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Family of William Finch

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1.  WILLIAM³ FINCH  (ADAM², EDWARD¹)¹ was born May 19, 1755 in Charlotte County, Virginia, and died October 1823 in Bourbon County, Kentucky.  He married REBEKAH CLAY¹ August 14, 1775 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia¹, daughter of HENRY CLAY and RACHEL POVALL.  She was born March 17, 1759 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died April 28, 1845 in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

 

Notes for WILLIAM FINCH:

William moved from Meclenburg Co, VA to Bourbon Co, KY in 1798

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Karen McClendon notes:

1. After Wm.'s birth; Lunenburg Co. became Charlotte Co.

2. 1799; Wm. owned a plantation in Bourbon Co, KY.

3. 29 Dec 1820; Franklin Co. Deed Book. B, pp553-554 shows Wm. & Rebekah of Bourbon Co., KY deeded a gift to son Thos. & wife Edna.

4. Oct 1823; KM has Wm.'s will that Adam Finch executed 18 Jul. 1822.

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Thomas, William, and Charles Finch are shown in

the 1782 Personal Property Tax List for Henry County, Virginia.

 

Name  Tithes  Negroes    Horses      Cattle

 

Thomas     1    -     2    4

William     1    -     -     -

Charles     1    8    6    13

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More About WILLIAM FINCH:

Census 1: 1790, Newberry Co., SC

Census 2: 1820, Stoner, Bourbon Co, KY²

 

Marriage Notes for WILLIAM FINCH and REBEKAH CLAY:

They had a total of 15 children

 

More About WILLIAM FINCH and REBEKAH CLAY:

Marriage: August 14, 1775, Mecklenburg County, Virginia³

     

Children of WILLIAM FINCH and REBEKAH CLAY are:

              i.   HENRY⁴ FINCH³, b. Virginia; d. Bef. 1816; m. (1) MARTHA STEAGALL, June 02, 1794, Mecklenburg County, Virginia; m. (2) CYNTHIA COLLIER³, August 27, 1812, Bourban County, Kentucky³.

 

Notes for HENRY FINCH:

KM note: 2nd wife may have been Cynthia Collier.

 

Mary Sharp's version shows Cynthia, rather than Lucy. Mary has note stating that a Lucy Finch and John Henry Finch are mentioned in William Finch's Will as "children of my son Henry Finch, deceased".

 

***This may be another Henry Finch

***page 39 List of the Colonial Soldiers of Virginia

***Finch, Henry, F. I. B. W., 1, 195; V. C. M., 26.

 

 

A Henry Finch is found on Land Tax Roles for 1782 in New Kent County, Virginia with 200 acres.

 

More About HENRY FINCH and MARTHA STEAGALL:

Marriage: June 02, 1794, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

 

More About HENRY FINCH and CYNTHIA COLLIER:

Marriage: August 27, 1812, Bourban County, Kentucky³

 

              ii.   REBECCA FINCH³, m. ESTY OFFUTT³, September 30, 1810, Bourbon County, Kentucky³.

 

More About ESTY OFFUTT and REBECCA FINCH:

Marriage: September 30, 1810, Bourbon County, Kentucky³

 

             iii.   JOHN FINCH⁴.

 

Notes for JOHN FINCH:

 

 

 

             iv.   JAMES FINCH⁵, d. Nashville, Tennessee.

 

Notes for JAMES FINCH:

 

 

 

             v.   ZACHARIAH FINCH ⁶, m. ELIZABETH SCOTT ⁶.

             vi.   LUCY FINCH⁶, m. HENRY COLLIER⁶.

 

Notes for LUCY FINCH:

Mary Virginia (Sharp) Mullins notes that Lucy must have died before her father as she is not mentioned in his Will.

 

 

Marriage Notes for LUCY FINCH and HENRY COLLIER:

They may have had a son.

 

            vii.   SAMUEL FINCH ⁷.

           viii.   WILLIAM POVALL FINCH⁸, b. April 01, 1781, Mecklenburg County, Virginia; d. November 10, 1851, Bell Buckle, Bedford County, Tennessee; m. ELIZABETH SCRUGGS⁸, June 10, 1813, Madison County, Alabama; b. May 01, 1795, Edgefield County, South Carolina; d. June 15, 1845, Bell Buckle, Bedford County, Tennessee.

 

Notes for WILLIAM POVALL FINCH:

1830 Bedford Co, TN census

1836 Bedford Co. tax list with no poll, but 5 slaves & 1,415 acres

 

 

More About WILLIAM POVALL FINCH:

MILI: Military: War of 1812⁹

Occupation: farmer

 

More About WILLIAM FINCH and ELIZABETH SCRUGGS:

Marriage: June 10, 1813, Madison County, Alabama

 

             ix.   EDWARD FINCH^{10,11,12,13,14}, b. Abt. 1782, Virginia; d. July 01, 1831, Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee; m. ANNE E. MARTIN^15,16,17, 1804, Edgefield County, South Carolina; b. Abt. 1784, South Carolina; d. Abt. 1865, Franklin County, Tennessee.

 

Notes for EDWARD FINCH:

The following is an excerpt from The Goodspeed History of Franklin County, Tennessee:

"The following were early settlers with date of settlement accompanying their names: Edward Finch, 1808, from South Carolina, settled on what is known as the Anna Finch farm, near Winchester. He brought with him Lewis Finch (colored), who was then four years old, and is now living. William Lucas, 1808; George Grey, on Crow Creek, 1809; Alexander Faris, Robert and Isaac T. Hines, 1812; Joseph Miller, from Georgia, 1815; John B. Hawkins and Isaac Van Zant, 1817. The latter settled on the farm where his son Isaac now resides. Matthew R. Mann, 1819, afterward engaged in cotton spinning; Thomas Gore, Sr., 1822; William L. Sargent, 1829; Col. Davie Crockett was also one of the early settlers of the county, who came soon after the war of 1812, and settled in a "face camp," on Rattlesnake Spring Creek, near Salem. Here he married the Widow Patton. "

 

 

1812 War vet; on 1812 Franklin Co. Tax and Voter Registration List; 1830 Franklin Co. Census.

 

Franklin Co. will dated 8 Mar 1821 was probated 6 Jul 1831; names wife Anne & children (Lucy & Betsy are youngest) Wm. Martin, Matt, Rebecca, Mary Ann Freeman, Elizabeth Marshall, Rachel Scruggs, and 17 slaves. {Conflicts between this and Mary Sharp's version of this family - e.g. Lucy Green vs Ogden, and Mary Ann Freeman vs. Mary Anne (m1 Dick Sharp, & m2 Brazelton Green). William and Rachel do not appear, but Barclay Finch appears only in Mary Sharp's}

 

 

More About EDWARD FINCH:

Census 1: 1820, Franklin Co, TN¹⁸

Census 2: 1810, Jefferson, Rutherford Co, TN^19,20

Fact: 1812, Pg18, Franklin County, TN Tax List

MILI: Military: War of 1812

 

More About ANNE E. MARTIN:

Census 1: 1850, Franklin County, Tennessee²¹

Census 2: 1840, Franklin County, Tennessee²²

Census 3: 1860, Winchester, Franklin Co, TN²³

 

             x.   NANCY FINCH²⁴, b. 1788, Virginia; d. 1838, Kentucky; m. ZEPHANIAH ROBINETT²⁴, March 06, 1810, Bourbon County, Kentucky²⁴.

 

Notes for NANCY FINCH:

Mary Virginia Sharp (MVS)  has note that only child of Nancy's mentioned in her father's Will  was William Henry Robinett.

 

             xi.   RACHEL FINCH²⁴, m. SAMUEL CLAY²⁴, August 02, 1811, Bourbon County, Kentucky²⁴.

 

 

            xii.   COL. THOMAS FINCH.^25,26,27,28, b. Nov 27, 1796, Mecklenburg Co, Virginia; d. Nov 17, 1871, dau. Susan's home in Estill Springs, Franklin Co, TN; m. (1) EDNA SCRUGGS ²⁹, 1818, Bell Buckle, Bedford Co, TN³⁰; b. 1799, Edgefield Co, SC; d. Sep 1832, Winchester, Franklin Co, TN; m. (2) FRANCES B. HUDSPETH³¹, Bet. Dec 1832 - Jun 1833; b. Jun 9, 1813, Franklin Co, TN; d. May 9, 1846; m. (3) ANNE ELIZA UNKNOWN³², Dec 17, 1846, Franklin Co, TN; b. Abt. 1810, GA; d. 1867.

 

           xiii.   ADAM FINCH⁴³, b. November 10, 1798, Thatchers Mill, Bourbon Co., KY; d. December 12, 1884, Boone County, Kentucky; m. (1) MARY COTTON⁴³, March 20, 1821, Fayette County, Kentucky; b. October 10, 1800; d. August 19, 1832; m. (2) LUCY THROCKMORTON BEDINGER⁴⁴, January 19, 1836⁴⁵; b. December 08, 1808; d. August 11, 1839; m. (3) LOUISIANNA WILSON⁴⁵, May 31, 1841.

 

Notes for LUCY THROCKMORTON BEDINGER:

MVS shows her name as "Lucy V. Bedinger", not "Lucy Throckmorton Bedinger."

 

More About ADAM FINCH and LOUISIANNA WILSON:

Marriage: May 31, 1841