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Ancestors of John Franklin Bush, Sr.

44. William Emerson³⁸, born Abt. 1710. He married 45. Mary Tilley? Abt. 1732.

45. Mary Tilley?³⁸, born Abt. 1712.

Notes for William Emerson:
In Caroline County, Va., the following early Emersons are noted: in 1738 there was a suit by John Jarrell against William Emerson; 1739 a servant was executed for burning the dwelling of William Emerson; sometime between 1732 and 1745 Thomas Emerson was a colonial juror; in 1759 Elizabeth and John Emerson, Jr., were appointed executors of the estate of John Emerson; in 1760 Elliott Emerson was apprenticed to George Wiley, carpenter; in 1763 John Emerson was awarded 400 lbs. of tobacco for carrying Rev. Robert Barrett to trial in Williamsburg; in 1770 James Taylor, Henry Ware, Robert Garrett, James Ware, and Thomas Daniel were appointed executors of the estate of John Emerson (presumably Jr.); in 1775 Elliott Emerson was appointed constable; in 1770 and 1780 Martha, wife of Elliott Emerson, received an allotment while her husband was away at war; in 1781 David Stern was appointed guardian of James Emerson, son of John Emerson. It appears that John Emerson often appeared in court as a defendant in suits for debt, and there are a few instances where other Emersons were involved in similar litigation. Because Tilley's brother, Reuben, was born in 1746-47, it seems likely that William, Thomas, John, or John Jr. is his father, and that Elliott is a brother or cousin. James is probably a nephew or cousin.

Notes for Mary Tilley?:
George Tilly was a merchant of Port Royal, Caroline Co., Va., and often brought suits for debt against other persons prior to his death about 1742. Thomas Hord (Heard), his "nearest kin" was appointed administrator of his estate and carried on many of the lawsuits of the business, which was eventually sold to Oliver Towles. George Tilly is probably not the father of a daughter who married an Emerson, but Lazarus Tilley of Spotsylvania Co. might be. The two Tilleys may be related, because George Tilly also owned property in Spotsylvania County. Their relative ages suggest they were brothers (Lazarus Tilley is said to have died in Orange Co. in 1744.) At any rate, Tilley or Tilly is not a common surname, so the its seems likely that there was some relationship between the two.

There was a Tilley of Henlow, Bedfordshire, England, who was among the Pilgrim fathers, but I have no information about whether Lazarus or George Tilley has any connection to that Tilley family. There is a separation of about 100 years, so the relationship, if any, would not be close.

Children of William Emerson and Mary Tilley? are:

	22	i.		Tilley Emerson, born in Caroline Co., VA; died 1816 in Clark Co., KY; married Catharine Simpson.
		ii.		Reuben Emerson

      46. Francis Simpson³⁸, died 1795 in Spotsylvania Co., VA. He was the son of 92. Abraham Simpson and 93. Ann. He married 47. Mary.

      47. Mary³⁸.

Notes for Francis Simpson:
This line is conjecture at this point. In Spotsylvania County Tilley Emerson was administrator of the estate and guardian of minor children of Francis Simpson in 1795, but it is not clear whether the records are referring to Francis Sr. or Jr.

Note: check out Francis Simpson of Cecil Co., Md.

N.B. On 8-11-00 I received an email from Guy Perry that contains very interesting information. It indicated that Francis Sr., who is the person who died in 1795, was the son of John Simpson and Mary Naylor of King George Co., VA (Francis being named as a son in his will]. He said he thought that Mary Naylor [Simpson?] may have been born Mary Garrard, daughter of Anthony Garrard and ___ Carter in King George Co., VA, and he thinks there is also a Claiborne connection in the line. I think it is possible that Francis's wife, Mary, was a Gerrard, as the fourth son had that surname as a given name. In a posting on the Naylor Genealogy Forum on 8-23-2000 Scott Simpson gave the name of John's wife as possibly Elizabeth Naylor, daughter of John Naylor. Simpson's webpage was at http://va.genealogy.tripod.com/john_simpson.htm On the other hand, his list of heirs of John Simpson listed on his revised webpage does not include a man named Francis. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~vagenealogy/john_simpson.htm

Child of Francis Simpson and Mary is:

Catharine Simpson, born Abt. 1747; died Bef. 1806; married Tilley Emerson.

      48. Heinrich Schauss³⁸, born 1741 in Easton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania³⁸; died September 26, 1825 in Mortonsville, Woodford Co., Kentucky³⁸. He was the son of 96. Johann Adam Schauss and 97. Maria Barbara Baum. He married 49. Elizabeth Bone February 20, 1769 in Stokes County, North Carolina³⁸.

      49. Elizabeth Bone³⁸, born 1748 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania³⁸; died Bef. 1779 in Rowan County, North Carolina³⁸. She was the daughter of 98. John A. Bone, Sr. and 99. Margaret Hill.

Child of Heinrich Schauss and Elizabeth Bone is:

Henry Shouse, born February 17, 1770 in Bethania, Stokes County, North Carolina; died 1817 in Franklin County, Kentucky; married Sally Elizabeth Watts December 12, 1793 in Woodford County, Kentucky.

50. John Watts³⁸, born Abt. 1749³⁸. He was the son of 100. Edward Watts and 101. Elizabeth Downs. He married 51. Frances Morton.

51. Frances Morton³⁸, born Abt. 1754³⁸. She was the daughter of 102. John Morton and 103. Sarah Hawkins.

Notes for John Watts:
John Watts of Woodford and Franklin co., KY, probably came from one of the Watts lines of VA and NC. The best choice is Edward Watts of Culpeper and Orange cos., VA., who is discussed in the previous generation. Another JOHN Watts, son of JOHN Watts, grandson of Thomas Watts, married Frances Sebree and died in Indiana. Thus the two JOHNS were first cousins. Here are some of the other possibilities:

Edward Watts who died in Russell parish, Bedford Co., VA, about 1793, had a son named JOHN Watts. He did not name JOHN as one of his executors, only his sons Benjamin and William, which may indicate that JOHN was not available. John Holliday was living on the land he was to receive, another indicator he was absent. There was a "JOHN Watts" still serving as appraiser and auditor of estates in Bedford Co. after 1793, which is problematical, but this could have been a grandson of that name. The deeds in Orange Co. on one hand and Bedford Co. on the other are contemporaneous and leap frog each other. Because their wives, each named Elizabeth, were waiving dower rights on the sales, they probably actually lived on the land they were selling. The deeds refer to them as residents of the counties where the transactions were taking place, never as residents of the more distant counties, which are in any case not in the usual path of migration relative to each other. It is unlikely that they moved back and forth between the two areas. On the other hand, the possibility that the two Edwards are the same person is strengthened because Edward of Bedford left some property in 1793 to a daughter called Milly Richards, and there was a sale in 1774 of property adjacent to Edward Watts of Orange co. to George Chapman, property that was sold by John Richards and Milly, his wife.

David Watts (the elder) of Albemarle Co., possibly a brother of Thomas Watts, the father of Edward Watts, married Ruth Twymon and had sons named JOHN and David (the younger). Although he had previously lived in Orange co., in December 1766 he made grants of land to both sons in Albemarle co., and also to a son in law, William Watson. Jacob Watts of the same county had sons with the same names, but they appear to be younger since they received their lands from Jacob later. David the elder's son, John, seems to disappear from the VA records, which might make him a good candidate for the person who appears in Woodford Co. But he is one generation senior to the "two cousins," and the absence of the names "David" and "Ruth" in subsequent generations plus the lack of close ties to the Strother, Morton, Hawkins, and Willis families makes this questionable to me. Interestingly, David Watts, Jr., is a son-in-law of Philip Bush of Orange Co. David married Philip's daughter, Sarah Bush. I received my surname through Philip Bush, my 5th great grandfather.

More remote possibilities can be found in the following lines:

JOHN Watts and his wife Elizabeth Foster were living in Hanover Co., VA., when their son James was born on 11-6-1729. James married Susannah Taylor of New Kent Co., VA. This family includes a JOHN Watts (1764-1812) who married Margaret Pollard. Most of these Watts are supposed to have moved to SC.

JOHN Watts m. Elizabeth Vaughan (named in will of John Vaughan, King George Co., Va. in 1663.) Vaughans later lived in Caroline Co.

In 1664 JOHN Watts received a patent to 750 acres in Westmoreland co. for transporting himself and fourteen others persons to Va. He is probably the person who married Margaret, daughter-in-law [step-daughter] of Maj. John Weare of Rappahannock Co., Va, whose will was probated in Maryland in 1678. There was a JOHN Watts still in Westmoreland county in 1765, who joined a protest to the Stamp Act.

JOHN Watts of Caroline co. was appointed guardian of William Thomas in 1763 and the orphans of Thomas Hewlett in 1763. Thereafter he was subjected to a number of lawsuits regarding his guardianship even though he had married Martha, the widow of Thomas Hewlett, about 1761. A second JOHN Watts and maybe a third died in 1776 when William Bernard and John Ashton were appointed as personal representatives. One of the JOHNs of Caroline co. had sons named George, Shadrach, and William, and Shadrach had sons named John and George.

Elizabeth Kenner, b. 2-16-1709, St. Stephen's parish, Northumberland Co., married JOHN Watts who died in 1754. Is this the same JOHN Watts who died in Westmoreland Co. in 1754?

Thomas Watts, b. 1720 in Fauquier Co., VA., had a son named JOHN Watts b. abt. 1752 in Fauquier Co., VA. His son Thomas had a son named JOHN Hughes Watts, b. 4-2-1781 in Fauquier Co., VA. Most or all of this family apparently moved to GA.

In Middlesex Co., VA., Hugh Watts had grandchildren named JOHN Watts and Agatha Watts. Agatha married a George and moved to Goochland Co., Va. Her brother, JOHN, may be the person who lived in Cumberland Co. and moved to Charlotte Co., marrying a Bond.

JOHN Watts in Powhatan co. sold land to James Drake. JOHN's will indicates that he is the father-in-law of William Drake who married Mary Watts. The location is not indicated. Looks like either Bedford or Lunenburg Co.

JOHN Watts was granted headright in 1650 for his wife, Martha Watts. County not indicated. Note also that Lt. Col. John Cheesman was granted headright for Edmond Watts in 1623-1666. County not indicated.

Priscilla White (1677-1730), daughter of John & Sarah Keyser White, married (1) George Layfield (she was his niece by marriage) and (2) JOHN Watts in Somerset Co., MD. There was a John Watts who married Ann ____, who had daughters named Mariam (md. William Toadvine) and Winnifred (md. Robert Caldwell). After Caldwell's death in 1742 Winnifred died in Lenoir co., NC, in 1806. Toadvine died in Craven Co., NC, in 1777.

Joshua Watts lived in Pittsylvania County, VA c. 1794. He married Sarah Wright, the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Wright. Joshua and Sarah moved to Wilkes County, NC ca. 1830 and located in the Warrior Creek section of the county. Children George Watts married Rebecca Parsons, JOHN Watts married Sarah Parsons... These are too late in time to be the source of our Watts family.

See notes for Henry Shouse regarding military service in 1786.

More About John Watts:
Military service: 1786, Capt. Sowel Woolfolk's company ³⁹

Notes for Frances Morton:
[his John Watts married a woman named Frances, probably Frances Morton. A Sebree connection set forth at http://www.wattsline.org/gen/watts/newsletter3.htm is for a different John Watts (1767-1834) who lived in Boone county, KY, and later moved to Indiana. We can infer that he is not the same John Watts first because his wife was a Sebree, not a Morton, and second because his daughter, also named Frances, was not born until 1803, too late to marry in 1807. Third, he had no daughters named Mary [Polley] or Sally Elizabeth. The Frances Morton connection is based on the will of John Morton, one of whose devisees is Franky Watts. See William Edward Railey, History of Woodford Co, KY, (Versailles 1996), p. 381. The Jesse Vawter named as husband of daughter Fanny is the son of Philemon Vawter and nephew of the Jesse Vawter who married Elizabeth Watts in Culpeper Co. in 1781. Elizabeth Watts of Culpeper co. was the daughter of the John Watts who died in Madison co. in 1786, uncle of John Watts of Woodford co.

Child of John Watts and Frances Morton is:

Sally Elizabeth Watts, born Abt. 1775; died Bef. May 07, 1846 in Kentucky; married Henry Shouse December 12, 1793 in Woodford County, Kentucky.

      52. Lawrence Slaughter⁴⁰, born 1736; died August 05, 1779. He was the son of 104. Robert Slaughter and 105. Mary Smith. He married 53. Elizabeth Field.

      53. Elizabeth Field⁴⁰. She was the daughter of 106. Col. John Field and 107. Anna Green or Triplett?.

Notes for Lawrence Slaughter:
This Lawrence may have been wounded at the battle of Point Pleasant, but he was not killed there. The casualty list contains the name "Capt. Slaughter." Col. John Field, Lawrence's father-in-law, was killed at the battle of Point Pleasant on 10-10-1774. An Ensign Lawrence Slaughter, obviously a younger person, served with George Rogers Clark in the northwest territories.

His second marriage was to Susannah Winston. She is probably related in some fashion, perhaps a niece, of Sarah Winston, daughter of Isaac Winston and Mary Dabney. Sarah first married Col. John Syme of Hanover Co. and after his death, John Henry, the father of Patrick Henry. John and Sarah Syme had one son, John, who may have served at Point Pleasant and afterward captained a militia company. He may have espoused or fathered the husband of the Ann Syme who is later connected to the Cochran family in Bourbon Co., KY. Sarah Winston Syme Henry named one of her daughters "Susannah."

Child of Lawrence Slaughter and Elizabeth Field is:

George Slaughter, born Bet. 1765 - 1771 in VA; died Bet. 1830 - 1838 in Prob. Fayette Co., KY; married ? Cochran.

54. Dr. William Cochran⁴⁰, died Bet. 1811 - 1812 in Prob. intestate, Bourbon Co., KY. He married 55. Mildred Meriwether Syme Bet. 1798 - 1807.

55. Mildred Meriwether Syme, born Abt. 1754; died Aft. 1821 in Prob. Fayette Co., KY. She was the daughter of 110. John Syme, Jr. and 111. Mildred Meriwether.

Notes for Dr. William Cochran:
We have no reliable information about the earliest years of William Cochran. In later years he was addressed as "Doctor."

I have been unable to place him in the family of Andrew Cochran of Bourbon Co. He seems to have no interactions with them, and Andrew Cochran does not appear to have been in the areas where this William Cochran appears to have lived.

I think the Syme family is the key here. George Slaughter, husband of ? Cochran, is involved with Symes in Fayette Co., KY.

The Benjamin Brand papers in Richmond, VA., contain the following, according to http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/guides/african_american/southern_industries/slavec1.asp:

"Section 32 consists of six items, a bond, 1788, of Thomas Goodfellow and Andrew Mitchel to Hardin Burnley (bears revenue stamp); an agreement, 1808, of William Brockenbrough and William Cochran (concerning Nicholas Syme); a notice, 1820, of John Pate (concerning the estate of John Gaulding); and lines of verse."

The Bassett Family Papers in Richmond, VA, contain the following, according to http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/guides/southern_hist/plantations/plantm3.asp

"This section consists of five items, other papers, 1786-1867, of various persons. Items include notes, undated, concerning a mill at Woodstock, Middlesex County, Virginia, belonging to Robert Healy; a deed (copy made by James Otway Pollard), 1786, of Elizabeth (Johnson) Syme and Nicholas Syme to Walker Tomlin for 150 acres in King William County, Virginia (witnessed by Joseph Pollard, John Warden, and Mary Ware, and bears affidavits of John Anderson, Edmund Berkeley, and Richard Chapman); affidavits, 1836-1837, of James J. Corner and Keller & Corner of Baltimore, Maryland, concerning the sale of wheat to Wm. McDonald & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland; and an essay, 1867, of Sallie E. Dillard concerning sheep."

From Louisa Co. deed records comes the following, abstracted at http://trevilians.com/deeds/deed2.htm

"Book: J, Page: 228, Grantor: William Johnson and Agnes his wife, Grantee: Thomas Lloyd, Date: 10-Oct-1801
William Johnson and Agnes his wife of Louisa to Thomas Lloyd of Goochland ?23-9-7 tract in Louisa 15 acres adj. Three Chopt Road , Nicholas Syme, Thomas Gordon, sd. Johnson, with appurtenances. Sig. William Johnson, Agness Johnson wit."

And this is located at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/schools/wmmary/quarterly/v22n2/pg114-130.txt in the records of Hanover Co.

"Jan. 24, 1787 - Nicholas Meriwther Johnson, of town of New Castle, to Nicholas Syme, Esq.,
of New
Castle (negroes.)"

William Cochran was on the Franklin Co., KY, tax list in 1801.

Notes for Mildred Meriwether Syme:
If this Mildred was married to a younger William Cochran, brother of ? Cochran, then this Mildred and her ancestors would be connected to my line by marriage only.

At one time I thought it was possible that Mildred was a McClanahan. George Slaughter witnessed the will of McClanan Moore in Bourbon Co. in 1807. But I now think she has been properly identified here. I am only unsure about which William Cochran she married, father or son.

Children of William Cochran and Mildred Syme are:

Lucy Ann Cochran, married William Turner May 04, 1811 in Fayette Co., KY ⁴¹.

Notes for William Turner:
William Turner is posibly connected with the line of Joseph Turner of Bedford Co., VA, who settled in Clark Co., KY. It appears that some of the Bosticks who married in Fayette Co., KY, between 1827-1830 may also have been from Clark Co.

ii.

William Cochran

Notes for William Cochran:
Allan B. Slaughter witnessed a deed in Owen Co. from William and Mildred M. Cockran of Fayette Co. to Thomas McClanahan on Dec. 7, 1821. Could the "B." stand fo "Bostick?" The conveyance appears not to be from husband and wife, but from mother and son. Normally a wife would simply have conveyed her dower rights in a separate transaction. But I would have to see the document to be sure.

In 1827 in Fayette Co. William was surety on the marriage bonds of John Bostick to Sarah Anne Syme and Taliaferro Bostick to Margaret F. Syme. (Ann J. Syme gave consent for the marriage of Margaret).

iii.

? Cochran, married George Slaughter.

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