DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS MASTERSON

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                              Don Norman

 

1.THOMAS MASTERSON

 

    Thomas Masterson was born in MD in 1770 and died in Fayette County

VA in 1834. He married Jane McClung in Greenbrier County VA December

1, 1791. Jane, a daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Bell) McClung, was

born in VA in 1766 and died in Fayette County in 1834.

    Thomas came from Rockbridge County VA to Greenbrier County in his

youth. The family bought 200 acres of land on the South side of Gauley

River in Greenbrier County. He was a member of the court that was

sworn to establish Nicholas county VA in 1818. When Fayette county VA

was organized in 1831, the family property was in the new county.

Thus, the family lived in three counties without ever having moved.

 

Children of Thomas and Jane (Mcclung) Masterson.

 

  2.  (1). Elizabeth               b.c.     1793

         m.Jacob Nebergall

 

  3.  (2). Samuel Arminius         b.c.     1795

         m.Elizabeth Vandal

 

  4.  (3). William                 b.c.     1797

 

  5.  (4). Joseph

 

  6.  (5). Margaret Bell                           d.       1849

         m.Charles Campbell  Dec 14 1826

 

 

3.SAMUEL ARMINIUS MASTERSON    1.THOMAS MASTERSON

 

    Samuel Arminius Masterson, a son of Thomas and Jane (Mcclung)

Masterson, was born in Greenbrier County VA about 1795 and died in Smith

County KS in 1871. He married Elizabeth Vandal.

 

Known children of Samuel Arminius and Elizabeth (Vandal) Masterson.

 

  7.  (1). James William

 

  8.  (2). Thomas Vandal

 

 

6.MARGARET BELL MASTERSON    1.THOMAS MASTERSON

 

    Margaret Belle Masterson, a daughter of Thomas and Jane (Mcclung)

Masterson, was born in Greenbrier County VA about 1805 and died in 1849.

She married Charles Campbell December 14, 1926.

 

Known children of Charles and Margaret Bell (Masterson) Campbell.

 

  9.  (1). Edward

 

 10.  (2). Sidney Masterson

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 

"Nicholas County WV History 1985" pp.260, 261

Norman, Don, "Descendants of John McClung"