Isaac Weaver1,2

b. 1 March 1756, d. 22 May 1830
Family
Father*Isaac Weaver1,2 b. 1723, d. 1816
Mother*Sarah Dell1,2 b. 1731, d. 1814
Birth*1 March 1756Isaac Weaver Jr. was born on 1 March 1756 at Nether Providence, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,2,3,4 
Education*Isaac received a good education, for his day, in Philadelphia, and was described as a fine penman.4 
Description*He was a large man, described as being physically imposing at 6 feet, 4 inches in height, and weighing about 240 pounds. His posture was very erect, and he had great physical strength. His appearance was handsome, stately and dignified.5,4 
Occupation*While still a young man, Isaac taught school in Philadelphia, his future wife, Abigail Price, being one of his pupils.4 
Revolutionary War*He mustered into the militia before the Revolutionary War and served as a Captain in the Chester County militia during the war.5,4 
Marriage*He married, as his first wife, Abigail Price, daughter of David Price and Ann Husband. Evidence indicates they were married in Cecil County, Maryland.1,6,3,5,4 
Religion*28 July 1783Isaac was a Quaker and, on 28 July 1783, was complained of at Chester Meeting, Chester County, for marrying outside the Society to a woman not of his faith. He then, in writing, apologized at Chester Meeting for his "deviant" behavior, and was reinstated on 26 March 1784.4 
Relocation25 October 1784Abigail and Isaac moved to Philadelphia shortly after Isaac received a certificate, for his membership transfer, from Chester Monthly Meeting on 25 October 1784.4 
ReligionAfter the war, Isaac was disowned by the Society of Friends for mustering in the militia. Throughout his life, however, he adhered to their principles in general, and used the plain language of the Friends within his family.4 
(Son) Relocation1788Isaac's parents, and some of his younger siblings, moved from Pennsylvania in 1788 to Monongalia County, Virginia and settled near Morgantown.3 
RelocationAbout the same time that Isaac's parents relocated to Virginia, Isaac and Abigail moved with their children to Muddy Creek in that part of Washington County, Pennsylvania, that would become Greene County.4 
Relocation1790The family moved again, probably in 1790, to Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.4 
Relocation*before 1800Abigail and Isaac Weaver moved with their family to western Pennsylvania sometime before 1800 and settled at Muddy Creek, Waynesburg, Greene County.5 
Political Service*Isaac Weaver was a prominent figure in Pennsylvania politics. He earned a seat in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1797 to 1803, serving as Speaker from 1800 through 1802. He became state treasurer from 1803 to 1806, effectively "putting its (the treasury's) affairs into order" after years of mismanagement and, as Treasurer, personally carried money from Lancaster to the City of Washington on horseback. He was elected to the state Senate, representing the district composed of Washington and Greene counties, in 1808, and served as Speaker from 1816 through 1820. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1819, and was twice named a convention choice for governor.5,7,4 
Occupation*Although he owned a farm in Greene County, Pennsylvania, he was so active in public affairs he left the management of it to his sons.4 
(Husband) Death10 September 1813Isaac became a widower when Abigail (Price) Weaver died in 10 September 1813.6,5,4,8 
Marriage*He married, as his second wife, Rachel Husband. Rachel was identified as "a relative" of his first wife.4,5 
Death*22 May 1830 His advancing years, ill health, and finally death, cut off his public career. He died on 22 May 1830 at his home in Greene County at age 741,6,3,5,4 
Burial* and was buried on his home farm on Castile Run near Clarksville, Greene County.6,4 

Family 1

 Abigail Price b. 24 Aug 1766, d. 10 Sep 1813
Children 1.Ann Weaver4
 2.Elizabeth Weaver6 b. 18 Sep 1785, d. 13 Jan 1870
 3.Rachel Weaver+9,10 b. 4 Sep 1787, d. Nov 1858
 4.Price Weaver6 b. 2 Jul 1789, d. 24 Jan 1859
 5.William Weaver6 b. 19 Feb 1791, d. 11 Apr 1879
 6.Sarah Weaver+6 b. 29 Dec 1792, d. 10 Dec 1876
 7.Joshua Weaver6 b. 21 Jul 1795, d. 15 Dec 1816
 8.Nancy Weaver6,11 b. 17 Jun 1797, d. 1 Sep 1855
 9.Isaac Weaver6 b. 13 Dec 1800, d. 21 Oct 1866
 10.David Weaver6 b. 24 Jan 1802, d. 29 Dec 1875
 11.Harmon Weaver6 b. 24 May 1808, d. 22 Jan 1892

Family 2

 Rachel Husband

Citations

  1. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Weaver, pages 759-760. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 229-230. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 357-359.
  5. [S1432] Pennsylvania State General Assembly Website, online at http://www.legis.state.pa.us/, Isaac Weaver Biography: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania State General Assembly Website.
  6. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 300-301. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  7. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Weaver, pages 759-760, noting his service for "Delaware County", instead of Greene County.
  8. [S1433] Newhouse Family: Gatchell & Getchell Descendants, online at http://www.newhousegetchell.net/…. Includes nine generations, 155 pages in PDF format, and was last updated on 02 December 2013, page 41. Hereinafter cited as Gatchell & Getchell Descendants.
  9. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, page 294.
  10. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 7, page 260. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  11. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 7, page 255.

Isaac Weaver1

b. 13 December 1800, d. 21 October 1866
Family
Father*Isaac Weaver1 b. 1 Mar 1756, d. 22 May 1830
Mother*Abigail Price1 b. 24 Aug 1766, d. 10 Sep 1813
Birth*13 December 1800Isaac Weaver was born on 13 December 1800 on Muddy Creek, Greene County, Pennsylvania.1,2,3 
Marriage*21 July 1823He married Eliza Cornwell, daughter of William Henry Cornwell and Ann Price, on 21 July 1823.1,2,3 
Residence*After their marriage, they lived for a short time on Castile Creek, Greene County.3 
Relocation*1826 In 1826, they moved with their children to Muddy Creek, Jefferson, Greene County.3 
Occupation*Isaac was a farmer and owned 300 acres in Jefferson and Cumberland townships.3 
Religion*They attended the Jefferson-Cumberland Presbyterian Church where Isaac was an Elder.3 
Death*21 October 1866He died on 21 October 1866 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, at age 651,2,4 
Burial* and was buried in Muddy Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Khedive, Greene County.4 

Family

 Eliza Cornwell b. 6 Oct 1802, d. 25 May 1886

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 300-301. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 611-612.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Isaac H. Weaver, Memorial# 99415346. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

James Weaver1,2

b. 25 March 1763, d. 21 October 1855
Family
Father*Isaac Weaver1,2 b. 1723, d. 1816
Mother*Sarah Dell1,2 b. 1731, d. 1814
Residence*It was thought that James and Abraham Weaver succeeded their parents at the homestead in Monongalia County, Virginia, and that their sister, Sarah, a widow, kept house for them.3 
Birth*25 March 1763James Weaver was born on 25 March 1763 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,2,4 
(Son) Relocation1788James moved with his parents, and some of his siblings, in 1788 to Monongalia County, Virginia and settled near Morgantown.4 
(Son) Religion26 May 1788A certificate of membership was granted to James's mother and his younger siblings, William, Abraham and Sarah, to Westland Monthly Meeting, East Bethlehem, Washington County, Pennsylvania, located about 40 miles north, on the Monongahela River, of their home near Morgantown, Virginia, on 26 May 1788 . James received one to the same place dated 30 June 17884 
Death*21 October 1855 and died unmarried on 21 October 1855 in Virginia at age 92.1,4 

Citations

  1. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Weaver, pages 759-760. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 355-356. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 229-230.

Joshua Weaver1,2

b. 28 December 1753, d. 2 June 1827
Family
Father*Isaac Weaver1,2 b. 1723, d. 1816
Mother*Sarah Dell1,2 b. 1731, d. 1814
Birth*28 December 1753Joshua Weaver was born on 28 December 1753 in Nether Providence, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,3,2 
Revolutionary War*1776He joined the Pennsylvania Militia in 1776 and took part in the battle of Brandywine, and caused the wounded to be cared for at his own house.2 
Occupation*Joshua was a wealthy surveyor and conveyancer. He filled the offices of burgess, county commissioner, and town treasurer of West Chester, and to the end of his life was connected with the director of the poor.2,4 
Religion*1781He was a Quaker, and in 1781 during the Revolutionary War was read out at the Friends' Meeting for joining the militia in 1776.2 
Marriage*He married Mary Trego, daughter of Benjamin Trego and Mary Pyle.2,3 
(Son) Relocation1788Joshua's parents, and some of his younger siblings, moved from Pennsylvania in 1788 to Monongalia County, Virginia and settled near Morgantown.3 
(Husband) Death1826Joshua became a widower when Mary (Trego) Weaver died in 1826.2 
Death*2 June 1827He died on 2 June 1827, probably in Chester County at age 73.1,2,5,3 

Family

 Mary Trego b. 16 Jan 1759, d. 1826
Child 1.Emmor Trego Weaver+6 b. 7 Jul 1786, d. 2 Oct 1860

Citations

  1. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  2. [S1414] John W. Jordan, Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1921), Weaver, pages 219-221. Hereinafter cited as Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 229-230. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  4. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, Conveyancer: In most Commonwealth countries, a conveyancer is a specialist lawyer who specializes in the legal aspects of buying and selling real property, or conveyancing; online at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  5. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Weaver, pages 759-760. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  6. [S1910] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, online at www.ancestry.com, The Sharples-Sharpless Family : Volume 1, page 151, image 157 of 1661, #1203, Emmor Trego Weaver. Hereinafter cited as North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000.

Joshua Weaver1

b. 21 July 1795, d. 15 December 1816
Family
Father*Isaac Weaver1 b. 1 Mar 1756, d. 22 May 1830
Mother*Abigail Price1 b. 24 Aug 1766, d. 10 Sep 1813
Birth*21 July 1795Joshua Weaver was born on either 20 or 21 July 1795 in Pennsylvania2,3 
Death*15 December 1816 and died unmarried on 15 December 1816 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, at age 21.4,1 
Burial*He was buried with his parents on the family's home farm on Castile Run near Clarksville, Greene County.1 

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 300-301. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  2. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, pages 300-301, noting his date of birth as 21 July 1795.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 357-359, noting his date of birth as 20 July 1795. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 357-359.

Judith Weaver1

Family
Father*Richard Weaver1 d. b 1756
Mother*Elizabeth Baldwin1
Birth*Judith Weaver was born in Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Weaver, pages 759-760. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Mary Weaver1

Family
Father*Richard Weaver1 d. b 1756
Mother*Elizabeth Baldwin1
Birth*Mary Weaver was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*1737She married William Hay in 1737, probably in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 
Religion*William was not a Friend, so Mary left the society.1 

Family

 William Hay

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Weaver, pages 759-760. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Mary Weaver1

Family
Marriage*24 September 1823She married Martin Tabor on 24 September 1823 in Allen County, Kentucky.1,2 

Family

 Martin Tabor
Child 1.Mary LuElla Tabor+1 b. 4 Jul 1838, d. 23 Aug 1867

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary LuElla (Tabor) Lewis, Memorial# 19713014. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1698] Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Martin "Tabour" and Mary Weaver on 24 September 1823 in Allen County. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850.

Nancy Weaver1

b. 17 June 1797, d. 1 September 1855
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Isaac Weaver1,2 b. 1 Mar 1756, d. 22 May 1830
Mother*Abigail Price1 b. 24 Aug 1766, d. 10 Sep 1813
Birth*17 June 1797Nancy Weaver was born on 17 June 1797 in Pennsylvania.1,3,2,4 
Marriage*19 April 1819She married first John Heaton, son of John Heaton and Sarah Morgan, on 19 April 1819 in Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania.5,6,1,4,7 
Relocation*1821Nancy and John Heaton moved about 1821 to Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana.2,8 
Occupation*John operated a dry goods store in Carlisle.2,8 
(Wife) Death18 March 1842Nancy became a widow when John Heaton died on 18 March 1842 at age 47.2,9,3,8 
Marriage*She married second, as his second wife, Demas McFarland.10,11,12 
Death*1 September 1855She died on either 1 September 1855 or 02 October 1855 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, at age 5813,14,15 
Burial* and was buried with Demas' first wife in Section 6, Lot 7 of the Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis.16 

Family 1

 John Heaton b. 25 Nov 1794, d. 18 Mar 1842

Family 2

 Demas McFarland

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 300-301. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  2. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 7, page 255. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  3. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, pages 286-287.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  5. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 7, page 255, noting the date of their marriage as 19 April 1819.
  6. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, pages 286-287, noting the date of their marriage as 19 April 1819.
  7. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 611, noting the date of their marriage as 20 April 1819.
  8. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 611.
  9. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 7, page 249.
  10. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, pages 286-287, his name spelled "Demas."
  11. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 7, page 255, his name spelled "Dennis."
  12. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 611, his name spelled "Dennis."
  13. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, pages 286-287, noting her date of death as only the year 1855.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy W. McFarland, Memorial# 45981016, noting her date of death as 1 September 1855. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  15. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 7, page 255, noting her date of death as 2 October 1855.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy W. McFarland, Memorial# 45981016.

Price Weaver1

b. 2 July 1789, d. 24 January 1859
Family
Father*Isaac Weaver1 b. 1 Mar 1756, d. 22 May 1830
Mother*Abigail Price1 b. 24 Aug 1766, d. 10 Sep 1813
Birth*2 July 1789Price Weaver was born on 2 July 1789, probably in that part of Washington County, Pennsylvania, which would become Greene County.1,2,3 
Marriage*18 February 1823He married Hannah Burns on 18 February 1823.2,3 
Residence*After their marriage Hannah and Price Weaver lived first at Wethersfield, Trumbull County, Ohio.3 
Relocation*1839They moved in 1839 to Jackson, Mahoning County.3 
Death*24 January 1859He died on 24 January 1859 at Jackson at age 69.2,3 

Family

 Hannah Burns d. 13 Oct 1866

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 300-301. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 610.

Rachel Weaver1,2

b. 4 September 1787, d. November 1858
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Isaac Weaver1,2 b. 1 Mar 1756, d. 22 May 1830
Mother*Abigail Price1,2 b. 24 Aug 1766, d. 10 Sep 1813
Birth*4 September 1787Rachel Weaver was born on 4 September 1787, probably in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.3,4,2,1 
Marriage*24 August 1809She married Jacob Bowen Heaton, son of Isaac Heaton and Hannah Bowen, on 24 August 1809 in Jefferson, Greene County.5,2,1,6 
Relocation*1812 In 1812, Jacob and Rachel Heaton moved with their two young children from Pennsylvania to Trumbull County, Ohio.1,2,6 
Residence*1826Rachel Weaver lived in 1826 at Fulton County, Illinois.2 
Relocationbetween 1834 and 1839Jacob and Rachel Heaton moved again between 1834 and 1839, this time to Fulton County, Illinois.7,8,9 
(Wife) Death22 October 1839Rachel became a widow when Jacob Bowen Heaton died on 22 October 1839.2,1,10,11 
Relocation*1857Rachel moved again in 1855, returning to Ohio, and then in 1857 moved back to Pennsylvania before her death.6 
Death*November 1858She died in November 1858 in Pennsylvania at age 71.12,13,14,15 

Family

 Jacob Bowen Heaton b. 9 May 1786, d. 22 Oct 1839
Children 1.Weaver Heaton+1,2,6,16 b. 8 Aug 1810, d. Dec 1873
 2.Abigail Heaton+5,1,6,17 b. 8 Jan 1812, d. 23 Sep 1890
 3.Hannah Heaton5,1,18,6 b. 23 Feb 1814, d. 31 Jan 1838
 4.Elizabeth Heaton5,18,1,6 b. 14 Feb 1816
 5.Henry Heaton5,6 b. 18 Jan 1818, d. 1843
 6.Sarah Heaton5,6 b. 22 Feb 1820
 7.Nancy W. Heaton5,6 b. 22 May 1822, d. 20 Apr 1856
 8.Mary Heaton5,6 b. 27 May 1824, d. 17 May 1848
 9.Rachel Heaton5,6 b. 20 Jul 1826, d. 20 May 1839
 10.Maria Heaton5,6 b. 21 Sep 1829, d. 1851

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), page 294. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  2. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 7, page 260. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  4. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, pages 300-301.
  5. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  6. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 610.
  7. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, page 294, noting the year of their move to Fulton County as 1834.
  8. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 610, noting the year of their move to Fulton County as 1839.
  9. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 7, page 260, noting the year of their move to Fulton County as 1826.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Jacob Bowen Heaton, Memorial# 134705249. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  11. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 610, noting his date of death as 23 October 1839.
  12. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 7, page 260, noting her death in October 1848.
  13. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, page 294, noting her death in November 1858.
  14. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 357-359, noting her death in November 1858.
  15. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 610, noting her death in November 1858.
  16. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 1114.
  17. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 1114-1115.
  18. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 7, page 261.

Richard Weaver1

d. before 1756
Family
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Baldwin, daughter of Thomas Baldwin and Mary Hart, in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,2 
Religion*25 March 1733Richard and Elizabeth (Baldwin) Weaver were Quakers, and on 25 March 1733, they requested, and were approved, to be received into membership by the Chester Monthly Meeting, together with their children.3 
Occupation*His son-in-law, William Hay, was keeper of the prison in Chester for some years, and Richard was frequently mentioned in the records in connection with repairs to the jail and workhouse.2 
Death*before 1756He died sometime before 1756, probably in Chester County, Pennsylvania.2 

Family

 Elizabeth Baldwin
Children 1.Isaac Weaver+1,2 b. 1723, d. 1816
 2.Mary Weaver2
 3.Valentine Weaver2
 4.Judith Weaver2
 5.Susanna Weaver2

Citations

  1. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Weaver, pages 759-760. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Weaver, pages 759-760, the date written as "1, 25, 1733" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was March, not January.

Richard Weaver1,2

b. 17 July 1765, d. 14 August 1843
Family
Father*Isaac Weaver1,2 b. 1723, d. 1816
Mother*Sarah Dell1,2 b. 1731, d. 1814
Birth*17 July 1765Richard Weaver was born on 17 July 1765 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,2,3 
(Son) Relocation1788Richard's parents, and some of their children, moved from Pennsylvania in 1788 to Monongalia County, Virginia and settled near Morgantown. It is not yet known whether or not Richard moved there with his family.3 
Death*14 August 1843He died on 14 August 1843 in Illinois at age 78.1,3 

Citations

  1. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Weaver, pages 759-760. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 229-230. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.

Sarah Weaver1,2

b. 21 September 1774
Family
Father*Isaac Weaver1,2 b. 1723, d. 1816
Mother*Sarah Dell1,2 b. 1731, d. 1814
(Sister) ResidenceIt was thought that Sarah, a widow, kept house for her brothers, James and Abraham Weaver, who succeeded their parents at the homestead in Monongalia County, Virginia.3 
Birth*21 September 1774Sarah Weaver was born on 21 September 1774 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.2,4 
(Daughter) Relocation1788Sarah moved with her parents, and some of her siblings, in 1788 to Monongalia County, Virginia and settled near Morgantown.4 
(Minor) Religion26 May 1788A certificate of membership was granted to Sarah's mother Sarah and her minor children, including young Sarah, to Westland Monthly Meeting, East Bethlehem, Washington County, Pennsylvania, located about 40 miles north, on the Monongahela River, of their home near Morgantown, Virginia, on 26 May 1788 . Her older brother James received one to the same place dated 30 June 1788.4 
Marriage*She married a man whose surname may have been SIMS.4 

Citations

  1. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Weaver, pages 759-760. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 355-356. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 229-230.

Sarah Weaver1

b. 29 December 1792, d. 10 December 1876
Family
Sarah (Weaver) Heaton
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Isaac Weaver1 b. 1 Mar 1756, d. 22 May 1830
Mother*Abigail Price1 b. 24 Aug 1766, d. 10 Sep 1813
Birth*29 December 1792Sarah Weaver was born on 29 December 1792 at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.2,1,3,4,5 
Marriage4 September 1811She married Rees Heaton, son of Isaac Heaton and Hannah Bowen, on 4 September 1811 in Greene County, Pennsylvania.6,7,8,1,9,10 
Relocation*1814They moved with their children in 1814 from Greene County to Trumbull County, Ohio.5 
Relocation1836Sarah and Rees Heaton moved from Trumbull County in 1836 to Bureau County, Illinois.5 
Census US 1850*Sarah and Rees Heaton were enumerated on the 1850 census in Bureau, Bureau County, Illinois. Rees was 67 years of age, and a farmer with real estate valued at $2070. Sarah was 57 years of age. Three of their children lived in the household in 1850. William was 36 years of age, and a house carpenter with real estate valued at $700. Dan was 24, a farmer with real estate valued at $400, and Elizabeth was 22. The couple's son Isaac was enumerated in the next household with his wife and young son.11 
Death*10 December 1876She died on 10 December 1876 near Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, at age 8312,13,14,15,5 
Burial* and was buried in Heatons Point Cemetery, Walnut, Bureau County.16,2 

Family

 Rees Heaton b. 7 Feb 1783, d. 7 Jun 1878
Children 1.Nancy Heaton5 b. 6 Jul 1812, d. 7 Nov 1865
 2.William Weaver Heaton11,5 b. 28 Nov 1813
 3.Isaac Heaton+17,5 b. 21 Feb 1816
 4.Hannah Heaton5 b. 9 Mar 1818
 5.Abigail Heaton5 b. 17 Jan 1820
 6.Daniel Heaton11,5 b. 1 May 1826
 7.Elizabeth Heaton11,5 b. 1 Jun 1828
 8.Cyrus Rees Heaton5 b. 12 Apr 1835, d. 18 Feb 1845

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 300-301. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  2. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, pages 292-294.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  4. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 7, page 272, noting her date of birth as 22 November 1792. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  5. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 611.
  6. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, pages 292-294, noting the date of their marriage as 04 September 1811.
  7. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 7, page 272, noting the date of their marriage as 12 April 1811.
  8. [S42] Rachel (Heaton) Colver and Howard L. Leckey, Rachel Heaton's Letter : The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families, pages 282-284. Note: Rachel was 3 months short of being 81 years old when she wrote this letter on 25 January 1861 from her "best recollection." Howard Leckey, the author of Tenmile County, in doing his own research, found Rachel's information to be "fairly correct" and reportedly adjusted any discrepancies he found. (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993). Hereinafter cited as Rachel Heaton's Letter : The Tenmile Country.
  9. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 357-359, his name spelled "Reese."
  10. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, page 611, his name spelled "Rees."
  11. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Rees Heaton, Bureau, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: M432_99; Page: 215A; Image: 66. Hereinafter cited as 1850 US Federal Census.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah (Weaver) Heaton, Memorial# 30595513, noting her date of death as 10 December 1876. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  13. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 357-359, noting her date of death as 10 December 1876.
  14. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, pages 292-294, noting her date of death as 16 December 1876.
  15. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 7, page 272, noting her date of death as 16 December 1876.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah (Weaver) Heaton, Memorial# 30595513.
  17. [S17] 1850 US Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac Heaton, Bureau, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: M432_99; Page: 215A; Image: 66.

Susan Weaver1

b. 11 March 1825, d. 1 March 1907
Family
Birth*11 March 1825Susan Weaver was born on 11 March 1825 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.2,3,4 
Marriage*1846She married Charles M. Diehl in 1846.1,3 
Census US 1870*23 June 1870Susan and Charles M. Diehl were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 23 June 1870 in Beverly, Washington County, Ohio. Charles was 57 years of age and kept a store selling provisions, had real estate valued at $2,600 and a personal estate valued at $4,000, and Susan was 45 years of age and keeping house. Four children were enumerated with their parents in 1870. Cecelia was 20 years old and at home; William was 18 years old, attended school, and also worked as a clerk in a drug store; Ella M. was 13 and at school; and Clara A. was 9 years old and at school.4 
(Wife) Death17 March 1904Susan became a widow when Charles M. Diehl died on 17 March 1904 at age 91.3 
Death*1 March 1907She died on 1 March 1907 in McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio, at age 812 
Burial* and was buried with her husband, in Section 8, Lot 765, Grave 6, of Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking County, Ohio.2 

Family

 Charles M. Diehl b. 16 Jan 1813, d. 17 Mar 1904
Children 1.Cecelia Diehl4 b. 5 Sep 1849, d. 26 Mar 1926
 2.William Diehl4 b. 1852
 3.Ella M. Diehl4 b. 1857
 4.Clara A. Diehl1 b. 30 Dec 1860, d. 27 Oct 1940

Citations

  1. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Everton J. Arrick of McConnelsville, Ohio, age 52, jeweler, had been married once before, born on 15 December 1852 in McConnelsville, son of Andrew Arrick and Eliza Vincent, and Clara A. Diehl of Newark, Ohio, age 44, had been married once before, was divorced, and her married name had been Clara Cooper, born on 30 December 1860, daughter of Charles M. Diehl and Susan Weaver, married on 17 May 1905 in Licking County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000384305. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Susan (Weaver) Diehl, Memorial# 76893496. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles McClenachan Diehl, Memorial# 76893852.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles M. and Susan W. Diehl, (transcribed by Ancestry as "Dichl"), Beverly, Washington, Ohio; Roll: M593_1279; Page: 476B; Family History Library Film: 552778. Hereinafter cited as 1870 US Federal Census.

Susanna Weaver1

Family
Father*Richard Weaver1 d. b 1756
Mother*Elizabeth Baldwin1
Birth*Susanna Weaver was born in Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Weaver, pages 759-760. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Thomas Dell Weaver1,2

b. 27 November 1751, d. circa 1804
Family
Father*Isaac Weaver1,2 b. 1723, d. 1816
Mother*Sarah Dell1,2 b. 1731, d. 1814
Birth*27 November 1751Thomas Dell Weaver was born on 27 November 1751, probably at Nether Providence, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,3,4,5 
Marriage*He married Jane Hinkson, daughter of John Hinkson and Jane Morrow, in Chester County. probably.6,7 
Religion*1779He was a Quaker, and in 1779 during the Revolutionary War was disowned, or reprimanded, for pledging allegiance to the United States.2 
(Son) Relocation1788Thomas's parents, and some of his younger siblings, moved from Pennsylvania in 1788 to Monongalia County, Virginia and settled near Morgantown.6 
Death*circa 1804He died circa 1804 in Washington County, Pennsylvania,1,6,7 
Burial* and was buried at the Chartiers Presbyterian Church, North Strabane, Washington County.7 

Family

 Jane Hinkson

Citations

  1. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Weaver, pages 759-760. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Weaver, pages 759-760, the date written as "9, 27, 1751" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 229-230, the date written as "9 mo. 27, 1751" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  5. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 355-356, the date written as "9, 27, 1751" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September.
  6. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 229-230.
  7. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 355-356.

Valentine Weaver1

Family
Father*Richard Weaver1 d. b 1756
Mother*Elizabeth Baldwin1
Birth*Valentine Weaver was born in Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Weaver, pages 759-760. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

William Weaver1,2

b. 25 January 1768
Family
Father*Isaac Weaver1,2 b. 1723, d. 1816
Mother*Sarah Dell1,2 b. 1731, d. 1814
Birth*25 January 1768William Weaver was born on 25 January 1768 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.1,2,3 
(Son) Relocation1788William moved with his parents, and some of his siblings, in 1788 to Monongalia County, Virginia and settled near Morgantown.3 
(Minor) Religion26 May 1788A certificate of membership was granted to William's mother Sarah and her minor children, including William, to Westland Monthly Meeting, East Bethlehem, Washington County, Pennsylvania, located about 40 miles north, on the Monongahela River, of their home near Morgantown, Virginia, on 26 May 1788 . His older brother James received one to the same place dated 30 June 1788.3 

Citations

  1. [S44] Roy Henry Heaton, (Miles City, Montana). "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - Eleven Generations", prepared by hand in 1941. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, some of the information and the dates, particularly, in this pedigree chart often prove to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented was a good place for us to start, and has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton Family Pedigree Chart - 1941."
  2. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Weaver, pages 759-760. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 229-230. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.

William Weaver1

b. 19 February 1791, d. 11 April 1879
Family
Father*Isaac Weaver1 b. 1 Mar 1756, d. 22 May 1830
Mother*Abigail Price1 b. 24 Aug 1766, d. 10 Sep 1813
Birth*19 February 1791William Weaver was born on 19 February 1791 in that part of Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, which would become Greene County.1,2,3 
Marriage*He married Mary Cornwell, daughter of William Henry Cornwell and Ann Price, at Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania.2,3 
Residence*Shortly after their marriage, William and Mary settled on a farm his father owned on Muddy Run in Greene County, Pennsylvania.3 
Relocation*After the death of his stepmother, William and Mary moved with their children to the family homestead on Castile Run in Greene County, which he had inherited upon the death of his father.3 
Relocation1835They moved to Fulton County, Illinois, in 1835.3 
Occupation*William became the owner of several farms and held various county and township offices in Fulton County.3 
(Husband) Death19 April 1855William became a widower when Mary (Cornwell) Weaver died on 19 April 1855 at age 57.3,4 
Death*11 April 1879He died on 11 April 1879 at Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, at age 885,6,7,8 
Burial* and was buried in Weaver Cemetery, Young Hickory Township, Fulton County.6,5,3 

Family

 Mary Cornwell b. 14 Dec 1797, d. 19 Apr 1855

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 300-301. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 357-359. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 610-611.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary "Polly" (Cornwell) Weaver, Memorial# 10156252, the place noted as Canton. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country, pages 300-301, noting his date of death as 11 April 1879.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Weaver, Memorial# 14538361, noting his date of death as 11 April 1879.
  7. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 357-359, noting his date of death incorrectly as 12 April 1871.
  8. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 610-611, noting his date of death as 12 April 1871.

Alexander Russell Webb1

b. 10 January 1846
Family
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Descendants of John Bolton and Zilpah Peirce
Birth*10 January 1846Alexander Russell Webb was born on 10 January 1846.1 
Marriage*4 May 1870He married Laura Cordelia Conger, daughter of Lucien West Conger and Elizabeth Everett Brown, on 4 May 1870.2 
(Son-in-Law) Census US 187011 June 1870Alexander Russell Webb appeared on the 1870 census taken on 11 June 1870 in the household of his parents-in-law Lucien West Conger and Elizabeth Conger in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Lucien was 46 and his occupation was Jeweler. The value of his real estate was recorded as $12,000 and his personal estate as $15,000. Elizabeth was 43 and keeping house. Included in the household were the couple's 14-year-old son Clarence LaForest Conger, recorded as "C. La Fay Conger", who was at school, and Edith B. Conger, believed to have been a relative and not yet identified, age 9 and born in Illinois, their newly married daughter Laura, age 17 and her husband, Alexander R. Webb, age 22, also a Jeweler, the 81-year-old Samuel Shove, Elizabeth Conger's stepfather, and a domestic, Mary Reil, born in Ireland, age 30.

The Crayton Hall Conger family also lived in Chicago Ward 5 in 1870, probably fairly near, since both families were enumerated by the same person only two days apart. In the other Conger household, Crayton was Lucien's brother and Louisa (Shove) Conger was Elizabeth's half-sister and Samuel Shove's daughter.3 

Family

 Laura Cordelia Conger b. 21 Aug 1852
Child 1.Clarence Herbert Webb Spicer+1 b. 25 May 1873

Citations

  1. [S616] Charles G.B. Conger, Descendant, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, A Record of the Births, Marriages and Deaths of the Descendants of John Conger of Woodbridge, N.J. (Chicago, Illinois: Shea Smith, Descendant, 1903), page 114. Hereinafter cited as John Conger Descendants, BMD.
  2. [S9] Compiled by Mary Lou Heaton Skinner Ross, transcribed from the original Conger Volumes published by Helen Maxine Cromwell in 1973, "Notes Taken From: The Conger Family of America", compiled on 10 Aug 1982 (Issaquah, Washington 98029). Hereinafter cited as "Conger Family Outline."
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of L.W. Conger, Chicago Ward 5, Cook County, Illinois, roll M593_200, page 165, image 332. Hereinafter cited as 1870 US Federal Census.

Henry Webb1

Family

Family
Child 1.Margarette Webb1

Citations

  1. [S1208] William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts. In 4 volumes, with a surname index in Volume 4; downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1908), Thacher, Volume IV, pages 1941-1942. Hereinafter cited as Memoirs of the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts.

Reverend Joseph Webb1

Family
Occupation*Reverend Joseph Webb was the minister at Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.2 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Nichols, daughter of Isaac Nichols.2 
Estate*1732Reverend Joseph Webb's daughter Sarah (Webb) and her husband John Dennie were named in an agreement about the division of his estate in 1732. They were living in Fairfield, Connecticut, at that time.1 

Family

 Elizabeth Nichols
Child 1.Sarah Webb+1,3 b. 30 Jan 1702/3, d. b 17 Feb 1749

Citations

  1. [S928] Robert W. Hull, "John Dennie of Fairfield, later of Boston, and his family: Mary (Edwards) Dennie and her children, Sarah (Webb) Dennie and her children, and John Dennie's other son, one Joseph Dennie", viewed and downloaded from www.americanancestors.org. The Connecticut Nutmegger, Volume 35, pages 434-440 (December 2002). Hereinafter cited as "John Dennie of Fairfield, later of Boston, and his family."
  2. [S932] Harold Milton Ellis Ph. D., "Joseph Dennie and His Circle: a Study in American Literature from 1792 to 1812", Bulletin of the University of Texas 40 (15 Jul 1915): Chapter I, pages 9-16. Hereinafter cited as "Joseph Dennie and His Circle."
  3. [S930] Donald Lines Jacobus, compiler and editor, Families of Old Fairfield, Connecticut, online database viewed and downloaded from the New England Historic and Genealogical Society at www.AmericanAncestors.org. Originally published in 2 Volumes, New Haven, Connecticut, by The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1930-1932. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic and Genealogical Society, 2008), Volume I, page 182. Hereinafter cited as Families of Old Fairfield, Connecticut.

Julia Webb1

Family
Marriage*She married Uriah Wilson.1 

Family

 Uriah Wilson
Child 1.Sarah A. Wilson+1 b. 25 Sep 1846

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 18, pages 665-666. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Margarette Webb1

Family
Father*Henry Webb1
Marriage*She married first Jacob Sheafe.1 
Marriage*She married second, as his second wife, Reverend Thomas Thacher, son of Reverend Peter Thacher and Anne ______.1,2 

Family 1

 Jacob Sheafe

Family 2

 Reverend Thomas Thacher b. 1 May 1620, d. 15 Oct 1678

Citations

  1. [S1208] William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts. In 4 volumes, with a surname index in Volume 4; downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1908), Thacher, Volume IV, pages 1941-1942. Hereinafter cited as Memoirs of the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts.
  2. [S1213] John R. Totten, Thacher - Thatcher Genealogy, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1910-1915), page 33. Hereinafter cited as Thacher - Thatcher Genealogy.

Richard Webb1

(Witness to Will) Estate and LandL. R. Robertson, John Beatty and Richard Webb witnessed the will of John Bell of Creevy on 08 December 1806.1 

Citations

  1. [S1618] Crossle Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Prerogative will, John Bell, 1806, Creevy, County Longford, Ireland. Hereinafter cited as Crossle Genealogical Abstracts.

Samuel Webb1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Thomas Gerrard of Gibbstown, County Meath, Ireland and his Brothers
Marriage*1802He married Sophia Gerrard, daughter of William Gerrard and Jane Vipont, in 1802 in County Meath.1,2 

Family

 Sophia Gerrard

Citations

  1. [S1622] Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage Licence Bonds Indexes 1623-1866, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com. Hereinafter cited as Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage Licence Bonds Indexes 1623-1866.
  2. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1807; Film# 545057, Volume 591, pages 161-162, deed number 401261, images 385-386. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.

Sarah Webb1

b. 30 January 1702/3, d. before 17 February 1749
Family
Father*Reverend Joseph Webb1,2
Mother*Elizabeth Nichols3
Baptism*30 January 1702/3Sarah Webb was baptized on 30 January 1702/3 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1,2 
Marriage*circa 1724She married as his second wife John Dennie, son of Albert Dennie and Elizabeth Wakeman, circa 1724.3,1,2 
Estate*1732Sarah (Webb) and her husband John Dennie were named in an agreement about the division of her father's estate in 1732. They were living in Fairfield, Connecticut, at that time.1 
Relocation*1733Sarah (Webb) and John Dennie moved to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), in or after 1733.1 
(Wife) Will25 December 1744Sarah (Webb) Dennie was named in the will of her husband John Dennie dated 25 December 1744. He bequeathed to his loving wife Sarah forever one third part of all his estate both real and personal whether in this province, the colony of Connecticut, or elsewhere at her own disposal, his three Negro servants together with all household stuff. His will directed that 500 pounds lawful money of the province be lodged with his executors to be put to interest and improved for any of his children who were under age at the time of his death. He bequeathed to his son Albert Dennie 25 pounds lawful money which, with what he had already received, was his full portion and share. All the remainder of his estate, whether real or personal, he gave to his four other sons: John, William, Thomas and Joseph, and to his five daughters Mary, Grizzel, Elizabeth, Sarah and Abigail to be equally divided among them.

The biggest surprise in the will, published by researchers in 2002, was learning about Joseph, the fourth son of John Dennie. Joseph had not been mentioned in earlier research published in 1930-1932.

Mr. Dennie's will named his children in groups of men and then of women. The order of the naming by gender by their father in his will corresponds to the known dates from records in Fairfield Church. His will was not challenged in court.1 
(Wife) Deathbefore 3 February 1747Sarah became a widow when John Dennie died before 3 February 1747.1 
Death*before 17 February 1749She died in either 1748 or before 17 February 1749 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Guardianship*17 February 1749Guardians were appointed in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), for Sarah (Webb)'s minor children, Thomas, Abigail and Joseph, on 17 February 1749.3 
Estate* Sarah died without a will. Her inventory, at six pages, was shorter than her husband's and listed the contents of an upper middle class Boston house of the time and 620 pounds of personal articles. Her inventory included only two of the slaves, Caesar, with the one foot, and Flora and, as with her husband's inventory, listed no real estate. Her son, William Dennie was appointed Adminstator.1 
Land Records* The distribution of John Dennie's Connecticut real estate as bequeathed in his will of 1744 was not known to researchers until 2002 and presented many questions. He left his real estate in two parts: two-thirds of his Connecticut property directly to his nine named children, and one-third of all his estate forever "both real and personal whether in this province the colony of Connecticut or elsewhere" to his widow Sarah. This bequest created an estate in real property in Connecticut for Sarah (Webb) Dennie, his widow. Because Sarah died without leaving a will, it was left to the courts to identify and name Sarah's children and heirs.

Land records in Fairfield and in Ridgefield, both in Fairfield County, Connecticut, gave researchers information on the identity of Sarah's heirs. The land records also clarified John Dennie's two wives and clearly identified their two sets of children. Sarah (Webb) Dennie's children were named, and those of Mary (Edwards) Dennie were identified as the other children. Joseph Dennie appeared with Sarah's children as her heir, but not as her son.

The Dennie children all eventually, after they attained their majority, or for the girls, married, sold their Fairfield and Ridgefield real estate. Researchers noted in their report, as an aside, that the real estate was of small value compared to the other property they inherited from their father.

Determined researchers explained their strategy by stating that complete land research for a parcel of property required that deeds be located for all the land sales of the heirs of John Dennie, which they called "the two thirds of the property" and of the heirs of Sarah Dennie, or "the one third of the property". They believed these transactions would identify all the interested parties in the entire package of real estate under review. They knew they were looking for a minimum of two deeds: one for the nine children of John Dennie and one for the court determined heirs of John's widow, Sarah (Webb) Dennie. Unfortunately, they did not know the maximum number of deeds they were looking for, since each of the children could have sold separately, one at a time.

Extensive research of the Dennie family land records in both Fairfield and Ridgefield was said by the researchers to have been "revealing, surprising and astonishing." They took special note in the first two land sales in the grouping and the unity of eight of the heirs. Eight of the nine children named in John Dennie's will joined together to sell all their two thirds interest at one time in one transaction. The deed named each of the eight stating "which said [children] are eight of the children and heirs of John Dennie late... Whereas the same John Dennie by his last will and testament duly proved gave and bequeathed unto his said eight children and his other son Joseph two full third parts of all the real estate... nine acres in Fairfield..." The deed was dated 24 Jan 1758 and recorded 8 Jun 1762. All of the parties named except Joseph signed at one time.

The second deed they found recorded in Fairfield was the sale by the Sarah Dennie heirs, again excepting Joseph. Sarah's four children were named and described as "children and heirs of Sarah Dennie late of Boston deceased intestate... whereas Mr. John Dennie late... by his last will duly proved approved and allowed gave and bequeathed to his widow the said Sarah Dennie one full third part of all his real estate in fee simple... The same Sarah soon after dyed intestate leaving the said William Thomas Sarah and Abigail and one Joseph Dennie her children and heirs". The deed was dated and recorded on the same dates as the first deed, 24 Jan 1758 and 8 Jun 1758, respectively.

The researchers also noted that William Dennie had received a double portion as the eldest son of the intestate Sarah, not the eldest son of John, and sold both parts. Sarah's other three children each received and sold one part. Joseph Dennie had received one portion which he would sell separately, later. John Dennie's son John had received two portions of his father's estate, and each of his siblings had received one. All, except Joseph, sold in full in the first deed described.1 

Family

 John Dennie b. 7 Oct 1694, d. b 3 Feb 1747
Children 1.Sarah Dennie1 b. 2 May 1725, d. b 1783
 2.William Dennie1 b. 23 Oct 1726, d. 3 Jul 1783
 3.Thomas Dennie3 b. 5 May 1728
 4.Thomas Dennie1 b. 11 Oct 1730
 5.Abigail Dennie1 b. 10 Apr 1733, d. 31 Oct 1774
 6.Joseph Dennie+ b. c 1743, d. 11 Sep 1811;

Joseph's father, John Dennie, was married to Sarah Webb at the time Joseph was conceived and born, and Joseph was raised by Sarah. In the source Joseph Dennie and his Circle, the author states, unequivocally and without explanation, that Joseph was the son of John Dennie and Sarah Webb. In the Nutmegger source, however, Sarah as Joseph's mother is, from probate and land records, doubted and considered untrue. This researcher plans to review the records identified by the Nutmegger source, and other records we may find, and present our own conclusion3,1

Citations

  1. [S928] Robert W. Hull, "John Dennie of Fairfield, later of Boston, and his family: Mary (Edwards) Dennie and her children, Sarah (Webb) Dennie and her children, and John Dennie's other son, one Joseph Dennie", viewed and downloaded from www.americanancestors.org. The Connecticut Nutmegger, Volume 35, pages 434-440 (December 2002). Hereinafter cited as "John Dennie of Fairfield, later of Boston, and his family."
  2. [S930] Donald Lines Jacobus, compiler and editor, Families of Old Fairfield, Connecticut, online database viewed and downloaded from the New England Historic and Genealogical Society at www.AmericanAncestors.org. Originally published in 2 Volumes, New Haven, Connecticut, by The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1930-1932. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic and Genealogical Society, 2008), Volume I, page 182. Hereinafter cited as Families of Old Fairfield, Connecticut.
  3. [S932] Harold Milton Ellis Ph. D., "Joseph Dennie and His Circle: a Study in American Literature from 1792 to 1812", Bulletin of the University of Texas 40 (15 Jul 1915): Chapter I, pages 9-16. Hereinafter cited as "Joseph Dennie and His Circle."

William Webb1

Residence*He was of Castlecor, County Meath.1 
(2nd Trustee) Marriage Settlement22 December 1814William was named as a trustee in a memorial of an indented deed of marriage settlement dated 22 December 1814 made between heir at law Thomas Gerrard of Liscartan in the county of Meath, Esq. of the first part, his brother William Edward Gerrard of Killywilly in the county of Cavan, Esq. of the second part, William Bennison of Cavan in the county of Cavan, Esq. and Mary Anne Bennison, spinster third daughter of the said William Bennison, of the third part, and Thomas Lloyd of Ravensdale in the county of Louth, Esq. and William Webb of Castlecor in the county of Meath, Esq. of the fourth part.

Whereby after reciting as therein is recited it is witnessed that in pursuance of the agreement therein stated, and in consideration of a marriage then intended between the said William Edward Gerrard and Mary Anne Bennison and of £600, the marriage portion of the said Mary Anne Bennison to the said William Edward Gerrard in hand paid or secured to be paid, and for the other considerations or purposes in said deed witnessed, the said Thomas Gerrard, at the instance and desire of the said William Edward, and the said William Edward Gerrard, according to their estate and interest therein, did grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer and set over unto the said Thomas Lloyd and William Webb, their executors, administrators and assigns, as trustees, one undivided 5th part, the whole into 5 equal parts to be divided, of all that and those that part of the lands of Balrathboyne otherwise Boon

Whereby after reciting as therein is recited it is witnessed that in pursuance of the agreement therein stated, and in consideration of a marriage then intended between the said William Edward Gerrard and Mary Anne Bennison and of £600, the marriage portion of the said Mary Anne Bennison to the said William Edward Gerrard in hand paid or secured to be paid, and for the other considerations or purposes in said deed witnessed, the said Thomas Gerrard, at the instance and desire of the said William Edward, and the said William Edward Gerrard, according to their estate and interest therein, did grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer and set over unto the said Thomas Lloyd and William Webb, their executors, administrators and assigns, as trustees, one undivided 5th part, the whole into 5 equal parts to be divided, of all that and those that part of the lands.1 

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1815; Film# 545078, Volume 685, pages 265-267, Deed Number 471231, images 426-427. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.