Sorry, all I have in my computer file is her name, but I may be able to determine it's orgin from my paper "stack"! ----- Original Message ----- From: "gen42" <gen42@comcast.net> To: <vafrankl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 11:05 PM Subject: Re: [VAFRANKL] Rev. War HALE patriot? > Do you know the parents or origin of Charity Loftus, wife of William > Hunter? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bud Jones > To: vafrankl@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 10:54 PM > Subject: Re: [VAFRANKL] Rev. War HALE patriot? > > > Cuzn Carolyn, > This is getting toooo complicated! I have not tied the Robert Jones > that > performed the marriage of John Hale and Susannah Wade to my line yet. I > do > have a Robert Jones who was married to Marie VanMeter daughter of John > VanMeter and Sarah Bodine. This Robert was the father of the > revolutionary > war Thomas Jones that my sisters uesd to join the DAR. Don't know if > they > are one and the same Robert. > > Now getting to the Turners: I am decended from the same Shadrack and Ann > Hill Turner as you, through their son William who married Jane Hunter. > My > line goes on down through their son Josiah Hunter Turner who married > Drucilla P. Philpot on 11 Mar 1810. Their son Meshack then married Sarah > Ann DeShazo 7 Sep 1842. Their son George King Turner was my great > grandfather. > > Sarah Ann DeShazo's father was George King DeShazo. George's dad was > William of revolutionary war fame mentined in the earlier e-mail. > William's > wife Jane King's father was George King also in the war. George King > married Mary Niblet. > > Jane Hunter's parents were William Hunter and Charity Loftis. As you > know > Ben Franklin was the US's first postmaster-- well, he had a partner in > Virginia who was named William Hunter. I would love to prove these two > William Hunters one and the same. > > I have been to William Turner, Josiah H. Turner, Meshack Turner and > George > K.Turner's graves. Do you know where Shadrack's grave is? I also have a > picture of Shadrick's house in Henry, Virginia. It has been restored by > another cousin (Harry Lee King Jr.-4th once removed to me) and is on the > National Register. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carolyn Bruce" <cdhbruce@cox.net> > To: <vafrankl@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:44 PM > Subject: Re: [VAFRANKL] Rev. War HALE patriot? > > > > Cuzn Bud, > > > > I descend from John and Susannah, also through their son William who > > married > > Betsy WADE. I don't know when or where John was born, but it's thought > it > > was somewhere around 1765. There's a possibility that he was a brother > or > > cousin to Rev. War Vet Thomas HALE who married Agnes PRICE, and if John > > was > > born a few years earlier, and/or went into the army later, he could > have > > participated in the Revolution. I have John's death date as 1833, but I > > have > > no documentation. The date came from my cousin, and I don't know where > she > > got the information. > > > > By the way, John and Susannah were married by Robert JONES, according > to > > Wingfield. A relative of yours? > > > > What TURNER? I descend from Shadrack, married Ann (HILL?) and son > William > > who married Jane HUNTER... > > > > I also descend from KINGs... but before the Revolution by a generation. > > > > Carolyn HALE BRUCE, > > DAR, IBSSG, VBGS > > > > Co-author, Rebel King, Hammer of the Scots > > Rebel King, The Har'ships and > > Rebel King, Bannok Burn > > > > See all the books we publish at: > > www.bruceandbruceinc.com > > (Angus MacKilt shirts, too!) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bud Jones" <Bud.C.Jones@cox.net> > > To: <vafrankl@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:35 AM > > Subject: Re: [VAFRANKL] Rev. War HALE patriot? was Simpson RICHARDS,b. > abt > > 1804, Floyd or Franklin > > > > > >> Carolyn, thanks for the info and offer of help. > >> The Hale of most likely age would have been John who married Sussannah > >> Wade > >> in Franklin Co 17 Mar 1789. He may have been a bit too young? > >> I do not have his birth or death dates. I have additional info on two > of > >> his sons William and Thomas, both of whom are my ancestors. I have > >> John's > >> father as Thomas who married Jane Armstrong but no other info. > >> > >> My sisters are DAR members from Thomas Jones. I believe they could > have > >> used our Turner and DeShazo ancestors as well. I have found info > where > >> William DeShazo was a contentinal soldier, Joining up and marching to > >> Valley > >> Forge in spring of 1777. He served with Lafayette under Washington, > was > >> in > >> many battles, the most noted were Monmoth and with General Wayne at > Stony > >> Point when it was captured. 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