I62885: ELEANOR ferch Llywarch (Elen)Princess (ABT 0887

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"On Aug 7, 1847, Daniel Bourne writing to his nephew Richard N. Young regarding the history of the Bourne family, writes as follows:

"About one hundred and ninety years ago (1657), my great grandfather Bourne with one brother and a sister came from England, and settled about six miles from the town of Fredericksburg in Virginia where he reared a family, and died. He left his place to my grandfather, John Bourne, where my father Francis Bourne was born. In the year 1734 when my father was only seven years of age, my grandfather sold his place near Fredricksburg, and moved to Culpeper County, about forty miles distant, and settled on the Rapidan River, it being then a frontier plain and abounding with wild game.

"By and large this is probably a valid record. On 26 Mar 1666 Robert Taliaferro and Lawrence Smith were granted 6300 acres on the Rappahonock River "about four miles above Ware Creek beginning on the east side of Snow Creek running up said River on the north side of said creek to a vale near the mouth of Nasaponuck (Massapomax) Creek.

(From Newman Hall 30 Jan 1944) Among the 126 persons transported by the grantees to secure this grant were: Thomas Bone, Henry Johnson, James Harrison and John Gore (Gower)-all of whom will be mentioned subsequently. It is possible that Thomas Bone was a Thomas Bourne and could have been one of the Bournes mentioned in the referenced letter. The date is off by a few years, and a generation may have been skipped but this could well be expected. In any case the initial settlement of this Bourne Family cannot be conclusively established. However it is possible that the Bournes did come to this area earlier as reported.

In 1666 this area of settlement was in Rappahanock County. It became part of Essex when that county was formed in 1692. Spotslyvania was formed in 1720 with Snow Creek as the eastern boundry along the Rappahannock River. Long before this time the Taliaferro family had increased its land holding to include areas bordering Snow Creek on the east. Caroline County was formed from the upper part of Essex in 1728. This area has always been part of St, Mary's Parrish.

The earliest mention of an Andrew Bourne in Virginia records found so far is in Stafford Co., VA Orders 1689-1690 Item 570 court held 10 March 1689-90, where "George Luke makes suit that he had made an agreement on the fourteenth of October last with Andrew and John Bourne late of Plymouth, Devon in England to serve him for the full term of four years from April next ensuing in considering of paying their passage with their mother and one child more being the sum of five thousand pounds of tobacco---and forasmuch as the said Andrew and John Bourne did then at the time of drawing their indenture clandestinely steal away. George Luke--prays that an order for the said Andrew and John Bourne to serve according to the time profixed--."George Luke subsequently appears in the earlier records of Richmond County where he is referred to as "merchant of London". It is possible that Andrew and John
completed their term of service with him in Richmond County and then moved across the Rappahanock to Essex County where they then appear on record. This identification is plausible but not confirmed.

On 2 Oct 1700 (Richmond Co.,VA Court Orders) "Administration is granted to Christian Johnson upon all & singular the Estate of Andrew Bourne deced during the minorities of Peter Bourne". It is known that Peter Bourne was son of Christian who appears earlier in Richmond County records as Christian Bourne. This administration appointment strongly implies that she had been the wife of Andrew Bourne whose last appearance in records had been in Oct. 1695. (Richmond Co.,VA Court Orders 2 Oct 1695, will of Edward Price proved by John and Andrew Bourne.)

Widow, Christian Johnson, appointed administrator of estate 2 Oct 1700.Richmond Co. VA Court Order 2 Oct 17 : "Ordered that Mr. Richard Shippie, Mr. John Fisaker, Walter Francis or any two of them sometime between this and the next Court held do meet and do inventory & appraise all & singular the estate of Andrew Bourne deced."

The date of birth is based solely on the estimated date of birth of his son. It could be earlier but not much later.
Other references: The Bourne Family of Virginia by Richard Darden
Bourne;Gilmore-Carter and Allied Families. Will of John Bourne II. " ^[S1829]

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Name on his tombstone is spelled Waren S. Davidson.

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Children:
Basil Dorsey b. 1705
John Dorsey b. 1708
Caleb Dorsey b. 1710
Samuel Dorsey b. 1712
Richard Dorsey b. 1714
Edward Dorsey b. 1718 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Joshua Dorsey b. 1720
Mary Dorsey b. 1725
Thomas Beal Dorsey b. 1727

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LDS Parents: Father: Christopher FitzSimons 1762-1825 Disc #35 Pin #319372 and Mother: Catherine Pritchard Disc #35 Pin #320549.

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2 Mary Green b: Abt 1768 + George Thomas b: Abt 1768

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Probably sister of 1st wife, Elizabeth Knolling. Sumner Co. TN Will Bk 1: Alvis, Martha 143 Mar 1816 Nov 1816.
Will of Martha Alvis Signed 21-Mar-1816 Recorded November 1816

"In the name of God Amen: I Martha Alvis of the State of Tennessee and Sumner County being of sound mind and memory but remembering that it is appointed for all mankind to die do make and ordain my last will and Testament as follows

First of all I bequeath my soul to God who gave it to be disposed as in _?, and my body to the earth there to be decently buried at the directions of my Executors and first I will and bequeath my part of the tract of land on which I now lived

to my two sons Ashley and Elisha each to have an equal part of the land and _? bequeath one _?

to my daughter Nancy and the rest of my household property to be equally divided between my two sons and daughter to wit Ashley Alvis, Elisha Alvis, Nancy Alvis and I _ and ordain my sons Ashley Alvis and Nancy Alvis Executors of this my last will and testament ____? 21 day of March 1816.
Martha Alvis
Her X mark
Test: Hugh B. Stephenson
John H. (or K.?) Stephenson

State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court November Term 1816
The last will and testament of Martha Alvis decd was produced in Court and duly proved by the _? of Hugh B. Stephenson and John H. (or K?) Stephenson subscribing witnesses . . .
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/wtalvis.htm

My Southern Family

Princess ELEANOR ferch Llywarch (Elen)

ABT 0887 - 0943

ID Number: I62885

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Andrew BOURNE "the Immigrant"

ABT 1640 - ABT Jul 1695

ID Number: I58969

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BEATRICE BRAOSE

ABT 1357 - ____

ID Number: I104930

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Warren Samuel DAVIDSON Jr.

13 Nov 1859 - 27 Aug 1931

ID Number: I5242

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Caleb DORSEY

ABT 1686 - 1742

ID Number: I85660

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Anne FITZSIMONS

1 Jan 1794 - 27 Feb 1833

ID Number: I73119

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Mammie FORTENBERRY

ABT 1900 - ____

ID Number: I35311

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Ella GATEWOOD

ABT 1850 - ____

ID Number: I37681

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Mary GREEN

ABT 1768 - ____

ID Number: I75489

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Martha Annie HIGGINBOTHAM

Martha NOWLIN

ABT 1760 - 1816

ID Number: I1921

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Elizabeth SAMUEL

ABT 1750 - ABT 1810

ID Number: I60515

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ELEANOR Dudley SUTTON

ABT 1482 - 1549

ID Number: I12536

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