Rev War #R2532 - enlisted in PA 1772, shot in the thigh at Battle of Yorktown; wounded at Battle of Guilford, NC
filed for a land grant of 39 1/2 acres on the waters of New Hope in Orange county, North Carolina 1 Jan 1781; issued 9 Nov 1784 (issued the same day as Thomas Couch Jr, a brother?) Thomas Couch Jr filed 30 Nov 1778 for 200 acres on the waters of New Hope called Mountain Creek; issued 9 Nov 1784, received 129 acres.
died 31 Dec 1807 or 1 Jan 1808; however John says he was about 6 months old when his father died
lower Russell co 1800 personal tax list (Only year)1880- daughter Mariam states father born in England; John said Ireland; Dempsey said North Carolina
Son John stated in Rev War application that she lost her mind 2 or 3 years before she applied and "was not able to state the facts as correct as she could prior to that time".
went from Grayson to Hawkins, now Hancock, about 1812 and to Lee co, VA about 1850
1830-1850 living with daughter Mariam and family
1861-member of Mulberry Gap Baptist Church
age 92
1830-1 male and 1 female 30-39 (Kouch)
A William Coutch in Lee Co, VA in 1840; males: 1 5-9, 1 10-15, 1 40-49; females: 1 40-49
William Coutch enrolled Blackwater Church Aug 1834 and reported deceased Apr 1842; His wife could be Rachel who was received Aug 1834. However John, his brother, states in the Rev War application of Margaret that William died 30 Aug 1844.
1835 Lee co tax list has a William Couch
1840-males: 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 40-49; female 1 40-49 (Coutch)1863 IRS Tax Assessment-William Couch, Dist 3, Hancock co, TN 400 acres, valued 2250, tax 7.88 (a son?)
to Hawkins co, TN before 1823
1820 - Robeson; males: 1 under 10, 1 10-15, 1 26-44; Females: 3 under 10, 2 10-15, 1 26-44
1830 - males: 1 under 5, 3 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 40-49, 1 70-79; females: 1 10-14, 2 15-19, 1 30-39
1840- males: 1 under 5, 1 10-14, 3 15-19, 1 20-29, 1 50-59; females: 2 5-9, 1 15-19, 1 40-49
1850 - Roberson
1860-Hall
1820-males: 1 under 10, 2 10-15, 1 16-25, 1 45 & over; females: 3 under 10, 1 10-15, 1 16-25, 1 26-44
1830-males: 1 5-9, 1 15-19, 1 50-59; females: 2 under 5, 3 5-9, 1 10-14, 15-19, 1 30-39
1837 on tax list for Hawkins Co, TN
1840-males: 1 under 5, 1 15-19, 1 60-69; females: 2 under 5, 2 5-9, 1 10-14, 2 15-19, 1 40-49
1862 IRS tax assessment on Margaret Delp; owned 125 acres, valued at $392, tax $1.38
moved to Madison co, IN with her daughter, Jesten Delph, and some of her other sons and daughters after 1862
1870 blind, daughters Mary and Margaret living with her; living next door to son, Andrew J. Delph
32. Hester/Ester (Hetty) COUCH
Her mother, Margaret Widdows, had a sister names Esther.
1820-males: 3 under 10, 1 16-25, 1 26-44; females: 2 under 10, 1 26-44
1840-males: 1 under 5, 1 5-9, 1 15-19, 1 50-59; females: 2 5-9, 2 15-19, 1 20-29, 1 40-49
1860-listed as HesterHer birth is probably 1797. John lists her between Margaret and Dempsey on pension application. 1850 b. 1791; 1860 b. 1793
32. Daniel Dempson (Dempsey) COUCH
Marriage record uses Daniel Couch
1830-males: 2 5-9, 1 30-39; females: 1 under 5, 1 20-29
11th and 18th Sept. 1833 100 acre and 50 acre land grants in Hawkins county, north side of Clinch Mountain
1836 tax list: 100 acres, $200 value, tax $.45
1840-males: 1 under 5, 1 15-19, 1 30-39; females: 2 under 5, 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 30-39
1862 tax assessment-165 acres, value $450, tax $1.58
1880 lived with daughter Catharine and familyCelia Couch/Mitchell? m Stephen Rimer in 1864, lived in Hawkins Co; 27 Mar 1843-27 Feb 1915; buried at Grassy Springs Baptist Cem in Kyle's Ford
Her mother, Margaret Widdows, had a half-sister named Miriam.
1819 on Grayson Co, VA tax list
1830-males: 2 under 5, 2 5-9, 1 30-39; females: 1 20-29, 1 60-69 (probably her mother); spelled Levissey
1840-males: 3 under 5, 1 10-14, 2 15-19, 1 40-49; females: 2 5-9, 1 30-39, 1 70-79
1850-her mother living with them
1880-living with children, Isaac and Orpha
was supposed to have Cherokee Indian blood
grandson Lewis states his Indian name was Jacob Anderson
sold land to John Stockley, Claiborne co, 1819
1830-males: 1 5-9, 1 10-14; females: 1 5-9, 2 15-19, 1 30-39
Claiborne co tax list 1839-Dist 6, school land $50
1840-males: 1 15-19; females: 1 15-19, 1 40-49; living next door to John Couch
1850-living with son Lewis, next door to Orpha and John Couch
1860, 1870(29 July)-living with John and Orpha Couch, Mulberry Gap
July 1853, 4 Feb 1871-member of Mulberry Gap Baptist ChurchFather?
William Jones in Claiborne co 1801 (Minutes of Big Spring Primitive Baptist Church)
William Jones Gap Creek church 1805 " " "
William Jones chosen pastor of Big Springs Bapt ch July 1807 "
William Jones received the call of the church Sept 1807 "
Granted William Jones a letter of recommendation 1811 "
The Church tolerated Brother Jones to call on Brother Thomas Hurst and Brother Zachariah McCubbin to assist him on the stage 1818. "
Received Thomas Jones by letter Aug 1819 "
Elijah, Mark and John Jones in War of 1812 1812 Muster Roll Claiborne co, TN
Went to Iowa with her family in 1850 after her husband's death
1856, 1860-living next door to her brother, Lewis Anderson and family
68 yrs, 7 mo, 21 da
1840-males: 1 20-29; females: 2 under 5, 1 20-29
18 Feb 1842 appointed postmaster in Yellow Springs, Johnson, IN; successor appointed 2 Dec 1846
son Lewis' Cherokee appl. states death date as 15 Nov 1896
states his Indian name was Abraham Anderson
1850-his mother living with them
1856, 1860-living next door to his sister, Rebecca Edwards Cole and family
23 Sept 1863 bought 113 acres in Fannin co, TX
to IN in 1848 and Decatur co, IA in 1855
James Carlton - adopted son - 1880 census
cemetery records state birth 3 Sept 1823 and death 3 Aug 1907
lived in the Sugar Run area of Lee county
War of 1812-Ensign in Saunders' 7th Regiment, Virginia
Justice of the Peace in 1810; State Legislator 1818-19 and 5 Dec 1825-9 Mar 1826
1830-males: 2 15-19, 1 50-59; females: 1 10-14, 1 50-59
1840- 1 male 70-79, 1 female 60-69
1850 living alone, age 78
1860 living alone, age 88; born Loudoun co, VA
fought in War of 1812; private in 4th Regiment Virginia Militia
1820-males: 1 26-44; females: 1 under 10, 1 16-25
1830-males: 1 5-9, 1 30-39; females: 2 under 5, 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 30-39
1840-males: 2 under 5, 1 15-19, 1 30-39, 1 40-49; females: 2 under 5, 2 5-9, 2 10-14, 1 15-19, 1 20-29, 1 40-49
died of flux
birth 1795 in Early Settlers
moved to Christian County, Missouri about 1851
birth 1798 in Early Settlers; 1882 in Court Records, Vol 1
will probated 22 Feb 1881
birth 1797 in Early Settlers
1850 school teacher
1870 cooper
shoe and boot maker
1860 listed as born 1810
Jacob and Mary Polly Yeary were married about 1818 and made their home in Lee County, Virginia, where all of their children were born. Jacob and Mary Polly's children are listed below. The birth dates and information listed were taken from the family Bible record in Beattyville, Kentucky. Jacob and Polly are buried near the home of their son "Simp" Crabtree (David Simpson Crabtree) on the Kentucky River at Singing Springs, Beattyville, Kentucky.
Malinda Crabtree, born 10/20/1820, married 1845 Daniel Hall, born 3/29/1826. Malinda was listed as being 89 years old in the 1910 Census of Lee County, Virginia.
Job Clark Crabtree, born 5/1/1822. According to a completed genealogical form from Estill, Kentucky, "this boy's death is the exact same death of his grandfather, Job" that being January 12, 1828 in Lee County, Virginia. He is probably buried in the Crabtree Cemetery near Dryden, Virginia.
John T. Crabtree, born 10/12/1823, married 1843-44 Matilda Jesse. He is listed in the 1850 Census on p.52 of Estill County, Kentucky, as "had four children." He moved to Kentucky ca. 1849.
Priscilla Crabtree born 9/30/1825.
Rebecca G. Crabtree, born 12/23/1827.
Crabtree, Norma. Leaving a Trail 2. Richmond, IN: Prinit Press, 1997.
1840-males: 1 under 5, 2 10-14, 1 40-49; females: 1 under 5, 2 5-9, 2 10-14, 1 30-39
1870-living with son Sanders and family
1880-visiting daughter Mattie Fields
1900-living with daughter Mattie, age 96
birth 1805 in Early Settlers
in Missouri by 1834 when Matilda was born there
1840-males: 3 under 5, 1 10-14, 1 30-39; females: 2 5-9, 1 20-29
1840-males: 2 under 5, 2 5-9, 2 10-14, 1 30-39; females: 1 10-14, 1 30-39
From ancestry trees:
OREGON PIONEER BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN JAY CRABTREE
John J. CrabtreeWas born in the year 1800, in Lee County, Virginia. His forefathers were English, who came to this continent before the Revoluntionary War. Some of them served in the war. They were among the old families of Virginia. Mr. C.'s father was born and raised in Virginia, and John J. remained in Lee County until he was of age. His early days were spent in toil for his father. His opportunities for education at this early day were of course very limited.
When John J. was 25 years of age, he commenced farming for himself, on a place which his father had given him in reward for his long and faithful service. In 1825, he married Miss Melinda Yeary, the daughter of William Yeary, who was also an old citizen of Virginia, and a prominent man in the Indian wars of those days.
After marriage, Mr. C. went to work with a will to get a home and build up a competence. He understood the business of farming thoroughly, and, as consequence, he succeeded well. He remained on this farm for about eight years, when he sold out and moved to Missouri, where he took up a claim and also bought some land. He carried on farming in Missouri with his customary energy; but, owing to sickness, and other unfavorable circumstances, his progress was slow. At length, partly on account of the sickly climate of his then location, and partly because he was convinced that better chances awaited him on the Pacific slope, he started for Oregon in the year 1845, in the Spring, his outfit consisting of ox teams. The trip was, of course, at this early date, a very difficult and tedious one, there being no beaten road, which they had to make as they went. They arrived at the Dalles in October, where he stopped long enough to build a raft in which to descend the Columbia.
While here Mr. C.'s family was increased by the advent of twin boys -- probably the first event of that kind among the white settlers of Oregon.
After the completion of the raft, the family embarked on the river voyage, hardly knowing where they were going, their object being to find some good location for a home. It certainly required a large amount of courage to embark on such an enterprise, encumbered with a helpless family, and ignorant of the extent of the dangers that might menace them. But the pioneer men and women were of the kind to brave and conquer such difficulties.
Mr. C. went to the Tualatin Plains, and subsequently went up the Yamhill River, where he worked some time. Finally he settled on the farm where he now lives. At this period the county was in its original garb -- no roads, bridges nor fences -- Mr. Crabtree being the first settler in the forks of the Santiam. For some time his nearest neighbor was ten miles off, and the Indians roamed over the hills and valleys with freedom. At this time he had to travel 50 miles to mill and store, and they had to live, for many a long month, on boiled wheat and peas.
Gradually he improved the place, but for the first few months, it took all he could do to find food for his family. In 1856, the Cayuse War took place. Six of Mr. C's sons served in it, and two of them served in the Rogue River War. By this time the farm was in a good state of improvement, and he remained at home to care for it, and provide for the boys when they came home. At one time the farm comprised about 700 acres of fine farm and stock land. It is situated about three miles south of Scio, on the Scio and Lebanon Road.
Mr. C. is the parent of 15 children, of whom 11 are now living. The eldest living is Job, born in Virginia in 1829 -- now on the Yellowstone River, in Montana; William, born in Virginia, in 1830 -- now on Willow Creek; Hiram, born in Virginia, in 1832, is now with his brother William; Isaac, born in Mo. in 1834, is on the Yellowstone River; James P., born in Mo., in 1837, -- on a farm near his father; Betsey, born in Mo., in 1840, is married, and living near Scio; Rebecca, born in Mo., in 1842, is married, and lives near her father; Jasper and Newton, twins, born in Oregon, at the Dalles, in 1845, -- both living at home; Phoebe, born in Oregon, in 1847, now married, and living in Scio; Martha, born in Oregon, in 1852, now married, and lives within six miles of her parents.
The children are all grown, and are all honest and respected members of society. Those who are away from home occasionally return to visit and honor their aged parents.
Mr. Crabtree is among the substantial, well-to-do citizens of the county, and did much towards improving the neighborhood. He takes but little interest in political matters. He possesses, as he merits, the esteem and confidence of all his neighbors.
1880 living with Daughter Sallie and Jefferson Cox
blacksmith
30 Aug 1800 on tax list for Nelson co, KY with James
on 1801-1806 tax list for Lee co, VA
Reuben and Thomas Jr. on 1805 tax list
1810-males: 1 under 10, 1 26-44; females: 3 under 10, 1 26-44
1820-males: 1 10-15, 1 45 & over; females: 4 under 10, 2 10-15, 1 16-25, 1 26-44
1830-males: 1 under 5, 1 50-59; females: 1 5-9, 2 10-14, 1 40-491850 living with dau. Mary (Polly) and husband Samuel Moseley; Barthena not there
July 1853, 4 Feb 1871 member of Mulberry Gap Baptist Church
4 Feb 1854 applied for dismissal through Thomas Vandeventer
a Barthena sr. still a member 4 Feb 1871
1850 not found; Thomas living with daughter, Mary (Polly) and family
1860 living with daughter, Arra, and Larkin Vandeventer; born VA
1870 living with daughter, Barthena and family; born in Henry co, VA
1870 living with daughter Elizabeth and family
1850-father living with her
1880-living with daughter, Kizzy and family
2 Sloan sisters married Vandeventer brothers
1860 in Claiborne co, TN
July 1853 dismissed from Mulberry Gap Baptist Church
living with sister Arra and Larkin Vandeventer in Hancock co, TN in 1860
July 1853-member of Mulberry Gap Baptist Church
1860 living next door to sister Lavina and David M. Yeary
1905-lived in Van, Lee, VAFrom findagrave:
Arra (Sloan) Vandeventer was the daughter of Thomas Sloan and Barthena (Brock) Sloan, the wife of J. Larkin Vandeventer, and the mother of William Davidson Vandeventer, Barthena (Vandeventer) Wheeler, Nancy Jane (Vandeventer) Burchett, Lavinia Elizabeth (Vandeventer) Wheeler, Jesse Vandeventer, Ursula Ann (Vandeventer) Weston, Martha Josephine (Vandeventer) Burchett, Mary Catherine (Vandeventer) Weston, and James Alexander Vandeventer.
He and brother, William, moved to Frederick co, VA after the Revolutionary War.
Private in 12th VA Regiment - Rev War
A Robert Hill filed a land grant 4 May 1781 for 400 acres, settled on in 1770, Monongahela River, Monongalia co., received 15 Sept 1784; also received 10 acres adjoining his and John Stealy's in 1798
A Robert Hill on Augusta Co, VA 1787 personal property tax list
A Robert Hill received 400 acres 1770; Moses Hill 400 ac. 1771; Joseph Hill 400 ac. 1773; William Hill 400 ac. in 1773 & 1774; Thomas Hill 400 ac. in 1774; James Hill 400 ac. 1775; William Hill 1000 ac. 1776 (Core)was one of the first elders of Morgantown Presbyterian Church in 1788, 1790
1810-males: 1 45 and up, 2 16-25, 3 10-15, 2 less than 10; females: 1 45 and up, 1 10-15, 1 less than 10
1820-males: 1 under 10, 1 16-25, 1 45 & over; females: 1 under 10, 1 10-15, 1 26-44
1830-males:1 20-29; females: 1 10-14, 1 60-69
1840-males: 1 20-29; females: 1 15-19, 1 70-79; next door to son Joseph D.
age 78 yr, 4 mo, 13 da
Baptismal record gives date of birth as 26 Dec 1795
marriage given as 20 Feb 1823 in Monongalia Marriage Bonds
a George Hill received a land grant of 133 acres Knobby Mountain
1834-elder of Presbyterian Church
will Oct 1848 for a George Hill of Monongalia co
wife Julia, Priscilla and Rebecca daus, Robert son
were in New Castle on 31 Mar 1833, only 150 residents there
listed in mother's will
Revolutionary War - #S15467
pension application states birth as Sussex co, DE
in the Battles of Trenton and Princeton; June 1777 on a brig going to Boston, was captured by the Unicorn, a British vessel, and taken prisoner for 8-9 weeks, then exchanged
Received five pounds in father's will
states father's Bible in the possession of his sister Carlile Gelbert and Robert Houstons had land in Monongalia 1774, 1776 - Brothers?
after the War to Sussex and Kent DE, moved to Monongalia 1790
house destroyed by fire 18111810-males: 1 45 and up, 1 10-15, 2 less than 10; females: 1 26-44, 1 10-15 2 less than 10
1820-males: 2 16-25, 1 26-44, 1 45 & over; females: 1 16-25, 1 45 & over
1830-males: 1 5-9, 2 30-39, 1 70-79; females: 1 10-14- - - - - - -
John Sanders (II), son of John and Esther (Griffin)Sanders, was born on the old homestead farm at Maidsville, in 1805, and there his death occurred in 1872. His
first wife, Elizabeth, was a daughter of PURNELL and MARY(Tumbleston) HOUSTON. Purnell Houston was born in Somerset County, Maryland, February 1, 1755, and was a youthful soldier in the war of the Revolution. In 1790 he came to what is now Monongalia County, West Virginia, and settled on a pioneer farm near Pentress, where his death occurred March 3, 1835, his wife having passed away January 1, 1830. Elizabeth (Houston) Sanders was born February 23, 1802, and remained in the old homestead at Maidsville until her death. John Sanders (II) later married Sarah Hunt, and she likewise died at Maidsville.- - - -
The following was taken from an old newspaper article I found in my family papers. The article, titled "Bodies Four Pioneers Are Removed From Old Cemetery", was in a newspaper from Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA--"W.S. Hill, a great-grandson came here from Palestine, Ohio, and had the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Purnell Houston, as well as the body of a brother, J. Elmus Hill, transferred from the old cemetery to the Mount Union cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
Robert Hill was a soldier of the Revolution who was given a grant of four hundred acres in this county because of his services in the war. He was born in Delaware February 5, 1755 and died January 15, 1822.
Along Steward Road
The grant of land he recieved from the government includes what is now Highland Park and the Vangilder and Hoffman additions, along the Stewart street road. Parcel afterparcel of land was disposed of by the pioneers and succeeding generations, but Mr. Hill granted a portion of the land for a burying ground and for many years it had been known as the Hill burying ground. Here Mr. Hill and his wife-who was Rebecca Caldwell-were buried, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Houston, neighbors. Mr. Houston was a comrade in arms and served with Mr. Hill in Continental armies."
Cemetery record has Mary Tumbleston Carey Houston
1830-males: 1 under 5, 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 2 15-19, 1 30-39, 1 50-59; females: 1 under 5, 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 40-49
1840-males: 1 under 5, 1 20-30, 1 50-60 (possibly James); females: 1 under 5, 1 5-10, 1 20-30; son Puenell and familyJames Madison Houston (abt. 1780-bet. Jun-Oct. 1839) and his first wife Sarah (Sally) Elsie Kendrick Houston (abt. 1785-bet. Jul 1835-Jul 1836), parents of Joseph W., were the first of Bonita's family to settle in Monroe County, having come from Bourbon County, Kentucky, in the early 1820s.
moved to Kentucky, then 1825 to Monroe co, IN
1810-males: 2 under 10, 1 26-44; females: 2 under 10, 1 26-44
1820-males: 3 under 10, 1 26-44; females: 1 under 10, 1 10-15, 1 26-44
1830-males: 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 2 15-19, 1 50-59; females: 2 5-9, 1 15-19, 1 20-29, 1 40-49
War of 1812
1830, 1850 & 1860-not listed with Abigail
1840-males: 1 15-19,1 50-59; females: 2 15-19, 1 20-29, 1 50-59
1850-living with daughter, Sarah and family
1850-constable; Purnell Dean, b 1823, living with them
1870 and 1880 living with Purnell and Sarah Dean and family
age 89 yr, 6 mo, 11 da - Purnell W. Dean, nephew, informant
death 4 June 1881 or 2 Mar 1882?
made a statement on his father's Rev War papers 1859
age 72, 6 mosome family trees list his birth as 6 July 1781
1850 age 49, born 1801
1860 age 59, born 1801
from: The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 62-63John Sanders (II), son of John and Esther (Griffin )Sanders, was born on the old homestead farm at Maidsville, in 1805, and there his death occurred in 1872.
His first wife, Elizabeth, was a daughter of Purnell and Mary (Tnmbleston) Houston. Purnell Houston was born in Somerset County, Maryland, February 1, 1755, and was a
youthful soldier in the war of the Revolution. In 1790 he came to what is now Monongalia County, West Virginia, and settled on a pioneer farm near Pentress, where his death occurred March 3, 1835, his wife having passed away January 1, 1830. Elizabeth (Houston) Sanders was born February 23, 1802, and remained in the old homestead at Maidsville until her death. John Sanders (II) later married Sarah Hunt, and she likewise died at Maidsville.
father or uncle of Isaac?
1820-Isaac Cartright in Monongalia, VA, Western Division; males: 1 26-44; females: 1 10-15, 1 45 & overPeter Cartright had a Revolutionary War Public Claim (supplies and services) in Monongalia County; also a John Cutright
A Peter Cart(w)right was a circuit minister in Highland and Licking Counties, Ohio early 1800s.
to Monongalia county around 1822 from Delaware
Jacob Cartright settled in Halleck, in Clinton District about 1830
A Jacob Cartright owned an "ordinary" or tavern in 1836will dated 18 Aug 1866, recorded 10 July 1867
Wife is his cousin.
In Revolutionary War #S6769
Lived in Prince William, Fauquier, Monongalia, Preston counties, VA (Rev. papers)
Received 196 acres in Pr William county from his father's will and 1/3 of the 1000 acres in Mason Co, KY from his father's will
In 1802 bought 578 acres through Col. Fairfax, 9 miles west of Kingwood, WV, known since 1840 as the "Stone House" property; moved to that property in 1805
"He was a friend of Colonel John Fairfax and settled near him at Monongalia Glades 1802. He was a man of means and social prestige; also a great hunter" Core
1805 moved his family to Preston co, (VA)WV. He moved back to the old homestead in Prince William Co after his wife died and left his sons in charge of the western property.
1810-1817 back to Prince William County. He sold the old homestead in 1820 for about $4000 and moved to Preston Co.
Husband is her cousin
died of hemorrhage of the lungs
1820-males: 4 under 10, 1 26-44, 1 45 & over; females: 1 under 10, 1 26-44
1830-males: 1 under 5, 1 5-9, 2 10-14, 2 15-19, 1 40-49; females: 1 under 5, 1 40-49
1840-males: 2 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 15-19,1 20-29, 1 50-59; females: 1 5-9, 1 40-49
summer of 1811 entered on landin Wayne County, Ohio (near Cleveland); because of War of 1812 brought the family arriving 17 Sept 1813
A seam of coal was found under his property on Scotch Hill, so he sold out for $11,000 and moved to Flemington in Taylor County.
accidentally burnt to death while burning brush in a clearing
in War of 1812; entire company walked to Norfolk, VA
From Oren Morten's book, page 753, the following:
"Samuel Brown...was the third son. He was born in Prince William county, October 24, 1793, and was but twelve years of age when his father came to the county of Preston. Reared upon a farm, his early training was along a line that led naturally to the avocation of an agriculturist and stock raiser and dealer. He first followed this business near Evansville, in Preston county, but in 1833, removed to Clinton Furnace in Monongalia county, where he became the owner of a couple of farms, and accumulated a fair competency prior to his death, which occured in 1859, having returned to Preston county in 1841.
He was not a member of any church, although inclined to a support of the dogmas of Presbyterianism, and was a strictly moral man, upright and honest in all his dealings with his fellow man. His marital union with Parmelia Zinn, a lady of German origin, resulted in the birth of eleven children, of whom Dr. Ashford was the oldest. The others in order of age are: Lycurgus, deceased, who was a soldier for three years in defence of the Union, during the Civil War; Clarissa B., wife of George Steyer, of Oakland, Maryland; William and Granville members of Co. E., 17th Regiment Infantry, the latter the Lieutenant of the Company. The names of the others were Amelia, Ruhama, Sarah Ann, Elizabeth, Loretta and Marcella J."
From Brown, p. 53-58, the following:
Samuel "was about twelve years of age when he removed with his father's family from Prince William County, Va., to Preston County, Va. He went occasionally with his father to Alexandria, Va., when hauling tobacco there for sale. He remained, however, at the new home in Preston County, with the older brothers and the negroes when his father returned for a time to his old home in Prince William.
During the war of 1812, Captain Davidson's Company of Harrison County, while on the march stopped at their house. Samuel who was then 19 years old joined the Company and marched to Norfolk, Va., and was on duty there in defending the city.
In 1820 he was married to Parmelia Zinn, daughter of Jacob Zinn and Sarah (Byrne) Zinn, Parmelia was born May 4, 1804."
"From 1820 to 1827 Samuel Byrne Brown lived near Evansville, Preston County, and in the latter year removed to the farm known as the "Smith Farm," one mile north of Gladesville where he resided till 1833, when he purchased the Brown Farm on the dividing ridge in Monongalia County, between the head waters of Booth's Creek and Laurel Run, where he lived for a number of years. This farm yet remains in the possession of his son, Granville Brown.
In 1841 he purchased and moved upon the farm still owned by the family 1/2 mile west of Gladesville, Preston County.
This farm at that time contained about 350 acres and was the one occupied by him at the time of his death in 1859.
Samuel Byrne Brown is described as being a tall, active man of fine physique with black hair and gray eyes. He possessed only an ordinary education but had strong common sense and good business capacity, and was much in demand by his neighbors for the purpose of writing deeds, articles of agreement and other such papers. In disposition he is described as being resolute, courageous, and somewhat passionate.
He is described by his son, Granville Brown, as follows: 'He was a man 5 feet 10 inches high, fair, of rather sandy complexion, sparely built, very active, and could out run the swiftest runners. He was polite and genteel, fond of a joke but would resent an insult in an instant. He was a man of good business qualifications, could write an article of agreement, bond or deed, as well as any lawyer, was firm and positive and a man of wonderful determination.'"
"About the year 1835 or 1836 the corn crop in that portion of Virginia where Samuel lived was very light and in some sections was a total failure, rendering it extremely difficult to get sufficient corn for bread. It happened that he had raised a bountiful crop the year before and still had an abundance to spare. One man in the neighborhood offered to purchase his entire crop at an advanced price but he refused to sell, and disposed of all his surplus crop to his neighbors at 50 cents per bushel, although the prevailing price was much higher, and limited the amount sold, to one bushel per family, at one time."
"Samuel was an enthusiastic hunter and an expert shot. About the year 1830 he killed the last bear and last wolf ever killed in Monongalia County.
This was upon the waters of Laurel Run, near what is now known as Martin's Mill. Near the Brown School House in Clinton District, Monongalia County, he once killed two deer, a doe and a fawn, at one shot, with his hunting rifle, a long, large bore, silver mounted weapon which was in the possession of the family during the writer's recollection and which some of the descendants doubtless still possess. He once discovered a fawn in one of his fields enclosed by a high 'stake and rider' fence. Having no gun or dog he pursued the fawn on foot, ran it down and caught it.
In the year 1837 he and his younger brother, William, went on horseback into Greenup County, Kentucky, to purchase cattle. They purchased 160 head and drove them across the country home; thence in the fall across the mountains into Loudoun County, Va., and sold them, realizing a handsome profit.
As late as 1838, he, with his negro John, drove a four horse team to Winchester, Va., for a load of salt, requiring weeks to make the trip over the mountains. Soon after this the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad pushed westward and the long hauls became a thing of history.
Samuel Byrne Brown died March 18, 1859, and both he and his wife, Parmelia (Zinn) Brown, who survived him twenty-seven years, and died at the age of 81 years, 11 months and 3 days, are buried in the old Brown burying ground on top of a high hill, on the farm of Granville Brown, their fifth child, near Halleck, Monongalia County, West Virginia."
built the "Stone House"
had no children
88 yr, 11 mo, 28 day
moved to Breckinridge co, KY after marriage to Mundy
Georgia Propery Tax Digests:
1819 Franklin co, under Captain Akins' Militia District
1820 Franklin co, under Captain Tate's Militia District
1821 Franklin co, under Captain Hooper's Militia District
1822 Franklin co, under Captain Bramblett's Militia Disitrict
1828 Richmond co
1840-males: 1 under 5, 2 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 30-39, 1 40-49; females: 1 under 5, 1 30-39Store Ledgers - Frances C. Andoe - Hall and Dawson Counties
1826 - 1852 - Four trading post ledgers.Trading post operated by Frances C. Andow, located on the Chestatee River in the gold mining and Boling Bridge District near the Hall-Dawson County lines. Pioneer settlers of Hall County and their purchasess of trading post owners. Ledgers: 9/10/1826 - 4/9/1828; 4/12/1826 - 1832; 6/1 1832 - 1852; 1/14/1831 - 6/1832.
21 Sept, 1826 Barton Lovelace 5 bowls 62 1/2cents
1 January, 1827 Barton Lovelace 1 curry comb .25
22 January, 1827 Barton Lovelace ____Gal____ 62 1/2 cents
21 March, 1827 Barton Lovelace 02 pt. cordial 12 1/2 cents
28 April, 1827 Bartin Lovelace 1" Epsom Salts .50
P. W. Roark
6 August, 1827 Barton Lovelace 1 knife 62 1/2 cents
7 August, 1827 Barton Loveless 1" Copp__ 12 1/2 cents
18 August, 1827 Barton Loveless 1 of _____ 12 1/2 cents
1 October, 1827 Barton Loveless _________ 56 1/4 cents
1828 - January 26 Burtin Loveless Pd. F. C. Andoe $5.50sheriff's sale 1842 Lumpkin co, GA land James P. Neal vs F. C. Andoe and others
Roberta Andoe Montgomery: came to US in 1817 on "Maiden Lane" from Ireland, but originally from Norway and were Vikings. Margaret O'Connor to US in 1827 from Dublin where they married. He came first, she later. Landed in MD, then to GA
1857 tax list 1 poll, 1 child, 174 acres
in Civil War from Dade co, Georgia
daughter Mary Frances gives his birth as Dublin, Ireland
Georgia Property Tax Digests:
1872, 1874-1 child 6-18, 173 acres, Sanford District, Dawson co
1875, 1876, 1877-54 acres, Dawson co, Sanford's Militia District
1878 Sanford's Militia District, Dawson coliving with daughter Mary Brice in 1880 census
daughter Mary Frances gives her mother's birth as Dublin, Ireland
Georgia Property Tax Digests:
1852 Franklin co, Captain Stravige Militia DistrictCivil War-enlisted in 24th Ala Regiment and 50th infantry 13 Nov 1861-30 Apr 1862 at Marcumville, Ala; sick in hospitals in Columbus and Meridian, MS, then Dalton, GA for about two years with chronic diarrhea
Georgia Property Tax Digest:
1875-5 children 6-18, Sanford's Militia District, Dawson coCivil War-enlisted 10 Mar 1862 in Hall co, GA as a 2nd sergeant in Co. K, Georgia 43rd Infantry Regiment
mustered in the 6th Regiment US Volunteers at Camp Douglas, IL 24 Mar 1865; 5' 9 1/4", blue eyes, dark hair, light complexion
July to Dec 1865-sick in hospital at Fort Laramie, Dakota Terr; medical discharge 4 Dec 1865 at Fort Leavenworth
1860 miner, living with E. O'Connor, 73, born Ireland,(grandmother or mother-in-law?)
1870+ farmer
Civil War-J.M. Andoe enlisted 1 May 1862 at Trenton, MS in 46th MS Infantry; captured at Vicksburg, MS 4 July 1863; paroled 10 July 1863
1860-living next door to parents
Civil War-enlisted 13 Oct 1861, resident of Dawson co, GA, in 38th Georgia Infantry as a private, promoted to corporal 15 Oct 1861; wounded at Turkey Ridge 1 June 1864; died from wounds 4 Sept 1864 at General Hospital Camp Winder, Richmond, VA
War of 1812-Captain William Cannon's Co, SC Militia; pension application 1851 Texas co, TX, 1855 Tarrant co, TX; 1871-1872 Washington co, AR (PO Maguires store)
1830-males:2 under 5, 1 5-9, 1 40-49; females: 1 5-9, 1 15-19, 1 20-29
1870-living with son, Thomas and family
1880-living with daughter, Mary J. and family
1850-she and son living with her parents
Civil War-enlisted 13 Oct 1861 of Dawson co, GA, in Co. L, GA 38th Infantry
1900-living with son James T. and family
1920-living with her daughter Martha and family
findagrave gives her name as Mary J. Kinsey; Kinsey was her first husband
From findagrave:
Martha Elizabeth Cannon, daughter of John Cannon and Nancy Jamima "Mima" (Cantrell)lived in Walker County, GA in 1850 according to Census information. She was 9 years old at the time.Martha's siblings were Margaret, Moses, Samuel, Nancy Ann, Mary Jane, William A., Amanda A. and Thomas M. Her family lived in Hall County prior to this as her parents were married there and it is presumed that Martha was born either in Hall or Walker CO GA.
Martha married John McD Martin in _______ (their marriage is recorded in Walker County and on military records of John McD.) From there the couple moved to Washington County Arkansas where Martha had her first child Sarah "Clementine". Both Martha's and John McD's families also migrated to Arkansas. By 1861 the couple moved to Iola, Kansas.
* History books tell that Iola, Ks had a draught in 1861 and that there were grasshoppers that ate much of the crops. Martha died in childbirth that year leaving her husband, her two-year-old daughter and a new born who would live only 36 days. Clementine was raised by her step mother Elizabeth Jones Martin who also raised Clementines 5 children after her demise at age 27.
1830, 1840, 1850-Dodson
1830-males: 1 under 5, 1 30-39; females: 2 under 5, 1 20-29
1840-males: 1 5-9, 10-14, 1 40-49; females: 1 under 5, 2 5-9, 2 10-14, 1 40-49
1850 age 50; 1860 age 72/92; 1870 age 84, widower1820 Thomas and William Dotson in Williamson Co, TN
1860 Stone co, MO William Dotson 100 b. VAA Thomas Dotson, age 74, enlisted Springfield, teamster, b. Grainger co, TN 24th Infantry
A Claiborne Y. Dotson, age 20, enlisted Springfield 30 Sept 1862; died 28 Mar 1865 at Benton Barracks Hosp, St. Louis dysentery, b Polk co, MO
William T. Dotson b. Sevier, TN, enlisted Springfield, MO age 18 30 Aug 1864 (b. 1846) 46th MO Infantry
James M. Dotson of Springfield, age 37, in 8th Cavalry, lieut.Thomas R. Dodson, b 1819, m Minerva E. Price- from Hawkins Tenn to Greene co, MO 1849
(Pictorial and Genealogical Record of Greene Co, MO, p. 268-9)
1850-Dodson
1850 age 52; 1860 age 72
1860-living next door to Berry and family
1900-living with son James; had 14 children, 9 living
enlisted Rutherford co, TN (Pvt. MTD gunman - Western Tenn. Vols, War of 1812)
"He served under Maj-Gen. Andrew Jackson. 1. The Mounted Riflemen, 24 Sept. 1813-25 Dec. 1813, of Colonel Newton Cannon's Regiment. This regiment traveled 103 miles from Shelbyville, Tennessee to Huntsville, Ala., where they mustered in for service in the campaign against the Creek Nation-Discharged 25 December 1813 by Order of the Secretary of War. 2. The East Tennessee Militia, 10 Jan. 1814 - May 1814, of Colonel Samuel Bunch's Regiment. This regiment mustered in at Kingston and served in the expedition against the Creek Indians. 3. The Separate Battalion of Mounted Gunmen, 28 Sept 1814-27 March 1815, of Major William Russell's Battalion and Colonel Robert Dyer's Regiment. They Traveled 25 miles from Shelbyville, Tennessee to Fayetteville, Tennessee where they were mustered into service." (Adjutant General's Office Tennessee National Guard, Nashville, Tennessee)
May 1814 in Bedford co, TN
Jan 1816 in Rutherford co, TN
1819 to Illinois, to Boone co, MO (Dau. married there 1826)
1 June 1827 patented 80 acres in Boone co, MO
back to Morgan co, IL (1830 census)
1835 to Stone co, MO (then Taney co, MO) by 2-wheeled cart drawn by oxen
minister of Hard Shell Baptist Church
homesteaded in 1835 on Flat Creek in Stone County about one mile from Barry County line
Old Henson/Wilson cemetery located on homestead1830-males: 1 under 5, 1 10-14, 3 15-19, 1 40-49, 1 60-69; females: 1 under 5, 2 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 40-49, 1 70-79 (Her parents living with them?)
1840-males: 1 10-14, 1 50-59; females: 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 15-19, 1 50-59Ditton Landing • Dec. 20, 1813.
G.F. White, 2nd Lieut, Jno. Coffee, B. General
from Our Hensons, p. 10: Thomas Henson, was ordained to preach the Gospel in Rutherford County,Tennessee, in the Church of Christ, called Primitive Baptist. He became a Circuit Riding Preacher. It is known and on record at Springfield, Missouri, that Thomas Henson was in the present area of Stone County,Missouri, as early as 1833, when he married a couple, Joseph Philabert and Permelia Yoachum. Joseph Philabert was the famous early settler on the James and White River, where he had a trading post at the mouth of James River where it flows into the White
River. (Now under Table Rock Lake). He traded for fur for the St, Louis market.
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Thomas Henson, family relatives and friends, made the trip from Tennessee,
through Illinois, where they tarried for a time, then across the Mississippi River,
probaby above St Louis, and on into Springfield, Missouri, in Greene County where they stopped to buy supplies to bring on to Flat Creek, in the present Stone County, Missouri, above Cape Fair. Family tradition says they arrived on Christmas Day in Springfield. One son, Zechariah Henson and Armala Williams were married on Christmas Day in 1835. Their marriage is on record in Greene County, Missouri.
After buying supplies in Springfield, Missouri, the party traveled by foot,
horseback, and with two wheeled carts, on down to Flat Creek, where their
cabins were already waiting, no doubt, as they would have had to have been here
earlier to prepare shelters for their families. Probably some of the men had been
here and had built their cabins and laid in supplies for their comfort after
making the long trip to Missouri. Some of the cooking pots which were bought that day in Springfield are still thought to be in the family possessions.
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Thomas Presley Henson was born Dec. 15, 1786, in Wilkes, North Carolina. He married Rebecca Langston on July 3, 1806, in Warren County, Kentucky. In the War of 1812 Thomas served from Bedford County, Tennessee, during the campaign against the Creek Indians. He was in Capt. Williams's company of mounted riflemen under General Andrew Jackson. Thomas was ordained to preach in Rutherford County, Tennessee, in the Church of Christ. He became a circuit riding preacher and followed the trails, preaching and marrying and burying people. Thomas bought 80 acres of land on Feb. 1, 1827, in Boone County, Missouri, on the Missouri River near Jefferson City. He came there originally with only his horse, Bible, church papers, and a chopping axe, seeking a suitable place for his family. He married a couple in Greene County, Missouri, in 1833. Eventually he chose a farm on Flat Creek near the Barry County line, then returned to Illinois to move his family to Missouri in 1836. Thomas, his family, relatives, and friends made the trip through Tennessee and Illinois, across the Mississippi River, and on to Springfield, Missouri, where they stopped to buy supplies, including an iron pot for cooking. Then they traveled by foot, horseback, and with two-wheeled carts on to Flat Creek, where they settled. Flat Creek is a few miles above Cape Fair, Missouri. The John B. Williams and Elijah McLain Todd families from Kentucky traveled with them. Thomas died near Cape Fair, Flat Creek, Stone, Missouri, on March 26, 1853, and is buried in Wilson Cemetery on the family farm near the site of the original Henson house. Sources: Early Barry County, published by Barry County Historical Society, 1964, p. 188. Records of Mrs. Loren Roden. U.S. Land Sale Indexes. (
1860 living with son, Zechariah Henson and family
19 children from both marriages
1830-males: 1 under 5, 1 20-29; females: 1 under 5, 1 15-19
1840-males: 1 under 5, 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 30-39; females: 2 under 5, 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 30-391880-living with son George and family
1830-males: 1 20-29; females: 2 under 5, 1 15-19
44. Young Washington HENSON Sr.
served in the Black Hawk War in Illinois 1831 from Morgan co, IL
about 1835 to SW Missouri
1840-males: 2 under 5, 1 5-9, 1 20-29; females: 1 20-29
1865-males: 1 under 10, 2 10-19, 3 20-29, 1 50-59; females: 3 10-19, 1 50-59
will written 28 Mar 1889; probated 1 Apr 1889
1840-males: 2 under 5, 1 20-29, 1 30-39; females: 1 under 5, 1 20-29
Stone county judge 1858-1866
justice of the peace
married during trip to MO
made journey with a two-wheeled cart drawn by oxen
captain of the Stone Co. Home Guards during Civil War
Built a water mill on his placeFrom Ancestry trees:
ZECHARIAH HENSON. born 15 November 1814 in Tennessee, (Probably in
Bedford County), Died 17 June 1877 in Stone County, Missouri. (5th child of
Thomas and Rebecca Langston Henson). Zechariah Henson and Armala Williams
were married in Greene County, Missouri, 25 December 1835. Family tradition
says that they were married on their way to their new home on Flat Creek, in
Taney County, Missouri, (Later established as Stone County, Missouri).
ARMALA WILLIAMS, was born 21 January 1819, in Kentucky. Died 15 August
1877, in Stone County, Missouri, (daughter of John B. and Alace (Lewis)
Williams). Zechariah and Armala Henson are buried in Summera,Cemetery, on
Flat Creek, west of Cape Fair, Stone County, Missouri.
Zechariah Henson served Stone County, Missouri as a Justice of the Peace,
County Judge (1858-1866), Captain of the Home Guards during Civil War. He
was a Democrat in politics.According to family tradition the Henson family and the John B. Williams
family were traveling in the same caravan on the move to Missouri in 1835.
Zechariah Henson and Armala Williams fell in love on the way. (Their marriage is
recorded in Greene County Missouri.)
1840-males: 1 under 5, 1 20-29; females: 1 under 5, 1 15-19
1840-males: 1 under 5, 1 30-39; females: 2 under 5, 1 20-29
From ancestry trees:
Rebecca (Henson) Foster was known as a "Midwife" and as a "Granny" doctor,
among the early inhabitants of the Cape Fair, Flat Creek area. She helped to
deliver many babies in her family and among the residents of the neighborhood.
No doubt many of her tonics and medicines were made from the native herbs
and roots which grew wild in the Ozark Region, Rebecca Henson Foster told her children and grandchildren about their trip from Illinois to Missouri in 1835, She said that the family came through Springfield, Missouri. The town at that date had only one store and the hogs were wallowing in the mud in the streets. They were there on Christmas Day in
1835. The family members bought supplies in Springfield to bring to their new
homes on James River and Flat Creek in the present vicinity of Cape Fair and
west up the Creek.
Rebecca outlived her husband several years. She lived with her daughter Mary
Jane Foster Asher and family. Mary Jane had married in 1877 William Sanders
Asher.1900 living with daughter, Mary J. and family
1850 married; living with her parents
7 Dec 1829-bought 8000 acres for $1.25 per acre in Illinois
1830-males: 1 under 5, 2 5-9, 1 15-19, 1 20-29, 1 40-49; females: 2 10-14, 2 15-19, 1 30-39
1840-males: 2 5-9, 1 10-14, 2 15-19, 1 50-59; females: 1 40-49From findagrave:
Samuel was b in NC in 1785, son of Raney La Force & Mary Gillespie. His father was French & his mother Irish. When he was still an infant his father took his family to Fayette Co., KY.In about 1806 in Scott Co he married Margery Montgomery (1792 - 1876), daughter of Henry Montgomery. Henry was an Irish refugee who had come to America, served in the War of 1812 & died on his way home from service.
Samuel's older children were born in Scott Co: James Jefferson 1808-1881, John S. 1813-1874, Anna (m. Henson) 1812, Mary (m. Henson) 1814, Sarah (m. Weatherman) 1816, Eleanor (m. Casebier) 1818-1904, Henry 1818-1902, Thomas M. c. 1823-1862, Samuel 1824-1877 & Whitfield Collins in 1830-1900. In 1831 he moved to Morgan Co ILL & 2 years later to Green Co MO to an area which later included Dade Co where he was a pioneer settler. William Green was born there in 1835-1902.
In 1848 he & some of his sons went to TX - perhaps to Hopkins Co, where he died the next year. 4 or 5 years later his wife & sons moved back eastward to Benton Co Ark where 2 older sons, John & Samuel, had already established themselves. His oldest son James had moved to Jenny Lind in Sebastian Co southeast of Ft. Smith.
Rene, his father, had changed the spelling of his first name to Raney. Samuel changed the spelling of the family name to Lefors, apparently the only one of the family to do so.
Goodspeed’s, Arkansas, Northwest Counties History, 1889
transcribed from page 860Capt. Whitfield C. Lefors was born in Scott County, Ky., June 25, 1830, and is a son of Samuel and Margery (Montgomery) Lefors, who were born in North Carolina and Kentucky in 1785 and 1792, and died in Texas and Arkansas in 1849 and 1876, respectively.* The father [Samuel] removed with his parents to Kentucky when a child, and there became a successful farmer. His [Samuel’s] father, Raney Lefors was born in France, and came to America in his youth**, and afterward married Miss Gillispie, of Irish decent. Mrs. Margery (Montgomery) Lefors’ father was Henry Montgomery by name, an Irish refugee, who came to America and served in the War of 1812, and died while on his way home after the close of that war.*** Whitfield C. Lefors moved with his parents to Morgan County, Ill., in 1831, but soon after went to what was then the Territory of Arkansas, and in 1833 became a resident of Green (now Dade) County, Mo. Here he grew to manhood, and received such education as the meager facilities of that day afforded. In his eighteenth year he and his parents immigrated to Texas, where he was married to Miss Martha L. Hale in 1850. She was born in Christian County, Ky., October 29, 1836, and died July 25, 1886, a daughter of Benjamin Hale, a farmer. Mr. Lefors farmed in Texas until October, 1854, when he came to Benton County, Ark., settling on unimproved land, and began the task of opening a farm. In August, 1863, he enlisted in Company F, Second Arkansas Cavalry, U. S. A., and served in Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi until the close of the war. In 1868 he was elected sheriff and collector of Benton County, and held that office from March of that year until January, 1873, being afterward appointed county treasurer, which office he held two years. He also served one year as mayor of Bentonville. He resided in Bentonville from 1869 until 1885, but since that time has resided on his farm. He is in comfortable circumstances, and is one of the progressive farmers and worthy citizens of the county. He has seven children living, all of whom have received good educations; their names are Elbridge Gerry, John Henry, Virginia, Elijah Oscar, Capt. Drummer, Lillie and Daisy. He also has seven children dead, whose names are Richard Whitfield, born August 10, 1852, died April 16, 1863; Samuel Green, born January 15, 1854, died August 14 1854; Benjamin Patten, born December 12, 1855, died March 22, 1857; Fremont, born January 9, 1857, died May 6, 1876; Charles Bingly, born June, 1869, died September 12, 1871; Martha Ellen, born in the fall of 1872, died April 10, 1873; Lucy, born March 25, 1879, died November 15, 1880.
Following are notes that have been discovered through research of this family:
*Research shows that Whitfield's parents were married in Kentucky and all their children were born there.
**Renald Rene III was Samuel’s father. On tax records and other documents he is sometimes shown as Raney, Randol, or Randolph. Rene III was the third generation in America. His grandfather, Dr. Renald Rene La Force, was presumed to have been born in France about 1660. He came to America before 1688 as a leader of the Huguenot refugees. Renald Rene La Force, Jr. was the son of Dr. Rene and the father of Rene III.
***Henry Montgomery and Ann Kerns were the parents of Margery Montgomery born 1792. Henry was in the Frontier Wars from 1793-1794. He died while in that service 21 Sept 1794. Ann and Peter Kerns signed a probate document after his death in 1795.
1840-males: 1 under 5, 1 20-29; females: 2 under 5, 1 20-29
1840-males: 1 under 5, 1 20-29; females: 1 20-29
From findagrave:
John was born in Scott County KY (we believe) to Samuel LeFors & Margery Montgomery on 9/7/1813. When he was 18 his parents moved to Morgan County, Illinois. Two years later they and several other families moved south to Dade County, Missouri.
About 1838 John married Martha Jane Inglish whose family lived in Cedar County, Missouri. The Inglish's later moved to Hopkins County TX as one of John & Martha's sons stayed with "Grandma Inglish" a while in 1870 at Sulfur Springs.
The children of this marriage were: Campbell 1839, Letitia Ann 1843, James Madison 1844, Thomas Henry 1845, Samuel Bender 1847, Mary Ellen 1849, Hettie C. 1853, Martha Jane (Jeany) 1855, Sarah Elizabeth 1857, ? daughter 1861, John Singleton 1865.
About 1850, two or three years after his father and some of his younger brothers had left for Texas (perhaps to Hopkins County), John moved his family to Benton County where they farmed and raised some livestock, probably near Bloomfield, a town which disappeared after Gentry was established on the newly built railroad. Three or four years afterward his father died in Texas and his mother and his younger brothers joined him in Benton County, Arkansas.
Martha Jane tells of their flight back to Missouri during the Civil War after their home was raided by bushwhackers. This happened the same day she had given birth to a baby, the baby did not live. The family was divided on their support for the Union and Confederate Forces. John supported the Union as did one of his sons; two other sons were Confederates.
It appears that John spent the rest of his life in Benton County. John is buried at the Bozarth Cemetery near Gentry. When he died in 1874, his son Ben (Samuel Bender) went back to Arkansas, settled his father's estate, and took his mother to his home in Wise County, Texas, where she died in the home of a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Hunt, in Poolville in neighboring Park County. Most of John's children had settled in Wise and Parker Counties.
Only one of John's children died in childhood. Eight of them married and raised families of their own.
Parents:
Samuel LeFors (1785 - 1849)
Margery Montgomery LeFors (1791 - 1875)
Spouse:
Martha Jane Inglish LeFors (1815 - 1896)
Children:
Campbell LeFors (1839 - 1916)*
Letitia Ann LeFors White (1843 - 1933)*
James Madison LeFors (1844 - 1871)*
Thomas Henry LeFors (1845 - 1910)*
Samuel Bender LeFors (1847 - 1918)*
Mary Ellen LeFors (1849 - ____)*
Hettie Caroline LeFors Warren (1853 - 1944)*
Martha Jane LeFors Moore (1855 - 1915)*
Sarah Elizabeth LeFors Hunt (1857 - 1924)*
V V LeFors (1861 - 1861)*
John Singleton LeFors (1865 - 1919)*
1840-males: 1 under 5, 1 20-29; females: 1 under 5, 1 20-29
1880-living with son John M. and familyfrom ancestry trees:
Eleanor was born the 14th day of April 1818 in Scott County, Kentucky. Her parents were Samuel and Margery Montgomery Laforce who lived on a branch of the Kentucky River in the area where her grandfather, Randolph LaForce had claimed 200 acres of land in 1780 when this land was part of Fayette County, Virginia. Randolph LaForce is the grandson of the French Huguenot emigrant, Rene LaForce, who is listed on the certified rent roll of her majesty of April 1705 for Henrico County, Virginia.
Soon after 1830 Samuel and Margery and their nine children joined the stream of immigrants who were heading west in search of new rich lands to farm. After spending some time in Morgan county, Illinois, the group traveled south through Missouri (perhaps on the river) then west through Arkansas territory and up to Greene county, Missouri. On this journey they were joined by some of the Casebier family and by the time Eleanor was sixteen years old she had married Absalom Burdine Casebier and their first son, Lewis Dudley was born in December of 1834. The Samuel Laforce (or Lefors) and A. B. Casebier families are listed in the 1840 census of Polk county Missouri. Polk was formed from Greene in 1834.
Eleanor’s brother Henry Laforce married Sarah Ann Hale, daughter of a neighbor, Benjamin Hale. When Hale decided to move to Texas in the late 1840s, the Laforce and Casebier families loaded up their wagons and moved with him down through western Arkansas. Samuel Laforce died in Hopkins county, Texas in 1849. Eleanor’s brother, Whitfield Collins, married Martha Hale in 1850 in Collin county, Texas. The Laforce brothers did not get land here and did not like this country so different from that in which they had always lived. They decided to move back to Benton county, Arkansas, and Eleanor and her family accompanied them. They tried to settle in Benton county to clear land and establish a home and are listed in the 1860 census. There was much bitter fighting in Benton County over the slavery question and then the Civil War began. By 1861 Eleanor’s only daughter, Marjary, was married and widowed, left with a child. Finally Eleanor and her family managed to join her oldest son, Lewis Dudley, and started for Jefferson county, Kansas. Where some of Ab’s brothers were living.
The following statement was written in 1882 by Louis D. Casebier and is in the possession of Dennis Casebier, a descendant of Louis.
“ I started from southwest Missouri on the 8th day of July 1861 to move to Kansas. I got within 27 miles of Fort Scot, Kansas-was taken by the rebels and turned back into Missouri and kept there until September. I started for Kansas again. Got close to Kansas and was left helpless by the rebels taking all we had. Finealy got a federal escort which brought us into Kansas. This was Oct 5th 1861 that we got into Kansas being all this time on the road or in camp.”
The next spring after the Casebier family arrived in Jefferson County, Absalom died on the 14th day of May1862 and is buried beside his mother in the first Methodist cemetery just southwest of Oskaloosa. Eleanor and Absalom had nine children from 1834-1860: Marjary and another daughter, Dora who died young and seven sons: Lewis, Absalom, John, Whitfield Collins, Henry G., David Jackson and Albert L. In 1865 when Albert was 5 years old and David 9 and Eleanor was 47 she married Jonathan Chenoweth Casebier, brother of Absalom. The 1880 Census shows her living with her son John to help care for his children after his wife’s death. In later years she took turns staying with her children who lived in Jefferson County. Maude Council, a daughter of Lewis said they always looked forward to the visit of their Grandma Casebier--”she had an interesting personality, [a woman of] small of stature with brown eyes---a beautiful lady.”
She died March 9, 1904, at the home of her daughter Marjary Donahue and is buried in the Meredian cemetery. In 1951 a small marker was placed at her grave in memory of Eleanor Wolfe who was born April 15, 1945, in Jefferson County and given the name of her Grandma Eleanor Casebier.
Note: This was copied by Pat Lefors Dawson from a copy of a copy which has become faded with age. I have no knowledge of the date of the original copy, nor the author of it, but I am grateful that it was placed in my possession, I have learned more about my family from this article. I am a descendant of John J. Lefors and Martha Jane Inglish.2 I am one who believes that Renald Rene III and Randolph were one and the same person. This person is shown in the same area on tax rolls with the name Rene, Raney and Randolph. The surname began as La Force, then LaForce, LeForce, LaFors, LeFors and Lefors so this is also confusing. Eleanor chose to continue using LaForce as did some of the other daughters of Samuel and Margery, but the boys seemed to choose the LeFors or Lefors version. We all wear it with pride. I also have a copy of the tin type picture of Eleanor and Absalom when they were young, if you have the original, I would love to have a good copy of that picture.
45. Whitfield Collins LeFors/LaForce
From findagrave:
Born in Scott County, Kentucky, June 25, 1830, son of Samuel LaFors and Margery Montgomery and grandson of Raney LaForce. When he was one year old his family moved to Morgan County, Illinois, but two years later went on to Dade County, Missouri. Here he received such education as the meager facilities of that day afforded.
When he was eighteen his father moved the family to Hopkins County?, Texas, where he died shortly afterward. In 1850 Whitfield married Martha L. Hale (Oct. 29, 1836-July 25, 1886), daughter of Benjamin Hale of Christian County, Kentucky.
For four years Whitfield farmed in Texas. In 1854 he and some of his brothers went to Benton County, Arkansas, where he settled on unimproved land and began the task of opening up a farm. He prospered and his family grew: Richard 1852, Samuel Green 1853?, Benjamin Patton 1854?, Martha Ellen 1856, Fremont (Monte) 1857, Elbridge Gerry (Boy) 1858, Isaac 1859, Virginia 1861, John Henry (Dugan) 1859, George Collins (Captain Drummer) 1866, Charles Bingley 1869, Oscar Elijan (Jerry) 1873, Lillie 1875, Daisy 1877, Lucy 1879.
In August, 1863, he enlisted in Co. F, Second Ark. Regiment Cavalry, U.S. Army. As a testimony of his soldierly qualities he was mustered out of service as Captain of his company.
He was elected Sheriff of Benton County in 1868, serving until Jan. 1873. He was by appointment Treasurer of Benton (for two years and elected Mayor of the town of Bentonville for one term. He could have been Sheriff for another term had not his noble spirit, and his love of fairness intervened. There had been some irregularity in the vote at Broomfield and by throwing out the vote of that township, which the election commissioners wanted to do, it would have elected Lefors Sheriff; but he told the powers that they could count on him, but no power on earth could force him to accept the office on a technicality. This act alone should halo his memory in every heart that loves justice. He was not a man of commanding appearance, yet he was a leader of men by reason of mind over matter. His wit, humor and genial manners made him a welcome visitor in any company. His friends were not confined to any one party or sect. Though a gallant Union soldier he had a host of friends among the ex-Confederates.
He won a gold watch in a newspaper contest to write the best poem about a swan.
Col died at his home near Decatur, Benton Co. Ark. April 28, 1900.
From "History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin & Sebastian Counties, Arkansas"
Capt. Whitfield C. Lefors was born in Scott County, Ky., June 25, 1830, and is a son of Samuel and Margery (Montgomery) Lefors, who were born in North Carolina and Kentucky in 1785 and 1792, and died in Texas and Arkansas in 1849 and 1876, respectively. The father removed with his parents to Kentucky when a child, and there became a successful farmer. His father, Raney Lefors, was born in France, and came to America in his youth, and afterward married Miss Gillispie, of Irish descent. Mrs. Margery (Montgomery) Lefors' father was Henry Montgomery by name, an Irish refugee, who came to America and served in the War of 1812, and died while on his way home after the close of that war. Whitfield C. Lefors moved with his parents to Morgan County, Ill., in 1831, but soon after went to what was then the Territory of Arkansas, and in 1833 became a resident of Green (now Dade) County, Mo. Here he grew to manhood, and received such education as the meager facilities of that day afforded. In his eighteenth year he and his parents immigrated to Texas, where he was married to Miss Martha L. Hale in 1850. She was born in Christian County, Ky., October 29, 1836, and died July 25, 1886, a daughter of Benjamin Hale, a farmer. Mr. Lefors farmed in Texas until October, 1854, when he came to Benton County, Ark., settling on unimproved land, and began the task of opening up a farm. In August, 1863, he enlisted in Company F, Second Arkansas Cavalry, U. S. A., and served in Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi until the close of the war, when he returned to his home and resumed farming. He rose rapidly to the rank of first lieutenant, and afterward acted as captain of his company
until the close of the war. In 1868 he was elected sheriff and collector of Benton County, and held that office from March of that year until January. 1873, being afterward appointed county treasurer, which office he held two years. He also served one year as mayor of Bentonville. He resided in Bentonville from 1869 until 1885, but since that time has resided on his farm. He is in comfortable circumstances, and is one of the progressive farmers and worthy citizens of the county. He has seven children living, all of whom have received good educations; their names are Elbridge Gerry. John Henry, Virginia, Elijah Oscar, Capt. Drummer, Lillie and Daisy. He also has seven children dead, whose names are Richard Whitfield, born August 10, 1852, died April 16, 1863; Samuel Green, born January 15, 1854, died August 14, 1854; Benjamin Patten, born December 12, 1855, died March 22, 1857; Fremont, born January 9, 1857, died May 6, 1876; Charles Bingly, born June, 1869, died September 12, 1871; Martha Ellen, born
in the fall of 1872, died April 10, 1873; Lucy, born March 25, 1879, died November 15, 1880.
Goodspeed’s, Arkansas, Northwest Counties History, 1889
transcribed from page 860Capt. Whitfield C. Lefors was born in Scott County, Ky., June 25, 1830, and is a son of Samuel and Margery (Montgomery) Lefors, who were born in North Carolina and Kentucky in 1785 and 1792, and died in Texas and Arkansas in 1849 and 1876, respectively.* The father [Samuel] removed with his parents to Kentucky when a child, and there became a successful farmer. His [Samuel’s] father, Raney Lefors was born in France, and came to America in his youth**, and afterward married Miss Gillispie, of Irish decent. Mrs. Margery (Montgomery) Lefors’ father was Henry Montgomery by name, an Irish refugee, who came to America and served in the War of 1812, and died while on his way home after the close of that war.*** Whitfield C. Lefors moved with his parents to Morgan County, Ill., in 1831, but soon after went to what was then the Territory of Arkansas, and in 1833 became a resident of Green (now Dade) County, Mo. Here he grew to manhood, and received such education as the meager facilities of that day afforded. In his eighteenth year he and his parents immigrated to Texas, where he was married to Miss Martha L. Hale in 1850. She was born in Christian County, Ky., October 29, 1836, and died July 25, 1886, a daughter of Benjamin Hale, a farmer. Mr. Lefors farmed in Texas until October, 1854, when he came to Benton County, Ark., settling on unimproved land, and began the task of opening a farm. In August, 1863, he enlisted in Company F, Second Arkansas Cavalry, U. S. A., and served in Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi until the close of the war. In 1868 he was elected sheriff and collector of Benton County, and held that office from March of that year until January, 1873, being afterward appointed county treasurer, which office he held two years. He also served one year as mayor of Bentonville. He resided in Bentonville from 1869 until 1885, but since that time has resided on his farm. He is in comfortable circumstances, and is one of the progressive farmers and worthy citizens of the county. He has seven children living, all of whom have received good educations; their names are Elbridge Gerry, John Henry, Virginia, Elijah Oscar, Capt. Drummer, Lillie and Daisy. He also has seven children dead, whose names are Richard Whitfield, born August 10, 1852, died April 16, 1863; Samuel Green, born January 15, 1854, died August 14 1854; Benjamin Patten, born December 12, 1855, died March 22, 1857; Fremont, born January 9, 1857, died May 6, 1876; Charles Bingly, born June, 1869, died September 12, 1871; Martha Ellen, born in the fall of 1872, died April 10, 1873; Lucy, born March 25, 1879, died November 15, 1880.
Following are notes that have been discovered through research of this family:*Research shows that Whitfield's parents were married in Kentucky and all their children were born there.
**Renald Rene III was Samuel’s father. On tax records and other documents he is sometimes shown as Raney, Randol, or Randolph. Rene III was the third generation in America. His grandfather, Dr. Renald Rene La Force, was presumed to have been born in France about 1660. He came to America before 1688 as a leader of the Huguenot refugees. Renald Rene La Force, Jr. was the son of Dr. Rene and the father of Rene III.
***Henry Montgomery and Ann Kerns were the parents of Margery Montgomery born 1792. Henry was in the Frontier Wars from 1793-1794. He died while in that service 21 Sept 1794. Ann and Peter Kerns signed a probate document after his death in 1795.
1818-1 male 21 and up, all other inhabitants 4
1820-males: 2 under 10, 1 26-44; females: 1 under 10, 1 26-44
1830-males: 3 under 5, 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 15-19, 1 40-49; females: 2 15-19, 1 40-49
1837 on Carroll co, AR tax list
1838 on Madison co, AR tax list
1839 on Madison County and Pope County, Ark tax lists1850-next door to brother Stewart
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"Madison County Musings"by Mrs. Gaye Phipps Pencin, 1316 Harley Dr., Woodland, CA 95695 - Jan. 1985
McGINNIS, Abraham & DeborahAbraham was born December 14, 1786 in North Carolina or Virginia, believed to be a son of Alexander McGinnis listed on the 1782 Halifax County, Virginia tax list, and on the 1820 census in Smith County, Tennessee. Abraham was married to DEBORAH CLARK, born about 1786 In North Carolina, in Pulaski County, Kentucky on July 25, 1807, by a Baptist minister, Elijah Barnes.
During the war with Great Britain in the War of 1812, Abraham was drafted at Warren County, Tennessee, on September 20, 1814. He was mustered into service at Fayetteville, Tennessee, and served seven months as a private in Captain A.sahel Rains' Company of Infantry commanded by Lt. Colonel Rammons of the Second Regiment, West Tennessee Militia. He was honorably discharged at Huntsville, Alabama, on July 18, 1815, and paid $56 for his service. His widow Deborah later received eighty acres as a bounty land warrant in 1850 in Madison County, Arkansas. After the war, they moved to Bond County, Illinois, and were listed there on the state census in 1818. Her brother, WILLIAM CLARK born 1790 in Kentucky, and his family accompanied them. They had remained there on the 1820 federal census. In 1826 they moved to Jefferson County, Illinois and were listed there on the 1830 federal census. In 1832, they relocated to Madison County, Arkansas, meeting and arriving there with many other settlers from Warren County, Tennessee, among them, Deborah's brother STEWART CLARK born 1778 in North Carolina, and his wife Betsey English and family.
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History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. MADISON COUNTY, ARKANSAS TOPOGRAPHY AND SETTLEMENTRichland.-George Tucker drove the first wagon to this section in the fall of 1828, from Cane Hill, Washington County. With Samuel and Daniel Vaughan he had explored the region in the previous spring. Tucker settled on what is known as the Sheridan bottom, on the border of Washington County. In the same year came John Holmesley, his son Stephen, and his sonin-law, Michael Masters, from Castor Creek, near Black River. [p.421] Holmesley, Sr., accounted for his removal in this way: A hog was missing in the Caster settlement, and he was accused of stealing it. After hearing the story of his misdemeanor several times, he began to believe it, and thought best to find a place to live elsewhere. He located at Wesley, his son opposite where Dr. Hite lives, and his son-in-law on the Green Gibson farm, where he died in 1831. This was the first death in the valley. In 1828 George Howery removed from Cane Hill to the Buchanan farm. He had come from Warren County, Tenn., to Cane Hill in 1827. His wife and her son, John Calico, ex-county treasurer, and still living at an advanced age, joined him in 1828. The first to arrive in 1829 were John Harp and Joseph McMURRAY, who settled where Calloway Lawson and Alexander Neely now live, respectively. In the same year John Austin settled where Judge Harrell now lives. Austin was son-in-law to John Holmesley. John Reeves settled on William Wilson's farm in 1829. Isaac and Jacob Drake arrived in 1830, from Tennessee; the former located at Sander's mill, the latter at the mouth of the creek that bears his name. Josiah Means in 1830 removed from the summit of the Cumberland Mountains, in Warren County, Tenn., to the farm of B. B. Davis, recently deceased, on Richland. Reuben Lollar and John Dunaway settled on Lollar Creek in 1830. The farm of the former is occupied by his son; Mrs. Dunaway still lives at a very old age. Green Gibson settled on Gibson Creek in 1830. Pleasant M. Johnson, first sheriff of the county, John C. Johnson, and Martin Johnson came in 1829; Thomas M. Johnson, in 1830; all from Warren County, Tenn. George and Nicholas Conute came in 1829 from the same locality. Willis Privett came in 1829, but sold his improvements in 1833 to Jacob Gray. William CLARK settled on Drake's Creek in 1832; Beverly Harp, a Christian preacher, located at the head of Cherry Creek, in the same year.
Joseph McMurray, one of first settlers in Madison County in 1829-her brother? History of Benton + Counties of NW Arkansas 1889
birth date also given as 12 May 1813
Bible gives birth as 30 Dec 1815, headstone gives birth as 9 Dec 1814
1838 in Carroll co, AR
1840-males: 1 under 5, 1 20-29; females: 1 15-19, 1 30-39, 1 60-69 (his stepmother or wife's mother)
1838 Carroll co, AR tax list
1850 farmer; living with brother Phillip and family
1860-no occupation - sick, living with Phillip and Rebecca
1900 living with niece Beckie Clark