son of Isham E. Belcher and Elizabeth
George Belcher B: about 1760 Bedford County Virginia
died: before 1850 when Mary was living with son in Russell County Va
Married: @ 8-14-1782 #1 Sally Powell B: 1761 daughter of George Powell
stepdaughter of David Crawley
Sally died before 1784 when George married Mary Ann Fugate.
George and Sally's consent form to Marry
This Translation is of the original furnished by the Amelia County Courthouse.
Record of George's Marriage to Mary Fugate:
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Mary Ann Fugate
Gender: female
Birth Year: 1765
Spouse Name: George Belcher
Spouse
Birth Place: VA
Spouse Birth Year: 1760
Marriage
Year: 1784
Number Pages: 1
Listed in 1795 in the Kentucky deeds after Kentucky became a state
"according to a history of the Belchers in sw Virginia: listed in microfilm records at the Utah lds library.
Va. deed book page 257 Grantors, George and Mary his wife, Feb 25, 1795
In April 1786 John Garland married Nancy Crawley, which states she was the ward of David Crawley, whether Nancy was a sister of Sally or not is unknown, since she was also his ward
source:Virginia Marriage Records, Marriage Bonds in Amelia County,
Married: 1795 Russell County Va #2 Mary Fugate B: 1763 Russell County Virginia
dau of Josiah Fugate and Elizabeth
Mary is listed in the 1850 Russell County VA personal Tax list age 87 living in home of son William Belcher age 50.
The Josiah Fugate family in"Historical Sketches of Southwest Virginia" are listed as being of French Huguenot Extraction, were in Westmoreland County as early as 1664
interestingly George and Mary's son Bartlett married Rachel Ramey also of French Huguenot extraction.
Mary Fugates Genealogy Line
George Belcher enlisted in the Revolutionary War on Jan 20, 1777. in Captain Fosters Cavalry Company 15th Regiment
George Belchers War Record
George Belcher's land Warrant for ServiceGeorge Belchers land and tax Records:
1778: 100 acres on Maiden Spring Fork of Clinch River
1783: Washington County surveyors records: George Belcher and John Fugate assigne of Jospeh Fugate...380 acres...commissionaires cert on both sides of the upper north fork of the clinch river, running along, Joseph Fugates line. 23 May 1783
1785: grant abstract shows 1 Apr 1785 George Belcher and John Fugate...308 acres in Washington County Va on both sides of the upper north fork of Clinch River ADjoining Joseph Fugate.. grant #0 p 157
1795: George is listed in Russell county Va AbstractsB
1809: George witnessed will of Roeterman 2 Oct 1809 Franklin County Va
By 1800 George was listed as living in Floyd County Kentucky
George still owned real estate in Russel, Franklin, and Tazewell Counties in Virginia. 1805: Records show he was selling it up to March and April of 1805
He had bought land in Russell and Tazewell Counties up to 1803.
1814: He was the administrator for the estate of George Belcher, Jr., deceased in Jun 1814 in Floyd County, Kentucky.10 George Belcher, Sr. appointed administrator of the estate of George Belcher, Jr., deceased. Bartteth Adkins, Martin Thornsbury, Richard Johnson and John Sanders to appraise the estate.
page 97 in Annals of Floyd County states: September Court, 1814, Inventory of the estate of George Belcher, decd. is received
Children: George and Sally Powell's Children:
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1...John "Jack" Belcher B: 1783 Washington County Va.
listed in the 1810 Census with father George
died: 27 June Kanawha County Wva at 75 years age wife given at death Jane Taylor Fathers name George Belcher cause of Death Dyspesia, information given by Eli Belcher
Kanawha vital statistic records.
Married: Dec 13 1809 #1 Mary Elswick B: 1784
#2 24 Jun 1822 Pike County Ky Jane Taylor B: 1810
daughter of Simon Taylor
Married at age 12. 1850 Kanawha County Wva lists age as 40
John was age 39 when he married Jane.
John Belcher's Genealogy Lines
2...James Belcher B: 1784 Washington County Va
died: 1832 Pike County Ky
Married: 17 Jun 1822 Pike County Ky Polly Drake McCombs B: 1785 Va died: 1849
daughter of Michael Drake and Jane Davidson Drake
Polly had been married before to Bill McCombs
James Belcher's Genealogy LInes
3...George A. Belcher Jr. B: 1788 Virginia
died: 1814 Floyd County Kentucky age 26: George Sr. was the administrator for the estate of George Belcher, Jr., deceased in Jun 1814 in Floyd County, Kentucky.10 George Belcher, Sr. appointed administrator of the estate of George Belcher, Jr., deceased. Bartteth Adkins, Martin Thornsbury, Richard Johnson and John Sanders to appraise the estate.
page 97 in Annals of Floyd County states: September Court, 1814, Inventory of the estate of George Belcher, decd. is received
Married: Elizabeth Childers B: 1790 daughter of Pleasant Childers and Sarah Jeffreys
George Jr's Genealogy Line
4...Margaret "Peggy" Belcher B: 14 Sept 1792
Ky became a state in 1792 so dont know which state she was legally born
Married: 24 March 1808 Allen Pinson son of Sarah Pinson Lycans
Notes for Allen Pinson:
Allen lived at the mouth of Bent Branch of John's Creek, and was a farmer. Allen died when his wife, an invalid, was smoking a clay pipe in bed, and caught it on fire. He tried to put the fire out, but caught fire himself. The burns caused his death. He is buried on bent ridge Cemetery overlooking his home. From the internet, "The Pinson's of John's Creek, Pike County, KY" by Charlie V. Pinson.
5...Bartley "Bartlett" Belcher B: 1795 Va
died: 28 Aug 1883 Slab Fork Dist. Wyoming County Wva
Married: 10 Jan 1821 Floyd County Ky, Rachel Ramey B: 1803
Daughter of Sanford Ramey
Bartley listed in the 1823,1725,1826, and 1828 Tax and Census lists
Bartley owned land in several Counties in Virgina and Kentucky
listed land grant 98 p 544, 31 Mar 1847 Tazewell County Va, 90 acres on the waters of the Mud Fork of Bluestone
Bartlett Belchers Genealogy Line
Bartletts Bio
6...William Louis (Lewis) Belcher B: 1799 Kentucky
Married: 19 Aug 1824 Ky. Cynthia "Cynthy" Adkins
Married by:William Campbell signed by Bartlett Adkins
Born: 1806 Dau of Bartlett Adkins she died before 1831 when William Married Polly Powell.
License was issued by Spencer Adkins
William is listed in the 1823,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,and 1830 Pike County Census and Tax Records
Married: Polly Powell Thompson Dec. 7,1831
William is listed in Russell County land grants in 1832 at the corner of william Ramey and William Belcher near opposite the lower gap
25 June 1852 105 acres on Grassy Creek
25 June 1852 109 acres on waters of the s fork of Grassy creek part of exchange warrant 2624 dated 19 Dec 1832 adjoining, Hunt, Deale, William Ramey, Abraham Stuart, Richard Potter, and Joshua Colley
Many people owned land in both states Va and Ky. The line across Big Sandy from Pike County into Virginia is closely connected to, Russel, Tazewell Va and Floyd and Pike counties in Va>
Copy of 1850 Census image showing William in Russell Co and Mary living in his home.
Children:
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1...James M. Belcher age 12 Born: 1828
Married: Fannie Frances listed age 31 in 1880 Pike County Ky Census
James listed in same census age 41 farmer born in Va
2...George Belcher born 1829 married Frances Ramey
Lived in Texas.
Children of Polly Powell and William
3...Polly Jane age 17 in 1850 Census Born 1833 Russell County
4...Eliza A. Belcher age 13 Born 1837
5...John W. Belcher age 10 in 1850 Russell County Census born 1840
6...William Louis Jr. Belcher age 8 1850 Russell County census born 1842
Married: Mary Epling dau. of Isaac Epling
- 1...John R. born 1869
2...Alice born 1871
3...Lewis born 1872
4...William born 1873
5...Edith born 1875
6...David J. born 1878
7...Minnie B. born 1889
7...Martha Belcher age 3 1850 Census born 1847
also Mary listed living in this home age 87 B: 1763
IS MARY FUGATE SECOND WIFE OF GEORGE AND WILLIAM'S MOTHER.
7...Mary Ann Belcher B: 1800 Floyd County Ky (formed in 1800)
Married: Joseph Lawson 31 Oct 1816, Floyd Co., KY by William Coffee.
Joseph Lawson b. 1796, Scott Co., VA was the 3rd son of Travis Lawson and Martha Simpkins. The Lawson family moved into Eastern Kentucky sometime between 1808 and 1810.
On 10 Sep 1814, at age 17, Joseph enlisted in the War of 1812 (National Archives Certificate #15873). He was stationed at Fort Malden in Upper Canada and assisted in rebuilding said fort. He was discharged 9 Mar 1815. In Declaration of Pension filed 8 Sep 1871, Joseph was a resident of Morgan Co., KY and stated his wife's name was Mary A. Belcher whom he married in Morgan Co., KY Oct 1815 (note one year difference from KY marriage records).
He died 11 Jan 1878, Wolf Co., KY.
Mary Ann, as a widow, applied for Joseph's pension from the War of 1812 on 1 Feb 1879. She was a resident of Black Water, Wolf Co., KY at the time of application and began to receive an allowance in Nov 1879. There is no death date for Mary Ann in the pension file.
In the file it is stated that Joseph and Mary Ann lived in Floid (sic), KY for 17 years, in Blackwater, Morgan Co., KY for 44 years and at Wolfe Co., KY for 2 months. In the 1880 Wolf Co., KY census, Mary Ann, age 78, was living with her her son Francis Marion Lawson, his wife Josephine, and their children.
This information source: "source: Belcher family Bible" Eugene Matney: Grundy Va.
"Pioneers Records of s. w. Virginia, Elihu Jasper Sutherland"
Deeds of Richmond County"and various other Belcher family descendents"
Children:
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1...William P. Lawson 1818-1863
Married: Sarah Ingram, one child known:
William Moore Lawson, Morgan County Ky Married Phoebe Jane Swango 1858
2...James Lawson B: 1819
3...Edmund R. Lawson B: 1821
4...Joseph Jr. Lawson B: 1825
5...Mary Lawson B: 1830
6...Amos Lawson B: 1832
7...Frances Marion Lawson 1834-1915 Wolfe County KY
Married: Josephine Rutherford 1852-1939 Henrico Co Va
mother Mary Ann listed living in this home in 1880
8...Martha Lawson B: 1837
9...Franklin Lawson B: 1839
10..Elizabeth Lawson B: 1846
8...Eli (Ali) Belcher B: 1803 Kentucky
Married: 24 April 1824 Pike County Ky Polly Pinson,
sister to Allen Pinson who married Margaret.
Polly was B: 1806
Eli is listed in the 1823,1825,1826,1828,1829 and 1840 Pike County Tax and Census records
listed in the 1824 Pike as owning 50 acres of land at Louisa Fork on Spring river
Listed in the 1850 Census Wayne County
Polly age 47
Children:(possibly other children earlier than the 1850 Census shows.)
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1...Mollie (Mary Belcher) born 1826 Kentucky
Married: Henry Queen born 1827 descendant of John Queen of Loudon County Va.
Mary and Henry are buried at Queen's Ridge Cemetery , a mountain top cemetery in Wayne County West Va. near Cabwaylingo State Park near the Logan County Line.
Queens Ridge was named after Absolam Queen and his brothers sons of John Queen of Loudon County, was originally called Queen Settlement.
Absolam Queen and both wives, Murphy and Stevenson, his son Henry, Molly, and their son John and wife Mary Ellen, Victoria their daughter, and Tennessee Queen are all buried there. information from Della Perry Lilly dau of Tennessee.
1850 Wayne County Census lists Henry Queen age 23 born in Va.
Molly age 23 born in Kentucky
living a couple of houses from his father Absolam Queen and his wife Elizabeth
1860 Wayne Co. Census
Henry Queen age 32
Molly age 32
Molly age 9
Sally age 7
Lucinda age 5
John A. age 3
William age 1
James age 37
Census take filled in the male and female wrong on the census image
It is possible other ages and dates are wrong on this 1860 census
Seems the census taker did not get his information written down corect. 1870 census is closer to the right dates.
1870 Henry is listed in Lincoln County West Virginia
Henry age 43
Mary age 43 born in Ky
Lucinda age 18
John age 15 born 1855
William age age 13
James age 11
Absolam age 5
1880 Wayne County Census
Henry age 53
Molly age 53
Absolam age 15
Elizabeth age 18
Henry C age 8
James age 21
William age 23
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Children: (known) updated Jan 2006
1...Molly
2...Sally
3...Lucinda
4...John A.
6...William
6...James
7...Absalom
8...Elizabeth
9...Henry C.
4...John A. Queen, Married Mary Ellen Preston
1880 Census Wayne County West Va,
John A. Queen age 25
Mary age 19
Harriet age 7 months born Oct 1879
1900 Wayne County Census
John A. Queen age 45
Mary E. age 39
Absolam age 17
Victoria age 13 born November 1886
Harriet age 20 born Oct 1879
John Toffin(?) son in law age 24 born Aug 1875
niece Mabel Collins age 17 born June 1882
1920 Census of Wayne County
John A. Queen age 64 born in Va.
Mary E. age 58 born in Ky living next to children and grandchildren
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1...Harriet born Oct. 1879
Married John Toppine
1920 Census living next door to Victoria and Lafayette Copley
John Toppine age 45
harriet age 40
?? dau. age 14
Frank age 13
Melissa age 10
2...Absolam born 1883
3...Victoria Queen born November 1886, Married Lafayette Copely
1920 Wayne County West Virginia Census
Lafayette F. Copley age 38 born in West Va.
Victoria age 33 born in West Va
Mary E. age 13
Ralph age 12
Jink (?)age 10
Milliard F age 8
John B age 6
Tennessee age 2 1/2
Wade W.age 1 month
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1...Tennessee Copely, Married Obie Perry
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1...Della Perry, Married Buford Lilly, Flat Top Raleigh Co. Wv
2...Thomas born 1829 age 21
3...Nancy A. born 1835 age 15
4...Lucinda born 1837 age 15
5...Margaret born 1839 age 11
6...Sarah born 1841 age 9
7...George W. born 1844 age 6
8...Polliana born 1848 age 2
Samuel Pinson listed living in home as laborer age 20
9...Lucy "Sally" Belcher B: 1805
Married Jesse Childers B: 1796
listed in 1850 Tazewell Co va Census: household # 739
Jesse age 54, Sally age 45, Children:
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1...Peggy Childers age 27, born 1823
2...Lucinda Childers age 14, born 1836
3...William Childers age 10, born 1840 4...George Childers M age 4, born 1844
May have been other children between Peggy and Lucinda but these are the ones listed at home in 1850
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