Can anyone help me please? I know this info has probably been posted before but.... On the 1790 US Fed Census> York Co SC Who is listed under Zeph and John Dover? Looks like Jos? Jas? Ios? Is it two or three letters before the period indicating an abreviation? 1800 US Fed Census> York Co SC Zeph and Elijah are listed with the latter being the youngest. Father and son? 1810 US Fed Census> York SC Elijah Dover 1830 US Fed Census> There are two Elijahs, one from York SC and one from Buncomb Co. NC. Who are their spouses? So far I haven't found any Dovers from Buncomb earlier than 1830. This can't be right. I have found several John Dovers in PA, and NY. Still searching, Marie > Beard-Dover-Kirk-Willbrand

Marie & list. I find two Elijah Dovers in the 1850 census. One in Buncombe County, NC just as Marie says and the other in York County, SC. As for the one in Buncombe County, NC his info is: Source 1850 Buncombe County, North Carolina Census Ancestry Image 151 Other Townships Enumerated 9-2-1850 House 101 Family 101 Name age sex occupation Real Estate value POB Dover, Elijah 42 M Farmer $60??? NC?? Martha 41 F SC William 18 M Laborer NC Caroline 16 F " " Lucinda 14 F " " Jas/Jos 12 M " Manson 11/10? M " Cissaline 8 M " Lucinda 3 F " I am fairly sure of the name Cissaline. I am NOT sure it really is a male though. I only am sure of the name because of my Sessoms family. They write it the same way they do in this census where one of the s's looks like it could be an f or p. It took me a while to figure that one out. :-( I have never heard the name Cissaline. I think it MIGHT be what the name Cecil could have come from if it is a male name though. The family above is Plemmons and the family below looks to be Hutsel. By Elijah and Martha's names there is a check in the part where it signified married within the year. There are in several other families on the same page though and some only one spouse is checked so I am not sure that is what this really means here. Then next to Elijahs name there is a 4 in the slot for attended school within the year, and then a 2 in the slot where someone could not read or write. ============= The second Elijah's data looks like this: Source: 1850 Census York, York County, SC Ancestry Image 22 although it is indexed as being 21. There are Wilsons on page 20 and Birds. A John Dover is on image 21. House 159 Family 159 Enumerated 11-27-1850 Name age sex occupation POB Margaret Campbell 50 F Laborer York District Elijah Dover 79 M York District Mary 81 F York District The family above is Stewart. The two below are Collins and then a Martha Dover 28, who looks to be widowed. Her children are Julia 7, Asa 5 , Riley 3, Mary J.? 2. All born in York District. The next family to her is a Harden and then a Whisonant. Image 21 the John Dover is: House 153 Family 153 Name age sex occupation POB John Dover 65 M Laborer York District Elizabeth 65 F " Mahala 30 F " Frances 27 F " William 22 M " Willis 17 M " Joab Price 22 M Laborer " John down to William cannot read or write. Next door are Whisonants and above are Parkers. Hope this helps some. There are a lot of familiar names here. Sharon Dover Romanek Primary e-mail: [email protected] Secondary e-mail: [email protected] Researching: Romanek, Gucwa, Dover, Shrader, Tyner, Johnston, Williams, Edge, Smith, Kirksey, Demers, Murphy, Allen It's 2003... Do you know where your g-g-great grandparents are? ----- Original Message ----- From: Marie Willbrand To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 10:59 AM Subject: [Dover] Questions Please Can anyone help me please? I know this info has probably been posted before but.... On the 1790 US Fed Census> York Co SC Who is listed under Zeph and John Dover? Looks like Jos? Jas? Ios? Is it two or three letters before the period indicating an abreviation? 1800 US Fed Census> York Co SC Zeph and Elijah are listed with the latter being the youngest. Father and son? 1810 US Fed Census> York SC Elijah Dover 1830 US Fed Census> There are two Elijahs, one from York SC and one from Buncomb Co. NC. Who are their spouses? So far I haven't found any Dovers from Buncomb earlier than 1830. This can't be right. I have found several John Dovers in PA, and NY. Still searching, Marie > Beard-Dover-Kirk-Willbrand ==== DOVER Mailing List ==== Genconnect board http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.dover --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Internet Of Salisbury, Inc.]

Marie, what follows below is a condensed listing of names of places (limited primarily to North and South Carolina, Georgia, and a smathering of Tennessee references) where Dovers were counted or appear in the Court records. Several of us have debated over the name under Zeph and John in the 1790 census. It is indexed in Ancestry as Jas. or James. On the same page with this Jas., there are many males named James where James is written out, but there are also a couple where it's written Jas. I check the following census record (1800), and the males where Jas. was written all appear to be James (I did not check every single one, but checked several). Francis Dover should be in York around that time frame also since he "proved" a deed in York in 1788, although he had claimed land in Lincoln, NC in 1784. Also in 1788, there is mention of a lawsuit by John Dover against Jacob Huffstetler (Hostitler). In 1785 John Dover supplied the militia with forage for use in the Revolution; a Joshua Dower also had a claim for funds. We also know there was a John Dover and Hezekiah Dover in Lincoln, NC in 1795. I haven't located Hezekiah on any census record until 1810. We know that Joshua Dover was in Greenville in 1790 and that he was in Burke County in the late 1790's. He's missing from a number of later census records. In 1800, there is a John Dover in Buncombe County, NC with 2 sons. There is also a John Dover in Pendleton, SC with 4 sons, as well as Zephaniah with 2 sons and Elijah Dover (no sons) near him. John Dover purchased land in Buncombe in 1803, but the same year a John Dover bought land in Pendleton from someone who lived in Buncombe (hard to figure that out). Francis may be on the record as a Francis Davis. Hezekiah is where? In 1807, John Dover of Buncombe sold 50 acres and signed his name with three crosses (+++). To further confuse things, an Abraham Dover also purchased land in Buncombe County the same year. Also in 1807, a Richard Dover witnesses a transaction in Edgefield. In 1808, an Abel Dover (potentially the same person as Abraham?) sold land in Buncombe to Thomas or Thompson Dover (who is never found in any other record). His deed is witnessed by the same Arch Reynolds as the John Dover Deed and the Abraham Dover deed. In 1809, Elijah Dover witnesses a deed in Pendleton SC. Does that mean he may be tied to Francis who had land in Pendleton? In 1810, Hezekiah Dover is in Lincoln, NC (indexed as Hezekiah Cover). In 1810, there is a William Dover in Edgefield, in 1811, there is a George Dover(s) in Edgefield; a John Dover and Francis Dover appear in Pendleton, SC; in York, there are John, Elijah and Zephaniah. In Bertie, NC, there is a John Douers. Also in 1810, Francis Dover loses his land in Pendleton, SC. Sometime around 1812, the Richard Dover in Edgefield dies and his heirs are mentioned in a court document. In 1812-1813, a Richard Dover and Joshua Dover appear in the marriage records of Roane County, TN. In 1814, a John Dover buys land on Newfound Creek in Buncombe. In 1816, Bailey Dover buys land in Buncombe on Lee's Mill Creek. In 1818, a John Dover, Jr. is mentioned in the will of Isaac Rice in Roane County, TN. In 1819, Hezekiah Dover and Michael Dover are in trouble in York, SC, tying at least Hezekiah with one other Dover male in the records. In 1819, Celia Dover marries Jess Cross in Habersham County, GA. In 1820, in Buncombe County, NC, there is John Dover (Sr.), John Jr. and Bailey Dover. Francis Dover is in Habersham County, GA census records, and Anderson Dover appears on a jury. In 1820, Samuel Dover appears in Edgefield, SC, apparently near neighbors with ties to William and Richard Dover. William Dover is also in Edgefield. In 1820, Morgan Dover shows up on the records of Pendleton, SC. and Shared (Sherrod) appears in York, SC. Also in York are Zephaniah, Sr. and Jr., Frederick (hereafter called York Frederick) and Hezekiah, apparently next door (as census takers handle these things). In 1822, Johnston or Johnson Dover buys and sells land in Habersham County, GA. In 1823, Francis Dover buys land in Habersham County, Ga (subsequent purchases not noted here). In 1823, Simpson Dover marries Lucy Dooly in Habersham County, GA. In 1824, Johnson and Anderson Dover each buy separate parcels in Habersham County, Ga. In 1825, one of the John Dovers buys 100 acres of land on Newfound Creek in Buncombe (deed witnessed by John Frisby). In 1825, Bailey Dover buys land in Rabun County, Georgia (subsequent purchases are not noted here). In 1826, Lawson Dover buys land in Habersham County, Ga. In 1829, Anderson Dover buys and sells land in Habersham County, Georgia, and Francis Dover sells land to Simpson Dover in Habersham. In 1830, Francis, Johnson, Anderson and Simpson appear on the census records of Habersham County, Ga. Lawson is probably already in Harris County, GA. In Buncombe, John, Sr., John Jr. Frederick(hereafter called Buncombe Frederick), Jeptha, and Elijah appear on the census records in Buncombe, apparently next to each other. Buncombe Frederick Dover buys land in Buncombe County the same year; his deed is witnessed by Josiah Frisby. In Rutherford County, "York" Frederick Dover and Michael Dover appear on the same page (448, indexed as Dovan and Dover; Hezekiah appears indexed as Hezekiah David (p.537); Sherrod Dover appears as Sherwood Devin (p. 524). Also in 1830, a Hugh Dover and a John Dover appear in Anderson, SC. In York, SC in 1830 (census) are Zephaniah, Sr., Zephaniah, Jr., Elijah, John, James, Asil and Shaderick Dover. In 1831, Sherrod Dover and some other individuals purchase land near White Oak Mountain in Rutherford, NC. In 1832 in Bledsoe County, TN, an 81 year old Joshua Dover makes his Revolutionary War Affidavit. Francis Dover makes his affidavit in Habersham County, Georgia the same year; his brother Hezekiah affirms the affidavit. In 1832, Harriett Dover marries Alfred Hicks in Habersham County, GA; Susan Dover marries John Gunter; Hannah Dover marries W.W. Green (see deeds concerning Anderson and Allen Dover). In 1833, Simpson Dover is mentioned in a suit in Cherokee County, GA. In 1834, Jeptha Dover sells land in Buncombe County (that he doesn't officially purchase until 1836 from John Dover). The Frisby line is mentioned in the deed. Jeptha is later tied by court documents to Bailey Dover in Rabun County, Ga. In 1834, Sherrod J. Dover maries Frances Hammonds in Marengo County, AL. In 1834, a John Dover is the highest bidder for a piece of property in Cherokee County, Georgia. This land was forfeited by David Sparks. Also in 1834, Frederick Dover (from Rutherford) appears in the census records of Lumpkin County, Georgia with 10 people in the household. In 1835, a Bailey Dover appears as a 2d Lt. in the militia records of Cherokee County, Ga. In 1835, Jacob Dover marries Rebecca Weaver in Wilkinson County, GA (who is Jacob?). In 1836, Sherrod appears in Bexar County, TX (Alamo). In 1836, John Dover, Sr. sells 100 acres to Jeptha Dover (land he sold in 1834). In 1836, a John Dover officially is deeded the land he purchased in Cherokee County in 1834. In 1837, David Dover first appears in the records, purchasing two tracts of land from Jonathan Sparks. In 1837, Francis Marion Dover appears on the jury list for Gilmer County, Georgia. In 1837, John Dover (Jr. or Sr.?) sells 102.5 acres to Jeptha Dover (Buncombe). Buncombe Frederick Dover sells his land to William Martin, brother to the Philip Martin who witnessed the Bailey Dover Buncombe deed. Frederick's deed mentions the line of John Dover. In 1837, John Dover is on the jury list for Cherokee County, Georgia. Also in Cherokee County, Georgia, Allen Dover witnesses a deed for William W. Green. In 1837, "York" Frederick Dover purchases two tracts of land in Lumpkin County (formerly Habersham). In 1837, Elijah B. Dover marries Anny Goodson in Habersham County, GA; Herty Dover marries Charlie Shirley. In 1838, Anderson Dover purchases land in Cherokee County, GA from William W. Green; the same year, he sells land in Habersham County, Ga. In 1838, Morgan and Mary Dover sell land in York, SC. Census Records for 1840 show the following: John Dover, Bibb County, AL Thompson Dover, Greene County, AR John Dover, Carroll County, GA David Dover (Daver), Carroll County, GA Anderson Dover, Cherokee County, GA John Dover, Cherokee County, GA Francis M. Dover, Gilmer County, GA James Dover, Gilmer County, GA Thomas Dover, Glynn County, GA (I've ignored for now the other references to this Dover) Samuel Dover, Gwinnett County, GA Francis J. Dover, Habersham County, GA Johnson Dover, Habersham County, GA E.B. Dover, Habersham County, GA Hezekiah Dover (Douse in index), Habersham County, GA L. Dover (Lawson?), Harris County, GA "York" Frederick Dover, Lumpkin County, GA Michael Dover, Lumpkin County, GA Morgan Dover, Murray County, GA Bailey Dover, Rabun County, GA "Buncombe" Frederick Dover, Rabun County, GA Rial Dover, Rabun County, GA E. "Elijah" Dover, Buncombe County, NC Jesse (Jeptha) Dover, Buncombe County, NC Hugh Dover, Anderson, SC Asa Dover, York, SC Elijah Dover, York, SC James Dover, York, SC John Dover, York, SC Martin Dover, York, SC Morgan Dover, York, SC Shaderick (Shadock) Dover, York, SC Joshua Dover, Carroll County, TN John C. Dover, Fayette County, TN Elizabeth Dover, Robertson County, TN Macey Dover, Shelby County, TN In 1839, Mary Dover marries Valentine Burnett in Carroll County, GA. In 1840, Sarah Ann Dover marries James Holcomb in Carroll County, GA. In 1840, John Dover sells land in Carroll County, Georgia to Samuel Landrum. Presumably, this same John Dover takes out a marriage license to Elizabeth Allen. In 1841, a William Dover appears on the Carroll County, Ga. Tax Digest. In 1842, a John Dover and a William Dover appear on the Carroll County, Ga. Tax Digest. In 1842, a John Dover sells his Cherokee County, Ga. land. In 1842, a John S. Dover purchases land on Buffaloe Creek in York, SC. In 1842, my William Dover and Alanthey Chambers marry in Lumpkin County, GA. In 1843, Lawson Dover puts his land as collateral on a loan in Harris County, Georgia (next door to Carroll County). In 1843, Ann J. Dover marries Berry Green in Harris County, Ga. In 1844, Jarrett N. Nelson purchases two pieces of land in Habersham County, GA. In 1844, Viney Dover marries William Martin in Cherokee County, GA; Frances M. Dover marries David Moody in Cherokee County, GA. In 1844, Elizabeth Dover marries Samuel Glover in DeKalb County, GA. In 1844, Avey Dover marries Jasper Weaver in Habersham County, GA. In 1845, Allen Dover marries Mary Cloud in Cherokee County, GA. In 1845, Jarrett N. Dover marries Matilda Goodson in Habersham County, GA. In 1846, Mary Dover marries William F. Owens in Habersham County, GA. In 1847, Washington Dover purchases land in York County, SC. In 1848, William A. Dover marries Dilly Wilson in Murray County, GA; Anderson Dover marries Catherine Hancock; Henry S. Dover marries Amanda K. Hames; Arra Dover marries Oswell Wilson (1849); Elizabeth Stancell marries Campbell Dover (1850). In 1849, Buncombe Frederick sells land on Dick's Creek in Buncombe County, NC. Also, in 1849, my William Dover appears on the tax digest for Hall County, Georgia. In 1849, Linney Dover marries Cosby Anderson in Habersham County, GA. In 1850, my William Dover purchases land in Lumpkin County, GA. In 1850, Lawson Dover claims land in Tallapoosa County, AL. I'll stop without enumerating those in the 1850 census records. This is not an all inclusive listing. I've omitted deeds where an individual didn't change county boundaries. We don't have marriage records for many Dovers in NC and SC. Those would be most helpful. Please feel free to post additions or corrections to this chronology. Marjorie Dover Stansel ----- Original Message ----- From: Marie Willbrand <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 10:59 AM Subject: [Dover] Questions Please > Can anyone help me please? I know this info has probably been posted before > but.... > > On the 1790 US Fed Census> York Co SC Who is listed under Zeph and John > Dover? Looks like Jos? > Jas? Ios? Is it two or three letters before the period indicating an > abreviation? > > 1800 US Fed Census> York Co SC Zeph and Elijah are listed with the latter > being the youngest. Father and son? > > 1810 US Fed Census> York SC Elijah Dover > > 1830 US Fed Census> There are two Elijahs, one from York SC and one from > Buncomb Co. NC. Who are their spouses? > > So far I haven't found any Dovers from Buncomb earlier than 1830. This can't > be right. I have found several John Dovers in PA, and NY. > > Still searching, > > Marie > Beard-Dover-Kirk-Willbrand > > > >

Wow! Thanks Marjorie! This sure helps clear up some of the confusion of so many same names. This is wonderful! Marie