Bet Dec 1824 & Mar 182? Louisa Co., VA or Bourbon Co., KY?
Baptized 17 Mar 1727 in Christ Church, Middlesex Co., VA“William acquired land in 1768 in Spotsylvania Co., VA. In the deed he stated that he was from Caroline Co., VA Later he moved to Culpepper Co., VA, locating on lands of his father-in-law Samuel Major. Part of this land became Madison Co., VA in 1792. In 1808 William Chowning transferred by deeds of gifts his land and slaves to his children. Then he went to Kentucky with his son John and family.” (from Desc. of Theophilus Chowning, pg. 6.)
Culpepper records, Deed 4 Apr 1808 from William to son John; Madison Co., VA Will Book #1, p.229, Will of Samuel Major which mentions his daughter Jane and her husband William Chowning; Will of William Chowning in Bourbon Co., KY which appoints by name his grandson Theophilus Chowning to be executor. Information from Mrs. Jane Read of Clinton, CT, husband descends from Griffin Read and Elizabeth Chowning” (This info from the Book listed above)
Griffin: Sources given by William R. Chowning on p.6: “Culpepper records, Deed 4 Apr 1808 from William Chowning to son John; Madison Co., VA, Will Book #1, p 229, will of Samuel Major which mentions his daughter Jane and her husband William Chowning; Will of William Chowning in Bourbon County KY, which appoints by name his grandson Theophilus Chowning to be executor: information from Mrs. jane Read of Clinton, CT, whose husband descend from Griffin Read and Elizabeth Chowning...”
Marriage Notes for Thomas Johnson and Constantia JOHNSON-387038
David Johnson’s House Henrico MM, VA
Family recorded at Deep River Friends Meeting in Guilford Co., NC
1739?
Deep River MM
Herbert Standing says: “John Elmore, a white man, married An-Nah-Wah-Kah, a full blood Cherokee from the Holston River in North Carolina, (now Tennessee) whose mother’s name was Weh-Hah. Nothing is known of her father...For some reason not known to us, John Elmore and his wife did not seem to want their daughters, and at least two of them were raised by Quaker families of the eastern part of Virginia near Richmond. Their daughter, Martha Elmore, was raised by David Johnson and wife, Mary (Woody) Johnson, and Martha took their last name as her own.. . . .Martha Elmore married Hezekiah Sanders and their family is recorded in Deep River Friends Meeting records. Deep River Friends Meeting is located in Guilford County, NC Another account: A story told by Aunt Molly Coppock at an evening campfire of those from Bush River on the way to the Northwest Territory. She stated that her grandmother was a Cherokee Indian of her story: ‘For over seventy year there wan an Indian village on Bush River not far above the little Friends settlement. There was a great deal of bitterness between the Indians and the white men, and border warfare between them was frequent. One night a company of soldiers, together with some settlers who had volunteered, fell upon the Indian village and killed every man, woman, and child, save only two - a little boy and girl, about 5 and 6 yrs. old, who escaped and the next morning were found by my great-grandfather. They were hungry and crying, and he took them to his home. Later he adopted them. His own son fell in love with the girl and they were married. That girl was my grandmother Sanders. . .Written by Wilson S. Doan.”This information copied from The Allen Family, Descendants of John and Amy Cox Allen with Allied Lines, compiled by Lester M. Allen, copyright in 1987.
Marriage Notes for Hezekiah Saunders Sanders/ and Martha Elmore JOHNSON-387040
Henrico MM 3 Dec 1757?
1745?
Marriage Notes for Micajah Davis and Mary JOHNSON-387044
Friends Meeting House
“Partridge Store Accts” 1756
MR BENJAMIN JOHNSON. Jan 1
Marriage Notes for Benjamin Johnson and Rebecca PRETLOW-387048
Blackwater Meeting House