James Stodghill

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Marriage 1 *Ann BLACKSTONE b: 1700 in ,Essex, Virginia

Married: 1723 in ,Essex. Rapparock, Virginia

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Essex Co Stodgill, James married Blackstone, Ann in 1723 Essex Co VA, Index to Marriages of Old Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia book D page 266 (Listed as Ann granddaughter of Armstong, R)

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Children

*James STURGILL (Stodgill) b: 1725 in ,Essex,Virginia

Ambrose STODGHILL\STURGILL b: ABT 1727
*Elizabeth STURGILL OR STODGILL b: 1735 in ,Orange, Virginia
John STODGHILL\STURGILL b: ABT 1740
Joel STODGHILL b: 1744 in ,Orange, Virginia
Mary STODGHILL\STURGILL b: ABT 1745
William STODGHILL\STURGILL b: ABT 1746

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6. James Stodgill was born about 1695 in Tappahannock, Essex Co., Virginia and died about 1753 in Orange Co., Virginia about age 58.

James married Anne Williams Blackstone between 1723 and 1725 in Rapparock, Essex Co VA. Anne was born about 1700 in Essex Co., Virginia and died about 1763 in St.Thomas Parish, Orange Co., Virginia about age 63.

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th: 1753 Stanardsville Greene County Virginia, USA

James Stodgill/Sturgill was born around 1700. Son of John Sturgill and Ann Madison. His first child was born 1725. His wife was Ann Blackston. There first home was in Essex Cty, Va. In 1732, they moved to a farm in Orange Cty now Greene Cty, Va. They lived out their lives there. It is believed James and his wife are buried in the Williams Cemetery on Swift Run Creek. Children: James (NC), Ambrose (Ky), Elizabeth Hash, John (W Va.), Mary Herring and Joel (Ga.). These names were repeated down through the generations. Research from David A Sturgill and Mack Howard Sturgill Sturgill Book.

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Parents:

 John Sturgill (1665 - ____)

 Ann Madison Sturgill

Spouse:

 Ann Williams Blackstone Sturgill (1700 - 1763)*

Children:

 James Sturgill (1725 - 1803)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Williams Stanardsville Greene County Virginia, USA

Created by: Carole Conrad Record added: Jul 12, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 113691168

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ID: I1027 •Name: James STODGHILL •Sex: M •Birth: ABT 1695 in Essex County, Virginia •Death: 1753 in Orange County, Virginia •Note: He was in York County, Virginia in 1704. No others found in that •Note: area who appear to be his children. His descendants may have •Note: migrated up the Eastern Coast into New Jersey or MD where the •Note: same and similar names appear on public records in the early •Note: 1700's •Note: James Stodgill was a member of the first jury in Orange County •Note: 1734 •Note: James Stodgill and his wife Ann Blackstone moved from Essex Co. •Note: to Orange Co. (area now Greene Co) in 1732 after he inherited •Note: the land from Ambrose Madison. In the same year James bought 200 •Note: acres of adjoining land from Zacharia Taylor. At the time of his •Note: death in 1753 James owned an estate of 1200 acres in several •Note: adjoining tracts on the waters of Swift Run creek about seven •Note: miles west of the present town of Stanardsville Virginia. Ann •Note: Blackstone Stodgill, wife of James, died there in 1763 and •Note: within a few years of her passing all of the children of James •Note: and Ann had migrated elsewhere.

Father: John STODGHILL b: 1665 in Essex County, Virginia Mother: Ann MADISON b: ABT 1665 in Essex County, Virginia

Marriage 1 Ann Williams BLACKSTONE b: 1700 in Essex County, Virginia•Married: 1723 in Essex County, Virginia Children1.Has Children James STODGHILL b: 1725 in Essex County, Virginia 2.Has No Children Ambrose STODGHILL b: ABT 1727 in Essex County, Virginia 3.Has No Children Elizabeth STODGHILL b: 1735 in Orange County, Virginia 4.Has No Children John STODGHILL b: 1740 in Orange County, Now Green County, Virginia 5.Has No Children Joel STODGHILL b: 1744 in Orange County, Virginia 6.Has No Children Mary STODGHILL b: 1745 in Orange County, Virginia

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• James Stodgill/Sturgill Sr was born around 1700.

Son of John Sturgill and MAYBE Ann Madison.

James STODGHILL

b. abt 1695/1700, Rappahannock, Essex County, Virginia.

d. 1753, Orange County, Now Green County, Virginia

m. 1723, Rappahannock, Essex County, Virginia

His first child was born 1725.

His wife was MAYBE Ann Blackston(e).

Ann BLACKSTON(E) b. 1700, Essex County, Virginia d. 1763, St Thomas Parrish, Orange County, Virginia

Their first home was in Essex Cty, Va. where their first two children were born

In 1732, they moved to a farm in Orange Cty now Greene Cty, Va. They lived out their lives there and their other children were born there.

It is believed James d 1753 and his wife d 1763 are believed buried in the Williams Cemetery on Swift Run Creek. She may be in a local parish church cemetery NO MARKERS

NOTES FROM JANELLE D G THOMPSON James Stodghill's name at this time appeared variously as Stodgell or Stodgill. He first appears in public records after his marriage, in the 1723 deed where he and his wife and her sister and husband John Zachary sell the girls' inherited land. See Anne's bio. In 1731 James bought land from Jeffrey and Effie Crowley, which resulted in an interesting suit and counter suit for claims of non-payment and slander. James and Ann Stodgill over the years inherited, bought and sold many tracts of land, at one time said to total 1200 acres. Their homestead place, on which their last four children were born, was on Swift Run Creek, a branch of the James River near Parker's Mountain. After 1740, it was in the area of St. Thomas Parish, and later became Orange Co., Va., now Green Co. 1732 Bought 200 acres from Zachary Taylor 1741 Bought 200 acres from Thomas Calloway He seemed to run afoul of some of his neighbors, as he was sued once for killing neighbor William Calloway's dog, and once for failing to deliver tobacco for a piece of land, for which he successfully counter-sued for slander. His name appeared on jury panels and as a road-overseer. The inventory for his estate when he died at the age of 58 lists much cattle, horses, pigs and goats, one set of "old" bag pipes, farm tools, guns, spectacles, shoemakers tools, bee-hives, books, deerskins and a bearskin, smith's tools, pewter and candlesticks, knee buckles, one silk purse, four yards fine linen, etc. He and his wife may be buried in the Williams Cemetery on Swift Run Creek. They had six children, James, Ambrose, Elizabeth, John, Mary, and Joel

Children:

I. James Stodghill, b. 1725, Essex County, Virginia, d. 1803, Ashe County, North Carolina. m. ca 1748 Ann b ca 1730

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ii. Ambrose Stodghill, b. 1730, Death: 1805, Mercer County, Kentucky Ambrose and Sarah went first to Grayson Co VA (then Montgomery Co.) but after the revolutionary war they moved on to Mercer Co. KY. Reported to have operated a mill in Orange (Now Green County) County, Virginia. 1788 was on the tax list of Fayette County, Kentucky. Lived in Mercer County, Kentucky. Spouse: Sarah CROSTWAITE Birth: 1733 Marr: 1753 Children: John (1757-) Samuel (1760-1835) Izell (1764-) Jacob (1768-) Dorshee “Docia” (1771-) William (1773-)

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iii. Elizabeth Stodghill HASH, b. Abt. 1735, d. date unknown Grayson County, Virginia m widower John Hash maybe known as OLD JOHN in Grayson Cty Va. 2ND WIFE. Elizabeth and her husband John Hash were probably the first of the family to leave. They settled in present Grayson Co. VA where they lived out their lives. Spouse: John HASH Death: 1784 Marr: 1763

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iv. John Stodghill, b. Abt. 1740 or 1749 Orange, Now Green County, Va, d. Aft. 1818 or 1824, Kentucky. married 1 Elizabeth HARVEY m. 1765, Orange County, Virginia Patented 400 acres at the head of the Hans near Lindside. The homestead adjoined the Coalter, Swope, Peck, Thrasher and others. Listed in 1810 Monroe County census as 1 male (16-26, 1 male from the a history of the Sturgill Family, by David Andrew Sturgill, published in 1960. John Stodgill and his wife, Elizabeth Harvey, probably made their first home in Orange County, Virginia, but apparently left there soon after their marriage about 1765. In 1760, John bought a 250 acre farm from John Winslow; in 1769 he sold it plus 90 acre inherited from his father's estate to John Sackleford. They probably moved to Greenbrier Co., Va (now Morgan Co., WVa) at that time. First Census of the United States 1785 shows John Sturgill in Greenbrier County, Virginia. He continued to appear on the Orange County tax rolls because he still owned the 200 acres which his father, James, had purchased from Zacharie Taylor in 1732, and which he had also inherited. When this land was sold in 1818, John was living in Morgan County, West Virginia. Their first child was probably born in Orange County, Virginia; the others in what is now Morgan County, West Virginia. After 1818 John moved on to Kentucky where he married a second time. Elizabeth died in West Virginia. Spouse: Elizabeth HARVEY Birth: 1749, Orange, Now Green County, Virginia Death: 1824 Father: John HARVEY Sr. (~1730->1810) Mother: Margaret BURKE (~1729-<1830) Marr: 1765, Orange County, Virginia Children: Joel (1765-1844) Rhoda (1768-1828) William (1772-) Elizabeth (1776-1846) Millie (1777-) Nancy (1779-) James (1781-) Mary "Polly' (1783-) Sarah (1785-)

spouse: 2 Mary COFFMAN Spouse: Mary COFFMAN Father: Isaac COFFMAN Mother: Ann UNKNOWN Marr: 22 Apr 1801

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v. Mary Stodghill HERRING, b. Abt. 1742, d. date unknown. Birth: 1745, Orange County, Now Green County, Virginia Death: Orange County, Now Green County, Virginia or WILKES CTY NC Mary and her husband migrated to Wilkes Co. NC where they lived out their lives. Spouse: William HERRING

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vi. Joel Stodghill, b. Abt. 1750, Orange Co, Virginia, d. September 14, 1795, Elbert County, Georgia. JOEL STODGHILL was only three years old when his father died And thirteen when his mother died. After his mother's death in 1763, the Church Wardens of St. Thomas Parish bound Joel to Elizabeth Stodghill. It has been assumed that this was Elizabeth, wife of his older brother John. Other records now indicate that John and Elizabeth were not married until after 1765 As there was no other Elizabeth Stodghill known to be living in that area at that time, this Elizabeth, to whom Joel was bound, must have been an older sister who married John Hash. This supposition is supported by the tradition in both the Sturgill and Hash families that the second wife of John Hash was Elizabeth Sturgill (Stodgill). If this tradition is correct, and, in my opinion, it is, then Joel did have an older sister named Elizabeth. It is not known for certain from where or when John Hash moved to Grayson Co., Va., but the date is thought to be between 1765 and 1770. No records of him have been found in Orange Co., Va. but it is known that a John Hash, believed to be his son by his first wife lived just across the mountain in Shenandoah Co., Va., less than twenty miles from where the Stodgill families lived. This John Hash was still there in 1790. In 1767, Joel was released from Elizabeth at his own request and bound to Joseph Mann to learn a trade. Under the customs of the time this would not have been done until he had reached the age of 16, which would place his birth date in 1750. This date of 1767 coincides with the approximate date his brother John moved to Greenbrier Co. and also with the approximate date John Hash and Elizabeth Stodgill first appeared in Grayson Co., Virginia. After the departure of all his brothers, the tax records of Orange Co. show that Joel continued to live there until 1790. It is not known exactly where he lived, but it was probably on the 200 acres his brother John still owned there until 1818 and which would have been the original Stodgill homestead in Orange Co. and where Joel was born. In 1787, Joel did buy a tract of 100 acres from Charles Pearcy, described as the land where Joel was then living. He gave a mortgage for that land, which was declared in default by a court in 1792. No records have been found to indicate that Joel received any share in his father's estate, but it is now believed that he probably received a cash settlement from the other heirs. When he moved to Elbert Co., Ga. in 1790, he owned slaves and had enough money to buy a farm there. It is also possible that the slaves were given to him as a share of his father's estate. Joel died in Elbert Co., Ga. in 1795. Two of his known children are listed below, but there may have been others Spouse: Maritia OLIVER Father: Durrett OLIVER Mother: Tabitha OLIVER Marr: 1781, Orange County, Virginia Children: Durette (1782-1857) Willis (1784-)

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These names were repeated down through the generations. Research from David A Sturgill and Mack Howard Sturgill Sturgill Book.

SPECIAL NOTES James Stodghill's name at this time appeared variously as Stodgell or Stodgill.

He first appears in public records after his marriage, in the 1723 deed where he and his wife and her sister and husband John Zachary sell the girls' inherited land.

In 1731 James bought land from Jeffrey and Effie Crowley, which resulted in an interesting suit and counter suit for claims of non-payment and slander.

James and Ann Stodgill over the years inherited, bought and sold many tracts of land, at one time said to total 1200 acres. Their homestead place, on which their last four children were born, was on Swift Run Creek, a branch of the James River near Parker's Mountain.

After 1740, it was in the area of St. Thomas Parish, and later became Orange Co., Va., now Green Co.

1732 Bought 200 acres from Zachary Taylor

1741 Bought 200 acres from Thomas Calloway

He seemed to run afoul of some of his neighbors, as he was sued once for killing neighbor William Calloway's dog, and once for failing to deliver tobacco for a piece of land, for which he successfully counter-sued for slander.

His name appeared on jury panels and as a road-overseer.

The inventory for his estate when he died at the age of 58 lists much cattle, horses, pigs and goats, one set of "old" bag pipes, farm tools, guns, spectacles, shoemakers tools, bee-hives, books, deerskins and a bearskin, smith's tools, pewter and candlesticks, knee buckles, one silk purse, four yards fine linen, etc.

The estate of James Stodgill & Ann Blackstone The tracts of land shown in the following deeds were all adjoining or nearly so. This land was a part of an original grant to the Madison family and has been identified as the estate of James Stodgill. Most of these deeds are referred to as a "part of a tract of 1200 acres" indicating that this was the total amount of land included in the estate. The first three deeds, which are recorded in Spotsylvania Co., account for 800 acres and it is assumed that James received an additional 400 acres from the estate of John Madison, no record of this was found. When this land was sold the wording of the deed makes it clear that the sellers had received the land without payment that they had inherited it- and each guaranteed their right to sell it without contest This indicates that some time before his death in 1753 James had divided his land among his children but never gave them written deeds for it or if so the deeds were never recorded.

He and his wife may be buried in the Williams Cemetery on Swift Run Creek.

They had six children, James, Ambrose, Elizabeth, John, Mary, and Joel

The Will of Ambrose Madison was probated in Spotsylvania County in 1732. It gave 400 acres in Orange County to John.

James moved from Essex Co, VA to Orange Co in 1732, after inheriting the land from Ambrose. After moving, James bought an additional 400 acres from Zacharia Taylor.

James apparently divided up his estate among his children before he died because their is no recorded deeds.

By 1790 all of the James' children had sold the land and migrated elsewhere.

INDENTURE DEED This indenture made between John Zackre and Elizabeth Hannah Zackre/Zachary his wife, and James Stogill and Anne Stogill his wife, of St. Mary'sin the County of Essex of the one part and John Bates of the Parish of Southfarnham and County aforesaid, on the other part, Witnessed that the said John Zackre and Elizabeth Hannah Zackre his wife, and James Stogill and Ann his wife, for sum of eighteen hundred pounds of Tobacco and cask to them paid hath granted unto said John Bates and his heirs and assignees all our whole right of that four hundred acres of land and to warrant forty acres thereof to him the said John Bates after a division shall be made and further we do warrant twenty acres more to him, the said John Bates which is now mortgaged to the holder after the mortgage is ended, it being four hundred acres of land formerly granted to Robert Young by Patent baring date 9th day of November 1644 as the patent more at large made and bounded on the North side of Puscaticond Creek purchased by Robert Armstrong, Grandfather of the aforesaid Elizabeth Hannah Zackre and Ann Stogill aforesaid and assigned to Nicholas Catlett the 20th of February 1672 and then afterward purchased again and acknowledged to ye aforesaid Robert Armstrong and his heirs in June 1672 again situate in the Parish of Southfarnham County of Essex and ye estate right of them and said John Zackre and James Stogill and Elizabeth Hannah Zackre and Anne Stogill all which premises are now in the actual possession of him the said John Bates by virtue of Statute of Transferring uses into possession...In the presence of Francis Gouldman, Richard Goode, and Robert Parker. Signed: John (X) Zackre, Elizabeth Hanna Zackre (X) and James Stogill (X) and Ann Stogill (X)

In 1756 she is found as a widow in Orange County tax records in the district of John Goodal. She is probably deceased by 1763 when her son Joel was bound out.

YEAR FROM/TO ACRES 1. 1732 Zacharia Taylor to James Stodghill 200 2. 1734 Will of Ambrose Madison " " 400 3 1741 Thomas Calloway to " " 200 ORANGE CO. DEEDS 4. 1753 Ambrose Stodgill to brother James Stodgill, gift. 66 * 5- 1763 James & Ann Stodgill to (son) Ambrose Stodgill 67 (same as # 4) 6. 1753 Ambrose & Sarah Stodgill to brother John, gift 66 * 7. 1768 John & Elizabeth. Stodgill to John Shackleford 65 (same as # 6) 8 1763 William & Mary Herring to (brother) James Stodgill 125 * 9 1758 Ambrose & Sarah Stodghill to James Powell 200 *(same as # 3) 10 1763 Ambrose & Sarah Stodghill to Honorias Powell 138 * 11 1768 James and Ann Stodgill to Samuel Ham 50 12. 1770 " " " James Madey 76 13 1770 James Madly to James Stodgill 28 14. 1771 James & Ann Stodgill to John Jones. Described as land Jones "then lived on". (son-in-law of James) 76 15. 1771 James and Ann Stodgill to John Jones. Described as land Jamie then lived on. (Part of # 8) 120 16. 1769 John & Elizabeth Stodghill to John Shackleford 275 Thls deed included 250a John bought from Richard Winslow in 1760 17 1784 John & Elizabeth Stodghill to Thomas Davis 200. (same as # 1) 18 1818 " " " " Isaac Davis 200 * This deed made from Greenbrier County, West Virginia. NOTE: All the above deeds gave the acreage as "more or less", indicating that no exact survey had been made before the land was sold. These deeds show that Ambrose sold 470a from the original estate (*) of James Stodgill (Sr.), Mary sold 125a, James sold 170a and John sold 425a, making a total of 1190a.

The deeds show that the value of the land sold by these four was nearly equal although the acreage was not.

Joel Stodghill, the youngest son of James Sr., was still a minor when his mother, Ann Blackstone Stodgill, died in 1763. He did not share in the division of the land but tax records show that James Sr. owned slaves and some were apparently given to Joel as his share. Joel took slaves with him when he moved to Georgia in 1790.

Elizabeth, daughter of James Sr., also received no land from the estate. She married widower John Hash shortly after the death of her mother (1763) and they owned slaves when they settled in Grayson Co. VA about 1765. (then Montgomery County). Elizabeth aka Docia Sturgill and OLD JOHN Hash FaG 52493995

NOTES FROM JACK CHILDERS