Vol. 4. Forward

FORWARD
Volume 4 of FEATHERSTON FINDINGS has now been completed. As you know, these volumes have been published at 2 and 3 month intervals up to this point. I am sure somewhere down the line the information will not be forthcoming in such quantities and therefore there will not be this same frequency of publishing these booklets. I am overwhelmed by the response I have had so far. It is quite apparent that Featherston researchers have felt a need for a publication such as this. Through these pages, we may share our information with each other now and have it recorded for future generations.

It is important for the continuing success of this series that you send in your miscellaneous Featherston information and your branch for inclusion in future volumes. Some of you may feel you do not have enough information to send in your branch for our Branches section. Let me encourage you to send in what you have. Perhaps there is someone else who may be able to give you just the needed data to tie you into another line, as has been done in this issue. Volume 1 contained Branches #1, *2, *3 and #4. Branch #3 has now been linked to #4. Hereafter, this Branch will be known as *3 and Branch *4 will no longer be used. It is our goal to eventually eliminate all branch numbers, except one, joining us all into one big family!

Because there is a limited number of Featherston families, ^as compared to Jones, Smith, etc.), perhaps at some time in the future there will not be enough data submitted to continue publishing lineages in the Branches section of our booklets. In the event these should become unavailable, would anyone object to  having booklets published using only miscellaneous material?
Your suggestions for bettering these booklets will be greatly appreciated and your contributions are most welcome.
Joyce Featherston Hawkins
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 FEATHERSTON FINDINGS - VOLUME 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 

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Vol. 4. Page 1

 A BOOK OF GARRETTS, VOLUME II - Supplement No. 1
by Hester Elizabeth Garrett - pub. 1980

THE FEATHERSTONE FAMILY
1. Charles (?) Featherstone m. ca. 1675? Rebecca Stratton Patram b. ca. 1637 b. ca. 1649 (see below) d. August 1782-Inventory date d. aft. 1726 In his will dated 1688 Edward Stratton, Jr. lists his "loving sister Rebecka Newman" which seems to prove that she was Rebecca Stratton. However Edward Stratton, Sr. lists only his wife, Martha (2nd wife-widow of Thomas Shippy) and his son, Edward Stratton. Jr. Rebecca is mentioned as one of the heirs of Reginald Evans (Henrico Record Book 5. p. 176-No date). At that time Anthony Patram was still living. The date of his death is not known but as Francis Patram was the only child of that marriage, it is possible that Anthony died soon after his birth in 1671. ("Francis Patram, age ca. 21 yrs. gave testimony - Aug. 1, 1692 - Valentine Papers 111. p. 1790 1692 Ct. Rec.) It has been recently proven that Charles Featherstone had four children. If Rebecca were the mother of all four, she must have been married to Charles as early as 1674/5. There has been no indication that Charles had been married before. (Proof of the four children-Colonial Wills of Henrico., VA Part 1 1654-1737 by Benjamin B. Weisiger 111 p. 109. "Rebecca Newman, wife of Samuel Newman, age 77, 18 Sept. 1725 deposed that she knew Charles Featherstone, dec'd, & that he had at the time of his death 4 children, lawfully begotten, a son Henry Charles Featherstone & 3 daughters, Anne, Sarah, & Susanna. (This proves her birthdate as about 1649).
 

Issue: 1. Anne Featherstone b. ca. 1674/5 m. ca. 1692 to Abraham Eurton
2. Sarah Featherstone - no other information
3. Susanna Featherstone - no further record
4. Henry Charles Featherstone b, ca. 1681 (Orphan's Court, Henrico Recs. Vol. 4-p. 45)
FEATHERSTONE NOTES

CHESTERFIELD CO.. VA WILL BK. 1. pt. 2. p. 301 2/26/1759
Will of Elizabeth Featherstone
Item: To son. Henry Featherstone all stock of cattle, puter, & three beds with the furniture belonging to him and his Heirs forever and two Potts and one Kettle
Item; To Daughter Mary Featherston two feather beds to her and her heirs forever and one side saddle. Wearing clothes equally divided among four daughters.
Elizabeth (X) Featherston

IBID page 360 Will of Henry Featherstone 4/5/1760
To Edward Featherstone, son of Charles featherstone, 300 A. of land being plantation upon which he now lives. (2) sister, Mary, one bay horse (3) rest to be divided between brother. Charles children: Thomas Jeffries children; Thomas Sadler's children and sister, Mary.

CHESTERFIELD CO.. VA WILL BOOK 4, page 400 4/9/1764
Will of Henry Walthall mentions grandchildren of Phoebe Featherstone, dec'd (his daughter} - a negro woman, Jude, cont...

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CHESTERFIELD CO., VA WILL BOOK 3 page 70 11/13/1778
Will of Charles Featherstone mentions: sons. Henry Featherstone, Charles, the estate of Thomas Walthall, dec'd, dau., Elizabeth Walthall, dau., Pheby Featherstone, grandson, Charles Featherstone, son of Henry Featherstone.

CHESTERFIELD CO., VA WILL BOOK 3 page 252 7/10/1778
Will of Wm. Moseley mentions among others grandaughter, Elizabeth Featherstone

CHESTERFIELD CO., VA MARRIAGE BOOK
12/4/1778 Irby Hudson & Phoebe Featherstone. Sec. Henry Featherstone
9/28/1778 Edward Featherstone & Sarah Ashbrooke. Sec. Peter Ashbrooke

AMELIA CO., VA MARRIAGE BOOK
11/23/1781 Charles Featherstone & Ann French. Sec. Thos. French

AMELIA CO., VA WILL BOOK 3, page 43 1/7/1781
Will of Lewis Featherstone Wife: Elizabeth Brothers: Charles Howel Featherstone and William
Wit.: Peter Jones, Mary (X) Clardy
Signed: Lewis Featherstone

AMELIA CO., VA DEED BOOK 23, page 159 Feb. 1810
Deed between Burril Featherstone and Rebecca, his wife, and George Kidd.

CHARLOTTE CO., VA MARRIAGES - BOOK 1
page 9 12/12/1787 Charles Featherstone - Lucy Elmore
1 1782 Charles Featherstone - Gilly Brumfield
(Note by editor - JFH: It was Carolus Featherston and not Charles that married 1st Gilly Brumrield and 2nd Lucy Elmore)
18 8/27/1794 Hezekiah Featherstone - Nancy Tarpley
42 1/8/1814 Jeremiah Featherstone - Anne Green
55 Feb. 1828 Kelly Featherstone - India Johnstone

POWHATAN CO., VA MARRIAGE BOOK, p. 27
1/15/1794 Charles Featherstone - Lucy Pitts dau. of Lunsford

CHESTERFIELD CO., VA WILL BOOK 4. Part 2. page 439
8/13/1792 Will of Garrard Walthall Son: Garrard Walthall
Daughters: Catherine Walthall, Ann Marshall, Mary Hatcher. Elizabeth Cook, Sarah Bass
Grandsons: Garrard Walthall Cook, Richard Walthall Cook. Peter Cousins
Grandaughters: Elizabeth Featherstone Cook, Nancy Cook, Sarah Cook, Rebecca Cook
Sons-in-law: John Cook and Alexander Marshall Executors
Wit.: Henry Featherstone Sr. & Jr. Maria Walthall

IBID page 505 7/20/1792 Will of Edward Featherstone
Son: Charles Featherstone to him- land, mahogany desk. two tables, one dozen chairs
Daughters: Elizabeth, Lucey
Wife: riding chair
Brothrs: Henry Featherstone and Charles Featherstone and nephew. Henry Featherstone Exec.
Signed: Edward Featherstone
Page 615 Part of his inventory
Two Bibles, two prayer books. 1 Gaseeter. one history of the cont...

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A Book of Garretts (cont.)

Buccaneers, four volumes of Cook's Voyages, one History by
Singleton, one History of Charles II
Henry Featherston was on the Quit rent roll of Henrico Co., VA April 1705

HENRICO CO., VA WILL BOOK 1714-18, p. 27
Jan 9, Hen: Chas. Featherston, Henry Randolph and John Folkes witnessed will of Richard Walthall
19 Jan Charles Henry Featherston witnessed will of Diana, dau. of Richard Walthall.

NOTES ON FEATHERSTONE - FEATHERSTONHAUGH IN ENGLAND
Although many notes have been made, the ones used here are only those which might fit the dates for Charles Featherstone who went to VA in 1653 aged about 16. It is possible that his father may have been a Henry Featherstone as he named his only son Henry Charles.

REGISTER OF ST. MATTHEW IN FRIDAY ST., LONDON
Page 51 6/1/1614 Henry ffetherston m. Mary Mighell

BOYD'S INDEX TO MARRIAGES YORKSHIRE 1626 p. 153
 

COLEMAN'S CATALOGUES 1616 Deed between Richard ffetherston of Loughboro, Co. of Leicester and Chas. frethersLon with seal.
IBID *23 - page 14 Deed between Richard Featherston. Loughboro County. Leicester & Chas. ffetherston and Richard Burton with seal & signature dated 1616.

BRITISH RECORD SOCIETY VOL. 28 NOTTS MARRIAGE LICENSES
p. 46 1612/5/23 Charles Featherstone of Shipen Hill within the Monastery of Felley Abbey, husb. & Ellinor Stuffin of Rufford, widow, at Arnold.

p. 165 5/28/1638 John Burton of Bagthorpe, husb. & Mary Fetherston. d. of Charles Fetherstone of Felly-Milne, husb.

p. 518 Aug. 1. 1590 Charles Fetherston of Carroden. Co. Leicester. Yeoman & Katherine Benet of Selston, Nottingham at Hucknal, Torkard.
(The will of this Charles was proved 1640. He was of Dishley Grange - is 3 typed pages long. Had no children but mentions George, Charles & Richard & their children but not by name. He also mentions Thomas Burton. The will of his wife, Katherine dated 8 Jul 1646 mentions brother-in-law Richard ffetherstone of Loughboro, Kinsman Charles ffetherston of Selson, County of Nottingham.)

WILLS PROVED AT PEROGATIVE COURT OF CANTERBURY 1604-1700
1614 Featherstone, Lionel 1, gentlemen Stamford, Lines.
1616 Featherstone. Cuthbert, Chancery Lane, St. Dunstan in West cont...
 

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1645 Featherstone, Thomas, gentleman, Warwick
1647 Featherstone, Henry, Esq. St. Anne, Blackfriars, London
1652 Featherstone, Thomas, gentleman. Warwick
Cuthbert Featherstone of the ancient stock of the Featherstons of Hetherye Cleugh, in the Parish of Stanhope, in the County of Curham was of an ancient Saxon family - as were all of the Featherstone - Featherstonehaugh line. He m. Katherine & had Ralph - d. 1631 Henry lived London 1635 m. Mary-had issue.

WAR OF 1812 VETERANS IN TEXAS

p. 280
Marcus Lafayette Sharp
Born: 23 Jan 1789, Mecklenberg County, North Carolina
Died: 14 Jul 1862. Washington County, Texas
Buried: Old Gay Hill Cemetery
Spouses: 1) Phebe Featherstone of Gallatin, Tennessee (1790-1819)
m. 1 March 1814 2) Elizabeth Locke Hibbett.

Known Children: By first wife:
Elizabeth Cannon, b. 16 Dec 1814, m. Alonson Cannon John Henry (M.D.i, b. 31 Oct 1816, m,. Eliza Teal
Benjamin Franklin, b. 31 Oct 1818.  m.1) Martha Hall m.2) Mary Crocket
By second wife:
William Locke (M.D.J. b. 1 Jan 1822
Elmira Louisa, b. 20 Sep 1823, m. George Fulton Crocket
John Morres, b. 22 Dec 1823
Marcus Alexander, b. 4 Feb 1834
Alfred Hibbet, b. 7 Jan 1836, m. Sarah Buchanan
Valerus Publiur, b. 1838
Service: Surgeon's Mate in 1st Regiment of Bradley's Tennessee Volunteers
Sources: U.S. Daughters of 1812 records of descendants. 1812 Ancestor Index, p. 575

GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS FROM TENNESSEE NEWSPAPERS 1791-1808
Compiled by Sherida K. Eddlemon

p. 305
March 22. 1808, Vol. 1, No. 9
In Rutherford a bay mare was taken up by Jesse Fetherston. The horse was appraised at $50 on January 6, 1808.
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1850 MADISON COUNTY. ILLINOIS CENSUS

Microfilm Copy M432 Roll 119
Page 568 Dwelling No. 165 Family No. 165
Enumeration Date 3 Sep 1850 - Twp. 3N R 5W (now known as Helvetia Twp.)
William Petherston 43 male Farmer $400 Real Estate VA
Margaret Fetherston 38 female TN
John Fetherston 18 male TN
Franklin Fetherston 16 male TN
Susan Fetherston 14 female TN
Burrel Fetherston 12 male TN
Thomas Fetherston 10 male TN
Emily Fetherston 5 female IL
Margaret Fetherston 3 female IL
Frances Fetherston 8/12 female IL

1850 SHELBY COUNTY, ILLINOIS CENSUS

Microfilm Copy M432 Roll 128
Page 155 Dwelling No. 905 Family No. 905
Enumeration date 26 Sep 1850
Burel Featherston 66 male Farming VA
Rebecka Featherston 62 female VA
Joseph Featherston 21 male Farming TN
Martha Featherston 18 female OH

1860 CLINTON COUNTY. ILLINOIS CENSUS

Microfilm Copy M653 Roll 163 - Page 707 Dwelling No. 545 Family No. 560 -
P.O. Carlyle - Enumeration Date 29 Jun 1860
B. Featherstone 50 male Farmer $5200/$500 VA
Nancy Featherstone 48 female TN
John Featherstone 17 male Farmer MS
Caroline Featherstone 16 female MS
Belfield Featherstone 13 male MS
Wm. Featherstone 10 male MS
Mary Featherstone 8 female MS
Martha Featherstone 5 female MS
Ella Featherstone 4 female MS

Page 707 Dwelling No. 546 Family No. 561
Danl. Featherstone 27 male Farmer /$300 TN
Ellen Featherstone 19 female IL
Mary Featherstone 1 mo. female IL
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