Martha BELCHER

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Died:
U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Surname: Martha Dillon
Year: 1850
County: Mercer CO.
State: WV
Age: 77
Gender: F (Female)
Month of Death: Jan
State of Birth: VA
ID#: 197_85031
Occupation: NONE LISTED
Cause of Death: OLD AGE

Martha married James DILLON 02 Feb 1789, Franklin Co. VA. James was born ca 1771, Franklin Co. VA; died Oct. 1850, Mercer Co. VA/WV. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
Name: Martha Belcher
Spouse: James Dillon
Marriage Date: 2 Feb 1789
Marriage Location: Franklin County, Virginia

Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Name: Martha Belcher
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 5 Feb 1789
Marriage Place: Franklin County, Virginia
Spouse: James Dillion
FHL Film Number: 31523

1. Mary [Polly] DILLON was born 1805, Virginia; died Aft. 1880, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Lomax-Yukon Cemetery Yukon McDowell Co. WV.

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LAND TRANSACTIONS

Franklin County, VA Deed Book 2 Pages 503, 504

"This indenture made this fourth day of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety three between Isham Belcher of the county of Franklin and Elizabeth his wife of the one part and Richard Bowling of the county aforesaid of the other part. Withforth that the said Isham Belcher for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and thirty pounds current money part in hand paid to him doth grant, and sell to the said Richard Bowling And his heirs a tract of land. Lying on the Branches of Poplar Camp Creek and Simmons Creek in the County aforesaid. Containing by estimation two hundred and eight acres be the ????. and bounded as follows.

Richard Bowling his heirs and assignee of said Isham Belcher and his heirs forever warrant and??..the said tract of land with its appurtenances to the said Richard Bowling and his heirs against the claim for all persons ??????.Isham Belcher and Elizabeth his wife????signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Isham Belcher, Elizabeth Belcher

Magistrate for Franklin County. In April 1793 the written indenture together with the memorandum of??..was acknowledged by the written name of Isham Belcher to be his act and deed and Elizabeth his wife being privately examined separate and apart from her husband making whence her rights of dower in the said land and the same was ordered to be recorded.

Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of
his Isham X Belcher his mark

Elizabeth X Belcher her mark

At a Court held for Franklin County In April 1793 the within Indenture Together with the memorandum of Senery and Saison was acknowledged by the within named Isham Bellcher to be his act and deed and Elizabeth the wife Being Prively
Examed separate and apart from her husband Relinquishing her Rights of dower in and to said Land and the same was ordered to be Recorded.

Teste:James Callaway
Clerk"


MILITARY RECORDS

French and Indian War

Colonial Soliders of the South 1732-1774, Murtie June Clark, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1983, p. 441

Recruiting certificate, signed by Ben Ward, Clerk to Isham Belcher, June 27, 1757.
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Colonial Soliders of the South 1732-1774, p. 486.

A size roll of Capt. Robert McKenzie's company, 1757-1758

No. 49 Isham Belcher, age 24, height 5'10", from Virginia, Amelia Co.


Colonial Soliders of the South 1732-1774, p. 441

Recruiting certificate, signed by Ben Ward, Clerk to Isham Belcher, June 27, 1757.

Isham married Elizabeth Clay ca 1759, Chesterfield Co. VA. Elizabeth (daughter of William Mitchell Clay and Martha Runyon) was born ca 1735, Chesterfield Co. VA; died ca 1793, Wythe Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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LAND TRANSACTIONS

1754 Richard to Peter Blankenship 100 acres.
1758 son Isham buys 100 acres on Deep Creek from Thompson,"part of land Richard now lives on"

Inventory of Richard 23 Oct 1763 and Aug 1763 William Clay is granted admin of estate of Rich ard deceased.

17 March and 24 Feb 1764 Richard (Jr) and Ishom sell land on Deep Creek to Thomas Moore.

28 March 1749 Henry Clay sells to son William land on Deep Creek where Richard Belcher now lives.


Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=141099817

Richard married Mary Obedience Clay. Mary (daughter of Henry Clay and Mary Mitchell) was born ca 1710, Henrico Co. VA; died 02 Dec 1770, Deep Creek, Chesapeake, VA; was buried , Belcher - Richard D Belcher Family Deep Creek Chesapeake, VA. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=141136701

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Biography from Find A Grave
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52867675/william-mitchell-clay

William was killed by an Indian while he and another soldier (named Coward) were hunting deer to feed their militia comrades. One Indian was shot by the second militiaman, and the other escaped; the Indians had not seen him. Clay and Coward were in Col. John Field\'s Company of Independent Rangers, part of Gen. Charles Lewis\'s Regiment. These men were among the elite Virginia militia assembled by Lord Dunmore against the numerous attacks by Indians against Virginia settlers.

William was the first casualty of his unit, and they would shortly engage in the Battle of Point Pleasant (Oct 10, 1774). This battle is considered the only major battle, as well as the final one, of Lord Dunmore\'s War. This war was waged between the colony of Virginia and several united Native American nations, but many West Virginians have considered it the first battle of the Revolutionary War. Virginia won, and the Indians lost the rights formerly granted by treaty for hunting in the lands bordering the Ohio River, yielding these rights in a new treaty. The frontier in Kentucky and what eventually became West Virginia then opened up for more settlement by the colonists. As friction between the Colonies and Britain grew, the British allied with the defeated Indians against the settlers on the western frontier. Under these considerations, and in the ongoing debate about the status of the battle with these two wars, William\'s death marks a turning point toward the Revolution. The general interpretation currently is that Dunmore\'s War was the final conflict of the Colonies. By any definition of the Dunmore War, the shooting of William Mitchell Clay has historic significance.

William\'s death occurred at what is now Point Pleasant, West Virginia, on the Ohio River, where a battle monument marks the day of fighting in October. William\'s name is not included on the list of participants, but the name of Mr. Coward (no first name listed) is there. William\'s son Mitchell also fought at this battle and is on the roster.

An account of William\'s service are included in A. S. Withers\'s book, \"Chronicles of Border Warfare.\"

Note: William\'s birth year is sometimes listed as 1710. Also, due to changes in county boundaries and town names, the location of birth may be given a different name even though they refer to the same location.

William married Martha Runyon. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Name: William Mitchell Clay
Gender: Male
Birth Place: VA
Birth Year: 1710
Spouse Name: Martha Runyan

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LAND RECORDS

John had acquired 229 acres in Henrico in 1735.

John married Mary Elizabeth Frogley 07 Nov 1710, Wantage, Berkshire, England. Mary (daughter of Alexander Frogley and Mary Elizabeth Young) was born 23 Jan 1679, Berkshire, England; died 1739, Henrico Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Berkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

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He was was the great-grandfather of the Kentucky statesman, Henry Clay.

Buried:
Grave location, biography, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7711025
Inscription "In Memory of Henry Clay Who died at dinner with his children and grandchildren at an annual festival given them on August 3, 1760".

Presented by Richmond Chapter, Colonial Dames of The 17th Century, 1957.

Henry married Mary Mitchell 1708, Virginia. Mary was born 16 Jan 1693, Chesterfield Co. VA; died 07 Aug 1777, Chesterfield Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

Name: Henry Clay
Gender: Male
Birth Place: VA
Birth Year: 1672
Spouse Name: Mary Mitchell
Spouse Birth Year: 1693
Marriage Year: 1708