Isaac
Lemasters
and
Nancy
Anne Scott
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Page
Updated 20 Sep 2008
The updating of the
numbering system used on this page has been
completed. Generation 28
is my own;
27 is that of my parents; 29 is that of my
children, etc. --
John M. Gwin, May 2009
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DISCLAIMER:
Caution!
The first four generations of
the following outline are
NOT YET CONFIRMED OR DOCUMENTED,
at least by
me. For now, I pass them on here ONLY as
hearsay, speculation, and allegation; however, now Rick
Lemasters has sent me a copy of the book Benjamin Lemasters of
Nicholas County, West Virginia: His Ancestry, His War Record, His
Descendants by Ronald V. Hardway, which
is being quoted extensively on this page as I enter his data.
Hardway's book carries its own disclaimer, as follows:
PART III, Descendants of Benjamin Lemasters:
This compendium of the descendants of Benjamin Lemasters is not a
genealogical study of the Lemasters family. It is a list of
descendants compiled from various sources, many of which consist of
family recollections not verified through a search of official
documents. Dozens of descendants of Benjamin Lemasters have contributed
to this catalogue, many of them unintentionally. (page 45)
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The book does seem to connect Charity with our Oceola, as Charity's
daughter Priscilla's oldest is listed there as "Ocie", though no
husband or family is listed
for her. If
you have further light to shed on this picture, please let
me hear from you!
--John M. Gwin <jmcdgwin@zianet.com>
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Outline
of the Rumored and Known Family
21.00--Isaac
Lemasters/Lamastres, b. ; d. ; m.
Nancy
Anne Scott (b. ; d. );
at least 3 ch. [John
M. Gwin Note: Cousin Ed
Parks told me that there are three Isaac Lemasters and that no
agreement has been made among family members as to which of the three
(whether this husband of Nancy Scott or one of the other two) is in
fact the parent of our Benjamin who married Rebecca.]
22.00-- Joseph Lemaster, Major,
Army of the United States, b. 10
Nov 1748, Charles Co., MD; d. 10 Aug 1826, College Grove (Williamson
Co., TN; bd.
Lemaster-Joseph Cemetery
College Grove, Williamson Co., TN; m1. hannah Waddell (b. unk.; d. ca.
1788); m2. Mary Waddell (b. unnk.; d. unk.); unk. ch.
[Richard
Lemasters Note: Born
in Maryland, he moved with his family to the Morgantown, WV, area. His
father was Isaac
and mother was Nancy Anna Scott Lemasters. He joined the Army and
served
at Fort McIntosh at Beaver, PA, west of Pittsburgh.; moved to SC and
married (1) Hannah Waddell who died abt 1788; married
(2) Mary Waddell; and moved to Columbia, TN, where he lived till his
death in 1826. He's buried on what was recently called the Pinkston
Farm
near College Grove, TN. I found his grave site with the help of
Mike Garrett who was the previous owner of the farm and a Pinkston
relative. I have posted this data on Findagrave.com
at
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2275650&GRid=29714866&]
22.00-- Thomas Lemasters, b. unk., [Richard
Lemasters Note: Joseph
was the brother of my gggg-grandfather Thomas and of Benjamin,
also a Revolutionary War veteran. I believe they were the oldest
three
children of Isaac and Nancy.]
23.00-- Mr. Lemasters, Rick's ggg-grandfather
24.00--Mr. Lemasters, Rick's gg-grandfather
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Inscription:
In
Memory
of
Major
JOSEPH LEMASTER.
an officer & soldier
of the Revolutionary
War
Born Nov 10th AD 1748
and died Aug 10th
AD 1826
in the 79th year of his
age
LLansdown Columbia Ten
Created by: Richard
Lemasters
Record added: Sep 10 2008
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25.00--
Mr.
Lemasters, Rick's g-grandfather
26.00--
Mr.
Lemasters, Rick's grandfather
27.00--
Mr.
Lemasters, Rick's father
28.00--Richard Lemasters,
contributor of much is not most of this information and--if all this
data is correct--Sharon Gwin's 5th cousin
22.00--
Benjamin
Lemasters/Lamastres, b. 15 Jun 1756; d. 16 Dec 1837;
bd. LeMasters Cem., Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV; m.
Rebecca Ann Martin
(b. 9 Sep 1758; d. 16 Feb 1844; bd. LeMasters Cem., Gilboa, Nicholas
Co., WV);
at least 10 ch., all daughters; [Ronald V. Hardaway
Quote: All of these daughters were married at Benjamin's home on
Buck's Garden Creek, now in Nicholas County, West Virginia. All the
marriages were recorded in Kanawha County with the exceptions of
Rebecca, Keziah, and Elvira, who were married after Nicholas County was
formed from Kanawha in 1818. Elizabeth, Mary, and Nancy were born
before Benjamin settled on Buck's Garden Creek. Agness, Jane, and
Charity were born within jurisdiction of Greenbrier County. Rebecca,
Catherine, Keziah, and Elvira were born in Kanawha County.]
23.01--Elizabeth
Lemasters, b. 1780; d.
; m. James Robinson;
23.02--Mary Lemasters, b. 1782;
d.
; m. James Clendenin Boggs;
23.03--Nancy Anna Lemasters, b.
1784; d.
; m. John Boggs;
23.04--Agness Lemasters, b.
1787; d.
; m. Thomas Frame;
23.05--Jane Lemasters, b. 1789;
d.
; m. Charles C. Boggs;
23.06--Charity
Lemasters, b. 1791; d.
; m. John
G. Stephenson;
23.07--Rebecca Jane Lemasters,
b. 1796; d.
; m. Joseph Rader;
23.08--Catherine Lemasters, b.
1799; d.
; m. David Given;
23.09--Keziah Lemasters, b.
1802; d.
; m. Abraham Campbell;
23.10--Elvira Lemasters, b.
1804; d.
; m. John Rader;
Here these ten are again in more detail:
23.01--Elizabeth
Lemasters, b.
1780; d.
1832; m. 1796 to James Robinson;
9 ch. [John
M. Gwin Note: Unless stated
otherwise, all the following material on James and Elizabeth Robinson's
descendants is copied directly from Hardway's book, pp. 46-50.]
24.01--Cynthia
Robinson, b. ca. 1799;
d. unk.; m. James Callison (b.
unk.; d. unk.;) unk. ch.
24.02--Rebecca Robinson, b. ca. 1803; d. unk.; m.
1825 to John McKee Hamilton
(b. unk.; d. unk.;) 7 ch.
24.03--John H. Robinson, b. ca. 1805; d.
1865; m. Rowena D. Haymond (b.
unk.; d. unk.;) 10 ch.
24.04--Miriam Robinson, b. ca. 1809; d. unk.; m.
1829 to Anthony Rader (b.
unk.; d. unk.;) unk. ch.
24.05--Margaret Robinson, b. ca. 1810; d. unk.; m. David Perkins (b. unk.; d. unk.;)
unk. ch.
24.06--Agness Robinson, b. 1811; d. 1891; m. 1830
to Samuel Rader (b. unk.; d.
unk.;) 3 ch.
24.07--Elizabeth Robinson, b. ca. 1818; d. unk.; m. James Sparks (b. unk.; d. unk.;) 8
ch.
24.08--[unproven daughter] Robinson, b. unk.; d. unk.; m. Mr. Triplett (b. unk.; d. unk.;)
unk. ch.
24.09-[unproven daughter] Robinson, b. unk.; d. unk.; m. James Burns (b. unk.; d. unk.;) unk.
ch.
23.02--Mary Lemasters,
b. 1782; d.
1851; m. 1799 to James Clendenin Boggs;
8 ch. [John
M. Gwin Note:
Unless stated otherwise, all the following material on James and Mary
Boggs' descendants is copied directly from Hardway's
book, pp. 51-62.]
24.01--Alexander
W. Boggs, b. ca. 1802;
d. unk.; m. unk. (b. unk.; d.
unk.;) unk. ch.
24.02--William
M. Boggs, b. ca. 1804;
d. unk.; m. Charlotte Barnett
(b. unk.; d. unk.;) 9 ch.
From
the 1850 Census
of Kanawha Co., VA
Res/fam
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Name
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Age
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Sex
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Occ
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Value
REst
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POB
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Other
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John
M. Gwin Comments
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1374/1396
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William
Boggs
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46
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m
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farmer
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PA
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What
an interesting POB--Pennsylvania! Can this really be our William, then?
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Charlotte
Boggs |
46
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f
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VA
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cannot
read or
write
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My
inherited data, above, says that Charlotte Burnette Boggs had 9
children, and sure enough, so does this Charlotte; maybe this is the
right family after all.
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Andrew
J. (I?) Boggs |
21
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m
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laborer |
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VA
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Alexander
Boggs |
19
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m
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VA |
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Agness
Boggs |
17
|
f
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VA |
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Archibald
Boggs |
15
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m
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VA |
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William
Boggs |
13
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m
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VA |
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Sampson
Boggs |
10
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m
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VA |
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Mary E.
Boggs |
7
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f
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VA |
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Charles
W. Boggs |
4
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m
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VA |
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Alonzo
Boggs |
11 mo.
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m
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VA |
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24.03--Silas
Innard Boggs, b. ca.
1806; d. unk.; m1. 1829 to Rachel
James; 2 ch.; m2. ca. 1834 to Charlotte
Pierson (b. unk.; d.
unk.;) 7 ch. (9 total);
24.04--Rebecca
Martin Boggs, b. 1808;
d. 1882; m. 1825 to James Carr
(b. unk.; d. unk.;) 9 ch.
24.05--Archibald
W. Boggs, b. ca. 1812;
d. unk.; m. 1831 to Sarah Shock
(b. unk.; d. unk.;) 7 ch.
24.06--Mary
Boggs, b. 1814; d. 1886;
m. 1831 William Hudkins (b.
unk.; d. unk.;) 10 ch.
24.07--James
Anderson Boggs, b. 1815;
d. 1884; m. 1834 to Susan Cutlip
(b. unk.; d. unk.;) 11 ch.
24.08--Agness
F. Boggs, b. 1818; d.
1902; m1. ca. 1838 to Jacob Warwick
McLaughlin (b. unk.; d. unk.;) 5 ch.; m2. John J. Dean; no ch.
24.09--Franceis Chapman Boggs, b. 1822; d. 1900; m1. ca. 1840 to Emsy Betts (b. unk.; d.
unk.;) ch.; m2. Sarah R. Jones;
m3. 1852 to Harriet Frame;
23.03--Nancy Anna Lemasters,
b. 1784; d.
1870; m. 1801 to John Boggs; 7
ch
23.04--Agness Lemasters,
b. 1787; d.
unk.; m. 1806 to
Thomas Charles Frame;
24.01--Benjamin
Lemasters Frame, b. 1807; d. 1890; m. 1828 to Elvira Boggs;
24.02--Elizabeth R. Frame, b.
1813; d. 1906; m. 1826 to Sennett
Triplett;
24.03--Morgan C. Frame, b.
1823;
d. 1862; m1. 1845 to Mary Hendricks;
m2. 1857 to Louisa Perigo Inman;
23.05--Jane "Jenny" Lemasters,
b. 1789; d.
1869; m. 1809 to Charles C. Boggs;
24.01--Nancy
Boggs, b. ca. 1812; d. unk.; m. 1831 to George Washington Brown;
24.02--Jane
Boggs, b. unk.; d.
1877; m. to George Vigo Seaman;
24.03--Charity Boggs, b. unk.;
d. 1861; m. to Henry Given;
24.04--Elizabeth Boggs, b. unk.;
d. unk.; m. to Richard W. Keener;
23.06--Charity
Lemasters, b.
1791; d.
1862; m. 1811 to John G.
Stephenson;
From
the 19 Sep 1850
Census of the Western District, Nicholas Co., VA
Res/fam
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Name
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Age
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Sex
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Occ
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Value
REst
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POB
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Other
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John
M. Gwin Comments
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578/578
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John
G. Stephenson
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63
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m
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farmer
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2000
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VA
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This
is our three children's--Jeremy's, Charity's, and Sarah's--ggg-grandpa. |
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Charity
Stephenson |
58
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f
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VA |
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This
is our three children's--Jeremy's, Charity's, and Sarah's--ggg-grandma.
We did not name our Charity for this person, but we could have. (We
didn't even know this person's name when Charity was born.)
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Benjamin
Stephenson |
26
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m
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VA |
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This
is Jeremy's, Charity's, and Sarah's, gg-grandpa, 4.06 below, the father
of Oceola.
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Aggy
J. (I.?) Stephenson |
19
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f
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VA |
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Martin
V. Stephenson |
17
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m
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VA |
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This
is Martin Van Buren Stephenson, 4.09 below.
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579/579
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Julia
Stephenson
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38
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f
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VA |
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This
is evidently the widow of 4.01--Franklin.
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Thomas
Stephenson |
4
|
m
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VA |
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Wilmoth
Stephenson |
5
|
f
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VA |
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Abner
Stephenson |
3
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m
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VA |
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24.01--Franklin
Stephenson, b. ca. 1812; d.
ca. 1848; m. 1843 to Julia Ann (nee Stephenson?);
24.02--John G. Stephenson, Jr.,
b. ca. 1814; d. unk.; m. to unk.;
unk. ch.
24.03--Nancy Stephenson, b. ca.
1816; d. unk.; m. to James Forsythe;
24.04--Curtis Stephenson, b. ca.
1820; d. ca. 1849; m. to Melvina Grose;
24.05--Rebecca Stephenson, b.
ca. 1822; d. unk.; m. to James Young;
24.06--Benjamin
Lemasters Stephenson,
b. ca. 1824; d. unk.; m. 7 Jul 1853 to Priscilla
Forsythe (b. unk.; d.
unk.); unk. ch.
25.01--Oceola Stephenson,
b. ca. 1856
[age 4
in
1880 census of Clay Co., WV]; [age in the 6 Jun 1900 census of Henry Mag. Dist., Clay
Co., WV]; d. unk.; bd. unk.
; m. James Newton Hamrick
(b.
15 Oct 1859
[age 7 mo. in the 7
Jun 1860 census of
Clay Co., VA (later WV)]; [age
40 in the 6 Jun 1900
census of Henry Mag. Dist., Clay Co., WV]; d. 19 Jul
1931
); ch.
26.00--Ona Byrne Hamrick, ,
b. 4 Jun 1899 in WV [age 11 mo.
in the 6 Jun 1900 census of
Henry Mag. Dist., Clay Co., WV]; [age 20 in the 19 Jan 1920 census of Henry Mag. Dist., Clay
Co., WV]; d. 22 Aug 1953; bd. in Cunningham Mem. Pk., St.
Albans, WV; m. Dorothy
Belle Paxton (b.; d. ); ch.
27.02--Stanford Sherman Hamrick, b. ; d. ;
m1 ; m2. 20 Jun 1947 to Frances Marie
Droddy (b. ; d.); 2 ch.
28.02--Sharon Lynn Hamrick,
b. 28 Sep 1951
in Charleston, WV; m. 24 Jul 1976 to John M. Gwin
(b. 29 Oct 1947 in Charleston, WV)
29.01--
Jeremiah
Scott "Jeremy" Gwin, b. 3
Oct 1978; m. 7 Jun 2006 to
Kara Marie Douglas (b. , d/o
Pastor
Gordon A. Douglas and
Katherine)
30.01--Asher Samuel Neeraj Pihlaja, b. Sep
2008
29.3--Sarah Joy Gwin,
b. 9 May 1981; m. 30 Dec 2002 Jason Deane Johnson, Sr.
(b. )
30.01--J. D. Johnson, Jr.
[PRIVATE]
30.02--Ryan Jonathan Johnson
[PRIVATE]
30.03--Tate Austin Johnson
[PRIVATE]
30.04--Zachary Jacob
Johnson
[PRIVATE]
25.02--
Sherman
Stephenson, b. unk.; d. unk.; m. to
Sarah Agness Legg;
26.01--Edward
Bryon Stephenson, b. 1886; d. 1938; m. to unk.; unk. ch.
26.02--Benjamin Hulbert Stephenson,
b. 1888; d. 1972; m. to unk.;
unk. ch.
26.03--Martin Van Buren Stephenson,
b. 1890; d. 1964; m. to unk.;
unk. ch.
26.04--Priscilla Jane Stephenson,
b. 1892; d. 1919; m. to unk.;
unk. ch.
25.00--Benjamin Lemasters Stephenson,
b. 31 Dec 1861 (from Clay Co. Death Record); d. 11 Aug 1873 in
Clay Co., age 11 yr., 7 mo., 11 da. (from
Clay Co. Death Record); bd. unk.; m. never;
no ch.
23.07--Rebecca Jane Lemasters,
b. 1796; d.
; m. Joseph
Rader;
23.08--Catherine Lemasters,
b. 1799; d.
; m. David
Given;
24.00--Ed's
gg-grandparent
25.00--Ed's
g-grandparent
26.00--Ed's
grandparent
27.00--Ed's
parent
28.00--Ed Parks;
23.09--Keziah Lemasters, b.
1802; d.
; m. Abraham
Campbell;
23.10--Elvira Lemasters,
b. 1804; d.
; m. John
Rader;
Benjamin LeMasters, b. 15 Jun 1756 in
Charles Co., MD, USA, s/o Isaac Lemasters and Nancy Anne Scott; d. 16
Dec 1837 at Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV, USA, age 86 yrs. 6 mos. 1 day;
bd. LeMasters Cem., Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV, USA; m. Rebecca Ann
Martin Lemasters.
A Revolutionary War Veteran who served from 1776 to 1779/80, Benjamin
Lemasters was recruited into the 1st VA Rgt. by a Lt. Culp and took the
oath on 1 Oct 1776. He enlisted for a three-month period and joined a
company commanded by William S. Lewis of Staunton, VA. He served at:
White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Morristown (promoted to sgt. and
re-enlisted), Brandywine Creek, Germantown, Fort Miffin, Valley Forge,
Monmouth Court House, Camp Robinson, Bound Brook, and Sandy Hook.
Benjamin Lemasters' last muster was recorded on 7 May 1779.
Pension was granted in Nicholas Co., VA/WV in 1833, Cert # 16923. Read
the following book about the life and family of Benjamin Lemasters: Benjamin Lemasters of
Nicholas County, West Virginia: His Ancestry, His War Record, His
Descendants by Ronald V. Hardway. On the stone his name is
spelled LAMASTRES
Record added May 7 2007 by Richard Lemasters
3.01--Elizabeth Lemasters, b. 1780; d.
; m. James Robinson;
3.02--Mary Lemasters, b. 1782;
d.
; m. James Clendenin Boggs;
3.03--Nancy Anna Lemasters, b.
1784; d.
; m. John Boggs;
3.04--Agness Lemasters, b.
1787; d.
; m. Thomas Frame;
3.05--Jane Lemasters, b. 1789;
d.
; m. Charles C. Boggs;
3.06--Charity
Lemasters, b. 1791; d.
; m. John G. Stephenson;
3.07--Rebecca Jane Lemasters,
b. 1796; d.
; m. Joseph Rader;
3.08--Catherine Lemasters, b.
1799; d.
; m. David Given;
3.09--Keziah Lemasters, b.
1802; d.
; m. Abraham Campbell;
3.10--Elvira Lemasters, b.
1804; d.
; m. John Rader;
Bryant, Anna M Rader, b.
Dec. 9, 1890; d. Sep. 22, 1925, LeMasters
Cem.,
Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV
Bryant, Walter T, b. 1884; d. 1959, LeMasters Cem., Gilboa, Nicholas
Co., WV
Fitzwater, Mary E., b. unk.; d. Apr. 6, 1887, LeMasters Cem., Gilboa,
Nicholas Co., WV
LeMasters, Benjamin, b. Jun. 15,
1756; d. Dec. 16, 1837, LeMasters
Cem.,
Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV
LeMasters, Rebecca Ann Martin, b.
Sep. 9, 1758; d. Feb. 16, 1844,
LeMasters Cem., Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV
McCutcheon, Newton Allen, b. Oct. 28, 1917; d. May 27, 2006, LeMasters
Cem., Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV
McQueen, Archibald Allen, b. Apr. 20, 1816; d. Dec. 12, 1892, LeMasters
Cem., Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV
McQueen, Catherine McKenzie, b. Nov. 11, 1812; d. Jan. 1, 1913,
LeMasters Cem., Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV
Rader, Allen, b. 1838; d. 1922,
LeMasters Cem., Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV
Rader, Benjamin L, b. Sep. 15,
1831; d. Dec. 29, 1917, LeMasters Cem.,
Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV
Rader, Elvira LeMasters, b. Feb.
6, 1804; d. Jul. 10, 1882, LeMasters
Cem., Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV
Rader, John, b. Jun. 28, 1802; d.
Mar. 5, 1879, LeMasters Cem., Gilboa,
Nicholas Co., WV
Rader, Joseph, b. Oct. 17, 1809;
d. Apr. 8, 1875, LeMasters Cem.,
Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV
Rader, Lillian McQueen, b. 1848;
d. 1923, LeMasters Cem., Gilboa,
Nicholas Co., WV
Rader, Maria, b. unknown; d. Jan.
4, 1880, LeMasters Cem., Gilboa,
Nicholas Co., WV
Rader, Mary Elizabeth Robinson, b.
Nov. 12, 1836; d. Feb. 12, 1913,
LeMasters Cem., Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV
Rader, Michael LeMasters, b. Feb.
22, 1835; d. Oct. 10, 1900, LeMasters
Cem., Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV
Rader, Rebecca Jane LeMasters , b.
Jul. 4, 1796; d. Apr. 14, 1890,
LeMasters Cem., Gilboa, Nicholas Co., WV
John,
I'm happy to hear from you, I thought you might have changed your
e-mail address since 1999. It just so happens that I have been
doing lots of work on this line of the Lemasters family recently,
primarily with Benjamin & Rebecca Ann Martin Lemasters who were
Charity's parents. Charity was one of 10 daughters born to
Benjamin and Rebecca who were prominent members of the Nicholas County
VA/WV community. Benjamin was a Revolutionary War veteran and member of
the 1st Virginia Regiment. There is a book written about
Benjamin's life and war service by Ronald Hardway, 1993.
I visited Benjamin and Rebecca's family cemetery last year and
documented each grave on findagrave.com, here is a link to page:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2177783&CScnty=3097&CSsr=61&
I also made a video which can be viewed at this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfcjvobeAaw
Hope to hear from you again soon.
Rick Lemasters
Sistersville, WV
----- Original Message ----
From: John Gwin
<jmcdgwin@zianet.com>
To: Rick Lemasters
<rlemasters1atyahoodotcom>
Sent: Saturday, February 23,
2008
Subject: Re: Lemasters
Yes, I'm still looking, Rick, and it DID get to me right away!
Thanks for writing, friend--good to meet you.
:-)
My father-in-law, Stan Hamrick, was the grandson of Oceola
Stephenson--alleged to be full-blooded Seminole--whose grandparents
were allegedly John and Charity. I've been able to substantiate none of
this, much less to get behind John and Charity.
Thanks again for writing. I'm looking forward to seeing what you
have.
Best to you and yours,
In Jesus,
John (Contact information:)
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On Feb 22, 2008, at 8:26 AM,
Rick Lemasters wrote:
Dear John,
My name is Rick Lemasters, and I saw a post you made on the
genforum way back in 1999. You asked for information on Charity
Lemasters and John Garner Stephenson. Are you still
looking? I think I can help. Hope this gets to you!
Rick
An uncle of Ed Parks (30 mi. n. of Topeka, KS,
eddebparksatmsndotcom) has a site for the Squires family.
In March 2008, Cousin
Rick Lemasters sent me (John Gwin) PDFs from which the following three
excerpts were taken:
1
"From Our Reporters' Notebooks",
in The Daily Mail,
(Hagerstown, MD), Vol. CXXXIV, No. 195, Sat., Aug. 18, 1962, page 1;
2
Maginnis, William H., "Railway Marks Nicholas County Site Where
Indians Once Swung Tomahawks", The
Charleston Gazette, (Charleston, WV), Sept. 11, 1949, p.
4;
3
Richardson, Mrs. Billie, "Do You
Remember?", The Charleston Gazette,
(Charleston, WV), Sun., Oct. 18, 1942, p. 15; |
1An
Illinois resident has asked this newspaper to assist in the search for
information concerning the descendants of Abraham Lemaster, who arrived
in St. Mary's County, Maryland, 300 years ago. A descendant by the same
name is buried in Boonsboro in the rear of the Bast Furniture store.
The grave has a marker with this inscription upon it: "In memory of
Abraham Lemaster, born February 10, 1742, died May 13th, 1820.
Aged 78 years, 3 months and 3 days. Stop Reader Stop Let Nature Claim a
Tear. My aged father lies buried here."
Howard M. Lemaster, of 412 College Ave., Carlinville, Illinois, writes
that he is desirous of learning more about the old timers of this
family, and where they are buried. The Abraham Lemaster who is buried
in Boonsboro had given this site for the erection of a church and a
burial ground. He was the first to be buried there in 1820, but the
church was never built, and no other burials at the site, writes Mr.
Lemaster.
"For each and every Lemaster grave identified and reported to me prior
to the above, I will give a book "Lemaster
Family, U.S.A., 1960" or like value in cash," he writes.
"Maryland Colonial Records show that Capt. Abraham Lemaster secured 10
recruits for Revolutionary War service at Frederick. We think this may
be the one, and hope to prove. Any help will be greatly appreciated
from your readers."
2 The
late Edward Campbell wrote a brief "History
of Nicholas County's First Settlers" in 1883, and his work was
printed serially in the Nicholas County
Chronical from May 16, 1912 to Aug. 8, 1912. A bound volume of
the Chronicle
of that year is in the State Department of Archives and History.
Campbell is the authority for most of the names, dates, and incidents
that follow in this article.
Peters Creek Settled
The first settlement in what is now Nicholas county was established on
Peters creek in 1791 by Henry Morris, Conrad Young, and Edward McClung.
Following the massacre of two of Morris' daughters by Indians in 1792,
the Morris, Young, and McClung families moved to the Kanawha valley.
Edward McClung sold his land on Peters creek to Edward Hughes and John
Campbell in 1792, and later in the same year, McClung was drowned in
the Kanawha river near Moles island. He was survived by his wife
and three children.
Edward McClung, jr., returned to Nicholas, married, and reared a family
in Kentucky magisterial district, where he died.
Edward McClung, jr.'s eldest sister married John Groves and reared a
family near Summersville. His youngest sister married John
Smithey of Lewisburg.
Hughes Fort Built
Thomas Hughes, a Revolutionary soldier from Prince William county, VA,
led a party of settlers from Muddy creek, Greenbrier county, in the
construction of a fort at the mouth of Hughes creek. Thomas Hughes died
in 1794, and his grave was near the fort.
The fort was in Kanawha county, but the Hughes and other families in
the group acquired land in what became Nicholas county.
William Bird from Bath county lived for awhile on Twenty Mile creek;
Jesse James from Bath county lived on Otter creek before moving to the
Elk river near Charleston. His wife was a daughter of Henry
Morris.
Conrad Young
married three times and had children by each wife.
Benjamin
Lemasters, who settled on Bucks Garden creek in 1798 or 1799,
served in the Continental Army five years. He married Rebecca Ann
Martin and had 10 daughters. Three daughters married into the
Boggs family; two married Raders; and one each a Robinson, Frame,
Givens, Stephenson,
and Campbell. The daughter who married Joseph Rader in 1830 had a
daughter, Elvira, who married John D. Groves and became the mother of
Lola Groves and grandmother of Gov. Patteson.
First County Officials
The Nicholas county government was organized in April 1816 in John
Hamilton's home at Cross Lanes...Recommended for commissions in the
126th regiment of militia were...John G. Stephenson,
captain.
The county seat was established on the lands of Robert Hamilton.
On this 30-acre tract the town of Summersville was laid out in 1820.
The first trustees of the town were...John G. Stephenson.
3 Do you remember
That Morgantown, the site of West Virginia university, was settled in
1758 by Thomas Decker?
Later the land was acquired by Isaac Lemasters,
who sold it to Zangwill Morgan in 1772 five years after Morgan had made
the first permanent settlement, and it is from him that the city gets
its name...
From:
Rick Lemasters <rlemasters1atyahoodotcom>
Date: September 19, 2008
To: John Gwin
<jmcdgwin@zianet.com>
Subject: A RECENT LEMASTERS FIND
Last week Nancy and I visited my son Scott and his family who live just
south of Nashville, Tennessee, in Brentwood. This was our first
trip to the area. In my research I had run across a descendant
who had lived and died in that area after service during the
Revolutionary War and living and marrying in South Carolina. His
name is
Joseph Lemaster, and
his parents were
Isaac and Nancy Anna
Scott Lemasters who lived in the Morgantown, West Virginia,
area. Joseph was the brother of my gggg-grandfather Thomas and of
Benjamin, also a Revolutionary War veteran. I believe they were
the oldest three children of Isaac and Nancy. I was able find
Joseph's grave site with the help of the Internet and a previous owner
of the property where he is buried.
As you all know, often when you answer one question or make a
discovery, other questions are raised. Thus is the case with
finding Joseph's grave and monument. I was aware that both Joseph
and Benjamin enlisted in the Army in the Morgantown area and went off
to serve and both were promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Well,
according to Joseph's monument, he attained the rank of Major.
Another surprise is that according to his stone, he was born in 1748,
and not 1758 as stated in most research I've seen.
Here is a link to the findagrave.com page I created for Joseph:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2275650&GRid=29714866&
I have other close-up photos of the stone if you would like to see them.
Rick