-----Original Message----- From: va-northern-neck-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:va-northern-neck-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of marsha moses Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 6:01 PM To: va-northern-neck@rootsweb.com Subject: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Notes on Francis Thornton from Jim Burgess When I read the below on Friday, I kept thinking ....hmmmm.....I know more about the land being left by Francis Thornton to his sons in the will sent to the list by Jim Burgess. To satisfy my own curiosity on this, I posted a blog entry today about the land. If you are interested, you can view at: http://www.marshamoses.blogspot.com This particular entry can always be reached with today's date: January 20, 2013. I love to be proven wrong, corrected, have imperfections pointed out.....so if you see mistakes or have anything to add, please feel free to add a comment or to e-mail me directly. I am pretty new to this blogging "stuff", so I am glad to hear any comments that will make my information more helpful to myself and to others. marsha moses On Jan 18, 2013, at 9:13 PM, "Jim Burgess" <jimburgess@virginiasurnames.com> wrote: > King George County, Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 George Harrison > King Fredericksburg, Virginia 1978 page 48. > > Will of Francis Thornton > In the Name of God Amen. I Francis Thornton of the County of King > George considering the frailty of this mortal life and being sick and > weak in body but of sound and perfect sense and memory praised be God > for the same doe make nd Ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following: > ( #) > > Imprimis: I give to my two sons Francis Thornton and Rowland > Thornton all my tract of land at the foot of the Lower Falls of > Rappahannock River containing Eight Hundred & Odd acres which I > purchased of Mr John Hawkins, my son Francis to have the upper part > and my son Rowland the lower part of the said land by equal portions > as it is already divided. The said land with all its appurtenances > and I give and bequeath to my said two sons Francis and Rowland to them or either of them their heirs forever. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

When I read the below on Friday, I kept thinking ....hmmmm.....I know more about the land being left by Francis Thornton to his sons in the will sent to the list by Jim Burgess. To satisfy my own curiosity on this, I posted a blog entry today about the land. If you are interested, you can view at: http://www.marshamoses.blogspot.com This particular entry can always be reached with today's date: January 20, 2013. I love to be proven wrong, corrected, have imperfections pointed out.....so if you see mistakes or have anything to add, please feel free to add a comment or to e-mail me directly. I am pretty new to this blogging "stuff", so I am glad to hear any comments that will make my information more helpful to myself and to others. marsha moses On Jan 18, 2013, at 9:13 PM, "Jim Burgess" <jimburgess@virginiasurnames.com> wrote: > King George County, Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 George Harrison King > Fredericksburg, Virginia 1978 page 48. > > Will of Francis Thornton > In the Name of God Amen. I Francis Thornton of the County of King George > considering the frailty of this mortal life and being sick and weak in body > but of sound and perfect sense and memory praised be God for the same doe > make nd Ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following: > ( #) > > Imprimis: I give to my two sons Francis Thornton and Rowland Thornton all > my tract of land at the foot of the Lower Falls of Rappahannock River > containing Eight Hundred & Odd acres which I purchased of Mr John Hawkins, > my son Francis to have the upper part and my son Rowland the lower part of > the said land by equal portions as it is already divided. The said land > with all its appurtenances and I give and bequeath to my said two sons > Francis and Rowland to them or either of them their heirs forever.

Jim, my notes on this couple (William Strother m. Margaret Thornton, daughter of Francis Thornton) say: William Strother married his first cousin, Margaret Thornton. Their mothers, Dorothy Savage Strother and Alice Savage Thornton, being sisters and daughters of Captain Anthony Savage and his wife, Alice Stafford. My source for this information is NOT primary.....it is an internet source...so not absolutely reliable.....interesting nonetheless. I keep notes on the Strother family because this couple's gr-granddaughter, Susannah Strother married Moses Hawkins. Moses Hawkins was killed at the battle of Germantown in the Revolutionary War. Descendents of Moses Hawkins are DNA matches for my father. marsha moses On Jan 19, 2013, at 8:44 PM, "Jim Burgess" <jimburgess@virginiasurnames.com> wrote: > King George County, Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 William Strother Will 7 > Apr 1726 <javascript:;> > > King George County, Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 William Strother Will 7 > Apr 1726More > > Notes > > King George County, Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 William Strother Will 7 > Apr 1726 page 40-41 In the Name of God Amen. I William Strother Senr of > Hanover Parish in the County of King George being sicke and weak of body but > of perfect sense and memory blessed be to God theretofore doe make this my > last Will and Testament in manner and form following: > > > > Imprimis: My two sons William and Francis and also my daughter Margaret > deceased having received their parts, I do give the remainder of my estate > as followeth: Item: I do give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Strother three > Negroes named Peter, Kate & Sarah and all his increase forever. > > > > Item: I do also give unto my son Anthony Strother three Negroes named Tom, > Bess and Hannah with all his increase forever. > > > > Item: I give and bequeath unto my son George Strother three Negroes named > Adam, Nanny and Doll together with the increase forever. The said Negros > which I have bequeather to my several sons are not to be at their disposal > during the natural life of Executrix hereafter mentioned without her consent > and if it please God that my son George Strother deceased before he had > truly begotten of his own body that ehtn the Negro girl named Doll to go to > my grandson John Strother the son of Francis Strother and in case either of > the other deceased before they have any heir begotten of their body that > then his or their negros to be equally divided between the survivors. > > > > Item: I give and bequeath my personal estate together with every part and > parcel thereof unto my dear and Loving wife Margaret Strother after the > payment of debts whom I doe also constitute and appoint my whole and sole > Executrix of this my last Will and Testament. > > > > This I do allow and acknowledge to be my last Willa and Testament whereunto > I have set my hand and affixed my seal the Seventh day of April in the year > of our Lord 1726 William Strother (Seal) Signed and Sealed in Present of us > John Hardy Martha her (x) mark Kendall > > > > At a Court held for Kinge George County on Friday the first of July Anno Dom > 1726 The last Will and Testament of William Strother, deceased, was > presented into Court by Margaret Strother his widow and Executrix who made > oath thereto and the same being proved by oaths of the Witness to it is > admitted to Record. Copy test T Tuner Cl Cur > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

-----Original Message----- From: va-northern-neck-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:va-northern-neck-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of marsha moses Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 2:32 PM To: va-northern-neck@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Margaret Thornton daughter of Francis Thornton married William Strother - William Strother Will 7 Apr 1726 King George County Virginia. Jim Burgess Jim, my notes on this couple (William Strother m. Margaret Thornton, daughter of Francis Thornton) say: William Strother married his first cousin, Margaret Thornton. Their mothers, Dorothy Savage Strother and Alice Savage Thornton, being sisters and daughters of Captain Anthony Savage and his wife, Alice Stafford. My source for this information is NOT primary.....it is an internet source...so not absolutely reliable.....interesting nonetheless. I keep notes on the Strother family because this couple's gr-granddaughter, Susannah Strother married Moses Hawkins. Moses Hawkins was killed at the battle of Germantown in the Revolutionary War. Descendents of Moses Hawkins are DNA matches for my father. marsha moses On Jan 19, 2013, at 8:44 PM, "Jim Burgess" <jimburgess@virginiasurnames.com> wrote: > King George County, Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 William Strother > Will 7 Apr 1726 <javascript:;> > > King George County, Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 William Strother > Will 7 Apr 1726More > > Notes > > King George County, Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 William Strother > Will 7 Apr 1726 page 40-41 In the Name of God Amen. I William Strother > Senr of Hanover Parish in the County of King George being sicke and > weak of body but of perfect sense and memory blessed be to God > theretofore doe make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following: > > > > Imprimis: My two sons William and Francis and also my daughter > Margaret deceased having received their parts, I do give the remainder > of my estate as followeth: Item: I do give and bequeath to my son > Benjamin Strother three Negroes named Peter, Kate & Sarah and all his increase forever. > > > > Item: I do also give unto my son Anthony Strother three Negroes named > Tom, Bess and Hannah with all his increase forever. > > > > Item: I give and bequeath unto my son George Strother three Negroes > named Adam, Nanny and Doll together with the increase forever. The > said Negros which I have bequeather to my several sons are not to be > at their disposal during the natural life of Executrix hereafter > mentioned without her consent and if it please God that my son George > Strother deceased before he had truly begotten of his own body that > ehtn the Negro girl named Doll to go to my grandson John Strother the > son of Francis Strother and in case either of the other deceased > before they have any heir begotten of their body that then his or their negros to be equally divided between the survivors. > > > > Item: I give and bequeath my personal estate together with every part > and parcel thereof unto my dear and Loving wife Margaret Strother > after the payment of debts whom I doe also constitute and appoint my > whole and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament. > > > > This I do allow and acknowledge to be my last Willa and Testament > whereunto I have set my hand and affixed my seal the Seventh day of > April in the year of our Lord 1726 William Strother (Seal) Signed and > Sealed in Present of us John Hardy Martha her (x) mark Kendall > > > > At a Court held for Kinge George County on Friday the first of July > Anno Dom > 1726 The last Will and Testament of William Strother, deceased, was > presented into Court by Margaret Strother his widow and Executrix who > made oath thereto and the same being proved by oaths of the Witness to > it is admitted to Record. Copy test T Tuner Cl Cur > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello all: I just found an error on our tree, and inasmuch as it is my fault it is there from our original database, I have corrected it and need to let you know. Matthew Rodham had four known daughters by his wife Elizabeth. The original tree has her family name as HEWLITT and this may be true. I have not changed that. However, I had the two of the daughters--Hannah and Elizabeth--married to other one's husband. Hannah Rodham married Christopher Neale, and Elizabeth Rodham married Richard Kenner, not the other way around. Craig Kilby

It looks like it may be in Prince William or Stafford. Also there are 2 Nathaniel Hedgeman/Hedgman. Will continue to look tomorrow unless someone has answer for you. Sue Smith

King George County, Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 William Strother Will 7 Apr 1726 <javascript:;> King George County, Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 William Strother Will 7 Apr 1726More Notes King George County, Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 William Strother Will 7 Apr 1726 page 40-41 In the Name of God Amen. I William Strother Senr of Hanover Parish in the County of King George being sicke and weak of body but of perfect sense and memory blessed be to God theretofore doe make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following: Imprimis: My two sons William and Francis and also my daughter Margaret deceased having received their parts, I do give the remainder of my estate as followeth: Item: I do give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Strother three Negroes named Peter, Kate & Sarah and all his increase forever. Item: I do also give unto my son Anthony Strother three Negroes named Tom, Bess and Hannah with all his increase forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son George Strother three Negroes named Adam, Nanny and Doll together with the increase forever. The said Negros which I have bequeather to my several sons are not to be at their disposal during the natural life of Executrix hereafter mentioned without her consent and if it please God that my son George Strother deceased before he had truly begotten of his own body that ehtn the Negro girl named Doll to go to my grandson John Strother the son of Francis Strother and in case either of the other deceased before they have any heir begotten of their body that then his or their negros to be equally divided between the survivors. Item: I give and bequeath my personal estate together with every part and parcel thereof unto my dear and Loving wife Margaret Strother after the payment of debts whom I doe also constitute and appoint my whole and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament. This I do allow and acknowledge to be my last Willa and Testament whereunto I have set my hand and affixed my seal the Seventh day of April in the year of our Lord 1726 William Strother (Seal) Signed and Sealed in Present of us John Hardy Martha her (x) mark Kendall At a Court held for Kinge George County on Friday the first of July Anno Dom 1726 The last Will and Testament of William Strother, deceased, was presented into Court by Margaret Strother his widow and Executrix who made oath thereto and the same being proved by oaths of the Witness to it is admitted to Record. Copy test T Tuner Cl Cur

Thanks - I was looking for confirmation of Sarah Tuckers age at her marriage or evidence otherwise. Thanks for confirming what I found and for the additional information that you provided. After a couple of marriages, this Fitzhugh line, via Thomas Fitzhugh (son of Col William Fitzhugh and Sarah Tucker) and Anne Fowke Mason works its way through Smith and Hancock into my King line. I do not want to get into working the Fitzhughs at the moment. There is still much to be done within the early King line. Thanks Donald King On Jan 19, 2013, at 11:48 AM, Kathleen Much wrote: > > Edmund Jennings Lee, _Lee of Virginia 1642-1892_ (Baltimore: Genealogical > Publishing Co., 1974), p. 89: "The progenitor of the well known Virginian > branch of this family, was Colonel William Fitzhugh, who was the son of > Henry, a lawyer of Bedford, England. He was born in the town of Bedford, on > the 9th of January, 1651, and died at his home, 'Bedford', in Stafford > county, in October, 1701. He came to Virginia about 1670; was a lawyer of > prominence, a large planter, merchant, and shipper. He married, on the 1st > of May, 1674, Sarah Tucker, who was born in Westmoreland county on the 2d > of August, 1663; she was therefore at the time of her marriage not quite > eleven years old. It is said that her husband sent her to England, > immediately after their marriage, to complete her education. Colonel > Fitzhugh left six children, among whom he divided a very large estate." > > One of the six children, Col. William Fitzhugh (1686-1713/4), married Ann > Lee (1683i-1731/2), who subsequently m. Captain Daniel McCarty. More > information on the Fitzhughs appears in W.M. McCarty and Kathleen Much, > _The McCartys of the Northern Neck_, and many other publications, including > THE FITZHUGH FAMILY OF BEDFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND. A brief Synopsis of a History > written by the late Terrick V.H. FitzHugh and Henry A. Fitzhugh, PhD. > > What specific questions do you have about the Fitzhughs? > > -- > Kathleen Much > The Book Doctor > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 12:01 AM, Donald King wrote: > > While filing some material resulting from a move recently, I ran across > some data pertaining to 3 generations of Fitzhughs - Henry (1614 - 1664), > Colonel William (1651 - 1701), Captain Henry (1687 - 1758). > > According to this source, Colonel William married Sarah Tucker (1663 - > ) in 1674. Now, this would have meant that she would have been 11 yrs old. > > Is anybody familiar with this Fitzhugh line? > Edmund Jennings Lee, _Lee of Virginia 1642-1892_ (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1974), p. 89: "The progenitor of the well known Virginian branch of this family, was Colonel William Fitzhugh, who was the son of Henry, a lawyer of Bedford, England. He was born in the town of Bedford, on the 9th of January, 1651, and died at his home, 'Bedford', in Stafford county, in October, 1701. He came to Virginia about 1670; was a lawyer of prominence, a large planter, merchant, and shipper. He married, on the 1st of May, 1674, Sarah Tucker, who was born in Westmoreland county on the 2d of August, 1663; she was therefore at the time of her marriage not quite eleven years old. It is said that her husband sent her to England, immediately after their marriage, to complete her education. Colonel Fitzhugh left six children, among whom he divided a very large estate." One of the six children, Col. William Fitzhugh (1686-1713/4), married Ann Lee (1683i-1731/2), who subsequently m. Captain Daniel McCarty. More information on the Fitzhughs appears in W.M. McCarty and Kathleen Much, _The McCartys of the Northern Neck_, and many other publications, including THE FITZHUGH FAMILY OF BEDFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND. A brief Synopsis of a History written by the late Terrick V.H. FitzHugh and Henry A. Fitzhugh, PhD. What specific questions do you have about the Fitzhughs? -- Kathleen Much The Book Doctor

King George County, Virginia Will Book A-1 1721-1752 George Harrison King Fredericksburg, Virginia 1978 page 48. Will of Francis Thornton In the Name of God Amen. I Francis Thornton of the County of King George considering the frailty of this mortal life and being sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect sense and memory praised be God for the same doe make nd Ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following: ( #) Imprimis: I give to my two sons Francis Thornton and Rowland Thornton all my tract of land at the foot of the Lower Falls of Rappahannock River containing Eight Hundred & Odd acres which I purchased of Mr John Hawkins, my son Francis to have the upper part and my son Rowland the lower part of the said land by equal portions as it is already divided. The said land with all its appurtenances and I give and bequeath to my said two sons Francis and Rowland to them or either of them their heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my son Rowland Thornton the one moiety or half of a tract of land containing one thousand acres which I purchased of Mr John Wright as by deed of sale recorded in Richmond County Court may appear the said moiety or half which I do give and bequeath to my son Rowland beginning on the lines of John Hawxford and Thomas Tippett and running the full bredth of the said land on both sides Crowes Swamp upwards to a division Line already made by my son Anthony Thornton by my consent which said five hundred acres I doe give and bequeath to my said son Rowland Thornton his heirs and behoofs forever. Item: I give and bequesth the other moiety of half of the said Thousand acres of land purchased of John Wright to my loving wife Ann Thornton in full dower and satisfaction of all my lands before given and bequeathed that she shall claim not right, title, interest or claim in or to any of my other lands before bequeathed which said five hundred acres of land I give to my said wife during her natural life and after her decease that is to say after the death of my wife Ann then the said five hundred acres of land I give and bequeath unto George Riding the son of my wife Ann Thornton to him the said George Riding his heirs and behoofs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to George Riding the son of my wife Ann Thornton, one tract or tenement of land containing one hundred and seventy odd acres which I purchased of Capt John Washington lying and being in the County of King George, the said land I do give and bequeath unto the above named George Riding to him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath unto my eldest son William Thornton Five pounds Sterling. Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Francis Thornton Five pounds Sterling. Item: I give and bequeath unto my eldest daughter Elizabeth Gibson five pounds sterling. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Taliaferro Five pounds sterling. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret Strother Thirty pounds sterling. I having ninety pounds sterling now due to me from my son Anthony Thornton, my will is that these above named legacies to all my children above named be paid out of the said ninety pounds and the remainder of the said ninety pounds after all the above said money legacies are paid, I give and bequeath unto my son Anthony Thornton. ' Item, I give and bequeath unto my grandson Francis Conway, one mulatto girl named Bess. Item: I give and bequeath unto the within named George Riding son of my wife Ann, five slaves by name - Mulato James, Negro Dick, negro Jane, Negro Nanny and a Negro boy named Samuel. Item: I give and bequeath unto Margaret Riding, daughter of my wife Ann Thornton, six slaves by name - negro Charles, a girl names Peggee, a negro girl named Frank, Negro Susan, Negro Billy, a boy mullatto Jacob. Item : The rest of my negroes I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Ann Thornton during her natural life and after her decease I will and bequeath all my said Negroes to be divided by equal portions between George & Margaret Riding, son and daughter of my now wife Ann Thornton. Item: I give all my personal estate unto my Loving Wife Ann Thornton during her widdowhood and in case she married my said personal estate to be equally divided between my said wife and her two with in named Children George & Margaret Riding by three equal portions. An I do hereby make constitute and ordain my loving wife Ann Thornton My whole and Sole Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament. In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and seale this 10th day of May 1726. Fran s Thornton (Seale) Signed sealed and acknowledged in presence of us T: Turner Thomas Moore John (his X) Kendall At a Court held for King George County on Friday ye 7th day of October 1726. This last Will & Testament of Francis Thornton, deceased, was made oath thereto and the same was proved by the oaths of Thomas Turner, Thomas Moore and John Kendall the Evidences thereto and Admitted to Record. Copy Test T: Turner Cl: Cur: The Thornton Family by W. G. Stanard 2. Francis (2) THORNTON born Nov 5, 1651, settled in Stafford County, probably before the year 1700. He married first Alice daughter of Captain Anthony SAVAGE, of Gloucester county, who was a justice of Gloucester in 1660, and had considerabel landed estates on the Rappahannock), and secondly Jane, widow of John Harvey of Stafford. he had no issue by the second marriage. in 1706 Francis thornton of Stafford and his wife Jane widow of John Harvey, mae a deed of 684 acres in Stafford and Westmoreland to Anthony, son of the said Francis Thornton, with reversion to his other sons, Francis, Rowland and William. (Westmorland and Stafford records) In 1715-16 Anthony Thornton of Stafford, petitioned the proprietors of the Northern Neck for a regrant of this land, which he stated had been left to Mrs Jane Thornton, by her former husband, in 1700; that the said Jane died with out heirs, but being :an imperfect deed: gave the land to him (a.T.) in 1706. The grant requested was issued. it is not know when Francis Thornton died, unless he was the Francis Thornton whose will was presented to King George County Court for probate by his widow Anne, in 1726. (This appears from the order-book. The Will-book coverting this period was carried off by Federal Soldiers during the late war. About ten years ago some person in the State of New York wrote to the authorities of the county offering to sell them this book. Unfortunately the offer was not acted on, and it is not now known where the book is. It is to be hoped the present possessor will make it existene know, as ossibly arrangements may be made to purchase it). Issue by (first marriage only) 20 Elizabeth born January 3, 1674 Margaret born April 2, 1678 married William STROTHER who was the Sheriff in King George County, Virginia There is recorded in King George a deed, dated 1727, from Margaret Strother, widow for land deeded by her grandfather, Anthony Savage to her father Francis Thornton, and Alice his wife. William(twin) born December 17, 1680 Sarah (twin) born December 17, 1680 There is recorded in Richmond county a deed dated 1706 from Francis Thornton, of stafford, conveying land to his daughter Sarah, wife of Laurence TALIAFERRO Francis rowland Anne born Mar 22, 1689 Anthony

While filing some material resulting from a move recently, I ran across some data pertaining to 3 generations of Fitzhughs - Henry (1614 - 1664), Colonel William (1651 - 1701), Captain Henry (1687 - 1758). According to this source, Colonel William married Sarah Tucker (1663 - ) in 1674. Now, this would have meant that she would have been 11 yrs old. Is anybody familiar with this Fitzhugh line? I found these data in The Virginia Magazine, Vol 75, 1967, p. 168 'Catalogue of Signed Fitzhugh Portraits'. A footnote indicates that much of the biographical information offered in this catalogue was obtained from the files of the late J. Hall Pleasants, which are in the Maryland Historical Society. Further assistance came from George H.S. King (no relative of mine) and his publications. Additional note of interest: Henry (1614-1664) married Mary King - again, as far as I know, not related to an ancestor of mine. Donald King

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Just because it's on the internet does not make it true. Brent Tarter at the Library of Virginia suggested I forward this link as a companion piece to my earlier forward of his message about hoaxes. This is really good reading, and a reminder that just because 500 peoples' trees on ancestry.com all agree on something (all based on ONE source, who simply just said it with no source) is that we should always verify the facts by getting to the bottom of it all. http://www.dailydot.com/news/wikipedia-bicholim-conflict-hoax-deleted/ Craig Kilby

This was posted by Brent Tarter on the Virginia History list yesterday. It is is forwarded here with his permission. Begin forwarded message: > > Among the ink-and-paper hoaxes, late in the nineteenth century the editors of the six volumes of Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography paid contributors for their entries. One or more needy writers submitted biographies of people who were supposed to have done scientific research in South America, some with bibliographies of their publications. The editors had never heard of those scientists and evidently were pleased to be able to include records of their lives and achievements in the biographical reference work. It wasn't until much later when a scientist used some of those entries as a starting place for his own research that he discovered that the entries were all fakes, that no such scientists had ever existed, and that there was no record of the published scholarship cited in the entries in Appleton's. > > See Margaret Castle Schindler, "Fictitious Biography," American Historical Review 42 (1937): 680-690. > > Some of that stuff is probably floating around on the Internet, right now, and if it is obvious that it came from Appleton's, people will probably still believe it. > > Brent Tarter > The Library of Virginia

Kathleen, Excellent! This is like unsorting the William Fox but in reverse. Same principles apply, however. I will take a closer look at this. I had seen the Fox Family article, which I referenced in my post you quote below. But you've added some new tipping points to it. THANK YOU! (Like we needed another Payne family....) Another lesson here--and one of the reasons I included Middlesex & Essex Counties in the definition of the "Northern Neck" for purposes of THIS list, is that one really has to look in all the surrounding counties. I remember taking some serious flack from a gentleman in Westmoreland County for doing this at the time (September 2009,) when the list was created. Again, Kathleen, excellent material. I look forward to delving into this further when time permits. Craig On Jan 7, 2013, at 2:24 PM, Kathleen Much wrote: > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 12:01 AM, Craig wrote: > >> >> As for Fox, I think I've got them sorted out, though with respect to >> Samuel Fox (David-2, David-1) I am not certain that his wife was Ann >> DAINGERFIELD. That conclusions rests on her will naming her "brother" >> William Daingerfield, though could also mean "brother-in-law." In his 1918 >> article on the Fox Family, Lyon G. Tyler thought she "may" be a PAYNE. >> Though his evidence for that was not given. To the known children of Samuel >> & Ann Fox can be added a daughter "Letty" named in the will of David-2 Fox >> as his granddaughter, daughter of his son Samuel. (This got left out for >> some reason in Ida J. Lee's abstracts of Lancaster County wills.) Likewise, >> the now-found will of Hannah Ball Fox also names a granddaughter "Lotty" >> Fox. So, of the three known children of Samuel & Ann Fox, only survived to >> adulthood, and she was Frances Fox who married (1) Charles Burgess and (2) >> Jesse Ball. >> > > Linda Lawhon and I thought that Samuel Fox's wife was Ann Payne, dau. of > John Payne Jr and Ann Walker. > > "Fox Family," William & Mary Quarterly, series 1, vol. 17, no. 1 (Jul. > 1908), p. 62-63: "Deed of Henry Thacker, recorded at Middlesex Court House. > Henry Thacker (of ye parish of Christ Church) & Elizabeth, his wife, to > Edwin Thacker, a tract of land given by John Payne, Sen^r, late of > Rappahannock County, dec'd, unto Anne Payne, his daughter-in-law, late wife > to his son, John Payne, Jun., dec'd, for & during the said Ann Payne's > natural life, & after her decease unto the child then in her womb begotten > by his said son, John Payne Jr., which said child is Elizabeth ye said wife > of Henry Thacker, land in Rappahannock County on Pepetiak Creek. Date 17 > April 1690. > "Will of Mrs. Ann Fox. To brother William Daingerfield a ring, to sister > Frances Thacker a ring, to cousin Ann Thacker 1 doz. silver spoons of £5 > value & one silver cane of £5 value, & one mourning ring to cousin Edwin > Daingerfield 1 doz. silver spoons of £5 value & one silver cane of £5 > value, & a mourning ring to cousin Martha Daingerfield the same. All the > spoons and canes to be marked A.F. To cousin Edwin Thacker a ring & to my > cousin, Elizabeth, his wife, a ring, to Rev. Bartholomew Yates a ring, for > his wife Sarah, a ring, to cousin Elizabeth Vivion a ring, to Ann Burges, > of England, a ring, to my daughter Frances, the wife of Charles Burges, a > ring & two orphan children named Kell (?) until their time is expired & to > her also all rest of my estate. To my son, Charles Burges, a ring, & > appoint him and my daughter Frances Executors. Date March 13, 1722. Proved > June 12, 1723." > > Sisters Elizabeth and Frances Payne married brothers Henry and Edwin > Thacker. "Cousin Edwin Thacker" and "Cousin Elizabeth, his wife" were the > son of Frances and the daughter of Elizabeth--both Thackers and first > cousins. Recall that in early days "cousin" normally meant "niece" or > "nephew." Presumably "brother William Daingerfield" is the brother of > Frances's dead husband and cousins Edwin and Martha Daingerfield are > Frances's children. > > Sam Sparacio <SSAntient@aol.com> post to VA-ROOTS 19 May 1998: "Essex > County Order Book, 1693-1694, p. 306. Court of 13 August 1694. The > Condicon of this obligacon is such that whereas EDWIN THACKER has this day > obteyned a Lycence for his Marriage with MRS. FRANCES DAINGERFIELD." This > was Frances Payne. Does anyone know which Daingerfield was her first > husband? I'm guessing that the William Daingerfield in Ann Fox's will could > be the man b 1680, d 1735, of "Greenfield" in Essex Co, who m. Elizabeth > Bathurst, but I haven't identified his parents or any siblings. > > Kathleen Much > The Book Doctor > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 12:01 AM, Craig wrote: > > As for Fox, I think I've got them sorted out, though with respect to > Samuel Fox (David-2, David-1) I am not certain that his wife was Ann > DAINGERFIELD. That conclusions rests on her will naming her "brother" > William Daingerfield, though could also mean "brother-in-law." In his 1918 > article on the Fox Family, Lyon G. Tyler thought she "may" be a PAYNE. > Though his evidence for that was not given. To the known children of Samuel > & Ann Fox can be added a daughter "Letty" named in the will of David-2 Fox > as his granddaughter, daughter of his son Samuel. (This got left out for > some reason in Ida J. Lee's abstracts of Lancaster County wills.) Likewise, > the now-found will of Hannah Ball Fox also names a granddaughter "Lotty" > Fox. So, of the three known children of Samuel & Ann Fox, only survived to > adulthood, and she was Frances Fox who married (1) Charles Burgess and (2) > Jesse Ball. > Linda Lawhon and I thought that Samuel Fox's wife was Ann Payne, dau. of John Payne Jr and Ann Walker. "Fox Family," William & Mary Quarterly, series 1, vol. 17, no. 1 (Jul. 1908), p. 62-63: "Deed of Henry Thacker, recorded at Middlesex Court House. Henry Thacker (of ye parish of Christ Church) & Elizabeth, his wife, to Edwin Thacker, a tract of land given by John Payne, Sen^r, late of Rappahannock County, dec'd, unto Anne Payne, his daughter-in-law, late wife to his son, John Payne, Jun., dec'd, for & during the said Ann Payne's natural life, & after her decease unto the child then in her womb begotten by his said son, John Payne Jr., which said child is Elizabeth ye said wife of Henry Thacker, land in Rappahannock County on Pepetiak Creek. Date 17 April 1690. "Will of Mrs. Ann Fox. To brother William Daingerfield a ring, to sister Frances Thacker a ring, to cousin Ann Thacker 1 doz. silver spoons of £5 value & one silver cane of £5 value, & one mourning ring to cousin Edwin Daingerfield 1 doz. silver spoons of £5 value & one silver cane of £5 value, & a mourning ring to cousin Martha Daingerfield the same. All the spoons and canes to be marked A.F. To cousin Edwin Thacker a ring & to my cousin, Elizabeth, his wife, a ring, to Rev. Bartholomew Yates a ring, for his wife Sarah, a ring, to cousin Elizabeth Vivion a ring, to Ann Burges, of England, a ring, to my daughter Frances, the wife of Charles Burges, a ring & two orphan children named Kell (?) until their time is expired & to her also all rest of my estate. To my son, Charles Burges, a ring, & appoint him and my daughter Frances Executors. Date March 13, 1722. Proved June 12, 1723." Sisters Elizabeth and Frances Payne married brothers Henry and Edwin Thacker. "Cousin Edwin Thacker" and "Cousin Elizabeth, his wife" were the son of Frances and the daughter of Elizabeth--both Thackers and first cousins. Recall that in early days "cousin" normally meant "niece" or "nephew." Presumably "brother William Daingerfield" is the brother of Frances's dead husband and cousins Edwin and Martha Daingerfield are Frances's children. Sam Sparacio <SSAntient@aol.com> post to VA-ROOTS 19 May 1998: "Essex County Order Book, 1693-1694, p. 306. Court of 13 August 1694. The Condicon of this obligacon is such that whereas EDWIN THACKER has this day obteyned a Lycence for his Marriage with MRS. FRANCES DAINGERFIELD." This was Frances Payne. Does anyone know which Daingerfield was her first husband? I'm guessing that the William Daingerfield in Ann Fox's will could be the man b 1680, d 1735, of "Greenfield" in Essex Co, who m. Elizabeth Bathurst, but I haven't identified his parents or any siblings. Kathleen Much The Book Doctor

Kathleen, Thanks. I should have been more specific as to which of the daughters of Capt. George Heale & wife Catherine Chinn that William Fox named in his 1717 will. All of them were unmarried, and were: Elizabeth, Ellen, Sarah He did not name any of these other children and probably only meant them when he named "all of the daughters of Capt. George Heale" as residual legatees to his nephew David Fox. As for Fox, I think I've got them sorted out, though with respect to Samuel Fox (David-2, David-1) I am not certain that his wife was Ann DAINGERFIELD. That conclusions rests on her will naming her "brother" William Daingerfield, though could also mean "brother-in-law." In his 1918 article on the Fox Family, Lyon G. Tyler thought she "may" be a PAYNE. Though his evidence for that was not given. To the known children of Samuel & Ann Fox can be added a daughter "Letty" named in the will of David-2 Fox as his granddaughter, daughter of his son Samuel. (This got left out for some reason in Ida J. Lee's abstracts of Lancaster County wills.) Likewise, the now-found will of Hannah Ball Fox also names a granddaughter "Lotty" Fox. So, of the three known children of Samuel & Ann Fox, only survived to adulthood, and she was Frances Fox who married (1) Charles Burgess and (2) Jesse Ball. Craig On Jan 6, 2013, at 3:04 PM, Kathleen Much wrote: > can help with the Heales. Linda Boyd Lawhon and I worked on them some > years ago, before she died. Here's a summary she made in 1997. > 13 Jan 1997: > "George Heale m. Catherine Chinn and had: > 1. Ellen Heale m. David Ball > 2. George Heale d. young > 3. Elizabeth Heale m. William Davenport > 4. Catherine Heale m. John Cannady of St. Mary's Co., MD > 5. Sarah Heale m. Lindsey Opie > 6. William Heale m. 22 Jul 1737 Judith Swann > 7. Ann Heale m. 1736 Moore Fauntleroy . . .

On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 12:01 AM, Craig wrote of William Fox: > > The bulk of his estate, however, went to his nephew David Fox, a son of > Samuel Fox, after the death of his wife. This never happened as David Fox > died soon after this will was written. In that case, the estate was go to > his nieces Frances Fox, Frances Spellman and "all the daughters of Capt. > George Heale." Sorting that out ought to be an interesting challenge. > > Last, the confusion about his will seems to have arisen by the use of his > terms "sister" for Ann Fox and Catherine Heale. They were in fact his > sisters-in-law. Ann Fox being the widow of his brother Samuel Fox, and > Catherine Heale being the sister of his wife, Ann Chinn, who had married > Capt. George Heale. In fact, much of this estate is given to the daughters > of Capt. George Heale. > I can help with the Heales. Linda Boyd Lawhon and I worked on them some years ago, before she died. Here's a summary she made in 1997. 13 Jan 1997: "George Heale m. Catherine Chinn and had: 1. Ellen Heale m. David Ball 2. George Heale d. young 3. Elizabeth Heale m. William Davenport 4. Catherine Heale m. John Cannady of St. Mary's Co., MD 5. Sarah Heale m. Lindsey Opie 6. William Heale m. 22 Jul 1737 Judith Swann 7. Ann Heale m. 1736 Moore Fauntleroy . . . "Brother George's [will] names daughters: Elizabeth Davenport, Sarah Opie, Ann Heale, Catherine Heale, son in law Linsy Opie, brother Joseph, brother John, and it is his desire to be buried in the ancient burying place of our family. (This kind of leads me to believe that all of the early Heales are buried here.)" 23 Mar 1997: "George Heale b. d. 1736 Lancaster Co., Va. m. Catherine Chinn b. 7 Jun 1685 Children: 1. Ellen b. 19 Nov 1705 no children d. (not named in father's will 1736) m. 24 May 1727 David Ball 2. George b. 4 Jan 1707 d. Not named in father's will 1736 3. Elizabeth b. 8 Mar 1710 m. 26 Nov 1728 William Davenport, d. 7 Aug 1771 Children: 1. William Davenport b. 6 Feb 1735 Richmond Co., Va. 2. Fortunatus Davenport b. 12 Jun 1738 Richmond Co., Va. 3. Rawleigh Davenport 4. Opie Davenport 5. Judith Davenport m. _______ George 6. Elizabeth Davenport m. _________ Tune 7. George Davenport 4. Catherine m. 15 Jan 1736/37, John Cannaday of St. Mary's Co., Md. 5. Sarah m. 10 Feb 1734, Lindsey Opie (1714-1746/7), s/o John & Anne Metcalfe Opie Children: 1. daughter b/d 10 Sep 1735 2. John Opie b. 24 Jul 1737 d. 1759 3. Anne Opie b. 4 Oct 1738 4. Lindsay Opie b. 11 Jan 1740 d. 1785 m1 Elizabeth Nelms m2 Elizabeth McAdams 5. son b/d 4 Mar 1742/3 6. Thomas Opie b. 30 Oct 1744 d. 13 Aug 1770 7. George Hale Opie 6. William d. < Nov 1736 m. 22 Jul 1734 Judith Swann, m2 21 Oct 1737 Griffin Fauntleroy 7. Ann m. 20 Dec 1736 Moore Fauntleroy, m2 Elizabeth Mitchell Children: 1. Ellen Fauntleroy m. William Sydnor 2. George Hale Fauntleroy d. 1770 m. Sarah Fauntleroy 3. Susannah Fauntleroy m. Robert Tomlin 4. Catherine Fauntleroy m.______ Marshall 5. Samuel Griffin Fauntleroy 6. William Fauntleroy 7. Apphia Fauntleroy m. ? Henry Todd?" I did not check all of Linda's statements about the Heales/Hales, but in long dealings with her I rarely found any misstatements of fact; even her properly labeled conjectures usually panned out. She was a meticulous researcher and I miss our exchanges greatly. If you have any further questions about specific Fox relatives, I'll see what I have in my database. -- Kathleen Much The Book Doctor

This book just came out a few months ago. It's titled: *The Shepherd's Fold: Cemetery Records of Northumberland County, Virginia Churches* and is published by New Papyrus Press. It was compiled by the Northern Neck of Virginia Genealogical Society, and spear-headed by Robert McKinney of Irvington. It contains entries for over 10,000 people buried in church cemeteries in Northumberland County. Most of the dates will be from ca 1820 forward. Copies can be purchased from the Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library by calling 804-462-7280, or on-line from the publisher, John Vogt from his web site. A library copy is at the Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library in Lancaster, VA if you happen to be local or visiting, call # H-155. This is the 2nd book within a year to be published on Northumberland County gravestones. The first, by Prosser Crowther, was titled *Rocks of Ages* and compiles stones found in family graveyards. Crowther's book is only available for purchase through him, and regrettably I do not have his contact information. It is, however, available at the MBW library (not for sale at the museum gift shop). You may call the museum phone number above to learn the contact information for the Crowther book, or send an e-mail to Karen Hart, Executive Director, karen@mbwm.org Craig Kilby