Jean, Here are the notes I have on her. She may have been Frances Worthington. If so, do not know who her father was. Trish > • According to research by P. “Cliff” Darden, III, (2209 Arbor Rd., > Wilson, NC 27893, Tel. 237-5269, Article 492-A in Chronicles of Pitt > County, North Carolina), JOHN H. DIXON of Greene Co. married NANCY > DARDEN, daughter of WILLIAM DARDEN (b.1748 d.1801) and his third wife > who may have been a dau. of ROBERT WITHERINGTON (WORTHINGTON) : > “Following 1790, WILLIAM DARDEN evidently married again, possibly to a > daughter of ROBERT WITHERINGTON (WORTHINGTON) (not clear which Robert > Witherington he means). He fathered 3 additional children: NANCY, > SUSANNAH, and REBECCA between 1790 and his death in 1801.” > “WILLIAM’s 3rd widow died between 1801 and dates of deaths of her > daughters SUSANNAH and REBECCA, whose Pitt Co. lands were divided Jan. > 1819. Her daughter NANCY married JOHN H. DIXON, Greene Co. (estate > divided Aug. 1844)” > If this is true, then the Nancy who inherited from Robert > Witherington would not have been Robert’s daughter, but his > granddaughter. > > • From: <jow@kua.net> > Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 05:02:19 -0500 > Subject: [NC-PCFR] Darden/Witherington > To: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com > > In 1790 a William Darden married a daughter of Robert Witherington. > What was her name? Who was her mother? Was her mother Esther and her > brother John W Witheirngton? > > Jean > jow@kua.net > > Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 08:28:17 -0500 > From: Martha Marble <mmarble@erols.com> > Subject: [NCGREENE] Re: [NC-PCFR] Darden/Witherington > To: NCGREENE-L@rootsweb.com > > Jean, > This William was the first one in our area and is said to be a son of > Elijah Darden of Hertford Co. Are there marriage Bonds for this > marriage? > In Cliff Darden's history, he only says that "sometime after 1790, > William > apparently took a third wife, possibly a daughter of Robert > Witherington". > Neither the marriage nor the three children born of this union are in > the > Bibles. Darden gives their names as Nancy, Susannah and Rebecca. The > name > of this third wife is not proven. In the estate sale papers - which I > have > not seen - there is a Francis Darden making purchases and it is > thought she > was the widow. Darden says the widow died between 1801 and ???. Her two > daughters Susannah and Rebecca had their lands divided in 1819 and the > daughter Nancy married John H. Dixon. > > Trish, do you have a copy of the estate sale of William? > > Martha > > • Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 15:59:56 -0400 > From: Martha Marble <mmarble@erols.com> > Subject: [NCGREENE] William Darden Estate Sale > To: NCGREENE-L@rootsweb.com > > Had totally forgotten that someone had sent me a copy of the estate > sale > for William Darden. Ten pages and very hard to read. No way I am going > to > type it up in detail but here are some highlights. I agree with Cliff > Darden that probably his 3rd wife was named Frances. A FrancIs was one > of > the larger purchasers and there were a lot of household items like > beds. > Because it appears every little item was sold, I am going to assume he > did > not have a will. It was the custom to leave the widow at least a > certain > amount of household furniture and kitchen items. > > Of further interest, one of William's daughters by his third wife was > named > Susannah. There was a Susannah Hill who moved into Wayne Co right on > the > Greene Co line and lived on Appletree Swamp which I understand is part > in > Greene and Part in Wayne. Some of Abraham Darden's land was on > Appletree. > On a deed where Susannah Hill purchased land the WIT were Abraham and > Sarah > Darden of Northampton Co. It is thought that Abraham was William's > brother. > Susannah Hill was of the right age to be a sister to William - her > husband > is not known and it is thought he was dec before she moved. Not sure > if the > person who sent me that information has found out anything else. > > > Martha > > His son in law, Joel Moye conducted the estate sale on 2 June 1801. > Those > making purchases were: Jonathan Frizzell, Randol Johnson, John Harper, > Isaac Pipkin, William Hart, Jr, Hardy Handcock, William Moye, Jr, > William > Riddick, Jesse Moye, David Clarke, Gideon Olds, Thomas Dyer, John > Pope, Jr, > Thomas Dail, Enos Rogers, Charles Carr, Archibald Adams, Lucy Bowings, > Dempsey Simmons, John Moore the hatter, Sarah Broom, George Moye, > Cornelius > Rawls, William Moye, Sr., William Turnage, Jr., John Moye, Thomas > Holliday, > Elias Carr, George Moye, Jr., Micajah Edwards, Abraham Turnage, James > Jordan, William Williams, James Holland, John Joiner, Benjamin Tison, > Alexander Parker, Joe Jackson, William Moore, Joel Moye, Jolly Olds, > Richard Williams, Abraham Darden, Joeph Darden, Thomas Ormond and > Francis > Darden. > > Among the items offered for sale were a large bell, 6 horses, 13 sheep, > ducks, geese, 24 cattle, 36 hogs, 5 feather beds and furniture, a Bible > bought by Joel Moye, sermon books, silver buckles, silver shoe > buckles, 1/2 > dozen silver tea spoons, money scales, a still, coat, and spectacles. > Ten > pages of items right down to a single fish hook > > There was 677 acres of land, 12 slaves and bonds and notes from William > Hart, Jr., Malcom McDuffie and Willis Darden (his assumed brother). > Notes > in the hands of Jethro Darden to be collected on William Hart Sr., > Jesse > Pipkin, ? Clark, Wm. Tison, Charles Williams, Sherard Hines. > (did some of these people live in Hertford Co since that is where > Jethro > Darden lived) Provisions were set aside for the widow Darden. Part of > the > land was where he lived and 276 3/4 acres was adj to William Ormond. > > ============================== On Tuesday, January 14, 2003, at 04:24 PM, Jean wrote: > Does anyone know anything about a William Darden b Jan 1747/48 who > married a > Witherington? They had Nancy, Susannah and Rebecca. What was their > mother's name? She was reported to be the daughter of Robert but which > Robert and who was her mother? Could it have been Esther? > > Jean > jow@kua.net > We all have ancestors buried in our past > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ====