The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-06

Campbell and Brownrigg families. Prob- ably the information desired could be ob- tained from him
 2G3. STOKES-Christophe Stokes was born -. came to Virginia in 1Ss0; burgess from Warwickshire. Issue: 1. Thomas. died unmarried; 2. Francis. died unr1ar- ried; g. Christopher. married - Abealus no record: 4. William, married -. Is- sue of William: John Stokes of Abe -: ~ second. sarah -. By his second wife he had issue: John Stokes. married Elizabeth and had issue: David Stokes. justice of Lunenburg County, Va, married Sarah Montfort. born 1717. daugh- ter of Cot. Thomas Montfort. Issue: l. William Stokes. born 1735. married Sally Wade: ?. Ann: 3. Elizabeth; 4. Mary. married Anthony Street; 5. Sally, born Jones; s. Capt. John Stokes of North Carolina born 1756; 9. Judge Peter Stokes, married Sarah Smith. his cousin; 10 Gov ernor Montfort Stokes of North Carolina. born 1762.
 William Stokes and Sally Wade had is- sue: Sarah Haynie Stokes, she manfred David R. Stokes and William Montfort Stokes, the latter the father of William Harris Stokes.
 Judge Peter Stokes and Sarah Smith had issue: John Stokes. married Susanna Jones.
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 24s HEARD-A number of articles up- l on the Heard family of Georgia have re gently appeared in the Historical Depart ment of The Atlanta Constitution. An examination of these enables us to give the following facts.
 Article 235 states that Susan Heard mar ried Henry Boyd of Jasper County, Ga., and died in Troup County She was the daughter of Joseph Heard, who was born in 1773 and died in ls4S in Morgan County Ga. Dr. R. J. Massey says that Jo- seph Heard was married three times. Su- san Heard was child of the first wife. whose name is forgotten.
 Joseph Heard was the fourth child or Capt. Thomas Heard and Elizabeth F1tz- patrick. tSee Heard Family by A. C' M. Wo; he was born l742 in Virginia, was Captain in Revolutionary State troops; married Elizabeth t'tzpa trlck. who was born in Virginia in 1750. They lived m
 Virginia until 1fiS. when they moved to Greene County. Ga.
 Capt Thomas Heard was the oldest son of stephen Heard. who was born in Ire land, married Mary Falkner, died In Vir- ginia..
 back to APO. The name frequently occurs in NVarwi i! shire and other counties or Middle England. Sir Isaac Heard pre- sentcd to Queen Elizabeth d friGate arm ed and equipped to help out the English against ths Spanish Armada in 1osS. Either Queen Elizabeth or James l. pre- scented ore of the Heards an estate In County TYrorc. Ireland. and the family remained there until 1720. In 1,i9 the head of the family unfortunately used d pitch Cork on a minister of the Estabished Church, about the uthes and thought ne had better leave. So he and seven sons and five daughters came to Virginia In illo and settled in Hanover County. Ste phen Heard. the oldest married Mary Falkrer. daugntar of ! nelghhor in Han oyer county who was from Walesl Their children were Thomas John. stephen: George Jesse. Susan. Mary and Amy Cor Ann) Thomas was the Capt Thomas Heard of the Revolution described above.
 Dr. R. J. Massey says that Eiizapetn Fitzpatrick. the wife of Capt. th9mas .,t Heard, was the daughter of Joseph Fltz- patrick and Martha Napier. Joseph Fltz- patrick was born in 172Q. came to Georgia upand settled in Greene County, ne was the son of the emigrant t1tzpatrick Who came to Virginia from Ireland in 1d0, and had three sons. Thomas. William ana Jo- seph.
 241. ALLEN-rhe editor has not yet heen able to find the record of Robert Allen of Edgefeld District, South Caro- lima. but 1t may be of interest to staie that Robert Allen served as private in the militia from Burke county' Ha' under Capt. William Darcev in the com mand of General Wayne. The company roll is dated from General Wayne,s head quarters. Ebenezer. 22nd April 11S2. rms record is given in the Historical Depart- ment of The Atlanta Constitution
 2A. BORDEN-In reply to the. Query about the Borden famhy, If the inquirer win write Mrs. Rebeeca Green, peeasur, .,itu Ga, she can get very sauslactory i'toi nation and facts.
 225. DAWSON--Wishing to obtain some Information relative to filling out my pa pers for the D. "A. R. have been d. rected to you for assistance Tn that Wol n' I wish to go in on several lines or an cestry, and have obtained extracts rom books written of two of these lines, naMe- iv inc Dawsons and the Blairs. queries of these lines were put in The Advertiser but were not answered. so tnousht Ine information I have obtained would pc ol interest A book called The Dawsoh Eamilv'' was written by Andrew Dawson of New York, and contains the loilo"- ing concerning my maternal ancestors,
 SGeorge Dawson. a native or nncoin County. England. cam to pni,tSonarS Aing,ti;a, War and deserted the British service to espouse the American cause lie marrisu a,i.'S in North Carolina a widow, hutn ohiu more. and with her remoVea so UT ,The County, Ga They had nine chl'oren: ,.a. ne eldest was Thomas. born January 70. l'si' died In Greene County, Ga, Feoruary So. 1si6. He served as Captain or Voiunts company in the war or lslL-l9rf' sl ,ta aau var
 
 with the Creek Indians He marrled De cember 1st. 1SO3, Susanna Rogers Mho diad 6ctoher 1st 1884 They had eight children, their third child being ,o mhomas mas Henry Dawson. born April sun, lo"9' tn1a uleu in Glennville, Ala. June lsth' leIo. Dr Thomas Henry Dawson married Anne Flair. February g 1s30 who dled al uer residence in Appling. Columo'a S9"4'S' Ga, June ?. lsi2." O. "' D
 223. BI.AIR-Dr. Frederick Horner, re- tired Surgeon. [. s. Navy, IS the authoI of History of the Blair, Bannister ana Braxton Families" and rom ms pooN are taken the following tAtr te,,aoo,ohnan |
 .Rev. James Blair was sco'ciiiii'i' ',;n 'ioi' He nersuaded Robert Blair to go and col- a,jzo in the north of Ireland; from nm Jnsconde,l Hugh Blair the author or "Rlair's Rhetoric" professor III the C Ct' | vcrsity of Edinburg. and the author oi 'N' poem ''The Grave. .,,,,,t,. of the i I-,it.orsitv of Pcnnsylvania. His father rli ni rran9dr.tbcr were clergymen; Rev datIr dntu b RIair and Rev. John BlaW' SEnnte's Sketches of Virginia. Log Col ice,c 7" Inv Rev. Dr. Alexander. Appleto.h pioyra nhicaI Encvclopedia.l From .I,.s f"r,iiv came Francis P. Blair. the grtat ! isnl,ls 1isd nf Washington City. The his- i,n, ',!,. ''of of tus Blair family contains pic t''r t"rS nf Judge John Blair. who signed tnIe , constitution of the United States on ,-'5,If the nf Virginia Dr. Horner's book 'iii, has nictures of Judge Blalr m th9 full regalia of the First worthy i.ii VI ai" Master of the Masonic orutT ir' and one of his residences III " liid q | anu ara and of the founder of William and Ntarv Collepe. the Rev. James Blair.
 Tbis ia my line of Blair descent. My l. ancestor Hugh Blair. Scotch famliyl. | was born in the north or lrelatiu, et 4bo