Pearson, III Thomas

Pearson, III Thomas

Male 1660 - 1707  (47 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Pearson, III ThomasPearson, III Thomas was born in 1660 in Of Stafford Co., Va.; died in 1707 in Fairfax Co, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 15 Feb 1696, Stafford Co, Virginia, USA; Leased land on what is now Pearson's Island in the Potomic River from Robert Alexander, the second son of the immigrant Captain John Alexander

    Notes:

    It is questionable that Both father and son married a Sarah Alexander. This information should be used with caution.

    Thomas married Alexander, Sarah before 1681 in Stafford, Virginia, USA. Sarah (daughter of Alexander, John) was born about 1665 in Of Stafford Co., Va.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Pearson, Priscilla  Descendancy chart to this point was born in in Of, Stafford, Virginia; died before 27 Mar 1750 in Fairfax Co., Virginia.
    2. 3. Pearson, Simon  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1688 in Overwharton Par., Stafford County, Virginia; died on 16 Nov 1733 in Virginia, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Pearson, PriscillaPearson, Priscilla Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in in Of, Stafford, Virginia; died before 27 Mar 1750 in Fairfax Co., Virginia.

    Notes:

    Prince William County, Virginia Deeds {June Whitehurst Johnson}: Liber B; 1732-1735;

    Pages 44-47. May 15, 1735. Gabriel Adams of Pr. William, planter to John Mercer of Co. of Stafford, Gent....for 40 lbs. curr. money....790 a between br. of Holms's Run and br. of 4 Mile Run....corner tree of land of Capt. Simon Pearson....land of Stephen Gray.... side of Wolf Trapp Br. being br. of 4 Mile Run.. side of a br. called Lucky Br....line of Strutfield land. Deed of lease and release. Gabriel Adams
    Wit: Robert (R) Bates, Abraham St.Clare, John Gregg.

    Rec'd. of John Mercer 40 lbs. curr. money. May 16, 1733.
    At court May 16, 1733 Gabriel Adams acknowledged this release with receipt thereon to John Mercer and Robert Bates by virtue of a power of attorney from Priscilla wife of said Gabriel proved by oathes of the wit, relinquished her right of Dower to the lands therein mentioned.

    Page 47. Priscilla Adams the wife of Gabriel Adamas appoint my trusty and well beloved friend Hobart Bates to be my true and lawfull attorney for me and in my name to acknowledge a certain tract of land sold by my husbound to John Mercer.
    Priscilla (P) Adams
    Wit: Phillip Adams, Gabriel Adams Jr.
    At court May 16, 1733 this power of attorney was proved by oaths of the wit.

    Priscilla married Adams, SR Gabriel in 1720 in Stafford Co, Virginia, USA. Gabriel (son of Adams, Gabriel) was born in 1690 in Stafford Co, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Dec 1750 in Will Probate, Fairfax Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Adams, Philip  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1713 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia; died before 1749 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
    2. 5. Adams, JR Gabriel  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1715 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia; died on 9 Jun 1761 in Loudoun Co, Virginia, USA.
    3. 6. Adams, COL. William  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov 1723 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia; died on 4 Sep 1809 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
    4. 7. Adams, Susanna  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1726 in Fairfax Co, Virginia; died after 1770 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
    5. 8. Adams, Silvester  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1732 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia.
    6. 9. Adams, Simon  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1733 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia.
    7. 10. Adams, Cathon  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1734 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia; died after 1750 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
    8. 11. Adams, John  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1715; died in 1761.

  2. 3.  Pearson, SimonPearson, Simon Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born about 1688 in Overwharton Par., Stafford County, Virginia; died on 16 Nov 1733 in Virginia, USA.

    Simon married (Alexander), Hannah about 1705 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Simon married Ball, Hannah before 1714 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Adams, PhilipAdams, Philip Descendancy chart to this point (2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1) was born before 1713 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia; died before 1749 in Fairfax County, Virginia.

    Family/Spouse: Thomas, Eleanor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Adams, JR GabrielAdams, JR Gabriel Descendancy chart to this point (2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1715 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia; died on 9 Jun 1761 in Loudoun Co, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Elise H. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Adams, Philip  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 6.  Adams, COL. WilliamAdams, COL. William Descendancy chart to this point (2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 3 Nov 1723 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia; died on 4 Sep 1809 in Fairfax County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    “April [1799],” Founders Online, National Archives, last modified February 21, 2017, http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-06-02-0008-0004. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 6, 1 January 1790 - 13 December 1799, ed. Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1979, pp. 340-345.]

    "Col. Charles Little and William Adams both owned land adjoining GW’s land being surveyed this day. William Adams (1723-1809), son of Gabriel Adams, Sr. (d. 1750), and Priscilla Pearson Adams, had served as a colonel of militia, vestryman of Truro Parish, justice of the peace, and sheriff of Fairfax County. His home, Church Hill, adjoined GW’s land on the southwest. Adams was an early Methodist convert, and his home was headquarters for Bishop Francis Asbury when he was traveling in the area (Steadman [2], 223-24)."

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    Source:Some Eighteenth Century Family Profiles, Part I, by Donald A. Wise; Arlington Historical Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 1, October 1977

    William Adams (1723-1809) who was prominent in county affairs served as
    a colonel in the Fairfax County Militia, Truro Parish processioner in 1775, sheriff
    in 1768, vestryman of Truro Parish in 1765, and justice of Fairfax County in
    1770. Adams married Ann Lawyer (1732-88) of Stafford County and they had
    issue:
    1) Simon Adams who married Catherine Wren
    2) (The Reverend) William^ Adams, Jr.
    3) (The Reverend) Samuel Adams who married Hannah Wren
    4) (The Reverend) Wesley Adams who was married four times:
    a) Catherine Alexander Binns, b) Ann Summers, c) Elizabeth Hughes,
    and d) Priscilla Larkin. Upon his father's death, Wesley inherited Colonel
    William Adams' dwelling house and plantation.
    5) John^ Adams who married Sarah
    6) Sarah Adams who married (The Reverend) William Walters
    7) Edward Adams who married Jemima West
    8) Ann^ Adams who married Colonel George Minor
    9) Susannah Adams who married twice:
    a) Lewis Hipkins, and b) Richard Wren
    10) Margaret

    Buried:
    At Home, Fall Church, Virginia

    Family/Spouse: Lawyer, Ann. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Adams, SusannaAdams, Susanna Descendancy chart to this point (2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1) was born about 1726 in Fairfax Co, Virginia; died after 1770 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

    Susanna married Summers, John about 1746 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia. John (son of Summers, III John and Blake, Seth (Elisabeth)) was born in 1718 in Of, Prince George, Virginia; died on 18 Feb 1788 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Summers, Simon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Nov 1747 in Fairfax Co, Virginia; died on 2 Dec 1836 in Alexandria, Virginia.
    2. 14. Summers, John  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Dec 1749 in Fairfax Co, Virginia; died on 7 Dec 1821 in Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia.
    3. 15. Summers, Sarah  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Mar 1761 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA; died on 2 May 1836 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA.
    4. 16. Summers, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1755 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA; died before 19 Aug 1811 in Nelson Co., Kentucky, USA; was buried in Poplar Flat Cem, Nelson Co., KY.
    5. 17. Summers, William  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 May 1758 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Sep 1840 in Mason, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Mill Creek, Mason, Kentucky.
    6. 18. Summers, Major Simon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Nov 1747 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Dec 1836 in Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia.

  5. 8.  Adams, SilvesterAdams, Silvester Descendancy chart to this point (2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1) was born after 1732 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia.

  6. 9.  Adams, SimonAdams, Simon Descendancy chart to this point (2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1) was born after 1733 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia.

  7. 10.  Adams, CathonAdams, Cathon Descendancy chart to this point (2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1) was born before 1734 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia; died after 1750 in Fairfax County, Virginia.

  8. 11.  Adams, JohnAdams, John Descendancy chart to this point (2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1715; died in 1761.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Adams, PhilipAdams, Philip Descendancy chart to this point (5.Gabriel3, 2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1)

  2. 13.  Summers, SimonSummers, Simon Descendancy chart to this point (7.Susanna3, 2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 23 Nov 1747 in Fairfax Co, Virginia; died on 2 Dec 1836 in Alexandria, Virginia.

    Simon married Ferguson, Elizabeth about 1780 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 14.  Summers, JohnSummers, John Descendancy chart to this point (7.Susanna3, 2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 31 Dec 1749 in Fairfax Co, Virginia; died on 7 Dec 1821 in Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia.

    Notes:



    [Summers.FTW]

    !Researched by Ronda Berry- maybe not our family per DAR? was a SGT in VA infantry.

    John married Dulin, Elizabeth in 1776 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Dulin, Edward and Hurst, Sarah) was born on 20 Jan 1760 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Oct 1822 in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Summers, SarahSummers, Sarah Descendancy chart to this point (7.Susanna3, 2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 16 Mar 1761 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA; died on 2 May 1836 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA.

    Notes:

    Ronda Berry: Aug 2002-
    Has Posthumus Child

    Buried:
    Poplar Flat Cemetery

    Family/Spouse: Ferguson, Rev, Joseph Sharp. Joseph was born in 1759 in USA; died in 1828 in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Ferguson, William Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Nov 1796; died on 18 Aug 1844; was buried in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA.

  5. 16.  Summers, MarySummers, Mary Descendancy chart to this point (7.Susanna3, 2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1) was born about 1755 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA; died before 19 Aug 1811 in Nelson Co., Kentucky, USA; was buried in Poplar Flat Cem, Nelson Co., KY.

    Notes:

    Source: Abstracts of wills and Inventories, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1742-1801; Will Book E 1784-1791, page 29

    SUMMERS, John.
    28 Jan. 1788. Feb. 1788.
    Wife: Marey. Children: John, Simon, William, Mary Humphrey, Sarah Ferguson. Daughters to have land on the waters of the Ohio. Sons-in-law
    James Sharp Ferguson and William Ferguson, 400 acres each. Exrs: wife and sons Simon and John. Wit: William Lewis, Charles Broadwater, William
    Summers.

    ______________________

    Data from Dr. William Summers Humphreys back to Lieut. John Humphreys was re- searched and proved for D. A .R. membership by Mrs. B. W. Payne (Elsie Gibson Payne) and filed in Wash. D.C. #451902. Leona Kistler Wilcox also obtained D. A. R. membership through this data, her #492276 also filed in Wash. D.C.

    Family/Spouse: Humphrey, William. William (son of Humphrey, William and Wood, Sarah Ann) was born about 1752 in Of, Fairfax, Virginia; died before 1 Jun 1804 in Nelson Co., Kentucky, USA; was buried in Poplar Flat Cem, Nelson Co., KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Humphrey, George  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1775 in Virginia, USA; died before 24 Jun 1809 in Washington, Kentucky, USA.
    2. 21. Humphrey, Samuel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Apr 1776 in Virginia, USA; died on 24 Aug 1834 in Kentucky, USA; was buried in Poplar Flat Cem, Nelson Co., KY.
    3. 22. Humphrey, William  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1778.
    4. 23. Humphrey, John  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1780 in Virginia, USA; died on 17 Jan 1819.
    5. 24. Humphrey, William  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1785 in Virginia, USA.
    6. 25. Humphrey, Samuel A  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Oct 1786 in Kentucky, USA; died on 6 Aug 1834; was buried in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA.
    7. 26. Humphrey, Simon Summers  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Feb 1791; died on 5 May 1867 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA.
    8. 27. Humphrey, Susannah  Descendancy chart to this point was born in in Virginia, USA.
    9. 28. Humphrey, Sarah  Descendancy chart to this point was born in in Virginia, USA; died before 14 Mar 1812.
    10. 29. Humphrey, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born in in Virginia, USA.
    11. 30. Humphrey, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point was born in in Kentucky, USA; died in 1845 in Kentucky, USA.
    12. 31. Humphrey, Nancy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in in Kentucky, USA.

  6. 17.  Summers, WilliamSummers, William Descendancy chart to this point (7.Susanna3, 2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 26 May 1758 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Sep 1840 in Mason, Kentucky, USA; was buried in Mill Creek, Mason, Kentucky.

    Notes:



    [Summers.FTW]

    ! DAR Library ! Nina Summers Thomas ! 1840- Mason Co KY census p 53 ! all reseach by Ronda Be rry ! buried on Mill Creek, near Mayslick, Mason Co.,KY ! IGI 1992-VA

    !BIRTH-MARRIAGE-PARENTS-DEATH: Research of Ronda Berry-documents recorded on research repor t of 7 May 1995.

    William served in Revolution in the VA Continental Line. Corporal, 1st Continenal Artillery , Col Charles Harrisons Regt, Captain John Champe Carters Co. #7. Appointed Bombadier 20 De c 1776. Was with Washingtons Army at Valley Forge from Dec 1777 to June 1778. Corporal at c amp near Chester, 9 July 1779. William received 100 acres of land from his father in Mason Co , Ky (on the Ohio and Millcreek), and moved his family there in May 1788. Francis died soo n afer reaching the fort. Francis Lewis was born in Page Co VA; died abt 1788 in KY; buried M illcreek KY.

    Notes for WILLIAM Summers:
    William served in the Revolution in the VA continental Line. He was a Corporal, 1st Continent al Artillery, Col Charles Harrison's Regt, Captain John Champe Carters Co #7. Appointed Bomba dier 20 Dec 1776. Was with Washington's Army at Valley Forge from Dec 1777 to June 1778. Cor poral at camp near Chester, 9 July 1779. William received 200 acres of land in Nelson Co K Y for services, but I don't think he ever lived there, b ecause he inherited 300 acres of lan d from his father in Mason Co, KY (on the Ohio River & Millcreek), and moved his family ther e in May 1788. Frances died soon after reaching the fort.
    Source: Ronda Berry Jan 2002

    William married Lewis, Francis on 1 Jan 1777 in Virginia, USA. Francis was born in in Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia, USA; died in 1789 in Kentucky, USA; was buried in Mill Creek, Mason, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    William married Haven, Mary on 24 Nov 1789 in Mason, Kentucky, USA. Mary was born about 1758 in of, Mason, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    William married Hall (Hale), Deborah about 1812 in Kentucky, USA. Deborah was born about 1783 in Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    William married Wood, Ruth on 12 Jan 1831 in Mason, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 18.  Summers, Major SimonSummers, Major Simon Descendancy chart to this point (7.Susanna3, 2.Priscilla2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 23 Nov 1747 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Dec 1836 in Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia.

    Notes:



    [Summers.FTW]

    !BIRTH-MARRIAGE-PARENTS-DEATH: Research of Ronda Berry-documents recorded on research repor t of 7 May 1995.

    Adjutant VA Line in Rev. War. Inherited 100 acres in Nelson Co KY from father.

    Major married Ferguson, Elizabeth about 1780 in Virginia, USA. Elizabeth was born on 3 Sep 1762 in Virginia, USA; died on 13 Nov 1831. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]