Generation III Part 3 (Children of Achilles Deatherage)


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35. MARGARET DEATHERAGE BURGIN3 (Achilles2, William1), was a daughter of Achilles and Nancy Ann (Lewis) Deatherage. She died between 1838 and 1840 [Burgin @31].

She married Charles Burgin on 3 August 1790 in Madison Co., Kentucky [County Record]. Charles, son of Dennis Burgin, was born 1768/9 [Burgin @31] and died 1847/9 [Burgin @31]. Sources

issue: (all 7 below were living on 14 Mar 1844)

i. James c1791- m. Peggy Brown
ii. Phoebe c1795- m. - Coe
iii. Mourning c1796- m. Mark Million
iv. Lewis c1800-  
v. Amelia c1801- m. Benjamin Parrish
vi. Simpson c1806-  
vii. Achilles c1810- m. Mary Stewart

36. ACHILLES DEATHERAGE3 (Achilles2, William1) was a son Achilles and Nancy Ann (Lewis) Deatherage. He died in North Carolina in 1836 or 1837 [County Record].

He married Hannah Sparger in the first decade of the nineteenth century. Hannah, daughterof John W. and Christina (Frey) Sparger, was born about the year 1785 [Wheeler]. She died about the year 1827 [Wheeler].

Family tradition states Achilles moved with his parents to Kentucky. He then moved back to North Carolina and married his childhood sweetheart. Sources

issue:

  i. John c1809- m. ?Eleanor Childress
129 ii. William H. c1812-1857 m. Sallie (Martin) Jackson
130 iii. Nancy 1813-1888 m. William Shelton
131 iv. Lucinda c1815- m. Hugh Taylor
132 v. Christina c1817- m. William B. Taylor
133 vi. Achilles c1821- m. Mary Ann Hall
134 vii. Philip 1822-1889 m. 1) Martha Forkner 2) Martha Adkins
135 viii. Robert c1826-1851 m. Mariah Carter Hall

37. LUCINDA DEATHERAGE BURGIN3 (Achilles2, William 1), daughter of Achilles and Nancy Ann (Lewis) Deatherage, was born c1770 [Wheeler].

She died about the year 1841 [Probate Records]. Lucinda was buried on her farm (the Elias Burgin farm) in Whitehall, Madison Co., Kentucky.

Lucinda married Thomas Burgin, son of Dennis, on 13 May 1789 in Madison Co., Kentucky [County Record]. Thomas was born in Virginia. He died about the year 1831 [Probate Records]. Thomas was buried on his farm (the Elias Burgin farm) in Whitehall, Madison Co., Kentucky.

Thomas received a commission as a Lieutenant in the 7th Regiment Madison County in 1798. No other record of any other military service has been found, though he was called Major Burgin. He was a farmer. He wrote his will on 3 Jan 1829 and it was admitted for probate on 3 Oct 1831. In an extract of his will I have, he mentioned his wife Lucy, his daughters Elizabeth and Cynthia, his sons Allen and John, and his other children but not by name.

Lucinda wrote her will on 19 Nov 1838 and it was admitted for probate on 4 Oct 1841. In her will she mentions her brother William Deatherage's estate, her daughters Elizabeth and Cynthia, her son John, and her other children but not by name. Sources

issue:

i. Jane   m. John Winburn
ii. Easom    
iii. Allen c1793-l1860 m. Nancy Hines
iv. John 1794-1856 m. Mary Howard
v. Elias 1797-1865 m. Mary Chenault
vi. Achilles c1798-l1860 m. Amelia "Emily" Lanham
vii. Cynthia c1802- m. Zachariah Crews
viii. Elizabeth c1805-c1844  
xi. Temple 1805-1884 m. Sophie Oldham

38. WILLIAM DEATHERAGE3 (Achilles 2, William1), of son Achilles and Nancy Ann (Lewis) Deatherage, was born about 1774. He died on 16 Sep 1837 in Madison Co., Kentucky.

He married Jane Cornelison?. Jane was born about 1794 at Kentucky [Fed Cen]. She died before 20 Feb 1864 at Boone Co., Missouri [Probate Record].

William's estate records found in Madison Co., Kentucky, state he departed this life intestate (without a will) leaving neither father, mother, nor children living. He left a widow Jane. His heirs were his brothers, sisters, and nephews and nieces of a deceased brother and sister.

Wesley Parrish was appointed the guardian for Narcissus Deatherage, daughter of Jane Deatherage, on 3 Feb 1840 [Madison Co., Kentucky, Court Order Book H, p. 31]. Jane was still living in Madison County in 1844 when she purchased land. By 1850 Jane was living in Franklin Co., Kentucky. In 1854 she sold land in Franklin Co., Kentucky. On 5 Apr 1857 she bought land in Cooper (Boone?) Co., Missouri, and by 1860 she was living in Boone Co., Missouri. She died intestate in Boone County. Narcissus is listed as her only heir. Sources

issue: (of Jane Deatherage)

136. i. Narcissus 1823-1896 m. John M. Cornelison

39. GEORGE B. DEATHERAGE3 (Achilles2, William1), son of Achilles and Nancy Ann (Lewis) Deatherage, was born about 1779 (in Virginia?). He was living in 1838.

George married Barbara Colley on 20 Apr 1804 in Madison Co., Kentucky.

George and Barbara moved to Howard Co., Missouri, in 1812. In 1830 a George Deatherage was living in Madison Co., Kentucky. He listed his age as 50-60, so he was born between 1770 and 1780.

In the Madison County, Kentucky, Court Order Book H, page 273, Mary Powell was granted letters of administration for the estate of George Deatherage, deceased, on 6 Feb 1843. Sources

issue:

  i. Zealand    
  ii. Mary   m. - Powell
  v Sam    
  iv. George    
  v. Achilles    
  vi. Narcissa    

40. MARY ANN DEATHERAGE MARTIN3 (Achilles2, William 1) was a daughter of Achilles and Nancy Ann (Lewis) Deatherage. She died between 1831 and 1838 [Probate Records of her parents and brother William].

Mary Ann married Archibald Martin on 23 Aug 1789 in Madison Co., Kentucky [County Record].

issue:

i. Polly   m. - Taylor
ii. William G.    
iii. Betsy   m. - Kirby
iv. Westin    
v. Sally   m. - Taylor
vi. Mordica    

41. BIRD DEATHERAGE3 (Achilles2, William1), son of Achilles and Nancy Ann (Lewis) Deatherage was born on 2 Mar 1782 [Tombstone] in Surry? Co., North Carolina. He died 22 Jun 1869 [Tombstone] in Madison Co., Kentucky.

He married Sally Phelps on 8 Apr 1811 in Madison Co., Kentucky [Bible & County Record, Apr 1811]. Sally, daughter of George and Tabitha (Simmons) Phelps, was born 8 Dec 1793 [Tombstone]. She died on 7 Apr 1888 [Tombstone] and is buried in the Logan-Deatherage cemetery.

Their son Josiah died at Sacramento, California.

Sources

issue:

137 i. Amos Madison 1813-1887 m. Susannah J. Lipscomb
138 ii. George Phelps 1815-1892 m. Martha P. Williams
139 iii. Achilles 1817-1893 m. Sarah E. Clay
140 iv. William 1819-1872 m. Mary McKinney
141 v. Allen 1822-1902 m. 1)Ann Colston 2)Arreta C. Winburn
  vi. Josiah 1825-1851  
142 vii. Benjamin Franklin 1828-1909 m. Talitha Ballow
  viii. Sarah Ann 1831-1833  
143 ix. Bird 1833-1908 m. Hester Parke
  x. John Samuel 1835-1923 never married

42. AMOS DEATHERAGE3 (Achilles2, William 1), son of Achilles and Nancy Ann (Lewis) Deatherage, was born 4 Mar 1782 [County History, Mar 1782] in Surry? Co., North Carolina. He died on 24 Sep 1840 [County History] in Howard Co., Missouri.

Amos married Elizabeth Howard on 19 Mar 1810 in Madison Co., Kentucky [County Record, Mar 1810] . Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Turner) Howard, was born on 29 Mar 1790 [Benjamin Howard Bible]. She died on 24 Nov 1858 in Howard Co., Missouri [County History].

Amos may have been the "Amos Deathridge" who was a private in Captain James Dyametto's company of infantry of the Kentucky Militia, Detached, 12 Mar-12 Sep 1813. Amos and Betsey moved to Howard Co., Missouri, in 1817. In 1820 they moved to section 5 where they lived until 1824. They then settled on the farm known as the Elkin Place in section 7. In 1836 they settled on the farm on which they lived until their deaths.

Amos wrote his will on 7 Sep 1839. In it he mentions his wife Betsey, his children (but not by name), and his legacy from the estate of William Deatherage in Kentucky. The will was witnessed by James Ferguson and John Snell [Howard Co., MO, Willbook 3, p. 1]. Sources

issue:

  i. Lucinda 1810-1878 m. Francis Shields
144 ii. Bird 1811- m. Elizabeth Shepard
  iii. Nancy 1813- m. Claybourn Gentry
145 iv. Rebecca 1815- m. Charles Harris
  v. Mary E. 1823-1915 m. Philip Bridges
146 vi. Thomas Grubbs 1826-1904 m. Mary E. Turner
  vii. William Howard 1829-  
  viii. Dorothy Ellen 1834- m. Lester Bergin

43. RUTH DEATHERAGE BURGE3 (Achilles2, William1), daughter of Achilles and Nancy Ann (Lewis) Deatherage, was born about the year 1785 [Tombstone]. She died on 27 May 1862 [Tombstone]. She is buried in the Burge/Key Cemetery, Howard Co., Missouri.

Ruth married James A. Burge in Apr 1806 in Madison Co., Kentucky [County Record]. James was born about the year 1776 [Tombstone]. He died on 26 May 1841 [Tombstone] in Howard Co., Missouri. He is buried in the Burge/Key Cemetery, Howard Co., Missouri.

James and Ruth moved to Howard County in 1814. In his will James mentions son William Deatherage Burge, Addison Burge and Thomas W. Burge. He also mentions William Deatherage, deceased, brother of his wife Ruth. The will was dated 23 May 1841 and was witnessed by Thomas W. Burge, William Deatherage Burge, George Yates and John Dysert. It was admitted to probate on 28 Jul 1841 [Howard Co., Missouri, Willbook 3, page 25]. Sources

issue:

i. D.A.    
ii. Thomas W. 1816-1861  
iii. William Deatherage 1818-1854  
iv. Elizabeth    
v. Mary    
vi. Samuel    
vii. Addison 1824-1873 m. Amelia O. Jack
viii. Mary J.    

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