The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-22
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Elizabeth, Lieutenant Williams. of the
George Rogers Clark expedition.
Thomas Phelps, the pioneer, as above
stated. was the father OF Josiah Phelps,
George Phelps. Mrs. Lucy Brashear,
Guy Phelps. Anthony Phelps and Mrs.
Elizabeth Phelps Williams. Josiah
Phelps entered 400 acres of land on
Otter Greek. Madison County. KY
/ among the earliest entered in the State
and resided upon il until his death in
1852. He accumulated a large estate
in land and slaves, and was prom
nent citizen in business and socially.
lie represented Madison County in the
General Assembly of Kentucky in 1915.
Thomas Phelps. the pioneer. was
father CT George Phelps and Josiah
Phelps. George Phelps had n son.
Samuel. Josiah Phelps had a daueh-
ter Susanna, who married William
Chenault and had Josiah Phelps. who
had son. Jason Walker Phelps.
This information has been handed
down from Mrs Lucy Phelps Brashear,
who died In Madison County, Ky, in
1854 aged ninety one years and others
and is entirely truthful and reliable
(Signed) THOS PHELPS,
Aged siXty-ninc years.
Bouldin.
Another bite at the land grants Of
| Gloucester! We have many, many in
terruptions, but when they are at last
finished material can he procured for n
pretty good history of Gloucester Coun-
". y thing that has been done for no
other county in Virginia.
In 1865 william Boulin, evidently
Bouldin. took up SS7 acres in Abingdon
Parish. IA small creek dividing him from
the land OF Colonel Augustine Warner
In I52 John Bouldin had ia acres
in Gloucester, between Poropotank
Creek and Dragon swamp These
m ON MI,
cestors of ThomaS Bouldin. who built
the second framed house in Charlotte
County. and took up land there before
1892. and was the ancestor of Ward
and Powhatan Bouldin He was sheriff
and colonel of militia, and died in 1888
James, born 1882. died 1901; married
Sally. daughter William and Martha
Watkins; Ephraim. Joseph. married
Nancy Cheatham; Thomas. married ----
Moseley: William. Wood married Jo-
anna Tyler aunt of the Presidents
Richard. married Betty Moseley: Mary.
married Thomas Cox: James was
grandfather OF GoJ.rnor Henry Wat
kins Collier, OF Alabama
The Bouldins were in this country
long prior 10 the I.unenburc and Char
lotto settlement.
The muster of Thomas Bouldin. of
Elizabeth city County t625). included
himself. aged forty years born 1855
who came in the swan"
In 1919 Thomas Bouldin was granted
200 acres for his first personal divi-
dend bought OF Richard Birchett IT
was recra pted in 1924 and his wife
Mary Rouldin. 100 acres for her FIRST
personal dividend on southampton
River
Thomas Bouldin. OF Lunenburs Coun-
~. was Of the vestry of Cumberland
Parish. HAS. He was grandfather or
honorable Thomas r, James w. and
Louis G. Bouldin
James w. Bouldin was born 1892 and
died 1901, and married 1859 Sally died
1879. daughter OF William and Mar
tina Watkinf OF Chesterfield. Lunen-
burg, and 1ter Of Charlotte COUNTY
when taker from Luncnburg. 1864
II is legend in the family repeated
IN Powhatan Bouldin's pamphlet The
Ola Leather Trunk that they came
down the Chosa reake Bay to James
River and from Maryland Richard
Houldin was born 1874 during that trip
on the bay.
IT would by the records seem that
they se,tleds on Southampton River,
moved to Gloucester and thence 10
I.unenburg.
Eppcs.
In Virginia Magazine of History and
Biography volume III, page 39a. IL is
stated that Francis t:ppes, OF Prince
George County, married Sarah. dauEh-
ter OF Robert and Ann Hamlin. Issue:
Martha married Edwards
Francis married 60 and had Martha
Peter, Of High Point. married Mary