Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Robert Erskin Morris
Ancestors of Robert Erskin Morris
76.Elijah Herring, born Abt. 1774 in South Carolina; died June 1843 in Pendleton District, Anderson County, South Carolina.He was the son of 152. William Herring and 153. Elizabeth Stephenson.He married 77. Clarissa Cannon Abt. 1793.
77.Clarissa Cannon, born Abt. 1775 in Pendleton District, Anderson County, South Carolina; died Unknown.She was the daughter of 154. James Cannon.
Children of Elijah Herring and Clarissa Cannon are:
i. | Ruth Herring, born 1794; died Unknown; married (1) William J. Feltman, Jr.; born Unknown; died 1840 in Anderson County, South Carolina; married (2) William J. Felton, Jr; born Abt. 1791 in Newberry County, South Carolina; died 1840 in Anderson County, South Carolina. | |||
38 | ii. | Gideon Herring, born 1796 in Spartanburg, South Carolina; died Unknown; married Matilda Felton in South Carolina. | ||
iii. | William Herring, born 1798; died Unknown. | |||
iv. | Elisha Herring, born Abt. 1800; died Bef. 1848. | |||
v. | Levi Herring, born May 08, 1800 in Anderson County, South Carolina; died December 07, 1862 in Anderson County, South Carolina. |
Notes for Levi Herring: !850 U. S. Census for Franklin County, Georgia shows Levi Herring aged 43, a farmer born in South Carolina with wife Priscilla aged 41 born in Georgia, Nancy age 18 born in Georgia, Abigail 16 born in Georgia, Leroy 16 years old born in Georgia, Luther aged 12 born in Georgia, Jonathan 10 born in Georgia, Homer age 8 born in Georgia, Lucy 6 and Jane 4 both born in Georgia. |
vi. | Ira Herring, born 1804; died Unknown. | |||
vii. | Jesse T. Herring, born 1806; died Unknown. | |||
viii. | Lucinda Melinda Herring, born 1810; died Unknown. | |||
ix. | Belinda Herring, born 1811; died Unknown. | |||
x. | Jane Herring, born 1813; died Unknown. | |||
xi. | Mariah Herring, born 1815; died Unknown. |
78.William J. Felton, Sr., born March 25, 1764 in South Carolina; died November 22, 1828 in South Carolina.He married 79. Mary Gary.
79.Mary Gary, born February 03, 1771 in Near Bush Creek, Newberry, South Carolina; died August 31, 1857 in South Carolina.She was the daughter of 158. Thomas Gary and 159. Mary.
More About William J. Felton, Sr.:
Burial: Unknown, Andersonville BC Cemetery
More About Mary Gary:
Burial: Unknown, Andersonville BC Cemetery
Children of William Felton and Mary Gary are:
i. | William J. Felton, Jr, born Abt. 1791 in Newberry County, South Carolina; died 1840 in Anderson County, South Carolina; married Ruth Herring; born 1794; died Unknown. | |||
ii. | Dedema Felton, born Abt. 1793; died Unknown; married John Richards; born Unknown; died Unknown. | |||
iii. | Mary Felton, born Abt. 1795; died Unknown; married Samuel Swilling; born Unknown; died Unknown. | |||
39 | iv. | Matilda Felton, born 1805 in South Carolina; died Unknown; married Gideon Herring in South Carolina. | ||
v. | Gary Felton, born Abt. 1800; died Unknown. | |||
vi. | Elizabeth Felton, born Abt. 1803; died Unknown; married Cary Moates; born Unknown; died Unknown. | |||
vii. | Cary Felton, born Abt. 1807; died Unknown. | |||
viii. | Zachariah Felton, born 1810 in Anderson County, South Carolina; died Unknown. |
86.Thomas Vaughan, born Unknown; died 1792.He married 87. Mary.
87.Mary, born Unknown; died September 1789.
Child of Thomas Vaughan and Mary is:
43 | i. | Abigail Vaughn, born February 28, 1778; died January 16, 1860; married (1) G. W. Wiley July 1795; married (2) Henry Horn September 29, 1803; married (3) Nathaniel Parrott June 18, 1822. |
88.Jonathan Watson, born 1765 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania; died October 07, 1818 in Mountain Creek Comm., Anderson, South Carolina.He was the son of 176. David Watson and 177. Annie Bremer Brimer.He married 89. Nancy McCowan 1786.
89.Nancy McCowan, born 1763 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania; died Unknown.She was the daughter of 179. Ann Keith.
Children of Jonathan Watson and Nancy McCowan are:
i. | Anne Bremer Watson, born 1784 in Pennsylvania; died Unknown. | |||
44 | ii. | Robert M. Watson, born 1786 in Mountain Creek Comm., Anderson, South Carolina; died 1863 in Mountain Creek Comm., Anderson, South Carolina; married Rhoda Gary. | ||
iii. | Maragret Watson, born 1788 in Pennsylvania; died Unknown. | |||
iv. | Elizabeth Watson, born 1790 in Pennsylvania; died Unknown. | |||
v. | David Middleton Watson, born 1791 in Pennsylvania; died Unknown. | |||
vi. | Jonathan Watson, Jr., born 1794 in Anderson County, South Carolina; died Unknown. | |||
vii. | Daniel Keith Watson, born 1797 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania; died Unknown. | |||
viii. | Susana Watson, born 1798 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania; died Unknown. | |||
ix. | Nancy Watson, born 1802 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania; died Unknown. | |||
x. | Stephen B. Watson, born Abt. 1805 in Pickens County, South Carolina; died Unknown. |
90.John Gary, born Abt. 1769 in Near Bush Creek, Newberry, South Carolina; died August 1806 in Newberry County, South Carolina.He was the son of 158. Thomas Gary and 159. Mary.He married 91. Rachel Davis 1790.
91.Rachel Davis, born Abt. 1770 in Newberry County, South Carolina; died Unknown.She was the daughter of 182. Vann Davis, Sr. and 183. Susannah Cary.
Notes for John Gary:
On a deed:"On September 1, 1800, John Gary, Sr. of Laurens County, South Carolina, to John Gary, son of Thomas Gary, 25 acres being part of a tract of land containing 250 acres granted to Hayes 26 July 1774, adjacent to Samuel Worthington and John Cole", wit. John Joseph Gary, son of Thomas Gary; wit. John Belton and Thomas Gary; sig. John Gary, Sr.; recorded 18 February 1804.
Died of malarie on August 1806 Death Certificate Old Bush River Minute Book
Migrated; April 1800, Mountain Creek Section, Anderson County, South Carolina
Notes for Rachel Davis: After the death of her husband, Rachel emigrated to Anderson County leaving the Bush River BC by letter on 10 January 1807. |
Children of John Gary and Rachel Davis are:
45 | i. | Rhoda Gary, born 1794 in Davis Creek Comm., Newberry County, South Carolina; died 1825 in Dekalb County, Alabama; married Robert M. Watson. | ||
ii. | Mary Annie Gary, born July 04, 1792 in Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina; died July 07, 1878 in Mountain Creek Community, Anderson County, South Carolina. | |||
iii. | John Gary, Jr., born 1796 in Kinards, Newberry County, South Carolina; died Abt. 1848 in Robertson County, Texas. | |||
iv. | Jesse Gary, born Abt. 1798 in Kinards, Newberry County, South Carolina; died August 1806. |
Notes for Jesse Gary: Died of malaria |
v. | Martin Gary, born 1800 in Kinards, Newberry County, South Carolina; died August 1806. |
Notes for Martin Gary: Died of malaria |
vi. | Susannah Gary, born February 18, 1801 in Kinards, Newberry County, South Carolina; died May 23, 1838 in Mountain Creek Community, Anderson County, South Carolina. | |||
vii. | Cary Davis Gary, born October 14, 1803 in Kinards, Newberry County, South Carolina; died August 17, 1845 in Washington County, Texas; married ? December 06, 1821 in Hall County, Georgia; died Unknown. |
Notes for Cary Davis Gary: He migrated to Texas with the Austin Company, and, for his services in the War for Texas Independence, he received several leagues of land in "Washington on the Brazos" and it is said that he is buried there. |
viii. | Van Davis Gary, born December 29, 1806 in Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina; died Unknown in Hart County, Georgia; married ? February 10, 1826; died Unknown. |
Notes for Van Davis Gary: Was born after his father's death.Was Captain of pre-Civil War days, was a local Methodist Minister and a prominent of the Masonic Fraternity. |
93.Maryann Webb, born Abt. 1736 in North Carolina; died Unknown in Georgia.
Child of Julian Nail and Maryann Webb is:
46 | i. | Benjamin Nail, born 1774 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina; died March 13, 1871 in Hart County, Georgia; married Nancy Elizabeth Dooley 1803. |
94.William Dooley, Jr., born Bef. 1736 in Piedmont Section, Greenville, South Carolina; died Unknown.
Child of William Dooley, Jr. is:
47 | i. | Nancy Elizabeth Dooley, born Unknown in Piedmont Section, Greenville, South Carolina; died Unknown; married Benjamin Nail 1803. |
120.Jonathan Weldon, Sr., born 1735 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died October 15, 1782 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.He married 121. Mary Elizabeth Hanks 1764 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
121.Mary Elizabeth Hanks, born 1743 in Lunenburg County, Virginia; died 1815 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.She was the daughter of 242. Luke Hanks, Jr and 243. Ann Harris.
Notes for Jonathan Weldon, Sr.:
[Hanks.FTW]
Will Probated 15 Oct 1782
From Pitts. Co. Wills Page 129-130
LWT Jonathan Weldon being sick and weak of body but of perfect sense and
memory.
I lend unto my wife Mary Weldon the plantation whereon I now live and the
stock of all kind and one bed and furniture during her lifetime.
To my son Jonathan Weldon, 100 acres at the upper end of my land.
To my son ISACK Weldon, 100 acres joining Jonathan's.
To my son WILLIAM DALE Weldon, 50 acres where I now live, after the
decease of my wife, and ten pounds cash.
To my daughter SUSANAH Weldon, one feather bed and furniture,
To my four youngest daughters: Elizabeth Weldon, SARAH Weldon, Mary Weldon
and LIDA Weldon, all my moveable estate that my wife is possessed of at
her death with the exception of the ten pounds that is to be paid to my
son WILLIAM DALE Weldon.
Appoint my wife, with MOSES Hanks and JOHN WALLER executors.
Jonathan (X) Weldon
Wit: JOHN CREEL, JAMES ADAMS, JOHN (X) POND, FORTAN DODSON, JOHN POND and
JAMES ADAMS security for Mary Weldon.
Deeds & Wills, Book 11, page 129, Pittsylvania Co., VA
Although no records document the exact year Jonathan came into this county, his first recorded land acquisition involved a grant of 804 acres on the waters of Lower Double Creek.Jonathan Weldon's grant in the southeast corner of the county was first surveyed for Nathaniel Hughes on 12th February, 1766.Whatever interest Hughes had in the property was assigned to Jonathan Weldon through a grant issued by Governor Thomas Jefferson on 14th June 1780.Weldon paid 80 shillings to the Commonwealth for this grant.Adjoining property was owned by Thomas Watkins, Charles Weatherford and Henry Tally.The farm was located between Kentucky and Laurel Grove.His land was toward the end of present Highway 711, also called Slayton Road off of route 729.
Once the land was obtained the Weldons likely cleared teh land of forests for planting.Life must have been difficult in those early days, in part because Indian raids had been a threat in the recent past.During the period of the French and Indian War (1750s) several forts were built nearby to protect the settlers.
In a will signed by Jonathan Weldon, on 18th December 1781, and still on file at the Pittsylvania Court House, shows that the three sons were Isaac, Jonathan (II), and William Dale Weldon.Six daughters were named: Susannah, Frances, Elizabeth, Sarah (Sallie), Mary and Lida (Lydia).Also, Jonathan Weldon did not reach Pittsylvania County until after his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Hanks, therefore some of their older children may have been born elsewhere.Jonathan's will was witnessed by four of his neighbors, which included John Creel, who was the pastor of the oldest Baptist Church (Kentuck) that is still active in this Virginia County, and John Henry (a cousin to Patrick Henry).
After the death of her husband, Jonathan's widow married a second time to William Pearman.After the death of her second husband, Mary Elizabeth moved to the Abbeville District of South Carolina by 1806.
Jonathan Weldon served as a Private from Virginia in the Revolutionary War.
Jonathan Weldon's name appears on muster roll list signed January 1, 1778 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia by Charles Kennon. <Mrs. James Jones List
Jonathan Weldon is the most distant relative to which ancestry can definitely be traced.Family tradition indicates he came to Pittsylvania County from south of the Roanoke River.Because his wife returned to Abbeville, South Carolina following the death of her second husbanc, it is possible that Jonathan was born, raised and married Mary Elizabeth Hanks in South Carolina.
More About Jonathan Weldon, Sr.:
Military service: Revolutionary War Private From Virginia
Notes for Mary Elizabeth Hanks: Reportedly left Pittsylvania County with her three youngest children following death of her second husband, returning to Abbeville, South Carolina where she probably was raised. |
Children of Jonathan Weldon and Mary Hanks are:
i. | Susanna Weldon, born May 09, 1765 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Aft. October 08, 1829 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; married Heath Gardner April 23, 1783 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; born January 16, 1761 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died October 07, 1829 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. |
Notes for Susanna Weldon: [Hanks.FTW] Married April 23,1783 in Pittsylvania County by Lazame Dodson (Marriage Register No. 1, P-6). Information on Family From Sallie Lews Vories DAR# 309790 Information on Family fromMuxette May Guymon DAR # 604669 |
Notes for Heath Gardner: [Hanks.FTW] Heath Gardner served as a private in the Virginia forces during the Revolutionary War.Info on Family Frm Sallie Lews Vories DAR # 30970.Info on Family Frm Muxette May Guymon DAR # 604669. |
Marriage Notes for Susanna Weldon and Heath Gardner: [Hanks.FTW] Married by Reverend Lazarus Dodson April 23, 1783.Virginia Marriage Records Register No. 1, P. 6. |
ii. | Isaac Weldon, born 1768; died Unknown. | |||
iii. | Mary Weldon, born 1769 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1842; married Nipper Adams 1804 in Wilkes County, Georgia; born 1770 in Halifax County, Virginia; died 1842 in Anderson County, South Carolina. | |||
iv. | Elizabeth Weldon, born Abt. 1770 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Aft. 1850 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; married Silvaney Gardner January 25, 1785 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; born Abt. 1760 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Bet. 1823 - 1844. |
Marriage Notes for Elizabeth Weldon and Silvaney Gardner: [Hanks.FTW] Married by Reverend Lazarus Dodson January 25, 1785.Pittsylvania County Marriage Records. |
v. | Sarah Weldon, born 1772 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Unknown; married Joseph Hill September 14, 1785 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; born Abt. 1770; died Unknown. | |||
vi. | Jonathon Weldon, Jr., born 1776 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1844 in Hart County, Kentucky; married (1) Sarah Elizabeth Mayes February 12, 1797 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; born Abt. 1777 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Abt. 1818 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; married (2) Nancy Butts Burch January 04, 1821 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; born April 03, 1790 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died May 20, 1871 in Harrison County, Missouri. |
More About Jonathon Weldon, Jr.: Burial: 1844, Linwood, Kentucky |
vii. | Lida Weldon, born 1778 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1850 in Cherokee, Alabama; married William Hughes 1835 in Hart County, Georgia; born Abt. 1778; died January 09, 1846. | |||
viii. | Frances Weldon, born 1779; died Unknown; married Nathan Pearman; born Unknown; died Unknown. | |||
60 | ix. | William Dale Weldon, born 1781 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died May 28, 1860 in Franklin County, Georgia; married Nancy Spruill. |