Prince William County Virginia
Clerk’s Loose Papers
Volume IV
Selected Transcripts 1811-1899
Miscellaneous Records
24 September 1839
Capt. Thomas Ransdell – Rev. War Papers
Virginia, Fauquier County Court, March Term 1839
The Court doth certify that it was this day proved to their satisfaction by the oath of Joseph Chilton aged seventy years that the late Captain Thomas Ransdell, deceased, who was a captain in the revolutionary war died in the County of Fauquier and State of Virginia, about the year of our Lord 1790 aged about (blank) years and that he died intestate leaving John Ransdell and Marcia Ransdell, his only heirs and legal representatives, that Maria Ransdell died in the County of Fauquier and State of Virginia instate and without issue aged about twenty years that John Ransdell died in said County intestate and without issue aged about twenty two years, leaving the following collateral heirs to wit. John Ransdell, Chilton Ransdell, Stephen Ransdell, Elizabeth Ransdell, , who married Nathaniel Gray, Mary Ransdell who married William Ball, Ursula Ransdell, and Hannah Ransdell who married Capt. William Moore brothers and sisters of Capt. Thomas Ransdall deceased, and his only heirs and legal representatives, John Ransdell , Chilton Ransdell and Stephen Ransdell have all since died leaving the following children, Viz. John Ransdell’s children not known having removed to the Western County some years since Chilton Ransdell left the following children viz. Horace C. Ransdell, John M. Ransdell and Agnes Ransdell, Stephen Ransdell left one child John Ransdell. Elizabeth Ransdell who married Nathaniel Gray and Hannah Ransdell who married Capt. William Moore have both since died leaving the following children viz. Nathaniel N. Gray, Sarah Gray, Caroline C. Gray, James Gray and Mary Gray who married Martin Maddux, who has since died leaving the following children viz. Margaret E. Maddux, Nathaniel W. Maddux and James S. Maddux, Hannah Ransdell who married Capt. William Moore left the following children viz. John W. Moore, Charles C. Moore, Thomas R. Moore, W. H. Moore, Samuel A. Moore, and Lucy R. Moore, now Lucy R. Lofland, and that Mary Ball, and Ursula Ransdell are now alive.
Virginia,
Fauquier County Court, September 24th 1839
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court by an examination of its records, and by a re-examination of Joseph Chilton in open court that a mistake was committed in a certificate given by this court on the 30th March 1839, concerning the late Captain Thomas Ransdell and his heirs, in this, to wit. That the said certificate states that the said Ransdell died in the County of Fauquier about the year 1790, and it now appearing to the entire satisfaction of the Court that his death occurred in the year 1796 on the motion of Horace C. Ransdell, the same is ordered to be certified.
Capt. Thomas Ransdell – Rev. War Papers
This is to certify that John Ransdell the brother of Thomas Ransdell, died in the year 1837 or thereabouts, in Henry County, Ky leaving ten children viz. Thos. J. – Benj. F. – Jno C. - & Wm. H. Ransdell – and Mary Dawkins, Lucy Powell, Eveline Chilton, Maria Chilton, Jane Chilton, Letitia _____, and the following grandchildren viz. – Letitia Waters & Sarah E. Scott, children of his deceased daughter Nancy – and Jos Martin, Felicia , Nancy and Maria Martin – I further certify that James Gray named in a certificate of Fauquier Court dated at September 1839 as an heir of said Thomas Ransdell, has since died as I have understood & believe & that he left the following children viz Maria F. Davis - Hannah S. Nichols & Elizabeth A. Guthrie – and that Wm. H. Moore, and him named in said certificate is also dead leaving Hannah J. Moore his only heir at law –
I further certify that from the best information I have been able to obtain and which I verily believe to be correct, that Benjamin Stubblefield who was heir of George Stubblefield, died in 1794 and that the following persons are only heirs at law viz. Eliza Owens – Robert A. Stubblefield, Sarah A., Mary & Lucy Stubblefield, George S./L. Herndon, Catherine B. Wooddruff and Thomas Herndon, Martha T. Berry, & Mary Shortridge and Peter Stubblefield.
Rob. Hord
State of Virginia, Prince William County &c. – Rob Hord made oath before me this day that the facts stated in the foregoing certificate are true to the best of his knowledge & belief – Given under my hand the 4th day of September 1843.
Rob. Williams J.P.
In Prince William County Court September Term 1843. On Satisfactory evidence it is ordered to be certified that Thomas Ransdell who was a captain in the Virginia Continental line in the Revolutionary War , died intestate in the year 1796 – leaving only two children viz John & Mary Ransdell, and that both of said children died intestate & without issue, and that the brothers & sisters of said Thomas Ransdell were then his only legal heirs with his only brothers & sisters were as follows viz. Mary Ball, Ursula Randsdell, - Horace C., John M. & Agness Ransdell, only children of Chilton Ransdell. John Ransdell only issue of Stephen Ransdell, Nat N.Gray, Sarah & Caroline C. Gray, Maria F. Davis, Hannah S. Nichols & Elizabeth Guthrie, Margaret E. Maddox, Jas Maddox & Nat W. Maddox only heirs of Elizabeth Gray, a sister of said Thomas Ransdell – Jno W. Moore, Charles C. Moore, Thos B. Moore, Hannah J. Moore, Samuel B. Moore, & Lucy Lofland, heirs of Hannah Moore, another sister of said Thomas Ransdell – Thos J. Ransdell, Benjamin F., John C. & Wm. H. Ransdell, and Mary Dawkins, Lucy Powell, Letitia Waters, Sarah E. Scott, Eveline, - Hellania(?), & Jane Chilton, (name illegible) Jos Martin, Felicia Martin, Nancy Martin & Maria Martin only heirs of John Ransdell another brother of said Thomas Ransdell.
