I9998: Dennis Keith ALVIS

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"Huguenots in the Backcountry: The Bobo Family of France, Virginia and South Carolina" by Bryan Scott Johnson, pages 1-4. In this article, he quotes the following:

"The record is unclear as to the exact date of Spencer BOBO's birth. In June of 1733 he appears at court in Caroline County, Virginia. It can be assumed that he would have been at least 21 years old, placing his birth in or before 1712; however, owing to his father's death between 1703 and 1704, a closer approximation would be circa 1703. Spencer BOBO's name is mentioned six times in the records of Caroline and Orange Counties between June of 1733 and November of 1737. However, it is not until December of 1737 that his wife's name (Jane) appears in the records. There is no known record of the marriage of Spencer BOBO and Jane, however, it is generally accepted that their first child was born circa 1726. Spencer BOBO and his wife Jane are presumed to be the parents of the following children:

Gabirel born circa 1726, Mary Elizabeth born circa 1729, Absalom born circa 1730, Sampson born circa 1735, Lewis born circa 1736, and Spencer, Jr. born circa 1739.

Jane BOBO appears to have died prior to September of 1749, as Spencer's wife's name is shown then as Mary.

Spencer BOBO continues to be active (appearing thirty-four times between December of 1737 and January of 1769) in the court minutes and deed books of Orange, Caroline, and Culpepper Counties. From the extant record it appears that Spencer BOBO died between January of 1769 and August of 1772, for on 21 August 1772, Absalom BOBO proves a bond between his father Spencer BOBO and William SPARKS dated 10 January of 1752.

From an examination of the Granville County, North Carolina, patent books, court minutes, and deed books, and those of nearby Bute County, North Carolina, it appears that the families of Lewis and Sampson BOBO had begun their migration from Virginia to South Carolina prior to 1756. The evidence also indicates that Lewis and Sampson BOBO remained in North Carolina until they received land grants from King George III, in 1770 and 1773 respectively."

Due to boundry changes Orange/Culpeper and Caroline counties Bobo's lived in the same area as counties changed."

Some researchers show his name as Francis Spencer Bobo b. 1710 in Fourney, France; I have not researched and have no proof, but I wonder how if Elizabeth Spence is the mother he could have been born in France.

"The name Bobo was origionally Beaubeaux, later it was spelled Bobeaux.
The family were early followers of Calvin, called Huguenots or French Protestants. They resided in the vicinity of Rochelle, France.

When the persecution of the Huguenots reached its height at the massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve., the family had to flee for their lives. Some fled to England, some to Switzerland, as the two nearest Protestant countries.

Later in the eighteenth century some settled in and around Charleston and Goose Creek, S.C. Soon the name became to be spelled just as it was pronounced, as were many of the French names of those who came to colonial Americia.

An elderly cousin who did research on the Bobo name found in an encyclopedia where the son of Peter Bobo of France was elevated to the Popeship of Rome in 1033. A man from Greece said the name Bobo is common in Greece, spelled Bobo.
Spencer Bobo, born in France, came to........."

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Jane Ravenscroft Fisher((5)) (George Fisher((4)), Jaquelin Ambler((3)), Richard Ambler((2)), Edward Jaquelin((1))), daughter of Ann Ambler and George Fisher, b. July 27, 1802; d. April 18, 1886. Married Carter H. Harrison of Cumberland County, Virginia, 1817, b. 1792; d. 1843. Son of Randolph Harrison. Married (March 20, 1790) Miss Mary Randolph, of Dungenness; son of Carter H. Harrison of Clifton. Married Susan Randolph, daughter of Adjt. General Isham Randolph, of Dungenness, Goochland County, Virginia.

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3 Baxter Davis Overall b: 2 JUL 1819 + Martha A Kerby

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Marriage 1 Elizabeth Chamberland
Children
John Ridgeway b: 1691
Marriage 2 Abigale Stockton

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daughter of ___ and Ann {Farish} Stillings.

My Southern Family

Dennis Keith ALVIS

Spencer BOBO Sr.

ABT 1703 - bet. 1769-1772

ID Number: I70138

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George Fleet CONERLY

22 Oct 1886 - ____

ID Number: I2261

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Clara Merle CORLEY

6 Mar 1905 - ____

ID Number: I731

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Jane Ravenscroft "Janetta" FISHER

27 Jul 1802 - 18 Apr 1886

ID Number: I41613

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Rev. William Fitzhugh LEE

7 May 1807 - 19 May 1837

ID Number: I32330

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Baxter Davis OVERALL

2 Jul 1819 - ____

ID Number: I95283

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Philip Clayton PENDLETON III

16 Apr 1839 - ____

ID Number: I55988

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Richard E. or Jacob RIDGEWAY

____ - ____

ID Number: I78763

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Annie Elizabeth STILLINGS

ABT 1860 - 16 Dec 1916

ID Number: I7628

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Jane YOUNG

ABT 1740 - ____

ID Number: I22159

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