and a couple more names I follow: Boyden, David.
Note that numbered months are from Quaker records so 1=March. Entries here are chronological, at least by year; I might cheat on monthly order to keep related records together. Use your browser's "search" ("edit/find in page") function to check for your surnames.
| Year | Month/Day | Event or Record |
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| 1680 | 8/31 | Mary SCHOLEY dau of Robt mar John Rogers of Nottingham at Tho Lambert's house, Nottingham (B) |
| 1681 | 9/9 | Dinah, dau of Samuel & Elizabeth BORDEN, born (B) |
| 1682 | 6/6 | Lewis David rocf Redstone Gen'l Mtg, Pembroke co, S Wales (date is certif) (P)
nothing more on this name, but other Davids |
| 1682 | 3/12 | John Day rocf Ashwell MM, ENG (date is certif) |
| 1685 | -1690 | Children born to John & Elizabeth Day: (B)
- Elizabeth 9-20-1685
- Mary 9-13-1688
- Sarah 8-9-1690
|
| 1686 | 8/4 | Thomas SCHOLEY ltm Sarah Parker |
| 1688 | 3/25 | John Day gct England |
| 1694 | -1695 | Entries for Thomas and Mary SHINN:
son Tho b 11-6-1694; son Samuel b 2-15-1695; Tho died 11-9-1695. No indication which Tho died, but as there are no further entries for children, it may be the father; and there is a likely entry for the son below in 1753. (B) |
| 1695 | 8/24 | James Boyden of PA mar Miriam Rowley of Burlington at Burlington (B) |
| 1696 | 2/16 | Mary Boyden, dau of Jas, Bucks, PA mar Daniel Radley of Phila at Jas Boyden's house (P) |
| 1697 | 10/8 | John SCHOLEY & Rebecca Benet, both of Burlington, mar at Tho Williams's house (B) |
| 1699 | 10/24 | Ann, dau of John & Rebeckah SCHOLEY, born |
| | | SHINN family: see Mount Holly MM |
| 1706 | 9/21 | Edward Barton & Sarah Day, both of Burlington, mar at the house of John --- |
| 1711 | 2/2 | John SCHOLEY gct Chesterfield MM to marry (B) |
| 1711 | to 1729 | Children born to John & Frances SCHOLEY (B):
- Susannah 12-4-1711/2
- John 11-22-1714/5
- Thomas 12-5-1718/9
- Mary 12-24-1720
- Esable 2-28-1721
- Samuel 5-25-1723
- Rebecca 8-3-1725
- Sarah 6-6-1727
- Jonathan 8-3-1729
|
| 1713 | 9/17 | William Matlack son of Wm mar Ann ANTRUM dau of John, all of
Burlington, at Burlington MH (B) |
| 1719 | to 1734 | Children born to Samuel and Mary SHINN: (B)
Mary b 3-16-1719 d 9 yrs
Alis b 1-20-1721
Sarah b 6-16-1723
Tho b 5-2-1725
Mary b 12-3-1727/8
Eliz b 4-14-1730
Marcy b 10-31-1733/4 |
| 1725 | 4/7 | James ANTRUM reported marriage to Mary "Mackelutch" (B)
(of the family of the Maclatche on BRANSON will?) |
| 1725 | 7/24 | Mary Boyden rmt Jacob Shute (P) |
| 1729 | 1/3 | Thomas SCHOLEY & wf rocf Chesterfield MM Ireland dd 1728/9-12-6
(B) |
| 1735/6 | 1/16 | Martha ANTRUM m. John OSMUND in Springield (B)
Martha is dau of Thomas ANTRUM of Burlington (& Sarah Taley?)
|
| 1739 | 3/17 | Mary ANTRUM m. Solomon SHINN in Springfield (B)
Mary is dau of Thomas ANTRUM of Burlington (& Sarah Taley?)
Solomon is son of James SHINN of Burlington |
| 1739 | and later | Matlack names found in Phila, mostly family of Timothy (P) |
| 1740 | to 1773 | entries for children of Solomon & Mary Ridgway (B)
sorry, didn't note individuals |
| 1743 | | Rebecca SCHOLEY rmt Joseph Wright (B) |
| 1743 | Oct | Probate of Benjamin BORDEN's will, of Orange Co VA;
names Wm H(F?)earnly and wife (BB's dau), dau Hannah
Rogers, dau Rebeckah BRANSON et al (FrCoVA) |
| 1743 | 10/1 | John ANTRUM m. Priscilla Haines in Springfield (B)
John is son of John ANTRUM of Burlington
Priscilla is dau of Daniel Haines of Burlington |
| 1744 | 1 Mar | Chas Baker sold to Sam'l Earle "25 acres of land more or less, on the Cruked Run, being part of a grant to Jost Hite, who sold to John BRANSON, who sold to Baker." (HLSV) |
| 1744 | May | Thomas BRANSON's estate in Frederick Co admin'd by Thomas Jr and John BRANSON (FrCoVA) |
| 1744 | May | Samuel SHINN charged by first grand jury of Frederick Co VA for selling liquor without a license |
| 1746 | | Rent rolls of Frederick Co, VA, show:
- John BRANSON 243, John BRANSON 291
- Thomas BRANSON 421
- Benjamin BORDEN 3143
- Jacob Chrisman 200
- John PAINTER 155
- John VanMeter 885, John VanMeter 1786
- Hites: Isaac 300, Isaac 300, John 266, John 1050, Joist 266, Joist 449, Joist 499, Jos P 608
HLSV says it was in this year that Thomas and John BRANSON came into possession of (the) 600 acres of land left them by their father. |
| 1746 | 2/7 | Jonathan BRANSON reported marriage to Alice Atkinson (B) |
| 1748 | 10/6 | Sarah BRANSON, wf of Wm, died (P) |
| 1749 | 2/3 | John BRANSON and wife Martha OSMOND get Burlington NJ certificate to Hopewell and report their marriage |
| 1749 | 11/1 | Lionel BRANSON reported marriage to Rebecca Rodgers (B) |
| 1750 | | Isabel SCHOLEY rmt Jacob Ridgway (B) |
| 1750 | | Land holders of Frederick Co VA include:
- NO BRANSONS!
- Jacob Hite
- Wm Fearnly
- Bethany Haines
- Abraham & Joseph Haines
- John PAINTER
- Thomas Reese
- Edwin Rogers
- Mary Spurgeon
- Abraham VanMeter
- Henry & Isaac VanMeter
- Isaac VanMeter
- Jacob VanMeter
- John VanMeter
- (George Washington)
- (Maj. Lawrence Washington)
|
| 1753 | 2/27 | Thomas SHINN of Northampton, an elder, died age 58 (B) |
| 1753 | 9/3 | John ANTRUM married out of unity; wife Elizabeth rec'd by request |
| 1754 | 6 - | Lionel BRANSON and William BRANSON disowned by Hopewell for "disunity" - so have moved to VA without requesting a certificate to another meeting, I suppose |
| 1755 | 12 | Thomas BRANSON and wife Martha and child get Hopewell certificate to Warrington PA; rec'd there 17-7-1756 |
| 1756 | 8/23 | Mary BORDEN, dau of John, died (P) |
| 1757 | 12 | Elizabeth BRANSON gets Burlington certificate to Hopewell |
| 1759 | | John BRANSON, Frederick Co rent roll |
| 1760 | 3/3 | John BRANSON, wife Martha, dau Martha BRANSON; also Thomas BRANSON, Anna BRANSON, Amelia OSMOND & (E)unis OSMOND all get Burlington certificates to Hopewell |
| 1760 | 4/7 | John ANTRUM Jr gets Burlington certificate to Duck Creek |
| 1760 | 5/5 | BRANSON group in 3/3 entry don't move as expected and John returns the certificates to Burlington MM |
| 1760 | 8 | Thomas BRANSON Jr rec'd at Hopewell from Burlington |
| 1761 | 3 | Thomas BRANSON married out of the unity (H) |
| 1761 | 5 | John BRANSON, wife and dau's Martha and Ann rec'd at Hopewell
from Burlington (Ann is a separate entry); also Amelia & (E)unice OSMOND |
| 1761 | 10 | John BRANSON co for Crooked Run Mtg |
| 1761 | | Mary SCHOLEY rmt Job Ridgway (B) |
| 1762 | 7 | Samuel SHINN Jr rec'd at Hopewell from Evesham NJ |
| 1763 | 4/25 | Tho BORDEN (Burden) rocf Evesham MM dd 1762-11-4 (S) |
| 1763 | -1768 | entries for children born to David & Jane Ridgway (B)
sorry, didn't note individuals |
| 1764 | 2 | Samuel SHINN reported married out of unity & disowned (H) |
| 1764 | 3 | Anna (nee BRANSON) SHINN disowned (H) |
| 1764 | 12 | Elizabeth (nee BRANSON) Corder reported marriage out of unity
and disowned (H) |
| 1764 | | John BRANSON, Frederick Co rent roll
Thomas BRANSON, patentee, Frederick Co rent roll |
| 1765 | 3/7 | Tho BORDEN & Amey Silver of Salem Co mar at Piles Grove MH, NJ (S) |
| 1769 | 1 | Martha BRANSON m Thomas Fawcett (H)
Martha is dau of John BRANSON and Martha of Frederick Co.; Thomas is son of Richard Fawcett and Rachel of Frederick Co.
(children: John b 14-1-1770 m Mary PAINTER; Richard b 22-9-1771; Martha b 3-11-1773; Rachel b 24-3-1775) |
| 1769 | 1/2 | Daniel ANTRUM, wife Susannah, children Rachel, Levi & Edith get Burlington certificate to Hopewell |
| 1769 | 5/1 | John ANTRUM, wife Elizabeth, children Caleb, Mary, Esther, Joshua & Elizabeth get certificate from Burlington to Hopewell |
| 1769 | 10/2 | Tho BORDEN dis, disunity (S) |
| 1769 | | first SHINN certificate to Hopewell VA |
| 1770 | Nov | Probate of John BRANSON's will, naming dau Anna SHINN, dau
Elizabeth Corder, dau Mary Duckworth (wife of John), dau Martha Fawcett, grandson John BRANSON, wife Martha BRANSON, son-in-law Thomas Fawcett. Witnesses: Mary Ellis, Andrew McKay (FrCoVA) |
| 1771 | 3 | George SHINN, wife Rachel, children Elizabeth, Mary & Israel rec'd at Hopewell from Burlington certificate dated 1769/2/6 |
| 1771 | 9/2 | a new Thos Fausett and son John arrive at Hopewell from Ballenderry Ireland; the next yr John marries a 1st cousin and is disowned; then Thos Fausett is disowned for marrying out of unity; and they are no longer mentioned at Hopewell] |
| 1772 | 5/25 | Tho Barton buried, age 65 (P) |
| 1772 | 12 | Thomas BRANSON disowned (H) |
| 1773 | | Thomas BRANSON, patentee, Fauquier Co rent roll
So he had moved a bit east, but I have no specific land records for him in these 7 years. |
| 1779 | 7/27 | Meriam BRANSON rocf Haddonfield MM (S) |
| 1779 | 9 | Thomas BRANSON restored to unity (H) & granted certificate
to New Garden MM, NC |
| 1779 | 10 | William BRANSON and Elizabeth are in Stafford CO;
marriage of son Abraham recorded in Hopewell |
| 1779 | 11 | Eunice BRANSON of Stafford Co m Wm Wright (H) |
| 1781 | 4/5 | Hannah Fawcett m Caleb Antram (H); Hannah is dau of Richard Fawcett & Rachel of Frederick Co.
(Caleb I imagine is son of John Antram & Elizabeth who moved to Hopewell in 1769; so he might be abt age 26) |
| 1782 | 8 | Sarah BRANSON rec'd by request at Crooked Run |
| 1782 | |
Jarret and Thomas BRANSON are both on the Montgomery Co tax list.
Brothers or father and son? 1 tithable, no slaves, 3 horses, 6 cattle. Thomas didn't have land, but Jarret did. I imagine that this is the father living with a son. |
| 1782 | to 1787 | Jarrett and Thomas BRANSON were both taxpayers throughout these years in Montgomery Co. |
| 1782 | 8/31
11/2 | Amos Holloway and Elizabeth SHINN declare their intention
to marry (at Crooked Run);
Amos cancels the notice because Elizabeth has died |
| 1783 | 10 | Sarah BRANSON m Thomas Fawcett (CR)
Sarah is dau of Wm & Elizabeth BRANSON of Stafford (dec'd) |
| 1783 | 11/1 | Jesse Holloway replaces Thomas Fawcett as overseer of Crooked
Run PM (at TF's request to be relieved) |
| 1783 | 12/17 | John Holloway m Mary SHINN in Stafford, VA (CR)
John is son of John Holloway & Margaret of Stafford Co.
Mary is dau of George SHINN & Rachel of Stafford Co.
(children: Geo b 1784-9-26; Jesse b 1786-12-1) |
| 1784 | 2 | Rachel BRANSON m Abel Holloway (CR)
Rachel is dau of Wm & Elizabeth BRANSON of Stafford (dec'd) |
| 1784 | 6 | Thomas BRANSON, wife Jane & children Robert, Hannah, Thomas,
David, (E)unice & Jacob rec'd at Crooked Run from New Garden NC on certificate dated 1784/4/24 |
| 1784 | 10 | Ann (nee Rea) BRANSON reported married contrary to discipline; disowned 8 months later for it (CR)
William BRANSON reported married contrary to discipline (CR) |
| 1787 | 5 | Jonathan SHINN rec'd at Hopewell from Burlington
on certificate dated 1786/8/7 |
| 1787 | 12 | Beulah (nee PAINTER) BRANSON reported married contrary to discipline, to first cousin; disowned the next month (CR) |
| 1788 | 1/30 | Miriam BRANSON & Tho Norris, both of Salem Co, mar at Salem MH (S) |
| 1788 | 5 | Thomas BRANSON, Andrew McKay, Thomas "Fossett"(surely Fawcett), Daniel Brown & Isaac Perkins appointed by CR to attend quarterly mtg |
| 1788 | 10 | Jonathan SHINN reported married out of unity & disowned (H) |
| 1788 | -1810 | entries for children born to William & Mary Ridgway (B)
sorry, didn't note individuals |
| 1790 | 2 | Jacob BRANSON rec'd at Hopewell from Crooked Run |
| 1791 | 1 | David SHINN rec'd at Hopewell from Mt Holly NJ 1790/8/5 |
| 1791 | 3 | David SHINN's children Samuel, David & John recrq (H) |
| 1791 | 12 | Jacob BRANSON granted certificate to Crooked Run |
| 1792 | 12/12 | Eunice Fernly m Richard Fawcett (CR)
Eunice is dau of Thos Fernly & Martha |
| 1794 | 3/31 | Samuel BRANSON, minor, rocf Haddonfield MM dd 1794-2-10 (S) |
| 1795 | 12/16 | Jacob BRANSON of Stafford m Rebeckah Holloway (CR)
Jacob is son of Wm & Elizabeth BRANSON of Stafford
Rebeckah is dau of Asa & Abigail Holloway of Stafford |
| 1796 | Feb | Probate of will of Robert Haines, naming wife Margaret, sons Robert and Noah, Amos, John and Nathaniel (youngest). Execs: wife, Thomas Fawcett, Thomas Smith (FrCoVA) |
| 1796 | 3/16 | William Fe(a)rnl(e)y m Hannah Fawcett at Crooked Run MH
Wm is son of Thomas Fernly & Martha
Hannah is dau of Thomas Fawcett & Martha of Frederick Co.
Wm b 1774/5/22 d 1799/1/29, Hannah b 1778/11/17 |
| 1796 | Oct | Probate of Samuel Baker's will, naming sons James and Samuel.
Execs: friend Maj. Thomas Massie et al (FrCoVA) |
| 1800 | | Southside families: North Carolina census shows BRANSON households:
- Henry Rnd 299
- John Stk 558
- Joseph Cht 195
- Leonard Stk 566
- Levi Cht 194
- Levi Cht 220
- William Stk 558
- Zacheriah Stk 575
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| 1805 | 9/24 | Jacob BRANSON, wife Rebecca (Holloway), children Abigail, Isaiah, Phoebe & Lydia rec'd at Concord MM, Ohio on 6/29 certificate from Crooked Run and 9/21 certificate from Short Creek (It is noted that Hopewell sent many families to the Concord MM in Ohio in the years 1803-1805.)(Also note that in 1837 a son of Jacob & Rebecca BRANSON of Fayette Co PA married at Pike Run; same wandering couple?) |
| 1807 | 2/14 | Abigail SHINN died (B) |
| 1808 | 2/2 | Martha BRANSON, Frederick co | Will, Bk 8 p356 | Inv & Accts, Bk 8 pp 486, 488, 489 |
| 1809 | 10/15 | Mary BORDEN died, age 25 (P) |
| 1810 | | "Gerrard" BRANSON and all his sons, then grown - Thomas, John, "Gerrard Jr.", Valentine, Andrew - are in the Patrick Co census.
None own slaves. The father has 6 horses; the sons, 3 each except Andrew who has 1. That seems average for the area; slaveowners are relatively few (10%?) with 6 or 7 slaves being a lot; many people do not own horses, a very few own 6 or 7. |
| 1810 | | Crickard's index of 1810 VA census
Only BRANSON hshlds in Frederick Co are Ann's & Rebecca's
so all males have moved on
Fawcett: Elijah, John, Tho Jr, Tho Sr
Corder: Benj, Jas, Patty
No SHINN |
| 1811 | | Lionel BRANSON, Frederick co | | Inv & Accts, Bk 9 pp 41 |
| 1812 | | Rebecca BRANSON, Frederick co | Will, Bk 9 p147 | Inv & Accts, Bk 9 pp 234 |
| 1813 | 7/14 | Ann SHINN, dau of Asa & Sarah, died, age 25 (B) |
| 1813 | 10 | Mary BRANSON m Jos Fawcett (H)
Mary is dau of Abraham and Sarah |
| 1824 | 11/25 | Sarah SHINN, widow of Asa, died |
| 1826 | 12/12 | Sarah SHINN, dau of Asa & Sarah, died, age 43 (B) |
| 1827 | 1/4 | Mary BORDEN died (S) |
| 1827 | | Abraham BRANSON, Frederick co | Will, Bk 14 p41 | Inv & Accts, Bk 15 pp 216, 218, Bk 16 p391 |
| 1832 | | Sarah BRANSON, Frederick co | Will, Bk 17 p125 | Inv & Accts, Bk 17 pp 252, 253, Bk 18 p274 |
| 1833 | 2/13 | John SHINN died, age 76 |
| 1834 | | Alfred SHINN, son of Tho & Abigail, died (B) |
| 1846 | | Sarah Ann BRANSON, Frederick co | | Inv & Accts, Bk 22 p 94
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| 1853 | | Robert BRANSON, Frederick co | | Inv & Accts, Bk 23 pp 359, 362 |
| 1854 | | William P BRANSON, Frederick co | | Inv & Accts, Bk 24 pp 41
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