Oney Pollard

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THOMAS AND JOHN CARTER OF AMELIA, VA
By Peyton Carter November 18, 2013 at 08:42:43

In reply to: Re: David Carter of Cumberland Co., Va.
Dan Wallace 11/07/13

So you revelations about the children of David Carter (died 1803) and Jane Flippen Walton are VERY interesting indeed! It also presents a difficult set of facts for me personally.

I had long thought that Thomas Carter of Amelia Couonty, Virginia, who married Catherine Muse in 1815, was related (probably a brother) to John Carter of Amelia. In addition to a releative close proximity to their residences within Amelia, also I have found that:
1. in 1814 Thomas Carter served as a substitute for Joseph Haskew in the Virginia Militia (during the War of 1812). Beginning in 1823, John Carter began purachsing land on the border with or from Joseph Haskew. John's son, William R. Carter, eventually married the niece of Joseph Haskew in 1846, who had left all of his is land holdings to his niece, Mary Elizabeth Pollard, in 1843.
2. in 1815, the marriage of Thomas Carter and Catherine Muse was witnessed by John W. Foster. In 1821, the (second) married of John Carter and Oney Pollard was witnessed by John W. Foster. (I suspect that John Carter's first wife was a daughter of Stephen Wright, possibly Polly Wright, a ward of John Jeter after Stephen's death.)
3. in 1853 in the transaction ledgers of John Carter's son, William, it mentions giving the "family best flower" and making uncollateralzied loans to two of the children of Thomas Carter, Henry and Thomas P. Carter. It seems unlikely that such transactions would have been made if there was no family relation.

I am a direct descendant of John Carter (he is my g-g-g-grandfather). However, my DNA results versus those of a person claiming to be a descendant of Thomas Carter are only a 12 out of 30 marker match. Clearly not enough to make the fraternal connection I was suspecting.

I must thank you for including the web connection to the papers of David Carter. I discovered that the Library of Virginia had a number of papers regarding John Carter as well. See one of the links below:

http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=007-1816-005http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=007-1816-005

In this link you will see that in 1812, John Carter was a co-litigant with John Booker and...wait for it...yes...JESSE WALTON! Yes, that's right, the same Jesse Walton that is the administrator of David Carter's estate. The same David Carter whose daughter, Bestsy Scott Carter (note the middle name SCOTT as listed in the LVA documents; more research needed on this...maybe related to William Carter and Jane Smith of Powhatan)married William Smith, and son Thomas Carter married Catherine Muse in 1815.

The coincidences almost seem too large. As I see it, there are two possibilities:
1. This is just a random coincidence, where Jesse Walton just happens to be involved with multiple Carter families, or...
2. Perhaps the person who submitted their DNA as a descendnat of Thomas Carter of Amelia did so in an advertent error and is not actually a descendant of Thomas of Amelia

I certainly need to get some resolution on the DNA issue regarding Thomas and John, but I have already begun to look for John Carter's origins in Powhatan, and the middle name of Betsy Scott Carter, who marries William Smith, may point that way as well. As a result, maybe David does not point directly back to Thomas Carter of Goochland origins?

Peyton
http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/carter/22512/

Re: Pollard Genealogical Society?
By Donald Horton July 18, 2011 at 01:23:52

In reply to: Pollard Genealogical Society?
Marshall Spencer 7/18/11

Generic answers.
"History of the Pollard Family of America" by Maurice Pollard; 2 volumes; concentrates on the northern families with notes about the southerns as well.
I would go and bang around on Ricks Genealogy for a while;
http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ricksgenealogy/genealogy.htmhttp://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ricksgenealogy/genealogy.htm
1. Boston Pollards; William and Anne Pollard. He a shopkeeper b abt 1620; she b abt 1622. Anne was first English female to step on Boston soil in 1630. Mainly confined to Boston area.
2. Billerica, Mass; Thomas and Mary Farmer Pollard of Coventry Eng, settled in Billerica in 1692. Comprise the majority of the Northern Pollard family.
3. Nantucket, Mass. Philip Pollard m Mehitable Gardner 5 Feb 1724 in Nantucket. Line died out abt 1860.
4. New Jersey. Family tradition says 3 brothers came from England and settled in Morris Co, NJ. John listed as juror in 1685.
5. Talbot/Dorchester Co, MD Edward Pollard m Martha Carnell abt 1640 in Talbot Co, MD. Descendants found in Dorchester Co and migrated to Adams Co, OH.
6. Virgina Pollards. Robert Pollard receives a land warrant on 8 Jan 1656 in Lancaster, Co VA. Marries bef 28 Sep 1659 Mary, widow of Vincent Standford. Family establishes beaurocratic patriarchy in VA. Migrates into NC, SC, GA, AL and westward. Not all the Pollards in early VA fall neatly into Robert's family. Presence of another early Pollard in VA is implied but not yet found.
"Southern Pollards" by Jack Gedde covers the VA Pollards; a smattering of well known southern Pollards; and Benjamin Pollard of Greenville, SC whose descendants moved into AL

Donald
http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/pollard/3251/

William Pollards of Orange County, Virginia, July 13-24, 1746
By Vivian Cates July 07, 2012 at 07:18:55

I am still trying to "piece together" my Pollard line backward from Sarah Pollard married James M. Edmonds in Wilkes county, Georgia, in 1849.They are buried with markers in the Community(Silvey) Cemetery at Rayle, Wilkes County, Georgia.
I did a lot of my genealogy research before the Internet so I am definitely into proofs and documentation instead of just "grabbing" someone else's tree.However, living in East Texas, I did not make a lot of progress until some more books were published on the area of Georgia around Wilkes County.





ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Orange County Will Book 2, Page 90

In the name of God Amen I William Pollard in the Parish of St. Thomas and of the County of Orange being very sick and weak in body though in perfect & well mind and memory thanks be to almighty God for the same and calling to mind the uncertainty of this transitory life I do make Constitute and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following first I Commend my soul to God that gave it and my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the Discretion if my Ex'or hereinafter named hoping through the merrits of my Blessed Redeemer to be raised again and be made partaker of the never fading days of Immortallity and as touching my worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased god to bless me with I give Dispose of and bequeath in Manner and form following first my Will and Desire is that all my Just Debts be paid then I give and Bequeath unto my beloved friend Joseph Hawkins one Certain tract or parcell of land containing by Estimation two Hundred and fifty acres lying on the beverdam Run and Bounding one Pattent Granted to Samuel Smith to him and his heirs or assigns forever, Then I give and bequeath unto my Eldest son Joseph Pollard on tract of Land which I purchased of Anthony Ghotoson Containing one Hundred and twenty acres Then my will and Desire is that all the rest of my Estate both Real and personal be Equally divided among the rest of my Children viz - Sarah Pollard, William Pollard and one not yet born farther my will and Desire is that my beloved wife Elizabeth Pollard shall and may enjoy all my Estate both Real and personal Excepting that Tract of Land given to Joseph Hawkins) during the time of her Widowhood but if she should alter her state of life by marriage then my will and Desire is that she shall and may enjoy only one third part of that Tract of Land given to my son Joseph which third part she may enjoy during her life and if my wife should Marry then my will and Desire is that my Children should paid their parts portions or Shares when they shall arrive to age and las[t]ly I do appoint my well beloved will Eliza Pollard my Executrix of this my last will & Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this thirteenth Day of July Anno Dom one Thousand Seven Hundred and forty six.

Sealed Signed and Acknowledged in Presence of William Pollard (Seal)
Hannah H. Durrum )
Sarah [her mark] Pollard )
George {mark} Smithy )

At Court held for Orange County on Thursday the 24th day of July 1746 This last will and Testament of William Pollard was presented into Court by Elizabeth his widow and Ex'or therein named proved by the oaths of Hannah Durham Sarah Pollard and George Smith the witnesses thereto and Ordered to be recorded and on the Motion of the said Executrix

Probate is granted her on the same according to law

From Orange County Deed Book, 1759-1765, pp 322-323

23 July 1763. I ANTHONY GHOLSON for love unto my Children to my Son, WILLIAM GHOLSON, to my Son, ANTHONY GHOLSON, to my Daughter, ELIZABETH RICE, to my Daughter LUCY STEP unto my Grand Daughter JANE POLLARD except reserve unto myself and my Wife, JANE.
http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/pollard/3290/

Name:
Oney is generally short for Exonia.

Oney married John of Amelia Carter 21 Mar 1821, Amelia Co., Virginia. John was born 1773, Prince Edward Co., Virginia; died 1852, Amelia County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]