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- H. Capt. William Christian1749 - 1833
- W. Sarah BrooksAbt 1762 - Bef 1792
m. 13 Sep 1790
Facts and Events
| Name |
Capt. William Christian |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][2] |
23 May 1749 |
Augusta County, Virginia |
| Christening[1] |
May 1749 |
Tinkling Spring Church, Augusta County, Virginia |
| Marriage |
13 Sep 1790 |
Montgomery County, Virginiato Sarah Brooks |
| Marriage Bond |
7 Nov 1792 |
Montgomery County, Virginiato Mary 'Pollie' Alley |
| Marriage |
17 Nov 1792 |
Montgomery County, Virginiato Mary 'Pollie' Alley |
| Death[1] |
23 Jan 1833 |
Ross County, Ohio |
| Burial[1][2] |
1833 |
Christian Cemetery, Bourneville, Ross County Ohio, USA |
William Christian was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. X, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
- Christian, William - entered service 1776 in Augusta County, Virginia; Pensioned at age 71 in Montgomery County, Virginia in 1821 where he resided over 25 years; moved to Ross County, Ohio, 1831 & died there 1/14/33; married Fall of 1792 (Marriage Bond dated 11/7/92) Mary, daughter of Thomas Ally/Alley at her father's home, Montgomery County, Virginia; widow Pensioned age 75 in Ross County, Ohio, 1848 & resided there at age 88 when granted Pension increase & bounty land warrant 1857; children's births: Susanna 4/5/1795, Allen 6/29/99, Margaret 4/25/1800, John 9/25/03, Mary 5/15/05, Gordan 11/10/08 & Thomas 1812. R-540.
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:
- Page 155.--13th September, 1790. John Brooks' will--To wife, Martha. £20 a year to be paid by Samuel Brooks; to daughter, Elizabeth; to son, John (when he demands it); to son, Giles; to son, William; to son, Jonathan; to daughter, Sarah; to son-in-law, William Christian; to Samuel, executor, all lands except 9 poles square where there are three walnut trees grow out of one Root towards Ruddle where I desire to be buried and any friend that chooses. Teste: Daniel Rea, William Davis, Andrew Hunter, Jno. Davis. Proved, April Court, 1795, by William Davis and Hunter, executor qualifies. (Note: William Christian's first wife Sarah Brooks must have died shortly after the writing of her father's will, since he had re-married to Mary Alley by November 1792).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Capt William A. Christian, in Find A Grave.
Capt William A. Christian
Birth: May 23, 1749
Virginia, USA
Death: Jan. 23, 1833
Ross County
Ohio, USA
Veteran of the Revolutionary War.
Note: A 1998 cemetery reading shows his original grave and marker in Christian Cemetery. A cenotaph exists in Twin Township Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial # 46257842).
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=CHR&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=37&GScntry=4&GSsr=2201&GRid=75160697&
- Pension Application of William Christian: W4917 Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
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