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FOREWORD

We have been notified that Dr. George P. Cuttino of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away on October 4, 1991. We offer our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.
As a tribute to Dr. Cuttino, this volume (number 9) contains his manuscript titled ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF JUDGE L.H. FEATHERSTON. He was very generous in sharing this document with many researchers. Perhaps you, the reader, are one of those recipients. By printing this work in FEATHERSTON FINDINGS, Dr. Cuttino's efforts will be available for others in years to come.
Have you submitted your Featherston material for future publication? In this way, we can be assured that our research work will be available for others to build upon.
Thanks very much to those of you who are supporting this project by ordering our booklets and submitting your material. Without you, we would not now be celebrating our second year of publication. Keep up the good work!
Joyce Featherston Hawkins
Aug. 1992
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 FEATHERSTON FINDINGS - VOLUME 9
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 ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF JUDGE L.H. FEATHERSTON(1)

Family tradition has always had it that the Featherstons in America were descended from three brothers. Henry, Charles, and Edward, who emigrated to Virginia about 1750. This tradition has no basis in fact. There were Featherstons in Virginia more than a century earlier: Ellen Fetherston, who came as a headright of William Warren in 1642, and William Fetherstone, who came as a headright of Robert Richardson in 1662. William had a son, William, living in Amelia Co., Va. who left a large family(2).
The earliest ancestor in America of Judge Lucius Horace Featherston was
1-1
Charles FEATHERSTON (also spelled Fetherstone, Featherstone), b. ca. 1635 in England, emigrated as a headright of Major Abraham Wood to Charles City Co., Va. in 1653(3), and d. ca. 1681. He settled in that part of Henrico County that later became Chesterfield County, and on 19 August 1672 was granted a tract of land of 700 A.
This land is described as being on the north side of the Appomatox River corner to the orphan's land of Mr William Walthall, near Timbury Run Plantation, now the site of Petersburg(4). In 1679 Charles was named in a list of '40 tythables' ordered by the court to 'fit out arms and men'. He was assigned  a quota of three men(5).
In August 1682 his widow, Rebecca, was granted administration of his estate. She later married Samuel Newman(6). The issue of Charles and Rebecca was:
2-11
 Ann, whose will in Amelia Co., Va. is dated 12 December 1745, m. Abraham Burton, b. ca. 1669 in Henrico Co., Va., whose will in Amelia Co., Va. is dated 13 May 1736. Their descendants are numerous.
2-12
 Henry, q.v.
Henry Featherston was upwards of 21 when he discharged his guardian, who was his stepfather, on 20 August 1702. Therefore he was b. ca. 1680. Henry is listed on the quit-rent roll of Henrico Co. in  April 1705(7). He d. ante 1759. for the will of his widow, Elizabeth, is dated 26 February 1759.

WILL OF ELIZABETH FEATHERSTON(8)
In the name of God Amen February 26th, 1759 I Elizabeth Featherston Wido being weak in Body but of Perfect sound Memory praised be to God for the same but knowing the uncertainty of this Life do make and ordain this my last Will Testament
First, I give my Soul to God who gave it and my body to Earth from whence it was taken to be decently Buryed at the Descretion of my Executor hereafter named and for what worldly goods It Hath  pleased God to dispose upon me I do Dispose of in manner following,
Item I give and bequeath to my son Henry Featherston all my stock of Cattle Puter and three Beds with the Furniture belonging to him and his Heirs forever and two Potts and one Kittle. cont..,

 

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 Ancestors of Judge L.H. Featherston (cont.)

Item I give to my Daughter Mary Featherston two fether Beds to her and her Heirs and assigns forever and one side saddle.
Item I Desire that all my Wearing Cloths may be equally divided among my four Daughters,
And lastly I do constitute and appoint my son Henry Featherston hole and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have set my hand and Seal this 26th Day of February 1759.
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in presence of Elizabeth (X) Featherston (LS)
Henry Featherstone Jr.
Edward (X) Lofman
Grey Randolph

The issue of Henry and Elizabeth was
:
3-121 Henry, q.v.
3-122 Henry Charles (or Charles Henry), q.v.
3-123 Mary
3-124)
3-125) Three other daughters
3-126)

Henry Featherston o.s.p.; his will is dated 5 April 1760.

WILL OF HENRY FEATHERSTON(9)

In the name of God Amen April 5th 1760 I Henry Featherston being in low state of Health but in my proper senses do make this my last Will and Testament I give and Bequeath to Edward Featherston son of Charles Featherston three hundred acres of land it being the plantation whereon I now live to him and his heirs forever Item I give and Bequeath to my sister Mary Featherston one bay Horse colt to her and her heirs forever I desire all the rest of my Estate may be sold to pay my just Debts and the overplus to be divided between my brother Charles' children and Thomas Jeffres' children and Thomas Sadler's children and my sister Mary
I appoint Charles Featherston my Executor
Signed Sealed and Delivered (LS)
In the presence of [Signature lacking]
[Witnessess lacking]
cont...


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Ancestors of Judge L.H. Featherston (cont.)

Henry Charles (or Charles Henry) or, usually, Charles Featherston can be traced through various land transactions and other documents in Henrico (Chesterfield) Co. during the period 1740-1770, but they tell us little beyond the facts that he was a surveyor and held a good deal of property(10). He m. Phebe Walthall, who was b. ca. 1720(11). She was the daughter of Henry Walthall and Phebe Ligon.  The ancestry is shown in the following chart:(12)

The descendants of Charles Featherston and Phebe Walthall are descended, through the ancestry of Phebe Ligon, from the Carolingian kings of France, the Anglo-Saxon, Norman, and Plantagenet kings of England (up to and including Edward III), as well as from the following fifteen sureties of Magna Carta: William d'Albini, Hugh Bigod 3rd earl of Norfolk and Suffolk, Roger Ie Bigod 2nd
earl of Norfolk and Suffolk, Henry de Bohun earl of Hereford, Gilbert de Clare earl of Gloucester, Richard de Clare earl of Clare, John Fitzrobert, William de Huntingfield, John de Lacie earl of Lincoln, William de Lanvellei, William Malet baron of Curry, William de Mowbray, Saiher de Quincy, Robert de Roos baron of Hamlake Manor, and Robert de Vere 3rd earl of Oxford(13).
 

ROYAL DESCENT OF PHEBE WALTHALL FEATHERSTON(14)

Phebe Walthall m. Charles Featherston
Henry Walthall m. Phebe Ligon
Thomas Ligon m. Elizabeth Worsham
cont...
 

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 Ancestors of Judge L.H. Featherston (cont.)

Maj. William Ligon m. Mary Tanner
Col. Thomas Ligon m. Mary Harris
Capt. Thomas Harris, b. 1586, in Virginia 1611, m. Adria Gurganey
Sir William Harris, d. 1616, m. Alice Smith
Arthur Harris (Herrys) m. Dorothy Walgrave
William Harris m.2) Johan Cooke
Arthur Harris m. Johanna Percy
Sir Thomas Percy m. Eleanor Harbottle
Henry Algernon Percy 5th earl of Northumberland, K.G., m. Katherine Spencer
Henry Percy 4th earl of Northumberland m. Maude Herbert
Henry Percy 3rd earl of Northumberland m. Elizabeth Poynings
Henry Percy 2nd earl of Northumberland m. Eleanor Neville
Sir Henry Percy 'Hotspur', K.G., m. Elizabeth Mortimer
Edmund Mortimer m. Philippa Plantagenet
Lionel of Antwerp, K.G. m.1) Elizabeth de Burgh
King Edward III m. Philippa of Hainault

Phebe Walthall m. Charles Featherston
Henry Walthall m. Phebe Ligon
Thomas Ligon m. Elizabeth Worsham
Maj. William Ligon m. Mary Tanner
Col. Thomas Ligon m. Mary Harris
Thomas Lygon m. Frances Dennis
Sir William Lygon m. Eleanor Dennis
Sir William Dennis m. Anne Berkeley
Sir Maurice Berkeley m. Isabel Mead
James Lord Berkeley m. Lady Isabel Mowbray
Sir Thomas Mowbray duke of Norfolk, K.G., m. 2) Elizabeth FitzAlan
John Lord Mowbray m. Lady Elizabeth Segrave
John Lord Segrave m. Lady Margaret Plantagenet
Thomas of Brotherton earl of Suffolk m.1) Lady Alice Halys
King Edward I m. Margaret of France

Charles Featherston's will is dated 13 November 1778.
WILL OF CHARLES FEATHERSTON(15)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Charles Featherstone of the county of Chesterfield and parish of Dale do make and ordain this me last will and Testament first I give my Soul to God that made it and my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian like manner.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my son Henry Featherstone the land and Plantation whereon I now live and five negroes Peter, Jeney, Jack, Judey, Yourk to him his heirs or assigns forever and also one wheat fan,
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Edward Featherstone, six negroes Frank, Brister, James, Faney and her two children and increase, one yoke of oxen one ten gallon pot one wheat sive to him and his heirs or assigns forever, cont...

 

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 Ancestors of Judge L.H. Featherston (cont.)

Item I give and bequeath unto my son Charles Featherstone two Negroes and their increase namely John, Sarah, to him and his heirs or assigns forever, Item I give and bequeath unto the estate of Thomas Walthall Deceased one Negro wench Patt and her Increase to be equally divided according to his will to them and their heirs or assigns forever, Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Walthall one negro Cloe, one spice morter, one Sorel mare to her and her heirs or assigns forever, Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Phebey Featherstone five negroes Will, Bidey, Dafney, Soney, Hannah, one bay horse one sorel filley one coper cittle one pair of flatt Irons one Desk two trunks one pewter dish and all the earthen water to her and her heirs or assigns forever,
I give and bequeath unto grandson Charles Featherstone son of Henry Featherstone two negroes Filles and Tom, one round table to him and his heirs or assigns forever,
Item I give and bequeath unto my five children Henry, Charles, Edward, Elizabeth. Phebey all the residue of my estate of what nature or kind soever to them to be equally Divided to them or their heirs forever, I desire no appraisement to be taken nor no securety to be taken of the executors I leave my two sons Henry Featherstone and Edward Executors to this my last will this 13th day of November 1778.
Signed sealed In the presence of;
Charles Featherstone (LS)
Jesee Cogbill

The issue of Charles and Phebe was:
4-1221 Henry, q.v.
4-1222 Edward, whose will is dated 20 July 1792, m. 28 October 1778 Sarah Ashbrooke and

had issue(16);
5-12221 Charles Edward
5-12222 Elizabeth
5-12223 Lucy
5-12224 A child born after his death

4-1223 Charles m.l) 23 April 1782 Gilly Brunfield; m.2) 10 December 1787 Lucy Elmore(17)
4-1224 Elizabeth m. Thomas Walthall, whose will is dated 12 December 1776
4-1225 Phebe m, 4 December 1778 Irby Hudson(18)
cont...

 

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Ancestors of Judge L.H. Featherston (cont.)

Henry Featherston m. Elizabeth Marshall, the daughter of Alexander Marshall, son of Alexander Marshall who m. ca. 1706 Elizabeth Worsham Ligon (widow of Thomas Ligon), and Sarah Moseley, daughter of William Moseley(19) and Frances Mayo. Henry moved to Smith County, Tennessee and d. 15 December 1827. His will was probated 28 July 1828.

WILL OF HENRY FEATHERSTON(20)
 

I Henry Featherston of the County of Smith and State of Tennessee being of sound mind and memory thanks be to God for all his Mercies, do make this my last will and testament revoking all others hertofore by me made (Viz)
Item 1st I lend my daughter Sarah Hardy during her natural life one acre of land including the house she now lives in with access to what is called Featherston's Spring, she is to have free all of firewood off of my part of the balance of my land, but she is not to sell, rent, or place any other person, or family on it.
Item 2nd. I lend my daughter Sarah Hardy during her natural life, my negro girl named Harriet.
Item 3. I give to my son Edward Featherston, after the death of my daughter Sarah Hardy, the negro girl Harriet, named in the 2 item of this my will, if he thinks proper to receive her, upon the following conditions (Viz) he must pay to my grand daughter Sarah W. Hardy seventy five dollars. If the said negro girl should have any increase before the death of my daughter Sarah Hardy, the said increase is to belong to my grand daughter Sarah W. Hardy. But if my son Edward Featherston should not take the girl Harriet according to this Item, she is to belong to my grand daughter Sarah W. Hardy and her heirs forever, I also give to my son Edward Featherston my tract of land whereon he now lives to him and his heirs forever, containing one hundred acres more or less, one acre of which is loaned in the first Item of this will to my daughter Sarah Hardy.
Item 4. I lend to my daughter Polly Cogbill during her natural life, my negro girl named Milly, and after the death of my said daughter Polly Cogbill, I give the said negro girl Milly to my grand daughter Elizabeth M. Cogbill and her heirs forever.
Item 5. I give to my grand daughter Elizabeth C. Sharp my negro girl named Mariah with her increase to her and her heirs forever.
Item 6. I give my grand son James H. Sharp and his heirs forever my negro boy named Scipio.
Item 7. I give my grand son Benjamin F. Sharp and his heirs forever my negro boy named Richard or Dick.
Item 8. I give to my grand daughter Sarah W. Hardy my bed and furniture.
cont...