Judy's Ancestors - Person Page 146

William Smiley Miller

M, #3626, b. 16 February 1805

Birth	16 February 1805	In Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States.¹
Marriage	3 November 1831	In Jefferson County, Indiana, United States.

Last Edited

17 February 2024

Citations

[S4842] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13749552/william_smiley-miller: accessed February 17, 2024), memorial page for William Smiley Miller (16 Feb 1805–11 Jul 1856), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13749552, citing Shiloh Cemetery, Johnson County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by CatheaC (contributor 47339429).

John Allen

M, #3628, b. 1705, d. 1761

Parents

Father	William Samuel Allen (b. about 1677, d. 13 January 1741)
Mother	Margaret ("Peggy") Waggoner (b. about 1679, d. after 12 May 1741)

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Birth	1705	In Prince William County, Virginia, British America.¹
Marriage	1725	In Stafford County, Virginia, British America.^2,3
Death	1761	At age ~56 in Fauquier Co., Virginia, British America.^4,1

Will	3 November 1759	.²
Probate	26 March 1761	In Fauquier Co., Virginia, British America.

Last Edited

31 August 2024

Citations

[S6439] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139312474/john_fields-allen: accessed August 31, 2024), memorial page for John Fields Allen (1705–1759), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139312474; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by LookingForFamily (contributor 47127361).
[S4152] Recum, F. V. (1949). Withers--America: Or, A Collection of Genealogical Data Concerning the History of the Descendants in the Male Line of James Withers (1680/1-1746) of Stafford County, Virginia. United States: F.V. Recum. Downloaded from books.google.com 7/21/2023., See PDF file (downloaded)
[S4865] "Descendants of James Withers." Sites https://sites.rootsweb.com/~aagriots/VA/Stafford/JasWithers.htm. Accessed 20 Feb. 2024., See PDF of page:
Withers James b1680 - Descendants of James Withers from rootsweb.pdf
[S4165] Withers, R. Edwin., Osler, A. May., Gottschalk, K. Cox. (1947). Withers family of the County Lancaster, England, and of Stafford County, Virginia: establishing the ancestry of Robert Edwin Withers, III. Richmond: Dietz Printing Co.. Downloaded from familysearch.org 7/23/2023.

William Withers

M, #3629, b. 1678, d. 1703

Parents

Father	William Withers (b. circa 1636, d. 1698)
Mother	Anna

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Family: Mary Littlejohn

Son	John Withers (b. 1701, d. 1717)

Birth	1678	In Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia, British America.¹
Marriage²
Death	1703	At age ~25 in Stafford County, Virginia, British America.¹

Last Edited

19 February 2024

Citations

[S4848] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217606096/william-wither: accessed February 19, 2024), memorial page for William Wither III (1678–1703), Find a Grave Memorial ID 217606096; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Douglas Myers Withers (contributor 50177428).
[S4165] Withers, R. Edwin., Osler, A. May., Gottschalk, K. Cox. (1947). Withers family of the County Lancaster, England, and of Stafford County, Virginia: establishing the ancestry of Robert Edwin Withers, III. Richmond: Dietz Printing Co.. Downloaded from familysearch.org 7/23/2023.

Mary Littlejohn

F, #3630

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Family: William Withers (b. 1678, d. 1703)

Son	John Withers (b. 1701, d. 1717)

Marriage¹

Last Edited

19 February 2024

Citations

[S4165] Withers, R. Edwin., Osler, A. May., Gottschalk, K. Cox. (1947). Withers family of the County Lancaster, England, and of Stafford County, Virginia: establishing the ancestry of Robert Edwin Withers, III. Richmond: Dietz Printing Co.. Downloaded from familysearch.org 7/23/2023.

John Withers

M, #3631, b. 1701, d. 1717

Parents

Father	William Withers (b. 1678, d. 1703)
Mother	Mary Littlejohn

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Birth	1701¹
Death	1717	At age ~16.¹

Last Edited

19 February 2024

Citations

[S4849] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217631981/john-withers: accessed February 19, 2024), memorial page for John Withers (1701–1717), Find a Grave Memorial ID 217631981; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Douglas Myers Withers (contributor 50177428).

Elizabeth Rutherford

F, #3634

Parents

Father	Reverend John Rutherford (b. about 15 July 1653, d. between 1737 and 1740)
Mother	Isabella Alleine (b. 1655, d. about 1740)

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Last Edited	19 February 2024

Joseph Hudnall

M, #3635, b. 1700, d. 4 May 1788

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Birth	1700	In Northumberland County, Virginia, British America.^1,2
Marriage^3,4,5,2
Death	4 May 1788	At age ~88 in Fauquier Co., Virginia, United States.^1,2

Last Edited

19 February 2024

Citations

[S4855] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142381455/joseph-hudnall: accessed February 19, 2024), memorial page for Joseph Hudnall Sr. (1700–4 May 1788), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142381455; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Douglas Withers (contributor 49630394).
[S4165] Withers, R. Edwin., Osler, A. May., Gottschalk, K. Cox. (1947). Withers family of the County Lancaster, England, and of Stafford County, Virginia: establishing the ancestry of Robert Edwin Withers, III. Richmond: Dietz Printing Co.. Downloaded from familysearch.org 7/23/2023.
[S4152] Recum, F. V. (1949). Withers--America: Or, A Collection of Genealogical Data Concerning the History of the Descendants in the Male Line of James Withers (1680/1-1746) of Stafford County, Virginia. United States: F.V. Recum. Downloaded from books.google.com 7/21/2023., See PDF file (downloaded)
[S4854] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139505247/mary-hudnall: accessed February 19, 2024), memorial page for Mary Withers Hudnall (29 Sep 1711–1783), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139505247; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by The Cemetery Lady (contributor 47893478).
[S4865] "Descendants of James Withers." Sites https://sites.rootsweb.com/~aagriots/VA/Stafford/JasWithers.htm. Accessed 20 Feb. 2024., See PDF of page:
Withers James b1680 - Descendants of James Withers from rootsweb.pdf

Catherine Barbee

F, #3636, b. 1720, d. 1776

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Birth	1720
Marriage	1742^1,2,3
Death	1776	At age ~56.

Last Edited

19 February 2024

Citations

[S4152] Recum, F. V. (1949). Withers--America: Or, A Collection of Genealogical Data Concerning the History of the Descendants in the Male Line of James Withers (1680/1-1746) of Stafford County, Virginia. United States: F.V. Recum. Downloaded from books.google.com 7/21/2023., See PDF file (downloaded)
[S4859] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139505687/james-withers: accessed February 19, 2024), memorial page for James “Old Nigh” Withers Jr. (11 Feb 1716–Jul 1791), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139505687; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Susan Moors (contributor 47987781)., Includes image of information about his will
[S4165] Withers, R. Edwin., Osler, A. May., Gottschalk, K. Cox. (1947). Withers family of the County Lancaster, England, and of Stafford County, Virginia: establishing the ancestry of Robert Edwin Withers, III. Richmond: Dietz Printing Co.. Downloaded from familysearch.org 7/23/2023.

Jemima Garner

F, #3637, b. 1755, d. 1832

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Birth	1755
Marriage	1748^1,2,3
Death	1832	At age ~77.

Last Edited

19 February 2024

Citations

[S4859] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139505687/james-withers: accessed February 19, 2024), memorial page for James “Old Nigh” Withers Jr. (11 Feb 1716–Jul 1791), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139505687; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Susan Moors (contributor 47987781)., Includes image of information about his will
[S4152] Recum, F. V. (1949). Withers--America: Or, A Collection of Genealogical Data Concerning the History of the Descendants in the Male Line of James Withers (1680/1-1746) of Stafford County, Virginia. United States: F.V. Recum. Downloaded from books.google.com 7/21/2023., See PDF file (downloaded)
[S4165] Withers, R. Edwin., Osler, A. May., Gottschalk, K. Cox. (1947). Withers family of the County Lancaster, England, and of Stafford County, Virginia: establishing the ancestry of Robert Edwin Withers, III. Richmond: Dietz Printing Co.. Downloaded from familysearch.org 7/23/2023.

William Allen

M, #3638, b. 1716

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Birth	1716	In Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, British America.
Marriage	15 February 1743	In Stafford County, Virginia, British America.^1,2,3,4

Last Edited

19 February 2024

Citations

[S4152] Recum, F. V. (1949). Withers--America: Or, A Collection of Genealogical Data Concerning the History of the Descendants in the Male Line of James Withers (1680/1-1746) of Stafford County, Virginia. United States: F.V. Recum. Downloaded from books.google.com 7/21/2023., See PDF file (downloaded)
[S4860] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139505854/bridget-allen: accessed February 19, 2024), memorial page for Bridget Withers Allen (20 Jul 1720–15 Feb 1788), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139505854; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Douglas Myers Withers (contributor 50177428).
[S4865] "Descendants of James Withers." Sites https://sites.rootsweb.com/~aagriots/VA/Stafford/JasWithers.htm. Accessed 20 Feb. 2024., See PDF of page:
Withers James b1680 - Descendants of James Withers from rootsweb.pdf
[S4165] Withers, R. Edwin., Osler, A. May., Gottschalk, K. Cox. (1947). Withers family of the County Lancaster, England, and of Stafford County, Virginia: establishing the ancestry of Robert Edwin Withers, III. Richmond: Dietz Printing Co.. Downloaded from familysearch.org 7/23/2023.

Peter Morriset

M, #3641, b. 29 December 1768, d. 1855

Parents

Father	David Morriset (b. 1740, d. 31 August 1793)
Mother	Jean Baker (d. 1807)

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Birth	29 December 1768	In St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America.¹
Death	1855	At age ~87.

Misc

Married Elizabeth Elliott in 1803 in Chsteron, VA.

Last Edited

24 February 2024

Citations

[S4867] "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584." 1917 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRW-196. Accessed 24 Feb. 2024.

Johann Wendell Renner

M, #3642, b. 1763, d. 3 April 1837

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Family:

Son	Johann Georg Renner (b. 21 March 1786, d. 26 October 1811)
Daughter	Maria Anna Magdalena Renner+ (b. 1788, d. 9 November 1866)

Birth	1763¹
Death	3 April 1837	At age ~74.¹
Burial		In Böhl, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.¹

Last Edited

27 February 2024

Citations

[S4870] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237288727/johan_wendel-renner: accessed February 27, 2024), memorial page for Johan Wendel Renner (1763–3 Apr 1837), Find a Grave Memorial ID 237288727, citing Evangelische, Böhl, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Maintained by Kay (contributor 47019646).

Johann Georg Renner

M, #3643, b. 21 March 1786, d. 26 October 1811

Johann Georg Renner was a grenadier in the 2nd battalion, 116th regiment, of Napoleon's invading army. The exact location of his burial is not known.

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Father

Johann Wendell Renner (b. 1763, d. 3 April 1837)

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Birth	21 March 1786	In Böhl, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.¹
Death	26 October 1811	At age 25 in Spain.¹

Last Edited

27 February 2024

Citations

[S4871] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237288334/johann_georg-renner: accessed February 27, 2024), memorial page for Johann Georg Renner (21 Mar 1786–26 Oct 1811), Find a Grave Memorial ID 237288334; Lost at War; Maintained by Kay (contributor 47019646).

Richard Garner

M, #3644, b. circa 1604, d. 1643

Your earliest American ancestor was Richard Garner who brought his young son, John Garner to Virginia from Shrewsbury, England in 1637. John had been baptized in St. Chad’s Church on September 2, 1633. The father and son first landed on Farrar’s Island in the James River (Early Virginia Families along the James River, Foley, Vol.1, p. 6).
- Garner Genealogy 1580-Present.

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Parents

Father	John Garner (b. circa 1580, d. 24 July 1628)
Mother	Joan

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Family: Katharn (b. about 1604, d. 1636)

Son	John Garner+ (b. 1633, d. 26 May 1702)

Birth	circa 1604	In Shropshire, England.¹
Death	1643	In Virginia, British America.²

Immigration

1637

Virgina, British America.³

Last Edited

5 July 2024

Citations

[S4886] "Richard GARNER." Freepages https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~otstott/family/ind1636.html. Accessed 5 Mar. 2024., I do not believe the witchcraft story or the Lion Inn story.
The above is snippets from there PDF file.

See PDF file:
F:GenealogyRootsMagicMediaGarner Richard b1604 from rootsweb.pdf
[S4876] "Garner-Mullins Genealogy: Garner Genealogy 1580." Present http://garner-mullinsgenealogy.blogspot.com/p/garner-genealogy.html. Accessed 2 Mar. 2024., See PDF
[S4908] Richard Garner of Shrewsbury, England, father of John Garner of Virginia, https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/garner/6430/. Accessed 3/5/2024., Copied that page to the following PDF file:
F:GenealogyRootsMagicMediaGarner, Richard Garner of Shrewsbury, - Genealogy.com.pdf

There is an interesting discussion on why we might believe we are confident about the English connection.

WARNING! This document repeats the apparent untruths about witches and the Lion Inn.

William Samuel Allen

M, #3645, b. about 1677, d. 13 January 1741

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Parents

Father	John Allen (b. 1655, d. September 1681)
Mother	Barbara Withers (b. about 1655, d. 1689)

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Family: Margaret ("Peggy") Waggoner (b. about 1679, d. after 12 May 1741)

Son	William Allen, Jr (d. 1739)
Daughter	Sarah Allen (b. 1695, d. 1754)
Daughter	Mary Ann Allen (b. 1702, d. 1775)
Son	John Allen (b. 1705, d. 1761)
Son	Erasmus Withers Allen (b. 6 February 1712, d. 26 October 1787)
Daughter	Hannah Allen+ (b. 17 September 1715, d. 20 July 1801)
Son	Andrew Zachariah Allen (b. 1718, d. before 4 February 1782)

Birth	about 1677	In Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia, British America.^1,2
Marriage	11 June 1696	In Essex County, Virginia, British America.^1,3
Death	13 January 1741	Probate in Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, British America.^1,2

Misc		Parents: John Allen and Barbara Withers.^1,2
Misc		DNA Matches -. 8/31/2024 Judy's DNA connected to Alexander Anderson 2 with a sibling "Sarah", one with only William Samuel and one with William Samuel and Margaret Waggoner. One with CA John Richardson Scott's DNA 13 matches Sarah 1 both parents Mary (Jane? Ann?) 3 both parents for "Jane", 1 Mary A half William Samuel only Erasmus 1 no CA, 4 both; Andrew 1 both 6/2/2024 Judy's DNA connected to Samuel Anderson NO matches to William Allen and Margaret Lunsford not even mentioned Her mother MIGHT be a Margaret Waggoner. Scott has 16 matches with Waggoner. AND NONE with William Allen. BUT the trees show her married to a William Allen! I had no dates for William Allen so I gave him some and need to wait. Maybe she had another husband, but it had to be an Allen. Compare dates of children.
Misc		Children. This is not exactly the list I have... Margaret married William Allen Mary Andrew Zachariah William Gabriel (1790 N. C. Census)³
Property	1704	Paid taxeson 100 acres in 1704.⁴
Property	1715	Paid taxes on 100 acres in 1715.⁴
Will	16 August 1738	In Stafford County, Virginia, British America.^5,1
Probate	about 1741	In Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, British America.

Last Edited

3 October 2024

Citations

[S6736] "William Samuel Allen (abt.1677-1741)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Allen-1823. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024., More information in the file than I copied here but not serious sources...
Allen William Samuel (abt.1677-1741) at WikiTree.pdf
[S6737] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139504070/william_samuel-allen: accessed September 27, 2024), memorial page for William Samuel Allen (1677–13 Jan 1741), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139504070; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Jamie aka jc~roadrunner (contributor 47179834).
[S6833] Wagner, E. (1970). Waggoner Family, 1670 to 1970. United States: Candor Press. Downloaded from familysearch.org 9/22/2024.
[S6831] "Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Waggener." Genealogy https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/a/g/Rick--Waggener/GENE6-0003.html. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024., This is the page of Descendants of John Waggener that covers our ancestor Margaret Waggener. It has more children that we don't have and the confusing will of a William Allen written in 1739.
[S4881] "William Allen b. 1675 Northumberland County, Virginia d. 12 May 1741 Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia." probate: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I48530&tree=Tree1. Accessed 3 Mar. 2024., Item I give unto my daughter HANNAH WITHERS

Margaret ("Peggy") Waggoner

F, #3646, b. about 1679, d. after 12 May 1741

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Parents

Father	John Waggener (b. 1643, d. 12 February 1716)
Mother	Rachel Ward (b. 5 February 1653, d. 1718)

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Family: William Samuel Allen (b. about 1677, d. 13 January 1741)

Son	William Allen, Jr (d. 1739)
Daughter	Sarah Allen (b. 1695, d. 1754)
Daughter	Mary Ann Allen (b. 1702, d. 1775)
Son	John Allen (b. 1705, d. 1761)
Son	Erasmus Withers Allen (b. 6 February 1712, d. 26 October 1787)
Daughter	Hannah Allen+ (b. 17 September 1715, d. 20 July 1801)
Son	Andrew Zachariah Allen (b. 1718, d. before 4 February 1782)

Birth	about 1679	In Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, British America.¹
Marriage	11 June 1696	In Essex County, Virginia, British America.^2,3
Death	after 12 May 1741

Misc		Parents: named in both pareants' wills. Margaret Allen named in her father's will, plus "Remainder of the grey kersey to my son in law William Allen." What is kersey? a kind of coarse, ribbed cloth with a short nap, woven from short-stapled wool.^4,1
Misc	12 July 1715	Named in her father's will. to my daughter Margaret Allen wife of William Allen
Misc	6 April 1717	Named in her mother's will in South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia, British America.⁴

Last Edited

3 October 2024

Citations

[S6828] "John Waggener Sr. (1643-1716)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Waggener-25. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024., Profile has more info and lots of sources:
Waggener John (1643-1716) at WikiTree.pdf
[S6736] "William Samuel Allen (abt.1677-1741)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Allen-1823. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024., More information in the file than I copied here but not serious sources...
Allen William Samuel (abt.1677-1741) at WikiTree.pdf
[S6833] Wagner, E. (1970). Waggoner Family, 1670 to 1970. United States: Candor Press. Downloaded from familysearch.org 9/22/2024.
[S6829] "Rachel (Ward) Waggoner (1653-1718)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ward-4942. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024., No functional sources in the profile except findagrave which has no additional information.

Sarah Miller

F, #3647, b. about 1670, d. 8 November 1764

Dates and information are dubious due to too many Sarah Millers or...

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Parents

Father	Symon Miller (b. 1642, d. about 1684)
Mother	Margaret Gaines (b. about 1645, d. about 1717)

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Family 1: James Holman (b. about 1660, d. before 1706)

Son	Henry Holman
Daughter	Jane Holman+ (b. 1689, d. May 1752)
Son	James Holman+ (b. 1691, d. 1759)

Family 2: Thomas Parks (b. 5 April 1670, d. 12 March 1761)

Son	John Parks (b. 18 May 1706, d. 1793)
Daughter	Martha Parks (b. 1710)
Son	Samuel Parks (b. 1714, d. 1752)
Daughter	Mary Parks (b. 1715, d. 1779)
Son	Charles Parks (b. 1716)
Daughter	Elizabeth Parks (b. 1719, d. 1812)
Son	Thomas Parks (b. 1720, d. 1790)

Birth	about 1670	In Virginia, British America.¹
Marriage	before 1689²
Marriage	before 1706	In Albemarle Co., Virginia, British America.^3,4,5
Death	8 November 1764²

Misc		About Sarah Miller. A Sarah Miller married a James Holman in England. A Sarah Miller married a James Holman in 1769 in Manikentown (Douglas Register). On the other hand, apparently there is a suitable Sarah Miller: born in Albermarle, VA and died in Essex VA or so people say... Another tree has a Sarah Miller b1671, Rappahannock County, Virginia, dying 8 November 1764, same place, parents Simon and Ann, Miller, married to Thomas Parks.
Misc		DNA Matches - Excellent. 9/13/2024 Scott's DNA on Kimsey 21 matches with 5 half siblings of Jane Holman.
Misc		Parks children. I added the Parks children with DNA matches
Misc		Parents: Father Simon Miller. WikiTree also has her as Symon Miller's sister. But she was MUCH younger... The age of his children, and in fact could have been a twin or born near in time to Simon Miller JUNIOR! She was not named in Symon's will, but it appears not all of the children were. In info re Thomas Parks: Thomas was a "Schoolmaster" while a resident of Essex County, Va. in 1693, Simon Miller deeded him land: Deed Book 2, page 2 "Simon Miller, planter of Essex County, Parish of St. Mary's to Thomas Park, Schoolmaster of Essex County, Simon Miller gives Thomas Parks a lifetime use of as much land as he can use in Richmond County, Virginia. Simon Miller applied the law of Escheat to this gift, which the land would return to the Miller Estate at Thomas Parks death. Date of deed January 14th, 1692/3 ... Sarah Miller was the daughter of Simon Miller.He was a "Schoolmaster" while a resident of Essex County, in 1693.In 1693 Simon Miller deeded land to Thomas Parks as a gift-lifetime for his service in Richmond County, Virginia.After Thomas' death possession reverted back to Simon Miller or heirs.^1,6,5

Last Edited

24 October 2024

Citations

[S6564] "Sarah Miller in the Family Data Collection." Births https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3085920:5769?indiv=try&h&pid=29570752546&db. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
[S6575] "Sarah (Miller) Holman (1670-1764)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Miller-12802. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
[S6567] "Thomas Parks in the Family Data Collection." Individual Records https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5000867:4725?indiv=try&h&pid=1772388576&db. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024., The marriage date cannot be correct. She married first Holman and had children with him born around 1689-1691. The Parks children are born after about 1706.
[S6576] "Thomas (Parkes) Parks Sr. (aft.1678-1761)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Parkes-589. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024., There is a lot of information about Thomas Parks on this page:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Parkes-589
[S6577] "Sarah (Miller) Parks (1670-1764)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Miller-6484. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024., WikiTree does not know the same Sarah Miller married first James Holman and then Thomas Parks. Hence TWO records for her.
This also says she is both a daughter and sister of Symon Miller (there IS a Symon Miller Jr, but I would think she would be a full sister).
[S6578] "Re: North Carolina taxpayers named Parks 1700." 1790 https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/parks/4729/. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.

William Withers

M, #3648, d. 10 June 1684

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Family:

Daughter	Jeneta Withers (b. 1630, d. 1630)
Daughter	Margareta Wither (b. 1632, d. 1632)
Son	John Withers+ (b. 1634, d. 1699)
Son	William Withers+ (b. circa 1636, d. 1698)
Son	Thomas Wither (b. 1639/40, d. 1706)

Death

10 June 1684

In England.¹

Misc

His father may have been John.

Last Edited

25 May 2024

Citations

[S4165] Withers, R. Edwin., Osler, A. May., Gottschalk, K. Cox. (1947). Withers family of the County Lancaster, England, and of Stafford County, Virginia: establishing the ancestry of Robert Edwin Withers, III. Richmond: Dietz Printing Co.. Downloaded from familysearch.org 7/23/2023.

John Withers

M, #3649, b. 1634, d. 1699

JOHN WITHERS and his wife and his younger brother, William Withers, came to Stafford County, Virginia, sometime in the late summer of 1655. They were the sons of William Withers, yeoman, of Arkholme, Melling, County of Lancaster, England. From the history given in Part I of the Withers family of Lancashire, England, we know that they left in their English home their father, mother, two brothers, and a sister, with whom they kept up communication which has been shown in records later in Virginia. When they came to Virginia, Stafford County as a separate Court had not been organized, but the area comprised in that county up until 1664 was in Westmoreland County. The Land Books show that John Withers took up one hundred and fifty acres of land on Potomac Creek for the transportation of three persons into the Colony, September 4th, 1655 (Book I, p. 113, recorded in Westmoreland County, Virginia). John Withers was just 21 years of age and newly married when he came to Virginia. His brother William was not quite of age. Fifty acres was the headright given to each settler and the persons whom he brought into the colony. This 150 acres was their first home in America. Later these two young immigrants took up more land along Potomac Creek, where we find them on adjoining tracts of land. They died within a year of each Other and both left wills which were recorded in books that were destroyed in some one of the events which overtook the old Court House of Stafford County, Virginia. It happens that the old general index for these books is extant. Fortunately for us, later instruments, that were preserved, give bits of information about their wills and other details. It is tantalizing not to have the full records but better to have these scraps than nothing at all.

The court and land records unfold the story of the beginning of the Withers family when their new home was still under the jurisdiction of Westmoreland County, then after 1664 transfers this to the newly formed Court of Stafford County. The first item of importance is found in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Book (1653-1659) opp. p. 39. Mr. Fowkes discharge to John Withers; know all men by these presents, I, Gerrard Fowkes, Merchant of Westmoreland County on Potomac River in consideration of going on a voyage to Virginia on a visit in my Shallop do quit claim and release to John Withers of all accounts, damages, demands, leases whatsoever to this day, December 19, 1654. Witnesses: Anthony Bridges, J. Bailey. This discharge was recorded July 20th, 1655 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

The above contract which was made between Gerrard Fowkes and John Withers is most interesting. It tells that John Withers arranged for their coming to Virginia while still in England and that upon arriving in this country this instrument was recorded to show that he had paid all transportation expenses for his party of three persons. This was necessary in order to get the headrights due him. He may have accompanied Gerrard Fowkes back to Virginia in his small private ship (Shallop) or he may have taken passage on a separate vessel.

The interesting part of this is that John Withers negotiated for his coming to Virginia and settling on land adjoining Gerrard Fowkes' land before he came to his new home. The recording of this contract and the taking up of land are of the same date. This places John Withers and his brother, William, in Virginia July 20th, 1655. The patent for this first 150 acres of land is recorded in Book I, page 113, Westmoreland County, Virginia, and described as on Potomac Creek along Captain Brent's land and Barron Ridge and was recorded September 4, 1655. In the same book on page 39 is recorded, July 30th, 1655, the cattle mark given to William Withers. The cattle mark registered by William Withers was according to the prevalent custom of the early inhabitants who branded their cattle and then turned the cattle out to be gathered in later and recognized by this mark.

The land grant books for Stafford County, Virginia show that John Withers and William Withers took up land along Potomac Creek and on the branches of this creek and on Accoceek Creek adjoining each other and with the same neighbors.

From the large grants of land taken out by John Withers and the parts of these grants which were kept and held by him until his death, and the controversies which arose over the conveyance of one particular tract called Chotank, we get a great deal of information about this generation and their relations in Virginia and in England and about their associates and neighbors. The Chotank land will be taken up later.

John Withers was a man of ambition, enterprise, and leadership. William Withers, his brother, was more cautious in his adventures. The fulfillment of their ambitions and hopes in seeking homes in the new country unfolds as one follows them through the pages of the old books of Westmoreland and Stafford Counties. Placing these items in the order of their happening is the clearest way to get this story.

Book (1653-59) Recorded July 20, 1655. Single page 39. Mr. Fowkes discharge to JOHN WITHERS. . .

Book 1, p. 113, Withers Patent, Edward Digges, Governor, September 4, 1655. To John Withers, 150 acres of land for the transportation of three persons . . . land laid off on a branch of Potomac Creek along Capt. Brent's line . . . on Barron Ridge.

John Withers assigns the above patent to Valentine Peyton April 19, 1660. Ann, the wife of John Withers, signs her dower in this deed. Witnesses: Richard Granger, George Moore. Also l/j of 1,000 acres taken up by the said John Withers and Stephen Gray on October 13, 1659. Ann releases her dower. Witnesses: George Cadwell, WILLIAM WITHER . *

John Withers appointed Constable of Potomac Parish March 11, 1662/63. Order Book (1663) p. 5 Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Vestry of Potomac Parish formed November 10, 1662 Westmoreland County, Virginia — JOHN WITHERS, Edward Hoyle, Richard Fossaker, John Perfect, William Green, William Beach, Richard Heabard.

House of Burgesses, April 1692, Stafford County, Virginia. Represented by Martin Scarlett and John Withers (Virginia Historical Society Magazine, Vol. 15, 438-440). September 24, 1696, Burgesses for Stafford County, Virginia. Roll Call: George Mason and John Withers.

Capt. John Withers resigned as Burgess to become Clerk of Stafford County, Virginia, which office he held at time of his death.

Capt. John Withers was one of the three men appointed to lay out the town of Marlboro in Stafford County, November 11, 1691 which was the site of the old Court House until it burned in 1717.

In the Indian troubles which arose from the settlement of Piscataway and Accoceek Indians in the backwoods on the Virginia side of the Potomac River and their refusal to return to their abodes in Maryland, the home of Capt. John Withers on the Potomac River is mentioned.*

The will of Capt. John Withers was recorded in one of the lost will books of Stafford County, Virginia. The index to this book shows that it was admitted to probate sometime in the fall of 1699. Two of the bequests from this will came up in controversies many years afterward.

The foregoing records tell the story of the long and eventful life of Capt. John Withers in the colony of Virginia; from his public life we now turn to his family connections. We know that he had a wife named Ann in 1662, but do not know how long she lived nor how many children they had. One daughter of this union survived and married an intimate friend and a political associate of her father. She was Mary who married first, Thomas Hathaway and second Richard Fossaker who by virtue of this intermarriage was the executor of the estate of Captain John Withers in 1699/1700. That Capt. John Withers married a second time and by this intermarriage had at least one daughter, Sarah, would seem the only logical conclusion to be drawn. Not long before his death Capt. John Withers married the attractive and wealthy young widow, Frances (Townsend) Dade, who survived him and who married as her third husband Col. Rice Hooe, whose former wife had been Mary (Dade) Massey, a sister-in-law of Frances (Townsend) Dade. There were no children by this third marriage of Capt. John Withers.

-- Withers Family of County Lancaster, England.

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William Withers (d. 10 June 1684)

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Sarah Withers

Birth	1634	In Arkholme, City of Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
Death	1699	At age ~65 in Stafford County, Virginia, British America.

Probate	Fall 1699	.¹
Baptism	30 March 1634	In Arkholme, England.¹
Immigration	1655	.¹
Will	29 August 1698	In Stafford County, Virginia, British America.²

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Citations

[S4165] Withers, R. Edwin., Osler, A. May., Gottschalk, K. Cox. (1947). Withers family of the County Lancaster, England, and of Stafford County, Virginia: establishing the ancestry of Robert Edwin Withers, III. Richmond: Dietz Printing Co.. Downloaded from familysearch.org 7/23/2023.
[S4885] The Withers Family Of Stafford, Fauquier, &c. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Jan., 1899), pp. 309-313. Downloaded 3/4/2024., See PDF for entire text

Thomas Wither

M, #3650, b. 1639/40, d. 1706

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William Withers (d. 10 June 1684)

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Birth	1639/40	In Arkholme, Melling, Lancashire, England.
Death	1706	At age ~66 in Halton, Lancashire, England.

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4 March 2024