac- ticed law for some years, and was identified in the municipal affairs of the town ; he moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1857, and has been one of the leading lawyers of the state, one of the founders of the city of Duluth, and was instrumental in the building of the St. Paul and Duluth railroad, of which he was President, Counsel, and Director for many years; a mem- ber of both Houses of the Legislature for seven terms, and is now the oldest living representative of our family ; m. in 1848, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, Elizabeth L. Morton. Five children :
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1. Elizabeth, b. -; d. in infancy.
2. Henrietta C., b. 1851.
3. Ella Augusta, b. 1852.
4. James Morton, b. 1854; m. -- , Elizabeth L. Mor- ton, in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
5. Alice Morton, b. 1858.
James Smith, Sr., died Nov. 22, 1882.
Fifth. Vespasian Smith, 5th of James and Rebecca (Emmett) Smith, born at Mount Vernon, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1818. He graduated from the medical college of Cleveland, Ohio, prac- ticed medicine in his native town, moved to Superior City, Wisconsin, in 1857, settled at Duluth, Minnesota, in 1870, with which city he was identified from its infancy, was one of the first Mayors, and foremost in all public enterprises ; he was the second Collector of Customs for the Port of Duluth, which position he held for nine years. Married 1846, Char- lotte Neely, of Penna., born 1824. Four children :
1. Charles Emmett, b. 1847; died 1869.
2. Louise Eleanor, b. 1848.
3. Frank Branden, b. 1852.
4. Wm. Necly, b. 1863 ; died 1896.
Dr. Vespasian Smith died Oct. 9, 1897.
Charlotte (Neely) Smith, his widow, died 1899.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Second. Louise Eleanor Smith, 2d of Dr. Vespasian and Charlotte E. (Neely) Smith, born 1848; m. 1871, Dr. McCor- mick. Two children :
1. William Smith, b. 1874.
2. Clinton Pristely, b. 1875.
Third. Frank Branden Smith, 3d of Dr. Vespasian and Charlotte E. (Neely) Smith, born 1852; m. Isabel F. Eysten, 1878. She died 1894, leaving three children :
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1. Vespasian, b. 1881 ; died 1898.
2. Pauline, b. 1883.
3. Margaret Eysten, b. 1894.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Sixth. Adeline T. Smith, 6th of James and Rebecca (Em- mett) Smith, born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, July 31, 1821 ; m. Rev. A. A. Davis, June 25, 1850, at Oakland, Ohio. Six children :
1. Adeline Augusta, b. July 29, 1851, at Frederickstown, Ohio; died Oct. 29, 1851.
2. Frederick Schiller, b. Aug. 19, 1852, at Mount Vernon, Ohio ; died December, 1852.
3. Elizabeth Rebecca, b. Oct. 13, 1853, at Sunbury, Ohio.
4. James William Smith, b. Oct. 9, 1855, at Sunbury.
5. Edward Douglass, b. June 9, 1858, at Sunbury ; died Sept. 22, 1862.
6. Fairman Hewlett, b. May 24, 1860, at Sunbury ; died Nov. 29, 1860.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Third. Elizabeth Rebecca Davis, 3d of the Rev. A. A. Davis and Adeline T. (Smith) Davis, born Oct. 13, 1853 ; m. Dec. 8, 1881, at Sunbury, Ohio, Theodore Moore. Two children :
1. Forest Benson, b. Oct. 22, 1882.
2. Ernest Smith, b. May 24, 1884.
Fourth. James William Smith Davis, 4th of the Rev. A. A. Davis and Adeline T. (Smith) Davis, born Oct. 9, 1855 ; m. Oct. 15, 1882, Addie L. Payne, of Cardington, Ohio, where they reside.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Seventh. Henrietta Clay Smith, 7th of James and Rebecca (Emmett) Smith, born 1824; m. Charles Lybrand -, 1846.
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One child, a daughter, Charlesette, born 1847. Henrietta Clay Lybrand died 1847.
FIFTH GENERATION.
First. Charlesette Lybrand, 1st of Charles and Henrietta Clay (Smith) Lybrand, born 1847 ; m. William Swartz, Nov: 27, 1867. Six children :
1. Mary Ella, b. Aug. 26, 1868.
2. Addie Elizabeth, b. Mar. 13, 1871.
3. Daisy, b. Dec. 5, 1873.
4. Henry Ferdinand, b. Sept. 9, 1875.
5. James Benjamin, b. July 26, 1877.
6. Geo. Charles Lybrand, b. May 27, 1879.
Charlesette Swartz died June, 1880.
The Smith, Harrison and Cravens family records were courteously supplied by Mr. William P. Tams, of Staunton, Virginia, and Mr. Roger Morris Smith, of St. Matthew's, Jeffer- son county, Kentucky. These gentlemen have spent much time and thought in the study of their family history.
For any errors in the mechanical construction of the paper the publisher is responsible. In several instances where dates are omitted from the records, there were doubts as to the order of birth of various members of the families. The publisher hopes his arrangement of them will be found satisfactory, and will welcome any corrections, additional data, or historical data.
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HARRISON FAMILY OF AUGUSTA AND ROCKING- INGHAM COUNTIES, VA.
Thomas Harrison, the founder of this family, on March 15, 1744, obtained from Lieut .- Gov. William Gooch a grant for 258 acres of land in Orange county, later Augusta county, situated at the head spring of the east fork of Cook's Creek. Of his early life, or the date of his death or that of his wife, nothing definitely is known ; it is claimed by some of his de- scendants that he belonged to the James River Harrisons ; of this, however, we find no proof; some writers claim that he was an immigrant direct to Chester county, Penna., then to Orange county, Va., about 1743.
The publisher is of the opinion that Thomas Harrison de- scended from one of the early Maryland immigrants, some of whom are known to have settled in Virginia, in what was then Stafford county, about 1700; after 1730 Prince William county, which at this date embraced the counties of Fairfax, Loudoun and Fauquier; this territory being the natural route to Augusta county, where about 1743-4 he removed and set- tled on Cook's Creek. After 1690 the names of several branches of the Harrison family disappear from the Maryland records, and later are found in Virginia, but owing to the de- struction of the early records of Stafford, and many of those of Prince William counties, it is doubtful if satisfactory record proof can be obtained. Of the children of Thomas Harrison we have no record, except that of Daniel.
SECOND GENERATION.
Daniel Harrison, son of Thomas and Jane (Delahage) IIar- rison, born in 1700 (perhaps Charles county, Md.); was twice married : 1st, to Margaret Cravens, a sister of Robert. Seven children :
1. Robert, b. 1725.
2. Daniel, Jr., b. 1727. No record.
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3. Jesse, b. 1729. No record. [record.
4. Mary, b. 1733 ; m. Wm. Cavanaugh. No further
5. Jane, b. 1735 ; m. Daniel Smith, Sr. See record.
6. Abigal, b. 1731 ; m. Jeremiah Reagan.
No record.
7. Benjamin, b. 1741.
Margaret (Cravens) Harrison died in 1753.
The second marriage of Daniel Harrison to Sarah Stephen- son, widow of William, in 1760, whose will was proven May 16, 1759. As in 1761 Sarah Harrison joined her husband (Daniel) in making deeds to some of his lands. Daniel Har- rison, Sr., died July 10, 1770.
THIRD GENERATION.
First. Robert Harrison, 1st of Daniel and Margaret (Cravens) Harrison, born 1725; died unmarried in 1761 ; his will bearing date May 4, 1761, was proven at Augusta county Court Aug. 18, 1761. In this will reference is made to his father Daniel Harrison ; his brother Jesse ; Ann, the daughter of brother Jesse, under 18 years of age; his brother Daniel, Jr .; to Daniel Smith, the husband of his sister, Jane, born 1735 ; to Daniel Smith's son, Robert Smith ; his brother, Ben- jamin Harrison; his sisters, Mary and Abigal Harrison. Ap- pointed his brother-in-law, Daniel Smith, and Jesse Harrison, executors. Silas Hart, Hugh Hamilton, William Minter and William Gregg, witnesses.
Seventh. Benjamin Harrison, 7th of Daniel and Margaret (Cravens) Harrison, born 1741; died 1819; married Mary McClure, born 1745, died 1815, daughter of John. One child, a son, Peachy, of whom we have record, born April 6, 1777 ; graduated in medicine; became a distinguished physician ; was an active Christian, and characterized throughout life by public spirit, integrity and benevolence ; married, Feb. 29, 1804, Mary Stuart, born Sept. 12, 1783, daughter of John and Frances (Burnsides) Stuart, daughter of John and Mary Burn-
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sides. Mary (Stuart) Harrison died Sept. 19, 1857, aged 74 years. Had issue eight children :
1. Edward Tiffin, b. Aug. 20, 1805 ; d. June 21, 1828.
2. Gessner, b. June 26, 1807. (See later.)
3. Frances Moore, b. Feb. 23, 1809 ; d. July 10, 1810.
4. An infant, b. Feb. 28, 1815 ; d. young.
5. Mary Jane, b. Nov. 5, 1816 ; d. Dec. 17, 1889.
6. Margaret Frances, b. April 24, 1818. (See later.)
7. Caroline Elizabeth, b. May 22, 1822; d. Sept. 5, 1890. (No further record.)
8. Peachy Rush Harrison, b. Jan. 4, 1825.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Second. Gessner Harrison, 2d of Peachy and Mary (Stuart) Harrison, born June 26, 1807. In 1825 entered the Univer- sity of Virginia. Took the degrees of medicine and ancient languages in July, 1828. On Aug. 10, 1828, was appointed professor in the school of ancient languages, which position he held until his death, on April 7, 1862. He married, Dec. 15, 1830, Eliza Lewis Carter, daughter of Professor George Tucker, of the University of Virginia. Ten children :
1. Maria Carter, b. Nov. 14, 1831.
2. Mary Stuart, b. Feb. 10, 1834.
3. George Tucker, b. July 23, 1835.
4. Edward Tiffin, b. Sept. 9, 1837.
5. Peachy Gessner, b. Dec. 24, 1839.
6. Charles Carter, b. May 10, 1842; d. Feb., 1882.
7. Henry William, b. Sept. 15, 1844. [No record.
8. Eleanor Rosalie, b. July 16, 1847.
9. Robt. Lewis, b. March 2, 1850. No record.
10. Francis Washington, b. Feb. 15, 1852; d. young.
FIFTH GENERATION.
First. Maria Carter Harrison, 1st of Gessner and Eliza Lowis (Carter) Harrison, born Nov. 14, 1831; d. Oct. 21,
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1857 ; m. Nov. 14, 1849, Rev. John A. Broddus. Three children :
1. Eliza Sommerville, b. . 2. Ann Harrison, b.
3. Maria Louisa, b.
Second. Mary Stuart Harrison, 2d of Gessner and Eliza Lewis (Carter) Harrison, born Feb. 10, 1834; m. July 31, 1853, Prof. Francis H. Smith, of the University of Virginia. Twelve children.
SIXTH GENERATION.
First. Eliza Lewis Carter Smith, 1st of Frances H. and Mary Stuart (Harrison), born -; m. William W. Walker, of Westmoreland county ; died Sept. 2, 1880.
Second. Eleanor Annabel Smith, 2d of Frances H. and Mary Stuart (Harrison), born -; was twice married : 1st, to Fielding Miles, of Blacksburg, Va. Issue, a daughter, Elise Miles. Second marriage to Professor Kent, of the Uni- versity of Virginia. One child, a daughter, Eleanor Kent, born
Third. Francis Albert Smith, born --; died in infancy. Fourth. Maria Smith, born --; died in infancy.
Fifth. Lelia Maria Smith, 5th of Frances H. and Mary Stuart (Harrison) Smith, born --; married Lucien Cocke, of Roanoke, Va. Four children :
1. Frances, b.
2. Mary Stuart, b. .
3. Lucien, b.
4. Janie, b. -; d. April 5, 1899.
Sixth. Gessner Harrison Smith, 6th of Frances H. and Mary Stuart (Harrison) Smith, born --; graduated in law ; settled at Kansas City, Mo., where he practiced his pro- fossion, and died Feb. 18, 1892.
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Seventh. Summerfield Smith, born -; died in in- fancy.
Eighth. Geo. Tucker Smith, 8th of Frances H. and Mary Stuart (Harrison) Smith, graduated in medicine, is a surgeon in U. S. Navy.
Ninth. Mary Stuart Smith, born -; died Oct. 15, 1900. No further record.
Tenth. Rosalie Smith, 10th of Frances H. and Mary Stuart (Harrison) Smith, m. Dr. J. Carrington Harrison. One child, a son, Francis Henry.
Eleventh. Courtnay Smith, died in infancy.
Twelfth. Duncan Smith, 12th and youngest child of Francis H. and Mary Stuart (Harrison), born -. Art student, New York City.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Third. Geo. Tucker Harrison, 3d of Gessner and Eliza Lewis (Carter) Harrison, born July 23, 1835, graduated at the University of Virginia, studied Civil Engineering, was a surgeon in the Confederate army throughout the war; resides in New York, where he is well known as a physician; m. Lelia Bell. Three children :
1. Gessner, b. Physician in New York City.
2. Lelia Bell, b.
3. Elizabeth, b. -.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Third. Elizabeth Harrison, 3d of Geo. Tucker and Lelia (Bell) Harrison, born -; married Wm. E. Echols, Prof. of Mathematics, University of Va. Two children :
1. Lilly, b. -.
2. Marion Patton, b. -.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
Fourth. Edward Tiffin Harrison, 4th of Gessner and Eliza Lewis (Carter) Harrison, born Sept. 9, 1837; d. Dec. 2, 1873. (No further record.)
Fifth. Peachy Gessner Harrison, 5th of Gessner and Eliza Lewis (Carter) Harrison, born Dec. 24, 1839; m. - Julia Riddick. Four children :
1. Edward, b. - , at Richmond.
2. Gessner, b. - , at Richmond.
3. Lewis, b. -, at Richmond ; a student at the [University of Virginia.
4. Julia Peachy, b. - , at Richmond. Res., Richmond, Va.
Seventh. Henry William Harrison, 7th of Gessner and Eliza Lewis (Carter) Harrison, born Sept. 15, 1844; gradu- ated in medicine, is a practicing physician in Roanoke, Va. No record.
Eighth. Eleanor Rosalie Harrison, 8th of Gessner and Eliza Louisa (Carter) Harrison, born July 16, 1847; m. -, Wm. Mynn Thornton (Prof. of applied mathematics in the University of Virginia). Six children :
1. John, b.
2. Eliza Carter, b.
3. Eleanor Rosalie, b. .
4. Janet, b.
5. William Mynn, Jr., b. -
6. Charles Edward, b.
- Medical student in the [University of Va.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Sixth. Margaret Frances Harrison, 6th of Peachy and Mary (Stuart) Harrison, born April 24, 1818; m. Wm. F. Stephens ; died June 13, 1858. No further record.
Fighth. Peachy Rush Harrison, 8th of Peachy and Mary (Stuart) Harrison, born Jan. 4, 1825; entered the University
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of Virginia on October 1, 1841 ; graduated in medicine, July 4, 1846 ; attended Clinical lectures in Philadelphia, and com- menced the practice of medicine in Harrisonburg, Virginia, as his father's partner in the spring of 1848 ; married June 6, 1848, Mary Frances Rodes, born Jan. 14, 1828; daughter of William, of Albemarle. Two children :
1. Mary Lynn, b. May 5, 1850.
2. Lucy May, b. April 2, 1852.
CRAVENS FAMILY OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA.
Of Robert Cravens, whose family have intermarried with that of the Smith and Harrison families of Augusta and Rockingham counties, Virginia, but little is known. He is believed to have first immigrated into Orange county, with the Smiths and MeDowells, about 1740. He married Mary Harrison, a sister of Daniel. He was a large planter, and for his day a man of wealth in lands, etc. He was the brother of Margaret Cravens, wife of Daniel Harrison, of Augusta county. (See Harrison family.) He died in Augusta county in 1762, where his will, bearing date Oct. 2, 1761, was proven May 18, 1762, in which are mentioned the following legatees :
1st. His wife Mary (Harrison) Cravens.
2d. His son John Cravens.
3d. His son William.
4th, ITis daughter Margaret (Cravens) Harrison.
5th. His daughter Agnes.
6th. His daughter Margaret (Cravens) Smith.
7th. His son Robert.
8th. His daughter Elizabeth (Cravens) Smith.
9th. Ilis two grandsons, Robert and John Cravens.
10th. Ilis granddaughter Mary (Cravens) Black, wife of Robt.
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SECOND GENERATION.
First. John Cravens, the son of Robert and Mary, born -; m. the widow Dyer, relic of William. He died July, 1778, leaving a family of children. No further record.
Second. William Cravens, son of Robert and Mary, born - -; was a soldier in the French and Indian wars, and is frequently referred to in the preceding pages of this work ; married Jane - -. No further record.
Third. Margaret Cravens, daughter of Robert and Mary, born -; m. her cousin Zebulon Harrison.
Fourth. Agnes Cravens, daughter of Robert and Mary, born -; m. Samuel Hemphill.
Fifth. Maggie Cravens, daughter of Robert and Mary, born - ; m. Henry Smith, son of Abraham, son of Capt. John. (See Smith record.)
Sixth. Robert Cravens, Jr., son of Robert and Mary, born ; m. Hester ; died April 27, 1784.
Seventh. Elizabeth Cravens, daughter of Robert and Mary, born -; m. - -, Benjamin Smith, son of Daniel and Jane (Harrison) Smith. (See Smith record.)
BROWN FAMILY OF AUGUSTA AND BATH COUNTIES, VIRGINIA. .
John Brown, born Feb. 15, 1743, O. S., in Ireland ; prob- ably of Scotch-Irish parentage, immigrated from Dublin to America about 1760; doubtless through the influence of Capt. John Smith, McDowell and others, who had twenty years previously settled in the upper valley of Virginia. He mar- ried Mary Donnelly about 1778, who was born in America of
NOTE .- No effort has been made by the publisher to trace the descendants of the children of Robert Cravens and his wife Mary ( Harrison) Cravens.
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Irish parentage in 1761, and settled in the Warm Spring Valley on the Cowpasture River, a branch of the James, called by the Indians Wallahatoolah. His tract of land con- taining 400 acres was known as Flowing Spring, named from a series of springs which flowed at irregular intervals, gushing out of the earth in such an unusual manner as to attract the attention of Thomas Jefferson and other writers on Virginia.
During the Revolution John Brown enlisted a company of militia soldiers in Augusta county from the neighborhood in which he lived, of which he was captain, and Robt. Thomp- son, lieutenant, Col. Sampson Matthews, commander ; his company marched to Richmond, thence to Petersburg and Amelia county, where they saw active service; was in the engagement with the British at the battle of Hot Water, and again at the battle of Green Spring (Jamestown), in which Major Brown (then Capt.) was taken prisoner July 6, 1781.
Upon the organization of Bath county, Aug. 26, 1791, Major Brown was commissioned one of the first justices for the county, which position he continued to hold until his death ; was also Capt. of militia for the county, occupying various positions of trust, as Sheriff and Treasurer for Bath county, and later was Major in command of the 2d Battalion of Bath county militia ; April 12, 1796, was elected a member of the General Assembly of the state of Virginia, and again in 1802- 3-4. Lieut. Robt. Thompson, Jan. S, 1833, in his declaration for a pension says : he was commissioned Lieut. of Virginia militia of Augusta county, and served as such under Capt. John Brown ; that he was in the battle of Hot Water and at Jamestown ; that they marched to Richmond, Petersburg, Amelia county, etc., under command of Col. Sampson Matthew, and was with Gen. Campbell, Wayne and Morgan.
Mary (Donnelly) Brown, wife of Capt. John, died about April, 1815, as a deed bearing date April 1st, of this year, was signed by her, but not acknowledged. Major Brown died Feb. 6, 1830, his will bearing date Nov. 6, 1824, with codicil dated March 17, 1828 ; was proven June term of Court, 1830;
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recorded in Liber 4, folio 39, will book of Bath county, Va. To his two daughters, Peggy (Brown) Wallace and Rosannah (Brown) Morgan, he devised all lands on the east side of Cow- pasture River, etc., to be divided equally between them, each to pay their brother Joseph Brown $250.00; to his grandson N. I. Brown Morgan, a negro boy ; to his grandson John Brown Wallace, a negro boy ; the residue of his estate, real and personal, to his son John Brown ; he to pay his brother Joseph $500.00; and directed his body to be buried by the side of his deceased wife. Appointed John Brown, Gerard Morgan and Joseph Wallace, executors. Witnesses : Matthew Wallace, Charles Harnsell and William Benson.
The codicil makes his granddaughter, Mary Ann Black- burn Brown, a beneficiary.
TRANSCRIPT FROM THE BROWN FAMILY BIBLE.
John Brown, born Feb. 15, 1743, O. S.
Died Feb. 6, 1830, at 11 o'clock p. m.
Mary Brown, wife of above, died July 7, 1824, in the 63d year of her age.
Five children :
1. Charles Brown, born April 6, 1779; died Aug. 16, 1780.
2. Joseph Brown, born Dec. 2, 1780; married Nancy Smith, July 20, 1802. He died June 10, 1829.
3. Peggy (Margaret) Brown, born April 1, 1784 ; married Joseph Wallace, Nov. 16, 1808. She died March 29,1828.
4. John Brown, born Tuesday, May 8, 1787 ; married, 1st, Sept. 15, 1818, Adelaide Kyle; 2d, May 16, 1850, , at the age of 63, his wife's age 30. He died Sept. 2, 1861.
5. Rosannah Brown, born on Friday, April 17, 1789 ; mar- ried June 21, 1810, Gerard Morgan.
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EARLY MARRIAGES OF ORANGE COUNTY.
EARLY MARRIAGES, ORANGE COUNTY, VA.
Barnett, William, to Elizabeth Carrer, 1771.
Barber, Thomas, to Mary Thomas, 1771-74.
Hawkins, Moses, to Susan Strother, Mar. 3, 1770.
Herndon, Zachariah, to Mary Scott, 1771.
Johnson, William, to Ann Barnett, Feb. 10, 1770. Sisson, - -, to Millie Braham, 1771-74.
Taylor, Zachriah, to Alice Chew, 1771.
Terrell, Zachriah, to Millie Walker, 1771.
-, George, to Catherine Spencer, 1771-74.
[From the fly-leaf of a memorandum book, Orange Court House. Where names or dates are omitted, the record is defaced by time .- PUB. ]
FROM THE MARRIAGE BONDS OF ORANGE COURT HOUSE.
Hawkins, John, to Mary Gaines, widow, Apr. 28, 1780. Helm, William, to Matilda Taliaferro, May 31, 1784. Head, Benjamin, to Margaret Carr, Aug. 21, 1784.
Head, John, to Nancy Sanford, Nov. 26, 1787.
Head, Tavenah, to Janney Pluncket, daughter of Jesse, Dec. 20, 1798.
Hawkins, Benjamin, to Sallie Scott, Mar. 1, 1799. Hawkins, James, to Betty Coleman, Sept. 3, 1799. Head, George Marshall, to Millie Rucker, Nov. 10, 1799. Hawkins, James, to Elizabeth Keeton, daughter of John, Nov. 11, 1799.
Hanks, Rodny, son of Reuben and Elizabeth, to Alice Chand- ler, March 26, 1803.
Hawkins, Moses, to Joyce Quisenberry, Apr. 23, 1804.
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MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, BY THE REV. JOHN GIBSON, FROM 1800 TO 1846.
John Gibson was born 1759, in Culpeper county, Virginia, son of Peter, where he resided until 1782. He was reared on the plantation of his father with only the limited opportunities of the Log Cabin School House for an education, and these but for three months in the year.
September 30, 1778, at the age of nineteen, he enlisted as a private soldier in the Culpeper county militia, or minute-men, under Capt. Francis Miller, with whom he marched from Cul- peper to Orange, thence to Spottsylvania, thence to Essex county, and later to Mobinhills, below Richmond, at which place his command was stationed four weeks with troops from all parts of Virginia. Subsequently they marched to Wil- liamsburg, where he remained till the end of the service for which he enlisted.
In 1779 he again enlisted for three months, as a substitute for his father, Peter, under Capt. James Smith ; was at Wil- liamsburg, Norfolk and Jamestown. In April of that year he was honorably discharged.
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