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     Prudence Alexander was born in 1776 at Clark Co., Kentucky, USA.^4,5 She married Isaiah Todd, son of Joseph Todd and Anna Maria CrouseGrose, on 23 March 1802 at Clark Co., Kentucky, USA,
; Mariage Record #1: Ancestry.com - Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850
Source Information: Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.

Mariage Record #2: Ancestry.com - Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.^6,7
Prudence Alexander died in 1852 at Franklin Co., Missouri, USA.⁸
Prudence Alexander was buried in 1852 at Todd Family Cemetery, Washington Township, Franklin Co., Missouri, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      1776
     Death:      1852, Missouri, USA
     Family links: Spouse: Isaiah Todd (1772 - 1840)
     Children: John A Todd (1809 - ____)*
     Burial: Todd Family, Washington, Franklin County, Missouri, USA
     Created by: Dennis Hellebusch
     Record added: Oct 11, 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial# 59967835.⁴
     GAV-4.
Prudence Alexander is mentioned in the will of John Alexander on 29 September 1807 at Clark Co., Kentucky, USA; from Ancestry: "In his will dated 29 September 1807, John Alexander mentioned his son Andrew and daughters Prudence Todd and Polly Alexander. The will was probated 28 December 1807...
Source: Clark County, Kentucky, Wills 1792-1826, Volumes 1-2, Page 301."⁹

Prudence Alexander and Isaiah Todd appeared in the census of 1830 at St. John Township, Franklin Co., Missouri, USA;
His son John Alexander Todd is living next door.
p. 135, Line 13
     Name: Jack Todd [Isiah Todd]
     Home in 1830 (City, County, State): St Johns, Franklin, Missouri
     Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
     Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
     Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
     Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
     Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
     Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
     Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99: 1
     Total Free White Persons: 2
     Total Slaves: 5
     Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 7.¹⁰

     Elizabeth Cummings married Thomas Todd, son of Joseph (I) Todd and Joane Swift, on 4 February 1722 at Christ Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821
     Name:     Thomas Todd
     Marriage Date:     4 Feb 1722
     Marriage Place:     Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
     Spouse's Name:     Elizabeth Cummings
          Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
     Original data: Pennsylvania Marriage Records. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Archives Printed Series, 1876. Series 2, Series 6.^1,3,2

     Caleb (II) Todd Sr. was born between 1730 and 1740 at Philadelphia Co. or Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, USA.² He married Sarah Beck, daughter of Edward Beck and Sarah Ann Buckman, on 13 September 1748
; his 1st wife, her 2nd husband.³ Caleb (II) Todd Sr. married Margaret Catherine Williams circa 1766.^4,5

Caleb (II) Todd Sr. died circa 1795 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA.^4,6
Caleb (II) Todd Sr. died between 1795 and 1796 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA.²

His estate was probated in 1796.^4,6

     He was a mentioned with Thomas Todd at Citation; Per McMurtry [2022]: "(1) Joseph Todd (TF17) of Eling, Southamptonshire, England died in Philadelphia in 1699. His son Joseph settled in Bucks County, PA by 1701; his son Thomas died in Philadelphia in 1732; his son appears to be the Caleb who in 1742 and 1745 was in the portion of Bucks Co that became Northampton Co. Caleb is therefore the most likely person to have been the father of the three Todds who appear in the 1760s tax lists for Northampton Co: Thomas, Benjamin and Caleb. Previous historians have assumed that these three were sons of Joshua, son of Joseph d 1699. But there is no evidence to support this other than the appearance of the name Joshua in later generations. These three migrated about 1770 to the Jersey Settlement in Rowan County, North Carolina. Caleb, son of Caleb, migrated to Wilkes Co GA by 1781 and most of the rest of the family migrated to Madison County, KY in the 1790s. Caleb of Wilkes Co GA appears to have transferred his lands to his son Benjamin Todd who remained in GA while Caleb moved to Madison County after 1803 where he died soon thereafter."

Per McMurtry [2013]:
     "Thomas Todd was born about 1717-1727 based on being 21-31 at the birth of his son Joseph in 1748.
     "Though previously thought to be the Thomas mentioned as a son of Thomas Todd died 1733 Philadelphia, the new evidence that a Caleb Todd was in the Northampton County area in 1742 and 1745 suggests that Thomas was the son of this Caleb. Also, Sarah Todd d 1748, daughter of Thomas Todd d 1733 did not mention any brothers in her will though she mentioned several cousins which suggests that the three Todd men in Northampton in the 1760s were not brothers to Sarah.
     "Thomas was in Northampton County by 1752 when the Proprietors requested that he be detained for being on land in Bethlehem Township, Northampton County without a warrant. He was a jury foreman in 1755, appointed coroner in 1757 and named as a replacement for the sheriff in 1759. He appears in the Northampton Tax Lists 1761-1768 as previously described in detail.
     "By 1772, he had settled in Rowan County NC with Benjamin and Caleb, assumed to be his brothers. He bought 260 acres on the East Side of the Yadkin River in 1772 which he bequeathed to his sons in 1777.
     "He died between October 1777 and Feb 1778, leaving a wife and 6 children.
     "Previous family historians thought that there were two Thomas Todds in Rowan Co - one being the son of Thomas died 1732/3 and one being the son of Joshua Todd. One they thought was the Thomas Todd a soldier who died in Sept 1777 and one they thought was the Thomas Todd who made his will in October 1777. However, closer inspection of the military records indicates that the Thomas Todd who died in Sept 1777 lived in a different part of North Carolina. Hence there is only one Thomas Todd in Rowan Co in the family of Joseph of Eling. So there is no strong evidence for the three Todds who migrated to Rowan County not being brothers.
     "Thomas Todd was born about 1717-27 based on assuming an age of 20-30 on the birth of his son Joseph in 1848. The birth of his son Joseph and is listed as a child of Thomas in the Will of his grandfather Richard Cummins. He became coroner of Northampton County in 1757, presumably because of the intervention of his great-uncle William Parsons 1701-1757, the founder of Easton. Thomas, along with this brothers Benjamin and Caleb appear on the Northampton County tax lists 1761-1769.
     "This Indenture made the first day of October In the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and fifty seven And in the thirty first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the Second by the Grace of God &c. Between John Rinker Esquire Sherif of the County of Northampton in the Province of Pennsylvania of the one part. And Lewis Klotts, Anthony Lerch, Henry Weaver, Christian Rinker, James McAllister and Simon Heller - Freeholders of the said County of the other part. Witnesseth That according to Law and the Charter of the said Province We with many others did meet on the first day of this Instant October At Easton in the said County the Place by Law appointed for Elections and did then and there elect and choose Thomas Todd and Thomas Armstrong - of the said County Gentlemen to be Coroners thereof for the ensuing Year. In Witness whereof We have hereunto set our Hands and Seals the Day and Year first above written.
Notes and Documentation:
     "Abstracts of deeds (974.822 R2a v. 1 pg. 174) - “Complaint of Richard Peters and Lynford Lardner, proprietary agents, 18 Sep. 1752, that following men entered without a warrant on property of [smudged] in Northampton County. Requested that the men be detained:” Thomas Todd is listed with 14 other men. o Pg. 31-Grand inquest of a theft at Northampton County Court of Quarter Sessions, 1755. Thomas Todd, jury foreman. o Pg. 107-20 March 1759 “Electee: Thomas Todd to replace John Moor, sheriff”.      "This Indenture made the first day of October In the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and fifty seven And in the thirty first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the Second by the Grace of God &c. Between John Rinker Esquire Sherif of the County of Northampton in the Province of Pennsylvania of the one part. And Lewis Klotts, Anthony Lerch, Henry Weaver, Christian Rinker, James McAllister and Simon Heller - Freeholders of the said County of the other part. Witnesseth That according to Law and the Charter of the said Province We with many others did meet on the first day of this Instant October At Easton in the said County the Place by Law appointed for Elections and did then and there elect and choose Thomas Todd and Thomas Armstrong - of the said County Gentlemen to be Coroners thereof for the ensuing Year. In Witness whereof We have hereunto set our Hands and Seals the Day and Year first above written.
     "Book 7: 463: 7 Mar 1772 James Simmeson and wife Agniss to Thomas Todd for 175 pounds, 260 acres on North side of Yadkin River, granted to James Bryan 29 Mar 1762, sold of Simmeson 5 Apr 1764. Wit: James Smith, Thomas Blakemore On 31-Oct-1777
     "Thomas made a will in Rowan County, NC Book A page 259, and probated 03-Feb-1778. While sick and weak, etc., naming Elizabeth and children: Joseph, Thomas, Elizabeth Cox, Hester Lewis, Sarah,and Jemima. Sons, Joseph and Thomas were to receive the land with Thomas to receive the upper part and home and Joseph the lower portion. Exrs:sons Joseph and Thomas. Wits: James Smith, Thos. McCartney, and Benjamin Todd. The widow Elizabeth appeared on the 1778 Rowan County Tax List in the Morris Dist, along with Benjamin, Caleb, Peter,Thomas, Caleb Jr, and Joseph (in trust) Todd.
     "The misleading information about there being two Thomas Todds in Rowan County came from a DAR record which erroneously identified the Thomas Todd who died while serving in the Revolutionary War as the Thomas of Rowan County. Military records for the Thomas who died in September 1777 show that he was from the Halifax area of North Carolina, far to the east of Rowan County.
     "1043: Book 11, p 851. 7 Dec 1789. Joseph Todd and wife Ann; and Thomas Todd and wife Elizabeth to Jacob Frailey ..360 acres in 2 tarcts on East Side of Yaadkin rover (1) a tract of 260 acres including the dwelling house of Joseph Todd and Thomas Todd, granted to James Bryan by Henry McCulloh 29 Mar 1762 (Book 4, p 879) sold ot James Simerson 5 Apr 1764 (Book 6, p33 lists the grantee as James Simson) and converyed by Simerson to Thomas Todd Esq 7 Mar 1772 (Book 7, p 462) later devised to Joseph and Thoams Todd by the last will and testament of Thoams Todd, Esq. (Will book A: 259) and (2) state grant #1077 for 100 acres (Book 11, p 96) adj the first tract. Wit: George Frailey."^7,8

; from Cox (p. 67): The name of his first wife isnot known, but he is said to have married second Margaret Williams about 1766. they moved to Wilkes Co., GA, about the time Benjamin Todd, Sr. moved to Rowan Co., NC. By 1790 they had returned to Rowan Co., where on census his household included besides himself, two free males 16 and up, one free male under 16, and four free females. Apparently his household then included sons Joshua, Benjamin, and John. His Will dated 21 Sep 1794 (Book E, p. 30, Rowan Co., NC) was probated in 1796, with bequests to wife Margaret Todd and son Caleb Todd. Executors were sons Caleb Todd and Joshua Todd, winesses Peter Todd and Thomas Todd."⁶

; Per McMurtry [2013]:
     "Caleb Todd was one of the children of Joseph Todd d 1699 by Joseph's second wife Joanne Swift. He was born sometime in the 1680s or 1690s, but we don't have any way to pi.²

; from Angelfire: "Caleb TODD was born in 1708 in Philadelphia, PA. He died in 1795 in , Rowan, NC. Patented land in Bucks Co, PA in 1742. See Volume 24 page 170 in PA Archives for 9 Feb 1743. Sold land to Lewis Enger in 1756 and went to Rowan Co., NC. Had a first wife of unknown name. Moved to Wilkes Co., GA but returned to NC by 1790, where he is in census with 3 males and 4 females. Wil dated 21 Sep 1794 (Book E. p 30 rowan Co., NC) probated in 1796. !Married Margaret Catherine Williams abt 1766."⁴

Caleb (II) Todd Sr. lived in 1742 at Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, USA; from Cox (p. 67): "Caleb Todd - Patented land in Buks co., PA in 1742. Sold land to Lewis Enger in 1756 and went to Rowan Co., NC. Caleb Todd was a Warrantee of land 9 Feb 1743 in Bucks Co., PA (Vol. 24 p. 170, PA Archives.)⁶"
Caleb (II) Todd Sr. was mentioned in a land transaction on 9 February 1743 at Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
Memo: Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952
     Name:     Caleb Todd
     Warrant Date:     9 Feb 1743
     Warrant Place:     Bucks
     Grant:     100 acres
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
     Original data: Warrant Applications, 1733-1952. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania State Archives.
      Land Warrants. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA.⁹

Caleb (II) Todd Sr. appeared in the census of 1790 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA; This census page 340 of the Rowan Co., NC 1790 federal census has nine TODDs listed, some or all of whom may be the sons of Benjamin TODD, Sr. (line 9): Caleb Sr (line 3), Thomas (line 4); Peter (line 5); Benjamin Jr (line 6), William (line 7), Joseph (line 8); Benajamin Sr. (line 9); and Caleb Jr. (line 10):
p. 340, Line 4
     Name:     Caleb Todd Senior
     Home in 1790 (City, County, State):     Rowan, North Carolina
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 16:     1
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over:     3
     Free White Persons - Females:     4
     Number of Household Members:     8.¹

Caleb (II) Todd Sr. left a will on 21 September 1794 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA; Book E. p 30 Rowan Co., NC.^6,4

     Margaret Catherine Williams was born circa 1745.² She married Caleb (II) Todd Sr., son of Caleb (I) Todd, circa 1766.^1,2

Margaret Catherine Williams died circa 1820.²

     Sarah Lydia Griffin was born circa 1730 at Upper Medford, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, USA.^1,3,2 She married Benjamin Todd Sr., son of Caleb (I) Todd, in 1750 at Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, USA,
;
His 1st wife.^1,4,3
Sarah Lydia Griffin was buried before 1790 at Rowan Memorial Park Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA; From Find A Grave:
Sarah Lydia Griffin died before 1790 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA.^3,2
     She was a mentioned with Benjamin Todd Sr.; From McMurty [2013]:
     "Benjamin Todd was born about 1721-1731 in Philadelphia or Bucks County based on being 20 - 30 at birth of oldest son Caleb estimated at 1751/8. He married in Bucks County or Northampton County to Sarah Giffin/Griffin.
     "Though previously thought to be a son of Joshua Todd or Thomas Todd d 1733, the appearance of a Caleb Todd in the Northampton County in 1742 and 1745 suggests instead that Caleb Todd was the likely father of Benjamin. He was listed on a cash account in Northampton County in 1756. Afterwards he appears in the Northampton County tax lists 1761-1768. He also was listed in the estate settlement of Jacob Scheimer of Redington, Lower Saucon Township as having been paid for work in 1764.
     "As a young man with wife and children, about 1770, he made the migration southward to Rowan County North Carolina. He made a land entry in February 1778 for 525 acres on Swearing Creek, presumably a mile or so south of the Jersey Settlement Church founded by Baptists who had moved there from New Jersey many years before. Saraha seems to have died prior to 1790 as she does not appear on the census in 1790.
     "Then after over 25 years in North Carolina, he sold his 525 acres on Swearing Creek in 1796. By 1797, he and most of his children followed his cousins to Madison County Kentucky settling on Muddy Creek. He married Anna Johnson in Madison County in 1805. He died there between 1817 and 1820.
Notes and Documentation:
     "The will of Peter Giffin in 1791 in Northampton County mentions his sister Sarah, wife of Benjamin Todd of North Carolina. WILL ABSTRACTS OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PA; 1752-1802. Compiled by John Eyerman, 1897 223 GIFFIN, Peter Bethlehem twn yeoman 25-10-1791 - 11-11-1791 brother Aaron sister Sarah wife of Benjamin TODD of N. Car. mentions children of bro. Aaron mentions children of sis. Sarah mentions Mary RESER widow of Jacob RESER ex. William Henry LAWALL and Leonhard BEIDELMAN wit. Susanna TOWNSEND, Joseph JONES and Philip CLAUSE
     "Previous family historians seem to have been misled by a DAR record that asserted that the Thomas Todd who died in Sept 1777 in the Revolutionary War was from Rowan Co NC. Since there was a Thomas Todd who made a will in October 1777, this would imply that there were two Thomas Todd’s of the same age in Rowan County and hence must have been cousins, i.e. sons of different brothers. They assumed that Thomas who died in Sept 1777 was the son of Thomas Todd who died in Philadelphia in 1733 since they knew from the will of Thomas’ father-in-law that Thomas had a son Thomas. So they assumed that the “other” Thomas and his brothers Benjamin and Caleb were the sons of a brother of Thomas d 1733 and concluded that brother must be Joshua. It is not clear why they thought that Joshua was the father since there are absolutely no records of the adult Joshua Todd other than his baptism in 1714 and his witnessing of a will in 1708. Caleb Todd had a son named Joshua, but this is not cause to assume that Caleb’s father was Joshua. Furthermore, closer inspection of the military records of North Carolina shows that the Thomas Todd who died in Sept 1777 served in a regiment recruited from eastern North Carolina (Halifax County area) where another Todd family lived. Hence, there were not two Thomas Todds in Rowan County and so there is no reason to assume the three Todds in Rowan County: Thomas, Caleb and Benjamin were anything other than brothers and sons of the same father. Earlier family historians noted that Thomas Todd d 1733 Philadelphia had a father-in-law (Richard Cummins) who died in 1729 and made mention of his grandchildren: Thomas and Sarah Todd. They used this to support the notion that Benjamin, Caleb and Thomas must be sons of a brother to Thomas Todd. Though Thomas could have had additional children between 1793 and 1733, it seems likely that Sarah Todd would have mentioned them in her will if she had brothers living. I conclude that her brother Thomas had died by 1743 when she wrote her will. The historians also did not seem to have considered Caleb Todd as the possible father of the three.
     "Benjamin appeared on the tax lists of Bethlehem Township along with his brothers Caleb and Thomas. He appears in 1761, 1762, 1767, 1768. Only in 1764 do his brothers appear without him on those tax lists. Benjamin (I) Todd is on the 1778, 1784 and 1790 tax records of Rowan County, NC. He was on the 1790 Federal Census in Salisbury Dist of Rowan County with 2M o 16 and 2M u 16. One male over 16 would be himself and another unknown son . The two males under 16 would be two more unknown sons.
     "About 1797, he and his family migrated to Madison County Kentucky and settled in the Muddy Creek area. He died between 1817 and 1820 in Madison County.
Update on Family Traditions
     "There are traditions the relationship of the Todds of Wilkes County Georgia and Rutherford/Cannon County TN for which different conclusions have been reached in this revision. They concern:
     "(1) John Todd b 1752 The family tradition included an exact birth date for John Todd in 3 June 1752. However, no other records have been found that pertain to this John Todd. The many records that have been said to pertain to this John have been proven to pertain to other John Todds. The family tradition that John Todd b 1752 and his sons Benjamin and Levi came to visit their father in Rutherford Co TN suggested that Benjamin Todd (I) b 1730 was in Rutherford County TN at some point in time. John and his sons, Benjamin and Levi were reported by the family tradition to have lived with Benjamin for sometime in Rutherford Co TN. However, recent research shows that the John Todd with sons Benjamin and Levi in Georgia was not John Todd b 1752, but rather a John Todd b 1770-1780 who lived on the Jones-Putnam County, Georgia boundary, son of Caleb Todd b 1751/8 who lived in Wilkes County ,GA between 1781 and 1803. It is possible that the family tradition is a memory of a visit by this John to his kinfolk in Tennessee sometime after 1810 and that John returned to Georgia as the family tradition reports. This John may have indeed visited his kinfolk in TN, but he was the grandson of Benjamin b 1730 and the nephew of Benjamin b 1759, not the son of Benjamin b 1730.
     "(2) Elizabeth Todd md 1775 Andrew McClain Elizabeth Todd: It was previously thought that the following reference to the marriage of Elizabeth Todd to Andrew McClain in 1775 with John Todd as a bondsman was a reference to a daughter of Benjamin Todd I b 1725/30 and her brother John b 1752. Elizabeth Todd married 10-May-1775 Andrew McClain. John Todd, Bondsman. Andrew: SQS Enterprises' Early NC Marriages has him as Andrew McLain. Others say it is McLean and McClain. Rowan County Marriage Records 1754-1866 by Frances T. Ingmire has Andrew McLain. However, after inspection of additional records, it appears that Elizabeth Todd is more likely to have been connected to the other unrelated Todd family in Rowan County and that John Todd was the John Todd of the unrelated family of Todds on Grants Creek that lived about 5 miles from Andrew McLain’s land. There were two unrelated Todd families in Rowan County living in three different places. There was a family that left Lancaster County, Pennsylvania after 1742 and arrived in Rowan County by 1759. One branch Samuel Todd and his son Nathan settled on Dutchman’s Creek about 32 miles NW of Salisbury in and one branch headed by John Todd, settled on a branch of Grants Creek about 5 miles SW of Salisbury. It wasn’t until over a decade later that descendants of Joseph Todd of Eling settled on Swearing Creek near the Jersey Church about 15 NE of Salisbury. Andrew McLain owned land on James, Cathey’s and Giant Creeks (Deed Book 8, p 57, 279 358). Cathey’s Creek (present Kerr Creek) lay only 5 miles from John Todd’s land on Grants Creek but was 25 miles from the Swearing Creek lands of Benjamin Todd of the Northampton Co PA family. Further, John Todd’s will of 1796 directs the sale of “two tracts of land, known by the name of McClaine's Place, granted to me by patent bearing date of 25-Oct-1786, containing two hundred and thirteen acres.” John’s widow was buried at a church on Cathey’s Creek. There are also two road maintenance records that suggest a geographic connection between Andrew McLain and John Todd. The road in question ran from Frohock’s Mill (which lay just west of Salisbury and close to Grant’s Creek) to James Dobbins’ Ford on Second Creek, about 10 miles. The first record is dated in the late 1780s and the second record must have been prior to 1794 when Thomas Frohock died and possibly prior to 1790 since Andrew McClain is not in the census in 1790. 1. page 112 4:426, 04-Aug-1784, James Todd pays 50/for bastardy. P page 112 5:201, 06-Feb-1789, Overseers apptd., James Todd for James Dobbins on new road. P page 112 5:227, 08-May-1789, Overseers of the Roads apptd., James Todd from Thos. Frohock's Mill to James Dobbins Ford on 2nd Creek with the following hands: Thomas Frohock, Dr. Newnan, Andrew Christy, Peter Pinxton, Jacob Link, Richd. Geo., Hugh and Henry Robison, John and Hugh Dobbins, Edward Howard, Thomas Green, and Ralph Hinds. 2. P page 163 5:75, Jury to lay out road from James Dobbins' Ford on Second Creek by Hugh Dobbins and John Todd Jr.'s to join the road leading from Frohock Mill to Second Creek Bridge: Hugh and John Dobbins, Sr. and Jr., Benj. Robinson, Alexr. Dobbins, Sr., Wm. Cowin, John and James Todd, Andw McClaine, Thos. Frohock with Robt Venens, Overseer. Piece of road from Colo. Francis Locke's plantation to said James Dobbins' Ford on Second Creek to be discontinued. The only contradictory fact is that John Todd’s 1798 will does not mention a daughter Elizabeth. Unless Andrew and Elizabeth were deceased without issue, this is hard to explain. However there is no evidence to link Andrew McLain to the Jersey Settlement area; so we leave Elizabeth as likely kin to the John Todd family of Grants Creek.
     "(3) Mary Todd Scudder: Mary Todd married William Scudder in Rowan County NC in 1783 and shortly thereafter went to Wilkes Co GA. Some historians thought she must be the daughter of Caleb b 1751 rather than his sister because they accepted the 1936 Woodbury and Cannon County History which asserted that Mrs. Mary Todd was the sister of Benjamin Todd b 1759. However, we now believe that Mrs. Mary Todd 1762-1866 could not be a Todd since both the 1850 and 1860 census state that Mary was born in NC before the Todds came there from Pennsylvania. Also, it is unlikely that Mary Todd Scudder was a daughter of Caleb Todd b 1751 since she would likely have been born prior to 1764 (assuming at least age 19 at marriage) and therefore too old to be a daughter of Caleb. Or another way to look at this, there were two few years between Caleb’s birth in 1751 and Mary’s marriage in 1783 for Mary to have been Caleb’s daughter.
(4) Mrs. Mary Todd 1762-1866: Benjamin Todd b1730 was the father of Benjamin b 1759. This latter Benjamin Todd was a Revolutionary War Veteran who settled in Rutherford County about 1809. According to a Cannon County history, written in 1936 by Sterling Brown, Benjamin b 1759 was the brother of Mrs. Mary Todd who had two brothers killed by Indians at Old Fort Nash and three brothers killed by Indians in KY. However, as Roma Todd pointed out, if Mrs. Mary Todd was born in North Carolina in 1762, then she was not born a Todd because the Todds were still in Pennsylvania. If Mary is the widow of a male Todd, then these killed brothers would not be Todds at all, but rather earlier migrants to KY and TN sharing her maiden name surname. Though Mary Todd could have been a sister-in-law, DNA from two of the descendants of Benjamin Todd b1759 implies that her grandson Walker Todd b 1822 was also a grandson of Benjamin Todd. For this book, we have placed her as the consort of Benjamin Todd, rather than his sister for the reason stated above and rather than a sister-in-law because we have no evidence of another brother to have been Mary’s husband. Further evidence is needed to confirm this assumption.
     "(5) Jesse Todd b 1770-80: Jesse Todd b 1770-80 settled in Rutherford Co in the Carson's Fork area that became Cannon County in 1836 By1835, he also owned land on nearby Brawley’s Fork. This Jesse was thought to be the son of Joseph Todd b 1748, but recently discovered documents shows that Jesse was too old to be a son of that Joseph. Also DNA evidence showed him to be a brother of James B. Todd b 1788 NC and Willilam T. Todd b 1793 NC who lived in Cannon Co.
     "(6) Edmund Todd b 1786 NC Edmond Todd lived 15-20 miles from the other two Todd families. His descendant's DNA does not show a close relationship to any of the Todd lines, but shows a distant relationship to most of them. This suggests that either the relationship is due to intermarriage in more recent generations or to a common ancestor before the families came to TN.
Other information about Benjamin b 1730:
     "Benjamin I b 1730, with sons, Benjamin II, Joseph, Peter, Thomas, and William on the 1790 Rowan County Federal Census. Also, his bro, Caleb Sr and his son, Caleb Jr, are on the 1790 Federal Census. (John Sr, John Jr, and James Todd appear on this list and are the Todds who came form Lancaster Co. PA.)
     "Land entry of February 1778: 525 acres on Swearing Creek. 10: 246:
     "4 Nov 1784 State Grant #899, to Benjamin Todd, 525 Acres on Swearing Creek adj, McCulloh, McCartney and Barkley Benjamin sold 200 acres on Lick's Creek to Hanliman Davis. Listed in area of Rowan County that became Davidson County in 1789. Sold 525 acres in Rowan County on 19-Mar-1796 and abt 1796, he and five sons moved to Madison County, KY. (Caleb and Aaron were in GA at this time.
     "While in Rowan County, his children, Joseph, Mary, and Margaret (this must be Elizabeth or Caleb's dau, Margaret) became members of the Jersey Baptist Meetinghouse, Davidson County, NC (Records of 1792. See more info on this under Joseph).
     "Also, one more important thing to add here is that Benjamin and Sarah Giffin Todd had more sons than we have identified by name, i.e. two males under 16 and one over 16 on the 1790 Rowan County, NC Federal Census. Sarah: Sarah is mentioned in Peter's (bro) will in 1791. Researchers of this line say the spelling of surname is definitely Griffin. Will of Peter has ‘Will of Peter Giffin’ and his father's will has ‘William Giffin.’ In Rowan County, NC,
     "Benjamin owned land along the Yadkin River and streams connected to it, to the east of the City of Salisbury and on the North Side of the river. Benjamin Todd witnessed the will of Thomas, Elizabeth's husband. Benjamin I had four sons who served in the Revolution: Benjamin II, Joseph, Peter, and Thomas.
     "Benjamin married (1) Sarah Griffin in 1750 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. Sarah was born about 1730 in Upper Medford, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA. She died before 1790 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA. Sarah is mentioned in Peter's (bro) will in 1791. Some assert that Sarah’s maiden name was Griffin rather than Giffin. Will of Peter has 'Will of Peter Giffin' and his father's will has 'William Giffin'."

From Ancestry - Notes on the TODD and THORNTON families
     "Benjamin and his wife Sarah Griffin were married in 1750 and had nine children, all born in Easton, PA between 1752 and 1764. Sarah could trace her line back to her great grandfather, William Buckman, who emigrated from England with William Penn on the ship "Welcome" in 1682. They migrated to Rowan County, North Carolina, where Benjamin and sons Caleb and Peter are on the 1772 tax roll. At the time they settled in North Carolina, Rowan County extended into western NC to the edge of Burke County. When the Revolutionary War started four of the Todd boys participated. Peter served in Captain Robert Moore's North Carolina militia on an exhibition against Cherokee Indians. Joseph was a private in the militia in 1772. Benjamin Jr. served 8 months in 1777 with Captain Davis' Company as a private in the militia. Thomas volunteered for 14 months in Captain David Cowan's NC militia. Close to the end of the Revolutionary War in 1781 Thomas served as a substitute for his brother Benjamin. He spent two more months as a private in Captain James Straig's Company of Light horse under Col. Davis in the NC Troops.
     Peter Todd is the direct connection with the Thornton family. In 1779, following his service in the War, he married Hannah Cornelison who was born in Loudoun County, Virginia. Peter was a wealthy landowner, with 150 acres on the south side of Lick Creek and 400 acres on the Abbott's Creek, in a section of Rowan County that later became Davidson County. It was too far from Burke and Wilkes County for the Todds to be considered neighbors of the Thornton and Owen families.
     dgrayson143 added this on 14 Apr 2010."^4,5

Reference: Per McMurtry [2013]:
     "Sarah Griffin was born about 1730 in Bucks Co. She was the daughter of William Griffin and Sarah Beck. The will of her brother Peter Griffin /Giffen in Northampton County PA in 1791 mentions his sister Sarah, wife of Benjamin Todd of North Carolina." at Citation.³

     Cynthia Williams was born between 1781 and 1782 at Jefferson Co., Kentucky, USA; Tombstone says died aged 88 years, but Find A Grave says b. 1781.^1,3 She married Joseph C. Todd Sr., son of Joseph Todd and Anna Maria CrouseGrose, on 26 February 1804 at Madison Co., Kentucky, USA.^1,4,5

Cynthia Williams died on 27 June 1870 at Platte City, Platte Co., Missouri, USA.^1,5
Cynthia Williams was buried after 27 June 1870 at Todd Cemetery, Beverly, Platte Co., Missouri, USA; from Ancestry: "The Todd Cemetery is located east of Beverly, MO on State Highway 92 (known as the Military Road) and south on Ode Road at top of hill on the west side..

Inscription on tombstone of Joseph Todd:
"Sacred to the Memory of Joseph Todd who departed this life Feb 12 1851 Age 73 years 3 months and 13 days.".

Also buried at the Todd Cemetery are: Cynthia Williams Todd, Joseph Todd's sons; Joseph Todd and Robert Todd. His son John Todd's wife, Nancy Chance and his brother William Todd."
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From Find A Grave website:
Birth:      1781, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death:      Jun. 27, 1870, Platte County, Missouri, USA

d/o Jarret Williams, Jefferson Co., KY

Family links:
Spouse: Joseph Todd (1777 - 1851)*

Children:
John W Todd (1810 - 1894)*
Jonathan Todd (1816 - 1905)*

Inscription: Age: 88Y, w/o Joseph Todd

Burial: Todd Cemetery, Beverly, Platte County, Missouri, USA

Maintained by: Kathleen McGlynn Tucker
Originally Created by: Deb
Record added: Jun 09, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 19789273.^1,3
     Cynthia Williams and Joseph C. Todd Sr. appeared in the census of 1810 at Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., Kentucky, USA;
p. 281, line 40
     Name:     Joseph Todd
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     3 [aft 1800] Robert 1804, Joseph 1808, John 1810
     Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 :     1 [1766-84] Joseph 1777
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     1 [aft 1800] Ann 1809
     Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:     1 [1766-84] Cynthia c1781
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     4
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     6.⁶

Cynthia Williams and Joseph C. Todd Sr. appeared in the census of 1830 at Clay Co., Missouri, USA;
Note: Joseph is on the same page as his son, Robert (line 21), and his brother Elisha (line 16). The names appear to be in alphabetical order, not in geographical order.
p. 289, line 20
     Name:     21 Joseph Todd [17465] Ref #3016
     Home in 1830 (City, County, State):     Clay, Missouri
     Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:     1 [1821-25] Green 1820
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:     2 [1816-20] Jarrett 1816/Jonathan 1816, James 1818
     Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:     1 [1811-15] William 1814
     Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:     2 [1801-10] John 1810, Joseph 1808
     Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:     1 [1791-1800] Unknown?
     Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:     1 [1781-90] Joseph 1777
     Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:     2 [1821-25] Elizabeth 1822, Sarah 1824
     Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49:     1 [1781-90] Cynthia c1781
     Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:     2
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     6
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     5
     Total Free White Persons:     11
     Total Slaves:     2
     Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):     13.⁷

Cynthia Williams and Joseph C. Todd Sr. appeared in the census of 1840 at Platte Co., Missouri, USA;      [Note: Joseph TODD, Sr., appears on the same page as his sons Joseph TODD, Sr. (line 21) and John TODD (line 29), as well as his brother, William TODD, Sr. (line 31).]
p. 134, line 29
     Name:     Joseph Todd
     Home in 1840 (City, County, State):     Platte, Missouri
     Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:     1 [1821-25] Green 1820
     Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:     3 [1811-20] James c1818, Jarrett 1816, Jonathan 1816
     Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69:     1 [1771-80] Joseph 1777
     Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:     1 [1821-25] Sarah 1824 or Elizabeth 1822
     Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:     1 [1781-90] Cynthia (Williams) c1781
     Slaves - Males - Under 10:     1
     Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23:     1
     Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35:     1
     Persons Employed in Agriculture:     7
     Free White Persons - Under 20:     2
     Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     3
     Total Free White Persons:     7
     Total Slaves:     3
     Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:     10.⁸

Cynthia Williams and Joseph C. Todd Sr. appeared in the census of 28 September 1850 at Lee Township, Platte Co., Missouri, USA; p. 347B, lines 18-19, Dwelling 31; Family 31
     18 TODD, Joseph Sen 73 [1777] < Far,er $3200 NC
     19 " , Cynthia 67 [1783] F KY.⁹
In Joseph C. Todd Sr.'s will dated 6 February 1851, Cynthia Williams was named as an heir;      Patricia Minch cites Platte County, Missouri Will Bk A & B (1841-1861), p. 49.
     "Wife, Cynthia Todd. Five sons, Joseph Todd, John Todd, Jonathan, Jarrett and Green D. Todd, and heirs of my son, William Todd, now decd. My children: Robert, Ann, Mary, Elizabeth, and Sarah. Robert and Mary being dead, their heirs to take their part. Exr., son Green Todd. Wit: S.A. Jack and Amos Rees. Recorded 21 Feb 1851."¹⁰

Cynthia Williams was listed as a resident in Andrew Tribble and Elizabeth J. Todd's household in the census report on 25 July 1860 at Lee Township, Platte Co., Missouri, USA; p. 812, lines 17-24, dwelling 908, family 895
     17 TRIBBLE, Andrew 54 [1806] M Farmer $12,000 $27,000 KY
     18 " , Elizabeth 38 [1822] F MO
     19 " , Robt 14 [1846] M MO Attneded School
     20 " , Thos. 12 [1848] M MO Attneded School
     21 " , Cynthia J. 10 [1850] F MO Attneded School
     22 " , Joseph 8 [1852] M MO Attneded School
     23 DEMASTERS, Andrew 14 [1846] M Boarder MO Attneded School
     24 TODD, Cynthia 78 [1782] Boarder KY.¹¹

     Verlinda Roby was born in 1750 at Maryland, USA.¹ She married Thomas Prather, son of John Smith Prather and Rachell O'Dell, on 12 January 1783
; his 1st wife.^2,1
Verlinda Roby died in 1790 at North Carolina, USA.¹

     Thomas Prather was born in 1740 at Maryland, USA.¹ He married Verlinda Roby on 12 January 1783
; his 1st wife.^1,4 Thomas Prather married Eleanor Rachel Gaither on 20 March 1790 at North Carolina, USA,
; his 2nd wife.⁵
Thomas Prather died in 1820 at Iredell Co., North Carolina, USA.¹

     Eleanor Rachel Gaither was born circa 1774 at Leftout, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA.¹ She married Thomas Prather, son of John Smith Prather and Rachell O'Dell, on 20 March 1790 at North Carolina, USA,
; his 2nd wife.¹
Eleanor Rachel Gaither died in 1835 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA.¹

     Rachell O'Dell was born in 1717 at Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA.¹ She married John Smith Prather circa 1735.^2,1

Rachell O'Dell died circa 1784 at Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     John Smith Prather was born on 12 June 1715 at Prince George's Co., Maryland, USA.¹ He married Rachell O'Dell circa 1735.^1,2

John Smith Prather died on 6 November 1793 at Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Maryland, USA, at age 78.¹
     John Smith Prather appeared in the census of 1790 at Montgomery Co., Maryland, USA;
p. 40, Line 33
     Name: John Prather
     Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Montgomery, Maryland
     Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1
     Number of Household Members: 1.³

     Basil Prather was born in 1756.¹
Basil Prather died in 1800.¹
     Basil Prather began military service between 9 August 1776 and 31 March 1779 Revolutionary War: 1st Lieutenant 8th Pennsylvania, 9th August 1776; resigned 31st March, 1779
SAR Application cites:
1. Heitman's Historical register of Officers of the Continental Army, p. 450.
2. Kentucky state Historical Society Register, Vol. 27-1929, p. 400-401.
3. Tombstone Inscriptions, "Fox "Hill the old Basil Prather Homestead, Jefferson Co., KY,
4. Family data.¹

     Benjamin Boydstun was born on 18 September 1776 at Rutherford Co., North Carolina, USA.³ He married Mary Gardner, daughter of Isaac Gardner, on 5 June 1795 at Glasgow, Barren Co., Kentucky, USA.^1,4,5

Benjamin Boydstun died on 1 April 1851 at Knox Co., Illinois, USA, at age 74.^2,6
Benjamin Boydstun was buried after 1 April 1851 at Abingdon Cemetery, Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, USA;
from FindAGrave.com:
     BIRTH     13 Sep 1776, USA
     DEATH     1 Apr 1851 (aged 74), Knox County, Illinois, USA
     Married Mary Ann Gardener June 5, 1795 in Barren Co, Kentucky.
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Mary Ann Gardner Boydstun 1777–1845 (m. 1795)
     Children
      James Bartlett Boydstun 1797 – unknown
      William Boydstun 1801–1882
      William Boydstun 1801–1882
      Mary Boydstun Lowe 1805–1867
      Malinda Boydstun Holland 1807–1874
      Tabitha Boydstun Dawdy 1809–1891
      Jacob Gardner Boydstun 1812–1899
      James D Boydstun 1814–1891
      Eliza Ann Boydstun Ground 1817–1887
      Samuel T Boydstun 1820–1840
     BURIAL     Abingdon Cemetery, Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, USA
     PLOT     Section 8
     Maintained by: Angela Hickerson
     Originally Created by: cj
     Added: 13 Jun 2008
     Find A Grave Memorial 27541566.⁶
     He was a mentioned with James Boydstun; See Waver [1927] for more information on this BOYDSTUN Family.⁷

Benjamin Boydstun and Mary Gardner lived circa 1802 at Logan Co., Kentucky, USA; per Weaver [1927:78]: "Benjamin Boydstun was bout twent-six years old when he an dhis wife accompanied his father James Boydstun, and wife, Mary Prewett, from Rutherford County, North Carolina, to Logan County, Kentucky."⁸

Benjamin Boydstun and Mary Gardner lived in 1832 at Knox Co., Illinois, USA; per Weaver [1927:79]: "In 1832, John Boydstun and wife, Nancy Ann Gardner, and Benjamin and wife, Mary Gardner, came to Illinois."

     Mary Gardner was born on 12 August 1777 at Rutherford Co., Tennessee, USA.^3,2 She married Benjamin Boydstun, son of James Boydstun and Mary Prewett, on 5 June 1795 at Glasgow, Barren Co., Kentucky, USA.^1,3,4

Mary Gardner died on 14 September 1845 at Knox, Knox Co., Illinois, USA, at age 68.^3,2,5
Mary Gardner was buried after 14 September 1845 at Abingdon Cemetery, Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, USA;
from FindAGrave.com:
     BIRTH     12 Aug 1777, USA
     DEATH     14 Sep 1845 (aged 68), Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, USA
     Family Members
     Spouse
      Benjamin G Boydstun 1776–1851 (m. 1795)
     Children
      James Bartlett Boydstun 1797 – unknown
      William Boydstun 1801–1882
      William Boydstun 1801–1882
      Mary Boydstun Lowe 1805–1867
      Malinda Boydstun Holland 1807–1874
      Tabitha Boydstun Dawdy 1809–1891
      Jacob Gardner Boydstun 1812–1899
      James D Boydstun 1814–1891
      Eliza Ann Boydstun Ground 1817–1887
      Samuel T Boydstun 1820–1840
     BURIAL     Abingdon Cemetery, Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, USA
     PLOT     Section 8
     Maintained by: Angela Hickerson
     Originally Created by: Florence Banks
     Added: 22 Oct 2003
     Find A Grave Memorial 8009124.⁵
     Mary Gardner and Benjamin Boydstun lived circa 1802 at Logan Co., Kentucky, USA; per Weaver [1927:78]: "Benjamin Boydstun was bout twent-six years old when he an dhis wife accompanied his father James Boydstun, and wife, Mary Prewett, from Rutherford County, North Carolina, to Logan County, Kentucky."⁶

Mary Gardner and Benjamin Boydstun lived in 1832 at Knox Co., Illinois, USA; per Weaver [1927:79]: "In 1832, John Boydstun and wife, Nancy Ann Gardner, and Benjamin and wife, Mary Gardner, came to Illinois."

     Robert Ground married Rhoda Long.¹

     Henry Boydstun died; from Find A Grave website: "kicked by a horse and killed when he was 13 (buried at Pleasant Valley.)¹" She was born in 1836 at Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, USA.²
Henry Boydstun died in 1848 at Texas, USA.²
Henry Boydstun was buried in 1848 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      1836, Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, USA
Death:      1848, Texas, USA

*Correct dates: 1834-1848; US Census 1850, lists Henry as William H. Boydstun, and the 1850 Death Index--gives this name and location of death from a kick by a horse in Tarrant Co., TX.

Henry Boydstun was the son of Jacob Boydstun and Drusilla Ground (both buried at Pleasant Valley). **See his father's gravesite for his siblings.

Family links:
Parents:
Jacob Gardner Boydstun (1812 - 1899)
Drusilla Ground Boydstun (1811 - 1856)

Siblings:
Henry Boydstun (1836 - 1848)
Robert Ground Boydstun (1839 - 1868)*
Rhoda Elizabeth Boydstun Kelley (1840 - 1876)*
Julia Ann Boydstun Rape (1843 - 1883)*
Sarah M. Boydstun (1850 - 1852)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Cedar Hill (Dallas County), Dallas County, Texas, USA

Created by: Alice Huitt Preston
Record added: Sep 19, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9478584.²
     She witnessed the immigration of Jacob Gardner Boydstun and Drusilla Ground in 1848 at Mountain Creek, Texas, USA; IL -> TX
from Find A Grave website for Robert Ground Boydstun: "Robert and his brother Henry drove their' parents' wagon team to TX in 1848, from Abingdon, Knox Co., IL; the trip took 6 weeks by boat and wagon."^1,4,5

     Mary Margaret Boydstun married William Henry Wolcott.¹
Mary Margaret Boydstun was born circa 1838 at Illinois, USA; aged 22 in 1860 census.²
     Mary Margaret Boydstun appeared on the census of 15 August 1860 in the household of Jacob Gardner Boydstun at Precinct 8, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA;
p. 384, Lines 7-14, Dwelling 609; Family 609
     7 BOYDSTON, J. G. 48 [1812] M Farmer $3408 $4650 KY
     8 " , Mary M 22 [1838] F IL
     9 " , Robert 21 [1839] M IL at school
     10 " , Rhoda 20 [1840] F IL
     11 " , Julia 17 [1843] F IL
     12 " , Nancy 15 [1845] F IL at school
     13 " , Caroline 12 [1848] F TX at school
     14 " , Martha 8 [1852] F TX at school.³

     Rhoda Elizabeth Boydstun was born on 11 July 1840 at Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, USA; aged 20 in 1860 census.^2,3 She married Joseph E. Kelley on 28 March 1867 at from Find A Grave website: "in a triple ceremony at home by T. A. Witherspoon Elder", Pleasant Valley, Dallas Co., Texas, USA.²

Rhoda Elizabeth Boydstun died on 30 August 1876 at Texas, USA, at age 36.²
Rhoda Elizabeth Boydstun was buried after 30 August 1876 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Jul. 11, 1840
Abingdon
Knox County
Illinois, USA
Death:      Aug. 30, 1876
Texas, USA

Rhoda Elizabeth Boydstun was the daughter of Jacob Gardner Boydstun and Drusilla Ground (both buried at Pleasant Valley). **See her father's gravesite for her siblings.

She married on 28 Mar 1867 in Pleasant Valley, Dallas, Co., TX, in a triple ceremony at home by T. A. Witherspoon Elder, Joseph E. Kelley b. 21 Aug 1845, died 23 Apr 1919 at Midlothian, Ellis Co., TX.

They had 3 children: Minnie b. 27 Sep 1867, d. 14 May 1923 at Cisco, Eastland Co., TX; Verda Virginia b. 15 Jun 1872 who married on 26 Feb 1920, Dr. Dave Rumph of Ft. Worth b. 24 Dec 1875 d. 14 Jan 1930 at Cisco, TX; and an infant Kelley (buried at Pleasant Valley).

Rhoda died in either Dallas Co., or Ellis Co., TX.

Family links:
Parents:
Jacob Gardner Boydstun (1812 - 1899)
Drusilla Ground Boydstun (1811 - 1856)

Children:
Infant Kelley*

Siblings:
Henry Boydstun (1836 - 1848)*
Robert Ground Boydstun (1839 - 1868)*
Rhoda Elizabeth Boydstun Kelley (1840 - 1876)
Julia Ann Boydstun Rape (1843 - 1883)*
Sarah M. Boydstun (1850 - 1852)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Cedar Hill (Dallas County)
Dallas County
Texas, USA

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Created by: Alice Huitt Preston
Record added: Sep 19, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9478669.²
     Rhoda Elizabeth Boydstun appeared on the census of 15 August 1860 in the household of Jacob Gardner Boydstun at Precinct 8, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA;
p. 384, Lines 7-14, Dwelling 609; Family 609
     7 BOYDSTON, J. G. 48 [1812] M Farmer $3408 $4650 KY
     8 " , Mary M 22 [1838] F IL
     9 " , Robert 21 [1839] M IL at school
     10 " , Rhoda 20 [1840] F IL
     11 " , Julia 17 [1843] F IL
     12 " , Nancy 15 [1845] F IL at school
     13 " , Caroline 12 [1848] F TX at school
     14 " , Martha 8 [1852] F TX at school.⁵

     Robert Ground Boydstun was buried at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA.¹ He was born in 1839 at Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, USA; aged 21 in 1860 census.^2,3
Robert Ground Boydstun died in 1868 at Pleasant Valley, Knox Co., Illinois, USA.²
Robert Ground Boydstun was buried in 1868 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      1839
Abingdon
Knox County
Illinois, USA
Death:      1868
Pleasant Valley (Dallas County)
Dallas County
Texas, USA

**Robert G. Boydstun, Pvt., Co., A, 19th Reg. TX Cav. (CSA), enlisted on 15 Mar 1862 at Waxahachie, TX, age 23. Admitted to CSA Gen. Hospital at Shreveport, LA, on 13 Feb 1864, with intermitten fever and after a lingering illness in the hospital was dismissed and allowed to return to his home to Pleasant Valley, TX. He died the following year in 1868.

Robert Ground Boydstun was the son of Jacob Gardner Boydstun and Drusilla Ground (both buried at Pleasant Valley); *for his siblings, see his father's gravesite.

Robert and his brother Henry drove their' parents' wagon team to TX in 1848, from Abingdon, Knox Co., IL; the trip took 6 weeks by boat and wagon.

Family links:
Parents:
Jacob Gardner Boydstun (1812 - 1899)
Drusilla Ground Boydstun (1811 - 1856)

Siblings:
Henry Boydstun (1836 - 1848)*
Robert Ground Boydstun (1839 - 1868)
Rhoda Elizabeth Boydstun Kelley (1840 - 1876)*
Julia Ann Boydstun Rape (1843 - 1883)*
Sarah M. Boydstun (1850 - 1852)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Cedar Hill (Dallas County)
Dallas County
Texas, USA

Created by: Alice Huitt Preston
Record added: Sep 19, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9478591.²
      ; from Find A Grave website: "enlisted as a Pvt. in Co. A, 19th Reg, TX Cav., (CSA.)¹" He witnessed the immigration of Jacob Gardner Boydstun and Drusilla Ground in 1848 at Mountain Creek, Texas, USA; IL -> TX
from Find A Grave website for Robert Ground Boydstun: "Robert and his brother Henry drove their' parents' wagon team to TX in 1848, from Abingdon, Knox Co., IL; the trip took 6 weeks by boat and wagon."^1,2,4

Robert Ground Boydstun appeared on the census of 15 August 1860 in the household of Jacob Gardner Boydstun at Precinct 8, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA;
p. 384, Lines 7-14, Dwelling 609; Family 609
     7 BOYDSTON, J. G. 48 [1812] M Farmer $3408 $4650 KY
     8 " , Mary M 22 [1838] F IL
     9 " , Robert 21 [1839] M IL at school
     10 " , Rhoda 20 [1840] F IL
     11 " , Julia 17 [1843] F IL
     12 " , Nancy 15 [1845] F IL at school
     13 " , Caroline 12 [1848] F TX at school
     14 " , Martha 8 [1852] F TX at school.⁵

Robert Ground Boydstun began military service between 15 March 1862 and 13 February 1864 Pvt., Co., A, 19th Reg. TX Cav. (CSA), enlisted on 15 Mar 1862 at Waxahachie, TX, age 23. Admitted to CSA Gen. Hospital at Shreveport, LA, on 13 Feb 1864, with intermitten fever and after a lingering illness in the hospital was dismissed and allowed to return to his home to Pleasant Valley, TX. He died the following year in 1868.²

     Julia Ann Boydstun was born on 4 May 1843 at Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, USA; aged 17 in 1860 census.^2,3 She married John Rape on 29 January 1862 at Dallas Co., Texas, USA.⁴

Julia Ann Boydstun died on 2 August 1883 at Dallas Co., Texas, USA, at age 40.²
Julia Ann Boydstun was buried after 2 August 1883 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      May 4, 1843
Abingdon
Knox County
Illinois, USA
Death:      Aug. 2, 1883
Dallas County
Texas, USA

Julia Ann Boydstun was the daughter of Jacob Gardner Boydstun and Druscilla Ground (both buried at Pleasant Valley). **See her father's gravesite for her siblings.

She married on 29 Jan 1862 in Dallas Co., TX, John Rape (buried at Pleasant Valley); they had the following children: Mary Alice (b. 1863); Ida Jane (1868-1936) never married; Robert Jackson (1869-1872); William Jacob (1872-1934); Oma Drusilla (b. 1875); and Hugh Edgar Rape (1879-1971).

After Julia's death, John remarried to Mary M. Terry (buried at Pleasant Valley).

Family links:
Parents:
Jacob Gardner Boydstun (1812 - 1899)
Drusilla Ground Boydstun (1811 - 1856)

Spouse:
John Rape (1842 - 1926)*

Children:
Mary Alice Rape Stewart (1863 - 1937)*
Ida Jane Rape (1868 - 1936)*
Robert Jackson Rape (1869 - 1872)*

Siblings:
Henry Boydstun (1836 - 1848)*
Robert Ground Boydstun (1839 - 1868)*
Rhoda Elizabeth Boydstun Kelley (1840 - 1876)*
Julia Ann Boydstun Rape (1843 - 1883)
Sarah M. Boydstun (1850 - 1852)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Cedar Hill (Dallas County)
Dallas County
Texas, USA

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Created by: Alice Huitt Preston
Record added: Sep 19, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9480313.²
     She witnessed the immigration of Jacob Gardner Boydstun and Drusilla Ground in 1848 at Mountain Creek, Texas, USA; IL -> TX
from Find A Grave website for Robert Ground Boydstun: "Robert and his brother Henry drove their' parents' wagon team to TX in 1848, from Abingdon, Knox Co., IL; the trip took 6 weeks by boat and wagon."^1,5,6

Julia Ann Boydstun appeared on the census of 15 August 1860 in the household of Jacob Gardner Boydstun at Precinct 8, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA;
p. 384, Lines 7-14, Dwelling 609; Family 609
     7 BOYDSTON, J. G. 48 [1812] M Farmer $3408 $4650 KY
     8 " , Mary M 22 [1838] F IL
     9 " , Robert 21 [1839] M IL at school
     10 " , Rhoda 20 [1840] F IL
     11 " , Julia 17 [1843] F IL
     12 " , Nancy 15 [1845] F IL at school
     13 " , Caroline 12 [1848] F TX at school
     14 " , Martha 8 [1852] F TX at school.⁷

     Nancy Jane Boydstun was born circa 1845 at Illinois, USA; aged 15 in 1860 census.²
     Nancy Jane Boydstun appeared on the census of 15 August 1860 in the household of Jacob Gardner Boydstun at Precinct 8, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA;
p. 384, Lines 7-14, Dwelling 609; Family 609
     7 BOYDSTON, J. G. 48 [1812] M Farmer $3408 $4650 KY
     8 " , Mary M 22 [1838] F IL
     9 " , Robert 21 [1839] M IL at school
     10 " , Rhoda 20 [1840] F IL
     11 " , Julia 17 [1843] F IL
     12 " , Nancy 15 [1845] F IL at school
     13 " , Caroline 12 [1848] F TX at school
     14 " , Martha 8 [1852] F TX at school.³

     Susan Caroline Boydstun was born circa 1848 at Texas, USA; aged 12 in 1860 census.²
     Susan Caroline Boydstun appeared on the census of 15 August 1860 in the household of Jacob Gardner Boydstun at Precinct 8, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA;
p. 384, Lines 7-14, Dwelling 609; Family 609
     7 BOYDSTON, J. G. 48 [1812] M Farmer $3408 $4650 KY
     8 " , Mary M 22 [1838] F IL
     9 " , Robert 21 [1839] M IL at school
     10 " , Rhoda 20 [1840] F IL
     11 " , Julia 17 [1843] F IL
     12 " , Nancy 15 [1845] F IL at school
     13 " , Caroline 12 [1848] F TX at school
     14 " , Martha 8 [1852] F TX at school.³

     Allen Thomas Baggett was born on 19 March 1861 at Navarro Co., Texas, USA.² He married Sarah Louisa Boydstun, daughter of Jacob Gardner Boydstun and Sarah Louisa Wilson, circa 1889 at Texas, USA,
; married 21 years in 1910 census.^1,3,4
Allen Thomas Baggett died on 20 July 1943 at Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA, at age 82.²
Allen Thomas Baggett was buried after 20 July 1943 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA;
from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Mar. 19, 1861, Navarro County, Texas, USA
     Death:      Jul. 20, 1943, Cedar Hill (Dallas County), Dallas County, Texas, USA
     Son of Seaborn Jones Baggett & Mary Ann [Robinson] Baggett
     Married Sara Louisa Boydstun
     Row 26 Plot 11 - Double Stone
     Family Members
     Parents
      Seaborn Jones Baggett 1825–1885
     Mary Ann Robinson Baggett 1825–1901
     Spouse
     Sarah Louisa Boydstun Baggett 1866–1951
     Siblings
     Mary Jane Baggett Henderson 1851–1937 (m. 1874)
     Sarah Elizabeth Baggett Rape 1854–1921
     Frances Sabell Baggett Griffith 1856–1911
     Emma McClara Baggett Crawford 1858–1935 (m. 1877)
     Rufus Rush Baggett 1866–1895
     Children
     Annabell Baggett Sullivan 1895–1991
     Winnie Edna Baggett Witherspoon 1898–1959
     John Thomas Baggett 1901–1902
     Joseph Boydstun Baggett 1901–1974
     Burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Cedar Hill (Dallas County), Dallas County, Texas, USA
     Created by: LoRetta Hughes
     Record added: Jul 10, 2007
     Find A Grave Memorial# 20393798.²
     Allen Thomas Baggett and Sarah Louisa Boydstun appeared in the census of 22 June 1900 at Precinct 6, Dallas Co., Texas, USA;
p. 20A, Lines 44-50, Dwelling 374; Family 377
     44 BAGGETT, Allen T Head W M Mar 1861 39 Married 12 years TX FA IL Farmer
     45 " , Sarah L. Wife W F Feb 1866 34 Married 12 years 3-children-born 3-children-living TX KY TN
     46 " , Mary L Daughter W F July 1890 9 Single TX TX TX
     47 " , Anna B Daughter W F Dec 1845 4 Single TX TX TX
     48 " , Minnie E. Daughter W F Dec 1898 1 Single TX TX TX
     49 BOYDSTUN, Louiza Mother-in-Law Oct 1825 74 Widow TN -- --
     40 JONES, Bert E Servant W M Jan 1875 25 Single TX -- -- Farm Labourer.⁵

Allen Thomas Baggett and Sarah Louisa Boydstun appeared in the census of 25 April 1910 at Justice Precinct 6, Dallas Co., Texas, USA;
p. 7B, Lines 68-74, Dwelling 134; Family 132
     68 BAGGETT, Allen T. Head M W 49 [1861] Married 1s 21yrs TX GA IL Farmer
     69 " , Sarah L. Wife F W 44 [1866] Married 1x 21yrs 6-children-born 5-children-living TX KY TN
     70 " , Mary L. Daughter F W 19 [1891] Single TX TX TX
     71 " , Annabell Daughter F W 14 [1896] Single TX TX TX
     72 " , Willie E. Daughter F W 11 [1899] Single TX TX TX
     73 " , Joe B. Son M W 8 [1902] Single TX TX TX
     74 " , A. T. Sone M W 4 [1906] Single TX TX TX.⁶

Allen Thomas Baggett and Sarah Louisa Boydstun appeared in the census of 12 January 1920 at Precinct 6, Midlothian City, Ellis Co., Texas, USA;
p. 11A, Lines 5-10, Dwelling 241; Family 255
     5 BAGGETT, Allen T. Head M WM 58 [1862] Married 1x TX GA ILFarming own farm
     6 " , Sara Wife F W 53 [1867] Married 1x TX KY TN
     7 " , Anabelle Daughter F W 23 [1897] Single TX TX TX
     8 " , Winnie Daughter F W 21 [1899] Single TX TX TX Teacher Public School
     9 " , Joe Son M W 18 [1902] Single TX TX TX
     10 " , Allen T. Jr. Son M W 14 [1906] Single TX TX TX.⁷

Allen Thomas Baggett and Sarah Louisa Boydstun appeared in the census of 7 April 1930 at Midlothian City, Ellis Co., Texas, USA;
p. 6A, Lines 20-22, Dwelling 125; Family 139
     20 BAGGETT, A. Tom Head M W 68 [1861] Married 28yrs old TX GA IL Farmer General Farm
     21 " , Sarah L. Wife F W 64 [1866] Married 22 Yrs old TX KY TN
     22 " , A. T. Jr. Son M W 24 [1906] single TX TX TX Musician Orchestra.⁸

Allen Thomas Baggett and Sarah Louisa Boydstun appeared in the census of 8 April 1940 at Midlothian City, Ellis Co., Texas, USA;
pp. 4B-5A, Lines 76-80, 1, Dwelling 107
     76 BAGGETT, Allen T. Head M W 79 [1861] Married TX Farmer Farm
     77 " , Sarah Wife F W 74 [1866] Married TX
     78 " , Joe Son M W 38 [1902] TX Laborer Farm
     79 " , Ruth Daughter-in-law F W 34 [1906] Married TX
     80 " , Mary Jo Grand Daughter F W 12 [1928] Single TX
     1 " , Doris Lynn Grand Daughter F W 8 [1932] Single TX.⁹

     Sarah M. Boydstun was born in August 1850 at Pleasant Valley, Dallas Co., Texas, USA.^1,2
Sarah M. Boydstun died before 1852 at Pleasant Valley, Dallas Co., Texas, USA; Died before 1852; no tombstone.^1,2
Sarah M. Boydstun was buried at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Mountain Creek, Dallas Co., Texas, USA; Birth:      Aug., 1850
Pleasant Valley (Dallas County)
Dallas County
Texas, USA
Death:      1852
Pleasant Valley (Dallas County)
Dallas County
Texas, USA

*Died before 1852; no tombstone.

Sarah M. Boydstun was the daughter of Jacob Gardner Boydstun and Druscilla Ground (both buried at Pleasant Valley). *For her siblings, see he father's gravesite.

Family links:
Parents:
Jacob Gardner Boydstun (1812 - 1899)
Drusilla Ground Boydstun (1811 - 1856)

Siblings:
Henry Boydstun (1836 - 1848)*
Robert Ground Boydstun (1839 - 1868)*
Rhoda Elizabeth Boydstun Kelley (1840 - 1876)*
Julia Ann Boydstun Rape (1843 - 1883)*
Sarah M. Boydstun (1850 - 1852)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Cedar Hill (Dallas County)
Dallas County
Texas, USA

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Created by: Alice Huitt Preston
Record added: Sep 19, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9478597from Find A Grave website.^1,2

     Martha Virginia Boydstun was born in 1852 at Texas, USA; aged 8 in 1860 census.^1,2
     Martha Virginia Boydstun appeared on the census of 15 August 1860 in the household of Jacob Gardner Boydstun at Precinct 8, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA;
p. 384, Lines 7-14, Dwelling 609; Family 609
     7 BOYDSTON, J. G. 48 [1812] M Farmer $3408 $4650 KY
     8 " , Mary M 22 [1838] F IL
     9 " , Robert 21 [1839] M IL at school
     10 " , Rhoda 20 [1840] F IL
     11 " , Julia 17 [1843] F IL
     12 " , Nancy 15 [1845] F IL at school
     13 " , Caroline 12 [1848] F TX at school
     14 " , Martha 8 [1852] F TX at school.³

     Joseph E. Kelley was born on 21 August 1845.¹ He married Rhoda Elizabeth Boydstun, daughter of Jacob Gardner Boydstun and Drusilla Ground, on 28 March 1867 at from Find A Grave website: "in a triple ceremony at home by T. A. Witherspoon Elder", Pleasant Valley, Dallas Co., Texas, USA.¹

Joseph E. Kelley died on 23 April 1919 at Midlothian, Ellis Co., Texas, USA, at age 73.¹
     He witnessed the immigration of Jacob Gardner Boydstun and Drusilla Ground in 1848 at Mountain Creek, Texas, USA; IL -> TX
from Find A Grave website for Robert Ground Boydstun: "Robert and his brother Henry drove their' parents' wagon team to TX in 1848, from Abingdon, Knox Co., IL; the trip took 6 weeks by boat and wagon."^2,3,4

     John Rape was buried at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co., Texas, USA.¹ He married Julia Ann Boydstun, daughter of Jacob Gardner Boydstun and Drusilla Ground, on 29 January 1862 at Dallas Co., Texas, USA.¹

     Lilly (?) was born circa 1871 at Texas, USA; aged 9 in 1880 census "Granddaughter" of George Wilson, not sure who here parents were.¹
     Lilly (?) was listed as a resident in Col. George Wilson and Elizabeth Jackson McCoy's household in the census report on 18 June 1880 at Precinct 6, Dallas Co., Texas, USA; p. 316C, lines 32-37, Dwelling 160, Family 165
     32 WILSON, George W M 74 [1806] -- Married Farmer NC SC VA
     33 " , Ellizabeth W F 75 [1805] Wife Married Keeping House TN Scotland TN
     34 " , Thos G W M 46 [1834] Son Widowed TN NC TN
     35 " , Jas K. P. W M 32 [1848] Son Single Surveyor TX NC TN
     36 " , Lilly W F 9 [1871] Granddaughter Single TX TX TX
     37 HAULLEHAN, Dan W M 50 [1830] Boarder -- Laborer Ireland Ireland Ireland.²