Person:Drury Puckett (1)

Drury Puckett was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Notebook. Miscellaneous Notes for Drury Puckett

Transcript: Extracts for Drury Puckett from Summers, 1929

Overview

Drury Puckett, b. 1733, is identified in baptismal Records of Bristol Parish Register in Henrico County, (Source:Chamberlayn, 1980:79) as the son of John and Judith Pucket. His mother's last name is sometimes given as "Kirby", but the basis for this is unknown. In 1756 Drury appears as a sergeant in the company of William Byrd in Augusta County. He reported as being "an artificier" under Capt. William Peachy near Winchester Virginia. ^[3] His presence in 1756 in Augusta County is probably in conjunction with the French and Indian War. The following year Drury is shown enlisting in the militia in Chesterfield County, indicating that that he was probably still living in that area . Chesterfield split off from Henrico in 1749, so it would seem likely that Drury's family was actually from the area now known as Chesterfield Co.

At some point Drury did moved to Augusta County, as he is reported as being married there in there in 1762.^[4] This date is consistent with the DOB commonly given for their eldest child. Marriage records for Augusta County abefore 1785 have been lost. However, there is a county clerk register of marriage license fees, a copy of which is still extant. Drury paid for a marriage license on 24 May 1762 in Augusta County.^[5]

Land records for Washington County indicate that he initially settled in Southwest Virginia as early as 1769. A 1765-1770 probate record for John Donnelly in Augusta County identifies Drury Puckett as an heir. This could be a different "Drury Puckett", but given the relative rarity of the name "Drury", this seems unlikely. It seems likely that Drury settled initially in Augusta County, married there (per the copy of the clerks register referenced above) and then moved on to Southwest Virginia. Direct evidence for Drury's presence in Augusta County is needed, as is information on his relationshio to John Donnelly. ^[6]

Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land in Virginia:

• Page 96 - Dursy Packett [sic], 195 acres, Cataba Creek, adjoining Mullens. June 9, 1767. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 35].

• Page 99 - Drusy Pickett [sic], 24 acres. Craig Creek. March 18, 1768. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 99].

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Personal Data

Data Timeline

1725-1770

1770-1799

Land Records

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1. ↑ Chamberlayne, Churchill Gibson. Births from the Bristol Parish Register of Henrico, Prince George and Dinwiddie ocunties, Virginia, 1729-1798: Excerpted and Reprinted from the Vestry Book and Register of Bristol Parish, Virignia, 1720-1789. (1980).

   baptismal Records of Bristol Parish Register, p. 79;
   Christening date given as 12 February 1733. Source:Chamberlayne, 1980

2. ↑ Drury's land appears to have been sold, begining in 1797, soon after his death. Some genealogists cite "before 26 Jan 1794" as his date of death, but the basis for this is unknown. This may be based on a probate record that is sometimes mentioned in conjunction with the identification of his wife and children.
3. ↑ This is known only from ephemeral sources. The information is probably based on George Washington's notebook for this period, but this has not been directly examined. That notebook provides a list of "articifiers" under Capt. Peachy, and is probably the source used by those who report this about Drury.
4. ↑ HIs wife's name is commonly given as "Robin". This is questionable. Researchers have read the probate records [for Drury? Do we have a copy of the probate record that we could add?] with the children listed and a "Robin" is at the end of the list of children. It is likely that "Robin" referred to youngest son Robert, and not the mother. "Robin" is most commonly seen today in America as a woman's name, but that was not the case in the 18th century, where it was a common nick-name for "Robert". See for example "Reverend "Robin" Robert Kilgore of Southwest Virginia, and of course, "Robin Hood" of English folk fame. "Robin" continues to be used as a nickname for Robert in some British countries
   If "Robin" is actually the youngest son, then there is no record (apparently-we need a copy of the probate record to verify this) for the mothers name in the probate record, suggesting that she had predeceased her husband.
5. ↑ Lyman Chackley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia : extracted from the original court records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1980. Vol 2 p. 276. As quoted in Chalkley, V.2, pp. 274-275, "Prior to the Revolution, marriage could be solemnized only by a minister of the Established Church. For this purpose a license might be procured. This was a prequisite [sic] of the Governor, but was ordinarily issued from the office of the County Clerk, who accounted with the Governor in his settlement with the Secretary each year. No record was kept by the Clerk of the licenses issued by him except for the purposes of this settlement. The following list of Marriage Licenses between the years 1748 and 1774 is compiled from entries made by the Clerk on the fly leaves at the ends of the Fee Books. They can scarcely be complete even for those years that are noted. Probably the desire to be brief is the only explanation of the remarkable circumstance that only the names of the men are entered." Carol McGinnis in Virginia Genealogy: Sources and Resources states that Chalkley's Augusta County list published in 1912 is now missing.
6. ↑ A search of Source:Chalkely's Chronicles, etc., is needed.