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Ursula Routt

F, #701, b. 29 August 1788, d. 26 March 1851

Parents

FatherJohn Routt (b. 13 December 1742, d. 22 June 1827)
MotherMary Withers (b. 22 January 1744/45, d. before 1794)
Pedigree Link
Birth29 August 17881
Marriage2
Death26 March 1851At age 62.
BurialAt Kiser Burying Ground in Kiserton, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States.1
MiscFather: John Routt.2
Last Edited24 July 2023

Citations

  1. [S4169] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110650508/ursula-routt: accessed 24 July 2023), memorial page for Ursula Routt (29 Aug 1788–26 Mar 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 110650508, citing Kiser Burying Ground, Kiserton, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Researcher1 (contributor 48043039).
  2. [S896] "John Routt in the Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783." 1965 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1351932234:61372?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.

John Long Routt

M, #703, b. 25 April 1826, d. 13 August 1907
Https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Routt-86

Husband of Hester Ann (Woodson) Routt — married 31 Aug 1845 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois
Husband of Eliza Franklin (Pickrell) Routt — married 21 May 1874 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Descendants
Father of Cyrus W Routt, Francis C Routt, Emma L (Routt) Butler, Mary Belle Routt, William Hobbs Routt, Elma Ann Routt, John H Routt, Minnie J (Routt) Hartzell, Birdie May (Routt) Bryant, Grace Logan Routt and Lila Elkin (Routt) Collins

John Long Routt
8th Territorial Governor & 1st Governor of Colorado 1875—1879
7th Governor 1891—1893

Biography

"Colorado's 8th Territorial Governor, 1st elected Governor and the 7th Governor, was born in Eddyville, Kentucky, on April 25, 1826.

His father passed away soon after his birth, and his mother moved the family to Illinois. Settling in Bloomington, Routt attended the public schools, and apprenticed as a carpenter. He entered politics when he was elected Sheriff of McLean County in 1860. Routt resigned from the sheriff's office in 1862 to serve during the Civil War.

Gov. John Routt served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861- Mustered out: 1865- Side: USA
Regiment(s): 94th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

He was Captain of the 94th Illinois Volunteer Regiment, and fought at the Battle of Prairie Grove and Vicksburg. He earned the reputation of a courageous fighter and was promoted by General Ulysses S. Grant to the rank of Colonel.

After his military service, Routt was elected Treasurer of McLean County and served from 1865 to 1869. He was appointed in 1869 by President Grant to serve as U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Illinois, and in 1871 he was appointed Second Assistant Postmaster General. He served in this capacity until March 29, 1875, when President Grant rewarded him with the territorial governorship of Colorado.

During 1855-1859, John L. & Hester Ann lost 3 of their infant children, Cyrus, William & Mary Belle.
In 1863 they lost another baby girl, Elma Ann, almost 2 years, and then 9 years later they lost another baby girl, 6 months old,
Grace was born in Jan. 1872, and then the unthinkable, their mother, Hester passed away May 1872 and 2 months later Grace died as well, leaving John L. to raise 3 very young children.

He married, Eliza "Lila" Pickrell on 21st of May 1874 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.

Routt's administration was involved with the preparation of the territory for admission into the Union. On August 1, 1876, Colorado officially became the 38th State of the Union. Routt was elected Colorado's first governor, and during his term he served as president of the state land board, obtaining some of the best land with grants from Congress. He also intervened in the town of Creede, placating squatters who were contesting the state's land claims. Routt did not seek reelection, left office, and returned to his mining and ranching interests. He served as mayor of Denver from 1883 to 1885, and was reelected to the governor's office in 1891. During his second term, construction started on the long-delayed state capitol, and a controversy erupted on the floor of the House of Representatives involving committee appointments and the selection of the speaker. The Supreme Court mediated and ruled on the legality of the legislature's resolutions.

After leaving office in 1893, Routt worked successfully with the Colorado Non-Partisan Equal Suffrage Association in convincing voters to support the passage of the legalization of women's suffrage.

Governor John Rout died in Denver on August 13, 1907."

Parents

FatherJohn Routt (b. 1795, d. 1827)
MotherMartha Haggard (b. 16 January 1795, d. 12 February 1871)
Pedigree Link
Birth25 April 1826In Eddyville, Lyon, Kentucky, United States.
Death13 August 1907At age 81 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States.
Electedbetween 1875 and 1879John Long Routt was elected as 8th Territorial Governor & First Governor of Colorado between 1875 and 1879.
Electedbetween 1891 and 1893He was elected between 1891 and 1893 in 7th Governor of Colorado.
Last Edited17 October 2021

Peter Routt

M, #704, b. 10 November 1708, d. October 1765
ReferencesAncestors

Parents

FatherGeorge Routt (b. 26 August 1692, d. 1727)
MotherUnknown Unknown
Pedigree Link

Family: Martha Garner (b. 10 November 1708, d. after 14 October 1765)

SonGeorge James Routt (b. 1731, d. between May 1757 and October 1765)
DaughterElizabeth Routt (b. 27 May 1735, d. 27 June 1749)
SonColonel William Routt+ (b. 27 May 1735, d. 27 November 1823)
SonPeter Routt, II (b. 10 November 1738, d. 1832)
DaughterHannah Routt+ (b. 31 January 1740, d. 9 October 1774)
SonJohn Routt+ (b. 13 December 1742, d. 22 June 1827)
SonJames Routt+ (b. 29 July 1745, d. 1794)
Birth10 November 1708In Northumberland County, Virginia, British America. I see no evidence for this date or where he was born except findagrave which is not a source really. No tombstone, no grave, just words.
Marriage1730In Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, British America.1,2,3
DeathOctober 1765At age 56 in Stafford County, Virginia, British America.4,5
MiscFather: George Routt. George Routt b1692 is the father of Peter Routt b1708. He is the son of George's first wife name unknown), son in law of his second wife. He is witness to the will. George's second wife, Martha Courtney, mother of his wife and his own mother in law, names in her will "my daughter Martha Rout & her husband Peter". and later "Martha & her husband Peter Rout".

Richard Routt Sr. is often listed as the father of Peter Routt b 1708. Unfortunately for this theory, a will exists for Richard Routt Sr and he mentions his children, but no mention of a Peter. The timing is also suspicious since his "mother" would have been 53. Furthermore, there is a comment that since Richard Routt Sr mentions some grandchildren, it is unlikely that our Peter Routt is from this line... This is explained in a comment on the page below. BUT he only names grandchildren if the parent is dead... George is a possibility for the father, but there is basically no information about George.

https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/285822/person/-1238890574/media/fa8d3739-f2ac-4633-8755-fc950e6bfc72?destTreeId=285822&destPersonId=-1238890574&src=em

Routt Family Genealogy and Allied Families of Virginia and Kentucky; Kentucky Historical Library, Frankfort, KY:

Richard Routt Sr. Died, Feb 1712/3, in St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Co. Va., Burial in Northumberland Co., Va.
He maried, first, 1st wife, 1664. in Va. Children: Richard, Thomas, William.

He married second, Frances Adams, [bef] 6 Oct. 1687, in Va. Died 1716, in Northumberland Co., Va. Children: Ann, born, 17 Aug 1675, in Northumberland Co., Va. Died 1728 in Va., Married John Conway; Frances born 14 June 1686 in Northumberland Co., Va.; Mary; George

In the name of God, Amen, February the 26th. 1710, I, Richard Routt Senr. of St. Stephens Parish in the County of Northumberland and Colony of Virginia, being in good health in body and mind and inperfect memory and remembrance praised be God, do make this my lastwill and testament in manner and forme following. First and principally I commend my soul to God that gave it to me and my body I committ to the Earth from whence it was taken to be intered at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter nominated.

Item: I do give and bequeath unto my Son Thos. Routt ye three hundred acres of land being formerly given to him by me by deed of gift and is recorded which said deed of gift he is to receive after my decease which said three hundred acres of land I do give unto my Sen Thos: Routt and to his heirs and assigns for ever.

Item: I do give and bequeath unto my Son Richard Routt the three hundred acres of land I now live on which said three hundred acres ofland I do unto my Son Richard Rout and to his heirs and assigns forever.


Item: The two hundred acres of land which formerly I gave unto my Son William Routt decd. for want of a male heir of his body begotten I do now give and bequeath unto my above said Son Richard Routt or to his heirs or assigns for ever.

Item:I do give and bequeath unto my Son George Routt two hundred and fifty acres of land which I now hold and possess lying and being upon Aquakick Run in Stafford County, which said two hundred fifty acres of land I do give and bequeath unto my Son Geo: Routt andto his heirs and assigns for ever.

Item: I do give and bequeath unto my Son Thos. Routt twentyshillings.
Item: I do give and bequeath unto my Son Richard Routt twocows with all their future increase after my decease.

Item: I do give and bequeath to my Granddaughter, Elizabeth Routt, Daughter of my Son William Routt decd. one shilling.
Item: I do give and bequeath to my granddaughter, Anne Routt,Daughter of my Son William Routt decd. one shilling.

Item: All the rest of my personal estate be it of what nature or quality whatsoever after my debts are all paid I do give and bequeath unto my loving wife Fran. Routt & the four Children that I had by her, that is to say my Son Geo. Routt, my daughter Mary Crosby, my daughter Ann Conway and my daughter Fra. Routt, my paid personal estate to be equally divided betwixt my said wife and four children,share & share alike & do nominate and appoint my beloved wife Fra:Routt Sole Executrix of this my last will & testament, hereby revoaking & disannuling all other wills & testaments by me heretofore made from time to time & all time holding this & no other to be my last & testament in testimony wherof I have sent hereunto sett my hand& fixed my seale this day & Year first above written. Richd Routt Sen.

SEALE Signed, Sealed & Published to be the last will &testament of Richard Routt Sr. before Richard Wright & John M Bare & Ann Routt.

More Routt information here:
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48429/images/VAColonialAbstractsI-004488-601?pId=340880
MiscDNA Matches - OK. 6/2/2024
Judy as Samuel Anderson
7 matches but only one not to John Routt
William Routt matches both parents.

Scott's is similar with one to William. Both parents.
Property1727In 1727 in Great Run, Fauquier, Virginia, British America.6
Property1742714 acres in 1742 in Fauquier County, Virginia, British America.7,8,9
Will14 October 1765In Stafford County, Virginia, British America. Note in the comments a mention of a second wife... Who is the mother of the children?4,10
Last Edited8 June 2024

Citations

  1. [S919] "Peter Routt in the Virginia, U.S., Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, U.S., 1649." 1800 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5683:5063?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
  2. [S1023] Ritchie, Ruth and Wood, Sudie Rucker (1952). Garner Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia. Downloaded 11/1/2021, Downloaded. It is available on archive.org.
  3. [S4839] "Virginia, U.S., Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, U.S., 1649." 1800 for Richard Routt https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5063/images/gpc_marriedwellandoften-0318?indiv=try&h&_phsrc=Sgq4830&db. Accessed 17 Feb. 2024.
  4. [S915] "James Routt." #KNHQ-5FP. Image from the Stafford County Will Book, pages 493-494. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/KNHQ-5FP. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021., George and Elizabeth died prior to Peter writing his will. His wife Martha and son William were Executors pp 493-94.
  5. [S926] "Peter Routt (1708-1765)." Find A Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142591011/peter-routt. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021., No actual new information - no grave etc. Does have birth dates and death dates but I've not confirmed them.
  6. [S2378] "Ancestry.com." Fauquier during the proprietorship https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/30024/images/dvm_LocHist013645-00113-0?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 28 Sep. 2022.`
  7. [S913] "Fauquier County Land Grant List | Auburn Virginia Wiki." Fandom https://auburnva.fandom.com/wiki/Fauquier_County_Land_Grant_List. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
  8. [S914] "Fauquier During the Proprietorship: A Chronicle of the Colonization and Organization of a Northern Neck County by Harry C. Groome, Snippet on ancestry.com. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
  9. [S2380] "Peter Rout - Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly." Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6131/?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 29 Sep. 2022.
  10. [S971] "Will of Peter Routt and Register of Overwharton Parish." Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/103226944/person/300026502650/media/9ddba55e-ea21-4fa6-a549-5bd05c0007d1?indiv=try&h&_phsrc=Sgq1240&db. Accessed 27 Oct. 2021., Will, with some additional comments.

Martha Garner

F, #705, b. 10 November 1708, d. after 14 October 1765
Martha Routt formerly Garner
Born 10 Nov 1708 in Northumberland, Colony of Virginia
Daughter of Vincent Garner and Martha Courtney
Wife of Samuel Milam - married
Wife of Peter Routt — married 1730 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia
Mother of William Routt Sr, Hannah (Routt) Withers and John Routt
Died 1765 in Overwharton, Stafford, Colony of Virginia

- from WikiTree but modified for other husband.
ReferencesAncestors

Parents

FatherVincent Garner (b. 1666, d. 30 September 1710)
MotherMartha Courtney (b. about 1688, d. 5 April 1757)
Pedigree Link

Family: Peter Routt (b. 10 November 1708, d. October 1765)

SonGeorge James Routt (b. 1731, d. between May 1757 and October 1765)
DaughterElizabeth Routt (b. 27 May 1735, d. 27 June 1749)
SonColonel William Routt+ (b. 27 May 1735, d. 27 November 1823)
SonPeter Routt, II (b. 10 November 1738, d. 1832)
DaughterHannah Routt+ (b. 31 January 1740, d. 9 October 1774)
SonJohn Routt+ (b. 13 December 1742, d. 22 June 1827)
SonJames Routt+ (b. 29 July 1745, d. 1794)
Birth10 November 1708In St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, British America.1,2,3
Marriage8 September 1724In Virginia, British America. My DNA matches show the following Milam children:
John born 1725
Thomas born 17274
Marriage1730In Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, British America.5,6,7
Deathafter 14 October 1765In Overwharton, Stafford, Colony of Virginia.2,3
MiscParents - Vincent Garner and Martha Courtney. In her father's will: "unto my loving wife, Martha Garner and my children Vincent Garner James Garner Anne Garner Jane Garner and Martha Garner". She is also named Martha Routt in her mother's will.

Her mother had several husbands, but it is believed she is the daughter of Vincent Garner, but DNA does not prove that. Nor do I have any DNA matches with Martha Courtney.5,6,7,3
EducationHer father's will required 2 years of education for daughters.
MiscDNA Matches - good. This is the Keene line...
6/8/2024 Scott's DNA connected to Samuel Anderson
7 DNA matches on 3 other children of Martha Garner
John 3 matches - 2 Martha, 1 nobody
Two Johns? this one (1725-1789)
Our John is (1742-1827)
Thomas 3 matches - 3 Martha
William 1 - Peter Routt and Martha Garner
MiscHusband Milam. Apparently she married a man whose last name was Milam. It looks to me like people are confusing a Massachusetts Milam with whoever she married in Virginia. I get DNA matches to two of her Milam children, born before the Routt children. BUT the Milam assigned to her was born and died in Boston and lived long beyond when she married Peter Routt. There may be a marriage record in Massachusetts of a Samuel Milam marrying a Martha Gardner.
Misc1710Inheritance.6
Misc1757Inheritance in St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, British America.6
Last Edited18 July 2024

Citations

  1. [S972] "Martha Gardner in the American Genealogical." Biographical Index (AGBI) https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2884739:3599?indiv=try&h&pid=392162469396&db. Accessed 28 Oct. 2021.
  2. [S973] "Martha Ann Garner Routt (1708-1765)." Find A Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142591201/martha-ann-routt. Accessed 28 Oct. 2021.
  3. [S5065] "Martha Garner b. 10 Nov 1708 St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia d. Aft 14 Oct 1765 Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties." Colonial-settlers-md-va https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I50245&tree=Tree1. Accessed 7 Apr. 2024., See PDF file with children listing and links:
    Garner Martha b. 10 Nov 1708 d. Aft 14 Oct 1765 _ Early Colonial Settlers.pdf
  4. [S5538] "Samuel Mileham in the Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700." 1850 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6684:3143?indiv=try&h&pid=102546951610&db. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
  5. [S919] "Peter Routt in the Virginia, U.S., Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, U.S., 1649." 1800 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5683:5063?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
  6. [S1023] Ritchie, Ruth and Wood, Sudie Rucker (1952). Garner Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia. Downloaded 11/1/2021, Downloaded. It is available on archive.org.
  7. [S4839] "Virginia, U.S., Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, U.S., 1649." 1800 for Richard Routt https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5063/images/gpc_marriedwellandoften-0318?indiv=try&h&_phsrc=Sgq4830&db. Accessed 17 Feb. 2024.

Vincent Garner

M, #706, b. 1666, d. 30 September 1710
Vincent Garner, son of John Garner and his wife, Susanna, by his father's will was left "the whole plantation and land I now live on together with the lands adjoining," also land lying in Horn Point, his long gun, his hanger with the yoke of oxen and one-half of the money from the sale of the sloop, The Outcry.

Vincent Garner died in Northumberland County, evidently a comparatively young man, since four of his children were less than 10 years old. His will was dated September 30, 1710.
ReferencesAncestors

Parents

FatherJohn Garner (b. 1633, d. 26 May 1702)
MotherSusanna Keene (b. between 1644 and 1646, d. 28 March 1716)
Pedigree Link

Family 1: Ann Jenkins (b. 1660, d. 1697)

DaughterAnne Garner (b. about 1693, d. after 1728)

Family 2: Martha Courtney (b. about 1688, d. 5 April 1757)

SonVincent Garner (b. 1699, d. 1756)
DaughterJane Garner (b. 1703, d. 1790)
DaughterMartha Garner+ (b. 10 November 1708, d. after 14 October 1765)
SonJames Garner+ (b. before 1710, d. 9 September 1751)
Birth1666At Cople Parish in Westmoreland, Virginia, British America.1,2,3,4,5
Marriageabout 1686In Northumberland County, Virginia, British America.5
Marriagebefore 17 June 1706In St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia, British America.6,7,8,9,10,5
Death30 September 1710At age ~44 in St Stephen's Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, British America.11,4,9
MiscParents: John Garner and Susanna Keene.1,9,2
MiscSlaveowner. Recorded slave deaths:
Mary, Charles,
PropertyGarner in Virginia Colonial Abstracts.12
MiscDNA Matches 0.
Property15 January 1694/95100 acres on 15 January 1694/95 in Horn Point, Westmoreland County, Virginia, British America.13
Property1702Inherited plantation from father in 1702.2,3,9
Misc1702Inheritance.9
Will30 September 1710.9
Last Edited18 July 2024

Citations

  1. [S963] "Vincent Garner in the Family Data Collection." Births https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1684607:5769?indiv=try&h&pid=20345141965&db. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021., No image
  2. [S966] "John Garner in the Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills, 1654." 1800 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&h=1464&db=4900. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021., Comments on this reference (the original is not pointed to):

    The date noted here, per the original document, is the date of the will, not the date of death, which was not recorded. The date of death was then sometime between Jan and May of 1702, when the will was proved. The Jan 1703 date reflects the recording of the will. See the original document. Some of this is transcribed incorrectly.
  3. [S978] "John Garner Sr. (1633-1702)." Find A Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107223805/john-garner. Accessed 28 Oct. 2021.
  4. [S983] "Ancestor Lineages of Members Texas Society/National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century." Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/339541:48426?indiv=try&h&pid=-928700261&db. Accessed 30 Oct. 2021.
  5. [S5068] "Vincent Garner b. 1666 Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia d. Dec 1710 St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties." Colonial-settlers-md-va https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I39491&tree=Tree1. Accessed 7 Apr. 2024., See PDF for wives, children, references:
    Garner Vincent b. 1666 _ Early Colonial Settlers.pdf
  6. [S965] "Vincent Garner in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560." 1900 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/452735:7836?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.
  7. [S967] "Vincent Garner in the Virginia, U.S., Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, U.S., 1649." 1800 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2545:5063?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.
  8. [S974] "Vincent Garner in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560." 1900 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/452735:7836?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 28 Oct. 2021.
  9. [S1023] Ritchie, Ruth and Wood, Sudie Rucker (1952). Garner Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia. Downloaded 11/1/2021, Downloaded. It is available on archive.org.
  10. [S5064] "Martha Courtney b. Abt 1688 Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia d. 9 May 1757 St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland 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=I39496&tree=Tree1. Accessed 7 Apr. 2024., See PDF with sources and more info:
    Courtney Martha b. Abt 1688 d. 9 May 1757 - Probate_ Early Colonial Settlers.pdf
  11. [S964] "Vincent Garner in the U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s." Current https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/118833983:60525?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021., No tombstone or real content.
  12. [S5434] "Ancestry.com - Virginia, Colonial Abstracts, 1632." 1810 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48429/images/VAColonialAbstractsI-004417-530?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 27 May. 2024., See the two page in this PDF:
    Garner in Northumbria Collectanea, 1645-1720, A-L 530-531 OCR.pdf
  13. [S4876] "Garner-Mullins Genealogy: Garner Genealogy 1580." Present http://garner-mullinsgenealogy.blogspot.com/p/garner-genealogy.html. Accessed 2 Mar. 2024., See PDF

Martha Courtney

F, #707, b. about 1688, d. 5 April 1757
ReferencesAncestors

Parents

FatherJames Courtney (b. about 1640, d. 1698)
MotherMary Jenkins (b. 1673, d. October 1727)
Pedigree Link

Family: Vincent Garner (b. 1666, d. 30 September 1710)

SonVincent Garner (b. 1699, d. 1756)
DaughterJane Garner (b. 1703, d. 1790)
DaughterMartha Garner+ (b. 10 November 1708, d. after 14 October 1765)
SonJames Garner+ (b. before 1710, d. 9 September 1751)
Birthabout 1688In Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia. I see birth dates from 1670 to 1688
Marriagebefore 17 June 1706In St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia, British America.1,2,3,4,5,6
Marriageabout 1711In St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia, British America.7,5
Marriageabout 1728In St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia, British America.8,4,5
Death5 April 1757In St Stephens Parish, Northunberland, Virginia, British America.9
MiscParents.10
MiscChildren. Some assign Ann Garner to Vincent and Martha Courtney, but I have assigned her to his first wife Ann Jenkins4
MiscDNA Matches. 7/19/2024 Judy's DNA on Samuel Anderson
John Warren Garner, called half, Martha Courtney only (1709-1761. Don't think he belongs in this family. A Garner maybe, but not here.
Scott has the same match.
Willcirca 1757In St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, British America. Death Notes

Northumberland Co. Virginia
Record Book 1756 - 1758, page 61 - 62
Written 5 April 1757
Transcript of Last Will and Testament of
Martha (Courtney) Garner - Rout - Booth

In the name of God amen. I Martha Booth of the parrish of St. Stephens of County of Northumberland being sick and weak but of sound mind & memory blessed be to God for the same do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following I commit my soul to its maker hoping in & through the merrits and Sufferings of my Blessed redeemer to have full pardon of all my sins & a glorious resurrection and my Body to be decently buried at the discretion of my Exors. & as for what worldly State it hath pleased God to give me I give as followeth. I give and bequeath all my land that lies on Occoquan which is about two hundred Acres being the land my husband George Rout gave me I give it to my daughter Martha Rout & her husband Peter for and during their natural lifes and the life of the longest liver & at their decease I give it to their son, George Rout and his heirs forever. I likewise give my daughter Martha & her husband Peter Rout my negro woman Lucey to them & their heirs forever and her future Issue and Increase after my decease, also I give to my said son in law of my daughter my great Bible. Item - I give to my granddaughter Jean Oldham & her husband George twenty five pounds cash being the sum I sold my negro girl Sarah for I also give unto the aforesaid Jean & George Oldham my best bed and furniture, Item - I give to my granddaughter Betty Garner daughter of Vinson Garner my negro girl Judy & her increase to my said granddaughter Betty Garner and it is my will that my negro girl shall be hired out and the profits go to my sd. granddaughter Betty & heirs forever, I also give to her the sd. Betty Garner my next feather bed and if I get any furniture for it before I die I give it also to my sd. granddaughter Betty. I also give said granddaughter Betty Garner one Cow and Stear they being on the plantation where I now live as also I give her one Chest & Table, Item - I give to James Garner the son of James Garner my negro girl named Lucy & her increase to him her said James Garner & his heirs, I also give him one Cow big with calf and a Young Stear when he comes of age or marries. Item - I give to my granddaughter Winifred Garner one Cow Yearling on this Plantation. Item - after my debts and funerall Expenses paid I give all the rest of my Estate of what nature and quality soever not being given to be Equally divided betwixt my two granddaughters Jean Oldham & Betty Garner to them and their heirs forever - lastly I appoint Sam Winstead & Thos. Williams Exors. of this my last will and testament this 5 of April, 1757.

Signed sealed & Published
in the Presence of

Wm. Taite
Sarah Ann Moon
Richd. Knott


Martha [M] Booth4,7,5,11
Probate9 May 1757.5
Last Edited27 October 2024

Citations

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    Courtney Martha b. Abt 1688 d. 9 May 1757 - Probate_ Early Colonial Settlers.pdf
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John Garner

M, #708, b. 1633, d. 26 May 1702
ReferencesAncestors

Parents

FatherRichard Garner (b. circa 1604, d. 1643)
MotherKatharn (b. about 1604, d. 1636)
Pedigree Link

Family: Susanna Keene (b. between 1644 and 1646, d. 28 March 1716)

DaughterMary Garner (b. circa 1660, d. 20 April 1726)
SonJohn Garner (b. circa 1661, d. 1713)
SonHenry Garner+ (b. circa 1664, d. 25 June 1745)
SonVincent Garner+ (b. 1666, d. 30 September 1710)
SonThomas Garner (b. about 1669, d. 1726)
SonParish Garner (b. circa 1669, d. 1718)
SonBenjamin Garner (b. circa 1671, d. 1718)
SonJames Garner (b. 1673, d. circa 1726)
DaughterSusanna ("Susan") Garner (b. 1677)
DaughterMartha Garner (b. circa 1678, d. 1730)
Birth1633In England. He stated in a deposition in 1663, in Northumberland County, Virginia, that he was thirty years old. [North. R. B. 15, p. 102]1,2,3,4,5,6
Marriageabout 1660In Northumberland County, Virginia, British America. Some time between 1659, when Susanna Keene was given her share of her father's cattle and in 1662, when her mother's will names her as Susanna Garner, John Garner and Susanna Keene were already married and had a daughter; therefore, 1660 or '61 would be a close estimate for their marriage date. John and Susanna lived near the present village of Lewisetta on a neck of land called Cherry Point, nowadays known as Cowart's Point.
---Garner Genealogy 1580-Present7,8,9,10,11,12,3,13
Death26 May 1702At age ~69 in Kinsdale, Westmoreland, Virginia, British America. John Garner died in 1702. His will was dated January 22, 1702, and was proved May 26, 1702, and recorded January 1, 1703 in Westmoreland County, Virginia,1,9,3
BurialAt John Garner Plantation in Kinsale, Westmoreland, Virginia, British North America.1
MiscBiography which surely is part fiction. The witch story, the Lion Inn story and the uncle with money both seem to be lies.

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As to John' origins, I think the land patents are good evidence that the John Garner of the 1650 land patent of Lewis Burwell in Northumberland County is the John Garner of the 1637 land patent of William Farrar II in Henrico County.Wherever Thomas Broughton may have originally come or who his relations may have been in Boston, in the years prior to his being a headright in Burwell's 1650 patent, he lived and owned land in the lower York River area.In fact, of the headrights listed in that 1650 patent, other than John Garner, seven of them, including Burwell and Broughton, had previously lived and some had owned land in the James and York River areas to the south.Four of the headrights are listed on both the 1650 Burwell patent and the 1654 Thomas Hobkins patent: Broughton, Ann Williams, Edward Dawson, and John Garner.On both patents these four are listed together and in the same order.Although not proof, this is good evidence to me that John Garner was part of a group of settlers who were recruited as headrights from the James and York River areas and transported to the Northern Neck.This seems even more probable given the fact that John was only 16 or 17 years of age at the time and would probably have had to attach himself to a group of older settlers to avail himself of the land opportunities. Thus, he would be the John Garner of the 1637 patent who arrived with his father Richard by then.

In closing, in the almost two years since I have been to Shrewsbury, I have failed to find any evidence that any of Nathan's documents exist or did exist.The 1631 will of a Richard Garner (allegedly the uncle of the emigrant Richard Garner, father of John)that Nathan found in London and that Gwen used as the basis for her Garner Shropshire pedigree has been found to be a hoax. Make of all this what you will. However, even putting aside all that, my research has nontheless led me back to the Richard Garner of Shrewsbury as being still the most likely candidate for John's father.For my current findings on Richard's probable descent.

Patrick Garner, 7/3/2010
https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/garner/6447/14
MiscProperty map.15
MiscPossibly similar to his property.16
MiscResidence and descendants.17
MiscWitch trial or not- Probably not.18
MiscPossible birth record.19
MiscHow was the name spelled? Gardiner, Gardener, Gardner, Gardnor, Garner, Garnar
MiscDNA Matches - nothing convincing. 8/31/2024 Scott's DNA as Alexander Anderson
Scott has one match called half for Mary Garner which comes up as John Garner only. I have a Mary but it does not match that Mary (1670-1729)at all, so I'm calling it bogus. . Judy has nothing.
PropertyGarner in Virginia Colonial Abstracts.20,21
MiscParents. His father may have been Richard Garner. Richard and John were transported by William Farrar to Farrar's Island. Even genealogies of William Farrar seem to have been polluted by false stories about the Garners...
...
Having set those documents aside, IF the John Garner of the 1650 patent is the John of the 1637 patent (which I think is the case), a search of parish records available on ancestry.com and the IGI reveals only two John Garners born in England between 1631 and 1635 who had fathers named Richard: one in Lancaster in 1631 and the one in Shrewsbury in 1634.The one in Lancaster never emigrated, marrying in Lancaster in 1654.So that leads us back to the John and Richard of Shrewsbury.
https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/garner/6455/4,5,6
Baptism2 September 1634In St. Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, Possible but maybe not likely.4
Immigration1650Northumberland County, Virginia, British America, at Indentured servant. There are multiple immigration records for John Garner. Because of the made-up stories, it is more difficult to straighten it out... See both.

Those who have done research on the Garner family feel certain that John Garner was of English origin, though whether he came directly from England, from another American colony, or even from another part of Virginia,1 is not known. Following the beheading of Charles I in England in 1649 there was a great exodus to Virginia of Stuart sympathizers or Cavaliers, as they were called. John Garner may have come in from England on this wave of immigration.22,23,24
Property1658500 acres of land in 1658.25
Misc1663Constable of Cherry Point Neck.26
Property20 December 1664For importation of five persons on 20 December 1664.27
Misc5 May 1665Guardianship of Thomas Keene, his wife's brother.28
Misc24 October 1667Appointed attorney.29
Residence1672In Westmoreland County, Virginia, British America.9,30
Will22 January 1702In Westmoreland County, Virginia, British America. Last Will and Testament of John Garner

In the name of God, Amen! I, John Garner being sick and weak of body, but of perfect memory and understanding do give and bequeath my Soul unto God that gave it, and my body to be decently interred. As to my worldly Estate, I give and bequeath as followeth;

Item-I do give and bequeath unto my well beloved son John Garner and to his heirs forever one moiety of eight hundred and odd acres of land, also I give unto my well beloved son Henry Garner and to his heirs forever the moiety of the aforesaid eight hundred and odd acres of land to be equally divided between my said sons John and Henry Garner the said eight hundred and odd acres of land being the sand my said sons John and Henry Garner are now seated upon.

Item- I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Henry Garner my chest together with my wearing apparel.

Item-I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Vincent Garner and heirs forever the whole plantation and land I now live on together with the lands adjoining. Also I give unto my said son Vincent and to his heirs a parcel of land lying in Horn Point.

Item- I give and bequeath unto my said son Vincent Garner my long gun and my hanger and a yoke of oxen. Also my will is that my said son Vincent Garner hath the one half of what is got of the money of the sloop which is called the Outcry.

Item-I do will and appoint and order my said son Vincent Garner, his heirs, Exors and Amrs to pay unto my son Thomas Garner his heirs or assigns the sum of two thousand pounds of good tobacco in cask. I do will and appoint my said son Vincent Garner his heirs or assigns to pay unto my son Parish Garner his heirs or assigns the sum of two thousand pounds of good tobacco in cask.

Item-I do will and appoint my said son Vincent Garner his heirs or assigns to pay unto my son Benjamin Garner his heirs or assigns the sum of two thousand pounds of good tobacco in cask, to be paid unto my said son Benjamin Garner when he shall be one and twenty years old.

Item-I will and appoint my said son Vincent Garner his heirs or assigns to pay unto my son James Garner his heirs of assigns the sum of two thousand pounds of good tobacco in cask to be paid unto my son James Garner when he shall come to the age of one and twenty.

Item-I give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughters Mary Susan and Martha each of them a thomb ring and also my will is that my well beloved wife to see them paid.

Item-I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Susan all the rest of my Estate as Goods and Chattels moveables and unmoveables and do make my said loving wife Susan the sole Executor of this my last will and testament, willing all my due debts to be paid, revoking all other wills and testimonies, this my last will and testament, also my will is that my well beloved wife Susan her heirs of Executors pay the one half of the tobacco which is given to my said sons being four thousand, the 22nd day of Jan: 1702.

John Garner (Seal)

Signed, sealed in the presence of us:

Wlliam Gardner Jno. Williams Wm. Moore

Westmoreland Co. At a Court held for the said county the 26th day of May. The last will and testament of John Garner dec'd, the within subscriber was proved by the oath of Wm. Gardner, and a probate thereof granted to Susan Gardner, Executrix, therein named.Testl I. A. Westcomb C.C. Com. Rd. Recordity. Prime Die Jany. 1703

Susanna's estate was inventoried March 28, 1716 by James Carr, James, Thomas and William Garner.31,1,32,3,14
Last Edited27 October 2024

Citations

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    Garner John (bef.1633-1702) at WikiTree.pdf
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    Garner in Northumbria Collectanea, 1645-1720, A-L 530-531 OCR.pdf
  21. [S5431] "Ancestry.com." Ancestral Records and Portraits, Vol. II https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48064/images/AncestralRecsPortraitsII-006032-452?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 27 May. 2024., Pages 452 and 453 from Ancestral Records and Portraits VII
    Keene from AncestralRecsPortraitsII-006032-452-453-OCR.pdf
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    See attached PDF file:
    Garner John b1633 property in Westmoreland County.pdf
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Susanna Keene

F, #709, b. between 1644 and 1646, d. 28 March 1716
Susanna Keene is believed to have been born at Kent Island, Maryland. Kent Island is located near present day Annapolis, Maryland. It is the largest island in the Chesapeake Bay, and consists of 31.62 square miles. The first settlement on Kent Island consisted of twenty five colonists from England, settling there August 21, 1631. It was named Winston's Island. Susanna's father would have been an early settler there, but not among the first twenty five. It had been occupied by Native Americans for 12,000 years, prior to the English settlement in 1631, and the founding of Kent Fort. "Winston's Island" was later named "Kent Island", named for Kent, England, home of one of the early colonists. Today, Kent Island is a part of Queen Anne's County, which was founded in 1706, (after Susanna's birth) and named for Queen Anne of Great Britain (b. 1665 d. 1714). Susanna was the daughter of Thomas Keene, Jr., born 1593 in England and died 20 Jan 1652/53, Northumberland County, Virginia, and his wife Mary (or Margie) Thorley, believed to be from Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Susanna had three siblings, brothers William Keene, Sr., Thomas Keene, and Matthew Keene.

Susanna married John Garner (1633-1703) between 1659 and 1661, in Northumberland County, Virginia.

Susanna and John lived in Northumberland County, later moving farther north to Westmoreland County, Virginia. John Garner died in 1702. His will was dated January 22, 1702, and was proved May 26, 1702, and recorded January 1, 1703 in Westmoreland County, Virginia,

Susanna lived another 14 years, after John's death. She did not leave a will. Her estate was inventoried March 28, 1716.

Susanna and John had 10 children: John Garner, Henry Garner, Vincent Garner, Thomas Garner, Parish Garner, Benjamin Garner, James Garner, Mary Garner, Susan Garner, and Martha Garner.

from findagrave.
ReferencesAncestors

Parents

FatherThomas Keene (b. 1593, d. January 1652/53)
MotherMary ("Margie") Thorley (b. about 1620, d. before 10 February 1661/62)
Pedigree Link

Family: John Garner (b. 1633, d. 26 May 1702)

DaughterMary Garner (b. circa 1660, d. 20 April 1726)
SonJohn Garner (b. circa 1661, d. 1713)
SonHenry Garner+ (b. circa 1664, d. 25 June 1745)
SonVincent Garner+ (b. 1666, d. 30 September 1710)
SonThomas Garner (b. about 1669, d. 1726)
SonParish Garner (b. circa 1669, d. 1718)
SonBenjamin Garner (b. circa 1671, d. 1718)
SonJames Garner (b. 1673, d. circa 1726)
DaughterSusanna ("Susan") Garner (b. 1677)
DaughterMartha Garner (b. circa 1678, d. 1730)
Birthbetween 1644 and 1646In Kent Island, Kent, Maryland, British America. Some records say she was born in 1641

Story at findagrave:

......Susanna Keene is believed to have been born at Kent Island, Maryland. Kent Island is located near present day Annapolis, Maryland. It is the largest island in the Chesapeake Bay, and consists of 31.62 square miles. The first settlement on Kent Island consisted of twenty five colonists from England, settling there August 21, 1631. It was named Winston's Island. Susanna's father would have been an early settler there, but not among the first twenty five. It had been occupied by Native Americans for 12,000 years, prior to the English settlement in 1631, and the founding of Kent Fort. "Winston's Island" was later named "Kent Island", named for Kent, England, home of one of the early colonists. Today, Kent Island is a part of Queen Anne's County, which was founded in 1706, (after Susanna's birth) and named for Queen Anne of Great Britain (b. 1665 d. 1714). Susanna was the daughter of Thomas Keene, Jr., born 1593 in England and died 20 Jan 1652/53, Northumberland County, Virginia, and his wife Mary (or Margie) Thorley, believed to be from Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Susanna had three siblings, brothers William Keene, Sr., Thomas Keene, and Matthew Keene.


Susanna married John Garner (1633-1703) between 1659 and 1661, in Northumberland County, Virginia. (In 1659, Susanna was listed as Susanna "Keene", when her stepfather, Thomas Broughton gives her her share of cattle from her father Thomas Keene's estate. In 1662, Susanna is listed as the wife of John Garner, and the mother of a daughter, in her mother Mary Broughton's will.)

.......Susanna and John lived in Northumberland County, later moving farther north to Westmoreland County, Virginia. John Garner died in 1702. His will was dated January 22, 1702, and was proved May 26, 1702, and recorded January 1, 1703 in Westmoreland County, Virginia,


.......Susanna lived another 14 years, after John's death. She did not leave a will. Her estate was inventoried March 28, 1716.

......Susanna and John had 10 children: John Garner, Henry Garner, Vincent Garner, Thomas Garner, Parish Garner, Benjamin Garner, James Garner, Mary Garner, Susan Garner, and Martha Garner.

By: Rebecca Prillaman1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Marriageabout 1660In Northumberland County, Virginia, British America. Some time between 1659, when Susanna Keene was given her share of her father's cattle and in 1662, when her mother's will names her as Susanna Garner, John Garner and Susanna Keene were already married and had a daughter; therefore, 1660 or '61 would be a close estimate for their marriage date. John and Susanna lived near the present village of Lewisetta on a neck of land called Cherry Point, nowadays known as Cowart's Point.
---Garner Genealogy 1580-Present9,10,11,12,5,13,14,15
Death28 March 1716In Northumberland County, Virginia, British America.16,11,5
BurialAt John Garner Plantation in Kinsale, Westmoreland, Virginia, British North America.11
MiscParents: Thomas Keene and Mary Boughton.17,4,5,6
MiscSusanna and Matthew Keene. Susanna - Vincent Garner - Peter Routt - John Routt - Daniel James Routt

Matthew - James Withers - John Withers - Mary Withers - Daniel James Routt

They are third cousins, Anderson side
MiscDNA Matches. 8/31/2024 Scott's DNA on Archibald Anderson
He has Thomas Garner, but it comes up with no CA.
Judy has nothing.
Miscbetween 1659 and 1662Inheritance. She was named in her father's will in 1652.

In 1659, Susanna was listed as Susanna "Keene", when her stepfather, Thomas Broughton gives her her share of cattle from her father Thomas Keene's estate. In 1662, Susanna is listed as the wife of John Garner, and the mother of a daughter, in her mother Mary Broughton's will.11,18,19
Residence1672In Westmoreland County, Virginia, British America.20
Will30 May 1716At Inventory.21
Last Edited31 August 2024

Citations

  1. [S980] "Susanna Keene in the Family Data Collection." Births https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2514203:5769?indiv=try&h&pid=12526485483&db. Accessed 28 Oct. 2021.
  2. [S981] "Susanna Keene in the Family Data Collection." Births https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2514204:5769?indiv=try&h&pid=12526485483&db. Accessed 28 Oct. 2021.
  3. [S988] "Susanna Keene in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560." 1900 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/675851:7836?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 30 Oct. 2021., This birth date is inconsistent with other information.
  4. [S989] "Ancestry.com." Ancestral Records and Portraits, Vol. II https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48064/images/AncestralRecsPortraitsII-006031-451?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 31 Oct. 2021.
  5. [S990] "Susanna Keene in the Family Data Collection." Individual Records. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=4725&h=4993103 Accessed 28 Oct. 2021., No image
  6. [S992] "British Roots of Maryland Families." Page 277. Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/16003:49095?indiv=try&h&pid=182146525933&db. Accessed 31 Oct. 2021.
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  8. [S4157] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107217765/susanna-garner: accessed 21 July 2023), memorial page for Susanna Keene Garner (Dec 1646–28 Mar 1716), Find a Grave Memorial ID 107217765, citing John Garner Plantation, Kinsale, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Rebecca Prillaman (contributor 47326376).
  9. [S968] "Virginia, U.S., Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, U.S., 1649." 1800 for Vincent Garner https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5063/images/gpc_marriedwellandoften-0157?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.
  10. [S976] "John Garner in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560." 1900 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/452420:7836?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 28 Oct. 2021.
  11. [S984] "Susanna Garner in the U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s." Current https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/75716407:60525?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 30 Oct. 2021.
  12. [S987] "Susanna Keene in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560." 1900 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/675854:7836?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 30 Oct. 2021.
  13. [S991] "John Garner in Family Data Collection Marriages" https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5774&h=907169&ssrc=pt&tid=30488700&pid=12526485483&usePUB=true. Accessed 32 Oct. 2021.
  14. [S1023] Ritchie, Ruth and Wood, Sudie Rucker (1952). Garner Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia. Downloaded 11/1/2021, Downloaded. It is available on archive.org.
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  17. [S985] "Susanna Keene Garner (1646-1716)." Find A Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107217765/susanna-garner. Accessed 30 Oct. 2021., No actual burial information
  18. [S993] Jones Elias (1923) "Keene family history and genealogy." Digitized. Downloaded October 2021. Pages 285-286.
  19. [S5447] Cavanagh, H. D. (2014). Colonial Chesapeake Families British Origins and Descendants: Vol. 1. United States: Xlibris Corporation LLC. Downloaded 5/27/2024.
  20. [S5788] "Westmoreland County, VA - Map with Notes." (revised 5 14 17) https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/169978909/person/332204595175/media/52e0d28e-f798-4376-a571-e6d1a8ba5dcb?indiv=try&h&_phsrc=VFH1702&db. Accessed 6 Jul. 2024., Found connected to a tree.
    See attached PDF file:
    Garner John b1633 property in Westmoreland County.pdf
  21. [S986] "Susanna Garner in the Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills, 1654." 1800 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&h=2100&db=4900. Accessed 30 Oct. 2021.

Benjamin Hardin

M, #710
Pedigree Link
Marriage18 March 1785In Fauquier, Virginia, United States. One of the three sources for this marriage says her father is Daniel. That does not make sense from what I know, so I was happy to find this on findagrave. I agree they were siblings, but I think their mother might be Catherine White. Withers was another wife.

"page 156 of the book "Fauquier Families 1759-1799" by John P. Alcock (1994), is listed the following entry: Benjamin Hardin marriage bond 3-16-1785 to Nancy Routt, Dau. of John Routt, witness Daniel Routt, witness and bondsman Lewis Grigsby. The marriage of Daniel Routt to Martha Stiglar on 9-6-1788 was also listed on page 305, with Lewis Grigsby as bondsman. Thus I believe Daniel and Nancy were siblings, the children of John Routt, and Mary Martha Withers."

Note, John Routt has, in my tree, TWO daughers named Nancy! One is "Nancy Ann" but most official records are lucky to get any name right, much less include two. By different wives.1,2
Last Edited17 October 2021

Citations

  1. [S892] "Nancy Rout in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785." 1940 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2706738:60214?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021., No image
  2. [S894] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227011804/nancy-routt : accessed 17 October 2021), memorial page for Nancy Routt (1765–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 227011804, citing O'Nan-Hardin Cemetery, Orville, Henry County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Bill Holder (contributor 48320095) .

John Kiser

M, #713
Pedigree Link
Marriage1
Last Edited18 October 2021

Citations

  1. [S896] "John Routt in the Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783." 1965 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1351932234:61372?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.

Sarah Covington

F, #714
She seems to be also called Sarah Tutt - same marriage date. Probably one is maiden and one is a previous marriage.
ReferencesAncestors
Pedigree Link
Marriage1794There is a listing for the same year to Sarah Tutt in Culpeper, VA. Same person?1,2
Last Edited20 July 2023

Citations

  1. [S897] "John Routt in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560." 1900 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1045155:7836?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021., No image
  2. [S4792] "DAR Genealogical Research Databases." Services https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A098995. Accessed 12 Feb. 2024.

George Hampton

M, #715
Pedigree Link
Marriage1809In Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States.1,2
Last Edited18 October 2021

Citations

  1. [S903] "Caty Routt in the Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783." 1965 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/901766853:61372?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
  2. [S904] "Ancestry.com." Kentucky pioneer and court records https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/28676/images/dvm_LocHist012437-00172-0?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.

Shadrack Browning

M, #716
Pedigree Link
Marriage20 March 1794In Culpeper County, Virginia, United States.1
Last Edited18 October 2021

Citations

  1. [S905] "Peggy Routt in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785." 1940 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/435701:60214?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.

Elizabeth Duncan

F, #717, b. 1781, d. 1841
Pedigree Link
Birth1781
Marriage19 August 1794In Culpeper, Virginia, United States.1
Death1841At age ~60.
Last Edited18 October 2021

Citations

  1. [S908] "John Routt Jr. in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785." 1940 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/552570:60214?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021., No image

James Routt

M, #718, b. 29 July 1745, d. 1794

Parents

FatherPeter Routt (b. 10 November 1708, d. October 1765)
MotherMartha Garner (b. 10 November 1708, d. after 14 October 1765)
Pedigree Link

Family: Elizabeth Hughes (b. 1745, d. 1820)

SonGabriel Routt
SonJames Routt
SonWilliam Routt (b. 1770)
DaughterHannah Routt (b. about 1771, d. 1849)
DaughterMargaret Routt (b. 1772, d. 4 March 1850)
SonThomas Routt (b. about 1785, d. 22 March 1850)
DaughterElizabeth Routt (b. 6 August 1791)
DaughterCynthia Routt (b. 1795, d. 1840)
Birth29 July 1745In Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, British Colonial America.1,2
Marriageabout 17663
Death1794At age ~49.
MiscParents: Peter and Martha Routt.1
Occupation4 December 1790Surveyor in Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, United States.4,5
Occupation1792Deputy Surveyor in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States.6
Probate1794At Inventory in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States.7
Probate1802At Division of Property.8
Last Edited22 October 2021

Citations

  1. [S911] "James Routt." #KNHQ-5FP. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/KNHQ-5FP . Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
  2. [S912] "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584." 1917 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRZ-NFW?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=KNHQ-5FP. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
  3. [S925] "Jas Rout in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538." 1975 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/153509050:9841?indiv=try&h&pid=46582797395&db. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021., No image
  4. [S961] Bulletin, Fauquier Historical Society, Warrenton, VA, August 1921, p 76.
  5. [S962] "Ancestry.com." Fauquier during the proprietorship https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/30024/images/dvm_LocHist013645-00222-0?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.
  6. [S924] "Ancestry.com - Abstracts of Fauquier County Virginia, Wills Inventories and Accounts 1759." 1800 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/49009/images/FLHG_AbstFauquierCntyVA-0227?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
  7. [S923] ""Ancestry.com - Abstracts of Fauquier County Virginia, Wills Inventories and Accounts 1759." 1800 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/49009/images/FLHG_AbstFauquierCntyVA-0266?indiv=try&h&_phsrc=Kuc560&db. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
  8. [S927] "Ancestry.com - Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652." 1983 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9085/images/007676144_00213?indiv=try&h=1556387&dbid=9085. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021., This would be relevant if we decided our Daniel James is the son of James rather than John or ??

Hannah Routt

F, #719, b. 31 January 1740, d. 9 October 1774

Parents

FatherPeter Routt (b. 10 November 1708, d. October 1765)
MotherMartha Garner (b. 10 November 1708, d. after 14 October 1765)
Pedigree Link

Family: John Withers (b. 15 December 1738, d. 12 June 1818)

SonJames Withers (b. 8 August 1762, d. 28 November 1812)
DaughterHannah Withers (b. 29 December 1764, d. 1790)
DaughterNancy Ann Withers (b. 1766, d. 1814)
SonJohn Withers, III (b. 22 May 1768, d. 20 December 1838)
SonPeter Withers (b. 27 April 1772, d. 17 March 1850)
Birth31 January 1740In Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, British Colonial America.1,2
Marriage17621,3
Death9 October 1774At age 34 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, British America.1
MiscParents: Peter Routt and Martha Garner.1,2
Last Edited18 October 2021

Citations

  1. [S916] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142591229/hannah-withers: accessed 23 July 2023), memorial page for Hannah Routt Withers (31 Jan 1740–9 Oct 1774), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142591229; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Douglas Withers (contributor 49630394)., No tombstone or gravesite
  2. [S917] "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584." 1917 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-GB3. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
  3. [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.

Elizabeth Routt

F, #720, b. 27 May 1735, d. 27 June 1749

Parents

FatherPeter Routt (b. 10 November 1708, d. October 1765)
MotherMartha Garner (b. 10 November 1708, d. after 14 October 1765)
Pedigree Link
Birth27 May 1735In Stafford County, Virginia, British America.
Death27 June 1749At age 14 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, British Colonial America.1
Last Edited18 October 2021

Citations

  1. [S915] "James Routt." #KNHQ-5FP. Image from the Stafford County Will Book, pages 493-494. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/KNHQ-5FP. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021., George and Elizabeth died prior to Peter writing his will. His wife Martha and son William were Executors pp 493-94.

Peter Routt, II

M, #721, b. 10 November 1738, d. 1832

Parents

FatherPeter Routt (b. 10 November 1708, d. October 1765)
MotherMartha Garner (b. 10 November 1708, d. after 14 October 1765)
Pedigree Link
Birth10 November 1738In Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, British Colonial America. No evidence for this date1
Marriage5 June 1765In Fauquier, Virginia, British America.2
Death1832At age ~94.
MiscParents: Peter Routt and Martha Garner.1
Will6 December 1832At Son William Executor and a lawyer.3
Probate26 December 1832.
Last Edited18 October 2021

Citations

  1. [S915] "James Routt." #KNHQ-5FP. Image from the Stafford County Will Book, pages 493-494. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/KNHQ-5FP. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021., George and Elizabeth died prior to Peter writing his will. His wife Martha and son William were Executors pp 493-94.
  2. [S920] "Peter Routt in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785." 1940 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/189123:60214?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
  3. [S921] Downloaded from ancestry.

Colonel William Routt

M, #722, b. 27 May 1735, d. 27 November 1823
He served in the Virginia Militia. He was a Corporal 5th Va. Regiment. [1] "Rout, William - recommended captain 17 May 1786, commission issued 10 Aug. 1786" from the Ky Genealogist, list of those in Bourbon County Militia.
--Wikitree.

Parents

FatherPeter Routt (b. 10 November 1708, d. October 1765)
MotherMartha Garner (b. 10 November 1708, d. after 14 October 1765)
Pedigree Link

Family: Winifred Byram (b. 26 September 1734, d. 1795)

SonPeter Routt (b. 22 October 1754)
SonWilliam Routt (b. 29 May 1756)
SonPeter Byram Routt (b. 1758, d. 1816)
Birth27 May 1735In Overwharton Parrish, Stafford, Virginia, British America. No evidence of this date, plus same year as Elizabeth Routt... Twins?1
Marriage27 November 1753In Stafford County, Virginia, British America.2
Death27 November 1823At age 88 in Bourton, Kentucky, United States.
MiscParents: Peter Routt and Martha Garner.1
MilitarySAR application. But there are other submissions with very different dates etc. See
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2204/images/32596_242162-00042?usePUB=true&_phsrc=Kuc541&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=3381763,4
MiscChildren: may have had as many as 12 children.4
Religious AffiliationColonel William Routt was affiliated with Baptist.
Last Edited15 February 2024

Citations

  1. [S915] "James Routt." #KNHQ-5FP. Image from the Stafford County Will Book, pages 493-494. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/KNHQ-5FP. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021., George and Elizabeth died prior to Peter writing his will. His wife Martha and son William were Executors pp 493-94.
  2. [S922] "William Routt in the Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660." 1800 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&h=140819&db=3002. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021., No media
  3. [S939] "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889." 1970 for William Routt https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2204/images/32596_242378-00504?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
  4. [S4807] "William Routt Sr. (1735-1823)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Routt-53. Accessed 15 Feb. 2024., See PDF of Wikitree entry