| Section VI - Withers Data Bank | One Maryland Massey Family by George
Langford, Jr. 1901-1996 ©Cullen G. Langford and George Langford, III, 2010 |
| Topic: It is partially indexed; to
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GL, Jr. notes & abstracts | Major outside sources |
| Withers Data Bank - Volume II
(Volume
I ends at Page 0249) |
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| GL,Jr.: Analysis of 1810 Census, Culpeper County, Virginia -
comparing data for Daniel Weaver to that for Daniel Withers -
concluding that they are not the same person |
0250 |
|
| Theodore L. (Ted) Brownyard: note of February 18, 1986 to
GL,Jr. - promising to check the 1810 census of Virginia for Daniel
Withers data |
0251 |
|
| Ted Brownyard: letter of March 4, 1986 to GL,Jr. - negative
results for the 1810 census of Virginia, noting that the 1810
census for Orange County and seventeen other Virginia counties are
missing, but that there is a "Supplement to the 1810 Census of
Virginia" which substitutes tax lists for those missing counties; note
following pages with references to Withers persons |
0252,0257 |
|
| Virginia 1810 Census Index,
edited by Ronald Vern Jackson and Gary Ronald Teeples, published by
Accelerated Indexing Systems, Inc., Bountiful, Utah - title page; data
shown in the following fields |
0253 |
|
| Persons surnamed Wethers: Allen (Stafford County), Benjamin
(Stafford County), Charles (Stafford County), Enoch K. (Fauquier
County) , James (Stafford County), John (Fauquier County), Margaret
(Stafford County), T. Thomas (King George County), Thomas (Stafford
County) |
0254 (no link) |
|
| Persons surnamed Withers: Augustine (Fauquier County),
Charles (Fauquier County), David (Dinwiddie County), Edward (Stafford
County), Enock D. (Fauquier County), George W. (Fauquier County), James
(Fauquier County), James (Culpeper County), Jesse (Fauquier
County), John (Culpeper County), Joseph (Fauquier County), Matthew K.
(Fauquier County), Sarah (Fauquier County), Spencer (Culpeper County),
William (Fauquier County) |
0255 (no link) |
|
| Index to the 1810 Virginia
Census - Heads of Families Listed in the Third Census of the United
States, compiled by Madeleine W. Crickard, McClain Printing
Company, Parsons, West Virginia, 1971 |
0256 (no link) |
|
| Persons named Withers in Dinwiddie County: David W. (head),
Thomas (child ?) |
0256A (no link) |
|
| Persons named Withers in Jefferson County: Joseph |
0258 (no link) |
|
| Persons named Withers in Fairfax County: no one |
0259 (no link) |
|
| Persons named Withers in Stafford County: Allen (head),
Charles (child ?), Edward (child ?) Persons named Wethers in Stafford county: Benjamin (head), George (child ?), James (child ?), Margaret (child ?), Thomas (child ?) |
0260A(no link) |
|
| Persons named Weaver in Culpeper County: Daniel (head),
Ephraim (child), Matthias (child ?) Persons named Weathers in Culpeper County: James (head) and Jesse (child ?) Persons named Withers in Culpeper County: James (head) John (child ?) and Spencer (child ?) |
0263 (no link) |
|
| Index to the 1810 Census
of Virginia, compiled by Elizabeth Petty Bentley,
Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1980 |
0261 |
|
| Persons named Withers: Alan 46 Stafford County, Augustine
387 Fauquier County, Charles 413 Fauquier County, David W. 168
Dinwiddie County, Edward 25 Stafford County, Enoch K. 340 Fauquier
County, George W366 County, James 87 Culpeper County, James 400
Fauquier County, Jesse 413 Fauquier County, John 87 Culpeper County,
John 349 Fauquier County, Joseph 62 Jefferson County, Lewis 340
Fauquier County, Matthew K. 419 Fauquier County, Nathaniel 165
Dinwiddie County, Sarah 413 Fauquier County, Spencer 90 Culpeper
County, Thomas 167 Dinwiddie County, Thomas T. 23 King County, William
412 Fauquier County |
0261A (no link) |
|
| GL,Jr.: letter of March 12, 1986 to Ted Brownyard on the
possibility that men named Weaver or Weathers listed in the census
results might lead to Daniel Withers, such as the Daniel Weaver enumerated
above; and that Charles County, Maryland and Prince George's County,
Maryland are right on the edge of Stafford County, Virginia, making
these good census counties in which to look for Daniel Withers |
0262 |
|
| Ted Brownyard: note of March 22, 1986 responding to the
above thoughts and including as photocopy of the pertinent page from
the 1810 Culpeper County census, showing the listing for Dan'l Weaver |
0264,0265 |
|
| GL,Jr.: notes dated March 3, 1986 from the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography;
Vol. VI, 1898, pp.309-313 - records of early generations in Stafford
County, Virginia; Vol.VII, 1899, pp.87-91 - James Withers will probated
November 13, 1808, lists sons Daniel Withers and Reuben Withers as the
Executors of his estate; and Vol.'s VIII through XXV (1917) contain no
mention of Daniel Withers |
0266 |
|
| GL,Jr.: letter of March 4, 1986 to the Genealogical Editor
of the Virginia
Magazine of History and Biography, asking about descendants of
James Withers 1784 ... with the prompt, but negative reply from Frances
Fugate, Reference Librarian |
0267 |
0268 |
| GL,Jr.: letter of April 3, 1986 to a Ms. Nice in Upland,
California asking for data on the obituary collection mentioned in her
ad in the Genealogical Helper ... with the prompt, but negative reply from Mrs. Cristine Nice, who collects
only recent obituaries |
0269 |
0270 |
| GL,Jr.: compilation of references to Daniel Withers on the
following Withers pages and sources: Casenove Lee, 0033, November 6, 1940, land parcels; Julia Withers, 0062, January 14, 1898 (nothing on Daniel Withers); Withers chart, 0064; Letter to Lou Hough, 0066, March 18, 1980 regarding Casenove Lee; Melvin Lee Steadman's access to unseen records, 0078; and Mr. Steadman's chart on 0114 |
0271 |
|
| GL,Jr.: letter of November 26, 1985 to Librarian, Fauquier
County Library, asking for the business card of a genealogist familiar
with her county's records; positive reply received from Ava K. Lee |
0272,0339 |
|
| GL,Jr.: ensuing letter of December 22, 1985 to Joan M.
Peters regarding Daniel Withers, Pickett, Hawkins, and other family
lines |
0273,0274,0275, 0276,0277 |
|
| GL,Jr.: letter of January 17, 1986 to Joan W. Peters with
thanks & check enclosed ... and her bills |
0279 |
0278,0278A |
| Joan W. Peters: letter of December 23, 1985 - January 13,
1986 to GL,Jr. with the requested research results, including Daniel
Withers service as a marriage bondsman, 1803-1821, signing a consent
for the marriage of Adelaide E.L. Hawkins in 1811, witness to
marriages, 1803 & 1804, Clerk of Court, 1813-1821, engaging in land
transactions, 1814-1827 & 1831 after his death, in the tax records
(first deceased in 1828) ... and suggesting further search for a
chancery suit involving Eliza J.M. Withers and her minor children
before her marriage to Peter Pierce |
0280,0281,0282 |
|
| Joan W. Peters: note of March 2, 1986 listing the inventory
of the estate of the late James Withers, dated in 1809 and 1810 |
0284,0283 |
|
| Joan W. Peters: Court records of the bond put up by Daniel
Withers as Executor of the estate of James Withers |
0285 |
|
| John K. Gott: letter of March 4, 1986 to Joan W. Peters
regarding data on Daniel Withers in Franz Recum's book, Wither -- America, Descendants in the Male
Line of James Withers (1680/1- 1746) of Stafford County, Virginia |
0286 |
|
| Joan W. Peters: transcription, dated March 2, 1986 of James Withers, Sr.'s will, probated December 26, 1808; see 0320-0321 | 0287 |
|
| Joan W. Peters: bibliography & short abstracts of court
records purchased up to ca. March 2, 1986 |
0288,0289,0290 |
|
| GL,Jr.: letter of March 12, 1986 to Joan W. Peters
describing the research of Ted Brownyard and thanking her for her
excellent efforts in trying to ascertain Daniel Withers date of death |
0291 |
|
| Joan W. Peters: letter of January 3, 1986 with some very
interesting reasoning about the whereabouts of Daniel Withers, where
the location might have been where he was married to Eliza J.M.
Hawkins, and the two sons who ought to have been enumerated with him in
the 1820 census of Fauquier County; and the May 30, 1828 court minutes
where the death of Daniel Withers was suggested |
0292,0293 |
|
| Fauquier County: Index to Wills, James Withers, among others |
0294,0295 |
|
| Joan W. Peters, Albemarle Associates, invoice for document
purchases & research times and summary report |
0295A,0296,0297, 0298,0299 |
|
| Joan W. Peters: transcription dated March 2, 1986 of a court
document recorded January 30, 1833 pertaining to the estate of James
Withers and appointing Pickett Withers as the new Executor |
0300 |
|
| Joan W. Peters: transcription dated March 4, 1986 of a court
document recorded March 15, 1830 regarding a 315-acre tract of land
bought by Peter Pierce |
0301,0302 |
|
| Joan W. Peters: transcription dated March 2, 1986 of a
complaint filed February 25, 1835 by Pickett Withers and Martin Withers
regarding the estate of James Withers and incidentally mentioning the
death of Daniel Withers without actually stating the date, left blank
in the court record, but mentioning that after [that date] on May 27,
1828 the administration of the estate was taken over by Marshall Smith,
etc. |
0303,0308,0304 |
|
| Joan W. Peters: transcription of a deed dated February 24,
1834 for land on which Eliza J.M. Withers then resided with her minor
children Adilaide Withers, Maria Withers, and John Scott Withers |
0305 |
|
| Joan W. Peters: transcription of a deed dated May 3, 1837
for a 234+ acre tract of land held in trust by Absalom Hickerson for
the use of Eliza J.M. Withers and her minor
children Adilaide Withers, Maria Withers, and John Scott Withers ...
then sold by Peter Pierce and wife Eliza J.M. (Withers) Pierce to
Robert Armistead; the document gives the married name of the daughter
Adelaide as Greenlease (Charles H.F. Greenlease) |
0305A,0306 |
|
| Joan W. Peters: transcription dated March 2, 1986 of the
deed of sale of a negro male, Moses, from the estate of James Withers
to Eliza J.M. Pierce for the use of her (during her natural life) and
for the use of Adelaide G. Withers, Maria Withers, and John Scott
Withers afterwards, the deed recorded August 8, 1837 |
0307 |
|
| Daniel Withers official 4,000-pound bond document dated
October 23, 1815, committing Daniel Withers and Zepheniah R. English;
see 0285 |
0309 |
|
| Agreement between Marshall Smith and Pickett Withers
regarding the estate of James Withers, dated January 30, 1833 |
0310 |
|
| Indenture of January 12, 1833 |
0311 |
|
| Indenture of February 24, 1834 involving Eliza J.M. Withers, Adilaide Withers, Maria Withers and John Scott Withers; see 0305 | 0313,0312, 0314,0315 |
|
| Complaint by Pickett Withers and Martin Withers transcribed in 0303,0308,0304 | 0316,0317 |
|
| Inventory of the estate of James Withers; see the
transcription at 0284,0283 |
0318-0319 |
|
| Last Will & Testament of James Withers, signed November
23, 1808 and witnessed by George Eastham, Vincent Garner, and James
Sinclair; and proven by Daniel Withers |
0320-0321 |
|
| GL,Jr.: long letter of February 5, 1986 to Joan W. Peters
regarding her research on Daniel Withers, asking for a copy of the will
of James Withers (i.e., 0320-0321);
asking about a chancery suit on November 27, 1821 in which Daniel
Withers was involved; an 80-acre tract that Daniel Withers put up as
security for the $1,000 bond when he was appointed Clerk of Court on
September 13, 1813; Fauquier County tax records; etc. [two versions of
the same letter - GL,III, ed.] |
0322,0323A,0323B, 0323A,0324,0325 |
|
| GL,Jr.: notes made in preparation for the above letter. |
0322A |
|
| Joan W. Peters: letter of January 29, 1986 to GL,Jr.
detailing the difficulties with Fauquier County ancient records -
burned, never kept, lost, etc. |
0326 |
|
| GL,Jr.: notes regarding the locations of Daniel Withers data sources, as
follows: Birth, ca. 1782 in Fauquier County - see Recum, 0109,0110,0111; Marriage, ca.1810-1815 - or ca.1810, as first child born ca.1812 - see 0064; and Death, ca. 1825-1830 in Fauquier County - or ca.1827-1828 - Fauquier County tax lists - see 0124 or between March 28, 1827 and May 14, 1828 in Fauquier County Deeds - see 0157, etc. |
0327,0329 |
|
| GL,Jr.: notes to look for Daniel Withers death dates in
obituaries, cemetery records, and NS collections |
0328 |
|
| GL,Jr.: Daniel Withers responsibilities, a detailed listing
with names, functions and dates |
0330 |
|
| GL,Jr.: notes regarding Daniel Withers ownership of the
80-acre land parcel described in Deed Book 1, p.33, dated September 13,
1813 and used to secure his $1,000 bond as Court Clerk of Fauquier
County |
0331 |
|
| GL,Jr.: notes regarding Daniel Withers land transactions and
calculating the net amount remaining after each transaction |
0332 |
|
| GL,Jr.: scribbled notes regarding the auction to Daniel
James of several land parcels (17 acres, 6 acres and 210 acres) and the
grist mill and One Slipe [spelling ? - GL,III, ed.]; on the reverse - a
listing of Bonds, Deeds and other transactions by date from 1813 to
1832 [not chronologically arranged - GL,III, ed.] |
0333,0333X |
|
| GL,Jr.: listing of Daniel Withers appearances in tax records
of Fauquier county; alive; deceased; and of Eliza J.M. Withers after
her marriage to Peter Pierce on September 17, 1834 |
0334 |
|
| GL,Jr.: listing of dates of deeds and other court documents
and their locations in this Withers Data bank |
0334A |
|
| GL,Jr.: Daniel Withers in the 1820 Fauquier County census |
0335 |
0336 |
| GL,Jr.: genealogy of John Scott, the judge under whom Daniel
Withers first served as Court Clerk, and for whom Daniel named his only
son, John Scott Withers,, born in 1814; Scott had married, on February 12, 1805, Elizabeth
Pickett, born 1780, died September 16, 1862. Elizabeth was the
daughter of Martin Pickett, born 1736, died 1804 and Ann B.
Blackwell, born 1747, died 1800 |
0337 |
|
| GL,Jr.: note regarding Martha Anne Rogers, who married Kent
Lloyd Withers |
0338 |
|
| GL,Jr.: sketch maps of two alternate routes from
Harrisonburg to Warrenton, Virginia; a sketch of the courthouse
location; and contact numbers for hotels and Mrs. Marilyn Brown, Deputy
Clerk, Circuit Court of Fauquier County, Warrenton, Virginia 22186 |
0340,0341,0342 |
|
| GL,Jr.: Researchers registered in the Fauquier County
library: M.V. Hammersmith, Chino, California; Mrs. V.C. Elms, Kevil,
Kentucky; and Lloyd House, Alexandria Library, Alexandria, Virginia -
"Alexandria Gazette" |
0342A |
|
| GL,Jr.: letter of May 18, 1981 to Lou Hough, referring to
Daniel Withers as their great-great-great grandfather and prefacing the
Withers Excursus to his Massey book, and questioning Lou about
the degree of detail of Daniel's life that should be included, whether
he should include the biography of James Withers, Daniel's father, the
size of the list of published Withers records, and giving himself, Lou,
and Aunt Julia Withers as the primary sources of personal information;
why it could be that Daniel Withers died without a will, yet the
administration of his estate left no probate records; and the state of
the Massey book |
0343,0344, 0345,0346,0347 |
|
| Lou Hough: letter of June 4, 1981 to GL,Jr. endeavoring to
answer the above questions and appending a list of microfiche cards at
the Church of Latter-Day Saints (i.e., Mormon) Library at Denver,
Colorado and data found May 26, 1981 for Withers (Daniel named in will
of James Withers); Porter (married Jesse Withers on August 6, 1789);
Pierce (none listed in Fauquier County); Pickett (two daughters of
Martin Pickett); Scott (genealogy mentioned in 0337); Hawkins (no
mention of Eliza J.M. Hawkins); and Smith (John Adams Washington
married Maria Love Hawkins February 10, 1806 in Fauquier County) |
0348,0349 |
|
| GL,Jr.: letter of June 10, 1981 to Lou Hough regarding
Braddock Withers, for whom Capt. James Withers named John Withers as
guardian in his 1808 will, making Braddock Capt. Withers son ...
probably, etc. |
0350,0351,0352 |
