Bible Records - Pittsylvania County, Virginia Bible record of Nathaniel Adams, copied by Elizabeth Adams Haythe (Mrs. R.W.) daughter of Jabez & Nancy Emmerson Adams. Greenwood Adams* (no dates) *Greenwood was the father of Nathaniel Adams, and although it did not appear in the Bible records, he was born May 24 1792, married June 15 1812 to Nancy Thomas, and died Dec 8 1857, Pittsylvania County Nathaniel Adams was born November 11 1820 Elizabeth Emerson was born December 14 1816 Nathaniel Adams & Elizabeth Emerson were married November 18, 1841 Jabez A. Adams was born October 16 1846 John W. Adams was born January 12 1848 by second wife (not named) (This isn't in the Bible records, but his second wife was Julia E. Warren and they were married June 20 1867, Pitts. Co) Laura S. Adams was born November 28 1870 Mary J. Adams was born July 25 1869 General Luther Adams was born March 30 1873 Deaths: John W Adams died April 16 1848** (Note: Jabez Adams had no whole brothers or sisters. His only brother died just an infant). Elizabeth Emerson Adams died November 28 1866 Nathaniel Adams died April 6 1874 THIS IS NOT PART OF BIBLE RECORDS: but may be of interest. Jabez A. Adams, son of Nathan and Elizabeth Adams and Edney M. Hutcherson, daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth Hutcherson were married March the 2nd, 1865. Jabez A. Adams and Nancy P. Emerson, daughter of William Emerson were married Sept. the 5th, 1876. By the 2nd wife: Lawson J. Adams was born Sept the 4, 1877 Elizabeth J. Adams was born May the 11 1880 Anderson P Adams was born April the 4th 1882 Millie W. Adams was born April the 6th, 1886 Jabez A. Adams, the son of Nathan and Elizabeth and husband of Nancy P. Adams died October the 23rd, 1903 at 15m. to 3 o'clock in the morning. Age 57 years and 8 days. Children of Jabez and Nancy Emmerson Adams: Lawson J. Adams born 9/4/1877 Pitts Co married Irene Hendricks, and died 3/10/1967. Elizabeth J. Adams married Robert W. Haythe. She died March 9 1963 Anderson P Adams married Betty Emerson Millie W Adams married T.P. Burnette Submitted by C.C. Adams Adams Family of Pittsylvania County, Notes from Virginia State Library, Acc 26990, Bible printed 1830, includes period 1812-1934. Unfortunately so many of the dates are missing and it is unclear at times which children were born to which parents. Whitmell T. Adams, born Apr 14 1838 Danvane W. Adams, born Nov 18 1839 Moses Thomas Adams married Florence Allison, no date given Murial A Adams and Thomas Allison Adams were born to them, no date given. John Daniel Adams and Lea were married, no date given; and John Daniel Jr. was born, no date given; Barry was born, no date given. Franklin Lee Adams married Henrietta Maude, no date given. Henrietta Maude Adams married Trent B. Kyle. Their children, but doesn't give dates: Harry Franklin Kyle, Rosalie Kyle, Helen Adams Kyle. Edward J. Adams and Lucy W. Blanks married Jul 1 1896 Herbert Clyde Adams, born Aug 1 1897 Berkeley Earl? Adams, born Dec 7 1899 Edward Jackson Adams, born Nov 17 1904 Virginia Sudie Adams, born 1909 Hugh Dan Adams, born 1909 Grace Maude Adams born Oct 14 1899 Winifred Hazel Adams, born Nov 24 1904 Mary Franklin and Ann Josephine born Feb 18 1908 (twins?) William Robert Adams, born Mar 15 1910 Roland Woodrow Adams, born July 24 1913 Frankl Logan Adams, born June 5 1915 John B. Allen, brother of Mary Adams, Cabell H., Mollie O.M. Dec 7 1898 Cabell Harry Adams, born Dec 20 1899 Janna Maude Adams, born May 20 1902 Frances Elizabeth Adams, born July 15 1904 William James Adams, born Oct 16 1907 Moses Adams, born in Dec, no year given, died Mar 21 1812 Mary Adams, born Aug 16 1819 John B. Allen, born Jan 13 1821 Whitmell T. Adams, born Apr 14 1838 Danvane W. Adams, born Nov 18 1839 John H. Adams born July 3 1841 Christopher C. Adams, born Dec 17 1842 William James Adams, born Feb 7 1845 Moses Adams, born Dec 25 1840 Redmond Adams, born Jan 24 1849 William F. Adams and Harriett F. Owen married Feb 16 1868 First born of William Grand was Edward J. born Nov 9 1868 William Adams, born Feb 1845 and Harriet F. Adams born Jan 1842 Harriett F. Adams, died age 50? W. J. Adams, died Aug 6 1934, age 89 Franklin Lee Adams, born Nov 28 187? Lula Ellen Adams, first daughter of Harriet and L. ?? W. J. Adams born March 1 1873 Mary Oney Adams, born Aug 16 1874 Henrietta Maude Adams, born Jan 22 1877 Moses Thomas Adams, born Mar 7 1879 John Daniel Adams, born Sep 24 1881 Submitted by Carol Adams. Colbert-Keesee Bible Records Here are two sets of Bible Records. The first is that of Thomas Colbert and Sarah "Sallie" Keesee as written except for most parentesis, some are original such as "Joe"-- "The Holy Bible containing Old and New Testatmmentstranslatedoutof the originalandwith the former Translations Diglently comparedand revised with Canne'sMarginal Notes and References - The Text onfoamable to the Original Editon of the year of our Lord 1610 And the American bible Society's Original Stardard Edition of 1610? Philadelphia Jesper Harding & Son 1859. (Long Title) Marriages: Thomas Colbert and Sallie Keesee 1847 Ginnie (Virginia Thomas) T. colbert and Oliver G. Givson was Married Nov19th 1868 AuvilleT. Colbert and Mollie B. Scruggs 1894 Births; 1. Jane thomas Colbert borned 26 of Septerber 1848 2. Minerva C. Colbert borned 8 Jan 1850 3.William H. ColbetBorned 13 September 1851 4. Harriett M. Colbert Bonened 15 Sept 1853 6. Auville T. Colbert borned 23 Octover 1855 7. George W. Colbert borned 15 July 1857 (all in same script) William D.Givson born March the 1st 1870 Sallie A. Mattox bornNov30 1902 Nannie Mattox Born Jan 25 1908 John David Hutcheson borned 1 Mar 1875 Narsa A.Hutcheson Born Sept 15 1877 Walter J. Hutcheson born May 25 1881 Unreable..... Martha A.Meadows borned Mar 22 1880 Ollie M. Cobert son of A. T. Colbert was born Oct 28 1895 Russell D. Colbert was born Dec 17 1897 Ernest C. Colbert ("Joe") was born Mrch 16 1900 Bessie F. George borned June 17 1903 Guey Lanier Colbert borned Mar 1 1905 Floyd D. Colbert ws born Aug 2, 1908 Elsie Kate Colbert was born Mar 28, 1911 (all same hand writing) Deaths: Nathan C. Colbert did July 10th 1863 "Age31")same as first script- believe that of Sallie Keesee Colbert) David C.Colbert Died June the 9th 1865 Sally Colbert (Keesee) Died July the 6th 1871(hand writing the same-) Johney Hutcheson Died August the 18th 1882 Narsa AHutcheson Did September the 6th 1882 Walter I Hutcheson died September 20th 1882 William H. Colbert Died April 30th 1889 Susie colbert (his wife) died June the 18th 1900 Thomas Colbert Born 1807 Died mar. 20 19802 Mrs. M.C.Meadows Died July 13th 1911 Bryant J.MadowsDied July the 31 1880 (Various handwriting but probably Mollie Scruggs Colbert) Auville Colbert Died June 4, 1939 MollieS. Colbert, wife DiedMarch 3, 1963 Bessie F. George (Colbert) Did Nov. 20, 1966 Guy Colbert Died 1965 (Joe) Earnest Colbert Died July 27, 1962 Doris Jackson Colbert, wife Born March 19, 19806 Died May 10 1969 Floyd Douglas Colbert Oct 25, 1982 Russell D. Colbert Nov 15, 1983 (*All writen by Elsie Kate Colbert Yeatts who died June 5, 1996) Bible currently in possession of Anita Colbert, wife of Jim Colbert who sent the following pages of the Bible of George Colbert. This note accompanied pages sent to me by Anita Colbert) "The following Pages are copied from pages of the George Washington Colbert and Mollie B. Colbert family Bible. The pages were remvoed from the Bible an found in an old Trunk at H.H. Colbert's SR. home by my husband, James E. Colbert Sr., a son of H. H. Colbert, sr, who was a son of George W. Colvert. the pages were too torn, worn and dicolored to photocopy. I am also attaching the names of the H. H. colvert Sr.family, but do not have complete dates, etc. Sallie and Nancy are still living and might supply more family information" (Anita Colbert) Bonds of Holy Matriomony This Certifies that George W. Colbert of Virgina and Mollie B. Colbert of Virginia were united by me in the Bonds of Holy Matrimony at Home on the 28th day of Dec. in the year of our Lord 1877. IN the presence of _____ signed Wm. Jones, Willie Shelton, and Pastor Pettie. Family Record; Geo. W. Colbert Sr. Born July 15, 1857 Mollie B.Colbert Born Dec. 24, 1858 - Married Dec 28, 1877, Died Sept 28, 1927 Acie T. Colbert Born Dec. 20 1878, Married Dec ___1900, Died Aug. 19, 1940 George W. Colbert Jr. Born May 16 1880 Married Aug 16, 1905, Died april 14 1907 Jessie W. Colbert Born Oct 1 1881, Married Nov 16, 1901 Walter D.Colvert Born July 20, 1883 Married Mar 8, 1905, Died Aug 20 1933 Charlie E. Colbert Born Feb 1, 1885, Married Dec 23 1903 A. Sue P. Colbert born Apr. 10, 1887, Mrried Sept, 1907, Died Sept 12, 1918 Henry H. Colbert, born feb 18, 1889, Married June 28 1908 Died may 5 1970 Willie L. (Lester) Colbert Born Aug 30 1890 Sallie K. Colvert Born ___18, 1892, Married July 28, 1917, Died Sept 12, 19--. Nathan E. Colvert Born June 10 1895, died Feb 10 1965 Auville F.Colbert Born Nov 24, 1894, Died June 11, 1980 Oliver V. Colbert Born March 11, 1897, Married March 17, 1914, Died May 2, 1950 Mary B.Colvert Born June 22, 1899 Died Dec. 2, 1904 (All of above born in Pittsylvania Co, Va_ Note- some numbers were unclear and required some guessing) Family of Henry Hartwell Colbert Sr.-Born Feb 18 1889, Married Della Brown Colvert (Born Dec 17, 1887) on June 28 1908 Mary Ellen Colbert, Born Aug 26, 1909 (Married Thomas Jackson) Mary Colbert Jackson died Jan 1994. Sallie Kate Colbert born Mar. 16, 1912 Mildred Louise Colbert born June 30, 1913 Died March 29, 1989 Lilly Madeline Born July 28, 1915, Died at 8 or 9 years of age Henry Hartewell Colbert Jr., Born Aug 20 1920 Died in 1988/89 James Early Colbert born June 25, 1923, married Anita McClimon Colbert on Dec 22, 1957, Died July 15, 1993 Nancy Colbert born Nov 24, 1924 Married Emmitt Godsey James E. Colbert Jr. Born Dec. 19, 1961 Ann Colbert Born Feb 10 1965 I have a ton of other Colbert info, but not in Bible form. Actually, I am not sure the information on H. H. Colbert's family is from a Bible or just a family record, although the George W. Colbert information is definetly from that Bible as is the Thomas Colbert and Sallie Keesee information. Thomas was the son of Lemuel and Phebe Blankenship, and the brother of William. He married first Stacy Rowland in 1831, and had 5 children, two of which appear in Bible record as Nathan and David Colbert, who died in during the Civil War. The other three children of Stacy and Thomas who do not appear here, probably as they died after Sallie Colbert and before Mollie Scruggs Colbert took over recording. They were Hester Ann Colbert (1832-1924) (m. James C. Yeatts) and Parthenia Colbert (b. 1840) and Susan Colbert(b. 1836), neither of whom married. have some Keesee records from the Bible of Mamie Cheatham, deceased, although they are hand copied and the Bible is lost. I have a "certified" copy and the statement of the person who copied them in 1967. Submitted by Karen Wood. The Family Bible of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Poindexter. Owned by their daughter, Mrs. James Boiseau Williams the former Miss Lillie Poindexter (now deceased). Francis (Frank) J. Poindexter was born January 7, 1832. Catherine W. Swann was born December 9, 1833. Francis Poindexter and Catherine Swann was married December 7, 1855. James W. Poindexter was born September 19, 1856. Frances C. Poindexter was born March 1, 1858. Emma S. Poindexter was born November 13, 1859. Sarah F. Poindexter was born September 3, 1861. Martha J. Poindexter was born October 11, 1862. G.M. Howardton was born June 15, 1897. Francis C. Poindexter died June 12, 1859. Francis J. Poindexter died August 4, 1862. James Swann departed this life December 1872. Sally Swann, wife of James Swann, departed this life April 6, 1873. Matilda J. Alverson departed this life June 23, 1897. John W. Alverson departed this life November 14, 1897. Pencelia H. Smith departed this life June 28, 1901. Sallie M. Carter departed this life June 30, 1903. Emma (illegible) Martha J. (illegible) Emma J. Poindexter was married February 12, 1878. William D. McKinney was born april 1, 1873. Albert P. McKinney was born January 23, 1879. Fannie J. McKinney was born May 22, 1880. The Infant was born September 22, 1887. Nannie W. Carter was born December 20, 1884. Sallie M. Carter was born August 30, 1887. M.E. Howerton was born December 28, 1894. Sibmitted by Gail Adkins Thomas Bible Records THE WILLIAM THOMAS FAMILY BIBLE by Elijah T. Sutherlin, Danville, VA 8/29/63 This Bible apparently was first owned by William Thomas Sr of Pitts. Co, Va. (I am omitting the rest of the description of the Bible). Near the end of the Old Testament, appears to have been written around 1860 or earlier: Nathaniel P. Thomas was born 24th day of August 1798, Nathaniel P. Thomas departed this life May 18th, 1851. The following writing is in pencil, a more recent hand, which Mrs. George P. Hall stated that she wrote personally: Joyce (Maggie) Thomas Hall was born Aug 23, 1917 daughter of George Pat Hall and his wife Martha Thomas Hall. Written by her mother Martha Hall when she was 62 years old in 1951". This item was repeated twice more at different places in this Bible but was not copied herein. On the opposite page is written with ink now turned brown: The ages of William Thomas and Joyce Thomas' children: Philip Thomas was born August 16, 1757 Nathaniel Thomas was born July 2, 1759 William Thomas was born February 16th, 1761 Asa Thomas was born December 13th, 1762 Peyton Thomas was born February 17th 1765 Jacob Thomas was born February 3d, 1767 John Watkins Thomas was born October 20th, 1768 George Thomas was born March 15th, 1771 Ichabod Thomas was born June 13th, 1773 and departed this life Novr. 26, 1777 William Thomas Sr. departed this life December 22nd 179-(1795 or 1799) the last figure is illegible), in the 75 year of his age. William Thomas, Jr. departed this April 30th, 1799 Nathaniel Thomas departed this life May 1 1799 George Thomas departed this life Oct 19 1799 John W. Thomas departed this life May (day illegible) 180l Jacob Thomas departed this life May 7 1803 Asa Thomas departed this life April 11 1813 The next record is in apparently a little later writing and possibly by another person. Allen M. Thomas was born September 20th, 1826 Joyce Thomas, wife of William Thomas, Senior, departed this life 3 of March, 1829, age 99 years, 8 months and twenty days. At the end of the Apocrypha, the following record appears: William Thomas, Junr. was born July 17 1796. Araminta Thomas, wife of W.P. T. was born May 17 1806 DEATHS; Wm P Thomas was killed at Drewes Bluff on the 10th of May, 1864. Brought home 20th of June & entered 22 of June 15 minutes after 2 oc in afternoon & was 27 years 11 months & 20 days old when he was killed. DEATH: Sarah E. Tanner, daughter of W.P. Thomas, his wife departed this life on the 10th of November 1866, died in Texas 39 years 6 months & 16 days old. (Note by Mr. Sutherlin) Here is interwritten, in a paler hand what appears to be "Pocohontas A. Thomas, and some other letters which are illegible now. Also interwritten: "This the 24th of Sept. 1862" and under this: "William N. P. Thomas" Again some pencil writing appears: Here is a repetition of the notation by Mrs. Martha Hall regarding her daughter, Joyce (Maggie) Thomas Hall. The next items appear on the opposite page of the Bible. Joyce Thomas her Book. god give her Grace therein to look not only to she reads) Look But to understand (What." I pray good reader be so kind, If I am lost and you me find, That you restore me to my master and he'' respect you ever after. For you may know I am his own, For me he gave four crowns. The next item is apparently in a different hand, ink and by person. Elsie M. Thomas was Born 7 day of April 1873 Joyce Thomas was born 1730 September the 5th and wrote these in the year 1802, September the 20th and departed this life the 3rd of March 1829 in the 99th year of age. Allen M. Thomas was born September 20, 1826 Sarah E. Thomas was born in the year of our Lord 1828, April 24 Here again appears a different hand, different ink and possibly another person's writing. Joseph L. Thomas was born Apl 14 1830 Maryann P. Thomas was born Agst 29, 1831 Araminta I. Thomas was born June 20th 1833 Wm P. Thomas was born July 21 1837 Martha An I. (?) Thomas was born June 1 1840 Creed Tanner Thomas was born Agst 14 1842. (This 14 is very plain but has been written or re-written over something else,--note by Mr. Sutherlin) Pocohontas A. Thomas was born June 11 1846 (11th also written or rewritten over) Emily (Here are apparently two letters but they are illigible). Thomas was born Sept. 11th, 1848. (Here a big "1" appears to have been written between the 4 and the 8 in the 1848) The above is the names and ages of Wm Thomas & Araminta his wife Thomas children. On the back of the center fly leaf or the leaf at the beginning of the New Testament the following records appear. June 15th day 1806, W. Peyton Thomas left his native place to go to Louisannia. (No doubt Louisana). Note by Mr. Sutherlin. Allen Motley Thomas was married to Miss Mary T. (Here is hole in the page about 3/8 of an inch wife and long). Lumpkin, Decr. the 20 day 1870 Elsa M. Thomas was born the 7 day of April five after eleven o'clock in the year 1873 Creed T. Thomas was married to Miss Mary E. Gravley the 18 day Dec 1872 Miss Mary T. Thomas, wife of A . M. Thomas was born the 30 day of June 1835 Allen M. Thomas was born the 20 day of Sept. 1826 Rote this in the 46 year of his age. To be best of my knowledge and belief the foregoing record is a true and accurate copy of the Bible mentioned therein. Elijah T. Sutherlin, Danville, VA Aug 29 1963 Submittted by Carol Adams This Bible belonged to the household of W. D. “Billy” Williams and his wife Eliza Ann Blair. They carried it from Pittsylvania County, VA, to Texas in 1859 and died within months of each other in 1861. After their deaths, recordings in the Bible were made by their son, John Fletcher Williams, through the time of his first wife’s death in 1878. For clarification or more information, e-mail Rusty Williams, EBFMktg@AOL.com The NEW TESTAMENT of our LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, Translated Out Of THE ORIGINAL GREEK And With The Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised New York: American Bible Society Instituted in the Year MDCCCXVI ---- 1850 Births -------------------- William D. Williams, Son of James & Elizabeth Williams, born the 12th of December 1817 Eliza Ann, the wife of William D. Williams born the 27th of July 1828 -------------------- Births of the children of William D.& Eliza Ann Williams Elizabeth Christian born October 25th 1845 John Fletcher born the 23rd of June 1848 James Sidney born the 10th of July 1850 Mary Ellen born Sept. 9th 1852 Nancy Witcher born Nov 25th 1854 William Henry born February 2nd 1857 Benjamin Franklin born May 29th 1859 in the State of Texas -------------------- Angeline wife of James Sidney Williams born August 16th 1856 Elizabeth wife of Jno F. Williams born August 14th 1856 -------------------- Births of the Children of Jno. F. and Elizabeth Williams John A. Williams born October 6th 1874 Mary Henrietta born August 17th 1876 Elizabeth born September the 24th 1878 -------------------- Marriages William D. Williams ------married------ to Eliza Ann Blair by Rev. S. J. Spotts on the 18th of June 1844 -------------------- Marriages of the children of W. D. and Eliza A. Williams Mary Ellen married to J. B. [E?] Dickenson 187_ James Sidney married to Angeline Houston Sept. 14th 1873 John Fletcher married to Elizabeth Love January 1st 1874 -------------------- Deaths Wm. D. Williams diied August 11th 1861 Eliza Ann Williams died April 12th 1862 Eliza Keen, Infant Daughter of W. D. & E. A. Williams died October 1861 Elizabeth C, Daughter of W. D. & E. A. Williams died December 18th 1863 Nannie W. daughter of W. D. & E. A. Williams died December 6t 1871 John Alexander infamt son of Jno. F. and Elizabeth Williams Died Novr 15th 1874 Elizabeth Williams, wife of J. F. Williams Died September the 24th 1878. -------------------- This is to certify that this is a true and exact copy of the original papers. [Signature] Florence Dodd, Notary Public Walker County Texas August 22, 1961 This document was handwritten sometime between 1941 and 1945 by Henry A. Williams, great-great grandson of John H. Blair. All four of his grandparents (as well as a number of great-uncles and aunts) had made the trip from near Danville and Chatham, VA, to Grayson County, TX in 1859, and most were still living during Henry A. Williams’ adulthood. (The handwritten document was transcribed on typewriter (accurately) by Mrs. G.C. Neaves of Norman, OK, in 1963, and I scanned the typewritten document into a .doc file in 1996. I proofed the computer file against the original handwritten document. I retained original spellings and sentence structure, but in some minor cases substituted the typewritten punctuation for the handwritten punctuation.) The families involved are BLAIR, WILLIAMS, KEEN and TURNER. Many of the Blairs later settled in Fannin County and elsewhere in Texas. Some of the Williams stayed in Grayson County, some moved to Tishomingo, OK, and some moved to Coleman County, TX. The Turner family stayed, in the main, in Grayson and neighboring Fannin Counties. For questions (or to provide additional annotation), e-mail me at EBFMktg@AOL.com. Rusty Williams ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLAIR DATA We date back to 1250, or near that time, and are descended from William De Blair, Baron of Scotland, and it is thought that the Duke of Athole now lives in the Blair Castle in Perthshire, Scotland. Of course, there are many branches from this main trunk and many "Coats of Arms.” In the early days of Cromwell's reign, many Scotch families moved [to] the north part of Ireland and established Scotch Colonies--always retained religions and political views, and, so to speak, stuck together--did not and intermarry with the Irish--and from there and Scotland our ancestors have migrated here at different times. Our direct line came over in 1765 or near that time. Our immigrant ancestor, William Blair, married Sarah Suter, daughter of George Suter of York, Yorke County, Pennsylvania. William Blair was very patriotic and saw much service in the Revolution. He came to the United States with two brothers, one of whom, James Blair, settled in Charlotte, North Carolina, Nothing is known, so far, of the other one, HISTORY OF JOHN F. BLAIR AND FAMILY John Francis Blair was a large land and slave owner in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He lived on a large tobacco farm, raised nothing but tobacco and cured and manufactured it on the place, with the aid of his numerous slaves. His old home, and a lot of the negro cabins with their old pot-racks still in place, are still standing. In 1859, as a number of his friends had come to Texas and landed in Grayson County and with the Civil War at hand, John F. Blair and family decided to come also--expecting to buy large plantations and "grow up with the country." So on November 15, 1859, the journey was begun in wagons. Uncle George said, "We left Virginia in wagons, and they were covered all right, but were drawn by mules and horses instead of oxen, and to that extent our coming may have been irregular. We came over a good road as far as Knoxville, Tennessee, where we boarded a steamboat for Gaines' Landing, Arkansas. Disembarking at Gaines' Landing , we again took the road, or rather resumed our wagons, for there were no roads, and headed for Texas. We arrived in Grayson County, January 15, 1860. We were seventy days making the journey--one of our airplane boys could cover the distance in the course of an afternoon. From Gaines' Landing we drove across Arkansas and crossed Red River at Texarkana." With John F. came his 8 sons and 2 daughters--there were 33 or 34 in the family then, including sons-in-law, daughters-in-law and children, among them 4 babies, Tom, son of Keen and Lucy Blair, Peter, son of Charles and Pat Blair, Nanny , daughter of Peter and Emaline Turner, and Will Henry , son of Eliza Ann and W. D. (Billy) Williams. There were also ten Negroes, 8 of John F. Blair’s and 2 of Peter Turner’s, son-in-law of John F. Blair. The party camped near Bonham , December 31, 1859, when a big norther and snow-storm struck them. John F., who had a carriage and driver, drove on to Rev. S. J. Spotts' home near Bells, Grayson County, The rest of the bunch drove on in the wagons to Old Warren where they spent the night in Col. Bradford's home. Peter Turner and family went to the home of the Pritchetts, whom they had known in Virginia. Two other Virginia families came with the Blairs--those of Ben Williams (brother of Billy) , and Capt. Brooks--there were 17 in these two families. All told, there were about 60 people in the Blair caravan. There were 43 of the Blair family in their caravan of five wagons--Charles Blair had 1 horse; Billy Williams had 1 horse; Peter Turner had 2 mules and 1 horse; and John F. Blair had 4 mules and 2 horses. John F. Blair traded a Negro girl, 16 or 17 years old, for a section of land, and bought a section that adjoined it. This made 1280 acres , which he intended making into a plantation with quarters for his slaves. He died before he completed his home having been there less than a year--he died of Typhoid and is buried on this farm. His son, John Henry, died the same day of the same malady and they were buried at the same time. At this time Keen Blair was hovering near death's door of Typhoid, and when friends went for burial out-fits for the other two, they brought clothes for him too, thinking that he would be gone when they returned; but Keen recovered. One Negro boy about 15 or 16 years old was sold at a sale--all the other slaves were freed, except one woman, Suse, who died and was buried at one corner of the Blair burial plot. John F. Blair's Negroes were named Pete and his wife Lucy, Cornelius, Suse, Letcha, Henry, Lunn, and Jim. Pete who was John F.'s carriage driver, was a free Negro and a cripple; his wife Lucy was a slave and the cook in the Blair family. Pete and Lucy were the oldest of the bunch. Christian (Kittie) Blair died in August, 1861 of congestion. W.D. (Billie) Williams died in 1861 and his baby died soon after in 1861. Eliza Ann Williams, broken in mind and body, following so much grief and shock, died in 1862 . They are all buried in the family plot on the Blair farm. Charles, George , Tom, and Wesley Blair served in the Civil War. Tom was killed in Altoona, Ga. The Bible of Mrs. James Boisseau Williams the former Miss Lillie Poindexter. Now owned by their great-granddaughter, Mrs. Gail Wiles Adkins. James Boisseau Williams was born in Pittsylvania County June 15, 1878. Lillie Poindexter Williams was born Rockingham County, NC November 30, 1883. James Hunter Williams was born in Caswell County, NC December 29, 1905. Willie Graham Williams was born in Caswell County, NC May 7, 1907. Darna Graves Williams was born in Pittsylvania County, Va January 23, 1910. Virginia Empress Williams was born in Pittsylvania County, VA January 22, 1911. Jessie Garland Williams was born in Pittsylvania County, Va December 30, 1916. Eugene Nelson Williams was born in Pittsylvania County, Va January 6, 1918. Frank Benton Williams was born in Pittsylvania County, Va October 14, 1922. Alma Francis Williams was born in Pittsylvania County, Va June 5, 1925. Lilian Eunice Williams was born in Pittsylvania County, Va August 9, 1927. Ada J.Poindexter died March 9, 1918. James W. Poindexter died February 7, 1937. James B. Williams died August 7, 1955. Eugene Williams died September 22, 1972. ///////////////////////////////////////////// This Poindexter/Williams family lived on the state line of Pittsylvania Co, Va and Caswell County, NC. They moved from one house to another located just a couple doors up the road and they had moved from NC to Va! All basically stayed in the Pittsylvania County area. Submitted by: Gail Wiles Adkins of Pittsylvania County, Virginia Daniel Webster Love Family Bible The Love Family lived in Sycamore, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Title Page DANIEL D. SMITH'S STEROTYPE EDITION THE HOLY BIBLE CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED WITH CANNE'S MARGINAL NOTES AND REFERENCES. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, AN INDEX; AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF ALL THE NAMES IN THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, WITH THEIR SIGNIFICANT; TABLES OF SCRIPTURE WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND COINS, &c. STEROTYPED BY E. WHITE, NEW-YORK NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED AND SOLD BY DANIEL D. SMITH, AT THE FRANKLIN JUVENILE ROOM AND STATIONARY STORE, NO. 190 GRENNWICH STREET, ALSO BY THE PRINCIPAL BOOKSELLERS IN THE UNITED STATES. .............. 1822. _________________________________ Information on back of front cover four or five lines of handwritten text which is unreadable due to fading. E. L. Love Harriet Love her Book font[?] in the 18 William D. Love 1828 1846 In Nl 5 1828 ---------- On the back of an illustration following page 40 is a badly faded notation Elizabeth Hodges departed this life ... January 1823 Between pages 188 and 189 is a lock of hair The Family record Section appears at the end of the Old Testament. ___________________________________ FAMILY RECORD. Marriages Marriages Daniel W. Love was Married to Harriett Hawkins on Feb. 8th 1821 D. W. Love wore Mariad to Nancy Jain Hodges June the 21 1847 Edward Livenston Love Married __________________________________ FAMILY RECORD. BIRTHS. Daniel W Love was born on the 7th of July 1797 Harriett Hawkins was born on the 25th Jany 1804 Sarah Jane Love Daughter of Daniel W Love + Harriet was born on th 29th of April 1822 Martha A. Love Daughter of Daniel W Love + Harriet was born on the 5th April 1824 James Madison Love Son of Daniel W Love + Harriet Love was born on the 8th September 1825 Wm L Love Son of D. + Harriet Love was born June 5th 1828 35" after 10 o'clock A. M Thomas J. Samuel Love was Born on the 25st day of May 1831. 25 min. after 6 o'clock A. M. Ciderella Love was born on the 8th Nov. 1833 35 M. after 10 P.M. Harriet Elizabeth Love was born on the 28th of May 1835 at 8 O'clock A. M. Maria Louisa Love was born on the 26th Aug 1837 at 21 minutes after 9 O'clock P. M. John Calhoun Love Son of D. + Harriet Love was born on the 21st May 1844 9 O'clock A. M. O. G. Rowles was born December 31s 1900 _________________________________________ FAMILY RECORD. BIRTHS. Edward Levinston Love Son of D W Love and N J Love was Born on 23th of Aril [sic] 1849 at 50 minet after 6 O'clock P. M. Mary Ann Va was born 15th of Oct 1849 20 minutes after 6 O'clock A. M. Mary Ann Virginia Love was born 15th of Oct 1850. 20 minutes after 6 O'clock A. M. Harriett E. Love a dater [sic] of D. W. Love + N J Love ware Born on 7th of June 36 Minutes after 7 O'Clock PM 1861 1851 Franklin P. Love son of D W + J Love was born Nov 24 twity seven mint after 2 O'ck 1852 P. M. James Jefferson Hodges ware born on the 8th day March 1830 Juley C. Hodges ware Born the 3 day of March 1836 at 12 P.M. Martha E [?] Hodges was born 12 obt [sic] 1828 Nancy Jane Hodges was born on the 3 day of Octr 1821 Nancy Catherine Love Dautor of D. W. Love + Nancy J Love wore Born July the 21 35 minutes after a 11 O'clock in the morning 1854 Susan Elviry a Douter of D W Love + Nancy J Love ware born Jinuary [sic] 23th 1856 at 4 in the morning. FAMILY RECORD. DEATHS. Martha A Love departed this life on the 8th day of July 1824 Harriet Elizabeth Love departed this life on the 2nd of July 1837 Harrit Love departed the lif on the 15 day of May 1846 Nancy Ann Virginia Love departed this life on the 27 day of Octr 1856 at half past 2 in th eving beaing 7 years and 12 days old. Nancy Catherine Love Departed this life on the 2 day of Sept 1861 Susson Elviria Love departed this life on the 6 day of Octber 1861 Charles Monroe Love departed this life on the 16 day of October 1861 Daniel W Love departed this lif the 22 of December 1862 Rady M. Dalton Died March 7th 1900 ____________________ Sheet following the family record Joseph M Love son of Daniel W Love + Nancy his wife was born 26th April 1858 Charles M Love Son of D. W. Love Nancy his wife was born 18 September 1860 at 4 O'clock in the morning Martha E Love was of Daughter of d w Love + Nancy J Love was born 3th of September eigt Hunred am Sixty too 1862 Following is in Pencil Martha E. Love Daughter of D W Love + Nancy J Love was born 3rd September 1862 Submitted by Larry Munden COUSINS FAMILY BIBLE printed in 1857 New York American Bible Society Instituted in the year MDCCCXVI Orginial owner Richard Henry COUSINS and Mary Harris FULLER COUSINS both born and raised and married in PITTSYLVANIA county Virginia . Second owner Richard Oliver COUSINS and Pattie F. CLIBOURNE COUSINS, Third owner Marion Henry COUSINS and Clara COOPER COUSINS. Present owner Clara Cooper COUSINS and to go to her daughter Joyce Cousins Huseman.1993 Transcribed By Linda June COUSINS Winslager Page 1 left side of page right side of page Mary H FULLER was born April 19 1830 d. Aug 21 1914 Lorenzo R COUSINS Samuel A COUSINS died Dec 3rd 1855 was born August 2 Richard O COUSINS Henry Clay COUSINS and Pattie F CLIBOURNE was born Sept 1 1852 was married Nov 3 1889 Lorenzo Royall COUSINS was born 1854 Columbus Lafayette COUSINS was born Oct 23rd 1856 Nancy Eliza COUSINS was born Feb 28 1861 Willis Green COUSINS was born 1858 R O COUSINS was born March 29 1863 (Trancsribers note;Coments: The above names are in the handwriting of Richard Henry COUSINS with the exception of the names Mary H FULLER and RO COUSINS and the marriage of Richard O COUSINS to Pattie F CLIBOURNE. Mary H FULLER wrote her own name and date of birth. Richard O same as R O COUSINS wrote his own birth as his father was gone off to the Civil war and never returned for he was killed June 3 1864. I have match the hand writing with other documents signed by these owners.) (Transribers note The following is in the hand writing of Clara COOPER COUSINS who now has the Bible and obtained ownership when Pattie died in 1938 STILL on page 1. and the following are the children of Richard Oliver COUSINS and Pattie F CLIBOURNE COUSINS) Willie I COUSINS was born July 27 1896 Johnnie Hubert COUSINS was born July 18 1894 Dick C COUSINS born Feb 23 1898 Walter Oliver COUSINS born Feb 20 1905 died June 30 1905 Marion Henry COUSINS born Feb 21 1906 Page 2 Willie I COUSINS Richard H. COUSINS was born July was born Feb 16 1827 27th 1890 Mary H Cousins was born April 19 1830 Florence OSBORN COUSINS Richard H COUSINS born Aug 27 1891 was born in Pyttizlvania Willie COUSINS and co VA was married to Florence OSBORNE Mary Harris FULLER October 2 1848 married Aug 18 1912 John COUSINS and Marion Henry COUSINS Mary CHAMBLEE was born 21 Feb 1906 married Nov 29 1917 died May 19 1981 Dick COUSINS and Marion Henry COUSINS Betha YOUNG was and CLARA Elizabeth ?COOPER married Dec 14 1919 were married Sept 4 1926 in Crawford J O COUSINS born April 13 1921 Joyce LaVerne COUSINS born Linda June COUSINS born Nov 19 1944 June 9 1931 Tuesday in Hewitt to James Oliver COUSINS and Dorracre E.(McCULLERs) Mary Jane CHAMBLEE born Married to Johnnie Hurbert COUSINS Nov 29 1917 died Sept 8 fri pm 1961 Katherine Irene COUSINS borned Sept 26 1919 died July 14 1928 in Crawford TEX Mr Richard Oliver COUSINS born March 29 1863 died July 21 1936 in McGregor Tex Mrs Pattie Francis CLIBOURNE COUSINS (wife of Richard Oliver COUSINS) born Oct 26 1866 in Farmsville VA. Died April 29th 1938 Delon Rex COUSINS son of J. O. COUSINS born May 15 1943 in Bakersfield Calif. died March 18 1952 in FT Worth Texas, buried in Laureland Cemetary J.O. COUSINS born April 13 1921 son of D. C. COUSINS died June 20 1952 buried in Laureland Cemt. FW TEX Transcriber Linda June Cousins Winslager lwi941@airmail.net 6709 Gillis Johnson St Fort Worth, Texas 76179-3302 home page http://web2.airmail.net/lwi941 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB 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. ************************************************************************