Deatherage: Sources for Generations I & II

Sources for Generations I & II


GENERATION I

1. WILLIAM DEATHERAGE

1734, Jun 5 Spotsylvania Co., VA, witnessed deed of gift Db "C" p.133

1735, Apr 11/12 Orange Co., VA, Survey of 950 acres Cognets, L. des, Jr. English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records, pp. 118 & 121

1735, Jan 10 Orange Co., VA, Patent for 950 signed Patents 16, 1735, Reel 14, pp. 459-460

1746, Aug 15 Orange Co., VA, Made an Inventory

1746, Aug 28 Orange Co., VA Inventory returned

1747, Aug 25 Orange Co., VA, Deed of lease William Deatherage to DeWitt Db "10" p. 524

1747, Aug 26 Orange Co., VA, Deed of release William Deatherage to DeWitt Db "10" p.525

1747, Mar 24 Orange Co., VA, Deed of Bargain and Sale William Deatherage and wife Anna to Hoffman Db "11" p.48

1763-4 Culpeper Co., VA, Minutebook

GENERATION II

2. ROBERT DEATHERAGE

1747/8 Chain carrier with Phylemon Dethradge (Joyner, Peggy S. Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Grants & Surveys Dunmore, Shenandoah, Culpeper, Prince William, Fauquier, & Stafford Counties, v.III (1710-1780), p.53 (Northern Neck Grants)

1754, May 12 Culpeper Co., VA, (CCV) witnessed a deed. Dorman, John F.Culpeper Co., VA, Deeds 1749-1755, v. 1, p.81 (Dorman) (Db "B" p.330-333)

1755, Sep 29 CCV witnessed a deed. Dorman 1755-1762, v.2, p.5

1759, Aug 26 Request from Phil: Deatherage - My brother Robert will pay the money to get him a deed in his name (450 acres near Thornton's Gap) (Northern Neck Grants, v.III, p.50)

1761, Jan 15 Culpeper Co., VA, patent issued, Northern Neck Grants, "K" p.214. (407 acres near Thornton's Pass, adjoining the lands of Rob't Eastham)

1763-4 Culpeper Co., VA, Minutebook

1764, Apr 20 CCV Collinsworth to Robert Deatherage and others (Db "D" p.563

1764, Jul 18 CCV witnessed a deed. Dorman, 1762-1765, v.3,p._ (Db "D" p.569)

1765, Jan 3 CCV Smith to Robert Deatherage Db "E" pp.24-25

1765, Jan 22 CCV Eastham to Robert Deatherage Db "E" p.25

1772, Apr 20 CCV Robert Deatherage and wife Mary to Wallace Db "F" p. 451

1772, May 2 CCV "Robert Deatherage late of Culpeper County" to Strother Db "F" p.539

1774, Sep 19 CCV Norman to Robert Deatherage Db "G" p.343

1775, Jan 26 CCV Robert Deatherage wrote his will

1777, Oct 20 CCV Will of Robert Deatherage proved Wb "B" pp.236-238

1794, Feb 13 CCV Dower Rights of Mary Calvert, widow of George Calvert, dec'd, Wb "D" pp.117-118

1797, Apr 13 CCV Joseph Strother and Mary Calvert relict of Robert Deatherage to William Deatherage 300 acres Robert Deatherage died in possession of Db "U" pp. 54-56

1810, Jun 20 CCV Mary Calvert wrote her will

1810, Sep 17 CCV Will of Mary Calvert proved Wb "F" p.151

1811, Mar 22 CCV Inventory of the estate of Mary Calvert made in Dec 1810 was ordered recorded Wb "F" p.202

"The Deatherage Family," The Lookout: A Journal of Southern Society, May 6, 1916, v.17. (The Lookout)

Hite, Mary E. My Rappahannock Story Book, 1950, pp. 190-192 (Hite)

Nicklin, John B.C. "The Strother Family," Tylers Quarterly, v. 11, .p.251-252. (Strother)

Nicklin, John B.C. "The Calvert Family,"Maryland Historical Magazine, 1921, v. 16, pp. 193-194. (Calvert)

i. PHILEMON DEATHERAGE

"Deathridge, Philip Virginia" Records of Military Service Revolutionary War, National Archives.

1795 CCV Philemon Deatherage mentioned Wb "C" pp. 154-6

ii. GEORGE DEATHERAGE

1782 CCV George Deatherage sold whiskey to Calvert's administrators Wb "C" p.139

1783 CCV Norris, Mrs. Garland, com., Property Taxlists of Culpeper Co., VA, and Names of Slaves 1783 (Taxlists of Culpeper)

1791, Jun 20 CCV George Deatherage Estate ordered to be appraised

1792, Jun 18 CCV Inventory of the estate of George Deatherage recorded Wb "D" p.47

1795 CCV George Deatherage mentioned Wb "C" pp. 154-6

1796 CCV George Deatherage mentioned in the executor's account of John Calvert, dec'd, Wb "C" p.198

iii. JOHN DEATHERAGE & iv. THOMAS DEATHERAGE

1783 CCV John (Detheridg?) Taxlists of Culpeper

1789 CCV Thomas Deatherage witnessed the will of John Calvert Wb "C" p.359

1796 CCV John Deatherage mentioned in executor's account of John Calvert dec'd Wb "C" p. 198

1803, Jan 11 Davidson Co., TN (DCT) Lytle to John and Thomas Deatherage Db "E" pp.427-428

1804-1807 John Deathrige on jury. WPA Davidson County Superior Court of Law and Equity Mero District Pleas 1803-1805,

pp.322, 442, 451. Same, 1805-1807, pp.208, 379, 431, 456, 457, 472, 473, 474 (Note: pp.472-3, John Deathridge was a co-defendant in a lawsuit)

1810, Sep 14 DCT "John Deatherage high Constable and Collector for the Corporation of Nash(ville)" to Neely Db "I" pp.35-36

1812, Apr 22 DCT Thomas Deatherage wrote his will

1812, Jul Will of Thomas Deatherage was produced Wb "4-6"

1814-1815 John Deatherage sold part of lot 27 to eight different persons. Db "K" pp.379, 380, 517, 518, 520, 521, 523, 524

1819, Aug 26 CCV Power of Attorney from William Deatherage to son Philip

1825 DCT John Deatherage estate Wb "8" p.506

1827, Oct 8 DCT Power of Attorney of Philip Deatherage Preregistered Db "R" pp.428-429

1828 DCT John Deatherage estate Wb "9" p.190

3. PHILEMON DEATHERAGE

1747/8 Chain carrier with Robert Dethradge (Northern Neck Grants, v.III, p. 53)

1754, May 12 CCV witnessed a deed Db "1" p.330

1759, Aug 26 Request from Phil: Deatherage - My brother Robert will pay the money to get him a deed in his name (450 acres near Thornton's Gap) (Northern Neck Grants, v.III p.50)

1762, May 10 Rowan Co., NC (RCN) Granville to Deatherage Db "5" p.159

1764, Jul 10 RCN petition

1764, Oct 13 RCN lawsuit

1772, Aug 6 Pittsylvania Co., VA, D.& W. Book 5 pp.392. Will of James Sims of Pittsylvania Co., VA, witnessed by Philip Deatherage

1778, Jan 24 Guilford Co., NC, will of Philemon Deatherage Wb A p.88

Vernon, Linda, and Gann, Hassel, "The Deatherage Family Settled Mayo in 1762," The Messenger, 28 Jul 1982, p.6

wife Elizabeth

1790,1800,1810,1820 Rockingham Co., NC, (RoCN) federal census

1800 RoCN division of lands H p.112

1812 RoCN division of lands P.84
-Sarah, Achilles, and James, children of Philemon Deatherage, had died between 1800-1812 without heirs

1824 Jun 23 RoCN Will of Elizabeth Deatherage written

1827, Aug RoCN will of Elizabeth Deatherage probated B p.46

4. JOHN DEATHERAGE

1759, Jun 2 Spotsylvania Co., VA (SCV) Gale to Deatherage E

1764, Mar 31 SCV mentions land of Deatherage F

1768, Jul 4 SCV Deatherage to Gravitt C p.192

1768, Jul 4 SCV Deatheage to C p. 194

1772, Jan 12 SCV Mention of Sarah Edwards Deatherage in will of Matthew Gale probated 18 Feb 1779 Wb E part 1 p.286

1783, Sep 1 NC paid to John Deatherage for supplies furnished the militia. Index to Revolutionary Army Accounts and Vouchers #640, v.9, p.2, f.3; #464; #11; and #3091. See also v.6, p.2, f.1 & p.56, f.2; v.8, p.69,f.3; and v.12, p.3,f.2.

1790,1800 Stokes Co., NC, federal census

1801- Rachel Deatherage signed a consent to let William, Matthew, and Lewis Deatherage take care of Rachel's interests in the estate of John Deatherage, dec'd. Achilles Deatherage and Molly Deatherage were witnesses.

1802- Stokes County, NC, Estate Records, CR 090.508.26 North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC. File of John Deatherage

-Petitions of several heirs giving the following info and more

--John Deatherage died 12 Feb 1801; Inventory 19 Mar 1801

--At death John left a widow and seven children living William, Matthew, Philip, Lewis, Catherine Easley wife of Joseph Easley, Sarah Bradley widow of James Bradley, and Elizabeth Miller wife of Randolph Miller. Phoebe Conner wife of Lewis died during her father's life.

Files of George Deatherage (there are two)

-Depositions concerning a mortgage given by George to "his brother" John which was still owing at John's death and still had not been paid when George died

-Other information John Deatherage's wife's name was "Sally", "Mary R" was the name of William Deatherage's wife

1807, Mar 25 William, Phillip, and Lewis Deatherage, and Sally Bradley heirs; and Joseph Easley and Rachel Deatheage marriage heirs of John Deatherage to Matthew Deatherage their interest in John Deatherage's land Stokes Co., NC, Db 5 p.188 & 338

1808, Feb 18 Deposition of William Lankford gives death date of Sarah Deatherage

1808, Feb 18 Deposition of Rachel Deatherage states she was John's wife at his death

North Carolina Land Grant Records Bk. 41, Files #203, #213, & #320; and Bk. 53, File #519

Surry Co., NC, land records John and wife Sarah to: son William Bk. "B" p.418 son Phil B. "C" p.173

Stokes Co., NC, land records son Matthew Bk."2" p..83, son-in-law Joseph Easley Bk. "3" p.2, son Lewis Bk. "5" p.418 & Bk. "7" p.18 1850 Stokes Co., NC, federal census, p.96A-97 (as transcribed by B. Favazza)

1810, 1820,1830,1840 Stokes Co., NC, federal census

5. GEORGE DEATHERAGE

1764, Jul 10 RCN Petition

1764, Oct 13 RCN Lawsuit

1765 June Court, George Deatheridge,Plt. vs Peter Bowman, Deft. In Case. Benjamin Lankford of Halifax become special bail for Deft. [Halifax County Orders 1764-1766]

1765 August Court, Philip & George Deatheridge, Plts. vs. Peter Bowman, Deft. In [Case]. Benjamin Lankford of Halifax become special bail for the Deft.
And thereupon the said Benjamin Lankford immediately delivered the said Deft.up, in discharge of his recognizance, and the Plt., by his attorney, prays him committed, etc. [Halifax County Orders 1764-1766]

1769, May 11 Constable

1777, Dec 15 Henry Co., VA, Indenture George Deatherage of Surry Co., NC, (SCN) to William Holbert

1779, Feb SCN Jury duty Minutebook

1780, Apr 3 SCN granted land

#253 (Grant #252, Entry #17);

#326 (Grant #325, Entry #647)

1781, May 14 SCN Deatherage to Deatherage B p.102

1785, Feb 15 SCN Geo Deatherage and wife to Arkillis Deatherage Db. C p.191

?date Index to Revolutionary Army Accounts and Vouchers George Deatherage, v. 1, p.26, f.4; v.6, p.70, f.3; and v.8, p.75, f.4.

1790,1800 Stokes Co., NC, federal census

1802- Stokes County, NC, Estate Records, CR 090.508.26 North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.

File of John Deatherage

Files of George Deatherage (there are two)

-Will of George Deatherage

-Inventory of Estate of George Deatherage

-Depositions concerning a mortgage given by George to "his brother" John which was still owing at John's death and still had not been paid when George died

--George Cloud stated that George Deatherage died 12 Jan 1807.

-Depositions taken for a lawsuit between Achilles Deatherage and Johnson Clement concerning slaves willed to Achilles by his father George

--of Milly Deatherage 23 Feb 1827 taken in Morgan Co., IL, stated she was the daughter of Thomas Bingham, wife of George Deatherage, dec'd, who died in Stokes Co., NC, in Jan 1807. Achilles Deatherage is her youngest son and he was born 8 Feb 1800.

--of Susannah Deatherage 26 Feb 1828 taken Wythe Co., VA

states her daughter Martha was born on 1 Apr 1799 and Achilles was born in Feb 1799.

1810 Stokes Co., NC, federal census

6. ACHILLES DEATHERAGE

Wine, J. Floyd, Life Along Holman's Creek. Stephens City, VA: Commercial Press, 1985, pp. 7 & 221

1780, Aug 28 Shenandoah Co., VA, (ShCV) patent

1780, Nov 13 ShCV Achilles and Ann Detherage to John Peniwit Db C p.335

1784-7 Surry Co., NC (SCN) State census

1785, Feb 14 SCN George Deatherage to Arkillis Deatherage Db C p.191

1800, Aug 12 Kentucky

Madison Co., KY, Records

-File 150 Bundle 299

--Extensive estate records of Achilles and Ann Deatherage which give the heirs

--Contract dated 12 Feb 1817 between Ann and Bird Deatherage

-File 177 Bundle 353

--Estate records of William Deatherage, son of Achilles and Ann Deatherage, who died 16 Sep 1837 intestate without father, mother, or children living. He died leaving a widow Jane; brothers and sisters Bird, Geo., Amos, Lucy Peggy, and Ruth; the children and heirs of his sister Anna Martin, dec'd, Polly, Wm. G, Betsy, Westin, Sally and Mordica; and the children and heirs of his brother Achilles Deatherage, dec'd, William was the only one known.

1809, Oct 5 Madison Co., KY Willbook A, p.566, appraisement of the estate of Achilles Deatherage

1810 Madison Co., KY, federal census


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