1. FRANCIS1 DAY died Bef. August 19, 1779 in Culpepper County, VA.
Notes for FRANCIS DAY:
Day, Francis VA KING GEORGE CO. 1769 RENT ROLL
Day, Francis VA KING GEORGE CO. 1773 RENT ROLL
More About FRANCIS DAY:
Fact 1: 9-322
Will: August 19, 1779, Was Probated in Culpepper County, VA
Children of FRANCIS DAY are:
i. JOHN2 DAY.
ii. MARGARET DAY, m. JOHN COLVIN, WFT Est. 1743-1786, Fauquier County,
VA; b. WFT Est. 1717-1746; d. Bef. September 14, 1794, Culpepper Co., VA..
More About MARGARET DAY:
Fact 1: 8-161
Notes for JOHN COLVIN:
"I have to start with several Culpeper Co., VA deeds, all dated 19 May 1777.
First, William Williams & wife Lucy & John Williams & wife Mary of Culpeper
Co. sold to Charles Colvin of the same, 167 acres in that county. Wit. John
Williams, Jr., Henry Stringfellow, John Colvin. (Grantee Bk H:432). The two
Williams brothers and their wives also sold 167 acres to John Colvin of
Fauquier Co. (adjoining Culpeper), this land described as on Muddy Run. Wit.
were the same as above except Charles Colvin witnessed for John just as John
had for Charles.
"Next sign of Charles and John Colvin appears in a Culpeper Co., VA bond
(Grantor Deed Bk I;398) dated 22 June 1779 in which William Day, Cassom Day,
Charles Day, Henry Day, John Colvin, Charles Colvin were bound unto John
Day - all of them entitled to an equal share or dividend of the estate of
Francis Day, dec'd. What is the obvious (and actually the only) conclusion?
That John and Charles Colvin were entitled in right of their wives who were
daughters of Francis Day!
"On 20 Oct 1783 in Culpeper Co., VA Deeds (Grantor Bk M:32) Charles Colvin
& Susannah his wife of Culpeper Co. sold their 167 acres of Henry
Stringfellow. No witnesses shown. Charles & wife Susannah (Day) didn't go
very far - only next door to Fauquier Co. where he appears on 1787 tax lists,
being charged for himself and for the taxes of two sons, William and Richard,
aged 16 to 21. By or before January of 1799, this Charles Colvin and family
(excluding his elder children) removed to Pendleton Co., KY where he died in
1810, his will dated 15 Mar, proved 24 May. He was a widower at the time of
his death but when Susannah died, I haven't a clue. The big tie between
Charles Colvin of Culpeper & Fauquier Cos., VA and the Charles Colvin who
died in 1810 Pendleton Co., KY is his daughter, Elizabeth, who married Elias
Duncan on 21 Dec 1792 in Fauquier Co., she being called daughter of Charles
on the marriage bond, and her husband being named as one of the co-executors
of Charles Colvin's 1810 Pendleton Co., KY will as well as his daughter
Elizabeth Duncan named in the will itself. (and others, of course).
"Now back to John Colvin of the 1777 Culpeper Co., VA deed record and 1779
bond, we have no trouble imagining that he and Charles Colvin were brothers
although there is no primary proof of that. John was married to Margaret Day,
sister of Susannah Day, wife of Charles Colvin. John remained in Culpeper Co.
until his death which occurred prior to 14 Sept 1794 when his heirs sold the
167 acres of land that John had purchased in 1777. This deed (Bk S:78) named
as heirs:
Margaret, widow of John Colvin
Charles Colvin & wife Hannah
John Colvin & wife Elizabeth
Polly Colvin, wife of Waller Minor
Lewis Colvin (no wife named)
Benjamin Colvin (no wife named)
Henry Colvin (no wife named)
Of the above, Charles Colvin was married to Hannah Routt, daughter of John,
whose land in Culpeper Co., VA was adjacent to that of John Colvin ("Northern
Neck Warrants & Surveys, Dunmore, Shenandoah, Culpeper, Prince William,
Fauquier & Stafford Counties," 1710-1780, by Peggy Shomo Joyner, Portsmouth,
VA 1986: Warrant dated 2 May 1777; survey 31 Oct 1777 in Culpeper Co. for
John Routt - 481 acres of Muddy Creek, a branch of the Rappahannock,
adjoining William Tutt, William Knox, James Tutt and John Colven (sic).
"Although no marriage record has been found between Charles Colvin & Hannah
Routt, the will of John Routt dated 9 July 1817, proved Jan 1827 (Bracken
Co., KY Will Bk C:122) bequeaths to "the children and heirs of my daughter
Hannah Colvin, deceased. . . " Not only was John Routt a neighbor to John
Colvin in Culpepper Co., VA, but he was a neighbor of Charles Colvin's in
Bracken Co., KY. Among the purchasers at John Routt's estate sale were Levi
Colvin, Nimrod Colvin, Lewis Colvin, and Bennett Colvin.
"Charles Colvin probably married Hannah Routt about 1790/1. He appears
first on Campbell Co., KY tax lists for 1797 - 1798, and Bracken Co., KY tax
lists from 1795 to 1813 (part of that time for 1 black). In May of 1810, he
was a purchaser at the estate sale of Charles Colvin, dec'd, of Pendleton
Co., KY. In July 1807, Charles had purchased 50 acres on Locust Creek which
drained into the N. Fork of the Licking from John Routt, and he sold same in
1814 to John W. Routt, son of John Routt. Charles was taxed in Pendleton Co.
in 1815 - 1816, then in Campbell Co. from 1819 - 1824, then Pendleton Co.
1823 - 1826, and Bracken Co. again from 1827-1829.
"The 1810 census of Bracken Co., KY for Charles Colvin (pg. 14) shows him
with 2 males under age 10, 3 males age 10 to 16, 1 male age 16 to 26, 1 male
age 26 to 45, and 1 female under age 10. No wife! He married second 17 Sept
1810 (bond) in Harrison Co., KY to Frances (Greening) Lightfoot, widow of
John Lightfoot, and daughter of Thomas Greening.
"In the 1820 census, Charles was living in Campbell Co., KY (pg. 17) with 2
males and 2 females under age 10, 2 males and 1 female aged 10 to 16, 1 male
over 45 and 1 female over 45. The identity of the 4 children under age 10 are
unknown. His household was near that of Elizabeth Colvin, widow of Charles'
brother, Lewis.
"What happened to Charles Colvin after he was last taxed in Bracken Co.
from 1827 to 1829 is unknown. Guardianship records in Pendleton Co., KY for
his daughter, Priscilla W. Colvin (Feb. Term 1828), who chose Nimrod Colvin
as her guardian, states that she is "an infant child of Charles Colvin who
has left this state and ceased to be a resident here. . ." Neither he nor
Frances (Greening) Lightfoot Colvin have been found anywhere in the 1830
census. Perhaps both were deceased before 1830 - but where is not known.
*******
"Let's go back to the 1794 deed signed by the heirs of John Colvin. Here's
where it gets a bit "sticky" because I can't prove everything I'm going to
say, but its' my belief that" (1) not all of those named as heirs were
children of John & Margaret Colvin; and (2) not all of the children of John &
Margaret Colvin were named; those who were underage were not named.
"First named, Charles Colvin & wife Hannah (apparently were non-residents
as neither signed this deed. In fact, two spaces with seals are left blank in
the No. 1 & 2 spots, then John Colvin signed as No. 3, then No. 4 where his
wife should have signed is left blank, then Thomas Norman, Att'y in fact for
Waller Minor and Poly Minor signed their names in spaces #5 & 6, followed by
Lewis Colvin, Benjamin Colvin, Henry Colvin, and Margaret (her mark) Colvin)
I consider Charles a true heir.
"Second named, John Colvin & wife Elizabeth - he married Elizabeth Colvin
27 Oct 1789 in Culpeper Co., VA and this family removed to Campbell Co., KY
where John died ca 1814, and Elizabeth remarried about 1818. Now its true
that Elizabeth may have been the true heir, but I think if that were so, the
deed would have read Elizabeth Colvin, & her husband John Colvin, instead of
John Colvin & Elizabeth, wife of John. So I think John was the true heir here.
"Third named, Mary "Polly" Colvin, wife of Waller Minor. No problem. She
was the true heir and her lineage is given in the E. E. Barton Papers by a
descendant. (Are you familiar with these papers which are at the Pendleton
Co., KY Public Library? I have a full set on the Colvins.)
"Fourth named, Lewis Colvin - no wife named. Lewis was of age in 1794 so
born by or before 1773. He also removed to Campbell Co., KY where he married
5 Aug 1803 in Campbell Co. to Elizabeth Bell. Lewis died in 1819 in Campbell
Co. I believe him to be a true heir.
"Fifth named, Benjamin Colvin - no wife named. I think he was a son-in-law
who had married a daughter of John & Margaret by whom he had children, and
that this daughter was deceased. This man remained in Culpeper Co., VA until
around 1820 when he then removed to Boone Co., MO. He had married 2nd 12 Dec
1793 in Culpeper Co. to Nancy Coleman, and yet, she is not named as his wife
in the 1794 deed. Through census records and Benjamin's will & probate
records in Boone Co., MO, Benjamin had three sons by his first unknown
marriage - Jeremiah & Henry, both born before 1790, and John, born about
1790. Hence, I do not think he was the true heir but that he was acting for
his children by his deceased wife, name unknown, who was the true heir.
"Sixth named, Henry Colvin - no wife named. I believe that he, too, was a
son-in-law. It is known that Henry (who removed to Pendleton Co., KY) had
been married first to "a cousin", Susannah Colvin, and had two daughters by
her, then married 2nd in Fauquier Co. 21 Dec 1787 to Catherine Williams. Just
as in the case of Benjamin, I believe Henry was acting as representative for
his daughters by his deceased wife Susannah, who was a true heir. That's a
little bit bolstered by an item in the E. E. Barton papers (data, research &
interviews with descendants) in which Henry Colvin's father is named as Mason
Colvin.
"Those who were not named in the 1794 deed and whom I believe were John's
underage children:
1. Margaret Colvin b. 2 Nov 1775 Culpeper Co., VA (about age 19 in 1794);
marr. "early" in 1795 to Benjamin Gosney, whereupon they removed to Campbell
Co., KY. I consider her a proved daughter of John & Margaret as follows. (1)
"The Gosney Family" by Georgia Gosney Wilda gives biographical information on
Margaret Colvin, 2nd wife of Benjamin Gosney, her date and place of
birth/death, and her parents as John & Margaret Colvin of Culpeper Co., VA
(2) On 19 Sept 1797, Benjamin Gosney & wife Margaret of Campbell Co., KY
released their interest in her father's 167 acres which has\d been sold in
1794 by the Colvin heirs to Richard Wall & Sucky his wife who in turn sold it
to David Hudson Jr. (Culpeper Co., VA Deed Book T:187-188)
2) Leannah Colvin b. 23 Aug 1779 m. 27 Feb 1798 Campbell Co., KY (marriage
bond) to William Lightfoot. The problem here is that consent for her marriage
was given "for my daughter" by John Colvin, son of John & Margaret Colvin of
Culpeper Co., VA, and who married Elizabeth Colvin. However, in 1817, three
years after John's death, a Campbell Co., KY deed confirms his purchase of
some land there on Phillips Creek for which a deed had not been originally
issued by the grantor, John Grant. This deed names all of his children - and
Leannah wasn't among them. Neither did she at a later date sell her interest
in her father's property as his other children did, and she was still living
in the 1850's. I think it more likely that John Colvin was her brother, not
her father, and he may have thought if he put down that he was her father,
there would be no questions asked and no proofs necessary.
3) Catherine Colvin (bc 1781?); m. 19 Feb 1801 in Pendleton Co., KY to
Goodrich Lightfoot, consent by her mother, Margaret Colvin! It makes sense
that when these Colvins picked up and practically en masse left for KY, they
would take their widowed mother and their minor siblings! Goodrich Lightfoot,
by the way, was a brother to William Lightfoot who married Leannah Colvin.
4) George Colvin b. 1 Oct 1784 Culpeper Co., VA; m. 1810 Harrison Co., KY to
Nancy Davis, but he resided in Pendleton Co. There is an account in the E. E.
Barton papers, section on George Colvin dealing with court cases between
George Colvin's sons over land. Toward the end are two sheets labeled "Memo
of Evidence" containing summaries of depositions in the case which do not
appear in full in the previous material. One of these is headed simply
"Colvin - who knows the land in question since 1811 or 1812, it having
belonged to his uncle, George Colvin, with whom he then lived and continued
to live until about 1825." This nephew can be no other than Nimrod Colvin,
most certainly a son of Charles & Hannah (Routt) Colvin, who was born ca
1795/97 in KY. A male aged 16/26 appears in George Colvin's household in the
1820 census who could not have been George's son. If Nimrod, son of Charles,
was nephew of George Colvin, then George Colvin and Charles Colvin were
brothers. But again, George was a minor child in 1794 so was not named in the
deed of sale of the land of John Colvin, dec'd as an heir. (Nimrod, by the
way is a Routt given name. Hannah, wife of Charles, had a brother named
Nimrod.)
Source: Letter from Marilyn R. Solari
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iii. SUSANAH DAY, m. CHARLES COLVIN; d. Abt. 1810.
iv. CASSOM DAY.
v. CHARLES DAY.
vi. WILLIAM DAY.
vii. HENRY DAY.