Research Log - January 2023

1/6 - Virginia marriages / families to take a serious look at:

• Robertson, Andrew, physician, md. 27 Nov. 1758, Ellen Chichester. Lancaster Co. Marr. Record. Dr. Andrew Robertson b. 1716, Scotland; md. 1) (--?--); md. 2) 27 Nov. 1758 Ellen Chichester; md. 3) Sept. 1760 Eliza Downing, probably Lancaster Co., md. 4) 1771 Ann Glasscock, probably Lancaster Co. His will dated 28 Feb. 1795 Lancaster Co. NNHM 4:1:303 - immigrant generation
• William Robertson of Edinburgh, Scotland
• Robertson, Archibald, son of William of Edinburgh, Scotland to VA 1745 md. 1748 Elizabeth Fitzgerald, dau. of John & Elizabeth (Poythress) Fitzgerald; res. Prince George Co. 34V78; 5W(1)186 - immigrant generation, fits family legend that one parent born Scotland (presumably Robertson) & the other Ireland. 
• William b. 5 Feb. 1750, d. 1829 son of Archibald & Elizabeth (Fitzhugh) Robertson; md. 7 May 1775 Elizabeth Bolling d. 1830, dau. of Thomas Bolling of Goochland Co.
• Charles Robertson
• Robertson, Charles son of Charles Robertson b. 1681; md. Isabella McDonald 33V194
• Robertson, Donald b. 27 Sept. 1717, prob. Aberdeenshire, son of Charles & Isabella (McDonald) Robertson; md. 1) Henrietta Maxwell; dau. of Sir William Maxwell, Springkill, Scotland. She d. 25 March 1753, Edinburg, Scotland. Donald removed to VA 29 March 1753; md. 2) Rachel Rogers, dau. of John Rogers of King & Queen

Ahnentafel #98 - (--?--) Warner

(--?--) Warner / Werner?

Some people claim that this person is Franz Christian Werner, son of Johannes Werner

Born:  between 1762 & 1789 somewhere in Germany.  Born ca. 1780 if Franz Werner is our man.

Died: by 1862 - 1889 somewhere in Germany

Buried: somewhere in Germany

Married: by 1806 in Germany

Franz Christian Werner md. Elisabethe Spengler/Spenglerin in July 8, 1798, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany.  They seem a good possibility.

Lived: Hesse-Darmstadt in 1807 long enough to have a child.  No evidence that he immigrated to U.S. In fact his daughter Katherine states in her divorce papers that she had no family in the U.S. She further stated that Jacob Erkmann was planning on going back to Germany and leaving her behind on her own. 

Ahnentafel #96 - (--?--) Erkmann

(--?--) Erkmann

Born: between 1762 & 1789 somewhere in Germany, I really don't think he was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany as there are no Erkman/n in that area in the extant records.  Possibly from Erkmannsdorf, Thuringia, Germany

Died: by 1862 - 1879 probably in Germany, but maybe not.  Did he migrate to U.S. with the family and die on the journey or after he arrived?  

Buried: Somewhere in Germany, could be in Hesse-Darmstadt. 

Married: by 1806 in Germany

Questions to Answer: 

• Name?
• Wife?
• Children?

Notebook - Virginia #7, Part 2

Colonial Wedding in Philly . . . you get the idea

Wulfeck, Dorothy. Marriages of Some Virginia Residents 1607-1800, Volume I, Surnames A-H, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., nd

Wulfeck, Dorothy. Marriages of Some Virginia Residents 1607-1800, Volume II, Surnames I-Z, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., nd

Many of these entries have no location or date. There is a code system which probably refers to a source list that I did not copy. 

• Breeden, Polly md. William Breeden
• Breeden, Seeles md. Thomas Draper - grandparents
• Bushrod, Ann md. Coll. Griffin³ Fauntlerory, not sure what the 3 means
• Bushrod, Aphia (Apphia) md. Col. William³ Fauntleroy
• Bushrod, Aphia (Apphia) (--?--) m. 2) Dr. Henry Whiting
• Bushrod, Hannah md. Col. Vincent Branham, 1st wife
• Bushrod, Hannah md. John Augustine Washington
• Bushrod, John b. 30 Jan. 1663 Gloucester Co.; d. 25 Feb. 1719, tombstone in Westmoreland Co.; son of Richard & Apphia (--?--) md. Hannah Keene, dau. of William & Elizabeth (Rogers) Keene of Northumberland Co. 1V333; 1W(1)91; 7W(1)96; 8W(1)45-6.

Ahnentafel #176 - (--?--) Robertson

(--?--) Robertson

Other names: Robinson - is often used interchangeably with Robertson in the old records. 

Born: 1730 - 1757 possibly Scotland or somewhere in U.S. such as Virginia, Delaware or another colony

Died: 1830 - 1857 possibly Virginia, Ohio or Illinois depending on how old he was and where his children dragged him off to. 

Buried: unknown

Married: unknown by ca. 1775 possibly in Scotland or Virginia

Immigration: could have been an immigrant from Scotland

Lived: in Virginia long enough to have had a child 

Notes: 

1751 - June 1 - Frederick Co., VA - Family actually living in New Castle Co., Delaware - Deed in probate 

Notebook - Virginia #7 - Part 1

Bell, Landon. Charles Parish York County, Virginia History & Registers Births 1648-1789 Deaths 1665-1787, Richmond, VA: Virginia State Library Board, 1932.  Available on Ancestry.

• Morgan, Charles son of William by Ann b. Sep. 25, 1710
• Morgan, Elinor dau. of Thomas by Elinor b. Aug. 24, 1690
• Morgan, Gerrard son of Humphrey & Anne b. Dec. 15, 1762, bapt. Jan. 15, 1763.
• Morgan, John son of William by Ann b. May 24, 1714
• Morgan, Martha dau. of Humphrey & Anne, b. Oct. 15, bapt. Nov. 18, 1764
• Morgan, Mary dau. of John by Ann b. Dec. 8, 1734
• Morgan, Roger son of Thomas by Elinor b. Aug. 2, 1688
• Morgan, Samuel son of Simon by Elizabeth bapt. April 30 [1703] Denbeigh Parish
• Morgan, Sarah dau. of Thomas by Elinor b. March 10, 1684
• Morgan, Thomas son of Thomas by Elinor b. Jan. 1, 1679
• Morgan, Thomas son of John by Ann b. Oct. 25, bapt. Nov. 26, 1732
• Morgan, William son of Thomas by Elizabeth b. Nov. 17, 1677
• Morgan, William son of William by Alice b. July 12, 1690

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First Marriage Record of Augusta County Virginia, 1785-1813, Augusta Co., VA: Col. Thomas Hughart Chapter, DAR, 1992. - available on Ancestry.

• Aug. 18, 1785 Samuel Blackburn to Ann Mathews - Rev. Archibald Scott