Samuel Givens: Appalachian Aristocracy

1693 - 1740 (47 years)

Generation: 1

Samuel Givens was born 09 Oct 1693, Antrim, Ulster Ireland; died 22 Oct 1740, Orange Co. VA.

Samuel married Sarah Cathey 1718, Ireland. Sarah was born 1697, Antrim, Ulster Ireland; died 1765, Winchester, Frederick Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. John Givens was born 1719, Antrim, Ulster Ireland; died 19 Nov 1790, Augusta Co. VA.

Generation: 2

John Givens

(1.Samuel¹) was born 1719, Antrim, Ulster Ireland; died 19 Nov 1790, Augusta Co. VA.

Notes:

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Name: John Givens
Year: 1739
Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Family Members: Husband Samuel Givens, Wife Sarah; Son John; Son Samuel; Son James; Daughter Margaret; Daughter Jane; Daughter Sarah; Son Wm; Daughter Elizabeth; Daughter Martha
Source Publication Code: 4627
Primary Immigrant: Givens, Samuel
Annotation: Includes facts about the person making the oath, the family accompanying him, and the date of the oath. Information found in Orange County Order Book, vol. 2 (1739-1741).
Source Bibliography: LINDSAY, JOICEY HAW, contributor. "Importation Oaths 1739-1741, Orange County [Virginia]." In Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol. 17:2 (Apr. 1979), pp. 51-52; vol. 17:3 (July 1979), pp. 100-102; vol. 17:4 (Oct. 1979), pp. 121-123.
Page: 51

Capt. John Givens commanded a company of militia from Augusta County, Virginia militia from 16 Oct 177 7 to 15 Mar 1782 (during the Revolutionary War.) They fought in battles at Jamestown and Yorktown. In the list of militia men in Capt. John Givens' company were: John Givens, Robert Givens, Samuel Givens, Sr., James Givens and William Givens. ("Gleanings of Virginia History" by Wm. Fletcher Boogher)

Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850
Name: John Givens
Date: 14 Jan 1790
Location: Augusta Co., VA
Notes: This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Remarks: John Givens will (Sr.)-To wife, Margaret; to son, Thomas, 150 acres, part of home plantation; to son, James; to daughter, Mary; to daughter, Sarah Lofftis; daughter, Ann Henderson; son, John; son, George; son Samuel; son, William; daughter, Elizabet
Description: Decedent's Son
Book date: WB7-220
Prove date: 20 Apr 1790

John married Mary Margaret Sitlington 1745, Augusta Co. VA. Mary was born 1729, Augusta Co. VA; died 1814, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Children:

3. Mary Jane Givens was born 1743, Anderson Co. SC; died 27 Nov 1823, Anderson Co. SC.

Generation: 3

Mary Jane Givens

(2.John², 1.Samuel¹) was born 1743, Anderson Co. SC; died 27 Nov 1823, Anderson Co. SC.

Notes:

U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Name: Mary Dowdle
SAR Membership: 77616
Birth Date: 1743
Death Date: 27 Nov 1823
Spouse: Robert Dowdle

Mary married Robert Dowdle, Sr. 1766, Dorchester Co. SC. Robert was born 1743, Antrim, Ulster Ireland; died 06 Aug 1820, Pendleton, Anderson Co. SC. [Group Sheet]

Children:

4. Mary Margaret Dowdle was born 1775, Mecklenburg Co. NC; died 1840, Madison Co. AL.

Generation: 4

Mary Margaret Dowdle

(3.Mary³, 2.John², 1.Samuel¹) was born 1775, Mecklenburg Co. NC; died 1840, Madison Co. AL.

Mary married Andrew Martin Pickens 1790, Anderson Co. SC. Andrew (son of Joseph William Pickens and Eleanor Pickens) was born 28 Oct 1770, Waxhaw Settlement, Abbeville SC; died 04 Sep 1852, Greenville, Butler Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

Children:

5. Joseph Willilam Pickens was born 30 Aug 1794, Pendleton, Anderson Co. SC; died 28 Jan 1868, Madison Co. AL; was buried , Pickens Cemetery Moontown Madison Co. AL.