Descendants of Brian O'Bryan,Sr.***

 

from Chalkley's

"Scotch & Irish Book"

Generation No. 1

 

1.  BRIAN2 O'BRYAN,SR.***  (FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1670 in County Clare,Ireland ??, and died in Berks County,Pennsylvania.  He married UNKNOWN.  She was born in Ireland, and died in County Clare,Ireland ??.

    

Children of BRIAN O'BRYAN and UNKNOWN are:

2. i.  CORNELIUS3 O'BRYAN,SR.***, b. 1697, County Clare,Ireland than came to  Augusta County,Virginia (land was bought on June 24,1744 by Cornelius,Sr. & John & Cornelius,Jr.); d. 1751, Augusta County,Virginia.

3. ii.  BRIAN O'BRYAN,JR., b. Abt. 1696, Ireland; d. Pennsylvania.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  CORNELIUS3 O'BRYAN,SR.*** (BRIAN2, FRANCIS1) was born 1697 in County Clare,Ireland than came to  Augusta County,Virginia (land was bought on June 24,1744 by Cornelius,Sr. & John & Cornelius,Jr.), and died 1751 in Augusta County,Virginia.  He married REBECCA UNKNOWN Abt. 1718 in Ireland, daughter of UNKNOWN O'BRYAN and NAOMI BURDICK??.  She was born 1701 in County Clare,Ireland than came to  Augusta County,Virginia (land was bought on June 24,1744 by Cornelius,Sr. & John & Cornelius,Jr.), and died in Augusta County,Virginia.

    

Children of CORNELIUS O'BRYAN and REBECCA UNKNOWN are:

4. i.  THOMAS4 O'BRYAN,SR., b. Abt. 1725, County Clare,Ireland thancame to Augusta County,Virginia  (now Rockingham County); d. 1793, Rockingham County,Virginia  (buried in old Burying ground on Bryan Homestead on Linville Creek,Rockingham County)).

5. ii.  CORNELIUS O'BRYAN,JR., b. 1723, Augusta County,Virginia; d. Rockingham County,Virginia.

iii.   MARY O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1726.

6. iv. JOHN ADAM O'BRYAN,SR.***, b. 1727, Bath County, Virginia  (maybe northern part of New York state??); d. 1836, Roane County, Virginia  (May be buried at the old McCune Cemetery near Amma,Roane County,WVA (ABT. 1 MI.)in Unmarked Grave).

v.   ANN O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1729.

 

3.  BRIAN3 O'BRYAN,JR. (BRIAN2, FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1696 in Ireland, and died in Pennsylvania.  He married (1) UNKNOWN POTTS,1ST WIFE Abt. 1722.  She was born Abt. 1705 in Pennsylvania.  He married (2) ANNA MARY THOMAS February 2, 1773 in New Hanover,Pennsylvania.  She was born Abt. 1740 in Pennsylvania, and died in Pennsylvania.

    

Children of BRIAN O'BRYAN and UNKNOWN POTTS are:

  i.   DAVID POTTS4 O'BRYAN, b. Pennsylvania.

  ii.   JAMES SMITH O'BRYAN, b. Pennsylvania.

iii.   MICHAEL LINCOLN O'BRYAN, b. Pennsylvania.

7. iv. BRIEN O'BRYAN III, b. 1740, Berks County,Pennsylvania; d. Pennsylvania.

v.   JOHN THOMAS O'BRYAN, b. Pennsylvania.

vi.   WILLIAM DENNIS O'BRYAN, b. Pennsylvania.

vii.   ELIZABETH PENDLETON O'BRYAN, b. Pennsylvania.

viii.  CORNELIUS JOSEPH O'BRYAN, b. Pennsylvania.

ix.   SAMUEL NORRIS O'BRYAN.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

4.  THOMAS4 O'BRYAN,SR. (CORNELIUS3, BRIAN2, FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1725 in County Clare,Ireland thancame to Augusta County,Virginia  (now Rockingham County), and died 1793 in Rockingham County,Virginia  (buried in old Burying ground on Bryan Homestead on Linville Creek,Rockingham County)).  He married ELIZABETH UNKNOWN Abt. 1749 in Rockingham County,Virginia.  She was born Abt. 1732 in Rockingham County,Virginia???  (buried in old Burying ground on Bryan Homestead on Linville Creek,Rockingham County)), and died in Rockingham County,Virginia  (buried in old Burying ground on Bryan Homestead on Linville Creek,Rockingham County)).

    

Children of THOMAS O'BRYAN and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN are:

  i.   BENJAMIN5 O'BRYAN/O'BRIEN, b. Abt. 1750, Augusta County,Virginia.

  ii.   THOMAS O'BRYAN,JR., b. Abt. 1752, Augusta County,Virginia; d. 1800, Rockingham County,Virginia.

iii.   ALLEN O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1754, Augusta County,Virginia.

8. iv. PETER O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1755, Augusta County,Virginia; d. Aft. March 21, 1823, Sevier County,Tennessee  (buried Bryan Cemetery near Kodak County,Tennessee).

v.   REBECCA O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1756, Augusta County,Virginia.

vi.   DEBORAH O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1758, Augusta County,Virginia  (were in a lawsuit); m. JOHN RUDDLE; b. Abt. 1750, Rockingham County,Virginia.

vii.   ALSE O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1760, Augusta County,Virginia; m. UNKNOWN WARING; b. Abt. 1750, Augusta County,Virginia  (now Rockingham County).

9. viii.           WILLIAM O'BRYAN,SR., b. May 16, 1762, Augusta County,Virginia; d. Rockingham County,Virginia.

ix.   SARAH O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1768, Augusta County,Virginia.

 

5.  CORNELIUS4 O'BRYAN,JR. (CORNELIUS3, BRIAN2, FRANCIS1) was born 1723 in Augusta County,Virginia, and died in Rockingham County,Virginia.  He married ANN UNKNOWN.  She was born in Augusta County,Virginia, and died in Rockingham County,Virginia.

    

Child of CORNELIUS O'BRYAN and ANN UNKNOWN is:

10.  i.          CORNELIUS5 O'BRYAN III, b. 1749, Rockingham County,Virginia.

 

6.  JOHN ADAM4 O'BRYAN,SR.*** (CORNELIUS3, BRIAN2, FRANCIS1) was born 1727 in Bath County, Virginia  (maybe northern part of New York state??), and died 1836 in Roane County, Virginia  (May be buried at the old McCune Cemetery near Amma,Roane County,WVA (ABT. 1 MI.)in Unmarked Grave).  He married (1) MARY KATHARINE "KATIE" WESTBROOKS,1ST WIFE Abt. 1752 in Augusta County,Virginia  (now Rockingham County), daughter of UNKNOWN WESTBROOKS and UNKNOWN.  She was born Abt. 1740 in Augusta County,Virginia, and died Unknown in Augusta County,Virginia.  He married (2) ELIZABETH "BETSEY" BUSH,2ND WIFE Abt. 1799 in Hardy County,West Virginia??, daughter of SGT. BUSH/BUSCH/BUSS**** and MARY HACKER****.  She was born Abt. 1770 in Harrison County,WVA, and died Bet. 1805 - 1806 in Harrison County,WVA.  He married (3) MARGARET UNKNOWN,3RD WIFE Bet. 1805 - 1806 in Harrison Co West Virginia.  She was born Abt. 1785 in Harrison County,WVA, and died in Harrison County,WVA.

 

Notes for JOHN ADAM O'BRYAN,SR.***:

Served in American Independence Revolutionary War in Monongalia, (W)VA.

Adam O"Bryan said he was at "Battle of Point Pleasant"

He furnished 200 pounds of Beef for the army during Revoluntary War and other items.

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sources:

Monongalia Public Service Claims- Court booklet page 6.

Commissioner's Booklet II page 342

Listed in West Virginia:  Revolutionary Ancestors by Anne Waller Reddy.

History of Braxton County & Central West Virginia by John Davidson Sutton,Pubished 1919 page 413,

article on Adam O'Brien.

Recollections of a lifetime by Colonel D.S. Dewees, Pubished 1904, pages 6,7,& 68.

Mentions Adam O'Brien.

Reprint from Southern Historical Magazine Volume 1,Number. 6, page 237.

The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia by Jim Comstock, published 1976, page 3551

(Bio. of Adam O'Brien).   Tammy Lamb

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AOB :  is used for Adam O'Bryan/O'Brien's initals

1742-  Adam O'Brien,age 25** years he  is disappointed in love with Miss Isabel Burgoyne, the

daughter of  General Burgoyne. A Captain G.F. Taylor wrote this in a letter to the local newspaper.

O'Brien, Adam (1727-1836)     (According to this Story: Adam O'Bryan would be born in 1717 !!!)

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One of the first settlers in what is now WV., came ot the settlements on the West Fork of Monongalia

abt. 1756. He claimed several large tracts by " Tomahawk Rights," but  he would abandoned them

as civilization crept on his heels. He died with no property at all.

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In 1763-  he defied the order of the King of England and Crossed the Blue Ridge and built a cabin

in the wilderness. Far from neighbors. Somehow he escape death ot the hands of hostile Indians.

He had  4 wives if not more during his long life and many children.

His 3rd wife died of Exposure after the  O'Brien family was evicted from their cabin on land claimed

by Adam O'Brien years before.

Just before his death O'Brien had just moved to a big new home on Big Sandy.

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O'Brien/O'Bryan/O'Brian Fork of Salt Lick Creek, Braxton County, WVA is named after him.

see Sup.  Volume 3,page 2;   Sup. Volume 12-13, pages 61,page 205.

Source: The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia

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From Sage and Jones,44-Book

page 43:

"The Coberly Families"

"On March 21,1775,James Stell Coberly purchased 85 acres lying on the

South Branch (Looney's Creek) from Adam O'Brien"

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From "Alleghany Passage"

Churches and Families

West Marva District

Church of the Brethren

1752--1990         by    Elmer F. Pittinger

Page 93

Footnote on the Family of Valentine Powers

"On March 21,1775,James Stell Coberly purchased 85 acres from Adam O'Brian on the South Branch"

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May 25,1779 Adam O'Brien along with others signs a Virginia Legislative Petition. The inhabitants

of West Fork of Monongahelia county,VA are asking for the Incorporation.

They lived 150 miles from Stauton(county seat of Augusta County,Virginia), on the West side of

Allegheny mountains.

Source: National Genealogical Society Quarterly, page 32.

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1784 - he assisted in making the first survey in Braxton County,WVA.(had to have an education

to do that)

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April 1792-  A.O.B - his intials are found five feet on the cliff, he must of been near this camp by

Skyles Creek, off the Big Birch river when the Carpenter Massacre happened,saving his life.

Carpenter Settlement- on Holly & Elk Rivers,(W)V.A.for the Indians had massacred the settlement.

Notes:

ages of his children range: the oldest being abt. 60 yrs to the youngest 1year old.

Indian Spy/ Scout.

Several Wives and Many children.

 

More About JOHN ADAM O'BRYAN,SR.***:

Military service: 1776, Revolutionary War

 

Notes for MARY KATHARINE "KATIE" WESTBROOKS,1ST WIFE:

Katie's name could be C/Katharine Christina or possibly Mary Catharine

    

Children of JOHN O'BRYAN and MARY WESTBROOKS are:

  i.   SARAH5 O'BRYAN, b. July 31, 1753.

  ii.   MORGAN O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1755.

iii.   WILLIAM O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1758.

11.  iv.         CHRISTINA O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1767, Harrison County,WVA; d. Aft. 1832, Harrison County,WVA.

v.   DANIEL O'BRYAN(TWIN?), b. Abt. 1770; m. HANNAH NORRIS, February 16, 1815; b. 1795, Ireland.

12.  vi.         MARY C/KATHARINE "POLLY" O'BRYAN****(TWIN??), b. 1770, Harrison County, Virginia  (listed in Deeds as Mary Catherine "Polly"Cottrill ); d. Aft. August 1850, Gilmer County, Virginia.

vii.   EYREAN O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1776.

viii.  JOHN ADAM O'BRYAN,JR, b. Abt. 1780.

ix.   RACHEL O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1788, Harrison County,WVA; m. JOHN WRIGHT, November 21, 1821, Harrison Co West Virginia; b. Abt. 1780, Harrison County,WVA.

x.   THURSLEY O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1789.

    

Children of JOHN O'BRYAN and ELIZABETH BUSH are:

13.  xi.         JOHN5 O'BRIEN, b. Abt. 1800, West Virginia; d. Braxton County,WVA.

14.  xii.        MARGARET O'BRIEN, b. March 1804, Harrison County,WVA; d. May 13, 1877, Braxton County,WVA.

    

Child of JOHN O'BRYAN and MARGARET UNKNOWN is:

15.  xiii.       TIMOTHY5 O'BRIEN, b. 1806, Harrison County,WVA; d. April 6, 1882, Roane County,West Virgina.

 

7.  BRIEN4 O'BRYAN III (BRIAN3, BRIAN2, FRANCIS1) was born 1740 in Berks County,Pennsylvania, and died in Pennsylvania.  He married MARY ANN THOMAS 1773 in Berks County,Pennsylvania.  She was born 1758 in Berks County,Pennsylvania, and died in Pennsylvania.

    

Child of BRIEN O'BRYAN and MARY THOMAS is:

  i.   SMITH5 O'BRYAN, b. 1785, Berks County,Pennsylvania; m. SUSAN DABNEY EVERITT, Abt. 1818, Pennsylvania; b. Abt. 1800, Berks County,Pennsylvania.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

8.  PETER5 O'BRYAN (THOMAS4, CORNELIUS3, BRIAN2, FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1755 in Augusta County,Virginia, and died Aft. March 21, 1823 in Sevier County,Tennessee  (buried Bryan Cemetery near Kodak County,Tennessee).  He married ELIZABETH "BETTY" HUBBARD 1777 in Augusta County,Virginia (now  Rockingham County,Virginia).  She was born Abt. 1760 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1830 in Sevier County,Tennessee.

    

Children of PETER O'BRYAN and ELIZABETH HUBBARD are:

  i.   UNKNOWN DAUGHTER6 O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1787, Rockingham County,Virginia.

  ii.   UNKNOWN DAUGHTER O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1789.

iii.   THOMAS CORNELIUS O'BRYAN,SR., b. 1790, Jefferson County,Tenessee; d. Aft. March 24, 1867, Sevier County,Tennessee; m. NANCY CATE, August 15, 1813, Jefferson County,Tennessee; b. Abt. 1790, North Carolina; d. Sevier County,Tennessee;.

iv.   ALLEN LUDWELL O'BRYAN,SR., b. 1791, Jefferson County,Tenessee; d. Aft. 1845, Huntsville,Alabama; m. PHOEBE BOGGESS, Abt. 1808, Jefferson County,Tennessee; b. Abt. 1792, Jefferson County,Tennessee; d. Huntsville,Alabama;.

v.   WILLIAM O'BRYAN,SR., b. September 25, 1793, Jefferson County,Tennessee; d. September 5, 1839, McMinn County,Tennessee; m. LUCINDA "LUCY" CATE, May 28, 1817, Jefferson County,Tennessee; b. February 24, 1795, Sevier County,Tennessee; d. McMinn County,Tennessee;.

vi.   ELIZABETH "BETTY OR BERTIE" O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1795, Jefferson County,Tenessee??.

vii.   MARY O'BRYAN, b. May 18, 1796, Rockingham County,Virginia.

 

9.  WILLIAM5 O'BRYAN,SR. (THOMAS4, CORNELIUS3, BRIAN2, FRANCIS1) was born May 16, 1762 in Augusta County,Virginia, and died in Rockingham County,Virginia.  He married NANCY KELLY May 13, 1780 in Rockingham County,Virginia.  She was born Abt. 1763 in Rockingham County,Virginia, and died in Rockingham County,Virginia.

    

Children of WILLIAM O'BRYAN and NANCY KELLY are:

  i.   BENJAMIN6 O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1781, Edom,Rockingham County,Virginia.

  ii.   HANNAH O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1783, Rockingham County,Virginia.

iii.   NANCY O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1785, Rockingham County,Virginia?.

iv.   ELIZABETH O'BRYAN, b. 1791, Rockingham County,Virginia.

v.   DANIEL O'BRYAN, b. 1795, Edom,Rockingham County,Virginia.

vi.   ALLEN O'BRYAN, b. 1801, Edom,Rockingham County,Virginia.

vii.   WILLIAM O'BRYAN, b. Abt. 1803, Edom,Rockingham County,Virginia.

 

10.  CORNELIUS5 O'BRYAN III (CORNELIUS4, CORNELIUS3, BRIAN2, FRANCIS1) was born 1749 in Rockingham County,Virginia.  He married UNKNOWN.  She was born 1772 in Rockingham County,Virginia.

    

Children of CORNELIUS O'BRYAN and UNKNOWN are:

  i.   MARY6 O'BRYAN, b. 1794, Rockingham County,Virginia.

  ii.   REUBIN O'BRYAN/BRYANT, b. 1803, Rockingham County,Virginia; d. April 6, 1853, Petersburg,Menard County,Illinois.

 

11.  CHRISTINA5 O'BRYAN (JOHN ADAM4, CORNELIUS3, BRIAN2, FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1767 in Harrison County,WVA, and died Aft. 1832 in Harrison County,WVA.  She married PETER MCCUNE January 13, 1781 in Richards Fort,Harrison County, West Virginia.  He was born Abt. 1730 in Ireland or Maryland or Pennsylvania, and died January 15, 1832 in (service No. W7412) built first cabin: Dekalb,District,Gilmer County,WVA.

 

Notes for PETER MCCUNE:

Peter McCune was an Irish Contental soldier,when he visited his with his  father-in-law

Adam O'Brien/O'Bryan on an exploring trip and Adam had built the first cabin at the present site

of Sutton in 1795.   In 1810 Peter McCune returned and erected his cabin on the Little Kanawha,

near the mouth of Leading Creek to become the first settler in DeKalb District.

Peter appeared in in Lewis County,Virginia(WVA)court on September 13,1820,to give oath of service.

 

    

Children of CHRISTINA O'BRYAN and PETER MCCUNE are:

  i.   MARY6 MCCUNE, b. 1785, Braxton County,WVA; m. THOMAS BARNHOUSE; b. Abt. 1780, Braxton County,WVA.

  ii.   CATHERINE MCCUNE, b. 1782, Harrison Co,WVA  (later became part of Braxton County); m. ANTHONY "GEORGE" PARSONS, June 3, 1807, Harrison County,WVA; b. 1782, Harrison Co,WVA  (Served in War of 1812).

iii.   WESTBROOK MCCUNE, b. Abt. 1790.

iv.   PATRICK MCCUNE, b. Abt. 1791, Braxton County,WVA; d. 1848; m. MARY UNKNOWN; b. Braxton County,WVA.

v.   PAULCER MCCUNE, b. 1794.

vi.   PETER MCCUNE,JR., b. July 1, 1796, South Branch of Potomac River,VA; d. August 18, 1867, Calhoun  County, West Virginia; m. MARGARET BUSH, October 10, 1815, Harrison County,WVA; b. December 24, 1799, Harrison County,West Virginia; d. Aft. 1880, Calhoun  County, West Virginia.

vii.   TIMOTHY MCCUNE, b. Abt. 1797.

viii.  DANIEL F. MCCUNE, b. 1798, Harrison County,WVA??; d. Abt. 1849, Richmond,Virginia  (died in prison for killing his wife's cousin Jonathan Nichols); m. REBECCA NICHOLS; b. Abt. 1805, Gilmer County,WVA; d. Abt. 1860, Calhoun County,WVA.

ix.   RACHEL MCCUNE, b. March 31, 1803, Mason County,WVA; d. August 15, 1885, Roane County,West Virgina; m. JOHN WRIGHT, November 21, 1821, Mason County,WVA; b. February 28, 1803, Mason County,WVA; d. May 1865, Roane  County,WVA.

x.   CHRISTINA MCCUNE, b. Abt. 1804, Harrison County,West Virginia; d. March 1879, Kanawha County,WVA; m. BARNABAS COOK, Abt. 1820; b. April 15, 1784, Litchfield,Kinnebec County,Maine  (Veteran of War of 1812)(was high Sheriff & Justice of Peace); d. 1862, Kanawha County,WVA  (also have Amme,Roane County,WVA).

 

Notes for BARNABAS COOK:

Came to Calhoun County as a Disciples of Christ missionary and one of the early pioneers

for Kanawha County,WVA.

Lots of marriage records have his name on them also.

 

xi.   NANCY MCCUNE, b. April 13, 1814, Harrison County,West Virginia; d. October 13, 1899, Harrison County,WVA; m. JACOB BOOHER, 1833, Harrison County,WVA?; b. 1814, Harrison County,West Virginia; d. 1888, Harrison County,WVA.

xii.   CYNTHIA MCCUNE, b. 1815, Harrison County,WVA; m. JAMES NUTTER; b. Abt. 1800, Harrison County,WVA.

xiii.  PHOEBE MCCUNE, b. 1816.

 

12.  MARY C/KATHARINE "POLLY"5 O'BRYAN****(TWIN??) (JOHN ADAM4 O'BRYAN,SR.***, CORNELIUS3, BRIAN2, FRANCIS1) was born 1770 in Harrison County, Virginia  (listed in Deeds as Mary Catherine "Polly"Cottrill ), and died Aft. August 1850 in Gilmer County, Virginia.  She married THOMAS HARRISON COTTRELL, SR**** Abt. 1790 in Harrison Co, (W) Virginia, son of ANDREW FATHER)? and NANCY UNKNOWN.  He was born January 22, 1762 in George's Creek, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and died Aft. August 1850 in Gilmer Co, Virginia.

 

Notes for MARY C/KATHARINE "POLLY" O'BRYAN****(TWIN??):

Death is after August 1850 Census Gilmer Co.,W(VA). Mary is still alive with Thomas Cottrail,Sr.

Also the following Children and Grandchildren are living down the same road are:

Thomas Cottrail,Jr and wife Polly nickname for Mary P. Parsons Cottrail/Cottrill.

Andrew Jackson Cottrail is listed as Jackson Cottrail with wife Fair Elgentine Jarvis

and one child daughter.

 

Notes for THOMAS HARRISON COTTRELL, SR****:

Thomas Cottrell/Cottrill/Cottrail Built first log cabin in 1778 in Harrison County,WVA and bought

300 acres of land.(He had to be of age to buy land,right?) !!!!!!

From Hardesty's History Books for West Virginia.

Thomas Cottrell also built first saw mill mill in 1780,and Donated land for first school house

in the state !!!

I have his application for Revoluntary War Pension.  He received his pension for several

years before the Congress stared using excuses to cut their Indian scouts and frontier people

out of their pensions.

 It is recorded in the "American History" from the 1950's about the people from the outskirts

of Ohio,West Virginia and Pennsylvania being cheated out of their money with any flimsy excuses,becaise they wanted to keep the money for their regular soldiers who fought on

the East Coast.  

 In fact the prosecutor for the Government was fired for making up lies and

presecuting the people for receiving and for filing for pensions as being faked !!!

 

And  they could use the excess money left over for their own projects until  the American

people put up a loud outcry about their soldiers being cheated !!!!!!!

 

" And they wanted to get re-elected again !!! "  of course.

But by the time the bill was made void a lot of the scouts and old timers had passed away.

 

Thomas Cottrell was born in January 22,1762,in Fayette County at George's Creek,Pennsylvania.

If Thomas Cottrell built a log cabin in 1778,and built a saw mill 2 years later in 1780 and it was

recorded and bought 300 hundred acres of land,he had to be of age to buy land, and he had to

be a man Capable of building a saw mill and a log cabin. 

If  he was born in 1770,and  Thomas would have been only 8 years old and 10 years when

they were built.!!!!!!

Were is "Common Sense"  being used !!!!!!   Would a small boy be able  to do any of this kind

of work !!!!!!

Why would he have had a saw mill for over 80 yrs. in his family  !!!!!  and ran it the whole time.

He had to certainly had to have some special abilities to do all the different kinds of things,

he was supposed to have done.

 

More About THOMAS HARRISON COTTRELL, SR****:

Fact 1: Indian spy

    

Children of MARY O'BRYAN****(TWIN??) and THOMAS COTTRELL are:

  i.   MARGARET6 COTTRELL, b. Abt. 1787, Harrison Co,WVA  (later became part of  Lewis County); d. November 24, 1880; m. JESSE CARPENTER, 1814, Harrison County, West Virginia; b. Abt. 1760, Harrison Co,WVA  (later became part of  Lewis County).

  ii.   THOMAS HARRISON COTTRELL, JR****, b. 1794, Meigs County, Ohio; d. Aft. 1850, Calhoun County,WVA(part of Lewis County at that time); m. MARY ANN PERMELIA "POLLY" PARSONS****, August 7, 1823, (Calhoun)Lewis Co, Virginia (W.V.)(married by Rev. William Hacker); b. 1810, Calhoun County,WVA; d. Aft. 1850, Calhoun County,WVA(part of Lewis County at that time).

 

More About MARY ANN PERMELIA "POLLY" PARSONS****:

Comment 1: "the lewis county marriage records"

 

Marriage Notes for THOMAS COTTRELL and MARY PARSONS****:

Rev. William Hacker maried two couples(double wedding) the first in Lewis Co,VA.

Mary Ann Parsons to Thomas Cottrell, Jr.

Mary Bush to Thomas Barnhouse.

 

 

iii.   ANDREW COTTRELL, b. 1796, Harrison Co, ( W)VA.; m. (1) SARAH COTTRELL(COUSIN); b. Harrison Co, ( W)VA.; m. (2) SARAH COTTRELL.

iv.   JOHN LOWTHER "WHIG" COTTRILL****, b. 1801, Virginia, Census: divorced man? No divorce record ever found); d. Aft. 1880, Calhoun Co, Harrison County, West Virginia; m. (1) SUSANNAH MARKS; b. 1830, Virginia; d. Lived with John Cotrell, no proof  found of them being married;; m. (2) MARGARET "ANNA" TANNER, June 13, 1828, Kanawha County, WVA; b. 1803, Harrison County,West Virginia; d. Aft. 1880, Harrison County,West Virginia  (info.1850 Harrison County,WVA Census !!!).

 

Notes for JOHN LOWTHER "WHIG" COTTRILL****:

The 1850 Harrison County Census lists this family for John and Margaret Anna "Tanner" Cottrill.

 

John L. Cottrill,age 49  yrs,     Harrison County,WVA             Farmer         $400.00

Margaret  Cottrill,age 47 yrs.  Harrison County,WVA

Michael Cottrill,age 26 yrs.     Harrison County

Evan T. Cottrill,age 18 yrs.      Harrison County

Jacob Cottrill,age 15 yrs,         Harrison County

Sarah Cottrill.age 12 yrs.         Harrison County

William Cottrill,age 8 yrs.        Harrison County

 

Census list his age 72 in 1880 Calhoun County Census,West Virginia.

John "Whig" was living with Susanna Marks at Census time.

 

Notes for MARGARET "ANNA" TANNER:

Margaret Anna Tanner COTTRELL was deserted by her husband John L. Whig COTTRELL.

Census: 1850 Braxton Co., ( W)Va lists Ann and her six children.

 

John L. Whig COTTRELL Census: 1880 Calhoun County,WV. Lists John in Household of Susannah Marks. his age listed 72 and as a divorced male.

 

Anna Tanner Cottrill is supposed to be in 1880 Census living with her daughter Jersusha Cottrill McCumbers.

 

v.   MARY "POLLY" COTTRELL, b. Abt. 1804, Calhoun or Harrison County,WVA; m. THOMAS NUTTER, November 15, 1822, Harrison Co WV; b. 1804, Harrison County,WVA  (moved to Ohio and settled on Banks of Little Hocking River).

vi.   SILIAS AYRAS COTTRELL, b. February 1807, Mason or Ohio County,WVA (information  from descendant of Silas' family,Larry Heffner); d. November 30, 1886, Oka,Calhoun County,WVA( was a private in Union army & deserter also) (buried Cottrell Cemetery); m. SABRA COX, January 1, 1832, Kanawha County,WVA; b. February 4, 1816, Lewis County,WVA (she is from the New Jersey Cox families); d. December 9, 1906, Oka,Calhoun County,WVA.

 

Notes for SILIAS AYRAS COTTRELL:

SILAS COTTRELL,private,born February 1807,died November 1886,buried "Cottrell Cemetery".

Deserted Arnoldsburg,WVA,July 1862, Company I, 1st  West Virginia Infantry.

Mustered,April 30,1862,age 42,Union Army.

 

Notes for SABRA COX:

FROM 1860 CALHOUN COUNTY,WVA FOR PART OF INFOMATION FOR FAMILY.

 

vii.   WILLIAM COTTRELL, b. Bet. 1807 - 1814, not sure could be earlier; m. FRANCES "FANNY" UNKNOWN; b. Abt. 1820, Harrison Co,WVA  (later became part of Braxton County).

viii.  SMITH COTTRELL, b. Abt. 1812, Listed in 1880 Harrison County Census for West Virginia; d. Believed to have been killed in a hunting accident??; m. MARY "POLLY" WHITE, May 5, 1844; b. Harrison Co, ( W)VA..

ix.   BARBARA COTTRELL, b. Abt. 1815, Harrison Co,WVA; d. Abt. 1851, Calhoun County,WVA; m. (1) JASPER MCCLANE; b. Ohio; m. (2) UNKNOWN WESTFALL; m. (3) URIAH SILAS TRUMAN, March 3, 1842, Kanawha County,West Virginia; b. February 16, 1819, Kanawha County,West Virginia; d. Calhoun County,West Virginia;.

x.   UNKNOWN DAUGHTER COTTRELL, b. Abt. 1809.

xi.   UNKNOWN COTTRELL, b. Bef. 1810.

 

13.  JOHN5 O'BRIEN (JOHN ADAM4 O'BRYAN,SR.***, CORNELIUS3, BRIAN2, FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1800 in West Virginia, and died in Braxton County,WVA.  He married MARGARET "MARY" MACE Abt. 1820, daughter of ISAAC MACE and SARAH UNKNOWN.  She was born 1804 in West Virginia, and died in Braxton County,WVA.

    

Children of JOHN O'BRIEN and MARGARET MACE are:

  i.   ELMIRA6 O'BRIEN, b. Abt. 1821, West Virginia.

  ii.   ELZINA O'BRIEN, b. Abt. 1822, West Virginia.

iii.   MARGARET "PEGGY" O'BRIEN, b. Abt. 1823, West Virginia.

iv.   ELMORE O'BRIEN, b. 1824, West Virginia; m. SUSAN LAWSON, July 12, 1869; b. Abt. 1852, West Virginia.

v.   LACEY ANNE O'BRIEN, b. March 17, 1831, Kanawha County,West Virginia; d. 1916, Kanawha County,West Virginia; m. JAMES R. BOGGS, 1845; b. May 22, 1800, Greenbriaer County,WVA; d. August 11, 1889, Roane County,West Virgina.

vi.   JOHN MACE O'BRIEN/O'BRYAN/O'BRIAN, b. 1832, West Virginia; m. (1) MALINDA COTTRELL; m. (2) MALINDA COTTRELL, Abt. 1853, West Virginia; b. 1835, West Virginia.

vii.   MILES O'BRIEN, b. 1835, West Virginia.

viii.  RALPH O'BRIEN(TWIN??), b. 1840, West Virginia.

ix.   JOSEPH O'BRIEN(TWIN??), b. 1840, West Virginia.

x.   MARY "POLLY" O'BRIEN, b. 1843, West Virginia.

 

14.  MARGARET5 O'BRIEN (JOHN ADAM4 O'BRYAN,SR.***, CORNELIUS3, BRIAN2, FRANCIS1) was born March 1804 in Harrison County,WVA, and died May 13, 1877 in Braxton County,WVA.  She married SAMUEL LYONS Bet. 1824 - 1834.  He was born Abt. 1795 in Harrison County,WVA.

    

Children of MARGARET O'BRIEN and SAMUEL LYONS are:

  i.   ELIJAH6 LYONS, b. Abt. 1838, Calhoun County,West Virginia; d. Braxton County,WVA; m. ELIZABETH A. "ELIZA" NOTTINGHAM, January 1864, Calhoun County,West Virginia; b. Abt. 1846, Braxton County,WVA; d. Braxton County,WVA;.

  ii.   MALINDA LYONS,2ND WIFE, b. April 13, 1831, Harrison  Co, WVA; d. April 26, 1915, Braxton County,WVA  (buriied in Bealls Mill Cemetery off Rte.4,Gassaway,WVA); m. ALLEN SKIDMORE, November 27, 1851, Harrison County, West Virginia; b. January 27, 1821, Sutton,Braxton County,WVA; d. November 5, 1883, Sutton,Braxton County,WVA  or Gassaway?(Bealls Cemetery).

iii.   GRANVILLE LYONS, b. Abt. 1827.

iv.   J. LYONS, b. Abt. 1830.

 

15.  TIMOTHY5 O'BRIEN (JOHN ADAM4 O'BRYAN,SR.***, CORNELIUS3, BRIAN2, FRANCIS1) was born 1806 in Harrison County,WVA, and died April 6, 1882 in Roane County,West Virgina.  He married (1) MARGARETT ROGERS,1ST WIFE Abt. 1828, daughter of CHARLES RODGERS and HANNAH SKIDMORE.  She was born 1799 in Pendleton County,WVA  (listed in 1860 Gilmer County Census), and died Aft. 1846 in Roane County,West Virgina.  He married (2) MARGARET NAYLOR,2ND WIFE Bet. 1882 - 1883.  She was born 1799 in Harrison County,WVA, and died July 7, 1885 in Roane County,West Virgina.

    

Children of TIMOTHY O'BRIEN and MARGARETT ROGERS are:

  i.   WILLIAM PERRY6 O'BRIEN, b. March 14, 1834, Braxton County,WVA   (served in Confederacy in May,1861 for two and half years); d. November 24, 1894, Braxton County,WVA; m. MARTHA A. FRAME, October 14, 1868, Clay County,West Virginia; b. March 14, 1844, Braxton County,WVA; d. August 3, 1872, Roane County,West Virgina.

  ii.   MILES O'BRIEN, b. 1838, Braxton County,WVA; m. BARBARA UNKNOWN; b. Abt. 1848, Braxton County,WVA.

iii.   WILLIAM F. O'BRIEN, b. 1846, Braxton County,WVA; m. ELIZABETH UNKNOWN; b. Abt. 1856, Braxton County,WVA.



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