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     Pvt. Nicholas Bickers was born on 16 March 1744 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA; Date from Rev War Pension applications per Early Colonial Settlers.^1,4 He married Jane Carty, daughter of Joseph Carty, in 1782.^5,1,6

Pvt. Nicholas Bickers died before 28 May 1836 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Date of appraisal of estate.
From Early Colonial Settlers:
Wills index Orange County Virginia
BICKERS. Nicholas
8. 212-214. Will made 17 Mar 1825; rec 27 June 1826. EXS. John Taylor, William Quarles. WIT. James Shepherd, W.M. & Reynolds Chapman. WIFE Jane. CH. Moses, William, Benjamin C., Joanna (Marshall), Polly (Hawkins), Joel. (Both Exs. dead; Coleman Marshall husband of Joanna with Benjamin Hawkins & John Payne his securities granted adm.
8. 214-215. Est appr 28 May 1836; rec 27 June 1836.
8. 266-267. Estate sold by Coleman Marshall; rec 27 Mar 1837.^1,4

His estate was probated on 27 June 1836 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA.⁷

     GKJ-4.
; See attached pages from Eskew [1971].⁸
Pvt. Nicholas Bickers was mentioned in a land transaction on 22 October 1773
Memo:
From Early Colonial Settlers:
1772-1778 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 16; [Antient Press]; Page 136
Oct. the 22d 1773 .. Know all men .. I ROBERT BICKERS give unto my son, NICHOLAS BICKERS .. tract of land 100 acres in fork of Pamunkey adjoining William Edwards cornfield; Mr. A. Shepherd; Taliaferro Presence: George Proctor, Caleb Sisson Recorded Orange County 28th October 1773.⁴

Pvt. Nicholas Bickers began military service between 1780 and 1781 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA,
From Early Colonial Settlers:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jhmims4&id=I66

Dorman, Virginia Revolutionary Pension Applications, Vol 6; Washington, D.C.1961

"Nicholas Bickers. S18178. Orange Co.,VA. Nicholas Bickers of said county, aged 89, declares he was drafted on each tour he performed. He thinks each tour was three months. On one tour Belfield Cave was Captain; on another Major Burton was Captain. On each except the last he marched to Williamsburg. The last he marched to Winchester Barracks to conduct some prisoners. In going to Williamsburg his company passed through Caroline County, by the Court House, and also by New Kent Court House. During the last tour he met the prisoners this side of Williamsburg and marched to Winchester through Fredericksburg, Falmouth, and Fauquier County. Colonel Edmunds and Major Nathaniel Welch commanded the troops that conducted the prisoners.
He was born in Orange County, Virginia, 16 March 1744 (has memorandum of age at home) on the same tract of land on which he now resides, within 300 yards of the spot he now lives.
24 January 1834. Orange County, Virginia. Nicholas Bickers of said county, aged 89, declares he was drafted and served three months on each of four occasions. On the last tour his company was on the march to York. When just above Williamsburg they met some of the prisoners of the British army and were informed of the surrender. His company was put under Colonel Edmunds who was guarding the prisoners and marched to Winchester.
Nicholas Bickers of Orange County, Virginia, private in the regiment of Colonel Edmunds in Virginia Line one year, was placed on the Virginia pension roll at $40 per annum

Nicholas Bickers U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

Private Nicholas Bickers U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Per SAR application 95185: Served four tours of three months each with the Virginia Troops in Worktown in grade of private. After the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, he acted as a guard to the British prisiones taken in Winchester, VA. He enlisted while residing in Orange Co., VA and served under Captains Belfield, Cave or Crane, Burton, Garland Beverly and John Cragg, and Colonel Edmunds."

Pvt. Nicholas Bickers and Jane Carty appeared in the census of 7 August 1820 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Nick Bickers 1820 United States Federal Census
Nicholas is on the line after an unidentified George BICKERS (line 2).
I do not, at the moment, have birth dates for Nicholas's children, Polly, Joel and Benjamin.
GA Vaut 2 February 2026
p. 102, line 3

Pvt. Nicholas Bickers left a will on 17 March 1825;
From Early Colonial Settlers:
In 1825 Nicholas Bickers made his Will in which he mentions his wife Jane and six of their children - Polly, Joel, Benjamin C., Joanna, Moses, and William. Further research will be undertaken for James, the son mentioned in the letters to James Madison Bickers in 1907. The following is a copy of said Will:
"In the name of God - amen. I, Nicholas Bickers, of Orange County, do hereby make my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following:
1st. Having already given to my son Joel his full share of my estate I give and devise to him the sum of twenty five cents only.
2ndly. I lend to my beloved wife, Jane, for and during her natural life, all the estate of which I may die possessed, both real and personal, except two feather beds with their furniture and two cows and calves.
3rdly. I give and devise to my sons Moses and William each a feather bed and furniture and a cow and calf (if they do not receive them during my life) which are to be delivered to them immediately upon my death.
4thly. I give and devise to my son Benjamin C., at the death of my wife, the land on which he resided, containing by a survey made by Reuben Lindsay, seventy acres, also a negro boy named Tom, to him and his heirs forever.
5thly. At the death of my wife, I give and devise to my sons Moses and William, and to their heirs, to be equally divided between them, the balance of my land lying in Orange County, and to my said son Moses I also give a negro girl named Mary and to my said son William, a negro boy named Henry, to them and their heirs. It is my intention, however, that my wife shall retain possession of the slaves devised as aforesaid, as well as the land, if she choose to do so.
6thly. I lend to my daughter Joanna Marshall for and during her life, a negro girl named Maria, now in her possession; and at the death of my wife, I also lend my said daughter Joanna for and during her life, a negro woman named____; and at the death of my said daughter I give and devise the said slaves Winney and Maria to the children of my said daughter, Joanna, to be equally divided between them.
7thly. My daughter Polly Hawkins being well off, having no children, and my other children being all poor, I give and devise to my said daughter Polly, one dollar only. I hope my daughter will not consider me as wanting in affection for her. In deciding to divide my little property between my other children, I have been influenced solely by the considerations above mentioned.
8thly. It is my present intention to give to my son Joel a negro boy named Thornton, but if I should not do so during my life, then at the death of my wife, I give the said boy Thornton to my four children, Joanna Marshall, Benjamin C., Moses and William Bickers; and I also give to my four children last named, at the death of my wife, all my property of every description not hereinbefore devised, to be equally divided between them.
9thly. Should my daughter Joanna Marshall die during the life of my wife it is my will and intention that the negro woman Winney, and such increase as she may have after my wife's death, lent as aforesaid to my wife, should go to the children of my said daughter, Joanna Marshall, to be equally divided between them.
Lastly I constitute and appoint my friends John Taylor and William Quarles executors of this my Last Will and Testament. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this 17th day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty five.
/s/ Nicholas Bickers (Seal)
Signed, sealed published and declared by the testator as and for his Last Will and Testament
The words "wife" & "such" & "as she may have after my wife's death"interlined in second page & "her future" erased before signing.
James Shepherd, W.W. Chapman, Reynolds Chapman."
In the County Court of Orange May 28th 1836.
According to the Order of the said Court we the Commissioners John Lancaster, Andrew Samuel and John W. Evans after being duly sworn for the purpose did appraise the personal estate of Nicholas Bickers deceased and found that it amounts in value to the sum of two thousand eight hundred & fifteen dollars & sixty seven cents Current Money & Deliver to the Court of appraisement of said estate specified in the following manner to wit
At a Quarterly Court held for the County of Orange at the Courthouse on Monday the 27th of June 1836. This Last Will and Testament of Nicholas Bickers deceased was proved in open Court by the oaths of James Shepherd and W.W. Chapman, Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be recorded. And John Taylor and William Quarles, the executors being appointed by the Will, being dead, on the motion of Coleman Marshall and who made oath according to law, and together with Benjamin Hawkins and John Payne his securities, entered into and acknowledged in open court, a bond in the penalty of five thousand dollars, conditioned as the law directs - Certificate was granted him for obtaining letters of administration of the estate of the said Nicholas Bickers, deceased, with his Will annexed, in due form."
"A Copy - Teste: /s/ Katherine B. Brown, Deputy Clerk Circuit Court of Orange County, Virginia

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Wills index Orange County Virginia
BICKERS. Nicholas
8. 212-214. Will made 17 Mar 1825; rec 27 June 1826. EXS. John Taylor, William Quarles. WIT. James Shepherd, W.M. & Reynolds Chapman. WIFE Jane. CH. Moses, William, Benjamin C., Joanna (Marshall), Polly (Hawkins), Joel. (Both Exs. dead; Coleman Marshall husband of Joanna with Benjamin Hawkins & John Payne his securities granted adm.
8. 214-215. Est appr 28 May 1836; rec 27 June 1836.
8. 266-267. Estate sold by Coleman Marshall; rec 27 Mar 1837.^4,12

Pvt. Nicholas Bickers and Jane Carty appeared in the census of 1 June 1830 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Nicholas Beckers 1830 United States Federal Census
Nicholas is on the samepage as a George BICKERS and two Abner BICKERS.
p. 299
Line 20 Nicholas BICKERS
Line 25 Abner BICKERS (Younger)
Line 26 George BICKERS
Line 27 Abner BICKERS (Older)

     Jane Carty was born in 1750.¹ She married Pvt. Nicholas Bickers, son of Robert Bickers Sr. and Elizabeth Collins, in 1782.^1,3,4

Jane Carty died in 1835.¹
     GKJ-4. Jane Carty was also known as Jane Cartey.⁵
; See attached pages from Eskew [1971].⁶

Jane Carty and Pvt. Nicholas Bickers appeared in the census of 7 August 1820 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Nick Bickers 1820 United States Federal Census
Nicholas is on the line after an unidentified George BICKERS (line 2).
I do not, at the moment, have birth dates for Nicholas's children, Polly, Joel and Benjamin.
GA Vaut 2 February 2026
p. 102, line 3

Jane Carty witnessed the will of Pvt. Nicholas Bickers on 17 March 1825;
From Early Colonial Settlers:
In 1825 Nicholas Bickers made his Will in which he mentions his wife Jane and six of their children - Polly, Joel, Benjamin C., Joanna, Moses, and William. Further research will be undertaken for James, the son mentioned in the letters to James Madison Bickers in 1907. The following is a copy of said Will:
"In the name of God - amen. I, Nicholas Bickers, of Orange County, do hereby make my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following:
1st. Having already given to my son Joel his full share of my estate I give and devise to him the sum of twenty five cents only.
2ndly. I lend to my beloved wife, Jane, for and during her natural life, all the estate of which I may die possessed, both real and personal, except two feather beds with their furniture and two cows and calves.
3rdly. I give and devise to my sons Moses and William each a feather bed and furniture and a cow and calf (if they do not receive them during my life) which are to be delivered to them immediately upon my death.
4thly. I give and devise to my son Benjamin C., at the death of my wife, the land on which he resided, containing by a survey made by Reuben Lindsay, seventy acres, also a negro boy named Tom, to him and his heirs forever.
5thly. At the death of my wife, I give and devise to my sons Moses and William, and to their heirs, to be equally divided between them, the balance of my land lying in Orange County, and to my said son Moses I also give a negro girl named Mary and to my said son William, a negro boy named Henry, to them and their heirs. It is my intention, however, that my wife shall retain possession of the slaves devised as aforesaid, as well as the land, if she choose to do so.
6thly. I lend to my daughter Joanna Marshall for and during her life, a negro girl named Maria, now in her possession; and at the death of my wife, I also lend my said daughter Joanna for and during her life, a negro woman named____; and at the death of my said daughter I give and devise the said slaves Winney and Maria to the children of my said daughter, Joanna, to be equally divided between them.
7thly. My daughter Polly Hawkins being well off, having no children, and my other children being all poor, I give and devise to my said daughter Polly, one dollar only. I hope my daughter will not consider me as wanting in affection for her. In deciding to divide my little property between my other children, I have been influenced solely by the considerations above mentioned.
8thly. It is my present intention to give to my son Joel a negro boy named Thornton, but if I should not do so during my life, then at the death of my wife, I give the said boy Thornton to my four children, Joanna Marshall, Benjamin C., Moses and William Bickers; and I also give to my four children last named, at the death of my wife, all my property of every description not hereinbefore devised, to be equally divided between them.
9thly. Should my daughter Joanna Marshall die during the life of my wife it is my will and intention that the negro woman Winney, and such increase as she may have after my wife's death, lent as aforesaid to my wife, should go to the children of my said daughter, Joanna Marshall, to be equally divided between them.
Lastly I constitute and appoint my friends John Taylor and William Quarles executors of this my Last Will and Testament. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this 17th day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty five.
/s/ Nicholas Bickers (Seal)
Signed, sealed published and declared by the testator as and for his Last Will and Testament
The words "wife" & "such" & "as she may have after my wife's death"interlined in second page & "her future" erased before signing.
James Shepherd, W.W. Chapman, Reynolds Chapman."
In the County Court of Orange May 28th 1836.
According to the Order of the said Court we the Commissioners John Lancaster, Andrew Samuel and John W. Evans after being duly sworn for the purpose did appraise the personal estate of Nicholas Bickers deceased and found that it amounts in value to the sum of two thousand eight hundred & fifteen dollars & sixty seven cents Current Money & Deliver to the Court of appraisement of said estate specified in the following manner to wit
At a Quarterly Court held for the County of Orange at the Courthouse on Monday the 27th of June 1836. This Last Will and Testament of Nicholas Bickers deceased was proved in open Court by the oaths of James Shepherd and W.W. Chapman, Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be recorded. And John Taylor and William Quarles, the executors being appointed by the Will, being dead, on the motion of Coleman Marshall and who made oath according to law, and together with Benjamin Hawkins and John Payne his securities, entered into and acknowledged in open court, a bond in the penalty of five thousand dollars, conditioned as the law directs - Certificate was granted him for obtaining letters of administration of the estate of the said Nicholas Bickers, deceased, with his Will annexed, in due form."
"A Copy - Teste: /s/ Katherine B. Brown, Deputy Clerk Circuit Court of Orange County, Virginia

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Wills index Orange County Virginia
BICKERS. Nicholas
8. 212-214. Will made 17 Mar 1825; rec 27 June 1826. EXS. John Taylor, William Quarles. WIT. James Shepherd, W.M. & Reynolds Chapman. WIFE Jane. CH. Moses, William, Benjamin C., Joanna (Marshall), Polly (Hawkins), Joel. (Both Exs. dead; Coleman Marshall husband of Joanna with Benjamin Hawkins & John Payne his securities granted adm.
8. 214-215. Est appr 28 May 1836; rec 27 June 1836.
8. 266-267. Estate sold by Coleman Marshall; rec 27 Mar 1837.^8,9

Jane Carty and Pvt. Nicholas Bickers appeared in the census of 1 June 1830 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Nicholas Beckers 1830 United States Federal Census
Nicholas is on the samepage as a George BICKERS and two Abner BICKERS.
p. 299
Line 20 Nicholas BICKERS
Line 25 Abner BICKERS (Younger)
Line 26 George BICKERS
Line 27 Abner BICKERS (Older)

     Mary Jane Marshall was born on 18 July 1818 at Culpeper, Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA.¹ She married Reece Bowen in 1825
; His 2nd of 2 wives.^3,1
Mary Jane Marshall died on 14 February 1891 at Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 72.¹
Mary Jane Marshall was buried after 14 February 1891 at Hopewell Presbyterian, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA;
     Note regarding grave marker seen on Find a Grave (photo attached): "This is a four-sided headstone. The four (sides) are John Robert Colvin, Sarah Frances marshall Colvin (his first wife), Harriet (Hattie) Marshall Colvin (his second wife, and Mary Jane Marshall Bowen (his sister-in-law)."
From Find a Grave: Mary Jane Marshall Bowen
     Mary Jane Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report on 7 August 1820 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Coleman Marshal 1820 United States Federal Census
p. 101, line 15
As Coleman and Joanna were married in 1815, it is possible that some of the younger children were not all their biological children. It is also possible that date of mariage is wrong. It is likely that some died young and were lost to history.

Mary Jane Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report in 1830 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Culman [sic] Marshall 1830 United States Federal Census
p. 319, line 3

Mary Jane Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report in 1840 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Coleman Marshall 1840 United States Federal Census
p. 15, line 18

Mary Jane Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report on 10 December 1850 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;

Coleman Marshall
1850 United States Federal Census
p. 254-A, lines 1-12, dwelling 569, family 562
Without other information, I have assumed that Lucy HUGHES is a (widowed?) dau. of Coleman and Joanna (BICKERS) MARSHALL, along with her four children.
1 MARSHALL, Coleman 59 [1791] M W Farmer $1200 VA
2 " , Joana 57 [1793] F W VA
3 " , Mary J. 32 [1818] F W VA
4 " , Susann 18 [1832] F W VA
5 " , Amanda 15 [1835] F W VA Attended School
6 " , Harriet 13 [1837] F W VA Attended School
7 " , Hasseltine 11 [1839] F W VA
8 HUGHES, Lucy 29 [1821] F W VA
9 " , Marshall 9 [1841] M W VA
10 " , Lucy M. 7 [1843] F W VA
11 " , Laura 4 [1846] F W VA
12 " , Helen 1/12 [Nov 1850] F W VA.⁷

Mary Jane Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report on 3 August 1860 at Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA;

Coleman Marshall
1860 United States Federal Census
p. 439, lines 12-17, dwelling 1562, family 1596
12 MARSHALL, Coleman 69 [1791] M W Far mer $2,400 $7,000 VA
13 " , Joanna 67 [1793] F W VA
14 " , M. J. 40 [1820] F W VA
15 " , A. 22 [1838] F W VA
16 " , H. 20 [1840] F W VA
17 " , H. 18 [1842] F W VA.⁸

     Reece Bowen was born on 15 October 1801 at Bean Station, Grainger Co., Tennessee, USA.¹ He married Mary Jane Marshall, daughter of Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers, in 1825
; His 2nd of 2 wives.^1,2 Reece Bowen married Mary Moody in 1825
; His 1st of 2 wives.³
Reece Bowen died on 18 December 1881 at Rutledge, Grainger Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 80.¹
Reece Bowen was buried after 18 December 1881 at Bowen Cemetery, Grainger Co., Tennessee, USA;
From Find a Grave: Reece Bowen

     Mary Moody was born on 8 September 1805.¹ She married Reece Bowen in 1825
; His 1st of 2 wives.¹
Mary Moody died on 11 June 1865 at age 59.¹
Mary Moody was buried after 11 June 1865 at Bowen Cemetery, Grainger Co., Tennessee, USA;
From Find a Grave: Mary Moody Bowen

     Sarah Frances Marshall was born on 23 September 1824 at Culpeper, Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA; FaG says b. in Culpeper. Early Col. Settlers says b. in Orange Co.^1,2 She married John Robert Colvin, son of Robert Colvin and Martha 'Polly/Patsy' Yeager, on 6 August 1844 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA,
;
His 1st of 2 wives.
Per Early Colonial Settlers: 1757-1880 Orange Co VA Marriages-Therese A. Fisher, A.G.
COLVIN, John R. & MARSHALL, Sarah Frances d/o Coleman MARSHALL who is also surety by Hernden FRAZER 6 Aug 1844 (OB) (OM.)^4,5,2
Sarah Frances Marshall died on 14 January 1882 at Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 57.¹
Sarah Frances Marshall was buried after 14 January 1882 at Hopewell Presbyterian, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA;
     Note regarding grave marker seen on Find a Grave (photo attached): "This is a four-sided headstone. The four (sides) are John Robert Colvin, Sarah Frances marshall Colvin (his first wife), Harriet (Hattie) Marshall Colvin (his second wife, and Mary Jane Marshall Bowen (his sister-in-law)."
From Find a Grave: Sarah Frances Marshall Colvin
     Sarah Frances Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report in 1830 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Culman [sic] Marshall 1830 United States Federal Census
p. 319, line 3

Sarah Frances Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report in 1840 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Coleman Marshall 1840 United States Federal Census
p. 15, line 18

Sarah Frances Marshall and John Robert Colvin appeared in the census of 7 September 1850 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA;
John R Colvin 1850 United States Federal Census
John is living with one sibling (J. James) and next door to his widowed mother and his other siblings.
p. 237-B, lines 9-12, dwelling 239, family 239

Sarah Frances Marshall and John Robert Colvin appeared in the census of 6 August 1860 at District 8, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA;
John Calvin 1860 United States Federal Census
The Susan in his household, could be a younger sibling of John, but I have not idenetified her so far.
p. 319, lines 4-9, dwelling 1761, family 1506
4 CALVIN, John 37 [1823] M w Wagaon Maker $150 VA
5 " , Sarah 35 [1825] F W VA
6 " , Oscar 5 [1855] M W VA
7 " , Ernst 3 [1857] M W VA
8 " , Susan 25 [1835] F W VA
9 COKES, Nathaniel 30 [1830] M W (state not given.)⁹

Sarah Frances Marshall and John Robert Colvin appeared in the census of 6 August 1870;
N Y Calvin 1870 United States Federal Census [sic]
John Robert COLVIN and his brother Nathaniel Yeager COLVIN, and their families are in one dwelling.
p. 452-A, lines 10-18, dwelling 283
Family 284:
10 CALVIN, John R. 50 [1820] M W Wheelwright VA
11 " , Sarah F. 46 [1824] F W Keeping House VA
12 " , James O. 15 [1855] M W At School TN
13 " , John M. 7 [1863] M W TN
Family 285:
14 " , N. Y. 47 [1823] M W House Carpenter VA
15 " , Sue H. 39 [1831] F W Keeping House VA
16 " , Eugene L. 6 [1864] M W TN
17 " , Thomas J. 4 [1866] M W TN
18 " , Charles C. 7/12 [Dec 1869] M W TN.^10,11

Sarah Frances Marshall and John Robert Colvin appeared in the census of 15 June 1880 at District 2, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA;
John Colven 1880 United States Federal Census
pp. 494-B & 495-A, lines 50, 1-4, dwelling 160, family 160
50 COLVEN, John W M 59 [1821] Married Keeps Hotel VA VA VA
1 " , Sarah W F 57 [1823] Wife Married VA VA VA
2 " , J. M. W 16 [1864] Son Single TN VA VA VA
3 MARSHALL, H. C. W F 42 [1838] Sister-in-law Wingle VA VA VA.¹²

     John Robert Colvin was born on 9 November 1820 at Culpeper, Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA; FaG says b. in Culpeper. Early Col. Settlers says b. in Orange Co.^1,2 He married Sarah Frances Marshall, daughter of Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers, on 6 August 1844 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA,
;
His 1st of 2 wives.
Per Early Colonial Settlers: 1757-1880 Orange Co VA Marriages-Therese A. Fisher, A.G.
COLVIN, John R. & MARSHALL, Sarah Frances d/o Coleman MARSHALL who is also surety by Hernden FRAZER 6 Aug 1844 (OB) (OM.)^1,2,6 John Robert Colvin married Harriet Cowherd 'Hattie' Marshall, daughter of Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers, in 1885
; His 2nd of 2 wives (sisters).^7,1
John Robert Colvin died on 9 January 1899 at Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 78.¹
John Robert Colvin was buried after 9 January 1899 at Hopewell Presbyterian, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA;
     Note regarding grave marker seen on Find a Grave (photo attached): "This is a four-sided headstone. The four (sides) are John Robert Colvin, Sarah Frances marshall Colvin (his first wife), Harriet (Hattie) Marshall Colvin (his second wife, and Mary Jane Marshall Bowen (his sister-in-law)."
From Find a Grave: John Robert Colvin
     John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall appeared in the census of 7 September 1850 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA;
John R Colvin 1850 United States Federal Census
John is living with one sibling (J. James) and next door to his widowed mother and his other siblings.
p. 237-B, lines 9-12, dwelling 239, family 239

John Robert Colvin was listed as Martha 'Polly/Patsy' Yeager's neighbor in a census on 7 September 1850 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA;
Nathaniel Y Colvin 1850 United States Federal Census
Martha is living next door to her married son, John Robert COLVIN (lines 9-12).
p. 237-B, lines 13-19, dwelling 330, family 330

John Robert Colvin appeared in the census of 12 June 1860 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA;
There is a John R COLVIN in the 1860 federal census Slave Schedule for the So. Div., Culpeper Co., VA. However, John Robert COLVIN (1820-1899) appeard in the 1860 federal census for Knox Co., TN. I am uncertain who this John R. COLVIN might be.

John R Colvin 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
p. 25, column 1, lines 33-40 and column 2, lines 1-3

John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall appeared in the census of 6 August 1860 at District 8, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA;
John Calvin 1860 United States Federal Census
The Susan in his household, could be a younger sibling of John, but I have not idenetified her so far.
p. 319, lines 4-9, dwelling 1761, family 1506
4 CALVIN, John 37 [1823] M w Wagaon Maker $150 VA
5 " , Sarah 35 [1825] F W VA
6 " , Oscar 5 [1855] M W VA
7 " , Ernst 3 [1857] M W VA
8 " , Susan 25 [1835] F W VA
9 COKES, Nathaniel 30 [1830] M W (state not given.)¹¹

John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall appeared in the census of 6 August 1870;
N Y Calvin 1870 United States Federal Census [sic]
John Robert COLVIN and his brother Nathaniel Yeager COLVIN, and their families are in one dwelling.
p. 452-A, lines 10-18, dwelling 283
Family 284:
10 CALVIN, John R. 50 [1820] M W Wheelwright VA
11 " , Sarah F. 46 [1824] F W Keeping House VA
12 " , James O. 15 [1855] M W At School TN
13 " , John M. 7 [1863] M W TN
Family 285:
14 " , N. Y. 47 [1823] M W House Carpenter VA
15 " , Sue H. 39 [1831] F W Keeping House VA
16 " , Eugene L. 6 [1864] M W TN
17 " , Thomas J. 4 [1866] M W TN
18 " , Charles C. 7/12 [Dec 1869] M W TN.^12,13

John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall appeared in the census of 15 June 1880 at District 2, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA;
John Colven 1880 United States Federal Census
pp. 494-B & 495-A, lines 50, 1-4, dwelling 160, family 160
50 COLVEN, John W M 59 [1821] Married Keeps Hotel VA VA VA
1 " , Sarah W F 57 [1823] Wife Married VA VA VA
2 " , J. M. W 16 [1864] Son Single TN VA VA VA
3 MARSHALL, H. C. W F 42 [1838] Sister-in-law Wingle VA VA VA.¹⁴

     Harriet Cowherd 'Hattie' Marshall was born on 9 March 1837 at Culpeper, Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA.¹ She married John Robert Colvin, son of Robert Colvin and Martha 'Polly/Patsy' Yeager, in 1885
; His 2nd of 2 wives (sisters).^1,2
Harriet Cowherd 'Hattie' Marshall died on 10 January 1918 at Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 80.¹
Harriet Cowherd 'Hattie' Marshall was buried after 10 January 1918 at Hopewell Presbyterian, Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA;
     Note regarding grave marker seen on Find a Grave (photo attached): "This is a four-sided headstone. The four (sides) are John Robert Colvin, Sarah Frances marshall Colvin (his first wife), Harriet (Hattie) Marshall Colvin (his second wife, and Mary Jane Marshall Bowen (his sister-in-law)."
From Find a Grave: Harriet Cowherd “Hattie” Marshall Colvin
     Harriet Cowherd 'Hattie' Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report in 1840 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Coleman Marshall 1840 United States Federal Census
p. 15, line 18

Harriet Cowherd 'Hattie' Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report on 10 December 1850 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;

Coleman Marshall
1850 United States Federal Census
p. 254-A, lines 1-12, dwelling 569, family 562
Without other information, I have assumed that Lucy HUGHES is a (widowed?) dau. of Coleman and Joanna (BICKERS) MARSHALL, along with her four children.
1 MARSHALL, Coleman 59 [1791] M W Farmer $1200 VA
2 " , Joana 57 [1793] F W VA
3 " , Mary J. 32 [1818] F W VA
4 " , Susann 18 [1832] F W VA
5 " , Amanda 15 [1835] F W VA Attended School
6 " , Harriet 13 [1837] F W VA Attended School
7 " , Hasseltine 11 [1839] F W VA
8 HUGHES, Lucy 29 [1821] F W VA
9 " , Marshall 9 [1841] M W VA
10 " , Lucy M. 7 [1843] F W VA
11 " , Laura 4 [1846] F W VA
12 " , Helen 1/12 [Nov 1850] F W VA.⁴

Harriet Cowherd 'Hattie' Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report on 7 July 1870 at District 7, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA;
Colman Marshal 1870 United States Federal Census
p. 408-A, lines 9-12, dwelling 96, family 95

Harriet Cowherd 'Hattie' Marshall was listed as a resident in John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall's household in the census report on 15 June 1880 at District 2, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA;
John Colven 1880 United States Federal Census
pp. 494-B & 495-A, lines 50, 1-4, dwelling 160, family 160
50 COLVEN, John W M 59 [1821] Married Keeps Hotel VA VA VA
1 " , Sarah W F 57 [1823] Wife Married VA VA VA
2 " , J. M. W 16 [1864] Son Single TN VA VA VA
3 MARSHALL, H. C. W F 42 [1838] Sister-in-law Wingle VA VA VA.⁶

     James Oscar Colvin was born on 19 April 1855 at Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA.¹ He married Sarah Frances Goforth in 1877.²

James Oscar Colvin died on 6 February 1936 at Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 80.¹
James Oscar Colvin was buried after 6 February 1936 at Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA;
From Find a Grave: James Oscar Colvin
     James Oscar Colvin was listed as a resident in John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall's household in the census report on 6 August 1860 at District 8, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA;
John Calvin 1860 United States Federal Census
The Susan in his household, could be a younger sibling of John, but I have not idenetified her so far.
p. 319, lines 4-9, dwelling 1761, family 1506
4 CALVIN, John 37 [1823] M w Wagaon Maker $150 VA
5 " , Sarah 35 [1825] F W VA
6 " , Oscar 5 [1855] M W VA
7 " , Ernst 3 [1857] M W VA
8 " , Susan 25 [1835] F W VA
9 COKES, Nathaniel 30 [1830] M W (state not given.)³

James Oscar Colvin was listed as a resident in John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall's household in the census report on 6 August 1870;
N Y Calvin 1870 United States Federal Census [sic]
John Robert COLVIN and his brother Nathaniel Yeager COLVIN, and their families are in one dwelling.
p. 452-A, lines 10-18, dwelling 283
Family 284:
10 CALVIN, John R. 50 [1820] M W Wheelwright VA
11 " , Sarah F. 46 [1824] F W Keeping House VA
12 " , James O. 15 [1855] M W At School TN
13 " , John M. 7 [1863] M W TN
Family 285:
14 " , N. Y. 47 [1823] M W House Carpenter VA
15 " , Sue H. 39 [1831] F W Keeping House VA
16 " , Eugene L. 6 [1864] M W TN
17 " , Thomas J. 4 [1866] M W TN
18 " , Charles C. 7/12 [Dec 1869] M W TN.^4,5

     Sarah Frances Goforth was born in 1859.¹ She married James Oscar Colvin, son of John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall, in 1877.¹

Sarah Frances Goforth was buried in 1939 at Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA;
From Find a Grave: Sarah Frances Goforth Colvin
Sarah Frances Goforth died in 1939.¹

     John Marshall Colvin was born on 6 August 1863 at Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA.¹ He married Katherine Diane Short in 1886.²

John Marshall Colvin died on 18 September 1938 at San Joaquin, Fresno Co., California, USA, at age 75.¹
John Marshall Colvin was buried after 18 September 1938 at Park View Cemetery, Manteca, Fresno Co., California, USA;
From Find a Grave: John Marshall Colvin
     John Marshall Colvin was listed as a resident in John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall's household in the census report on 6 August 1870;
N Y Calvin 1870 United States Federal Census [sic]
John Robert COLVIN and his brother Nathaniel Yeager COLVIN, and their families are in one dwelling.
p. 452-A, lines 10-18, dwelling 283
Family 284:
10 CALVIN, John R. 50 [1820] M W Wheelwright VA
11 " , Sarah F. 46 [1824] F W Keeping House VA
12 " , James O. 15 [1855] M W At School TN
13 " , John M. 7 [1863] M W TN
Family 285:
14 " , N. Y. 47 [1823] M W House Carpenter VA
15 " , Sue H. 39 [1831] F W Keeping House VA
16 " , Eugene L. 6 [1864] M W TN
17 " , Thomas J. 4 [1866] M W TN
18 " , Charles C. 7/12 [Dec 1869] M W TN.^3,4

John Marshall Colvin was listed as a resident in John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall's household in the census report on 15 June 1880 at District 2, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA;
John Colven 1880 United States Federal Census
pp. 494-B & 495-A, lines 50, 1-4, dwelling 160, family 160
50 COLVEN, John W M 59 [1821] Married Keeps Hotel VA VA VA
1 " , Sarah W F 57 [1823] Wife Married VA VA VA
2 " , J. M. W 16 [1864] Son Single TN VA VA VA
3 MARSHALL, H. C. W F 42 [1838] Sister-in-law Wingle VA VA VA.⁵

     Katherine Diane Short was born on 14 February 1862 at Tennessee, USA.¹ She married John Marshall Colvin, son of John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall, in 1886.¹

Katherine Diane Short died on 8 June 1948 at Fresno Co., California, USA, at age 86.¹
Katherine Diane Short was buried after 8 June 1948 at Park View Cemetery, Manteca, Fresno Co., California, USA;
From Find a Grave: Katherine Diane Short Colvin

     William Edward Marshall was born on 25 November 1826 at Culpeper, Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Lavinia Lea Millikan on 31 January 1860 at Grainger Co., Tennessee, USA,
;

W E Marshall
Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
William Edward Marshall died on 31 March 1907 at Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 80.¹
William Edward Marshall was buried on 31 March 1907 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA;
From Find a Grave: William Edward Marshall
     William Edward Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report in 1830 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Culman [sic] Marshall 1830 United States Federal Census
p. 319, line 3

William Edward Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report in 1840 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Coleman Marshall 1840 United States Federal Census
p. 15, line 18

William Edward Marshall and Lavinia Lea Millikan appeared in the census of 20 June 1870 at District 8, Grainger Co., Tennessee, USA;

William Marshal
1870 United States Federal Census
William seems to have his mother-in-law, Cynthia (LEE) MILLIKAN, living with him, and possibly a young brother-in-law.
p. 89-A, lines 17-20, dwelling 109, family 106

William Edward Marshall and Lavinia Lea Millikan appeared in the census of 7 June 1880 at District 9, Grainger Co., Tennessee, USA;
Wm. E. Marshal 1880 United States Federal Census
p. 474-A, lines 43-46, dwelling 81, family 81

William Edward Marshall lived in 1891 at Knox Co., Tennessee, USA;

William E. Marshall
Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891

William Edward Marshall and Lavinia Lea Millikan appeared in the census of 7 June 1900 at Civil District 12, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA;

William E Marshal
1900 United States Federal Census
p. 10, lines 44-45, dwelling 198, family 198

     Lavinia Lea Millikan was born on 12 February 1840.¹ She married William Edward Marshall, son of Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers, on 31 January 1860 at Grainger Co., Tennessee, USA,
;

W E Marshall
Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Lavinia Lea Millikan died on 17 January 1917 at age 76.¹
Lavinia Lea Millikan was buried after 17 January 1917 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA;
From Find a Grave: Lavina L Marshall
     Lavinia Lea Millikan and William Edward Marshall appeared in the census of 20 June 1870 at District 8, Grainger Co., Tennessee, USA;

William Marshal
1870 United States Federal Census
William seems to have his mother-in-law, Cynthia (LEE) MILLIKAN, living with him, and possibly a young brother-in-law.
p. 89-A, lines 17-20, dwelling 109, family 106

Lavinia Lea Millikan and William Edward Marshall appeared in the census of 7 June 1880 at District 9, Grainger Co., Tennessee, USA;
Wm. E. Marshal 1880 United States Federal Census
p. 474-A, lines 43-46, dwelling 81, family 81

Lavinia Lea Millikan and William Edward Marshall appeared in the census of 7 June 1900 at Civil District 12, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA;

William E Marshal
1900 United States Federal Census
p. 10, lines 44-45, dwelling 198, family 198

     Susan Herndon Marshall was born on 26 December 1830 at Culpeper, Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA.¹ She married Nathaniel Yeager Colvin, son of Robert Colvin and Martha 'Polly/Patsy' Yeager, before 1864.²

Susan Herndon Marshall died on 18 August 1897 at Tennessee, USA, at age 66.¹
Susan Herndon Marshall was buried after 18 August 1897 at Mays Cemetery, Pinson, Madison Co., Tennessee, USA;
From Find a Grave: Susan Herndon Marshall Colvin
     Susan Herndon Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report in 1830 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Culman [sic] Marshall 1830 United States Federal Census
p. 319, line 3

Susan Herndon Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report in 1840 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Coleman Marshall 1840 United States Federal Census
p. 15, line 18

Susan Herndon Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report on 10 December 1850 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;

Coleman Marshall
1850 United States Federal Census
p. 254-A, lines 1-12, dwelling 569, family 562
Without other information, I have assumed that Lucy HUGHES is a (widowed?) dau. of Coleman and Joanna (BICKERS) MARSHALL, along with her four children.
1 MARSHALL, Coleman 59 [1791] M W Farmer $1200 VA
2 " , Joana 57 [1793] F W VA
3 " , Mary J. 32 [1818] F W VA
4 " , Susann 18 [1832] F W VA
5 " , Amanda 15 [1835] F W VA Attended School
6 " , Harriet 13 [1837] F W VA Attended School
7 " , Hasseltine 11 [1839] F W VA
8 HUGHES, Lucy 29 [1821] F W VA
9 " , Marshall 9 [1841] M W VA
10 " , Lucy M. 7 [1843] F W VA
11 " , Laura 4 [1846] F W VA
12 " , Helen 1/12 [Nov 1850] F W VA.⁵

Susan Herndon Marshall was listed as a resident in John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall's household in the census report on 6 August 1870;
N Y Calvin 1870 United States Federal Census [sic]
John Robert COLVIN and his brother Nathaniel Yeager COLVIN, and their families are in one dwelling.
p. 452-A, lines 10-18, dwelling 283
Family 284:
10 CALVIN, John R. 50 [1820] M W Wheelwright VA
11 " , Sarah F. 46 [1824] F W Keeping House VA
12 " , James O. 15 [1855] M W At School TN
13 " , John M. 7 [1863] M W TN
Family 285:
14 " , N. Y. 47 [1823] M W House Carpenter VA
15 " , Sue H. 39 [1831] F W Keeping House VA
16 " , Eugene L. 6 [1864] M W TN
17 " , Thomas J. 4 [1866] M W TN
18 " , Charles C. 7/12 [Dec 1869] M W TN.^6,7

     Nathaniel Yeager Colvin was born on 29 December 1822.¹ He married Susan Herndon Marshall, daughter of Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers, before 1864.¹

Nathaniel Yeager Colvin died on 28 May 1907 at age 84.¹
Nathaniel Yeager Colvin was buried after 28 May 1907 at Mays Cemetery, Pinson, Madison Co., Tennessee, USA;
From Find a Grave: Nathaniel Yeager Colvin
     Nathaniel Yeager Colvin was listed as a resident in Martha 'Polly/Patsy' Yeager's household in the census report on 7 September 1850 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA;
Nathaniel Y Colvin 1850 United States Federal Census
Martha is living next door to her married son, John Robert COLVIN (lines 9-12).
p. 237-B, lines 13-19, dwelling 330, family 330

Nathaniel Yeager Colvin began military service between 24 June 1861 and 3 December 1864 at Civil War - Confederate, Tennessee, USA,
N Y Colvin U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865

From Fold3.com:
[Images attached]
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Nathaniel Yeager Colvin was listed as a resident in John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall's household in the census report on 6 August 1870;
N Y Calvin 1870 United States Federal Census [sic]
John Robert COLVIN and his brother Nathaniel Yeager COLVIN, and their families are in one dwelling.
p. 452-A, lines 10-18, dwelling 283
Family 284:
10 CALVIN, John R. 50 [1820] M W Wheelwright VA
11 " , Sarah F. 46 [1824] F W Keeping House VA
12 " , James O. 15 [1855] M W At School TN
13 " , John M. 7 [1863] M W TN
Family 285:
14 " , N. Y. 47 [1823] M W House Carpenter VA
15 " , Sue H. 39 [1831] F W Keeping House VA
16 " , Eugene L. 6 [1864] M W TN
17 " , Thomas J. 4 [1866] M W TN
18 " , Charles C. 7/12 [Dec 1869] M W TN.^7,8

Nathaniel Yeager Colvin appeared in the census of 1 June 1900 at Civil District 1, Madison Co., Tennessee, USA;

Nathan?l Y Calvin
1900 United States Federal Census
p. 1, lines 9-11, dwelling 3, family 3

     Thomas Jefferson Colvin was born on 25 February 1866 at Tennessee, USA.¹ He married Bam Affedell Skinner on 8 October 1899 at Fannin Co., Texas, USA,
;
T J Colvin Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
Thomas Jefferson Colvin died on 21 September 1937 at Fannin Co., Texas, USA, at age 71;
Thoms Jefferson Colvin Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Thomas Jefferson Colvin was buried after 21 September 1937 at Gober Cemetery, Gober, Fannin Co., Texas, USA;
From Find a Grave: Thomas Jefferson Colvin
     Thomas Jefferson Colvin was listed as a resident in John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall's household in the census report on 6 August 1870;
N Y Calvin 1870 United States Federal Census [sic]
John Robert COLVIN and his brother Nathaniel Yeager COLVIN, and their families are in one dwelling.
p. 452-A, lines 10-18, dwelling 283
Family 284:
10 CALVIN, John R. 50 [1820] M W Wheelwright VA
11 " , Sarah F. 46 [1824] F W Keeping House VA
12 " , James O. 15 [1855] M W At School TN
13 " , John M. 7 [1863] M W TN
Family 285:
14 " , N. Y. 47 [1823] M W House Carpenter VA
15 " , Sue H. 39 [1831] F W Keeping House VA
16 " , Eugene L. 6 [1864] M W TN
17 " , Thomas J. 4 [1866] M W TN
18 " , Charles C. 7/12 [Dec 1869] M W TN.^5,6

     Bam Affedell Skinner was born on 30 September 1881 at Arkansas, USA.¹ She married Thomas Jefferson Colvin, son of Nathaniel Yeager Colvin and Susan Herndon Marshall, on 8 October 1899 at Fannin Co., Texas, USA,
;
T J Colvin Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
Bam Affedell Skinner died on 20 December 1972 at Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, USA, at age 91.¹
Bam Affedell Skinner was buried after 20 December 1972 at Gober Cemetery, Gober, Fannin Co., Texas, USA;
From Find a Grave: Bam Affedell Skinner Colvin

     Charles C. Colvin was born on 7 December 1869 at Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee, USA.¹ He married Sallie M. Shugrat before 1898
; According to their FaG memorials, their only child listed (Nannie) was b. 1898.²
Charles C. Colvin died on 5 September 1931 at Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, USA, at age 61.¹
Charles C. Colvin was buried after 5 September 1931 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Sachse, Dallas Co., Texas, USA;
From Find a Grave: Charles C Colvin
     Charles C. Colvin was listed as a resident in John Robert Colvin and Sarah Frances Marshall's household in the census report on 6 August 1870;
N Y Calvin 1870 United States Federal Census [sic]
John Robert COLVIN and his brother Nathaniel Yeager COLVIN, and their families are in one dwelling.
p. 452-A, lines 10-18, dwelling 283
Family 284:
10 CALVIN, John R. 50 [1820] M W Wheelwright VA
11 " , Sarah F. 46 [1824] F W Keeping House VA
12 " , James O. 15 [1855] M W At School TN
13 " , John M. 7 [1863] M W TN
Family 285:
14 " , N. Y. 47 [1823] M W House Carpenter VA
15 " , Sue H. 39 [1831] F W Keeping House VA
16 " , Eugene L. 6 [1864] M W TN
17 " , Thomas J. 4 [1866] M W TN
18 " , Charles C. 7/12 [Dec 1869] M W TN.^3,4

     Sallie M. Shugrat was born on 6 April 1876 at McMinn Co., Texas, USA.¹ She married Charles C. Colvin, son of Nathaniel Yeager Colvin and Susan Herndon Marshall, before 1898
; According to their FaG memorials, their only child listed (Nannie) was b. 1898.¹
Sallie M. Shugrat died on 19 June 1921 at Dallas Co., Texas, USA, at age 45.¹
Sallie M. Shugrat was buried after 19 June 1921 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Sachse, Dallas Co., Texas, USA;
From Find a Grave: Sallie M. Shugart Colvin

     Robert Colvin was born on 14 June 1784 at Culpeper, Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Martha 'Polly/Patsy' Yeager, daughter of Nathaniel Yager (Sr.) and Elizabeth "Betsy" Hudson, on 14 February 1815 at Chesterfield Co., Virginia, USA,
;
Robert Colvin Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
Robert Colvin died on 20 September 1849 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA, at age 65.¹

     Martha 'Polly/Patsy' Yeager was born on 25 August 1795 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA.^1,5 She married Robert Colvin on 14 February 1815 at Chesterfield Co., Virginia, USA,
;
Robert Colvin Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
Martha 'Polly/Patsy' Yeager died after 7 September 1850 at Culpeper, Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA; She appeared in the 1850 census.^1,5
     She was a mentioned with Nathaniel Yager (Sr.) and Elizabeth "Betsy" Hudson; See attached image from Genealogies of Virginia Families From the William and Mary College Quarterly Vol V Thompson-Yates. p. 623.³ Martha 'Polly/Patsy' Yeager was also known as Patsy Yager.⁷
In Nathaniel Yager (Sr.)'s will dated 2 June 1843 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA, Martha 'Polly/Patsy' Yeager was named as an heir;
Nathaniel Gazer [sic] Senior Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900
Images of will attached.

Martha 'Polly/Patsy' Yeager appeared in the census of 7 September 1850 at Slave Schedule, Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA;
Martha Colvin 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
Note: Martha owned 10 enslaved people, while the average slave holding in Orange Co., VA in the 1850 schedule was ca 11 (5,110 enslaved persons and 447 slaveholders listed). Per Gemini GPT 3 Feb. 2026.
p. (none), column 1, lines 2-11

Martha 'Polly/Patsy' Yeager appeared in the census of 7 September 1850 at Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA;
Nathaniel Y Colvin 1850 United States Federal Census
Martha is living next door to her married son, John Robert COLVIN (lines 9-12).
p. 237-B, lines 13-19, dwelling 330, family 330

     Matilda Waggoner 'Mattie' Marshall was born on 7 May 1833 at Orange, Orange Co., Virginia, USA; FaG says b. 7 May, death certificate says b. 5 May.^1,2 She married Nathaniel Moon Cleveland, son of Jeremiah Cleveland Jr. and Elizabeth Moon, in 1855
; Her 1st of 2 husbands.³ Matilda Waggoner 'Mattie' Marshall married Stephen Joseph Perkins, son of Joseph Stephen Perkins and Nancy Shepherd, on 12 January 1870 at Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA,
;
Matilda W Cleveland Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002

Matilda Waggoner 'Mattie' Marshall died on 1 April 1913 at Columbia, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA, at age 79;
Matilda Wagner Perkins Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014
[Image attached]
Matilda Waggoner 'Mattie' Marshall was buried after 1 April 1913 at Lyles Church Cemtery, Wilmington, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA;
From Find a Grave: Matilda Waggoner “Mattie” Marshall Perkins
     She was a mentioned with Jeremiah Cleveland Jr.; See attached image.⁶

;
NB: His Find a Grave memorial shows his mother as Matlda Waggoner (MARSHALL) PERKINS, but does not show his father, nor explain why his surname is CLEVELAND.⁷ Matilda Waggoner 'Mattie' Marshall was a mentioned with 1st Sgt. Thomas Cleveland and Mary Elizabeth Perkins; See Cleveland [1899:2092-3] - images attached.⁸

Matilda Waggoner 'Mattie' Marshall was listed as a resident in Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers's household in the census report in 1840 at Orange Co., Virginia, USA;
Coleman Marshall 1840 United States Federal Census
p. 15, line 18

Matilda Waggoner 'Mattie' Marshall was listed as a resident in Joseph Stephen Perkins and Nancy Shepherd's household in the census report on 3 September 1870 at Columbia, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA;
Joseph and Nancy (SHEPHER) PERKINS have their son Stephen J. PERKINS and his family, and their daughter, Mary Elizabeth PERKINS (m. to Thomas CLEVELAND) and her family living with them.
Joseph Peckins [sic] 1870 United States Federal Census
p. 139-A, lines 14-15, dwelling 143, family 144

Stephen J Perkins 1870 United States Federal Census
p. 139-A, lines 16-18, dwelling 143, family 145

Thomas Cleveland 1870 United States Federal Census
p. 139-A, lines 19-25, dwelling 143, family 146

Matilda Waggoner 'Mattie' Marshall and Stephen Joseph Perkins appeared in the census of 12 June 1880 at Columbia, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA;
Stephen Perkins 1880 United States Federal Census
The Benjamin PERKINS listed does not seem to be a son, but it might be a son of Stephen by an earlier marriage.
p. 411-B, lines 43-46, dwelling 188, family 195

Matilda Waggoner 'Mattie' Marshall and Stephen Joseph Perkins appeared in the census of 6 June 1900 at Columbia, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA;

Stephen J Perkins
1900 United States Federal Census
p. 4, lines 41-43, dwelling 63, family 74
41 PERKINS, Stephen J. Head W M Sep 1824 75 Married 30yrs VA VA VA Farmer Owned
42 " , Mattie W. Wife W F May 1833 67 Married 30yrs VA VA VA
43 " , Coleman M. Son W M Aug 1872 Single VA VA VA Farmer.¹²

Matilda Waggoner 'Mattie' Marshall and Stephen Joseph Perkins appeared in the census of 28 April 1910 at Columbia, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA;

Coleman Perkins
1910 United States Federal Census
p. 8-A, lines 1-5, dewlling 123, family 128
1 PERKINS, S. J. Head M W 85 [1925] Married 40yrs VA VA VA Farmer
2 " , Mattie W. Wife F W 76 [1834] Married 40yrs 5-children-born 2-children-living VA VA VA
3 " , Coleman Son M W 36 [1874] Married 9yrs VA VA VA Home Farm
4 " , Cora Daughter [sic] 34 [1876] Married 9yrs 1-child-born 1-child-living VA VA VA
5 " , William Grandson 8 [1902] Single VA VA VA.¹³

     Stephen Joseph Perkins was born on 8 September 1824 at Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA.^1,2 He married Matilda Waggoner 'Mattie' Marshall, daughter of Coleman Marshall and Joanna Bickers, on 12 January 1870 at Jefferson Co., Tennessee, USA,
;
Matilda W Cleveland Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002

Stephen Joseph Perkins died on 29 March 1913 at Columbia, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA, at age 88;
NB: FaG says d. 1914, but his death certificate says d. 1913. Image attached.
Steven Joseph Perkins
Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014
Stephen Joseph Perkins was buried after 29 March 1914 at Lyles Church Cemtery, Wilmington, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA;
From Find a Grave: Stephen J. Perkins
     He was a mentioned with Jeremiah Cleveland Jr.; See attached image.⁷

Stephen Joseph Perkins was listed as a resident in Joseph Stephen Perkins and Nancy Shepherd's household in the census report on 3 September 1870 at Columbia, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA;
Joseph and Nancy (SHEPHER) PERKINS have their son Stephen J. PERKINS and his family, and their daughter, Mary Elizabeth PERKINS (m. to Thomas CLEVELAND) and her family living with them.
Joseph Peckins [sic] 1870 United States Federal Census
p. 139-A, lines 14-15, dwelling 143, family 144

Stephen J Perkins 1870 United States Federal Census
p. 139-A, lines 16-18, dwelling 143, family 145

Thomas Cleveland 1870 United States Federal Census
p. 139-A, lines 19-25, dwelling 143, family 146

Stephen Joseph Perkins and Matilda Waggoner 'Mattie' Marshall appeared in the census of 12 June 1880 at Columbia, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA;
Stephen Perkins 1880 United States Federal Census
The Benjamin PERKINS listed does not seem to be a son, but it might be a son of Stephen by an earlier marriage.
p. 411-B, lines 43-46, dwelling 188, family 195

Stephen Joseph Perkins and Matilda Waggoner 'Mattie' Marshall appeared in the census of 6 June 1900 at Columbia, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA;

Stephen J Perkins
1900 United States Federal Census
p. 4, lines 41-43, dwelling 63, family 74
41 PERKINS, Stephen J. Head W M Sep 1824 75 Married 30yrs VA VA VA Farmer Owned
42 " , Mattie W. Wife W F May 1833 67 Married 30yrs VA VA VA
43 " , Coleman M. Son W M Aug 1872 Single VA VA VA Farmer.¹⁰

Stephen Joseph Perkins and Matilda Waggoner 'Mattie' Marshall appeared in the census of 28 April 1910 at Columbia, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA;

Coleman Perkins
1910 United States Federal Census
p. 8-A, lines 1-5, dewlling 123, family 128
1 PERKINS, S. J. Head M W 85 [1925] Married 40yrs VA VA VA Farmer
2 " , Mattie W. Wife F W 76 [1834] Married 40yrs 5-children-born 2-children-living VA VA VA
3 " , Coleman Son M W 36 [1874] Married 9yrs VA VA VA Home Farm
4 " , Cora Daughter [sic] 34 [1876] Married 9yrs 1-child-born 1-child-living VA VA VA
5 " , William Grandson 8 [1902] Single VA VA VA.¹¹

     Thomas Jonathan Jackson Cleveland married Maud Elexine Lurtey
; His 1st of 2 wives.⁴ Thomas Jonathan Jackson Cleveland married Eva M. Dougherty
; His 2nd of 2 wives; her 2nd of 2 husbands.⁵ Thomas Jonathan Jackson Cleveland was born on 7 June 1863 at Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA.¹
Thomas Jonathan Jackson Cleveland died on 7 January 1943 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, USA, at age 79.¹
Thomas Jonathan Jackson Cleveland was buried after 7 January 1943 at Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange Co., California, USA;
From Find a Grave: Thomas Jonathan Jackson Cleveland
      ;
NB: His Find a Grave memorial shows his mother as Matlda Waggoner (MARSHALL) PERKINS, but does not show his father, nor explain why his surname is CLEVELAND.¹