DONHAM Family History: Chapter 11

	DONHAM Family History by Scott T.S. Trimble printed book © August 1995 /// online version © August 2000
CHAPTER ELEVEN THE BALL, BROWN, and ARTHUR FAMILIES
Abijah DONHAM and Margaret DONHAM were both great-grandchildren of Thomas BROWN and Mary Osborn BALL. According to the histories, Thomas BROWN was born 27 May 1730 in Cardiganshire, Wales. He married in 1754 Welshneck, PA, to Mary Osborn BALL.45 Thomas BROWN was a private in the Virginia Continental Line in the American Revolution.46 He died 27 September 1818 in Bethel, Clermont County, OH. Abijah DONHAM is a grandson of Thomas BROWN's daughter Rachel BROWN (m. James ARTHUR Jr.). Margaret DONHAM is a granddaughter of Thomas BROWN's son George BROWN (m. Margaret Rebecca CONRAD). [1] Family legend says that Mary Osborn BALL was a cousin of Mary BALL, wife of Augustine WASHINGTON and mother of President George WASHINGTON. The children of Melvin Roy DONHAM remember being told they are related to Martha (DANDRIDGE) WASHINGTON.47 It appears that the relations to the WASHINGTON families is through the BROWN and BALL ancestries. Though there is scarce documentary evidence, relatives in the 1800s claimed that Mary Osborn BALL was the daughter of Willliam BALL and Mary WHITE, and the sister of Joseph BALL. William BALL was the son of Colonel William BALL and Hannah ATHEROLD, great-grandparents of President George WASHINGTON. The following chart shows the relations: /--Lawrence BALL /--Rev. Richard BALL, DD /--Colonel William BALL =========== William BALL \| \--Elizabeth + Hannah ATHEROLD /--Captain William BALL \| \| \| /--Thomas ATHEROLD Joseph BALL \| \| /--Thomas ATHEROLD Jr. + Mary JOHNSON \| \--Hannah ATHEROLD \| \| \| /--Thomas VESEY Mary BALL \| \--Mary VESEY + Augustine WASHINGTON \| \--Elizabeth CHURCH \| Mary Osborn BALL George WASHINGTON \| /--William WHITE + Martha DANDRIDGE \| /--Daniel WHITE \--Mary WHITE \| /--Francis BISHOP \--Elizabeth BISHOP About 1821, Joseph BALL, brother of Mary Osborn BALL, died in Philadelphia. He had no heirs and many relatives tried to make a claim to his fortune and estates, the DONHAMs included:48 For a number of years the officials of Philadelphia have been searching for the lawful heirs to the large landed "Ball Estate" in that city which has been exempt from taxes for 100 years, as it was held in trust by a church organization. There have been from time to itme numerous claimants to the estate but as yet none has been able to satisfactorily establish legal lineage as the direct descendents from William, the original owner, who died in 1737. J.S. DONHAM, of Cory, Clay County, Indiana, and W.R. FITZWATER of Mulberry, Clermont County, Ohio, both claiming to be among the direct heirs to the estate and who for the past 2 years have been making a search for all the other heirs, have visited Philadelphia and personally examined the records there. They are confident that they, with others, from legal advice, are the only lawful heirs to the real estate in Philadelphia of the value of millions of dollars, as the direct descendents of Mary BALL. Proceedings, it is said, will be instituted at an early day by these claimants for possession of the property, and later for the possession of the large estate of the son of Joseph BALL, deceased. Mr. DONHAM and Mr. FITZWATER were here recently and each secured affidavits from the heirs to be used in proof of their claims. Joseph F. BROWN "Uncle Joe" of the county clerks office is a direct heir, and one of the nearest of kin, his grandmother having been the daughter of William BALL and the sister of Joseph BALL, the millionaire, when he died in 1821. Besides "Uncle Joe" there are in this city several of the heirs of his brothers William J. and Ryland T. BROWN, and of his sisters, Hannah NASH, Annie ELISTUM, Susannah TINGLEY, and Mary NICHOL. The land that these heirs of William BALL will take legal proceedings to secure immediate possession of lies wholly within the city of Philadelphia and consists of the "Hope Farm" of 485 acres in the Northern Liberties, 100 acres on the Southampton road, 84 acres on Malbrooke creek (707 acres in all) and 26 improved lots in other parts of said city. Mary BALL, through whom the heirs claim, intermarried with Thomas BROWN at Philadelphia in 1754 and soon removed to Hardy County, Virginia (now West Virginia) thence to Kentucky in 1787 and to Ohio in 1800 where she died in 1816, leaving seven married children, the descendents of whom are now the heirs, and the only heirs, to the said "Ball Brown Estate". Her brother Joseph BALL, died at Philadelphia in 1821, childless and without a will, one of the wealthiest men at the time in Pennsylvania and his vast estate, it is said, has never been legally settled. The descendents of his sister, Mary Ball BROWN, are also the only heirs to that estate, as well as to the property of her father said William BALL, in the city of Philadelphia. The following is a small part of a letter written by Joseph F. BROWN, son of George BROWN, to his niece Miss Oma S. CORD, dated 7 Aug 1796:49 My father, George BROWN, was a soldier in the ar of the Revolution and was present at the surrender of Lord CORNWALLIS in 1781, he was also in all the Indian Wars and in the war of 1812. He died in 1825. As to the "Ball - Brown Estate", I am satisfied there is a large unsettled estate legally belonging to the heirs of my Grandmother, Mary Ball BROWN, who married my Grandfather, Thomas BROWN in Philadelphia in 1754, moved to Virginia soon after, to Kentucky in 1786, and to Ohio in 1800, where she died in 1816. She was a sister of Joseph BALL, who died in Philadelphia in 1821 without children or a will, then one of the richest men in Pennsylvania. He visited my Grandmother about 1811, in Clermont County, Ohio. But the trouble is there is no written record or evidence of the fact, that she was a sister, and only oral testimony which I fear will not be sufficient to sustain our claim as heirs. John Singleton DONHAM, son of Abijah DONHAM and Margaret DONHAM, and great-great-grandson (through two lines) of Mary Osborn BALL, was very active in trying to find evidence for this claim. Bob ORR, of Burlington, IA, wrote the following short note:50 John Singleton DONHAM was very instrumental in contacting relatives re the BALL estate. I think he died a man with little money, and in the end sold most of his library to pay expenses. He apparently was divorced (I believe partly because of his obsession with the BALL fortune). He was a contributor to the founding of Cory, IN, was was a schoolteacher, postmaster, etc. See the SAILOR and George BROWN compilations as they have references to the BALL estate. If you have not seen the BALL estate book by KNISLEY (sp?), you ought to review it. It contains a list of all relatives of Joseph BALL, including a few descendants of Joseph SAILOR and wife, nee BROWN. The SAILOR connection was through an aunt of Joseph BALL who married a HOLLAWAY or HALLOWAY. During the later part of the 1800's, the BALL estate was an active topic among our relatives. CHILDREN OF THOMAS BROWN & MARY OSBORN BALL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME: Mary Ball BROWN BORN: 29 Oct 1756 PLACE: ,Hardy,VA DIED: 1819 PLACE: ,Bourbon,KY SPOUSE: James SADOWSKI MARR: 1782 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 NAME: Sarah BROWN BORN: 3 Feb 1758 PLACE: ,,VA DIED: 28 Aug 1828 PLACE: ,Clark,OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NAME: Daniel BROWN BORN: 9 Sep 1760 PLACE: ,Hardy,VA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 NAME: Rachel BROWN BORN: 20 Dec 1762 PLACE: Moorefield,Hardy,WV DIED: Abt 1800/1803 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH BUR.: PLACE: Mulberry,Clermont,OH SPOUSE: James ARTHUR Jr. MARR: 25 Nov 1782 PLACE: Moorfield,,VA (WV) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 NAME: George BROWN BORN: 22 Jun 1760/1766 PLACE: ,Hardy,WV DIED: Aft 21 Sep 1825 PLACE: Richland,Rush,IN BUR.: PLACE: Richland,Rush,IN SPOUSE: Margaret Rebecca CONRAD MARR: 8 Sep 1786 PLACE: Moorfield,,VA SPOUSE: Hannah JOHN MARR: 4 Oct 1804 PLACE: ,Mason,KY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 NAME: William BROWN BORN: 7 Sep 1768 PLACE: ,Hardy,VA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 NAME: Joseph BROWN BORN: 22 Oct 1770 PLACE: ,,VA DIED: 24 Oct 1861 SPOUSE: Mary PARKER MARR: 17 Feb 1799 PLACE: ,Bourbon,KY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 NAME: Rebekah BROWN BORN: 2 Mar 1772 PLACE: ,Hardy,VA DIED: 1880 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 NAME: John BROWN BORN: 14 Sep 1774 PLACE: ,Hardy,VA DIED: 20 Mar 1845 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 NAME: Annie BROWN51 BORN: 3 Mar 1780 PLACE: ,Hardy,VA SPOUSE: William JAMISON SPOUSE: Edward HATTON ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2] George BROWN, maternal grandfather of Margaret DONHAM, was born 22 June 1760 in Hardy County, West Virginia.52 Back then it was known as Hampshire County, Virginia. He served as sergeant in the Revolutionary War in Captain J. VALENTINE's Co., 1st Virginia Regiment, commanded by Colonel George GIBSON. George BROWN was a soldier in both HARRISON's and ST. CLAIR's defeats, and at WAYNE's victory. He served for three years in Colonel GIBSON's regiment. Both he and his father Thomas BROWN were present at the surrender of Lord CORNWALLIS at Yorktown on 18 October 1781. Later, George BROWN fought in the War of 1812. A Virginia land warrant was issued to him, signed by Governor Patrick HENRY, on 19 March 1783. On 8 March 1786 he married Margaret Rebecca CONRAD, daughter of John CONRAD.53 They had six daughters before "Peggy" died about 1802 at Cabbin Creek, Mason (now Lewis) County, KY. George remarried 4 October 1804 to Hannah JOHN, daughter of John JOHN and Barbara EVANS. Hannah was born December 1783 in Uwchlan, Chester County, PA. They had four sons and one daughter. George BROWN died after 21 September 1825, but before 1826, in Richland, Rush County, IN, and is buried on the family farm there. Hannah died 18 November 1869 and is buried in Shelby County, IN. Here is the will of George BROWN:54 State of Indiana. Rush County. Be it Remembered that on the twenty seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty six, Hannah BROWN, the executrix named in the last will and testament of George BROWN, deceased, produced to me said last will and testament in writing and provided it in due form of law by Esom LEACH and Benjamin L. RICKER, the subscribing witnesses to said last will and testament, to my satisfaction in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed this 7th day of July 1826, Robert THOMPSON, clerk. The record and copy of said last will and testament is the following words to-wit: Be it Remembered that George BROWN of Richland Township, Rush County, and State of Indiana, being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory, blessed be Almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following a first. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Hannah BROWN all of my freehold Estate, lying and being in the (-----) County and State above mentioned, to have and to hold with all the privileges and appurtenancy thereunto belonging during her life. I also give and bequeath unto my eldest daughter Hannah NASH the sum of one dollar, to my daughter Susannah TINGLEY one dollar, to my daughter Elizabeth DONHAM one dollar, to my daughter Mary NICHOLS one dollar, to my daughter Sarah BONER one dollar, to my daughter Anne ELSTUN one dollar, to my eldest son William L. BROWN I give a young mare and saddle now called his -- so one bed and bedding for the same, also (-----) dollars to be paid to him out of the freehold estate at the decease of my wife -- to my daughter Rebecca BROWN I give and bequeath the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid to her out of my estate when she is eighteen years of age, to my three sons Ryland T. BROWN, George W. BROWN, and Joseph F. BROWN, I hereby give and bequeath all of my freehold estate at the decease of my wife to have and to hold with all priviliges and appurtenancy thereunto belonging, to be equally divided between them and their heirs and (-----) forever. And lastly as to all the last residue and remainder of my personal estate, goods, and (-----) of what kind and nature (-----) that shall be remaining at the decease of my wife, I give and bequeath to my five last mentioned children to be equally divided among them. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of September in the year of our Lord 1825 . I also hereby appoint my beloved wife Hannah BROWN sole executrix of this my last will and testament. Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the above named George BROWN to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses to the same. Esom LEACH. B.L. RICKER. State of Indiana. Rush County. CHILDREN OF GEORGE BROWN & MARGARET REBECCA CONRAD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME: Hannah BROWN BORN: 8 Sep 1787 PLACE: ,Bourbon,KY DIED: 13 Dec 1865 PLACE: ,Putnam,MO SPOUSE: Thomas NASH MARR: 4 Aug 1808 PLACE: ,Lewis,KY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 NAME: Susannah BROWN BORN: 16 Dec 1789 PLACE: ,Mason,KY DIED: Abt 24 Mar 1872 PLACE: Milroy,Rush,IN SPOUSE: Benjamin Jennings TINGLEY MARR: Abt 2 Aug 1810 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NAME: Elizabeth BROWN BORN: 9 Oct 1792 PLACE: Cabbin Creek,Lewis,KY DIED: 22 Aug 1878 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH BUR.: PLACE: Donham Hill Cem,Clermont,OH SPOUSE: John DONHAM MARR: 5 Feb 1811 PLACE: Indian Creek Ch,Clermont,OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 NAME: Mary BROWN BORN: 17 Jul 1795 PLACE: Cabbin Creek,Mason,KY DIED: 8 Jul 1879 PLACE: Monroe,Clermont,OH BUR.: PLACE: ,Clermont,OH SPOUSE: William NICHOLAS MARR: Abt 5 Jan 1815 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 NAME: Sarah BROWN BORN: 2 Feb 1798 PLACE: Cabbin Creek,Mason,KY DIED: 27 Jan 1829 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH SPOUSE: Josiah BONER MARR: 11 Mar 1819 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 NAME: Anne BROWN BORN: 14 Oct 1800 PLACE: Cabbin Creek,Mason,KY DIED: 15 Jul 1885 PLACE: Milroy,Rush,IN SPOUSE: Eli J. ELSTUN MARR: Abt 10 Nov 1818 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHILDREN OF GEORGE BROWN & HANNAH JOHN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME: William John BROWN BORN: 5 Aug 1805 PLACE: Cabbin Creek,Mason,KY DIED: 18 Mar 1857 PLACE: Indianapolis,Marion,IN OCC.: lawyer and politician SPOUSE: Susan TOMPKINS MARR: Abt 20 Mar 1827 PLACE: ,Rush,IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 NAME: Ryland Thomas BROWN BORN: 5 Oct 1807 PLACE: Cabbin Creek,Mason,KY DIED: 2 May 1890 PLACE: Indianapolis,Marion,IN OCC.: physician, scientist SPOUSE: Mary Van Cleve REEDER MARR: 25 Nov 1829 PLACE: ,Rush,IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NAME: George Whitford BROWN BORN: 4 Feb 1811 PLACE: New Richmond,Clermont,OH DIED: 17 Mar 1858 PLACE: Liberty,Shelby,IN SPOUSE: Elizabeth TREES MARR: 5 Jan 1830 PLACE: ,Rush,IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 NAME: Rebecca Barbara BROWN BORN: 12 Nov 1814 PLACE: New Richmond,Clermont,OH DIED: 1 Sep 1845 PLACE: ,,MO SPOUSE: Charles LOWREY MARR: 17 Jun 1830 PLACE: ,Rush,IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 NAME: Joseph Franklin BROWN BORN: 7 May 1820 PLACE: New Richmond,Clermont,OH DIED: 10 Apr 1905 PLACE: Indianapolis,Marion,IN SPOUSE: Marie Virginia SINGLETON MARR: 7 May 1840/1846 PLACE: Winchester,,VA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joseph Franklin "Uncle Joe" BROWN, son of George BROWN and Hannah JOHN, wrote the previously quoted letter about the BALL estate. The following biography tells about him and his ancestors:55 ... The family is of pure Celtic stock, and originated in Wales. The American founders of the family were four brothers who came from Cardigan, Wales, in 1746, in the ship Fidelity, which landed at Welsh Neck, near Philadelphia, not far from Valley Forge. One of these brothers settled in Wilmington, North Caroline; another in Boston; and a third in Brownsville, PA, the birthplace of James G. BLAINE. They spelled the name BROUNE, which was the old way of spelling it in Wales. Thomas BROWN, grandfather of Joseph F., was one of the original four brothers who came to America, and at the time of coming was aged about fifteen years. He followed the occupation of farming. He married Mary BALL, sister of Joseph BALL, who was the wealthiest man then living in Pennsylvania. She was born in Philadelphia, and was first cousin to Mary WASHINGTON, mother of George WASHINGTON, who sent her a book and always recognized the relationship. After marriage, they settled in 1755 in Hardy County, VA, and lived there until 1786, when Mr. BROWN removed with his family to Kentucky, and lived there until about 1800, when he moved to Clermont County, Ohio, where he died in 1818, aged ninety years. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War serving three years. He was over age when he enlisted, and served in the same command with his son, George, and with the maternal grandfather of our subject [which would be John JOHN]. He was at the defeat and surrender of Lord CORNWALLIS in 1781. One of his daughters married Major SODOUSKI of Count PULASKI's Polish army in the Revolution. George BROWN, father of Joseph ., was born in Hardy County, VA. He enlisted at the age of seventeen years as a soldier in the continental army, serving three years, and was present at the siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Lord CORNWALLIS. He removed to Kentucky with his father in 1786 [in which year he married his first wife Margaret Rebecca CONRAD], and they lived in a stockade fort to protect themselves from Indians. He was in General ST. CLAIR's army, and was in the battle of Fort Recovery at ST. CLAIR's defeat. In 1790 he was in General HARMON's army, and in 1794 in General WAYNE's army, being at Fort Wayne when General WAYNE received the surrender of the Indians, under Little Turtle. He took part in the battle of Tippecanoe � Joe DAVIS's regiment � in which the captain of his company was killed, and he was with Colonel Dick JOHNSON in the march to the river Thames in Canada. The regiment was surprised at the river Raisin by Tecumseh, and they did not reach the river Thames, where that noted Indian was killed. Tecumseh was an educated man and a Mason of high degree. He saved the life of George BROWN in battle, who gave the Masonic signal of distress. George BROWN married Hannah JOHN, born in Westmoreland County, PA, daughter of John and Mahala (EVANS) JOHN. John JOHN and his wife were both of Welsh stock, and were both born in Cardigan, Wales. John JOHN served throughout the war of the Revolution and was the larges man (seven feet tall and weighed 275 pounds) in General WASHINGTON's army, and was with him in all his battles. In 1808 George BROWN settled in Clermont County, Ohio, and in April 1821 he removed to Rush County, Indiana, settling in Richland Township. He died there and was buried in September 1825. The United States Government has marked his grave as that of a Revolutionary soldier.... Clarence Charles "Ducky" NASH, son of Everett Oakley NASH and Katherine JACOBY, was a 3-greats-grandson of George BROWN and Margaret Rebecca CONRAD through their daughter Hannah BROWN (m. Thomas NASH). Ducky NASH has done the voice of Donald DUCK in the Walt DISNEY cartoons since 1934. George BROWN + Margaret Rebecca CONRAD _______________\|__________________ \| \| Hannah BROWN Elizabeth BROWN + Thomas NASH + John DONHAM \| \| George Brown NASH Margaret DONHAM + Elizabeth McDANIEL + Abijah DONHAM \| \| Asa Marion NASH Ferdinand Lee DONHAM + Louisa FITCH + Florella Jane RECTOR \| \| Everett Oakley NASH Melvin Roy DONHAM + Katherine JACOBY + Rose Marie HEIM \| \| Clarence Charles NASH Eugene Melvin, Roy Lee, Virginia Hope, (aka Donald DUCK) and Genevieve Mignon DONHAM [3] Rachel BROWN, paternal grandmother of Abijah DONHAM, was the daughter of Thomas BROWN and Mary Osborn BALL, and sister of George BROWN. She was born at 2:00 p.m. on 20 December 1762 in Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia (Hampshire County, Virginia). Rachel BROWN married James ARTHUR Jr., son of James McARTHUR and Hannah STUART. James McARTHUR Sr. was born in 1730 in Glasgow, Scotland. Family legend says that he came to America as a stowaway, hiding out in a barrel on the ship. He was a weaver and fought in the American Revolution. His family dropped the "Mc" part of McARTHUR, changing the name to ARTHUR. CHILDREN OF JAMES McARTHUR SR. & HANNAH STUART ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME: James ARTHUR Jr. BORN: May 1764 PLACE: ,Burlington,NJ DIED: 29 Jul 1856 PLACE: Crawfordsville,Montgomery,IN BUR.: PLACE: Old Town Cem,Montgomery,IN SPOUSE: Rachel BROWN MARR: 25 Nov 1782 PLACE: Moorfield,,VA (WV) SPOUSE: Anne OSBOURNE MARR: 19 Apr 1803 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 NAME: Elizabeth ARTHUR ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NAME: Lydia ARTHUR SPOUSE: Laurance HALL MARR: 30 Nov 1792 PLACE: ,Bourbon,KY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 NAME: Abner ARTHUR DIED: 4 Aug 1812 Killed at Battle of Brownstown while serving as a member of the Williamsburg Company of Riflemen, which was part of the Third Regiment of the Ohio Militia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ James ARTHUR Jr. married first in 1782 to Rachel BROWN, daughter of Thomas BROWN and Mary Osborn BALL. They had seven children before Rachel died between 1800 and 1803 in Clermont County. She was buried on her brother Joseph's farm in Mulberry, Miami Township, Clermont, Ohio. James remarried to Anne OSBOURNE, born 1770/1780 possibly in Franklin County, VA. They were married 19 April 1803 in Clermont County, OH.56 By her James ARTHUR had an additional four children. James died 29 July 1856 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, IN. He is buried at Old Town Cemetery, Covington Street, in Crawfordsville. James ARTHUR Jr. served as a substitute in the Virginia State Line in the American Revolution with his father James McARTHUR Sr:57 James stated that about 10 April 1781, he enlisted for 1� years under Captain WALTON in Hampshire or Hardy County, Virginia. Marched down to Winchester, VA, and from there to Albemarle Court House, under command of Captain [Wilton] BEDINGER, where he joined the regiment of General STUBEN. James served 3 months and then was taken or drafted into Regiment of Colonel WHITE's [Continental] Dragoons or mounted troops, then marched into South Carolina. Was honorably discharged about 22 October 1782 near Charlestown, South Carolina. Discharged papers signed by Colonel GREEN, Colonel WHITE, and Captain YARBERRY [YAYBOROUGH]. Deponent had a written record, showing that he was born in May 1764, Burlington Co., New Jersey. He lived 28 years in Clermont County, Ohio and 5 years in Butler County, Ohio where he was residing in 1832. He had applied for a pension about 4 years before this and stated that he proved his services by the depositions taken on 9 September 1828 in the office of Thomas WEST in Ohio Township, Clermont County, Ohio by two witnesses, one being his sister, Elizabeth ARTHUR, and Lydia HALL, another sister, both residents of Clermont Co., Ohio. In 1832, James stated that he had a wife and four children; two oldest of which were blind and had been so since birth, the other two were girls and could not labor to support the family. He was granted a Pension on 30 July 1832. CHILDREN OF JAMES ARTHUR JR. & RACHEL BROWN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME: Sarah ARTHUR BORN: 28 Aug 1783 PLACE: Moorefield,Hampshire,VA DIED: Aft 1829 SPOUSE: William DONHAM MARR: 15 Dec 1802 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 NAME: Mary ARTHUR BORN: 28 Aug 1785 PLACE: ,Bedford,VA DIED: 3 Dec 1867 PLACE: Monroe,Clermont,OH SPOUSE: Hugh FERGUSON MARR: 29 Nov 1805 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NAME: Hannah ARTHUR BORN: 27 Aug 1785 PLACE: ,Bedford,VA SPOUSE: Isaac ELSTON MARR: 4 Dec 1806 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 NAME: William ARTHUR BORN: 17 Jan 1788 PLACE: ,Hampshire,WV DIED: 26 Jan 1865 PLACE: Ottumwa,Wapello,IA SPOUSE: Mary "Polly" REED MARR: 17 Nov 1812 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH SPOUSE: Labitha ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 NAME: Joseph ARTHUR BORN: 2 Jan 1791 DIED: 19 Mar 1838 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH BUR.: PLACE: Nash Family Cem,Clermont,OH SPOUSE: Mary "Polly" ROBB MARR: 17 Oct 1816 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 NAME: Rachel ARTHUR BORN: Abt 1795 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 NAME: William James ARTHUR BORN: 12 Jun 1797 PLACE: ,,KY DIED: 27 Jun 1889 PLACE: ,Brown,OH BUR.: PLACE: Bloom Rose Cem,Brown,OH SPOUSE: Margaret "Peggy" REED MARR: 15 Oct 1818 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHILDREN OF JAMES ARTHUR JR. & ANNE OSBOURNE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 NAME: Elizabeth ARTHUR BORN: Abt 1805 PLACE: ,,OH DIED: 30 Nov 1882 PLACE: ,Montgomery,IN SPOUSE: George WILSON MARR: 5 Dec 1849 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 NAME: Francis ARTHUR BORN: Abt 1806 DIED: 11 Dec 1877 PLACE: ,Clermont,OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NAME: Jesse ARTHUR BORN: Abt 1807 PLACE: ,,OH SPOUSE: Hannah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 NAME: Lydia ARTHUR BORN: 3 Dec 1809 PLACE: ,,OH DIED: 8 Mar 1894 PLACE: ,Montgomery,IN SPOUSE: Joseph MARTIN MARR: 5 Mar 1831 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Back to the TABLE OF CONTENTS PREVIOUS CHAPTER /// NEXT CHAPTER