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2. | James Alvin Black was born in Nov 1844 in White Co, IN; died on 05 Feb 1935 in Jasper Co, IL; was buried in Feb 1935 in Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Jasper Co, IL. James married Mary Ann Melton on 24 Aug 1879 in Jasper Co, IL. Mary (daughter of Thomas C. Melton and Susannah Birt) was born in 1857 in Jasper Co, IL; died on 01 Apr 1935 in Newton, Jasper Co, IL; was buried in Apr 1935 in Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Jasper Co, IL. [Group Sheet]
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7. | Susannah Birt was born on 28 Nov 1815 in Champaign Co, OH (daughter of William Birt, Jr. and Sarah Buckles). Children:
- Charlotte Adaline Melton was born on 19 Jun 1834 in Rush Co, IN; died about 1874.
- John M. Melton was born on 06 Aug 1836 in Rush Co, IN.
- Sarah E. Melton was born in 1838 in IN.
- Ruth Melton was born in 1840 in IN.
- Patsey A. Melton was born in 1843 in IN.
- Isam Melton was born in 1845 in IN.
- Elias B. Melton was born in 1847 in IN.
- Wilson T. Melton was born in 1850 in IN.
- Susannah E. Melton was born in 1853 in Jasper Co, IL.
- Benjamin F. Melton was born in 1855 in Jasper Co, IL.
- 3. Mary Ann Melton was born in 1857 in Jasper Co, IL; died on 01 Apr 1935 in Newton, Jasper Co, IL; was buried in Apr 1935 in Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Jasper Co, IL.
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Generation: 4
14. | William Birt, Jr. was born on 30 Aug 1781 in Berkeley Co, WV (son of William Birt, Sr. and Elizabeth); died on 11 Aug 1859 in Pike Township, Marion Co, IN. Notes:
William Birt b. 30 Aug 1781 (Washington Co, PA?) died 11 Aug 1859 in Pike Twp, Marion Co, IN. He and his wife had sold their 80 acres of land in Rush Co, IN in January of 1851 and moved to Pike Twp, Marion Co, Indiana where William wrote his will on June 4, 1851. The will reads as follows:
In the name of God, amen. Know all persons that I, William Birt of the County of Marion and State of Indiana, being weak in body but of sound mind and memory and knowing the uncertainty of life, do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others.
1st. I order and direct that if my wife Sarah Birt should survive me that she shall have the use of all my property both real and personal during her life for her support and at her death to be divided amonst my children in the following manner to wit:
2d. I order and direct that at my wife's death that all my property both Real Estate and personal property be sold and that my son David Birt have One Hundred Dollars of the proceeds thereof, the balance to be equally divided among my children; David included in the division except my daughters Susannah and Lavina, to them I will and bequest One Dollar each, which is all that I allow them of my estate.
3d. I appoint my son Henry Birt my executor of this my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 4 day of June 1851.
William (his mark) Birt {seal}
Signed and acknowledged by said William Birt as his last will and testament in our presence and signed by us in his presence and that James W. Schooley wrote his name at his request and that he made his mark in our presence.
James W. Schooley
Elihu I...
The will was proved November 26, 1859.
William married Sarah Buckles on 30 Oct 1800 in Hamilton Co, OH. Sarah (daughter of Rev. John Buckles and Mary Brooks) was born on 31 Aug 1784 in Berkeley Co, WV; died on 06 May 1869 in Champaign Co, OH; was buried in Upper Honey Creek Cemetery, Christianburg, Champaign Co, OH. [Group Sheet]
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15. | Sarah Buckles was born on 31 Aug 1784 in Berkeley Co, WV (daughter of Rev. John Buckles and Mary Brooks); died on 06 May 1869 in Champaign Co, OH; was buried in Upper Honey Creek Cemetery, Christianburg, Champaign Co, OH. Notes:
Died:
Sarah "Sallie" Buckles Birt has been incorrectly reported as having died earlier in 1833 in Indiana, Cynthia M. Rice reports as follows:
She was listed with her husband William in the 1850 Census of Rush Co, IN along with some of their Peterson grandchildren whose mother Nancy Birt Peterson had just died in June of 1850 (per Rush Co Mortality Index). Then, after her husband's death in August of 1859, Sarah Birt was found living for a time in 1860 back in Rush Co with her grandson Alfred Cowger and his younger siblings, orphaned children of Sarah's daughter Jane and James H. Cowger. Sarah was also found in the 1860 Census of Marion Co, IN living with her son David Heaton Birt.
After her husband William Birt died in 1859 in Marion County, IN, Sarah apparently lived with different members of her family at different times, both in Rush and Marion Counties in Indiana, but eventually returned to Champaign Co, OH where several of her siblings still lived. She died on May 6, 1869 in Champaign County and was buried at the Upper Honey Creek Cemetery near Christiansburg.
Tombstone: AUG 30, 1784 - MAY 6, 1869 Aged 84y, 8m, 6d
Note: Inscription is on the same stone as Louis & Jane (Buckles) Carmin. (Jane was her youngest sister).
Children:
- 7. Susannah Birt was born on 28 Nov 1815 in Champaign Co, OH.
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Generation: 5
28. | William Birt, Sr. Notes:
Partial history of the Middle Run Baptist Church, Greene Co. Ohio (re: BIRT) - Bob Buckles
The Minutes Of The Monthly meetings of Middle Run Baptist Church From the original minutes copied by Bertha Shambaugh, 1919 and Howard Shambaugh 1973.
Church location: on Middle Run Road at Bellbrook-Waynesville Road, Sugar Creek Twp., in Greene Co. Ohio. The following is exerts of William Birt Sr.
Birt, Elizabeth membership: 27 July 1799, died 18 August 1801
Birt, William membership: 27 July 1799, exclusion: 25 Aug 1804
Birt, William Jr. membership: 24 June 1809
Birt, William 27 July 1799, dismissed by letter (Organizers of Church)
Birt, Elizabeth (wife) 27 July 1799, died: 8 Aug. 1801
Birt, William Jr. Baptized 23 May 1801, dismissed by letter.
Under the names of the Church Members (no dates or signature)
Birt, William - excommunicated
Birt, Elizabeth - deceased
Birt, William Jr. - dismissed.
July 27, 1799
met according to agreement and was constituted a church by Elders, Daniel Clark and James Lee. To wit: William Birt, and Elizabeth his wife, John Buckles and Mary his wife, Sarah Buckles and William Buckles.
August 24, 1799
The church met according to appointment and after singing, praying and short discourse by Elder Clark, proceeded to business. Appointed our brethren, John Buckles, Daniel Wilson and William Birt as messengers to the association.
June 27, 1801
The church met according to appointment, and after devine service, proceeded to business.
Aug. 8, 1801 - Sister Elizabeth Birt died 8 Aug 1801.
March 26, 1803
Brother John Buckles was appointed to visit Brother William Birt Sr. to acquaint him of report in circulation, unfavorable to his morals.
Aug. 23, 1803
Brother John Buckles reported that according to the order of the church, he had conversed with Brother Birt Sr. and from the report, the church agreed to lay the matter over for further investigation.
June 25, 1803
Brother William Birt Sr. came forward and denied the report, and the Church agreed to lay it over for further investigation.
Sept. 25, 1803
Brother William Birt, Sr., presented a note, signed by Hanklin Turner, certifying that the report in circulation against said Birt, was false, which gave the church satisfaction. Brother Birt Sr. was charged with being intoxicated with spirituous liquor, which he confessed was true. The church agreed to reprove and admonish him which was accordingly done.
April 21 1804
The church agreed to send messengers to visit Brother William Birt Sr. to inquire the reason why he did not attend meeting, and Brother John Buckles was appointed.
June 28, 1804
The church met and after singing and prayer, appointed Brother James Mod. Brother Daniel Wilson appointed with Brother John Buckles to attend Brother William Birt Sr.
July 21, 1804
Brothers John Buckles and Daniel Wilson reported that they had attended Brother William Birt Sr., who was present, and after the matter was related, and Brother Birt Sr. gave a satisfactory relation, the Church expressed their full satisfaction with his continuation in full fellowship.
Aug. 25, 1804
Brother William Birt Sr. being charged with ________kindness, and after investigating the subject, the church agreed to excommunicate him.
June 24, 1809
By request of John Buckles. a letter of dismission was granted to William Birt Jr. in order to join the institution in the neighborhood, where he has moved.
William married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet]
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29. | ElizabethChildren:
- 14. William Birt, Jr. was born on 30 Aug 1781 in Berkeley Co, WV; died on 11 Aug 1859 in Pike Township, Marion Co, IN.
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30. | Rev. John Buckles was born on 27 Feb 1761 in Frederick Co, VA (son of Capt. James Buckles, Sr. and Sarah Gerrard); died on 30 Jul 1828 in Christiansburg, Champaign Co, OH; was buried in Upper Honey Creek Cemetery, Christianburg, Champaign Co, OH. Notes:
Died:
(also given as died 1829)
John married Mary Brooks in 1760 in Berkeley Co, WV. Mary (daughter of David Brooks and Mary) was born on 06 Mar 1763 in Frederick Co, VA; died on 14 May 1842 in OH; was buried in Upper Honey Creek Cemetery, Christianburg, Champaign Co, OH. [Group Sheet]
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31. | Mary Brooks was born on 06 Mar 1763 in Frederick Co, VA (daughter of David Brooks and Mary); died on 14 May 1842 in OH; was buried in Upper Honey Creek Cemetery, Christianburg, Champaign Co, OH. Children:
- 15. Sarah Buckles was born on 31 Aug 1784 in Berkeley Co, WV; died on 06 May 1869 in Champaign Co, OH; was buried in Upper Honey Creek Cemetery, Christianburg, Champaign Co, OH.
- Elizabeth Buckles was born in 1786; died in 1825.
- James Buckles was born in 1788; died in 1848.
- David Brooks Buckles was born on 01 Dec 1790 in Berkeley Co, WV; died on 14 Feb 1868 in Casstown, Miami Co, OH; was buried in Lost Creek Cemetery, Casstown, Miami Co, OH.
- Thomas B. Buckles was born in 1790; died in 1881.
- Robert Buckles was born in 1792; died in 1834.
- William M. Buckles was born in 1795; died in 1854.
- John G. Buckles was born in 1797; died in 1828.
- Abraham Buckles was born in 1799; died in 1878.
- Mary Buckles was born in 1801; died in 1881.
- Rebecca Buckles was born in 1803.
- Garrard Buckles was born in 1806; died in 1806.
- Jane Buckles was born in 1808.
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60. | Capt. James Buckles, Sr. was born on 17 Sep 1732 in Berkeley Co, VA (son of Robert Buckles, Sr. and Ann Brown); died on 23 Jan 1797 in Maysville, Mason Co, KY; was buried in Banks of Ohio River, Maysville, Mason Co, KY. Notes:
Aug 15, 1766 - James acquired 147 acres from Lord Fairfax.
Mar 16, 1779 - James was appointed captain of a company of Militia in Berkely County, Virginia...Revolutionary War.
1752 - James laid out the town of Bucklestown which was later called Darkesville in 1791.
1793 - James and Sarah gave a lot to the town for the first school.
1795 - Sold their plantation of 489 acres to Ed Beeson.
Aug 1799 - His father sold him 430 acres of land. (Deed Book 5 in Berkeley County Courthouse)
"In the years following the close of the Revolutionary War many of the people of Virginia left the state. In the fall of 1799 James (at the age of 67) and Sarah packed several wagons and headed westward with the family to Ohio. Their son William had already made this trip a couple of years before and they were probably following his path. They traveled across the mountains thru Wheeling to the Ohio River where James and his sons built large flatboats to carry the wagons and horses to Cincinnati. Winter caught up with the party and James became sick from exposure. The family found a vacant house along the Kentucky side of the river and moved in but James passed away and was buried at a place called Red Stone (near Maysville, KY). Sarah then took her family the rest of the way downriver and in the spring of 1800 they settled in Centerville, Montgomery Co. Ohio Territory." (undocumented history of Terry Lee Edwards family tree)
Birth:
Born in Berkeley Co, VA, James came to the area with his father, which James later laid out as Bucklestown (during the early years, called Buckles Town & James Town), in 1791 changed to Darkesville.
Died:
Will: Feb 13, 1796
James married Sarah Gerrard in 1760 in Gerrardstown, Berkeley Co, VA. Sarah (daughter of Rev. John Gerrard and Mehetable Haugen) was born on 05 Dec 1740 in Frederick Co, VA; died on 24 Sep 1815 in Sugar Creek Township, Greene Co, OH; was buried in Middle Run Baptist Church, Bellbrook, Greene Co, OH. [Group Sheet]
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61. | Sarah Gerrard was born on 05 Dec 1740 in Frederick Co, VA (daughter of Rev. John Gerrard and Mehetable Haugen); died on 24 Sep 1815 in Sugar Creek Township, Greene Co, OH; was buried in Middle Run Baptist Church, Bellbrook, Greene Co, OH. Notes:
Name:
(also given as Gerard, Gerrard, Garrard)
Children:
- 30. Rev. John Buckles was born on 27 Feb 1761 in Frederick Co, VA; died on 30 Jul 1828 in Christiansburg, Champaign Co, OH; was buried in Upper Honey Creek Cemetery, Christianburg, Champaign Co, OH.
- James Buckles, Jr. was born on 04 Dec 1764 in Bucklestown, Berkeley Co, VA; died on 08 Mar 1853 in Miami Co, OH.
- William Buckles was born in 1766; died in 1846.
- Ann Buckles was born in 1768; died in 1851.
- Robert Buckles was born in 1770; died in 1850.
- Mahetabel Buckles was born in 1772; died in 1836.
- Abagail Buckles was born in 1774.
- Mary Buckles was born in 1776; died in 1861.
- Margaret Buckles was born in 1780; died in 1810.
- Abraham Abram Buckles was born in 1782; died in 1870.
- Jan Buckles was born in 1784; died in 1867.
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63. | MaryChildren:
- David Brooks, Jr.
- Elizabeth Brooks was born on 29 Apr 1758 in NJ; died on 29 Sep 1843 in Miami Co, OH; was buried in Upper Honey Creek Cemetery, Christianburg, Champaign Co, OH.
- 31. Mary Brooks was born on 06 Mar 1763 in Frederick Co, VA; died on 14 May 1842 in OH; was buried in Upper Honey Creek Cemetery, Christianburg, Champaign Co, OH.
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Generation: 7
120. | Robert Buckles, Sr. was born on 15 May 1702 in Yorkshire, England (son of Cuthbert Buckle and Miss Foxwell); died on 21 Dec 1790 in Bucklestown, Berkeley Co, WV. Notes:
Name:
(in undocumented family records provided, Robert begins using the surname Buckles instead of Buckle, unlike his father and siblings)
Robert married Ann Brown in May 1727 in Bucks Co, PA. Ann (daughter of George Brown and Mercy Browne Wright) was born on 01 Aug 1705 in Bucks Co, PA; died on 27 Jun 1787 in Univilla, Berkeley Co, WV. [Group Sheet]
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122. | Rev. John Gerrard was born in 1720 in Frederick Co, VA; died on 19 Aug 1787 in Gerrardstown, Berkeley Co, VA. Notes:
Will of August 19, 1787, proved September 18, 1787 (Berkeley County Will Book 1, p.460).
Sketch of John Gerrard Family (drawn from Kari Northrup's summary of the works and research of Robert & Carolyn Gerard, Levi Rymph, James B. Taylor, Garnett Ryland, Gardiner, J.E. Norris, Cartmell,and Don Wood)
Rev. John Gerrard, John Bruce (an immigrant from Scotland), and Jeremiah Stewart (a frontier captain in the French and Indian War), along with their families, moved westward (to Berkeley County, Virginia Colony, probably from Pennsylvania), expanding British settlement and dominion.
John Gerrard married Mehitable around 1740 and it is said that the family arrived in Berkeley County in 1754, where John became the pastor of the Mill Creek Baptist Church.
John and his family removed south to Loudon County, Virginia due to Indian assaults, returning in 1757.
John received two land grants from Lord Fairfax: 227 acres December 11, 1762, and 251 acres August 29, 1766. On May 28, 1770, her purchased 90 acres of land adjoining his existing properties, excluding one acre for the Baptist Meeting House (Frederick Co. VA Deed Book 3, p.478, 481. The one-acre tract was deeded to the Baptist Congregation the same day). Standing on this 90-acre purchase was a two-story, limestone house, set into the hillside. The house had been built in 1743 by a John Hays. John Gerrard himself did not live in this house. However, his son David bought this house from his parents in 1779 and made it his home. In this house, David Gerrard laid out the plans for Gerrardstown, which was formally established as a town in 1787 and named after Rev. John Gerrard.
Another tract of 235 acres on the drains of Middle and Tuscarora Creeks was purchased 12 May 1769 (Frederick Co. VA Deed Book 13, p.40...they later sold this tract 19 Apr 1774).
They sold 150 acres of the 1766 grant to their son David 4 Apr 1769 (Berkeley Co. Deed Book 3, p.88), and the 90 acre tract to David in 1779 (Deed Book 5, p.268).
Rev. Gerrard's wife Mehitable died sometime after May 18, 1779 (after the sale of the house and lot to David). By 1781, John Gerrard had remarried, taking a Mary Gray as his second wife. At his death in September 1787, he had had 11 children by his first wife and three more by his second.
These properties are now in Gerrardstown, West Virginia. Historic sites: Gerrard House & marker designating the original site of the Mill Creek Baptist Church of Gerrardstown.
From a modern letter from Jack Jeffries to Bob Buckles: On the end of the house next to the tannery, is a room where the Baptist Church met until funds were collected to build the church building. The Methodists and the Presbyterians also used that same room to meet in as each of those congregations organized and prepared to build their own houses of worship. The room is on the left end of the house as viewed from the front. Immediately to the left of that is Rev. John Gerrard?s Tannery building. There is a picket fence all the way across the front of the relatively large building. Two complete stories with an open porch across the entire front. I assume that the church building that was erected was further to the left of that, yet. My reasoning is that most probably Rev. John would have been most likely to build his tannery downwind from his dwelling place. The book then mentions that the church was placed downwind of the tannery.
Further information: Berkeley County Historical Society. The Berkeley Journal. No. 15, 1991. "History of Gerrardstown."
John married Mehetable Haugen about 1740 in Frederick Co, VA. Mehetable was born in 1720; died after 18 May 1779 in Berkeley Co, VA. [Group Sheet]
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123. | Mehetable Haugen was born in 1720; died after 18 May 1779 in Berkeley Co, VA. Notes:
Name:
Mehetable's surname being Haugen is not proven.
Children:
- 61. Sarah Gerrard was born on 05 Dec 1740 in Frederick Co, VA; died on 24 Sep 1815 in Sugar Creek Township, Greene Co, OH; was buried in Middle Run Baptist Church, Bellbrook, Greene Co, OH.
- William Gerrard was born about 1743.
- John Gerrard was born about 1744 in Frederick Co, VA.
- Mehetable Gerrard was born about 1745 in Berkeley Co, VA.
- David Gerrard was born about 1748 in Berkeley Co, VA.
- Jonah Gerrard was born in 1750 in Gerrardstown, Berkeley Co, VA.
- Nathaniel Garrard was born in 1752 in Berkeley Co, VA.
- Justus Garrard was born in 1755 in Gerrardstown, Berkeley Co, VA.
- Isaac Garrard was born about 1757 in VA.
- Abner Garrard was born in 1759 in Berkeley Co, VA.
- Jonathan Gerrard was born on 31 Mar 1763 in Berkeley Co, VA.
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242. | George Brown was born about 1643 in Leicester, Leicester, England; was christened on 07 Apr 1644 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England; died in 1726 in Falls Township, Bucks Co, PA. George married Mercy Browne Wright. Mercy was born about 1644 in Barking, Essex, England; died in in Falls Township, Bucks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]
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243. | Mercy Browne Wright was born about 1644 in Barking, Essex, England; died in in Falls Township, Bucks Co, PA. Children:
- 121. Ann Brown was born on 01 Aug 1705 in Bucks Co, PA; died on 27 Jun 1787 in Univilla, Berkeley Co, WV.
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