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Descendants of Nathaniel Thrift
Printed on: 23 Sep 2008
Prepared by: Betty Frain, brfrain@comcast.net
Generation One
1. Nathaniel1 Thrift. Nathaniel was born circa 1669.1
Nathaniel Thrift married Elizabeth (--?--).
Nathaniel died circa 1736 in Richmond County, Virginia.2
His estate was probated on 5 Apr 1736 in Richmond County, Virginia.3
Children of Nathaniel1 Thrift and Elizabeth (--?--) were as follows:
2 i. Rebecca2 Thrift. Rebecca was born on 4 Apr 1696 in Richmond County, Virginia.4,5
+ 3 ii. William Thrift William was born on 20 Sep 1699 in Richmond County, Virginia.
William Thrift married Ann Gower.
William died circa Feb 1776.
His estate was probated on 4 Mar 1776.
4 iii. Nathaniel Thrift Jr. Nathaniel was born on 27 Jul 1704 in Richmond County, Virginia.6,7
5 iv. Jane Thrift. Jane was born on 29 Oct 1706 in Richmond County, Virginia. 8,9
+ 6 v. Job Thrift Job was born on 29 Oct 1708 in Richmond County, Virginia.
Job Thrift married Elizabeth(?) (--?--).
Job died circa Mar 1783 in Richmond County, Virginia.
His estate was probated on 7 Apr 1783 in Richmond County, Virginia.
+ 7 vi. John Thrift John was born circa 1716 in Richmond County, Virginia.
John Thrift married (--?--) Massey.
John died in Nov 1789 in Richmond County, Virginia.
His estate was probated on 7 Dec 1789 in Richmond County, Virginia.
8 vii. Jeremiah Thrift. Jeremiah was born on 24 Dec 1719 in Richmond County, Virginia.10,11
1"Thrift Family Unpublished Research," (MS; unknown location); Pittenger Correspondence, Betty Frain. Hereinafter cited as "Thrift Family Unpublished
Research."
2Ibid.
3Ibid.
4, North Farnum Parish Records.
5"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
6North Farnum Parish.
7"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
8North Farnum Parish.
9"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
10North Farnum Parish.
11"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
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+ 9 viii. George Thrift George was born circa 1721.
George Thrift married Elizabeth Hurst.
George died in 1797.
+ 10 ix. Charles Thrift Sr. Charles was born before 1725.
Charles Thrift Sr. married Rebekah Hamilton, daughter of William Hamilton, in 1742 in Richmond County, Virginia.
Charles died in Feb 1790 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
His estate was probated on 15 Feb 1790 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Generation Two
3. William2 Thrift (Nathaniel1). William was born on 20 Sep 1699 in Richmond County, Virginia. 12,13
William Thrift married Ann Gower.
William died circa Feb 1776.14
His estate was probated on 4 Mar 1776.15
He left a will on 24 Apr 1775.16
Children of William2 Thrift and Ann Gower all born in Richmond County, Virginia, were as follows:
11 i. Esther3 Thrift. Esther was born on 6 Feb 1723/24.17,18
Esther died on 29 Jun 1725 at age 1 in Richmond County, Virginia. 19,20
12 ii. Esther Thrift II. Esther was born on 1 Sep 1725.21,22
Esther died on 9 Sep 1726 at age 1 in Richmond County, Virginia. 23,24
+ 13 iii. Esther (Hester) Thrift Esther was born on 6 Sep 1726.
Esther (Hester) Thrift married Thomas Critcher.
Esther (Hester) Thrift married John Rochester circa 1748.
Esther died in 1784.
+ 14 iv. Ann Thrift Ann was born circa 1728.
Ann Thrift married Griffin Garland, son of William Garland and Mary Elgin, before 1775.
12North Farnum Parish.
13"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
14Ibid.
15Ibid.
16Ibid.
17North Farnum Parish.
18"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
19North Farnum Parish.
20"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
21North Farnum Parish.
22"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
23North Farnum Parish.
24"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
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15 v. Jesse Thrift. Jesse was born in 1730.25
Jesse died circa Mar 1777.26
His estate was probated on 7 Apr 1777.27
He left a will on 4 Feb 1777.28
16 vi. Winifred Thrift. Winifred was born on 25 May 1731.29,30 Conflicting evidence states that Winifred was born in 1736.31
Winifred Thrift married (--?--) Storey before 1775.32
17 vii. Sarah Thrift. Sarah was born circa 1732.33
Sarah Thrift married (--?--) McKenny before 1777.
18 viii. Thomas Thrift. Thomas was born circa 1734.34
19 ix. Nathaniel Thrift. Nathaniel was born circa 1738.35
20 x. William Thrift Jr. William was born circa 1742.36
William Thrift Jr. married Margaret Garland, daughter of William Garland and Mary Elgin, before 1768.37
+ 21 xi. Mary Thrift Mary was born in 1744.
Mary Thrift married Richard Downton before 1773.
6. Job2 Thrift (Nathaniel1). Job was born on 29 Oct 1708 in Richmond County, Virginia. 38,39
Job Thrift married Elizabeth(?) (--?--).
Job died circa Mar 1783 in Richmond County, Virginia.40
His estate was probated on 7 Apr 1783 in Richmond County, Virginia.41
He left a will on 6 Feb 1781.42
Children of Job2 Thrift and Elizabeth(?) (--?--) were as follows:
+ 22 i. George3 Thrift
25Ibid.
26Ibid.
27Ibid.
28Ibid.
29North Farnum Parish.
30"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
31Ibid.
32Ibid.
33Ibid.
34Ibid.
35Ibid.
36Ibid.
37Ibid.
38North Farnum Parish.
39"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
40Ibid.
41Ibid.
42Ibid.
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George Thrift married Elizabeth McKenny on 7 Jan 1788 in Richmond County, Virginia.
George died in May 1800.
His estate was probated on 2 Jun 1800.
23 ii. Winifred Thrift.
24 iii. Nancy Thrift.
+ 25 iv. (--?--) Thrift
(--?--) died before 1781.
7. John2 Thrift (Nathaniel1). John was born circa 1716 in Richmond County, Virginia.43
John Thrift married (--?--) Massey.44
John died in Nov 1789 in Richmond County, Virginia.45
His estate was probated on 7 Dec 1789 in Richmond County, Virginia. 46
He left a will on 10 Sep 1789.47
Children of John2 Thrift and (--?--) Massey were as follows:
26 i. Amandine3 Thrift.
Amandine died on 27 Mar 1749.
27 ii. Nathaniel Thrift. Nathaniel was born on 26 Apr 1744.
28 iii. Merryman Thrift. Merryman was born on 16 Feb 1745/46.
29 iv. Amandine Thrift II. Amandine was born on 1 May 1752.
Amandine Thrift II married William Pooley on 21 Sep 1789 in Richmond County, Virginia.48
30 v. Massie Thrift. Massie was born on 20 Apr 1755.
Massie Thrift married Samuel Mealey on 10 Feb 1798 in Richmond County, Virginia.49
31 vi. Samuel Thrift. Samuel was born on 5 Mar 1759.
9. George2 Thrift (Nathaniel1). George was born circa 1721.50
George Thrift married Elizabeth Hurst.
George died in 1797.
Children of George2 Thrift and Elizabeth Hurst were as follows:
32 i. Penelope3 Thrift.
Penelope Thrift married Carr Wilson Lane.
Penelope died after 1845.
33 ii. Robert Thrift.
43Ibid.
44Ibid.
45Ibid.
46Ibid.
47Ibid.
48Ibid.
49Ibid.
50Ibid.
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Robert died before 1845.
34 iii. Sally Overall Thrift.
Sally died after 1845.
35 iv. Elizabeth Adams Thrift.
Elizabeth died after 1845.
36 v. Mary Thrift.
Mary Thrift married George Minor.
Mary died after 1845.
37 vi. Jane Thrift.
Jane Thrift married Luke Frizzell.
Jane died after 1845.
38 vii. John Thrift. John was born before 1760.
John died before 1797.
10. Charles2 Thrift Sr. (Nathaniel1). Conflicting evidence states that Charles was born circa 1718 in Richmond County, Virginia.51 Charles was
born before 1725.
Charles Thrift Sr. married Rebekah Hamilton, daughter of William Hamilton, in 1742 in Richmond County, Virginia.52
Charles died in Feb 1790 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
His estate was probated on 15 Feb 1790 in Fairfax County, Virginia. 53
..Text file for Charles Thrift, Sr.
In J. Estelle Stewart Kings' Abstracts of Wills & Inventories, Fairfax County, VA, 1742-1801, p. 29, a will of Charles Thrift, Sr., written 20 October
1788, probated 15 February 1790, lists as follows: Sons: Charles, William, Hamilton Daughters: Rachel Gullatt, Elizabeth Jenkins, Ann Scott, Ally
Offutt, Rebecca Ellgin, Hannah Thrift. Grandson: Peter Gullatt Exrs: Charles, William, Hamilton Thrift (sons) Wit: Peggy Jenkins & Levi Lewis.
Charles Thrift Sr. made a will on 20 Oct 1788. Last will and testament of Charles Thrift of Fairfax County and the State of Virginia
Leaves to son Charles: the land on which he now lives and one Negro man named Prince
Leaves to son William: the land on which he now lives except 1/3 to be taken out for Henry Jenkins so that it may not injure the said Wm Thrift's
plantation also a Negro man named David. Leaves to son Hamilton: the tract of land he (Charles I) now lives on and the lot of land I now hold of Carater
…one Negro man named Ned and one woman named Sarah. Leaves to daughter Rachel Gullat one Negro woman named Frances and one Negro girl
named Easter which I give to my Grand Son Peter Gullat
Leaves to daughter Elizabeth Jenkins one Negro girl named Celia and one named Ally
Leaves to daughter Ann Scott one Negro woman Priscilla
Leaves to daughter Ally Offutt one Negro girl named Marara
Leaves to daughter Rebekah Ellgin one Negro girl named Betty and one boy named Jacob
Leaves to grand daughter Rebekah Gullat one Negro boy Ned
Leaves to daughter Hannah Thrift one Negro girl named Celia and one boy named Dennis
Leaves to son Hamilton and daughter Hannah all household furniture and half of the stock to be equally divided between them. The rest of my estate
both real and personal I leave to be divided between my son Charles Thrift, William Thrift, Hamilton Thrift, Hannah Thrift, Elizabeth Jenkins, Ann Scott,
Ally Offutt, and Rebekah Ellgin.
Executors: Charles, William and Hamilton Thrift
dated the 20th day of October 1788
Samuel Jenkins
Peggy Jenkins
Levi Lewis.
Children of Charles2 Thrift Sr. and Rebekah Hamilton were as follows:
+ 39 i. Rachel3 Thrift Rachel was born circa 1740 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
51Ibid.
52Ibid.
53J. Estelle Stewart King, Abstracts of Wills & Inventories, Fairfax Co., VA 1742-1801, p. 29.
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Rachel Thrift married Peter Gullatt before 1788.
Rachel died circa 1831.
40 ii. Absolom Thrift. Absolom was born before 1745.
+ 41 iii. Charles Thrift Jr. Charles was born circa 1753 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Charles Thrift Jr. married Elizabeth Offutt, daughter of William Offutt and Elizabeth Magruder, on 22 Oct 1778 in Montgomery
County, Maryland. The minister was Rev. Joseph Threlkeld.
Charles died on 13 Aug 1826 in Christian County, Kentucky.
+ 42 iv. William Thrift William was born circa 1760 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
William Thrift married Elizabeth Elgin, daughter of Francis Elgin Sr. and Rebecca Cartwright, before 1780.
William Thrift married Hannah Moffett, daughter of Capt. Josiah Moffett and Martha Gass, on 16 Jun 1791.
William died on 8 Jul 1820 in Knox County, Ohio, leaving Hannah a widow.
He was buried in Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio.
+ 43 v. Rebecca Thrift Rebecca was born on 24 Dec 1767 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Rebecca Thrift married Gustavus Elgin Sr., son of Francis Elgin Sr. and Rebecca Cartwright, on 27 Jan 1785.
Rebecca died on 9 Oct 1822 at age 54 at Kingdom Farm, Loudoun County, Virginia.
+ 44 vi. Elizabeth Thrift Elizabeth was born before 1768 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Elizabeth Thrift married Henry Jenkins before 1788.
45 vii. Anne Thrift. Anne was born before 1768 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Anne Thrift married Robert Scott on 6 Mar 1778 in Montgomery County, Maryland.
46 viii. Alice Thrift. Alice was born before 1768 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Alice Thrift married William Mockbee Offutt on 26 Nov 1778 in Montgomery County, Maryland.
+ 47 ix. Hamilton Thrift Hamilton was born before 1775 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Hamilton Thrift married Susannah Smith, daughter of George Smith.
Hamilton died circa 1817.
48 x. Hannah Thrift. Hannah was born before 1788 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Generation Three
13. Esther (Hester)3 Thrift (William2, Nathaniel1). Esther was born on 6 Sep 1726 in Richmond County, Virginia.54,55
Esther (Hester) Thrift married Thomas Critcher.
Esther (Hester) Thrift married John Rochester circa 1748.56
Esther died in 1784 in Granville County, North Carolina.
There were no children of Esther (Hester)3 Thrift and Thomas Critcher.
Children of Esther (Hester)3 Thrift and John Rochester were as follows:
49 i. Nathaniel4 Rochester. Nathaniel was born on 21 Feb 1751/52.57
54North Farnum Parish.
55"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
56Ibid.
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Nathaniel died on 27 May 1831 at age 79.58
(an unknown value); He founded Rochester.
50 ii. William Rochester. William was born circa 1743.
William died young.
51 iii. John Rochester Jr. John was born circa 1746.
52 iv. Ann Rochester. Ann was born circa 1748.
53 v. Phyllis Rochester. Phyllis was born circa 1750.
54 vi. Esther Rochester. Esther was born circa 1752.
14. Ann3 Thrift (William2, Nathaniel1). Ann was born circa 1728 in Richmond County, Virginia.59
Ann Thrift married Griffin Garland, son of William Garland and Mary Elgin, before 1775.60
Children of Ann3 Thrift and Griffin Garland were as follows:
55 i. Griffin4 Garland Jr. Griffin was born after 1775.
56 ii. William Garland. William was born after 1776.
21. Mary3 Thrift (William2, Nathaniel1). Mary was born in 1744 in Richmond County, Virginia.61
Mary Thrift married Richard Downton before 1773.62
Children of Mary3 Thrift and Richard Downton were as follows:
57 i. (--?--)4 Downton. (--?--) was born on 26 Sep 1773.63
58 ii. Mary Downton. Mary was born on 25 Mar 1787 in Northumberland County, Virginia.
Mary Downton married George Dunlap.64
22. George3 Thrift (Job2, Nathaniel1).
George Thrift married Elizabeth McKenny on 7 Jan 1788 in Richmond County, Virginia.65
George died in May 1800 in Richmond County, Virginia.66
His estate was probated on 2 Jun 1800 in Richmond County, Virginia. 67
He left a will on 6 May 1800.68
Children of George3 Thrift and Elizabeth McKenny were as follows:
59 i. Mary4 Thrift.
57Ibid.
58Ibid.
59Ibid.
60Ibid.
61Ibid.
62Ibid.
63Ibid.
64Ibid.
65Ibid.
66Ibid.
67Ibid.
68Ibid.
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60 ii. George Thrift Jr.
61 iii. William Thrift.
62 iv. Betsey Thrift.
25. (--?--)3 Thrift (Job2, Nathaniel1).
(--?--) died before 1781.69
Children of (--?--)3 Thrift include:
63 i. Mary Thrift4 Morgan. Mary was born before 1781.
39. Rachel3 Thrift (Charles2, Nathaniel1). Rachel was born circa 1740 in Fairfax County, Virginia.70
Rachel Thrift married Peter Gullatt before 1788.
Rachel died circa 1831.71
Scott
1787 Personal Property Tax List Fairfax Co. VA (Truro Parish)
Gollatt(Gullatt) Rachael 0 1 4 0 1 Widow
0 Number of males over 16 and under 21
1 Blacks above 16
4 Blacks under 16
0 horses, coldts and mules
1 cattle
1788 Tax List Fairfax Co. VA (Truro Parish)
Gollatt(Gullatt), Rachael
8 whites 1 house and 1 other building
I don't know if they mean 8 whites total or Rachael plus 8 whites. I have the names of 7 children.
I got this out of a small booklet of Fairfax Co's Tax Lists which I bought 4 years ago off the internet, the bookelet was misplaced when I moved 3 years
ago, I don't remember the name of the publishing company. it was a VA or MD company.
Correct her husband's name to Peter Gullatt/Gollatt b. 17 Jun 1740 d. Feb/Mar 1784 a blacksmith who trained George Washington's and his stepson's
slaves as blacksmith. John Gullatt/Gollatt was Peter's younger brother also a blacksmith. Peter and John were originally from St. Stephens Parish,
Cecil Co. MD where the name was spelled various as Golat, Gullet, Gullett and changed to Gullatt by a court clerk in 1753 with the administration of
Peter and John's father's (John Gullett/Gullatt b. 30 Apr 1711) by a court clerk. Rachael b. ca 1740 d ca 1831was oldest daughter of Charles and
Rebekah (Hamilton) Thrift.
Clay Gullatt
Mount Airy.72
Children of Rachel3 Thrift and Peter Gullatt were as follows:
64 i. John4 Gullatt.
65 ii. Peter Gullatt/Gollatt. Peter was born before 1788.
41. Charles3 Thrift Jr. (Charles2, Nathaniel1). Charles was born circa 1753 in Fairfax County, Virginia.73
Charles Thrift Jr. married Elizabeth Offutt, daughter of William Offutt and Elizabeth Magruder, on 22 Oct 1778 in Montgomery County, Maryland. The
minister was Rev. Joseph Threlkeld.
69Ibid.
70Clay Gullatt, "Re: 18th Century Virginia Deeds-"Plantations" "Houses" "Edifices" and "Appurtenances,"" e-mail message from Clay Gullatt
(clay@GULLATT.US) to VA-ROOTS@LISTLVA.LIB.VA.US, 4 Jan 2008. Hereinafter cited as "Gullatt Message 4 Jan 2008."
71Ibid.
72Ibid.
73Charles Thrift Sr., New Testament (No. 126 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son, 1817); last known in the possession of Evalyn Quick
Tyson, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Hereinafter cited as Charles Thrift Sr. Family Bible.
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Charles died on 13 Aug 1826 in Christian County, Kentucky.74
Children of Charles3 Thrift Jr. and Elizabeth Offutt were as follows:
+ 66 i. Rebeckah4 Thrift
Rebeckah Thrift married Thomas Carroll.
Rebeckah Thrift married Littleton Offutt.
67 ii. Hamilton Thrift I.
Hamilton died as infant.
68 iii. Rezin Thrift.
Rezin Thrift married Mrs. (--?--) Hill.
69 iv. James O. Thrift.
70 v. George Thrift.
71 vi. Hamilton Thrift II.
Hamilton died as infant.
72 vii. Hamilton Thrift III.
+ 73 viii. (--?--) Thrift
(--?--) Thrift married John Cooper.
74 ix. Sarah Thrift.
Sarah Thrift married Dr. (--?--) Richards.
75 x. Elizabeth Thrift.
+ 76 xi. William Thrift Based on age 70 on the 1850 census, William was born circa 1780 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
William Thrift married Catharine Moffatt.
William Thrift married Maria (--?--).
William died circa 1853 in Orange County, Virginia.
+ 77 xii. Charles Thrift III Charles was born on 2 Jan 1782.
Charles Thrift III married Keziah Odle on 7 Dec 1805.
Charles died on 4 Sep 1847 at age 65.
+ 78 xiii. Samuel Magruder Thrift Samuel was born on 25 Nov 1785.
Samuel Magruder Thrift married Sarah Fleming Cowan on 21 Apr 1811 in South Carolina.
Samuel died on 3 Sep 1872 at age 86 in Illinois.
42. William3 Thrift (Charles2, Nathaniel1). William was born circa 1760 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
William Thrift married Elizabeth Elgin, daughter of Francis Elgin Sr. and Rebecca Cartwright, before 1780.75
William Thrift married Hannah Moffett, daughter of Capt. Josiah Moffett and Martha Gass, on 16 Jun 1791.
William died on 8 Jul 1820 in Knox County, Ohio, leaving Hannah a widow.76
He was buried in Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio.
74Ibid.
75I. Elgin v. F. Elgin, Chancery Suit M91: <CD>, Clerk's Office, Loudoun County Court House, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, In.
76Cynthia Herrin, Knox County, Ohio Vital Statistics Abstracts, [DATABASE ONLINE] www.Ancestry.com, (Ancestry, Inc., Orem, Utah), downloaded
2005.
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William was widowed before 1791 by the death of his wife, Elizabeth.
Children of William3 Thrift and Elizabeth Elgin were as follows:
79 i. Rebecca4 Thrift. Rebecca was born before 1782.
Rebecca Thrift married George Downs on 22 Aug 1798 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Bonds George Downs & David Moffett,
daughter of William, consent William Thrift.77,78
+ 80 ii. Charles Thrift Charles was born circa 1782. She married first, Charles Thrift before 1810.
Charles died on 10 Sep 1822. The will of he was probated in Nov 1822 Inventory, Will Book O, p. 476, Distribution p. 489.
+ 81 iii. Nancy Thrift Nancy was born on 12 Oct 1786.
Nancy Thrift married Benjamin Franklin Shreve Jr., son of Benjamin Franklin Shreve Sr. and Anne or Anna Berry, before 1803.
Nancy died on 25 Aug 1829 at age 42 leaving Benjamin a widower.
Children of William3 Thrift and Hannah Moffett were as follows:
+ 82 i. Elizabeth4 Thrift Elizabeth was born on 18 Nov 1792 in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.
Elizabeth Thrift married Gilman Bryant, son of Lt David Bryant and Mary Gilman, on 2 Mar 1809 in Knox County, Ohio.
Elizabeth died on 17 Dec 1865 at age 73 in Knox County, Ohio.
83 ii. Josiah Thrift. Josiah was born on 27 Aug 1794.
84 iii. Martha Thrift. Martha was born in 1795.
85 iv. William Thrift Jr. William was born in 1797.
William Thrift Jr. married Margaret Newell.
+ 86 v. Rachel Thrift Rachel was born on 10 Sep 1799 in Virginia.
Rachel Thrift married Dr. Timothy Burr.
+ 87 vi. Absolom Thrift Absolom was born in 1801 in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Absolom Thrift married Amanda Brown on 17 Jul 1825 in Licking County, Ohio. The Knox County, Ohio Vital Statistics Abstracts
give this date as 1823, and the place of the marriage as Knox County, Ohio.
Absolom died after 1881. The Knox County, Ohio record states he had AB and eight other children.
88 vii. Hamilton Thrift. Hamilton was born on 31 Jul 1803.
Hamilton died in Aug 1818 at age 15.
89 viii. Hanna Thrift. Hanna was born on 7 May 1805.
90 ix. Sarah Thrift. Sarah was born on 16 Sep 1808.
+ 91 x. Jane Gass Thrift Jane was born on 7 Jan 1811 in Knox County, Ohio.
Jane Gass Thrift married Jacob Booker Brown on 1 Jan 1829 in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio.
Jane died on 1 May 1885 at age 74 in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio.
92 xi. Josiah Thrift. Josiah was born on 25 Sep 1815.
43. Rebecca3 Thrift (Charles2, Nathaniel1). Rebecca was born on 24 Dec 1767 in Fairfax County, Virginia.79
Rebecca Thrift married Gustavus Elgin Sr., son of Francis Elgin Sr. and Rebecca Cartwright, on 27 Jan 1785.80
77John Vogt and T. William Kethley Jr., Loudoun County Marriages, 1760-1850 (Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing Company, 1985), p. 396.
Hereinafter cited as LC VA Marriages 1760-1850.
78Elgin v. Elgin, Chancery Suit M91, Clerk's Office, Loudoun County Court House.
79Captain Gustavus Elgin, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.); unknown present owner, unknown location. Hereinafter cited as Capt. Gustavus Elgin
Family Bible.
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Rebecca died on 9 Oct 1822 at age 54 at Kingdom Farm, Loudoun County, Virginia.81
Rebecca Thrift was probably included as a free white female, age 26 and under 45, in Gustavus Ellgin's household on the 1810 Census in Loudoun
County, Virginia.82
Rebecca Thrift was probably included as a free white female, age 45 or over, listed in Gustavus Ellgin's household, on the 1820 Census in Loudoun
County, Virginia.83
Children of Rebecca3 Thrift and Gustavus Elgin Sr. were as follows:
+ 93 i. Nancy4 Elgin Nancy was born on 12 Sep 1785.
Nancy Ellgin married Edward Dulin, son of William Dulin and Mary Wren, on 2 Apr 1804 in Loudoun County, Virginia. They were
married by minister John Littlejohn(Meth) as reported in his return of 1 Jan 1805.
Nancy died on 4 Jan 1851 at age 65 in Loudoun County, Virginia.
She was buried in Union Cemetery (Plat A, Lot 371, Site 5) located in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her tombstone reads:
Nancy Dulin (given age 64). In loving memory of Nancy Dulin, consort of Edward Dulin, in her 64th year.
+ 94 ii. Hamilton Elgin Hamilton was born on 2 Oct 1786.
Hamilton Elgin married Rebecca H. Thrift, daughter of Hamilton Thrift and Susannah Smith, on 26 Jan 1819 in Loudoun County,
Virginia. As reported in "The Genius of Liberty", Volume 3, Issue 4, published 9 February 1819, they were married by Rev. Mr.
Waters.
Hamilton died on 22 Aug 1831 at age 44 leaving Rebecca a widow.
+ 95 iii. Charles West Elgin Charles was born on 11 Jul 1788 in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Charles West Elgin married Rowena Drish, daughter of John Drish and Eleanor (--?--), before 1814. Charles died from drowning
on the Potomac River on 9 Mar 1824, at age 35. The Index of "The Genius of Liberty" Newspapers, found at the Thomas Balsch
Library, Leesburg, VA, lists in Vol. VIII, #13, Tues. April 6, 1824:
Item: Discovery of body of Col. Charles Elgin in the Potomac where he was lost on March 9th.
+ 96 iv. Gustavus Elgin Jr. Gustavus was born on 18 Oct 1790 in Virginia.
Gustavus Elgin Jr married Elizabeth Cross, daughter of James Cross and Nancy (--?--), on 11 Nov 1830 in Loudoun County,
Virginia. Bond was made by James Cross, father. They were married by Rev. Thomas Birkby.
Gustavus died on 21 Jul 1860 at age 69 leaving Elizabeth a widow.
97 v. Rebecca Elgin. Rebecca was born on 11 Aug 1792.84
Rebecca Elgin married John Littleton, son of Charles Littleton and Cassandra (--?--), on 15 Sep 1835 in Loudoun County,
Virginia. Bond was made by John A. Binns. This was the second marriage for John. I believe 11 Sep 1835 given in Vogt's book is
the date the license was issued.85,86
Rebecca died on 5 Mar 1853 at age 60.87,88
80Ibid.
81Ibid.
82Gustavis Ellgin household, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Third Census of the United States, 1810: Population Schedule,
Microfilm Publication M-252, National Archives, Washington, DC, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 297.
83Gustavus Ellgin household, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820: Population Schedule,
Microfilm Publication M-33, National Archives, Washington, DC, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 153.
84Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
85Vogt and Kethley Jr., LC VA Marriages 1760-1850, page 129.
86Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
87Ibid.
88Elgin Cemetery, Tombstone Inscription, located on the original Francis Elgin Farm, Kingdom Farm, on Evergreen Mill Road, east of 650 near the
Sycolin bridge, Loudoun Co., VA. These stones have now been moved to Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia; read and
photographed by Betty Frain.
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She was buried at Kingdom Farm, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her tombstone reads: Second wife of John Littleton.89
Rebecca Elgin was probably included as a free white female, age 16 and under 26, in Gustavus Ellgin's household on the 1810
Census in Loudoun County, Virginia.90
Rebecca Elgin was probably included as a free white female, age 30 and under 40, in Gustavus Elgin Sr (given age 70 and under
80)'s household, on the 1830 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.91
Rebecca Littleton (given age 58) was listed as a household member living with Jno Littleton (given age 70) on the 1850 Census
in Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Jno Littleton (age 70).92
98 vi. William Elgin. William was born on 11 May 1794.93
William Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 16 and under 26, in Gustavus Ellgin's household on the 1810
Census in Loudoun County, Virginia.94
William Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 16 and under 26, listed in Gustavus Ellgin's household, on the
1820 Census in Loudoun County, Virginia.95
William's whereabouts were unknown when his father Gustavus wrote his will.
+ 99 vii. Elizabeth Elgin Elizabeth was born on 17 Apr 1796 in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Elizabeth Elgin married Robert Elgin Sr., son of Francis Elgin Jr. and Jane Adams, on 12 Nov 1818. Robert and Elizabeth were
first cousins.
Elizabeth died on 24 Mar 1841 at age 44 in Loudoun County, Virginia.
100 viii. Alice Elgin. Alice was born on 22 Nov 1797.96
Alice died on 5 Sep 1826 at age 28.97
Alice Elgin were probably included as a free white females, age 16 and under 26, listed in Gustavus Ellgin's household, on the
1820 Census in Loudoun County, Virginia.98
+ 101 ix. Margaret Elgin Margaret was born on 22 Feb 1800.
Margaret Elgin married Murphy Chadwell Shumate, son of Lewis D. Shumate and Mildred Chadwell, on 2 Oct 1831 in Loudoun
County, Virginia. Bonds Francis Elgin.
Margaret died on 28 Feb 1837 at age 37.
+ 102 x. Francis Elgin Francis was born on 25 Dec 1806 at Kingdom Farm, Loudoun County, Virginia.
Francis Elgin married Mary Jane Rogers, daughter of Thomas Rogers and Elizabeth (--?--), on 7 Aug 1832 in Prince William
County, Virginia. They were married by George Adie, rector of Shelburne parish.
Francis died on 31 Dec 1867 at age 61 at Kingdom Farm, Loudoun County, Virginia, leaving Mary a widow.
89Ibid.
901810 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 297 , Gustavis Ellgin household.
91Gustavus Elgin Sr household, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Fifth Census of the United States, 1830: Population Schedule,
Microfilm Publication M-19, National Archives, Washington, DC, Roll 193, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 26.
92Jno Littleton household, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850: Free Population
Schedule, Microfilm Publication M-432, National Archives, Washington, DC, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 328/656, dwelling and family 244.
93Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
941810 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 297 , Gustavis Ellgin household.
951820 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, page 153 , Gustavus Ellgin household.
96Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
97Ibid.
981820 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, page 153 , Gustavus Ellgin household.
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He was buried in the Elgin Cemetery on Kingdom Farm located in Loudoun County, Virginia.. Only the name is legible on the
Tombstone.
44. Elizabeth3 Thrift (Charles2, Nathaniel1). Elizabeth was born before 1768 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Elizabeth Thrift married Henry Jenkins before 1788.
In Henry Jenkins's will, Elizabeth was named by Henry to handle his estate undated; Will Book G:304.99
Elizabeth was the executor of Henry Jenkins's estate on 11 Feb 1805 in Loudoun County, Virginia. John Schooley Jr. & Joseph Wildman provided a
$5,000 bond for security.100,101
Children of Elizabeth3 Thrift and Henry Jenkins were:
103 i. Henry Hamilton4 Jenkins.
In Henry Jenkins's will undated Henry Hamilton Jenkins was named as an heir; Will Book G:304.102
47. Hamilton3 Thrift (Charles2, Nathaniel1). Hamilton was born before 1775 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Hamilton Thrift married Susannah Smith, daughter of George Smith.
Hamilton died circa 1817.
Children of Hamilton3 Thrift and Susannah Smith were as follows:
104 i. Ann4 Thrift.
+ 105 ii. Rebecca H. Thrift Based on age 55 given in the 1850 census and age 64 given in the 1860 census, Rebecca was born circa
1795 in Virginia.
Rebecca H. Thrift married Hamilton Elgin, son of Gustavus Elgin Sr. and Rebecca Thrift, on 26 Jan 1819 in Loudoun County,
Virginia. As reported in "The Genius of Liberty", Volume 3, Issue 4, published 9 February 1819, they were married by Rev. Mr.
Waters.
Rebecca died in 1866.
+ 106 iii. Keren H. Thrift Based on age 62 years on her tombstone, Keren was born circa 1800.
Keren H. Thrift married Townsend McVeigh, son of Jesse McVeigh and Ann Rodgers, on 27 Jan 1824. The January 31, 1824
issue of The National Intelligencer states that Townsend McVeigh of Loudoun County, VA, and Miss Karen Thrift of Fairfax
County, VA, were married 27 Jan. 1824, by the Rev. Mr. Johnson.
Keren died on 24 Jul 1861.
She was buried in Sharon Cemetery (Lot 193) located in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her tombstone reads: Wife of
Townsend McVeigh, in her 62nd year.
Generation Four
66. Rebeckah4 Thrift (Charles3, Charles2, Nathaniel1).
Rebeckah Thrift married Thomas Carroll.
Rebeckah Thrift married Littleton Offutt.
Children of Rebeckah4 Thrift and Thomas Carroll were:
107 i. William Austin5 Carroll. William was born on 23 Nov 1809.103
William Austin Carroll married Leathe Offutt.
99Louisa Skinner Hutchison, compiler, Index to Loudoun County, Virginia Wills 1757-1850 (Lovettsville, Virginia: Willow Bend Books, 1997), p. 61.
Hereinafter cited as Index to LC, VA Wills.
100Ibid.
101Patricia B. Duncan, Loudoun County Virginia Will Book Abstracts, Books A-Z, Dec 1757-Jun 1841 (Westminster, Maryland: Willow Bend Books,
2000), page 222. Hereinafter cited as LC VA Will Book Abstracts, Books A-Z.
102Hutchison, Index to LC, VA Wills, p. 61.
103Charles Thrift Sr. Family Bible.
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There were no children of Rebeckah4 Thrift and Littleton Offutt.
73. (--?--)4 Thrift (Charles3, Charles2, Nathaniel1).
(--?--) Thrift married John Cooper.
Children of (--?--)4 Thrift and John Cooper were as follows:
108 i. Isaac5 Cooper. Isaac was born on 15 Apr 1812.104
109 ii. Samuel M. Cooper. Samuel was born on 7 Nov 1814.105
110 iii. Sary Cooper. Sary was born on 28 Nov 1818.106
76. William4 Thrift (Charles3, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Based on age 70 on the 1850 census, William was born circa 1780 in Fairfax County,
Virginia.107,108
William Thrift married Catharine Moffatt.
William Thrift married Maria (--?--).
William died circa 1853 in Orange County, Virginia.109
William was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia. In addition to those people accounted for
there is one free white male age 5-10 and one free white male age 15-20 not identified; White Male 50-60.110
William Thrift (given age 70) was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census recorded 7 Oct 1850 in Orange County, Virginia. Maria Thrift (given
age 56), Martha Thrift (given age 28), William Thrift (given age 15), McLane Thrift (given age 21), Hamilton Thrift (given age 12), Virginia Thrift (given
age 10) and Mary McLane were listed as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. William was a farmer. He reported real
estate of $12,535.111
There were no children of William 4 Thrift and Catharine Moffatt.
Children of William4 Thrift and Maria (--?--) all born in Loudoun County, Virginia, were as follows:
111 i. James W.5 Thrift. Based on age 20-30 given in the 1840 Census, and age 31 on the 1850 census, James was born circa
1819.112,113
James W. Thrift was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 census on 1 Jun 1840 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Based on
ages, it is possible that the following were also living in the household; James W. Thrift (age 24). 114
Jas W Thrift (given age 31) was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census recorded 7 Nov 1850 in Sutter County,
California. Alex Thrift (given age 22) and Llewelyn Thrift (given age 18) were listed as household members. The official date for
this census is 01 Jun 1850. James was a teacher. He reported real estate of $2,500. 115
In 1853 he resided in California.
104Ibid.
105Ibid.
106Ibid.
107"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
1081850 U.S. Census, Roll 967, Orange County, Virginia, page 243/486, dwelling 417, family 420, William Thrift household.
109"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
110U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Sixth Census of the United States, 1840: Population Schedule, Microfilm Publication M-704,
National Archives, Washington, DC, Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 142.
1111850 U.S. Census, Roll 967, Orange County, Virginia, page 243/486, dwelling 417, family 420, William Thrift household.
1121840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, Loudoun County, VA, p. 223.
1131850 U.S. Census, Roll 36, Oro City, Nicolaus, Vernon and Vicinity, Sutter County, California, page 57/114, dwelling and family 1055, Jas W. Thrift
household.
1141840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, Loudoun County, VA, p. 223.
1151850 U.S. Census, Roll 36, Oro City, Nicolaus, Vernon and Vicinity, Sutter County, California, page 57/114, dwelling and family 1055, Jas W. Thrift
household.
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112 ii. George Sanderson Thrift. Based on age 30 given in the 1850 Census, George was born circa 1820.116,117 He married first,
Mary Berry Shreve on 29 Oct 1844 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Minister George Adie, rector, Shelburne Parish, bond-21 Oct
1844 by Benjamin Shreve. Ceremony at the home of her father, Benjamin Shreve, Gent.118 He probably married second,
Rebecca Elgin after 1869. No marriage record has been found. George was divorced from Mary Berry Shreve on 7 Apr 1870 in
Loudoun County, Virginia.119
George died in 1885 in Grayson County, Texas.
George Sanderson Thrift was probably included as a free white male, age 15 and under 20, in William Thrift's household, on the
1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; White Male 50-60.120
Sanderson Thrift (given age 30) was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census recorded 1 Jun 1850 in Loudoun County,
Virginia. Mary Thrift (given age 27), Ann Thrift (given age 8), Mary Thrift (given age 4) and Susan Thrift (given age 2) were listed
as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. Sanderson was a farmer, owning real estate worth
$3000.121 George was a farmer in Loudoun County, Virginia, in October, 1855; Farmer. 122
Sanderson Thrift (given age 48) was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census recorded 16 Sep 1870 in Kentucky Town
P.O., Precinct 4, Grayson County, Texas. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1870. Sanderson was a farmer. He reported
personal property of $3,000.123
113 iii. Martha Thrift. Based on age 28 on the 1850 census, Martha was born circa 1822.124
Martha Thrift was probably included as a free white female, age 15 and under 20, in William Thrift's household, on the 1840
Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; White Male 50-60.125
Martha Thrift (given age 28) was listed as a household member living with William Thrift (given age 70) on the 1850 Census in
Orange County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 126
114 iv. Alexander M. Thrift. Based on age 22 on the 1850 census, Alexander was born circa 1828.127
Alex Thrift (given age 22) was listed as a household member living with Jas W Thrift (given age 31) on the 1850 Census in Sutter
County, California. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. Alexander was a teacher. 128
In 1853 he resided in California with.
115 v. McLane Thrift. Based on age 21 on the 1850 census, McLane was born circa 1829.129
116Ibid., Roll 957, Loudoun Co., VA, p. 328.
117Sanderson Thrift household, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Ninth Census of the United States, 1870: Population Schedule,
Microfilm Publication M-593, National Archives, Washington, DC, Roll 1588, Kentucky Town P.O., Precinct 4, Grayson County, Texas, page 34/146,
dwelling 241, family 261.
118Vogt and Kethley Jr., LC VA Marriages 1760-1850, p. 378.
119Mary B. Thrift v. Sanderson Thrift, Chancery Suit M3452: <CD>, Clerk's Office, Loudoun County Court House, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia,
In.
1201840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 142.
1211850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 328/655, dwelling and family 236, Sanderson Thrift household.
122Loudoun County, VA, Birth Register 1, 1853-1859 (Unpublished register located in the Loudoun County Clerk's Office, Leesburg, Loudoun County,
VA), p. 66.
123Sanderson Thrift household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1588, Kentucky Town P.O., Precinct 4, Grayson County, Texas, page 34/146,
dwelling 241, family 261.
1241850 U.S. Census, Roll 967, Orange County, Virginia, page 243/486, dwelling 417, family 420, William Thrift household.
1251840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 142.
1261850 U.S. Census, Roll 967, Orange County, Virginia, page 243/486, dwelling 417, family 420, William Thrift household.
127Ibid., Roll 36, Oro City, Nicolaus, Vernon and Vicinity, Sutter County, California, page 57/114, dwelling and family 1055.
128Ibid.
129Ibid., Roll 967, Orange County, Virginia, page 243/486, dwelling 417, family 420.
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McLane Thrift was probably included as a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in William Thrift's household, on the 1840
Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; White Male 50-60.130
McLane Thrift (given age 21) was listed as a household member living with William Thrift (given age 70) on the 1850 Census in
Orange County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 131
116 vi. Lewellyn Thrift. Based on age 18 on the 1850 census, Lewellyn was born circa 1832.132
Llewelyn Thrift (given age 18) was listed as a household member living with Jas W Thrift (given age 31) on the 1850 Census in
Sutter County, California. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 133
In 1853 he resided in California.
117 vii. William Thrift Jr. Based on age 15 on the 1850 census, William was born circa 1835.134
William Thrift Jr. was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10, in William Thrift's household, on the 1840 Census in
District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; White Male 50-60.135
William Thrift (given age 15) was listed as a household member living with William Thrift (given age 70) on the 1850 Census in
Orange County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 136
118 viii. Hamilton Thrift. Based on age 12 on the 1850 census, Hamilton was born circa 1838.137
Hamilton Thrift was probably included in the listing for a free white male, under 5 years old, in William Thrift's household, on the
1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; White Male 50-60.138
Hamilton Thrift (given age 12) was listed as a household member living with William Thrift (given age 70) on the 1850 Census in
Orange County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850.139
119 ix. Virginia Thrift. Based on age 10 on the 1850 census, Virginia was born circa 1840.140
Virginia Thrift was probably included as a free white female, under five years old, in William Thrift's household, on the 1840
Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; White Male 50-60.141
Virginia Thrift (given age 10) was listed as a household member living with William Thrift (given age 70) on the 1850 Census in
Orange County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 142
77. Charles4 Thrift III (Charles3, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Charles was born on 2 Jan 1782.143
1301840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 142.
1311850 U.S. Census, Roll 967, Orange County, Virginia, page 243/486, dwelling 417, family 420, William Thrift household.
132Ibid., Roll 36, Oro City, Nicolaus, Vernon and Vicinity, Sutter County, California, page 57/114, dwelling and family 1055.
133Ibid.
134Ibid., Roll 967, Orange County, Virginia, page 243/486, dwelling 417, family 420.
1351840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 142.
1361850 U.S. Census, Roll 967, Orange County, Virginia, page 243/486, dwelling 417, family 420, William Thrift household.
137Ibid.
1381840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 142.
1391850 U.S. Census, Roll 967, Orange County, Virginia, page 243/486, dwelling 417, family 420, William Thrift household.
140Ibid.
1411840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 142.
1421850 U.S. Census, Roll 967, Orange County, Virginia, page 243/486, dwelling 417, family 420, William Thrift household.
143Charles Thrift III, Family Register from Family Bible (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.); last known in the possession of (Mrs. C.M.) Elisa Simpson, Dermott,
Arkansas. Hereinafter cited as Charles Thrift III Family Bible.
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Charles Thrift III married Keziah Odle on 7 Dec 1805.144
Charles died on 4 Sep 1847 at age 65.145
Children of Charles4 Thrift III and Keziah Odle were as follows:
120 i. Barrick O.5 Thrift. Barrick was born on 3 Nov 1807 in Virginia.146,147
Barrick O. Thrift married Margaret Hagey on 22 Dec 1831.148
Barrick died on 15 Oct 1868 at age 60.149
Barrick O. Thrift (given age 43) was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census recorded 12 Sep 1850 in Smithland,
Livingston County, Kentucky. Margaret Thrift (given age 39), John Thrift (given age 16), Margaret Thrift (given age 12), Mary
Thrift (given age 8), George Thrift (given age 11), Eme Thrift (given age 4) and Kitty Thrift (given age 1) were listed as household
members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. Barrick was a bricklayer. Three apparently unrelated persons also
lived in this household.150
121 ii. Margaret E. Thrift. Margaret was born on 15 Feb 1809.151
122 iii. Caroline E. Thrift. Caroline was born on 10 Nov 1811.152
123 iv. Samuel B. Thrift. Samuel was born on 29 Jul 1813.153
124 v. Mary O. Thrift. Mary was born on 15 Nov 1819.154
125 vi. Cyrus T. Thrift. Cyrus was born on 27 Jan 1822.155,156
Cyrus died on 7 Jul 1824 at age 2.157 Conflicting evidence states that he died on 7 Jul 1827. 158
78. Samuel Magruder4 Thrift (Charles3, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Samuel was born on 25 Nov 1785.159
Samuel Magruder Thrift married Sarah Fleming Cowan on 21 Apr 1811 in South Carolina.
Samuel died on 3 Sep 1872 at age 86 in Illinois.160
Children of Samuel Magruder4 Thrift and Sarah Fleming Cowan were as follows:
126 i. Sarah Elizabeth5 Thrift. Sarah was born on 20 Apr 1812.161
144Ibid.
145Ibid.
146Ibid.
1471850 U.S. Census, Reel 210, Smithland, Livingston County, Kentucky, page 379, dwelling & family 791, Barrick O. Thrift household.
148Charles Thrift III Family Bible.
149Ibid.
1501850 U.S. Census, Reel 210, Smithland, Livingston County, Kentucky, page 379, dwelling & family 791, Barrick O. Thrift household.
151Charles Thrift III Family Bible.
152Ibid.
153Ibid.
154Ibid.
155Ibid.
156Charles Thrift Sr. Family Bible.
157Ibid.
158Charles Thrift III Family Bible.
159Charles Thrift Sr. Family Bible.
160Ibid.
161Ibid.
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Sarah Elizabeth Thrift married James Hill on 8 Jan 1833.162
Sarah died on 17 Aug 1851 at age 39.163
127 ii. Andrew Jackson Thrift. Andrew was born on 19 Oct 1815.164
Andrew Jackson Thrift married Anna Christina Peter.
Andrew Jackson Thrift married Minerva Jane Hawkins on 8 Jan 1835.165
128 iii. Emily Magruder Thrift. Emily was born on 9 Mar 1818.166
Emily Magruder Thrift married Peter Hill on 21 May 1839.167
Emily died on 6 Apr 1875 at age 57.168
129 iv. Albinia Delerine Thrift. Albinia was born on 16 Feb 1821.169
Albinia Delerine Thrift married (--?--) Hill.
130 v. Evalina Sharp Thrift. Evalina was born on 14 Sep 1823.170
Evalina Sharp Thrift married Thomas Quick on 1 Oct 1845.171
Evalina died on 21 Nov 1876 at age 53.172
131 vi. Louisa M. Thrift. Louisa was born on 4 Jun 1827.173
Louisa M. Thrift married Elias Wallace Welden on 21 Mar 1849.174
Louisa died on 2 Mar 1867 at age 39.175
132 vii. Mary Thrift. Mary was born on 27 Dec 1830.176
Mary died on 28 Feb 1836 at age 5.177
133 viii. Samuel M. Thrift. Samuel was born on 22 Sep 1833.178
162"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
163Charles Thrift Sr. Family Bible.
164Ibid.
165Ibid.
166Ibid.
167Ibid.
168Ibid.
169Ibid.
170Ibid.
171Ibid.
172Ibid.
173Ibid.
174Ibid.
175Ibid.
176Ibid.
177Ibid.
178Ibid.
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Samuel died on 1 Jul 1837 at age 3.179
80. Charles4 Thrift (William3, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Charles was born circa 1782. She married first, Charles Thrift before 1810.180
Charles died on 10 Sep 1822 in Loudoun County, Virginia.181 The will of he was probated in Nov 1822 in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia,
Inventory, Will Book O, p. 476, Distribution p. 489.
Charles was a deputy sherriff; Dep. Sherriff.
Children of Charles4 Thrift and Nancy Ann Elgin were as follows:
134 i. Catherine Anne5 Thrift.
Catherine died before 1833.
135 ii. Francis Elgin Thrift. Francis was born on 18 Aug 1811 in Loudoun County, Virginia.182,183,184 He married first, Mary Ann Dulin
on 23 Oct 1832 in Frederick County, Maryland. He married second, Lydia Jane Bradshaw on 21 Oct 1869 in Loudoun County,
Virginia. His occupation was given as farmer. Minister B. P. Dulin, Francis a widower, Lydia single. 185
Francis died on 24 Mar 1874 at age 62.186,187 He was buried (Plat A, Lot 378, Site 8) located in Leesburg, Loudoun County,
Virginia.188,189
Robert, Wesley, Francis, John and Gustavus was the executor of Robert Elgin Sr.'s estate on 8 Apr 1844 in Loudoun County,
Virginia.
At a Court held for Loudoun County April 8th 1844:
This writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Robert Elgin dec'd was this day presented to the Court and having
been proved by the oaths of M. C. Shumate and Wm. Fulton two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be
recorded. And on the motion of Robert Elgin one of the excecutors therein named who made oath as such, and together with W.
S. McPherson, Francis E. Thrift, Gustavus Elgin Exec. and John Littleton this securities are entered into and acknowledged a
bond in the penalty of $10000 conditioned as the Law directs. Certificate is granted him for abtaining a probate thereof in due
form.
An Inventory of Robert Elgin's possessions was presented on April 13, 1844 by Wm. Fulton, M. E. Shumate and E. Hammatt,
and was accepted by the Court.
Francis E. Thrift (given age 38) was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census recorded 1 Jun 1850 in Turner District,
Fauquier County, Virginia. Freelove Shrieves (given age 7) and Mary A. Thrift (given age 36) were listed as household members.
The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. Francis' Real Estate was valued at $3,720. His occupation was given as
farmer.190
Francis E. Thrift (given age 48) was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census recorded 12 Jul 1860 in Bellmont P.O.
District, Loudoun County, Virginia. Mary A. Thrift (given age 46), Annie Johnston (given age 7) and Gustavus E. Johnston (given
179Ibid.
180Elgin v. Elgin, Chancery Suit M1784: <CD>, Clerk's Office, Loudoun County Court House, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, In.
181' The Genius of Liberty' Index, Vol. VI, #36.
182Loudoun County, VA, Marriage Register 2, 1865-1879 (Unpublished register located in the Loudoun County Clerk's Office, Leesburg, Loudoun
County, VA), p. 47.
183Union Cemetery, Tombstone Inscription, Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA; read and photographed by Betty Frain.
184Elizabeth R. Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, Volume I, Plats A & B, 1784-1995 (Lovettsville, Virginia: Willow Bend
Books, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
185Loudoun County, VA, Marriage Register 2 , p. 47.
186Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
187Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
188Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
189Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
1901850 U.S. Census, Reel 943, Turners Township, Fauquier County, Virginia, page 282, dwelling 223, family 225, Francis E. Thrift household.
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age 5) were listed as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. Francis was a farmer. He owned real
estate of $13,525 and personal property of $16,560.191
Francis was widowed on 7 Sep 1868 by the death of his wife, Mary. 192,193 Francis was listed as the head of a family on the
1870 Census in Farmwell P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. Francis' Real Estate valued at $9,500, Personal Property,
$1,200. Annie Johnson, age 17, and Augusta Johnson, age 16, where also in this household. I have not yet identified them. He
was a farmer, owning real estate of $9,500 and personal property of $1,200. He listed his wife Lydia, and two girls who I believe
to be neices of his first. wife.194
136 iii. Elizabeth Ann Thrift. Elizabeth was born on 23 Apr 1815 in Loudoun County, Virginia.195,196
Elizabeth Ann Thrift married Henry Adams Ball, son of Henry Ball, on 17 Jun 1834 in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. They
were married by Edwin Dorsey (Meth) (Leesburg). Bond was made 16 Jun 1834 by Wesley S. McPherson, guardian of
Elizabeth.197
Elizabeth died on 9 Aug 1866 at age 51 Consumption at Temple Hall, Loudoun County, Virginia. 198,199,200
She was buried in Union Cemetery (Plat A, Lot 22, Site 4) located in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 201,202
Elizabeth Ann Thrift was probably included as a free white female, age 20 and under 30, in Henry Adams Ball's household, on
the 1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 20-30.203
Betsy Ball (given age 34) was listed as a household member living with Henry Ball (given age 41) on the 1850 Census in
Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Henry Ball (age 41). 204
Elizabeth A. Ball (given age 42) was listed as a household member living with Henry A. Ball (given age 50) on the 1860 Census
recorded 2 Aug 1860 in Leesburg P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. 205
137 iv. Rebecca Jane Thrift. Rebecca was born after 1820.
Rebecca died after 1840.
Rebecca Jane Thrift was probably included as a free white female, age 15 and under 20, in Wesley S. McPherson's household,
on the 1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Wesley S. McPherson (age 40-50).206
81. Nancy4 Thrift (William3, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Nancy was born on 12 Oct 1786.207
191Francis E. Thrift household, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Eighth Census of the United States, 1860: Free Population
Schedule, Microfilm Publication M-653, National Archives, Washington, DC, Roll 1359, Bellmont Post Office, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 30,
Dwelling & Family 225.
192Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
193Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
194Francis E. Thrift household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, Farmwell P.O., Eastern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 32, dwelling
200, family 218.
195Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
1961860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Leesburg Post Office, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 74, dwelling 580 and family 583, Henry A. Ball household.
197Vogt and Kethley Jr., LC VA Marriages 1760-1850, p. 396.
198Loudoun County, VA, Death Register 1, 1853-1866 (Unpublished register located in the Loudoun County Clerk's Office, Leesburg, Loudoun County,
VA), p. 43.
199Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
200Commonwealth of VA, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Loudoun County, VA Death Records, 1853-1896 (Microfilm Roll 17), 1866:1.
201Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
202Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
2031840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 149.
2041850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun Co., VA, p. 307.
2051860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Leesburg Post Office, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 74, dwelling 580 and family 583, Henry A. Ball household.
2061840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, Eastern District, Virginia, p. 139.
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Nancy Thrift married Benjamin Franklin Shreve Jr., son of Benjamin Franklin Shreve Sr. and Anne or Anna Berry, before 1803.208
Nancy died on 25 Aug 1829 at age 42 leaving Benjamin a widower.209
She was buried in the Shreve Cemetery on Rt 621 near Sycolin Creek located in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Children of Nancy4 Thrift and Benjamin Franklin Shreve Jr. were as follows:
138 i. William5 Shreve.
William died after 1868.210
139 ii. Charles Shreve.
Charles died in 1856.
His estate was probated on 10 Nov 1856 in Loudoun County, Virginia.
..text file for Charles Shreve
The Last Will & Testament of Charles Shreve as found in Will Book 2L, p. 260, Loudoun County Court House, Leesburg,
Virginia, written 3 October 1856, probated 10 November 1856 mentions the following:
William Shreve, brother, 1/4 of estate
Daniel Shreve, brother, 1/4 of estate
Children now living of Benjamin Shreve, brother, 1/8 to be divided.
Brother Daniel for use of sister Ann E. Minor 1/8 of estate then to her 2 living children.
Sister Rebecca Simpson, 1/8 of estate.
Sister Mary B. Thrift, 1/8 of estate.
Daniel F. Shreve and Charles William Shreve are living sons of Benjamin Shreve.
Anna & George and two eldest children of Mary B. Thrift.
140 iii. Benjamin Franklin Shreve III (Col.). Benjamin was born on 15 Mar 1804 in Virginia.211,212,213 Benjamin applied for a marriage
license to wed Mary Elizabeth Trundle on 29 Nov 1828 in Montgomery County, Maryland.214
Benjamin Franklin Shreve III (Col.) married Mary Elizabeth Trundle, daughter of Samuel Daniel Trundle and Esther Belt, on 2
Dec 1828 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Rev. William Armstrong.215
Benjamin died on 24 Sep 1861 at age 57 from a fall.216,217
He was buried on 1 Apr 1916 in Monocacy Cemetery (Row A, Lot 36 Upper, Site 6) located in Beallsville, Montgomery County,
Maryland.. The records show, husband of Mary Elizabeth Trundle Shreve. He was removed from the Shreve Burying Ground at
David Trundle's farm near Barnesville, Montgomery County, Maryland.218
Benjamin was a farmer; Farmer.
Benjamin Franklin Shreve III (Col.) at age 36 was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 census on 1 Jun 1840 at Cochran's
Mill, Loudoun County, Virginia. Based on ages, it is possible that the following were also living in the household: Thomas
Jefferson Shreve and Armstead M. Shreve, a free white male, newborn to 5 years old, Dr. Charles William Shreve and Benjamin
Franklin Shreve IV, a free white male, age five to ten years old, Capt. Daniel Trundle Shreve, a free white male, age ten to fifteen
207Tombstone.
208Elgin v. Elgin, Chancery Suit M91, Clerk's Office, Loudoun County Court House.
209Tombstone.
210Thrift v. Shreve, Chancery Suit: <CD>, Clerk's Office, Loudoun County Court House, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, In.
211Correspondence from Jack Shreve (Maryland) to Betty Frain; Betty Frain.
212Elizabeth R. Frain, compiler, Monocacy Cemetery Beallsville, Montgomery County, Maryland (Lovettsville, Virginia: Willow Bend Books, 1997).
Hereinafter cited as Monocacy Cemetery.
2131850 U.S. Census, Roll 295, Medleys Township, Montgomery County, Maryland, page 415, dwelling 147, family 151, Benjamin Shreve household.
214Janet Thompson Manuel, Marriage Licenses Montgomery County, Maryland 1798-1898 (Silver Spring, MD: Family Line Publications, 1987), p. 286.
Hereinafter cited as Montgomery Co., MD Marriages.
215Genius of Liberty Index , , Vol XII, #51, Dec. 27, 1828, St. Peter's Parish.
216, St. Peter's Parish Records.
217Frain, Monocacy Cemetery.
218Ibid.
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years old, Mary Elizabeth Trundle, a free white female age twenty to thirty years old. In addition to those identified, there are a
free white male age 10-15, a free white female age 15-20, and a free white female age 50-60 in this household.219
Benjamin Shreve (given age 46) was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census recorded 5 Sep 1850 in Medleys District,
Montgomery County, Maryland. Mary E. Shreve (given age 40), Daniel T. Shreve (given age 20), Benjamin F. Shreve (given age
18), Charles W. Shreve (given age 16), Mary E. Shreve (given age 6), Thomas J. Shreve (given age 13), Ann O. Shreve (given
age 1) and Esther Trundle (given age 64) were listed as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850.
Benjamin was a farmer. He reported real estate of $10,600. 220
141 iv. Daniel Shreve. Daniel was born on 22 Jul 1811 in Loudoun County, Virginia.221,222,223,224,225
Daniel Shreve married Hannah Elizabeth Dulin, daughter of Edward J. Dulin and Nancy Elgin, on 12 Feb 1835 Maryland. They
were 2nd cousins.
Daniel died on 15 Apr 1884 at age 72 dropsy Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 226
Daniel Shreve at age 28 was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 census on 1 Jun 1840 in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Based on ages, it is possible that the following were also living in the household:, Anna Joseph Shreve and Mary Elizabeth
Shreve, a free white female age newborn to five years old, Hannah Elizabeth Dulin, a free white female age twenty to thirty years
old; Free White Male age 20-30.227
Daniel was widowed on 28 Dec 1844 by the death of his wife, Hannah.
Daniel Shreeves (given age 39) was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census recorded 26 Sep 1850 in Loudoun
County, Virginia. Nancy Shreeves (given age 13), Mary Shreeves (given age 11), Jno Shreeves (given age 9) and Sarah
Shreeves (given age 7) were listed as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. Daniel was a farmer.
He reported real estate of $4,600.228
Daniel Shreve (given age 48) was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census recorded 4 Aug 1860 in Goresville P.O.
District, Loudoun County, Virginia. Mary E. Shreve (given age 21) and Freelove Shreve (given age 17) were listed as household
members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. Daniel was a farmer. He owned real estate worth $20,000 and
personal property worth $8,000. In addition to the family, Chas Stewart, a black laborer, aged 19, born in Loudoun County, lived
in this household.229
Daniel Shreve (given age 59) was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census recorded 30 Jun 1870 Goresville, Loudoun
County, Virginia. Benjamin Shreve (given age 28) and Mary Shreve (given age 30) were listed as household members. The
official date for this census is 01 Jun 1870. Daniel's Real Estate was valued at $20,000, his Personal Property at $1,000. Mary &
Benjamin Minor are listed as if their names were Shreve. There is also a David, age 17, mulatto, living in this household. His
name is also given as Shreve.230
Daniel Shrive (given age 68) was listed as the head of household on the 1880 Census recorded 17 Jun 1880 in Loudoun County,
Virginia. The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1880. Also living in the household were, his daughter, Mary E. Minor (given
age 40), his grandson, Robert E. Minor (given age 9), his granddaughter, Mary S. Minor (given age 7). Daniel was a farmer.231
2191840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, Loudoun County, VA, p. 191.
2201850 U.S. Census, Roll 295, Medleys Township, Montgomery County, Maryland, page 415, dwelling 147, family 151, Benjamin Shreve household.
2211840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, Loudoun County, VA, p. 215.
2221850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 341, dwelling and family 432, Daniel Shreeves household.
2231860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Goresville Post Office, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 78, dwelling 607 and family 609, Daniel Shreve household.
224Daniel Shreve household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, near Goresville, Northern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 52, dwelling
368, family 373.
225 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880: Population Schedule, Microfilm Publication T-9,
National Archives, Washington, DC, Roll 1375, 5th District, Loudoun County, VA, SD 4, ED 50, p. 53.
226Loudoun County, VA, Deaths 1853-1896.
2271840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, Loudoun County, VA, p. 215.
2281850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 341, dwelling and family 432, Daniel Shreeves household.
2291860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Goresville Post Office, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 78, dwelling 607 and family 609, Daniel Shreve household.
230Daniel Shreve household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, near Goresville, Northern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 52, dwelling
368, family 373.
2311880 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1375, 5th District, Loudoun County, Virginia, SD 4, ED 50, page 53/350D, dwelling and family 414 , Daniel
Shrive household.
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142 v. Francis Elgin Shreve. Francis was born on 20 Jul 1813 in Loudoun County, Virginia.232,233,234
Francis Elgin Shreve married Minerva Ann Warfield, daughter of Surratt Dickerson Warfield and Matilda Spurrier, on 21 Oct 1845
in Frederick County, Maryland.
Francis died on 19 May 1878 at age 64 of dropsy Gumspring, Loudoun County, Virginia.235,236,237
He was buried in Union Cemetery (Plat A, Lot 272, Site 3) located in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 238,239
Francis was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia. There is also another
free white male age 20-30 in this household, possibly Francis' brother Daniel. A total of 5 persons were counted including 1 male
slave under 10, a female slave under 10 and a female slave 36-55. He shows 2 persons engaged in manufacturing/trades;
Francis Shreve (20-30 years).240 Francis was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Frank gave his occupation as farmer, owning Real Estate of $6,000; Frank Shreeve (age 37). 241 Francis was a farmer at
Cochran's Mill, Loudoun County, Virginia, in 1850; Farmer. 242
Francis Shreve (given age 46) was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census recorded 17 Sep 1860 in Southern District,
Leesburg P.O., Loudoun County, Virginia. Benjamin A. Shreve (given age 12), Francis B. Shreve (given age 10), Matilda Shreve
(given age 8), Mariah Shreve (given age 6), Rachel C. Warfield (given age 23) and Mariah Shreve (given age 44) were listed as
household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. Francis was a farmer, owning real estate valued at $21,000
and personal property of $15,000.243
Francis Elgin Shreve was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census recorded 1 Jun 1870 in Leesburg, Loudoun County,
Virginia. Minerva Ann Warfield, Benjamin Alexander Shreve, Matilda Surratt Warfield Shreve and Minerva Cecelia Shreve were
listed as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1870. He was a retired farmer and owned real estate of
$30,000 and personal property of $300. He listed his wife, Minerva and children Benjamin, Matilda and Minerva. Cecelia
Warfield, age 30, lived in this household, as well as Harry Jones, white male age 9. Harry and Cecelia were both born in
Maryland.244 Francis was employed as a Retired farmer in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, by 1870 and until his death. 245
143 vi. Nancy Ann E. Shreve. Based on age 30 given in the 1850 Census, Nancy was born circa 1819.246
Nancy Ann E. Shreve married James or Jesse Minor on 14 Sep 1841 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Bond Francis Shreve, who
testifies as to ages of both. Benjamin Shreve, father, authorizes license, witness Presley Carr Lane. Minister George Adie,
rector, Shelburne Parish.247
Nancy Ann E. Shreve was probably included as a free white female, age 20 and under 30, in Benjamin Franklin Shreve Jr.'s
household, on the 1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 60-70.248
232Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
233Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
234Loudoun County, VA, Deaths 1853-1896.
235Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
236Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
237Loudoun County, VA, Deaths 1853-1896 , Broad Run District, 1878:4.
238Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
239Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
2401840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, Eastern District, Virginia, p. 139.
2411850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun Co., VA, p. 307.
242Ibid.
2431860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Southern District, Leesburg P.O., Loudoun Co., Virginia, page 750, dwelling and family 1302, Francis Shreve
household.
244Francis Shreve household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, Leesburg, Northern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 15, dwelling 116,
family 121.
245Ibid., Roll 1659, Leesburg, Northern District, Loudoun Co., VA, p. 15.
2461850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun Co., VA, p. 307.
247Vogt and Kethley Jr., LC VA Marriages 1760-1850, p. 378.
2481840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 148.
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Nancy Ann E. Shreve was listed as a household member living with Francis Elgin Shreve on the 1850 Census in Loudoun
County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Frank Shreeve (age 37).249
144 vii. Rebecca M. Shreve. Rebecca was born on 17 Sep 1820 in Virginia.250,251,252
Rebecca M. Shreve married Samuel Simpson on 28 Mar 1844 in Loudoun County, Virginia. They were married by George Adie,
rector, Shelburne Parish. Bond was made 18 Mar 1844 by Benjamin Shreve. The ceremony was held at the home of her father,
Benjamin Shreve, Gent., Loudoun County.253
Rebecca died on 19 Mar 1887 at age 66.254,255
She was buried in North Fork Regular Baptist Cemetery located in near North Fork, Loudoun County, Virginia. 256
Rebecca M. Shreve was probably included as a free white female, age 15 and under 20, in Benjamin Franklin Shreve Jr.'s
household, on the 1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 60-70.257
Rebecca Simpson (given age 28) was listed as a household member living with Saml Simpson (given age 30) on the 1850
Census in Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Samuel Simpson (age 31). 258
Rebecca M. Simpson (given age 39) was listed as a household member living with Samuel Simpson (given age 42) on the 1860
Census recorded 3 Aug 1860 in Aldie Post Office District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun
1860.259
145 viii. Mary Berry Shreve. Based on age 27 given in the 1850 Census, age 45 in the 1870 census, the age 57 given in the 1880
Census, Mary was born circa 1823 in Virginia.260,261,262
Mary Berry Shreve married George Sanderson Thrift, son of William Thrift and Maria (--?--), on 29 Oct 1844 in Loudoun County,
Virginia. Minister George Adie, rector, Shelburne Parish, bond-21 Oct 1844 by Benjamin Shreve. Ceremony at the home of her
father, Benjamin Shreve, Gent.263 Mary was divorced from George Sanderson Thrift on 7 Apr 1870 in Loudoun County,
Virginia.264
Mary died on 16 Oct 1880 of consumption Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.265,266
2491850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun Co., VA, p. 307.
250Ibid., Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 210, dwelling and family 658.
2511860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Aldie Post Office., Southern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 90, dwelling and family 638, Samuel Simpson
household.
252Thomas Balch Library, Loudoun County Cemetery Database on library computers, Various compilers (Leesburg, Virginia).
253Vogt and Kethley Jr., LC VA Marriages 1760-1850, page 185.
254Thrift v. Shreve, Chancery Suit, Clerk's Office, Loudoun County Court House.
255Thomas Balch Library, Loudoun County Cemetery Database.
256Ibid.
2571840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 148.
2581850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 210, dwelling and family 658, Saml Simpson household.
2591860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Aldie Post Office., Southern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 90, dwelling and family 638, Samuel Simpson
household.
2601850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun Co., VA, p. 328.
2611880 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1375, Leesburg Township, Loudoun County, VA, SD 4, ED 51, p. 13.
262Mary B. Thrift household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, Leesburg P.O., Southern District, Loudoun Co., VA, p. 18, dwelling 103, family
115.
263Vogt and Kethley Jr., LC VA Marriages 1760-1850, p. 378.
264Thrift v. Thrift, Chancery Suit M3452: 1883, M 3452, Clerk's Office, Loudoun County Court House.
265Thrift v. Thrift, Chancery Suit M3452, Clerk's Office, Loudoun County Court House.
266Loudoun County, VA, Deaths 1853-1896 , 2nd District, 1880:7.
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Mary Berry Shreve was probably included as a free white female, age 15 and under 20, in Benjamin Franklin Shreve Jr.'s
household, on the 1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 60-70.267
Mary Thrift (given age 27) was listed as a household member living with Sanderson Thrift (given age 30) on the 1850 Census in
Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Sanderson Thrift (age 30). 268
Mary Berry Shreve was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census recorded 1 Jun 1870 in Leesburg P.O. District,
Loudoun County, Virginia. Anna Thrift, George Thrift, Benjamin Thrift, Jennie Thrift, William Thrift and Samuel Thrift were listed
as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1870. Mary owned real estate of $8,400 and personal property
of $100. She reported her children, Anna, George, Benjamin, Jennie, William and Samuel.269
Mary Berry Shreve was listed as a mother-in-law living with Townsend W. Belt on the 1880 Census in Loudoun County, Virginia.
The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1880.270
82. Elizabeth4 Thrift (William3, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Elizabeth was born on 18 Nov 1792 in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 271,272
Elizabeth Thrift married Gilman Bryant, son of Lt David Bryant and Mary Gilman, on 2 Mar 1809 in Knox County, Ohio.273
Elizabeth died on 17 Dec 1865 at age 73 in Knox County, Ohio.274
Elizabeth Bryant (given age 55) was listed as a household member living with Gilman Bryant (given age 65) on the 1850 Census in Ward 3, Mount
Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 275
Elizabeth was widowed on 10 Jun 1859 by the death of her husband, Gilman. 276
Children of Elizabeth4 Thrift and Gilman Bryant were as follows:
146 i. Nancy5 Bryant. Nancy was born in Oct 1810 in Knox County, Ohio.277,278 She married George Browning in Knox County,
Ohio.279
Nancy died in Jul 1860 at age 49 in Knox County, Ohio.280
Nancy Browning (given age 39) was listed as a household member living with George Browning on the 1850 Census in Ward 3,
Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 281
147 ii. Timothy Burr Bryant. Timothy was born in Jul 1812 in Knox County, Ohio.282,283 He married Elizabeth C. Reeve in Knox
County, Ohio.284
2671840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 148.
2681850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 328/655, dwelling and family 236, Sanderson Thrift household.
269Mary B. Thrift household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, Leesburg P.O., Southern District, Loudoun Co., VA, p. 18, dwelling 103, family
115.
2701880 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1375, Leesburg Township, Loudoun County, VA, SD 4, ED 51, p. 13.
271Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
2721850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 233, family 243, Gilman Bryant household.
273Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
274Ibid.
2751850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 233, family 243, Gilman Bryant household.
276Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
277Ibid.
2781850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 223 dwelling 250, family 251, George Browning household.
279Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
280Ibid.
2811850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 223 dwelling 250, family 251, George Browning household.
282Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
2831850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 233, family 243, Gilman Bryant household.
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Timothy died in Jul 1855 in Knox County, Ohio.285
T.B. Bryant (given age 37) was listed as a household member living with Gilman Bryant (given age 65) on the 1850 Census in
Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. He was a clerk.286
148 iii. Mary Gilman Bryant. Mary was born in Jun 1814 in Knox County, Ohio.287,288
Mary Gilman Bryant married James Warner Miller in Knox County, Ohio.289
Mary died after 1881 in Newark, New Jersey.290
Mary G. Miller (given age 36) was listed as a household member living with J.W. Miller (given age 42) on the 1850 Census in
Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 291
149 iv. William Thift Bryant. William was born in Dec 1816 in Knox County, Ohio.292
William died in Mar 1817 in Knox County, Ohio.293
150 v. David Bryant. David was born in Apr 1818 in Knox County, Ohio.294
David died in Aug 1818 in Knox County, Ohio.295
151 vi. Hannah Jane Bryant. Hannah was born on 18 May 1819 in Knox County, Ohio.296,297 She married Joseph Brown on 25 Feb
1851 in Knox County, Ohio.298
Hannah died after 1881. The Knox County, Ohio Vital Records Index states that Jenny was the fourth woman doctor to graduate
in America.299
Hannah J. Bryant (given age 31) was listed as a household member living with Gilman Bryant (given age 65) on the 1850
Census in Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 300
152 vii. Cassondra Bryant. Cassondra was born in Oct 1821 in Knox County, Ohio.301
Cassondra died in Dec 1821 in Knox County, Ohio.302
284Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
285Ibid.
2861850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 233, family 243, Gilman Bryant household.
287Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
2881850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 231, family 241, J.W. Miller household.
289Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
290Ibid.
2911850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 231, family 241, J.W. Miller household.
292Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
293Ibid.
294Ibid.
295Ibid.
296Ibid.
2971850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 233, family 243, Gilman Bryant household.
298Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
299Ibid.
3001850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 233, family 243, Gilman Bryant household.
301Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
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153 viii. James Gilman Bryant. James was born in Sep 1823 in Knox County, Ohio.303,304 He married Mary P. Swetland in Knox
County, Ohio.305
James died after 1881 in New York, New York.306
James G. Bryant (given age 26) was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census recorded 27 Aug 1850 in Ward 3, Mount
Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. Mary P. Bryant (given age 20) and G.A. Bryant (given age 1) were listed as household members.
The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. James was a merchant. He listed no real estate. 307
154 ix. Charles Grandison Bryant. Charles was born in Mar 1826 in Knox County, Ohio.308,309 He married Louisa Harrison.310
Charles Grandison Bryant married Elizabeth D. Smith before 1850 in Knox County, Ohio.311,312
Charles died after 1881 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois. 313
C.G. Bryant (given age 23) was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census recorded 23 Aug 1850 in Ward 3, Mount
Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. Elizabeth D. Bryant (given age 17) was listed as a household member. The official date for this
census is 01 Jun 1850. Charles was a merchant. He reported real estate of $2,500. In addition to the family, Louisa Stephens, a
white female age 19, born in Knox County, Ohio, lived in this household. 314
155 x. Hamilton Thrift Bryant. Hamilton was born in Aug 1829 in Ohio.315,316,317 He married Mary E. Cornell in Knox County,
Ohio.318
Hamilton died after 1881 in Richland County, Ohio.319
H.T. Bryant (given age 20) was listed as a household member living with Gilman Bryant (given age 65) on the 1850 Census in
Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. H.T. was a clerk. 320
Hamilton Bryant (given age 30) was listed as a household member living with Douglas Bryant (given age 28) on the 1860 Census
recorded 10 Aug 1860 in Liberty Township, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. Hamilton was a
clerk.321
302Ibid.
303Ibid.
3041850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 234, family 244, James G. Bryant household.
305Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
306Ibid.
3071850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 234, family 244, James G. Bryant household.
308Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
3091850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 235, family 245, C.G. Bryant household.
310Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
311Ibid.
3121850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 235, family 245, C.G. Bryant household.
313Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
3141850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 235, family 245, C.G. Bryant household.
315Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
3161850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 233, family 243, Gilman Bryant household.
3171860 U.S. Census, Roll 995, Liberty Township, Knox County, Ohio, sheet 324, page 199, dwelling 1463, family 1480, Douglas Bryant household.
318Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
319Ibid.
3201850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 233, family 243, Gilman Bryant household.
3211860 U.S. Census, Roll 995, Liberty Township, Knox County, Ohio, sheet 324, page 199, dwelling 1463, family 1480, Douglas Bryant household.
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156 xi. Edwin Douglass Bryant. Edwin was born in Dec 1831 in Knox County, Ohio.322,323,324,325,326,327
Edwin Douglass Bryant married Lucy Viola Inscho, daughter of John Inscho Jr and Elizabeth Rilea, before 1860 in Knox County,
Ohio.328
Edwin died on 12 Mar 1910 at age 78 in Fr Lick, Indiana.329
E.D. Bryant (given age 18) was listed as a household member living with Gilman Bryant (given age 65) on the 1850 Census in
Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. E.D. was a clerk. 330
Douglas Bryant (given age 28) was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census recorded 10 Aug 1860 in Liberty Township,
Knox County, Ohio. L.V. Bryant (given age 20) and Hamilton Bryant (given age 30) were listed as household members. The
official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. Douglas gave no occupation. He owned real estate of $2,000 and personal property
of 4,000.331
Edwin Bryant (given age 38) was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census recorded 15 Jul 1870 in Sparta P.O., South
Bloomfield, Morrow County, Ohio. Viola Bryant (given age 30) and Eva D. Bryant (given age 16) were listed as household
members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1870. Edwin was a dry goods merchant. He owned real estate of $1,250 and
personal property of $225.332
Edward D. Bryant (given age 48) was listed as the head of household on the 1880 Census recorded 21 Jun 1880 in Sunbury,
Delaware County, Ohio. The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1880. Also living in the household was his wife, Lucy V. Bryant
(given age 40). Ed was a hotel keeper. In addition to his wife, six unrelated persons lived in his hotel. His father was born in
Vermont, his mother in Virginia.333
Edwin D. Bryant (given age 68) was listed as the head of household on the 1900 Census recorded 2 Jun 1900 at 220 West
Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1900. Also living in the
household was his wife, Lucy V. Bryant (given age 60). Edwin was a clerk. He owned their home free of morgage. His father was
born in Vermont, his mother in Virginia.334
322Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
3231850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 233, family 243, Gilman Bryant household.
3241860 U.S. Census, Roll 995, Liberty Township, Knox County, Ohio, sheet 324, page 199, dwelling 1463, family 1480, Douglas Bryant household.
325Edwin Bryant household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1247, Sparta P.O., South Bloomfield, Morrow County, Ohio, sheet 469, page 28,
dwelling 237, family 242.
3261880 U.S. Census, Population , Role 1012, Sunbury, Delaware County, Ohio, SD 5, ED 112, sheet 425A, page 29, dwelling 47, family 49 , Edward
D. Bryant household.
327Edwin D. Bryant household, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Twelth Census of the United States, 1900: Population
Schedule, Microfilm Publication T-623, National Archives, Washington, DC, Roll 389, Center Township, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, SD 7, ED
90, sheet 2A, page 185, dwelling 25, family 33.
328Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
329Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920, online Ancestry.com, Source Location:
County Health Office, Paoli
Source Notes:
The source of this record is the book H-24 on page 52 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920.
3301850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 233, family 243, Gilman Bryant household.
3311860 U.S. Census, Roll 995, Liberty Township, Knox County, Ohio, sheet 324, page 199, dwelling 1463, family 1480, Douglas Bryant household.
332Edwin Bryant household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1247, Sparta P.O., South Bloomfield, Morrow County, Ohio, sheet 469, page 28,
dwelling 237, family 242.
3331880 U.S. Census, Population , Role 1012, Sunbury, Delaware County, Ohio, SD 5, ED 112, sheet 425A, page 29, dwelling 47, family 49 , Edward
D. Bryant household.
3341900 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 389, Center Township, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, SD 7, ED 90, sheet 2A, page 185, dwelling 25,
family 33 , Edwin D. Bryant household.
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157 xii. Elizabeth Ellen Bryant. Elizabeth was born in Sep 1834 in Knox County, Ohio.335,336
Elizabeth died.337
Elizabeth E. Bryant (given age 15) was listed as a household member living with Gilman Bryant (given age 65) on the 1850
Census in Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 338
86. Rachel4 Thrift (William3, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Rachel was born on 10 Sep 1799 in Virginia.339
Rachel Thrift married Dr. Timothy Burr.
Rachel Burr (given age 50) was listed as a household member living with Timothy Burr (given age 65) on the 1850 Census in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850.340
Children of Rachel4 Thrift and Dr. Timothy Burr both born in Ohio were as follows:
158 i. Charles5 Burr. Based on age 14 on the 1850 census, Charles was born circa 1836.341
Chas Burr (given age 14) was listed as a household member living with Timothy Burr (given age 65) on the 1850 Census in
Sabine Parish, Louisiana. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 342
159 ii. Roland Burr. Based on age 7 on the 1850 census, Roland was born circa 1843.343
Roland Burr (given age 7) was listed as a household member living with Timothy Burr (given age 65) on the 1850 Census in
Sabine Parish, Louisiana. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 344
87. Absolom4 Thrift (William3, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Absolom was born in 1801 in Loudoun County, Virginia.345,346
Absolom Thrift married Amanda Brown on 17 Jul 1825 in Licking County, Ohio. The Knox County, Ohio Vital Statistics Abstracts give this date as 1823,
and the place of the marriage as Knox County, Ohio.347,348
Absolom died after 1881. The Knox County, Ohio record states he had AB and eight other children. 349
A. Thrift (given age 47) was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census recorded 19 Aug 1850 in Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio. Amanda
Thrift (given age 40), Stiles Thrift (given age 23), Brown Thrift, Wm Thrift (given age 19), Absolom Thrift (given age 17), Alex Thrift (given age 15),
Harriet Thrift (given age 13), Benton Thrift (given age 9) and Gale Thrift (given age 7) were listed as household members. The official date for this
census is 01 Jun 1850. Absolom gave no occupation. He reported real estate of $6,000. 350
335Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
3361850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 233, family 243, Gilman Bryant household.
337Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
3381850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 222, dwelling 233, family 243, Gilman Bryant household.
339Ibid., Roll 239, Sabine, Louisiana, page 133, dwelling 447, family 449.
340Ibid.
341Ibid.
342Ibid.
343Ibid.
344Ibid.
345Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
3461850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Fredricktown, Knox County, Ohio, page 45/89, dwelling 628, family 640, A. Thrift household.
347"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
348Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
349Ibid.
3501850 U.S. Census, Roll 700, Ward 3, Fredricktown, Knox County, Ohio, page 45/89, dwelling 628, family 640, A. Thrift household.
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Children of Absolom4 Thrift and Amanda Brown all born in Ohio were as follows:
160 i. Stiles5 Thrift. Based on age 23 on the 1850 census, Stiles was born circa 1827.351
Stiles Thrift (given age 23) was listed as a household member living with A. Thrift (given age 47) on the 1850 Census in
Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. Stiles gave no occupation. 352
161 ii. Brown Thrift. Based on age 21 on the 1850 census, Brown was born circa 1829.353
Brown Thrift was listed as a household member living with A. Thrift (given age 47) on the 1850 Census in Fredericktown, Knox
County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. Brown gave no occupation. 354
162 iii. William Thrift. Based on age 19 on the 1850 census, William was born circa 1831.355
Wm Thrift (given age 19) was listed as a household member living with A. Thrift (given age 47) on the 1850 Census in
Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. William was a farmer. 356
163 iv. Absolom Thrift. Based on age 17 on the 1850 census, Absolom was born circa 1833.357
Absolom Thrift (given age 17) was listed as a household member living with A. Thrift (given age 47) on the 1850 Census in
Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 358
164 v. Alex Thrift. Based on age 15 on the 1850 census, Alex was born circa 1835.359
Alex Thrift (given age 15) was listed as a household member living with A. Thrift (given age 47) on the 1850 Census in
Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850.360
165 vi. Harriet Ann Thrift. Based on age 13 on the 1850 census, Harriet was born circa 1837.361
Harriet Thrift (given age 13) was listed as a household member living with A. Thrift (given age 47) on the 1850 Census in
Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 362
166 vii. Benton Thrift. Based on age 9 on the 1850 census, Benton was born circa 1841.363
Benton Thrift (given age 9) was listed as a household member living with A. Thrift (given age 47) on the 1850 Census in
Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850.364
167 viii. Gaylord Thrift. Based on age 7 on the 1850 census, Gaylord was born circa 1843.365
351Ibid.
352Ibid.
353Ibid.
354Ibid.
355Ibid.
356Ibid.
357Ibid.
358Ibid.
359Ibid.
360Ibid.
361Ibid.
362Ibid.
363Ibid.
364Ibid.
365Ibid.
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Gale Thrift (given age 7) was listed as a household member living with A. Thrift (given age 47) on the 1850 Census in
Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 366
91. Jane Gass4 Thrift (William3, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Jane was born on 7 Jan 1811 in Knox County, Ohio.367
Jane Gass Thrift married Jacob Booker Brown on 1 Jan 1829 in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio.368
Jane died on 1 May 1885 at age 74 in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio.
She was buried.
Jane Brown (given age 39) was listed as a household member living with Jacob B. Brown (given age 42) on the 1850 Census in Ward 3, Mount Vernon,
Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 369
Children of Jane Gass4 Thrift and Jacob Booker Brown all born in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, were as follows:
168 i. Sarah Lauretta5 Brown. Sarah was born on 30 Aug 1830.
169 ii. William Burr Brown. At the time of William's birth his father, Jacob, was referred to as 'Mayor' Jacob B. Brown, William was born
on 17 Jan 1832.370,371
William Brown (given age 18) was listed as a household member living with Jacob B. Brown (given age 42) on the 1850 Census
in Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. William's occupation was given as
clerk.372
170 iii. Jacob Brown. Jacob was born on 24 May 1834.373
Jacob Brown (given age 12) was listed as a household member living with Jacob B. Brown (given age 42) on the 1850 Census in
Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. Jacob's age appears to be off by
four years.374
171 iv. Hanna Ellen Brown. Hanna was born on 29 Jun 1842.375
Ellen Brown (given age 8) was listed as a household member living with Jacob B. Brown (given age 42) on the 1850 Census in
Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 376
172 v. Hiram E. Brown. Hiram was born on 26 Dec 1846.377
Thrift Brown (given age 3) was listed as a household member living with Jacob B. Brown (given age 42) on the 1850 Census in
Ward 3, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. I am assuming that Thrift and Hiram
are the same.378
366Ibid.
367Ibid., Ward 4, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 297/493, dwelling 503, family 536.
368"Thrift Family Unpublished Research."
3691850 U.S. Census, Ward 4, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 297/493, dwelling 503, family 536, Jacob B. Brown household.
370Ibid.
371Cynthia Herrin, 2005.
3721850 U.S. Census, Ward 4, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, page 297/493, dwelling 503, family 536, Jacob B. Brown household.
373Ibid.
374Ibid.
375Ibid.
376Ibid.
377Ibid.
378Ibid.
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93. Nancy4 Elgin (Rebecca3 Thrift, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Nancy was born on 12 Sep 1785.379
Nancy Ellgin married Edward Dulin, son of William Dulin and Mary Wren, on 2 Apr 1804 in Loudoun County, Virginia. They were married by minister
John Littlejohn(Meth) as reported in his return of 1 Jan 1805. 380,381 Conflicting evidence states that she died on 4 Jan 1850. 382
Nancy died on 4 Jan 1851 at age 65 in Loudoun County, Virginia.383,384 Her will was recorded on 9 Dec 1850 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Chancery
Suit Record M1398 found at Loudoun Co., VA Clerk's Office, March
1997. Transcribed by Sue Beach.
"Pursuant to an order from the County Court of Loudoun County bearing date
on the 9th day of December 1850 and to the undersigned directed, -- We have
this 28th day of December 1850 Divided the Negroes bequeathed by the last
will and Testament of Gustavus Elgin dec'd to Nancy Dulin for life with
remainder to her children, into nine Equal parts, as near as we can, and do
allot them, as follows. To wit -
To William Dulin lot No 1 - a Negro woman Maria valued at $500 a full share. -
To Francis E. Thrift and Mary Ann his wife, lot No 2 - a negro man Fenton
valued at $375 and a Girl Jane valued at $200. Mr. Thrift to pay to lot No
9 Seventy-five Dollars. --
To George W. Woods and Margaret E. his wife lot No 3. a Negroe Girl Agga,
valed at $600. Mr. Woods to pay to lot No. 9 One hundred dollars. -
To Gustavus E. Dulin, lot No. 4 a Negro Man Lewis valued at $600. Mr. G.E.
Dulin to pay to lot No 9 One hundred dollars
To Daniel Shreeves, lot No. 5, a negroe Girl Mary valued at five hundred
Dollars full share --
To James H. Johnston and Alice Ann his wife - lot No 6 a negroe Girl
Charlotte valued at four hundred Dollars, Mr. Johnston to receive from No. 3
G. W. Woods - One hundred Dollars. -
To James W. Moore and Matilda his wife lot No 7, a negroe Girl Arrena valued
at $375 and a Boy Henry valued at $150. Mr. Moore to pay lot No. 9 Twenty
five dollars. -
To William B. Jackson and Rebecca T. his wife lot No 8 Two negroe Girls
Amanda valued at $250 and Adeline valued at $250 making five hundred Dollars
a full share. --
To William B. Jackson as administrator of B. F. Dulin dec'd lot No. 9 a
negro Boy Charles valued at $300. Mr. Jackson as administrator to Recieve
from lot No 4 which is Gustavus E. Dulin One hundred Dollars and from lot
No. 2 which is Francis E. Thrift Seventy five Dollars and from lot No 7
which is James W. Moore Twenty five Dollars making five hundred Dollars.
We find in the hands of Wm. B. Jackson, Adm of Nancy Dulin dec'd the
sum of three hundred and fifty Dollars which sum has been on interest one
year Making $371 which sum was received from the sale of Negroe Boy George
prior to the death of said Nancy Dulin but was identified. also the sum of
$207.17 received for the hire of the above named servants for the present
year - making in all $578.17 - which sum we have divided into nine parts and
allotted as follows. To wit -
To William Dulin $64.24
To Gustavus E. Dulin 64.24
379Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
380Auralia M. Jewell, Loudoun County, Virginia Marriage Records to 1881 (Berryville, Virginia: Virginia Book Company, 1975), page 42. Hereinafter
cited as Loudoun Co., VA Marriages to 1881.
381Vogt and Kethley Jr., LC VA Marriages 1760-1850, page 72.
382Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
383Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
384Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I, page 143.
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To Wm B. Jackson & Rebecca T his wife 64.24
To Francis E. Thrift & Mary Ann his wife 64.24
To George W. Woods & Margaret E his wife 64.24
To James W. Moore & Matilda his wife 64.24
To Daniel Shreeve 64.24
To James H. Johnston & Alice Ann his wife , (and) 64.24
To W.B. Jackson as administrator of B.F. Dulin Dec'd 64.24
We also find two old servants belonging to the same family of
negroes & subject to the same disposition as the above to wit James & Nanny
his wife who are a charge & Expence and have in the pursuance of the order
above stated disposed of them to the lowest bidder to take care of them for
life for the sum of $134.00, to James W. Moore, the sum of 134$ to be
divided into nine parts and each of the aboved named heirs to pay one nineth
part to said Moore, who binds himself for that the said James & Nanny his
wife shall never become a Tax to the Estate of said decedent, and he will
Take Good care of them and treat them humanely. They are to be considered
as his slaves for life but not to be sold.
December 28, 1850
Commissioners
Wilson Sanders
Charles Williams
Cephus Hempston.
She was buried in Union Cemetery (Plat A, Lot 371, Site 5) located in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her tombstone reads: Nancy Dulin (given
age 64). In loving memory of Nancy Dulin, consort of Edward Dulin, in her 64th year.385
Nancy Elgin was probably included as a free white female, age 16 and under 26, in Edward Dulin's household on the 1810 Census in Loudoun County,
Virginia.386
Nancy Elgin was probably included as a free white female, age 26 and under 45, listed in Edward Dulin's household, on the 1820 Census in Leesburg,
Loudoun County, Virginia.387
Nancy Elgin was probably included as a free white female, age 40 and under 50, in Gustavus Dulin (given age over 20 and under 30)'s household, on
the 1830 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.388
Nancy Elgin at age 54 was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 census on 1 Jun 1840 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Based on ages, it is possible
that the following were also living in the household:, Benjamin Franklin Dulin, a free white male, age twenty to thirty years old, Matilda Dulin and
Margaret Catherine Dulin, a free white female age fifteen to twenty years old, Alice (Allice) Ann Dulin, a free white female age twenty to thirty years old.
Nancy's name is given as Duling.389
Children of Nancy4 Elgin and Edward J. Dulin were as follows:
173 i. William5 Dulin. Based on age 44 on the 1850 census, William was born circa 1806 in Virginia.390
William died after 1866.
William Dulin was probably included as a free white male, age under 10, in Edward Dulin's household on the 1810 Census in
Loudoun County, Virginia.391
William Dulin was probably included as a free white male, age 10 and under 16, listed in Edward Dulin's household, on the 1820
Census in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.392
385Ibid.
3861810 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 303 , Edward Dulin household.
3871820 U.S. Census, Population , Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA, p. 132 , Edward Dulin household.
3881830 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 193, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 26 , Gustavus Dulin household.
3891840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, Loudoun County, VA, p. 205.
3901850 U.S. Census, Roll 189, Vernon, Van Buren County, Iowa, page 245, dwelling and family 6, Gustavus Dulin household.
3911810 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 303 , Edward Dulin household.
3921820 U.S. Census, Population , Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA, p. 132 , Edward Dulin household.
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Wm Dulin (given age 44) was listed as a household member living with Gustavus Dulin (given age 41) on the 1850 Census in
Vernon, Van Buren County, Iowa. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. William was a farm laborer. 393 William was a
laborer in 1850, in Vernon, Van Buren County, Iowa; Laborer. 394
174 ii. Gustavus E. Dulin. Gustavus was born on 17 Dec 1807 in Virginia.395,396
Gustavus E. Dulin married Joicy Sayers on 10 Sep 1844 in Scotland County, Missouri.
Gustavus died after 1866.
Gustavus E. Dulin was probably included as a free white male, age under 10, in Edward Dulin's household on the 1810 Census
in Loudoun County, Virginia.397
Gustavus E. Dulin was probably included as a free white male, age 10 and under 16, listed in Edward Dulin's household, on the
1820 Census in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.398 .
Gustavus Dulin (given age over 20 and under 30) was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 census in 1830 in Middleburg,
Loudoun County, Virginia. Based on ages, it is possible that the following were also living in the household:, Benjamin Franklin
Dulin, a free white male, age ten to fifteen years old, Matilda Dulin and Margaret Catherine Dulin, a free white female age five to
ten years of age, Alice (Allice) Ann Dulin and Mary Ann Dulin, a free white female age ten to fifteen years old, Hannah Elizabeth
Dulin and Rebecca Thrift Dulin, a free white female age fifteen to twenty years old, Nancy Elgin, a free white female age forty to
fifty years old. Mary Ann Dulin is actually 17, not under 15 as reported. 399
Gustavus Dulin (given age 41) was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census recorded 30 Sep 1850 in Vernon, Van
Buren County, Iowa. Joyce Dulin (given age 35), Martha Dulin (given age 4) and Wm Dulin (given age 44) were listed as
household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. Gustavus was a farmer. He reported real estate valued at
$900.400 Gustavus was a farmer in Vernon, Van Buren County, Iowa, in 1850; Farmer. 401
Gustavus E. Dulin (given age 53) was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census recorded 4 Jun 1860 in Vernon P.O.,
Vernon Township, Van Buren County, Virginia. Martha A. Dulin (given age 14) was listed as a household member in this
household. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. Gustavus was a farmer. He reported real estate of $3,920 and
personal property of $800.402
175 iii. Rebecca Thrift Dulin. Based on age 40 on the 1850 census, age 50 on the 1860 census and the age given on her tombstone,
Rebecca was born circa 2 Jan 1810 in Loudoun County, Virginia. 403,404,405
Rebecca Thrift Dulin married William B. Jackson, son of Benjamin Jackson and Elizabeth Clapham, on 8 Apr 1833 in Loudoun
County, Virginia. Bonds, Benjamin Jackson, father. 406
Rebecca died on 8 Mar 1868 leaving William a widower.407,408
3931850 U.S. Census, Roll 189, Vernon, Van Buren County, Iowa, page 245, dwelling and family 6, Gustavus Dulin household.
394Ibid., Roll 189, Vernon, Van Buren Co., IA, p. 245.
395Ibid., Roll 189, Vernon, Van Buren County, Iowa, page 245, dwelling and family 6.
3961860 U.S. Census, Roll 342, Vernon P.O., Vernon Township, Van Buren County, Iowa, page 11/165, dwelling and family 82, Gustavus E. Dulin
household.
3971810 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 303 , Edward Dulin household.
3981820 U.S. Census, Population , Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA, p. 132 , Edward Dulin household.
3991830 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 193, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 26 , Gustavus Dulin household.
4001850 U.S. Census, Roll 189, Vernon, Van Buren County, Iowa, page 245, dwelling and family 6, Gustavus Dulin household.
401Ibid., Roll 189, Vernon, Van Buren Co., IA, p. 245.
4021860 U.S. Census, Roll 342, Vernon P.O., Vernon Township, Van Buren County, Iowa, page 11/165, dwelling and family 82, Gustavus E. Dulin
household.
403Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
4041850 U.S. Census, Reel 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 341/682, dwelling and family 437, Wm Jackson household.
4051860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Goresville P.O., Loudoun County, Virginia, page 83 dwelling 644 and family 647, Wm B. Jackson household.
406Vogt and Kethley Jr., LC VA Marriages 1760-1850, p. 273.
407Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
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She was buried in Union Cemetery (Plat A, Lot 371, Site 5) located in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her tombstone reads:
Rebecca Thrift Dulin Jackson (given age 58), wife of William B. Jackson, age 58 years, 2 months, 6 days.409,410
Rebecca Thrift Dulin was probably included as a free white female under 10 years of age, in Edward Dulin's household on the
1810 Census in Loudoun County, Virginia.411
Rebecca Thrift Dulin was probably included as a free white female, age 10 and under 16, listed in Edward Dulin's household, on
the 1820 Census in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.412
Rebecca Thrift Dulin was probably included as a free white female, age 15 and under 20, in Gustavus Dulin (given age over 20
and under 30)'s household, on the 1830 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 413
Rebecca Thrift Dulin was probably included as a free white female, age 30 and under 40, in Benjamin Jackson's household, on
the 1840 Census in Loudoun County, Virginia; Free white male age 50-60.414
Rebecca Jackson (given age 40) was listed as a household member living with Wm Jackson (given age 42) on the 1850 Census
in Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Wm Jackson (age 42). 415
Rebecca T. Jackson (given age 50) was listed as a household member living with Wm B. Jackson (given age 51) on the 1860
Census recorded 8 Aug 1860 in Goresville P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun
1860.416
176 iv. Hannah Elizabeth Dulin. Hannah was born on 26 Jan 1811 in Loudoun County, Virginia.417
Hannah Elizabeth Dulin married Daniel Shreve, son of Benjamin Franklin Shreve Jr. and Nancy Thrift, on 12 Feb 1835 Maryland.
They were 2nd cousins.
Hannah died on 28 Dec 1844 at age 33 leaving Daniel a widower.
Hannah Elizabeth Dulin was probably included as a free white female, under the age of 10, listed in Edward Dulin's household,
on the 1820 Census in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 418
Hannah Elizabeth Dulin was probably included as a free white female, age 15 and under 20, in Gustavus Dulin (given age over
20 and under 30)'s household, on the 1830 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.419
Hannah Elizabeth Dulin was probably included as a free white female, age 20 and under 30, in Daniel Shreve's household, on
the 1840 Census in Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 20-30.420
177 v. Edward J. Dulin Jr. Edward was born on 1 Dec 1811.
Edward J. Dulin Jr. was probably included as a free white male, age under 10, listed in Edward Dulin's household, on the 1820
Census in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.421
408Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I, page 143.
409Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
410Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I, page 143.
4111810 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 303 , Edward Dulin household.
4121820 U.S. Census, Population , Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA, p. 132 , Edward Dulin household.
4131830 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 193, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 26 , Gustavus Dulin household.
4141840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, Loudoun County, VA, p. 205.
4151850 U.S. Census, Reel 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 341/682, dwelling and family 437, Wm Jackson household.
4161860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Goresville P.O., Loudoun County, Virginia, page 83, dwelling 644 and family 647, Wm B. Jackson household.
417Jim Presgraves, compiler, Loudoun County Families and History (Wytheville, VA: Bookworm & Silverfish, 1999), 89. Hereinafter cited as LC VA
Families & History.
4181820 U.S. Census, Population , Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA, p. 132 , Edward Dulin household.
4191830 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 193, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 26 , Gustavus Dulin household.
4201840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, Loudoun County, VA, p. 215.
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178 vi. Mary Ann Dulin. Mary was born on 4 Aug 1813 in Loudoun County, Virginia.422,423,424
Mary Ann Dulin married Francis Elgin Thrift, son of Charles Thrift and Nancy Ann Elgin, on 23 Oct 1832 in Frederick County,
Maryland.
Mary died on 7 Sep 1868 at age 55 leaving Francis a widower.425,426
She was buried in Union Cemetery (Plat A, Lot 378, Site 7) located in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her tombstone reads:
Wife of Francis Thrift.427,428
In Mary Dulin's will in 1814 Mary Ann Dulin was named as an heir; Will Book L, p. 26.429
Mary Ann Dulin was probably included as a free white female, under the age of 10, listed in Edward Dulin's household, on the
1820 Census in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.430
Mary Ann Dulin was probably included as a free white female, age 10 and under 15, in Gustavus Dulin (given age over 20 and
under 30)'s household, on the 1830 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 431
Mary A. Thrift (given age 36) was listed as a household member living with Francis E. Thrift (given age 38) on the 1850 Census
in Turner District, Fauquier County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. 432
Mary A. Thrift (given age 46) was listed as a household member living with Francis E. Thrift (given age 48) on the 1860 Census
recorded 12 Jul 1860 in Bellmont P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. 433
179 vii. Benjamin Franklin Dulin. Benjamin was born on 13 Nov 1815. Benjamin was declared dead circa 1855.
Benjamin Franklin Dulin was probably included as a free white male, age under 10, listed in Edward Dulin's household, on the
1820 Census in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.434
Benjamin Franklin Dulin was probably included as a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in Gustavus Dulin (given age over 20
and under 30)'s household, on the 1830 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 435
Benjamin Franklin Dulin was probably included as a free white male, age 20 and under 30, in Nancy Elgin's household, on the
1840 Census in Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Female age 50-60.436
180 viii. Alice (Allice) Ann Dulin. Alice was born on 11 Nov 1817.
Alice (Allice) Ann Dulin married James H. Johnson on 3 Sep 1850 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Age approved by Daniel Shreve.
Alice applied for a marriage license to wed James H. Johnson on 30 Sep 1850 in Loudoun County, Virginia.437
4211820 U.S. Census, Population , Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA, p. 132 , Edward Dulin household.
422Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
423Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
4241860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Bellmont Post Office, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 30, Dwelling & Family 225, Francis E. Thrift household.
425Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
426Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
427Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
428Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
429Hutchison, Index to LC, VA Wills, p. 84.
4301820 U.S. Census, Population , Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA, p. 132 , Edward Dulin household.
4311830 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 193, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 26 , Gustavus Dulin household.
4321850 U.S. Census, Reel 943, Turners Township, Fauquier County, Virginia, page 282, dwelling 223, family 225, Francis E. Thrift household.
4331860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Bellmont Post Office, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 30, Dwelling & Family 225, Francis E. Thrift household.
4341820 U.S. Census, Population , Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA, p. 132 , Edward Dulin household.
4351830 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 193, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 26 , Gustavus Dulin household.
4361840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, Loudoun County, VA, p. 205.
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Alice died after 1866.
Alice (Allice) Ann Dulin was probably included as a free white female, under the age of 10, listed in Edward Dulin's household, on
the 1820 Census in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.438
Alice (Allice) Ann Dulin was probably included as a free white female, age 10 and under 15, in Gustavus Dulin (given age over 20
and under 30)'s household, on the 1830 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.439
Alice (Allice) Ann Dulin was probably included as a free white female, age 20 and under 30, in Nancy Elgin's household, on the
1840 Census in Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Female age 50-60.440
181 ix. Margaret Catherine Dulin. Margaret was born on 23 Nov 1821 in Loudoun County, Virginia.441
Margaret Catherine Dulin married George M. Woods.
Margaret Catherine Dulin was probably included as a free white female, age 5 and under 10, in Gustavus Dulin (given age over
20 and under 30)'s household, on the 1830 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 442
Margaret Catherine Dulin was probably included as a free white female, age 15 and under 20, in Nancy Elgin's household, on the
1840 Census in Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Female age 50-60.443
Margaret C. Dulin (given age 38) was listed as a household member living with George M. Woods (given age 45) on the 1860
Census recorded 6 Jul 1860 in Dranesville Fairfax County Post Office, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census
is 01 Jun 1860.444 She was listed as a household member living with George M. Woods on the 1870 Census in Loudoun
County, Virginia. Margaret keeps house.445
182 x. Matilda Dulin. Based on age given in her Death Record, Matilda was born on 14 Feb 1824 in Goresville, Loundoun County,
Virginia.446
Matilda Dulin married James W. Moore, son of William Moore and Tamer (--?--), on 25 Oct 1849 in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Minister E. L. Dulin, 20 Mar. 1850, bond, William B. Jackson. 447,448
Matilda died on 22 Oct 1859 at age 35 Typhoid Fever at M.M. Plaster's, Loudoun County, Virginia, leaving James a widower. Age
given in Death Record, 35 years, 8 months, 8 days.449
Matilda Dulin was probably included as a free white female, age 5 and under 10, in Gustavus Dulin (given age over 20 and under
30)'s household, on the 1830 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 450
437Marriage Register 1850-1866: p. 1, back of book, Clerk's Office, Loudoun County Court House, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, In. Hereinafter
cited as Loudoun Co., VA Marriage Register 1850-1866.
4381820 U.S. Census, Population , Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA, p. 132 , Edward Dulin household.
4391830 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 193, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 26 , Gustavus Dulin household.
4401840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, Loudoun County, VA, p. 205.
4411860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Dranesville Fairfax County Post Office, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 17, Dwelling 128 and Family 127, George M.
Woods household.
4421830 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 193, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 26 , Gustavus Dulin household.
4431840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, Loudoun County, VA, p. 205.
4441860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Dranesville Fairfax County Post Office, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 17, Dwelling 128 and Family 127, George M.
Woods household.
445George Woods household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, Eastern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 12, dwelling 74, family 78.
446Loudoun County, VA, Death Register 1 , p. 34.
447Loudoun Co., VA Marriage Register 1850-1866: p. 3.
448Vogt and Kethley Jr., LC VA Marriages 1760-1850, p. 146.
449Loudoun County, VA, Death Register 1 , p. 34.
4501830 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 193, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 26 , Gustavus Dulin household.
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Matilda Dulin was probably included as a free white female, age 15 and under 20, in Nancy Elgin's household, on the 1840
Census in Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Female age 50-60.451
94. Hamilton4 Elgin (Rebecca3 Thrift, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Hamilton was born on 2 Oct 1786.452
Hamilton Elgin married Rebecca H. Thrift, daughter of Hamilton Thrift and Susannah Smith, on 26 Jan 1819 in Loudoun County, Virginia. As reported in
"The Genius of Liberty", Volume 3, Issue 4, published 9 February 1819, they were married by Rev. Mr. Waters. 453
Hamilton died on 22 Aug 1831 at age 44 leaving Rebecca a widow.454
Hamilton Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 16 and under 26, in Gustavus Ellgin's household on the 1810 Census in Loudoun
County, Virginia.455
Children of Hamilton4 Elgin and Rebecca H. Thrift were as follows:
183 i. Gustavus A.5 Elgin.
Gustavus A. Elgin married Catherine L. Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith and Eliza or Louisa (--?--).
Gustavus died on 25 Feb 1845 leaving Catherine a widow.456
184 ii. Sally Ann Elgin. Based on age 24 given in the 1850 Census, although the 1840 Census indicates she was 15-20 at that time,
Sally was born circa 1825 in Fairfax County, Virginia.457
Sally Ann Elgin married Robert Drane on 21 Jan 1853 in Washington, District of Columbia.458
Rebecca was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia. In addition to those
people accounted for there is a free white male age 5-10 listed in the Census. There also seems to be some deviation in the
ages of Rebecca who I believe to be 45, not 30-40, and Sally who I believe to be 14, not 15-20; Free white female age 30-40.459
Rebecca was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in Fairfax County, Virginia. Rebecca's real estate is valued at
$2,240.460
185 iii. Hamilton Thrift Elgin. Based on age 15-20 given in the 1840 Census, age 24 as given in the 1850 Census, age 35 given in the
1860 census, Hamilton was born circa 1825 in Fairfax County, Virginia.461,462,463
Hamilton died on 14 Apr 1866.464
Hamilton Thrift Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 15 and under 20, in Rebecca H. Thrift's household, on the
1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free white female age 30-40.465 Hamilton was listed as the head of a
family on the 1850 Census in Fairfax County, Virginia. Hamilton's real estate was valued at $1,000. 466
4511840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, Loudoun County, VA, p. 205.
452Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
453Ann Arnold Hennings, compiler, Marriages, "Genius of Liberty" Volume 1, No. 1 - January 11, 1817 Through Volume 5, No. 7, Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Virginia (n.p.: n.pub., March, 1982), page 6. Hereinafter cited as Marriages - "Genius of Liberty" Vol 1-Vol 5.
454Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
4551810 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 297 , Gustavis Ellgin household.
456James G. Elgin to Betty Frain. extensive correspondence starting in the early 1990's, at 5243 Valentine Road, Wichita, KS 67219. In possession of
Betty Frain.
4571850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 174, dwelling and family 1013, Rebecca Elgin household.
458Elgin Family Genealogy Correspondence with James G. Elgin, Betty Frain.
4591840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 144.
4601850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 174, dwelling and family 1013, Rebecca Elgin household.
4611840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 144.
4621850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 173, dwelling and family 1011, Hamilton Elgin household.
4631860 U.S. Census, Roll , Fairfax County, Virginia, page 847, dwelling 127 and family 129, H.T. Elgin household.
464Elgin Family Genealogy Correspondence with James G. Elgin Betty Frain.
4651840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 144.
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186 iv. Charles Francis Elgin. Charles was born on 12 Feb 1827 in Fairfax County, Virginia.467
Charles Francis Elgin married Ann E. Gibson, daughter of Joseph Gibson and Maria Jenkins, on 18 Apr 1861 in Fauquier
County, Virginia.468
Charles died on 17 Apr 1893 at age 66 in Fairfax County, Virginia.469
He was buried in Andrew Chapel Cemetery located in Fairfax County, Virginia. 470
His estate was probated October, 1893 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Charles Francis Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in Rebecca H. Thrift's household, on the
1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free white female age 30-40.471 He was listed as a household member
living with Rebecca H. Thrift on the 1850 Census in Fairfax County, Virginia. He gave his occupation as farmer. 472
Charles F. Elgin (given age 32) was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 census in Fairfax County, Virginia, living alone.
The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1860. 473
Charles Francis Elgin made a will on 14 Apr 1893. The following is a copy of the Last Will & Testament of Charles F. Elgin as
found in the Loudoun County Court House, Leesburg, VA, Will Book 3T, p. 330.
I, Charles F. Elgin, of Fairfax County, Virginia, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding do make and
declare this to be my last will and testament as follows:
I give, bequeath and devise all my estate, both real and personal, my real estate consisting of about two hundred and thirty-
five acres of land in Fairfax County, Virginia, and about one hundred and eighty-four acres of land in Loudoun County, Virginia,
and my personalty in part of about six thousand dollars in bonds and notes to by beloved wife, Annie E. Elgin, during her life; and
after the death of my said wife, I give, bequeath and devise all my real estate situate in Fairfax County, Virginia, to my son
Davenport B. Elgin and my real estate in Loudoun County, Virginia, to my son C. Thrift Elgin and I give and bequeath to my
daughter Mollie Elgin, six thousand dollars in bonds and money for her sole and separate use to be controlled by her uncle G. B.
Gibson, and in case of her marriage she is to have the interest only on said sum, the principle to be controlled and managed by
said Gibson and the interest on same to be paid over for the benefit and support of my said daughter during her life, and in the
event of her marriage and issue capable of inheriting at her death I give and bequeath said principal sum to her children, but in
the event of her death without issue said principal sum to revert to my heirs at law.
Witness my hand this 14th day of April 1893.
I hereby appoint my son D.B. Elgin, the executor of this my last will and testament and desire he be permitted to qualify as
such without giving security on his fiduciary bond.
April 14, 1893
Gilbert B. Gibson Charles F. Elgin
D.P. Gunnell Witnesses.
187 v. Townsend Elgin. Based on age 21 given in the 1850 Census, Townsend was born EST 1829 to 1832 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
The death record gives his age as 27. This would mean his birth could be as late as 1832.474
Townsend died on 23 Apr 1859 consumption in Fairfax County, Virginia. 475,476
Townsend Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in Rebecca H. Thrift's household, on the 1840
Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free white female age 30-40.477 He was listed as a household member living
with Rebecca H. Thrift on the 1850 Census in Fairfax County, Virginia. He gave his occupation as farmer. 478
4661850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 173, dwelling and family 1011, Hamilton Elgin household.
467Tombstone.
468Elgin Family Genealogy Correspondence with James G. Elgin Betty Frain.
469Tombstone inscription, Andrews Chapel Cemetery, Fairfax County, Virginia (on Route 7).; read and photographed by Betty Frain.
470Ibid.
4711840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 144.
4721850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 174, dwelling and family 1013, Rebecca Elgin household.
4731860 U.S. Census, Roll , Fairfax County, Virginia, page 968, dwelling and family 1004, Chas F. Elgin household.
4741850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 174, dwelling and family 1013, Rebecca Elgin household.
475Obituary, Alexandria Gazette, VA.
476Fairfax County, Virginia, Death Register, 1853-1897 (Unpublished), p. 42.
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188 vi. Jane A. Elgin. Based on age 18 given in the 1850 Census, Jane was born circa 1832 in Virginia.479
Jane died after 1851.
Jane A. Elgin was probably included as a free white female, age 5 and under 10, in Rebecca H. Thrift's household, on the 1840
Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free white female age 30-40.480 She was listed as a household member living
with Rebecca H. Thrift on the 1850 Census in Fairfax County, Virginia.481
95. Charles West4 Elgin (Rebecca3 Thrift, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Charles was born on 11 Jul 1788 in Loudoun County, Virginia.482
Charles West Elgin married Rowena Drish, daughter of John Drish and Eleanor (--?--), before 1814. Charles died from drowning on the Potomac River
on 9 Mar 1824, at age 35. The Index of "The Genius of Liberty" Newspapers, found at the Thomas Balsch Library, Leesburg, VA, lists in Vol. VIII, #13,
Tues. April 6, 1824:
Item: Discovery of body of Col. Charles Elgin in the Potomac where he was lost on March 9th.483
Charles West Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 16 and under 26, in Gustavus Ellgin's household on the 1810 Census in Loudoun
County, Virginia.484
Charles Ellgin was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Based on ages, it is possible that the
following were also living in the household:, Armistead Mason Elgin and Charles William Elgin, free white males, age newborn to 10 years old, John G.
Elgin, a free white male, age sixteen to twenty-six years old, Rowena Drish, a free white female, age sixteen to twenty-six years of age. Charles is
shown as a free white male age 26-45. His entry includes 1 free white female under 10 that is unidentified, 1 free white female 10-16 that is unidentified
and 7 persons engaged in agriculture.485
Children of Charles West4 Elgin and Rowena Drish were as follows:
189 i. John G.5 Elgin. Based on age 16-26 given in the 1820 Census, John was born before 1814.
John died after 1849.
Not living in Virginia as of 1849.
John G. Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 16 and under 26, listed in Charles Ellgin's household, on the 1820
Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.486
In Charles William Elgin's will on 4 Jul 1836 John G. Elgin was named as an heir; Will Book 2D, p. 287.487
190 ii. Charles William Elgin. Charles was born between 1814 and 1819.
Charles died in 1836 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.
His estate was probated in 1849 in Loudoun County, Virginia; Will Book 2D, p. 287. 488
4771840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 144.
4781850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 174, dwelling and family 1013, Rebecca Elgin household.
479Ibid.
4801840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 144.
4811850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 174, dwelling and family 1013, Rebecca Elgin household.
482Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
483Ibid.
4841810 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 297 , Gustavis Ellgin household.
4851820 U.S. Census, Population , Middleburg, Loudoun County, VA, p. 139 , Charles Ellgin household.
486Ibid.
487Joshua Lee, Family Bible (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.); in the possession of H.M. Ball Jr., Purcellville, Virginia, p. 174. Hereinafter cited as Joshua Lee Family
Bible.
488Ibid.
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Gore, Tilghman v. Elgin, John G. et al, 1849 Folder M6524, Loudoun County Court House, Leesburg, Va. states that Charles W.
Elgin borrowed about $2000 from Tilghman Gore and on 14 February 1835 he transferred all rights to his father's estate to
Tilghman Gore in payment of these debts. At that time he was residing in Baltimore City. He then moved to Mobile, AL where
he died.
Charles William Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age under 10, listed in Charles Ellgin's household, on the
1820 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.489
Charles William Elgin made a will on 4 Jul 1836, naming John G. Elgin, Armistead Mason Elgin, Isabella Elgin and Francis W.
Elgin as heir. The following are exerpts from the Will of Charles W. Elgin as filed in Mobile, AL and the Loudoun County
Courthouse, Leesburg, VA, Will Book 2D.
I desire that my store in which my brother John is a partner shall still be carried on by him and that all the capital remaining
after the payment of my just debts shall continue in his hands for the use and benefit of the individuals hereinafter named till they
become of age. I further desire that an account of the stock & property belonging to me shall be taken at the expiration of twelve
months from the time of the commencement of my business and from that day my brother John shall pay my brothers Armistead
and Francis and my sister Isabella the lawful interest on one/? part each of said capital annually from the day said stock is taken.
I further desire that my executor shall make such disposition of my real estate in this city & state as he may think best and is sold
the capital arising therefrom as soon a realized shall be added to the percent capital in the store and subject to the disposition
herein before made in the sale of eight lots purchased of Jonathan Hunt I desire that one third of the profits shall be given to my
brother John and the remainder to be subject to the general disposition herein before made of the remainder of my property in
this state, my property in Loudoun & Monongahala Counties in Virginia as soon as it can be sidposed of by my executor, I desire
shall be subject likewise to the General order of distribution herein before made. It is my desire that my brother Armistead shall
be admitted as a partner with my brother John in the store as soon as he arrives of age upon the same terms imposed upon my
brother John. I hereby nominate and appoint my friend William Jefferson Jones Executor of this my last will and Testament
...Signed and sealed this 4th day of July 1836.
Above Will entered in probate in Mobile, AL, November 4th 1836.
Above Will recorded in Loudoun Co., VA, May 14th, 1849. 490 He never married.
191 iii. Armistead Mason Elgin. Armistead was born before 1819 in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Armistead Mason Elgin married Mary Elizabeth Jewett, daughter of Elizah Jewett and Salome Sibley, on 6 Nov 1854 in Mobile,
Mobile County, Alabama.
Armistead died after 1860.
Not living in Virginia as of 1849.
Armistead Mason Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age under 10, listed in Charles Ellgin's household, on the
1820 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.491
In Charles William Elgin's will on 4 Jul 1836 Armistead Mason Elgin was named as an heir; Will Book 2D, p. 287.492
192 iv. Isabella Elgin. Isabella was born on 12 May 1822 in Loudoun County, Virginia.493,494
Isabella Elgin married Col. Cornelius William Paxson, son of John Paxson and Ann Shawen, before 1841.
Isabella died on 12 Aug 1864 at age 42 in Goresville, Loundoun County, Virginia, leaving Cornelius a widower.495,496
She was buried in Union Cemetery (Plat A, Lot 239, Site 4) located in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her tombstone reads:
Wife of C.W. Paxson.497
4891820 U.S. Census, Population , Middleburg, Loudoun County, VA, p. 139 , Charles Ellgin household.
490Joshua Lee Family Bible, p. 174.
4911820 U.S. Census, Population , Middleburg, Loudoun County, VA, p. 139 , Charles Ellgin household.
492Joshua Lee Family Bible, p. 174.
493Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
494Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
495Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
496Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
497Ibid.
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In Charles William Elgin's will on 4 Jul 1836 Isabella Elgin was named as an heir; Will Book 2D, p. 287.498
Isabella Elgin was probably included as a free white female, age 15 and under 20, in Tilghman Gore's household, on the 1840
Census in Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 40-50.499
Isabella Elgin was listed as a household member living with Col. Cornelius William Paxson on the 1850 Census in Loudoun
County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Cornelius Paxson (age 29).500
Isabella Paxson (given age 38) was listed as a household member living with C.W. Paxson (given age 39) on the 1860 Census in
Goresville P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860.501
193 v. Francis W. Elgin. Francis was born circa 1824. Based on the age shown on his tombstone.
Francis died on 14 Jan 1851.502
He was buried in the Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery located in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia; age 26 years.
His estate was probated on 10 Feb 1851 in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.
In Charles William Elgin's will on 4 Jul 1836 Francis W. Elgin was named as an heir; Will Book 2D, p. 287.503
Francis W. Elgin made a will on 14 Jan 1851 in Loudoun County, Virginia. The following is from Will Book 2F, Loudoun County
Court House, Leesburg, VA.:
I Francis W. Elgin of the County of Loudoun & state of Virginia being of sound mind and knowing the certainty of death and
the uncertainty of life do make ordain & declare this Instrument, to be my last will and Testament revoking all others. Item, all my
debts of which there are but few and none of any magnitude, are to be paid. Item, the whole of my estate real and personal and
mixed I direct my Executor to dispose of the the best advantage the proceeds to be equally divided between by brother
Armistead Elgin my brother John Elgin and my sister Isabella Paxton each to receive one third - Lastly, I constitute and appoint
my brother in law Cornelius W. Paxton my Executor to this my last will and Testament.
In witness of all and each of the Things herein contained I have set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of January in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one.
Francis W. Elgin
Witnessed: W. C. Sanders, Chas. G. Conard, Wm. B. Jackson. He never married.
96. Gustavus4 Elgin Jr. (Rebecca3 Thrift, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Gustavus was born on 18 Oct 1790 in Virginia.504,505,506,507
Gustavus Elgin Jr married Elizabeth Cross, daughter of James Cross and Nancy (--?--), on 11 Nov 1830 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Bond was made
by James Cross, father. They were married by Rev. Thomas Birkby. 508,509
Gustavus died on 21 Jul 1860 at age 69 leaving Elizabeth a widow.510
498Joshua Lee Family Bible, p. 174.
4991840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, Loudoun County, VA, p. 205.
5001850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, VA, p. 342.
5011860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Goresville P.O., Loudoun County, Virginia, page 81, dwelling 630 and family 633, C.W. Paxson household.
502Tombstone.
503Joshua Lee Family Bible, p. 174.
5041860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Southern District, Leesburg P.O., Loudoun Co., Virginia, page 750, dwelling and family 1305, Gustavus Elgin
household.
505Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
506Charles Hamilton Elgin, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.); in the possession of Arthur T. Elgin III, Dallas, Texas. Hereinafter cited as Charles
Hamilton Elgin Family Bible.
5071850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling & family 2120, Gustavus Elgin household.
508George Cephus Dulin and Maria Elizabeth Hammerly, The American Bible Society Bible (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Company, no date shown);
in the possession of Betty Frain, North Potomac, Maryland, hand-written, loose, pages, unknown author. Hereinafter cited as Dulin/Hammerly Family
Bible.
509Vogt and Kethley Jr., LC VA Marriages 1760-1850, page 74.
510Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
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Gustavus Elgin Jr. was probably included as a free white male, age 16 and under 26, in Gustavus Ellgin's household on the 1810 Census in Loudoun
County, Virginia.511
Gustavus Elgin Jr. was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia. Based on ages, it is possible that the
following were also living in the household:, Charles Hamilton Elgin, a free white male, age five to ten years old, Rebecca Elgin, a free white female age
newborn to five years old, Elizabeth Cross, a free white female age thirty to forty years old. There are ten persons counted, including one male slave
age 24-36 and one female slave age 10-24. He shows 3 persons engaged in agriculture and one in manufacturing or a trade. 512
Gustavus Elgin (given age 59) was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census recorded 28 Sep 1850 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Betsy Elgin
(given age 43), Rebecca Elgin (given age 14) and Francis Elgin (given age 17) were listed as household members. The official date for this census is
01 Jun 1850. He was a farmer. Gus' real estate was valued at $3,000. He was listed as blind.513 Gustavus registered to pay Tithables & Personal
Property taxes in 1860 in Loudoun County, Virginia. In District 2, Gustavus Elgin & son Charles are taxed on 2 free white males over 21, 3 slaves over
16, 3 slaves over 12, 4 horses worth $150, and $2,700 in money, etc.
Gustavus Elgin (given age 70) was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census recorded 17 Sep 1860 in Southern District, Leesburg P.O.,
Loudoun County, Virginia. Elizabeth Elgin (given age 55), Rebecca Elgin (given age 23) and Charles H. Elgin (given age 27) were listed as household
members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. Gus was a farmer, owning real estate of $5000 and personal property of $8000. 514
Children of Gustavus4 Elgin Jr. and Elizabeth Cross both born in Loudoun County, Virginia, were as follows:
194 i. Charles Hamilton5 Elgin. Charles was born on 29 Dec 1832.515,516,517,518,519
Charles H. Elgin (given age 33) married Susan A. Thrasher (given age 25), daughter of Luther A. Thrasher and Elizabeth
Margaret Cooper, on 13 Dec 1866 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Their license was issued 12 Dec 1866 and returned 19 Dec 1966
by Henrie R. Smith who officiated. Both were single. Luther A. Thrasher proved their ages. 520,521
Charles died on 29 Apr 1898 at age 65 of heart trouble leaving Susan a widow.522,523
He was buried on 30 Apr 1898 in Union Cemetery (Plat A, Lot 232, Site 5) located in Leesburg, Loudoun County,
Virginia.524,525
Charles Hamilton Elgin was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10, in Gustavus Elgin Jr.'s household, on the 1840
Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 40-50.526
Francis Elgin (given age 17) was listed as a household member living with Gustavus Elgin (given age 59) on the 1850 Census in
Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. Charles is listed as Francis. His occupation is given as
5111810 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 297 , Gustavis Ellgin household.
5121840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, Eastern District, Virginia, page 148.
5131850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling & family 2120, Gustavus Elgin household.
5141860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Southern District, Leesburg P.O., Loudoun Co., Virginia, page 750, dwelling and family 1305, Gustavus Elgin
household.
515Charles Hamilton Elgin Family Bible.
516Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
517Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
518Patricia B. Duncan and Elizabeth R. Frain, Loudoun County, Virginia Marriages After 1850 Volume I, 1851-1880 (Westminster, Maryland: Willow
Bend Books, 2000), page 69. Hereinafter cited as LC VA Marriages Vol. I.
5191850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling & family 2120, Gustavus Elgin household.
520Loudoun County, VA, Marriage Register 2 , p. 14.
521Duncan and Frain, LC VA Marriages Vol. I, page 69.
522Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
523Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
524Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
525Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
5261840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, Eastern District, Virginia, page 148.
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laborer; Gustavus Elgin (age 59).527 Charles registered to pay Tithables & Personal Property taxes in 1860 in Loudoun County,
Virginia. In District 2, Gustavus Elgin & son Charles are taxed on 2 free white males over 21, 3 slaves over 16, 3 slaves over 12,
4 horses worth $150, and $2,700 in money, etc.
Charles H. Elgin (given age 27) was listed as a household member living with Gustavus Elgin (given age 70) on the 1860 Census
recorded 17 Sep 1860 in Southern District, Leesburg P.O., Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun
1860.528 He signed as witness to Nancy Cross's will on 18 Nov 1865 in Loudoun County, Virginia; Will Book 3C:484.
Chas H. Elgin (given age 37) was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census recorded 1 Jun 1870 in Leesburg P.O.
District, Loudoun County, Virginia. Susan A. Elgin (given age 28), Luther G. Elgin (given age 2), Elizabeth Elgin (given age 63)
and Margaret E. Elgin (given age 8/12) were listed as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1870.
Charles was a farmer. He owned real estate of $4,000 and personal property of $580. 529
Charles H. Elgin (given age 47) was listed as the head of household on the 1880 Census recorded 5 Jun 1880 in Loudoun
County, Virginia. The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1880. Also living in the household were his wife, Susan A. Elgin
(given age 38), his sons, Luther G. Elgin (given age 12), Arthur T. Elgin (given age 3), Thomas L. Elgin (given age 2/12), Frank
Elgin (given age 8) and Charles W. Elgin (given age 5), his daughter, Margaret E. Elgin (given age 10), his mother, Elizabeth
Elgin (given age 73). Charles was a farmer. Five servants and their families lived in this household. 530 He bought property from
Mary James on 10 May 1882 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Whereas by a decree of the Circuit Court of Loudoun County at the
April Term 1882 in the Chauncery Cause of ? vs Cross the undersigned was appointed a Special Commissioner for the purpose
of executing to Chas H. Elgin a deed for a certain tract of land purchased by him of Mary Cross with the consent and ratification
of the Court. Now therefore this deed made the 10 day of May 1882 between T.S. Pinow Spec Commr as aforesaid of the first
part and Chas H. Elgin of the second part Witnesseth that the said party of the first part in consideration of the promises and of
five dollars to him in hand paid doth hereby grant convey and assign unto the said Chas H. Elgin a tract of land lying in Loudoun
County bought by him as aforesaid and bounded as follows. Lying on the South side of Sycolin, being the NW portion of the
farm whereof Dr. Wm. Cross died seized. Beginning at the center of Sycolin opposite the Western end of a stone fence corner to
Chas H. Elgin and Mrs. J.D. Wildman thence with Mrs. Wildman S 65 1/2 E 73 links to a point at the center of a stone fence
opposite a white poplar pointer in a line of Mrs. Wildman. Thence with Mrs. Cross S 44 1/4 W 73.46 Chs to a walnut tree about
20 inches in Diameter a corner to Mrs. Cross. Thence S 32 3/4 W 6.88 chains to a stake near a gate a corner of Mrs. Cross
thence S 12.50 W 3.61 chs to a stake on the east side of the branch thence crossing the branch S 44 1/4 W 12.63 chs to a stake
on the east bank of said branch thence up the center of said branch with Mrs. Cross S 18W 10.66 chns to a point opposite an
elm pointer thence with Mrs. Cross and the center of the Branch S 40 W 3.55 chs to a point opposicte a scrubby elm thence with
Mrs. Cross and the center of said branch S 21 W 3.06 chs to a stake in the center of said branch 9 links NW of a pin oak and 15
links SE of a maple a corner to Mrs Cross and in a line of L. Donohoe's heirs thence with Donohoe's heirs N 64 W 9.04 chs to a
white oak a corner of said heirs in a line and Chas H. Elgin thence with Chas H. Elgin W 7.21E 25.77 chx to the center of
Sycolin opposite a set stone on the northern bank 12 1/2 links above a large poplar corner to the same thence with Chas H. Elgin
and with the center of Sycolin on the lines of his purchase of Shreve's land to the beginning containing 59 acres and 33 poles
according to a survey of March 2nd 1878 by Jas S. Oden and of Sept 17, 1878 by Saml Norris the latter being a copy of the
former with the exception of three lines with Mrs. Cross!! And the said party of the first part covenants that he will warrant
specially the title to the property hereby conveyed.
Witness the following signature and seal this 10 day of May 1882.
T.S. Pindri, Spe Commr
Clerk's Office of the County Court of Loudoun County
May 12, 1883
The foregoing deed was this day received in said Office acknowledged by T.S. Purdic Spe Commr before me and admitted to
record
Teste Edger Littleton CV.
195 ii. Rebecca Elgin. Based on age 14 given in the 1850 Census, age 23 given in the 1860 Census, and age 35 on the 1870 census,
Rebecca was born circa 1836. The place of birth on the 1870 census has been changed to Texas, but could easily have been
Virginia originally. Remember, they had run away and did not want to be found. 531,532,533
Rebecca Elgin married George Sanderson Thrift, son of William Thrift and Maria (--?--), after 1869.
5271850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling & family 2120, Gustavus Elgin household.
5281860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Southern District, Leesburg P.O., Loudoun Co., Virginia, page 750, dwelling and family 1305, Gustavus Elgin
household.
529Charles H. Elgin household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, Leesburg P.O., Southern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 21/162,
dwelling 121, family 134.
5301880 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1375, Leesburg Township, Loudoun County, VA, SD 4, ED 51, p. 9.
5311850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling & family 2120, Gustavus Elgin household.
5321860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Southern District, Leesburg P.O., Loudoun Co., Virginia, page 750, dwelling and family 1305, Gustavus Elgin
household.
533Sanderson Thrift household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1588, Kentucky Town P.O., Precinct 4, Grayson County, Texas, page 34/146,
dwelling 241, family 261.
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Rebecca died after 1885.
Rebecca Elgin was probably included as a free white female, under five years old, in Gustavus Elgin Jr.'s household, on the 1840
Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 40-50.534
Rebecca Elgin (given age 14) was listed as a household member living with Gustavus Elgin (given age 59) on the 1850 Census
in Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Gustavus Elgin (age 59). 535
Rebecca Elgin (given age 23) was listed as a household member living with Gustavus Elgin (given age 70) on the 1860 Census
recorded 17 Sep 1860 in Southern District, Leesburg P.O., Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun
1860.536 She signed as witness to Nancy Cross's will on 18 Nov 1865 in Loudoun County, Virginia; Will Book 3C:484.
99. Elizabeth4 Elgin (Rebecca3 Thrift, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Elizabeth was born on 17 Apr 1796 in Loudoun County, Virginia.537,538
Elizabeth Elgin married Robert Elgin Sr., son of Francis Elgin Jr. and Jane Adams, on 12 Nov 1818. Robert and Elizabeth were first cousins.539
Elizabeth died on 24 Mar 1841 at age 44 in Loudoun County, Virginia.540,541
Elizabeth Elgin was probably included as a free white female age 10 and under 16, in Gustavus Ellgin's household on the 1810 Census in Loudoun
County, Virginia.542
Elizabeth Elgin was probably included as a free white female, age 40 and under 50, in Robert Elgin Sr.'s household, on the 1840 Census in District 2,
Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 40-50.543
Children of Elizabeth4 Elgin and Robert Elgin Sr. were as follows:
196 i. Charles Francis5 Elgin. Charles was born on 1 Oct 1819.544
Charles died on 9 Oct 1826 at age 7.545
Charles Francis Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age under 10, listed in Jane Ellgin's household, on the 1820
Census in Aldie, Loudoun County, Virginia.546
197 ii. Robert Elgin Jr. Robert was born on 7 Jul 1822 in Loudoun County, Virginia.547,548
Robert Elgin married Margaret Elizabeth Currell, daughter of John James Currell and Parmelia Humphrey, on 26 Jun 1846 in
Loudoun County, Virginia. They were married by Samuel Trott (Bapt.). Also listed on 15 Jun 1846, bride Margaret Elizabeth
5341840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, Eastern District, Virginia, page 148.
5351850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling & family 2120, Gustavus Elgin household.
5361860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Southern District, Leesburg P.O., Loudoun Co., Virginia, page 750, dwelling and family 1305, Gustavus Elgin
household.
537Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
538Francis Elgin Jr., Family Bible (n.p.: n.pub., 1823); in the possession of Mrs. Arthur A. James, Loudoun County, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as
Francis Elgin Jr. Family Bible.
539Ibid.
540Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
541Francis Elgin Jr. Family Bible.
5421810 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 297 , Gustavis Ellgin household.
5431840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 148.
544Francis Elgin Jr. Family Bible.
545Ibid.
5461820 U.S. Census, Population , Aldie, Loudoun County, Virginia, p.age 153 , Jane Ellgin household.
547Francis Elgin Jr. Family Bible.
5481850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 306, dwelling and family 2104, Robt Elgin household.
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Lynn, bond by Charles G. Eskridge, consent Pammelia C. Lynn, mother, witness Gustavus L. Elgin & John T. Lynn. This listing is
probably the license. The Family Bible gives the date of the 23rd. 549,550
Robert died on 19 Sep 1864 at age 42 of consumption at Peach Run, Loudoun County, Virginia. The Loudoun County and
Virginia Death Registers give this date as 19 SEP 1864. 551,552,553
He was buried in Union Cemetery (Plat A, Lot 76, Site 4) located in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. His tombstone reads:
Robert Elgin, age 42 years.554
Robert Elgin Jr. was probably included as a free white male, age 15 and under 20, in Robert Elgin Sr.'s household, on the 1840
Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 40-50.555
In Robert Elgin Sr.'s will on 28 Feb 1844 Robert Elgin Jr. was named as an heir; Will Book 2B, page 40. 556
Robert, Wesley, Francis, John and Gustavus was the executor of Robert Elgin Sr.'s estate on 8 Apr 1844 in Loudoun County,
Virginia.
At a Court held for Loudoun County April 8th 1844:
This writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Robert Elgin dec'd was this day presented to the Court and having
been proved by the oaths of M. C. Shumate and Wm. Fulton two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be
recorded. And on the motion of Robert Elgin one of the excecutors therein named who made oath as such, and together with W.
S. McPherson, Francis E. Thrift, Gustavus Elgin Exec. and John Littleton this securities are entered into and acknowledged a
bond in the penalty of $10000 conditioned as the Law directs. Certificate is granted him for abtaining a probate thereof in due
form.
An Inventory of Robert Elgin's possessions was presented on April 13, 1844 by Wm. Fulton, M. E. Shumate and E. Hammatt,
and was accepted by the Court.
Robt Elgin (given age 75) was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census recorded 28 Sep 1850 in Loudoun County,
Virginia. Margaret Elgin (given age 22), Mary Elgin (given age 1) and Ignacious Elgin (given age 21) were listed as household
members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. Robert was a farmer. He reported real estate of $5,500. Note the age
given for Robert. I suspect the census taker confused his with his father who had died six years earlier. His age would have been
57, reverse of 75.557
Robert Elgin (given age 38) was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census recorded 19 Sep 1860 in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Virginia. Margaret Elgin (given age 33), Roberta Elgin (given age 14), Rose L. Elgin (given age 8) and Robert Elgin
(given age 7) were listed as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. Robert was a farmer, owning
real estate valued at $9,000, and personal property valued at $9,000.558 Robert registered to pay Tithables & Personal Property
taxes in 1860 in Loudoun County, Virginia. In District 2, Robert Elgin is taxed on 1 free white male over 21, 3 slaves over 16, 3
slaves over 12, 7 horses worth $350, and $1,500 in money, etc.
198 iii. Gustavus Lafayette Elgin. Gustavus was born on 18 Jun 1824 in Virginia.559,560
549Vogt and Kethley Jr., LC VA Marriages 1760-1850, page 74.
550Francis Elgin Jr. Family Bible.
551Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I, page 27.
552Francis Elgin Jr. Family Bible.
553Loudoun County, VA, Death Register 1 , page 39.
554Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I, page 27.
5551840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 148.
556Hutchison, Index to LC, VA Wills, p. 160.
5571850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 306, dwelling and family 2104, Robt Elgin household.
5581860 U.S. Census, Reel 1359, Leesburg P.O., Southern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 197/755, dwelling and family 1342, Robert Elgin
household.
559Francis Elgin Jr. Family Bible.
5601860 U.S. Census, Reel 1344, The Plains, N.E. Revenue District, Fauquier County, VA, p. 57, dwelling 442, family 409, Gustavus L. Elgin
household.
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Gustavus Lafayette Elgin married Parmelia Humphrey Currell, daughter of John James Currell and Parmelia Humphrey, on 11
Dec 1844 in Loudoun County, Virginia. The date could be the 19th. 561,562
Gustavus died on 28 May 1863 at age 38 in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.563
He was buried in the Elgin Cemetery on Rt. 629 at the Rositzke farm located in Fauquier County, Virginia.
Gustavus Lafayette Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 15 and under 20, in Robert Elgin Sr.'s household, on
the 1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 40-50.564
In Robert Elgin Sr.'s will on 28 Feb 1844 Gustavus Lafayette Elgin was named as an heir; Will Book 2B, page 40. 565
Robert, Wesley, Francis, John and Gustavus was the executor of Robert Elgin Sr.'s estate on 8 Apr 1844 in Loudoun County,
Virginia.
At a Court held for Loudoun County April 8th 1844:
This writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Robert Elgin dec'd was this day presented to the Court and having
been proved by the oaths of M. C. Shumate and Wm. Fulton two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be
recorded. And on the motion of Robert Elgin one of the excecutors therein named who made oath as such, and together with W.
S. McPherson, Francis E. Thrift, Gustavus Elgin Exec. and John Littleton this securities are entered into and acknowledged a
bond in the penalty of $10000 conditioned as the Law directs. Certificate is granted him for abtaining a probate thereof in due
form.
An Inventory of Robert Elgin's possessions was presented on April 13, 1844 by Wm. Fulton, M. E. Shumate and E. Hammatt,
and was accepted by the Court. Gustavus was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in Loudoun County, Virginia.
He gave his occupation as farmer; Layfaette Elgin (age 26). 566
Gustavus L. Elgin (given age 36) was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census recorded 1 Jun 1860 in N E District, The
Plains, Fauquier County, Virginia. Pammillia C. Elgin (given age 35), Pammillia E. Elgin (given age 14), Annie D. Elgin (given age
4), Mary G. Elgin (given age 12), Tacie J. Elgin (given age 10), Robert G. Elgin (given age 8) and Walter R. Elgin (given age 1)
were listed as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. Gus was a farmer, owning real estate valued
at $10, 410 and personal property valued at $4,683.567 Gustavus was a farmer in The Plains, Fauquier County, Virginia, in
1860; Farmer.568
199 iv. Rebecca Jane Elgin. Rebecca was born on 12 May 1827.569
Rebecca Jane Elgin married John E. Nixon, son of Joel Nixon and Hannah Milbourn, on 21 Jan 1845 in Montgomery County,
Maryland. Minister George Adie, rector, Shelburne Parish.570,571
Rebecca Jane Elgin married Robert Whitacre after 1853.
Rebecca died on 16 Jul 1867 at age 40.572
She was buried in the Elgin Cemetery on Rt. 629 at the Rositzke farm located in Fauquier County, Virginia.
561Francis Elgin Jr. Family Bible.
562Carol Phillips to Betty Frain. Correspondence by e-mail beginning November 1, 1997
563Francis Elgin Jr. Family Bible, Tombstone.
5641840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 148.
565Hutchison, Index to LC, VA Wills, p. 160.
5661850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun Co., VA, p. 307.
5671860 U.S. Census, Reel 1344, The Plains, N.E. Revenue District, Fauquier County, Virginia, page 57, dwelling 442, family 409, Gustavus L. Elgin
household.
568Ibid., Roll 1344, The Plains, N.E. Revenue District, Fauquier County, VA, p. 57.
569Francis Elgin Jr. Family Bible.
570Vogt and Kethley Jr., LC VA Marriages 1760-1850, p. 275.
571Francis Elgin Jr. Family Bible.
572Ibid.
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Rebecca Jane Elgin was probably included as a free white female, age 10 and under 15, in Robert Elgin Sr.'s household, on the
1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 40-50.573
Rebecca J. Whitaker (given age 32) was listed as a household member living with Robert Whitaker (given age 32) on the 1860
Census recorded 12 Jul 1860. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. 574
200 v. Ignatius Elgin. Ignatius was born on 4 Dec 1829 in Loudoun County, Virginia.575,576,577,578,579,580,581,582
Ignatius Elgin (given age 25) married Mary S. McLean (given age 22), daughter of James McLean and Honaria Ann Barry, on 6
Sep 1855 at Sanderson Thrift's residence, Loudoun County, Virginia. Their license was issued 3 Sep 1855 and returned 19 Sep
1855 by Henry B. Smith, who officiated. Ignatius was a Loudoun County farmer. Both were single. Robert Elgin proved their
ages.583,584,585,586
Ignatius died on 4 Oct 1896 at age 66 of paralysis in Loudoun County, Virginia. His death record gives his occupation as farmer.
Information was given by an un-named son-in-law.587,588,589
He was buried on 6 Oct 1896 in Union Cemetery (Plat A, Lot 130, Site 9) located in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 590,591
Ignatius Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in Robert Elgin Sr.'s household, on the 1840
Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 40-50.592
Ignacious Elgin (given age 21) was listed as a household member living with Robt Elgin (given age 75) on the 1850 Census in
Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. Ignacious was a laborer.593
Ignatius Elgin (given age 29) was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census recorded 1 Jun 1860 in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Virginia. Mary L. Elgin (given age 24) and Onnie Elgin (given age 1) were listed as household members. The official date
5731840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 148.
5741860 U.S. Census, Reel 1344, The Plains, N.E. Revenue District, Fauquier County, Virginia, page 57, dwelling 444 family 411, Robert Whitaker
household.
575Francis Elgin Jr. Family Bible.
576Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
577Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
578Duncan and Frain, LC VA Marriages Vol. I, page 69.
579Elizabeth R. Frain and Marty Hiatt, Loudoun County, Virginia Death Register 1853-1896 (Westminster, Maryland: Willow Bend Books, 1998), page
94. Hereinafter cited as LC VA Death Register 1853-1896.
5801850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 306, dwelling and family 2104, Robt Elgin household.
581Ignatious Elgin household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, Leesburg P.O., Southern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 17/160,
dwelling 99, family 111.
5821880 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1375, Leesburg District, Loudoun County, Virginia, SD 4, ED 51, page 19/373C, dwelling 109, family 110 ,
Ignatius Elgin household.
583Jewell, Loudoun Co., VA Marriages to 1881, page 167.
584Francis Elgin Jr. Family Bible.
585Loudoun County, VA, Marriage Register 1, 1852-1865 (Unpublished register located in the Loudoun County Clerk's Office, Leesburg, Loudoun
County, VA), p. 3.
586Duncan and Frain, LC VA Marriages Vol. I, page 69.
587Loudoun County, VA, Deaths 1853-1896 , Leesburg District, 1896:5.
588Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
589Frain and Hiatt, LC VA Death Register 1853-1896, page 94.
590Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
591Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
5921840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 148.
5931850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 306, dwelling and family 2104, Robt Elgin household.
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for this census is 01 Jun 1860. Ignatius was a farmer. His Real Estate was valued at $3,000, his Personal Property at $700.594
Ignatius was a farmer in Loudoun County, Virginia, from 1860 to 1880; Farmer. 595,596
Ignatious Elgin (given age 39) was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census recorded 25 Jun 1870 in Leesburg P.O.
District, Loudoun County, Virginia. Mary S.M. Elgin (given age 36), Honora E. Elgin (given age 11), Marie Elgin (given age 8) and
Mary F. Elgin (given age 6) were listed as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1870. He was a farmer,
owning real estate of $3000, and personal property of $750. 597
Ignatius was widowed on 27 Sep 1876 by the death of his wife, Mary; Liver disease.598,599,600
Ignatius Elgin (given age 52) was listed as the head of household on the 1880 Census recorded 11 Jun 1880 in Loudoun County,
Virginia. The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1880. Also living in the household were, his daughters, Marie Elgin (given age
18), Florence Elgin (given age 16) and Nora E. Elgin (given age 20). Ignatius was a farmer and a widower. In addition to the
family, John Parkinson, black male age 10, lived in this household. 601
201 vi. Bushrod Elgin. Bushrod was born on 10 Feb 1832.602
Bushrod died on 29 Jun 1833 at age 1.603
202 vii. Elizabeth Ann Elgin. Elizabeth was born on 19 Aug 1835.604
Elizabeth died on 14 Nov 1836 at age 1.605
203 viii. Mary Adelaide Elgin. Mary was born on 5 Sep 1838.606
Mary Adelaide Elgin married Walter Thomas Rogers, son of Edwin Rogers and Nancy Ann Elgin, on 5 Feb 1862. Thomas and
Mary were second cousins.607
Mary died on 10 Aug 1865 at age 26.608
Mary Adelaide Elgin was probably included as a free white female, under five years old, in Robert Elgin Sr.'s household, on the
1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 40-50.609
101. Margaret4 Elgin (Rebecca3 Thrift, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Margaret was born on 22 Feb 1800.610
5941860 U.S. Census, Reel 1359, Southern District, Leesburg P.O., Loudoun County, Virginia, page 756, dwelling and family 1316, Ignatius Elgin
household.
595Ibid., Roll 1359, Leesburg, Southern District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 756.
5961880 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1375, Leesburg Township, Loudoun County, VA, SD 4, ED 51, p. 19.
597Ignatious Elgin household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, Leesburg P.O., Southern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 17/160,
dwelling 99, family 111.
598Loudoun County, VA, Deaths 1853-1896 , Leesburg District, 1876:6.
599Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
600Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I.
6011880 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1375, Leesburg District, Loudoun County, Virginia, SD 4, ED 51, page 19/373C, dwelling 109, family 110 ,
Ignatius Elgin household.
602Francis Elgin Jr. Family Bible.
603Ibid.
604Ibid.
605Ibid.
606Ibid.
607Ibid.
608Ibid.
6091840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 148.
610Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
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Margaret Elgin married Murphy Chadwell Shumate, son of Lewis D. Shumate and Mildred Chadwell, on 2 Oct 1831 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Bonds
Francis Elgin.611 According to conflicting evidence, she married Murphy Chadwell Shumate on 27 Oct 1831 in Loudoun County, Virginia.612
Margaret died on 28 Feb 1837 at age 37.613
Margaret Elgin was probably included as a free white female age 10 and under 16, in Gustavus Ellgin's household on the 1810 Census in Loudoun
County, Virginia.614
Margaret Elgin were probably included as a free white females, age 16 and under 26, listed in Gustavus Ellgin's household, on the 1820 Census in
Loudoun County, Virginia.615
Margaret Elgin was probably included as a free white female, age 20 and under 30, in Gustavus Elgin Sr (given age 70 and under 80)'s household, on
the 1830 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.616
Children of Margaret4 Elgin and Murphy Chadwell Shumate were as follows:
204 i. Amanda5 Shumate. Based on age 17 on the 1850 Census, Amanda was born circa 1833 in Sycolin, Loudoun County,
Virginia.617
Amanda Shumate married Richard G. Gilson on 12 Feb 1853 in Loudoun County, Virginia. They were married by James A.
Duncan. William Fulton proved their ages.618,619
Amanda died on 23 Aug 1853 in Sycolin, Loudoun County, Virginia, leaving Richard a widower.620
She was buried in the Shreve Cemetery on Rt 621 near Sycolin Creek located in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Amanda Shumate was probably included as a free white female, age 5 and under 10, in Murphy Chadwell Shumate's household,
on the 1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Murphy Shumate (40-50 years).621
Amanda Shumate (given age 17) was listed as a household member living with Murphy Shumate (given age 52) on the 1850
Census in Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Murphy Shumate (age 52). 622
205 ii. Ignatius E. Shumate. Ignatius was born in Dec 1836 in Virginia.623,624,625,626,627
Ignatius E. Shumate married Elizabeth Gertrude Bitting, daughter of Catherine (--?--).
611Vogt and Kethley Jr., LC VA Marriages 1760-1850, p. 184.
612Genius of Liberty Index , Vol. XV #44, Sat. Nov. 5, 1831.
613Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
6141810 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 297 , Gustavis Ellgin household.
6151820 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, page 153 , Gustavus Ellgin household.
6161830 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 193, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 26 , Gustavus Elgin Sr household.
6171850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling and family 2114, Murphy Shumate household.
618Loudoun Co., VA Marriage Register 1850-1866: p. 24.
619Duncan and Frain, LC VA Marriages Vol. I, page 88.
620Loudoun County, VA, Death Register 1 , p. 5. Cause of death, dysentery.
6211840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, Eastern District, Virginia, p. 138.
6221850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling and family 2114, Murphy Shumate household.
623Richard D. Bridges household, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population
Schedule, Microfilm Publication T-624, National Archives, Washington, DC, Reel 1633, Leesburg District, Loudoun County, Virginia, enumeration
district [ED] 64, supervisor's district [SD] 8, sheet 6A, dwelling 106, family 106.
6241850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling and family 2114, Murphy Shumate household.
625Ignatius Shumate household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 183, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, page 6/64, dwelling and family 47.
6261880 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 171, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, SD 1, ED 195, page 1/177C, dwelling 272, family 322 , Ignatius
Shumate household.
6271900 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 299, West Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, SD 7, ED 106, page 163, sheet 18A, dwelling 345, family 391 ,
Ignatius Shumate household.
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Ignatius E. Shumate married Caroline Virginia Samuels in 1889.
Ignatius E. Shumate married Sue Smith in 1899.
Ignatius died in 1907 in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.
He was buried in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.
Ignatius E. Shumate was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10, in Murphy Chadwell Shumate's household, on the
1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Murphy Shumate (40-50 years).628
Ignacius Shumate (given age 15) was listed as a household member living with Murphy Shumate (given age 52) on the 1850
Census in Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Murphy Shumate (age 52).629
Ignatius Shumate (given age 35) was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census recorded 4 Jun 1870 in Dalton, Whitfield
County, Georgia. Elizabeth G. Shumate (given age 32), Mary E. Shumate (given age 10), Kate B. Shumate (given age 8), Lou B.
Shumate (given age 6), Lewis M. Shumate (given age 3), John Shumate (given age 1) and Catherine Bitting (given age 58) were
listed as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1870. Ignatius was a lawyer. He reported real estate of
$3,500 and personal property of $800. In addition to the family, Susan King, white female age 22, a domestic servant, born in
Georgia, lived in this household.630
Ignatius Shumate (given age 45) was listed as the head of household on the 1880 Census recorded 10 Jun 1880 in Dalton,
Whitfield County, Georgia. The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1880. Also living in the household were his wife, Elizabeth
Shumate (given age 42), his sons, Louis Shumate (given age 13), John Shumate (given age 11) and Frank Shumate (given age
7), his daughters, Mary Shumate (given age 20), Kate Shumate (given age 18), Lou Shumate (given age 16) and Margie
Shumate (given age 2). Ignatius was a lawyer.631
Ignatius E. Shumate was listed as the head of household on the 1900 Census recorded 14 Jun 1900 in Dalton, Whitfield County,
Georgia. The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1900. Also living in the household were his wife, Sue M. Shumate (given age
50), his son, Frank E. Shumate (given age 27), his daughters, Lou Shumate (given age 33) and Margie Shumate (given age 22).
Ignatius was an attorney. He had been married three times. 632
102. Francis4 Elgin (Rebecca3 Thrift, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Francis was born on 25 Dec 1806 at Kingdom Farm, Loudoun County, Virginia. 633,634
Francis Elgin married Mary Jane Rogers, daughter of Thomas Rogers and Elizabeth (--?--), on 7 Aug 1832 in Prince William County, Virginia. They
were married by George Adie, rector of Shelburne parish. 635,636
Francis died on 31 Dec 1867 at age 61 at Kingdom Farm, Loudoun County, Virginia, leaving Mary a widow.637
He was buried in the Elgin Cemetery on Kingdom Farm located in Loudoun County, Virginia.. Only the name is legible on the Tombstone.638
Francis Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age under 10, in Gustavus Ellgin's household on the 1810 Census in Loudoun County,
Virginia.639
6281840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, Eastern District, Virginia, p. 138.
6291850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling and family 2114, Murphy Shumate household.
630Ignatius Shumate household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 183, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, page 6/64, dwelling and family 47.
6311880 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 171, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, SD 1, ED 195, page 1/177C, dwelling 272, family 322 , Ignatius
Shumate household.
6321900 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 299, West Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, SD 7, ED 106, page 163, sheet 18A, dwelling 345, family 391 ,
Ignatius Shumate household.
633Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
6341850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling and family 2121, Francis Elgin household.
635Vogt and Kethley Jr., LC VA Marriages 1760-1850, page 73.
636Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
637Ibid., buried Elgin Cemetery.
638Elgin Cemetery, Francis Elgin Farm.
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Francis Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 10 and under 16, listed in Gustavus Ellgin's household, on the 1820 Census in Loudoun
County, Virginia.640
Francis Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 20 and under 30, in Gustavus Elgin Sr (given age 70 and under 80)'s household, on the
1830 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.641
In Thomas Rogers's will in 1837 Francis Elgin was named as an heir; Will Book Y, p. 107.642
Francis Elgin at age 5 was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 census on 1 Jun 1840 in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia. Based on ages, it is
possible that the following were also living in the household:, Thomas Gustavus Elgin, a free white male, age five to ten years old, Mary Elizabeth Elgin,
a free white female age newborn to five years old, Lucy Alice Elgin, a free white female age five to ten years of age, Mary Jane Rogers, a free white
female age thirty to forty years old. In addition to those people accounted for there is a free white male age 20-30 listed with this household.643
Francis Elgin (given age 43) was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census recorded 28 Sep 1850 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Elizabeth
Rogers (given age 83), Mary Elgin (given age 43), Thos Elgin (given age 16), Walter Rogers (given age 16), Lucy Elgin (given age 15) and Mary Elgin
(given age 13) were listed as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850. Francis gave his occupation as farmer, owning real
estate of $6,500.644 Francis was a farmer in Loudoun County, Virginia, from 1850 to 1860; Farmer.645,646
Francis Elgin (given age 53) was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census recorded 17 Oct 1860 in Leesburg P.O. District, Loudoun County,
Virginia. Mary Jane Elgin (given age 53) and Thomas Elgin (given age 27) were listed as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun
1860. Francis was a farmer. His real estate was valued at $14,000, his personal property at $11,400. 647 Francis registered to pay Tithables &
Personal Property taxes in 1860 in Loudoun County, Virginia. In District 2, Francis Elgin & son Thomas are taxed on 2 free white males over 21, 4
slaves over 16, 4 slaves over 12, 12 horses worth $730, and $3,200 in money, etc. He signed as witness to Sarah Elgin's will on 26 Jan 1865 Loudoun
County, Virginia;
Will Book 2Q:21.
Francis Elgin made a will on 23 Nov 1867. The following is a copy of the Will of Francis Elgin as filed in the Clerk's Office, Loudoun County Court
House, Leesburg, VA
I Francis Elgin of the County of Loudoun and State of Virginia being in feable health and weak in body, but of a sound and disposing mind, do make
and declare my last will and testament as follows: 1. I desire and direct, that as soon as practicable, after my decease, all my just debts and my funeral
expenses be paid.
2. I give to my son in law Richard D. Warfield five ($5) dollars to him and to his heirs.
3. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary J. Elgin the whole of my estate, both real and personal to have and to hold, the same, together with
all the rents, profits and interest arising therefrom, for her support and comfort during her natural life.
4. After the decease of my wife Mary J. Elgin I give and bequeath to my son Thomas G. Elgin my home farm containing two hundred and fifty six
acres, valued at thirty dollars per acre amounting to seven thousand six hundred and eighty ($7680) dollars to him and to his heirs.
5. After the decease of my wife Mary J. Elgin I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy A. Bridges wife of Benjamin Bridges Junior my farm called
Mount Carmel containing two hundred and eleven acres valued at twenty five dollars per acre amounting to five thousand two hundred and seventy five
($6275) dollars to her and to her heirs.
6. After the decease of my wife Mary J. Elgin I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy A. Briges and to her heirs the sum of one ghousand two
hundred and two ($1202) dollars and fifty cents (half the difference in the valuation of my two farms) to be paid by my son Thomas G. Elgin and his
heirs to my said daughter Lucy A. Bridges and to her heirs and I do hereby require and direct my son Thomas G. Elgin to pay the said sum of $1202.50
to my daughter Lucy A. Bridges in order that the share of my daughter may be equal to that of my son.
7. After the decease of my wife Mary J. Elgin I give and bequeath all my personal estate to my son Thomas G. Elgin and to my daughter Lucy A.
Bridges, the one half thereof to Thomas G. and to his heirs and the other half thereof to Lucy A. and to her heirs.
8. I do hereby appoint and constitute my son Thomas G. Elgin and my son-in-law Benjamin Bridges Jr. joint executors of this my last will and
testament.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 23rd day of November in the year of our Lord 1867.
Signed sealed & acknowledged,
Francis Elgin (Seal)
in the presence of
6391810 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 297 , Gustavis Ellgin household.
6401820 U.S. Census, Population , Loudoun County, Virginia, page 153 , Gustavus Ellgin household.
6411830 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 193, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 26 , Gustavus Elgin Sr household.
642Hutchison, Index to LC, VA Wills, p. 145.
6431840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 148.
6441850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling and family 2121, Francis Elgin household.
645Ibid., Roll 957, Loudoun Co., VA, p. 307.
6461860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Leesburg, Southern District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 759.
647Ibid., Roll 1359, Leesburg, Southern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 759, dwelling and family 1367.
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M. C. Shumate
L. M. Shumate
At a Court held for Loudoun County February 10, 1868
A paper purporting to be the last will & testament of Francis Elgin ded'd was presented to the Court, proved by the oaths of Murphy C. Shumate &
Lewis M. Shumate the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Thomas G. Elgin and Benjamin Bridges Jr. the
Executors therein named, who made oath thereto, and together with Mary J. Elgin, Josephus Carr and M. C. Shumate their sureties, entered into and
acknowledged a bond in the penalty of twelve thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs, and the said bond is ordered to be recorded.
Charles P. Janney.
Children of Francis4 Elgin and Mary Jane Rogers were as follows:
206 i. Thomas Gustavus5 Elgin. Thomas was born on 6 Jan 1834 Kingdom Farm, Loudoun County,
Virginia.648,649,650,651,652,653,654,655
Thomas G. Elgin (given age 33) married Mollie E. Carr (given age 22), daughter of Josephus Carr and Martha Ann Carr, on 18
Jun 1867 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Their license was issued 17 Jun 1867. Thomas was a farmer in Loudoun County. Both
were single. Thos. Metzger proved their ages and Joseph Helm officiated.656,657,658
Thomas died on 19 Dec 1914 at age 80 of general debility Peach Grove Farm, McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia. 659,660,661
He was buried in Union Cemetery (Plat A, Lot 196, Site 3) located in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 662,663
In Thomas Rogers's will in 1837 Thomas Gustavus Elgin was named as an heir; Will Book Y, p. 107.664
Thomas Gustavus Elgin was probably a free white male, age 5 and under 10, in Francis Elgin's household, on the 1840 Census
in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 30-40.665
Thos Elgin (given age 16) was listed as a household member living with Francis Elgin (given age 43) on the 1850 Census in
Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Francis Elgin (age 43). 666
648Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I, page 71.
649Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
650Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
6511850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling and family 2121, Francis Elgin household.
652Thomas Elgin household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, Leesburg P.O., Southern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 20-21/161-
162, dwelling 117, family 130.
6531880 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1375, Leesburg Township, Loudoun County, Virginia, SD 4, ED 51, page 12, dwelling and family 70 , Thomas
G. Elgin household.
6541900 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1716, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, SD 282, ED 48, sheet 10B, page 79, dwelling 180, family 184 ,
Thomas Elgin household.
6551910 U.S. Census, Population Schedule , Reel 1633, Leesburg District, Loudoun County, Virginia, SD 8, ED 64, sheet 6B, dwelling and family 117 ,
Thomas G. Elgin household.
656Loudoun County, VA, Marriage Register 2 , p. 20.
657Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
658Duncan and Frain, LC VA Marriages Vol. I, page 69.
659Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I, page 71.
660Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
661Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
662Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I, page 71.
663Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
664Hutchison, Index to LC, VA Wills, p. 145.
6651840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 148.
6661850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling and family 2121, Francis Elgin household.
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Thomas Elgin (given age 27) was listed as a household member living with Francis Elgin (given age 53) on the 1860 Census
recorded 17 Oct 1860 in Leesburg P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. 667
Thomas registered to pay Tithables & Personal Property taxes in 1860 in Loudoun County, Virginia. In District 2, Francis Elgin &
son Thomas are taxed on 2 free white males over 21, 4 slaves over 16, 4 slaves over 12, 12 horses worth $730, and $3,200 in
money, etc.
Thomas Elgin (given age 35) was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census recorded 27 Jun 1870 in Leesburg P.O.
District, Loudoun County, Virginia. Mary J. Elgin (given age 64), Mary E. Elgin (given age 23) and Howard Elgin (given age 10/12)
were listed as household members. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1870. Thomas was a farmer. He reported no real
estate, but personal property of $1,000. Four servants are listed in this household.668
Thomas G. Elgin (given age 46) was listed as the head of household on the 1880 Census recorded 8 Jun 1880 in Leesburg
Township, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1880. Also living in the household were his wife,
Mary E. Elgin (given age 30), his son, Howard Elgin (given age 10), his daughters, Martha C. Elgin (given age 9) and Mary E.
Elgin (given age 6), his mother, Mary J. Elgin (given age 73). Thomas was a farmer.669
Thomas Elgin (given age 66) was listed as the head of household on the 1900 Census recorded 20 Jun 1900 in Leesburg
District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1900. Also living in the household were his wife,
Mary E. Elgin (given age 55), his son, Howard Elgin (given age 30), his daughter, Mary E. Elgin (given age 25). Thomas was a
general farmer. He owned his farm. Three black servants also lived in this household. 670
Thomas was widowed on 24 Jan 1902 by the death of his wife, Mary.671,672,673
Thomas Gustavus Elgin made a will on 15 Feb 1905.
The following is a copy of the Will of Thomas G. Elgin as filed in the Clerk's Office, Loudoun County Court House, Leesburg, VA:
I Thos. G. Elgin of Loudoun Co. State of Va. being of sound mind this day Feb. 15th 1905 I will and bequeath my property as
follows. My Exor. to pay all my just debts. I give to my son Howard Elgin my home farm containing five hundred and eighty-six
acres it contains three tracts.
I also give him six horses, cows, sheep, hogs and cattle and grain on the said farm and I also give him the farming implements
such wagon and gear bridle, mower, drill plaw etc on farm. I also give him the kitchen furniture and what is in the meat house.
The household furniture to be divided between Howard Elgin and Mamie E. Elgin.
I give and bequeath to my daughter Martha E. Trundle house in Washington City, No. 72 R Street North West.
I give and bequeath to my daughter Mamie E. Elgin five thousand dollars ($5000.00).
I give and bequeath to my daughters Martha E. Trundle and Mamie E. Elgin my Carr farm containing three hundred and twenty
acres and also the stock, grain or rent on the said farm also the balance of my estate such as bonds, bank stock, horses,
whatever else can be found.
I leave my son Howard Elgin my Exor. without bond.
Thos. G. Elgin
My son Howard Elgin can have the ten shares of Loudoun National bank stock by paying Martha E. Trundle and Mamie E. Elgin
fifteen hundred dollars.
Thos. G. Elgin
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of Loudoun County to wit: Mar. 10, 1915
A paper purporting to be the last will and testament of Thomas G. Elgin deceased, was this day presented to me, W. D.
Hempstone Clerk of said Court proved by the oaths of A. B. Richard and Josephus Carr to be wholly in the handwriting of the
6671860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Leesburg, Southern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 759, dwelling and family 1367, Francis Elgin household.
668Thomas Elgin household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, Leesburg P.O., Southern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 20-21/161-
162, dwelling 117, family 130.
6691880 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1375, Leesburg Township, Loudoun County, Virginia, SD 4, ED 51, page 12, dwelling and family 70 , Thomas
G. Elgin household.
6701900 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1716, Leesburg District, Loudoun County, Virginia, SD 282, ED 48, sheet 10B, page 79, dwelling 180, family
184 , Thomas Elgin household.
671Frain Union Cemetery, Leesburg Vol. I, page 71.
672Union-Leesburg, Tombstone.
673Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
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Testator and the said will is admitted to record. And on motion of Howard Elgin the executor therin named who made oath and
qualified as such by executing a bond in the penalty of forty thousand dollars conditioned according to law certificate is granted
him for obtaining a probate of the said will in due form and the said bond is recorded. No security required by direction of the
testator.674
Thomas G. Elgin (given age 76) was listed as the head of household on the 1910 Census recorded 15 Apr 1910 in Leesburg
District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date of this census was 15 Apr 1910. Also living in the household were, his son,
Howard Elgin (given age 40). He was a general farmer and owned his farm free of mortgage. He is a widower. The 1910 Census
states that Thomas was in the Confederate Army. He listed two servants, May and Ann Hogan. 675
207 ii. Lucy Alice Elgin. Lucy was born on 4 Apr 1835 in Loudoun County, Virginia. The 1900 census gives this as
1836.676,677,678,679,680,681,682
Lucy Alice Elgin married Benjamin Bridges II, son of Benjamin Bridges and Keturah Lane, on 13 Dec 1853 in Loudoun County,
Virginia. Minister Henrie R. Smith, ceremony at home of Francis Elgin. 683,684
Lucy died on 29 Nov 1904 at age 69.685,686
She was buried in Chestnut Grove Cemetery located in Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia. 687
In Thomas Rogers's will in 1837 Lucy Alice Elgin was named as an heir; Will Book Y, p. 107.688
Lucy Alice Elgin was probably included as a free white female, age 5 and under 10, in Francis Elgin's household, on the 1840
Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 30-40.689
Lucy Elgin (given age 15) was listed as a household member living with Francis Elgin (given age 43) on the 1850 Census in
Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Francis Elgin (age 43). 690
Lucy A. Bridges (given age 25) was listed as a household member living with Benj. Bridges Jr (given age 40) on the 1860
Census recorded 5 Jul 1860 in Gillford P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun
1860.691
674Thomas G. Elgin's will , Loudoun County, Virginia Will Books: Volume 3T, page 339, Clerk's Office, Loudoun County Court House, Leesburg,
Loudoun County, Virginia, In. Hereinafter cited as Loudoun Co., VA Will Books.
6751910 U.S. Census, Population Schedule , Reel 1633, Leesburg District, Loudoun County, Virginia, SD 8, ED 64, sheet 6B, dwelling and family 117 ,
Thomas G. Elgin household.
676Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Tombstone Inscription, Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Herndon, Fairfax County, VA; read and photographed by Betty Frain.
677Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
6781850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling and family 2121, Francis Elgin household.
6791860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Gilford Station Post Office, Southern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 16, dwelling 121 and family 121, Benj
Bridges Jr household.
680Benjamin Bridges household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, Guilford P.O., Eastern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, pages 7-8/13-14,
dwelling 82, family 89.
6811880 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1375, Broad Run District, Loudoun County, Virginia, SD 4, ED 52, page 15/386C, dwelling and family 113 ,
Benjamin Bridges household.
6821900 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1715, Broad Run District, Loudoun County, Virginia, SD 8, ED 43, sheet 6B, dwelling 98, family 100 , Lucy A.
Bridges household.
683Loudoun County, VA, Marriage Returns 1849, 1851, 1853 and 1854 (Unpublished register located in the Loudoun County Clerk's Office, Leesburg,
Loudoun County, VA), p. 5.
684Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
685Ibid.
686Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Tombstone.
687Ibid.
688Hutchison, Index to LC, VA Wills, p. 145.
6891840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 148.
6901850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling and family 2121, Francis Elgin household.
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Lucy A. Bridges (given age 35) was listed as a household member living with Benj. Bridges Jr (given age 40) on the 1870
Census in Guilford P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1870. Lucy reported
personal property of $3,000.692
Lucy A. Bridges (given age 45) was listed living with Benjamin Bridges (given age 60) as his wife on the 1880 Census in Loudoun
County, Virginia. The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1880.693
Lucy A. Bridges (given age 64) was listed as the head of household on the 1900 Census recorded 9 Jun 1900 in Broad Run
District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1900. Also living in the household were, her
daughter, Irene Bridges (given age 34), lodgers, Annie W. Miskell (given age 51) and George E. Gheen (given age 29). Lucy was
widowed. Three of her six children were living. She was a farmer and owned her farm. In addition to those identified, two black
employees or servants lived in this household.694
208 iii. Mary Elizabeth Elgin. Mary was born on 20 May 1836 in Virginia.695,696
Mary Elizabeth Elgin married Richard Dorsey Warfield, son of Surratt Dickerson Warfield and Matilda Spurrier, on 17 Nov 1852 in
Loudoun County, Virginia. Bonds Samuel Rogers.697,698
Mary died on 4 Sep 1854 at age 18.699 She was buried, Kingdom Farm, E. of Rt. 650 near Sycolin Bridge, at Loudoun County,
Virginia.
In Thomas Rogers's will in 1837 Mary Elizabeth Elgin was named as an heir; Will Book Y, p. 107. 700
Mary Elizabeth Elgin was probably included as a free white female, under five years old, in Francis Elgin's household, on the
1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free White Male age 30-40.701
Mary Elgin (given age 13) was listed as a household member living with Francis Elgin (given age 43) on the 1850 Census in
Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Francis Elgin (age 43). 702
105. Rebecca H.4 Thrift (Hamilton3, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Based on age 55 given in the 1850 census and age 64 given in the 1860 census,
Rebecca was born circa 1795 in Virginia.703,704
Rebecca H. Thrift married Hamilton Elgin, son of Gustavus Elgin Sr. and Rebecca Thrift, on 26 Jan 1819 in Loudoun County, Virginia. As reported in
"The Genius of Liberty", Volume 3, Issue 4, published 9 February 1819, they were married by Rev. Mr. Waters. 705
Rebecca died in 1866.706
6911860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Gilford Station Post Office, Southern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 16, dwelling and family 121, Benj.
Bridges Jr household.
692Benjamin Bridges household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, Guilford P.O., Eastern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, pages 7-8/13-14,
dwelling 82, family 89.
6931880 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1375, Broad Run District, Loudoun County, Virginia, SD 4, ED 52, page 15/386C, dwelling and family 113 ,
Benjamin Bridges household.
6941900 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1715, Broad Run District, Loudoun County, Virginia, SD 8, ED 43, sheet 6B, dwelling 98, family 100 , Lucy A.
Bridges household.
695Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
6961850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling and family 2121, Francis Elgin household.
697Loudoun Co., VA Marriage Register 1850-1866: p. 27.
698Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
699Ibid.
700Hutchison, Index to LC, VA Wills, p. 145.
7011840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 148.
7021850 U.S. Census, Roll 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 307/614, dwelling and family 2121, Francis Elgin household.
703Ibid., Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 174, dwelling and family 1013.
7041860 U.S. Census, Roll , Fairfax County, Virginia, page 847, dwelling 127 and family 129, H.T. Elgin household.
705Hennings, Marriages - "Genius of Liberty" Vol 1-Vol 5, page 6.
706Elgin, James G., Correspondence.
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Rebecca was widowed on 22 Aug 1831 by the death of her husband, Hamilton. 707 Rebecca was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census in
District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia. In addition to those people accounted for there is a free white male age 5-10 listed in the Census. There also
seems to be some deviation in the ages of Rebecca who I believe to be 45, not 30-40, and Sally who I believe to be 14, not 15-20; Free white female
age 30-40.708 Rebecca was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in Fairfax County, Virginia. Rebecca's real estate is valued at
$2,240.709
Children of Rebecca H.4 Thrift and Hamilton Elgin were as follows:
209 i. Gustavus A.5 Elgin.
Gustavus A. Elgin married Catherine L. Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith and Eliza or Louisa (--?--).
Gustavus died on 25 Feb 1845 leaving Catherine a widow.710
210 ii. Sally Ann Elgin. Based on age 24 given in the 1850 Census, although the 1840 Census indicates she was 15-20 at that time,
Sally was born circa 1825 in Fairfax County, Virginia.711
Sally Ann Elgin married Robert Drane on 21 Jan 1853 in Washington, District of Columbia.712
Rebecca was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia. In addition to those
people accounted for there is a free white male age 5-10 listed in the Census. There also seems to be some deviation in the
ages of Rebecca who I believe to be 45, not 30-40, and Sally who I believe to be 14, not 15-20; Free white female age 30-40.713
Rebecca was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in Fairfax County, Virginia. Rebecca's real estate is valued at
$2,240.714
211 iii. Hamilton Thrift Elgin. Based on age 15-20 given in the 1840 Census, age 24 as given in the 1850 Census, age 35 given in the
1860 census, Hamilton was born circa 1825 in Fairfax County, Virginia.715,716,717
Hamilton died on 14 Apr 1866.718
Hamilton Thrift Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 15 and under 20, in Rebecca H. Thrift's household, on the
1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free white female age 30-40.719 Hamilton was listed as the head of a
family on the 1850 Census in Fairfax County, Virginia. Hamilton's real estate was valued at $1,000. 720
212 iv. Charles Francis Elgin. Charles was born on 12 Feb 1827 in Fairfax County, Virginia.721
Charles Francis Elgin married Ann E. Gibson, daughter of Joseph Gibson and Maria Jenkins, on 18 Apr 1861 in Fauquier
County, Virginia.722
Charles died on 17 Apr 1893 at age 66 in Fairfax County, Virginia.723
707Capt. Gustavus Elgin Family Bible.
7081840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 144.
7091850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 174, dwelling and family 1013, Rebecca Elgin household.
710Elgin, James G., Correspondence.
7111850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 174, dwelling and family 1013, Rebecca Elgin household.
712Elgin Family Genealogy Correspondence with James G. Elgin Betty Frain.
7131840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 144.
7141850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 174, dwelling and family 1013, Rebecca Elgin household.
7151840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 144.
7161850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 173, dwelling and family 1011, Hamilton Elgin household.
7171860 U.S. Census, Roll , Fairfax County, Virginia, page 847, dwelling 127 and family 129, H.T. Elgin household.
718Elgin Family Genealogy Correspondence with James G. Elgin Betty Frain.
7191840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 144.
7201850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 173, dwelling and family 1011, Hamilton Elgin household.
721Tombstone.
722Elgin Family Genealogy Correspondence with James G. Elgin Betty Frain.
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He was buried in Andrew Chapel Cemetery located in Fairfax County, Virginia. 724
His estate was probated October, 1893 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Charles Francis Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in Rebecca H. Thrift's household, on the
1840 Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free white female age 30-40.725 He was listed as a household member
living with Rebecca H. Thrift on the 1850 Census in Fairfax County, Virginia. He gave his occupation as farmer. 726
Charles F. Elgin (given age 32) was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 census in Fairfax County, Virginia, living alone.
The official date of this census was 1 Jun 1860. 727
Charles Francis Elgin made a will on 14 Apr 1893. The following is a copy of the Last Will & Testament of Charles F. Elgin as
found in the Loudoun County Court House, Leesburg, VA, Will Book 3T, p. 330.
I, Charles F. Elgin, of Fairfax County, Virginia, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding do make and
declare this to be my last will and testament as follows:
I give, bequeath and devise all my estate, both real and personal, my real estate consisting of about two hundred and thirty-
five acres of land in Fairfax County, Virginia, and about one hundred and eighty-four acres of land in Loudoun County, Virginia,
and my personalty in part of about six thousand dollars in bonds and notes to by beloved wife, Annie E. Elgin, during her life; and
after the death of my said wife, I give, bequeath and devise all my real estate situate in Fairfax County, Virginia, to my son
Davenport B. Elgin and my real estate in Loudoun County, Virginia, to my son C. Thrift Elgin and I give and bequeath to my
daughter Mollie Elgin, six thousand dollars in bonds and money for her sole and separate use to be controlled by her uncle G. B.
Gibson, and in case of her marriage she is to have the interest only on said sum, the principle to be controlled and managed by
said Gibson and the interest on same to be paid over for the benefit and support of my said daughter during her life, and in the
event of her marriage and issue capable of inheriting at her death I give and bequeath said principal sum to her children, but in
the event of her death without issue said principal sum to revert to my heirs at law.
Witness my hand this 14th day of April 1893.
I hereby appoint my son D.B. Elgin, the executor of this my last will and testament and desire he be permitted to qualify as
such without giving security on his fiduciary bond.
April 14, 1893
Gilbert B. Gibson Charles F. Elgin
D.P. Gunnell Witnesses.
213 v. Townsend Elgin. Based on age 21 given in the 1850 Census, Townsend was born EST 1829 to 1832 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
The death record gives his age as 27. This would mean his birth could be as late as 1832. 728
Townsend died on 23 Apr 1859 consumption in Fairfax County, Virginia. 729,730
Townsend Elgin was probably included as a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in Rebecca H. Thrift's household, on the 1840
Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free white female age 30-40.731 He was listed as a household member living
with Rebecca H. Thrift on the 1850 Census in Fairfax County, Virginia. He gave his occupation as farmer. 732
214 vi. Jane A. Elgin. Based on age 18 given in the 1850 Census, Jane was born circa 1832 in Virginia.733
Jane died after 1851.
723Andrews Chapel, Tombstone.
724Ibid.
7251840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 144.
7261850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 174, dwelling and family 1013, Rebecca Elgin household.
7271860 U.S. Census, Roll , Fairfax County, Virginia, page 968, dwelling and family 1004, Chas F. Elgin household.
7281850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 174, dwelling and family 1013, Rebecca Elgin household.
729Obituary, Alexandria Gazette, VA.
730Fairfax Co., VA, Death Register, 1853-1897 , p. 42.
7311840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 144.
7321850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 174, dwelling and family 1013, Rebecca Elgin household.
733Ibid.
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Jane A. Elgin was probably included as a free white female, age 5 and under 10, in Rebecca H. Thrift's household, on the 1840
Census in District 2, Loudoun County, Virginia; Free white female age 30-40.734 She was listed as a household member living
with Rebecca H. Thrift on the 1850 Census in Fairfax County, Virginia.735
106. Keren H.4 Thrift (Hamilton3, Charles2, Nathaniel1). Based on age 62 years on her tombstone, Keren was born circa 1800.
Keren H. Thrift married Townsend McVeigh, son of Jesse McVeigh and Ann Rodgers, on 27 Jan 1824. The January 31, 1824 issue of The National
Intelligencer states that Townsend McVeigh of Loudoun County, VA, and Miss Karen Thrift of Fairfax County, VA, were married 27 Jan. 1824, by the
Rev. Mr. Johnson.736
Keren died on 24 Jul 1861.737
She was buried in Sharon Cemetery (Lot 193) located in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her tombstone reads: Wife of Townsend McVeigh, in
her 62nd year.738,739
Keren H. Thrift was probably included as a free white female, age 20 and under 30, in Townsend McVeigh's household, on the 1830 Census in
Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.740 Townsend was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in Loudoun County, Virginia. He gave his
occupation as a farmer, owning real estate of $32,000; Townsend McVeigh (age 49). 741
Karen H. McVeigh (given age 59) was listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh (given age 59) on the 1860 Census in Middleburg
P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. 742
Children of Keren H.4 Thrift and Townsend McVeigh were as follows:
215 i. Sarah Ann5 McVeigh. Sarah was born on 18 Sep 1826.743,744
Sarah died on 12 Nov 1899 at age 73.745,746
She was buried in Sharon Cemetery (Lot 195 Lower) located in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her tombstone reads:
Daughter of Townsend & H.K. McVeigh.747,748
Sarah Ann McVeigh was probably included as a free white female, under age 5, in Townsend McVeigh's household, on the 1830
Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.749
216 ii. Dr. William Harvey McVeigh. Based on age 36 on his tombstone, William was born circa 1828 in Middleburg, Loudoun County,
Virginia.
7341840 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 564, 2nd District, Loudoun County, VA, p. 144.
7351850 U.S. Census, Reel 942, Fairfax County, VA, p. 174, dwelling and family 1013, Rebecca Elgin household.
736Extracted Marriages and Deaths, The National Intelligencer, Washington, DC (Microfilm Special Publication #41), Rell 1, p. 364.
737Tombstone inscription, Sharon Cemetery, Middleburg, Loudoun Co., VA; read and photographed by Betty Frain, 1997.
738Ibid.
739Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, compiler, Middleburg Cemeteries, Loudoun County, Virginia (Westminster, Md: Willow Bend Books,
2000), 125. Hereinafter cited as Middleburg Cemeteries.
7401830 U.S. Census, Population , Reel 193, Middleburg, Shelbourn Parish, Eastern Division, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 17 , Townsend McVeigh
household.
7411850 U.S. Census, Reel 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 449.
7421860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 24 dwelling and family 148, Townsend McVeigh household.
743The Staff and Volunteers of the Thomas Balch Library for History and Genealogy, compiler, Loudoun County, Virginia Cemeteries-A Preliminary
Index (Lovettsville, VA: Willow Bend Books, 1996), p. 202. Hereinafter cited as LC VA Cemeteries, Index.
744Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, 126.
745The Staff and Volunteers of the Thomas Balch Library for History and Genealogy, LC VA Cemeteries, Index, p. 202.
746Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, 126.
747The Staff and Volunteers of the Thomas Balch Library for History and Genealogy, LC VA Cemeteries, Index, p. 202.
748Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, 126.
7491830 U.S. Census, Population , Reel 193, Middleburg, Shelbourn Parish, Eastern Division, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 17 , Townsend McVeigh
household.
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Dr. William Harvey McVeigh married Harriet E. Rogers, daughter of Thomas Rogers and Elmina L. Chamblin, on 23 Nov 1853 in
Loudoun County, Virginia. Minister T. D. Herndon.750
William died on 24 Apr 1864 leaving Harriet a widow.751
He was buried in Sharon Cemetery located in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. His tombstone reads: Aged 36 years.752
Dr. William Harvey McVeigh was probably included as a free white male, age under 5, listed in Townsend McVeigh's houshold,
on the 1830 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 753 Keren, William, Sally, America, Jane, Columbia, Georgianna,
Townsend and Blanch was listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh on the 1850 Census in Loudoun
County, Virginia. William's occupation is given as a physician; Townsend McVeigh (age 49). 754
217 iii. Virginia McVeigh. Based on age 10 days in cemetery record, Virginia was born on 27 Jul 1829.
Virginia died on 6 Aug 1829.755
She was buried in Old Baptist Church Cemetery located in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her tombstone reads:
Daughter of Townsend & Karen H. McVeigh. Age 10 days.756
218 iv. Infant McVeigh. Based on age 8 days in cemetery record, Infant was born June, 1830.
Infant died on 6 Jul 1830.757
He was buried in Old Baptist Church Cemetery located in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. His tombstone reads: Infant son
of Townsend & Karen H. McVeigh. Age 8 days.758
219 v. Sally McVeigh. Based on age 18 given on the 1850 census and age 28 given on the 1860 census, Sally was born circa 1832 in
Virginia.759,760
Sally McVeigh was listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh on the 1850 Census in Loudoun County,
Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Townsend McVeigh (age 49). 761
Sally H. McVeigh (given age 28) was listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh (given age 59) on the 1860
Census in Middleburg P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. 762
220 vi. America McVeigh. Based on age 17 given on the 1850 census, America was born circa 1832.763
America McVeigh married Isaac D. Budd on 2 May 1855 in Loudoun County, Virginia.
America McVeigh was listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh on the 1850 Census in Loudoun County,
Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Townsend McVeigh (age 49). 764
750Loudoun County, VA, Marriage Returns , p. 9.
751Sharon Cemetery, Tombstone.
752Ibid.
7531830 U.S. Census, Population , Reel 193, Middleburg, Shelbourn Parish, Eastern Division, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 17 , Townsend McVeigh
household.
7541850 U.S. Census, Reel 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 449.
755Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, 13.
756Ibid.
757Ibid.
758Ibid.
7591850 U.S. Census, Reel 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 449.
7601860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 24 dwelling and family 148, Townsend McVeigh household.
7611850 U.S. Census, Reel 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 449.
7621860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 24 dwelling and family 148, Townsend McVeigh household.
7631850 U.S. Census, Reel 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 449.
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221 vii. Georgianna Johnson McVeigh. Georgianna was born on 27 Nov 1832 in Virginia.765,766 He married second, Georgianna
Johnson McVeigh after 1879.
Georgianna died on 29 Apr 1896 at age 63.767,768
She was buried in Sharon Cemetery (Lot 212) located in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her tombstone reads:
Georgianna Johnson, daughter of Townsend & K.H. McVeigh.769,770
Keren, William, Sally, America, Jane, Columbia, Georgianna, Townsend and Blanch was listed as a household member living
with Townsend McVeigh on the 1850 Census in Loudoun County, Virginia. She is listed as a male, age 14 which does not agree
with her tombstone; Townsend McVeigh (age 49).771
Georgiana McVeigh (given age 22) was listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh (given age 59) on the 1860
Census in Middleburg P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860.772
222 viii. Jane Eliza McVeigh. Jane was born on 8 Oct 1833 in Virginia.773,774,775
Jane died on 13 Feb 1918 at age 84.776
She was buried in Sharon Cemetery (Lot 195 Lower) located in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. 777,778
Jane Eliza McVeigh was listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh on the 1850 Census in Loudoun County,
Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Townsend McVeigh (age 49). 779
Jane E. McVeigh (given age 25) was listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh (given age 59) on the 1860
Census in Middleburg P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860.780
223 ix. Columbia McVeigh. Columbia was born on 9 Aug 1836 in Virginia.781,782,783
Columbia died on 24 Feb 1913 at age 76.784,785
764Ibid.
765Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, 131.
7661860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 24 dwelling and family 148, Townsend McVeigh household.
767The Staff and Volunteers of the Thomas Balch Library for History and Genealogy, LC VA Cemeteries, Index, p. 201.
768Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, 131.
769The Staff and Volunteers of the Thomas Balch Library for History and Genealogy, LC VA Cemeteries, Index, p. 201.
770Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, page 131.
7711850 U.S. Census, Reel 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 449.
7721860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 24 dwelling and family 148, Townsend McVeigh household.
773The Staff and Volunteers of the Thomas Balch Library for History and Genealogy, LC VA Cemeteries, Index, p. 202.
774Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, 126.
7751860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 24 dwelling and family 148, Townsend McVeigh household.
776The Staff and Volunteers of the Thomas Balch Library for History and Genealogy, LC VA Cemeteries, Index, p. 202.
777Ibid.
778Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, 126.
7791850 U.S. Census, Reel 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 449.
7801860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 24 dwelling and family 148, Townsend McVeigh household.
781Townsend McVeigh household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, Middleburg, Southern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 207, dwelling
1156, family 1164.
782The Staff and Volunteers of the Thomas Balch Library for History and Genealogy, LC VA Cemeteries, Index, p. 201.
783Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, 126.
784The Staff and Volunteers of the Thomas Balch Library for History and Genealogy, LC VA Cemeteries, Index, p. 201.
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She was buried in Sharon Cemetery (Lot 195 Lower) located in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her tombstone reads:
Daughter of Townsend & H.K. McVeigh.786,787
Columbia McVeigh was listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh on the 1850 Census in Loudoun County,
Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Townsend McVeigh (age 49). 788
Columbia McVeigh (given age 24) was listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh (given age 59) on the 1860
Census in Middleburg P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. 789 She was
listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh on the 1870 Census in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. He
age was given as 25.790
224 x. Townsend McVeigh [Jr.]. Based on age 10 given on the 1850 census and age 20 given on the 1860 census, Townsend was
born circa 1840 in Virginia.791,792
Townsend McVeigh [Jr.] was listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh on the 1850 Census in Loudoun
County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Townsend McVeigh (age 49). 793
Townsend McVeigh Jr (given age 20) was listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh (given age 59) on the
1860 Census in Middleburg P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860. 794
225 xi. Blanch K. McVeigh. Blanch was born on 8 Jan 1842 in Loudoun County, Virginia.795,796
Blanch K. McVeigh married William V. Moss, son of George D. Moss and Amanda (--?--), on 15 May 1867 in Loudoun County,
Virginia.
Blanch died on 4 Apr 1912 at age 70.797,798
She was buried in Sharon Cemetery (Lot 212) located in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her tombstone reads: Blanch K.
McVeigh, daughter of Townsend & K.H. McVeigh.799,800
Blanch K. McVeigh was listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh on the 1850 Census in Loudoun County,
Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1850; Townsend McVeigh (age 49).801
K. Blanche McVeigh (given age 18) was listed as a household member living with Townsend McVeigh (given age 59) on the
1860 Census in Middleburg P.O. District, Loudoun County, Virginia. The official date for this census is 01 Jun 1860.802
785Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, 126.
786The Staff and Volunteers of the Thomas Balch Library for History and Genealogy, LC VA Cemeteries, Index, p. 201.
787Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, 126.
7881850 U.S. Census, Reel 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 449.
7891860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 24 dwelling and family 148, Townsend McVeigh household.
790Townsend McVeigh household,1870 U.S. Census, Population , Roll 1659, Middleburg, Southern District, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 207, dwelling
1156, family 1164.
7911850 U.S. Census, Reel 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 449.
7921860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 24 dwelling and family 148, Townsend McVeigh household.
7931850 U.S. Census, Reel 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 449.
7941860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 24 dwelling and family 148, Townsend McVeigh household.
795The Staff and Volunteers of the Thomas Balch Library for History and Genealogy, LC VA Cemeteries, Index, p. 201.
796Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, 131.
797The Staff and Volunteers of the Thomas Balch Library for History and Genealogy, LC VA Cemeteries, Index, p. 201.
798Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, 131.
799The Staff and Volunteers of the Thomas Balch Library for History and Genealogy, LC VA Cemeteries, Index, p. 201.
800Thomas Balch Library Cemetery Committee, Middleburg Cemeteries, page 131.
8011850 U.S. Census, Reel 957, Loudoun County, Virginia, p. 449.
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8021860 U.S. Census, Roll 1359, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, page 24 dwelling and family 148, Townsend McVeigh household.
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