JAMES CHARLTON, SR., HOME; Montgomery Co, Virginia ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ File submitted by: Gordon Howard GLHowardSr@worldnet.att.net ************************************************************************ 1-3 WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION OF VIRGINIA HISTORICAL INVENTORY The following document was provided by Ann S. Bailey of the Montgomery Museum, Christiansburg, VA to Gordon Howard on 20 November 1992. She advised that Miss Emily M. Allen is 100 years old and nearly blind. Miss Allen researched this data on 1 September 1937. Miss Allen died 1993, Montgomery County, VA. ________________________________________________________________________ WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION OF VIRGINIA HISTORICAL INVENTORY COUNTY: MONTGOMERY CLASS: HOME 64 Photograph JAMES CHARLTON, SR., HOME This write-up is part of the Virginia W.P.A. Historical Inventory Project sponsored by the Virginia Conservation Commission under the Direction of its Division of History. Credit to both the Commission and W.P.A. is requested for publication, in whole or in part. Unless otherwise stated, this information has not been checked for accuracy by the sponsor. Research made by Emily M. Allen, Christiansburg, Virginia. September 1, 1937. 1. SUBJECT: James Charlton, Sr., Home. 2. LOCATION: 6 miles northwest of Christiansburg, Virginia, on Route #660. House on the north side of the road. 3. DATE: About 1809. 4. OWNERS: John Poage, patented the land. John Poage, to James Robertson, no date. James Robertson, to James Charlton, 247 acres, Deed book D, page 648, no date. Mrs. Rhoda Currin, by division of property, 159 acres, Will book 5, page 262, 1834, Mrs Rhoda Currin, by will to Julia Ann and Lucinda Elizabeth Currin, Will book 7, page 387, will recorded 1847. Waddy Currin, owned the land until 1878, A. A. Phlegar, Commissioner, to Sarah Bridges, 78 acres, Deed book V, page 237, 1878, Sarah Bridges, to Mary Lou (Hawley) Gerald, love and affection, Deed book 47, page 206. 5. DESCRIPTION: In 1809, James Charlton, bought the the "Seven Miles Tree Tract", it is thought he built the house about this time. It was an eight room log house and at that time was considered a large house. The two large stone chimneys are the beauty of the place. The chimney of the old kitchen still stands, and is used for outdoor cooking. The old pot hooks still remains. He was a large slave owner. His slaves were all freed in Smythe County Court in 1831. All the cabins used by the slaves are gone, also all of the old out buildings. 6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: September 9 1777 James Charlton and his two brothers John and Francis were sworn to Captain Trigg's Company. In 1783, James Charlton served in Captain Davis' Company and was in the battle of Point Pleasant under Colonel William Fleming. In 1792, he was appointed one of the first trustees of the town of Christiansburg. In 1813, he was appointed sheriff of Montgomery County, and in 1814 was again appointed to this office. Either James Charlton, Sr., or James, Jr., [t was James Junior] represented Montgomery County in the Legislature in 1811 [It was James Jr.]. He was also in Ford's theater December 11, when the building burned and rendered valuable assistance. (This was James Charlton Jr.) Mrs. D.T. Stephens, a grandaughter of William B. Charlton, has a scarf that was given to James Charlton, Jr., by a British Officer to whom he gave a drink of water when he lay dying on the battle field of Lundy's Lane. The scarf has bullet holes and blood stains. William B. Charlton and James Charlton, Jr., served in the War of 1812. James Charlton, Jr., marched to Canada with Colonel Preston. William B. Charlton, served on the first school commission of Montgomery County and was appointed in 1818. He also served as County Surveyor from 1856 to 1858. James Bowles [see note 1] Sr., was born in Pennsylvania, June 3, 1752. He married Abigail Bowles, the daughter of William and Hannah (Moore) Bowles, who lived near Vickers Switch, April 19, 1776. Another daughter of William and Hannah (Moore) Bowles [see note 2], married John Lynch, who gave the land for the city of Lynchburg. Abigail Bowles was born February 2, 1755. The date of her death is not known. The second marriage of James Charlton, Sr., was to Hannah Sigler, January 16, 1821. James died in 1825 and Hannah died in 1828. He had nine children by his first marriage, Nancy married Joseph Thompson and lived in Rock Castle County, Kentucky, she died before 1832. Rhoda married William Currin, June 26, 1804 and lived at the home place, Pamelia died young. James, Jr., died before 1834. He is not mentioned in the settlement of his father's estate. Matilda L. maried Joseph Miller of Pennsylvania, December 8, 1812, and lived at Christiansburg. Lucinda married Cyrus V.L. Robinson, August 7, 1817. They lived for a few years in Wythe County, and then moved to Missouri. Juliet married William Saunders, November 7, 1820. He was the son of Stephen Saunders of Wythe County. John Lynch Charlton married first Christiana Currin, February 15, 1813, his second marriage was to Catherine B.G. Pollard, July 21, 1821. William Bowles Charlton, married Matilda Ingles, the daughter of John Ingles, Sr., April 19, 1826. William bowles was born 1792, and died February 4, 1867. The children of James Charlton and Hannah (Sigler) Charlton, were Charles Wellington, who married Elizabeth Churchwell of Knoxville, Tennessee, and lived in Jefferson County Tennessee, and Elizabeth Ann who married Robert Woolwine and lived in Pulaski County. 7. ART: Photograph 8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Court Records, Montgomery County. Charlton Family Records. Footnote by Gordon Howard: 1. Bowles should be Charlton. 2. Molly. 1. SUBJECT: John Charlton Sr., Home. 2. LOCATION: 7 miles southwest of Christiansburg, Virginia, on Route 110. House on the west side of the road. 3. DATE: Prior to 1773. 4. OWNERS: John Charlton, owned the land when the County was formed, 1773. John Charlton, to his son, Francis, 1790. Francis Charlton and wife, to James C. and Waddy Curren, 1848, fifty acres; reserved the right to live there their lifetime, paid six hundred, 1878, the land was deeded to George Williamson's heirs, he having died before the deed was made, amount $985.27, 1937, Waddy Williamson heirs, to William Shelburne, 214 acres, 43 dollars per acre (deed not recorded). 5. DESCRIPTION: This house is known as the "Susie House", by the children in the neighborhood, who lover her hoe cakes and honey. This was a double log house, with two chimneys. The old house stood until a few years ago. One of the chimneys was only recently torn down, and the rocks used to repair the highway. Meadow Creek ran on the south side of the house; the north and west waters of Robinson Spring and also the waters from the neighborhood springs ran past the house giving the home some protection from Indian raids. Mr. Waddy Williamson, built a home just south of the old home, and across Meadow Creek on a hill side. 6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The Charltons were French people. They were given land in Deery, North Ireland for their services under William the Conquer. (These lands were afterwards confiscated). John Charlton ran away from home, and came to America when he was sixteen years old. He was very much displeased over his mother's marriage after his father's death. He was accompanied to America by cousin, John Craig, they lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania five years. They were about to be sold as slaves, and immediately looked up John Charlton's uncle, Captain William Harvey, of Philadelphia, whom his mother had written to anxiously about her son. He never returned to England. He relinquished all his property to his mother's children by her second marriage. John Charlton Sr., born 1695, married Miss _____ Harvey. He left one son, John Charlton, who was born in 1729, and came to America in 1745. He married Elizabeth Robinson (a daughter of a Presbytarian Minister) of Pennsylvania about 1748 or 1749. Their children were born in Pennsylvania, probably the two youngest were born in Virginia. The family history says he came to Southwest Virginia in 1763. John Charlton owned sixty-eight acres of land around Fort Lewis in 1768. They had seven children who grew up. The three boys James, John and Francis settled in Montgomery County, and served as soldiers in the Revolutionary War. All three were well thought of as citizens. Mary Charlton, born 1750, married George Taylor a (widower) with four children. James, born June 3, 1752 in Pennsylvania married Abagail Bowles in 1776, April 19, second marriage was to Hannah Sigler in 1821. John Charlton Jr., was born November 1 1754 and married Nancy Carter (Carty) January 11 1787. Sussanah married James Caldwell May 31, 1798. They lived a few years in the county and then sold. It is not known where they resided. Elizabeth married William Davidson April 17, 1785. In 1831 she was living in Nashville, Tennessee. Francis, born February 3, 1759 married Sussanah Akers February 3, 1792. Jane Charlton is thought to have married either a Moses or a Winteers. There is no record of her marriage; the only mention we have is of her father leaving her a home with her mother and Francis. 7. ART: 8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Informants: Mrs. D.T. Stephens. Miss Rosa Charlton. Mrs. Collin Junkin Phippin. Court Records, Montgomery County.