Wiley Jennings Weaver1
M, b. 30 June 1900, d. 22 October 1961
| Father | Baker Lee Weaver1 b. 4 Jul 1861, d. 19 Aug 1905 |
| Mother | Ida Lorena Witherspoon1 b. 2 Apr 1867, d. 5 Oct 1945 |
| Last Edited | 4 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | Wiley Jennings Weaver was born on 30 June 1900 at Ashe, North Carolina.1 |
| Death* | He died on 22 October 1961 at West Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, at age 61; occupation carpenter contractor, buried at City Cemetery in West jefferson.1 |
Citations
- [S1011] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Death Records.
Elizabeth Hedges1,2
F, b. 22 April 1790
| Last Edited | 14 Sep 2022 |
| Birth* | Elizabeth Hedges was born on 22 April 1790 at Berkeley, Virginia; Find a Grave says 22 April 1787.1,3 |
| Married Name | As of 24 April 1807,her married name was Curtis.1,2 |
| Marriage* | She married David Curtis, son of Job Curtis and Mary Cordery, on 24 April 1807 at Berkeley, Virginia; bond posted by her father, Solomon Hedges.1,2 |
| Census | Elizabeth Hedges and David Curtis appeared on the census of 1810 at Berkeley, Virginia, pages 577, 1 male and 1 female under 10, 2 males 26-45, 2 females 16-25.4 |
| Census* | Elizabeth Hedges and David Curtis appeared on the census of 1830 at Seneca, Seneca, Ohio, Page 151, 1 female under 5, 1 male and 1 female 5-9, 2 males 10-14, 2 females 15-19, 1 male and 1 female 40-49.5 |
| Land Sale* | On 26 December 1831 Elizabeth Hedges and David Curtis sold land at Berkeley, Virginia, to Jacob Keefer of Berkeley County, for $300, described as 166 acres owned by Job and Mary Curtis; witnessed by Job Curtis and Abraham Crum. Savid and Elizabeth resided in Seneca County, Ohio.6 |
| Census | Elizabeth Hedges and David Curtis appeared on the census of 1840 at Seneca, Ohio, page 203, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 10-15, 1 male and 1 female 15-19, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 30-39, 1 male 50-59.7 |
| Census | Elizabeth Hedges and David Curtis appeared on the census of 24 August 1850 at Seneca Twp., Seneca, Ohio, page 9b, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $2,000, 2 children.8 |
Family | David Curtis b. 26 Oct 1780, d. 22 Jan 1852 |
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Citations
- [S1957] John Hollman, "Hollman Family", Ancestral File.
- [S314] Guy L. Keesecker, Berkeley County, Virginia Marriages, 1781 to 1857.
- [S1369] Morris G. Swadener Jr., "Swadener Family Tree", Ancestral File, Hillcrest, Kosciusko, Indiana.
- [S1] Census of Population 1810.
- [S1] Census of Population 1830.
- [S545] Larry G. Shuck, Berkeley County Deeds and Wills Abstracts, Book 39, pages 320-321.
- [S1] Census of Population 1840.
- [S1] Census of Population 1850.
Edward Curtis1,2
M, b. 1760, d. 3 November 1843
| Father | Job Curtis1 b. 1717, d. c 1 Apr 1804 |
| Mother | Mary Cordery1 b. c 1740, d. 1823 |
| Last Edited | 22 Oct 2017 |
| Birth* | Edward Curtis was born in 1760 at Frederick, Virginia.3 |
| Marriage* | He married Jane Sharp on 1 May 1789 at Berkeley, Virginia; Hugh Vance, minister.1,4 |
| Death* | Edward Curtis died on 3 November 1843 at Wayne Twp., Clinton, Ohio; buried at Elliott Cemetery.1,5 |
Family | Jane Sharp b. c 1760, d. c 1810 |
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Citations
- [S1957] John Hollman, "Hollman Family", Ancestral File.
- [S1120] Job Curtis Will Vol. 3, page 595, probated 24 April 1804.
- [S1122] Ruth Dunlap, "Job Curtis Descendants", Ancestral File.
- [S314] Guy L. Keesecker, Berkeley County, Virginia Marriages, 1781 to 1857.
- [S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Elliott, Clinton, Ohio.
- [S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Terrell, Clinton, Ohio.
Jane Sharp1,2
F, b. circa 1760, d. circa 1810
| Last Edited | 29 Aug 2018 |
| Birth* | Jane Sharp was born circa 1760.1 |
| Married Name | As of 1 May 1789,her married name was Curtis.1,2 |
| Marriage* | She married Edward Curtis, son of Job Curtis and Mary Cordery, on 1 May 1789 at Berkeley, Virginia; Hugh Vance, minister.1,2 |
| Death* | Jane Sharp died circa 1810 at Clinton, Ohio.3 |
Family | Edward Curtis b. 1760, d. 3 Nov 1843 |
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James Curtis1,2
M, b. circa 1754
| Father | Job Curtis1 b. 1717, d. c 1 Apr 1804 |
| Mother | Unknown First Wife (?)1 b. c 1720 |
| Last Edited | 13 Sep 2022 |
| Birth* | James Curtis was born circa 1754 at Frederick, Virginia.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Maria Elizabeth Coffinberry circa 1775 at Virginia.1 |
| Tax List* | James Curtis appeared on the personal property tax list of 1784 at Berkeley, Virginia; Moses Hunter's List, 1 white male, 3 horses, 4 cattle.3 |
Family | Maria Elizabeth Coffinberry b. 25 Oct 1753, d. c 1825 |
Maria Elizabeth Coffinberry1
F, b. 25 October 1753, d. circa 1825
| Last Edited | 27 Dec 2011 |
| Birth* | Maria Elizabeth Coffinberry was born on 25 October 1753 at Lancaster, Pennsylvania.1 |
| Married Name | As of circa 1775,her married name was Curtis.1 |
| Marriage* | She married James Curtis, son of Job Curtis and Unknown First Wife (?), circa 1775 at Virginia.1 |
| Death* | Maria Elizabeth Coffinberry died circa 1825.1 |
Family | James Curtis b. c 1754 |
Citations
- [S1957] John Hollman, "Hollman Family", Ancestral File.
Ann (Nancy) Curtis1
F, b. circa 1738
| Father | Job Curtis1 b. 1717, d. c 1 Apr 1804 |
| Mother | Unknown First Wife (?)1 b. c 1720 |
| Last Edited | 14 Jul 2014 |
| Birth* | Ann (Nancy) Curtis was born circa 1738 at Virginia.1,2 |
| Married Name | As of circa 1758,her married name was Morgan.1 |
| Marriage* | She married Joseph Morgan circa 1758 at Frederick, Virginia.1 |
| NoteB* | Joseph served in the Rev War from Burke County, North Carolina; a family narrative says that he served with his wife's brothers, i.e., Thomas and Jonathan Curtis. |
| Census* | Ann (Nancy) Curtis and Joseph Morgan appeared on the census of 1800 at Burke, North Carolina, page 770, 1 female under 10, 3 males 16-25, 1 male and 1 female over 45.3 |
Family | Joseph Morgan b. c 1738 |
Rachel Curtis1
F, b. circa 1740
| Father | Job Curtis1 b. 1717, d. c 1 Apr 1804 |
| Mother | Unknown First Wife (?)1 b. c 1720 |
| Last Edited | 3 May 2010 |
| Birth* | Rachel Curtis was born circa 1740 at Virginia; married John Ellis.1,2 |
| Married Name | As of circa 1760,her married name was Ellis.1 |
| Marriage* | She married John Ellis circa 1760 at Frederick, Virginia.1 |
Family | John Ellis b. c 1740 |
Rebeckah Curtis1
F, b. circa 1757
| Father | Job Curtis1 b. 1717, d. c 1 Apr 1804 |
| Mother | Unknown First Wife (?)1 b. c 1720 |
| Last Edited | 6 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | Rebeckah Curtis was born circa 1757 at Frederick, Virginia; based solely on order of will and known dates of birth.1 |
| Married Name | As of circa 1787,her married name was Burris.1 |
| Marriage* | She married Mr. Burris circa 1787 at Virginia.1 |
Family | Mr. Burris b. c 1755 |
Citations
- [S1120] Job Curtis Will Vol. 3, page 595, probated 24 April 1804.
Seth Curtis1,2
M, b. 11 January 1769, d. March 1854
| Father | Job Curtis1 b. 1717, d. c 1 Apr 1804 |
| Mother | Mary Cordery1 b. c 1740, d. 1823 |
| Last Edited | 16 Sep 2022 |
| Birth* | Seth Curtis was born on 11 January 1769 at Frederick, Virginia.1 |
| Tax List* | He appeared on the personal property tax list of 1790 at Berkeley, Virginia; 1 male over 16, 1 horse.3 |
| Tax List | He appeared on the personal property tax list of 1791 at Berkeley, Virginia; 1 male above 16, 2 horses.3 |
| Census* | He appeared on the census of 22 August 1850 at District 2, Nicholas, Kentucky, page 412b, occupation farmer, widowed, living with Job.4 |
| Death* | He died in March 1854 at Nicholas, Kentucky, at age 85.1 |
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Martha Curtis1
F, b. circa 1774
| Father | Job Curtis1 b. 1717, d. c 1 Apr 1804 |
| Mother | Mary Cordery1 b. c 1740, d. 1823 |
| Last Edited | 6 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | Martha Curtis was born circa 1774 at Berkeley, Virginia; based solely on will order and known dates of birth.1 |
| Married Name | As of circa 1794,her married name was DeMoss.1 |
| Marriage* | She married Mr. DeMoss circa 1794 at Virginia.1 |
Family | Mr. DeMoss b. c 1770 |
Citations
- [S1120] Job Curtis Will Vol. 3, page 595, probated 24 April 1804.
Sarah Curtis1
F, b. 1783
| Father | Job Curtis1 b. 1717, d. c 1 Apr 1804 |
| Mother | Mary Cordery1 b. c 1740, d. 1823 |
| Last Edited | 14 Sep 2022 |
| Birth* | Sarah Curtis was born in 1783 at Berkeley, Virginia.1,2,3 |
| Census* | She appeared on the census of 22 July 1850 at Martinsburg, Berkeley, Virginia, page 331b, no occupation, lived alone.3 |
Catherine Curtis1
F, b. 1785
| Father | Job Curtis1 b. 1717, d. c 1 Apr 1804 |
| Mother | Mary Cordery1 b. c 1740, d. 1823 |
| Last Edited | 6 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | Catherine Curtis was born in 1785 at Berkeley, Virginia.1 |
| Census* | She appeared on the census of 22 July 1850 at Martinsburg Twp., Berkeley, Virginia, page 332, apparently single, living with John Bulmire, a hotel keeper.2 |
Jonathan Curtis1,2
M, b. circa 1674, d. after 11 July 1757
| Father | Thomas Curtis3 b. c 1635, d. b 23 Jul 1688 |
| Mother | Jane (?)4 b. c 1640, d. a 1700 |
| Last Edited | 26 Oct 2017 |
| Birth* | Jonathan Curtis was born circa 1674 at Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire, England; no record of his birth in English records; named as a stepson of Thomas Cross who married his mother; the primary source of age is his 1720 deposition statement giving his age as 45 years; Cook (1974) also estimates his date of birth as 1674 without explanation. It is presumed that his family continued to reside in Bugbrooke in the 1670s, but no records have been fouind after January 1670.1,2,5 |
| Immigration* | He immigrated in 1681 to Burlington, New Jersey; with his family.6 |
| (Witness) NoteB | The will of Thomas Cross of Burlington County, wheelwright, dated 7 April and proven 19 April 1698, devised to stepdaughter Abigail Curtis, stepsons Jonathan and Thomas Curtis, and to the children of William Atkinson, not named.4 |
| (Witness) NoteB | On 8 May 1699, William Pancoast, testified at Burlington Court that before Jane Pancoast was married to Thomas Crosse, there were five cows that belonged to Anne and Abigail Curtis, and that he bought two of them. Jonthan Curtis testified that the said three cows in the custody of Jane Pancoast were the proper goods of the said Ann and Abigail Curtis at the time Jane married Thomas Crosse.7,8 |
| Marriage* | He married Unknown First Wife circa 1700 at Burlington, New Jersey.9 |
| NoteB | On 4 April 1706 the Burlington County grand jury presented Jonathan Curtis of Hopewell Twp. that he did on or about the 20th day of 2nd. month last overtake on the road the wife of Samuel Gilbert "and did violently pull her down from her mare and indeviour to force her to uncleaness. "Said Curtis submits. Ordered by the court that Jonathan Curtis be fyned three pounds to our Sovereigne Lady the Queen with costs and remaine in custody till fine and fees are paid and to enter into recognizence for his good behaviour for one year." |
| Land Purch* | On 13 February 1707 Jonathan Curtis purchased land at Amwell Twp., Hunterdon, New Jersey, from John Horner of Middlesex County, New Jersey, 300 acres.10 |
| NoteB | The Will of William Atkinson, of Springfield Twp. Burlington County, dated 1 October 1714 bequeathed land at Annanickam bought of Jonathan Curtis [possibly Annaricken or Onanickon, probably in Springfield Twp.].11 |
| Marriage* | He married Mary (?) circa 1715.12,9 |
| Land Sale | On 17 April 1718 Jonathan Curtis and Mary (?) sold land at Amwell Twp., Hunterdon, New Jersey, to David Stoute for 146 pounds current silver money within the province of Pennsylvania, their home and 300 acres of land. "The phrase "Jonathan Curtice and Mary Curtice his now wife" suggests they may have been recently married.13 |
| NoteB | On 24 March 1720, Jonathan Curtis of Cecil County, Maryland gave a deposition in County Court: "Jonathan Curtis of said County, aged forty-five years [or thereabouts] deposeth and saith that upon the twenty third day of February last discoursing with a certain Elisha Gatchile of Notingham the said Gatchile told the Deponant that if any person do or shall [survey] any lands by the authority of Maryland to the Northward of that line that the Pennsilvanians was running, and that he was commanded by the councell of Pennsilvania to apprehend and carry them prisoners to Philadelphia and that he would so if the Govornour of Maryland stood and looked on and further saith not." |
| NoteB | In 1730, Morgan Bryan and a prominent Quaker named Alexander Ross, also of Chester County, Pennsylvania, presented a colonization plan to Lt. Gov. William Gooch and his Council in Pennsylvania. They succeeded in obtaihning a 100,000 acre grant south of the Potomac River and west of Opequon Creek, extending to North Mountain. Ross established his area on teh west side of Opequon Creek in present-day Frederick County, while Bryan oversaw the area that now lies in Berkleye County, West Virginia, in both Opequon Valley and into Back Creek Valley. Morgan Morgan II moved from Delaware and founded the first permanent English settlement of record on Mill Creek, near present-day Bunker Hill in Berkeley County.14 |
| NoteB | In 1732, Hans Yost Heydt (aka Joist Hite) and 15 families set out from York, Pennsylvania, passed through present-day Berkeley, and settled near present-day winchester. |
| NoteB* | Morgan Bryan owned a tract of land near the North Mountain about two miles south of the 1,020 acres (Tract 51, Map 2) and 2 1/2 miles south of the 1,020 acres (Tract 51, Map 2) and 2 1/2 miles northwest of present-day Martinsburg, West Virginia. This 400 acre tract was situated adjacent south to Jonathan Curtis (Tract 172) and adjacent north to Peteate and Robinson (Tract 148). Morgan sold the 4000 acres to Richard Thatcher of Pennsylvania.15 |
| NoteB | "Jonathan Curtis had James Wood survey '713 acres on west side of Opeckon' on 23 December 1735. Jonathan also had 68 acres of land 'where he lives on Dry Run, a branch of Tusccororah' survey on 20 November 1752; this tract lies adjacent to son Job Curtis and was assigned (sold) by Jonathan and his wife Mary to John Park on 11 July 1757. (Tract 172B, Map 2) Son Job had a tract of land containing 373 acres 'where he lives on head of Mackays/McCoys Branch' (house on plant) survey on 14 November 1752; Job sold this tract to John Park on 11 July 1757 also (Tract 172A, Map2)."16 |
| NoteB | The Reverend William Williams filed an "Action of Trespass" against Jonathan on 26 October 1737 and by a trial on 27 June 1739, a Jury found for the defendant Curtis with Williams paying all costs of trial.17 |
| NoteB | Frederick County was formed in 1738 from Orange County. |
| NoteB | The will of John Hood, who lived near Thomas Curtis on the Potamac River, named Jonathan Curtis as executor and was witnessed by Thomas Curtis. [Orange County, Virginia Court Book 3, pages 166, 379, 448, quoted by O'Dell] The widow produced the will 22 July 1742, but no witnesses appeared. The will was not entered in the record book and no copy survived. |
| NoteB | At the first court session of 1745, the grand jury "presented" Jonathan Curtise, charged by Andrew Campbell, gent., "for waiting and publishing several things against the Church of England within six months past."18 |
| NoteB | In the second session of the Frederick County Court, convened 8 May 1745, "Jonathan Curtis, having insulted the Court, ordered Sherif take said Curtis and confine him in the stocks for an hour."19 |
| NoteB | John Dalton, Merchant of Fairfax County; 10 Feb. 1749 - 23 Oct. 1751; 400 acres adjacent to Jonathan Curtis & his son, the Bear Spring, Opeckon Mt., Robert Paul, Lewis Burwell, Esq., Thomas Cowdery, John Baker. Chain carriers Thomas Cowdery & William Kelly; pilots - John Baker & Job Curtis. Survery John Baylis.20 |
| Land Sale* | On 11 July 1757 Jonathan Curtis and Mary (?) sold land at Frederick, Virginia, to John Park for 15 pounds. "We Jonathan Curtice & Mary Curtice of Frederick County Virginia . . . a track of land surveyed by William Baylis on Dry Run joining a tract of land whereon I formerly lived containing 68 acres by a patent given by John Muzzy [Mauzey] dated 11 May 1753 [55] unto John Park. . . ." "I desire that he may have a deed out for it in his name."12 |
| Death* | Jonathan Curtis died after 11 July 1757 at Frederick, Virginia; The 1757 sale is the last record known for Jonathan and Mary; it appears they went to live with Job.12 |
| NoteB | Berkeley County was created in February 1772 from the northern third of Frederick County, and included present counties of Morgan (until 1820) and Jefferson (until 1801.) |
Family 1 | Unknown First Wife b. c 1680, d. b 1715 |
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Family 2 | Mary (?) b. c 1685, d. a 11 Jul 1757 |
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Citations
- [S1959] Peggy Shomo Joyner, Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys, Frederick County.
- [S1967] Lewis D. Cook, "Thomas Curtis of Burlington County, New Jersey", p. 213.
- [S1966] Lewis D. Cook, "Thomas Curtis of Bugbrooke", page 96.
- [S1967] Lewis D. Cook, "Thomas Curtis of Burlington County, New Jersey", page 213.
- [S1969] David Fridley, "Thomas Curtis: Baptist at Baptisttown."
- [S1994] New Jersey State Library, West Jersey Deeds, Liber B, page 111.
- [S1967] Lewis D. Cook, "Thomas Curtis of Burlington County, New Jersey", page 213, from Burlington Court Book, 1680-1709, page 221.
- [S1973] H. Clay Reed and George J. Miller, Burlington Court Book, page 221.
- [S1994] New Jersey State Library, West Jersey Deeds.
- [S1994] New Jersey State Library, West Jersey Deeds, Liber E, page 184.
- [S1966] Lewis D. Cook, "Thomas Curtis of Bugbrooke", page 98.
- [S1960] Clerk of Frederick County, Frederick County, Virginia Deed Records.
- [S1994] New Jersey State Library, West Jersey Deeds, Liber E, page 183.
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, Appendix I.
- [S1962] Cecil O'Dell, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, page 73 (Joyner, Northern Neck Warrants and Surveys, Vol. 11, p. 155).
- [S1962] Cecil O'Dell, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, page 88 (Cognets, English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records, p. 122; Joyner, Northern Neck Warrangs and Surveys, Vol. II, pp. 42, 117.).
- [S1962] Cecil O'Dell, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, page 88 (Orange County, Virginia Court Book 1, p. 415; and Book 2, p. 6).
- [S1964] Virginia Clerk of Frederic County, Frederick County, Virginia Order Book, Order Book 1, page 343.
- [S1964] Virginia Clerk of Frederic County, Frederick County, Virginia Order Book, Book, 1, page 347.
- [S1965] Peggy Shomo Joyner, Northern Neck Warrants and Surveys, Volume II (Frederick County), p. 42.
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, page 566.
Joseph Morgan1,2
M, b. circa 1738
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | Joseph Morgan was born circa 1738.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Ann (Nancy) Curtis, daughter of Job Curtis and Unknown First Wife (?), circa 1758 at Frederick, Virginia.1 |
| Census* | Joseph Morgan and Ann (Nancy) Curtis appeared on the census of 1800 at Burke, North Carolina, page 770, 1 female under 10, 3 males 16-25, 1 male and 1 female over 45.3 |
Family | Ann (Nancy) Curtis b. c 1738 |
John Ellis1
M, b. circa 1740
| Last Edited | 5 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | John Ellis was born circa 1740.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Rachel Curtis, daughter of Job Curtis and Unknown First Wife (?), circa 1760 at Frederick, Virginia.1 |
Family | Rachel Curtis b. c 1740 |
Citations
- [S1120] Job Curtis Will Vol. 3, page 595, probated 24 April 1804.
Thomas Curtis
M, b. circa 1790
| Father | Edward Curtis b. 1760, d. 3 Nov 1843 |
| Mother | Jane Sharp b. c 1760, d. c 1810 |
| Last Edited | 5 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | Thomas Curtis was born circa 1790 at Berkeley, Virginia; 1812 war pensioner. |
Mary (?)1
F, b. circa 1685, d. after 11 July 1757
| Last Edited | 19 Apr 2010 |
| Birth* | Mary (?) was born circa 1685.1,2 |
| Married Name | As of circa 1715,her married name was Curtis.1,2 |
| Marriage* | She married Jonathan Curtis, son of Thomas Curtis and Jane (?), circa 1715.1,2 |
| Land Sale | On 17 April 1718 Mary (?) and Jonathan Curtis sold land at Amwell Twp., Hunterdon, New Jersey, to David Stoute for 146 pounds current silver money within the province of Pennsylvania, their home and 300 acres of land. "The phrase "Jonathan Curtice and Mary Curtice his now wife" suggests they may have been recently married.3 |
| Land Sale* | On 11 July 1757 Mary (?) and Jonathan Curtis sold land at Frederick, Virginia, to John Park for 15 pounds. "We Jonathan Curtice & Mary Curtice of Frederick County Virginia . . . a track of land surveyed by William Baylis on Dry Run joining a tract of land whereon I formerly lived containing 68 acres by a patent given by John Muzzy [Mauzey] dated 11 May 1753 [55] unto John Park. . . ." "I desire that he may have a deed out for it in his name."1 |
| Death* | Mary (?) died after 11 July 1757 at Frederick, Virginia; date of last record for Mary & Jonathan.1 |
Family | Jonathan Curtis b. c 1674, d. a 11 Jul 1757 |
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Mr. Burris1
M, b. circa 1755
| Last Edited | 6 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | Mr. Burris was born circa 1755.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Rebeckah Curtis, daughter of Job Curtis and Unknown First Wife (?), circa 1787 at Virginia.1 |
Family | Rebeckah Curtis b. c 1757 |
Citations
- [S1120] Job Curtis Will Vol. 3, page 595, probated 24 April 1804.
Mr. DeMoss1
M, b. circa 1770
| Last Edited | 6 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | Mr. DeMoss was born circa 1770.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Martha Curtis, daughter of Job Curtis and Mary Cordery, circa 1794 at Virginia.1 |
Family | Martha Curtis b. c 1774 |
Citations
- [S1120] Job Curtis Will Vol. 3, page 595, probated 24 April 1804.
Thomas Curtis1
M, b. circa 1700, d. 23 July 1741
| Father | Jonathan Curtis1 b. c 1674, d. a 11 Jul 1757 |
| Mother | Unknown First Wife1,2 b. c 1680, d. b 1715 |
| Last Edited | 7 Dec 2013 |
| Birth* | Thomas Curtis was born circa 1700 at Burlington, New Jersey; the evidence that Thomas was the son of Jonathan is persuasive, but circumstantial. From the reference in a 1718 deed to Mary as "his now wife," it appears likely Jonathan was married at least twice and Thomas was the son of his first wife.1,3 |
| NoteB | "A" Thomas Curtis of Talbot County, Maryland sold a tract of land containing 181 acres on 31 January 1720/21. Probably not the same Thomas Curtis.4 |
| NoteB | Tracy and Dern, in their book Pioneers of Old Monocacy: the early settlement of Frederick County, Maryland, state "Thomas Curtis and his wife Mary Bryan, daughter of Morgan Bryan, came from Pennsylvania into today's Berkeley County, West Virginia."5 |
| NoteB* | In 1730, Morgan Bryan and a prominent Quaker named Alexander Ross, also of Chester County, Pennsylvania, presented a colonization plan to Lt. Gov. William Gooch and his Council in Pennsylvania. They succeeded in obtaihning a 100,000 acre grant south of the Potomac River and west of Opequon Creek, extending to North Mountain. Ross established his area on teh west side of Opequon Creek in present-day Frederick County, while Bryan oversaw the area that now lies in Berkleye County, West Virginia, in both Opequon Valley and into Back Creek Valley. Morgan Morgan II moved from Delaware and founded the first permanent English settlement of record on Mill Creek, near present-day Bunker Hill in Berkeley County.6 |
| NoteB | In 1732, Hans Yost Heydt (aka Joist Hite) and 15 families set out from York, Pennsylvania, passed through present-day Berkeley, and settled near present-day winchester. |
| NoteB | In 1733, the name Thomas Curtis appears on a list of 50 men sued and forced to vacate their land in or near Hopewell (The Coxe Trials, 1733, Fifty Men's Compact, Virginia Everitt, Clerk of the Hunterdon County Court, Flemington, New Jersey, citing C.H. Records, Vol. H:46. Research of Gloria Padach.)7 |
| NoteB | Thomas Curtis may have been one of the original members of the Hopewell Meeting, the first Quaker meeting establishing in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It originally was known as Opeckan and was set off from the Concord Quarterly Meeting of Pennsylvania in 1734. The actual date of first settlement is thought to be around 1730. The meeting house was located about 6 miles north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. (Email from George Patrick on Rootsweb Berkeley County, WV list group, dated 26 November 2006.) |
| NoteB* | "Thomas Curtis had a tract of land containing 418 acres surveyed by Robert Brooke 30 Dec 1734 and received a patent from the Colony for same on 12 Nov 1735. This tract lay on the Potomac River, two miles northeast of present-day Little Georgetown, Berkeley County, West Virginia." (Robert Brooke, Book of Surveys, Virginia Historical Society, and Virginia Land Patent Book 16, p. 325.)8 |
| Land Entry* | He entered land on 12 November 1735 at Virginia 418 acres granted under an order of Council & c. granted leave to Alexander Ross and Morgan Bryan to survey in such maner & C. about 2 miles of Tulisses Branch. |
| Marriage* | He married Mary Bryan, daughter of Morgan Bryan and Martha Strode, circa 1739.1 |
| NoteB | The will of John Hood, who lived near Thomas Curtis on the Potamac River, named Jonathan Curtis as executor and was witnessed by Thomas Curtis. [Orange County, Virginia Court Book 3, pages 166, 379, 448, quoted by O'Dell] The widow produced the will 22 July 1742, but no witnesses appeared. The will was not entered in the record book and no copy survived. |
| Death* | Thomas Curtis died on 23 July 1741 at Orange, Virginia; Mary Curtis was appointed administratrix of his estate with Morgan and Joseph Bryan Bondsmen. The inventory of his estate was returned to the court 25 Feb 1741/42 with a total valuation of 100 pounds, 18 shillings.1,8 |
| NoteB | IN 1748, Morgan Bryan took up new land in Lord Granville's extensive holdings in North Carolina. left behind permanently near Winchester were the graves of Morgan and Martha Bryan's daughter Mary and her husband Thomas Curtis. The young couple, married only a year or two, died in the early 1740s, leaving their infant daughter to be raised by grandmother Martha. Seven-year-old Mary Curtis was among several children who made the trek to North Carolina down the Great Wagon Road, a trip of approximately three months.9 |
Family | Mary Bryan b. c 1720, d. 25 Feb 1741/42 |
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Citations
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, page 566.
- [S1994] New Jersey State Library, West Jersey Deeds.
- [S1994] New Jersey State Library, West Jersey Deeds, Liber E, page 183.
- [S1962] Cecil O'Dell, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, page 59 (Talbot County, Maryland Land Liber 12, Folio 430).
- [S1963] Grace L. Tracey and John P. Dern, Pioneers of Old Monocacy, page 87.
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, Appendix I.
- [S1995] Ethel Stroupe, "First Families of Jersey Settlement."
- [S1962] Cecil O'Dell, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, page 59.
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, page 564.
Mary Bryan1
F, b. circa 1720, d. 25 February 1741/42
| Father | Morgan Bryan2 b. c 1671, d. 3 Apr 1763 |
| Mother | Martha Strode3 b. c 1697, d. 24 Aug 1762 |
| Last Edited | 6 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | Mary Bryan was born circa 1720 at Chester, Pennsylvania.1 |
| Married Name | As of circa 1739,her married name was Curtis.1 |
| Marriage* | She married Thomas Curtis, son of Jonathan Curtis and Unknown First Wife, circa 1739.1 |
| Death* | Mary Bryan died on 25 February 1741/42 at Opeckin, Orange, Virginia; Mary wrote her will on 9 Jan 1741/42, and it was proven in Court 25 Feb 1742/41, leaving a riding horse and saddle to her mother, Martha Bryan, and to her daughter "Mary Curtiss" -- all the rest of stock and household goods, "and if she dies without any issue to be divided amongst my brethren": Joseph, Samuel, Morgan, John, William, James and Thomas Bryan and sister Ellinor Linvell. Her father Morgan Bryan and brother Joseph Bryan were named as executors.1,4 |
Family | Thomas Curtis b. c 1700, d. 23 Jul 1741 |
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Citations
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, page 566.
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, pages 561-568.
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, page 516-568.
- [S1962] Cecil O'Dell, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, Orange County, Virginia Will Book 1, pages 164, 190, 191.
Mary Curtis1
F, b. circa 1740
| Father | Thomas Curtis1 b. c 1700, d. 23 Jul 1741 |
| Mother | Mary Bryan1 b. c 1720, d. 25 Feb 1741/42 |
| Last Edited | 6 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | Mary Curtis was born circa 1740 at Frederick, Virginia.1 |
| Married Name | As of circa 1758,her married name was Forbes.1,2 |
| Marriage* | She married Robert Forbes circa 1758 at Rowan, North Carolina.1 |
Family | Robert Forbes b. c 1735 |
Robert Forbes1,2
M, b. circa 1735
| Last Edited | 26 Jan 2013 |
| Birth* | Robert Forbes was born circa 1735.1 |
| Name Variation | As of 1735, Robert Forbes was also known as Robert Forbush.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Mary Curtis, daughter of Thomas Curtis and Mary Bryan, circa 1758 at Rowan, North Carolina.1 |
| NoteB* | Robert Forbes and his wife Mary of Rowan County, North Carolina sold the 418-acre patent land to Thomas Lord Fairfax for 200 pounds on 18 June 1762. Mary released her right of dower on 21 Jun 1762.3 |
Family | Mary Curtis b. c 1740 |
Morgan Bryan1
M, b. circa 1671, d. 3 April 1763
| Last Edited | 8 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | Morgan Bryan was born circa 1671 at Denmark.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Martha Strode circa 1717 at Chester, Pennsylvania.2 |
| Tax List* | Morgan Bryan appeared on the personal property tax list of between 1720 and 1726 at Marlborough Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania; in the Pequea Creek District, where he owned a 137 acre farm.3 |
| NoteB* | "In 1730, Morgan Bryan and his partner in pennsylvania, Alexander Ross, paved the way for the Opequuon Settlement in the northern Valley of Virginia. In 1748, the Bryan clan established a settlement in Yadkin Valley, North Carolina, after losing a dispute with Lord Fairfax in Virginia. During the 1770s, members of the Bryan family opened Kentucky for settlement, and later Missouri."4 |
| Death* | He died on 3 April 1763 at Rowan, North Carolina.1 |
Family | Martha Strode b. c 1697, d. 24 Aug 1762 |
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Citations
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, pages 561-568.
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, page 516-568.
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, page 562.
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, page 561.
Martha Strode1
F, b. circa 1697, d. 24 August 1762
| Last Edited | 8 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | Martha Strode was born circa 1697 at England.1 |
| Marriage* | She married Morgan Bryan circa 1717 at Chester, Pennsylvania.1 |
| Married Name | As of circa 1717,her married name was Bryan.1 |
| Death* | Martha Strode died on 24 August 1762 at Rowan, North Carolina.1 |
Family | Morgan Bryan b. c 1671, d. 3 Apr 1763 |
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Citations
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, page 516-568.
Thomas Cordery1
M, b. circa 1690
| Last Edited | 6 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | Thomas Cordery was born circa 1690.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Martha (?) circa 1715 at Pennsylvania.2 |
| Tax List* | Thomas Cordery appeared on the personal property tax list of between 1715 and 1724 at Birmingham Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania.3 |
| NoteB* | He was in Orange County, Virginia by September 1737 when he signed a petition for meeting houses to be erected on Morgan Bryan's and Reverend William Williams' (a Presbyterian minister) land.4 |
| NoteB | On 28 October 1757, Thomas received a Fairfax grant for land adjacent to William Richey on a branch of Tuscarora Creek. This tract, called Dry Run, was surveyed 24 October 1751 and is located about 1/2 miles southeast of Morgan Bryan's 1,020 acre patent on Berkeley County Highway 9/11. (Tract 51, Map 2.)5 |
| Will* | He left a will on 7 March 1763; Thomas Cordry/Cordrey's will, proven 6 March 1764, listed sons Orphis (deceased), Thomas Cordry Jr. and grandson John Cordry (son of John Cordrey, deceased(, and daughters Sidney Cordrey and Mary Curtis. His wife Martha and Job Curtis were named executors.6 |
Family | Martha (?) b. c 1695, d. a 1764 |
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Citations
- [S1962] Cecil O'Dell, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, pages 80-81, citing his will.
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, page 80-81.
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, page 79.
- [S1962] Cecil O'Dell, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, page 79 (Orange County Virginia Court Book 1, p. 213 and Dorman, Orange County, Virginia Deed Books 3 & 4, Judgments 1736, p. 101).
- [S1962] Cecil O'Dell, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, page 80 (Gray, Northern Neck Grants, K-26, Joyner, Northern Neck Warrants and Surveys, Vol. 11, p. 37).
- [S1957] John Hollman, "Hollman Family", Ancestral File, page 81 (citing Frederick County, Virginia Will Book 3, page 174).
Martha (?)1
F, b. circa 1695, d. after 1764
| Last Edited | 6 Mar 2010 |
| Birth* | Martha (?) was born circa 1695.1 |
| Marriage* | She married Thomas Cordery circa 1715 at Pennsylvania.1 |
| Married Name | As of circa 1715,her married name was Cordery.1 |
| Death* | Martha (?) died after 1764 at Frederick, Virginia.1 |
Family | Thomas Cordery b. c 1690 |
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Citations
- [S1961] Wilmer L. Kerns, Frederick County, Virginia Back Creek Valley, page 80-81.
Thomas Curtis1
M, b. circa 1635, d. before 23 July 1688
| Last Edited | 22 Oct 2017 |
| Birth* | Thomas Curtis was born circa 1635 at England; probably Northamptonshire; no baptismal record found in Bugbrooke Parish records.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Jane (?) circa 1660 at Northamptonshire, England; no record found in Bugbrooke Parish or Quaker records.2 |
| NoteB* | After the birth of Thomas in 1670, there are no further records of Thomas and his family in either the Northamptonshire Quaker records or in the Bugbrooke Parish records, even though they continued to have children. Possibly, this was related to anti-Quaker sentiment in England at the time. |
| NoteB | There are no Curtis records in Bugbrooke or Northamptonshire Parish between 1670 and 1684; this may reflect the difficult times for Quakers in that time frame, as there is no evidence Thomas moved prior to coming to America. |
| Immigration* | Thomas Curtis and Jane Curtis immigrated in 1681 to Burlington, New Jersey; On 20 July 1681, "Jane Curtis" witnessed the agreement whereby Sarah Curtis was bound to Benjamin Scott in return for her passage to America. From this document it can be inferred that Thomas, Jane, the three youngest children and proably Jane, the eldest, arrived in New Jersey shortly before and arranged for the passage of their daughters Sarah and Elizabeth.3 |
| Tax List* | Thomas Curtis appeared on the personal property tax list of 1684 at Burlington, New Jersey; 100 acres.4 |
| NoteB* | In August 1685 a tract of 150 acres on the South Branch of Birch Creek, in Springfield Twp., Burlington County, was surveyed for Thomas. The tract was adjacent to Peter Harvey's tract.5 |
| (Witness) Land Sale | He witnessed the sale of land by Sarah Curtis and Peter Harvey on 10 October 1686 at Burlington, New Jersey; to Thomas Curtis, of Bugbrook, West Jersey, husbandman, described as a tract of 40 acres in the Second Tenth, part of the land formerly belonging to Benjamin Scott, deceased, and by him assigned to said Sarah Harvey.6,7 |
| Death* | Thomas Curtis died before 23 July 1688 at Burlington, New Jersey; On 23 July 1688, William Stayner of Springfield sold 90 acres on Birch Creek to Samuel Osborne, carpenter, 40 of which had been purchased from Thomas Curtis, date uncertain, "by reason of whose death not sufficiently confirmed."1,8 |
Family | Jane (?) b. c 1640, d. a 1700 |
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Citations
- [S1966] Lewis D. Cook, "Thomas Curtis of Bugbrooke", page 96.
- [S1374] Lewis D. Cook, "Thomas Curtis of Northamptonshire and Burlington."
- [S1994] New Jersey State Library, West Jersey Deeds, Liber B, page 111.
- [S1973] H. Clay Reed and George J. Miller, Burlington Court Book, page 31.
- [S1966] Lewis D. Cook, "Thomas Curtis of Bugbrooke", New Jersey Archives 21:359.
- [S1967] Lewis D. Cook, "Thomas Curtis of Burlington County, New Jersey", page 97, citing New Jersey Archives, 21:425.
- [S1990] Elmer T. Hutchinson, editor New Jersey State Archives, Calendar of Wills--1730-1750, New Jersey Colonial Records, Vol. 21, Libert B, Part I (1677-1694).
- [S1990] Elmer T. Hutchinson, editor New Jersey State Archives, Calendar of Wills--1730-1750, New Jersey Archives, Vol. 21, Libert B, Part II (1676-1706).
- [S1966] Lewis D. Cook, "Thomas Curtis of Bugbrooke", p. 97.
- [S1966] Lewis D. Cook, "Thomas Curtis of Bugbrooke", page 97.
- [S1966] Lewis D. Cook, "Thomas Curtis of Bugbrooke", page 98.
- [S1967] Lewis D. Cook, "Thomas Curtis of Burlington County, New Jersey", page 213.
- [S1968] David Fridley, "Thomas Curtis: New Jersey Roots."