Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes, L'Abbe Cyprien Tanguay;
by Province of Quebec 1924; Volume 1 Page 353.
Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Quebec; by Universite de Montreal & Rene Jette; Page 664.Gilles was 60 when he died, 35 at the 1666 Census, 38 at the 1667 Census, 40 at the 1681 Census in Montreal and he arrived there the 16 Nov 1653 as a Master Boiler Maker. [Auger 53,DBC 1:438].
Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes, L'Abbe Cyprien Tanguay;
by Province of Quebec 1924; Volume 1 Page 11-353.
Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Quebec; by Universite de Montreal & Rene Jette; Page 17-664.Marie was 22 at the 1666 Census, 37 at the 1681 Census.
UPDATE: 1995-07-13
BIRTH-MARRIAGE:
Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes, L'Abbe Cyprien Tanguay;
by Province of Quebec 1924; Volume 1 Page 353, Vol 5 Page 195.
Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Quebec; by Universite de Montreal & Rene Jette; Page 664.
UPDATE: 1995-07-12
BIRTH:
Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes, L'Abbe Cyprien Tanguay;
by Province of Quebec 1924; Volume 1 Page 353, Vol 5 Page 196..
Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Quebec; by Universite de Montreal & Rene Jette; Page 664.
UPDATE: 1995-07-12
BIRTH-DEATH:
Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes, L'Abbe Cyprien Tanguay;
by Province of Quebec 1924; Volume 1 Page 353, Vol 5 Page 196..
Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Quebec; by Universite de Montreal & Rene Jette; Page 664.
UPDATE: 1995-07-12
BIRTH-DEATH:
Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes, L'Abbe Cyprien Tanguay;
by Province of Quebec 1924; Volume 1 Page 353, Vol 5 Page 196..
Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Quebec; by Universite de Montreal & Rene Jette; Page 664.
Was living with his sister in 1900 Census
My first unknown source had his birthday in 1832. But the 1850 Census disproves that because it was taken in September and he was only 17.This individual was found on GenCircles at: http://www.gencircles.com/users/dmruss/1/data/441
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From http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcolora/obitss2.htm#Stafford,%20William
Stafford, William
William Stafford died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Henry Johnson, Tuesday, and his remains were shipped to Altair on he Aransas Pass for interment. Eagle Lake Advertiser [Place of interment unknown.
Weimar Mercury, December 22, 1900
from www.columbustexas.net Click on History then on Historical Markings
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James A. Toliver (1844-1911), native Texan, Civil War Veteran, and local political and civic leader, is said to have built this house about 1870 with the finest pine and cypress from his lumber yard. It was purchased in 1916 by Sallie Cone d(1872- 1966). Prominent features of the residence include its two-story wraparound porch and decorative jig-sawn woodwork on the columns and railings. After Mrs. Cone’s death, the home remained in the family until 1974.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
[1986] 436 Dewees Street_______________________________________________________________________________
From http://www.columbustexas.net/library/history/confederate.htm
Toliver, James A. (private) age 16 in 1860; enlisted in what became 1st Company G, afterwards 2nd Company C, 13th Texas Infantry, on October 24, 1861 at Columbus; granted 16-day furlough to recover from illness, December 19, 1861; granted 26-day furlough, March 17, 1864.
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Probably was a justice of the peace.
see http://www.columbustexas.net/library/history/Marriages%202.htm
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From http://www.columbustexas.net/library/history/part8.htm
On December 2, 1873, the Republicans again seized full control of the county's police court. The three incumbent justices of the peace who had refused William M. Smith's sheriff's bond, Henry C. Everett, Daniel W. Jackson, and Fritz Leyendecker, each lost their bids for reelection. They were replaced by, respectively, Ernst Ludwig Theumann, Alfred Schrimsher, and Eugene Himley. The incumbent Republican presiding justice, Jahu W. Johnson, did not seek reelection. His seat went to Leopold Steiner. The fifth justice of the peace, Republican George S. Ziegler, won reelection. Notably, though the five justices of the peace were each designated with a precinct number, because of an interpretation of the voting rules by the governor, all five were elected countywide. When Steiner died, of yellow fever, four days after the election, an election to replace him was set for March 7, 1874. In that election, James Asbury Toliver, who was identified with the Republicans, easily outpolled Basil Gaither Ijams. The new Republican officeholders were seated with a minimum of bonding problems. On January 28 and 29, 1874, Theumann's, Schrimsher's, and Ziegler's bonds were accepted. Himley's was rejected, but was accepted when he next presented it, two months later. The same day, Toliver's bond was accepted, and he began presiding over the court. In the same election, Benjamin F. Williams, a black minister from Columbus, stood as a candidate to regain the seat in the state legislature he had held two years earlier, and he finished high enough in Colorado County to win one of the two seats allocated to the district. However, the voters of Lavaca County did not support him, and Democrat William Shelby Delany of Colorado County and Republican William P. Ballard of Lavaca took the two seats....The Republicans, though, demonstrated their continued control of Colorado County in the elections of 1875 and 1876. In the early August 1875 election of candidates to the state's constitutional convention, the three Republican candidates, Jahu W. Johnson, Ernst L. Theumann, and William P. Ballard, outpolled their Democratic challengers, George Millan McCormick, Julius E. Arnim, and John Wilkins Whitfield, in Colorado County. However, on the strength of their vote in Lavaca County, the Democrats were elected. From September 6 through November 24, 1875, they, and other delegates from around the state, most of whom were Democrats, drew up a proposed new constitution for the State of Texas which reorganized county government, eliminating the police court and substituting a commissioners court to be presided over by a county judge. On February 15, 1876, Texas voters overwhelmingly approved the new constitution. At the same time, they elected officials to fill the positions mandated by it. But, had it been left to the voters of Colorado County, the constitution would have failed: 1558 persons voted against it and only 1213 for it. Again, Colorado County by and large elected Republicans to the county's offices, but, on the strength of the vote in Lavaca County, and in the case of the state senate, Gonzales County, sent Democrats to Austin. Wells Thompson, the Columbus attorney, won the three-county race for the senate; Milton V. Kinnison of Lavaca County and Ibzan William Middlebrook of Colorado County took their district's two seats in the state legislature. In the Colorado County judge's race, though, Republican Jahu W. Johnson surprisingly beat William S. Delany, the respected attorney whose campaign centered on the notion that the county judge ought to be a lawyer. In the sheriff's race, Republican James A. Toliver beat Democrat Thomas J. Grace by 200 votes. One of the four new commissioners, Alex F. Kinnison, was a black man. He captured 63% of his precinct's vote. Two other black men, Ellsworth O. Almond, who became inspector of hides and animals, and Caesar C. Eason, who became one of the eight constables in the county, also won elections. The other seats on the commissioners court went to Christian Heydorn, Mike Muckleroy, and Williamson Daniels, whose party affiliations are no longer evident. Almost immediately, Kinnison and Eason published statements in the Colorado Citizen, warily appealing for full public support. The county's police court met for the last time on April 18, 1876...
By then, a new sensational murder case had occupied the public consciousness. In February 1876, Mathias Malsch, who had, since his 1871 immigration initiatives, practiced law, was on the road from Frelsburg to Columbus when he encountered another attorney, Emile Houillion, riding the other direction. Houillion suspected that Malsch had had an illicit affair with his wife, Belle. He knew that Malsch had accused him of forging a deed, and had therefore greatly damaged his practice. Believing that no one else was around, Houillion drew a pistol and began shooting. Malsch was hit at least once, and was thrown to the ground by his horse. He quickly scrambled to his feet and began running down the road. Houillion pursued him, still shooting. He shot Malsch again, then dismounted and stabbed him three times. Leaving Malsch dying or dead, Houillion rode back to Columbus, discarding his knife in a field along the way. In town, he encountered Robert Henry Harrison, a local physician, and reported that he had had a shootout with Malsch. Harrison and another physician, Joseph W. Brown, rode to the site. They found a small crowd gathered around Malsch's dead body. Even in his first conversation with Harrison, Houillion had blamed Malsch for firing the first shot. Houillion did not know, however, that two young men had seen the murder, and that they were prepared to dispute his story. Following their lead, authorities soon found Houillion's knife. They arrested Houillion shortly thereafter. His trial began on March 15, 1877. Over the next three days, fifty or more witnesses appeared, many of whom presented sensational evidence regarding Belle Houillion's apparent affair with Malsch. Houillion claimed that he knew nothing of the affair, and that he had shot Malsch only in self defense. He denied that the knife was his, and speculated that some unknown party had killed Malsch with it after he had left him wounded in the road but before he returned with help. The trial ended on March 17. Noting that the evidence indicated Houillion had pursued the fleeing Malsch for more than 100 yards, that his wife's affair was common knowledge, and that Malsch was unarmed, the jury returned to court on Monday, March 19, with a conviction. Houillion was sentenced to be hanged on April 20, 1878. In response to a petition signed by many local citizens, including Sheriff James A. Toliver, Governor Richard B. Hubbard, Jr. granted Houillion a reprieve until May 24. However, on May 22, Hubbard denied his plea for a commutation. On the night of May 23, Houillion wrote letters to his wife, to Toliver, and to a woman in Austin County, then retired to his bed. At about three o'clock in the morning, he called to the jailor, Monroe Harrison, who found him sweating profusely. Harrison called Toliver, who determined that Houillion had ingested poison. He was dead before a doctor could arrive. It was quickly determined that the poison had been wrapped inside a page from a March 27, 1878 edition of a Galveston newspaper, but no one ever discovered who had delivered it to Houillion. He claimed, in his letter to Toliver, to have had the poison in his possession for some time. He justified his suicide to his wife, who evidently had religious convictions against it, arguing "as they are murdering me I have the right to prevent the same the best way I can." In both letters, he continued to insist he was innocent.Probably, most of the blacks killed in rural areas had been suspected of rustling, for local cattlemen did not hesitate to shoot such individuals. Following the practice of the day, ranchers let their cattle roam freely and unattended across the unfenced countryside, rounding them up twice a year to brand and sell them. For most of the year, they were easy prey for rustlers, most of whom, in Colorado County, slaughtered stray cows for their meat. Despite the growing concern of ranchers, the county official whose duties and powers were most pertinent toward mitigating the rustling problem, the inspector of hides and animals, found little support for his activities, and sometimes encountered active, violent resistance. Though it is not known to have been a factor in the incident, at the time he was killed, William L. Wynn was serving as a deputy inspector. No doubt the situation did not improve when a black man, Ellsworth O. Almond, was elected to the office in 1876. Almost immediately, Almond fell victim to an assault. By then, ranchers had determined to protect their own cattle. All around the county, vigilante groups began to emerge. In February 1876, ranchers on the Navidad River formed the Navidad Stock Association to guard their cattle against theft. The following month, the citizens of Weimar followed suit, stating that they were forming the Protection Society of Colorado and Fayette Counties because "depredations have and are now being committed upon persons and property in our vicinity, which the officers of the law have heretofore failed to arrest." On July 10, forty-nine blacks who lived in or near Eagle Lake formed a similar society, pledging "to report to the officers of the law all stealing of cattle and hogs, and in fact the stealing or depredating upon property of any kind whatsoever, whether said property belongs to white or colored."67 <footnote/part8-67.htm>
Their effort, apparently, was too little too late. In July and August 1876, violence which had its roots in the conflict over rustling near Eagle Lake escalated into a range war. James Underwood Frazar and his brother, Newton Ford Frazar, who ran a store in the Eagle Lake Bottom, had come under suspicion in the recent murder of two black men, and a number of area blacks had threatened to attack their store in retaliation. Robert E. Stafford, whose herd of cattle had grown to enormous proportions and who no doubt suffered as much as or more than anybody from the rustling, seized upon the opportunity. He, together with a number of cowboys who worked for him and a number of men from Eagle Lake, rallied to the Frazar brother's defense. As Stafford and his cowboys helped the Frazars evacuate their store, many of Eagle Lake's terrified women and children fled their homes for temporary accommodations in Columbus. Over the next several days, in a series of small shootouts over a wide area, six more black men were killed. Two of them, Bony Cotton and Lewis Gaskin, were regarded as notorious cattle thieves. Neither any of Stafford's cowboys or any other white man is known to have been shot. Finally, on August 9, Sheriff Toliver took a posse to Eagle Lake to investigate. The same day, he was joined by a posse of men from Weimar led by Constable Larkin Secrest. Confronting the combatants where he found them, Toliver ordered everyone to return to their homes. The last skirmish occurred on August 10, as Stafford and his cowboys were leaving the area. One account has it that they were ambushed by five black men, another that they encountered two blacks riding near the river. In any case, the Staffords opened fire, wounding one man and killing a horse. Again, neither Stafford nor any of his cowboys were wounded. Having successfully separated the warring parties, Toliver, with twelve men, remained behind to count and identify the dead.
He was Rector of of St. John's Episcopal Church
This individual was found on GenCircles at: http://www.gencircles.com/users/dmruss/1/data/447
Edward Robertson was the son and heir of Christopher Robertson. In 1677 he and his wife, Anne, sold land in Henrico County to Nicholas Dyson in 1677. & The tract was in Bristol Parish near Swift Creek and the church path and next to land belonging to Dison and John Worsham. George Worsham and Henry Robertson witnessed the deed. Edward retained possession of neighboring land but we do not know what became of it. A later deed confirms the land was on the south side of Swift Creek. & Edward and Ann lived in Charles City County, probably that section that became Prince George County in 1702. Edward was the administrator of the estate of Francis West and security for his orphans in 1678. In 1689 Edward Roberson died in Charles City County. His wife, Anne, administered his will and Richard Moore and Lewis Green appraised his estate. & Some have speculated that Nicholas Robertson of Charles City County was a son of Edward though we do not believe that he was. He appeared in Charles City County first in February 1687/8 when he registered his earmark and the only individuals appearing in the county then were Edward and his wife, Anne. Although Nicholas named a son Edward, it was the name also of Nicholas
MARRIAGE: Arvid Johnson
On the back of this document is written “Widow Robinson gift to her children” and “Mrs. Marie Burnoll her deed to her children.” During 1663 Henrico County granted Christopher’s widow, then wife of Francis Burnell, administration of his estate. Christopher’s land, described as deserted, was awarded by patent to Henry Randolph in 1671. Randolph died before he could cultivate the land and they again repatented the land to Richard Bland in 1687 & and he sold it back to another Henry Randolph on 1 August 1687. & We know little of Francis Burnell. According to a deposition in Henrico County, Francis Burnell — likely his son — was born about 1659. & Father and son Burnell are likely identical to the same who resided in New Kent County. The elder Francis Burnell, Gent. secured patents to thousands of acres of land in New Kent County in 1657 , 1659 , 1660 , 1661 , and 1666 and in James City County in 1660. His son of the same name was justice in New Kent County in 1699 and died in 1702 leaving wife, Mary, and daughter, Martha Burnell who wed Leonard Claiborne See their family
Christopher died in his 40s leaving Marie a widow with four small children to rear. In expectation of marrying again, Marie conveyed land and some livestock and household items to her children.
Deed of Gift of Marie Robinson
Know all men by these presents that I Marie Robinson Doe give unto my Children these goods & Chattells that are hereafter expressed. To Ed: Robinson the first ffillie that falls of my mare & the three next that falls to Henry Marie & Christopher. To Ed: Robinson. To Marie Robinson. To Christopher is a joynt stocke betwene them fowre Cowes &... female. Increase the Cowes being named as followeth Stippin Ruggles Trandle & Moll marked of their fathers mark. To Christopher Robinson a feather Bed bowlster 1 rugg 1 new pr sheet. To Marie Robinson 1 feather bed bowlster 1 rugge 1 newe pr of sheetes. To Henry Robinson 1 Cow Called by the name of primrose & 1 heifer of thre yeares old called by the name of primrose being marked the flowerdeluce in one Eare. To Ed: Robinson One Iron Kettle & one silvr Dram Cup & one pewter Dish. To Henry Robinson one Iron Kettle 1 pewter dish. To Marie Robinson One Brass Kettle of fine gald one. Table & formed one pewter Dishe one Bason and B[owl]e one wine Cup of silvr. To Christopher Robinson 1 Iron pott of agate 1 pewter Dish. To the fowre Children Each of them a Chest. The land to be Devided into fowre pts the parts & to Each of my fowre Children when they come of Age A Breeding sow. These goods I Marie Robinson Doe freely & Clearly give unto my Children & desire that it may be recorded in the records of Henrico Com. As witness my hand this...
On the back of this document is written “Widow Robinson gift to her children” and “Mrs. Marie Burnoll her deed to her children.” During 1663 Henrico County granted Christopher’s widow, then wife of Francis Burnell, administration of his estate. Christopher’s land, described as deserted, was awarded by patent to Henry Randolph in 1671. Randolph died before he could cultivate the land and they again repatented the land to Richard Bland in 1687 & and he sold it back to another Henry Randolph on 1 August 1687. & We know little of Francis Burnell. According to a deposition in Henrico County, Francis Burnell — likely his son — was born about 1659. & Father and son Burnell are likely identical to the same who resided in New Kent County. The elder Francis Burnell, Gent. secured patents to thousands of acres of land in New Kent County in 1657 , 1659 , 1660 , 1661 , and 1666 and in James City County in 1660. His son of the same name was justice in New Kent County in 1699 and died in 1702 leaving wife, Mary, and daughter, Martha Burnell who wed Leonard Claiborne <3490.htm>.
Henry Robertson, posited son of Henry Robertson, was still living near William Stainback when he witnessed a deed for land Stainback bought in 1722. & Robertson obtained a patent for 110 acres on White Oak Swamp near Christopher Robertson’s tract in 1725. He was in Amelia County when they created it in 1734 and his name appeared in early Amelia County court records. We do not know how he acquired the land on which he was living. Presumably he bought land in Prince George County before they severed away a portion for Amelia County. On 12 March 1735/6, Henry registered his livestock mark at the court house.
The county paid Henry and his sons, Henry and Higdon, for killing a wolf each in 1736. Henry and his brother, Christopher, both sued William Westbrook in 1736 but they dismissed Henry’s case. Stephen Dewey got a judgement against Henry in 1736. Henry had wife, Elizabeth, in the Bristol Parish Register. She was likely a sister of Daniel Higdon who was a neighbor in Prince George County. The Higdon family lived in Charles City County during this time and a Daniel Higdon was in Amelia County in just the year 1737. His father died in Prince George County (will dated 14 July 1733, recorded 8 July 1735) and identified in his will children Daniel Higdon, Sarah Higdon, John Higdon, Elizabeth Higdon, and Ann Higdon. It was perhaps his son, John Higdon, who chose Robert Moody his guardian in Amelia County in October 1737. Daniel Higdon was in North Carolina by 1738 when Moody on behalf of his ward sued him. Henry was a surveyor in Prince George County until Abner Grigg succeeded him 14 November 1738. During 1740, his slave, Cuffey, ran off and Charles Westbrook caught him in Amelia County. Henry Robertson of Prince George County bought 320 acres on the south side of Southwest Swamp in Surry County from James Murray on 20 April 1743 that he sold to Richard Hill 2 March 1746/7. Henry disappeared from Amelia County tax roles after 1741 and was later in Edgecombe County, South Carolina, where, on 8 March 1746/7, he bought 640 acres on the south side of Chakoatt Creek. On 10 April 1751, Stephen Dewey obtained a patent for 809 acres of land in Prince George County on the north side of White Oak Swamp. His survey encompassed Christopher Robertson’s 115-acre patent and Henry Robertson’s 110-acre patent. Henry Robertson died in Edgecombe County, North Carolina (will dated 23 June 1749, recorded Feb. 1752). His wife was dead though living children were Higdon, Henry, Peter, Lewis, and Deborah.Children of Henry and Elizabeth (—) Robertson: Higdon Robertson [800.2.1] appeared in Amelia County first in 1735 when he registered his livestock mark and the next year the court judged his slave Tom to be eight years old. During 1737 John Lidderdale sued him and the same year he was living next to Henry Robertson. Higdon Robertson secured a patent for 224 acres on both sides of Deep Creek in Amelia County on 2 January 1737/8. He bought also 400 acres in the same area from William Hudson in 1745. When he sold this land to John Presnell in 1752, his wife, Hannah, relinquished her dower right. Higdon served in juries in Amelia County. Higdon and his wife sold their 224-acre plantation to John May Sr. in 1753. The sale included twenty-four head of cattle and “as many more hogs, more or less, using the same place.” Higdon’s name disappeared from the Amelia County tax rolls after 1753 and we presume he left the county. Yet he evidently continued to own land there because a 1769 deed for land on Deep Creek identified Higdon as a neighboring landowner. Higdon appeared in Brunswick County the same year when he witnessed a deed there. Higdon Robertson descendants were later in North Carolina and Georgia. Henry Robertson [800.2.2] obtained a patent for 100 acres in Prince George County at White Oak Swamp near where he was born 25 July 1746. Neighbors were Sturdivant, Robert West, Harris, and Featherstone. It had been nearly 100 years since Christopher Robertson, his posited great-great-grandfather had patented 600 acres in present-day Chesterfield County with John Sturdivant. Roberson was still in the county in 1748. We believe Henry remained in present-day Dinwiddie County after his father moved to North Carolina. In Brunswick County is the 1757-will of Susanna (—) Wallace. Among her many beneficiaries were the children of Christopher Robertson and the children of Henry Robertson, deceased. Ann Robertson [800.2.3] (6 Jan. 1719/20 ) was dead by 1749 when her father made his will. Peter Robertson [800.2.4] was baptized 10 January 1722/3. Lewis Robertson [800.2.5] (17 Mar. 1723/4 ). Deborah Robertson [800.2.6] (14 Mar. 1727/8 ). Temperance Robertson [800.2.7] was the name of her father’s posited aunt. Temperance married Robert West.
Court records mentioned Christopher Robertson Jr. first in 1739. His wife was Ellenor. This family lived in what is now Nottoway County on 60 acres on Lazaretto Creek that Christopher purchased from Robert Rowland in 1747. We believe they had just one child. One historian believed a son may have been Edward Robertson who was to care for the children and administered Ellenor (—) Robertson’s estate. Yet this was more likely his brother Edward Robertson . Christopher died in 1748 about age thirty. On 19 May 1749, an inventory and appraisement of his estate was returned to the Amelia County court. The appraisers valued his personal property at £15:13:10. Ellenor was living in 1749 but was soon dead by for the appraisers returned a valuation of her estate totaling £16:17:10½ on 26 April 1750. Matthew Cabanis was security for Edward Robertson’s administration bonds of 50 pounds each for Christopher dated 16 Dec 1748 and for Ellenor dated 20 April 1750. Their son was under age then and his parents’ estates were not settled until 1759.