TF 21
William Todd 1765-1828 PA/W VA
This family history was compiled from various sources by Bill Marshall
utilizing the sources he has so thoroughly documented. Y-DNA sample from a member of this family to
be a 25 marker match to the Todds who settled in Co Down in the 1600s and in Ardstraw,
Co Tyrone, and in Co Londonderry in Ireland.
The synthesis of the early history of the family appears to have come
from the following major sources:
(1) Letter from William Neely Todd (1837-1926) written at the age of 79 in 1916 discussing his grandfather William Todd (1765-1828) from what he was told by his family. He remembered they immigrated from Ireland to Philadelphia and then to western Pennsylvania.
(2) Letters from Frank L Todd
(1861-1936) written in 1935 discussing a conversation in 1898 with a Dr John
Todd (b abt 1818) in Wilmington DE who claimed to be the nephew of William Todd
b 1765 married Elizabeth Neely. concerning
the Todd immigration into New London, Connecticut in 1754, migrating to NJ and
then to Lancaster Co. where one part went to Delaware and then on into Virginia
and the other going to Washington County.
There is a Lancaster John Todd b 1765 who married Mary Eberman but the
fate of their children has never been unearthed. There is another Lancaster family that is
unrelated in the portion of that county that became Dauphin Co that migrated to
Rowan Co NC. We can not corroborate
the migration history nor the names of the brothers of William nor the identity
of the Doctor John Todd who spoke with Frank in 1898.
(3) Todd Family (possibly “Todd Family of West Virginia”, author unknown
which stated: “John Todd and wife, Mary Gillespie, lived in Milltown Co Antrim,
Ireland, andwere linen weavers. Their sons
John and William emigrated to this countryfirst and were followed by James and
George. They settled in Maryland it is reported
-- also a record says they settled in Chester Co. PA.
(4) a typewritten manuscript prepared in or after 1940, author unknown,
titled “Gillespie Notes”.
(5) Flyleaf in book written in 1886 in the possession of William Todd
1805-1888 which stated: “About the year
1800, Grandfather, whose name is John Todd, and his family whose name we will
give came to these United States.
William, James, Thomas, Martha, Jinnie, and Mary. My father, William Todd, married Elizabeth
Neely soon after they crossed the sea and settled in West Virginia, Ohio
County. The names of their children are
as follows: John, William (the author of thesenotes), Mary, James, Jane,
Dorcas, Wallace, Thomas, Joseph, and Martha.
There is a Milltown in Co Tyrone where Todds with the same DNA pattern
lived. Co Tyrone is where Elizabeth Neeley was alleged to have been born.
So all that is certain is that there was an Irish origin and a Washington
Co arrival around 1800. The evidence
of where they landed and the sojourn to western PA is conflictual. The best documented of the family is William
Todd 1765-1828.
Richard McMurtry believes that the references to Belfast, County Antrim and Milltown, County Antrim are a mistake and that the Milltown that was remembered was actually in County Tyrone, where there is a matching DNA pattern in the parish of Ardstraw. A Big Y sample from the Ardstraw family might confirm (or refute) this theory.
Modified Register for John TODD
First Generation
1. John
TODD was born about 1721 in Belfast,
Co Antrium, Ireland. He died after 2 May 1808.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Gillespie notes", 8
typed, photocopied, well-worn pages from VirginiaEDGAR via Joyce MOORE
received Aug 1 1988. Author unknown. dated 1880-1940.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Bell, Raymond Martin, List of
Inhabitants in Washington County, PA, 1800 orbefore. Washington, PA:
author, 1961. Citizens Library SR929.3Bel
Census 1790, TODD, John, Film
M637#9, Washington Co PA, p6. M637-9-0089.
Census 1800, TODD, John, Film
M32#44, Nottingham Twp, Washington Co PA, p8.M32-44-0078.
Letter from Dr. Frank L. Todd,
3/20/1935
Letter from William N. Todd,
4/1916
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,1958, Book 6,
1801-1811, LDS Film#0855589#2.
Sawhill, Donald B, SAWHILL
Family, from notes of Benjamin Wesley Sawhill,circulated privately Feb
1964. LDS Film #1454553#10.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James AlexanderSawhill. Grosse
Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
RESEARCH NOTES:
John Todd and wife, Mary
Gillespie, lived in Milltown Co Antrim, Ireland, andwere linen weavers.
Milltown, Ireland, is now a part
of Belfast according toreport. [Ref:
TODD Family]
lived in Belfast, Milltown,
Ireland, County Antrim. An Elder in
Mr.Moorhead's Church. Sons John and
William were the first to
emigrate; landedat New London, Conn, Sep 10 1754. [Ref: GILLESPIE Family]
definitely established that he
had two brothers, James and George, whocame to America with him in
1801 [Ref: Shields SAWHILL p11]
William TODD who married
Elizabeth NEELY was [Dr. John TODD's] uncle.
Hisfather John TODD and
William TODD were brothers. These ancestors came fromIreland to America
later in November 1754;
landed at New London, Conn,where
they remained that winter and going then to some place in New
Jerseywhere they remained for 3
years. [WTM: wording is not clear whether arrivaldate is referring to
John and William (conflicting Sep
10 1754 date) orreferring to William and Elizabeth] [Ref: Frank Todd
3/20/1935]
Their sons John and William
emigrated to this country first and were followedby James and George.
They settled in Maryland it is
reported -- also a recordsays they settled in Chester Co. PA. [Ref: TODD
Family]
first lived near Lancaster, PA;
later moved to Washington Co, PA [Ref: ShieldsSAWHILL p12]
John Todd and Mary Gilespie
emigrated to Lancaster Co, Pa. From
there to nearBuffalo Village,
Washington Co, Pa., from there to
near Wollsville, Ohio, onthe West Virginia side. The Gillespie estate
was either an entailed estate
ormoney deposited for Mary Gillespie to draw a yearly income from, as
that wasthe way they often left
property to a female heir (or line). [Ref: GILLESPIEFamily]
came to America about 1801, age
80 [Ref: GILLESPIE Family]
1790: Census of Washington Co,
PA, p6, listed with three free white males overage 16, one white male
under age 16, and three white
females [Ref: TODD John1790Census]
1800: possibly the John TODD
listed on County Census of Taxables forNottingham Twp, Washington
Co, PA [Ref: Bell WashCoInhab]
1800: Census of Nottingham Twp,
Washington Co, PA, p8, listed with 1 freewhite male age 10-16, one
age 16-26, one age 45&up; one
free white femaleage 16-26, one age 45&up [Ref: TODD John
1800Census]
Early 1800's William bought a
farm in Virginia the nearest town being WestAlexander, Pa. Here he set
up a linen weaving establishment
fine linens andlinsy-woolsy which they sold in England. [Ref: TODD
Family]
Jul 7 1806: purchased from John
Foot and Mary his wife, for $400, 63 acres and150 poles of landon
Long Run in Ohio Co Va [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 6-103]
May 2 1808: purchased from John
Foot and Mary his wife, for $400, 61 acres and150 poles of land on
Long Run in Ohio Co VA [WTM:
seems to duplicate atransfer of 7 Jul 1806; lost deed?] [Ref: OhioCoVA
Deeds 6-335]
May 2 1808: sold to Michael Cox,
for $400, 61 acres and 150 poles of landon Long Run in Ohio Co VA
[Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds 6-338]
----------From fly leaf of an old
book in the posession of the Cunningham (WilliamTodd) family, written
May 8, 1886:This book is the
property of William Todd, born Feb 14, 1805. ...
About the year 1800, Grandfather, whose name is John Todd, and his
familywhose name we will give
came to these United States. William, James, Thomas,Martha, Jinnie, and
Mary. My father, William
Todd, married Elizabeth Neelysoon
after they crossed the sea and settled in West Virginia, Ohio County.
The names of their children are
as follows: John, William (the author of thesenotes), Mary, James, Jane,
Dorcas, Wallace, Thomas, Joseph,
and Martha.[Ref: SawhillDB SAWHILL p14]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 6-103, dated 7
Jul 1806:
This Indenture made the seventh day of July in the year Eighteen hundred
andsix and in the 30th year
of the Commonwealth between John
Foot and Mary hiswife of Ohio County and Commonwealth of
Virginia of the one part and John
Toddof said County and Commonwealth of the other part, Witnesseth
that the saidJohn Foot and Mary
his wife in Consideration of four hundred dollars to themin hand paid
by the said John Todd at or
before the ensealing and delivery ofthese presents the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged have
bargained andsold and by these presents do and each of them doth bargain
and sell unto thesaid John Todd
his heirs a Certain tract or parcel of land Whereon the saidJohn Todd
now liveth, lying and being in
the county aforesaid Beginning at aSugar tree on Nicholas Rodgers line
thence South 78 degrees west one
hundredand five poles to a beach corner to William Biggs thence
North seven degreesEast forty six
poles to a Walnut thence North fifty nine degrees west Seventyfour
poles to a Sugar Tree corner to
Zacharah Sprigg and with his line Northforty four degrees East eighty
two poles to a White Oak and
Ironwood in JohnBecks line thence South forty two degrees east one
hundred and sixty threepoles to
the Beginning Containing sixty three acres and one hundred and
fiftythree poles With all and
Singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging toHave and to hold the
said tract of land with the
appurtenances herediatemtnsand all and Singular other the premises herein
before mentioned or intended tobe
bargained and sold and every part and parcel thereof with every of
theirright members and
appurtenances unto the said John Todd his heirs and assignsforever to and for
the only proper use and behoof of
him the said John Toddhis heirs and assigns forever and the said
John Foot and Mary his wife
forthemselves and their heirs the said tract of land with all and Singular
thepremises and appurtenances
before mentioned unto the said John Todd his heirsand assigns free
from the Claim or Claims of them
the said John Foot and Maryhis wife or other of them or either of them
heirs and of all and every
personor persons Whatsoever Shall and Will and do Warrant and forever
defend bythese presents. In Witness whereof the said John Foot and
Mary his wife havehereunto set
their hands and seals this day
and year first above written.John Foot.
Mary Foot.
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of <blank>
A true copy from the original Indenture which was acknowledged in Court
atJuly Term 1806 by John
Foot and Mary his wife grantors
thereunto and orderedto be recorded and at the same time the said
Mary being examined apart fromher
said husband relinquishes her right of dower.
Test. Moses
Chapline.[Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds
6-103]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 6-335, dated 2
May 1808:
This Indenture made the second day of May eighteen hundred and eight and
inthe thirty second year
of the Commonwealth between John
Foot and Mary his wifeof Ohio County and Commonwealth of
Virginia of the one part and John
Todd ofthe same place of the other part, witnesseth that the said John
Foot and Maryhis wife in
consideration of four hundred dollars to them in hand paid by thesaid John
Todd the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged have bargained andsold and by these presents do
bargain and sell and convey unto
the said JohnTodd his heirs and assigns a certain tract of parcel of
land on Long Run incounty and
State aforesaid beginning at a sugar tree in Nicholas Rogers linethence
South seventy eight west one
hundred and five poles to a beech cornerto William Biggs thence North
seven degrees East forty six
poles to a walnutthence North fifty nine degrees West seventy four poles to
a sugar tree cornerto Zachariah
Sprigg and with his line North forty four degrees East eighty twopoles to
a white Oak and Iron wood in John
Beechs line thence South forty twodegrees east one hundred and
sixty three poles to the
Beginning containingsixty three acres and one hundred and fifty poles with all
and singular theappurtenances
thereunto belonging, To have and to hold the said tract of landwith its
appurtenances unto the said John
Todd his heirs and assigns foreverAnd the said John Foot and Mary
his wife for themselves and their
heirs thesaid tract of land with its appurtenances unto the said John
Todd his heirsand assigns free
from the claim or claims of them the said John Foot and Maryhis wife or
either of them their heirs or
either of their heirs and all andevery person or persons whatsoever shall
and will warrant and forever
defendby these presents. In Witness
whereof the said John Foot and Mary
his wifehave hrereunto set their
hands and seals the day and year above written.
JohnFoot. Mary Foot.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of <blank>
A copy from the original which was acknowledged at May term 1808 by
JohnFoot and Mary his wife
parties and ordered to be
recorded and at the same timethe said Mary examined relinquishing her right
of dower. Test Moses Chapline[Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds
6-335]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 6-338, dated 2
May 1808:
This Indenture made the second day of May eighteen hundred and eight
betweenJohn Todd and Mary
his wife of Ohio County State of
Virginia of the one partand Michael Cox of the same place of the other
part witnesseth that the saidJohn
and Mary his wife in consideration of four hundred dollars to them
inhand paid by the said Michael
Cox the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledgedhave bargained and
sold and by these presents do
bargain sell and convey untothe said Michael Cox his heirs and assigns a
certain tract of parcel of landon
Long Run in County and State aforesaid, Beginning at a sugar tree
inNicholas Rodgers line thence
South seventy eight degrees west one hundred andfive poles to a beach
corner to William Biggs thence
North seven degrees Eastforty six poles to a Walnut thence North fifty
nine degrees West seventy
fourpoles to a sugar tree corner to Zachariah Sprigg and with his line North
fortyfour degrees East eighty two
poles to a white oak and Ironwood on John Beck'sline thence South
forty two degrees East one
hundred and sixty three poles tothe Beginning, Containing sixty one acres
and one hundred fifty poles with
alland singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging, To have and to
hold thesaid tract of land with
its appurtenances unto the said Michael Cox his heirsand assigns forever,
And the said John Todd and Mary
his wife for themselvesand their heirs the said tract of land with its
appurtenances untothe saidMichael
Cox his heirs and assigns free from the claim or claims of them
thesaid John Todd and Mary his
wife or either of them their or either
of theirheirs and all and every
person or persons whatsoever
shall and will warrantand forever defend by these presents. In Witness
whereof the said John Toddand
Mary his wife have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and
yearabove written. John Todd.
Mary Todd.
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of <blank>
A true copy from the original which was acknowledged in Court at May
Term1808 by John Todd party
thereto and ordered to be
recorded and adedamus(?)having issued to take the relinquishment of dower
of the said Mary wasreturned with
an endorsement thereon Certifying that the same was taken on
the23rd May 1808 by B Biggs and
John Barkey, and a commission having also issuedto take the
relinquishment of dower of the
said Mary Todd was returned with anendorsement certifying that the
same was taken on the 23rd May
1808 by B Biggsand John Buckey. Joses
Chapline. Test Moses
Chapline [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds6-338]
Sources for this Information:
date: age 80 in 1801 [Ref:
GILLESPIE Family], place: [Ref: GILLESPIE Family]in or near Milltown, Co
Antrim, Ireland [Ref: Shields
SAWHILL p11], father:[Ref: Shields SAWHILL p11, TODD Family]
Sources for this Information:
date: living 1801 [Ref: GILLESPIE
Family] living May 2 1808 [Ref: OhioCoVADeeds 6-338]
John married Mary Elizabeth
GILLESPIE daughter of James
GILLESPIE in Ireland. Mary died after 2 May 1808.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Gillespie notes", 8
typed, photocopied, well-worn pages from VirginiaEDGAR via Joyce MOORE
received Aug 1 1988. Author unknown. dated 1880-1940.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Letter from Mrs. S. J. Smith,
1880, Marion Centre, Kansas
Letter from William N. Todd,
4/1916
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,1958, Book 6,
1801-1811, LDS Film#0855589#2.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James AlexanderSawhill. Grosse
Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
Sources for this Information:
father: [Ref: Shields SAWHILL
p12], brother: James Gillespie [Ref: Mrs. S. J.Smith 1880]
Sources for this Information:
date: at age 95 [Ref: Shields
SAWHILL p12] living 1801 [Ref: GILLESPIE Family]living May 2 1808 [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 6-338]
John and Mary had the following
children:
+ 2 M i. John TODD .
3 M ii. James TODD .
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar
Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Letter from William N. Todd,
4/1916
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
Sources for this Information:
parents: [Ref: Shields SAWHILL
p12, TODD Family, William Todd 4/1916]
4 M iii. Thomas TODD .
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar
Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Letter from William N. Todd,
4/1916
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
Sources for this Information:
parents: [Ref: Shields SAWHILL
p12, TODD Family, William Todd 4/1916]
5 F iv. Martha TODD .
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Gillespie notes", 8
typed, photocopied, well-worn pages from VirginiaEDGAR via
Joyce MOORE received Aug 1
1988. Author unknown. dated 1880-1940.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar
Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Letter from William N. Todd,
4/1916
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
Sources for this Information:
parents: [Ref: Shields SAWHILL
p12, TODD Family, William Todd 4/1916]
Martha
married Wallace SMITH .
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Gillespie notes", 8
typed, photocopied, well-worn pages from VirginiaEDGAR via
Joyce MOORE received Aug 1
1988. Author unknown. dated 1880-1940.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
6 F v. Mary TODD .
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Gillespie notes", 8
typed, photocopied, well-worn pages from VirginiaEDGAR via
Joyce MOORE received Aug 1
1988. Author unknown. dated 1880-1940.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar
Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Letter from William N. Todd,
4/1916
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
Sources for this Information:
parents: [Ref: Shields SAWHILL
p12, TODD Family, William Todd 4/1916]
Mary
married Robert PROSSER .
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Gillespie notes", 8
typed, photocopied, well-worn pages from VirginiaEDGAR via
Joyce MOORE received Aug 1
1988. Author unknown. dated 1880-1940.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
+ 7 F vi. Jane TODD .
8 M vii. George TODD .
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar
Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
RESEARCH NOTES:
George Todd settled in Kentucky
and no trace of his has been found [Ref:
TODDFamily]
Sources for this Information:
parents: [Ref: TODD Family]
+ 9 M viii. William TODD was born about 1765. He died about Apr 1828.
Second
Generation
2. John
TODD (John).
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Gillespie notes", 8
typed, photocopied, well-worn pages from VirginiaEDGAR via Joyce MOORE
received Aug 1 1988. Author unknown. dated 1880-1940.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Bell, Raymond Martin, List of
Inhabitants in Washington County, PA, 1800 orbefore. Washington, PA:
author, 1961. Citizens Library SR929.3Bel
Census 1810, Nottingham Twp,
Washington Co, PA, p1. M252-57-0071.
Letter from Dr. Frank L. Todd,
3/20/1935
Letter from William N. Todd,
4/1916
RESEARCH NOTES:
arrived Sep 10 1754, New London,
Connecticut, with brother William[Ref: GILLESPIE Family]
with brother, William, emigrated
to this country first and were followed byJames and George. They
settled in Maryland it is
reported -- also a recordsays they settled in Chester Co. PA. [Ref: TODD
Family]
1800: possibly the John TODD,
single man, on County Census of Taxablesfor Nottingham Twp,
Washington Co, PA [Ref: Bell
WashCoInhab]
1810: Census of Nottingham Twp,
Washington Co, PA, p1, listed with one freewhite male under age 10,
one age 45&up; one free white
female under 10, oneage 10-16, one age 26-45, and one age 45&up
[Ref: 1810 PA
WashingtonNottingham 1]
Sources for this Information:
parents: [Ref: TODD Family,
William Todd 4/1916]
John had the following children:
10 M i. Dr John TODD was born in 1818.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Letter from Dr. Frank L. Todd,
3/20/1935
Sources for this Information:
date: age 80 in 1898 [Ref: Frank
Todd 3/20/1935], father: [Ref: Frank Todd3/20/1935]
7. Jane
TODD (John).
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Gillespie notes", 8
typed, photocopied, well-worn pages from VirginiaEDGAR via Joyce MOORE
received Aug 1 1988. Author unknown. dated 1880-1940.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Andrews, Peggy, Robert Cavender
and Jane Todd, private email, Sep 5 2002.Author address:
andrewspeggy@hotmail.com
Letter from William N. Todd,
4/1916
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James AlexanderSawhill. Grosse
Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
Sources for this Information:
parents: [Ref: Shields SAWHILL
p12, TODD Family, William Todd 4/1916]
Jane married Robert CAVENDER .
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Gillespie notes", 8
typed, photocopied, well-worn pages from VirginiaEDGAR via Joyce MOORE
received Aug 1 1988. Author unknown. dated 1880-1940.
Andrews, Peggy, Robert Cavender
and Jane Todd, private email, Sep 5 2002.Author address:
andrewspeggy@hotmail.com
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James AlexanderSawhill. Grosse
Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
Robert and Jane had the following
children:
11 F i. Louisa B CAVENDER .
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Andrews, Peggy, Robert Cavender
and Jane Todd, private email, Sep 5 2002.Author
address: andrewspeggy@hotmail.com
Sources for this Information:
parents: [Ref: Peggy Andrews 9/5/2002]
Louisa
married (1) John W SMITH son of
William SMITH and Martha WARREN on 24 Sep 1882 in Monroe Co, IN. John was born
about 1844 in
Indiana.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Andrews, Peggy, Robert Cavender
and Jane Todd, private email, Sep 5 2002.Author
address: andrewspeggy@hotmail.com
Sources for this Information:
date: abt 1844 [Ref: Peggy
Andrews 9/5/2002], place: [Ref: Peggy Andrews9/5/2002],
parents: [Ref: Peggy Andrews
9/5/2002]
Louisa
married (2) (Unk) NAPP in 0001.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Andrews, Peggy, Robert Cavender
and Jane Todd, private email, Sep 5 2002.Author
address: andrewspeggy@hotmail.com
9. William
TODD (John) was born about 1765 in
Belfast, Co Antrium, Ireland. He died about Apr 1828 in Ohio Co, Virginia (Now
West Virginia). He was buried in Presbyterian Church Graveyard, West Alexander,
PA.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Gillespie notes", 8
typed, photocopied, well-worn pages from VirginiaEDGAR via Joyce MOORE
received Aug 1 1988. Author unknown. dated 1880-1940.
-, "Neely notes", a
typed onionskin page, original author unknown, copyobtained from Virginia Edgar
Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Bell, Raymond Martin, List of
Inhabitants in Washington County, PA, 1800 orbefore. Washington, PA:
author, 1961. Citizens Library SR929.3Bel
Census 1800, TODD, William, Film
M32#44, Nottingham Twp, Washington Co PA, p8.M32-44-0078.
Census 1810, TODD, William, Film
M252#57, Nottingham Twp, Washington Co PA,p1.
M252-57-0071.
Census 1820, TODD, William, Film
M33#140, Ohio Co VA, p30. M33-140-0057.
Letter from Dr. Frank L. Todd,
3/20/1935
Letter from Dr. Frank L. Todd,
undated, approx 1935
Letter from William N. Todd,
4/1916
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,1958, Book 10,
1816-1820, LDS Film#0855591#2.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,1958, Book 15,
1829-1831, LDS Film#0855594#1.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,1958, Book 21,
1835-1838, LDS Film#0855530#1.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,1958, Book 33,
1849-1850, LDS Film#0855536#1.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,1958, Book 7,
1810-1816, LDS Film#0855590#1.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,1958, Book 8,
1810-1816, LDS Film#0855590#2.
Ohio County Virginia Will
Summaries 1776-1900. LDS Filmm#0250122 (only1776-1838) and #0464969
(complete 1776-1900).
Ohio County West Virginia, County
Court, Wills 1777-1947, SLC: GeneSocUT,1971.
Volume 3 1777-
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Ancestors and Descendantsof James AlexanderSawhill. Grosse
Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
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Film#0862518.
RESEARCH NOTES:
A little colony Neelys' Todds,
Gillespys' kindreds migrated from Ireland.They first settled near
Philadelphia where they landed, I
believe WestchesterCounty. From this
place they separated. Some
of the Todds going up theHudson
N.Y., some to Ky, some to some of the counties east of Pittsburgh.
[Ref: William Todd 4/1916]
Grandfather William Todd, the
Neelys', and Gilespy coming to near Claysville,Washington County, PA.
[Ref: William Todd 4/1916]
1800: Census of Nottingham Twp,
Washington Co, PA, p8, listed with two freewhite males under age 10,
one age 26-45; two free white
females under age 10,one age 26-45 [Ref: TODD William 1800Census]
1800: possibly the William TODD
(already married) listed on County Census ofTaxables for Nottingham
Twp, Washington Co, PA [Ref: Bell
WashCoInhab]
Dec 27 1809: (of Finlay Township)
purchased 85 acres 86 perches land inFindley Twp, Washington Co,
on Buffalo Creek from Jacob
Kuntz, $195. [Ref:WashingtonCoPA Deeds 1U-777]
soon after buying farm, bought
four imported looms and established the firstweaving mill west of the
Alleghenies. Raised flax for linen and sheep toprovide
wool. Farm was paid for in a few years
from the
profits. [Ref:Shields SAWHILL
p13]
1810 Census of Nottingham Twp,
Washington Co, PA, p1, listed with two freewhite males under age 10,
one age 10-16, one age 45&up;
one free white femaleunder age 10, one age 10-16, one age 26-45 [Ref:
TODD William 1810Census]
Oct 3 1810: purchased from
Stephen Cox and Mayard his wife (of Jefferson CoOhio), for $400, 92
acres of land on the waters of
Middle Wheeling Creek. Attime of deed
was "of Washington County" [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 7-77]
Mar 21 1811: (of Finlay Township)
sold to John Irie 85 acres and 89 perches ofland on Buffalo Creek,
Washington Co, for $255 (same
land purchased Dec 271809) [Ref: WashingtonCoPA Deeds 1W-622]
drafted to be a soldier in the
War of 1812; was gone several weeks but did notreach the front before
peace was proclaimed and he was
mustered out [Ref:William Todd 4/1916]
private in the "Troop of
Franklyn Flying Artillery" commanded by Capt RichardBache, Jul 4 1814 [Ref:
Shields SAWHILL p13]
1814: located in Upper District
of Ohio County, VA. Taxed for 2
horses,$.42. One white male over 16
in household [Ref: OhioCoVA
TaxLists]
Apr 26 1815: purchased from
Andrew Gillespie and Nancy his wife, for $203.50,35 3/4 acres, adjacent
to State line between OH-PA [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 8-305]
c1816: purchased the old farm
home near West Alexander, Pa., just over theOhio border into Pa. [Ref:
William Todd 4/1916]
built the largest and finest hewn
two story log house in the whole country,together with a then-largest
weaving shop. Running four imported weaverslooms. He was a professional weaver by trade in
Ireland,
and his childrenwere all expert
weavers, and paid for the old farm by weaving linens of allgrades up to
95 threads to the inch -
fine. And flannels, blankets for
homeuse, as well as woolsey-lincy that went to
England. Growing the wool and theflax on the farm and
preparing it all by hand (without any machinery)
to makethe product. [Ref: William Todd 4/1916]
1815: Upper District of Ohio
County, VA. Taxed $.54: 2 horses,
mules,etc, and 4 cattle [Ref: OhioCoVA
TaxLists]
1816: Upper District of Ohio
County, VA. Taxed $.36: 2 horses [Ref:
OhioCoVATaxLists]
1817: Upper District of Ohio
County, VA. Taxed $.36: 2 horses [Ref:
OhioCoVATaxLists]
1818: Upper District of Ohio
County, VA. Taxed $.54: 3 horses. Recordshows 2 males over age of 16
years in household [Ref: OhioCoVA
TaxLists]
1819: Upper District of Ohio
County, VA. Taxed $.36: 2 horses [Ref:
OhioCoVATaxLists]
1820: Upper District of Ohio
County, VA. Taxed $.36: 2 horses [Ref:
OhioCoVATaxLists]
Mar 24 1820: mortgated to William
Sawhill of Buffalo Township Washington Co,for $157.39, 55 acres of
land on waters of Wheeling Creek,
Ohio Co, VA [WTM:according to Deed 15-334, this was released 6
Jan 1830] [Ref: OhioCoVA
Deeds10-211]
1820 Census of Ohio Co, VA, p30,
listed with two free white males under age10, three age 10-16, one
age 16-18 [WTM: but none 16-26,
probable error bycensus taker], one age 26-45; two free white
females under age 10, one
age10-16, one age 26-45; four people engaged in agriculture [Ref: TODD
William1820Census]
1821: Ohio County, VA. Taxed $.14: 1 horse [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1822: Ohio County, VA. Taxed $.41: 3 horses [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1823: Ohio County, VA. Taxed $.24: 2 horses [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1824: Ohio County, VA. Taxed $.24: 2 horses [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1825: Ohio County, VA. Taxed $.36: 3 horses. 3 white males over 16 inhousehold [Ref:
OhioCoVA
TaxLists]
1826: Ohio County, VA. Taxed $.36: 3 horses. 2 white males over 16 inhousehold [Ref:
OhioCoVA
TaxLists]
1827: Ohio County, VA. Taxed $.36: 3 horses [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1828: Ohio County, VA. Taxed $.36: 3 horses. Listed as William Sr, with2 white males over
16 in
household [Ref: OhioCoVA
TaxLists]
will dated Apr 13 1828, probated
Oct 1828. Divisees: Elizabeth
Todd,William Todd, James Todd, John
Todd. Property: Real & Personal property
[Ref:OhioCoVA WillSummaries]
death was caused by poisoning
from a dose of calomel given him by anitinerant doctor [Ref: Shields
SAWHILL p13]
1829: Ohio County, VA. Estate taxed $.20: 2 horses. 2 white males average of 16 in
household. Taxes
entered and paid March 19 [Ref:
OhioCoVATaxLists]
Jan 6 1830: release obtained from
William Sawhill for a deed of Mortgagefor $157.39 dated 24 Mar
1820 [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds 15-334]
1830: Ohio County, VA. Estate taxed $.16: 2 horses. 1 white male overage of 16 in household [Ref:
OhioCoVA TaxLists]
Mar 25 1836: Heirs (John,
William, James Sawhill & Mary, James, Wallace, HughBrown & Jane)
confirmed a prior sale from
William Todd to James Maxwell for$120 of eight acres, which was never
recorded (James Maxwell sold land
toDanielMcDaniel and was unable to make valid title) [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds21-318]
Sep 23 1847: Heirs (John,
William, Wallace, Thomas, Joseph, James Sawhill& wife Mary, Hugh Brown
& wife Jane, John Cunningham
& wife Martha) soldto James Todd, for $120 each, all their interest in
118 acres of land onwaters of
Middle Wheeling Creek owned by William Todd at time of his death[Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 33-505]
--------------------Washington Co
PA deeds 1U-777, dated 27 Dec 1809:
This Indenture made the twenty seventh day of December in the year of
ourLord one thousand eight
hundred and nine between Jacob
Kuntz of the Town ofWashington in Washington County in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of
the onepart, and William Todd of Findley Township in said County of
the other part,Witnesseth that
the said Jacob Kuntz for the consideration of one hundred andninety five
dollars to him in hand paid by
the said William Todd the receiptof which is hereby acknowledged hath
and hereby doth fully and
absolutelygrant bargain sell release convey and confirm unto the said William
Todd andhis heirs and assigns
forever a certain Plantation and tract of land situateon the head waters
of Buffalo Creek in the Township
and County aforesaidbounded as follows, beginning at a white oak
thence by land of Philip
Carternorth eighty two and a half degrees east two hundred and seven perches
to adogwood thence north ten
degrees west seven perches to a dogwood thence byland of Hugh Kerr
north forty degrees west one
hundred and twenty two perchesto a dead red oak thence by land of the
heirs of Archebald Brownlee
southfifty six degrees west forty eight perches to a white oak and south
sixtydegrees west one hundred and
thirteen perches to a fir tree thence by land ofSamuel Byers south
sixty eight perches to the place
of beginning, containingeighty five acres and eighty six perches, being
the same tract of land grantedto
the Executors of Michael Kuntz deceased for his heirs by deed dated
the 4thday of April 1804, and
they the said heirs transferred their respective claimsto the said tract unto
the said Jacob Kuntz, To have and
to hold the saiddescribed tract of land with the appurtenances unto
the said William Todd tothe only
proper use and behoof of him the said William Todd and his heirs
andassigns forever, And he the
said Jacob Kuntz doth hereby covenant himself andhis heirs executors
and administrators hereby by
these presents to warrant anddefend the said William Todd and his heirs
and assigns forever in the full
andpeaceable possession of the said tract of land and premises against
the lawfulclaim of all persons
whatsoever. In witness whereof hereunto
set his hand andseal the day
and the year first above
written. Jacob Kuntz.
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us Joseph Henderson
FrancisMathers.
On the day of the date hereof received the consideration money
withinmentioned in full from William
Todd received by me. Jacob Kuntz.
PresentJoseph Henderson. Francis
Mathers.
Washington County SS. Before me
Joseph Henderson Esq one of theCommonwealth Justices of the
peace of and for said County
personally cameJacob Kuntz grantor to the within deed and instrument of
writing andacknowledged the same
as his act and deed for the purposes therein mentionedand desired
that the same may be entered on
record as such. In Witnesswhereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
seal the day of the date
hereof.Joseph Henderson.
Recorded and compared with original the 28th day of December, Anno
Domini1809. [Ref:
WashingtonCoPA Deeds 1U-777]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 7-77, dated 3
Oct 1810:
This Indenture made this 3rd day of October in the year of our Lord
onethousand eight hundred and
ten between Stephen Cox and
Mayard Cox his wife ofJefferson County and State of Ohio of the one
part and William Todd
ofWashington County and State of Pennsylvania of the other part, Witnesseth
thatthe said Stephen Cox and
Mayard Cox his wife for and in consideration of thesum of four hundred
dollars to them in hand paid the
receipt of which ishereby acknowledged by the said Stephen Cox and
Mayard his wife doth herebygive
grant bargain sell and convey and by these presents do give grant
bargainsell and convey unto the
said William Todd his heirs and assigns a certaintract or parcel of land
being part of two surveys one of
which surveyscontained four hundred acres and was made in the name
of Jacob Lentz as willmore fully
appear by reference being had to a grant issued by the Register ofthe
land Office for the said 400
acres of land which survey of land wasconveyed to the said John Brie by
said Link, the other survey which
this deedincludes a part of was for 24 acres made for Arch Wood and
a grant issued tosaid John Brie
assignee of Wood for said 24 acres as will more fully appear
byreference being had to the
grant issued for the same and conveyed by said Brieto said Cox, which
tract of land which is hereby
sold and conveyed contains byestimation ninety two acres and is situated
on the waters of Middle
WheelingCreek and is bounded followeth
(to wit), Beginning at a White Oak
one of theoriginal corners of
Link's survey thence South three degrees East 160 poles toa White oak in
Walter Dubhanan line thence
leaving said line N 82 degrees 897poles to a white oak thence N 140
poles to a White oak thence N 37
degrees W97 poles to the beginning, together with all ways waters
woods priviledgesadvantages and
appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging to have and tohold
the said tract of land containing
92 acres with all its appurtenances tothe said William Todd his heirs
and assigns forever and the said
Stephen Coxand Mayant Cox his wife for themselves their heirs
executors administratorsdoth covenant
to and with the said William Todd his heirs and assigns that
heStephen Cox and Mayart his wife
and their heirs the said bargained and soldpremises with all its
appurtenances to the said William
Todd his heirs andassigns shall and will warrant and forever
hereafter defend against all
andevery person or persons lawfully claiming whatsoever. In Witness
whereof thesaid Stephen Cox and
Mayant Cox his wife have hereunto set their hands andseals the day
and year first written. Stephen Cox.
Mayard Cox.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of <blank>
A true copy from the original which was acknowledged on Court at
NovemberTerm 1810 by Stephen
Cox and Mayard his wife parties
thereto and ordered to berecorded and at the same time the said
Mayart being privately
examinedrelinquished her right of dower.
Test: Moses Chapline. [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds7-77]
Washington Co deeds 1W-622, 21
Mar 1811:
This Indenture made this twenty first day of March in the year of our
Lordone thousand eight hundred
and eleven, by and between
William Todd andElizabeth his wife of Finley Township in the County of
Washington andCommonwealth of
Pennsylvania of the one part and John Irie of the County andState
aforesaid of the other part,
Witnesseth that the said William Todd forthe consideration of the sum of two
hundred and fifty five Dollars to
him inhand paid by the said John Irie the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledgedhath and hereby doth
fully and absolutely grant bargain sell release conveyand confirm
unto the said John Irie and his
heirs and assigns forever acertain plantation and tract of land lying and
being situated on the StonGose(?)
fork of Buffalo Creek in the Township and County aforesaid and
boundedas follows, to wit,
Beginning at a white oak, thence by land of Philip Bartasnorth eighty two and
one half degrees east two hundred
and seven perches to adogwood thence north six degrees west
seven perches to a dogwood thence
bylands of Hugh Kerr north forty degrees west one hundred and
twenty two perchesto a dead red
oak, thence by land of the heirs of Archibald Brownlee southforty six
degrees west forty eight perches
to a white oak and south sixtydegrees west one hundred and thirteen
perches to a sugar tree and
thence byland of Samuel Byers south ten degrees east thirty eight perches
to the placeof beginning
Containing eighty five acres and eighty nine perches, It being apart of a tract
of
land granted to the descendants
of Michael Kuntz deceasedin trust for his heirs by patent dated the 4th
day of April 1804 and they
thesaid heirs transferred their respective claims in the aforesaid tract unto
thesaid Jacob Kuntz and conveyed
by the said Jacob Kuntz to the said William Toddby deed of
conveyance bearing date the
twenty seventy day of December in theyear of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and nine all of
which will morefull and at large appear deference being had to the records
of said County, Tohave and To
hold the said described tract of land and premises with
theappurtenances unto the said
John Irie to the only proper use and behoof of himthe said John Irie and
his heirs and assigns forever,
and the said WilliamTodd and Elizabeth his wife doth hereby covenant
and bind themselves and
theirheirs administrators and assigns firmly by these presents to warrant
anddefend the said John Irie and
his heirs and assigns forever in the full andpeaceable possession of
the said described tract of land
and premises againstthe lawful claim of all persons whatsoever claiming
or to claim. In Witnesswhereof the said William Todd and
Elizabeth his wife hath hereunto set
theirhands and seals the day and
the year first above written. William
Todd.Elizabeth Todd.
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of us, Joseph Henderson,
MaryHenderson
On the day the date hereof received the consideration money within
mentionedfrom John Irie received
by me. William Todd.
Test Joseph Henderson.
Washington County SS: Before me, Joseph Henderson, Esq, one the
CommonwealthJustices of the
peace in and for said County came
William Todd and Elizabethhis wife grantors to the within deed and
instrument of writing
andacknowledged the same as their act and deed for the purposes
thereinmentioned, and desired
that the same may be entered on record as such, thewife being by me
examined separate and apart from
her said husband says thatshe signed the same of her own free will
and consent without fear
orconstraint of her said husband. In
Witness whereof I have hereunto set
myhand and seal the day of the
date hereof. Joseph Henderson.
Recorded and compared with Original, the 23rd day of March, Anno
Domini,1813. [Ref:
WashingtonCoPA Deeds 1W-622]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 8-338, dated 26
Apr 1815:
This Indenture made this twenty sixth day of April in the year of our Lordone
thousand Eight hundred
and fifteen Between Andrew
Gillespie of Ohio Countyand State of Virginia and Nancy his wife of the one
part and William Todd ofthe
aforesaid County and State, Witnesseth that said Andrew Gillespie
andNancy his wife for and in
consideration of the sum of two hundred and threeDollars and fifty cents to
be paid at the sealing of these
presents doth grantbargain sell and convey and hath by these presents
granted Bargained sold
andConveyed unto the said William Todd his heirs and assigns a certain piece
andparcel of land together with
all its appurtenances Bounded as followith, viz,Beginning at a Spanish
Oak in the State line therein
North fifty five and onehalf degrees West fifteen poles and sixty six
hundreths facir(?) pole chainsto
a stake corner to John Smith thence South twenty six and a half
degreesWest three and eighth
hundreths chains to a stone corner to Wm Baynold thencewith his line
North sixty five and a half
degrees West twenty eight and eightytwo hundreths chains to a stone, thence
south one half degree east
sixteen andsixty seven hundreths chains to a white oak corner to said Todd,
thence Southeighty eight and
three fourth degrees East forty and twenty two hundrethschains passing
another corner of said Todd to
the Beginning, Containing thirtyfive acres and three fourths, Now this
Indenture witnesseth that they
saidAndrew Gillespie and his wife Nancy for and in consideration of the
aforesaidsum paid them in hand
hath bargained sell and convey unto the said WilliamTodd his heirs
and assigns for ever all that
above described piece or parcelof land with its appurtenances the said
Andrew Gillespie and Nancy his
wifeCovenant and promise to and with the said William Todd that the
said AndrewGillespie and Nancy his
wife their heirs Executors Administrators unto thesaid William Todd
his heirs Executors
Administrators and Assigns all the abovedescribed piece or parcel of land with
its
appurtenances Shall and
willwarrant forever defend against themselves and their heirs and every
otherperson or persons lawfully
claiming the same or any part thereof.
Intestimony whereof the said
Andrew Gillespie and Nancy his
wife have hereuntoset their hands and affixed their seals. Andrew (X)
Gillespie. Nancy (X)Gillespie.
In
presence of John Smith, Wm Brownlee.
I do certify that the above is a true copy from the original deed which
wasacknowledged before me in
my office on the 28th day of
September 1815 byAndrew Gillespie party thereto who desired that the
same might be recorded.Test: Wm
Chapline. [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds 8-305]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 10-211, dated 24
Mar 1820:
Know All men by these presents that I William Todd of Ohio County and
Stateof Virginia in
consideration of the sum of
$157.39 cents lawful money of theUnited States of America paid to me by
William Sawhill of Buffaloe
townshipWashington County and State of Pennsylvania, the receipt whereof
I do herebyacknowledge do hereby
give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said WilliamSawhill his
heirs and assigns forever, a
certain tract of land lying on thewaters of Wheeling Creek in Ohio County
and State of Virginia bounded
asfollows (to wit) Beginning at a White Oak S 57 degrees E 93 perches to
a WhiteOak thence N 26 degrees E
35 and one half perches to a stone thence N 46degrees W 154
perches to a white oak thence S
134 perches to the beginningcontaining 55 acres, being part of a tract
of land granted to Andrew
Robisonby patent bearing date <blank> who conveyed to John Wilson and
conveyed bysaid John Wilson to
Daniel & Andrew Gillespie and by them conveyed to WilliamTodd; To
have and to hold the said granted
bargained premises with thepriviledges and appurtainances thereof,
to the said William Sawhill his
heirsand assigns to his and their use and behoof forever, And I the said
WilliamTodd for myself my heirs
executors and administrators do covenant with thesaid William Sawhill
his heirs and assigns that I am
lawfully Seized in fee ofthe premises that they are free of all
incumbrances that I have good
right tosell and convey the same to the said William Sawhill to hold as
aforesaid, andthat I will warrant
and defend the same to the said William Sawhill his heirsand assigns
forever against the lawful claims
and demands of all persons,Provided Nevertheless that if I the said
William Todd my heirs executors
oradministrators, shall well and truly pay to the said William Sawhill
his heirsexecutors administrators
or assigns the full and just sum of $157.39 centslawfull money of the
United States on or before the
24th day of September nextensuing the date hereof, with lawfull interest
for the same untill paid,
thenthis deed as also a certain note bearing even date with these presents
Givenby me to the said William
Sawhill conditioned to pay the same Sum and interestat the time
aforesaid shall be void,
otherwise shall remain in full force andvirtue.
In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal
this 24th dayof March in the year of our Lord 1820. William Todd.
Witness present John Simpson, Charles McRoberts.
I do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the original which
wasacknowledged in the office by
William Todd on the 28th day of
April 1820 forrecord. Test: William
Chapline Jr. [Ref: OhioCoVA
Deeds 10-211]
Text of will, from Will Book 3-8,
dated 13 Apr 1828, proved Oct term 1828:
In the name of God Amen Know all
men by these presents that I William Toddof Ohio County Virginia
being in a low condition of body
but of Sound Mind andMemory do make and ordain this my last will and
testament, First, I will
andbequeath to My beloved wife Elizabeth all my real and personal estate
untilthe
youngest Child is twenty one
years of age for the purpose of Raising andsupporting and schooling the
Children and for her own support
and after thisperiod arrives She is to have a support from the place.
2nd I bequeath to mySon William
if it can be spared after paying my just debts a horse creature atthe
discretion of his mother and the
like bequest to my son James when he istwenty one years of age on
the same conditions. 3rd It is my desire thatfinally my property
with the exceptions of the above
bequests shall beequally divided
among My Children. 4th I hereby
constitute my wife
ElizabethExecutrix and My son
John Executor of this my will and testament, In witnessof this being my
free act and deed I hereunto sign
and seal this 13th of April1828. William
Todd seal. presence of John
A Smith, Hugh Brownlee,
JohnBushfield.
I do certify that the above will is a true copy of the original which
wasproven in Court at October Term
1828, as and for the last will
and testamentof William Todd deceased, by the oaths of John A Smith and
Hugh Brownleetwo of the
Subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.Wm Chapline, C.O.
C. [Ref: OhioCoWV Wills 3-8]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 15-334, dated 6
Jan 1830:
This Indenture made and entered into this sixth day of January 1830
betweenWilliam Sawhill of the
first part and the heirs of
William Todd deceased ofthe other part, witnesseth that whereas the said
William Todd in his lifetimedid
by a Deed of Mortgage dated the 24th day of March 1820 convey to the
saidWilliam Sawhill a certain
tract of land in the County of Ohio on the waters ofWheeling Creek
containing fifty five acres to
become the payment of onehundred and fifty seven dollars and thirty nine
cents as mentioned in saidDeed,
and whereas the said sum of money has been fully paid off and
dischargedby the heirs of the
said William Todd, Now this Indenture witnesseth that thesaid William
Sawhill for and in consideration
of the payment aforesaid dothgrant bargain sell and release to the heirs
of the said William Todd all
theinterest right title property claim and demand either in law or equity
whichhe the said William Sawhill
hath or might have in and to the tract of landaforesaid in consequence
of the said Deed. In testimony whereof the saidWilliam Sawhill
hath hereunto set his hand and affixed
his seal the day andyear first
above written. William Sawhill.
I do certify that the above deed is a true copy of the original which
was byme admitted to Record on
the sixth day of January 1830
upon theacknowledgement of William Sawhill party thereto made before
me in my office.Test. Wm
Chapline. [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds 15-334]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 21-318, dated 25
Mar 1836:
This Indenture made this 25th day of March in the year of our Lord
onethousand eight hundred and
thirty six between John Todd of
Ohio County andWilliam Todd of Washington County, James Sawhill
and Mary his wife of the
sameplace, James Todd of this County, Wallace Todd of the same, and Hugh
Brown andJane his wife of the
state of Ohio, the heirs of William Todd, late of thisCounty, deceased, of
the one part, and Daniel McDaniel
of Washington County ofthe other part, Whereas by deed of
Conveyance the said William Todd
for theconsideration of one hundred and twenty Dollars to him in
hand paid, didbargain, grant and
sell to James Maxwell, of Washington County Pennsylvania acertain
piece of parcel of Land lying in
the County aforesaid, adjoining Landof the said James Maxwell, Thomas
Myers, and the said William Todd,
Andbounded as follows, viz, Beginning at a Spanish Oak in the State
line cornerto Myers and running
with his line North seventy five degrees West sixty eightpoles to a white
oak, thence North twenty six East
forty poles to a dogwoodstake, thence South forty two degrees East
sixty three poles to the place
ofbeginning, containing eight acres more or less, And whereas the said
recitedindenture from the said William
Todd to the said John Maxwell has not beenrecorded in Ohio
County aforesaid where said land
is situated, and the timefixed by law for recording said deeds, to give
it validity, long expired,whereby
the title of the said James Maxwell is defective, And whereas the
saidJames Maxwell has sold the
said piece or parcel of ground to the aforesaidDaniel McDaniel and for
which he (Maxwell) is unable to
make a sufficienttitle. Now therefore
this Indenture witnesseth that the
said John ToddWilliam Todd James
Sawhill and Mary his wife, James Todd, Wallace Todd, andHugh
Brown and Jane his wife, amicably
and in consideration of the sum of onehundred and twenty dollars
paid the said William Todd as
above stated, thereceipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, doth by these
presents grant, bargain,and sell,
release, convey and confirm, unto the said Daniel McDaniel his
heirsand assigns, all the rights
title interest claim and demands whatsoever bothat law and in equity to
the said parcel of land herein
before described, Andthe said John Todd, William Todd, James Sawhill
and Mary his wife, James
Todd,Wallace Todd, and Hugh Brown and Jane his wife and all such of them
as theysubscribe their names
hereunto, against them, their heirs, executors andadministrators, against
any of the above named, who may
not affix their namesto these presents, and against all the minor
heirs of William Todd,
willwarrant and forever defend. In
Testimony of which we have hereunto set
ourhands and seals this day and
year first above written. John Todd.
WilliamTodd. James Todd,
Wallace Todd, Thomas Todd.
In the presence of us, Isaac Mars, Hugh Armstrong
Washington County SS. Personally came before us, two of the Justices of
thePeace for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and
County aforesaid, John Todd,William Todd, James Todd, Thomas
Todd and Wallace Todd, and
severallyacknowledged that they had signed the annexed release or deed,
as and fortheir act and deed, and
desiring that the same might be recorded as such,according to law. In
Testimony whereof we have
hereunto set our hands andSeals, the twenty third day of March, A.D 1836.
Isaac Mays, Hugh Armstrong.
Virginia, Ohio County Court Clerks Office, August 17, 1836
This day and this agreement in my office for <unknown> and the
same, is onthe certificate thereto
annexed, admitted
accordingly. John McClusky.[WTM: note
that James Sawhill and Mary, and Hugh
Brown and Jane, didn't signthe
deed, and no statement about release of dower, but there is a signature
ofThomas Todd, who was not listed
as a grantor. Sloppy][Ref: OhioCoVA
Deeds 21-318]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 33-505, dated 23
Sep 1847:
This Indenture made the Twenty third of September one thousand eight
hundredand forty seven
between John Todd William Todd
Wallace Thomas Todd Joseph ToddJames Sawhill and
Mary his wife
Hugh Brown and Jane his wife and
JohnCunningham and Martha his wife, All heirs at law of the estate
of William ToddDeceased of Ohio
County and State of Virginia of the one part and James Toddof the
County and State aforesaid of the
other part, Witnesseth that the saidparties of the first part for and in
consideration of the sum of one
hundredand twenty dollars to each of them in hand paid by the said
James Todd theReceipt whereof
they do hereby acknowledge and thereof acquit and foreverdischarge
the said James Todd his heirs
executors and Administrators by thesepresents have granted bargained
sold and confirmed unto the said
James toddhis heirs and assigns all their rights titles and interest in
and to a certaintract of land
containing one hundred and eighteen acres in Ohio County (ofwhich
William Todd deceased seized and
possessed) Situate on the waters ofMiddle Wheeling Creek and
adjoining lands of Hugh Brown,
Lu(?), WalterBrehanans and others, To have and to hold the said tract
of land unto the saidJames todd
his heirs and assigns forever. It
Witness whereof the parties tothese
presents have hereunto set their
hands and seals the date first abovewritten.
Thomas Todd, Joseph
Todd, James Sawhill, Mary
Sawhill, Hugh Brown,Jane Brown, John Todd, Martha Cunningham, John
Cunningham.
State of Ohio, Guernsey County SS.
Before us two Justice of the peace inand for said County
personally appeared John Todd,
James Sawhill and Mary hiswife, Hugh Brown and Jane his wife, John
Cunningham and Martha his wife
andacknowledged the signing and sealing of the within to be their
voluntary actand deed and the
said mary Sawhill and Jane Brown and Martha Cunningham beingat the
same time by us examined separate
and aprt fromtheir said Husbands andthe contents of within
Instrument made known to them by
us they then declaredthat they did voluntarily sign seal and
acknowledge the same and that
they arestill satisfied therewith. This
12th day of February 1848.
James Lesley,John
<illegible>
Virginia. Be it remembered that
on the 4th day of March the foregoing deedwas presented to me
James Collack Clerk of County in
my office certified asabove admitted to record.
Test. James Collock.
[Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds33-505]
Letter from William N. Todd to
neice, Mrs. D. S. (Hazel) Meaden, 429 WilliamsBlvd, Springfield, IL, from
Crestline, Ohio, April 1916
My Grandfather William Todd never left any family tree records that I
everheard of except what was
verbal. Grandfather William died when my fatherJames
was about 16 years old with only a few days
sickness. Grandfather Wmwas conceded the most powerful
man in all the community. He was drafted
to bea soldier in the War of
1812; was gone several weeks but did not reach thefront before peace was
proclaimed and he was mustered
out. My grandmothersname before married,
was Betty Neely. She
had two sisters and three
brothers,all of whom I knew well. As to
grandfathers brothers and sisters I
could notsay how many but
evidently several.
A little colony Neelys' Todds, Gillespys' kindreds migrated from
Ireland.They first settled near
Philadelphia where they landed, I
believe WestchesterCounty. From this
place they separated. Some
of the Todds going up theHudson
N.Y., some to Ky, some to some of the counties east of Pittsburgh.
Grandfather William Todd, the
Neelys', and Gilespy coming to near Claysville,Washington County, PA.
After a short sojourn,
grandfather Todd purchased theold farm home near West Alexander, Pa., just
over the Ohio border into Pa.They
moved when father was 7 years old [1816].
Grandfather then built
thelargest and finest hewn two
story log house in the whole country, togetherwith a then-largest
weaving shop. Running four imported weavers looms. Hewas a professional weaver by trade in
Ireland,
and his children (my uncles
andaunts) William, John, Dorcas, Jane, Mary, and Martha were all expert
weavers,and paid for the old farm
by weaving linens of all grades up to 95 threads tothe inch - fine. And
flannels, blankets for home use,
as well aswoolsey-lincy that went to England.
Growing the wool and
the flax on the farmand preparing
it all by hand (without any machinery) to make the product.Many a
time, grandmothers spinning wheel
was sung me to sleep when I was achild. [Ref: William Todd 4/1916]
letter from Dr. Frank L. Todd,
March 20, 1935
I have lived in Pittsburgh since 1888, until last October when I had
asevere attack of Angina Pectoris
which compelled me to stop all
work. InAugust 1898, I spent a week in
Wilmington, Del. While there, I
met a DoctorJohn Todd, and in
conversation with him, got the following information. Hewas then 80
years old. I was 37.
He told me that William Todd who marriedElizabeth Neely was his uncle. His
father John Todd and William Todd
werebrothers. That these ancestors came
from Ireland to America
later in November1754; landed at
New London, Conn., where they remained that winter and goingthen
to some place in New Jersey where
they remained for three years. Theythen
divided to go west and
went to Lancaster Co, PA, where
they remaineduntil after the Revolutionary War.
There was a large
colony of them and landin
Lancaster Co cost too much for them, so the colony split - one part goingto
Delaware, and then on into
Virginia. The other part went on into
(west)Westmoreland Co, PA, from this
colony, a smaller one split off
and proceededfarther west into what is now Washington, Co, Pa.
Stopping about one milesouth of
the present borough of Claysville, and there my father James
Sawhillwas born. The 7th of 10 children. When James was 3 years old, Grandfather(Wm
Todd and Eliz
Neely) again moved across the
line into the panhandle ofVirginia, Ohio County. In this colony were the
names Neely, Byers,
McDonald,Yates, Sawhill, Larrimor, Lughlin, Smith, Todd, Sutherlands, McCoy,
Craig,Stewarts, Gillespie, and
others. [Ref: Frank Todd 3/20/1935]
another letter from Dr. Frank
Todd, date unknown:
At the close of the war, the government made some trouble over
thedistribution of land and many
farmers were ejected. They heard that land wascheap in the western
part of the state, so they decided
to hasten thither.The colony kept
together for safety and to keep from getting lost in thedense forests.
The whole colony traveled partly
on foot and partly onhorseback - their goods carried in packsaddles.
The reason for the location near West Alexander, Pa, is that some kin
ofWilliam Todd and Elzabeth
Neely had settled in the vacinity
of Five Ridges(West Alexander); some land was to be had by pre-
emption or homesteading; theland
was good and the Colonists tired from their long trek from Lancaster,
decided to settle there. [Ref:
Frank Todd c1935]
John Todd and wife, Mary
Gillespie, lived in Milltown Co Antrim, Ireland, andwere linen weavers. Their
sons John and William emigrated
to this countryfirst and were followed by James and George. They
settled in Maryland it isreported
-- also a record says they settled in Chester Co. PA.
How long they lived in either place is not known but early in the years
ofthe 1800's William bought a
farm in Virginia the nearest town
being WestAlexander, Pa. Here he set up a linen weaving
establishment fine linens
andlinsy-woolsy which they sold in England.
William died when his son
James wasa small boy. William enlisted in the war of 1812 but did
not see activeservice.
Milltown, Ireland, is now a part of Belfast according to report.
George Todd settled in Kentucky and no trace of him has been found.[Ref:
TODD Family]
Sources for this Information:
date: age 26-44 in 1800 [Ref:
TODD William 1800Census], place: [Ref: GILLESPIEFamily], parents:
[Ref: Shields SAWHILL p12, TODD
Family, William Todd 4/1916]
Sources for this Information:
date: left will dated Apr 13
1828, proved Oct 1828 [Ref: NEELY Family,OhioCoVA WillSummaries,
OhioCoWV Wills 3-8, Shields
SAWHILL p13], place: [Ref:OhioCoVA WillSummaries, OhioCoWV Wills 3
-8]
Sources with Inaccurate
Information:
date: "Grandfather Wm died
when my father James was about 16 yrs old" [Ref:William Todd 4/1916]
Sources for this Information:
place: [Ref: SawhillDB SAWHILL
p13]
William married Elizabeth
NEELY daughter of John NEELY and
Elizabeth WIGTON before 1800 in PA. Elizabeth was born on 5 Mar 1782 in Tyrone
Co, Ireland. She died on 17 Oct 1855. She was buried in Old Washington-Guernsey
County, OH.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Neely notes", a
typed onionskin page, original author unknown, copyobtained from Virginia Edgar
Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Census 1800, TODD, William, Film
M32#44, Nottingham Twp, Washington Co PA, p8.M32-44-0078.
Census 1830, TODD, Elizabeth,
Film M19#198, Ohio Co VA, p107. M19-198-0505.
Census 1840, TODD, Elizabeth,
Film M704#499, Donegal Twp, Washington Co PA,p19. M704-499-
0405
Census 1850, TODD, Elizabeth,
Film M432#833/4, Washington Co PA, p489.
Letter from Dr. Frank L. Todd,
3/20/1935
Letter from William N. Todd,
4/1916
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,1958, Book 15,
1829-1831, LDS Film#0855594#1.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,1958, Book 16,
1829-1831, LDS Film#0855594#2.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,1958, Book 33,
1849-1850, LDS Film#0855536#1.
Ohio County West Virginia, County
Court, Wills 1777-1947, SLC: GeneSocUT,1971.
Volume 3 1777-
1854, LDS Film#0853049#3
Sawhill, Donald B, SAWHILL
Family, from notes of Benjamin Wesley Sawhill,circulated privately Feb
1964. LDS Film #1454553#10.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James AlexanderSawhill. Grosse
Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
Virginia Commissioner of the
Revenue (Ohio County), Persoal property taxlists, 1811-1850. Salt Lake
City: Genealogical Society of
Utah, 1992. LDSFilm #1870185 (1811-14)
#1870186 (1815-31) #1870187
(1832-1850)
Washington County Pennsylvania
Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1781-1886.
SLC:GeneSocUT, 1971,
Book 1W, 1811-1813, LDS
Film#0862518.
RESEARCH NOTES:
immigrated to America, with
parents, on same ship as future husband [Ref:Shields SAWHILL p14]
Sep 7 1829: purchased from estate
of Alexander McCoy (John McCoyAdministrator), for $200, 28 acres
and 68 perches of land on waters
ofWheeling Creek, Ohio Co, VA [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds 15-229]
Mar 16 1830: purchased from
Edward Coulter and Mary his wife, for $5.25, oneacre and 36 1/2 perches
of land on the waters of Middle
Wheeling Creek [Ref:OhioCoVA Deeds 16-66]
1830 Census Ohio Co VA, p107,
listed with one free white male under age 5, oneage 10-15, one age 15-
20, three age 20-30; one free
white female age 5-10, oneage 15-20, one age 20-30, and one age 40-50
[Ref: TODD Elizabeth 1830Census]
1831: Ohio County Virginia, Taxed
$.18: 3 horses [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1832: Ohio County VA Taxed $.06:
1 horse [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1833: Ohio County VA Taxed $.12:
2 horses [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1834: Ohio County VA Taxed $.18:
3 horses [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1835: Upper District of Ohio
County, VA, exclusive of Wheeling.
Taxed$.06: 1 horse, 1 white male over
16 in household [Ref: OhioCoVA
TaxLists]
1838: Ohio County VA Taxed $.08:
1 horse [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1839: Ohio County VA Taxed $.08:
1 horse [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1840 Census Donegal Twp,
Washington Co, PA, p19, listed as one free whitefemale age 50-60 [WTM:
possibly also enumerated as the
female age 50-60 inhousehold of James Sawhill Todd, Ohio Co VA]
[Ref: TODD Elizabeth 1840Census]
1840: Ohio County VA Taxed $.08:
1 horse [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1842: Listed in Ohio County VA
Tax lists, no tax due [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1843: Listed in Ohio County VA
Tax lists, no tax due [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1844: Ohio County VA Taxed $.25:
1 Wooden Clock [Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
1845: Ohio County VA Taxed $.375:
1 Other Watch (not gold nor silver) and1 Other Clock (not metallic)
[Ref: OhioCoVA TaxLists]
Oct 14 1846: sold to James Todd,
for $448, 8 acres and 68 perches of land inOhio Co VA on the waters
of Middle Wheeling Creek [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 33-506]
1850: living in Donegal Twp,
Washington Co, PA, with Jane BARBER (45), Ruth(18), Samuel (16), Jane
(14), Justice R (10), John B (7)
[Ref: TODD Elizabeth1850Census]
survived husband by 27
years,living most of this time with her daughter Mary(Mrs James Sawhill) near
Gibson Station, Guernsey Co, OH
[Ref: Shields SAWHILLp14]
tombstone inscription:
"Elizabeth N / wife of / William Todd / died / Oct17, 1855 / aged 73
years, 7 mo. /
& 12 days" [Ref: Shields
SAWHILL p14]
----------Ohio Co VA Deed 15-229,
dated 7 Sep 1829:
This Indenture made this seventh day of September eighteen hundred
andtwenty nine between John
McCoy Administrator of the estate
of Alexander McCoydeceased of Washington County and State of
Pennsylvania of the one part
andElizabeth Todd of Ohio County State of Virginia of the other part,
Witnesseththat the said John
McCoy Administrator for and in consideration of two hundreddollars to
him in hand paid by the said
Elizabeth Todd the Receipt whereof thesaid John McCoy doth hereby
acknowledge hath granted
bargained sold releasedand confirmed unto the said Elizabeth Todd her
heirs and assigns forever allthe
right title claim and demand whatsoever of in and to a certain tract ofLot
of land lying and being on the
waters of Wheeling Creek in Ohio County andState of Virginia and
bounded as followeth, Beginning
at a Stone corner toJohn Smith's line thence North forty five and three
fourth degrees West onehundred
and fifty four rods to a large White Oak thence South one half
degreeWest seventy Rods to a
Stone at William Todd's line, thence South sixty fiveand half degrees
East one hundred and fifteen rods
to a Stone thence Northtwenty six and half degrees East twelve rods
to the Beginning,
Containingtwenty eight acres sixty eight perches be the same more or less,
together
withall and singular the rights
liberties privileges improvements and whatsoeverthereunto belongs or in
any wise appertaining, To have
and to hold the saiddescribed piece of land with the appurtenances unto
Elizabeth Todd her heirsor
assigns forever and the said John McCoy Administrator of the estate
ofAlexander McCoy deceased doth
for himself and the heirs of said AlexanderMcCoy and against all
and every other person or persons
lawfully claiming orto claim will forever warrant and defend. In
Testimony whereof the said
JohnMcCoy hath set his hand and seal the day and year above written.
John McCoy
Received the above mentioned sum.
John McCoy
Ohio County SS. We Richard Simms and Joseph Caldwell Justices of the
peacein and for the County
aforesaid in the State of
Virginia do hereby certifythat John McCoy a party to a certain deed bearing
date the seventh day ofSeptember
1829 and hereto annexed personally appeared before us in our
Countyaforesaid and acknowledged
the same to be his act and deed and desired us tocertify that said
acknowledgement to the Clerk of
the County Court of OhioCounty in order that the said deed may be
recorded. Given under our hands andseals this seventh
day of September 1829. Rich Simms. J
Caldwell.
I do certify that the above deed is a true copy of the original which
was byme admitted to record in my
office on the seventh day of
September 1829 uponthe certificate of two Justices of the Peace for the
County of Ohio in theState of
Virginia. Wm Chapline, Clerk. [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds 15-229]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 16-66, dated 16
Mar 1830:
This Indenture made this sixteenth day of March A.D.. eighteen hundred
andthirty between Edward
Coulter and Mary his wife of Ohio
County and State ofPennsylvania of the one part and Elizabeth Todd
of the aforesaid County andState
of the other part, witnesseth that said Edward Coulter and Mary his
wifefor and in consideration of a
sum of five dollars and twenty five cents tothem in hand paid by the
said Elizabeth Todd before the
sealing and deliveryof these presents the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged hat given
grantedbargained sold aliened and confirmed and by these presents do give
grantbargain sell alien and
confirm to the said Elizabeth Todd and her heirs apiece of ground in Ohio
County and State of Virginia and
situate on the watersof Middle Wheeling containing one acre and 36 1/
2 perches and bounded asfollows
viz, Beginning at a stake thence North 81 1/2 East Seven poles to
aWhite Oak thence North one
degree West 33 poles to a White Oak thence South 181/2 degrees West
34 p and 7 L to the Beginning with
its appurtenances the saidElizabeth Todd and her heirs to the sole
use and behoof of the said
ElizabethTodd and her heirs and the said Edward Coulter and Mary his wife
do covenantwith the said
Elizabeth Todd and her heirs that the said Edward Coulter andMary and their
heirs the said parcel of land
with its appurtenances unto thesaid Elizabeth Todd and her heirs executors
Administrators and assigns
againstall manner of persons claiming or hereafter to claim the same shall
warrantand forever defend by
these presents. In Witness whereof the
said EdwardCoulter and Mary his
wife have hereunto subscribed
their names and affixedtheir seals the day and year above written.
Edward Coulter. Mary Coulter
Ohio County SS. We William Harkins and Thomas Woods Justices of the
peacefor the said County in
the State of Virginia do hereby
certify that MaryCoulter wife of Edward Coulter parties to a certain Deed
of conveyance forReal estate
dated on the 16th of March 1830 and hereunto annexed personallycame
before us in our said County and
after having the said deed fullyexplained to her separate and apart
from her said husband
acknowledged thesame to be her act and deed for the purposes therein stated,
and declared thatshe had
voluntarily and without force on the part of her said husband signedsealed
and delivered the same and
desired us to certify the saidacknowledgement to the Clerk of the said
County for record. Given under ourhands and seals this 18th day
of March 1830. Wm Harkins. T
Woods.
I do certify that the above Deed is a true copy of the original which
was byme admitted to Record on
the 19th day of August 1830 upon
the acknowledgementof Edward Coulter party thereto made before
me in my office and upon
thecertificate of two Justices of the Peace for the County of Ohio in the
Stateof Virginia. Test.
Wm Chapline, Clerk. [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 16-66]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 33-506, dated 14
Oct 1846:
This Indenture made this fourteenth day of October Eighteen hundred
andforty six between Elizabeth
Todd of the County of Ohio State
of Virginia ofthe one part and James Todd of the County and State
aforesaid of the otherpart,
Witnesseth that the said Elizabeth Todd for and in consideration of thesum of
four hundred and forty eight
dollars to her in hand paid the receiptwhereof the said Elizabeth Todd does
hereby acknowledge Hath granted
bargainedsold released and confirmed unto the said James Todd his
heirs and assignsforever all her
right title claim and demand whatsoever in and to a certaintract of land
lying and being on the waters of
Middle Wheeling Creek in OhioCounty and state of Virginia and
Bounded as followeth, Beginning
at a Stonecorner at John Smith's line thence North forth five and three
fourth degreesWest one hundred
and fifty four rods to a white Oak thence south one halfdegree west
twenty rods to a post at William
Todds line thence south sixtyfive and a half degrees East one hundred
and fifteen rods to a stone
thencenorth twenty and a half degrees east twelve rods to the beginning,
Containingeight acres sixty eight
perches to be the same more or less together with alland singular the
rights liberties privileges
hereditaments and whatsoeverthereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining
to have and to hold the
saiddescribed piece of land with the appurtenances unto James Todd his heirs
andassigns forever, and the said
Elizabeth Todd for herself and heirs and againstall and eery other
person and persons lawfully
claiming or to claim willforever warrant and defend. In testimony whereof
the said Elizabeth Todd hathset
her hand and seal the day and year above written. Elizabeth Todd.
Ohio County SS. We John Gilmore and Samuel Oldham Justices of the Peace
forthe County aforesaid
and in the State of Virginia do
certify that ElizabethTodd a party to a certain deed bearing date the
fourteenth day of October
onethousand eight hundred and forty six hereunto accepted personally
appearedbefore us in said County
aforesaid and acknowledged the same to be her act anddeed and
desired us to certify the said
acknowledgement to be of the CountyCourt of Ohio County in order that
said deed may be recorded. Given under ourhands and seals this 14th day
of October 1846. John
Gilmore. Samuel Oldham.
Virginia. Be it Remembered that
on the fourth day of March 1900(?) theforegoing deed was presented
to me John McCalloch Recorder for
Ohio County inmy office certified as above <remainder illegible>
[Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds33-506]
letter from William N. Todd,
Crestline, Ohio, to Mrs D.S. (Hazel) Meaden, 429Williams Blvd, Springfield,
IL, April 1916.
.......
Now as to a little history on Grandmothers side. Neelys' were all home inIreland at a place
known as
Milltown on account of its
natural water-poweradvantages and is the greatest flax growing and
producing section in
Ireland.Large flax industries are operated continuously by water power. A
largelanded estate surrounding
this linen manufacturing little city as well as allof the site of the city was
bequeathed to my grandmothers
sister Mary on theday of her infant baptism, and was thus recorded in
the archives of the
church(Presbyterian), where a faithful record of every child born in the church
waskept, and also recorded by the
same hand in the family bible, so the two wouldcorrespond and
corroberate, neither being of any
value without the other. Thelanguage was
"that she and hers were the
heirs as long as grass grew and
waterran". Now when she became a
young woman and all she loved
on earth and wasdearer to her
than all else besides, was to be parted from her to come toAmerica, she
could not be persuaded to remain
behind, although a millionaireif she had.
She came with the rest, and
married a noble Christian man;
raiseda lovely and respected family of five, two sons and three
daughters on a farmadjoining
ours. Where Uncle and Aunt died, and
their boys and girls went toKansas
about 50 years since. All dead except the descendant, my name-sake.
But you ask about the inheritance.
Well, that is dead also.
Sometimeafter coming to America, the
family bible containing
a-fore-said record,misteriously disappeared; never was or could be found.
Agents went and tracedthe whole
business up but nothing doing unless first producing the bible
withcorresponding record as that
in the church record. After so many
years hadelapsed according to
their law, it passed into
Chancery, was sold anddeposited in Bank of England, London, to nation's
credit.
I guess Englandneeds it now worse
than we do; it will help then to run down the Germans. Itwould
amount now to several
millions. So our people have contributed
(I won'tsay willingly) a reasonably good
share to help on the right side
of this awfulun-godly war. [Ref: William Todd 4/1916]
soon after her arrival in
Washington Co, PA, attempts were made to have theestate settled in her favor;
even as late as 1920 some
descendants were tryingto re-open the case.
Terms were that when she
became a young woman the
legacywas to be hers and her heirs, but the family Bible in which the
bequest wasrecorded was
lost. The will is said to be recorded
along with the baptism inthe archives of
the Presbyterian Church, but the
law of the time required thatthe Church records and the family Bible
entry be written "in the
same hand"and the estate could not be settled without the Bible to prove
identity.
Thecase of the legacy was settled
in court; the decision was that there no provenlegal heirs, and the
estate reverted to the Crown
[Ref: Shields SAWHILL p11]
Sources for this Information:
date: [Ref: SawhillDB SAWHILL
p12, Shields SAWHILL p14] age 67 in 1850 [Ref:TODD Elizabeth
1850Census], place: [Ref: Shields
SAWHILL p14] Ireland [Ref:TODD Elizabeth 1850Census], parents:
[Ref: SawhillDB SAWHILL p12,
ShieldsSAWHILL p13]
Sources with Inaccurate Information:
date: Mar 19 1775 [Ref: NEELY
Family, Shields SAWHILL p15]
Sources for this Information:
date: [Ref: SawhillDB SAWHILL
p13, Shields SAWHILL p14] aged 73 years, 7months, 12 days [Ref:
NEELY Family]
Sources with Inaccurate
Information:
date: Oct 17 1853 [Ref: NEELY
Family]
Sources for this Information:
place: [Ref: SawhillDB SAWHILL
p13]
William and Elizabeth had the
following children:
+ 12 M i. John TODD .
13 F ii. Jane TODD .
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Neely notes", a
typed onionskin page, original author unknown, copyobtained from
Virginia Edgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar
Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC: GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 21, 1835-1838, LDS
Film#0855530#1.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 33, 1849-1850, LDS
Film#0855536#1.
Sawhill, Donald B, SAWHILL
Family, from notes of Benjamin Wesley Sawhill,
circulated privately Feb
1964. LDS Film #1454553#10.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
Sources for this Information:
parents: [Ref: NEELY Family,
SawhillDB SAWHILL p13, Shields SAWHILL p14,
TODDFamily], father: [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 21-318, OhioCoVA Deeds 33-505]
Jane
married Hugh BROWN .
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Neely notes", a
typed onionskin page, original author unknown, copyobtained from
Virginia Edgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 21, 1835-1838, LDS
Film#0855530#1.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 33, 1849-1850, LDS
Film#0855536#1.
Sawhill, Donald B, SAWHILL
Family, from notes of Benjamin Wesley Sawhill,
circulated privately Feb
1964. LDS Film #1454553#10.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
RESEARCH NOTES:
lived in Guernsey Co, OH [Ref:
Shields SAWHILL p14]
Mar 25 1836: (while living in
Ohio) confirmed a prior deed fromWilliam Todd (father)
to James Maxwell [Ref: OhioCoVA
Deeds 21-318]
Sep 23 1847: Heirs of William
Todd (John, William, Wallace, Thomas, Joseph,James
Sawhill & wife Mary, Hugh
Brown & wife Jane, John Cunningham & wifeMartha) sold
to James Todd, for $120 each, all
their interest in 118 acres ofland on waters of
Middle Wheeling Creek owned by
William Todd at time of hisdeath [Ref: OhioCoVA
Deeds 33-505]
14 M iii. Wallace TODD .
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Neely notes", a
typed onionskin page, original author unknown, copyobtained from
Virginia Edgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar
Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 21, 1835-1838, LDS
Film#0855530#1.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 29, 1846-1848, LDS
Film#0855534#1.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 33, 1849-1850, LDS
Film#0855536#1.
Sawhill, Donald B, SAWHILL
Family, from notes of Benjamin Wesley Sawhill,
circulated privately Feb
1964. LDS Film #1454553#10.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
RESEARCH NOTES:
Mar 25 1836: (while living in
Ohio Co VA) confirmed a prior deed fromWilliam Todd
(father) to James Maxwell [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 21-318]
Nov 21 1846: (while living in St
Louis, MO) sold to John and William Todd, for$175, all
his claim to the Todd Farm [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 29-497]
Sep 23 1847: Heirs of William
Todd (John, William, Wallace, Thomas, Joseph,James
Sawhill & wife Mary, Hugh
Brown & wife Jane, John Cunningham & wifeMartha) sold
to James Todd, for $120 each, all
their interest in 118 acres ofland on waters of
Middle Wheeling Creek owned by
William Todd at time of hisdeath [Ref: OhioCoVA
Deeds 33-505]
never married. went to Missouri. He and brother Joe quarelled over
politics,left home
after the quarrel, and never came
back [Ref: NEELY Family]
----------Ohio Co VA Deeds
29-497, dated 21 Nov 1846:
This Indenture made and entered into this twenty first day of November
A.D.1846 by
and between Wallace J Todd of the
County of St Louis and State ofMissouri party of
the first part and John Todd and
William Todd of Ohio Countyof the State of Virginia
parties of the second part,
Witnesseth that the saidparty of the first part for and in
consideration of the sum of one
hundred andseventy five dollars to him in hand paid
by the said parties of the
secondpart, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged do
by these presentsbargain, sell,
and grant claim unto them the said John Todd and
William Todd,all his rights title
and interest in and to a certain parcel of land
andpremises known and designated
as the Todd farm, situate on the waters ofMiddle
Wheeling Creek, in the County of
Ohio in the state of Virginia, towhich I am or may be
entitled to as one of the heirs
of my deceased fatherWilliam Todd. To
have and to
hold unto them the said John and
William Toddand to their heirs and assigns all my
said interest in and to said
farm, andthe appurtenances thereof forever.
And I the
said Wallace J Todd do formyself
my heirs and assigns covenant to forever warrand
the aforesaid interestunto them
the said John and William against all persons
claiming or to claimthe same by
through or under me, and none others, it being
understood betweenthe parties
hereto, that this is intended a quit claim deed only.
Intestimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal at St Louis,
Missouri, the day and year first
above written. W. J. Todd.
State of Missouri, County of St. Louis SS. We Peter H Johnston and
DiogenesWitmore in the County
aforesaid in the State of Missouri two Justices of
thepeace as aforesaid do hereby
certify that W.J. Todd a party to a certain deeddated
the twenty first day of November
1846 hereto annexed personally appearedbefore us
in our County aforesaid and
acknowledged the same to be his act anddeed and
desired us to certify his said
acknowledgement to the Clerk of theCounty Court of
Ohio County in the State of
Virginia in order that the samedeed may be recorded.
Given under our hands and seals
the day and yearaforesaid. Peter W.
Johnston,
Justice of the Peace. Diogenes Wetmore,Justice of the Peace.
State of Missouri, County of St Louis SS. I the undersigned Stephen D
BarlowClerk
of the St. Louis County Court do
certify that Peter W Johnston andDiogenes Wetmore
whose names are subscribed to the
foregoing certificate ofacknowledgement
are
each on the day of the date
thereof and still are activeJusties of the Peace duly
commissioned and qualified in
that their signaturesthereunto are genuine, and that to
all such their official acts full
faith andcredit ought to be given. In
Testimony whereof I
hereunto set my hand andaffixed
seal the date last above written. S. D.
Barlow, Clerk
of St LouisCounty Court.
Virginia. Be it remembered that
on the 14th day of July 1847 the foregoingdeed was
presented to me John McColluch
Clerk of the County Court in my officeand certified
as above and accepted to be
recorded. John McCollugh.[Ref: OhioCoVA
Deeds 29-
497]
Sources for this Information:
parents: [Ref: NEELY Family,
SawhillDB SAWHILL p13, Shields SAWHILL p14,
TODDFamily], father: [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 21-318, OhioCoVA Deeds 33-505]
15 M iv. Thomas TODD .
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Neely notes", a
typed onionskin page, original author unknown, copyobtained from
Virginia Edgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar
Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Ohio County Virginia County
Clerk, Marriages 1790-1971. SLC:
GeneSocUT, 1971.
Male index S-Z Film#0863790.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 21, 1835-1838, LDS
Film#0855530#1.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 33, 1849-1850, LDS
Film#0855536#1.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 38, 1852-1853, LDS
Film#0855538#2.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 40, 1853-1855, LDS
Film#0855539#2.
Sawhill, Donald B, SAWHILL
Family, from notes of Benjamin Wesley Sawhill,
circulated privately Feb
1964. LDS Film #1454553#10.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
RESEARCH NOTES:
Mar 25 1836: (while living in
Ohio Co VA) confirmed a prior deed fromWilliam Todd
(father) to James Maxwell. Thomas was not listed in deed as agrantor,
but signed it
[Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds 21-318]
Sep 23 1847: Heirs of William
Todd (John, William, Wallace, Thomas, Joseph,James
Sawhill & wife Mary, Hugh
Brown & wife Jane, John Cunningham & wifeMartha) sold
to James Todd, for $120 each, all
their interest in 118 acres ofland on waters of
Middle Wheeling Creek owned by
William Todd at time of hisdeath [Ref: OhioCoVA
Deeds 33-505]
Jul 6 1853: purchased from Mary
Smith her 1/3 dower interest in estate ofWilliam C
Smith [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds
38-231]
Jul 6 1853: agreement with David
Hosic and James Todd for $1200, secured with106
acres of land devised to him by William
C Smith [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds38-232]
Apr 19 1854: heirs of William C
Smith (John A Smith & Mary, John Hosic &Dorcas,
Thomas Todd & Susan,
Elizabeth A Smith, William T Smith) sold to JamesTodd, for
$2300, 106 acres of land on
waters of Middle Wheeling Creek in OhioCo VA [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 40-89]
----------Ohio Co VA Deeds
38-231, dated 6 Jul 1853:
This Indenture made this sixth day of July in the year of our Lord
onethousand eight
hundred and fifty three between
Mary Smith of Marshall Countyand State of Virginia
of the one part, Thomas Todd and
John Hosic of theCounty and State aforesaid of the
other part, Witnesseth that the
said MarySmith for and in consideration of the sum of
one dollar, to her in hand paidby
the said Thomas Todd and John Hosic at and before
the ensealing anddelivery hereof,
the receipt whereof she does hereby acknowledge,
and thereofacquit and forever
discharge the said Thomas Todd and John Horsic their
heirsexecutors and administrators
by these presents, have granted bargained, sold,
aliened, enfeoffed, released and
confirmed, and by these presents does grant,bargain,
sell, alien, enfeoff, release and
confirm unto the said Thomas Toddand John Horsic
and their heirs and assigns all
my right title and interest inand to a third part of a
certain tract or parcel of land
lying and being inthe County of Ohio and State of
Virginia, situate on the Waters
of MiddleWheeling Creek and adjoining lands of James
Todd Samuel Chambers and
others,the said one third part being my dower right in
said farm, as devised byWilliam C
Smith, deceased, late of Ohio County and State of
Virginia, Togetherwith all and
singular other the houses, outhouses, buildings, farms,
stables,ways, woods, waters,
water courses, rights, liberties, privileges,hereditaments,
and appurtenances whatsoever
thereunto belonging or in any wiseappertaining and
reversions and remainders, rents,
issues and profits thereof,and also all the estate
right title interest property
claim and demandswhatsoever of her the said Mary Smith
in law or equity or otherwise
howsoeverof in to or out of the same. To
have and to
hold the said interest in and
toone third part of said estate as aforesaid, with the rights
and privilegehereby granted or
mentioned or intended so to be, with the
appurtenances untothe said Thomas
Todd and John Hosic their heirs and assigns
forever.
In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto
settheir hands
and seals the day and year above
written. Mary Smith.[Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds
38-231]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 38-232, dated 6
Jul 1853:
This Indenture made the sixth day of July in the year of our Lord
onethousand eight
hundred and fifty three between
Thomas Todd John Hosic andWilliam T Smith of the
County of Marshall and State of
Virginia of the onepart and David Hosack and James
Todd of the Ohio County and state
aforesaid ofthe other part, Witnesseth that
whereas the said parties of the
first part inand by a certain bond or obligation duly
executed bearing even date herewith,doth
stand bound unto the said David Hosack
and James Todd in the final sum
ofseventy four hundred dollars, current money
conditional for the payment
oftwelve hundred dollars current money as aforesaid as
the first day of Aprilnext
ensuing the date hereof, with lawful interest for the same, as
in and bythe said recited
obligation and condition thereof more fully appears. Nowthis
indenture witnesseth that parties
of the first part as well for and inconsideration of the
aforesaid debt, or sum of twelve
hundred dollars and forthe better securing the
payment thereof, with the
interest till paid unto thesaid David Hosack and James
Todd their executors
administrators and assigns indischarge of the said recited
obligation, as of the further sum
of one dollarto them in hand paid by the parties of the
first part at the time of
theexecution hereof, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, hath
granted,bargained, sold, released and confirmed and by these
presents doth grant,bargain,
sell, release and confirm unto the said parties of the
second parttheir executors
administrators and assigns all that messuage or tract of
land(devised by William C Smith,
late of Ohio County, and state of Virginia)containing
106 acres more or less lying and
being in the County of Ohio andState of Virginia and
adjoining lands of James Todd and
others, together withall and singular the buildings
improvements ways waters water
courses rightsliberties privileges, hereditaments
and appurtenances whatsoever unto
the saidhereby granted premises belonging or in
any wise appertaining and
thereversions and remainders thereof, to have and to hold
the said messuage ortract of land
with the hereditaments hereby granted or
mentioned or intendedso to be
with the appurtenances unto the said parties of the
second part,their heirs and
assigns to the only proper use and behoof of said parties
ofthe second part their heirs and
assigns forever, Provided always neverthelessthat if
the said parties of the first
part their heirs and executorsadministrators or assigns
shall and do well and truly pay
or cause to be paidunto the said parties of the second
part their executors
administrators orassigns the aforesaid debt of twelve hundred
dollars on the day and timeherein
before mentioned and appointed together with
lawful interest for thesame
according to the conditions of the same recited obligation,
withoutpand(?) or further delay,
and without deduction defulcation or abatement to
bemade for or in respect of taxes
charges or assessments whatsoever there, aswell
as this present indenture and the
estate hereby granted as the saidrecited obligations
shall become void and of no
effect, and thing hereincontained to the contrary in any
wise notwithstanding. In witness whereof thesaid parties have
hereunto set their
hands and seals the day and year
abovewritten. John Horsic. Thomas Todd.
William
T Smith.
Marshall SS. The sixth day of
July in the year of our Lord one thousandeight
hundred and fifty three before me
one of the Justices of the Peace inand for the
County of Marshall came the above
named John Hosic Thomas Todd andWilliam L
Smith and acknowledged the above
indenture to be their act and deedand desired the
same might be recorded as
such. Witness my hand and seal,William
Keysen, J.P.
Virginia. Be it remembered that
on the 13th day of July 1853 the foregoingDeed was
presented to me John McColloch
Clerk of Ohio County Court in myoffice certified as
above and admitted to
record. John McColloch, Clerk.[Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 38-232]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 40-89, dated 19
Apr 1854:
This Deed made this nineteenth day of April in the year of our Lord
onethousand
eight hundred and fifty four
between John A Smith and Mary Smith hiswife, John
Hosic and Dorcas M Hosic his
wife, Thomas Todd and Susan Todd hiswife, Elizabeth
A Smith and William T Smith,
which said John A Smith, Dorcas MHosic, Susan Todd,
Elizabeth A Smith and William T
Smith are children heirs atlaw and devisees of
William C Smith, late of Ohio
County, Virginia, deceasedand as said John A Smith as
Executor of the last will and
testament of thesaid William C Smith deceased of the
first part, and James Todd of the
secondpart, Witnesseth that in consideration of the
sum of two thousand threehundred
Dollars the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged the said partiesof
the first part do grant unto the said party of the
second part all thefollowing
described plot or parcel of land situated on the waters of
MiddleWheeling Creek in said
County of Ohio and bounded as follows, viz,
Beginningat a White Oak corner to
Silas McDOnald South 65 W 7 poles to a Stake,
thenceS 5 E 10 P to a W.O.
<white oak?> thence S 81 1/4 W 27 4/10 poles to a sugar,
thence S 13 1/2 E 25 poles to a
white oak, thence S 27 W 5 3/10 poles to astake,
thence S 75 1/2 W 38 3/10 poles
to a stake, thence N 44 W 10 4/10 polesto a stake,
thence S 68 W 9 8/10 poles to a
stone thence N 43 3/4 W 106 polesand 16 links to a
white oak and ash, thence N 1 E
22 poles to a dogwood,thence N 19 1/2 E 50 6/10
poles to a white oak, thence N 81
1/4 E 40 poles toa stake, thence S 55 1/2 E 83 1/2
poles to a stake, thence S 86 1/2
E 29 polesto a stake, thence N 2 3/4 E 56 8/10 poles
to a rock, thence N 85 1/4 E
29poles thence S 1 E 108 1/2 poles to the Beginning,
Containing 106 acres, beingthe
same tract of land devised to the above named
devisees by the last willand
testament of William C Smith deceased now of Record in
the said County ofOhio, And the
said John A Smith, John Hosic and Dorcas M Hosic
his wife,Thomas Todd and Susan
Todd his wife, Elizabeth N Smith and William T
Smithdoth by covenant with the
said James Todd that they will warrant generally
theproperty hereby conveyed. Witness the following signatures and
seals. J ASmith,
N A Smith, John Hosic, Dorcas M
Hosic, Elizabeth A Smith, Thomas Todd,Susan M
Todd, N T Smith, J A Smith Exr.
Signed, sealed and delivered as to John A Smith and Mary Anna Smith
inpresence
of J T Jammim, Mrs R R Biggs.
State of Virginia, County of Marshall to wit, I John Jefferson a Justice
ofthe Peace for
the County aforesaid in the State
of Virginia do certify thatJohn Hosick Thomas Todd,
Elizabeth N Smith and William T
Smith whose names aresigned to the deed hereto
annexed, bearing date on the
nineteenth day of April1854, have acknowledged the
same before me in my County
aforesaid. Givenunder my hand this 26th
day of July
1854, eighteen hundred and fifty
four.John Jefferson, J.P.
State of Virginia, County of Marshall, to wit, We John Jefferson and
WilliamKeys
Justices of the Peace for the
County of Marshall in the State of Virginiado certify that
Dorcas M Hosac the wife of John
Hosic and Susan Todd the wifeof Thomas Todd
whose names are signed to the
deed hereto annexed, bearing dateon the nineteenth
day of April 1854,personally
appeared before us in thecounty aforesaid, and being
examined by us privately and
apart from theirhusbands and having the deed aforesaid
fully explained to them, they the
saidSusan M Hosic and Susan Todd acknowledged
the said deed to be their act
anddeclared they had willingly executed the same and do
not wish to retract it.Given
under our hands this 26th day of July eighteen hundred
and fifty four.John Jefferson.
William Keys.
State of Ohio, Miami County SS.
Be it remembered that on this 12th day ofJuly
1854 before me a Notary Public in
and for the County of Miami and Stateof Ohio,
personally came John A Smith and
Mary Ann his wife, two of thegrantors in the above
conveyance, who acknowledged the
signing and sealing ofthe same as their voluntary
act and deed for the use and
purposes thereinmentioned. The said John
A Smith
executing the same both in his
own behalfand as executor of the will of Wm C Smith,
late of Ohio County Virginia,
decd.
And the said Mary A Smith being at the same
time examined by me separate
andapart from her said husband,
and the contents of the said instrument being byme
made known and explained to her,
then declared that she did voluntarilysign, seal and
acknowledge the same and that she
is still satisfied therewith.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official sealon the
day and year last above
written. J T Jourin, Notary Public,
MiamiCounty, Ohio.
Virginia. Be it remembered that
on the 1st day of December 1854 theforegoing deed
dated April 19th 1854 was
presented to me John McColloch Clerkof Ohio County
Court in my office certified as
above and admitted to record.Test. John McColloch,
Clerk. [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds 40-89]
Sources for this Information:
parents: [Ref: NEELY Family,
SawhillDB SAWHILL p13, Shields SAWHILL p14,
TODDFamily], father: [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 33-505]
Thomas
married Susan M SMITH daughter of
William C SMITH and (Unk dau) NEELY in 1850 in Ohio Co, VA.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Neely notes", a
typed onionskin page, original author unknown, copyobtained from
Virginia Edgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Ohio County Virginia County
Clerk, Marriages 1790-1971. SLC:
GeneSocUT, 1971.
Male index S-Z Film#0863790.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 40, 1853-1855, LDS
Film#0855539#2.
Sawhill, Donald B, SAWHILL
Family, from notes of Benjamin Wesley Sawhill,
circulated privately Feb
1964. LDS Film #1454553#10.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
Sources for this Information:
parents: William C SMITH &
___ NEELY [Ref: NEELY Family, SawhillDB
SAWHILLp14], father: [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 40-89]
16 M v. Joseph TODD .
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Neely notes", a
typed onionskin page, original author unknown, copyobtained from
Virginia Edgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar
Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 33, 1849-1850, LDS
Film#0855536#1.
Sawhill, Donald B, SAWHILL
Family, from notes of Benjamin Wesley Sawhill,
circulated privately Feb 1964. LDS Film #1454553#10.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
RESEARCH NOTES:
married a southern girl [Ref:
NEELY Family]
Sep 23 1847: Heirs of William
Todd (John, William, Wallace, Thomas, Joseph,James
Sawhill & wife Mary, Hugh
Brown & wife Jane, John Cunningham & wifeMartha) sold
to James Todd, for $120 each, all
their interest in 118 acres ofland on waters of
Middle Wheeling Creek owned by William
Todd at time of hisdeath [Ref: OhioCoVA
Deeds 33-505]
Sources for this Information:
parents: [Ref: NEELY Family,
SawhillDB SAWHILL p13, Shields SAWHILL p14,
TODDFamily], father: [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 33-505]
17 F vi. Dorcas TODD died before 1847.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Neely notes", a
typed onionskin page, original author unknown, copyobtained from
Virginia Edgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar
Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 33, 1849-1850, LDS
Film#0855536#1.
Sawhill, Donald B, SAWHILL
Family, from notes of Benjamin Wesley Sawhill,
circulated privately Feb
1964. LDS Film #1454553#10.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
Sources for this Information:
parents: [Ref: NEELY Family,
SawhillDB SAWHILL p13, Shields SAWHILL p14,
TODDFamily]
Sources for this Information:
date: at age 15 [Ref: NEELY
Family] not listed in estate settlement of fatherin 1847
[Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds 33-505]
18 M vii. William TODD was born on 14 Feb 1805. He died on 26 Nov
1888 in Elm Grove, WV. He was buried on 28 Nov 1888 in West Alexander Cemetery,
West Alexander, PA.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Neely notes", a
typed onionskin page, original author unknown, copyobtained from
Virginia Edgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar
Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 21, 1835-1838, LDS
Film#0855530#1.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 29, 1846-1848, LDS
Film#0855534#1.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 33, 1849-1850, LDS
Film#0855536#1.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC: GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 42, 1856-1859, LDS
Film#0855541#1.
Ohio County West Virginia
Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901.
SLC:
GeneSocUT, 1958, Book 67,
1877-1878, LDS Film#0853006.
Ohio County West Virginia, County
Court, Wills 1777-1947, SLC: GeneSocUT,1971.
Volume 3 1777-1854, LDS
Film#0853049#3
Sawhill, Donald B, SAWHILL
Family, from notes of Benjamin Wesley Sawhill,
circulated privately Feb
1964. LDS Film #1454553#10.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
Virginia Commissioner of the
Revenue (Ohio County), Persoal property taxlists, 1811-
1850. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah,
1992. LDSFilm #1870185 (1811-
14) #1870186 (1815-31) #1870187
(1832-1850)
West Alexander Cemetery Records,
Copied and Indexed by Genealogical Society
ofSouthwestern Pennsylvania. Copy
in Citizens Library, Washington, PA, 929.3GEN.
RESEARCH NOTES:
never married, finacee died [Ref:
NEELY Family]
1827-1833: Listed in tax lists of
Ohio County, Virginia, as single male overage of 16.
No taxes due [Ref: OhioCoVA
TaxLists]
1828: mentioned in will of
father, to receive "a horse creature if it canbe spared after
paying my just debts" [Ref:
OhioCoWV Wills 3-8]
Mar 25 1836: (while living in
Washington Co PA) confirmed a prior deed fromWilliam
Todd (father) to James Maxwell
[Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds 21-318]
May 16 1840: purchased from heirs
of Dixon Coulter (Edward, Dixon, Christina,and
Jane) for $31.625, 1 1/2 acres
and 13 perches on waters of Little WheelingCreek [Ref:
OhioCoVA Deeds 33-514]
Nov 21 1846: bought, with brother
John, for $175, all of Wallace Todd'sinterest in
Todd Farm [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds
29-497]
Sep 23 1847: Heirs of William
Todd (John, William, Wallace, Thomas, Joseph,James
Sawhill & wife Mary, Hugh
Brown & wife Jane, John Cunningham & wifeMartha) sold
to James Todd, for $120 each, all
their interest in 118 acres ofland on waters of
Middle Wheeling Creek owned by
William Todd at time of hisdeath [Ref: OhioCoVA
Deeds 33-505]
Apr 17 1852: purchased from
Joseph Ferrell and Esther his wife, for $432.60,18 acres
and 4 perches of land on waters
of Middle Wheeling Creek [Ref:OhioCoVA Deeds 42-
229]
cause of dath: Paralysis. Buried in plot B-6 [Ref: WashingtonCoPA
WAlecCemp24]
----------Ohio Co VA Deeds
33-514, dated 16 May 1840:
This Indenture made the 16th day of May in the year of our Lord one
thousandeight
hundred and forty between Edward
Coulter Dixon Coulter, Christina andJane Coulter
heirs at large of Dixon Coulter
deceased late of Ohio CountyVirginia of the first part
and William Todd of the County
and state aforesaidof the second part, Witnesseth
that the parties of the first
part for and inconsideration of the sum of thirty one dollars
sixty two and one half cents
tothem in hand paid at and before the ensealing and
delivery of these presentsthe
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged has granted
bargained and sold andby these
presents grant bargain sell and convey unto the party
of the secondpart his heirs and
assigns forever a tract of land in the county aforesaid
onthe waters of Little Wheeling
Creek, adjoining the land of Joseph Terrel andothers
and bounded as follows, viz,
beginning at a post thence north 3 westtwenty five and
four tenths perches to a stone
corner to Joseph Frank thencesouth four degrees west
fourteen and two tenths perches
to a Swamp bush thencenorth seventeen and one
half degrees East fifteen and six
tenth perches to apost thence north fifty degrees
east fifteen perches to the
beginning,containing one acre and one half and thirteen
perches, Together with all
andsingular the tenements hereditaments and
apurtenances as to the same
belongingor in any wise appertaining to have and to
hold the said tract of
landtogether with all the tenements hereditaments and
appurtenances to the
samebelonging or in any way appertaining to the party of the
second part his heirsand assigns
forever to the only proper use and behoof of him the
said party ofthe second part his
heirs and assigns forever, and the said parties of
thefirst part do for themselves
and their heirs covenant promise and agree to andwith
the said party of the second part
his heirs and assigns that they thesaid party of the
first part <??> the said
tract of land aforesaid is seizedpossessed and entitled to a
good and perfect and indefeasible
estate inindenture in fee simple and that they have
good right and authority to
sellconvey and assure the same to the said party of the
second part and his heirsand
assigns forever and further that they the said party of
the first the saidtract of land
aforesaid together with its tenements and hereditaments
andappurtenances thereunto
belonging or in any wise appertaining unto the saidparty
of the second part and his heirs
and assigns forever free from the claimand claims of
all persons whatsoever claiming
the same tract of land shall andwill warrant and
forever defend. In testimony thereof the said party of
thefirst part hereunto set their
hands and seals the day and year
above written.Edward Coulter. Dixon
Coulter,
Christina Coulter. Jane Coulter.
Ohio County SS. We Samuel Oldham and John Gilman Justices of the Peace
inthe
County aforesaid in the State of
Virginia do certify Edmund Coulter DixonCoulter
Christina Coulter Jane Coulter
parties to a certain deed bearing dateon the 16th day
of May 1840 and hereunto annexed
personally appeared before usin our County and
acknowledged the same to be their
act and deed and desiredas to certify the same
acknowledgement to the Clerk of
the County Court forOhio County aforesaid in order
that the same deed may be
recorded. Givenunder our hands and seals
this 16th day
of May 1840. Samuel Oldham. JohnGilmore.
Virginia. Be it remembered that
on the 7th day of March 1850 the foregoingdeed
was presented in the office
certified and by me admitted to record.Test: John
McColluch [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds
33-514]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 29-497, dated 21
Nov 1846:
This Indenture made and entered into this twenty first day of November
A.D.1846 by
and between Wallace J Todd of the
County of St Louis and State ofMissouri party of
the first part and John Todd and
William Todd of Ohio Countyof the State of Virginia
parties of the second part,
Witnesseth that the saidparty of the first part for and in
consideration of the sum of one
hundred andseventy five dollars to him in hand paid
by the said parties of the
secondpart, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged do
by these presentsbargain, sell,
and grant claim unto them the said John Todd and
William Todd,all his rights title
and interest in and to a certain parcel of land
andpremises known and designated
as the Todd farm, situate on the waters ofMiddle
Wheeling Creek, in the County of
Ohio in the state of Virginia, towhich I am or may be
entitled to as one of the heirs
of my deceased fatherWilliam Todd. To
have and to
hold unto them the said John and
William Toddand to their heirs and assigns all my
said interest in and to said
farm, andthe appurtenances thereof forever.
And I the
said Wallace J Todd do formyself
my heirs and assigns covenant to forever warrand
the aforesaid interestunto them
the said John and William against all persons
claiming or to claimthe same by
through or under me, and none others, it being
understood betweenthe parties
hereto, that this is intended a quit claim deed only.
Intestimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal at St Louis,
Missouri, the day and year first
above written. W. J. Todd.
State of Missouri, County of St. Louis SS. We Peter H Johnston and
DiogenesWitmore in the County
aforesaid in the State of Missouri two Justices of
thepeace as aforesaid do hereby
certify that W.J. Todd a party to a certain deeddated
the twenty first day of November
1846 hereto annexed personally appearedbefore us
in our County aforesaid and
acknowledged the same to be his act anddeed and
desired us to certify his said
acknowledgement to the Clerk of theCounty Court of
Ohio County in the State of
Virginia in order that the samedeed may be recorded.
Given under our hands and seals
the day and yearaforesaid. Peter W.
Johnston,
Justice of the Peace. Diogenes Wetmore,Justice of the Peace.
State of Missouri, County of St Louis SS. I the undersigned Stephen D
BarlowClerk
of the St. Louis County Court do
certify that Peter W Johnston andDiogenes Wetmore
whose names are subscribed to the
foregoing certificate ofacknowledgement
are
each on the day of the date
thereof and still are activeJusties of the Peace duly
commissioned and qualified in
that their signaturesthereunto are genuine, and that to
all such their official acts full
faith andcredit ought to be given. In
Testimony whereof I
hereunto set my hand andaffixed
seal the date last above written. S. D.
Barlow, Clerk
of St LouisCounty Court.
Virginia. Be it remembered that
on the 14th day of July 1847 the foregoingdeed was
presented to me John McColluch
Clerk of the County Court in my officeand certified
as above and accepted to be
recorded. John McCollugh.[Ref: OhioCoVA
Deeds 29-
497]
Ohio Co VA Deeds 42-229, dated 17
Apr 1852:
This deed made the seventeenth day of April in the year of our Lord
onethousand
eight hundred and fifty two
between Joseph Ferrell and Esther hiswife and William
Todd, Witnesseth, that in
consideration of four hundred andthirty two dollars and sixty
cents in hand paid, said Joseph
Ferril and Estherhis wife doth grant, with general
warranty unto the said William
Todd, all ofa certain tract of land situated in the County
of Ohio, State of Virginia, onthe
waters of Middle Wheeling Creek and bounded as
follows, viz, Beginning atan Iron
wood bush in the line of James Todd, near to where
his spring runcrosses the line,
thence north one and one fourth degrees east fifty eight
andfive tenth poles to south
corner of Samuel Chambers place, thence north sixtysix
and one half degrees west two and
one half poles along Chambers line to astone,
thence south forty two and one
half degrees West forty seven polessixteen links to an
apple tree, thence south sixty
three and one half degreeswest fifty nine poles nine
links to a stone in the line of
John Pairson,thence with his line south fifty degrees east
thirty seven and one tenth
polesto a stone, thence north fifty three degrees east fifty
four poles twenty fourlinks to a
white oak, thence south eighty eight degrees east
twenty four linksto a white oak,
thence south eighty eight degrees east twenty two and
twotenth poles to the place of
beginning, containing eighteen acres and fourperches.
Witness the following signatures
and seals. Joseph Ferrel. Esther(X) Ferrel.
County of Ohio, to wit, We Andrew Yates and John Gilmore, Justices of
thepeace for
the County aforesaid I the State
of Virginia, do certify that JosephFerrel whose name
is signed to the annexed writing,
bearing date on theseventeenth day of April, has
acknowledged the same before us
in our countyaforesaid, Given under our hands this
twenty second day of April
1852. AndrewYates, J.P., John Gilmore,
J.P.
State of Virginia, County of Ohio, tow it, We Andrew Yates and John
Gilmore,
Justices of the Peace for the
County of Ohio in the State of Virginia docertify that
Esther Ferril, the wife of Joseph
Ferril, whose names are signedto the writing annexed
bearing date on the seventeenth
of April, personallyappeared before us in the County
aforesaid, and being examined by
usfoivily(?) and apart from her husband, and
having the writing aforesaid
fullyexplained to her, she the said Esther Ferrell
acknowledged the said writing
tobe her act and declared that she had willingly
executed the same and does
notwith to retract it. Given under our
hands this 23rd
day of April, 1852.Andrew Yates,
J.P., John Gilmore J.P.
Virginia. Be it remembered that
on the 23rd day of March, 1857, theforegoing deed
dated April 17, 1835 was
presented to me John McColloch, Clerkof Ohio County
Court, in my office, certified as
above, and admitted torecord. Test. John
McColloch.
[Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds 42-229]
Ohio County West Virginia Deed
book 67-191, dated 18 Jul 1877:
Whereas William Todd, now of Guernsey County, Ohio, long since sold to
hisbrother
James Todd, now of Ohio County
West Virginia, the property hereinafterdescribed
and for a valuable consideration
conveyed the same to the said JamesTodd by a
deed or deeds which were never
recorded and are now lost and it isdesired that a
good title shall now be made for
the same to the said JamesTodd, this deed made
this eighteenth day of July A.D.
1877 between the partiesabove named.
Witnesseth
that the said William Todd in
consideration of theabove recited facts and in the sum of
one dollar to him in hand paid
thereceipt of which is hereby acknowledged doth grant
with covenant of generalwarranty
unto the said James Todd the following described
property, situatedon the Waters
of Middle Wheeling Creek in said County of Ohio that
is to say:beginning at a stake on
the line of James Buchanan’s farm, thence N 21 1/2
E35 poles 8 links to a dead white
oak in the west line of the tract conveyed byStephen
Coe to William Todd the father of
the parties hereto thence by saidline N (or N 1/4 E)
68 4/10 poles to S Chambers
corner thence N 66 1/2 W 2 1/2poles along Chambers
line to a stone, thence S 42 1/2
W 47 poles 16 links toan apple tree thence S 68 1/2 W
59 poles 9 links to a stone in
line of JohnPairson, thence with his line S 50 E 37 1/10
poles to a stone (corner
toCoulter parcel hereby conveyed), thence S 4 W 14 3/10
poles to a swamp beechthence S 17
1/2 E 15 6/10 poles to a post thence N 50 E
above 7 poles to apost thence (by
line of Buchanan parcel hereby conveyed) S 14 1/2
E 24 polesto a post thence N 88 E
12 poles to a white oak on the east side of the run,
thence N 16 3/4 W 31 poles to a
plum tree (corner to jas Ferrel ten acre tracthereby
conveyed) thence N 89 1/4 E 28
poles 20 links thence N 21 1/2 E 35poles 8 links to
the beginning containing thirty
one acres two rods and thirtynine perches more or less,
and being composed of four
several parcels of landconveyed at different times to the
said grantor William Todd by
deeds recordedin the land records of Ohio County as
follows: Deed Book v 33 pages
512, 514,and 515, and Deed book v. 42 page 229.
Witness the following signatures and seal William Todd. Signed, sealed
andacknowledged in presence of
Sylvester Boyd, Thomas Ruth.
State of Ohio, County of Guernsey.
I Thomas Ruth a Justice of the Peacewithin and
for said County do hereby certify
that William Todd whose name issigned to the
foregoing writing bearing date the
eighteenth day of July A.D.1877 has this day
acknowledged the same before me
in my said county. Givenunder my hand
this 20th
day of July A.D. 1877. Thomas Ruth, Justice of thePeace, Millwood
Township,
Guernsey Co, Ohio
West Virginia, Ohio County, I Robert B Woods, Clerk of the County Court
ofsaid
County, do certify that the
annexec writing bearing date on the 18th dayof July 1877,
was presented for and by me
admitted to record in my office uponthe above certificate
as to the party therein named. This 16 day of August1877/ Robert B Woods, Clerk.
[Ref: OhioCoWV Deeds 67-191]
Ohio County West Virginia, Deed
Book 67 p192:
Know all men by these presents that I William Todd of Guernsey Co and
Stateof
Ohio in consideration of the sum
of five hundred dollars to me in hand paidby James
Todd of Ohio Co and state of West
Virginia the receipt whereof Ihereby acknowledge
have bargained, sold and do quit
claimed and by thesepresents do bargain, sell and
quit claim unto the said James
Todd his heirsand assigns forever all my personal right,
title, and interest estate
claimand demand in the estate of William Todd (deceased)
also the one half ofbrother
Wallace’s share in and to all that certain farm or piece of
landsituate on the waters of
Middle Wheeling Creek in Ohio Co West Virginia
andbounded as follows. to wit: On the East the lands of Silas
McDonald and
NancyEiskine, on the south by
Joseph Blayney on the west and north by James
Toddwith all and singular the
heriditaments and appurtenances thereunto belongingin
Witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 15th day ofAugust in the
year 1877.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Martha Cuningham, John D
VanKirk.
The State of Ohio County of Guernsey.
Before me John O Van Kirk a Justiceof the
Peace in and for said County
personally appeared the within namedWilliam Todd and
acknowledged the signing and
sealing of the writtenconveyance to be his voluntary
act and deed. John O Van Kirk, J.P.
West Virginia, Ohio County: I Robert B Woods Clerk of the County Court
ofsaid
County do certify that the
annexed writing bearing date on the 15th dayof August 1877
was presented for and by admitted
to record in my office uponthe written certificate as
to the party therein named, this
16 day of August1877. [Ref: OhioCoWV
Deeds 67-
192]
Sources for this Information:
date: [Ref: SawhillDB SAWHILL
p13, Shields SAWHILL p14], parents: [Ref:
OhioCoWV Wills 3-8, SawhillDB
SAWHILL p13, Shields SAWHILL p14, TODD Family]
,father: [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds
33-505]
Sources for this Information:
date: [Ref: WashingtonCoPA
WAlecCem p24], place: [Ref: WashingtonCoPA
WAlecCemp24]
Sources with Inaccurate
Information:
date: Feb 8 1889 [Ref: Shields
SAWHILL p14]
Sources for this Information:
date: [Ref: WashingtonCoPA
WAlecCem p24], place: [Ref: WashingtonCoPA
WAlecCemp24]
+ 19 F viii. Mary TODD was born on 25 Sep 1807. She died on 31 Oct
1857.
+ 20 M ix. James Sawhill TODD was born on 14 Feb 1809. He died on 14 Dec
1893.
21 F x. Martha TODD was born in 1825.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Neely notes", a
typed onionskin page, original author unknown, copyobtained from
Virginia Edgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
-, "TODD Family of West
Virginia", original source unknown, from VirginiaEdgar
Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 33, 1849-1850, LDS
Film#0855536#1.
Sawhill, Donald B, SAWHILL
Family, from notes of Benjamin Wesley Sawhill,
circulated privately Feb
1964. LDS Film #1454553#10.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
Sources for this Information:
date: [Ref: Shields SAWHILL p14],
parents: [Ref: NEELY Family, SawhillDBSAWHILL
p13, Shields SAWHILL p14, TODD
Family], father: [Ref: OhioCoVA Deeds33-505]
Martha
married John CUNNINGHAM in 1841.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
-, "Neely notes", a
typed onionskin page, original author unknown, copyobtained from
Virginia Edgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94.
Ohio County Virginia Recorder of
Deeds, Deed books 1778-1901. SLC:
GeneSocUT,
1958, Book 33, 1849-1850, LDS
Film#0855536#1.
Sawhill, Donald B, SAWHILL
Family, from notes of Benjamin Wesley Sawhill,
circulated privately Feb
1964. LDS Film #1454553#10.
Shields, Jesse W and Grace Dague,
Ancestors and Descendantsof James
AlexanderSawhill. Grosse Pointe, MI: authors, 1958. LDS Film#0875362#7.
RESEARCH NOTES:
livedin Guernsey Co, OH [Ref:
Shields SAWHILL p14]