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In 1981, John W. Hansborough brought his genealogical research to a climax with the production of his book:
HISTORY and GENEALOGY of the HANSBOROUGH - HANSBROUGH FAMILY with data on the HANBURY, GARRARD, DASH, DEVOUS, DAVIS, WATHEN and BELL FAMILIES.
(Copyright © 1981 by John W. Hansborough - Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 81-80027)
The progenitor of the Hansborough - Hansbrough families in America was John Hanbury who emigrated to Virginia in 1639. Mr. Hansborough traces the Hanbury line back to the 12th century in England. This lineage has not been included here. If you want access to all of Mr. Hansborough's researches, you will simply have to track down a copy of his book.
The information that appears on this web page is derived in large part from Chapter III, "The Hansbrough Family," of his book. I have added to his information and updated some of the entries that are known to me. Mr. Hansborough's book is a treasure of information, lore, research and analysis. It has not been my ambition that this web page could be a substitute for or a copy of his book.
This page includes only the most elderly of the living descendants. It does not include reference to some other Hansbrough families that Mr. Hansborough was not able to connect to the known line. As new information becomes available, this web page will be updated to include it.
An index to the Additions and Corrections to Mr. Hansborough's information that have been generated since publication of this information on the web:
- 322. JOHN WESLEY BELL from Eugene H. Leache.
- 234. SMITH HANSBROUGH combining information from Mr. Patrick Harrison and Mr. Bob Ogden with information from Chapter IV, UNCONNECTED HANSBOROUGHS supplied by Mr. Lewis D. Hansbrough.
- 797. KENNETH HANSBROUGH KELLER Adding details provided by Katie Jo (Heyart) Wells.
We are actively seeking better information on the Hansborough - Hansbrough - Hanbury, and related families.
---Michael Flanagan
52. FRANCES VIRGINIA RAWLINS: (25 Eliza) Born November 14, 1819; died March 23, 1883; married Charles Hume in Culpeper, Virginia, on June 25, 1843. He was born July 1, 1814; died June 25, 1863. They moved to Washington, D. C. in the 1850s. They had two children.
Children (HUME)
86. FRANK
87. Susan E. - born 1853; died in Richmond, Virginia, on February 7, 1908; married Dr. J. C. Johnson. NFI.
A key to the elements of each entry:
Occasionally, you will find an entry whose index number includes a letter of the alphabet, i.e. 434a. Those individuals were not included in the original publishing of the book. The information about them and their families has been gathered as a result of the publishing of the book on this website. You will also find a reference to the person who submitted the information, near each new bit. See 322. JOHN WESLEY BELL for an example. For extended lists of new information, I've begun a new series of numbers (far beyond John W. Hansborough's ending number) with 2001. Daniel J. Sample.
Use this chart as a guide to the contents of this web site:
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
1 John Hanbury; b: Abt. 1615 in England; d: in VA.
. . +/Morris/; m: Abt. 1645 in VA.
. 2 Nicholas Hanbury; b: Abt. 1650; d: Aft. 1680.
. . . . . 3 Morris Housburrough aka. Morris Hanbury; b: Bef. 1680 in VA; d:
in VA.
. . . . . . . . . 4 Peter Hansborough; b: Abt. 1700; d: Aft. March 12, 1781
in Culpeper, VA.
Section 3: James and Peter Hansborough and their
Descendants
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 James Hansborough; b: Abt. 1719 in Stafford Co.,
VA; d: Aft. September 1784 in Stafford Co., VA.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Lettice Sumners; m: September 19, 1741 in
King George Co., VA; d: Bef. 1784.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Peter Hansbrough Jun.; b: Bef. 1724 in Stafford
Co., VA; d: 1781 in Stafford Co., VA.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Margaret French; m: February 26, 1744/45
in Stafford Co., VA; d: Abt. 1751.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Lydia Smith; b: Abt. 1740 in VA; m: May
27, 1752 in Stafford Co., VA; d: in Stafford Co., VA.
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Enoch Hansbrough; b: Abt. 1773 in
VA; d: February 23, 1852 in Marion Co., MO.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Mary Lane; b: 1774 in VA; m:
1789 in VA; d: 1854 in Marion Co., MO.
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Morias Hansbrough; b: Abt. 1725 in Stafford Co.,
VA; d: 1800 in King George Co., VA.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Mary Underwood.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Jane //; m: Bef. 1779; d: Aft. 1779.
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his Descendants
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 William Hansbrough; b: 1730 around Culpepper, VA;
d: September 06, 1779 in Amnherst Co., VA.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Keziah Loving.
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The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansborough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
The establishment of the foundations of the Hansbrough family has been very difficult. However, the author feels that he has solved the puzzle as clearly as it can be solved.
At the beginning of the study, the earliest known Hansborough was #4 Peter, who was born in Virginia about 1700. This appeared to be a fact and was accepted as a starting point. In addition to this, three family legends or traditions provided additional guidance but no proof. These were:
Considering the above three legends, and the data uncovered by the author, the following genealogy for the foundation of the Hansbrough family has been established.
The First Generation
1. JOHN HANBURY: Born in England about 1615. His father was Jonas Hanbury of Beanhall and his mother was Adrian Cash, "a Dutch woman." John apparently had considerable money, since he inherited 100£ from his uncle, Sir John Hanbury of Kelmarsh. In addition he sold some property in Feckenham, England, before going to Virginia. He is known to have gone beyond the seas, and the records of Bristol, England, show that he left that port for Virginia in 1639. The only record found in Virginia is that John Hanbury owned some land in Lower Norfolk County, in 1691. No record is known of any other John Hanbury coming to Virginia in the 1600s. John is believed to have married a woman, whose family name was Morris, in Virginia, probably about 1645. They apparently had one and perhaps two sons.
Children (HANBURY)
2. NICHOLAS - probably born about 1650.
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The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansbrough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
The Second Generation.
2. NICHOLAS HANBURY: (1 John) He paid taxes on five acres of land in Christ Church Parish in 1680. He appears to have married and to have had at least one child.
Children (HANBURY)
3. MORRIS - probably born before 1680.
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The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansbrough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
The Third Generation.
3. MORRIS HANBURY (HOUSBURROUGH): (2 Nicholas) His name, Housburrough, appears on the Quit Rent Roll of King and Queen County for 1704. He apparently married and had at least one son.
Children (HANBURY)
4. PETER - probably born about 1700.
Facts and Legends
A review of the facts and legends, coupled with certain logical assumptions of time and age, leads to the almost inescapable conclusion that John, Nicholas, and Morris form the link between the Hanbury and Hansbrough families. To review:
1. John was born in England about 1615 of an English father and a Dutch mother (legend of a Dutch descent). He arrived in Virginia about 1640 (Senator Hansbrough's biography). His marriage to a woman by the name of Morris by 1645, and the birth of a son, Nicholas, by 1650, appears logical.
2. Nicholas, assumed the son of John and born about 1650, would have been about 30 years of age in 1680, when he paid taxes on five acres of land in Christ Church Parish. Assuming his marriage and the birth of a son by the time he was 30 years of age, his son, Morris, would have been born before 1680.
3. Morris, assumed the son of Nicholas, would have been about 25 years of age when his name appeared on the Quit Rent Roll of King and Queen County in 1704. He could, logically, have been named for his grandmother, Morris Hanbury (fulfilling the legend of a Morias Hansbrough being the progenitor of the family). He would have been about 25 years of age when his assumed son, Peter, was born. The change of the spelling of the name, Hanbury to Housburrough to Hansborough, is merely an example of the record keeping of that period when names were recorded by sound rather than by an established spelling.
There seems little if any doubt but what the Hansbrough family is a lineal descendant of the Hanbury family and the Hansborough name is a corruption of the Hanbury name.
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The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansbrough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
The Fourth Generation.
4. PETER HANSBROUGH: (3 Morris) Probably born about 1700. He appears to have died after March 12, 1781, on which date his son, Peter, in a deed signed himself as "Peter Hansborough, June." It is not known whom he married and the names of four sons, but no daughters, are known.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
5. JAMES - born about 1719.
6. PETER - born about 1724.
7. MORIAS - born about 1725.
8. WILLIAM - born about 1730.
The Hansborough Family in Kentucky.
The late 1700s and the early 1800s were a period of population growth in Kentucky. A large number of these settlers came from Virginia. Among these were several Hansbrough families.
In 1792, Kentucky was admitted to the Union as the fifteenth state, and what was formerly Jefferson County, Virginia now became part of the new state of Kentucky. Counties were formed and a new state government was established. Later, county boundaries were changed and new counties formed from established counties. Records, if kept, were in longhand and inks have faded. Many records were destroyed or lost during and after the Civil War. The best and most consistent records seem to be the land records and the several U. S. Census. All of this is pointed out to indicate the difficulty of trying to trace families from Virginia to Kentucky during this period of trouble and change.
Probably the first Hansbrough to go from the vicinity of Culpeper, Virginia, into Jefferson County, the western county of Virginia and later a part of Kentucky, was Morias, the brother of James, Peter and William. James and Peter stayed in Virginia and raised large families. Their descendants will be covered in Section 3. Morias first appeared in what is now Kentucky about 1780. He and his son, George, are shown in the 1790 census, compiled from tax records, as being in Lincoln County. Morias and his descendants will be covered in Section 4. Enoch, the sixth son of #6 Peter moved to Kentucky in 1802. He and his descendants will be covered in Section 5. William, the grandson of #8 William moved to Kentucky before 1810. He and his descendants will be covered in the next section.
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The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansborough and his Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansbrough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
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The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his
Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansbrough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
The Fifth Generation.
8. WILLIAM HANSBOROUGH: (4 Peter) He is the author's great- great- great- great- grandfather. He was born about 1730; died in Amherst County, Virginia in 1779. He married Keziah Loving, who took up land in Lincoln County, Kentucky, in January 1798.
On September 6 1760, William Hansborough was granted a patent to land on both sides of Captain Cabell's Mill Creek; and on June 5, 1765, he was granted a patent on 98 acres in Amherst County, Virginia, on the North Branch of Rucker's Run.
On January 16, 1777, he advertised for a cure for cancer. Evidently he, or someone closely related to him, was suffering from that dread disease. He described it as "in the head but so far above the eyes and ears that they are no way affected by it at present. It is near as broad as the palm of one's hand, and has been there three years." As he died two years later, it is presumed that the cancer was the cause of his death.
In the list of the 1st Rifle Company of Amherst are included the names of William Hansborough, Sr. and his sons, William, Jr. and John.
In a letter from the Clerk's Office, Amherst, it is stated that he was called "Colonel" by the old residents of the county - most probably a courtesy as is so often done with former soldiers.
From his will, dated September 30, 1778, probated September 6, 1779, we learn the names of his wife and ten children.
Children (HANSBOROUGH)
9. Caleb - NFI.
10. WILLIAM - born 1755.
11. JOHN - born 1759
12. Samuel - born 1767; married Sally Loving; was living as late as 1845. NFI.
13. Peter - witnessed his father's will in 1778; was said to be living in Amelia County, Virginia in 1783. NFI.
14. James - signed petitions against the division of Amherst County on December 15, 1798, and on January 7, 1805.
15. Rachel - married William Key in 1778. NFI.
16. Elizabeth - witnessed her father's will in 1778; married John Ball. NFI.
17. Sarah - married Andrew Clarke. NFI.
18. Charlotte - married David Thompson. NFI.
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The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansbrough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
The Sixth Generation
10. WILLIAM HANSBOROUGH: (8 William) Born in Amherst, Virginia, in 1755; died in Culpeper, January 1815; buried in the Baptist churchyard at Stevensburg. He is the author's great- great- great- grandfather. From the papers on file with his mother's application for a widow's pension, we learn that he was born in Amherst in 1755; that he enlisted from Amherst in 1775; that he was one of the first to enlist under the ordinance of convention or other accounts of legislation on power then in being, for raising and enlisting troops; that he was a resident of Amherst at the time of his enlistment, that he was a private in the 2nd Regiment, Virginia Volunteers, commanded by Captain William M. Fontaine; that he served two years in the 1st and 2nd Regiments; that he and his father and his brother, John, were members of the 1st Rifle Company of Virginia Volunteers.
On May 18, 1780, he and 72 others signed a petition for an extension of time for paying the tax on grain, owing to scarcity and high price of grain, the petitioners being unable to secure it for paying the tax.
On September 21, 1795, he gave a power of attorney to Nixon Long to perform interests in the state of Kentucky.
When he moved to Culpeper is not definitely known, but we find him there on January 20, 1800, when his brother, John, deeded him his one-fourth part of the land (100 acres) in Amherst which was devised to said John by William, their father.
In December, 1804, according to the Virginia Herald, he offered for sale, on the 18th, his plantation seven miles from the Court House; also his stock of horses, cattle, sheep, household and kitchen furniture, plantation utensils, corn, fodder and hay, and several valuable negroes.
In January, 1808, Charles Urquhart of Germanna, advertised for sale the tavern in Stevensburg occupied by William Hansborough, a large, convenient, two-story, modern building, renting for 32£ per annum. Evidently, William purchased this property before December 23, 1815, for on that date he advertised it for lease or sale. It was bought by Sarah Hansborough, his widow; the deed was witnessed by Peter Vaughan, probably a relative. The Virginia Herald tells us that he prepared an "elegant dinner" for his Mason's celebration of St. John's Day, 1809, at the Mason's Hall in Stevensburg.
Inasmuch as the Will Book for 1813-17 is missing from the Culpeper County records, there is no known copy of William's Will. However, in Will Book H (page 57) the inventory of his estate, made April 19, 1816, is recorded on March 17, 1818; an account of sales is recorded on March 15, 1819 (page 120); George Vaughan being one of the purchasers; and the accounts of the administrator are recorded on September 20, 1824 (page 338) in Will Book I.
On May 31, 1817, Peter Hansborough, Jr., his administrator, offered for sale all his personal estate, and in July, 1818, Peter Hansborough, Jr., as administrator, offered for sale the house and lots adjoining the town of Stevensburg of which he died seized and in possession of.
On November 5, 1786, William was married, in Culpeper, by Rev. John Woodhill, to Sarah Vaughan, daughter of William Vaughan. She was born in 1768; died March 23, 1857; and is buried in the Baptist churchyard at Stevensburg. In her pension papers, she states that Peter Hansborough, of "Cole's Hill," had lost her husband's discharge papers. They had eight children
Children (HANSBOROUGH)
19. WILLIAM - born 1783.
20. Patsey or Martha - born 1788; married George Wale. NFI.
21. ELLEN -
22. Susan - married Alexander Allair. NFI.
23. Mary (called Polly) - married Isaac Woodrow. They moved to Ohio. NFI.
24. PETER -
25. ELIZA -
26. JANET -
11. JOHN HANSBOROUGH: (8 William) Born in 1759; died after 1831, when he was granted a pension for being a private in the Virginia Militia during the Revolutionary War; married Sarah Scroggans on March 3, 1789. She was born September 11, 1769; died May 1, 1856. They had six children. Although he was born and died in Virginia, he May have lived in Shelby County Kentucky, since one son was born there and another was married there.
Children (HANSBOROUGH)
27. Ann - born 1790; married Iverson. NFI.
28. Eliza - married George Sanders. NFI.
29. Morias - born January 24, 1794; married Catherine Smith in Shelby County, Kentucky. NFI.
30. Martha - married _____ Sabdners. NFI.
31. PARMENAS - born in 1796.
32. Silas - Married Sarah Watts. NFI.
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The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansbrough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
The Seventh Generation.
19. WILLIAM H. HANSBOROUGH: (10 William) Born 1783, in Virginia; son of William and Sarah Hansborough and grandson of William and Keziah Hansborough. He is the author's great- great- grandfather. He married Elizabeth Miller on February 11, 1804, in Loudoun County, Virginia. They moved from Virginia to the vicinity of Taylorsville, Spencer County, Virginia, before 1810.
The 1810 census shows William Hansborough, his wife, and one male and two female children below the age of 10, living in what is now Spencer County, Kentucky.
The 1820 census shows William Hansborough, his wife, three male and five female children, living in Spencer County, Kentucky. The youngest male is the author's great- grandfather who was born in 1819.
The 1830 census shows William Hansborough, his wife, and two male and four female children living in Spencer County. Probably George, the eldest son, and one of the daughters have married and moved away. One of the male children is shown as between 10 and 15 years of age. This fits the age (11 years in 1830) of the author's great- grandfather.
The 1850 census shows William Hansborough, born in Virginia and 77 years old, living with David and Nancy Sandiford in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Nancy is shown as being 38 years of age and is probably William's daughter.
The Deed Books of Nelson County, Kentucky, reveal the following information: Book C, page 85. 1830 - William Hansbrough, Jr., and his wife, Elizabeth, sold a lot to James Brown. Book E, page 92. 1839 - William Hansbrough, Jr., sold a lot to Achilles Easley. Book F, page 125. 1840 - William Hansborough sold acreage to Innis Wooten. Book H, page 14. 1847 - William Hansbrough, Jr., of Jefferson County, sold a lot to Thomas H. Mills. Book H, page 156. 1848 - William Hansbrough, Sr., sold a lot to Taylor Basye. Also recorded on the same page is the following: William Hansbrough Sr., and William Hansbrough, Jr., were defendants in a suit brought by Taylor Basye of Perry County, IN. This sale was apparently the result of the settlement of that suit. William and his wife, Elizabeth, apparently had eight children. However, the names of only one daughter and three sons are known.
Children (HANSBOROUGH)
33. GEORGE -
34. ELISHA - born in 1809.
35. NANCY - born in 1812.
36. WILLIAM - born in 1819.
21. ELLEN HANSBOROUGH: (10 William) Married Hedgman Triplett They moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he died at the age of 84. They had eight children
Children (TRIPLETT)
37. William P. - died of Yellow fever in Memphis, Tennessee. NFI.
38. John - was a lawyer in Fort Worth, Texas. NFI.
39. Louis Thom - killed by Indians at Nez Perces, Washington Territory. NFI.
40. Robert C. - lived at Orange Court House, Virginia. NFI.
41. Elizabeth - married P. J. Bennett and lived in Little Rock, Arkansas. NFI.
42. Mrs. J. G. W. Smith - Lived in Little Rock, Arkansas. NFI.
43. Mrs. E. R. Seely - lived in Central Park, Long Island, New York. NFI.
44. Mrs. Donald McKay - lived in Nairne, Scotland. NFI.
24. PETER HANSBOROUGH: (10 William) Married ______ Tye. They had six children:
Children (HANSBOROUGH)
45. WILLIAM - died in Culpeper, Virginia.
46. Calvin - lived in Fairfax County, Virginia. NFI.
47. JOHN -
48. MORIAS JORDAN - born March 22, 1849.
49. Elizabeth - NFI.
50. Melvin - NFI.
25. ELIZA HANSBOROUGH: (10 William) Born January 6, 1798; died at Stevensburg on December 26, 1872; married (1st) Levi Rawlins on May 29, 1817. He was born in Spotsylvania on February 29, 1788; died October 29, 1824. Eliza married (2nd) John I. Richards. There were four children by the first marriage and one by the second.
Children (RAWLINS)
51. Mary Ann (or Amanda) - born March 9, 1818;died October 30, 1881; married William Painter (or Parker) on January 24, 1939. NFI.
52. FRANCES VIRGINIA - born November 14, 1819.
53. Nancy Holladay - born May 18, 1822; married George Lee Waugh on September 19, 1839. He died in October 1881. NFI.
54. Sarah Ellen - born June 7, 1823; died February 1905. NFI.
Children (RICHARDS)
55. Helen Catherine - born August 17, 1837; died at Stevensburg on January 1, 1906. NFI.
26. JANET HANSBOROUGH: (10 William) The second wife of William G. Allan whose family came from Scotland. They had two children.
Children (ALLAN)
56. SARAH -
57. (A son) - killed in the Mexican War. NFI.
31. PARMENAS HANSBOROUGH: (11 John) Born in Shelby County, Kentucky in 1796; died in 1838; married Dulcinea Rucker. The name of only one child is known.
Children (HANSBOROUGH)
58. JOSHUA - born August 15, 1836.
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The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansbrough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
The Eighth Generation.
33. GEORGE HANSBOROUGH: (19 William) Born near Fredericksburg, Virginia; went to Kentucky, before 1810, with his parents. He married and raised a large family; However, the name of only one child is known.
Children (HANSBOROUGH)
59. George F. - born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky; moved west, and in 1906, was a lawyer in Blackfoot, Idaho. His firm name was Hansbrough (G. F. ) And Adamson (W. W. ). NFI.
34. ELISHA HANSBOROUGH: (19 William) Born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1809; died before 1897; married (1st) Achia Paine. Her mother, before her marriage, was Miss Grosvenor, of Grosvenor Square, London, England. After her death, Elisha married (2nd) Sarah Hagan; born 1817; died in Portland, Oregon, on April 8, 1908. The names of three children are known. The first two were born to the first wife. Henry Clay Hansbrough was born to the second.
Children (HANSBOROUGH)
60. WILLIAM -
61. MARY -
62. HENRY CLAY - born January 30, 1848.
35. NANCY HANSBROUGH: (19 William) Born in Kentucky in 1812; married David Sandiford. He was born in Virginia in 1796. The names of four children are known.
Children (SANDIFORD)
63. Henry - born 1830. NFI.
64. Margaret - born 1836. NFI.
65. William - born 1838. NFI.
66. David - born 1844. NFI.
36. WILLIAM H. HANSBROUGH: (19 William) Born in 1819 in Spencer County, Kentucky; married Rebecca C. Wathen on October 12, 1841, at St. Michael's Catholic Church, near Bardstown, Kentucky; died August 25, 1887, in Union Township, St. Genevieve County, Missouri; buried on a farm now owned by Mr. Henry Basler, near Weingarten, Missouri. Rebecca C. Wathen was born August 6, 1820, the daughter of Wilfred Wathen and his wife, Elizabeth Louisa Coombs. She died at the home of her son, John A. Hansborough, and is buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Enfield, Illinois. They had five children
Children (HANSBROUGH)
67. Ann - married ______ Brittan. NFI.
68. Lydie - married ______ Ellis. NFI.
69. Kate - married ______ Pritchet. NFI.
70. Bell - died young. NFI.
71. JOHN Alexander - born January 31, 1847.
The Search for a Great- grandfather.
The search for information about my great- grandfather was long and interesting. My father and my aunts seemed to know very little about him and none of them had ever seen him. Although my great- grandmother lived with my grandfather and his children after the death of my grandmother, she apparently seldom spoke of her husband. All that I knew was that my great- grandmother and my great- grandfather had an unhappy marriage and that having come home to a climax when he joined the Union Army in 1864. She was a strong Southern supporter while he was a Northern sympathizer. After the Civil War, he never returned to his home and family, but simply disappeared. No one knew anything about him and very little was known about the background of my great- grandmother.
The only information that I had was a story told by my Aunt Edith. It seems that her father had heard a story, from some unknown source, that his father was sick in a barn somewhere in Illinois. A town was mentioned but she could not remember it. She did remember that her father and her older brother had gone somewhere to try and find him. They were gone about a week and returned without success. This story is interesting because of later events.
The only solid information that I had was that he had served in the union Army. In early 1975, I wrote to the National Archives requesting information on his military service. Shortly thereafter I received, not only his military records, but the records of my great- grandmother's application for a pension. With this information was data concerning his marriage and an affidavit concerning his death. I now knew my great- grandmother's full name (Rebecca C. Wathen), my great- grandfather's full name (William H. Hansbrough) and that they had been married on October 12, 1841, in Nelson County, Kentucky, by Father R. A. Abell. I also knew that he had died in Union Township, St. Genevieve County, Missouri, on August 25, 1887.
However, I doubted the information concerning his death. The fact that neither my father nor two of my aunts, whom I questioned, knew of the pension, led to this doubt. I, therefore, felt that I should confirm or disprove the facts surrounding his death. After investigating other William Hansbroughs and writing to the county clerk of St. Genevieve County, Missouri, and other sources without success, I came to the conclusion that I would have to visit St. Genevieve, Missouri, to seek out information. Information whose existence I doubted.
In June 1977, accompanied by my wife, I went to St. Genevieve, Missouri. I found it a very interesting Mississippi River town. At one time it was the capital of the French Territory of Louisiana.
After visiting the usual sources (county clerk, Catholic Church, town and county library, etc.,) without success, I noted a small newspaper office, just off the courthouse square. Upon inquiry, I found that they had been publishing for over 100 years. I asked to see their file for 1887.
In 1887, the paper was a weekly, published each Saturday, and printed half in German and half in English.
The English and German portions of the paper were not translations of the same news. Each contained separate items. So, for some unknown reason, I examined the German portion of the paper first, and found nothing. I then turned to the English portion and was startled to find the following news item: FOUND DEAD
Lawrenceston, Missouri., August 27.
Editor Fair Play: On the 20th of August, 1887, a strange man giving his name as Hansbrough, came to the residence of Henry Schraum, who lives on the Plank Road to Union Township, this county. He complained of being sick, and was sent to the barn. He represented that he was from Prairie du Rocher, Ill., and that he was the father of four children who resided in Kentucky. Mr. Schraum asked him why he did not go to his children? He said that he was too proud to go to them in his present condition. He remained in the barn until the 25th inst., when he was found dead. He told Mr. Schraum he was sixty eight years old. He was about six feet and had gray hair. At a late hour on the 25th, I was notified of the fact, and immediately summoned a jury, which returned the following verdict.
"We, the jury, find that the deceased, Hansbrough, came to this death by some disease unknown to us. We found nothing on his person except a small piece of tobacco, and a package under his head containing two shirts and one coat, and a receipt from the Rolla, Missouri. Herald to Mr. G. A. Johnson. "
Andrew Thurman
Justice of the Peace.
There was no doubt but what I had found my great- grandfather.
After further searching and the assistance of a real estate and title guarantee firm, I located the Henry Schraum farm as being about 2 miles west of Weingarten on Missouri State Highway 32 (the Old Plank Road from St. Genevieve to the mines near Farmington, Missouri). The farm was no longer in the Schraum family but was now owned by Mr. Henry Basler.
I drove to Weingarten in hopes of finding my great- grandfather's grave in the Catholic cemetery. However, finding the local priest had gone to St. Louis for the day, I drove on the Basler (formerly Schraum) farm in hopes of perhaps getting a picture of the barn in which my great- grandfather had died.
Upon arrival at the farm, I was met by an elderly gentleman, who introduced himself as Henry Basler. I asked Mr. Basler if he had ever heard the story of the man who had died in the barn on the farm when it was owned by Mr. Henry Schraum. He said that he had, and pointed to an old barn as the site of the death, and to a large walnut tree on the edge of some woods and said: He is buried under that Walnut tree."
At last, my great- grandfather had been found!
Mr. Basler took me down to the woods and showed me the grave. It is located just outside a 4-foot concrete wall surrounding the Schraum family cemetery. There are no monuments or markers in the cemetery; however, Mr. Basler said that he understood that a Mr. and Mrs. Schraum (the first settlers) were buried within the confines of the concrete wall. My great- grandfather's grave is outside the wall near the southwest corner and is surrounded by a 4-foot high, loosely-laid stone wall. The stones appear to be red sandstone and to weigh from 50 to 100 pounds each. Growing out of the center of the grave is a large walnut tree. After taking a number of pictures of the grave site, I returned to my car. My wife, Eloise, and I then continued our journey to Enfield, Illinois, and on to Kentucky in search of a great- great- grandfather, the father of William H. Hansbrough, who lies in peace on the farm of Henry Basler near Weingarten, Missouri.
Upon my return to Austin, Texas, I applied to the Chief of Support Services; Headquarters, Department of the Army; for a bronze grave marker to be placed on the grave of my great- grandfather.
In June of 1978, my wife and I returned to Missouri and placed the marker we had received on the grave of my great- grandfather, William H. Hansbrough. End of the Search.
45. WILLIAM HANSBROUGH: (24 Peter) Married Eliza Fletcher. She died in 1925. They had eight children.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
72. Thomas - NFI.
73. SAMUEL -
74. Ernest - NFI.
75. Johnson - NFI.
76. James - NFI.
77. IDA -
78. JANEY -
79. Margaret - NFI.
47. PETER HANSBROUGH: (24 Peter) Died in 1895. He lived in Warrenton, Virginia. The names of five sons are known.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
80. Lewis - NFI.
81. Andrew - NFI.
82. Robert - NFI.
83. Josh - NFI.
84. Jerry - NFI.
48. MORIAS JORDAN HANSBROUGH: (24 Peter) Born in Stevensburg, Virginia, March 22, 1849. The name of one son is known.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
85. John H. - NFI.
52. FRANCES VIRGINIA RAWLINS: (25 Eliza) Born November 14, 1819; died March 23, 1883; married Charles Hume in Culpeper, Virginia, on June 25, 1843. He was born July 1, 1814; died June 25, 1863. They moved to Washington, D. C. in the 1850s. They had two children.
Children (HUME)
86. FRANK -
87. Susan E. - born 1853; died in Richmond, Virginia, on February 7, 1908; married Dr. J. C. Johnson. NFI.
56. SARAH ALLAN: (26 Janet) Married William Johnson of Fauquier, Virginia. They had one child.
Children (JOHNSON)
88. JUDITH AMELIA HALL -
58. JOSHUA HANSBROUGH: (31 Parmenas) Born August 15, 1836; married Flora Saunders, born November 21, 1840. They had ten children.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
89. Jessie - NFI.
90. PARMENAS - born May 15, 1868.
91. Robert - born in Shelby County, Kentucky in 1878; married Sally Julian; died 1942; buried in Shelby County. NFI.
92. John R. - born in 1880 in Shelby County, died 1960; buried in Alabama; married Maude ______. NFI.
93. Luke B. - born in 1882 in Shelby County; died 1960; buried in Alabama; married Sally Elizabeth ______. NFI.
94. Joseph B. - born in 1882 in Shelby County; married Violet ______. Luke and Joseph were twins. NFI.
95. Joshua R. - NFI.
96. Artie T. - NFI.
97. George J. - born in 1888; never married; died 1955; buried in Louisville, Kentucky. Richard and George were twins. NFI.
98. Richard O. - born 1888; married Sally D. ______; died 1950; buried in Shelby County. Richard and George were twins. NFI.
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The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansbrough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
The Ninth Generation.
60. WILLIAM HANSBROUGH: (34 Elisha) Born 1863; married (1st) Felcitas Kerr; married (2nd) Louise ______. After the birth of nine children, he left his family and went to Florida, where it is believed he died and is buried. His children were born in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. The births of his children are of record in the Catholic Church in Prairie du Rocher. There were five children by the first wife and four by the second.
Children by the first wife (HANSBROUGH)
99. William - born 1863. NFI.
100. Leona - born 1866; died about 1874 at the same time as her mother. NFI.
101. ACHIA -
102. John - born 1870. NFI.
103. OLIVER ELLSWORTH - born August 10, 1871.
Children by the second wife (HANSBROUGH)
104. George - As a young man, he went to South Dakota and lived there the rest of his life. He married late in life. There were no children.
105. EUGENE -
106. William - NFI.
107. Otto - Lived in St. Francis County, Missouri. It is believed that he was shot and killed in Arkansas. NFI.
61. MARY HANSBROUGH: (34 Elisha) Married DuClos; lived in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. They had two children.
Children (DuCLOS)
108. Zoe - NFI.
109. Eugene - NFI.
62. HENRY CLAY HANSBROUGH: (34 Elisha) Born January 30, 1848.
Henry Clay, who shortly before had been defeated for the Presidency by James K. Polk, attended the wedding of Elisha Hansbrough and his second wife, Sarah Hagan. As he rode off, on horseback, after the wedding, he halloed back that their first boy should be named for him. In due course, this was done.
(The following was extracted from the "Biographical Directory of the American Congress" and from "The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans.")
"Henry Clay Hansbrough, Senator, was born in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, January 30, 1848; son of Elisha and Sarah (Hagan) Hansbrough, grandson of William H. and Elizabeth (Miller) Hansbrough, of Virginia, and a descendant of John Hansbrough who came from England and settled in Virginia in 1640. His parents moved to Illinois from Kentucky in 1846, and he was brought up on his father's farm. The advent of the Civil War closed the school in which he was preparing for college, and in 1866, he moved with his parents to California. He learned the trade of printing in the office of the San Jose Mercury, and in 1869, was a partner in publishing a daily paper in San Jose. He moved to San Francisco and was employed on the Chronicle, 1869-1872, in the printing department; as telegraph editor and then assistant managing editor, 1872-1879; engaged in journalism in Wisconsin, 1880, and in 1882 went to Dakota Territory, where he continued in active newspaper work until he entered the field of politics in 1888. He was the first representative from North Dakota in the 51st Congress, 1889-1891; a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888 and National Committeeman from North Dakota, 1888-1896. He was elected U. S. Senator, January 23, 1891. Took his seat at the close of his term as representative, March 4, 1891, and was re-elected, January 20, 1897, for the term expiring March 3, 1903. His first wife, Josephine, daughter of James Orr of Newburg, New York, died in January 1895. He was married again in 1897 to Mary Berri Chapman of Washington, D. C."
"After the end of his second term in the Senate, in 1909, he resumed his former pursuits in Devil's Lake, North Dakota, from which he retired and moved to St. Petersburg, Florida in 1919; moved to Water Mill, Long Island, New York, in 1925 and thence to Washington, D. C. in 1927 where he died on November 16, 1933. His remains were cremated and the ashes scattered under an elm tree on the United States Capitol Grounds, Washington, D. C."
(The following was extracted from "The Capitol Nobody Knows," by Bill and Juana Wilson, published in Popular Mechanics, January 1967.)
"A former senator has achieved the peculiar distinction of being the only man known to rest forever on Capitol Hill. He was Henry Clay Hansbrough, senator from North Dakota, who served several terms until defeated in 1909. One fall morning in 1933, the 85 year old Hansbrough walked into the office of Gerald P. Nye, to enlist his help in carrying out one last request. A month later Hansbrough died. His ashes were delivered in an ordinary shoe box to Senator Nye's office. Late in the afternoon of November 18, 1933, Senator Nye and his office staff solemnly scattered the ashes of Henry Clay Hansbrough beneath an elm tree on Capitol Hill, exactly as the former senator requested."
71. JOHN ALEXANDER HANSBROUGH: (36 William) Born January 31, 1847; married Laura L. Davis, born April 29, 1849, in Indiana. They were married at Poseyville, Indiana, on February 1, 1870, Father John Schrader, officiating. He died at Enfield, Illinois, and is buried with his wife and mother in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery at Enfield. They had nine children.
John Alexander Hansbrough is the author's grandfather. However, I know very little about my grandparents except through stories told by my father and his sisters. My grandmother died before I was born. Although I was born in (1848-1933) the house next door to my grandfather's house and store, my mother took me to Texas when I was about six weeks old. My memory of my grandfather is limited to two short visits when I was about five and nine years old.
My grandfather was born January 31, 1847, in Kentucky; moved to Enfield, Illinois, sometime before 1880. In Enfield, he built a small general store with his home adjoining and connected to the store building. The second floor of the store building contained a number of small bedrooms (unheated) where his many children slept.
My grandmother died sometime before 1900 after a lingering illness. After her death, my great- grandmother looked after her large brood of grandchildren until her death in 1900. (For data on the Davis Family, and the Wathen Family, see Chapter V of John W. Hansborough's book: HISTORY and GENEALOGY of the HANSBOROUGH - HANSBROUGH FAMILY with data on the HANBURY, GARRARD, DASH, DEVOUS, DAVIS, WATHEN and BELL FAMILIES.).
Children (HANSBROUGH)
110. WILLIAM - born September 1871.
111. ELIZABETH - born August 20, 1873.
112. NELLIE MYRTLE - born September 22, 1876.
113. Agnes - died when 4 years old. NFI.
114. JOHN ALOYSIUS - born January 30, 1882.
115. EDITH - born March 24, 1884.
116. CORA - born October 28, 1886.
117. BERNICE - born November 4, 1889.
118. Lelia Louise - born in 1891; died when three months old; buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Enfield, Illinois. NFI.
73. SAMUEL F. HANSBROUGH: (45 William) Born 1870; died 1940; married Sarah Taylor Green. They had four children.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
119. Helen Richard - a retired school teacher living in Cincinnati, Ohio. NFI.
120. Alfred - born 1900; died 1975. NFI.
121. Elvira - born 1903; died 1974. NFI.
122. Benjamin - born 1905; died 1932. NFI.
77. IDA HANSBROUGH: (45 William) Married Charles Nagel; later they were divorced. There were four children.
Children (NAGEL)
123. Paul - NFI.
124. Ellen - married ______ Wrigley.
125. Ruth - NFI.
126. Estelle - NFI.
78. JANEY HANSBROUGH: (45 William) Married Marion Koontz and moved to Flint, Michigan. They had five children.
Children (KOONTZ)
127. Frank - NFI.
128. Olvene - NFI.
129. Lucille - NFI.
130. Jack - NFI.
131. Barbara - NFI.
86. FRANK HUME: (52 Frances) Married Emma Phillips Norris, who died in Washington, D. C., on January 5, 1931. They had nine children.
Children (HUME)
132. Alice - married Rev. Thomas Worthington Cooke. NFI.
133. Frank NFI. - not married in 1944. NFI.
134. Robert S. - single in 1944. NFI.
135. Emma Norris - married Hon. Lynn Sedwick Hornor (1877-1934), of Clarksburg, West Virginia. NFI.
136. Nannie G. - married Col. Jewett. NFI.
137. Howard - a surgeon. U. S. Army. NFI.
138. John E. NFI. - NFI.
139. Allan P. - NFI.
140. Mable H. - married ______ Howard. NFI.
88. JUDITH AMELIA HALL JOHNSON: (56 Sarah) Married John Russell Colvin. They had six children.
Children (COLVIN)
141. William Wyer - NFI.
142. Janet C. Rector - NFI.
143. Maude C. - NFI.
144. John Barbour - NFI.
145. Anne H. - NFI.
146. A. Russell - NFI.
90. PARMENAS HANSBROUGH: (58 Joshua) Born May 1868, in Shelby County, Kentucky; died in 1949; buried in Louisville, Kentucky; married Stella Thomas, born 1878, in Henry County, Kentucky, died 1955, buried in Louisville, Kentucky. He was magistrate and sheriff of Shelby County. They had three children.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
147. JESSIE OWEN - BORN November 27, 1919
148. Forest V. - born 1918 NFI.
149. Frances L. - born 1917; married Gene L. Hansford. NFI.
(The following was extracted from "A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," by E. Polk Johnson.)
"PARMENAS HANSBROUGH. - The American people are prone to show their appreciation of the Christian precepts which so often names self control as one of the foundation virtues, which is vital to the advancement of the Master's cause. They evince this appreciation in their homage to the character of strong passions who has them well in hand, and to the self-centered and well balanced member of their community whose life is a shame to disorder and evil doing. In the matter of public honors, the people come with their gifts to their fellow citizen who can furnish them an example of self-control, and this is particularly true of any judicial office in our rural districts, as its exercise brings the incumbent into specially intimate relations with all the affairs of life. This is particularly true of Parmenas Hansbrough, magistrate of Shelby County, and a well known farmer and live stock dealer of that section of his native Kentucky."
"Mr. Hansbrough was born in the county mentioned, May 15, 1868, son of Joshua and Flora (Saunders) Hansbrough. The families on both sides of the genealogical house having been founded several generations ago in that region of the Bluegrass state. They are also both of Virginia ancestry. The grandfather, Parmenas Hansbrough, was born in Shelby County in 1796, and died not far from his birth place at the early age of forty-two. The father's birthday was August 15, 1836; the mother's November 21, 1840; and they are still honored residents of their native county. Mrs. Joshua R. Hansbrough is a daughter of Robert and Louisa (Jessie) Saunders, both also born in Shelby County, of Virginia ancestry, so that every genealogical line traced from Mr. Hansbrough in the United States is directed to the Old Dominion. He was the second child to be born in the family whose other children were Jessie, and George and Richard (twins)."
"The subject of this sketch was reared and educated in Shelby County, completed his higher courses at Home College, Connellsburg, Henry County. Since that time, he has continuously engaged in farming, the raising of live stock, and in the private and public performance of his duties as a citizen. His homestead of fifty-seven acres furnished an object lesson in thrift, scientific husbandry, and comfortable living. He has been a busy and honored magistrate of Shelby County since November 1909."
101. ACHIA HANSBROUGH: (60 William) Born 1866; married Charles Wheelehon; died in Arcadia, Missouri; probably buried in the cemetery at Ironton, Missouri. They had four sons.
Children (WHEELEHON)
150. Paul - NFI.
151. Raymond - NFI.
152. Francis - NFI.
153. Charles - NFI.
103. OLIVER ELLSWORTH HANSBROUGH: (60 William) Born August 10, 1871; married (1st) Emma Edwards; there were no children by this marriage; married (2nd) Nora Ellen Belknap. There were four children by the second marriage.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
154. Lulu Ellen - married M. Scott Thompson. They had two sons but their names are not known. NFI.
155. Lela Helen - married Ernest C. Crow. They had one son but the name is not known. NFI.
156. Vernon Ellsworth - married Mildred O'Dell. They had one son but the name is not known. NFI.
157. Florence Marguerite - married (1st) Robert Eason; and (2nd) C. L. Owston. There were no children by either marriage. NFI.
105. EUGENE HANSBROUGH: (60 William) Married Mona Foss. They lived in Flat River, St. Francois County, Missouri. They had one son, born after his father was killed on the railroad.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
158. Eugene - NFI.
110. WILLIAM A. HANSBROUGH: (71 John) Born September 22, 1871, in Poseyville, Indiana; married Nora Dunn, October 3, 1892. He was for many years the station agent for the L & NFI. Railroad in Enfield, Illinois. They had four children.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
159. IRL - born 1893.
160. LOUISE -
161. Harold - died at the age of 21. NFI.
162. Clarence - died young. NFI.
111. ELIZABETH HANSBROUGH: (71 John) Born August 20, 1873, in Poseyville, Indiana; died February 14, 1960; buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Enfield, Illinois. She never married. She and her sister, Cora, who also never married, lived for many years after the death of their father, in the old home and operated the family store. After their deaths, the old home and store gradually fell into ruin and were torn down in the early 1970s.
112. NELLIE MYRTLE HANSBROUGH: (71 John) Born September 22, 1876, in Poseyville, Indiana; died March 2, 1955; buried in Calvary Cemetery, LaHunta, Co. ; married William Andrew Connelly. He was born April 4, 1873; died February 4, 1952; buried at LaHunta, Co. He was a printer with the Hartman, Co. Enterprise, and engaged in the real estate business. They had five children.
Children (CONNELLY)
163. Bernard Michael - born April 3, 1898, in Enfield, Illinois; buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles, California; married Martha ______, in Denver, Colorado. It is not known if they had any children. NFI.
164. Mary Laura - born April 15, 1900, in Enfield, Illinois; died November 29, 1975; married Emil R. J. Willems in October 1946. It is not known if they had any children. NFI.
165. Robert Joseph - born March 4, 1904, in East St. Louis, Illinois. NFI.
166. JOHN HUGH - born January 4, 1913.
167. Helen Elizabeth - born March 7, 1916, in Hartman, Colorado; married Andrew Wilson Tonozzi on January 1, 1934. NFI.
114. JOHN ALOYSIUS HANSBOROUGH: (71 John) Born January 30, 1882, in Enfield, Illinois; died April 12, 1960, in Los Angeles, California; buried in Valhalla Cemetery, Burbank, California; married Mary M. Devous on November 15, 1904, at Ridgway, Illinois. She died on October 29, 1972, in Burbank, California, and is buried beside her husband in Valhalla Cemetery, Burbank, California. They had six children.
John A. Hansborough, my father.
My father in his early life was a railroad telegrapher. The young family moved a great deal. However, about 1906, they moved to Texas where they spent most of their lives. For five years (1911-1916), they lived at Standart, Texas where my father was railroad agent, telegrapher, postmaster, and operated a small general store. These were days of trouble with the Mexican bandit, Pancho Villa, who once raided all around our place but did not bother the Hansborough family. My father was friendly with the Mexicans, and often advanced them credit in his store. It was here that he bought one of the first automobiles west of San Antonio. On September 8, 1913, he was issued Automobile Register Receipt No. 13 for Kinney County, Texas. The number had to be attached to "Pebbles," his early Ford, in numbers at least six inches high. He made his own license plate. The car was not of much use as there were no roads, and he eventually sold it to Dr. Ross of Del Rio, Texas. The first road was built about 1914, connecting Standart with the military Post of Fort Clark at Brackettville. Prior to that time, travel was cross-country or along the railroad track to Del Rio, a distance of 18 miles.
I can well remember one day when we were returning cross-country from Brackettville."Pebbles" dropped a front wheel in an abandoned well, and I went over the windshield onto the radiator. I suffered a cut about two inches long under my chin and bear the scar to this day. I think that was our last cross-country trip except one. The last one that I remember was when my mother was stung by a "yellow-jacket" wasp, and suffered a violent allergic reaction. My father rushed her to Dr. Ross in Del Rio. It was a wild ride down the railroad right-of-way (no road) for 18 miles.
In 1916, the family moved from Standart to San Antonio where the children first attended a public school. Prior to that time, we had a governess for our schooling. Incidentally, when the Hansborough family left Standart the population declined from seven (our family) to zero. We were the only family at Standart, and our nearest neighbor was a Mexican family at Pinto Junction, seven miles away.
In 1918, the family moved to Dallas, Texas where my father worked for the Willard Storage Battery Company as a salesman, and later as a station manager until 1929. In 1930, he was injured in a fall, while serving on a jury, and this affected him the rest of his life.
From 1931 until his death in 1960, he and my mother usually lived with, or close to, one of their children.
It is to be noted that my father abandoned the German sounding name of Hansbrough during World War I; and thereafter, used the English sounding spelling of Hansborough. As can be seen from Chapter I, Section 3, this should not have caused much of a problem, but it did upset his sisters who always resented his changing the way he spelled the name.
Children (HANSBOROUGH)
168. Baby Boy - died shortly after birth on August 1, 1905, in East St. Louis, Illinois. NFI.
169. JEANNETTE ANNA - born March 3, 1907.
170. JOHN WILLIAM - born May 18, 1908.
171. RAPHAEL DEVOUS - born November 10, 1910.
172. NORMAN JOSEPH - born September 26, 1912.
173. MARY CATHERINE DOLORES - born February 4, 1916.
115. EDITH HANSBROUGH: (71 John) Born March 24, 1884, married John Flatley. He was born September 10, 1884; died November 12, 1976. They had no children; however, they raised but did not adopt, Peter Biava. He married and now lives at 5400 Jefferson Street, Evansville, Indiana. Edith and John lived on a farm for 40 years. In their later years, one of their greatest pleasures was sitting on their porch and watching the oil well in their back yard pump. It provided a steady if not large income.
116. CORA HANSBROUGH: (71 John) Born October 28, 1886; died January 1937. She never married. She and her sister Elizabeth, lived for many years after the death of their father in the old home and operated the store. After their deaths, the old home and the store gradually fell into ruin and were torn down in the early 1970s.
117. ANNA BERNICE HANSBROUGH: (71 John) Born November 4, 1889, in Enfield, Illinois; married Luke Sylvester Fyie, born August 16, 1890, in Leapoldville, Indiana, died June 7, 1971, buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Enfield, Illinois. He was a prosperous farmer. They had two children.
An interesting note on the Fyie (Avey) genealogy:
The Fyie family goes back to doctor Mudd who treated John Wilkes Booth after he shot President Lincoln in Ford's Theatre, Washington, D. C.
147. JESSIE OWEN HANSBROUGH: (90 Parmenas) Born November 27, 1919, in Shelby County, Kentucky; married Ester K. Barnett, born August 26, 1918, in Louisville, Kentucky. He is a civil Engineer. They had one child.
Return to the Contents
The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansbrough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
The Eleventh Generation.
159. IRL HANSBROUGH: (110 William) Born in 1893; married Pauline Lassiter. They adopted two girls They had one child of their own.
160. LOUISE HANSBROUGH: (110 William) Married Wayne Land. They had two sons.
166. JOHN HUGH CONNELLY: (116 Nellie) Born January 4, 1913, in Hartman, Colorado; married Marjie May Pattison on December 28, 1950, in Las Vegas, New Mexico. She was born January 30, 1918, in Hartman, Colorado. They had one child. He had two step-children, children of his wife by a previous marriage.
169. JEANNETTE ANNA HANSBOROUGH: (114 John) Born March 3, 1907, in Enfield, Illinois; married Frank Owen Armbruster on June 18, 1926, in Sherman, Texas. He was born October 20, 1903, in Farmersville, Texas. Mr. Armbruster is retired from Sears-Roebuck Company, and the American President Steamship Lines. For many years, he was an engineer aboard round-the-world cruise ships. They have one child.
170. JOHN WILLIAM HANSBOROUGH: (114 John) The author of the book. He was born May 18, 1908, in Enfield, Illinois; married Eloise Garrard on June 4, 1932, at San Antonio, Texas. Eloise is the daughter of William Louis Garrard and his wife, Martha Josephine (Lash) Garrard, of Tyler, Texas. Mr. Garrard is a lineal descendant of Anthony Garrard who served in the American Army during the Revolutionary War. Eloise Holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the College of Industrial Arts (later, Texas Women's University), at Denton, Texas.
Note: According to the "Register of Graduates and Former Cadets of the United States Military Academy," John is the only Hansborough to graduate from West Point, and his son is the only other Hansborough to have entered West Point and not graduated, he resigned to attend Texas University.
In 1933, he was detailed to the Ordnance Department with station at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. After earning a Master of Science Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he returned to the Field Artillery and was graduated from the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1938. Upon completion of the courses at Fort Sill, John and Eloise and their young son were ordered to Fort Stotsenburg, Philippine Islands for duty with the 24th Field Artillery Regiment, Philippine Scouts. Duty and life in the Philippines, at that time, was much like that often pictured for the British Army officer in India. After an enjoyable tour of duty, they returned to the continental United States in 1941, as Japan was preparing for war against the United States. During the period of World War II, Eloise stayed at her mother's home in Tyler, Texas, where their second son was born, while John was overseas in North Africa. During his overseas duty in North Africa, Italy, and France, John served on the staffs of General George Patton, Western Task Force and I Armored Corps; General Mark Clark, Fifth U. S. Army; and General "Sandy" Patch, Seventh U. S. Army. During his war service, he participated in three assault landings on hostile shores. His primary duty had to do with the planning and control of air operations in support of ground operations. In late 1944, he returned to the U. S. to command the Ground Liaison Officer's School at Key Field, Meridian, Mississippi. While in France, he had been promoted to Colonel, U. S. Army.
After the war, he served as an Army Instructor on the staff of the Air War College and the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama. In 1949, John, Eloise and their two sons went to Germany where they were stationed one year each at Erlangen, Heidelburg, and Baumholder. John's duty assignments included commanding the 33rd Field Artillery Battalion; Deputy Director of Posts, European Command; and Commanding Officer of the military installation of Baumholder. Upon returning from Germany, John was assigned as the director of the Department of Motors, The Artillery and Missile School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
In 1955, they moved to Fort Carson, Colorado, and after a short tour of duty there, they moved to Fort Hood, Texas, where John commanded the 4th Armored Division Artillery. In 1957, they moved to Alaska where John was initially Chief of Combat Developments and later Chief of Staff, U. S. Army, Alaska. In 1960, they returned to Fort Sill, where John commanded the 34th Field Artillery Brigade until his retirement, after 30 years service, on July 31, 1961.
Among his decorations, John includes the "Legion of Merit," the French "Croix de Guerre," and the Italian "Bronze Star of Valor," as well as numerous campaign and battle ribbons with stars and arrowheads.
After retirement from the Army, John and Eloise moved to Austin, Texas, where they bought and established their first permanent home. John joined the faculty of St. Edward's University as an assistant Professor of Science, teaching courses in Physics and Geology. In 1971, he again retired.
John and Eloise have traveled extensively since their marriage. They have been in over 25 foreign countries and in most states of the union. They still enjoy traveling. In fact, they have traveled over 25,000 miles collecting data for this book. They have two sons.
171. RAPHAEL DEVOUS HANSBOROUGH: (114 John) Born November 10, 1910, at Del Rio, Texas; married Margaret Lillian Diehl on May 4, 1935, at San Antonio, Texas, and is buried in the Sunset Memorial Park in San Antonio. Devous, or "Hank" as he was popularly known to his many friends, graduated from Oak Cliff High School in Dallas, Texas, in 1930. He joined the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) in 1934, and secured a Civil Service position in 1935. He enlisted in the Army in November 1942, and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry in July 1943. He served in the China-Burma-India area from September 1943 until November 1945 when he was discharged as a Captain. He returned to his civil service position and became Contracting Officer at Fort Sam Houston, Texas in 1957. He retired from the Civil Service in July, 1970. He and Margaret had two children.
172. NORMAN JOSEPH HANSBOROUGH: (114 John) Born September 27, 1912; married Doreen Hoezel of Houston, Texas. She died in April of 1968, and is buried in New Orleans, Louisiana. Norman was injured during World War II, and as a result has spent a great deal of time in Veterans Hospitals. They have one son
173. MARY CATHERINE DOLORES HANSBOROUGH: (114 John) Born February 4, 1916, at Standart, Texas; died July 23, 1973; buried in Valhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, California. She married Thomas Richard Deck, born July 25, 1913, in Sterling County, Texas. He died December 26, 1956, and is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, California. Mr. Deck was an electrical engineer. They had three children.
174. DOROTHY BERNICE FYIE: (117 Bernice) Born December 24, 1918, in Enfield, Illinois; married Francis I Forster on April 27, 1939, in Evansville, Indiana. He is employed by Boeing Aircraft Company in their quality control section. They have four children.
175. VINCENT LUKE FYIE: (117 Bernice) born April 13, 1923, in Harrisburg, Illinois; married Anne Frances Kunich on April 18, 1945, in Joliet, Illinois. She was born on February 24, 1924, in Joliet, Illinois. They have five children.
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The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansbrough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
The Fifth Generation.
Note: The first four generations are covered in Section 1, "The Foundations of the Family."
5. JAMES HANSBROUGH. (4 Peter) Born in Stafford County Virginia, about 1719; died in Stafford County in September or October of 1784. On page 201 of the register of St. Paul's Parish, King George County, his marriage is recorded as "James Hansbury and Lettice Sumners married September 19th (1741). She was the daughter of Joseph Sumner, Jr., and his wife Janet Rowley. They had eight children. The first record of him is found in the ledger of Allison, a merchant of Falmouth, when he purchased some cloth. In the ledger, he is referred to as "Father of Peter, Under-sheriff of Stafford." Prior to 1779, he began purchasing land in Culpeper. At that time, he was known as James "Senior. " On August 16, 1779, he and his wife, Lettice, sold some land to Becket Davenport. He also sold land on March 3, 1781, to his son Peter Hansbrough, Jr., of King George County. When James died in 1784, his estate included 17 slaves, 5 horses and 20 cattle. His will makes no mention of his wife, so it is presumed that she died before him.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
223. PETER - born June 12, 1744.
224. James - born November 11, 1746; died December 14, 1746. NFI.
225. ELIZABETH MAGDALENE - born February 22, 1748.
226. MILLY OR MILLIAN - born May 5, 1750.
227. GABRIEL - born November 17, 1752.
228. JAMES - born October 30, 1755.
229. ANNA VIOLET - born April 24, 1758.
230. MARY - born February 8, 1764.
6. PETER HANSBROUGH: (4 Peter) Born in Stafford County, probably before 1724; died the latter part of 1781; married (1st) Margaret French, daughter of Daniel French, of King George County, and his wife, the widow of Sir Francis Dade. Her brother, Daniel French, of "Rose Hill" and "Clairmont," mentions as one of his legatees his sister, "Margaret Hansberry." By this marriage Peter had three children.
Margaret probably died about 1751, as on May 27, 1752, Peter married (2nd) Lydia Smith. Eight children were born of the second marriage.
Children (HANSBROUGH) by Margaret French.
231. WILLIAM - born August 4, 1747.
232. Margaret - "Peggy" as she is called in the division of her father's slaves when she received "Nan." NFI.
233. PETER -
Children (HANSBROUGH) by Lydia Smith.
234. SMITH - born June 30, 1753.
235. Sarah - born March 13, 1756."Sally," as she is called in the division of her father's slaves, when she received "Rachel." NFI.
236. ELIZABETH LENGHEAD - born January 5, 1761.
237. GEORGE - born September 29, 1765.
238. ELIJAH -
239. ENOCH -
240. SYDNEY -
241. LUCY -
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The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansbrough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
The Sixth Generation.
223. PETER HANSBROUGH: (5 James) Born in Stafford County, Virginia, on June 12, 1744; died in Culpeper on October 15, 1822. Little is known of his early life, except that he appears to have been a keen business man. He was very active in the American Revolt against Great Britain, and he served in the 3rd Virginia Regiment. His name appears in the DAR Patriots Index. His dealings in real estate were very extensive, and he owned land in Orange, Stafford and King George Counties, and in the towns of Fredericksburg and Culpeper. In all, he owned more than 10,000 acres of land. On September 10, 1766, he married his first cousin, Eleanor Minor, daughter of John Minor of King George County. She was born January 15, 1742, in Stafford, and died in Culpeper on March 12, 1812. Her mother was Margaret Sumner, the sister of his mother Lettice Sumner. They had eight children.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
242. JAMES - born January 1768.
243. PETER - born October 11, 1769.
244. JOHN - born November 24, 1771.
245. BETSEY - born July 27, 1774.
246. AMELIA - born September 27, 1776.
247. JOSEPH SUMNER - born September 22, 1779.
248. WILLIAM - born September 2, 1781.
249. Mildred Brown - died October 16, 1835. In his will, Peter made provision for his "natural daughter," Mildred Brown, who was to receive an annuity during her natural life of $150.00 annually from his son, William. He also provided that his executors should pay her $150.00 "immediately after my death," and she was to have, during her life, the use of two female slaves, one to be selected by her from his whole stock and the other to be allotted to her by his executors.
225. ELIZABETH MAGDALENE HANSBROUGH: (5 James) Born in Stafford on February 22, 1748; died 1788. She married Daniel Colvin about 1762. Mr. Colvin, although middle-aged at the time of the Revolutionary War, volunteered to fight for the cause of American Freedom and served as a private in the Virginia Infantry until the surrender of the British at Yorktown. He also served In General George Rogers Clark's Illinois regiment. On his way home after the war, he fell from his horse while crossing the mountains and was crippled for life. He and his wife are buried in the little burying ground at "Montana. Airy," the home, in 1943, of their great- great- grandson, Mr. G. R. Colvin. A monument to his memory was erected by the Culpeper Minute Men Chapter of the DAR. There were eight children.
Children (COLVIN)
250. JAMES - born October 19, 1769.
251. GABRIEL -
252. Mary - married in 1796 to Daniel Smith. NFI.
253. Frances - married in 1824 to Oliver Neville Rosser. NFI.
254. Millie - married ______ Smith of Warrentown. NFI.
255. Annie - died in infancy. NFI.
256. William - died unmarried. NFI.
257. NELSON -
226. MILLIAM HANSBROUGH: (5 James) Called "Milly;" born in Stafford on May 5, 1750; married Nelson Pilchner about 1768. During the Revolutionary War, he was one of the "Field Officers and Captains of the Stafford Militia." They are believed to have had children but no details are available.
227. GABRIEL HANSBROUGH: (5 James) Born in Stafford on November 17, 1752; died in Fauquier before June 23, 1800, when his will was recorded. He married Mary ______, called "Molly." They had two sons and possibly other children.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
258. James - NFI.
259. Peter - NFI.
228. JAMES HANSBROUGH: (5 James) Born in Stafford on October 30, 1755. Nothing is known concerning his possible marriage or his death. He served in the Revolutionary War, at Valley Forge, and he was Quartermaster Sergeant of the 3rd Virginia Regiment.
229. ANNA VIOLET HANSBROUGH: (5 James) Born in Stafford on April 24, 1758; married William Murphy some time before November 13, 1780. They had six children.
Children (MURPHY)
260. John - given land in King George County. NFI.
261. Nany - given land in Fauquier County. NFI.
262. Winterton - given land in Frederick. NFI
263. Peter - given land in Culpeper. On March 1, 1838, he married his cousin, Mrs. Lucy Doniphan (Hansbrough) Carr. She was his second wife and he was her second husband. NFI.
264. Mary - given land in King George County. NFI.
265. William - mentioned as a son. NFI.
230. MARY HANSBROUGH: (5 James) Born February 8, 1764. Other than that she inherited certain items from her father, nothing is known about her.
231. WILLIAM HANSBROUGH: (6 Peter) Born in Stafford on August 4, 1747. On April 27, 1767, he and Thomas Watts gave bond to the Fauquier County Court. The condition being that the said Hansbrough was shortly to be married to Sarah Watts (probably the daughter of said Thomas). On May 24, 1784, William sold four negros (Luce, age 19; Nan, age 9; Hannah, age 7; and Cutler, age 5) to William Cooke, of Loudoun. On June 28, 1784, he sold two negro slaves (Brady and Peg) to William Cooke, and on June 22, 1789, he sold a thirteen year old negro slave girl, Nan, to Peter Hansbrough for 420£ current money.
As William does not appear to have shared in the division of his father's estate, he was probably dead or had moved to parts unknown. There are no known children.
233. PETER HANSBROUGH: (6 Peter) He is believed to have been born in Stafford sometime between 1749 and 1751. In the division of his father's estate in January 1782, he received the slave, Mary, and was to receive 21£ from his step-mother.
It is presumed that he married early in 1785, for on the 14th of March of that year, Joseph Brown, of Stafford, "out of the natural love and affection of Peter Hansbrough and Betty, his wife, my daughter," gave them "one negro wench named 'Suk,'" also one saddle horse, side saddle; two cows, one bed and furniture; one linen wheel; one wooling wheel; one chest, one desk," and lent them "one negro by the name of Bob until their eldest child shall have arrived at the age of 16 years," at which time the said Bob was to be given "to the said eldest child at the age of sixteen."
From the Personal Property Tax List of Prince William County, we learn that the family of "Peter Hansberry" consisted of two white males 21 years of age and over, but only one in 1793, 1794, and 1795. The list also shows that he owned 9 horses in 1792, 1793, 1794, and 8 in 1795; and a four-wheeled phaeton (called a "Post Chair") in 1793, 1794, and 1795.
No further information is available concerning his son.
234. SMITH HANSBROUGH: (6 Peter) Born in Stafford on June 6, 1753; died January 1818 in Logan Co., Kentucky. He married Susannah before 1778. On Thursday, September 12, 1776, Smith Hansbrough was commissioned as "Fourth Ensign" of one of the four companies of Minute Men from the "Caroline District." In the war of 1812, he appears as a private on the roll of Capt. Samuel H. Curd's Co., Kentucky Mounted Militia. He enlisted September 18, 1812. His will is recorded in Will Book B, Page 169, as made on October 21, 1817.
Mr. Patrick Harrison and Mr. Bob Ogden have supplied additional information about the family of Smith Hansbrough. Their researches point to a tie between this family and the Daniel Hansbrough listed in Chapter IV, UNCONNECTED HANSBOROUGHS, Section 3, page 187 of the book. That information had originally come from Mr. Lewis D. Hansbrough.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
942. DANIEL SMITH - died after 1818.
942a. SARAH (Sally) M. - born December 3, 1778 in Stafford Co., Virginia; died January 1, 1857 in Tennessee.
942b. SUSAN - born March 31, 1799; died November 4, 1850 in Logan County, Kentucky; married Otho W. Ogden, March 5, 1816, Logan County, Kentucky. He was born March 9, 1791; died January 6, 1866 in Logan Co., Kentucky.
236. ELIZABETH LENGHEAD HANSBROUGH: (6 Peter) Born January 5, 1761 in Stafford County, Virginia; died October 25, 1832, in St. Clair County, Illinois; married John Primm on October 9, 1777, in Stafford County, Virginia. He was born May 17, 1750, in Stafford County, Virginia. He was born May 17, 1750, in Stafford County Virginia and died March 12, 1837, in St. Clair County, Illinois.
John Primm served in the Revolutionary War from 1777 to 1783, 3 months of each year, except one, when he had a substitute serve for him. They had seventeen children, all born in Virginia, except the last one. The family moved West and settled in St. Clair County, Illinois, in the year 1803.
Children (PRIMM)
266. William - born September 14, 1778. NFI.
267. John - born July 25, 1780; married Ruth Cox, October 10, 1809; died August 9, 1848. NFI.
268. Thomas - born May 11, 1782; married Elizabeth Stallions, May 12, 1807; died May 14, 1856. NFI.
269. James - born September 10, 1783. NFI.
270. Peter - born April 25, 1785. NFI.
271. Daniel - born June 23, 1786. NFI.
272. Margaret - called (Peggy) born October 1, 1787; married John Stark, September 6, 1812; died December 9, 1872. NFI.
273. Enoch - born December 15, 1788. NFI.
274. Elijah - born March 8, 1790; died 1814. NFI.
275. Silas - born January 6, 1792. NFI.
276. Elizabeth - born May 26, 1793; married Stephen Lacey, March 13, 1817; died November 28, 1880. NFI.
277. Parmenas - born October 26, 1794. NFI.
278. Joseph - born September 14, 1795; married Eleanor Langhead, October 7, 1819; died November 28, 1845. NFI.
279. Levi - born June 11, 1797; married Mrs. Susan Booker (nee Howard), April 3, 1823; died July 5, 1871. NFI.
280. Aram - born July 28, 1799; married Jael Million, December 27, 1825; died July 4, 1884. NFI.
281. Lydia - born January 31, 1801. NFI.
282. Mary - born July 31, 1804. NFI.
237. GEORGE HANSBROUGH: (6 Peter) Born in Stafford on September 29, 1768. According to an agreement dated November 14, 1785, George, then 17 years of age, was apprenticed to James Stigler, a blacksmith and wheelwright of Fauquier, until he was 21 years of age. The agreement provided that George should not enter any tippling house or tavern, etc., while Stigler agreed to provide him food, clothing, washing, lodging, etc. For some unknown reason, George did not remain with Stigler a year, for on July 10, 1786, he was apprenticed, until he was 21 years of age, to Charles Ralls, of Stafford, to learn the coach and chain making business.
The Land Book of Stafford for 1782-95 shows that George Hansbrough transferred 10 acres of land to Enoch Horton. The Land Tax Book of Stafford for 1796-1806 shows that George owned 1 negro and one horse. According to this book, he paid taxes in 1799 and 1800 on 70 acres which he had obtained from Peter Hansbrough, one-half of which he transferred to Elijah Hansbrough in 1801.
238. ELIJAH HANSBROUGH: (6 Peter) Born in Stafford in 1775; died before August 27, 1849, when his will was recorded in the Fauquier County Court. He was a resident of Stafford until 1812, when in a deed he is spoken of as "of Fauquier." After his removal to Fauquier, he invested heavily in real estate. On November 9, 1812, he purchased 420 acres; on April 22, 1818, he purchased 218 acres; on October 10, 1821, he purchased 58 acres and 152 acres; 65 acres were purchased on December 22, 1826; 11 acres on December 25, 1826; and 179 acres in Stafford and Fauquier on October 15, 1830.
By his will, dated March 1, 1848, Elijah left his estate to be divided among his 11 children. According to the inventory and appraisement of his personal estate, it was valued at $30,894.88.
There is a long and interesting preamble to his will, which also states that he was in the 74th year of his age. He mentions his children all by name, but no mention is made of his wife so it is presumed that she predeceased him. From the marriage licenses of several of his children, however, we learn that her christian name was Margaret. There is also some evidence that she May have been his second wife. His first wife was probably Mary Starke, and she May have been the mother of some of his 11 children.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
283. DAVID - born 1819.
284. Elijah - An Elijah Hansbrough was sworn in as Deputy Surveyor of the North East part of the Alabama Territory, June 11, 1832.
285. JONATHAN -
286. HIRAM -
287. Marianne - married Thompson Cox on November 23, 1835. NFI.
288. Phinaes - died in Missouri before June 26, 1853. NFI.
289. SAMUEL -
290. Amanda S. - married George A. Farrow on November 18, 1840. NFI.
291. JAMES -
292. PETER -
293. Ann Elizabeth - married December 9, 1846, to Thomas M. Farrow. NFI.
240. SYDNEY HANSBROUGH: (6 Peter) He was probably dead in January 1782. It is not known whom he married. One child is known.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
294. Sydney, Jr. - NFI.
241. LUCY HANSBROUGH: (6 Peter) She was probably a daughter of Peter's second wife, Lydia Smith, and probably married John Grinman.
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The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansbrough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
The Seventh Generation.
242. JAMES HANSBROUGH: (23 Peter) Born January 21, 1768; died May 14, 1853. According to Fredericksburg records, he appears to have been living in that town in 1785-1786, for on December 5, 1785, and on May 15, 1786, he witnessed two deeds.
The only time his name appears as a resident of King George is in 1791, when he was taxed for one white tythable, 3 negro tythables, and 3 horses. When James left King George for the up-country, he did not dispose of his real estate holdings there, for on August 14, 1830, he advertised for sale his "Fishing Shore, called Green Landing, in King George at, or near, the mouth of Potomac Creek, and 80 acres of land," "also a tract adjoining the above, 200 acres being a part of the well known tract, 'Belvedaire. '"
From King George, he probably moved to Madison sometime about 1793, as from May 10, 1794, until May 13, 1802, he paid taxes on 1 male, 16 years of age and older (himself), and 6 blacks over 16 years of age. From May 23, 1797, to May 13, 1802,he owned 3-5 blacks between 12-16. On May 23, 1793, he was the owner of 4 horses, and between 1794-1802, he owned 6-9 horses, and on May 10, 1794, he is reported as the owner of 2 "chairs."
From Madison, James moved to Culpeper early in 1803, having commenced the purchase of land in that county. Shortly after moving to Culpeper, he became interested in the Stevensburg Academy, for we find him as one of the managers of the public lottery, authorized by the General Assembly of Virginia, December 13, 1804, to raise $1,200 for the benefit of the academy. In 1813, James advertised that he would receive "10 to 15 boarders in his house at moderate terms," stating that his "house is about 600 yards from the academy, on an elevated position, and remarkable for health and way to the academy," and that it was "quite dry at all seasons."
He was popularly known as "Mr. Jimmy," and in his latter days, had the reputation of being "hard-boiled." It is said that disobedient children and troublesome slaves were threatened that if they did not mend their ways they would be turned over to "Mr. Jimmy." This often had the desired effect, for he was greatly feared.
On March 20, 1788, he married Fannie Monteith Finnell, she died March 13, 1815, daughter of Jonathan Finnell and his wife, Margaret, daughter of Thomas Monteith who died in 1784. They had seven children.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
295. JOSEPH SUMNER - born September 28, 1790.
296. LUCY DONIPHAN - born June 11, 1793.
297. ELEANOR SUMNER - born January 13, 1796.
298. PETER - born April 27, 1799.
299. JAMES - born August 27, 1801.
300. THOMAS De ELL - born February 13, 1804.
301. JOHN CALHOUN - born February 14, 1806.
243. PETER HANSBROUGH: (223 Peter) Born October 11, 1796; died October 15, 1843. His early life was spent in King George where, in 1791, he was taxed on 1 white male, 1 negro, 1 young negro, and two horses.
Like his father, he was a large investor in real estate. He once owned "Totter-down Hill," later renamed "Zhe Hol," a well known colonial home near Culpeper, Virginia. He lived in this house from 1792 to 1808. In 1812, he purchased the "Cole Hill" estate located about 1 miles from Stevensburg. "Peter of Cole Hill," as he was known, possessed an immense landed estate, and always traveled in a coach and four with out-riders. Up to the day of his death, he wore knee britches and a powdered wig. He was known as a veritable grandee. He married Frances Anne Hooe, daughter of William Hooe of "Pine Hill," King George County. They had nine children.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
302. FANNY BECKETT - born March 21, 1791.
303. ELLEN - born September 27, 1794 or 95
304. ELIZABETH -
305. MARGARET -
306. FRANCES ANN -
307. VIRGINIA HOOE -
308. JANE PRATT -
309. WILLIAM HOOE -
310. BLUCHER W. -
244. JOHN HANSBROUGH: (223 Peter) Born November 24, 1771; murdered in King George County on November 2, 1814. He was a large land and slave owner at the time of his death. He died intestate and his estate was the subject of several law suits. He married Nancy Banks on August 9, 1798.
The Murder of John Hansbrough. On August 16, 1814, a British fleet of 21 ships of the line under Admiral Cochran arrived in Chesapeake Bay and was joined by a second fleet under Admiral Malcom. The ships carried several thousand land troops under General Ross, one of the Duke of Wellington's most active officers. After defeating the American forces at Bladensburg on September 24, 1814, the British forces occupied Washington, D. C. and burned the White House and other public buildings. Foreseeing possible trouble, John Hansbrough had sent his wife, Nancy, and their six children to her father's home in Madison for safety. He remained behind to protect his property from raiding parties from the fleets which were operating on both banks of the Potomac River.
On November 2, 1814, John was murdered while collecting wood on the "Lunsford Hills." Some hides, feathers, and clothing was stolen. Some of his stock was killed and the meat stolen. Whether John was killed by a raiding party, a roving band of Indians known to be in the area, or by a marauding gang of escaped slaves is not known.
They had six children.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
311. MARIUS - and-
312. MARIA - were twins.
313. ALEXANDER HAMILTON -
314. PETER A. - born May 21, 1809.
315. Julia - probably died young. NFI.
316. John - was underage on March 21, 1826, when his guardian submitted his account book to the Culpeper Court. NFI.
245. BETSEY HANSBROUGH: (223 Peter) Born July 27, 1774; married before March 16, 1792, to Thomas Cochran. They had one child.
Children (COCHRAN)
317. JOHN HANSBROUGH - born June 4, 1794.
246. AMELIA HANSBROUGH: (223 Peter) Born September 26, 1776; died June 1, 1833; married Captain James Madison Bell on May 23, 1798. In 1822-23, she inherited from her father, the tract of land in Stafford County, together with the tavern and all appurtenances thereon, which he had purchased from the executors of William Garrard. She also inherited other land and property in the settlement of her father's estate. For further information on the Bell Family see Section 6, Chapter V. Captain and Mrs. Bell had seven children.
Children (BELL)
318. ELIZABETH - born March 10, 1800.
319. WILLIAM -
320. Ellen - married a man by the name of Sheppard. They lived in Amherst County. NFI.
321. PETER HANSBROUGH - born March 11, 1810. He became the third governor of the State of Texas.
322. JOHN WESLEY - born in 1819.
323. Amelia - died July 11, 1832, after a long and painful illness. NFI.
324. Mary Miller Northana - married James M. Smith before January 9, 1835. NFI.
247. JOSEPH SUMNER HANSBROUGH: (223 Peter) Born September 2, 1779; probably died before 1820, as he is not mentioned in his father's will, dated November 8, 1820.
248. WILLIAM HANSBROUGH: (223 Peter) Born September 2, 1779; died unmarried on December 15, 1837.
On October 27, 1808, and October 17, 1810, he and George Tebbs were in charge of the Stevensburg Races. In 1812, George Tebbs advertised that he had given Mr. Hansbrough an interest in his school; that he would attend generally with him; that he had been with him for the past 12 years; that he was a young man of exemplary character, habits, and deportment; that he highly recommended him; that "in accomplishment of dancing he was excelled but by few."
From his will executed May 13, 1836, it appears that William must have quarreled with his family, for the 14th Item of that instrument provides:
"It is my will and desire that not one of my brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, or any relations, shall under any circumstances whatever possess and enjoy or inherit any part of my estate. . ."
At the time of his death, he was a very wealthy man. He directed the freeing of his slaves under the law of Virginia, and directed his executors to purchase tracts of land in Ohio or any state "where they May choose to go in the United States" for certain named slaves. He also gave fairly large sums of money to several of his slaves, and directed that the balance of his estate be equally dived among the children of Betty Packer, who seems to have been his favorite slave.
250. JAMES COLVIN: (225 Elizabeth) Born October 19, 1768; died November 15, 1841; married Martha Hill in 1806. They had nine children.
Children (COLVIN)
325. FRANCIS L. - born in 1807.
326. James - probably died young. NFI.
327. Sarah Jane - died unmarried on January 28, 1887. NFI.
328. Eliza Hansbrough (Ann) - married Carter Cauthorn (Cawthern). NFI.
329. WILLIAM DANIEL -
330. Mary Russell - married Henry Field. NFI.
331. Martha James - married Alfred B. Lewis on April 4, 1841. NFI.
332. JAMES ARMISTEAD -
333. JOHN RANDOLPH - born August 12, 1826.
251. GABRIEL COLVIN: (225 Elizabeth) Died in 1833; married Mary Roberts in 1801. They had eight children
Children (COLVIN)
334. Gabriel - served in the Confederate Army in Co. C, 7th Virginia Infantry; wounded July 21, 1861, at the first Battle of Manassas; died September 1861. NFI.
335. Sarah Jane - married Adam Y. Smith. NFI.
336. Eliza Hansbrough - married John (Red) Wharton. NFI.
337. Susan Roberts - married Malcom Wharton. NFI.
338. Emily Slaughter - NFI.
339. Mary Mildred - married a man by the name of Carter. NFI.
340. William Warder - married Lucy Hudson. NFI.
341. John Nelson - married (1st) Luvenia Hutchinson; (2nd) Lucy Ann Sims. NFI.
257. NELSON COLVIN: (225 Elizabeth) He probably died single as no wife or children are named in his will. He directed that his estate be sold and the proceeds divided among his slaves who were to be emancipated.
942. DANIEL SMITH HANSBROUGH: (234 Smith) With a family of 6 and 3 slaves, he was in Sumner County, Tennessee in 1824. He is presumed to be the father of William Carroll Hansbrough. There may have been other Children.
Information supplied by Mr. Lewis D. Hansbrough.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
943. WILLIAM CARROLL - born March 8, 1816.
942a. SARAH M. (Sally) HANSBROUGH; (234 Smith) Born December 3, 1778 in Stafford Co., Virginia; died January 1, 1857 in Tennessee; married 1st William Sample, son of John Sample and Agnes. He was born about 1779 and died about 1805 in Sumner Co., Tennessee. She married 2nd Thornton Stark, July 24, 1813 in Logan County, Kentucky. He was the son of John Stark and Sarah English. He was born February 8, 1780; died July 29, 1855 in Sumner Co., Tennessee.
Information supplied by Mr. Patrick Morgan Harrison.
Children (SAMPLE)
2001. Daniel J. - born in Sumner County, Tennessee; died November 14, 1847 in Canton, Madison County, Mississippi; married Sara Buchanan about 1830 in Tennessee. She was born March 20, 1812 in Tennessee; died in Mississippi. NFI.
2002. John - NFI
2003. NANCY ANN -
2004. Susannah (Susan) - born March 1, 1798; died October 19, 1853 in Sumner Co., Tennessee. NFI.
2005. SMITH HANSBROUGH - born about 1800 in Tennessee; died November 1887 in Sumner Co., Tennessee.
2006. Elizabeth (Betcy) - born September 30, 1803 in Sumner County, Tennessee; married Martin Bl Shelton, December 14, 1822 in Sumner County, Tennessee. NFI.
942b. SUSAN HANSBROUGH: (234 Smith) Born March 31, 1799; died November 4, 1850; married Otho W. Ogden, March 5, 1816 in Logan County, Kentucky. He was born March 9, 1791; died January 6, 1866 in Logan County, Kentucky. His will was written January 21, 1865. In it the following children are listed.
Information supplied by Mr. Patrick Morgan Harrison.
Children (OGDEN)
2007. Smith Jeffries - He married Minerva Acock. NFI.
2008. SUSAN - born 1820; died 1902; married Albert G. Venable.
283. DAVID HANSBROUGH: (238 Elijah) Born in Fauquier in 1819; died before August 6, 1877, when his will, dated February 5, 1876, was recorded. He was a prominent and prosperous farmer, and a large owner of Albermale real estate. He also owned land in Stafford and Fauquier. David married twice. The name of his first wife is not known. He had two daughters by her. He married (2nd) Vienna L. Fretwell, a widow, aged 47. There were no children by this marriage.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
342. Lydia Gates - married Rev. S. Paxton Watters, rector of St. Stephen's Church, Culpeper. NFI.
343. Virginia L. - NFI.
285. JONATHAN HANSBROUGH: (238 Elijah) In his marriage license, issued October 9, 1857, he gave his name as "John" and stated that he was a widower, 42 years of age; that he was born in 1815 in Fauquier; that he was a farmer and a resident of Hansbrough's Mill. He was married (2nd) at "Pine View" by Rev. Warren Owens, on October 11, 1857, to 45 year-old Miss Sarah Suddoth, daughter of John and Asenath Suddoth. The name of his first wife is not known. It is not known if he had any children.
286. HIRAM HANSBROUGH: (238 Elijah) He was married (1st) to Almora V. Utz, and (2nd) to Mrs. Ann S. Gorgas. Hiram was a prominent lawyer of Botetourt, and was involved in a number of law suits. A record exists of two sons, probably by his first wife.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
344. James Elijah - attended the Virginia Military Institute, but did not graduate. NFI.
345. William Milton - attended the Virginia Military Institute, but did not graduate. He died of typhoid fever September 1, 1871, at the age of 17. NFI.
289. SAMUEL HANSBROUGH: (238 Elijah) In 1808, while at the Red Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, Virginia, he went deer hunting with Nicholas Cabell, Jr. After they became separated, he heard a shot, and, upon investigation, found that Cabell had not only shot the deer but himself, also. It is not known whom he married, but he is known to have had a son.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
346. David - NFI.
291. JAMES HANSBROUGH: (238 Elijah) He married and had children. The name of his wife is not known, and the name of only one child (the youngest) is known.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
347. John - NFI.
292. PETER HANSBROUGH: (238 Elijah) He apparently died unmarried and without children.
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The Alphabetical Index to the Hansbrough
Family
Section 1: The Foundations of the Family
Section 2: William Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 3: James and Peter Hansbrough and their
Descendants
Section 4: Morias Hansbrough and his Descendants
Section 5: Enoch Hansbrough and his Descendants
The Eighth Generation.
295. JOSEPH SUMNER HANSBROUGH: (242 James) According to two Hansbrough Bibles, he was born on Tuesday, September 28, 1790, but according to the inscription on his tombstone (probably incorrect), he was born September 22, 1790. He died August 13, 1864, in Washington, D. C., where he was then living, and on the 19th was buried in lot #218, range 69, of the "Washington Parish Burial Ground" belonging to Christ Church, Washington Parish, commonly known as the "Congressional Cemetery."
A cousin, in describing him in a letter, says that "he was strikingly patrician in appearance and deportment."
On March 12, 1813, Reverend John Littlefield certified that he married Joseph Hansbrough to Sarah Myers, but did not give the date of the marriage. Sarah, who was born in 1792, was the youngest of eight children of Benjamin Myers, of Loudoun. Sarah was a brunette, very handsome, and it is said that her two daughters inherited their beauty from her. She died on Wednesday, January 3, 1827, leaving three children, the youngest, a ten year-old daughter.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
348. LUCY ELEANOR - born June 6, 1813.
349. WILLIAM SUMNER - born March 1, 1815.
350. FRANCES ELIZABETH - born October 10, 1817.
351. Sarah Parker - born April 1, 1819; died June 29, 1820, age about 15 months. NFI.
296. LUCY DONIPHAN HANSBROUGH: (242 James) Born June 11, 1793; married Samuel Carr, of Leesburg, Virginia, on November 29, 1810. He was born December 4, 1779; died after March 14, 1831.
Shortly after the death of her husband, she and her five year old son John Thomas Carr, returned to Culpeper to live with her father at "Salubria."
Only two early Hansbrough portraits are known to be in existence, one of them being that of Samuel and Lucy Carr and their first born son, Samuel, Jr., who died shortly after the portrait was painted.
On March 1, 1838, Lucy D. (Hansbrough) Carr married (2nd) her cousin, Peter Murphy, who died between December 30, 1848, the date of his will, and October 15, 1849, the date it is recorded in Culpeper. It has been said that Lucy and Peter separated, but it is not known how long after their marriage that the separation took place. Lucy, in her will, dated October 21, 1859, witnessed by Thomas W. Jones and William W. Hansbrough (but not recorded in Culpeper until July 16, 1866) left her entire estate to her son, John Thomas Carr, and his wife, Virginia, in trust for their children. It is presumed that she had no children by her second husband.
Children (CARR)
352. Samuel, Jr. - born about 1818; died about 1821. NFI.
353. James Hansbrough - born about 1821; died March 10, 1823, after an illness of 16 days. NFI.
354.."3rd Son" - born June 9, 1824; died in infancy. NFI.
355. JOHN THOMAS - born August 4, 1826.
297. ELEANOR SUMNER HANSBROUGH: (242 James) Born January 13, 1796; married her first cousin, James Finnall Newton on April 23, 1818. They had four children.
Children (NEWTON)
356. Frances Ellen - born February 11, 1819; died October 16, 1825. NFI.
357. Lucy Carr - born July 27, 1823. NFI.
358. Frances Elizabeth - born January 10, 1826. NFI.
359. MARY AMELIA - born April 20, 1828.
298. JAMES HANSBROUGH: (242 James) Born April 27, 1799; died September 30, 1843. Lived first at "Inglewood" and later at "Fox Hall," his home on the Rapidan. On Thursday, October 25, 1827, he married Jane A. Brannin, daughter of Elizabeth Brannin, whose will, dated November 15, 1841, was recorded on December 19, 1842. They had seven children
Children (HANSBROUGH)
360. JAMES THOMAS - born November 27, 1828.
361. Elizabeth - married R. B. Lynch and lived at New Light, Tensas Parish, Louisiana, with their son, James Lynch. NFI.
362. Lucy Doniphan - married John D. Lynch. NFI.
363. Robert - married E. A. ______. NFI.
364. Virginia - NFI.
365. Julia G. - married James H. Lynch. NFI.
366. Emily - In November 1836, she was serving as "Welfare Officer" of Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. NFI.
299. JAMES HANSBROUGH: (242 James) Born August 27, 1801; died unmarried on December 23, 1853.
300. THOMAS De ELL HANSBROUGH: (242 James) Born February 13, 1804; died July 17, 1880; married Emily Stevens Farish, born in 1807, died May 6, 1871. They were married on October 2, 1828. They had six children.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
367. MILDRED DAWSON - born about 1829.
368. JAMES FARISH -
369. Mary Fanny - died at age 6. NFI.
370. WILLIAM WIGGINGTON -
371. Benjamin Thomas - born in 1838; served in Mercer's Cavalry, C. S. A. ; accidentally killed, April 18, 1862. NFI.
372. Mary Elizabeth - called "Betty"; died unmarried in Norfolk, Virginia before November 1907, when her will was recorded in Culpeper. NFI.
301. JOHN CALHOUN HANSBROUGH: (242 James) Born February 14, 1806; died after 1875; married Anne Frances Nalle on September 4, 1832. She was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Barbour, and sister of Martinette Nalle who married Blucher W. Hansbrough. They had six children.
Children (HANSBROUGH)
373. BURGESS BALL - born in 1833 or 34.
374. Albert Nalle - born March 17, 1835; died November 17, 1843. NFI.
375. Nelly Fanny - born 1837; died November 16, 1843. Her tombstone inscription records her death as being in 1845. NFI.
376. Betty Clagett - lived in Rosaryville, Maryland. NFI.
377. NELLIE MADISON - born August 28, 1845.
378. John Francis - born March 1848; died August 10, 1849. NFI.
302. FANNY BERKETT HANSBROUGH: (243 Peter) Born in Prince William County on March 21, 1791. Probably died in infancy.
303. ELLEN HANSBROUGH: (243 Peter) Born at "Totter-down Hill," Culpeper, September 27, 1794 or 95; married D. Isaac Foote. They had no children.
304. ELIZABETH HANSBROUGH: (243 Peter) Born at Totter-down Hill," Culpeper; died at "Bloomsgrove," Fauquier; married Rice Hooe, of Stafford, King George, Prince William, and Fauquier. He was born at "Mayfield," Prince William, and died in Fredericksburg on May 27, 1874. They had six children.
Children (HOOE)
379. ELLEN ANNE - born June 23, 1815.
380. MARY JANE - born January 13, 1817.
381. ROBERT ARTHUR - born September 22, 1818.
382. PETER HANSBROUGH - born August 26, 1820.
383. ISAAC FOOTE - born February 13, 1823.
384. MARIA LOUISA - born December 19, 1827.
305. MARGARET HANSBROUGH: (243 Peter) Probably born at "Totter-down Hill," Culpeper. She married George Slaughter Thom, who does not seem to have been living at the time of her father's death in 1843. He was a 3rd Lieutenant in the 5th Virginia Regiment in 1813, and served for 3 months and 22 days. He was an Elder and one of the 24 members who organized the Presbyterian Church in Culpeper in 1813. They had six children.
Children (THOM)
385. Ann Frances - married Dr. Robert Gills. NFI.
386. Reuben - married Sally Ann Chapman. NFI.
387. ELLEN -
388. MARY FOOTE - born November 1828.
389. Virginia - born 1823; died October 18, 1913. She was a handsome, high-toned, and clannish woman; married Stuart Douglas. NFI.
390. Lucy - married Thomas Cobb. NFI.
306. FRANCES ANN HANSBROUGH: (243 Peter) Born in Culpeper in 1809; married (1st) William T. Cole on June 23, 1836. He died before 1840, when his father drew up his will. She married (2nd) her cousin Winterton Murphy, on August 13, 1855. There were no children.
307. VIRGINIA HOOE HANSBRO