| Who | Date | Year | Description | County | Remarks |
| 12-Oct | 1492 | On October 12, Christopher Columbus, sailing the Santa Maria for Spain lands on what he thinks is an Island near Japan. He will make four more trips back to the New World seeking a sea route to Asia, never certain that he wasn't in the Indies. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1497 | Englishman John Cabot explores the Atlantic coast of Canada, and claims the area for the English King, Henry VII. Cabot seeks a northern water route to Asia. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1499 | An Italian navigator sights the coast of South America while sailing for Spain. His name is Amerigo Vespucci. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1507 | The name "America" (named after Amerigo Vespucci) is first used referring to the New World. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1517 | The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his "95 Theses" at a church in Germany. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1519 | 1519 to 1522 The first person to sail around the world is Fernando Magellan. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1565 | The first permanent European colony in North America is founded by the Spanish at St. Augustine, Florida. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1584 | Sir Walter Raleigh lands on Roanoke Island and names the area Virginia, in honor of Queen Elizabeth I. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1588 | In Europe, England defeats the Spanish Armada, beginning the Spanish decline and the rise of English power in the world. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1606 | The London Company sponsors an expedition to Virginia. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1607 | Jamestown is founded in Virginia by the colonists of the London Company. By the end of the year, starvation, disease, and the hard winter reduces the number of settlers from the original 105 to 32. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1608 | In January, reinforcements of 110 additional colonists arrive at Jamestown. In December, the first items of export trade, lumber and iron ore are sent from Jamestown to England. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1609 | Colonists first plant and harvest Native tobacco in Virginia. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1613 | A Dutch trading post is established on Manhattan island. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1616 | Smallpox destroys the Native American population in New England. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| George Prouse | 1619 | George Prouse seems to have begun this line on Maryland's Eastern Shore arrived here at the Jamestown Colony on the Ship Diana out of London in 1619. He hailed from Tiverton, Devon. [“He is probably related to the Gidleigh Castle/Chagford Prowses. From Susan Prowse Tako's excellent and exhaustive work on the Prouz/Prouse/Prouse family”] | Jamestown Colony, VA | Susan Prowse Tako's “Prouz/Prouse/Prouse family” | |
| 1619 | The first session of the first legislative assembly in America convenes in the Virginia House of Burgesses in Jamestown. Twenty two burgesses represent eleven plantations. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1619 | Twenty Africans are brought by a Dutch ship to Jamestown for sale as indentured servants, this is the beginning of slavery in Colonial America. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 9-Nov | 1620 | November 9, the Mayflower lands at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with 101 colonists. On November 11, the Mayflower Compact is signed by 41 men. It establishes a form of local government in which the colonists agree to abide by majority rule and to cooperate for the good of the colony. The Compact sets the precedent for other colonies as they set up governments. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1621 | One of the first treaties between colonists and Native Americans is signed as the Plymouth Pilgrims agree to a peace pact with the Wampanoag Tribe, with the aid of Squanto, an English speaking Native American. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| George Prouse | 1623 | George Prouse by Diana from the COMPLETE BOOK OF EMIGRANTS, 1607-1776 from Archer’s Hope, James City | James City County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1624 | The Virginia Company charter is revoked in London and Virginia is declared a Royal colony. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1626 | Peter Minuit, a Dutch colonist, buys Manhattan island from Native Americans for 60 guilders (about $24) and he names the island New Amsterdam. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1629 | In England, King Charles I dissolves Parliament and attempts to rule as absolute monarch, spurring many to leave for the American colonies. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1-Mar | 1630 | In March, John Winthrop leads a Puritan migration of 900 colonists to Massachusetts Bay, where he will serve as the first governor. In September, Boston is officially established and serves as the site of Winthrop's government. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Feb | 1633 | Feb 1, The tobacco laws of Virginia were codified, limiting tobacco production to reduce dependence on a single-crop economy. (HN, 2/1/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1633 | The first town government in the colonies is organized in Dorchester, Massachusetts. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1633 | First public school in America. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1634 | Charles City County, VA | Charles City County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1634 | Hampton Elizabeth City formed, Extinct in 1952 | Elizabeth City | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1634 | Richmond | Henrico County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1634 | Originally Warrosquyoake Co, renamed in 1637 Isle of Wight | Isle of Wight County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1634 | See New Kent County Williamsburg | James City County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1634 | Originally Accawmack Co, renamed in 1642-43 Eastville | Northampton County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1634 | now City of Newport News (Originally Warwick River Co, renamed in 1642-43) Independent City | Warwick County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1634 | Originally Charles River Co, renamed in 1643 York | York County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1634 | 200 colonists, many of them Catholic, settle in what would become Maryland. The lands were granted to Roman Catholic Lord Baltimore by King Charles I. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 28-Apr | 1635 | Apr 28, Virginia Governor John Harvey was accused of treason and removed from office. (HN, 4/28/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Agnes Harlow | 1635 | by John Harlow, her brother, Accomack County, Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 | Accomack County, VA | Ancestry.com | |
| 1-Jun | 1636 | In June, Roger Williams founds Providence and Rhode Island. Williams had been banished from Massachusetts for unpopular opinions calling for religious and political freedoms, including separation of church and state, not granted under the Puritan rules. Providence then becomes a haven for many other colonists fleeing religious intolerance. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Ann Harlowe | 1636 | by John Harlow, her husband, Accomack County, Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 | Accomack County, VA | Ancestry.com | |
| Stephen Harlowe | 1636 | by John Harlowe, his father, Accomack County, Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 | Accomack County, VA | Ancestry.com | |
| 1638 | Charles City County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 6-Jan | 1639 | Jan 6, Virginia became the 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed. (MC, 1/6/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Emblence Prouse | 1639 | by John Wright, Upper Norfolk, Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 | Upper Norfolk | Ancestry.com | |
| John Prowse | 1639 | John Prowse listed as one of four persons along with Samuel Jackson in Wight Co. CAVALIERS & PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666 Abstracted and indexed by Nell Marion Nugent FHL 975.5 R2n p114 | [Isle of] Wight County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| John Prowse | 1639 | John Prowse listed as one of 3 persons along with Richard Major in Charles Riv. Co in CAVALIERS & PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666 Abstracted and indexed by Nell Marion Nugent FHL 975.5 R2n p117 | Charles River County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Alice Sprouse, Thomas Guyer | 22-Dec | 1642 | Alice Sprouse listed with one of 13 persons along with Thomas Guyer for land at the mouth of Lawnes Cr. [Lawnes Creek and Lawnes Parish [est 1640] are located in Isle Of Wight County, VA] CAVALIERS & PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666 Abstracted and indexed by Nell Marion Nugent FHL 975.5 R2n p141 | Surry County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Alice Sprouse, Thomas Guyer | 22-Dec | 1642 | To All } Whereas } Now Know yee that I the Said Sr William Berkeley Kt. Do with the Consent of the Councell of State accordingly give and grant unto Thomas Guyer son and heir of Capt Robert Guyer Six hundred and fifty acres of Land five hundred whereof beginneth at the Mouth of Lawnes Creek and _________ it alsoe upon a Strait line five hundred and thirty pole parallell unto James river bank ... South West three hundred pole neare the Mouth of a small Creek that lyes to the South West of John Snelletts (Suelletts) house and thence down Lawnes Creek parallell unto the Marsh unto the Mouth of Lawnes Creek and one hundred and fifty acre being Marsh lying between Lawns Creek and the land granted by order of Court unto Capt Guyer the said land being due unto the said Thomas Guyer by order of Court bearing Date the twentie seventh of October one Thousand six hundred thirty five as alsoe by ___ for the transportation of thirteen persons unto this Colony whose names are in the Records mentioned under this pattent to have and to hold__ and to bee held Yielding and paying __of which payment is to bee made for five hundred acres seven yeares after the date of the first order and for one hundred and fifty acres seven yeares after this date__xxii of December 1642. William Paine John Miller Elianor Salle Kather. King Wm Booth Jon. Roston Robert Taylor Jon. Clay Richard ______ Cattalina a Negro John Loyd Alice Sprouse (This is a difficult deed to transcribe, thus mistakes are likely.) -- Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants , Patents Vol. 1, pp. 863 - 864 Internet Site: http://198.17.62.51/collections/cc_archive.html#lo File Names 001_0870.tif & 001_0871.tif |
Surry County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Ann Harlow | 1642 | by John Harlow, Accomack County, Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 | Accomack County, VA | Ancestry.com | |
| Mark Prouse [Provose] | 1642 | by Lieut. Francis Marion, Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 | Ancestry.com | ||
| Stephen Harlow | 1642 | by John Harlow, Accomack County, Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 | Accomack County, VA | Ancestry.com | |
| Lanc. Carver, Eliza Carver | 1643 | by William Ewins, James City County, Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 | James City County, VA | Ancestry.com | |
| Timothy Prout, Ebenezer Prout, William Prout, Benjamin Prout | 1643 | Timouthy Prout, a ship carpenter of Boston, was admitted member of the church 1643, freeman 1644, elected representative 1685, 1689-1692, six years, died 3 Nov 1702 at more than 80 years. His sons were, Timothy born 1645, William 1653, Benjamin 1655 and Ebenezer 1656. Ebenezer Prout Concord son of above was born at Boston; was a captain and representative in 1689 and 1690. Timouthy Prout grad at H.C. 1741 and two of the named named John Prout Y.C. 1708 and 1732. [Source reference: A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England; by John Farmer, p. 236 | Boston, MA | ||
| 1643 | Parishes - Chuckatuck (after 1643-1737), East (1643-1744), Lower (after 1643-1737), Lower Suffolk, South (after 1744), Suffolk (1737- ), Upper (after 1643-after 1744), Upper Suffolk (after 1744, West (1643-before 1737). Now City of Suffolk, Town 1808, City 1910, Independent City Jul 1972 | Nansemond County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1645 | Formed 1648 (Informally a county 1645-1648), Chickacoan District Heathsville | Northumberland County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1646 | In Massachusetts, the general court approves a law that makes religious heresy punishable by death. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1646 | A treaty with Virginia Indians required the state to protect the Mattaponi from "enemies," but only on the reservation in King William County. (SFC, 6/4/97, p.A7) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 2-Jan | 1647 | Jan 2, Nathaniel Bacon (d.1676), leader of Bacon's Rebellion (1676), Va., was born. (MC, 1/2/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Sprons | 27-Feb | 1649 | John Sprons (or Sprous) listed as one of 27 persons along with Mr. Joseph Croshaw in Yorke Co (Joseph Croshaw was paid 1300 acres of land for transporting) in CAVALIERS & PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666 Abstracted and indexed by Nell Marion Nugent FHL 975.5 R2n p188 | York County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| John Sprons | 27-Feb | 1649 | To All } Whereas } Now Know ye __ that I the Said William Berkeley do give and grant Unto sd Joseph Croshaw thirteen hundred and fifty acres of land lying on York river on the South side thereof about Eight Miles above the fort being in the County of York & bounded Viz North South South East & East by South Upon the river west upon a _______ South Upon Mouth Moggadogum Creek, East Upon ________ Land west by South Upon the Mountain ____ west by South and Northwest into the woods, The Said Land being sold unto the Said Joseph Croshaw by and for the Transportation of twenty - Seven persons into the Colony & to have and to hold & Yeilding & which payment is to be made Seven years after the first grant or Seating thereof & Dated sd' 27th of Febry 1649. Mary Lawford Mary Williams Richd Hemwalk Edward ffox John Proctor William Eyer John Sprous (Sprons) Ja: Cockells John Peirce Thomas Morton Richd Thorpe(Sharpe) Richd Redman Tho: Hartland Ralph Spencer ffra: Furboyes Richard Hill Saml Wright William Lyon Wm Lodey Wm Hunt John Clark (Clare) Edward Loes Robt Tallor (Salter) John Peden Thomas Adams Wm Cartar John Morne -- Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, Patents Vol. 2, p. 201 Internet Site: http://198.17.62.51/collections/cc_archive.html#lo File Name 002_0235.tif |
York County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| John Harloe, Ann Harloe | 1651 | by Toby Norton, Northampton County, Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 | Northampton County, VA | Ancestry.com | |
| Margaret Sproud | 1651 | Margaret Sproud listed as one of 14 persons along with Thomas Watts in Northumberland Co. CAVALIERS & PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666 Abstracted and indexed by Nell Marion Nugent FHL 975.5 R2n p212 | Northumberland County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Mark Prouse | 1651 | Mark Prouse listed as one of 16 persons along with Robert Newman in Northumberland Co in CAVALIERS & PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666 Abstracted and indexed by Nell Marion Nugent FHL 975.5 R2n p209 | Northumberland County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Mary Harlow | 1651 | by Toby Norton, Northampton County, Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 | Northampton County, VA | Ancestry | |
| Stephen Harloe | 1651 | by Toby Norton, Northampton County, Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 | Northampton County, VA | Ancestry.com | |
| 1651 | York Gloucester | Gloucester County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1651 | Northumberland, York Lancaster | Lancaster County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-May | 1652 | May 10, John Johnson, a free black, was granted 550 acres in Northampton, Va. (MC, 5/10/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Harlow | 1652 | by Mr. James Warradine, Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 | Ancestry.com | ||
| 1652 | James City Surry | Surry County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1652 | Rhode Island enacts the first law in the colonies declaring slavery illegal. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| William Prout | 1653 | by Thomas Hawkins, Northumberland County, Virginia, Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 | Northumberland County, VA | Ancestry.com | |
| 1653 | Northumberland Montross | Westmoreland County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 21-Nov | 1654 | Nov 21, Richard Johnson, a free black, was granted 550 acres in Virginia. (MC, 11/21/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| James Prouce | 1654 | James Prouce listed as one of 6 persons along with Era Sight in Nanzemum Co in CAVALIERS & PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666 Abstracted and indexed by Nell Marion Nugent FHL 975.5 R2n p301 | Nansemond County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| James Prounce | 1654 | by Francis Spright, Nansemond County, Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 | Nansemond County, VA | Ancestry.com | |
| 1654 | York County, VA | New Kent County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-Mar | 1656 | Mar 10, In the colony of Virginia, suffrage was extended to all free men regardless of their religion. (HN, 3/10/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Nicholas Sprout | 1656 | Nicholas Sprout or Spront listed as one of 30 persons along with Mr. John Chandler in CAVALIERS & PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666 Abstracted and indexed by Nell Marion Nugent FHL 975.5 R2n p341 | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| 13-Mar | 1660 | Mar 13, A statute was passed limiting the sale of slaves in the colony of Virginia. (HN, 3/13/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1660 | The English Crown approves a Navigation Act requiring the exclusive use of English ships for trade in the English Colonies and limits exports of tobacco and sugar and other commodities to England or its colonies. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| John Prount | 1661 | Transported 1661, 7-62 | The Early Settlers of Maryland, SKORDAS | ||
| 1661 | Virginia became the 3rd colony to give statutory recognition to slavery. It was preceded by Mass. in 1641 and Connecticut in 1650. (MC, 12/1/01)(HNQ, 5/20/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 12-Sep | 1662 | Sep 12, Gov. Berkley of Virginia was denied his attempts to repeal the Navigation Acts. (HN, 9/12/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Spruce | 1662 | Liber 10, Folio 246, 247, Immigrated 1662 | Talbot County, MD | The Early Settlers of Maryland, SKORDAS | |
| 13-Sep | 1663 | Sep 13, The 1st serious American slave conspiracy occurred in Virginia. (MC, 9/13/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1663 | Northampton Accomac | Accomack County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1663 | King Charles II establishes the colony of Carolina and grants the territory to eight loyal supporters. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1663 | Navigation Act of 1663 requires that most imports to the colonies must be shipped through England on English ships. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| George Prouse | 31-Jul | 1664 | Prouses Point, 100 acres | Talbot County, MD | Easton Library, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland reference sheet of deeds, p. 16 |
| George Prouse, Robert Harrison, James Harrison, John Harrison, William Harrison, | 31-Jul | 1664 | 100 acres, Prows's Point, surveyed for George Prouse lying on the east side of the main branch of the Second Creek: Processors: Robert Harrison, 100 acres: 11 Jun 1714, Conveyances and Re-surveys: James Harrison from Robert Harrison, 100 acres: 11 Jun 1716, John, John and James Harrison from Robert Harrison, 100 acres: 16 May 1732, John Harrison from John Harrison and others, no quantity given: 15 May 1733, William Harrison from James Harrison, no quantity given (part “Prows's Point” and “Happ Hazard”): 18 Nov 1743, James Harrison from William Harrison & Elizabeth his wife, 35 acres | Talbot County, MD | Land Office Rent Rolls Talbot County, 1658-1726 |
| George Prouse | 1664 | Transported 1664, DD:24, 31, 192, 195 Film No. Cooper, Transported 1664, Transcript: 8-19, 24,161,164-65 MSA SC 4341- see also “Supplement to Early Settlers Query” by Dr. Carson Gibb Name: George Prouse Year: 1664 Place: Maryland Source Publication Code: 8510 Primary Immigrant: Prouse, George Annotation: Index from manuscript by Arthur Trader, Chief Clerk in the Maryland Land Commission, 1917. And see nos. 4507-4511, Land Notes. Source Bibliography: SKORDAS, GUST, editor. The Early Settlers of Maryland: an Index to Names of Immigrants, Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680, in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968. 525p. Repr. 1986. Page: 376 |
The Early Settlers of Maryland, by Gust Skordas | ||
| 1664 | Westmoreland Stafford | Stafford County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1664 | The Dutch New Netherland colony becomes English New York after Gov. Peter Stuyvesant surrenders to the British following a naval blockade. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1664 | Maryland passes a law making lifelong servitude for black slaves mandatory to prevent them from taking advantage of legal precedents established in England which grant freedom under certain conditions, such as conversion to Christianity. Similar laws are later passed in New York, New Jersey, the Carolinas and Virginia. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| George Prouse, Mr. William Clayton | 4-Apr | 1665 | 300 acres, “Crow's Park”, surveyed for George Prouse lying at the head of the north east branch of the Wye River: Possessors: Mr. William Clayton: Conveyances & Re-surveys: ** this land lies in Queen Anne's County and entered there | Queen Anne's County, MD | Land Office Rent Rolls Talbot County, 1658-1726 |
| 1-Aug | 1665 | George Prouse, Abraham Davis, John Hattfield, George Coggin, Nathaniel Horsey, Isaac Horsey (8:19). 50 acres of land were entitled to or to someone who transported them to the Somerset, Maryland area. Source: Old Somerset on the Eastern Shore of Maryland: a study in foundation and founders | Somerset, Maryland | Ancestry.com | |
| 27-Aug | 1665 | Aug 27, "Ye Bare & Ye Cubb," the 1st play performed in N. America, was performed at Acomac, Va. (MC, 8/27/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| George Prouce | 1665 | Transported 1665, EE:46, 49 Film No. Transported by 1665, Transcript: 9:48, 51, MSA SC 4341- see also “Supplement to Early Settlers Query” by Dr. Carson Gibb | The Early Settlers of Maryland, SKORDAS | ||
| George Prouse | 1665 | Patent, Prouses Point, 100 acres, Liber 8, Folio 164, Liber 8 Folio 165 | Talbot County, MD | Maryland Land Patents | |
| George Spruce | 1666 | Liber 4, Folio 22, Transported 1666, Servant | Talbot County, MD | The Early Settlers of Maryland, SKORDAS | |
| George Prouse | 23-May | 1667 | Prouse's Fortune, 100 acres | Talbot County, MD | Easton Library, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland reference sheet of deeds, p. 16 |
| George Prouse | 23-May | 1667 | Prouse's Fortune, surveyed for George Prouse lying on ythe north side of the Choptank River and on the south side of the Second Creek. “This land long since Negtlected none laying any Claim thereto and is presumed to lye within the bounds of Yafford Neck an Elder Survey.” | Talbot County, MD | Land Office Rent Rolls Talbot County, 1658-1726 |
| George Sprouse | 23-May | 1667 | Land Grant, Sprouse his Fortune, 100 acres, Liber 11 Folio 17, Liber 11 Folio 71. | Talbot County, MD | Easton Library, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland reference sheet of patents, deeds, Tracts |
| 23-Sep | 1667 | Sep 23, Slaves in Virginia were banned from obtaining their freedom by converting to Christianity. (HN, 9/23/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| George Prouse | 1667 | Patent, Prouse Park, 300 acres, Liber 9 Folio 119, Liber 11 Folio 252 | Talbot County, MD | Maryland Land Patents | |
| Nicholas Spruce, Mary Spruce | 1667 | Nicholas Spruce and Mary Spruce are listed as a group of people with Alexander Fleming to receive a patent for land in Rappa. Co. 17 Apr 1667 Patent book No. 6 CAVALIER & PIONEERS ABSTRACTS OF VIRGINIA LAND PATENTS AND GRANTS abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent 1666-1695 Vol. Two FHL 975.5 R2n p. 19 | Rappahanock County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Obadiah Sprouson | 1667 | Obadiah Sprouson is listed as one of six persons on a transaction with John Lacy in (Patent Book No. 6 CAVALIERS & PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent 1666-1695 Vol Two. FHL 975.5R2n p 38) | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| George Sprouse | 15-Mar | 1668 | A Court held for Talbott County by his Lordpps Justices of the Peace the fifteenth day of March In the xxxviiith year of the Cominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Doffi: 1669 ... George Sprouse brought his Sarvant Joseph Addison to have Judgment of this Courtt for his time he is Judged to Sarve Seaven yeares Mr Rich: Tilghman brought his … - Proceedings of the County Courts of Kent (1658-1666), Talbot 1662-1674), and Somerset (1665-1668) Counties Talbot County, Court Proceedings, 1662-1674, Archives of Maryland, vol. 54, p. 458 Http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/se2900/sc2908/000001/000054/html/am54-- |
Talbot County, MD | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| George Sprouse | 1-Sep | 1668 | Liber BB No.2 A Courtt held for Talbott County by his Lordpps Justices [p.90] of Peace the Last day of Septembr in the xxxvii yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Dom: 1668 ... George Sprouse 1 Wolues head 0100 Abraham Bishop for keeping the Ould man 1800 To the Corroner Mr Tho South 0360 To John Edmundson Upon the Accompt of Rangers 2660 To ... -- Proceedings of the County Courts of Kent (1658-1666), Talbot (1662-1674), and Somerset (1665-1668) Counties Talbot County, Court Proceedings, 1662-1674, Archives of Maryland, vol. 54, p. 428 http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/se2900/sc2908/000001/000054/html/am54-- |
Talbot County, MD | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Peter Sprout | 1669 | Peter Sprout listed as one of five persons with Peter Foard on transaction in New Kent Co (Patent Book No 6 CAVALIERS & PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia land Patents and Grants abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent 1666-1695 Vol Two FHL 975.5 R2n p. 58) | New Kent County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| George Sprouse | 16-Aug | 1670 | A Court held for Talbot County by his Lordpps Justices of the Peace the sixteenth day of August In the xxxixth yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius Annoq Dom: 1670 Michell Bassey Declareth by his Attorney Jno Rawlings to this Courtt that Georg Sprouse Trepasses uppon his Land that the Said Sprouse threatened to Shoute the Said Michell Bassey if he offered for to Mollest him the Said Rawlings not Proueing his Declaracon the Courtt hath ordered that George Sprouse haue a Nonsute against Michell Bassey -- Proceedings of the County Courts of Kent (1658-1666), Talbot (1662-1674), and Somerset (1665-1668) Counties,Talbot County, Court Proceedings, 1662-1674, Archives of Maryland, vol. 54, p. 470 http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/se2900/sc2908/000001/000054/html/am54-- |
Talbot County, MD | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 13-Oct | 1670 | Oct 13, Virginia passed a law that blacks arriving in the colonies as Christians could not be used as slaves. (HN, 10/13/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Abraham Sproson | 1670 | Abra. Sproson listed as one of 24 persons with Mr. Robert Woodson for land on the north side of James River. (CAVALIERS & PIONEERS Abstracts of Virginia land Patents and Grants abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent 1666-1695Vol Two FHL 975.5 R2n p 75) | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| George Sprouse | 1671 | George Sprouse March 20, 1671: George Sprouse, planter, to Ralph Dawson & Humphrey Archer 300 a. "Sprouse Park" at head of n.e. branch of Wye River adj Richard Bridges. Wt. Thos. Vaughan, Rich. Perrier [sic] Vol. I: 145. Talbot County MD, Early Land Records of Dawson and Allied Families that I got off the Ancestry page. | Talbot County, MD | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1672 | The Royal Africa Company is given a monopoly in the English slave trade. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 21-Sep | 1673 | Sep 21, James Needham returned to Virginia after exploring the land to the west, which would become Tennessee. (HN, 9/21/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Charles Prowse | 1673 | Immigrated with wife and son of Worcester County 1673 , (15, folder 530), 17-566 | The Early Settlers of Maryland, SKORDAS | ||
| 1675 | 1675 to 1676 King Philip's War erupts in New England between colonists and Native Americans as a result of tensions over colonist's expansionist activities. The bloody war rages up and down the Connecticut River valley in Massachusetts and in the Plymouth and Rhode Island colonies, eventually resulting in 600 English colonials being killed and 3,000 Native Americans, including women and children on both sides. King Philip (the colonist's nickname for Metacomet, chief of the Wampanoags) is hunted down and killed on August 12, 1676, in a swamp in Rhode Island, ending the war in southern New England and ending the independent power of Native Americans there. In New Hampshire and Maine, the Saco Indians continue to raid settlements for another year and a half. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 10-May | 1676 | May 10, Bacon's Rebellion began. It pitted frontiersmen against the government. Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia involved an attack on a local Indian community and the sacking of the colonial capital in Jamestown. It is described by Catherine McNicol Stock in her 1997 book "Rural Radicals; Righteous Rage in the American Grain." (SFEC, 2/2/97, BR. p.8)(HN, 5/10/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-Jul | 1676 | Jul 29, Nathaniel Bacon was declared a rebel for assembling frontiersmen to protect settlers from Indians. [see May 10, Sep 1] (MC, 7/29/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Sep | 1676 | Sep 1, Nathaniel Bacon led an uprising against English Governor William Berkeley at Jamestown, Virginia, resulting in the settlement being burned to the ground. Bacon's Rebellion in 1675-76 was the first internal insurrection in America. Bacon's Rebellion came in response to the governor's repeated refusal to defend the colonists against the Indians. [see May 10, 1676] (HN, 9/1/99)(HNQ, 10/14/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 19-Sep | 1676 | Sep 19, Rebels under Nathaniel Bacon set Jamestown, Va., on fire. [see Sep 1] (MC, 9/19/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-Oct | 1676 | Oct 18, Nathaniel Bacon (b.1647), who rallied against Virginian government, was killed. (MC, 10/18/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Apr | 1677 | Apr 27, Colonel Jeffreys became the governor of Virginia. (HN, 4/27/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-May | 1677 | May 29, King Charles II and 12 Virginia Indian chiefs signed a treaty that established a 3-mile non-encroachment zone around Indian land. The Mattaponi Indians in 1997 invoked this treaty to protect against encroachment. (SFC, 6/2/97, p.A3) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Godfrey Spruell | 1677 | Godfrey Spruell mentioned in will of Henrico County, Virginia (Colonial wills of Henrico County, Virginia part 1/ abstracted & compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger,1976 mentions Godfrey Spruell pg 25) | Henrico County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Godfrey Spruell, Joana Spruell | 1677 | Godfrey Spruell mentioned in deeds in Henrico County, Virginia and mentioned with wife Joana. (Henrico County, Virginia deeds 1677-1705 compiled by Benjamin Weisiger, Godfrey mentioned on Page 55,88,89,112,113,152 and including Joana on page 89 and 112.) | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| George Sprouse | 1-Oct | 1678 | 92 Assembly Proceedings, October-November 1678. Liber W.H. David Fairebanck ... To George Sprouce To Cornelius Lurden To Patrick Harwood To Wm Walker To Alexander Fisher To Henry Plummer To Wm Cheseman To Thomas Cloughtane To John Foord and to John Yate and To every & each of them Three hundred pounds of Tobacco... -- Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly October 1678 - November 1683, Talbot County, Assembly Proceedings, 1662-1674, Archives of Maryland, vol. 7, p. 92 http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/se2900/sc2908/000001/000054/html/am54-- |
Talbot County, MD | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| George Sprouce | 14-Nov | 1678 | An Act for payment and assessing the Publick Charges of this Province, Enacted at a session of the General Assembly held at St. Mary's October 20 to November 14, 1678: Whereas There hath been Eight hundred twenty five thousand Nyne hundred Seventy Nyne pounds of Tobacco Expended layd out & disbursed by severall of the Inhabitants of this Province in the late Expedicon against the Nanticoke Indians and other the necessary Charges of this Province which hath been Examined stated and allowed by the upper and lower houses of this present Generall Assembly To the intent therefore That the same may bee satisfyed and payd to those persons to whom the same is due Bee itt Enacted by the Right Honble the Lord Proprietary by and with the advice and Consent of the upper and lower houses of this present Generall Assembly and the Authority of the same That the said Eight hundred twenty five thousand Nyne hundred Seventy Nyne pounds of Tobacco be paid in manner & forme as is hereafter Expressed by an Equall Assessment vppon the persons & Estates of the Inhabitants of this Province And be payd to the severall persons to whome the same is due as aforesaid Any Law Statute Custome or vseage to the Contrary thereof c Notwithstanding— That is to say Talbott County [Talbot] To Mathew Hood To John Denaire To Marke Mitchell Samuell Finch John Snooke To James Nowell To Phillip Gunter To Thomas Taylor David Fortune To Edward Cheeke to John Lawrence To William Marchant To Stephen Pardue To Joseph Casteen To Thomas Collens To Charles Morgan To Richard Tucker To Andrew Pruett To Alexander Dowell To William Spurraway To George Sprouce To Cornelius Lurden To Patrick Harwood To Wm Walker To Alexander Fisher To Henry Plummer To Wm Cheseman To Thomas Cloughtane To John Foord and To John Yate and to every & each of them three hundred pounds of Tobacco |
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| Timothy Prout | 18-May | 1679 | Timouthy Prout was born in Concord, Massachusetts. Parents Ebenezer Prout and Elizabeth Wheeler. He married Lydia Savege daughter of Thomas Savage and Elizabeth Scottow 23 Sep 1708. They had eleven children Timothy died 5 Apr 1768 in Scarborough, Maine . [Source reference: “Ancestry and Descendents of Captain Timothy Prout of Boston” by Dale Ellison Prout | Concord, MA | |
| Henry Prows | 13-Jul | 1679 | “Remonstrance from the Quakers in Carolina to the Lords Proprietors of Carolina” Volume 01, Pages 250-25. “Wee the who are in Scorne called Quakers are made willing for of the Truth and our Innocency and to Inform you that and are a seperated people and have stood single from all the seditious actions which hath happened within this County of Albemarle As will appeare by what was acted in the yeare 1677.” Henry Prows one of the signatures. “These may give to understand That most of us whose names are hereunto subscribed have been Inhabitants in Carolina since the yeares 1663: and 1664. Wee doe declayre and averr that the above subscribers comonly called quakers did cause this Remonstrance to be drawn In order to itts presentment to the Lds proprietors and dis also assigne it this is for the Trouth given under or hands this 25th Sept 1679 JAMES HILL depty to the Duke of Albemarle. TIMO BIGGS. Depty for the Rt Honeble the Earle of Craven” NOTE.—All blanks torn away in the original documents.—W.N.S. |
North Carolina | Documenting the American South, http://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/ |
| Dr. Stephen B. Weeks, Charles Prows, William Bundy, Stephen B. Weeks, Christopher Nicholson, Ann Atwood, Rrancis Toms, Jona Phelps, Joseph Scott, John Pierces, James Hogg, Henry Prows, James Hill, Francis Toms, Henry White, Hannah Hill, Mary Peirce, Dorothy Prows, Ann Prows, Pricile Toms, Damaris Morison | 1680 | North Carolina Quakerism had its beginning, toward the end of the seven- teenth century, in the Precincts of Perquimans and Pasquotank. A full account of this beginning is given by Dr. Stephen B. Weeks in chapters III and IV of “Southern Quakers and Slavery.” The earliest existing records of a monthly meeting in Perquimans County begin with 1680. In that year Christopher Nicholson and Ann Atwood were married in a meeting held at the house of Francis Toms. Witnesses to this marriage included Charles Prows, William Bundy, Jona. Phelps, Joseph Scott, John Peirces, James Hogg, Henry Prows, James Hill, Francis Toms, Henry White, Hannah Hill, Mary Peirce, Dorothy Prows, Ann Prows, and Pricile Toms. In the following year Henry White and Damaris Morison were left at liberty to proceed in marriage by “a monthly meeting held at the house of Henry Prows in Little River.” Page 3-W. Charles Prouse Ch: Mary Melar b. 12-2-1670 Jeremiah “ 12-2-1674 Elis “ 1-20-1676 Patients “ 10-17-1678 Deliverance “ 5-4-1681 Dorothy Prous, w. Charles, d. 5-4-1681; & gave forth testimony for The truth in these words; that the profesion of Christ without the Possession will stand noe man nor woman in stead. Page 150; 3-W Henry Prouse d. 10-12-1682; bearing a faithful testimony for the truth till his death Ann Prouse, w. Henry, d. 10-20-1682 Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy by William Wade Hinshaw, Vol 1 Containing Every Item of Genealogical Value Found in All Records and and Minutes of the Thirty-three Oldest Monthly Meetings which belong, or ever belonged, to the North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends (Whose Records Are Known to be Still in Existence), pages 1, 116 Ancestry.com |
Albemarle County, NC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| George Prouse, Jane Prouse, Richard Royston, John Bradshaw, James Colson, John Valliant, Richard Aldorne, Anthony Lecompte, Samuel Chamberlaine, Richard Alderne, Emanuel Mills Peter Denny | 10-Aug | 1681 | 200 acres, “Cumberland” surveyed for Richard Royston lying on the north side of the Choptank River between the Tredavan Creek and Irish Creek. Possessors: John Bradshaw 200 acres: Conveyances & Re-surveys: 15 Aug 1713, John Bradshaw from James Colson, 200 acres: 2 Feb 1713, John Valliant from James Colson & Richard Aldorne, 50 acres: 3 Sep 1742, Anthony Lecompte from John Valiant and wife, 50 acres: 4 Mar 1742, Samuel Chamberlaine from Richard Alderne the whole tract except 50 acres: 21 Sep 1757, George Prouse from Emanuel Mills & wife, 10 acres: Peter Denny from George & Jane Prouse, 10 acres | Talbot County, MD | |
| Robert Wilson, Henry White, James Hill, William Travis, Zacahriah Nixon, Timothy Meeds, Charles Prows, John Pierce | 1681 | 7, 10. Robert Wilson, Henry White, James Hill, William Travis, Zachariah Nixon & Timothy Meeds were chosen to settle dispute between Charles Prows & John Peirce 8, 22. Charles laying his intention of m before ye mtg. Frds think proposal is contrary to truth & give their testimony against it & his Ministry. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy by William Wade Hinshaw, Vol 1 Containing Every Item of Genealogical Value Found in All Records and and Minutes of the Thirty-three Oldest Monthly Meetings which belong, or ever belonged, to the North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends (Whose Records Are Known to be Still in Existence) Perquimans Monthly Meeting - Additions, page 5 Ancestry.com |
Albemarle County, NC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| 1681 | Pennsylvania is founded as William Penn, a Quaker, receives a Royal charter with a large land grant from King Charles II. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| George Prouse, Thomas Smithson, Charles Lewis, Robert Grundy, Richard Chance, John Jones, Eleanor Chance, Emanuel Mills, Peter Denny, Daniel Chance, Richard Jones, John Barclay, Aaron Chance, John Jacobs | 6-May | 1682 | 100 acres, “Cumberland”, surveyed for Thomas Smithson lying between Tredavan Creek and Dover at the 1st bounded tree of “Clifton.”: Processors: Charles Lewis, 100 acres: Conveyances & Re-surveys: 15 Mar 1709, Robert Grundy from Charles Lewis, 100 acres: 9 Jun 1711, Richard Chance from Thomas Smithson, 70 acres: 26 May 1736, John Jones, the tanner from Richard Chance and others, 80 acres (part this, part ”Chance Help”): 5 Nov 1737-38, George Sprouse from Richard Chance & Eleanor and others, 157 acres (part this, part “Chance Help”): 27 Sep 1757, George Prouse from Emanuel Mills and others, 10 acres: 4 Jan 1759, Peter Denny from Daniel Chance, 10 acres: 6 Nov 1760, Peter Denny from Richard Jones, 34.5 acres (part this, part “Chance”): 9 Jun 1768, Peter Denny from Daniel Chance, 6 acres: 9 Jun 1768, Richard Jones from Daniel Chance 6 acres and 3 acres of “Chance Help” - by the name of “Chance”: 4 Aug 1768, John Barclay from George Prouse, 172 acres (part this and part “Chance Help”): 26 Sep 1769, John Barclay from Aaron Chance 237 acres (part this and part “Chance”): 26 Sep 1769, John Barclay from George Prouse, 172 acres (part this, part “Chance”): 27 Feb 1770, John Jacobs from Richard Jones, 6 acres this and “Chance Help and 6 acres not named. | Talbot County, MD | “Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Vol. 5”, by Henry C. Preston & F. Edward Wright, |
| George Prouse, Jane Prouse, Magdalene Edmondson, David Mills, Thomas Edmondson, Robert Grundy, Richard Townroe, John Edmondson, Peter Denny, Elizabeth Jones, Pollard Edmondson, Hugh Hopewell, Emanuel Mills, Archibald McCallum, William Hanson, | 25-May | 1682 | 700 acres, Heworth” surveyed for John Edmondson lying on the east side of the Tredavan Creek beginning at a marked oak at the end of the north east line of “Tilghman's Fortune”: Processors: Magdalene Edmondson: Conveyances and Re-Surveys: 16 Aug 1710, David Mills from Thomas Edmondson, 205 acres: 4 Oct 1719, Robert Grundy from David Mills, 205 acres: 22 Aug 1711, Richard Townroe from Thaomas Edmondson, 22 acres: Re-surveyed for John Edmondson, 300 acres ( by the name of “Desire as in folio 224: 10 Dec 1754, Peter Denny from Elizabeth Jones, 23 acres: 27 Sep 1755, Pollard Edmondson from Hugh Hopewell & wife, 160 acres: 27 Sep 1757, George Prouse from Emanuel Mills & wife, 40 acres: 4 Feb 1758, Archibald McCallum from William Hanson, 143 acres: 4 Feb 1758, Archibald McCallum from Pollard Edmondson 143 acres: 4 Jan 1759, Peter Denny from George and Jane Prouse 40 acres. | Talbot County, MD | “Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Vol. 5”, by Henry C. Preston & F. Edward Wright, |
| Peter Prout, William Randolph, Robert Bolling, Gent,Hugh Lee, Job. __, Thomas Lyborne, John Leyden, Jane Borar, Robt. Beazley, Jon. Witt, Lydia Sawyer, Edward Gower, Lyon Britton, Thomas Jones, Richd. Brown, Jon Harrold | 20-Nov | 1682 | William Randolph & Robert Bolling, Gent. 623 acres 14 P. Chas. City County, Bristol Parish South Side Appomattox River att. Waughrich Sw., p. 199 Beg. At Hugh Lee to the Great Meadow, up ythe main Sw. &c. Trans. Of 13 persons: Job. __, Thomas Lyborne, Peter Prout, John Leyden, Jane Borar, Robt. Beazley, Jon. Witt, Lydia Sawyer, Edward Gower, Lyon Britton, Thomas Jones, Richd. Brown, Jon Harrold | Charles City County, VA | |
| Anne Prouse, Charles Prouse, Elizabeth Williams, Arnould White, William Mabery | 14-Dec | 1682 | Prouse, Anne December 14, 1682. Brother: Charles Prouse. Friend: Elizabeth Williams. Witnesses: Arnould White, William Mabery. No probate. Abstracts of North Carolina Wills Compiled From Original and Recorded Wills in the Office of the Secretary of State by J. Bryan Grimes (Secretary of State) Clearfield Company, c. 1997 page 303 Ancestry. com |
Albemarle County, NC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| George Prouse | 1682 | George Prouse was in Maryland by 1682, when Andrew Abington of St. Mary's County assigned him 100 acres, MSA SC 4341- see also “Supplement to Early Settlers Query” by Dr. Carson Gibb | |||
| 1682 | A large wave of immigrants, including many Quakers, arrives in Pennsylvania from Germany and the British Isles. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1682 | Nicholas Wise founded Norfolk, Va. (SFEC, 7/4/99, Z1 p.8) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| John Prout | 31-May | 1683 | Prout's Meadow Surveyed for John Prout, lying on the west side of the Great Sound of Transquakin. Processors: Levin Denwood of St. Mary's 150 acres: Conveyances & Re-Surveys: Levin Denwood resurveyed for Denwood, no quantity given (by name of “Arthur & Betty” folio 512) | Dorchester County, MD | Source: Dorchester County, Maryland Rent Rolls 1659-1723 |
| Charles Prows, Ann Prows, Henry Prows, Francis Toms, William Vosses, William Charles | 11-Jun | 1683 | Charles Prows of Pasquotank, planter- Ex of the last will of Ann Prows, late of sd precinct, widow; relict of Henry Prows Dec’t, sold unto Francis Toms of Perq 260a, adj Wm Vosses, & Wm Charles. June 11, 1683. Test’ Henderson Walker, Josiah Slocum, Wm Charles. Perquimans County, North Carolina Deed Book A, page ? |
Perquimans County, NC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| George Prouse, Edward Prouse, George Sprouse, William Walker, William Green, Joseph Wiggot, Jaoh Mackeel, Edward Trippe, William Murray, James Green, William Murphy, David Murray, Charles Dickenson | 5-Sep | 1684 | 200 acres, Walker's Chance, Surveyed 5 Sep 1684 for William Walker, lying on the Great Choptank near the mouth of Hunting Creek. Processors: George Prouse 100 acres, Patrick Connor 100 acres: Conveyances and Re-Surveys: 20 Feb 1735, William Green from Joseph Wiggott, 100 acres: 10 Jun 1742, John Mackeel from George Sprouse, 80 acres: 10 Jun 1747, Edward Trippe from Edward Prouse, 80 acres: 10 Dec 1749, William Murray from James Green, 25 acres: 12 Mar 1750, William Green from William Murphy, 25 acres: 11 Mar 1750, William Murray from James Green, 25 acres: 3 Dec 1754, David Murray from William Murray, 38 acres (and part of “Chezum's Gore” and survey returned Charles Dickenson that the whole 38 acres is of “Chezum's Gore” notwithstanding that 10 acres of “Chance” is mentioned in deed) | Talbot County, MD | |
| Charles Prows | 1684 | 280 - 247 William Earle of Craven his Majties. Lord Leif. Of ye. County of Middle ____ Borrough of Southwarke Palatine & ye. Rest of ye. True & absolute Lor __ & Proprietos. of ye. Province of Carolina to all whome these presents shall come greeting in our Lord God everlasting. Knowe yee. That wee ye. Said Lords Proprietos. according to or: great deed bearing date ye. Ffirst day of ffebruary 1668 Given to ye. County of Albemarle with ye. Great Seale of our Province thereto affixed for ye. Holding of Lands And by Instrucions Dated at Whitehall ye. Ffirst? (or ffifth?) Day of ffebruary 1678 remaineing upon record in ye. County of Albemarle In ye. Province aforesaid doe hereby grant unto Charles Prows of ye. Said County Planter A Plantacon conteyning Two hundred & seaventy Acres of Land English measure lying & being on ye. East syde of Little River in ye. Precinct of Pascotank in ye. County aforesaid bounded beginning at a marked Cypress standing by ye. Mouth of a Creek called Herring Creek & running up with ye. sd. Creek Northwest & by North ffoure hundred & Eighty pole to a marked ash & from ye. said Ash with a Lyne drawn Northwest Sixty two pole to a marked Holley standing by ye. Syde of a Swamp & from the said holley with a lyne drawne downe Southwest One hundred & twenty pole to a poplar & from ye. Said poplar with a Lyne drawne SouthEast Thirty two perches to ye. River & from thence Southeast & by East One hundred & Sixteen perches along ye. River side to ye. First bounded Cypresse the land being due to ye. Sd. Charles PROWS by & for ye transportacon into ye. County aforesaid (blank) persons whose names are upon record under this pattent To have & to hold ye. Said Plantacon unto ye. Said Charles PROWS his heires & assignes for ever with priviledge of hawkeing hunting fishing & fowleing with all woods & trees with what else is there growing standing & being Except all mines mineralls & quarrys of Jems & pretious stones Yeilding or paying therefore unto us our heires & successors yearely every Nine & Twentith day of September according to ye. English accompt One ffarthing of Lawfull English money for every of ye. Said Acres to be holden of us in free Soccage Provided alvaiees yt. If ye. Said Land be not settled within One yeare after ye. Date herof then ys. Pattent to be void Else to stand in full force Given at Mr. George DURANRTS house under ye. Seale of ye. County of Albemarle the (blank) day of (blank) Anno. Dom. 1684 the Twentieth yeare of our possession of our Province of Carolina Witness Seth SOTHELL Esqr. One of ye. True & absolute Lords proprietos. Of ye. Province of Carolina Govenor and Comannder in Chief of ye. Said Province And our trusty & welbeloved our Councellors who have hereunto sett heir hands ye. Day & year above written. -- Haun, Weynette Parks. Old Albemarle County North Carolina Book of Land Warrants and Surveys 1681 - 1706 , Durham, North Carolina: W. P. Haun, 1984. p. 94 FHL Book No. US/CAN 975.61 R2h |
Albemarle County, NC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Peter Prout, Lemon Childers, John Pleasants, Edward Mathews, Job. __, Thomas Lyborne, John Leyden, Wm. Howse, Jon. Harris | 20-Apr | 1685 | 406 acres, Henrico County, Varina Parish, on N. side of James River on Grindon's Run; adj to Mr. John Pleasants, & Edward Mathews, p. 454 Transportation of nine persons: Job. __, Thomas Lyborne, Peter Prout, John Leyden, Wm. Howse, Jon. Harris. | Henrico County, VA | |
| Charles Prows, Richard Eyres, Richard Rooke, Mary Rooke, Henderson Walker | 2-Oct | 1685 | Eyres, Richard County not given October 2, 1685. November 11, 1685. Executor and sole legatee: Charles Prows. Witnesses: Richard Rooke, Mary Rooke. Clerk of the Court: Henderson Walker: Abstracts of North Carolina Wills Compiled From Original and Recorded Wills in the Office of the Secretary of State by J. Bryan Grimes (Secretary of State) Clearfield Company, c. 1997 Ancestry. com |
Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| John Prout | 1685 | Patent, 150 acres, Liber 22 Folio 145, Folio N.S.#B Folio 383 | Dorchester County, MD | Maryland Land Patents | |
| 1685 | The Duke of York ascends the British throne as King James II. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1685 | Protestants in France lose their guarantee of religious freedom as King Louis XIV revokes the Edict of Nantes (Click here to go to a copy of the revocation), spurring many to leave for America. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1686 | King James II begins consolidating the colonies of New England into a single Dominion depriving colonists of their local political rights and independence. Legislatures are dissolved and the King's representatives assume all of the judicial and legislative power. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| George Sprouse | 9-May | 1687 | Name: George Sprouse Year: 1687 Place: Maryland Source Publication Code: 1243 Primary Immigrant: Sprouse, George Annotation: Date and place of mention in land survey. County and name of land purchased are provided. Original records are contained in Land Office Registers, indexed starting on page vii of the introduction. Source Bibliography: COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. Settlers Of Maryland 1679 - 1783. Consolidated Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2002. Page: 627 | Dorchester County, MD | Ancestry.com |
| George Sprouse | 9-May | 1687 | Land Grant, Sprouse his Mountain, 50 acres, Liber 22, Folio 303, Liber N.S. #2, Folio 433 [From Sett;ers of Maryland, 1679-1700 Reference was given as 25:303 and 33:433] | Dorchester County, MD | Maryland Land Patents |
| Mar | 1687 | In March, New England Royal Governor, Sir Edmund Andros, orders Boston's Old South Meeting House to be converted into an Anglican Church. In August, the Massachusetts towns of Ipswich and Topsfield resist assessments imposed by Gov. Andros in protest of taxation without representation. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Henry Sprosely | 3-Oct | 1688 | Henry Sprosely of St. Giles, October 3, 1688 listed in “The Complete book of Emigrants 1661-1699", pg. 612 by Peter Goldham | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Dec | 1688 | In December, King James II of England flees to France after being deposed by influential English leaders. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Mar | 1688 | In March, Gov. Andros imposes a limit of one annual town meeting for New England towns. The Governor then orders all militias to be placed under his control. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1688 | Quakers in Pennsylvania issue a formal protest against slavery in America. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Feb | 1689 | In February, William and Mary of Orange become King and Queen of England. In April, New England Governor Andros is jailed by rebellious colonists in Boston. In July, the English government orders Andros to be returned to England to stand trial. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 16-Aug | 1691 | Aug 16, Yorktown, Va., was founded. (MC, 8/16/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Richard Sproose, Joshua Storey | 1691 | Richard Sproose listed as one of 80 persons with Joshua Storey, Gent for land in New Kent on the north side of Mattapony River. (Cavaliers & Pioneers Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent 1666-1695 Vol Two FHL 975.5 R2n p 360) | New Kent County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1691 | Formed 1691 New Kent King and Queen | King and Queen | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1691 | Formed 1691 Lower Norfolk County, Now City of Chesapeake Originally, Portsmouth | Norfolk County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1691 | Formed 1691 now City of Virginia Beach | Princess Anne | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-May | 1692 | In May, hysteria grips the village of Salem, Massachusetts, as witchcraft suspects are arrested and imprisoned. A special court is then set up by the governor of Massachusetts. Between June and September, 150 persons are accused, with 20 persons, including 14 women, being executed. By October, the hysteria subsides, remaining prisoners are released and the special court is dissolved. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1692 | Formed 1692 old Rappahannock Tappahannock | Essex County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1692 | Formed 1692 old Rappahannock Warsaw | Richmond | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 8-Feb | 1693 | Feb 8, A charter was granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. (AP, 2/8/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 13-Feb | 1693 | Feb 13, The College of William and Mary opened in Virginia. (MC, 2/13/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Anthony Markam, Philip Ludwell, Thomas Harvey, Benjamin Lakar, William Wilkison, Francis Tomes, Daniel Akerhurst, Charles Sprouse, Dorathy Sprouse, Henry Sprouse, An Sprouse, Unity Sprouse, Jerimiah Sprouse | 6-Mar | 1693 | 194 1694 Warrants & Albemarle. Ss. To ye Surveyr. Genrll. Or Deputy. These are in ye. Name of his Excel. Ye. Palatine and rest of ye. True and absolute Lds. Proprietos. To will and require you to Survey and lay out for Anthony MARKAM of ye. County of Albemarle three hundred and fifty Acres of land wch. Is due to him for ye. Transportacon of seven Psons whose names are under written and returne this Warrant wth. Ye. Survey to ye. Secretarys Office fail not as you will answer ye. Contrary. Given under our hands and ye. Seal of ye. County ye. First Sixt day of March Ano. Dm. 1693. Philip LUDWELL, Tho: HARVEY, Benj. LAKAR. Wm. WILKISON, Ffrancis TOMES, Danl. AKERHURST Sect. The Psons. Viz: Charles SPROUSE, Dorathy SPROUSE, Henry SPROUSE, An SPROUSE, Unity SPROUSE, Mary Miller, Alice SPROUSE, all assigned by Jerimiah SPROUSE. Albemarle. Ss: Surveyed for Anthony MARKHAM one hundred and Ninety Acres of land by vertue of ye. Within Warrant as by ye. Survey herewith. Returned doth appear. Dated ye. Nineteenth of October 1694. P: Saml. SWANN Survr. And ye. Courses entered in this Patent fol: 113. -- Haun, Weynette Parks. Old Albemarle County North Carolina Book of Land Warrants and Surveys 1681 - 1706 , Durham, North Carolina: W. P. Haun, 1984. p. 68 FHL Book No. US/CAN 975.61 R2h |
Albemarle County, NC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Alice Sprouse, Ann Sprouse, Charles Sprouse,Dorathy Sprouse, Henry Sprouse Jeremiah Sprouse, Unity Sprouse | 1693 | Name: Alice Sprouse, Ann Sprouse, Charles Sprouse, Dorathy Sprouse, Henry Sprouse, Jeremiah Sprouse, Unity Sprouse State: NC County: Albemarle County Year: 1693 Database: NC Early Census Index | Albemarle County, NC | Ancestry.com | |
| Anthony Markham, John West, Philip Ludwell, Thomas Harvey, Daniel Akehurst, Francis Tomes, Thomas Pollock, An Sprouse, Unity Sprouse, Mary Miller, Alice Sprouse, Joy Markam, Joseph Hunt, Walter Darby, Daniel McKeel, Peter Ffur | 1-Jan | 1694 | 223 - 113 LAND Albemarle. Ss: Willm/ Earle of Craven Palatine and ye. Rest of ye. True and absolute Lds. Proprietors. Of all Carolina to all to whom these presents shall come greeting in our Ld. God everlasting Know ye. That We ye. Said Lds. And absolute Proprietos. According to our great Deed of grant Bearing date ye. First day of May Ano. Dm. 1668 Given to our county of Albemarle under our hands and great Seal of our sd. Province doe hereby Give and Grant unto Anthony MARKAM of our said county Planter and tract of land containing five hundred and Sixty Acres Lying on Little River in Pasquot. Prect. Beginning at a Pine by Little River Thomas WESTS Corner tree thence along ye. Said WESTS line North East & by North Six degrs. fifteen Minutes Easterly three hundred and twenty Poles to a great White Oake sd. WEST Corner tree thenc East & by South one degr. Forty five Minutes Easterly an hundred and four poles to a Beech thenc East thirty degrs. South an hundred & twenty poles to a great Red Oake then South fifteen degrs. West thirty poles then South Nineteen degrs. West Nine poles to an Hickory Mr. Jno. WESTS Corner tree thence South thirty eight degrs. West two hundred and Eighty poles to a Gum by little river thenc up ye. Said River to ye. First station. The said land being due to ye. Said Anthony MARKAM for ye. Transportacon of one Pson for every fifty Acres as appeares upon Record under this Patent To have and to hold ye. Said Land wth. All rights and pRviliges of hunting hawking fishing fowling with all Woods Waters and rivers wth. All profitts Comodities and heriditaments to ye. Same belonging or apPtaining Except one halfe of all Gold and Silver Mines unto him ye. Said Anthony MARKAM his heires and assignes for ever in as large and ample Maner to all Intents and purposes as by ye. Said Deed is Granted or Intended Yeilding and paying unto us our heires and successors yearly every twenty Ninth Day of September ye. Fe rent of one Shilling for every fifty Acres hereby granted to be holden of us our heires and Successors in free and Comon Soccage Provided yt. If ye. Said Anthony MARKAM his heires or assignes doe not seat or plant or cause to be seated or planted thereon within three yeares after ye. Date herof then this Patent to be void otherwise to stand and be of full force. Given under ye. Seal of our said County of Albemarle ye. First day of January Ano. Dm. 1694. Witnes our trusty and welbeloved Philip LUDWELL Esqr. Governr. And Capt. Genrll. Of our said province and our trusty and wellbeloved Councellors Who have herunto set their hands. Philip LUDWELL, Thomas HARVEY, Danl. AKEHURST, Ffrancis TOMES, Thomas POLLOCK. The Psons. Imported are Ten Acres upon An SPROUSE, Unity SPROUSE, Mary MILLER, Alice SPROUSE, Anthony MARKAM, Joy MARKAM, Joseph HUNT, Walter DARBY, Danl. MCKEEL, 2 Negrs. & Peter FFUR. -- Haun, Weynette Parks. Old Albemarle County North Carolina Book of Land Warrants and Surveys 1681 - 1706 , Durham, North Carolina: W. P. Haun, 1984. p. 76 FHL Book No. US/CAN 975.61 R2h |
Albemarle County, NC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Anthony Markham, John West, Philip Ludwell, Thomas Harvey, Daniel Akehurst, Francis Tomes, Thomas Pollock, Charles Sprouse, Dorothy Sprouse, Henry Sprouse, An Sprouse | 1-Jan | 1694 | 222 1694 PATENTS FOR Albemarle. Ss: Willm. Earle of Craven Palatine and ye. Rest of the true and absolute Lds. Proprietor. Of all Carolina to all to whom these pRsents shall come Greeting in our lord God everlasting Know ye. Yt. We ye. Said Lords and absolute proprietos. According to our great deed of grant bearing Date ye. First day of May Ano. Dm. 1668 Given to our county of Albemarle under our hands and great Seal of our said Province doe hereby Give and Grant unto Anthony MARKAM of our said County planter A tract of land containing one hundred and Ninety Acres Lying on Fflatty Creeke in Pasquotanck Prect. Beginning at an Hickory by ye. Pocoson of ye. Said Creeke then South thirty Eight degrs. West three hundred & ten pole to a Parsimmon stake in Jno. WEST’S line thenc North thirty three degrees West ninety four poles to a Poplar by a Branch side then downe ye. Sd. Branch by various Courses to a Sourwood tree at ye. Mouth of ye. Said branch by ye. Poquoson of Fflatty Creeke thenc downe by ye. Edge of ye. Poquoson of ye. Said Creeke to ye. First station The said land being due to ye. Said Anthony MARKAM for ye. Transportation of one Pson for every fifty acres as appeares upon Record under this Patent to have and to hold ye. Said Land with. All rights and priliges of hunting hawking fishing fowling wth. All Woods Waters and rivers with. All profits Comodities & hereditamts. To ye. Same belonging or apPtaining Except one halfe of all Gold and silver Mines unto him ye. Said Anthony MARKAM his heires and assignes for ever in as large and ample Maner to all Intents & purposes as by ye. Said deed is granted or Intended Yeilding and paying unto us our heires and successors yearly every twenty Ninth day of September ye. Fee rent of one Shilling for every fifty Acres hereby granted to be holden of us our heires & successors in free and comon Soccage Provided yt. If ye. Said Anthony MARKAM his heires of Assignes doe not seat or plant or cause to be seated or planted thereon within three yeares after ye date herof then this Patent to be void otherwise to stand and be of full force Given under ye. Seal of our said County of Albemarle ye. First day of January Ano. Dm. 1694. Witnes our trusty and welbeloved Philip LUDWELL Esqr. Governr. And Capt. Genrll. Of our said Province and our trusty and welbeloved Councellors who have herunto sett their hands. Philip LUDWELL, Thomas HARVEY, Danl. AKEHURST, Ffrancis TOMES, Thomas POLLOCK. The Psons. Imported are Charles SPROUSE, Dorothy SPROUSE, Henry SPROUSE and 40 acres for An SPROUSE. -- Haun, Weynette Parks. Old Albemarle County North Carolina Book of Land Warrants and Surveys 1681 - 1706 , Durham, North Carolina: W. P. Haun, 1984. pp. 75 - 76 FHL Book No. US/CAN 975.61 R2h |
Albemarle County, NC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| John Lumbrozier, Charles O'Neal, Philip Ludwell, Thomas Harvey, Daniel Akehurst, Francis Tomes, Thomas Pollock, Patience Sprouse, John Robinson Sr., Eliza Robinson, John Robinson Jr, Tobe Robinson, Elizabeth Robinson | 1-Jan | 1694 | 217 - 110 Land Albemarle. Ss: Willm. Earle of Craven Palatine and ye. Rest of the true and absolute Lords Proprietors. Of all Carolina to all to whom these pRsents shall come Greeting in our Lord God everlasting Know ye. That we the said Lds. And absolute Proprietor. According to our great Deed of grant bearing date ye. First day of May Ano. Dm. 1668 Given to our County of Albemarle under our hands and great seal of our said Province Doe hereby Give and grant unto John LUMBROZIER of our sd. County Planter a tract of land containing four hundred acres lying of Fflatty Creek in Pasquot. Prect. Beginning at a pine near ye. Mouth of the Gutt or small Creek that devides this land from ye. Land of Charles O'NEAL then up ye. Said small Creek to a pine then North thirty degrs. East Sixty four pole to a Maple then North fifty degrs. East Eighteen poles then North forty one degrs. East ten pole to a Red Oake then North twenty degrs. East three hundred twenty two poles to a Dogwood then West thirty degrs. North two hundred twenty eight pole to a Gum then South four hundred and four poles to a Red Oake by a Branch then downe ye. Branch South forty degrs, West Sixty poles to a White Oake by ye. Mouth of ye. Said branch then by a branch of flatty Creeke by various Courses to ye. First station The said land being due to ye. Said John LUMBROZIER for ye. Transportacon of one Pson for every fifty acres as appeares upon Record under this Patent To have and to hold ye. Said Land wth. All rights and Previliges of hunting hawking fishing fowling wth. All Woods Waters and rivers wth. All profitts Comoditys and hereditamts. To ye. Same belonging or apPtaining Except one halfe of all Gold and Silver Mines unto him ye. Said John LUMBROZIER his heirs & assignes for ever in as large and ample Maner to all Intents and purposes as by ye. Said Deed is granted or Intended Yeilding and paying unto us our heires and Successors yearly every twenty Ninth day of September ye. Ffee rent of one Shilling for every fifty Acres hereby granted to be holden of us our heires and Successors in free & Comon Soccage Provided yt. If ye. Said Jno. LUMBROZIER his heires or assignes doe not seat or plant or cause to be Seated or planted thereon within three yeares after ye. Date hereof then this Patent to be void otherwise to stand and be of full force Given under our the Seal of our said County of Albemarle ye. First day of January Ano. Dm. 1694. Witnes our trusty and Welbeloved Philip LUDWELL Esqr. Governr. And Capt. Genrl. Of our said Province and our trusty and welbeloved Councellos. Who have hereunto sett their hands. Philip LUDWELL, Thomas HARVEY, Danl. AKEHURST, Francis TOMES, Tho: POLLOCK. The Psons. Imported are Patience SPROUSE, Jerimah SPROUSE, John ROBINSON Senr., Eliza: his Wife, Jno. LUMBROZIER, John ROBINSON junr., Tobe ROBINSON, Elizabeth ROBINSON. -- Haun, Weynette Parks. Old Albemarle County North Carolina Book of Land Warrants and Surveys 1681 - 1706 , Durham, North Carolina: W. P. Haun, 1984. p. 74 FHL Book No. US/CAN 975.61 R2h |
Albemarle County, NC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Jeremiah Sprouse, Philip Ludwell, Thomas Harvey, Francis Tomes, Benjamin Lakar, Daniel Akehurst, Patience Sprouse, George Nicholls, Mary Nichols, Lambert Sr., Lambert Jr., Jane Lambert, Judith Sprau, Eliz. Sprouse, Mingo a Negr., Samuel Swann, John Lumbrozier, Samuel Swann | 20-Oct | 1694 | 191 - 96 Albemarle RETURNS Albemarle. Ss: To ye. Surveyr. Genrll. Or Deputy. These are in ye. Name of his Excel. Ye. Palatine and rest of ye. True and absolute Lds. Proprietors. To will and require you to Survey & lay out for Jerimiah SPROUSE of ye. County of Albemarle five hundred acres of land wch. Is due to him for ye. Transportacon of ten Psons into this County whose name are under Written and make returne of this Warrant wth. Ye. Survey to ye. Secretarys Office fail not as you will Answer ye. Contrary. Given under our hands and Seal of ye. County ye. 20th. Day of October 1694. Philip LUDWELL, Tho: HARVEY, Ffrancis TOMES, Benj. LAKAR, Danl. AKEHURST Sect. The Psons viz: Patience SPROUSE, Jerimiah SPROUSE, Geo: NICHOLLS, Mary NICHOLS, LAMBERT Senr., LAMBERT Junr., & Jane LAMBERT, Judith SPRAU, Eliz. SPROUSE, Mingo a Negr. I ye. Subscriber doe assigne ye. Two first rights Within menconed to John LUMBROZIER Witness my hand this 26th. Day of October 1694. Witnes Saml. SWANN Signe Jerima. SPROUSE Albemarle. Ss: Surveyed by vertue of ye. Within Warrant for John LUMBROZIER three hundred acres of land and one hundred by two rights assigned him by Jerimiah SPROUSE our of his Warrant Dated ye. 20th. Day of this prsent Month of October as by ye. Survey herewth. Returned doth appear. Dat ye 20th. Day of October 1694. P: Saml. SWANN Survr. And ye. Courses of ye. Survey Entered in his Patent fol. 110. -- Haun, Weynette Parks. Old Albemarle County North Carolina Book of Land Warrants and Surveys 1681 - 1706 , Durham, North Carolina: W. P. Haun, 1984. Pp. 67-68 FHL Book No. US/CAN 975.61 R2h |
Albemarle County, NC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Jeremiah Prouse, Patience Sprouse | 1694 | Jeremiah Sprouse, Patience Sprouse State: NC County: Albemarle County Year: 1694 Database: NC Early Census Index | Albemarle County, NC | Ancestry.com | |
| Francis Tomes Esq., Capt. Ralph Fletcher, James Morgan, William VosseWilliam Charles, Charles Sprous, Philip Ludwell Esq., Philip Ludwell, Thomas Harvey, Daniel Akehurst, Thomas Pollock, Francis Tomes, Pricilla Tomes, George Kendrick his wife and one daughter, male servant | 1-May | 1695 | 230 95 PATENTS FOR Albemarle. Ss: William Earle of Craven Palatine and ye. Rest of the true and absolute Lords and Proprietos. Of Carolina to all to whom these pRsents shall come Greeting in our Lor God everlasting Know ye. Yt. We ye. Sd. Lds. & absolute Proprietos. According to our great Deed of Grant Bearing date ye. First day of May Ano. Dm. 1668 Given to our County ofAlbemarle under our hands and great seal of our sd. Province doe hereby Give and Grant unto Ffra the Honrble. Ffrancis TOMES or sd. County Esqr. A tract of land containing Six hundred and forty acres Lying in Pequimons Prect. On ye. North Side of ye. Sd. Pequimons River Beginning at a Marked tree in ye. Line between this land and ye. Land of Capt. Ralph FFLETCHER thenc along ye. Sd. FFLETCHERS line three hundred and twenty pole to a Gum ye. Said FFLETCHERS Corner tree then East thirty degrs. South forty Eight Pole to an Hickory then North Six degrs. East an hundred Ninety Eight Pole to an Hickory then West twenty degrs. North hundred So= twenty two Pole to a White Oake then South twenty degrs. West Sixty Poles to an Hickory then East twenty degrs. South an hundred and Sixty poles to a White Oake then South West an hundred and fifty poles to a White Oake Saplin a Corner tree between this land and ye. Land of James MORGAN then West fifteen degrs. North Seventy four pole to an Hickory Wm. VOSSES Corner tree then along ye. VOSSES line to Perquimons River then downe ye. Sd. River to ye. First Station One hundred and forty Acres of ye. Said land being due to ye. Said Ffrancis Tomes by purchase from Wm. Charles and two hundred and Sixty Acres by purchase from Charles SPROUS And ye. Rest for ye. Transportacon of one Pson. For every fifty acres as appeares upon Record under this Patent to have and to hold ye said Land wth. All Rights and Previliges of hunting Hawking fishing fowling wth. All Woods Waters and Rivers wth. All profits Comoditys and heriditamts. To ye. Same belonging or apPtaining Except one halfe of all Gold and Silver Mines unto him ye. Said Ffrancis TOMES his heires and assignes for ever in as large and ample maner to all intents and purposes as by ye. Said Deed is granted or Intended Yeilding and paying unto us our heires and successors Yearly every twenty Ninth day of September the ffee rent of one Shilling for every fifty Acres hereby granted to be holden of us our heires and successors in free and Comon Soccage Provided yt. If ye. Said Ffrancis Tomes his heires or assignes doe not seat or plant or cause to be seated or planted theron with:in three yeares after ye. Date hereof then this Patent to be void otherwise to stand and be of full force. Given under the seal of our sd. County ye. First day of May Ano. Dm. 1695. Witnes our trusty and well beloved Philip LUDWELL esqr. Governor and Capt. Genrll. Of our sd. Province and our trusty and Wellbeloved Councellors who have herunto sett their hands. Philip LUDWELL, Thos: HARVEY, Danl. AKEHURST, Tho. POLLOCK. The persons Imported Ffrancis TOME’S Wife Precilla, Geo: KENDRICK & his Wife and one Daughter & a Mail Srvt. -- Haun, Weynette Parks. Old Albemarle County North Carolina Book of Land Warrants and Surveys 1681 - 1706 , Durham, North Carolina: W. P. Haun, 1984. p. 78 FHL Book No. US/CAN 975.61 R2h |
Albemarle County, NC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Capt. William Randolph, Peter Prout | 25-Oct | 1695 | Patent Book No. 9, Capt. William Randolph, 2926 acres Charles City County, Wynoake Parish on Pigeon Swamp on S. side of James River p. 2 Inport of 59 persons: Thomas Combaton, Nicholas May, William Jessup, Andr. Martin, Samuel Courser, John Gates, Walter Squire, Thomas Bevill. George Cocobill, Job. __, Thomas Lyborn, Peter Prout, Jane Borer, Robt. Beazley, John Witt, Joan White, Alice __, Pat. Foster, Robert Povey, John Edwrads, Gill Fucket, Thomas Mathews, Henry Baltimore, Fra, Cleaveley, Hugh Davies, John Herbert, Eliza. Harrison, Benetta Clause, Anne Newton, Rebecka Bolliff, Samuel Wright, Mary Jones,, Owen Jones, John Morris, Wm. Warren, Richard Wheelhouse, Thomas Merritt, John Evans: & 20 Negroes * Note: Surrendered up in General Court 15 Oct 1696. [Must have gotten caught with those who were claimed originally.] | Charles City County, VA | Patent Books |
| George Prouse, George Sprouse Jr, Philip | 23-Jan | 1696 | Prouse, George, Dorchester Co., 23rd Jan., 1696; 17th Feb., 1696. To eld. son George, young. son Philip, and to daus. (unnamed), personalty. Extx.: wife (unnamed). Test: Jno. Davis, Mary Wade, Chas. Mecarty. 7. 271. MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 2 VOLUME II. |
Dorchester County, MD | Ancestry.com |
| 1696 | The Royal African Trade Company loses its slave trade monopoly, spurring colonists in New England to engage in slave trading for profit. In April, the Navigation Act of 1696 is passed by the English Parliament requiring colonial trade to be done exclusively via English built ships. The Act also expands the powers of colonial custom commissioners, including rights of forcible entry, and requires the posting of bonds on certain goods. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1697 | The Massachusetts general court expresses official repentance regarding the actions of its judges during the witch hysteria of 1692. Jurors sign a statement of regret and compensation is offered to families of those wrongly accused. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| John Spruce | 1699 | John Spruce of Waterstock, February 23, ?1699 listed in (The Complete book of Emigrants 1661-1699, pg. 707 by Peter Goldham) | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| 1699 | Lancaster Saluda | Middlesex County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1699 | 1699-1780 Williamsburg served as the capital of the British colony of Virginia. (SSFC, 12/17/00, p.T7) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Jun | 1700 | In June, Massachusetts passes a law ordering all Roman Catholic priests to leave the colony within three months, upon penalty of life imprisonment or execution. New York then passes a similar law. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1700 | The Anglo population in the English colonies in America reaches 275,000, with Boston (pop. 7000) as the largest city, followed by New York (pop. 5000). | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Alexander Sprouse | 1701 | Alexander Sprouse - he was known as "Mad Captain" Alexander in the British Dragoons Garrison at Burwell Springs [a village named Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England. This village dates back to at least the Roman Empire, and Burwell means "a spring by the burh" or spring by the fort. There is a Burwell Castle and Burwell House and everything in this village. Anglo-Saxon fort which probably gave the village the name, 'spring by the burh', recorded from the late 10th century, may have stood, preceding the 12th century Burwell castle, near Spring close west of the church. Google it if you want to read more.] around 1701. [Dragoon guards was, in some armies, particularly the British Army, the designation used to refer to heavy cavalry regiments from the 18th century onwards. Dragoon guards usually wore cuirasses and helmets and carried heavy sabres, and were similar to cuirassiers in other armies. The British Army first used the designation in 1746, when the King's Own Regiment of Horse and the Princess of Wales's Own Regiment of Horse were redesignated the 1st and 2nd Dragoon Guards. Other regiments followed. By the early 19th century, the British Dragoon Guards regiments had abandoned their cuirasses (although they still wore helmets) and were essentially indistinguishable from Dragoon regiments. The exercise of converting from Horse to Dragoon was to save money - Dragoons were paid less than Horse - and the change was very unpopular. In the British army the regiments of Horse that were converted to Dragoon guards took precedence over all other Cavalry Regiments of the Line, which were Dragoons. As the senior regiments they could not take numbers sequential with those of the existing Dragoon regiments, so needed a new title and numbering system. Hence they were termed Dragoon Guards, the guards appellation giving them higher status, and allowing them to be numbered in their own sequence. So this is highly unlikely as it is 45 years too early.] [18-20 April, 1781, Raid on Burwell's Ferry, Charles City County, Virginia - Having completed the fortifications at Portsmouth, which Arnold had begun, Maj. Gen. William Phillips embarked with about 2,300 rank and file troops and sailed up the James River as far as Burwell's ferry, which he reached on the 19th or 20th. A brief skirmish took place at that location with some militia. Arnold, at Petersburg, wrote to Clinton on May 12th: “On the 18th of April, the light infantry, part of the 76th and 80th regiments, the Queen's rangers, yagers, and American legion, embarked at Portsmouth, and fell down to Hampton road: on the 19th, proceeded up James river to Burwell's ferry; on the 20th, Lieutenant-colonel Abercrombie, with the light infantry, proceeded up the Chickahomany in boats; Lieutenant-colonel Simcoe, with a detachment, to York; Lieutenant-colonel Dundass [Thomas Dundas], with another detachment, landed at the mouth of the Chickahomany; and Major-general Phillips and myself landed with part of the army at Williamsburg, where about five hundred militia were posted, who retired upon our approach. The militia at York crossed the river before the arrival of Lieutenant-colonel Simcoe, who made a few prisoners, spiked and destroyed some cannon, and next day returned to Williamsburgh.” ] |
Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site [I have added more informatin here because it is doubtful that this is true, but you may want to pursue further research. | ||
| 1701 | Ballinger’s Creek was in the territory - no settlement here at this time. The area where Louisa County sits would be partly in Henrico Co and New Kent county. Civilization had not progressed this far | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |||
| Mar | 1702 | In March, Queen Anne ascends the English throne. In May, England declares war on France after the death of the King of Spain, Charles II, to stop the union of France and Spain. This War of the Spanish Succession is called Queen Anne's War in the colonies, where the English and American colonists will battle the French, their Native American allies, and the Spanish for the next eleven years. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1702 | Formed 1701 King and Queen King William | King William,, County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1702 | In Maryland, the Anglican Church is established as the official church, financially supported by taxation imposed on all free men, male servants and slaves. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1703 | Formed 1702 Charles City Prince George | Prince George, County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Apr | 1704 | In April, the first enduring newspaper in America, The Boston News Letter, is published. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Jeremy Spruse | 1704 | Jeremy Spruse - THE QUIT RENTS OF VIRGINIA Copy of the Rent Rolls of the Sevil Counties in Virginia for the year 1704 referred to in Col. Nicholsons Lre: of the 25th July last. Recd: 8 October; Read 1705; M.61; Entered C: fol 365 and Land owners of that section called the Northern Neck. No Quit rents exist. (Compiled by Annie Laurie Wrist Smith 1957. FHL 975.5 R2N) | Northern Neck | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1705 | In Virginia, slaves are assigned the status of real estate by the Virginia Black Code of 1705. In New York, a law against runaway slaves assigns the death penalty for those caught over 40 miles north of Albany. Massachusetts declares marriage between African Americans and whites to be illegal. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 17-Jan | 1706 | January 17, Benjamin Franklin is born in Boston. In November, South Carolina establishes the Anglican Church as its official church. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Prouse | 1707 | Born: 1707, Died: 1769, Place d. Caroline County, MD | Caroline County, MD | Family Chart of William L. Carlile, Elsie C. Carlile, 303 Mangrove Rd., Severna Park, MD 21146 | |
| 1707 | England, Scotland and Wales are combined into the United Kingdom of Great Britain by the Act of the Union, endorsed by Queen Anne. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| George Prous, son George Prous, Philip Prouse, Mary Prous, Jane Prous, Mary Prous, William Chezum, Mary Finch, Thomas Gray, John Liptrot, John Gray | 4-Feb | 1708 | Prous, George, Dorchester Co., 4th Feb., 1708: 21st Mch., 1708. To son George and hrs., 200 A., “Walker Chance.” 100 A., “Prouse Point,” and 150 A., part pf “Britts Hope” lying next land given to brother Phillip (Prouse). “ dau. Mary and hrs., and young dau. Jane 250 A., “Britts Hope” jointly. Child afsd. To be sent to school at 12 yrs. Of age. “ wife Mary, use of all lands afsd. During minority of child., personal estate; she to be joint ex. With Wm. Chezum. “ kinswoman Mary Finch, 50 A., “Sprouses Mount” Exs. Instructed to sell 200 A., “Bear’s Point” in Queen Anne’s Co. For the purposes mentioned in will of testator’s father. Test: Thos. Gray, John Liptrot, John Gray. Part 2--12. 127. -- The Maryland Calendar of Wills, Wills from 1703 to 1713, Volume III , Jane Baldwin, comp., Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968, p. 142-143 Reno Nevada FHC Book No. 975.2 B193 1968 v.3 c.1 |
Dorchester County, MD | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1710 | The English Parliament passes the Post Office Act which starts a postal system in the American colony controlled by the postmaster general of London. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| May | 1712 | In May, the Carolina colony is officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina. In June, the Pennsylvania assembly bans the import of slaves into that colony. In Massachusetts, the first sperm whale is captured at sea by an American from Nantucket. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1714 | Tea is introduced for the first time into the American Colonies. In August, King George I ascends to the English throne, succeeding Queen Anne. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 22-Nov | 1718 | Nov 22, A force of British troops during a battle off the Virginia coast captured English pirate Edward Teach -- better known as "Blackbeard" -- and beheaded him. (SFC, 3/4/96, p.A4)(AP, 11/22/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1718 | New Orleans founded by the French. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1720 | The population of American colonists reaches 475,000. Boston (pop. 12,000) is the largest city, followed by Philadelphia (pop. 10,000) and New York (pop. 7000). | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Phillip Prouse | 15-Nov | 1721 | Phillip Prouse, “Original Index of Deceased Persons”, died 15 Nov 1721, p. 499 | Talbot County, MD | |
| Phillip Sprouce | 15-Nov | 1721 | The death of a Phillip Sprouce was recorded on this date in St. Peters Parish, Talbot County, Maryland. [Is this Phillip Sprouce the Phillip (Prouse) listed in George Prouse’s will ? The names Prouse and Sprouse seemed to be interchangeable in these Maryland records.] |
Talbot County, MD | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1721 | Formed 1721 Gredericksburg formed from Essex, King William, King and Queen Independent City | Fredericksburg (City) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1721 | Ballinger’s Creek would have been in Goochland Co but civilization didn’t go quite that far by this time. The area known as Louisa County would be in what is Hanover Co which is broken off from New Kent at this time. Louisa was NEVER in Goochland or Albemarle Co, only Hanover and New Kent. Michael E. Doran’s ATLAS OF COUNTY BOUNDARY CHANGES IN VIRGINIA 1634-1895 | Goochland County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| 1721 | Formed 1720 New Kent Hanover | Hanover County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1721 | Formed 1720 Richmond King George | King George, County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1721 | Formed 1720 Essex, King William, King and Queen became Spotsylvania | Spotsylvania County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| George Prouse, Mary Loveday | 1-Oct | 1724 | George Prouse, Mary Loveday married 1 Oct 1724 | St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, MD | |
| Sarah Prouse, George Prouse, Mary Prouse | 13-Nov | 1725 | Sarah Prouse dau. of George and Mary Prouse b. 13 Nov 1725 | St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, MD | |
| 11-Dec | 1725 | Dec 11, James Mason (d.1792), American Revolutionary statesman, was born at Gunston Hall Plantation, situated on the Potomac River some 20 miles south of Washington D.C. Mason framed the Bill of Rights for the Virginia Convention in June 1776. This was the model for the first part of fellow Virginian Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and the basis of the first 10 Amendments to the federal Constitution. Mason died at Gunston Hall on October 7, 1792. (HNQ, 2/18/99)(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| George Prouse, Joseph Barron Sr., | 1725 | George Prouse to _____ Barron, dau of Joseph Barron, Sr. his will TA 1725 | “Maryland Marriage Clues” | ||
| 1725 | The population of black slaves in the American colonies reaches 75,000. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1727 | Goochland County formed from Henrico County | Goochland County, VA | |||
| 1727 | First land grants in future Albemarle issued, George Hoomes Jr. 3,100 acres, near the Southwest Mountains, Nicholas Merriwether 13,000 in the same region. | Goochland County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| 1727 | Goochland County formed from Henrico County | Goochland County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1727 | King George II ascends the English throne. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Miriam Prouse, George Prouse, Mary Prouse | 29-Jun | 1728 | Miriam Prouse dau. George and Mary Prouse b. 29 Jun 1728 | St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, MD | |
| Stephen Durdin, George Prouse, Joshua Clark, William Gould, William Dudley | 30-Jul | 1728 | The foregoing deposition concerning “White Oak Swamp” taken in the presence of Stephen Durdin, George Prouse, Joshua Clark, William Gould and William Dudley. | Talbot County, MD | Land Office Rent Rolls Talbot County, 1658-1726 |
| Miriam Prouse, George Prouse, Mary Prouse | 5-Oct | 1728 | Miriam Prouse dau. George and Mary Prouse d. 5 Oct 1728 | St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, MD | |
| Timouthy Prout, Capt. Samuel Checkley, Lydia Savage, Lieut.-Col. Thomas Savage | 1728 | W.S. Southgate,”History of Scarborough”, in Collections of Maine Historical Society (1853), iii. 116. A notice of Scottow is in Ibid. iii. 115-126, 131-133. The lands embraced in the Cammock Patent, some 1500 acres, and the 750 acres contiguous, thereto were sold in 1728 by Scottow's executor and son-in-law, Capt. Samuel Checkley, for 1500L to Timothy Prout of Boston, merchant, who married Lydia Savage, daughter of Lieut.-Col. Thomas Savage (1640-1705) and grand-daughter of Capt. Scottow. The locality has since become known as Prout's Neck (York Deeds, xii, 276; Williamson, History of the State of Maine, i. 392, 692; Suffolk Deeds, xxiv. 99; Boston Record Commissioners' Reports, xxviii. 20) | ME, MA | ||
| 1728 | Formed 1727 Essex, King and Queen, King William Bowling Green | Caroline County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1728 | Jewish colonists in New York City build the first American synagogue. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1729 | Benjamin Franklin begins publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette, which eventually becomes the most popular colonial newspaper. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Joseph Prout, Anna Coward | 25-Feb | 1730 | Joseph Prout and Anna Coward married 25 Feb 1730 | Thomas Bullen Register | |
| Mary Prouse, George Prouse | 23-May | 1730 | Mary Prouse wife of George Prouse d. 23 May 1730 | St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, MD | |
| Vinson Sprouse [II] | 1730 | Vinson Sprouse born in Virginia and “of Louisa Co”. See entry 1830 from the National Intelligencer. [must be the second Vincent] | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| George Prouce, Jane Harding | 22-Apr | 1731 | George Prouce and Jane Harding married 22 Apr 1731 | St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, MD | |
| George Prouse | 5-Oct | 1731 | “The vestry agrees to give George Prouse, for cleaning and sweeping the chapel at Kong's Creek a hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco for this year and every year ensuing that he shall do the same service.” George Prouse was also made sexton of the Chapel in 1731. Source: History of Talbot County, Maryland 1661-1861”, p. 291 | Talbot County, MD | Ancestry |
| 1731 | Ballinger’s Creek still in Goochland. The western boundary is well beyond Ballinger’s creek at this time. Since the waterways are the main transportation mode for this time period, the James River with Ballinger’s creek running into it, made this very prime property. However, one history stated that civilization was getting away from waterways by the 1730s. Louisa County is still in Hanover county at this time. Michael E. Doran’s ATLAS OF COUNTY BOUNDARY CHANGES IN VIRGINIA 1634-1895 | Goochland County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| 1731 | Formed 1730 King George, Stafford Manassas | Prince William County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1731 | The first American public library is founded in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1732 | Formed 1720 Prince George Lawrenceville | Brunswick County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1732 | 1732 to 1757, Benjamin Franklin publishes Poor Richard's Almanac, containing weather predictions, humor, proverbs and epigrams, selling nearly 10,000 copies per year. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| George Prouce Jr., George Prouce, Jane Prouse | 12-Jul | 1733 | George Prouce son of George Prouce and Jane his wife born 12 Jul 1733 | St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, MD | |
| George Prouse | 1733 | Name: George Prouse State: MD County: Talbot County Township: Tuckahoe Hundred Year: 1733 Page: NPL Database: MD Early Census Index, Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Maryland Census, 1772-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes. |
Talbot County, MD | ||
| 1733 | The Molasses Act, passed by the English Parliament, imposes heavy duties on molasses, rum and sugar imported from non British islands in the Caribbean to protect the English planters there from French and Dutch competition. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1734 | Peter Jefferson arrives to what will become Albemarle County, now Goochland to survey a route for the Old Mountain Road from Richmond to the D.S. Tree in what is now Ivy, Virginia. The road will become Tree Chopt or Three Chopt Road running to Wood's Gap from Ivy. | Goochland County, VA | |||
| 1734 | Formed 1734 Spotsylvania Orange | Orange County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1734 | In November, New York newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger is arrested and accused of seditious libel by the Governor. In December, the Great Awakening religious revival movement begins in Massachusetts. The movement will last ten years and spread to all of the American colonies. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Mary Prouce, George Prouce, Jane Prouce | 17-Feb | 1735 | Mary Prouce dau. of George Prouce and Jane his wife born 17 Feb 1735 | St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, MD | |
| 1735 | Formed 1734 Brunswick, Prince George Amelia | Amelia | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1735 | George Nicholas has established the first settlement within Albemarle's present boundaries near Warren [James River and Ballenger Creek meet] | Goochland County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1735 | John Peter Zenger is brought to trial for seditious libel but is acquitted after his lawyer successfully convinces the jury that truth is a defense against libel. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 29-May | 1736 | May 29, Patrick Henry (d.1799), American Colonial patriot, orator and governor of Virginia, was born. He was a slave-owner and justified the fact by saying: "I am driven along by the general inconvenience of living here without them." He later said "Give me liberty or give me death." (SFC,12/897, p.A27)(HN, 5/29/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Rachel Prouce, George Prouce, Jane Prouce | 17-Nov | 1737 | Rachel Prouce dau. of George Prouce and Jane his wife born 17 Nov 1737 | St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, MD | |
| George Prouse, Sarah Loveday | 1737 | George Prouse to Sarah, dau of John Loveday, his adm acct TA 1737 | “Maryland Marriage Clues” | ||
| 1737 | The first colonial copper coins are minted, in Connecticut. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Thomas Prouce, George Prouce, Jane Prouce | 2-Mar | 1739 | Thomas Prouce son of George Prouce and Jane his wife born 2 Mar 1739 | St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, MD | |
| George Prouse | 1740 | Name: George Prouse State: MD County: Talbot County Township: St. Peter's Parish Year: 1740 Page: NPL Database: MD Early Census Index Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Maryland Census, 1772-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes. |
Talbot County, MD | ||
| 1740 | Fifty black slaves are hanged in Charleston, South Carolina, after plans for a revolt are revealed. Also in 1740, in Europe, the War of the Austrian Succession begins after the death of Emperor Charles VI and eventually results in France and Spain allied against England. The conflict is known in the American colonies as King George's War and lasts until 1748. | Charleston, SC | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| George Prouce, Margaret Miller | 24-Dec | 1741 | Groom's Name: George Prouce Bride's Name: Margt. Miller Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1741 Marriage Place: Saint Peters Parish,Talbot,Maryland Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50795-1 System Origin: Maryland-ODM Source Film Number: 14520 Collection: Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970 |
St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, MD | |
| 1741 | Ballinger’s Creek is in Goochland Co., VA | Goochland County, VA | |||
| Philip Prouce, George Prouce, Jane Prouce | 6-Nov | 1742 | Phillip Prouce was born to George and Jane Prouce in St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, Maryland. | St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, MD | “Revolutionary Patriots of Talbot County, Maryland 1775-1778 |
| 1-Dec | 1742 | Louisa County formed 1742 from Hanover | Louisa County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | |
| Benjamin Sprouse, William Gooch | 1742 | Benjamin Sprouse - Indenture made between William Gooch and Benjamin Sprouse acknowledged by the court. | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Elizabeth Gooch, Benjamin Gooch, Benjamin Sprouse | 1742 | Elizabeth the wife of the said William Gooch relinquished unto Benjamin Sprouse the right of dower | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| 1742 | Formed 1742 Prince William City of Fairfax | Fairfax County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1742 | Fredericksville Parish Formed from St. Martin's Parish, served both Louisa and Hanover Counties | Hanover and Louisa County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 13-Apr | 1743 | Apr 13, Thomas Jefferson (d.1826), the third president of the United States, was born in present-day Albemarle County, Va. He called slavery cruel but included 25 slaves in his daughter's dowry, took enslaved children to market and had 10-year-old slaves working 12-hour days in his nail factory. He stated that blacks were "in reason inferior" and "in imagination they are dull, tasteless and anomalous. "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." "History, in general, only informs us what bad government is." (AP, 4/13/97)(SFC,12/897, p.A27)(AP, 4/13/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Charles Lemay, Vincent Sprouse [1] | 21-Apr | 1743 | Louisa County VA Order Book 1742-1748 page 31, Monday April 21, 1743. Upon the petition of Charles Lemay against Vincent Sprouse for 4 pounds general currency paid to be due by note of hand this day came the plaintiff and the defendant having been duly summoned and served with a copy of the plaintiffs petition and called and not appearing and the said note of hand being produced therefore it is considered by the Court that he recover the same against the said defendant together with his costs in this behalf expenses and a Lawyer’s fee. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.31 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Charles Lemay, Vincent Sprouse [1] | 21-Apr | 1743 | Lemay vs Judgt on petn April Court 1743 Sprouce Pet cop & sumy 50 Sherif & sers of Same 15 65 Jfs of Exo 15 rec net 8 23 88 Lawyer’s fee 7/6 deduct & convience 26 ¼ 61 ¾ -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, 1760-1774, (end of reel) p.3 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| William Gooch, Benjamin Sprouse | 13-Sep | 1743 | “Indenture made between William Gooch and Benjamin Sprouse acknowledged by the court.” “Elizabeth the wife of the said William Gooch relinquished unto Benjamin Sprouse the right of dower.” [The transcriber believes the name Sprouse is a transcription error of the original and may be Spencer “A comparison can be made as to how this person actually wrote Sprouse by comparing the name in the Gregory vs Sprouse court order dated 9 April 1744, p. 104. He uses the Old English ‘s’ which looks like an ‘f ‘ and, to me, his ‘e’ looks like an ‘o’. This certainly explains why we see only one listing for a Benjamin Sprouse in these early records. He simply did not exist. There are many listings for Benjamin Spencer during the same time period.” -- The Louisa County Historical Magazine, “Abstracts of Law Order Book, 1742-1748, Summer 1979, vol. 11, No. 1, p.39 FHL Book 975.5465 H25l Records typed in blue represent entries which need to be researched in Microfilm copies of originals. |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1743 | Formed 1738 Orange Winchester | Frederick County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 28-Feb | 1744 | Joshua Fry, Peter Jefferson, William Cabell, Alan Howard, Joseph Thompson and Thomas Bellew met at Mr Scott's house at the Horshoe Bend of the James River to establish the government of the new county. | Albemarle County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | |
| Richard Gregory, Vincent Sprouse [1] | 9-Apr | 1744 | Gregory In an Action upon the Case between Richard Gregory vs Gent. Plt and Vincent Sprouse Deft this day came the Plt Sprouse by his Attorney, and the said Deft being arrested the Solemnly called came not, therefore it is ordered that unless the sd Deft shall appear at the next Court and answer the Plt Actions judgement shall be ordered for the Plt agst him and Thomas Adams who is __________ security for his appearance, shall for what appear to be due with costs. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.104 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Richard Gregory, Vincent Sprouse [1] | 14-May | 1744 | Gregory In an Action of Trespass upon the Case between Richard vs Gregory Plt and Vincent Sprouse Deft the conditional Sprouse order Granted last Court is confirmed but because it is unknown to the Court what damages the Plt has sustained it is referred till the next Court to inquire thereof. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.107 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Richard Gregory, Vincent Sprouse [1] | 11-Jun | 1744 | Abstracts of Law and Order Book 1742-1748. In action of Trespass between Richard Gregory Gent Plt and Vincent Sprouse deft. (THE LOUISA CO HISTORICAL MAGAZINE Vol. 12) [this has to be another Vincent as Vincent [2] would be 14 years old, or this could be a mischievous teenager.] | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Richard Gregory, Jeremiah Sprouse | 29-Jun | 1744 | Gregory In an action of Trespass upon the Case between Richard vs Gregory Plt and Jeremiah Sprouse Deft the said Deft not Sprouse being arrested and the motion of the Plt by his attorney an Alias Capias is Granted him returned to the next Court. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.111 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Richard Gregory, Vincent Sprouse [1] | 29-Jun | 1744 | Gregory In an Action of Trespass upon the Case between Richard vs Gregory Plt and Vincent Sprouse Deft the said conditional Sprouse Judgement was confirmed last Court against him & Thomas Adams who was __________ security for his appearance for what should appear to be due with cost but because it was unknown to the court what damages the Plt has sustained, it was Ordered to be inquired by a Jury at the next Court and this day Richard Davenport, Gaphel Brown, John Wilson, Waddy Thompson, Ellis Hughes, George Thompson, Robert Ellis, William Brown, Thomas Paulett, Moses Ellis, Daniel Williams & John Hendrick were impaneled and sworn to inquire of damages being sent out, brought in a verdict which at the motion of the Plt is admitted to record being in these words. “We Find for the Plt 7P:4s : 3½p damages” Thomas Paulott foreman Therefore it is considered by the Court that the sd Plt recover the same agst the sd Deft allod Thomas Adams with cost & a Lawyer’s fee. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.110 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Richard Gregory, Jeremiah Sprouse | 4-Jul | 1744 | Gregory In an action of Trespass upon the Case between Richard vs Gregory Plt and Jeremiah Sprouse Deft the said Deft not Sprouse being arrested and the motion of the Plt an Alias Capias is Granted him returnable to the next Court. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.114 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vincent Sprouse [1] | 24-Jul | 1744 | Vincent Sprouse had Presentment of Grand Jury against him | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Richard Gregory, Jeremiah Sprouse | 13-Aug | 1744 | Gregory In an action upon the case between Richard Gregory Plt and vs Jeremiah Sprouse Deft continued till the next Court. Sprouse -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.116 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vincent Sprouse [1] | 24-Aug | 1744 | Vincent Sprouse ordered that he is summoned to appear at the next court January 1745 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Richard Gregory, Jeremiah Sprouse | 8-Oct | 1744 | Gregory In an action upon the case between Richard Gregory Plt and vs Jeremiah Sprouse Deft continued till the next Court. Sprouse -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.120 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Edward Harding, George Prouse, Ferdinando Callihane, Elizabeth Loud, Robert Loud | 3-Nov | 1744 | Edward Harding, George Prouse and Ferdinando Callihane come into court and acknowledge themselves bound unto Elizabeth Loud orphan and daughter of Robert Loud, deceased, in the full and just sum of L212.8.0 current money of Maryland. | Talbot County, MD | “The Court of Talbot County held at Pitts his Bridge the first Tuesday of November 1744” |
| Sarah Loveday, Edward Needles, Joseph Turner, Sarah Sprouse, John Loveday | 3-Nov | 1744 | Sarah Loveday together with Edward Needles and Joseph Turner her sureties come into court and acknowledge themselves bound unto Sarah Sprouse granddaughter of John Loveday, deceased, in the full and just sum of L54.6.4.3 current money of Maryland | Talbot County, MD | “The Court of Talbot County held at Pitts his Bridge the first Tuesday of November 1744” |
| Sarah Loveday, Edward Needles, Joseph Turner, Thomas Loveday, John Loveday | 3-Nov | 1744 | Sarah Loveday together with Edward Needles and Joseph Turner her sureties come into court and acknowledge themselves bound unto Thomas Loveday orphan and son of John Loveday, deceased, in the full and just sum of L54.6.4.3 current money of Maryland | Talbot County, MD | “The Court of Talbot County held at Pitts his Bridge the first Tuesday of November 1744” |
| Vincent Sprouse [1] | 12-Nov | 1744 | Ordered that Vincent Sprouse be Summoned to appear at the next Court to be held for this County on the xxii day of January next to answer the presentment of the Grand jury this day made against him for Hunting on the Sabbath & burning the woods at unseasonable times. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.123, ln. 14 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Richard Gregory, Jeremiah Sprouse | 13-Nov | 1744 | Gregory In an action upon the case between Richard Gregory Gent vs Plt and Jeremiah Sprouse Deft the sheriff having returned. Sprouse him not found upon an Alias Capias it is ordered that the Suit be dismisst. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.125 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 31-Dec | 1744 | Albemarle County and several other smaller counties formed from Goochland County | Albemarle County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | |
| Vincent Sprouse | 22-Jan | 1745 | Upon the presentment of the Grand jury against Vincent Sprouse it is Ordered that all further proceedings be stopped, the Defendt being not found. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.131, ln. 15 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Charles Sprouse, Thomas Underwood | 28-Jan | 1745 | Thomas Underwood agst In Case Charles Sprouse Continued till the next Court -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.178 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Richard Harrison, Shirwood Harris, William Adams, David Harris, Richard Henderson, Roger Thompson, David Parker, William Mackormic, Charles Sprouse, Elizabeth Henderson | 7-Apr | 1745 | “P. -197. 27 Apr. 1745 Richard Henderson of Fredericksville Par., Louisa Co., Planter, to Shirwood Harris of same. L14 currt. Money. 148 acres on north side of the South Anna in Par. afsd...William Adams’ corner...David Harris’ line. Richrd. Henderson Wit: Roger Thompson, David Parker, William (X) Mackormick, Charles (+) Sprouse. 24 Sept. 1745 acknowledged by Richard Henderson. Elizabeth, his wife relinquished right of dower.” -- Louisa County, Virginia Deed Books A and B, 1742-1759, Abstracted and compiled by Rasalie Edith Davis, p.23 FHL Book 975.5465 R2d v.1 and Louisa Co., VA Deed Book A, 1742-1759, p.196 FHL Reel # 0032201 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Charles Sprouse | 27-Apr | 1745 | Charles Sprouss listed as a witness to Richard Henderson of Fredericksville Pr, Louisa Co deed in LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEED BOOKS A AND B 1742-1759 FHL 979.5465 R2d p. 23 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Thomas Underwood, Charles Sprouse | 22-Oct | 1745 | Thomas Underwood agst In Debt Charles Sprouse The Deft not being arrested at the motion of the Plt by his Attorney an Alias Capias is Granted him agst the Deft returnable here the next Court. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.172 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1745 | Formed 1738 Orange Staunton | Augusta | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent [1] and Mary Sprouse | 28-Mar | 1746 | Vincent Sprouse and Mary Sprouse Trespass and Assault case against William Weaklin | Albemarle County, VA | |
| Thomas Underwood, Charles Sprouse | 22-Apr | 1746 | Thomas Underwood Agst In Case Charles Sprouse Continued till the next Court - - Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.183 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Thomas Underwood, Charles Sprouse | 27-May | 1746 | Thomas Underwood agst In Debt Charles Sprouse Continued till the next Court -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.191 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vincent [1] and Mary Sprouse | 12-Jun | 1746 | Vincent Sprouse and Mary Sprouse Trespass and Assault case against William Weaklin | Albemarle County, VA | |
| Vincent [1] and Mary Sprouse | 16-Aug | 1746 | Vincent Sprouse and Mary Sprouse Trespass and Assault case against William Weaklin | Albemarle County, VA | |
| Thomas Underwood, Charles Sprouse | 26-Aug | 1746 | Thomas Underwood agst In Debt Charles Sprouse This day came the Plt by his Attorney and a note under the hand of the said Deft being produced in Court whereby he desired that Judgement might be ordered for the Plt for three pounds and two pence, therefore this considered by the Court that the Plt recover the same agst the sd Deft together with his costs by him in this behalf expended and the said Deft in mercy. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1742-1748, p.200 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vincent [1] and Mary Sprouse | 13-Sep | 1746 | Vincent Sprouse and Mary Sprouse Trespass and Assault case against William Weaklin | Albemarle County, VA | |
| Vincent [1] and Mary Sprouse | 15-Nov | 1746 | Vinsen Sprouce and Mary his wife against Trespass & Assault William Weaklen The Issue in this Cause formerly joined is by consent of Parties and with the Apeal of the Court Continued till next court. -- Albemarle Co., VA County Court Order Books, 1744-1748, 1783-1785, p.208 FHL Reel # 0030255 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vincent [1] and Mary Sprouse | Jun | 1746 | Vincent Sprouse and Mary Sprouse in suit June 1746 - (The deeds of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1807 and Albemarle County, Virginia, 1748-1763 /by Davis Bailey Fulton - Easley, S.C. : Southern Historical Press, c1979.) Also seen in (Albemarle County, Virginia, court papers, 1744-1783 / abstracted and compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III., 1987, pg 130) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| George Prouse, Margaret Dulin, John Dulin | 1746 | George Prouse to Margaret, dau of John Dulin, his adm acct TA 1746 | “Maryland Marriage Clues” | ||
| 1746 | Formed 1746 Brunswick Lunenburg Courthouse | Lunenburg | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent [1] and Mary Sprouse | 13-Mar | 1747 | Vinsen Sprouce and Mary his wife Against Trespass & Assault William Weaklen On the motion of the Plaintifs by their Attorney This Suit is Continued to the next Court the Plaintif paying Costs of this continuance. -- Albemarle Co., VA County Court Order Books, 1744-1748, 1783-1785, p.248 FHL Reel # 0030255 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vincent Sprouse [1], John Bellamy | 27-Mar | 1747 | John Bellamy awarded 75 lbs. Of tobacco by Vinsend Sprouse for 3 days attendance as evidence in suit against William Weaklin | Albemarle County, VA | |
| John Bellamy, Vinsent Sprouse, William Weaklin | 15-May | 1747 | John Bellamy made oath he hath attended this court Three days as an Evidence for Vinsent Sprouce against William Weaklen ordered the said Sprouce To pay the said Bellamy 75 lb. to Cr for his attendance -- Albemarle Co., VA County Court Order Books, 1744-1748 1783-1785, p.283 FHL Reel # 0030255 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vinsent Sprouse, William Weaklin | 15-May | 1747 | Vinsent Sprouse Tres & Assault against William Weaklen On the motion of the Plantif by his attorney this suit is Ordered to be Dismissed. -- Albemarle Co., VA County Court Order Books, 1744-1748, 1783-1785, p.282 FHL Reel # 0030255 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Gilbert Gibson, Vincent Sprouse [1] | 20-Aug | 1747 | Land patented to Gilbert Gibson on August 20, land on which Vincent Sprouse later resides | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Charles Sprouse | 1747 | Charles Sprouse who deserted and would be “about 30 years old” would be born about 1747 [see entry dated 1777 from the VIRGINIA GAZETTE] | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| 1748 | Lord Fairfax, Virginia land owner, commissioned a survey of the Patterson Creek Manor, which later became part of West Virginia. The surveyor was accompanied by the nephew of Lord Fairfax and the nephew's best friend, George Washington (16). The survey was unusually erroneous. (WSJ, 4/21/06, p.R8) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| George Prouse, Joseph Parrott, Edmond Fish, Ralph Elston, Joshua Greson, Joshua Greson | 17-Apr | 1749 | George Prouse and Joseph Parrott appointed to make an estimate of the land that was Edmond Fish'es, deceased, and now by the Court committed to the care of Ralph Elston guardian oto Joshua Greson son and orphan of Joshua Greson, deceased, met on “Fish'es Range” containing 74 acres and a tract called “Contention” containing 130 acres adjoining “Fish'es Range” whereon we did find one dwelling house twenty four feet by eighteen feet bad repair the guardian to repair vizt to new board both gable ends with good weatherboards and one side sill to be put in and new board each side as high as shall want and put on new shingles in the corner of the roof where there out and very rotten also one tobacco house thirty feet by twenty feet good repair one kitchen or quarter log'd thirty feet by twenty feet good repair one still house twenty feet by sixteen feet will want small repair one corn house good repair one milk house ten feet must be new covered one logged kitchin fifteen feet by twelve feet must be new covered and a new gable end above jice, 93 apple trees fencing in general good repair the guardian allowed timber trees for repairs and rail timber for repair of the fencing and any hogshead timber for the use of the plantation. We determine the annual rent to be 600# of tobacco annually to be paid when the orphan comes to age. | “The Court of Talbot County held at Pitts his Bridge the third Thursday of April 1749” | |
| Captain Joseph Prout, Richard Bennett | 25-Sep | 1749 | Richard Bennett's Will – A 1749 Directory Richard Bennett III of Queen Anne's County (1667-1749), was owner of thousands of acres of land and an impressive amount of personal property in five Eastern Shore of Maryland Counties and the Colony of Virginia. His will, a lengthy document written 25 September 1749, with three annexed codicils added 26 September , 27 September and 29 September, 1749 dispersed fifty named slaves and cash to relatives, business associates, employees, tenants, servants and slaves. A copy can be seen at Queen Anne County Court House. Richard Bennett and his deceased wife Elizabeth had no children, but were connected by ties of blood and marriage to many prominent Maryland families; the Bealls, Blakes, Brookes, Brownes, Chews, Darnals, Dulanys, Halls, Lloyds, Macubins, Neales, Rousbys, Smiths, and Tilghmans. Exclusive of these relatives his will contained the names of two hundred eighty other people – making this testament a mini- directory: Prout, Capt. Joseph Prout debtor | Talbot County, MD | |
| 1749 | Formed 1749 Henrico Chesterfield Courthouse | Chesterfield | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1749 | Formed 1748 Orange Culpeper | Culpeper | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1749 | Formed 1748 Goochland Cumberland | Cumberland | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1749 | Formed 1749 Isle of Wight Courtland | Southampton | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1750 | Ballinger’s Creek is still in Albemarle whose county boundaries didn’t change much in this time period. Michael E. Doran’s ATLAS OF COUNTY BOUNDARY CHANGES IN VIRGINIA 1634-1895 | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| 1750 | The Iron Act is passed by the English Parliament, limiting the growth of the iron industry in the American colonies to protect the English Iron industry. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1750 | The Spanish treasure ship La Galga sank. It was later believed that the wild ponies of Chincoteague Island off the coast of Virginia came from this ship. (USAT, 5/7/98, p.9A)(WSJ, 7/17/98, p.A1) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1750 | 1750-1753 The Wilton mansion on the James River in Virginia was built to house William Randolph III, his wife Anne Carter Harrison and their 8 children. It was later moved and reconstructed in West Richmond as the headquarters of the National Society of The Colonial Dames of America. (SFC, 10/17/98, p.A8) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 16-Mar | 1751 | Mar 16, James Madison (d.1836), Jefferson's successor as secretary of state and fourth president of the United States(1809-17), was born in Port Conway, Va. He invented the electoral college system "to break the tyranny of the majority." "If men were angels, no government would be necessary." (V.D.-H.K.p.222)(SFEC, 11/24/96, zone 1 p.2) (AP, 3/16/97)(AP, 10/27/97) (HN, 3/16/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Henry J. Sprouse | 5-Sep | 1751 | Account of Mr. Henry J. Sprouce, 1750, dated Sept. 5, 1751. Mentions payments to Mr. John Bumpass and to William Peace. -- Albemarle County, Virginia Court Papers 1744-1783 Abstracted and Compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, Item 9, p.8 FHL Reel # 1697895 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Henry J. Sprouse, John Bumpass, William Pace | 5-Sep | 1751 | Henry J. Sprouse’s account dated September 5,1751 mentions payments to Mr. John Bumpass + William Peace. (Albemarle County, Virginia, court papers, 1744-1783 / abstracted and compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III., 1987, pg 8) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| 1751 | The Currency Act is passed by the English Parliament, banning the issuing of paper money by the New England colonies. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Charles Sprouse, James Flanagan, Serena Flanagan, James Flanagan, Whittlo Flanagan, Ambrose Flanagan, Mary Flanagan | 5-Jun | 1752 | Charles Sprouse witnessed the Will of James Flanagan. Wife of James is Serena , children are sons James, Whittlo, and Ambrose and daughter Mary. Others mentioned in will are Thos Walker and Dabney Pott- - Charles’s signature is signed with ‘his 2 mark’ --Louisa Co., VA County Court Wills & Deeds, vol. 1, 1745-1763, p.25 FHL Reel # 0032192 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1752 | Formed 1752 Prince George Dinwiddie | Dinwiddie | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1752 | Formed 1752 Lunenburg Halifax | Halifax | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1752 | The first general hospital is founded, in Philadelphia. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| George Prouse Jr., William Arderey | 1-Apr | 1753 | William Arderey orphan and son of William Arderey, deceased, comes into court and makes the choice of George Prouse Jr. as his guardian who is present and accepts the trust | Talbot County, MD | “The Court of Talbot County held at Pitts his Bridge 1753 |
| George Prouse, William Carr, Randal Johnson, William Arderey | 1-Apr | 1753 | George Prouse Jr., William Carr and Randal Johnson come into court and acknowledge themselves bound unto William Arderey son of William Arderey in the full and just sum of L100 current money of Maryland. It is ordered that the said George Prouse Jr. take the estate of William Arderey into his possession. | Talbot County, MD | “The Court of Talbot County held at Pitts his Bridge 1753 |
| John Higgins, Thomas Barnett, William Arderey, William Arderey, George Prouse Jr. | 30-Jun | 1753 | John Higgins and Thomas Barnett were appointed to view and value the land and plantation of William Arderey orphan and son of William Arderey, deceased, whereupon they did find one dwelling house twenty eight feet by sixteen feet to be double covered with well got boards or shingles and two floors laid with good plank by George Prouse Jr. the guardian one kitchin twenty feet by twelve feet tolerable good repair one logged milk house ten feet by eight feet very good repair one corn house fifteen feet not worth repairing one tobacco house thirty feet twenty feet middling good repair 29 apple trees in the old orchard most very much declining 7 cherry trees 4 peach trees 14 apple trees in the young orchard 850 pannels of fencing middling good repair the guardian to have privileges of timber for use on the plantation and 4 acres to clear. We determine the rent at 500 pounds tobacco per annum. | Talbot County, MD | “The Court of Talbot County held at Pitts his Bridge 1753 |
| 10-Aug | 1753 | Aug 10, Edmund Jennings Randolph, governor of Virginia and first U.S. attorney general, was born. (HN, 8/10/00) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Oct | 1753 | Oct, Robert Dinwiddie, governor of Virginia, called a meeting to discuss the eviction of British settlers from homesteads west of the Appalachian Mountains by French soldiers from Canada. Major George Washington volunteered to deliver a letter of trespass to French authorities in the Ohio Valley. (ON, 9/05, p.1) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 14-Dec | 1753 | Dec 14, French Captain Jacques Le Gardeur rejected the pretensions of the English to ownership of the Ohio Valley, but promised to forward Virginia Gov. Dinwiddie's letter of trespass to his superiors in Canada. (ON, 9/05, p.2) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| William Prout | 1753 | William Prout b. 1753 d. 12 Oct 1823 70 yrs. Born in England, settled in Baltimore. Acquired 500 acres on Capitol Hill from his father-in-law (Slater). Met with Pres. Washington to agree on land to be sold to the government to meet the needs of the Federal City. Donated the land for Christ Church, Navy Yard. Founded the Eastern Market. | England | ||
| 1753 | In the Virginia Piedmont Boswell's Tavern was built and for some 150 years served horseback riders flagons of spirit through a barred window. The ride-up window thus predates the drive-in window. (SFEC, 1/25/98, Z1 p.8) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 6-Jan | 1754 | Jan 6, Major George Washington, while returning to Virginia, encountered a party of English settlers and militiamen at Will's Creek sent by Gov. Dinwiddie to establish a fort and trading post at the Forks of the Ohio. (ON, 9/05, p.2) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-Apr | 1754 | Apr 2, A small expeditionary force of 159 men under Lt. Col. George Washington arrived at Will's Creek and learned that the French had taken over the new Fort Prince George at the Forks of the Ohio from British soldiers and frontiersmen and renamed it Fort Duquesne. (ON, 9/05, p.2) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| William Harlow | 1754 | Mary Ann Nuckols | Goochland County, VA | Virginia | |
| 1754 | Formed 1753 Lunenburg Bedford | Bedford | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1754 | Formed 1753 Amelia Farmville | Prince Edward | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1754 | Formed 1753 Surry Sussex | Sussex | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1754 | The French and Indian War erupts as a result of disputes over land in the Ohio River Valley. In May, George Washington leads a small group of American colonists to victory over the French, then builds Fort Necessity in the Ohio territory. In July, after being attacked by numerically superior French forces, Washington surrenders the fort and retreats. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1754 | Dec, Lt. Col. George Washington resigned his commission. (ON, 9/05, p.5) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1-Feb | 1755 | In February, English General Edward Braddock arrives in Virginia with two regiments of English troops. Gen. Braddock assumes the post of commander in chief of all English forces in America. In April, Gen. Braddock and Lt. Col. George Washington set out with nearly 2000 men to battle the French in the Ohio territory. In July, a force of about 900 French and Indians defeat those English forces. Braddock is mortally wounded. Massachusetts Governor William Shirley then becomes the new commander in chief. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Mary Sprouce, Henry Martin, Ann Martin, Henry Martin, John Martin, William Martin, James Martin, Benjamin Martin | 11-Mar | 1755 | Mary Sprouce witnessed the Will of Henry Martin. Wife of Henry is Ann Martin and sons are Henry, John, William, James, and Benjamin. Mary’s signature is signed with ‘her + mark’. -- Albemarle Co., VA Will Books, 1752-1798, vol. 2-3, p. FHL Reel # 0030212 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Charles Sprouse | 26-May | 1755 | “P. 79-80. 26 May 1755 Mary Carver of Fredericksville Par., Louisa Co., to William Maquarry of Louisa Co. L30. 50 acres; part of a tract granted by patent to Francis White...Hudson’s Creek. Mary Carver Wit: William Sharp Smith, Charles (X) Sprouse, John Keeten. May 1755 acknowledged by Mary Carver.” -- Louisa County, Virginia Deed Books A and B, 1742-1759, Abstracted and compiled by Rasalie Edith Davis, p.109 FHL Book 975.5465 R2d v.1 and Louisa Co., VA Deed Book B, 1742-1759, p.79 FHL Reel # 0032201 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| George Sprouce, Elizabeth Botfield, Abdnagoe Botfield, James Barrow, Thomas Tibbels | 12-Sep | 1756 | Liber 30, 156 12 Sept. 1756 BOTFIELD, ABDNAGOE, Talbot Co., planter. To son Levia, 1/2 my clothes, saddle & bridle, holsters & pistols & the blue housing, & silver buckles; he is to live with Lambath Beecher till he is 18. To son Abednigo, silver buckles, 6 silver teaspoons, & tongs, & 1/2 my clothes; at age 14 he is to be bound to the tailor's trade & at age 20 be fee. To dau. Elizabeth, her mother's clothes, bridle & saddle, 2 gold rings, & 1 pr. gold sleeve buttons; she is to live with George Sprouce till she is at age. Extr: Lambeek Boocher. Witn: Geo. Prouse, James Barrow, Thomas Tibbels. 18 Sept. 1756, sworn to by all 3 witn, & Lambeth Booker renounced the extrship. |
Talbot County, MD | Abstracts of Wills
by Carson Gibb abstracted from PREROGATIVE COURT (Wills) MSA S538 Liber 30 1755-1760 |
| Gilbert Gibson, Gideon Gibson, Jordan Gibson, Tabitha Gibson, Mary Gibson, Sarah Gibson, John Lemay, Samuel Lemay, Sarah Lemay, George Gibson, Susanna Gibson, Benjamin Brannum [Branham], Frances Brannum [Branham], John Baley [Bailey], Feabea Bunch | 17-Dec | 1756 | GILBERT GIBSON WILLS (2) WILL dated 17 December 1756 Louisa County, Virginia Deed Books A-B 1742-1759 p. 140-142 later Voided Gilbert Gibson, Sr. of perfect mind and memory, for Love and Affection give, grant and confirm until Gedion Gibson and Jordan Gibson, when of age, Tabitha Gibson and Mary Gibson and the child which shall please God be hereafter born; if a girl, the same quantity of land and utensils as the other Girls at the day of marriage; if a boy, the same as the other boys, when of age; John Lemay and Samuel Lemay, when of age; Sarah Lemay at the day of Marriage; George Gibson and Susanna, his wife, during life; Benjamin Brannum and Frances, his wife, during their lives and after their decesase to heirs above mentioned; all and singular my Goods and Chattels and personal estate whatsoever. I give to Gedion Gibson 200 acres; part of the tract where I now live an dfirst choice of one Negro fellow named Peter; 1 horse, 1 mair, one bed and furniture, 2 cows, 2 hed sheep, 1 iron pott, 1 dish, 2 puter bsons, 2 plates, haf-a-dozen spoons, 1 gun, 1 table, 1 chest; To Jordan Gibson 200 acres; part of afsd. tract and second choice, one negro named Jack, 1 horse, 1 puter bason, 2 plates, half doz spoons, 1 gun, 1 table, 1 chest, pair of cart wheals to be delivered when of age. To Tabitha Gibson 100 acres of afsd. tract of land, 1 mare, 2 cows, 1 bed and furniture, 2 head sheep, 1 iron pott, 1 puter dish, 2 plates, 2 bsons, half doz. spoons, 1 table and chest; To Mary Gibson 100 acres of afsd. tract, 1 mare, 2 cows, 1 bed and furniture, 2 head sheep, 1 iron pott, 1 puter dish, 2 plates, 2 basons, half doz spoons, 1 table and chest; To John Lemay 200 acres on Ballinger Creek in Albemarle Co., 1 negro wench, Kate, 1 horse, 1 mare, 1 bed and furniture, 2 cows, 2 head sheep, 1 iron pott, 1 dish, 2 pewter basons, 2 plates,half doz. spoons, 1 gun, 1 table, 1 chest, when of age; To Samuel Lemay 1 cow with first calf to be delivered when of age; To Sarah Lemay 1 cow with first calf to be delivere on day of Marriage; I lend to George Gibson the plantation he now lives on during his and his wife's life, but not to rent it nor any parts thereof, but to pay the sum of 5 shillings per year; I lend to Benjamin Brannum and Frances, his wife, the plantation on which he now lives during his and his wife's life, but not to rent it nor any part, but to pay the sum of 5 shillings per year; I give all my goods, chattels, personal household stuff, implements, lands and negroes and all other premises to sd. Gedion Gibson, Jordan Gibson, Tabitha Gibson, Mary Gibson and the child which shall be born. Gilbert (X) Gibson wit: Wm. Sharp Smith, Edward Lain, Lightfoot (L) Smith. Memorandum: 18 Dec. 1756. I Gilbert Gibson, do appoint my wife, Sarah Gibson, to be my sole executrix. Memorandum: If it do please God I shall die in my Jurney from house to South Carolina or elsewhere, I shall appoint my wife my sole Executrix; if I return home, to be void till otherwise determined before the three witnesses. 22 February 1757 acknowledged by Gilbert Gibson. |
Louisa County, VA | Louisa County Court House |
| 1756 | England declares war on France, as the French and Indian War in the colonies now spreads to Europe. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1-Jun | 1757 | In June, William Pitt becomes England's Secretary of State and escalates the French and Indian War in the colonies by establishing a policy of unlimited warfare. In July, Benjamin Franklin begins a five year stay in London. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| George Prouse, Emanuel Mills, Elizabeth Mills, William Thomas, James Dickinson | 27-Sep | 1757 | Emanuel Mills and Elizabeth his wife, acknowledge their deed to George Prouse before William Thomas and James Dickinson (Elizabeth being first examined out of hearing of her husband). | Talbot County, MD | |
| George Sprouse, Emanuel Mills, Elizabeth Mills, John Jones, Samuel Davis, Richard Townroe, Thomas Edmondson, William Thomas, James Dickinson | 27-Sep | 1757 | 27 Sep 1757/4 Oct 1757, Emanuel Mills of Talbot County, Laborer, and Elizabeth his wife, to George Sprouse of Talbot County – in consideration of the sum of L50 current money of Maryland – 40 acres, part of “Heworth,” which John Jones, late of Talbot, deceased, purchased of Samuel Davis, deceased, and was formerly purchased by Richard Townroe of Thomas Edmondson, deceased – also 10 acres, part of “Cumberling” - adjoining “Clifton” and “Heworth,” wirtness William Thomas, James Dickinson | Talbot County, MD | |
| 1757 | Fredericksville Parish, taken from St. Martin's Parish, was both in Louisa and Albemarle counties from 1757 to 1845. It originated in Hanover County In 1757 a in part of St. Anne’s Parish Albemarle County was added to Fredericksville Parish thus extending Fredericksville parish to both Albemarle and Louisa Counties. In 1845, the part of Fredericksville Parish in Louisa County became Green Springs Parish and since then Fredericksville Parish has been limited to a part of Albemarle County. The Fredericksville Parish portion of Louisa County was relinquished to Albemarle in 1761. | Hanover to Louisa to Albemarle County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1757 | Louisa County Courthouse – The Courthouse Square upon which the Courthouse and jail are located was chosen in 1757 when it was the personal property of Thomas Johnson. A 1775 survey of a two-acre courthouse tract exists showing the tract to be within the property of Major Thomas Johnson. | Louisa County, VA | Louisa County Court House | ||
| 1757 | Formed 1757 Fairfax Leesburg | Loudoun | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| George Prouse, Jane Prouse, Mary Merrick, Rachel Prouse, Thomas Prouse, Philip Prouse, Elizabeth Prouse, Sarah Dillehunte, George Prouse Jr., Mr. Denny, Capt. Thomas Porter, Thomas Neighbours, John Webb, Emmanuel Jenkenson | 16-Feb | 1758 | Liber 30, folio 499 16 Feb. 1758 PROUSE, GEORGE, Talbot Co., planter. To wife, Jane Prouse, for widhood, the use of my dw. plntn. with 307a & the negro [not named] in her possn. To dau. Mary Merrick, negro girl Daff. To dau. Rachel Prouse, negro girl Beck on the day of her mar. To son Thomas Prouse, negro boy Isaac, horse Butten, & if he see fit, to go to a shoemaker next fall, if not to remain with his mother till age 20. To son Philip Prouse, negro boy Abraham, the first colt Bonny brings, & he is to remain with his mother till age 20. To dau. Elizabeth Prouse, negro girl Minta on the day of her mar. To dau. Sarah Dillehunte, L 5 with the L 5 I paid to Wm. Goldsborough toward paying for the land. To son & extr., George Prouse, my dw. plntn. with 207a, negro boy Dick, & the residue of negroes. I hope Mr. Denny & Capt. Thomas Porter will appr. my e. Extrs: my wife & my eldest son, George Prouse. Witn: Thos. Neighbours, John Webb, Emma[nue]l Jenkenson. 7 June 1758, sworn to by Neighbours & affirmed by Webb & Jenkenson (Quakers). |
Talbot County, MD | Abstracts of Wills
by Carson Gibb abstracted from PREROGATIVE COURT (Wills) MSA S538 Liber 30 1755-1760 |
| 28-Apr | 1758 | Apr 28, James Monroe (d.1831), later secretary of state and the fifth president of the United States (1817-1825), was born in Westmoreland County, Va. He created the Monroe Doctrine, warning Europe not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere. (HFA, '96, p.28)(HNQ, 7/27/99)(HN, 4/28/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jul | 1758 | In July, a devastating defeat occurs for English forces at Lake George, New York, as nearly two thousand men are lost during a frontal attack against well entrenched French forces at Fort Ticonderoga. French losses are 377. In November, the French abandon Fort Duquesne in the Ohio territory. Settlers then rush into the territory to establish homes. Also in 1758, the first Indian reservation in America is founded, in New Jersey, on 3000 acres. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 24-Jul | 1758 | Jul 24, George Washington was admitted to Virginia House of Burgesses. (MC, 7/24/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1759 | Formed 1759 Prince William Warrenton | Fauquier | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1759 | in deed abstracts no Sprouse's mentioned 1759 - 1774 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| 1759 | French Fort Niagara is captured by the English. Also in 1759, war erupts between Cherokee Indians and southern colonists. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| David Sprouse | 11-Apr | 1760 | David Sprouse was born 11 April 1760 in Louisa County, Virginia as reported in his Revolutionary War Pension Application. (See entry dated 27 September 1832.) | Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Henry Sprouse | 2-Jun | 1760 | Henry Sprouse - Albemarle - summons to answer suit of Roland Horsly on June 2, 1760 - (Albemarle County, Virginia, court papers, 1744-1783 / abstracted and compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III., 1987, pg 21) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Gilbert Gibson, Gideon Gibson, Jordan Gibson, William Gibson, David Gibson, Tabitha Gibson, Mary Jane Gibson sarah Gibson, John Lemay, Frances Brannum [Branham], John Baley [Bailey], Feabea Bunch | 7-Jun | 1760 | GILBERT GIBSON WILL dated 7 June 1760 Recorded 15 October 1764 Louisa County Courthouse Will Book 1, page 178 Will of Gilbert Gibson, Planter. Sons: Gideon, Jordan, William, David, Daus: Tabitha, Mary Jane. Wife: Sarah. John Lemay to get 200 acres lying on Ballengers Creek in Albemarle Co. To son Gideon Gibson upper part of land upon Pamunkey River. To son Jordan Gibson lower part upon Pamunkey River. To son William Gibson land on South Anna River. To son George land he lives on now and must pay 10 shillings per year. Lend dau. Frances Brannum land she lives on, must pay 10 shillings per year. At wife's death to be equally divided among my seven children. Extx. wife Sarah. Signed Gilbert Gibson (his mark). Wit: John Baley, Feabea Bunch. Dated 7 June 1760. Recorded 15 October 1764. |
Louisa County, VA | Louisa County Court House |
| Charlie Sprouse | 23-Sep | 1760 | Dedimus to issue to take the examination of Charlie Sprouse on September 23, | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Gilbert Gibson, Vincent Sprouse [1], Mary Sprouse | 23-Sep | 1760 | Ordered that Gilbert Gibson pay Vincent Sprouse for his and his wife’s attendance as evidence in the same suit 23 days each and coming and returning 20 miles, same 23 times. Ordered that do pay James Ratcliff for his wife’s attendance 22 days as an evidence for him against Do & coming and returning 25 miles 5 times. Ordered that do pay Reuben Francis for 9 Days attendance in do & coming and returning 20 miles 9 times. Ordered that do pay Thomas Sanders for 25 days attendance in Do. LOUISA COUNTY RECORDS YOU PROBABLY NEVER SAW of 18th Century Virginia compiled by John C. Bell. FHL 975.5465 D2b p 136 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| George Prouse, Richard Jones, Peter Denny, John Jones | 6-Nov | 1760 | Richard Jones, tanner, and his wife Anne, convey to Peter Denny, 34.5 acres part of “Cumberland” and “Chance Help”; mentioned division between John Jones and George Prouse. [Source: Talbot County Land Records (TALR) 19:258] | Talbot County, MD | |
| Charles Sprouse, Charles Gibson, Vinson Sprouse [1], Thomas Napier, John Staples | 19-Nov | 1760 | Charles Sprouse mentioned as a plot of 85 acres of land lying on the North Branches of Berringer Creek [Ballenger] in Albemarle Co surveyed for Charles Sprouse on November 19, 1760, located next to Vinson Sprouse who was probably Charles’s brother, the land is also next to Charles Gibson who is mentioned in various places with Charles. Also states transferred to Thomas Napier by order, surveyed by John Staples. | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Vinson Sprouse, [1] Charles Sprouse, Charles Gibson, Thomas Napier | 19-Nov | 1760 | Vinson Sprouse mentioned as a plot of 107 acres of land lying on the North Branches of Berringer Creek in Albemarle County surveyed on November 19th 1760, located next to Charles Sprouse who was probably Vinson's brother, the land is also next to Charles Gibson who is mention in various places with Vinson. Also states transferred to Thomas Napier by order, surveyed by John Staples. | Albemarle County, VA | Library of Virginia, Land Patents and Grants, Grants A-Z, 1:124, Reel 45 p. 363 |
| Charles Sprouse, Gibson, Snelson | 1760 | LOUISA CO RECORDS YOU PROBABLY NEVER SAW OF 18TH CENTURY VIRGINIA. Compiled by John C. Bell states the following: ...Gibson etc. vs Snelson and plaintiff moved for an injunction to stay wash on the Land in Dispute which was approved by the Defendant and for reasons appealing to the Court the said motion is rejected. Dedimus to issue to take the Examing of CHARLES SPROUSE who at this time is rendered uncapable of appraising at this Court as an Evidence in this cause. Wm Cook and Kezia his wife she being first priv. Exd ack. Deed etc to Ant. Waddy ordinance recorded. | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1760 | The population of colonists in America reaches 1,500,000. In March, much of Boston is destroyed by a raging fire. In September, Quebec surrenders to the English. In October, George III becomes the new English King. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1761 | The western portion of Louisa County [Fredericksville Parish from Blue Ridge east] was added to Albemarle County and certain islands in the Fluvanna River (now called James River) were added in 1769. | Albemarle County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1761 | Formed 1761 Albemarle Amherst | Amherst | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1761 | Formed 1761 Albemarle Buckingham | Buckingham | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1761 | Ballingers Creek remains in Albemarle even though her boundaries are cut down and she is smaller. (Michael E. Doran’s ATLAS OF COUNTY BOUNDARY CHANGES IN VIRGINIA 1634-1895) | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |||
| Henry Sprouse, Roland Horsely | 2-Jun | 1762 | Summons to Henry Sprouce to answer suit of Roland Horsley 2 June. -- Albemarle County, Virginia Court Papers 1744-1783 Abstracted and Compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, Item 9, p.21 FHL Reel # 1697895 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vincent Sprouse, Alexander Baine, Henry Fry | 1-Aug | 1762 | At Albemarle August Court 1762 Alexander Baine Plff In Case vs Judgement for eleven pounds two shillings Vincent Sprouce Deft and a half pence and costs, the costs 302lb Weight Tobacco and 157 Test Henry Fry D Clk This copy of a Judgement was presented to court the record of which being destroyed is again ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the Plff by his attorney aforesaid to have execution on the said judgement is awarded him against the said defendant returnable here the next court. -- Albemarle Co., VA County Court Order Books, 1744-1748, 1783-1785, p.455 FHL Reel # 0030255 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1762 | England declares war on Spain, which had been planning to ally itself with France and Austria. The British then successfully attack Spanish outposts in the West Indies and Cuba. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1762 | Trinity Parish was established from Fredericksville Parish | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |||
| George Prouse | 3-Jan | 1763 | George Sprouse Quaker witnessed and attested to marriage of Arron Parratt and Mary Neal; Source: Maryland Quaker (Friends), Vol. 3, Pt. 3 Maryland Quaker (Friends) Record of Third Haven (Tred Avon) Talbot County, Maryland Marriage Records. | Talbot County, MD | Ancestry.com |
| 1-May | 1763 | In May, the Ottawa Native Americans under Chief Pontiac begin allout warfare against the British west of Niagara, destroying several British forts and conducting a siege against the British at Detroit. In August, Pontiac's forces are defeated by the British near Pittsburgh. The siege of Detroit ends in November, but hostilities between the British and Chief Pontiac continue for several years. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouse, Charles Sprouse, Gilbert Gibson | 13-Jul | 1763 | Vincent Sprouse and Charles Sprouse mentioned in account sales of Gilbert Gibson July 13, | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Vincent Sprouse, Sarah Gibson, Gilbert Gibson | 13-Jul | 1763 | “Ordd that Sarah Gibson Exx of Gilbt Gibson decd pay Vincent Sprouse for 5 days atta as evida for her agt Snelson & comg & retg 22 Miles 3 times” --Louisa County Records You Probably Never Saw of 18th Century Virginia, Compiled by John C. Bell, p.146 FHL Book 975.5465 D2b |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| John Moore, William Cresy, Patrick Napier, Benjamin Woodson, Sarah Gibson, Gilbert Gibson, Vincent Sprouse [1] | 1763 | Ordered that John Moore, William Cresy, Pat. Napier & Ben Woodson or any 3 of ‘em do appraise the Est. Of G. Gibson in Albemarle & report to next court.....Ordered that Sarah Gibson Executor of the Gilbert Gibson dec'd. pay Vincent Sprouse for five days attendance as an Evidence. LOUISA COUNTY RECORDS YOU PROBABLY NEVER SAW of 18th Century Virginia compiled by John C. Bell. FHL 975.5465 D2b p 145-146 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1763 | The French and Indian War, known in Europe as the Seven Year's War, ends with the Treaty of Paris. Under the treaty, France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1763 | The Proclamation of 1763, signed by King George III of England, prohibits any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains and requires those already settled in those regions to return east in an attempt to ease tensions with Native Americans. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| John Catrop, George Prouse, John Marchant, Elizabeth Catrup | 1-Jan | 1764 | John Catrop, George Prouse and John Marchant come into court and acknowledge themselves bound unto Elizabeth Catrup in the full and just sum of L8 current money of Maryland for a young bay mare called “Pleasant” a legacy from her father. [Lemmon John Catrup] | Talbot County, MD | “The Court of Talbot County held at the Courthouse The First Tuesday of January 1764” |
| John Catrop, George Prouse, John Marchant, William Marsh Catrup | 1-Jan | 1764 | John Catrop, George Prouse and John Marchant come into court and acknowledge themselves bound unto William Marsh Catrup in the full and just sum of L1.10.0 current money of Maryland for a case of bottles a legacy from his father. [Lemmon John Catrup] | Talbot County, MD | “The Court of Talbot County held at the Courthouse The First Tuesday of January 1764” |
| John Catrop, George Prouse, John Marchant, William Marsh Catrup, Lemmon John Catrup | 1-Jan | 1764 | John Catrop, George Prouse and John Marchant come into court and acknowledge themselves bound unto William Marsh Catrup in the full and just sum of L5 current money of Maryland for the other legacies mentioned in the will of his father Lemmon John Catrup. | Talbot County, MD | “The Court of Talbot County held at the Courthouse The First Tuesday of January 1764” |
| Timothy Sprout, Jacob Anderson | 10-Feb | 1764 | Jacob Anderson purchased a third portion of the 400 acres, paying L66 13s 4d to Timouthy Sprout, Esq. Of Scarborough for his quarter share (North Yarmouth now the town of Freeport. [Sopurce reference: “Anderson Travels”, Google Books. | Yarmouth, MA | Google Books |
| Vincent Sprouse [1], Sarah Gibson | 1-Apr | 1764 | April Vincent Sprouce vs. Sarah Gibson--Trespass April | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| 1-May | 1764 | In May, at a town meeting in Boston, James Otis raises the issue of taxation without representation and urges a united response to the recent acts imposed by England. In July, Otis publishes "The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved." In August, Boston merchants begin a boycott of British luxury goods. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Ann Sprouse, William Reynolds | 10-Jul | 1764 | “Ann Sprouse vs Will. Reynolds contd--” -- Louisa County Records You Probably Never Saw of 18th Century Virginia Compiled by John C. Bell, p.165-166 FHL Book 975.5465 D2b |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Ann Sprouse, William Reynolds | 10-Aug | 1764 | “Ann Sprouse vs Will. Reynolds Dismist” -- Louisa County Records You Probably Never Saw of 18th Century Virginia Compiled by John C. Bell, p.169 FHL Book 975.5465 D2b |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Gilbert Gibson [Gideon] | 15-Oct | 1764 | Will recorded at Louisa Court House | Louisa County, VA | Louisa County Court House |
| Charles Sprouse, Gibson, Snelson | 1764 | “Gibson etc. vs Snelson & pit moved for an injunction to stay Wash on the Land in Dispute which was approved by the Deft & for reasons appearing to the Court the said Motion is rejected. Dedimus to issue to take the Examn of Chas Sprouse who at this time is rendered uncapable of appg at this Court as an Evide in this cause.” --Louisa County Records You Probably Never Saw of 18th Century Virginia, Compiled by John C. Bell, p.93 FHL Book 975.5465 D2b |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart, exact date is not known | |
| George Prouse, Jane Harding, Edward Harding | 1764 | George Prouse to Jane Harding, dau of Edward Harding, his will TA 1764 | “Maryland Marriage Clues” | ||
| Tandy Sprouse | 1764 | Tandy Sprouse born in Albemarle Co VA. The Democrat, Weston WV Death Notice. See reference of 1773 for Document source. | Weston, WVA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Vincent Prouse [3] | 1764 | Vincent Prouse born Louisa County Virginia [See 1860 Mortality Schedule Neshoba County, Mississippi 1 Jun 1860] | Louisa County, VA | ||
| Vincent Sprouse [1], Sarah Gibson | 1764 | Vincent Sprouse vs Sarah Gibson --Trespass Sp Impce [sic.] LOUISA COUNTY RECORDS YOU PROBABLY NEVER SAW of 18th Century Virginia compiled by John C. Bell. FHL 975.5465 D2b p 159 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1764 | The Sugar Act is passed by the English Parliament to offset the war debt brought on by the French and Indian War and to help pay for the expenses of running the colonies and newly acquired territories. This act increases the duties on imported sugar and other items such as textiles, coffee, wines and indigo (dye). It doubles the duties on foreign goods reshipped from England to the colonies and also forbids the import of foreign rum and French wines. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1764 | The English Parliament passes a measure to reorganize the American customs system to better enforce British trade laws, which have often been ignored in the past. A court is established in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that will have jurisdiction over all of the American colonies in trade matters. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1764 | The Currency Act prohibits the colonists from issuing any legal tender paper money. This act threatens to destabilize the entire colonial economy of both the industrial North and agricultural South, thus uniting the colonists against it. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1-Mar | 1765 | In March, the Stamp Act is passed by the English Parliament imposing the first direct tax on the American colonies, to offset the high costs of the British military organization in America. Thus for the first time in the 150 year old history of the British colonies in America, the Americans will pay tax not to their own local legislatures in America, but directly to England. Under the Stamp Act, all printed materials are taxed, including; newspapers, pamphlets, bills, legal documents, licenses, almanacs, dice and playing cards. The American colonists quickly unite in opposition, led by the most influential segments of colonial society: lawyers, publishers, land owners, ship builders and merchants, who are most affected by the Act, which is scheduled to go into effect on November 1. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Mar | 1765 | Also in March, the Quartering Act requires colonists to house British troops and supply them with food. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-May | 1765 | In May, in Virginia, Patrick Henry presents seven Virginia Resolutions to the House of Burgesses claiming that only the Virginia assembly can legally tax Virginia residents, saying, "If this be treason, make the most of it." Also in May, the first medical school in America is founded, in Philadelphia. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-May | 1765 | May 29, Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of Burgesses. Henry responded to a cry of "Treason!" by saying, "If this be treason, make the most of it!" (AP, 5/29/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jul | 1765 | In July, the Sons of Liberty, an underground organization opposed to the Stamp Act, is formed in a number of colonial towns. Its members use violence and intimidation to eventually force all of the British stamp agents to resign and also stop many American merchants from ordering British trade goods. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-Aug | 1765 | August 26, a mob in Boston attacks the home of Thomas Hutchinson, Chief Justice of Massachusetts, as Hutchinson and his family narrowly escape. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Nov | 1765 | On November 1, most daily business and legal transactions in the colonies cease as the Stamp Act goes into effect with nearly all of the colonists refusing to use the stamps. In New York City, violence breaks out as a mob burns the royal governor in effigy, harasses British troops, then loots houses. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Dec | 1765 | In December, British General Thomas Gage, commander of all English military forces in America, asks the New York assembly to make colonists comply with the Quartering Act and house and supply his troops. Also in December, the American boycott of English imports spreads, as over 200 Boston merchants join the movement. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1765 | Formed 1764 Lunenburg Charlotte | Charlotte | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1765 | Formed 1764 Lunenburg Boydton | Mecklenburg | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jan | 1766 | In January, the New York assembly refuses to completely comply with Gen. Gage's request to enforce the Quartering Act. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Feb | 1766 | Feb 11, The Stamp Act was declared unconstitutional in Virginia. (MC, 2/11/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Mar | 1766 | In March, King George III signs a bill repealing the Stamp Act after much debate in the English Parliament, which included an appearance by Ben Franklin arguing for repeal and warning of a possible revolution in the American colonies if the Stamp Act was enforced by the British military. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Apr | 1766 | In April, news of the repeal of the Stamp Act results in celebrations in the colonies and a relaxation of the boycott of imported English trade goods. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Aug | 1766 | In August, violence breaks out in New York between British soldiers and armed colonists, including Sons of Liberty members. The violence erupts as a result of the continuing refusal of New York colonists to comply with the Quartering Act. In December, the New York legislature is suspended by the English Crown after once again voting to refuse to comply with the Act. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouse, Sarah Gibson | 11-Aug | 1766 | Vincent Sprouse vs Sarah Gibson Trespass contd -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1760-1774, p.15 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1766 | Formed 1766 Halifax Chatham | Pittsylvania | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1766 | On the same day it repealed the Stamp Act, the English Parliament passes the Declaratory Act stating that the British government has total power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies in all cases whatsoever. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 4-Mar | 1767 | March 4 to 17, American forces capture Dorchester Heights which overlooks Boston harbor. Captured British artillery from Fort Ticonderoga is placed on the heights to enforce the siege against the British in Boston. The British evacuate Boston and set sail for Halifax. George Washington then rushes to New York to set up defenses, anticipating the British plan to invade New York City. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jun | 1767 | In June, The English Parliament passes the Townshend Revenue Acts, imposing a new series of taxes on the colonists to offset the costs of administering and protecting the American colonies. Items taxed include imports such as paper, tea, glass, lead and paints. The Act also establishes a colonial board of customs commissioners in Boston. In October, Bostonians decide to reinstate a boycott of English luxury items. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouse, Gilbert Gibson, Charles Sprouse, Chartey Sprouse | 10-Aug | 1767 | Vincent Sprouse is listed in the account sales of the estate of Gilbert Gibson in Louisa Co., VA. Purchased items - one mare for 3 pounds 6 shillings and a whip saw for 1 pound 7 shillings for a total of 4 pounds 13 shillings. Charles Sprouse and Chartey Sprouse also listed in the account sales. Charles purchased one gun for 5 shillings and Chartey purchased one Pewter Bowl for 11 shillings. Total for Charles was listed as 16 shillings. -- Louisa Co., VA County Court Wills and Deeds, 1745-1763, vol. 1, p.31-36 FHL Reel # 0032192 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Anne Moore, Vincont Sprouse, Sarah Gibson | 11-Aug | 1767 | On the motion of Anne Moore a Witness for Vincont Sprouse against Sarah Gibson she having attended two Days It’s ordered that the sd Vincont Pay her fifty Pounds of Tobacco for the same -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.78 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Benjamin Ferries, Vincont Sprouse, Sara Gibson | 11-Aug | 1767 | On the motion of Benjamin Ferries a Witness for Vincont Sprouse agst Sarah Gibson he having Two Days It’s ordered that the sd Vincont Pay him Fifty Pounds of Tobacco for the same (* attended) -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.78 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Mary Ratlief, Vincont Sprouse, Sarah Gibson | 11-Aug | 1767 | On the motion of Mary Ratlief a Witness for Vincont Sprouse against Sarah Gibson she having attended two Days It’s ordered that the sd Vincont Pay her Fifty Pounds of Tobacco for the same -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.78 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Stephen Napier, Vincont Sprouse, Sarah Gibson | 11-Aug | 1767 | On the motion of Stephen Napier a Witness for Vincont Sprouse agst Sarah Gibson he having attended Two Days and come and returned Twenty Miles It’s ordered that the sd Vincont Pay him One hundred and Ten Pounds of Tobacco for the same. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.78 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vincent Sprouse, Sarah Gibson, Charles Daniel Sr., Joseph Fitzpatrick, William Robinson, John Lea, John Watkins Sr., William Linscomb, James Watson Jr., William Garrell, Charles Daniel Jr., Thomas Mountage, John Gills, William Paulett | 11-Aug | 1767 | Vincent Sprouse Plt Against In Trespass Sarah Gibson Defendt This day came the party’s by their Attorneys and their upon came also a Jury (To wit) Charles Daniel Senr, Joseph Fitzpatrick, William Robinson, John Lea, John Watkins Senr, William Linscomb, James Watson Junr, William Garrell, Charles Daniel Junr, Thomas Mountague, John Gills, & William Paulett, who being elected tryed and sworn the truth to speak upon the Issue Joined and having heard the arguments and evidence of each party withdrawn and in a short time returned a verdict in these words “We of the Jury find for the Plt Pounds foreman & on the motion of the Defendant by her attorney a new Tryal is granted her.” -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.76 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Gideon Gibson, Sarah Gibson | 1767 | Fredericksville Parish Tithables lists Gideon Gibson and Sarah Gibson together | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1-Feb | 1768 | In February, Samuel Adams of Massachusetts writes a Circular Letter opposing taxation without representation and calling for the colonists to unite in their actions against the British government. The letter is sent to assemblies throughout the colonies and also instructs them on the methods the Massachusetts general court is using to oppose the Townshend Acts. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Apr | 1768 | In April, England's Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Hillsborough, orders colonial governors to stop their own assemblies from endorsing Adams' circular letter. Hillsborough also orders the governor of Massachusetts to dissolve the general court if the Massachusetts assembly does not revoke the letter. By month's end, the assemblies of New Hampshire, Connecticut and New Jersey have endorsed the letter. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-May | 1768 | In May, a British warship armed with 50 cannons sails into Boston harbor after a call for help from custom commissioners who are constantly being harassed by Boston agitators. In June, a customs official is locked up in the cabin of the Liberty, a sloop owned by John Hancock. Imported wine is then unloaded illegally into Boston without payment of duties. Following this incident, customs officials seize Hancock's sloop. After threats of violence from Bostonians, the customs officials escape to an island off Boston, then request the intervention of British troops. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jul | 1768 | In July, the governor of Massachusetts dissolves the general court after the legislature defies his order to revoke Adams' circular letter. In August, in Boston and New York, merchants agree to boycott most British goods until the Townshend Acts are repealed. In September, at a town meeting in Boston, residents are urged to arm themselves. Later in September, English warships sail into Boston Harbor, then two regiments of English infantry land in Boston and set up permanent residence to keep order. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouse, Sarah Gibson | 9-Aug | 1768 | Vincent Sprouse against In Trespass Sarah Gibson Dismisst by arrangement of the party’s -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.208 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Charles Sprouse | 1768 | Charles Sprous (1) is listed in tithables for Fredericksville Parish prepared by James Merewether --Louisa County, Virginia, Tithables and Census, 1743-1785, Edited and Compiled by Rosalie Edith Davis, p. 131 FHL Book 975.5465 R4d |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Charles Sprouse, Gideon Gibson, Sarah Gibson | 1768 | Charles Sprouse listed in Tithables for Fredericksville Parish, also listed Gideon Gibson and Sarah Gibson together | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1-Mar | 1769 | In March, merchants in Philadelphia join the boycott of British trade goods. In May, a set of resolutions written by George Mason is presented by George Washington to the Virginia House of Burgesses. The Virginia Resolves oppose taxation without representation, the British opposition to the circular letters, and British plans to possibly send American agitators to England for trial. Ten days later, the Royal governor of Virginia dissolves the House of Burgesses. However, its members meet the next day in a Williamsburg tavern and agree to a boycott of British trade goods, luxury items and slaves. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouse, William Creasy Jr. | 15-Mar | 1769 | Vincent Sprouse Plt agst In Trespass William Creasy Junr Deft This day came the party’s by their Attorneys And on the motion of the Deft a Special Imparlance is granted him. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.276 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Mary Sprouse, Frances Branham, Sarah Gibson | 11-Apr | 1769 | On the motion of Mary Sprouce a Witness for Frances Branham against Sarah Gibson. It is ordered that the said Frances pay her for thirteen Days attendce at this Court, and coming Twenty two Miles eleven times and returning according to law; One thousand and fifty one pounds of Tobo -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.291 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vincent Sprouse, William Creasy Jr. | 12-Apr | 1769 | Vincent Sprouse Plt agst In Trespass William Creasy Junr Deft On the prayer of the said Deft a further _________ is granted him til the next court. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.308 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Charles Sprouce | 11-May | 1769 | Charles Sprouce - “Taken up, in Louisa, a bay horse, about 4 feet 6 inches high, with a star in his forehead, paces naturally, and branded on the rear butlock 10; posted and appraised to 61. Charles Sprouce” VIRGINIA GAZETTEER DATED May 11, 1769 FHL film #029720 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Vincent Sprouse, William Creasy Jr. | 12-Jun | 1769 | Vincent Sprouse Plt agst In Trespass William Creasy Junr Deft On the motion of the Deft by his Attorney. Its ordered that unless the sd Plt shall give Security to pay all such damages Costs and charges as shall be awarded against him, at or before the next Court his Suit shall be dismisst -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.313 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vincent Sprouse, William Creasy Jr. | 13-Jun | 1769 | Vincent Sprouse Plt agt. In Trespass William Creasy Junr Deft The Defendant this Day pleaded (Not Guilty) and the Plt joined Issue. Ordered that the trial of the sd issue be referred til the next court. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.324 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1-Jul | 1769 | In July, in the territory of California, San Diego is founded by Franciscan Friar Juniper Serra. In October, the boycott of English goods spreads to New Jersey, Rhode Island, and then North Carolina. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| George Gibson, Vincent Sprouse, William Creasy Jr. | 10-Jul | 1769 | Gibson Secy George Gibson of this County came into Court and enters for Sprouse himself Security for Vincent Sprouse to pay all Debts as shall be awarded against him in his suit against William Creasy Junr -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.332 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Charles Sprouse | 1769 | Charles Sprouse listed in the Fredericksville Parish Tithables. In LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA, TITHABLES AND CENSUS 1743-1785 FHL 975.5465 P132 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| George Sprouse | 1769 | George Sprouse born in NJ from 1850 Census of Mercer Co NJ Census. | Mercer County, NJ | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Henry Sprouse, Roland Horsley, William Pearce, Harmon Pearce | 1769 | Account of Henry Sprouse with Roland Horsley 1751, mentions William and Harmon Pearce. (Albemarle County, Virginia, court papers, 1744-1783 - abstracted and compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III., 1987, pg 31) FHL Reel # 1697895 | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1-Jan | 1770 | Violence erupts in January between members of the Sons of Liberty in New York and 40 British soldiers over the posting of broadsheets by the British. Several men are seriously wounded. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Mar | 1770 | March 5 The Boston Massacre occurs as a mob harasses British soldiers who then fire their muskets pointblank into the crowd, killing three instantly, mortally wounding two others and injuring six. After the incident, the new Royal Governor of Massachusetts, Thomas Hutchinson, at the insistence of Sam Adams, withdraws British troops out of Boston to nearby harbor islands. The captain of the British soldiers, Thomas Preston, is then arrested along with eight of his men and charged with murder. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Apr | 1770 | In April, the Townshend Acts are repealed by the British. All duties on imports into the colonies are eliminated except for tea. Also, the Quartering Act is not renewed. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouse, William Creasy Jr. | 10-Apr | 1770 | Vincent Sprouse Plt Against In Trespass William Creasy Junr Deft This suit is Continued for the audittors report. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.367 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vincent Sprouse, William Creasy Jr. | 14-May | 1770 | Vincent Sprouse Plt against In Trespass William Creasy Junr Deft This suit is Continued for report. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.387 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Charles Sprouse | 10-Jun | 1770 | Charles Sprous (1) is listed in tithables for Fredericksville Parish prepared by Thos. Johnson Jur. --Louisa County, Virginia, Tithables and Census, 1743-1785, Edited and Compiled by Rosalie Edith Davis, p. 132 FHL Book 975.5465 R4d |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1-Aug | 1770 | Aug 1, William Clark, American explorer, was born in Charlottesville, VA. He led the Corps of Discovery with Meriwether Lewis. (HN, 8/1/00)(MC, 8/1/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Oct | 1770 | In October, trial begins for the British soldiers arrested after the Boston Massacre. Colonial lawyers John Adams and Josiah Quincy successfully defend Captain Preston and six of his men, who are acquitted. Two other soldiers are found guilty of manslaughter, branded, then released. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouse, William Creasy Jr. | 8-Oct | 1770 | Vincent Sprouse Plt against In Trespass William Creasey Junr Deft This day Came the parties And the auditors report being returned in these words In obedience To an Order of Louisa Court We the Subscribers being mette and Duly Examining the Witnesses in the Difference depending Between Vincent Sprouse Plt and William Creasy Deft We Find for the sd Plt five pounds & Ten shillings Current money Witness our hand this 7th day of October 1770 Henry Martin, John Haden, John White Therefore it is Considered by the Court that the Plt recover of the Deft the Same and his Costs in this Suit Expended and the sd Defendant in Mercy. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.418 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1770 | Formed 1769 Augusta Fincastle | Botetourt | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1770 | The population of the American colonies reaches 2,210,000 persons. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Charles Sprouce | 10-Jun | 1771 | Charles Sprouse listed in the Fredericksville Parish Tithables. In LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA, TITHABLES AND CENSUS 1743-1785 FHL 975.5465 P133 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Henry J. Sprouse | 1771 | Henry J. Sprouse living in Albemarle County according to court records (Albemarle County, Virginia, court papers, 1744-1783 / abstracted and compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III., 1987, pg ?) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1-Jun | 1772 | In June, a British customs schooner, the Gaspee, runs aground off Rhode Island in Narragansett Bay. Colonists from Providence row out to the schooner and attack it, set the British crew ashore, then burn the ship. In September, a 500 pound reward is offered by the English Crown for the capture of those colonists, who would then be sent to England for trial. The announcement that they would be sent to England further upsets many American colonists. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Charles Sprouse | 8-Jun | 1772 | On a motion made. It is Ordered that Charles Sprouce be Summoned to appear at the next Court to show cause why his Children may not be bound out according to Law. Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1760-1774, p.32 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1-Nov | 1772 | In November, a Boston town meeting assembles, called by Sam Adams. During the meeting, a 21 member committee of correspondence is appointed to communicate with other towns and colonies. A few weeks later, the town meeting endorses three radical proclamations asserting the rights of the colonies to self rule. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Charles Sprouse, James Ratlief | 14-Dec | 1772 | Ordered that Chas Sprouce and Jas Ratlief be summond to appear at the next Court to make appear in what manner they maintain their Children. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1760-1774, p.69 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1772 | Formed 1772 Frederick (Originally Dunmore Co, renamed in 1778) Woodstock | Shenandoah | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Charles Sprouse | 11-Jan | 1773 | Ordered that the Sheriff summon Charles Sprouce to appear at the next Court to make appear in what manner he maintains his Children. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1760-1774, p.74 FHL Reel # 0032218 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 9-Feb | 1773 | Feb 9, William Henry Harrison, the 9th president of the United States (March 4- April 4, 1841), was born in Charles City County, Va. (HN, 2/9/97)(AP, 2/9/99)(MC, 2/9/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Mar | 1773 | In March, the Virginia House of Burgesses appoints an eleven member committee of correspondence to communicate with the other colonies regarding common complaints against the British. Members of that committee include, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and Richard Henry Lee. Virginia is followed a few months later by New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut and South Carolina. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-May | 1773 | May 10, the Tea Act takes effect. It maintains a threepenny per pound import tax on tea arriving in the colonies, which had already been in effect for six years. It also gives the near bankrupt British East India Company a virtual tea monopoly by allowing it to sell directly to colonial agents, bypassing any middlemen, thus underselling American merchants. The East India Company had successfully lobbied Parliament for such a measure. In September, Parliament authorizes the company to ship half a million pounds of tea to a group of chosen tea agents. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Tandy Sprouse | 7-Jul | 1773 | Tandy Sprouse - born in Albemarle Co., Va - Tandy's death was reported in the 20 Apr 1874 issue of the Weston, WV Newspaper, "The Democrat". It states: "DEATH OF AN AGED CITIZEN- On the night of the 10th inst., old "Tandy Sprouse", probably the oldest man in the state, departed this life. The great age and eccentric habits of "Uncle Tandy" had made his name "familiar as a household word" all through this county. His age was not exactly known, but judging by the history of events he recollected, he must have been over five-score. His description of the most active engagements of the War of 1812, in which he was a soldier, was clear and accurate For many years past, he has drawn a pension as a soldier in that struggle. He was a native, we think, of Albemarle County in the old state, and he came to Lewis County between thirty and forty years ago, and has lived nearly ever since on Timothy's Fork of Rush Run. And thus, link by link, the chain which binds the Present to the Past is breaking, and soon we shall look in vain for a hero of 1812." The same newspaper on 7 July 1873 reported that Tandy was 100 years old. | Weston, WVA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| 1-Oct | 1773 | In October, colonists hold a mass meeting in Philadelphia in opposition to the tea tax and the monopoly of the East India Company. A committee then forces British tea agents to resign their positions. In November, a town meeting is held in Boston endorsing the actions taken by Philadelphia colonists. Bostonians then try, but fail, to get their British tea agents to resign. A few weeks later, three ships bearing tea sail into Boston harbor. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Charles Sprouse, David Staples, John Napier, William Creasey, Wilson Miles Carey | 13-Oct | 1773 | David Staple sold to John Napier, both of Albemarle Co., 150 acres in Albemarle Co. on the North Side and joining the Rivanna River. Meets & bounds description includes ...Beginning at William Creaseys corner...then on Charles Sprouces...on Wilson Miles Careys line... -- Albemarle Co., VA Deed Books 5-6, 1768-1776, Book 6, 1772-1776 pp.312-314 FHL Reel # 0030226 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| George Gibson, Christopher Sanders, Vincent Sprouse, John Thacker | 2-Nov | 1773 | George Gibson and Christopher Sanders came into Court and ackd themselves to be Indebted to our Sovereign Lord and King in the Sum of Five Pounds each to be levied agst their Respective Goods and Chattels in case that Vincent Sprouce shall not break the Peace for the Span of 12 Months & 1 day. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.84 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 29-Nov | 1773 | November 29/30, two mass meetings occur in Boston over what to do about the tea aboard the three ships now docked in Boston harbor. Colonists decide to send the tea on the ship, Dartmouth, back to England without paying any import duties. The Royal Governor of Massachusetts, Hutchinson, is opposed to this and orders harbor officials not to let the ship sail out of the harbor unless the tea taxes have been paid. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| George Gibson, Christopher Sanders, Vincent Sprouse, John Thacker | 13-Dec | 1773 | George Gibson and Christopher Sanders both of this county came into Court and acknowledged themselves severally indebted to our Sovereign Lord King George the Third in the Sum of Five Pounds each, of their respective Lands and Tenements Goods and Chattels to be levied, and to our said Lord the King his Heirs and Successors rendered Yet upon this Condition that if Vincent Sprouse shall be of good Behaviour towards the King and other his liege People and more especially towards John Thacker for the Space of one Year and a Day then their Recognisance to be void. -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1760-1774, p.183 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| John Thacker, Vincent Sprouse | 13-Dec | 1773 | John Thacker came into Court and took the oath of Peace against Vincent Sprouce Therefore it is ordered that the sd Vincent enter into Recognizance himself in the sum of Ten Pounds and two Sectys in the Sum of five pounds each, for the sd Sprouces good behavior to all his Majesty’s liege and more especially to the sd Jno Thacker for the space of 12 months & 1 day -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1766-1772, p.82 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| John Thacker, Vincent Sprouse | 13-Dec | 1773 | John Thacker came into Court and took the oath of Peace against Vincent Sprouce and the sd John requiring security of the peace against him, on consideration thereof it’s ordered that the said Vincent enter Therefore it is ordered that the sd Vincent enter into Recognizance himself in the sum of Ten Pounds and two Securities in the Sum of five pounds each, for the sd Sprouce’s good behavior to all his Majesty’s Liege Subjects and more especially to the sd John Thacker for the space of twelve months and a day -- Louisa Co. VA County Court Order Books, 1760-1774, p.178 FHL Reel # 0032219 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 16-Dec | 1773 | December 16, About 8000 Bostonians gather to hear Sam Adams tell them Royal Governor Hutchinson has repeated his command not to allow the ships out of the harbor until the tea taxes are paid. That night, the Boston Tea Party occurs as colonial activists disguise themselves as Mohawk Indians then board the ships and dump all 342 containers of tea into the harbor. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vinson Sprouse | 1773 | Vinson Sprouse was a petitioner signing for the separation of Fluvanna county from Albemarle. Failed to get the date. A footnote refers to the 1773 date. PAPERS OF THE ALBEMARLE CO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Vol. VII page 27 | Fluvanna County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1773 | 1773 to 1833 John Randolph, state representative from Virginia. He said of Edward Livingston, a mayor of NY and later a senator from Louisiana and US Sec. Of State, that he "shines and stinks like rotten mackerel by moonlight." (WSJ, 11/4/98, p.A20) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Vinson Sprouce, John Lemay, Richard Napier | 29-Jan | 1774 | Vinson Sprouce mentioned in indenture made 29 January 1774 between John Leamay of Louisa and Richard Napier of Albemarle for 23 pounds. States “whereon Vinson Sprouce lives on.” (Deed abstracts of Albemarle County, Virginia, deed book 4 : 9 August 1764 - 12 August 1768 / edited and published by Ruth & Sam Sparacio, 1992, pg 107) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| 1-Mar | 1774 | In March, an angry English Parliament passes the first of a series of Coercive Acts (called Intolerable Acts by Americans) in response to the rebellion in Massachusetts. The Boston Port Bill effectively shuts down all commercial shipping in Boston harbor until Massachusetts pays the taxes owed on the tea dumped in the harbor and also reimburses the East India Company for the loss of the tea. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Lisle, Peter McGill, John Elbick, David Ross, John Sprouse, James Sprouse, John Sprouse | 18-Apr | 1774 | John Lisle sold his Estate (everything he owned) through his attorney Peter McGill to satisfy his debt to John Elbick , David Ross and Co. in the sum of one thousand and one pounds six shillings and two pence three farthings. Listing in the sales records are: John Sprouse for 6 pounds 14 shillings 4 pence James and John Sprouse for 1 pound 9 shillings 1 ½ pence -- Albemarle Co., VA Deed Books 5-6, 1768-1776, Book 6, 1772-1776 pp.367-370 FHL Reel # 0030226 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| John Sprouce, James Sprouce, John Sprouce | 19-Apr | 1774 | John Sprouce witnessed along with James and John Sprouce on deed dated 19 April 1774 (Deed abstracts of Albemarle County, Virginia, deed book 4 : 9 August 1764 - 12 August 1768 /edited and published by Ruth & Sam Sparacio, 1992, pg 93-94) [??? wrong deed book quoted or date is wrong] | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| 12-May | 1774 | May 12, Bostonians at a town meeting call for a boycott of British imports in response to the Boston Port Bill. May 13, General Thomas Gage, commander of all British military forces in the colonies, arrives in Boston and replaces Hutchinson as Royal governor, putting Massachusetts under military rule. He is followed by the arrival of four regiments of British troops. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-May | 1774 | May 17 to 23, colonists in Providence, New York and Philadelphia begin calling for an intercolonial congress to overcome the Coercive Acts and discuss a common course of action against the British. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-May | 1774 | May 20, The English Parliament enacts the next series of Coercive Acts, which include the Massachusetts Regulating Act and the Government Act virtually ending any self rule by the colonists there. Instead, the English Crown and the Royal governor assume political power formerly exercised by colonists. Also enacted; the Administration of Justice Act which protects royal officials in Massachusetts from being sued in colonial courts, and the Quebec Act establishing a centralized government in Canada controlled by the Crown and English Parliament. The Quebec Act greatly upsets American colonists by extending the southern boundary of Canada into territories claimed by Massachusetts, Connecticut and Virginia. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-May | 1774 | May 28, First Continental Congress convened in Virginia. (HN, 5/28/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jun | 1774 | In June, a new version of the 1765 Quartering Act is enacted by the English Parliament requiring all of the American colonies to provide housing for British troops in occupied houses and taverns and in unoccupied buildings. In September, Massachusetts Governor Gage seizes that colony's arsenal of weapons at Charlestown. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-Aug | 1774 | Aug 18, Meriwether Lewis, American explorer, was born in Charlottesville, VA. He led the Corps of Discovery with William Clark. (HN, 8/18/00)(MC, 8/18/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Sep | 1774 | September 5 to October 26, the First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia with 56 delegates, representing every colony, except Georgia. Attendants include Patrick Henry, George Washington, Sam Adams and John Hancock. On September 17, the Congress declares its opposition to the Coercive Acts, saying they are "not to be obeyed," and also promotes the formation of local militia units. On October 14, a Declaration and Resolves is adopted that opposes the Coercive Acts, the Quebec Act, and other measure taken by the British that undermine self rule. The rights of the colonists are asserted, including the rights to "life, liberty and property." On October 20, the Congress adopts the Continental Association in which delegates agree to a boycott of English imports, effect an embargo of exports to Britain, and discontinue the slave trade. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 14-Oct | 1774 | Oct 14, Patrick Henry, in declaring his love of country in a speech during the First Continental Congress on October 14, 1774, proclaimed, "I am not a Virginian, but an American." (HN, 8/2/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouse [1] | 1774 | Vincent Sprouse listed in the Trinity Parish Tithables. LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA, TITHABLES AND CENSUS 1743-1785 FHL 975.5465 P 47 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Vinson Sprouce | 9-Jan | 1775 | Vinson Sprouce mentioned in Indenture made 9 January 1775 as “bounded by the line of Vinson Sprouce”, also mentions branches of Island Creek [Buck Island Creek?] (Deed abstracts of Albemarle County, Virginia, deed book 4 : 9 August 1764 - 12 August 1768 /edited and published by Ruth & Sam Sparacio, 1992, pg 122). | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| John Lemay, Richard Napier, Gilbert Gibson, Vinson Sprouce | 29-Jan | 1775 | John Lemay of Louisa Co. sold to Richard Napier of Albemarle Co.the 200 acres of land he inherited from Gilbert Gibson in 1764 (same land patented to Gilbert Gibson on 20 August 1747) The land is described as “the plantation whereon Vinson Sprouce lives on Ballenger's Creek in Albemarle County...” -- Albemarle Co., VA Deed Books 5-6, 1768-1776, Book 6, 1772-1776 p. 413 FHL Reel # 0030226 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1-Feb | 1775 | February 1, in Cambridge, Mass., a provincial congress is held during which John Hancock and Joseph Warren begin defensive preparations for a state of war. February 9, the English Parliament declares Massachusetts to be in a state of rebellion. March 23, in Virginia, Patrick Henry delivers a speech against British rule, stating, "Give me liberty or give me death!" March 30, the New England Restraining Act is endorsed by King George III, requiring New England colonies to trade exclusively with England and also bans fishing in the North Atlantic. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vinson Sprouce, John Lamay, Roger Thompson, William Craig, Giles Buditt | 1-Mar | 1775 | Deed for John Lamay of the County of Louisa to Richard Napier of Albemarle Co ---Plantation where Vinson Sprouce lives on Ballinger’s Creek in the said County. ALBEMARLE CO. VA DEED BOOK 6 P 41. Signed by Roger Thompson, William Craig and Giles Buditt and recorded March 1775 | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Nathaniel Thacker. Cassandra Thacker, Humphrey Parish, John Thacker, Vincent Sprouse, Roderick Perry, Wm Laynes, John Garth, William Garth, | 3-Mar | 1775 | “Nathaniel Thacker and Cassandra his wife of Louisa Co. to Humphrey Parish of Goochland Co.; L26; 200 a. in Trinity Par...John Thackers & Humphrey Parris’s corner...James Sextons line...Nathaniel Thackers corner...Vincent Sprouses corner...Roderick Perry line to Wm. Laynes corner oak on Nuckolls Branch, along sd. Laynes line to his corner oak on John Garth’s, along sd. Garth’s line to his corner pine & Humphrey Parish on Nuckolls Branch. Nathaniel (X) Thacker Casandra (X) Thacker Wit: William Garth, John Garth, Rhoderick Perry 12 June 1775 ack. by Nathaniel Thacker & Cassandra his wife.” -- Louisa County, VA Deed Books E & F, 1774-1790, Abstracted & Compiled by Rosalie Edith Davis, p. 7 FHL Book 975.5465 R2d And Louisa Co., VA Deed Book E, 1774-1790, p.53 FHL Reel # 0032203 |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Richard Napier, Vincent Sprouce | 9-Mar | 1775 | Richd. Napier (Alb.) v. Vincent Sprowce (Alb.) Ent. Cav. for 107 as. Alb. on waters of Ballengers Creek. [Abbreviations used: Alb = Albemarle; as. = acres; Ent. = enter; cav. = caveat; C.O. + ? [Clerk's Office?]; S.O. = Secretary's Office] |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1-Apr | 1775 | In April, Massachusetts Governor Gage is ordered to enforce the Coercive Acts and suppress "open rebellion" among the colonists by all necessary force. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 13-Apr | 1775 | Apr 13, Lord North extended the New England Restraining Act to South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. The act forbade trade with any country other than Britain and Ireland. (HN, 4/13/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 14-Apr | 1775 | April 14, Massachusetts Governor Gage is secretly ordered by the British to enforce the Coercive Acts and suppress "open rebellion" among colonists by using all necessary force. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-Apr | 1775 | April 18, General Gage orders 700 British soldiers to Concord to destroy the colonists' weapons depot. That night, Paul Revere and William Dawes are sent from Boston to warn colonists. Revere reaches Lexington about midnight and warns Sam Adams and John | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Apr | 1775 | April 23, The Provincial Congress in Massachusetts orders 13,600 American soldiers to be mobilized. Colonial volunteers from all over New England assemble and head for Boston, then establish camps around the city and begin a year long siege of British held Boston. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Richard Napier, Vincent Sprouce | 3-May | 1775 | Napier v. Sprowce} Wrote to J. Blair to enter in C.O. Napier v. Sprowce} Wrote to Garland Carr to ent. In S.O. [Abbreviations used: Alb. = Albemarle, as. = Acres, Ent. = Enter, Cav. = caveat, C.O. = ?, S.O. Secretary’s Office. -- Jefferson’s Memorandum Books: Accounts, with Legal Records and Miscellany, 1767-1826, vol. 1, p. 384-385 University of Nevada, Reno Library E 302 .J442 1997 v.1 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 10-May | 1775 | May 10, American forces led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga in New York. The fort contains a much needed supply of military equipment including cannons which are then hauled to Boston by ox teams. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-May | 1775 | May 10, The Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia, with John Hancock elected as its president. On May 15, the Congress places the colonies in a state of defense. On June 15, the Congress unanimously votes to appoint George Washington general and commander in chief of the new Continental Army. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Jun | 1775 | June 17, The first major fight between British and American troops occurs at Boston in the Battle of Bunker Hill. American troops are dug in along the high ground of Breed's Hill (the actual location) and are attacked by a frontal assault of over 2000 British soldiers who storm up the hill. The Americans are ordered not to fire until they can see "the whites of their eyes." As the British get within 15 paces, the Americans let loose a deadly volley of rifle fire and halt the British advance. The British then regroup and attack 30 minutes later with the same result. A third attack, however, succeeds as the Americans run out of ammunition and are left only with bayonets and stones to defend themselves. The British succeed in taking the hill, but at a loss of half their force, over a thousand casualties, with the Americans losing about 400, including important colonial leader, General Joseph Warren. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 3-Jul | 1775 | July 3, At Cambridge, Massachusetts, George Washington takes command of the Continental Army which now has about 17,000 men. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Jul | 1775 | July 5, The Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition which expresses hope for a reconciliation with Britain, appealing directly to the King for help in achieving this. In August, King George III refuses even to look at the petition and instead issues a proclamation declaring the Americans to be in a state of open rebellion. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 6-Jul | 1775 | July 6, The Continental Congress issues a Declaration on the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms detailing the colonists' reasons for fighting the British and states the Americans are "resolved to die free men rather than live as slaves." | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-Jul | 1775 | July 26, An American Post Office is established with Ben Franklin as Postmaster General. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 28-Nov | 1775 | November 28, The American Navy is established by Congress. The next day, Congress appoints a secret committee to seek help from European nations. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Dec | 1775 | December 23, King George III issues a royal proclamation closing the American colonies to all commerce and trade, to take effect in March of 1776. Also in December, Congress is informed that France may offer support in the war against Britain. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Absalom Sprouse | 1775 | 1775-1782 Absalom Sprouse, Inf. Name on army register. HISTORICAL REGISTER OF VIRGINIANS IN THE REVOLUTION BY John H. Gwathmey | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| Charles Sprouce | 1775 | Charles Sprouce (Sprouse) 5 Cl (Continental Regiment of line 1775-1782 HISTORICAL REGISTER OF VIRGINIANS IN THE REVOLUTION BY John H. Gwathmey | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Charles Sprouse, James Sprouse, Absalom Sprouse, Charles Sprouse, David Sprouse, Henry Sprouse, James Sprouse, John Sprouse, Thomas Sprouse | 1775 | Sprouse’s in Revolutionary: Charles Sprouse - 5th Va Regiment-Continental Line: James Sprouce of Louisa - cited index to Rev records in Va State Library: Absalom Sprouse - Infantry, no bounty land: Charles Sprouse - 3rd, 5th, 7th, continental line: David Sprouse - military pension list - Galia County: Henry Sprouse - Albemarle Militia, E: James Sprouse - Albemarle Militia, E: John Sprouse - clothing in 1779: Thomas Sprouse - Albemarle Militia, E. (Historal Register of Virginians in the Rev. War 1775-1783 by John Gwathmey – Baltimore, 1973) VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY; LIST OF THE REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS OF VIRGINIA, Special Report of the Department or Archives and History for 1911, H.J. Eckenrode, Archivist lists the following Sprouses (similar to the above list) Absolom, War 4,360; Charles Aud. Acct. 1780, 117 Aud. Acct 1780-81, 15.; Henry Sprouse, (Albemarle m.), C. of S. 1776, 81.; James Sprouse, (Albemarle m.), C of S, 1776, 81; Thomas Sprouse, (Albemarle m.), c of S, 1776 81; John Spruce War 4, 341. [C of S refers to Journal of committee of Safety. Aud. Acct refers to Auditor’s Acct Books and p. War with numeral following it stands for a collection of MS volumes bearing on the military establishment of the State during and after the Revolutionary War. 4,5,8,20 and 23 are the chief sources] | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| David Sprouse | 1775 | 1775-1783 David Sprouse, 74, Gallia Co., a pensioner according to the report and Militia Pension list HISTORICAL REGISTER OF VIRGINIANS IN THE REVOLUTION BY John H. Gwathmey | Gallia County, OH | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| George Prouce | 1775 | Prouce, George, Sergeant, Militia, Capt. Thomas Bullen's Company, no date was given; possibly late 1775 or early 1776 [Ref: Z-3]. | Talbot County, MD | “Revolutionary Patriots of Talbot County, Maryland 1775-1778 | |
| George Prouce Jr. | 1775 | Prouce, George Jr., Private, Militia, Capt. Thomas Bullen's Company, no date was given; possibly late 1775 or early 1776 [Ref: Z-3]. | Talbot County, MD | “Revolutionary Patriots of Talbot County, Maryland 1775-1778 | |
| Henry Sprouse | 1775 | 1775-1783 Henry Sprouse Albemarle Militia from Index of Revolutionary Records in Virginia State Library HISTORICAL REGISTER OF VIRGINIANS IN THE REVOLUTION BY John H. Gwathmey | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| James Sprouse | 1775 | 1775-1783 James Sprouse Albemarle Militia from Index of Revolutionary Records in Virginia State Library HISTORICAL REGISTER OF VIRGINIANS IN THE REVOLUTION BY John H. Gwathmey | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| James Sprouse | 1775 | 1775-1782 James Sprouse of Louisa from Index of Revolutionary Records in Virginia State Library HISTORICAL REGISTER OF VIRGINIANS IN THE REVOLUTION By John H. Gwathmey Also listed as a Private in A HISTORY OF LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA by Malcom H. Harris, M.D. FHL 975.5465 p 66 wherein he states that his information was taken from a collection made and published by the State Library. | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Jeremiah Prouse | 1775 | Name: Jeremiah Prouse Event: Military Record Type: Individual State: Continental Troops Regiment: Livingston's Battalion NARA Publication Title: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War NARA Publication Number: M881 NARA Roll Number: 0097 Collection: United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783 |
Jeff Miller | ||
| Peter Bonnett, Eliza Bonnett, Fleming Sprouse | 1775 | 1775-1783 VIRGINIA REVOLUTIONARY PENSION APPLICATIONS Vol. 8 Abstracted and compiled by John Frederick Dorman lists an application for pension for Peter Bonnett. One of his daughters was Eliza wife of Fleming Sprouse and in 1860 was residing in Lewis Co. FHL 975.5 zm28d | Lewis County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Peter Prouse | 1775 | Name: Peter Prouse Event: Military Record Type: Individual State: Virginia Regiment: Twelfth Regiment NARA Publication Title: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War NARA Publication Number: M881 NARA Roll Number: 1076 Collection: United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783 |
Virginia | Jeff Miller | |
| Rachel Sprouse, George Gibson | 1775 | Louisa Co 1850 Census lists a Rachel Sprouse age 75 in the household of George Gibson. She would have been born in 1775 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Thomas Prouse | 1775 | Name: Thomas Prouse Event: Military Record Type: Individual State: Connecticut Regiment: Fifth Regiment NARA Publication Title: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War NARA Publication Number: M881 NARA Roll Number: 0272 Collection: United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783 |
Connecticut | Jeff Miller | |
| Thomas Prowse | 1775 | Name: Thomas Prouse Event: Military Record Type: Individual State: New Hampshire Regiment: Third Regiment NARA Publication Title: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War NARA Publication Number: M881 NARA Roll Number: 0529 Collection: United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783 |
New Hampshire | Jeff Miller | |
| Thomas Prowse | 1775 | Name: Thomas Prowse Event: Military Record Type: Individual State: New Hampshire Regiment: Second Regiment NARA Publication Title: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War NARA Publication Number: M881 NARA Roll Number: 0515 Collection: United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783 |
New Hampshire | Jeff Miller | |
| Thomas Prowse | 1775 | Name: Thomas Prowse Event: Military Record Type: Individual State: New Hampshire Regiment: General Whipple and Staff NARA Publication Title: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War NARA Publication Number: M881 NARA Roll Number: 0568 Collection: United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783 |
New Hampshire | Jeff Miller | |
| Thomas Prowse | 1775 | Name: Thomas Prowse Event: Military Record Type: Individual State: New Hampshire Regiment: Captain Salter's Company, Artillery NARA Publication Title: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War NARA Publication Number: M881 NARA Roll Number: 0562 Collection: United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783 |
New Hampshire | Jeff Miller | |
| Thomas Sprouse | 1775 | 1775-1783 Thomas Sprouse, Albemarle Militia from Index of Revolutionary Records in Virginia State Library HISTORICAL REGISTER OF VIRGINIANS IN THE REVOLUTION BY John H. Gwathmey | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Vincent Sprouse | 1775 | Vincent Sprouse listed in the Trinity Parish tithables, LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA TITHABLES AND CENSUS 1743-1785 FHL 975.5465 P 54 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 5-Jan | 1776 | January 5, The assembly of New Hampshire adopts the first American state constitution. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 9-Jan | 1776 | January 9, Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" is published in Philadelphia. The 50 page pamphlet is highly critical of King George III and attacks allegiance to Monarchy in principle while providing strong arguments for American independence. It becomes an instant best seller in America. "We have it in our power to begin the world anew...American shall make a stand, not for herself alone, but for the world," Paine states. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 6-Apr | 1776 | April 6, The Continental Congress declares colonial shipping ports open to all traffic except the British. The Congress had already authorized privateer raids on British ships and also advised disarming all Americans loyal to England. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 12-Apr | 1776 | April 12, The North Carolina assembly is the first to empower its delegates in the Continental Congress to vote for independence from Britain. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-May | 1776 | May 2, The American revolutionaries get the much needed foreign support they had been hoping for. King Louis XVI of France commits one million dollars in arms and munitions. Spain then also promises support. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-May | 1776 | May 10, The Continental Congress authorizes each of the 13 colonies to form local (provincial) governments. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jun | 1776 | June to July, A massive British war fleet arrives in New York Harbor consisting of 30 battleships with 1200 cannon, 30,000 soldiers, 10,000 sailors, and 300 supply ships, under the command of General William Howe and his brother Admiral Lord Richard Howe. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 7-Jun | 1776 | June to July, On June 7, Richard Henry Lee, a Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, presents a formal resolution calling for America to declare its independence from Britain. Congress decides to postpone its decision on this until July. On June | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 12-Jun | 1776 | Jun 12 Virginia's colonial legislature became the first to adopt a Bill of Rights. The Virginia Declaration of Rights granted every individual the right to the enjoyment of life and liberty and to acquire and possess property. The Virginia document was written by George Mason and was a precursor to the Declaration of Independence. In 1787 Mason refused to endorse the Declaration of Independence because it did not include a Bill of Rights. (SFEC, 7/27/97, Par p.8)(AP, 6/12/97)(WSJ, 1/11/99, p.R55) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 28-Jun | 1776 | June 28, In South Carolina, American forces at Fort Moultrie successfully defend Charleston against a British naval attack and inflict heavy damage on the fleet. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Thomas Sprouse, Richard Melton, James Sprouse, Henry Sprouse, James Johnson | 2-Jul | 1776 | Reported in Williamsburg July 2, 1776: “Capt Rodger Thomspon of Albemarle county, having informed the Committee that ......Thomas Sprouse, Richard Melton, James Sprouse, Henry Sprouse and James Johnson, soldiers in his min. Comply stationed at Burwell’s Ferry, had deserted last night, he is empowered to advertize a proper description of them in the public papers, with a reward of 2 pounds per man for apprehending them, and the Comm’ee of Albemarle are requested to take proper steps for effecting the same” CALENDER OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS AND OTHER MANUSCRIPTS, May 17, 1795 to December 31, 1798: embracing the Letters and Proceedings of the Committee of Correspondence and Inquiry of Virginia and the other colonies from March 12, 1773, to April 7, 1775: Also the Journal of the Committee of Safety of Virginia from February 7, 1776 to July 5, 1776 Preserved in the Capitol at Richmond. Arranged and edited by H.W. Flourny Vol. VIII FHL 975.5N2p P233 | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| 4-Jul | 1776 | July 4, United States Declaration of Independence | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 12-Jul | 1776 | July 12, As a show of force, two British frigates sail up the Hudson River blasting their guns. Peace feelers are then extended to the Americans. At the request of the British, Gen. Washington meets with Howe's representatives in New York and listens to vague offers of clemency for the American rebels. Washington politely declines, then leaves. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Aug | 1776 | August 27 to 29, Gen. Howe leads 15,000 soldiers against Washington's army in the Battle of Long Island. Washington, outnumbered two to one, suffers a severe defeat as his army is outflanked and scatters. The Americans retreat to Brooklyn Heights, facing possible capture by the British or even total surrender. But at night, the Americans cross the East River in small boats and escape to Manhattan, then evacuate New York City and retreat up through Manhattan Island to Harlem Heights. Washington now changes tactics, avoiding large scale battles with the British by a series of retreats. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Sep | 1776 | September 11, A peace conference is held on Staten Island with British Admiral, Lord Richard Howe, meeting American representatives including John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. The conference fails as Howe demands the colonists revoke the Declaration of Independence. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 16-Sep | 1776 | September 16, After evacuating New York City, Washington's army repulses a British attack during the Battle of Harlem Heights in upper Manhattan. Several days later, fire engulfs New York City and destroys over 300 buildings. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-Sep | 1776 | September 22, After he is caught spying on British troops on Long Island, Nathan Hale is executed without a trial, his last words, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-Sep | 1776 | September 26, Congress appoints Jefferson, Franklin and Silas Deane to negotiate treaties with European governments. Franklin and Deane then travel to France seeking financial and military aid. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 9-Oct | 1776 | October 9, San Francisco is established by Spanish missionaries on the California coast. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Oct | 1776 | October 11, A big defeat for the inexperienced American Navy on Lake Champlain at the hands of a British fleet of 87 gunships. In the 7 hour Battle of Valcour Bay most of the American flotilla of 83 gunships is crippled with the remaining ships destroyed in a second engagement two days later. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Charles Sprouse | 16-Oct | 1776 | To the Honorable the President and House of Delegates The Petition of the Dissenters from the ecclesiastical Establishment in the Commonwealth of Virginia Humbly showeth That your Petitioners, being in Common with the other Inhabitants of this Commonwealth delivered from British oppression rejoice in the Prospect of having their Freedom secured and maintained to them and their posterity inviolate. The hopes of your petitioners have been raised and confirmed by the Declarations of ____________ Honorable Houses with regards to equal Liberty. Equal Liberty! That inviolate Blessing which though it be the Birthright of every good man of the State has been what your petitioners have been Deprived of in that by Taxation their property hath been wrested from them and given to those from whom the have received no equivalent your petitioners therefore having long ________ under the Burden of an Ecclesiastical establishment beg leave to move your Honorable House that this as well as every other Yoke may be Broken and that the oppressed may go free that so every Religious Denomination being on a Level animosities may cease and that Christian Forbearance, Love and Charity may be practiced towards each other while the Legislature interferes only to support them in just Rights and equal privileges And your petitioners shall ever pray [Picture not shown] (Signature of Charles Sprouse as it appears on page 211 of petition . It may well be that someone else signed his name to the petition. Writing style is the same for several names which appear on this page.) -- Early Virginia Religious Petitions, October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, “Ten-thousand name” petition by Dissenters from whole state, for ending established church, and for institution of religious equality, American Memory Collection, Library of Congress, Petition p. 3, Charles Sprouse name p. 211 Internet address: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage |
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| 28-Oct | 1776 | October 28, After evacuating his main forces from Manhattan, Washington's army suffers heavy casualties in the Battle of White Plains from Gen. Howe's forces. Washington then retreats westward. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Nov | 1776 | November, More victories for the British as Fort Washington on Manhattan and its precious stores of over 100 cannon, thousands of muskets and cartridges is captured by Gen. Howe. The Americans also lose Fort Lee in New Jersey to Gen. Cornwallis. Washington's army suffers 3000 casualties in the two defeats. Gen. Washington abandons the New York area and moves his forces further westward toward the Delaware River. Cornwallis now pursues him. Among Washington's troops is Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense, who now writes "...These are the times that try men's souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country: but he that stands it NOW deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered. Yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Elizabeth Denny, Jane Prouse | 2-Nov | 1776 | Elizabeth Denny on 2 Nov 1776 Jane Prouse TA Co. wrote her will which was proved 10 Dec 1776. Among her heirs was a dau. Elisabeth Denny who she left a Negro girl Lucy (MWB 41:400) | Talbot County, MD | |
| Jane Prouse, Debbro Austin (Austan) | 2-Nov | 1776 | Debbro Austin (Austan) is mentioned as grandau in the Will of Jane Prouse, written 2 Nov 1776, proved 10 Dec 1776, Reference is made to Thomas Austin (Austan), probably her father. (MCW 16:202) | Talbot County, MD | |
| 5-Dec | 1776 | Dec 5, Phi Beta Kappa was organized as the first American college scholastic Greek letter fraternity, at William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va. In 2005 the honor society had some 600,00 members with about 15,000 new members joining annually. (AP, 12/5/97)(HN, 12/5/98)(WSJ, 11/4/05, p.W12) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 6-Dec | 1776 | December 6, The naval base at Newport, Rhode Island, is captured by the British. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 6-Dec | 1776 | Dec 6, Phi Beta Kappa, the first scholastic fraternity, was founded at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. [see Dec 5] (HN, 12/6/00) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Dec | 1776 | December 11, Washington takes his troops across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. The next day, over concerns of a possible British attack, the Continental Congress abandons Philadelphia for Baltimore. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 25-Dec | 1776 | December 25 & 26, On Christmas, George Washington takes 2400 of his men and recrosses the Delaware River. Washington then conducts a surprise raid on 1500 British Hessians (German mercenaries) at Trenton, New Jersey. The Hessians surrender after an hour with nearly 1000 taken prisoner by Washington who suffers only six wounded (including future president Lt. James Monroe). Washington reoccupies Trenton. The victory provides a much needed boost to the morale of all American Patriots. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Jacob Sprouse | 1776 | Jacob Sprouse, Soldier, Inf. Bounty Land Warrants. REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS, Vol. 1, Virginia; Virginia Army and Navy Forces ? Bounty Land Warrants for Virginia Military District of Ohio and Virginia Military Scrip; from Federal and State archives by Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh FHL 975.5 M2b 1967 | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| Vincent Sprouse | 1776 | Vincent Sprouse listed in the Trinity Parish tithables, LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA TITHABLES AND CENSUS 1743-1785 FHL 975.5465 P 564 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1776 | Col. George Rogers Clark was charged by the Virginia Assembly to seize the Northwest Territory. By 1778, Clark was in control of the land between Virginia and the Mississippi River-except Fort Sackville. (HNQ, 7/24/00) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1776 | 1776 to 1781 During the Revolutionary War some 100 ships were scuttled in the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth, Virginia, to prevent their capture by the British. (AM, Jul/Aug '97 p.15) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 3-Jan | 1777 | January 3, A second victory for Washington as his troops defeat the British at Princeton and drive them back toward New Brunswick. Washington then establishes winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey. During the harsh winter, Washington's army shrinks to about a thousand men as enlistments expire and deserters flee the hardships. By spring, with the arrival of recruits, Washington will have 9000 men. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 12-Mar | 1777 | March 12, The Continental Congress returns to Philadelphia from Baltimore after Washington's successes against the British in New Jersey. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Apr | 1777 | April 27, American troops under Benedict Arnold defeat the British at Ridgefield, Connecticut. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 12-May | 1777 | Vinson Sprouse was one of 133 persons to sign a petition to have the southeastern sector of Albemarle Co., Va divided to form a new county (Fluvanna) arguing that their remoteness from the county seat at Charlottesville & generally unsatisfactory travel conditions justified this step. -- Papers of the Albemarle County Historical Society, 1946 - 1947, vol. 7, p. 27 FHL Book No. 975.548 Bonn v. 7-8 1946-47 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Charles Sprouse, William Clark | 13-Jun | 1777 | Charles Sprouse - “Deserted from my company of colonial regulars, now raising, William Clark and Charles Sprouse, both of Louisa county. Clark is a likely stout young man, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, dark complexion and about 20 years of age, by trade a carpenter, Sprouse may be about 30 years old, much of the same size of Clark, fair complexion, Sandy hair and is a planter. Ten Dollars reward for each will be paid to any person who delivers them to the commanding office at Williamsburg. John Pope, June 11, 1777 [only spelling change was the English F to s for easier reading] VIRGINIA GAZETTE, Issue June 13, 1777. FHL film #0029723 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| 14-Jun | 1777 | June 14, The flag of the United States consisting of 13 stars and 13 white and red stripes is mandated by Congress; John Paul Jones is chosen by Congress to captain the 18 gun vessel Ranger with his mission to raid coastal towns of England. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Jun | 1777 | June 17, A British force of 7700 men under Gen. John Burgoyne invades from Canada, sailing down Lake Champlain toward Albany, planning to link up with Gen. Howe who will come north from New York City, thus cutting off New England from the rest of the colonies. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jul | 1777 | Formed 1777 Albemarle Palmyra Fluvanna County was formed from the eastern part of Albemarle County. A boundary dispute between Goochland and Fluvanna Counties was settled in 1785. | Fluvanna County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | |
| 6-Jul | 1777 | July 6, Gen. Burgoyne's troops stun the Americans with the capture of Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain. Its military supplies are greatly needed by Washington's forces. The loss of the fort is a tremendous blow to American morale. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Jul | 1777 | July 23, British Gen. Howe, with 15,000 men, sets sail from New York for Chesapeake Bay to capture Philadelphia, instead of sailing north to meet up with Gen. Burgoyne. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Jul | 1777 | July 27, Marquis de Lafayette, a 19 year old French aristocrat, arrives in Philadelphia and volunteers to serve without pay. Congress appoints him as a major general in the Continental Army. Lafayette will become one of Gen. Washington's most trusted aides. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Aug | 1777 | August 1, Gen. Burgoyne reaches the Hudson after a grueling month spent crossing 23 miles of wilderness separating the southern tip of Lake Champlain from the northern tip of the Hudson River. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 16-Aug | 1777 | August 16, In the Battle of Bennington, militiamen from Vermont, aided by Massachusetts troops, wipe out a detachment of 800 German Hessians sent by Gen. Burgoyne to seize horses. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 25-Aug | 1777 | August 25, British Gen. Howe disembarks at Chesapeake Bay with his troops. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 9-Sep | 1777 | September 9 to 11, In the Battle of Brandywine Creek, Gen. Washington and the main American Army of 10,500 men are driven back toward Philadelphia by Gen. Howe's British troops. Both sides suffer heavy losses. Congress then leaves Philadelphia and resettles in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-Sep | 1777 | September 26, British forces under Gen. Howe occupy Philadelphia. Congress then relocates to York, Pennsylvania. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 7-Oct | 1777 | October 7, The Battle of Saratoga results in the first major American victory of the Revolutionary War as Gen. Horatio Gates and Gen. Benedict Arnold defeat Gen. Burgoyne, inflicting 600 British casualties. American losses are only 150. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Oct | 1777 | October 17, Gen. Burgoyne and his entire army of 5700 men surrender to the Americans led by Gen. Gates. The British are then marched to Boston, placed on ships and sent back to England after swearing not serve again in the war against America. News of the American victory at Saratoga soon travels to Europe and boosts support of the American cause. In Paris the victory is celebrated as if it had been a French victory. Ben Franklin is received by the French Royal Court. France then recognizes the independence of America. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 15-Nov | 1777 | November 15, Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation as the government of the new United States of America, pending ratification by the individual states. Under the Articles, Congress is the sole authority of the new national government. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouse, William Sprouce, Henry Sprouce, Vincent Sprouse Benjamin Thacker | 4-Dec | 1777 | At a Court held for Fluvanna County December the 4th, 1777 — Ordd. that Vincent Sprouce, William Sprouce and Henry Sprouce be added to the List of Tithabs. taken this present year. Vincent Sprouce Senr. is exempted from the paymt. of County & Public Levies for the future. Benja. Thackers Tiths added to the List. | Fluvanna County, VA | Fluvanna County Courthouse |
| 17-Dec | 1777 | December 17, At Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, the Continental Army led by Washington sets up winter quarters. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| George Sprouse | 1777 | George Sprouse born in VA - from Pickens Co Alabama 1850 Census | Pickens County, AL | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Phillip Prouce | 1777 | Phillip Prouce (1742- ) Born in St. Peter's Parish, Talbot Countyon November 6 1742 a son of George and Jane Prouce [Ref: V-82]. Private, Militia, Union Company, 4th Battalion, 1777-1778 [Ref: N-86/105, M-223 which listed the name as Phil. Pronce]. | Talbot County, MD | “Revolutionary Patriots of Talbot County, Maryland 1775-1778 | |
| Vincent Sprouse, Thomas Napier | 1777 | 1777-1783 Vincent Sprouse to Thomas Napier, DB 1:203-205 | Fluvanna County, VA | Fluvanna County Courthouse | |
| 1777 | Fluvanna is created and makes Albemarle even smaller. Michael E. Doran’s ATLAS OF COUNTY BOUNDARY CHANGES IN VIRGINIA 1634-1895 | Fluvanna County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| 1777 | Formed 1776 Pittsylvania Martinsville | Henry | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1777 | Formed 1776 Fincastle (abolished county Formed from Botetourt) Christiansburg | Montgomery | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1777 | Formed 1777 Cumberland Powhatan | Powhatan | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1777 | Formed 1776 Fincastle (abolished county Formed from Botetourt) Abingdon | Washington | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 6-Feb | 1778 | February 6, American and French representatives sign two treaties in Paris: a Treaty of Amity and Commerce and a Treaty of Alliance. France now officially recognizes the United States and will soon become the major supplier of military supplies to Washin | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Feb | 1778 | February 23, Baron von Steuben of Prussia arrives at Valley Forge to join the Continental Army. He then begins much needed training and drilling of Washington's troops, now suffering from poor morale resulting from cold, hunger, disease, low supplies and desertions over the long, harsh winter. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Phillip Sprouse | 1-Mar | 1778 | Sprouse, Phillip. Took the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity on or about 1 Mar 1778 [Ref: j-1814, N-106/114]. | Talbot County, MD | “Revolutionary Patriots of Talbot County, Maryland 1775-1778 |
| 16-Mar | 1778 | March 16, A Peace Commission is created by the British Parliament to negotiate with the Americans. The commission then travels to Philadelphia where its offers granting all of the American demands, except independence, are rejected by Congress. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 8-May | 1778 | May 8, British General Henry Clinton replaces Gen. Howe as commander of all British forces in the American colonies. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 30-May | 1778 | May 30, A campaign of terror against American frontier settlements, instigated by the British, begins as 300 Iroquois Indians burn Cobleskill, New York. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-Jun | 1778 | June 18, Fearing a blockade by French ships, British Gen. Clinton withdraws his troops from Philadelphia and marches across New Jersey toward New York City. Americans then reoccupy Philadelphia. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 19-Jun | 1778 | June 19, Washington sends troops from Valley Forge to intercept Gen. Clinton. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Jun | 1778 | June 27/28, The Battle of Monmouth occurs in New Jersey as Washington's troops and Gen. Clinton's troops fight to a standoff. On hearing that American Gen. Charles Lee had ordered a retreat, Gen. Washington becomes furious. Gen. Clinton then continues on toward New York. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-Jul | 1778 | July 2, Congress returns once again to Philadelphia. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 3-Jul | 1778 | July 3, British Loyalists and Indians massacre American settlers in the Wyoming Valley of northern Pennsylvania. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 8-Jul | 1778 | July 8, Gen. Washington sets up headquarters at West Point, New York. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-Jul | 1778 | July 10, France declares war against Britain. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 8-Aug | 1778 | August 8, American land forces and French ships attempt to conduct a combined siege against Newport, Rhode Island. But bad weather and delays of the land troops result in failure. The weather damaged French fleet then sails to Boston for repairs. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 14-Sep | 1778 | September 14, Ben Franklin is appointed to be the American diplomatic representative in France. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Nov | 1778 | November 11, At Cherry Valley, New York, Loyalists and Indians massacre over 40 American settlers. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Amos Cohee, Sarah Sprouse | 16-Dec | 1778 | Groom's Name: Amos Cohee Bride's Name: Sarah Sprouse Marriage Date: 16 Dec 1778 Marriage Place: Caroline,Maryland Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M53559-1 System Origin: Maryland-ODM Source Film Number: 13780 Collection: Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970 |
Caroline County, MD | Jeff Miller |
| 29-Dec | 1778 | December 29, The British begin a major southern campaign with the capture of Savannah, Georgia, followed a month later with the capture of Augusta. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| James Sprouse | 1778 | James Sprouse was in Revolutionary War for Louisa County | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1778 | Formed 1778 Augusta, Botetourt Lexington | Rockbridge | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1778 | Formed 1778 Augusta Harrisonburg | Rockingham | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Apr | 1779 | April 1 to 30, In retaliation for Indian raids on colonial settlements, American troops from North Carolina and Virginia attack Chickamauga Indian villages in Tennessee. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-May | 1779 | May 10, British troops burn Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouce, Thomas Napier, Valentine Bethel, Benjamin Thacker, Edwin Bain, Robert Allen | 13-May | 1779 | Vincent Sprouse of Fluvanna obtained from Thomas Napier of Fluvanna on May 13, 1779 for 100L, one certain tract of land of 272 acres in Fluvanna on the head branches of Woodson's creek known and called by the name of Lawhorn's. Signed - Thomas Napier. Witnessed - Valentine (+ his mark) Bethel, Benjamin (+his mark) Thacker, Edwin Bain, Robert Allen, Recorded August 5, 1779, Deed Book 1, p. 203 | Fluvanna County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Vincent Sprouse, Richard Napier, Thomas Napier, Gilbert Gibson | 13-May | 1779 | Vincent Sprouse along with Richard Napier of Fluvanna to Thomas Napier of Fluvanna for 200 pounds, one certain tract of land in Fluvanna on both sides of Ballenger’s creek including the houses and plantation whereon the said Vincent Sprouse now lives, containing 200 acres. The land was patented to Gilbert Gibson on August 20, 1747. Signed Vincent Sprouse, Richard Napier. Witness - none. Recorded August 5, 1779. V1:203-205 -- Fluvanna Co., Deed Books, vol. 1-3, 1777-1801, p.203 FHL Reel # 0031467 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1-Jun | 1779 | June 1, British Gen. Clinton takes 6000 men up the Hudson toward West Point. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 16-Jun | 1779 | June 16, Spain declares war on England, but does not make an alliance with the American revolutionary forces. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Jul | 1779 | July 5 to 11, Loyalists raid coastal towns in Connecticut, burning Fairfield, Norwalk and ships in New Haven harbor. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-Jul | 1779 | July 10, Naval ships from Massachusetts are destroyed by the British while attempting to take the Loyalist stronghold of Castine, Maine. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouse, Richard Napier, Gilbert Gibson | 1-Aug | 1779 | Vincent Sprouse & Richard Napier sold to Thomas Napier 200 acres of land (same land patented to Gilbert Gibson on 20 August 1747) in Fluvanna Co., VA on both sides of Ballengers Creek whereon the said Vincent Sprouse now lives. Amount paid - 200 pounds. DB 1, p. 205 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Deed Books, vol. 1-3, 1777-1801, p.205-206 FHL Reel # 0031467 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Thomas Napier, Vincent Sprouse, Richard Napier | 5-Aug | 1779 | Thos Napier Gent. ackd Deed to Vincent Sprouse wch is admd to record. An from Vincent Sprouse & Richard Napier to Thomas Napier Gent. Ackd re ordd to be recorded. -- Fluvanna Co., VA Court Orders. 1777-1779, p. ? FHL Reel # 0031476 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| William Thacker, Lucy Thacker, John Sprouse | 6-Aug | 1779 | William Thacker and Lucy his wife being bound by Recognizance to appear at this Court to answer the Complaint of John Sprouse for Hogstealing & the sd Wm and Lucy appearing The Court on examining the Wits are of the opinion that this Wm & Lucy be bound over to appear at the Grand Jury Court with one Secy (Security?) in the Sum of twenty Pounds. -- Fluvanna Co., VA Court Orders, 1777-1779, p. ? FHL Reel # 0031476 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 14-Aug | 1779 | August 14, A peace plan is approved by Congress which stipulates independence, complete British evacuation of America and free navigation on the Mississippi River. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-Aug | 1779 | August 29, American forces defeat the combined Indian and Loyalist forces at Elmira, New York. Following the victory, American troops head northwest and destroy nearly 40 Cayuga and Seneca Indian villages in retaliation for the campaign of terror against American settlers. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 3-Sep | 1779 | Sept. 3 to Oct. 28, Americans suffer a major defeat while attacking the British at Savannah, Georgia. Among the 800 American and Allied casualties is Count Casimir Pulaski of Poland. British losses are only 140. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Sep | 1779 | September 23, Off the coast of England, John Paul Jones fights a desperate battle with a British frigate. When the British demand his surrender, Jones responds, "I have not yet begun to fight!" Jones then captures the frigate before his own ship sinks. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Sep | 1779 | September 27, John Adams is appointed by Congress to negotiate peace with England. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Oct | 1779 | October 17, Washington sets up winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey, where his troops will suffer another harsh winter without desperately needed supplies, resulting in low morale, desertions and attempts at mutiny. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-Dec | 1779 | December 26, British Gen. Clinton sets sail from New York with 8000 men and heads for Charleston, South Carolina, arriving there on Feb. 1. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Henry Sprouse, Tabitha Moore | 1779 | Sprouse, Henry married Moore, Tabitha in Fluvanna County, Virginia 1:168 | Fluvanna County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| John Sprouse | 1779 | John Sprouse, clothing in 1779 HISTORICAL REGISTER OF VIRGINIANS IN THE REVOLUTION BY John H. Gwathmey | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| 8-Apr | 1780 | April 8, The British attack begins against Charleston as warships sail past the cannons of Fort Moultrie and enter Charleston harbor. Washington sends reinforcements. | Charleston, SC | Colonial Era Timeline | |
| Thomas Sprouse, Mary Thacker | 12-Apr | 1780 | Sprouse, Thomas married Thacker, Mary in Fluvanna County, Virginia, 1:169 | Fluvanna County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| 1-May | 1780 | May, Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, commander of the British Legion, led the British troops who massacred the surrendering Virginia regulars and militiamen. Tarleton's victory at Waxhaws eliminated the last organized force in South Carolina. During the course of the Revolutionary War, the lieutenant colonel became one of the most hated men in America. (HNQ, 9/26/00) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 6-May | 1780 | May 6, The British capture Fort Moultrie at Charleston, South Carolina. | Charleston, SC | Colonial Era Timeline | |
| 12-May | 1780 | May 12, The worst American defeat of the Revolutionary War occurs as the British capture Charleston and its 5400 man garrison (the entire southern American Army) along with four ships and a military arsenal. British losses are only 225. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 25-May | 1780 | May 25, After a severe winter, Gen. Washington faces a serious threat of mutiny at his winter camp in Morristown, New Jersey. Two Continental regiments conduct an armed march through the camp and demand immediate payment of salary (overdue by 5 months) and full rations. Troops from Pennsylvania put down the rebellion. Two leaders of the protest are then hanged. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Jun | 1780 | June 11, A new Massachusetts constitution is endorsed asserting "all men are born free and equal," which includes black slaves. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 13-Jun | 1780 | June 13, Gen. Horatio Gates is commissioned by Congress to command the Southern Army. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Jun | 1780 | June 23, American forces defeat the British in the Battle of Springfield, New Jersey. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Jul | 1780 | July 11, 6000 French soldiers under Count de Rochambeau arrive at Newport, Rhode Island. They will remain there for nearly a year, blockaded by the British fleet. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 3-Aug | 1780 | August 3, Benedict Arnold is appointed commander of West Point. Unknown to the Americans, he has been secretly collaborating with British Gen. Clinton since May of 1779 by supplying information on Gen. Washington's tactics. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 16-Aug | 1780 | August 16, A big defeat for the Americans in South Carolina as forces under Gen. Gates are defeated by troops of Gen. Charles Cornwallis, resulting in 900 Americans killed and 1000 captured. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-Aug | 1780 | August 18, An American defeat at Fishing Creek, South Carolina, opens a route for Gen Cornwallis to invade North Carolina. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vinson Sprouse [1] | 1-Sep | 1780 | VIRGINIA LAND PATENTS Vol D 1780-81 p 363 [Side bar: Vinson Sprouce 107 acres, Examd] Thomas Jefferson Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia to All to all whom these Persons shall come Greeting; Know Ye that in consideration of the Ancient Composition of fifteen shillings paid by the said Vinson Sprouse, unto the Treasury of this Commonwealth there is Granted by the said Commonwealth unto the said Vinson Sprouce a certain tract or parcel of land containing One Hundred and Seven Acres by Survey bearing date the nine teenth day of November one Thousand seven hundred and Sixty Lying and being in the County of Albemarle on the north branches of Ballengers Creek and bounded as followeth to wit Beginning at Pointers thence South thirty three poles to a Pine South twenty eight degrees West one hundred and Seventy two poles to a pine South eighty five degrees East seventy poles to a pine North forty degrees East one hundred and fifteen poles crossing a water Course to a pine North six degrees East one hundred fifty two poles to a pine and South fifty eight degrees West ninety poles to the first Station with its Appurtenances, to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of Land with its Appurtenances to the said Vinson Sprouce and his heirs forever. In Witness where of the said Thomas Jefferson, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia hath herein to set his hand and Caused the Leper Seal of the said Commonwealth to be Applied at Richmond on the first day of September in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and Eighty and of the Commonwealth the fifth. Thomas Jefferson | Albemarle County, VA | Library of Virginia, Land Patents and Grants, Grants A-Z, 1:124, Reel 45 p. 363 |
| Henry Sprouse | 4-Sep | 1780 | Henry Sprouse witnessed a deed involving Thomas Sowell and wife to George Thomspon Sept 4 - Deed mentions Ballenger’s creek and broken Back Church, Deed Book 1, p. 296 | Fluvanna County, VA | Fluvanna County Courthouse |
| Massey Thacker, Mary Sprouse, William Sprouse | 6-Sep | 1780 | Ordered that Massy Thacker & Mary Sprouse, wife of Wm Sprouse, be summoned to appear at the next Court to show cause why their Children should not be bound out. -- Fluvanna Co., VA Order Books, 1779-1782, p.45 FHL Reel # 0031476 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 23-Sep | 1780 | September 23, A British major in civilian clothing is captured near Tarrytown, New York. He is found to be carrying plans indicating Benedict Arnold intends to turn traitor and surrender West Point. Two days later, Arnold hears of the spy's capture and flees West Point to the British ship Vulture on the Hudson. He is later named a brigadier general in the British Army and will fight the Americans. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 7-Oct | 1780 | October 7, Gen. Cornwallis abandons his invasion of North Carolina after Americans capture his reinforcements, a Loyalist force of 1000 men. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 14-Oct | 1780 | October 14, Gen. Nathanael Greene, Washington's most able and trusted General, is named as the new commander of the Southern Army, replacing Gen. Gates. Greene then begins a strategy of rallying popular support and wearing down the British by leading Gen. Cornwallis on a six month chase through the back woods of South Carolina into North Carolina into Virginia then back into North Carolina. The British, low on supplies, are forced to steal from any Americans they encounter, thus enraging them. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| George Sprouse | 1780 | George Sprouse born in VA from Davie Co NC 1860 Census | Davie County, NC | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Nancy Sprouse, George Sprouse | 1780 | Nancy Sprouse (Wife of George Sprouse) born in VA from Pickense Co Alabama 1850 | Pickens County, AL | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Sprouse, Thomas, Mary Thacker | 1780 | Thomas Sprouse married Mary Thacker 1:169 | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia | |
| 6-Oct | 1781 | Oct 6, Americans and French began the siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown, the last battle of Revolutionary War. (MC, 10/6/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 24-Oct | 1781 | October 24, 7000 British reinforcements under Gen. Clinton arrive at Chesapeake Bay but turn back on hearing of the surrender at Yorktown. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 3-Jan | 1781 | January 3, Mutiny among Americans in New Jersey as troops from Pennsylvania set up camp near Princeton and choose their own representatives to negotiate with state officials back in Pennsylvania. The crisis is eventually resolved through negotiations, but over half of the mutineers abandon the army. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Jan | 1781 | Jan 5, A British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burned Richmond, Va. (AP, 1/5/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Jan | 1781 | January 17, An American victory at Cowpens, South Carolina, as Gen. Daniel Morgan defeats British Gen. Tarleton. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Jan | 1781 | January 20, Mutiny among American troops at Pompton, New Jersey. The rebellion is put down seven days later by a 600 man force sent by Gen. Washington. Two of the leaders are then hanged. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 15-Mar | 1781 | March 15, Forces under Gen. Cornwallis suffer heavy losses in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina. As a result, Cornwallis abandons plans to conquer the Carolinas and retreats to Wilmington, then begins a campaign to conquer Virginia with an army of 7500 men. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 21-May | 1781 | May 21, Gen. Washington and French Gen. Rochambeau meet in Connecticut for a war council. Gen Rochambeau reluctantly agrees to Washington's plan for a joint French naval and American ground attack on New York. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 4-Jun | 1781 | June 4, Thomas Jefferson narrowly escapes capture by the British at Charlottesville, Virginia. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-Jun | 1781 | June 10, American troops under Marquis de Lafayette, Gen. Anthony Wayne and Baron von Steuben begin to form a combined force in Virginia to oppose British forces under Benedict Arnold and Gen. Cornwallis. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Jun | 1781 | June 11, Congress appoints a Peace Commission comprised of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay and Henry Laurens. The commission supplements John Adams as the sole negotiator with the British. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 6-Jul | 1781 | Jul 6, In Virginia the Battle of Green Spring took place on the Jamestown Peninsula. It was the last major engagement of the Revolutionary War prior to the Colonial's final victory at Yorktown in October. (LP, Spring 2006, p.60) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Jul | 1781 | July 20, Slaves in Williamsburg, Virginia, rebel and burn several buildings. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Aug | 1781 | August 1, After several months of chasing Gen. Greene's army without much success, Gen. Cornwallis and his 10,000 tired soldiers arrive to seek rest at the small port of Yorktown, Virginia, on the Chesapeake Bay. He then establishes a base to communicate by sea with Gen. Clinton's forces in New York. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Aug | 1781 | Aug 1, English army under Lord Cornwallis occupied Yorktown, Virginia. (MC, 8/1/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 14-Aug | 1781 | August 14, Gen. Washington abruptly changes plans and abandons the attack on New York in favor of Yorktown after receiving a letter from French Admiral Count de Grasse indicating his entire 29 | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Aug | 1781 | Aug 20, George Washington began to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis. (MC, 8/20/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 30-Aug | 1781 | August 30, Count de Grasse's French fleet arrives off Yorktown, Virginia. De Grasse then lands troops near Yorktown, linking with Lafayette's American troops to cut Cornwallis off from any retreat by land. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Sep | 1781 | September 1, The troops of Washington and Rochambeau arrive at Philadelphia. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Sep | 1781 | September 5 to 8, Off Yorktown, a major naval battle between the French fleet of de Grasse and the outnumbered British fleet of Adm. Thomas Graves results in a victory for de Grasse. The British fleet retreats to New York for reinforcements, leaving the French fleet in control of the Chesapeake. The French fleet establishes a blockade, cutting Cornwallis off from any retreat by sea. French naval reinforcements then arrive from Newport. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Sep | 1781 | Sep 5, The British fleet arrived off the Virginia Capes and found 26 French warships in three straggling lines. Rear Adm. Thomas Graves waited for the French to form their battle lines and then fought for 5 days. Outgunned and unnerved he withdrew to New York. The French had some 37 ships and 29,000 soldiers and sailors at Yorktown while Washington had some 11,000 men engaged. French warships defeated British fleet, trapping Cornwallis in Yorktown. (NG, 6/1988, p.763)(SFEC,11/23/97, Par p.19)(MC, 9/5/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 6-Sep | 1781 | September 6, Benedict Arnold's troops loot and burn the port of New London, Connecticut. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 14-Sep | 1781 | September 14 to 24, De Grasse sends his ships up the Chesapeake Bay to transport the armies of Washington and Rochambeau to Yorktown. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 28-Sep | 1781 | September 28, Gen. Washington, with a combined Allied army of 17,000 men, begins the siege of Yorktown. French cannons bombard Gen. Cornwallis and his 9000 men day and night while the Allied lines slowly advance and encircle them. British supplies run dangerously low. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 28-Sep | 1781 | Sep 28, American forces in the Revolutionary War, backed by a French fleet, began their siege of Yorktown Heights, Va. 9,000 American forces and 7,000 French troops began the siege of Yorktown. (AP, 9/28/97)(MC, 9/28/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 9-Oct | 1781 | Oct 9, General George Washington commenced a bombardment of the Lord Cornwallis's encircled British forces at Yorktown, Virginia (Battle of Yorktown Revolutionary War). For eight days Lord Cornwallis endured the Americans heavy bombardment and had no choice but to surrender his 9,000 troops. It was considered that Washington had achieved the inconceivable with victory at Yorktown and that the British were defeated. (HN, 10/9/99)(MC, 10/9/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 16-Oct | 1781 | Oct 16, Gen. Washington took Yorktown. (MC, 10/16/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Oct | 1781 | October 17, As Yorktown is about to be taken, the British send out a flag of truce. Gen. Washington and Gen. Cornwallis then work out terms of surrender. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 19-Oct | 1781 | October 19, As their band plays the tune, "The world turned upside down," the British army marches out in formation and surrenders at Yorktown. Hopes for a British victory in the war against America are dashed. In the English Parliament, there will soon be calls to bring this long costly war to an end. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 19-Oct | 1781 | Oct 19, Major General Lord Charles Cornwallis, surrounded at Yorktown, Va., by American and French regiments numbering 17,600 men, surrendered to George Washington and Count de Rochambeau at Yorktown, Va. Cornwallis surrendered 7,157 troops, including si | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1781 | Ballinger's Creek still in Albemarle. County lines do not change much from here on. | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| 1781 | Formed 1780 Brunswick Emporia | Greensville | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jan | 1782 | January 1, Loyalists begin leaving America, heading north to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Jan | 1782 | January 5, The British withdraw from North Carolina. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Feb | 1782 | February 27, In England, the House of Commons votes against further war in America. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Mar | 1782 | March 5, The British Parliament empowers the King to negotiate peace with the United States. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 7-Mar | 1782 | March 7, American militiamen massacre 96 Delaware Indians in Ohio in retaliation for Indian raids conducted by other tribes. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Mar | 1782 | March 20, British Prime Minister, Lord North, resigns, succeeded two days later by Lord Rockingham who seeks immediate negotiations with the American peace commissioners. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 4-Apr | 1782 | April 4, Sir Guy Carleton becomes the new commander of British forces in America, replacing Gen. Clinton. Carleton will implement the new British policy of ending hostilities and withdraw British troops from America. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Charles Sprouse | 10-Apr | 1782 | Charles Sprouce appears on the Personal Property Tax List of Albemarle Co., VA District No. 1 Listed: 1 free male above 21 yrs, 3 cows, and 1 horse Tax = 12 shillings 9 pence -- Albemarle Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1799 (1782, p.5) FHL Reel # 2024443 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vincent Sprouse | 10-Apr | 1782 | Vincent Sprouse appears on the Personal Property Tax List of Albemarle Co., Va. District No. 8 Listed = 1 free male above 21 yrs. old, 4 cows, 1 horse or mule Tax = 13 shillings. -- Papers of the Albemarle County Historical Society, 1946 - 1947, “Personal Property Tax List of Albemarle Co., 1782”, vol. 5, p.73 FHL Book 975.548 Bonn v. 5-6 1946-47 and -- Albemarle Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1799 (1782, p.5) FHL Reel # 2024443 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 12-Apr | 1782 | April 12, Peace talks begin in Paris between Ben Franklin and Richard Oswald of Britain. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 16-Apr | 1782 | April 16, Gen. Washington establishes American army headquarters at Newburgh, New York. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 19-Apr | 1782 | April 19, The Dutch recognize the United States of America as a result of negotiations conducted in the Netherlands by John Adams. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Jun | 1782 | June 11, The British evacuate Savannah, Georgia. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Jun | 1782 | June 20, Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States of America. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 19-Aug | 1782 | August 19, Loyalist and Indian forces attack and defeat American settlers near Lexington, Kentucky. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 25-Aug | 1782 | August 25, Mohawk Indian Chief Joseph Brant conducts raids on settlements in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Aug | 1782 | August 27, The last fighting of the Revolutionary War between Americans and British occurs with a skirmish in South Carolina along the Combahee River. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-Nov | 1782 | November 10, The final battle of the Revolutionary War occurs as Americans retaliate against Loyalist and Indian forces by attacking a Shawnee Indian village in the Ohio territory. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 30-Nov | 1782 | November 30, A preliminary peace treaty is signed in Paris. Terms include recognition of American independence and the boundaries of the United States, along with British withdrawal from America. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Sprouse, William Sprouse, Martha Mayo | 5-Dec | 1782 | John Sprouse and William Sprouse being committed to Gaol of this County by a Warrant under the Hand of Thomas Napier Gent on suspicion of Hogstealing and being brought before the Court and arraigned for the said offense pleaded not Guilty where upon a Witness was sworn and examined on consideration thereof the Court are of opinion that the sd Jno & William is guilty of Stealing a Hog, the property of Martha Mayo of the value of thirty shillings ordered that the sd Jno and William be committed to the Gaol of this County until they enter into recognizance with two Securities themselves in the Sum of twenty pounds each; and each in the Sum of L 10 for their appce at the next Grand-jury Court to answer an Indictment then to be preferrd against them. -- Fluvanna Co., VA Court Orders, 1782-1784, p.11 FHL Reel # 0031476 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 14-Dec | 1782 | December 14, The British evacuate Charleston, South Carolina. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 15-Dec | 1782 | December 15, In France, strong objections are expressed by the French over the signing of the peace treaty in Paris without America first consulting them. Ben Franklin then soothes their anger with a diplomatic response and prevents a falling out between France and America. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Henry Sprouse | 1782 | Henry Sprouse appears on the Personal Property Tax List of Fluvanna Co., VA Listed: 1 Tithable over 21, 1 horse, 2 cows -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, p.1, col.1, Ln. 57 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| John Sprouce | 1782 | John Sprouce appears in Fluvanna County, VA as a head of Household in the year 1782 . Listed: 9 white, 0 blacks (Note: The 1790 schedules for Virginia which appear on microfilm publication T-498 were reconstructed from State enumerations.) -- Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States taken in the Year 1790 - Records of the State Enumerations: 1782 to 1785 , Virginia, p. 19, col. 4 University of Nevada, Reno Library Gov. Doc. C3.11: V81 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Thomas Harlow | 1782 | Susanna Priddy | Virginia | ||
| Vincent Sprouse Sr. | 1782 | Vincent Sprouse Sr. Exempt from paying taxes, Fluvanna County, Virginia. | Fluvanna County, VA | ||
| 1782 | Formed 1781 Bedford Rustburg | Campbell | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1782 | Henrico Independent City | Richmond City | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Jan | 1783 | January 20, England signs a preliminary peace treaty with France and Spain. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 3-Feb | 1783 | February 3, pain recognizes the United States of America, followed later by Sweden, Denmark and Russia. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 4-Feb | 1783 | February 4, England officially declares an end to hostilities in America. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-Mar | 1783 | March 10, An anonymous letter circulates among Washington's senior officers camped at Newburgh, New York. The letter calls for an unauthorized meeting and urges the officers to defy the authority of the new U.S. national government (Congress) for its failure to honor past promises to the Continental Army. The next day, Gen. Washington forbids the unauthorized meeting and instead suggests a regular meeting to be held on March 15. A second anonymous letter then appears and is circulated. This letter falsely claims Washington himself sympathizes with the rebellious officers. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 15-Mar | 1783 | March 15, General Washington gathers his officers and talks them out of a rebellion against the authority of Congress, and in effect preserves the American democracy. Read more about this | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Apr | 1783 | April 11, Congress officially declares an end to the Revolutionary War. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Charles Sprouse | 14-Apr | 1783 | Chas Sprouse mentioned on a list of Insolvents, Errors and Removals. Listed as a removal on April 14. (Albemarle County, Virginia, court papers, 1744-1783 / abstracted and compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III., 1987, pg 61) [Do we assume Charles Sprouse died or moved?] | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| 26-Apr | 1783 | April 26, 7000 Loyalists set sail from New York for Canada, bringing a total of 100,000 Loyalists who have now fled America. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Martha Sprouse | 30-Apr | 1783 | Benjamin Hatchet, 1:4 | ||
| Martha Sprouse, Benjamin Thacker | 30-Apr | 1783 | Martha Sprouse and Benjamin Thacker married on 30 Apr 1783. Min. William Moore VIRGINIA HISTORIC MARRIAGE REGISTER FLUVANNA COUNTY MARRIAGES 1781-1849 BY John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr. | Fluvanna County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Charles Sprouse | 1-May | 1783 | 1783 Folder -- List the following individual Removed from Albemarle Co. John Anderson, Martin Burrus, Martin Bunch, Jno. Boutetourt, William Bourk, Drury Phorah, Bartlet Goodman, Mat. Howell, Marg’t Howell, Hugh Juno, Thomas Kindred, Sr., Martin Marshall, Thomas Wassie, David Mills, Jno. Perkins, Chas. Sprouce, Tyler Henry. -- Albemarle County, Virginia Court Papers 1744-1783 Abstracted and Compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, Item 9, p.61 FHL Reel # 1697895 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 13-Jun | 1783 | June 13, The main part of the Continental Army disbands. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 24-Jun | 1783 | June 24, To avoid protests from angry and unpaid war veterans, Congress leaves Philadelphia and relocates to Princeton, New Jersey. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 8-Jul | 1783 | July 8, The Supreme Court of Massachusetts abolishes slavery in that state. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 3-Sep | 1783 | September 3, The Treaty of Paris is signed by the United States and Great Britain. Congress will ratify the treaty on January 14, 1784. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouce, David, Sprouce, Lucy | 1-Oct | 1783 | David Sprouce married Lucy Sprouce [see 1 Oct 1784 for duplicate.? I believe the 1783 year is correct.] | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 7-Oct | 1783 | October 7, In Virginia, the House of Burgesses grants freedom to slaves who served in the Continental Army. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Oct | 1783 | Oct 23, Virginia emancipated slaves who fought for independence during the Revolutionary War. (HN, 10/23/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-Nov | 1783 | November 2, George Washington delivers his farewell address to his army. The next day, remaining troops are discharged. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| William Dodds, Sarah Sprouce | 18-Nov | 1783 | Marriage William Dodds to Sarah Sprouce both of Albemarle. PAPERS OF THE ALBEMARLE CO. HISTORICAL SOCIETY Vol. VI p 57 (Bulletin of the Albemarle County Historical Society. Charlottesville, Va. : The Society, 1980- Volume 6, pg 57) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| 25-Nov | 1783 | November 25, Washington enters Manhattan as the last British troops leave. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-Nov | 1783 | November 26, Congress meets in Annapolis, Maryland. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Thomas Napier, Chloe Napier, Wilson Miles Carey, Tunstall Quarles, Valentine Bethel, David Ross, Doc Powell, Creasy, Charles Sprouse, Vincent Sprouse, George Gibson, Pat Napier | 30-Nov | 1783 | Thomas Napier, and wife Chloe, sold approximately 1350 acres of land on the North and South sides of the Rivanna River. The lands on the South side of the river were bounded by lands of Wilson Miles Carey, Tunstal Quarles, Valentine Bethel, David Ross, and Doc Powell. The land sold was composed of the several parcels of land hereafter mentioned “30 acres from Creasy and patented to the said Thomas, 85 Acres from Charles Sprouse and patented to the sd Thomas, and 200 Acres from Vincent Sprouse by Deed 107 Acres from said Sprouse and patented to the sd Thomas. 150 Acres transferred by George Gibson and patented to the said Thomas, 150 Acres by Deed from John Napier. 300 Acres by Deed from Pat Napier Junr ....” -- Fluvanna County, Virginia Deed Book 2, 1784-1793, p. 1-4 FHL Reel # 0031467 [Explanation of the land of Vincent in 1780 patent of 107 acres.] |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 23-Dec | 1783 | December 23, Following a triumphant journey from New York to Annapolis, George Washington, victorious commander in chief of the American Revolutionary Army, appears before Congress and voluntarily resigns his commission, an event unprecedented in history. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Dec | 1783 | Dec 23, George Washington resigned as commander-in-chief of the Army and retired to his home at Mount Vernon, Va. (AP, 12/23/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| George Prouse | 1783 | George Prouse, Born: c. 1783, Died: ?, Place d.: Caroline County, MD | Caroline County, MD | Family Chart of William L. Carlile, Elsie C. Carlile, 303 Mangrove Rd., Severna Park, MD 21146 | |
| John Sprouse, Henry Sprouse | 1783 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List of Fluvanna Co., VA in 1783 John Sprouse Listed: 1 Tithable over 21, 1 horse, 3 cows Henry Sprouse Listed: 1 Tithable over 21, 1 horse, 1 cows -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1783) p.8, Ln. 26 and p.11, Ln 12 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| 14-Jan | 1784 | January 14, The Treaty of Paris is ratified by Congress. The Revolutionary War officially ends. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Mar | 1784 | March 1, A congressional committee led by Thomas Jefferson proposes to divide up sprawling western territories into states, to be considered equal with the original 13. Jefferson also proposes a ban on slavery everywhere in the U.S. after 1800. This proposal is narrowly defeated. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| William Sprouse, Absolom Appleberry, George Perry, James Cole, Samuel Smithson, lexander Moss, William Barnett | 5-Mar | 1784 | William Sprouse Plaintiff against Absolom Appleberry, George Perry and James Cole Defts Upon a Replevy Bond taken Costs 90lbs Tobo on a writ of Fiere facias issued out of this Court by the Plt against the said 15/or 150lbs Tobo Sprouse vs Appleberry, Samuel Smithson Alexander Moss and William Barnett It appearing to the Court that the said Defendants have had legal notice of this motion and not appearing, the solemnly called It is considered by the Court that the Plt recover against them twenty seven pounds eleven shillings the amount of the Bond aforesaid and also his costs by him in this behalf expended, and execution is awarded for the same. Bal to be discharged upon payment of ten pounds fifteen shillings three hundred and eighty pounds of Tobacco, together with the Sheriffs Commision therein for levying an Execution, with Interest in the whole amount to be computed after the rate of fine per Centium per annum from the twenty sixth day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty three till paid and costs. Fluvanna Co., VA Court Orders, 1782-1791, p.19 FHL Reel # 0031476 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vinson Sprouce, George Dudley, Jr. | 24-May | 1784 | Vinson Sprouce purchased 362 1/4 acres of land from George Dudley Junr Land situated in Albemarle Co., Va on the east edge of Middle fork of Buck Island Creek. Amount paid - 50 pounds current money. Albemarle Co., VA, Deeds 1776-1789, Book 9, p.44 FHL Reel # 0030227 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vinson Sprouse, Anthony Gaineny, George Dudley Jr. | 24-May | 1784 | Indenture between Winson [sp] Sprouse and Anthony Gaineny (both of Albemarle) a certain tract of land on Buck Island Creek “being part of a larger tract purchased by the said Winson of one George Dudly Jr “and divided from the remainder of the said tract by the ___[road] which ____[runs] from Charlottesville to the _____ordinary in the county of Fluvanna and being all the land which the said George Dudly sold to the said Winson on the right hand of the said road...” Vinson signed with his mark. | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Thomas Sprouse, Samuel Richardson, John Strange, John Napier | 1-Jul | 1784 | Sprouse Exmd Thomas Sprouse being committed to the Gaol of this as Criminal county by a warrant from under the hand of Samuel Richardson Gentleman on Suspicion of Feloniously and Burglariously breaking and entering the Mill house of John Strange and stealing therein sundry things to the Value of forty eight shillings was brought before the Court and being examined touching the matter, it is the opinion of the Court that the said Thomas is not guilty of the said offense and he is therefore acquitted. Present John Napier Gentleman --Fluvanna Co., VA Court Orders, 1783-1791, p.47 FHL Reel # 0031476 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| John Sprouse, Thomas Hammonds | 2-Jul | 1784 | John Sprouse Plt against In Case Thomas Hammonds Deft The Plt failing to prosecute his suit, ordered that the same be dismissed and Judgement is granted the Defendant against the said Plt for his Cost by him about his defense in the behalf expended. Dismd --Fluvanna Co., VA Court Orders, 1782-1791, p.60 FHL Reel # 0031476 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Sprouce, James | 15-Jul | 1784 | James Sprouse married Kesiah Lowery 15 Jul 1784, Mathew Maury minister | Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 30-Aug | 1784 | August 30, Beginning of the China Trade, as the American Ship Empress of China, sailing from New York, arrives at Canton, China. The ship will return with exotic goods, including silks and tea, spurring large numbers of American merchants to enter the trade. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 22-Sep | 1784 | September 22, Russians establish their first settlement in Alaska, on Kodiak Island. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| David Sprouse, Lucy Sprouse, Vincent Sprouse, William Bailey | 1-Oct | 1784 | David Sprouse married Lucy Sprouse, daughter of Vincent Sprouse. Sureties are David Sprouse (his mark) and William Bailey (His mark). PAPERS OF THE ALBEMARLE CO. HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Vol. VI p 49 (Bulletin of the Albemarle County Historical Society. Charlottesville, Va. : The Society, 1980- Volume 6, pg 48) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| George Dudley Jr., Vinson Sprouse | 11-Nov | 1784 | An Indenture of Feoffment between George Dudley Junr of the one part and Winson Sprouse of the other part together with a Memorandum thereon endorsed was acknowledged by George Dudley party thereto and ordered to be recorded. -- Albemarle Co., VA County Court Order Books, 1744-48, 1783-85, p.267 FHL Reel # 0030255 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vinson Sprouse, Anthony Gaineny | 11-Nov | 1784 | An Indenture of Feoffment between Winson Sprouse of the one part and Anthony Gianneny of the other part was acknowledged by the said Winson party thereto and ordered to be recorded his wife personally appeared in court and after being privately examined as the law directs voluntarily relinquished her right of dower in the lands conveyed by the said Indenture. -- Albemarle Co., VA County Court Order Books, 1744-48, 1783-85, p.267 FHL Reel # 0030255 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vinson Sprouse, Anthony Gaineny, George Dudley Jr. | 11-Nov | 1784 | Winson Sprous sold 250 acres of land to Anthony Gainey located in Albemarle Co., VA on Buck Island Creek, being a part of the larger tract (362 1/4 acres) purchased from George Dudley. Amount paid __eight lbs. (Winson Sprous could not write as deed signed with ‘his + mark’.) -- Albemarle Co., VA Deeds, Book 9, 1776-1784, p.46 FHL Reel # 0030227 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Bennett Henderson, Charles Sprouse | 12-Nov | 1784 | Upon the petition of Bennett Henderson against Charles Sprouce for the Sum of Two pounds ten shillings said to be due by promissory note This day came Plff by his Attorney and the Deft having been warned and not appearing it is considered by the court that the Plff recover against the said defendant the said sum of Two pounds ten shillings and his cost by him about his suit in the behalf expended and the Deft in mercy. -- Albemarle Co., VA, County Court Order Books, 1744-1748, 1783-1785, p. 299 FHL Reel # 0030255 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 24-Nov | 1784 | Nov 24, Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, was born in Orange County, Va. (AP, 11/24/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Tunstall Quarls, William Sprouse, Isaac Eades, Vincent Sprouse | 1-Dec | 1784 | Tunstall Quarls, assignee of William Sprouse who was assignee of Isaac Eades received a grant for 57 acres of land located in Albemarle County on the branches of Ballengers Creek and Long Island Creek. The land was surveyed on 16 March 1772 and recorded on 1 December 1784. Vincent Sprouse is listed as one of the corners described in the meets and bounds. -- Virginia Land Grants, Book M, 1781-1785, pp. 661-662 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart, [I changed date to reflect record date vice survey] |
| Henry Sprouse, William Sprouse, John Sprouse | 1784 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List of Fluvanna Co., VA in 1784 Henry Sprouse Listed: 1 Tithable over 21, 1 horse, 4 cows William Sprouse Listed: 1 Tithable over 21 John Sprouse Listed: 1 Tithable over 21, 1 horse, 2 cows -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1784) p.9, Ln. 15, 23, 24 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Micajah Sprouse | 1784 | Micajah Sprouse born in VA - from Augusta Co VA 1850 Census | Augusta | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 11-Jan | 1785 | January 11, Congress relocates to New York City, temporary capital of the U.S. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 24-Feb | 1785 | February 24, Although England refuses to send an ambassador to the U.S., John Adams is sent as the American ambassador to Britain. He will spend the next three years trying without success to settle problems regarding the existence of a string of British forts along the Canadian border, pre war debts owed to British creditors, post war American treatment of Loyalists, and the closing of the West Indian colonies to American trade. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouse, David Sprouse | 15-Apr | 1785 | Vincent Sprouse and David Sprouse listed for April 15, 1785 Order Bk 1, pg 3 Albemarle County Road Orders, Vincent and David Sprouse Ordered that the Road which at present Laurence Long is surveyor of be lengthened from Cole to Moores Creek and that game be opened and Cleared agreeable to the View of Nicholas Lewis, Gent. et al and that he have in addition to his former Gang, Anthony M Nullins, Jianeny Pratto, John Bent, Robert Burruss, Samuel Young, Catteral Lively, Joseph Tindell, Vincent Sprouse, David Sprouse, Francis Gaines, Thomas Jefferson, Esq. on the south side the river & de Rieux with their male labouring tithables. (Historic Roads of Virginia, Albemarle County Road Orders 1783-1816 Pawlett, 1975) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| 8-May | 1785 | May 8, Congress passes the Land Ordinance of 1785 which divides the northwest territories into townships, each set at 6 square miles, subdivided into 36 lots of 640 acres each, with each lot selling for no less than $640. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouse [1] | 12-May | 1785 | Vincent Sprouse is by the Court exempted from paying court and parish levies for his own person. -- Albemarle Co., VA County Court Order Books, 1744-48, 1783-85, p.406 FHL Reel # 0030255 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Alexander Bain, Vincent Sprouse | 8-Sep | 1785 | Alexander Bain Plff On a Fiere facias vs Vincent Sprouse Deft The sheriff of the county having returned that the Deft is not found within his Bailiwick on the motion of the Plff by his attorney an alias Fiere facias is awarded him against the said defendant returnable here the next court. -- Albemarle Co., VA, County Court Order Books, 1744-1748, 1783-1785 P.529 FHL Reel # 0030255 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Charles Sprouse | 1785 | Charles Sprouse listed in the Fredericksville Parish Tithables, in LOUISA COUNTY, VIRGINIA, TITHABLES AND CENSUS 1743-1785 FHL 975.5465 P 94 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| David Sprouse | 1785 | David Sprouse listed in personal property tax lists for Albemarle County, with 1 free male over 21, 0 cattle and 1 horse and no slaves. | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| David Sprouse | 1785 | David Sprouse moved from Louisa to Albemarle County in the fall of 1785 according to his Revolutionary War Pension Application. (See entry dated 27 September 1832.) | Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Henry Sprouse, John Sprouse, William Sprouse | 1785 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List of Fluvanna Co., VA in 1785 Henry Sprouse Listed: 1 Tithable over 21, 1 horse, 2 cows John Sprouse Listed: 1 Tithable over 21, 1 horse, 2 cows William Sprouse Listed: 1 Tithable over 21 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1785) p.13, Ln. 1, 5, 6 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Peter Sprouse | 1785 | Peter Sprouse born in VA - from Albemarle Co VA 1850 Census | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Vinson Sprouse [2] | 1785 | Vinson Sprouse listed in personal property tax lists for Albemarle County, with 1 free male, 3 cattle and 1 horse and no slaves. | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Vinson Sprouse [2] | 1785 | Vincent Sprouce appears on the Albemarle County Land Tax Record for 1785 No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 368 ¼ 3/3 L 59 s16 c11½ L s16 c11½ -- Albemarle Co., VA Land Tax Records, Reel 6, 1782-1798, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| 1785 | The counties of Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg and Union were formed from the Ninety Six District | 96 District, South Carolina | South Carolina | ||
| 1785 | James Madison wrote the petition "Memorial and Remonstrance" for circulation in Virginia to oppose the use of public funds for Christian education. (WSJ, 9/1/99, p.A24) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1785 | The Virginia census of 1785 does not list any Sprouse’s or other variations in the name. | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |||
| 16-Jan | 1786 | January 16, The Virginia legislature passes Jefferson's Ordinance of Religious Freedom guaranteeing that no man may be forced to attend or support any church or be discriminated against because of his religious preference. This will later serve as the model for the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 16-Jan | 1786 | Jan 16, The Council of Virginia passed the Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom. (HN, 1/16/99)(WSJ, 12/14/02, p.W17) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 8-Aug | 1786 | August 8, Congress adopts a monetary system based on the Spanish dollar, with a gold piece valued at $10, silver pieces at $1, one tenth of $1 also in silver, and copper pennies. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 22-Aug | 1786 | August 22 to 25, Angry representatives from 50 towns in Massachusetts meet to discuss money problems including the rising number of foreclosures, the high cost of lawsuits, heavy land and poll taxes, high salaries for state officials, and demands for new paper money as a means of credit. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 31-Aug | 1786 | August 31, In Massachusetts, to prevent debtors from being tried and put in prison, ex Revolutionary War Captain Daniel Shays, who is now a bankrupt farmer, leads an armed mob and prevents the Northampton Court from holding a session. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Sep | 1786 | September 20, In New Hampshire, an armed mob marches on the state assembly and demands enactment of an issue of paper money. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-Sep | 1786 | September 26, Shays' rebels, fearing they might be charged with treason, confront 600 militiamen protecting the state Massachusetts Supreme Court session in Springfield and force the court to adjourn. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Perry Sprouse | 1-Oct | 1786 | Perry Sprouse, son of Philemon Sprouse late of Talbot County, bound to William Davis of Caroline County, Cordwainer, until he is 21 – now as 14 on 15 of instant. October 1786. Stephen Martindale and Willie Martindale, bondsmen with William Davis. | Caroline County, MD | |
| 16-Oct | 1786 | October 16, Congress establishes the United States mint. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Oct | 1786 | October 20, Congress authorizes Secretary of War Henry Knox to raise a an army of 1340 men over concerns of the safety of the federal arsenal at Springfield, Mass. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vinson Sprouse | 24-Nov | 1786 | Albemarle County To Wit Novr 1786 This Petition is for the Consideration of that Honorable House of Delegates, Now convean’d in a general assemble, at the City of Richmond; for to take under their Consideration, the good of this Common Wealth of Virginia, and as your Humble petitioners, with the rest of the good citizens of this State ... And when we see any act of assemble, that appears unjust to our views, either Concerning church or State: we think it is our right & privilege to pray this Honorable House, to repeal such acts, ... That we have Latly got Surpris’d when we view’d the Incorporating act. And many then; and not till then, got their Eyes open’d to see that the Gleab, Lands, House & Meeting Houses, place etc, was all given up to one sect of people & to their Successors, it appears to us that when that act was pass’d that their was some subtil crafty men, to fix it as they thought a nail in a sure place; but we hope you will at the first Glance see the onjustness of the Matter, when us and our fathers, whas equally purchases of the gleab etc; ... Now Sirs we are well assur’d that you know that we pay our proportionable part of the Tax, and we wish to live & die good Whigs, and we also pray & wish you to repeal that act concerning the Gleabs etc and sell them to help lighten our Taxes in General; ... Now we your Humble petitioners wishes that God may Bless you in all your honest undertakens both in Church & State affairs Amen -Vinson Sprouse - ( The signature of Vinson Sprouse as it appears on the above petition. There are 203 signatures on this document. Most of the names can be verified against land and property tax records for Albemarle County, Virginia. The signatures appear to have been signed by different people. However this does not mean the person named actually signed the Document. All other documents showing Vinson’s name are signed with “his mark”.) --Library of Congress, American Memory Project, History, “Early Virginia Religious Petition, For Repeal of Incorporation Act.” , 24 November 1786, pp.. 1 – 15 |
Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| 26-Dec | 1786 | December 26, Shays assembles 1200 men near Worcester, Mass. and heads toward Springfield. Massachusetts Governor, Bowdoin, then orders mobilization of a 4400 man force. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| David Sprouse | 1786 | David Sprouse listed in personal property tax lists for Albemarle County with 1 free male, 0 cattle and 1 horse and no slaves. | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Henry Sprouse | 1786 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List of Fluvanna Co., VA in 1786 Henry Sprouse Listed: 1 Tithable over 21, 1 horse, 2 cows -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1786) p.9, Ln. 1 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Thomas Sprouse | 1786 | Thomas Sprouse listed as delinquent tax payer for 2 shillings. | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Vincent Sprouse | 1786 | Vincent Sprouse listed as delinquent tax payer 8 shillings | Albemarle County, VA | ||
| Vincent Sprouse | 1786 | Vincent Sprouse appears on “A List of the Proprietors of Land the Grantees and Value of the same in Fluvanna County taken by the Commissioners for the Said County. John Timberlake DC of C” No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 272 2/6 L 34 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Land Tax Records, 1782-1808, Reel # 99 Library of Virginia |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vinson Sprouse | 1786 | Vinson Sprouse listed in personal property tax lists for Albemarle County, with 1 free male, 2 cattle and 1 horse and no slaves. | Albemarle | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1786 | Formed 1785 Bedford, Henry Rocky Mount | Franklin | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1786 | Formed 1786 Washington Lebanon | Russell | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1786 | Summer of 1786 Americans suffer from post war economic depression including a shortage of currency, high taxes, nagging creditors, farm foreclosures and bankruptcies. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| John Sprouse, William Sprouse | 4-Jan | 1787 | Ordered that John Sprouse and William Sprouse be severally summoned to appear here at the next Court to show cause if any they can why their Children should not be bound out on account of their neglecting to take due care of them. -- Fluvanna Co., VA Court Orders, 1782-1791, p.342 FHL Reel # 0031476 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 26-Jan | 1787 | January 26, Shays' rebels attack the federal arsenal at Springfield but are unsuccessful. Revolutionary War hero, Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, then arrives with reinforcements from Boston to pursue the rebels. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 4-Feb | 1787 | February 4, Gen. Lincoln's troops attack Shays' rebels at Petersham, Massachusetts, and capture 150 rebels. Shays flees north to Vermont. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 21-Feb | 1787 | February 21, Amid calls for a stronger central government, due in part to Shays' Rebellion, Congress endorses a resolution calling for a constitutional convention to be held in Philadelphia, beginning in May. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Sprouse, William Sprouse | 16-Mar | 1787 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1787 John Sprouse Listed: 1 tithable over 21 William Sprouse Listed: 1 tithable over 21 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1787) p.11, Ln. 3 & 15 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Henry Sprouse | 28-Mar | 1787 | Henry Sprouse appears on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1787 Listed: 1 tithable over 21 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1787) p. , Ln. 10 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vinson Sprouse | 12-Apr | 1787 | Vincent Sprouse again appears on Personal Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., Va. Listed = 1 tithable male over 21, 2 horses or mules, and 1 cow. -- Albemarle Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1799, (1787, p.11) FHL Reel # 2024443 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Thomas Sprouse | 24-Apr | 1787 | Thomas Sprouse appears on the Personal Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA Listed: 1 tithable male over 21, 1 horse, and 4 cows --Albemarle Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1799, (1787, p.12) FHL Reel # 2024443 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Thomas Sprouse | 24-Apr | 1787 | Thomas Sprouse listed in personal property tax lists for Albemarle County, 5 cattle and 1horse. (Personal Property Tax List for the Year 1787 For Albemarle County, VA by Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florenne Love, 1987 Genealogical Books in Print, Springfield Va.) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| 25-May | 1787 | May 25, With 29 delegates from nine states present, the constitutional convention begins in the state house (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. A total of 73 delegates have been chosen by the states (excluding Rhode Island) although only 55 will actually attend. There are 21 veterans of the Revolutionary War and 8 signers of the Declaration of Independence. The delegates are farmers, merchants, lawyers and bankers, with an average age of 42, and include the brilliant 36 year old James Madison, the central figure at the convention, and 81 year old Ben Franklin. Thomas Jefferson, serving abroad as ambassador to France, does not attend. The delegates first vote is to keep the proceedings absolutely secret. George Washington is then nominated as president of the constitutional convention. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-May | 1787 | May 29, The "Virginia Plan" was proposed. (SC, 5/29/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| William Sprouse | 7-Jun | 1787 | On the information of John M Haden Commissioner of the Revenue for the second District of this County - Ordered that William Sprouse be summoned to appear here at the next Court, to show cause if any he can, why he should not be fined and highly taxed for failing to give in a list of his Taxable property for the present year. --Fluvanna Co., VA Order Books 1783-1791, p.399 FHL Reel # 0031476 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 19-Jun | 1787 | June 19, Rather than revise the Articles of Confederation, delegates at the constitutional convention vote to create an entirely new form of national government separated into three branches the legislative, executive and judicial thus dispersing power with checks and balances, and competing factions, as a measure of protection against tyranny by a controlling majority. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 13-Jul | 1787 | July 13, Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance which establishes formal procedures for transforming territories into states. It provides for the eventual establishment of three to five states in the area north of the Ohio River, to be considered equal with the original 13. The Ordinance includes a Bill of Rights that guarantees freedom of religion, the right to trial by jury, public education and a ban on slavery in the Northwest. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 16-Jul | 1787 | July 16, At the constitutional convention, Roger Sherman proposes a compromise which allows for representation in the House of Representatives based on each state's population and equal representation for all of the states in the Senate. The numerous black slaves in the South are to counted at only three fifths of their total number. A rough draft of the constitution is then drawn up. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 6-Aug | 1787 | August 6 to 10, Items in the draft constitution are debated including the length of terms for the president and legislators, the power of Congress to regulate commerce, and a proposed 20 year ban on any Congressional action concerning slavery. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Sep | 1787 | September 17, Thirty nine delegates vote to approve and then sign the final draft of the new Constitution. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Sep | 1787 | Sep 17, The Constitution of the United States was completed and signed by a majority of delegates (12) attending the constitutional convention in Philadelphia. The US Constitution went into effect on Mar 4, 1789. Clause 3 of Article I, Section 8 empowered Congress to "regulate Commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with the Indian Tribes." Two of the signers went on to become presidents of the United States. George Washington, the president of the Constitutional Convention, and James Madison both signed the Constitution. The US Constitution is the world's oldest working Constitution. James Mason of Virginia refused to sign the document because he thought it made the federal government too powerful believed that it should contain a Bill of Rights. (HFA, '96, p.38)(AP, 9/17/97)(HN, 9/17/98)(WUD, 1994, p.314)(WSJ, 4/9/99, p.W17)(HNQ, 5/19/99)(WSJ, 3/31/06, p.A1) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 19-Sep | 1787 | September 19, For the first time the proposed Constitution is made public as printed copies of the text are distributed. A storm of controversy soon arises as most people had only expected a revision of the Articles of Confederation, not a new central government with similarities to the British system they had just overthrown. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 28-Sep | 1787 | September 28, Congress votes to send the Constitution to the state legislatures for ratification, needing the approval of nine states. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Prouse | 29-Sep | 1787 | Born Caroline County, MD, | Caroline County, MD | |
| 27-Oct | 1787 | October 27, The Federalists, who advocate a strong central government and approval of the new Constitution, begin publishing essays in favor of ratification. Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, the total number of articles will eventually reach 85 and be compiled and published as the Federalist Papers. Federalist Papers at Library of Congress | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Sprouse | 1787 | John Sprouse listed in personal property tax lists for Albemarle Co with 1 cattle and 1 horse. (Personal Property Tax List for the Year 1787 For Albemarle County, VA by Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florenne Love, 1987 Genealogical Books in Print, Springfield Va.) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Vincent Sprouce [I or II] | 1787 | Vincent Sprouce appears on the Albemarle County Land Tax Record for 1787 No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 118 ¼ 3/3 L 19 s4 c5½ L s4 c9 -- Albemarle Co., VA St. Ann’s Parish, Land Tax Records, Reel 6, 1782-1798, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vincent Sprouse [II or I] | 1787 | Vincent Sprouse appears on “A List Land Tax within the District of John Mosly Haden Commissioner in the County of Fluvanna for May 1787” No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 272 4/ L 54 s8 c0 L s16 c4 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Land Tax Records, 1782-1808, Reel # 99, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| 1787 | Delaware is the first of the nine states needed to ratify the Constitution. To be followed by: Pennsylvania (Dec. 12) New Jersey (Dec. 18) Georgia (Jan. 2, 1788) Connecticut (Jan. 9) Massachusetts (Feb. 7) Maryland (April 28) South Carolina (May 23) and New Hampshire (June 21). | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Vinson Sprouce, Thomas Sprouse | 1-Feb | 1788 | 1786-Feb 1788 * Thomas Clark's list of insolvents for the Revenue Tax for the year 1786 to Feb., 1788 list: Certificate Revenue Vinson Sprouce 0.15:6 0.0:0 Thomas Sprouse 0.10:0 0.10.0 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 6-Feb | 1788 | February 6, Anti Federalists in Massachusetts, led by Sam Adams and John Hancock, favor a more decentralized system of government and give their support to ratification of the Constitution only after a compromise is reached that amendments will be included which guarantee civil liberties. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Feb | 1788 | February 27, In Massachusetts, following an incident in which free blacks were kidnapped and transported to the island of Martinique, the Massachusetts legislature declares the slavery trade illegal and provides for monetary damages to victims of kidnappings. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 24-Mar | 1788 | March 24, In Rhode Island, the Constitution is rejected by a popular referendum. The state, fearful of consolidated federal power, had refused to send a delegation to the constitutional convention in Philadelphia and had subsequently rejected a state convention to consider ratification. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Sprouse | 19-May | 1788 | John Sprouse appears on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1788 Listed: 1 tithable over 21 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1788) p.13, Ln. 7 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 2-Jun | 1788 | June 2, In Virginia, anti Federalist forces, led by Patrick Henry and George Mason, oppose ratification of the Constitution. They are joined by Richard Henry Lee who calls for a bill of rights and a lower house set up on a more democratic basis. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 25-Jun | 1788 | Jun 25, Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution. (AP, 6/25/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 25-Jun | 1788 | June 25, In Virginia, the Federalists, led by James Madison, finally prevail as ratification of the Constitution (with a proposed bill of rights and 20 other changes) is endorsed by a close vote of 89 to 75. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-Jul | 1788 | July 2, A formal announcement is made by the president of Congress that the Constitution of the United States is now in effect, having been ratified by the required nine states. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 8-Jul | 1788 | July 8, A committee in the old Congress (still under the Articles of Confederation) is established to prepare for an orderly transfer of power, including procedures for electing representatives to the first Congress under the new Constitution and procedures for choosing the electors of the first president. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-Jul | 1788 | July 26, The state of New York votes 30 to 27 to endorse ratification while also recommending a bill of rights be included. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Rhodam Angel, William Sprouse | 7-Aug | 1788 | Angel vs The Action of Trespass Between Rhodam Angel Plaintiff Sprouse and William Sprouse Defendant is continued till the next Conted quarterly Term. --Fluvanna Co., VA Order Books, 1783- 1791, p.504 FHL Reel # 0031476 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 13-Sep | 1788 | September 13, New York City is chosen by Congress to be the temporary seat of the new U.S. government. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Oct | 1788 | October to December Commodity prices stabilize, spurring economic recovery and a gradual return to pre war levels of prosperity. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Nov | 1788 | November 1, The old Congress, operating under the Articles of Confederation, adjourns. The U.S. is temporarily without a central government. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Rhodam Angel, William Sprouse, Joseph Haden | 6-Nov | 1788 | Angel vs The Action of Trespass between Rhodam Angel Plaintiff Sprouse and William Sprouse Defendant is Continued till the next Conted quarterly Term. Present Joseph Haden Gentleman --Fluvanna Co., VA Order Books, 1783-1791, p.516 FHL Reel # 031476 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 21-Nov | 1788 | November 21, North Carolina endorses the Constitution by a vote of 194 to 77. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Ambrose Thacker, Thomas Sprouse, Thomas Humphrey | 20-Dec | 1788 | Thacker At a Court held at the Courthouse of Fluvanna County on & Sprouse Saturday the twentieth day of December in the year of our their exd Lord one Thousand seven hundred and eighty eight and in on Suspicion the thirteenth year of the Commonwealth for the examina- of felony tion of Ambrose Thacker and Thomas Sprouse on suspicion of their having broken and entered the house of Thomas Humphrey and stolen there out goods to the value of five pounds. Present George Thompson, Tunstel Quarles, William Oglesby and Robert Quarles Gentlemen justices of the said County The Prisoners being set to the Barr and it being demanded of them whether they were guilty of the Felony aforesaid or not they replied they were not Guilty thereof where upon several witnesses were sworn and examined against them and they were heard on their defense in consideration whereof it is the opinion of the Court that the said Ambrose and Thomas are not guilty of the said facts and thereupon doth order they be discharged out of Custody. These proceedings were signed attest John Timberlake G. Thompson --Fluvanna Co., VA Order Books, 1783-1791, p.529 FHL Reel # 0031476 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 23-Dec | 1788 | December 23, Maryland proposes giving a 10 square mile area along the Potomac River for the establishment of a federal town to be the new seat of the U.S. government. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John N. Sprouse | 1788 | John N. Sprouse born in NC - from Vinton Co Ohio 1850 and 1860 Census (was also in Gallia Co 1840 Census). | Vinton County, OH | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Vincent Sprouce | 1788 | Vincent Sprouce appears on the Albemarle County Land Tax Record for 1788. No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 118 ¼ 3/3 L 19 s4 c5½ L s4 d9 -- Albemarle Co., VA Land Tax Records, Reel 6, 1782-1798, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| 1788 | Constitution ratified. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 7-Jan | 1789 | January 7, Presidential electors are chosen in the 11 ratifying states, except New York. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Jan | 1789 | January 23, Georgetown University, the first Catholic college in the U.S., is founded by Father John Carroll. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 4-Feb | 1789 | February 4, Ballots are cast in the first presidential election, to be counted on April 6. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 4-Mar | 1789 | March 4, The first Congress convenes in New York City, but is unable to achieve a quorum, since most members are still traveling there. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Rhodam Angel, William Sprouse, John Sprouse | 5-Mar | 1789 | Rhodam Angel Plaintiff against In Trespass John Sprouse and William Sprouse Defendants This Suit is discontinued. --Fluvanna Co., VA Order Books 1783-1791, p 533 FHL Reel # 0031476 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1-Apr | 1789 | April 1, A quorum is reached in Congress with 30 of 59 members present and the House of Representatives begins to function. Of the 59 members, 54 had also been delegates to the constitutional convention. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 6-Apr | 1789 | April 6, In the Senate, with 9 of 22 senators present, the presidential ballots cast on Feb. 4 are counted. George Washington is the unanimous choice for President with 69 votes. John Adams is elected Vice President with 34 votes. Messengers are then sent to inform Washington and Adams. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 14-Apr | 1789 | April 14, Charles Thomson, secretary of Congress, arrives at Mount Vernon and informs George Washington of his election as President. Two days later, Washington leaves for New York City. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 21-Apr | 1789 | April 21, John Adams arrives in New York and is sworn in as Vice President, then takes his seat as presiding officer of the Senate. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Apr | 1789 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1789 John Sprouse Listed: 1 tithable over 21 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| 23-Apr | 1789 | April 23, After an eight day triumphal journey, Washington arrives in New York City. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 30-Apr | 1789 | April 30, On the balcony of New York's Federal Hall, George Washington, at age 57, is sworn in as the first President of the United States. He then enters the Senate chamber to deliver his inaugural address. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 7-May | 1789 | May 7, The first inaugural ball occurs in honor of President Washington. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vinson Sprouse, Thomas Sprouse | 18-May | 1789 | * Jacob Oglesby list of Property & Land Tax Insolvents for St. Anne’s Parish in Albemarle Co., Va., for 1787 list: Vinson Sprouse 0.8:0 (pounds - shillings - pence) Thomas Sprouse 0.2:0 -- Virginia Genealogists, July - Sept. 1975, “Some Delinquent Tax Payers 1787 - 1790”, vol. 19, #3, p.192 |
St. Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| William Sprouse [II] | 18-May | 1789 | William Sprouse Listed: 1 tithable over 21 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1789) p.13, Ln.26 & p.15, Ln. 5 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vinson Sprouse, Thomas Sprouse, William Thacker, | 23-May | 1789 | THE VIRGINIA GENEALOGIST January-March 1975 Vol 19 No. 1 FHL 975.5 B2vg lists the following information: “Some Delinquent Taxpayers” contributed by Robert Y. Clay of Richmond, Virginia. Among the collection of state records at the Virginia State Library is a large body of papers transferred for the Auditor’s Office. The personal property and land tax books comprised a portion of these records. Less frequently used to have been the papers in Auditor’s item #148, Insolvent Land and Property. These papers are frequently valuable in giving indication of migrations within Virginia and to other states. Some of the lists on which notations of migrations are entered are transcribed hereafter. Albemarle Co May 23rd 1789 I do hereby certify that the within Insolvents have removed to the places as within marked by me according to the best information I can receive. Those not Marked are still living in the county. Thomas Garth Comr. tax Al. Following the date of 1787 [under South Carolina] comes the following names: Vinson Sprouse 0.8.0; Thomas Sprouse 0.2.0 William Thacker 0.2.0" [at least one member of our family has viewed the films of the originals and did not observe a place of where they went to on the Sprouse names as Mr. Clay did. This needs to viewed again and decided which it is because if no mark is there it indicates they are still in Albemarle Co.] | Albemarle County, VA | To South Carolina 1787, Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site [need to look it up at LOV] |
| 1-Jun | 1789 | June 1, In its first act, Congress establishes the procedure for administering oaths of office. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 4-Jul | 1789 | July 4, Congress passes its first tax, an 8.5 percent protective tax on 30 different items, with items arriving on American ships charged at a lower rate than foreign ships. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 14-Jul | 1789 | July 14, In France, the French Revolution begins with the fall of the Bastille in Paris, an event witnessed by the American ambassador, Thomas Jefferson. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Jul | 1789 | July 20, Congress passes the Tonnage Act of 1789 levying a 50 cents per ton tax on foreign ships entering American ports, 30 cents per ton on American built but foreign owned ships, and 6 cents per ton on American ships. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Jul | 1789 | July 27, Congress begins organization of the departments of government with the establishment of the Department of Foreign Affairs, later renamed the Department of State. Followed by the War Department (Aug. 7) Treasury Dept. (Sept. 2) and Postmaster General under the Treasury Dept. (Sept. 2). | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 22-Sep | 1789 | September 22, The Federal Judiciary Act passed by Congress establishes a six man Supreme Court, attorney general, 13 federal district courts and 3 circuit courts. All federal cases would originate in the district court and, if appealed, would go to the circuit court and from there to the Supreme Court. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 25-Sep | 1789 | September 25, Congress submits 12 proposed constitutional amendments to the states for ratification. The first ten will be ratified and added to the Constitution in 1791 as the Bill of Rights. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-Sep | 1789 | September 29, The U.S. Army is established by Congress. Totaling 1000 men, it consists of one regiment of eight infantry companies and one battalion of four artillery companies. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| J. Shelton, Thomas Childrey, Robert Page, Nathan Crawford, Wm. Harris, Thomas Ewers | 2-Nov | 1789 | “Report of the Virginia State Library, Volumes 5-7” - by the Virginia State Library, Report of State Librarian p. 26 [A178-A185] – Inhabitants of Albemarle, Amherst and Buckingham. - 2 Nov 1789 A178 Establishment of a tobacco inspection at mouth of Ballenger's Creek on James River. J. Shelton, Thomas Childrey, Robert Page, Nathan Crawford, Wm. Harris, Thomas Ewers and 87 others. Duplicate with 82 names. Referred. | Albemarle County, VA | Google Books, |
| Jeremiah Sprouce, Elizabeth DePriest | 13-Nov | 1789 | Jeremiah Sprouse married Elizabeth Depriest in Louisa Co., VA Sur. William Gibson. Jeremiah’s father gave consent but his name was omitted, p.47 -- Marriages of Louisa County Virginia 1766-1815 Compiled and Published by Kathleen Booth Williams, p.95 FHC (Reno, NV) Book 975.5 V2 Lo 1959 |
Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 14-Nov | 1789 | Inhabitants of Albemarle, Amherst and Buckingham, 14 November 1789 A180, Establishment of tobacco inspection at Ballenger's Creek on James River, on land of Wilson Cary Nicholas. John Wharton, Shiler Harris, Walter Leak, William Hamner, Fielding Snow, Henry Harris and 119 others. Duplicate 1 with 151 names. Duplicate 2 with 132 names Duplicate 3 with 57 names. Referred | |||
| 26-Nov | 1789 | November 26, A Day of Thanksgiving is established by a congressional resolution and a proclamation by George Washington. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouse | 1789 | ( No Sprouse’s are listed in 1789 or 1790 on the Personal Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA) |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Thomas George | 1789 | Thomas George born in SC - from 1870 Neshoba Mississippi Census | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| Vincent Sprouse | 1789 | Vincent Sprouse appears on “A List Land Tax within the District of Hezikiah Stone Commissioner in the County of Fluvanna for May 1789” No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 272 4/ L 58 s8 c0 L s16 d4 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Land Tax Records, 1782-1808, Reel # 99, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vincent Sprows | 1789 | Vincent Sprows appears on the Albemarle County Land Tax Record for 1789 No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 118 ¼ 3/3 L 19 s4 c5½ L s4 d9 -- Albemarle Co., VA Land Tax Records, Reel 6, 1782-1798, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| 1789 | Formed 1788 Amelia Nottaway | Nottoway | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1789 | Washington inaugurated President establishes cabinet with Departments of State, War, and Treasury. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1789 | Judiciary Act of 1789, creates Supreme Court with six justices and provides for lower courts. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1789 | French Revolution overthrows French monarchy. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1789 | Tariff of 1789 protective tariff instituted. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1789 | Congress submits the Bill of Rights for Ratification. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1-Mar | 1790 | March 1, A Census Act is passed by Congress. The first census, finished on Aug. 1, indicates a total population of nearly 4 million persons in the U.S. and western territories. African Americans make up 19 percent of the population, with 90 percent living in the South. Native Americans were not counted, although there were likely over 80 tribes with 150,000 persons. For white Americans, the average age is under 16. Most white families are large, with an average of eight children born. The white population will double every 22 years. The largest American city is Philadelphia, with 42,000 persons, followed by New York (33,000) Boston (18,000) Charleston (16,000) and Baltimore (13,000). The majority of Americans are involved in agricultural pursuits, with little industrial activity occurring at this time. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Sprouse, William Sprouse | 15-Mar | 1790 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1790 John Sprouse Listed: 1 tithable over 21 William Sprouse Listed: 1 tithable over 21 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1790) p.7, Ln. 17 & 18 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 29-Mar | 1790 | Mar 29, The 10th president of the United States, John Tyler, was born in Charles City County, Va. He was also the first vice-president to succeed to office on the death of a president. (AP, 3/29/97)(HN, 3/29/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Apr | 1790 | April 17, Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia at age 84. His funeral four days later draws over 20,000 mourners. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-Jul | 1790 | July 10, The House of Representatives votes to locate the national capital on a 10 square mile site along the Potomac, with President George Washington choosing the exact location. | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| David Sprouse | 1790 | David Sprouse moved from Albemarle to Henry County in the fall of 1790 according to his Revolutionary War Pension Application. (See entry dated 27 September 1832.) |
Henry County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| James Sprouse, Vinson Sprouse, John Sprouse, Henry Sprouse | 1790 | lists James Sprouse, Henson (Vinson) Sprouse, John Sprouse, and Henry Sprouse as Petitioners not to dissolve the County of Fluvanna. | Fluvanna County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| John Sprouse | 1790 | Fluvanna Personal Property Tax List A Image 7, 9 whites, 0 blacks | Fluvanna County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| Sprouse | 1790 | ( No Sprouse’s are listed in 1789 or 1790 on the Personal Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA) |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vincent Sprouce | 1790 | 1790 Vincent Sprouce appears on the Albemarle County Land Tax Record for 1790. No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 118 ¼ 3/3 L 19 s4 c5½ L s4 d9 -- Albemarle Co., VA Land Tax Records, Reel 6, 1782-1798, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vincent Sprouse | 1790 | Vincent Sprouse appears on “A List Land Tax within the District of Hezikiah Stone Commissioner in the County of Fluvanna for May 1790” No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 272 4/ L 58 s8 c0 L s16 d4 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Land Tax Records, 1782-1808, Reel # 99, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vinson Sprouse | 1790 | Vinson Sprouse listed as a petitioners keeping original spellings for Fluvanna Co, Va. | Fluvanna County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| William Sprouse | 1790 | Fluvanna Personal Property Tax List A Image 7 | Fluvanna County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| Zacharia Sprouse | 1790 | Zachariah Sprouse born in VA - from Albemarle Co 1850 Census | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1790 | Formed 1789 Montgomery Wytheville | Wythe | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1790 | Hamilton submits his Reports on Public Credit outlines his financial program concerning assumption of state debts. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| John Sprouse | 30-Mar | 1791 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1791 John Sprouse Listed: 1 white over 21, 1 horse mule or cow |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| William Prout | 31-Mar | 1791 | William Prout gave the land where the present Christ Church stands in Washington, DC. One of 19 landowners who signed the March 31, 1791 agreement to convey land for the federal city. | Washington DC | www.congressionalcemetery.org |
| William Sprouse | 7-Apr | 1791 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1791 William Sprouse Listed: 1 white over 21, 1 white 16 to 21 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1791) p.7, Ln. 13 & 26 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Thomas Sprouse | 14-May | 1791 | Thomas Sprouse appears on the Personal Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA Listed: 1 white male above 16, 1 horse -- Albemarle Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1799, (1791, p. ) FHL Reel # 2024443 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 1-Aug | 1791 | Aug 1, Robert Carter III, a Virginia plantation owner, freed all 500 of his slaves in the largest private emancipation in U.S. history. (HN, 8/1/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 15-Dec | 1791 | Dec 15, Virginia became the 11th state to ratify the first ten amendments to the US Constitution and allowed passage under the three fourths quorum. (WUD, 1994, p.1703) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouce | 1791 | Vincent Sprouce appears on the Albemarle County Land Tax Record for 1791 No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 118 ¼ 3/3 L 19 s4 c5½ L s4 d9 -- Albemarle Co., VA Land Tax Records, Reel 6, 1782-1798, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vincent Sprouse | 1791 | Vincent Sprouse appears on “A List Land Tax within the District of Hezikiah Stone Commissioner in the County of Fluvanna for May 1791” No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 272 4/ L 58 s8 c0 L s16 d4 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Land Tax Records, 1782-1808, Reel # 99, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| William Prout, Jonathan Slater | 1791 | In 1791 Slater sold his farm to Baltimore businessman William Prout. Prout would soon marry Jonathan Slater's daughter Sarah and the couple took up residence at Slater's farm in 1793. A map of the farmhouse site drawn by Nicholas King in 1796 indicates Mrs. Prout (Slater's daughter) as the owner of record. King shows nine structures spread over a ten-block area located between 7th and 9th Streets, and I and O Streets, SE [Fig. 25]. In addition to a large brick house that stood at what is now the northeast corner of 8th and M Streets, SE, also depicted are two of large barns, three slave quarters, several service buildings, and a family graveyard. Given its proximity to the Navy Yard, the former Slater farm was quickly parceled out into house lots for a rapidly expanding force of shipwrights and other maritime workers. Today the site of the Slater/Prout house is occupied by the former Blue Castle Deli, an impressively turreted building that has recently been transformed into a charter school [Fig. 26]. One of Slater's slave houses previously stood right in the opening of the M Street gate entrance to the Navy Yard. A bus stop stands on the former site of the family graveyard. | Calvert County, MD | ||
| 1791 | Formed 1790 Augusta, Botetourt & Greenbrier (now WV) Warm Springs | Bath | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1791 | Formed 1790 Gloucester Mathews | Mathews | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1791 | Formed 1790 Henry Stuart | Patrick | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1791 | The Bank of the United States created, enacting second element of Hamiltonís financial plan. Launches constitutional debate between Jefferson and Hamilton. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1791 | Hamilton submits his Report on Manufactures to Congress calls for high tariff, federal aid for public works projects to promote U.S. industry | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1791 | Congress passes Whiskey Tax, on recommendation of Hamilton. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1791 | Bill of Rights ratified by the states. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| John Sprouse, William Sprouse | 27-Mar | 1792 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1792 John Sprouse Listed: 1 tithable over 21, 1 horse, mule or cow William Sprouse Listed: 1 tithable over 21 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1792) p.7, Ln. 10 & 11 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Thomas Sprouse | 22-Apr | 1792 | Thomas Sprouse appears on the Personal Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA , St. Anne’s Parish Listed: 1 white male above 16, 1 horse -- Albemarle Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1799, (1792, unpaged) FHL Reel # 2024443 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Betsey Wilton Sprouse, Thomas Wilton Jr. | 9-Sep | 1792 | Betsey Wilton Sprouse daughter of Thomas, Jr. September 9, 1792 in the records of the South Church of Portsmouth, NH NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER VOL 28 FHL 974b2ng p 141 | Portsmouth, NH | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| 7-Oct | 1792 | Oct 7, James Mason (b.1725), American Revolutionary statesman, died at Gunston Hall Plantation, situated on the Potomac River some 20 miles south of Washington D.C. Mason framed the Bill of Rights for the Virginia Convention in June 1776. This was the model for the first part of fellow Virginian Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and the basis of the first 10 Amendments to the federal Constitution. (HNQ, 2/18/99)(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mason) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouce | 1792 | Vincent Sprouce appears on the Albemarle County Land Tax Record for 1792 No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 118 ¼ 3/3 L 19 s4 c5½ L s4 d9 -- Albemarle Co., VA Land Tax Records, Reel 6, 1782-1798, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vincent Sprouse | 1792 | Vincent Sprouse appears on “A List Land Tax within the District of Thomas Winn Commissioner in the County of Fluvanna for May 1792” No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 272 4/ L 58 s8 c0 L s16 d4 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Land Tax Records, 1782-1808, Reel # 99, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| 1792 | Nancy Randolph (18) gave birth to a baby that she claimed was born dead. She said the father was Theodoric Randolph, who had recently died. Gossip said the father was Richard Randolph, who was acquitted under defense attorneys Patrick Henry and John Marshall. Nancy later married Governor Morris of New York. In 2000 Alan Pell Crawford authored "Unwise Passions," an account of these events. (WSJ, 11/21/00, p.A24) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 25-Feb | 1793 | Feb 25, The department heads of the U.S. government met with President Washington at his Mt. Vernon home for the first Cabinet meeting on record. (AP, 2/25/98)(MC, 2/25/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-Mar | 1793 | Mar 2, Sam Houston, the first president of the Republic of Texas (1836-38, 1841-44), was born near Lexington, Va. He fought for Texas' independence from Mexico; President of Republic of Texas; U.S. Senator; Texas governor (AP, 3/2/98)(HC, Internet, 2/3/98)(SC, 3/2/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Thomas Sprouse | 8-May | 1793 | Thomas Sprouse appears on the Personal Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA Listed: 1 white male above 16, 1 horse -- Albemarle Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1799, (1793, unpaged ) FHL Reel # 2024443 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vincent Sprouce | 1793 | Vincent Sprouce appears on the Albemarle County Land Tax Record for 1793 No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 118 ¼ 3/3 L 19 s4 c5½ L s4 d9 -- Albemarle Co., VA Land Tax Records, Reel 6, 1782-1798, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vincent Sprouse | 1793 | Vincent Sprouse appears on “A List Land Tax within the District of Thomas Winn Commissioner in the County of Fluvanna for May 1793” No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 272 4/ L 58 s8 c0 L s16 d4 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Land Tax Records, 1782-1808, Reel # 99, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vinson Sprouse | 1793 | Vinson Sprouse arrived near area of Gowdeyville, SC [see entry 1830 in the NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER] | Gowdeyville, SC | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| William Sprouse, Robert Irving | 1793 | 1793-1801 William Sprouse to Robt Irving, DB 3:187 | Fluvanna County, VA | Fluvanna County Courthouse | |
| 1793 | Formed 1792 Wythe Independence | Grayson | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1793 | Formed 1792 Russell Jonesville | Lee | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1793 | Formed 1792 Culpeper Madison | Madison | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1793 | France declares war on Britain. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1793 | Proclamation of Neutrality issued by Washington in war between Britain and France. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1793 | Citizen Genet affair furthers tension between America and France. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 14-Jan | 1794 | Jan 14, Dr. Jessee Bennet of Edom, Va., performed the 1st successful Cesarean section operation on his wife. (MC, 1/14/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Sprouse | 1-Mar | 1794 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1794 John Sprouse Listed: 1 white over 21, 1 horse, mule or cow |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| William Sprouse | 29-May | 1794 | William Sprouse Listed: 1 white over 21, 1 white 16 to 21 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1794) p. , Ln. 19 & 3 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Thomas Sprouse | 7-Jul | 1794 | Thomas Sprouse appears on the Personal Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA , St. Anne’s Parish Listed: 1 white male above 16, 1 horse -- Albemarle Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1799, (1794, unpaged) FHL Reel # 2024443 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vincent Sprouse | 1794 | Vincent Sprouse appears on the Albemarle County Land Tax Record for 1794 No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 118 ¼ 3/3 $64 8 cents $ 79 cents -- Albemarle Co., VA Land Tax Records, Reel 6, 1782-1798, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vincent Sprouse | 1794 | Vincent Sprouse appears on “List of Land Tax within the County of Fluvanna for the Year 1794 Thomas Chiles Commissioner” No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 272 L0 s4 c0 L 58 s8 c0 L s16 d4 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Land Tax Records, 1782-1808, Reel # 99, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| 1794 | Whiskey Rebellion erupts in rural Pennsylvania over whiskey tax. Washington calls out 13,000 troops to put down the insurrection. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Benjamin Sprouse | 22-Apr | 1795 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1795 Benjn Sprouse Listed: 1 white male above 16 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| John Sprouse, William Sprouse | 23-Apr | 1795 | John Sprouse Listed: 1 white male above 16, 1 horse, mule or cow William Sprouse Listed: 2 white males above 16, 1 horse mule or “ -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1795) p. , Ln. 16, 5, & 8 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| William Sprouse | 13-Nov | 1795 | William Sprouse, Senr, his wife Mary, and son William Junr sold an estimated 100 acres in Fluvanna Co., VA on the North branches (known as Woodson’s Creek) of Hardware River to Robert Irwin. Price 20 pounds Witnesses: Michael Attkensson, Abraham Price and James Connors. Recorded: 3 December 1795 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Deeds, 1777-1801, Books 1-3, p.187 FHL Reel # 0031467 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| William Sprouse Sr., Mary Sprouse, William Sprouse Jr., Robert Irving, Michael Atkisson, Abraham Price, James Currear | 3-Dec | 1795 | An indenture of Bargain and Sale between William Sprouse Senr and Mary his wife and William Sprouse junior of the one part and Robert Irving of the other part was proved to be the act and Deed of the said William Sprouse Senior and William Sprouse junior by the oath of Michael Atkisson Abraham Price and James Currear witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. -- Fluvanna Co., VA County Court Order Books, 1791-1796, p. 454 FHL Reel # 0031477 [I wonder if this could be Jame Currier vice James Currear who later married Elizabeth Sprouse in 1805] |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| William Sprouse Sr., Robert Irving | 3-Dec | 1795 | William Sprouse Sr. to Robert Irving, B&S V3:187 | Louisa County, VA | Louisa Courthouse |
| James Sprouse | 1795 | James Sprouse who was buried in Robertson Co Tenn says he was born in 1795 | Robertson County, TN | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Thomas Sprouse | 1795 | Thomas Sprouse appears on the Personal Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA Listed: 1 white male above 16, 1 horse -- Albemarle Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1799, (1795, Unpaged ) FHL Reel # 2024443 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vincent Sprouse | 1795 | Vincent Sprouse appears on the Albemarle County Land Tax Record for 1795 No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 118 ¼ 3/3 $64 8 cents $ 79 cents -- Albemarle Co., VA Land Tax Records, Reel 6, 1782-1798, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vincent Sprouse | 1795 | Vincent Sprouse appears on “List of Land Tax of the County Comr In the County of Fluvanna for 1795” No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 272 L0 s4 c0 L 58 s8 c0 L s16 d4 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Land Tax Records, 1782-1808, Reel # 99, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Zachariah Sprouse | 1795 | Zachariah Sprouse born in VA - from Albemarle Co VA Census | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1795 | Jayís Treaty with Britain ratified by narrow margin in the senate. Arouses controversy, particularly along sectional and party lines. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| William Sprouse | 1-Apr | 1796 | Willm Sprouse appears on list of “Alterations in Consequences of Alinations Made Between first day of April 1795 & first day April 1796 Debt” No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 100 L0 s4 c0 L 20 s0 c0 L s6 d0 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Land Tax Records, 1782-1808, Reel # 99, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| William Sprouse | 7-Apr | 1796 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1796 William Sprouse Listed: 2 white males above 16, 1 horse mule or “ -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1796) p. , Ln. 14 & 28 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| John Sprouse | 11-Apr | 1796 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1796 John Sprouse Listed: 1 white male above 16, 1 horse, mule or cow | Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| John Sprouse, Benjamin Sprouse, Thomas Clements, Stephen Clements, Michael Atkisson, Benjamin Clements | 2-Jun | 1796 | An indenture of Bargain and Sale 100 acres? Between John Sprouse and Benjamin Sprouse of the one part and Thomas Clements administrator & of Stephen Clements deceased of the other part was proved to be the act and Deed of the said John and Benjamin by the oath of Michael Atkisson and Benjamin Clements two of the Witnesses thereto and ordered to be Certified. -- Fluvanna Co., VA County Court Order Books, 1791-1796, p. 500 FHL Reel # 0031477 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Henry Sprouse, John Burgess, John Floyd, Ann Floyd | 4-Nov | 1796 | On the Motion of Henry Sprouse a witness for John Burgess against John Floyd and Ann his wife It is ordered that the said John Burgess pay him one Dollar and six Cents for two days attendance at this Court as the Law directs. -- Fluvanna Co., VA County Court Order Books, 1791-1796, p. 568 FHL Reel # 0031477 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Benjamin Sprouse | 1796 | Benjamin Sprouse appears on the Personal Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA Listed: 1 free male above 16 -- Albemarle Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1799, (1796, unpaged) FHL Reel # 2024443 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Benjamin Sprouse, John Sprouse, Mary Sprouse, William Sprouse, Thomas Clements, James Boatwright, Washington Sprouse, Stephen Clements, Samuel Clements | 1796 | Benjamin Sprouse, John Sprouse, Mary Sprouse and William Sprouse to Thomas Clements and James Boatwright, 1796 p. 27:1801V4:61, B&S, DOT | Louisa County, VA | Louisa Courthouse | |
| Thomas Sprouse | 1796 | Thomas Sprouse appears on the Personal Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA Listed: 1 free male above 16, 1 horse -- Albemarle Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1799, (1796, unpaged) FHL Reel # 2024443 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vincent Sprouse | 1796 | Vincent Sprouse appears on the Albemarle County Land Tax Record for 1796 No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 118 ¼ 3/3 $64 8 cents $ 79 cents -- Albemarle Co., VA Land Tax Records, Reel 6, 1782-1798, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| 1796 | “List of Land Tax within the County of Fluvanna for the Year 1796 Thomas Chiles Commissioner” (No Sprouses listed) [Where did above come from then (1 Apr 1796)?] |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | ||
| 1796 | Pinckneyís Treaty with Spain resolves boundary disputes in the South and West. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1796 | Washington's Farewell Address warns against divisiveness of political parties and against entangling alliances with European nations. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Tabitha Sprouse, Fleming Binns, William Baskett | 3-Jan | 1797 | Tabitha Sprouse and Fleming Binns married 3 Jan 1797: Min - William Baskett - 4 January 1797. VIRGINIA HISTORIC MARRIAGE REGISTER FLUVANNA COUNTY MARRIAGES 1781-1849 BY John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr., 1:27 | Fluvanna County, VA | Fluvanna County Courthouse |
| Benjamin Sprouse | 25-May | 1797 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1797 Benjn Sprouse Listed: 1 white male above 16 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| John Sprouse | 29-May | 1797 | John Sprouse Listed: 1 white male above 16, 1 horse, mule or cow -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1797) p. 18, Ln. 8 & 9 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Benjamin Sprouse, James Currear | 7-Sep | 1797 | Sprouse Ben Benjamin Sprouse who stands bound by discharged Recognizance to appear here this day to answer a complaint of James Currear for a breach of the Peace appeared accordingly and the said Currear failing to appear and nothing appearing against the said Sprouse - Ordered that he be discharged from any further prosecution. -- Fluvanna Co., VA County Court Order Books, 1797-1800, p. 52 FHL Reel # 0031477 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Thomas Sprouse | 1797 | Thomas Sprouse appears on the Personal Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA , St. Anne’s Parish Listed: 1 white male above 16, 1 horse -- Albemarle Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1799, (1797, unpaged) FHL Reel # 2024443 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Vincent Sprouse | 1797 | Vincent Sprouse appears on the Albemarle County Land Tax Record for 1797 No. Of Acres Rate per Acre Land Value Tax 1½ cents per acre 118 ¼ 3/3 $64 8 cents $ 79 cents -- Albemarle Co., VA Land Tax Records, Reel 6, 1782-1798, unpaged. Library of Virginia |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| 1797 | John Adams (Federalist) inaugurated President, Republican Thomas Jefferson is Vice President. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1797 | XYZ Affair results in an undeclared naval war (quasi war) with France, and sharp rise in anti French sentiment. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1797 | John Anderson, a Scottish farm manager, convinced George Washington that distilling whiskey would make money. (AM, 9/01, p.80) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Nathaniel Harlow | 30-Jan | 1798 | Sally Thacker | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Charles Sprouse, George Gibson, William Gibson, Lightfoot Gibson, Joh Gibson, Nathan Gibson, Ambrose Gibson, Catherine Gibson, Patty Gibson, Salley Gibson, Betsy Gibson | 8-Feb | 1798 | Charles Sprouse witnessed the will of George Gibson. Mentions sons: William, Gilbert. Lightfoot, John, Nathan and Ambrose and daughters: Catherine, Patty, Salley and Betsy. Charles signed with ‘his + mark’. Will recorded on 10 February 1800 -- Abstracts of Louisa Co., Virginia Wills, p. 142 (Louisa Co., VA Will Book 4, p. 101) FHL Book 975.5465 S2c |
Louisa County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| David Spruce | 1798 | Elizabeth City Personal Property Tax List Image 6 | Elizabeth City, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| Elijah Sprouse | 1798 | Elijah Sprouse born in SC - from Grimes Co Texas 1850 Census | Grimes County, TX | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| George Sprouse | 1798 | Louisa Personal Property Tax List A Image 12 | Louisa County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| James Harrison | 1798 | James Harrison of Broad Creek – fee Pt. Prouse Point 12 acres, Pt. Haphazard, Fair sale, Poplar Neck 100 acres of Broad Creek. Value 106.0.0. Improvements: framed dwelling house L30, logd dwelling L6, corn house 40/, apple orchard, Value 30.0.0. Total Value 136.0.0 | Talbot County, MD | “1798 County Tax Assessment of Talbot County, Maryland” | |
| James Sprouce Sr. | 1798 | Personal Propert Tax List Part B for Louisa County Image 13 | Louisa County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| James Sprouse | 1798 | Louisa Personal Property Tax List A Image 12 | Louisa County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| Jeremiah Sprouce | 1798 | Personal Propert Tax List Part B for Louisa County Image 13 | Louisa County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| John Sprouse | 1798 | John Sprouse born in SC - from Sanford Alabama 1860 & 1870 Census | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| Vinson Sprouse | 1798 | Vinson Sprouse born in SC from Polk Co NC Census 1860 | Polk County, NC | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| William Sprouse | 1798 | William Sprouse born in SC from Union Co SC 1850 Census | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| 1798 | Alien and Sedition Acts passed by Federalist Congress inspired in part by anti French hysteria and designed to silence Republican opposition and strengthen federal government. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1798 | Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions drafted by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison protest the usurpation of power by federal government under Alien and Sedition acts. Promote compact theory of government (state sovereignty) and doctrine of nullification. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Benjamin Sprouse | 25-May | 1799 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1799 Benjn Sprouse Listed: 1 white male above 16 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1799) p. 18, Ln. 18 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 6-Jun | 1799 | Jun 6, Patrick Henry, American orator, died in Charlotte County, Va. Henry urged the restoration of the property and rights of Loyalists after the Revolutionary War. He believed that Loyalists would make good citizens of the new republic. Henry also bitterly opposed the Constitution as a threat to the liberties of the people and rights of the states. He believed that once the war had been won, a central authority was no longer needed. In 1998 Henry Mayer (d.2000) authored a biography of Patrick Henry. (AP, 6/6/99)(SFC, 7/28/00, p.D5)(HN, 7/12/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Tabitha Moore, John Sprouse, | 4-Sep | 1799 | Henry Sprouse, Tabitha Moore marriage, Heirs Will of Tabitha Moore Sprouce, John Will book #1 p. 76 (http://members.aol.com/leeintn/private/fluvanna/fluixb.htm) | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 12-Dec | 1799 | Dec 12, Two days before his death, George Washington composed his last letter, to Alexander Hamilton, his aide-de-camp during the Revolution and later his Secretary of the Treasury. In the letter he urged Hamilton to work for the establishment of a nationally military academy. Washington wrote that letter at the end of a long, cold day of snow, sleet and rain that he had spent out-of-doors. He remained outside for more than five hours, according to his secretary Tobias Lear, did not change out of his wet clothes or dry his hair when he returned home. (HNQ, 10/25/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 14-Dec | 1799 | Dec 14, George Washington (66), the first president of the United States (1789-97), died at his Mount Vernon, Va., home at age 67. He died from the incompetence of physicians who bled him to death while fighting pneumonia. Richard Brookhiser authored "Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington." The Washingtons at this time had 317 slaves. His 5 stills in Virginia turned out some 12,000 gallons of corn whiskey a year. (A&IP, ESM, p.16)(AP, 12/14/97)(WSJ, 11/6/98, p.W15)(SFEC, 5/2/99, Z1 p.8)(SFC, 12/11/99, p.B6)(MC, 12/14/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-Dec | 1799 | Dec 18, George Washington's body was interred at Mount Vernon. (MC, 12/18/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Sprouce | 1799 | John Sprouce appears on the Personal Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA, St.. Anne’s Parish Listed: 1 free male above 16, 1 horse Tax = 12 shillings -- Albemarle Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1799, (1799, unpaged) FHL Reel # 2024443 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Mary Sprouce | 1799 | Mary Sprouce appears on the Personal Property Tax List for Albemarle Co., VA, St.. Anne’s Parish Listed: 2 horse Tax = 24 shillings -- Albemarle Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1799, (1799, unpaged) FHL Reel # 2024443 |
Albemarle County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Chaney Sprouse | 4-Aug | 1800 | Chaney Sprouse, Morgan, Buncombe County, North Carolina, 1 male under 10, 1 female 26-45 | Buncombe County, NC | Ancestry.com |
| James Sprouse | 15-Apr | 1800 | Will of James Sprouse of Louisa CO., Virginia, In the name of God, Amen, April 15, 1800. I, James Sprouse, of Louisa County, being weak and in a low state of health tho of sound and dispossing mind and memory do direct that this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth; to wit, after all my just debts are paid, I lend unto Massie Thacker all my Estate of every kind during her natural life; except my Sorrel horse, Jolly, which I give and bequeath of my son Thomas Thacker to have immediate possession of him after my death. And after the death of Massie Thacker it is my desire that all my Estate except the above mentioned horse shall be equally divided amongst the rest of my children. To wit, Rachel Dalton, Nelson Thacker, Nicholas Thacker and Martin Thacker & it is my will and desire that Jno Lasley and Peter Crawford should act as my Executors. In testimony whereof I have hereonto set my hand and affixed my seal agreeable to the above date. his James X Sprouse (his mark) in presence of James Shelton, Thomas X Napier (his mark) Maryan Johnson | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Vincent Sprouse , Sr | 4-Aug | 1800 | Union Co., SC Census; Vincent Sprouse, 1 male 45 and over, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 45 and over | Union County, SC | Ancestry.com |
| Vincent Sprouse, Jr | 4-Aug | 1800 | Union Co., SC Census; Vincent Sprouse listed in with 2 males under 10, 1 male 26-45 and 1 female 16-26 | Union County, SC | Ancestry.com |
| William Sprouse | 4-Aug | 1800 | Laurens Co SC Census; William Sprouse listed with 1 male under 10, 1 male 26-45, 3 females under 10, 1 female 26-45 | Laurens County, SC | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site [not found in census search at Ancestry.com] |
| 2-Oct | 1800 | Oct 2, Nat Turner, slave and the property of Benjamin Turner, was born in Southampton county, Va. He was sold in 1831 to Joseph Travis from Jerusalem, Southampton county, Va. (www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1518.html) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 7-Oct | 1800 | Oct 7, Gabriel, slave revolt leader in Virginia, was hanged. Gabriel Prosser had mounted a slave rebellion. (SFC, 6/24/96, p.A19)(MC, 10/7/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Dec | 1800 | Dec, In Virginia Martha Washington set all her slaves free. (SFEC, 5/2/99, Z1 p.8) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Ann Sprouse | 1800 | Ann Sprouse listed in Albemarle County 1800 Tax list for St. Anne’s Parish, with no males 21 or over and 2 horses. (Bulletin of Albemarle County Historical Society 1980, Volume 3, pg 162-164) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Benjamin Sprouse | 1800 | Benjamin Sprouse listed in Albemarle County 1800 Tax list for St. Anne’s Parish, with 1 male 21 or over and 0 horses. (Bulletin of Albemarle County Historical Society 1980, Volume 3, pg 162-164) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| James Sprouse | 1800 | Will of James Sprouse | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| John Sprouse, John Sprouse Jr | 1800 | John and John Sprouse Jr. listed as taxed for 2 whites and 1 horse. | Albemarle | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| John Sprout | 1800 | Wythe Personal Property Tax List Image 22 | Wythe County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| Sprouse | 1800 | (No Sprouses listed on the Personal Property Tax List from 1800 to 1809 in Fluvanna Co., VA) | Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| Thomas Sprout | 1800 | Frederick Personal Property Tax List Image 23 | Frederick County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| William Sproul Jr. | 1800 | Augusta Personal Property Tax List A Image 24 | Augusta County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| William Sproul Sr. | 1800 | Augusta Personal Property Tax List A Image 24 | Augusta County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| William Sprout | 1800 | Frederick Personal Property Tax List Image 24 | Frederick County, VA | binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| 1800 | Formed 1799 Russell, Wythe Tazewell | Tazewell County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1800 | Election decided by the House of Representatives due to a deadlock Thomas Jefferson is chosen, Aaron Burr becomes Vice President. These difficulties result in the 12th Amendment to the Constitution, passed in 1804. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1800 | Washington D.C. established as the nationís capital moved from Philadelphia. Washington D.C. is officially incorporated as a city in 1802. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1800 | Treaty of Mortefontaine restores normal diplomatic relations between France and the U.S., ending undeclared naval war. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Bartlett Harlow | 13-Jul | 1801 | LUCY THACKER | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1801 | John Marshall, a Federalist, is nominated Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by President Adams. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1801 | "Midnight Justices" appointed by President Adams opposition to which will lead to 1803 case Marbury v. Madison. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1801 | Formed 1801 DC, Fairfax (Alexandria Co. until 1920) Arlington | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 29-Jan | 1802 | Jan 29, John Beckley of Virginia was appointed 1st Librarian of Congress. (MC, 1/29/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| David Sprouse, Rachel Humphreys | 17-Feb | 1802 | David Sprouse married Rachel Humphreys 17 Feb 1802 in Henry Co VA Marriage list. | Henry County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Henry Sprouse, Robert Norris, Warren Moore, Robert Haislip, Joh Haislip | 26-May | 1802 | On the motion of Henry Sprouse a witness for Robert Norris against Warren Moore, Robert Haislip, and John Haislip it is ordered that the said Morris pay him two dollars and forty two cents for two days attendance at this Court and coming Seventeen Miles from Albemarle County and returning as the Law directs. -- Fluvanna Co., VA County Court Order Books, 1800-1803, p.295 FHL Reel # 0031477 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| 28-Oct | 1802 | Oct 28, The 34-gun Spanish frigate Juno, enroute back to Spain from Mexico [Puerto Rico], ran into a storm off the coast of Virginia. Captain Don Juan Ignacio Bustillo perished along with 425 men, women and children and an estimated half-billion dollars in treasure. A boy from the wreck survived on Assateague Island and was named James Alone. He later changed his name to James Lunn. Many Chincoteague islanders later traced their descent to James. (USAT, 5/7/98, p.9A)(WSJ, 7/17/98, p.A1)(SFC, 8/14/00, p.A3) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Benjamin Sprouse | 1802 | Albemarle Personal Property Tax List A Image 22 | Albemarle County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| Henry Sprouse | 1802 | Albemarle Personal Property Tax List A Image 24 | Albemarle County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| John Sprouse | 1802 | Albemarle Personal Property Tax List A Image 23 | Albemarle County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| John Sprouse | 1802 | John Sprouse born in NC - from Christian Co Ill 1850 Census | Christian County, IL | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| John Sprouse Jr. | 1802 | Albemarle Personal Property Tax List A Image 23 | Albemarle County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| Mary Sprouse | 1802 | Albemarle Personal Property Tax List A Image 24 | Albemarle County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| Peter Sprouse | 1802 | Albemarle Personal Property Tax List A Image 23 Peter son of John | Albemarle County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| Peter Sprouse | 1802 | Albemarle Personal Property Tax List A Image 24 son of Mary | Albemarle County, VA | Binns Genealogy website www.binnsgenealogy.com | |
| 1802 | Thomas Jefferson inaugurated as President. Aaron Burr is Vice President. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1802 | Excise duties, including controversial whiskey tax, abolished by Congress. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1802 | James Callender, an English-born journalist, published a report in the Richmond, Va., Recorder about Thomas Jefferson and his relationship with the slave Sally Hemmings. (WSJ, 9/23/97, p.A1) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| William Prout | 1-Jul | 1803 | Roger B. Taney, William Prout's attorney: Bail bond, document signed, July 1, 1803, Charles Robertson and Jacob Ramsberg are special bail for Robert Brown [Frederick County], 7/1/1803-7/1/1803 | Calvert County, MD | |
| 1803 | Naturalization Act of 1798, part of the Alien and Sedition act, nullified by Congress. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1803 | Marbury v. Madison the Supreme Court rules an act of Congress null and void, thus establishing the principle of judicial review. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1803 | Louisiana Purchase for approximately $15 million, the United States purchases the territory from France, thus doubling the land of the United States. Jefferson and Democratic Republican Congress take a loose construction of the Constitution. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Ellenton Langford Thacker, Pleasant Langford | 21-Jan | 1804 | Ellonton Thacker Sprouse married Pleasant Langford in Albemarle County, Virginia Bondsman: Danl. Thacker (Thacker-Sprouse) -- Albemarle County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1780-1868, p. 96 Sutro Library Book No. LH9484. 4005697435 |
Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Henry Sprouse, Dicey Thacker | 5-Mar | 1804 | Henry Thacker Sprouse married Dicey Thacker in Albemarle County, Virginia Bondsman: Nathl. Thacker -- Albemarle County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1780-1868, p. 96 Sutro Library Book No. LH9484. 4005697435 |
Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Dicey Sprouce, Randolph Gibson | 4-Jun | 1804 | Dicey Sprouse married Randolph Gibson in Albemarle County, Virginia Bondsman: John Sprouse -- Albemarle County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1780-1868, p.80 Sutro Library Book No. LH9484. 4005697435 |
Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| John Sprouce, Rachel Wood | 2-Jul | 1804 | John Sprouse married Rachel Wood in Albemarle County, Virginia Bondsman: Benj. Sprouse -- Albemarle County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1780-1868, p. 96 Sutro Library Book No. LH9484. 4005697435 |
Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| JOHN CONAWAY | 17-Dec | 1804 | LUCY HARLOW | Richmond | Virginia |
| Elizabeth George, Elizabeth Sprouse | 1804 | Elizabeth George (Sprouse? or daughter of Elizabeth Sprouse George?) born in SC - from Neshoba Miss 1870 Census | Neshoba, MS | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Peter Sprouse | 1804 | Peter Sprouse (African-American) born in DM - from Talbot Co MD - from 1860 Census. This is interesting as black slaves often took the surname of their plantation owners. | Talbot County, MD | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| W.B. Sprouse | 1804 | W.B. Sprouse born in NC - from Rutherford Co NC 1850 Census | Rutherford County, NC | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1804 | Lewis and Clark Expedition, sponsored by the U.S. government, sets out | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1804 | Federalist associate justice of the Supreme Court Samuel Chase impeached by Republican House of Representatives for partisan conduct unbecoming to a judge. Senate acquits in 1805. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Seth Prouse, Lucretia Turner | 8-Jan | 1805 | Groom's Name: Seth Prouse (also another listing as Sprouse - same information) Bride's Name: Lucretia Turner Marriage Date: 08 Jan 1805 Marriage Place: Caroline,Maryland Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M53559-1 System Origin: Maryland-ODM Source Film Number: 13780 Collection: Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970 |
Caroline County, MD | Jeff Miller |
| 1-May | 1805 | May 1, The state of Virginia passed a law requiring all freed slaves to leave the state, or risk either imprisonment or deportation. (HN, 5/1/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Thomas Kemp, Ann Prouse | 27-Jul | 1805 | Groom's Name: Thomas Kemp Bride's Name: Ann Prouse Marriage Date: 27 Jul 1805 Marriage Place: Caroline,Maryland Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M53559-1 System Origin: Maryland-ODM Source Film Number: 13780 Collection: Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970 |
Caroline County, MD | Jeff Miller |
| NATHANIEL Jr. HARLOW | 4-Oct | 1805 | JANE SHIELDS | Amherst | Virginia |
| James Currier, Elizabeth Sprouse | 1805 | James Currier marries Elizabeth Sprouse | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia | |
| William Prout | 1805 | Prout seeded a community, working with partners to build the first Eastern Market (1805) near here at Sixth and L streets, donating land for Christ Church, and serving on the City Council. His heirs would eventually profit from local land sales. Some of the buildings here are from Prout?s time. The unusually tall four-story building at 1003 Eighth Street was built before 1824, as was the two-story, dormered restaurant across the street at 1102. In 1833 the buildings with small attic-level windows were built as dwelling/shops serving the Navy Yard. William Prout: Community Builder - Eighth Street businesses flank the Navy Yard entrance, 1966. Kiplinger Washington Collection There exists a publication with some biographical information (and perhaps an illustration) Ruth Ann Overbeck and Lucinda P. Janke, "William Prout: Capitol Hill's Community Builder," Washington History, 12, no. 1 (2000), pp. 122-139. | Washington, DC | ||
| 1805 | Hostilities between France and Britain are renewed; harassment of U.S. neutral shipping is reinstituted, leading to public antipathy toward the British. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1805 | Napoleonic wars continue to disrupt American commercial shipping. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| NEWBERRY STOCKTON | 4-Jan | 1806 | ANNE HARLOW | Amherst | Virginia |
| BENJAMIN FARIS | 19-Feb | 1806 | FRANKEY HARLOW | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| GEORGE HARLOW | 20-Oct | 1806 | POLLY MULLIS | Greenbrier | Virginia |
| CHARLES HARLOW | 25-Dec | 1806 | MARY CREWS | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| 1806 | Formed 1806 Montgomery, Tazewell, Monroe (now WV) Pearisburg | Giles | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1806 | Thomas Jefferson inaugurated for his second term as President. George Clinton is Vice President. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1806 | Report on the continuing British interference with commercial shipping of neutral nations, including America, delivered to Congress by Secretary of State James Madison. Senate issues a resolution condemning British actions as "unprovoked aggression." | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1806 | First Non Importation act passed by Congress forbids the importation from England of enumerated items. Becomes effective in 1807. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1806 | Ban on all slave importation to the United States, to become effective January 1, 1808, requested by President Jefferson in a message to Congress. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 19-Jan | 1807 | Jan 19, Robert E. Lee, the commander-in-chief of the Confederate Armies, was born in Stratford, Va. (AP, 1/19/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| SHEROD HARLOW | 7-Feb | 1807 | NANCY BOWEN | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Jack [Zach] | 2-Mar | 1807 | Zach. Sprouse married Elizabeth Wood in Albemarle County, Virginia Bondsman: Arths. Thomas -- Albemarle County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1780-1868, p. 96 Sutro Library Book No. LH9484. 4005697435 |
Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Jack Sprouse, Elizabeth Wood | 2-May | 1807 | Jack Sprouce married Elizabeth Wood 2 May 1807 Albemarle Co VA Sprouse Web Pate Marriage list. | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| 22-May | 1807 | May 22, The treason trial of former VP Aaron Burr began in Richmond, Va. [see Sep 1] (PCh, 1992, p.367)(MC, 5/22/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Sprouse | 7-Jul | 1807 | Robert Stephens is appointed Surveyor of the Road from Charlottesville to James Jones’s still house or to the place known by that name in the room of Francis Toleleferro with the following male Labour Tytheables to keep the same in good repair, to wit, Francis Toliaferro’s Joseph Hackley’s Samuel Craig Salley Hughes, Edward Hughes, James Mayo, John Mayo, Alexander Fretwell Charles Jones, John Munday, William Henderson, & overseer, William Holson John Wheeler John Sprouse, Shadraik Battails, Benjamin Wheeler William Wood, Overton Lurey, John Spinner, William Battales Joseph Mayo and the said Robert Stephens— --Albemarle County Road Orders 1783-1816 by Nathaniel Mason Pawlett. Virgiia Highway & Transportation Research Council. Charlottesville, VA, December 1975 Revised April 2004, page 227. |
Albemarle County, VA | Virginia Department of Transportation |
| 1-Sep | 1807 | Sep 1, Former Vice President Aaron Burr was found innocent of treason. [see 1806] Aaron Burr had been arrested in Mississippi for complicity in a plot to establish a Southern empire in Louisiana and Mexico. (AP, 9/1/97)(HN, 9/1/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Margaret Shawn/ Shawan Sprowl | 1-Nov | 1807 | Joseph (? - 1808) son of John and Elizabeth (Peach) Shawn – birthdate unknown, Joseph married Elizabeth. Her last name and the location and date of marriage are not known. Joseph is listed as living on a farm in New Castle County, Delaware in 1800 when he sold “Shad's Hole” - about 130 acres for L250 – to his son Samuel of Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Joseph seems to have acquired property in Delaware and willed portions to four daughters mentioned in his will (1807) Margaret Sprowl, Mary Howland, Avers Shawan, and Sara Shawan. One son Samuel James, is also mentioned. Joseph's wife, Elizabeth, is not mentioned in the will and she may have died by this time the will was written November 1807. The will was probated in January 1808. | ||
| 1807 | Monroe Pinckney Treaty, negotiated between U.S. and Great Britain, is received by President Jefferson failure for American diplomacy because Britain has made no concessions on problems of impressment and interference with American commercial shipping. Jefferson never submits the treaty to Congress; hopes to reopen negotiations. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1807 | Leopard Chesapeake Affair British ship, the Leopard, tries to stop the U.S.S. Chesapeake off the coast of Virginia. British commander insists that four men on the Chesapeake are British deserters and demands their surrender. American commander refuses to acquiesce; British open fire. The incident brings Britain and the U.S. to the brink of war. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1807 | Robert Fulton's steamboat, the Clermont, travels from New York City to Albany, inaugurating the era of commercially successful steamboat navigation. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1807 | First Non Importation act becomes effective fails to secure any concessions from the British in the matter of harassment of American commercial shipping. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1807 | Embargo Act requested by President Jefferson in a message to Congress Federalist faction tries, but fails, to block this measure; embargo on all trade with foreign nations becomes law. Forbids all American ships to set sail for foreign ports. The act is widely protested in states with maritime interests, such as New England. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Thomas Orem, Rachel Prouse | 6-Jan | 1808 | Groom's Name: Thomas Orem Bride's Name: Rachel Prouse Marriage Date: 06 Jan 1808 Marriage Place: Caroline,Maryland Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M53559-1 System Origin: Maryland-ODM Source Film Number: 13780 Reference Number: Collection: Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970 |
Caroline County, MD | Jeff Miller |
| DAVID HARLOW | 3-Oct | 1808 | MOLLY CARY | Northampton | Virginia |
| John Prouce, Elizabeth Johnson | 8-Dec | 1808 | Groom's Name: John Prouce Bride's Name: Elizabeth Johnson Marriage Date: 08 Dec 1808 Marriage Place: Caroline,Maryland Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M53559-1 System Origin: Maryland-ODM Source Film Number: 13780 Collection: Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970 |
Caroline County, MD | Jeff Miller |
| 1808 | Formed 1807 Amherst Lovingston | Nelson County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1808 | Second and third Embargo acts are passed, reinforcing the first poses economic hardships on New England states and does not achieve concessions from Britain. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Micajah Sprouse | 6-Feb | 1809 | Benjamin Moore is appointed Overseer road from the three Choped road to Charles S Thomas’s With the following hands as Per list to Keep the Same in good repair to Wit; Joshua Wheeler, James Mann, Henry Mann Elias Brag, John Patterson, James Dudley, Benjamin Moore Junr., Pleasant Moore, Joshua Wheeler Junr., Merideth Bailey Ansel Bailey, Nathaniel Thacker, Martin Thacker, Daniel Thacker, Holdman Thacker, Eli Thacker, John Barnet, Nelson Williams, Thomas Moore, John Wheeler, John Moore, and Micajah Sprouse. --Albemarle County Road Orders 1783-1816 by Nathaniel Mason Pawlett. Virgiia Highway & Transportation Research Council. Charlottesville, VA, December 1975 Revised April 2004, page 156. |
Albemarle County, VA | Virginia Department of Transportation |
| 1809 | Enforcement Act passed designed to enforce Embargo Acts by halting smuggling activities; leads to further protest in New England, and interpretation of the Embargo Act as pro French and anti British. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1809 | New England Conventions called to nullify the Embargo. Governor of Connecticut, John Trumbull, maintains that the Embargo Acts are an unconstitutional exercise of power by the federal government. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1809 | Non Intercourse Act signed by President Jefferson in response to widespread opposition to the Embargo Acts reopens all overseas commerce to American shipping, except that of France and Britain. Should France, Britain, or both, halt their interference with neutral shipping, trade may resume with these nations as well. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1809 | James Madison inaugurated as President. George Clinton is Vice President. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1809 | Proclamation reinstating trade with Great Britain issued by President Madison. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1809 | Reinstatement of Non Intercourse Act by President Madison. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Henry Sprouse | 25-Mar | 1810 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1810 Henry Sprouse Listed: 1 white male above 16 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1810) p. 25, Ln. 4 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Benjamin Sprouse | 6-Aug | 1810 | 1 male 26-45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 26-45 | St. Anne's, Albemarle County, Virginia | Ancestry.com |
| James Sprouse, | 6-Aug | 1810 | Union Co SC Census lists the following: James Sprouse with 4 males under 10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 26-45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 10-16 and 1 female 26-45; | Union County, SC | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Jesse Sprouse | 6-Aug | 1810 | 3 males under 10, 1 male 26-45, 2 females under 10, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 26-45 | Buncombe County, NC | Ancestry.com |
| John Sprouce | 6-Aug | 1810 | 1 male 45 and over, 1 female 16-26 | St. Anne's, Albemarle County, Virginia | Ancestry.com |
| John Sprouce, Jr. | 6-Aug | 1810 | 1 male under 10 1 male 26-45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 16-26 | St. Anne's, Albemarle County, Virginia | Ancestry.com |
| Vinson [Anson] Sprouse [II] | 6-Aug | 1810 | Vinson Sprouse Jr. [2], Union District, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 1 male under 10, 1 male 45 and over, 2 female under 10, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 26-44. [born between 1765-84, narrow age down some by 1800 and 1810 census he must be born between 1765-74, age between 45 & 54, only one Vinson/Vincent?, Vincent [1] would be about 99.] | Union County, SC | Ancestry.com |
| William Sprouse | 6-Aug | 1810 | Lauren Co SC Census lists William Sprouse with 1 male under 10, one male 16-26, one male over 45, 3 females under 10, one female 10-16, one female 16-26 and 1 female 26-45, Capt Nelson's Company | Laurens County, SC | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| John Sprouce | 3-Dec | 1810 | Carver, Elizabeth "Betsy" | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Benjamin Sprouse | 1810 | Benjamin Sprouse born 1784-1790 - from 1810, 1820 and 1830 Albemarle Co VA Census | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| David Sproat | 1810 | David Sproat - AMERICAN STATE PAPERS DOCUMENTS LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE OF THE CONGRESS OF THE U.S. from the second session of the 11th to the third session of the thirteenth congress, inclusive commencing Nov. 27, 1809 and ending March 3, 1815. Implement DEED No 1 “To all people to whom these presents shall com, greeting: David is listed as a recipient in the above deed. FHL 973 R2ag 1994 Vol 2 | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | ||
| George Sprouse, David Sprouse, Robert Sprouse | 1810 | George, David and Robert Sprouse listed in 1810 Tax lists of Patrick Co., Virginia | Patrick County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| James Lewis, Benjamin Sprouse | 1810 | Albemarle County, Virginia, 1800 Tax List Saint Anne’s Parish District of James Lewis lists Benjamin Sprouse 1-0; Mary Spouse 0-2 THE VIRGINIA GENEALOGIST Vol 19 No 1 FHL 975.5 B2vg | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| John Sprouse | 1810 | John Sprouse born 1784-1790- from 1810, 1820 and 1830 Albemarle Co VA Census | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Peter Sprouse | 1810 | Peter Sprouce born 1784-1790- from 1810, 1820 and 1830 Albemarle Co VA Census | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Tandy Sprouse | 1810 | Tandy Sprouse born 1784-1790 - from 1810, 1820 and 1830 Albemarle Co VA Census | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Zacharia Sprouse | 1810 | Zachariah Sprouse born 1784-1790 - from 1810, 1820 and 1830 Albemarle Co VA Census | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1810 | Macon's Bill #2 passed by Congress authorizes President Madison to reopen trade with Britain and France, but stipulates that he may restore non intercourse with either nation if interference with American shipping does not cease. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1810 | Midterm elections drastically alter political alignment of both houses prevalent nationalism and pro war sentiment sweep the "War Hawks" into office. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| LARKIN MILLER | 11-Jan | 1811 | F. HARLOW | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| Henry Sprouse | 20-Apr | 1811 | Sprouses appearing on the Personal Property Tax List for Fluvanna Co., VA in 1811 Henry Sprouse Listed: 1 white male above 16 -- Fluvanna Co., VA Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1826, (1810) p. 26, Ln. 14 FHL Reel # 2023538 |
Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| John Rowland Sprouse, Martha Gibson | 21-May | 1811 | John Rowland Sprouse married Martha Gibson | Chesterfield | Virginia |
| Rowland Sprouse, Martha Gibson | 21-May | 1811 | Rowland Sprouse married Martha Gibson 21 May 1811 in Chesterfield Co VA Marriage list. | Chesterfield County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| RICHARD WADE | 15-Nov | 1811 | RHODA HARLOW | Henrico County, VA | Virginia |
| 1811 | Reinstatement of non intercourse policy against Great Britain. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| George Prouse, Ann Satterfield | 11-Apr | 1812 | Date: 11 Apr 1812 Name: George Prouse Spouse: Ann Satterfield Marriage Licenses of Caroline County, Maryland, 1774-1815. |
Caroline County, MD | Ancestry.com |
| PLEASANT COOPER | 29-Dec | 1812 | POLLY HARLOW | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| 1812 | President Madison asks Congress for a declaration of war against Great Britain. Congress supports war, except for most New England states and other maritime and commercial states such as New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1812 | James Monroe is inaugurated for his second term as President. He has defeated antiwar candidate DeWitt Clinton of New York. Madisonís Vice President is Elbridge Gerry. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1812 | provides for release of prisoners and restoration of conquered territory, but does not resolve maritime issues. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| BENJAMIN VAUGHAN | 20-Jan | 1813 | JUDITH HARLOW | Henrico County, VA | Virginia |
| Robert Sprouse, Haynie Hollenback | 9-Feb | 1813 | Robert Sprouse married Haynie Hollenback 9 Feb 1813 in Cabell Co VA Marriage list. | Cabell County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Sprouse, Robert | 9-Feb | 1813 | Hollenback,Haynie | Cabell | Virginia |
| JOHN WEIR | 22-Mar | 1813 | POLLY HARLOW | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| OLIPH BLANKENSHIP | 5-May | 1813 | POLLY [Mrs] HARLOW | Richmond | Virginia |
| THOMAS HARLOW | 30-Jun | 1813 | SARAH CHILDRESS | Henrico County, VA | Virginia |
| Robert Sprouse | 3-Aug | 1813 | Robert Sprouse - purchased Aug 3, 1813 Cabell County, Va, 50 acres On Dawson Branch grants 63, 1812-13 pg 536 | Cabell County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| JOSHUA HARLOW | 30-Dec | 1813 | PATSY CAROL | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| Micajah Sprouse, Polly Patterson | 7-Mar | 1814 | Micajah Sprouce married Polly Patterson 7 Mar 1814 Albemarle Co VA Marriage list. | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Sprouce, Micajah | 7-Mar | 1814 | Patterson, Polly | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Tandy | 4-Apr | 1814 | Sprouce, Nancy | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 19-Aug | 1814 | Aug 19, British forces landed on the Patuxent River and routed the Americans in the Battle of Bladensburg, and then marched to Washington. (HNQ, 12/10/00) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Prouce, Sally Lord | 8-Dec | 1814 | Groom's Name: John Prouse Bride's Name: Sally Lord Marriage Date: 08 Dec 1814 Marriage Place: Caroline,Maryland Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M53559-1 System Origin: Maryland-ODM Source Film Number: 13780 Collection: Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970 |
Caroline County, MD | Jeff Miller |
| 1814 | Formed 1814 Lee, Russell, Washington Gate City | Scott | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1814 | Hartford Convention secretly convenes 26 Federalist antiwar delegates gather to adopt a series of statesí rights proposals in the form of amendments to the Constitution. News of the New Orleans victory brings the Convention to an end, and the Convention will become an object of public derision, as well as an excuse to levy accusations of conspiracy and treason, thus hastening the demise of the Federalist party. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1814 | Treaty of Ghent signed by American and British peace commissioners, ending the war of | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1814 | Battle of New Orleans unaware that peace has been declared, Andrew Jackson leads American soldiers into the most spectacular land victory of the war. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Thacker, Henry | 22-Apr | 1815 | Sprouce, Celia | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Benjamin | 24-Oct | 1815 | Dove, Elizabeth | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| JESSE HARLOW | 3-Nov | 1815 | MILDRED LIGGAN | Henrico County, VA | Virginia |
| John Carver, Elizabeth Sprouse | 8-Nov | 1815 | John Carver married Elizabeth Sprouse Daughter of James Sprouse, Sur. John Sprouse Wit. William P. Bellomy p.159 -- Marriages of Louisa County Virginia 1766-1815 Compiled and Published by Kathleen Booth Williams, p.18 FHC (Reno, NV) Book 975.5 V2 Lo 1959 |
Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| Elijah Sprouse | 23-Nov | 1815 | Elijah Sprouse received a Treasury Warrant (#11720) dated 4 March 1811 which he used to purchase 70 acres of land in Cabell Co., VA on the Trace Fork of Mud River. -- Virginia Land Grants, 1816-1817, Book 66, p.196 |
Cabell County, VA | Library of Virginia Patents and Grants |
| Alexander Sprouse, Elizabeth Sprouse, Garland A Sprouse, James Sprouse, Jeremiah Sprouse, John Sprouse, Martin Sprouse, Nancy Sprouse, Nelson Sprouse (2), Nicholas Sprouse,Washington Sprouse, William Sprouse | 1815 | 1815-1861 MARRIAGES OF LOUISA CO VIRGINIA compiled by William H. Kiblinger & Janice L. Abercrombie lists in the index the following Sprouse marriages. Alexander, Elizabeth, Garland A., James, Jeremiah, John, Martin, Nancy, Nelson (2), Nicholas, Washington and William. | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1815 | Treaty of Ghent unanimously ratified by the Senate | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| JOHN M. HARLOW | 26-Nov | 1816 | MARGRET OLIVER | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| 4-Dec | 1816 | Dec 4, James Monroe of Virginia was elected the fifth president of the United States. (AP, 12/4/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouse, John | 6-Dec | 1816 | Carver, Betsy | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| JOHN HARLOW | 26-Dec | 1816 | LEVINA SNEAD | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse | 1816 | (Sprouse names occurring in the Fluvanna Co., Personal Property Tax Lists after 1815 are as follows: 1816-1818 = Martin; 1819 = James; 1820 = James & Martin; 1821-1822 = James; 1823-1825 = James & Washington; and 1826 = Washington) | Fluvanna County, VA | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart | |
| 1816 | Second Bank of the United States established. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1816 | Tariff Act of 1816 passed by Congress perpetuates protective duties set during the War of 1812 to shelter developing American industries facing foreign competition. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Sarah Prouse Kirby, Benjamin Kirby | 1-Apr | 1817 | Sarah Prouse of Caroline County, Maryland, married 1 Apr 1817 to Benjamin Kirby | Dorchester County, MD | Source Dorchester County, Maryland Rent Rolls 1659-1723 |
| JOHN HARLOW | 9-Oct | 1817 | ELIZABETH BROOKS | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| 1817 | Federally financed public works projects, such as roads and canals, passed by Congress New England Federalists oppose the bill, fearing its impetus to westward expansion. This bill is vetoed by Madison, who does not accept the implied powers interpretation of the Constitution with regard to federally funded internal improvements. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1817 | James Monroe is inaugurated as President. Federalists lose seats in Congress. Daniel Tomkins of New York is Vice President. The Democratic Republican party has adopted the nationalistic principles of the waning Federalist party, thus ushering in the "Era of Good Feelings" | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1817 | Erie Canal project is launched. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Carter, Elijah | 22-Jul | 1818 | Sprouse, Amelia | Patrick | Virginia |
| ISAIAH HARLOW | 5-Sep | 1818 | PEGGY KARR | Giles | Virginia |
| JESSE HARLOW | 15-Dec | 1818 | NANCY CAWTHORNE | Henrico County, VA | Virginia |
| Nathaniel Harlow | 12-Jan | 1819 | PATSEY ROBISON | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| Johnson, James | 3-Aug | 1819 | Sprouse, Susanna | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| Susanna Sprouse, James Johnson, John Goodman | 3-Aug | 1819 | Susanna Sprouse and James Johnson married on 3 Aug 1819 min- John Goodman VIRGINIA HISTORIC MARRIAGE REGISTER FLUVANNA COUNTY MARRIAGES 1781-1849 BY John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr. | Fluvanna County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| WILLIAM GILBERT | 25-Nov | 1819 | FRANCES HARLOW | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| 1819 | Dartmouth College v. Woodward Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall issues the opinion that a private corporate charter is a contract and therefore cannot be revised or broken by a state. Business growth is encouraged; corporations are thus ruled free of state control. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1819 | Adams Onis Treaty is signed Spain cedes East Florida to the U.S. and renounces any claims to West Florida. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1819 | McCulloch v. Maryland Supreme Court finds that a state (Maryland) cannot tax an agency of the United States, including the federal bank, thus upholding the principle of federal sovereignty. The court also upholds the right of Congress to create the bank, under Hamiltonian doctrines of "implied powers" and "loose construction." | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Sprouse, Washington | 2-Aug | 1820 | Dobbs, Rebecca | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| WILLIAM D. STRATHAM | 3-Aug | 1820 | MATILDA HARLOW | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| Francis Sprouse | 7-Aug | 1820 | 1820 Spartanburg, Francis – 1 male under 10, 4 males 10-16, 1 female under 10, 1 female 26-45 | Spartanburg County, SC | Ancestry.com |
| James Sprouse | 7-Aug | 1820 | 1820 Union, Union, Image 10, NARA Roll M33_121, Image 254 James – 1 male 26-45 |
Union County, SC | Ancestry.com |
| James Sprouse Jr., John George Jr. | 7-Aug | 1820 | 1820 Union, Union, Image 10, NARA Roll M33_121, Image 253 James Jr. - 1 male 26-45 John George Jr. - 2 males under 10, 1 male 26-45, 1 female 26-45 |
Union County, SC | Ancestry.com |
| Jesse Sprouse | 7-Aug | 1820 | 2 males 10-16, 1 male 45 and over, 4 females under 10, 2 females 16-26, 1 female 45 and over | Buncombe County, NC | Ancestry.com |
| Joel Sprouse, Vinson Sprouse | 7-Aug | 1820 | 1820 Union, Union, Image 8, NARA Roll M33_121, Image 252, supposedly original Joel - 2 males under 10, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45, 3 females under 10, 1 female 16-18 Vinson - 1 male 10, 1 male 45, 2 males over 45, 2 females 10, 1 female 26 [There is obvious duplication here and below of Vinson Sprouse, which is correct is unknown, but I suspect the former over the later because I do not think he would remember anyone after weeks of travel.] |
Union County, SC | Ancestry.com |
| John George, Vinson Sprouse, Vinson Sprouse Jr., William Sprouse | 7-Aug | 1820 | 1820 Union, Not Stated, Image 10, NARA Roll M33_121, Image 239 John George – 2 males 10-16, 1 male 16-26, 1 male over 45, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 26-45 Vinson – 1 male under 10, 1 Male over 45, 2 females under 10, 2 females 10-16, 1 female 26-45 Vinson Jr. [Sr?]- 1 male over 45, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 16-26 Wm – 1 male under 10, 1 male 16-26, 1 female 16-26 |
Union County, SC | Ancestry.com |
| William Sprouse, John Sprouse | 7-Aug | 1820 | 1820 Laurens, Not stated, Image 38, NARA Roll M33_121, Image 50 John – 1 male 16-26, 1 female 16-18 Laurens, Not stated, Image 63, NARA Roll M33_121, Image 75 Wm – 3 males under 10, 1 male over 45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 26-45 |
Laurens County, SC | Ancestry.com |
| Mary Prouse | 1820 | Born: 1820, Died: unknown, Place b.: MD, Place d. MD | Talbot County, MD | Family Chart of William L. Carlile, Elsie C. Carlile, 303 Mangrove Rd., Severna Park, MD 21146 | |
| Pleasant Sprouse | 1820 | Pleasant Sprouse born 1780-1790 - from 1820 & 1830 Albemarle Co VA Census | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Vincent Sprouse | 1820 | Spartanburg SC Census lists Vincent Sprouse 1 male 16-26. | Spartanburg County, SC | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Sprouce, George W. | 14-Feb | 1821 | Alfred, Eliza | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 3-May | 1821 | May 3, The Richmond [Virginia] Light Artillery was organized. (RC handout, 5/27/96) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Hicks, William | 6-Sep | 1821 | Sprouce, Mildred | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1821 | President Monroe and Vice President Daniel Tompkins are inaugurated for their second terms in office. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Sprouse, Nicholas | 15-May | 1822 | Pace, Susan | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| REUBEN HARLOW | 5-Aug | 1822 | SOPHIA MARTIN | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| NICHOLAS HARLOW | 23-Sep | 1822 | JANNETTA BRIDGEWATER | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| WILLIAM HARLOW | 18-Dec | 1822 | ELIZABETH TAYLOR | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1822 | Formed 1822 Bath, Botetourt, Monroe(WVA) Covington | Allegheny County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| William Prout | 12-Oct | 1823 | Obituary: Prout, William d. 12 Oct 1823 R56/33 Prout. Near the Navy Yard, yesterday, about 1 o'clock, after a short illness, William Prout, Esq. one of the oldest inhabitants of this city. His funeral will take place this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, from his late residence. "He was the noblest work of God." The Navy Yard Section During the Life of the Rev. William Ryland Columbia Historical Society, Volume 4 In the very earliest days of the city, William Prout was one of the most conspicuous of our citizens. Besides being one of the original proprietors of the land constituting a large portion of the Navy Yard section, he was a gentleman of high character, and thoroughly identified with the advancement of his section of the city. He was born in 1753, was married to Miss Sarah Slater, of Prince George's County, Maryland, and died in Washington in 1823, leaving three sons--Jonathan, William and Robert, a clergyman, and two daughters,Mrs. Martha H. McKnight and Mrs. Henry Bradley. The dwelling of Mr. Prout is no longer standing. It was near the Eighth Street entrance of the Navy Yard. | ||
| SAMUEL REDD | 31-Oct | 1823 | MARTHA A. HARLOW | Henrico, County, VA | Virginia |
| 1823 | Monroe Doctrine presented to Congress by President Monroe proclaims that the Americas will no longer be the object of European colonization, and that the U.S. would consider dangerous the attempt of any European nation to extend its political systems to the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. will not interfere with any existing European colonies in the New World, or interfere in European internal affairs. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| HENRY M. HARLOW | 3-Jan | 1824 | ELIZABETH HAWLEY | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Dabney | 25-Jan | 1824 | Gibson, Eliza | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| SKILER H. ROBERTS | 28-Feb | 1824 | MARY ANN HARLOW | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| JOHN HARLOW | 13-May | 1824 | MARY W. SNEAD | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| Hudson Sprouse, Susan Sprouse, Rice Wood, Frank Dyer, V.W. Southall | 19-Oct | 1824 | Hudson Sprouse killed Susan Sprouse. “Near the latter part of 1822 a brutal murder was committed on the Ragged Mountains, not far from Taylor’s Gap. A man named Hudson Sprouse killed Susan Sprouse, a women nearly related to him by the ties of kindred. He was tried for the crime at the October term of Circuit Court, 1823 and though defended by Rice Wood, Frank Dyer and V. W. Southall, was convicted of murder in the first degree.”“The prisoner being arraigned again at the October term 1824, it was found impossible to obtain a jury, the whole community appearing to have adjudged him guilty. The judge immediately removed the case to Rockingham County, where he was tried on the nineteenth of the same month, and convicted. He was hanged at Harrisonburg on the tenth of the ensuing December, utterly hardened to his fate.” (Albemarle County in Virginia; giving some account of what it was by nature, of what it was made by man, and of some of the men who made it. By Edgar Woods. 1901, reprint 1989, pg 113) | Rockingham County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Sprouse, Nelson | 29-Dec | 1824 | Pace, Mary | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| 1824 | Gibbons v. Ogden Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall rules that a monopoly granted by the New York State legislature for steamboat navigation between New York and New Jersey is unconstitutional because only the Federal Government has jurisdiction over interstate commerce. | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| REUBEN HARLOW | 21-Mar | 1825 | ELEANOR THORP | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| GEORGE W. HARLOW | 29-Nov | 1825 | POLLY HUGGINS | Greenbrier | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Garland A. | 28-Dec | 1825 | Sprouse, Nancy | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| Washington Sprouse, James Jones | 1825 | Washington Sprouse to James Jones, DOT V8:641 | Louisa County, VA | Louisa Courthouse | |
| Washington Sprouse, Sherwood Bybee | 1825 | Washington Sprouse to Sherwood Bybee, DOT V8:641 | Louisa County, VA | Louisa Courthouse | |
| Sprouce, Randal | 9-Feb | 1826 | Thacker, Rachel | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 9-Apr | 1826 | Apr 9, Chatham Roberdeau Wheat was born in Alexandria, Va. He studied law at the University of Nashville and then served in the 1st Tennessee Cavalry as a lieutenant during the Mexican War. He became a Confederate commander of the 1st Louisiana Special Battalion in the Civil War, also known as Wheat's Tigers. (HN, 4/9/00) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 4-Jul | 1826 | Jul 4, Thomas Jefferson, the nation's third president, died deeply in debt at age 83 at one o'clock in the afternoon and was buried near Charlottesville, Virginia. He was the founder of the Univ. of Virginia and wrote the state's statute of religious freedom. In 1997 Joseph J. Ellis won the National Book Award in nonfiction for "American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson." "Nothing gives one person so much of an advantage over another as to remain unruffled in all circumstances." (A&IP, Miers, p.29)(SFEC, 6/29/97, BR p.5)(AP, 7/4/97) (SFC, 4/29/98, p.A6)(SFEC, 10/25/98, Z1 p.12)(IB, Internet, 12/7/98)(SFEC, 5/16/99, p.A9) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| BURWELL HARLOW | 16-Aug | 1826 | ELIZA ANN THOMASSON | Henrico County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, John | 23-Nov | 1826 | Sprouce, Polly | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1826 | Anderson and Pickens formed from Pendleton | Pendleton County, SC | |||
| 15-Jan | 1827 | Jan 15, At Monticello 130 slaves and other possessions of Thomas Jefferson were sold at auction. Sally Hemmings and 5 members of the Hemings family were freed shortly thereafter. (SFEC, 5/16/99, p.A9) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| BARNARD [Barnett] CARTER | 29-Mar | 1827 | [Wilhelma] WILLEY HARLOW | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| JOHN M. BALL | 17-Apr | 1827 | ELMIRA M. HARLOW | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| ROYAL W. HUMPHREY | 24-Sep | 1827 | MARY JANE HARLOW | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| RICHARD BACON | 27-Oct | 1827 | MALINDA HARLOW | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| JAMES KENNEDY | 22-Apr | 1828 | SOPHIA HARLOW | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| WILLIAM H. HARLOW | 13-Jun | 1828 | LUCY A. DAVIS | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| ELISHA BUTTER | 9-Mar | 1829 | MATILDA HARLOW | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| HEZEKIAH BUTLER | 9-Mar | 1829 | SUSANNA HARLOW | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| THOMAS HARLOW | 9-Mar | 1829 | ROSANNA BUTLER | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| SHELTON HARLOW | 18-Mar | 1829 | SARAH BUT[L]HER | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, John | 21-Mar | 1829 | Sprouce, Catharine L. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, George | 1-Jun | 1829 | Alfred, Eliza | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Tandy Sprouse | 1-Jun | 1829 | Tandy Sprouse - Book II, pg 15 - Orphan Eliza Allfred, Fath James Allfred, dated June 1, 1829, quardian Tandy Sprouse, security John B. Spiece, amount 25 dollars (Historic Roads of Virginia, Albemarle County Road Orders 1783-1816 Pawlett, 1975) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Gibson, Randall | 11-Jun | 1829 | Sprouce, Mary [May] | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| THOMAS D. STATHAM | 19-Jul | 1829 | MARTHA HARLOW | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| Harlow, Wilson | 9-Sep | 1829 | Sprouse, Patsy | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| WILSON HARLOW | 9-Sep | 1829 | PATSY SPROUSE | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| Smith, Levi | 20-Oct | 1829 | Sprouse, Martha | Patrick | Virginia |
| RICHARD W. BERNARD | 8-Dec | 1829 | FRANCES HARLOW | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| John Sprouse, James Sprouse | 1829 | Robertson Co Tenn Census lists John Sprause 100010/10100/15 and James Sprause 100010/31010/0. | Robertson County, TN | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| WILLIAM HARLOW | 2-Mar | 1830 | MARIA BUTLER | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| GEORGE HARLOW | 24-May | 1830 | ELIZABETH CANNON | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Elijah Sprouse, George Sprouse, Joel Sprouse | 1-Jun | 1830 | Pickens Co Alabama lists the following: Elijah, George and Joel Sprouse - for counts see Census document | Pickens County, AL | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| J. Sprouse, R Cash, E. Elder, James Sprouse, Jesse Sprouse | 1-Jun | 1830 | Spartanburg Co SC lists: J Sprouse, along with R Casach and E Elder as 3 singles 20-30; James Sprouse 3 males under 5 1 male 10-15 1 male 15-20 1 male 50-60 1 female under 5 2 females 5-10 1 female 15-20, Jesse Sprouse 1 male 20-30 1 female under 5 1 female 20-30 1 female 30-40. | Spartanburg County, SC | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| John Sprouse, Reutha Sprouse | 1-Jun | 1830 | Laurens Co SC Census lists: John Sprouse 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 1 female under 5, 2 females 5-10, 1 females 30-40; Reutha Sprouse 2 males under 5 2 males 5-10 1 male 1-15 2 females under 5 2 females 20-30 and 1 female 70-80 | Laurens County, SC | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Vincent Sprouse [I and II?], William Sprouse, William Sprouse, William Sprouse | 1-Jun | 1830 | Union Co SC Census lists the following; Vincent Sprouse 1 male 10-15, 1 male 50-60, 1 male over 100, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 30-40; William Sprouse 2 males under 10, 2 males 5-10, 1 male 20-30 1 female 5-10,1 female 20-30; William Sprouse, 1 male under 10 1 male 70-80, 1 female under 5, 1 female 40-50; William Sprouse 1 male 20-30 3 feamles under 5 1 female 5-10, 1 female 20-30. | Union County, SC | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Randall Sprouse, Henry Thacker, Ezekial Thacker | 10-Jun | 1830 | Randall Sprouse - Book II, pg 59 - Orphan Henry Thacker, Fath Ezekial Thacker dated June 10, 1830, guardian Father, security Randall Sprouse, amount 40 dollars (Historic Roads of Virginia, Albemarle County Road Orders 1783-1816 Pawlett, 1975) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Sprouce, Washington | 7-Jul | 1830 | Anderson, Caty | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| [B]RICE G. HARLOW | 24-Jul | 1830 | EVELINA J. EWERS | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| THOMAS H. HARLOW | 6-Sep | 1830 | LOUISA PRICE | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| Vinson Sprouse | 6-Sep | 1830 | Near Gowdeysville, Union District, S.C. On the 6th of September last, Mr. Vinson Sprouse, aged One Hundred Years. He was a native of Louisa County, Va. But for the last thirty-seven years a resident near this place. In 1754, he was on his way to join Braddock’s army, when he heard of the defeat. During his residence here, he sustained the character of an honest man, and earned his living by the sweat of his brow. A short time before his death he formed a resolution to emigrate the the westward where the land was new and where he could clear himself a plantation, but alas! Before he could carry his plan into effect, he was summoned to emigrate “to that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveller returns.” -- Daily National Intelligencer, No. 5550. Washington, D.C.,Thursday, November 18, 1830, vol. XVIII, page 2, col.4. FHL Film # 0176528 |
Union County, SC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Vinson Sprouse, Rachel Jeffries, John Jefferies | 6-Sep | 1830 | THE SOUTH CAROLINA MAGAZINE OF ANCESTRAL RESEARCH Vol XXI Summer 1993 No. 3 page 175 (at the bottom of the page):DEATH NOTICES OF VINSON SPROUSE AND RACHEL JEFFERIES. The following notices are found in the Charlston Courier, issue of 16 November 1830 on page 2. Deaths. Near Gowdeyville, Union District, on the 6th September last, Mr. Vinson Sprouse, aged One Hundred years. He was a native of Louisa county, Va. On the 17th ult. in Union District, Mrs. Rachel Jefferies, consort of John Jefferies, aged sixty five years. | Union County, SC | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| WILLIAM HARLOW | 11-Nov | 1830 | ELIZABETH HUGHES | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| RICHARD HARLOW | 12-Nov | 1830 | REBECCA B. WHITE | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| Henry Sprouse | 1830 | Henry Sprouse born 1770-1780 - from 1830 and 1840 Albemarle Co VA Census | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| John R. Sprouse | 1830 | John R. Sprouse born 1770-1780 - from 1830 Buckingham Co VA Census | Buckingham County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| John Sprouse | 1830 | John Sprouse born 1770-1780 - from 1830 and 1840 Albemarle Co VA Census | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| SAMUEL H. BURNETT | 1-Feb | 1831 | JANE B. HARLOW | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| PETTES SEAY | 9-Feb | 1831 | NANCY HARLOW | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Tandy | 30-Mar | 1831 | Sprouce, Elizabeth | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| LEIVEN HAWKINS | 5-Aug | 1831 | ELIZA HARLOW | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| 21-Aug | 1831 | Aug 21-22, Nat Turner led a rebellion in Southampton county, Va. This became known as "Nat Turner's Rebellion" or the "Southampton Slave Revolt." Turner and about seven followers murdered 55 white people, including the entire family of his owners, the Joseph Travis's. Turner had been taught to read by the Travis children and his studies of the bible led him to have visions of insurrection. A 1998 play by Robert O'Hara "Insurrection: Holding History" centered on the event. (www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1518.html)(SFC, 1/16/98, p.D1) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 9-Sep | 1831 | Sep 9, Eleven men, accused and convicted for participating in the revolt led by Nat Turner, were hanged. The death sentence for 7 others was commuted by the governor to "transportation," i.e. sale outside the state. (ON, 10/99, p.10) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| JOHN S. HARLOW | 6-Oct | 1831 | SARAH ANN HAWKINS | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| 31-Oct | 1831 | Oct 31, Nat Turner, rebel slave, was caught by Mr. Benjamin Phipps and locked up in Jerusalem, Va. Thomas Gray, his court appointed attorney, spent 3 days talking to Turner and compiled his notes into "The Confessions of Nat Turner," which were published in 1969. (ON, 10/99, p.10) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Nov | 1831 | Nov 5, Nat Turner, rebel slave, was tried in Southampton county, Va. (www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1518.html) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Nov | 1831 | Nov 11, Nat Turner was hanged and skinned in Southampton county, Va. Hysteria surrounded this rebellion and over 200 slaves, some as far away as North Carolina, were murdered by whites in fear of a generalized uprising. A martyr to the anti-slavery cause, Turner's actions had the adverse effect of virtually ending all abolitionist activities in the south before the Civil War. (www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1518.html)(HN, 11/11/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouce, Henry | 26-Dec | 1831 | Sprouce, Sarah | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1831 | Formed 1831 Montgomery Floyd | Floyd | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1831 | Formed 1831 Rockingham, Shenandoah Luray | Page | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| JAMES M. LOVING | 28-May | 1832 | ELIZA HARLOW | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, William | 29-Aug | 1832 | Freeman, Elizabeth | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| David Sprouse | 27-Sep | 1832 | Sprouse, David VA Line, S3958, sol was b 11 Apr 1760 in Louisa Co VA & he lived there until the fall of 1785 then moved to Albemarle Co VA & in the fall of 1790 he moved to Henry Co VA & in 1811 he moved to Gallia Co, OH where he appl 27 Sep 1832. -- Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files Volume III: N - Z Abstracted by Virgil D. White, p. 3281 |
Galia County, OH | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| George Sprouse, Tipton Sprouse, Elizabeth Mundy, Joseph Fox | 3-Dec | 1832 | George and Tipton Sprouse - Book II, pg 117 - Orphan Elizabeth Mundy, Fath Joseph Fox, date December 3, 1832 quardian Tipton Sprouse, security George Sprouse, amount 20 dollars. (Guardian Bonds of Albemarle County, Va 1783-1853 by Murphy, 1968) | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Sprouce, Zachariah | 3-Dec | 1832 | Munday, Sarah | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| WILLIAM HARLOW | 22-Dec | 1832 | MATILDA BICKLEY | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| 1832 | Formed 1832 Washington, Wythe Marion | Smyth | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1832 | Uriah Phillips Levy, a US naval lieutenant, commissioned a statue of Thomas Jefferson by Paris sculptor Piere-Jean David D'Anger. In 1847 Pres. Polk set the statue in front of the white House, where it stood for 27 years. (SFC, 11/23/01, p.D8) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Nathaniel Harlow | 23-Jan | 1833 | SUSAN WEST | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Jefferson | 27-Apr | 1833 | Thacker, Susan | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| WALKER E. HARLOW | 30-Jul | 1833 | MARTHA HUMPHREY | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| PLEASANT HARLOW | 9-Sep | 1833 | MARTHA FERGUSON | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| William Bailey, Nancy Hill, Sally Sprouse, John Lanham | 1833 | VIRGINIA REVOLUTIONARY PENSION APPLICATIONS Vol. 4 Abstracted and compiled by John Frederick Dorman lists an application for pension for William Bailey (Sarah then residing in Kanawha Co but of Pocatallico. In 1833 he was 79. Nancy Hill gave affidavit that she was 76 and was born and raised in Albemarle County and lived in the immediate neighborhood of Sally Sprouse and William Bailey. It also goes on to say that the children’s mother was Sarah or Sally Sprouse. It also makes reference that John Lanham aged about 74 declares he lived in Nelson Co, VA near the Albemarle County line a few miles from William and Sally Sprouse and believes they were married in 1796 or 1797.FHL 975.5M28d p 2 | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1833 | Formed 1833 Culpeper Washington | Rappahannock | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouce, William | 8-Jan | 1834 | Dudley, Polly | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Mary Marion Sprouse | 31-Mar | 1834 | The Virginia Genealogist July-Sept. 1970 Volume 14, Number 3 pg. 99-103 First Minute Book Upper Beaver Dam Church, Fluvanna March 31, 1834 Mary Sprouse - formerly Marion January 1, 1852 Mary Sprouse |
Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia Genealogist |
| Anderson Sprouse, Mary Marion | 9-Apr | 1834 | Anderson Sprouse md Mary Marion 9 Apr 1834 in Albemarle Co VA - Marriage list | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Sprouce, Anderson | 9-Apr | 1834 | Marion, Mary | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| PLEASANT SPROUCE | 6-Oct | 1834 | ANNE HARLOW | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Pleasants | 6-Oct | 1834 | Harlow, Anna | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| GEORGE V. HARLOW | 15-Oct | 1834 | ELIZABETH A. JONES | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| 1834 | Uriah Phillips Levy (d.1862), purchased Monticello. The levy family owned the home for the next 9 decades. In 1923 it was transferred to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. (SFC, 11/23/01, p.D8) | Albemarle County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Grimes, Morris | 13-May | 1835 | Sprouse, Patsey | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| WASHINGTON HARLOW | 15-Dec | 1835 | ELIZA HARLOW | Greenbrier | Virginia |
| Gibson, William | 4-Feb | 1836 | Sprouce, D. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, James | 11-Feb | 1836 | Taylor, Naomi | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, James | 11-Feb | 1836 | Taylor, Naomi | Rockbridge | Virginia |
| 16-May | 1836 | May 16, Edgar Allan Poe (27) married Virginia Clem (13) in Richmond, Virginia. (SFEM, 1/25/98, p.67) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Harlow, Tandy | 10-Nov | 1836 | Wren, Elizabeth | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| JESSE W. HARLOW | 19-Dec | 1836 | MARY ANN WHITE | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| JAMES HAMBLETON | 26-Dec | 1836 | SUSAN HARLOW | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| 1836 | Formed 1836 Frederick Berryville | Clarke | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1836 | Roanoke Independent City | Roanoke | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1836 | Formed 1836 Frederick, Shenandoah Front Royal | Warren | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouce, Tipton | 22-May | 1837 | Woody, Susanna | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Zachariah | 5-Jul | 1837 | Gaymer [Grymes], Nancy | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Mrs. Mary Sprouse, | 7-May | 1838 | Mrs Mary Sprouse died in Albemarle Co., Va., May 7, 1838 Age 90. (The Biographical Cyclopædia of American Women Volume I , Compiled under the supervision of Mabel Ward Cameron New York, The Halvord Publishing Company, Inc. 1924 | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| WILLIAM PILLAMORE | 8-Aug | 1838 | NANCY HARLOW | Greenbrier | Virginia |
| 18-Aug | 1838 | Aug 18, Six US Navy ships departed Hampton Roads, Va., led by Lt. Charles Wilkes on a 3-year mission called the US South Seas Exploring Expedition, the "U.S. Ex. Ex." The mission proved Antarctica to be a continent. In 2003 Nathaniel Philbrick authored "Sea of Glory," an account of the expedition.(NG, 10/1988, Geographica)(ON, 3/00, p.6)(WSJ, 11/12/03, p.D12) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouce, William | 3-Sep | 1838 | Sprouce, Christine K. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Currier, Washington | 2-Nov | 1838 | Sprouce, Cary Ann | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Harlow, Ranson | 1838 | Estes, Janice | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia | |
| 1838 | Formed 1838 Orange Standardville | Greene | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1838 | Formed 1838 Botetourt Salem | Roanoke | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouse, Taudy [Tandy] | 31-Dec | 1839 | Smith, Sarah | Lewis | Virginia |
| Vinson Sprouse | 1839 | See Nancy Sprouse below 25 Dec 1842 | Spartanburg County, SC | ||
| 1839 | Formed 1839 Montgomery, Wythe Pulaski | Pulaski | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1839 | In the US the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) for young men was founded in Lexington, Virginia. (WSJ, 6/27/96, p.B7)(SFEC, 7/20/97, p.A20) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| THOMAS HARLOW | 22-Jan | 1840 | LUCY P. [Mrs Chepean] HUMPHREY | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| JULIUS B. HARLOW | 15-Apr | 1840 | WINNEFRED P. CROOKS | Orange | Virginia |
| ALLEN M. HARLOW | 9-May | 1840 | MARY ANN AUSTIN | Cumberland | Virginia |
| Vincent Sprouse | 1-Jun | 1840 | Vincent Sprouse [3], Census Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 2 males under 5, 2 males 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 40-50, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 40-50. [born between 1790-1800] | Spartanburg County, SC | Ancestry.com |
| RICHARD MARION | 26-Aug | 1840 | FRANCES CARVER | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| GEORGE T. BLAKE | 24-Nov | 1840 | A. R. HARLOW | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Anthony Sprouce, Perry Sprouce | 1840 | SPROUCE Anthony 09a 18 09b SPROUCE Perry 08a 26 08b | Talbot County, MD | Census | |
| Benjamin Sprouse | 1840 | Benjamin Sprouse born - from 1840 Logan Co VA Census 1770-1780 | Logan County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Elijah A. Sprouse | 1840 | Elijah A Sprouse born 1790-1800 - from 1840 Pike Co Ohio Census | Pike County, OH | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Lewis Sprouse | 1840 | Lewis Sprouse born 1790-1800 - from 1840 Cabell VA Census | Cabell County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Tandy Sprouse | 1840 | Tandy Sprouse born 1790-1800 - from 1840 Lewis Co VA Census | Lewis County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| Sprouce, Weston | 20-Jan | 1841 | Payne, Nancy | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Samuel | 24-Mar | 1841 | Joiner, Sarah | Bedford | Virginia |
| JAMES H. HARLOW | 16-Sep | 1841 | JUDITH D. STATHAM | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| JAMES A. HARLOW | 20-Sep | 1841 | TAMER A. HUFFMAN | Madison | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Benjamin | 28-Oct | 1841 | Sprouse, Nancy | Lewis | Virginia |
| WILLIAM H. BRYANT | 14-Dec | 1841 | CAROLINE M. HARLOW | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| Harlow, John | 1841 | Herndon, Mary Ann | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia | |
| ELIAS HARLOW | 3-Feb | 1842 | LYDIA PIRKEY | Rockingham | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Fleming | 12-May | 1842 | Bonnet, Eliza | Lewis | Virginia |
| JAMES M. HARLOW | 25-Jul | 1842 | JERUSA M. McCORD | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| JOHN F. HARLOW | 4-Nov | 1842 | MARTHA TUCKER | Madison | Virginia |
| Massey, Abel | 8-Nov | 1842 | Sprouse, Nancy | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Massey, Abel | 8-Nov | 1842 | Sprouse, Nancy | Patrick | Virginia |
| Nancy Sprouse | 25-Dec | 1842 | LONGEVITY.--Died, in Spartanburg district, S.C., on the 25th December 1842, Mrs. Nancy Sprouse, in the 109th year of her age. Her husband, Mr. Vinson Sprouse, died a few years since, aged 107 years. They lived together upwards of seventy years. -- Daily National Intelligencer, No. 9237, Washington, D.C., Saturday, September 24, 1842, vol. XXX, page 3, col 1. FHL Film # 0176 Arizona State University Film # 4480, Reel 53 |
Spartanburg County, SC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Harlow, Hezekiah | 1842 | Harlow, Sarah | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia | |
| 1842 | Formed 1842 Grayson Hillsville | Carroll | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Thacker, Nelson | 2-Mar | 1843 | Sprouce, Mary | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| JOHN HARLOW | 4-Sep | 1843 | NANCY PAINTER | Botetourt | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Gustavus | 1843 | Durrett, D.A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia | |
| Sprouce, Albert | 4-Mar | 1844 | Sprouce, Mary Cunin | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| JAMES S. HARLOW | 1-Jun | 1844 | DRUCILLA LUCK | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| HENRY S. W. HARLOW | 13-Sep | 1844 | ELIZABETH HARLOW | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Henry S.W. | 13-Sep | 1844 | Harlow, Elizabeth | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| JOHN W. HARLOW | 16-Sep | 1844 | ELIZABETH THOMAS | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| Belleman [Bellamy?], Archelus | 3-Oct | 1844 | Sprouce, Elvira | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Pleasant | 6-Oct | 1844 | Harlow, Anne | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| JOSEPH SPROUCE | 10-Oct | 1844 | CELIA HARLOW | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Joseph | 10-Oct | 1844 | Harlow, Celia | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Manning, Jacob M. | 7-Nov | 1844 | Sprouce, Frances E. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Vincent Sprouse, Wiley Sanders, Benjamin Price, William Guthrie, Wm Williams, P. Quinn Camp, J.R. Richards, J.B. Tolleson | 17-Dec | 1844 | p. 399-400. 17 Dec 1844. Wiley Sanders to Benjamin Price for $225 sold 319 acres, by computation, on both sides of the Old Green River Road & on the head branches of Rocky Fork of Thickoty and heads of some branches that empties into main Thickoty waters of Broad River, beginning on the old line where the dividing line of William Guthrie strikes near the creek, E to Jacob Pughes corner, Wm Williams & Vincent Sprouce lines. Wit: P. Quin Camp, J.R. Richards. Signed, Wiley (x) Sanders. Witness oath, 7 Jan 1850: Signed, P. Quin Camp to J.B. Tolleson Clk & Mag Exiffo. Registered 7th Jany. 1840. | Spartanburg County, SC | www.piedmont-historical- society.org/records, Spartanburg Conveyance Book aa |
| Sprouce, Benjamin | 23-Jan | 1845 | Wood, Elizabeth | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| JAMES RAMSBOTTOM | 10-Mar | 1845 | ELIZABETH HARLOW | Madison | Virginia |
| JAMES MOWYER | 17-Apr | 1845 | S. E. HARLOW | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| ALBIN KIRBY | 22-Apr | 1845 | M. J. HARLOW | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| JAMES HARLOW | 28-Jul | 1845 | MINERVA PAINTER | Botetourt | Virginia |
| WILLIAM HARLOW | 3-Dec | 1845 | SARAH HERRING | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Washington Sprouse, Catharine Anderson, Charles Anderson | 1845 | VIRGINIA REVOLUTIONARY PENSION APPLICATIONS Vol 2 abstracted and compiled by John Frederick Dorman lists the filing of an application for Charles Anderson who lists a daughter Catharine wife of Washington Sprouse who resided in Albemarle County and in the fall or last year (1844) removed to Missouri FHL 975.5M28d | Albemarle County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1845 | Formed 1845 Buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte, Campbell Appomattox | Appomattox | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| JAMES M. HARLOW | 20-Jan | 1846 | JENNETTA M. ROBERTSON | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, David | 14-Jul | 1846 | Milton, Susan Jane | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, David | 14-Jul | 1846 | Milton, Susan Jane | Augusta | Virginia |
| NICHOLAS DONNELLA | 7-Sep | 1846 | MARY I. HARLOW | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| HUDSON M. HARLOW | 16-Jan | 1847 | JANE MOORE | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Chrisman, Thomas | 11-Mar | 1847 | Sprouse, Martha Jane | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| ROBERT S. LEAKE | 27-Mar | 1847 | MARY U. HARLOW | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| OLIVER JENKINS | 10-Apr | 1847 | MARY ANN HARLOW | Madison | Virginia |
| SHELTON SPROUCE | 23-Aug | 1847 | ELIZA HARLOW | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Shelton | 23-Aug | 1847 | Harlow, Eliza | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1847 | Formed 1847 Bath (VA), Pendleton (now WV) Monterey | Highland | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Sprouse, Samuel Linder, Anna Linder, Nanna Linder, R.O. Guthrie, Samuel Linder, P. Quinn Camp, Olvy Bright, A. Bonner | 18-Apr | 1848 | p. 102-104. 18 April 1848. Deed of Conveyance. Samuel Linder & Anna alias Nanna Linder to G.B. Palmer for $70 paid to Anna alias Nanna Linder for her inheritance in 337 acres Lying on Rocky Fork of Thickety, bordered by R.O. Guthrie, Sprouce's fence, the Old line. N.B. Samuel Linder has assigned his right away before and does this to make his wife's Title good. Wit: P. Quinn Camp, Olvy? (x) Bright. Signed, Samuel Linder, Anna A. Linder. Witness oath, 11 May 1848: P. Quinn Camp to A. Bonner, J.Q. Release of dower, 11 May 1848: Singed, Anna alias Nanna Linder to A. Bonner, J.Q. [p. 104, a second release of dower]. Registered Examined & certified 15 Nov 1848. Original delivered to~~ G.B. Palmer Esq. | Spartanburg County, SC | www.piedmont-historical- society.org/records, Spartanburg Conveyance Book aa |
| MATTHEW HARLOE, CATHERINE M. A. PINCKNEY | 20-Aug | 1848 | MATTHEW HARLOE, married CATHERINE M. A. PINCKNEY | Frederick | Virginia |
| Vinson Sprouse, Elizabeth Webb, G.B. Palmer, Elisha Sanders, James Webb, William Guthrey, Daniel Webb, Charles Webb, Andrew Bonner, | 11-Oct | 1848 | p. 100-101. 11 Oct 1848. Deed of Conveyance. Spartanburgh Dist. Elizabeth Webb, for $2 paid by G.B. Palmer, sold all that Tract of Land lying on Rocky Fork of Thickety containing 100 acres. Line on Vinson Sprouce's fence, old line, Palmer's line and meanders of the creek; the land deeded by my father Elisha Sanders [or Landers?] to my husband James Webb and by him sold to William Guthrey of said District without my consent or assignment; this is therefore to grant and release all my right of inheritance unto the said G.B. Palmer. Wit: Daniel Webb, Charles Webb. Signed, Elizabeth (x) Webb. Witness oath, Oct 30th 1848: Signed, Daniel Webb to A. Bonner, Mag. Release of Dower, 30th Oct 1848: Signed Elizabeth (x) Webb to Andrew Bonner J.Q. [Repeated with different wording]: 30 Oct 1848. I, Andrew Bonner J.Q. do hereby certify that Elizabeth Webb formerly the wife of James Webb Deceased did this day appear before me; Signed, Elizabeth (x) Webb. | Spartanburg County, SC | www.piedmont-historical- society.org/records, Spartanburg Conveyance Book aa |
| Vinson Sprouse, William Guthrie, G.B. Palmer, Guthrie Palmer, J.M. Thomas, James Thomas, Wm Guthrie, Clementine Guthrie, A. Bonner | 18-Nov | 1848 | p. 211-212. 18 Nov 1848. Deed of Conveyance. William Guthrie of Spartanburg Dist, to G.B. Palmer of Cleveland Co., N.C., for $60 sold 80 acres, by computation, on Rocky Fork of Thickety Creek, two corners made and established by Guthrie Palmer and Vinson Sprouse on Palmer's line. Test: J.M. Thomas, Jas. Thomas. Signed, Wm Guthrie. Release of dower, 3 Apr 1849: Signed, Clementine (x) Guthrie to A. Bonner, J.Q. Witness oath, 3 Apr 1849: Signed, James Thomas to A. Bonner, Mag. Registered 15th April 1849. | Spartanburg County, SC | www.piedmont-historical- society.org/records, Spartanburg Conveyance Book aa |
| NICHOLAS HARLOW, ANNA SPROUCE | 3-Jan | 1849 | NICHOLAS HARLOW married ANNA SPROUCE | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Wood, James | 6-Feb | 1849 | Sprouce, Dicy J. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, John | 22-Jun | 1849 | Pratt, Sarah | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Joseph | 12-Sep | 1849 | Hicks, Margaret A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, William Burley | 25-Oct | 1849 | Harlow, Susan E. | Fluvanna County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Lovingston | 6-Dec | 1849 | McComb, Jane | Bath | Virginia |
| REUBEN M. HARLOW | 20-Mar | 1850 | SUSAN E. HARE | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| THOMAS S. HARLOW | 24-Apr | 1850 | MARY F. HARLOW | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| ANDREW A. WILLIAMS | 23-May | 1850 | REBECCA HARLOW | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Vincent Sprouse [II] | 13-Aug | 1850 | Vincent Sprouse [2], Neshoba County, Mississippi, Vincent Prouse age 75, living with John Beckham next door to Thomas and Elizabeth Sprouse George. [born abt 1775, so this must be Vincent [2]] | Neshoba, MS | Ancestry.com |
| Ruple, Abraham | 17-Oct | 1850 | Sprouse, Jane | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Ruple, Abraham | 17-Oct | 1850 | Sprouse, Jane | Wood | Virginia |
| V. Sprouse [III?] | 2-Nov | 1850 | Non Population Census, Production of Agriculture, Union District, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, V. Sprouse 300 acres of land, 100 improved, 200 unimproved. [Vincent [III]?] | Union District Spartanburg County, SC | Ancestry.com |
| Sprouce, Henry | 6-Dec | 1850 | Gibson, Sarah | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Charles B. Carter | 1850 | Ann Eliza Harlow | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia | |
| 1850 | Dinwiddie, Pr. George, Chesterfield Independent City | City of Petersburg | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1850 | A building census in Norfolk, Virginia indicated that there were 10,000 18th and early 19th century structures. Of these only a handful survive. (Hem. 1/95, p. 69) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Sprouce, Jacob | 17-Feb | 1851 | Barnett, Lucy | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 13-Sep | 1851 | Sep 13, Walter Reed (d.1902), U.S. Army doctor, was born in Gloucester County, Va. In 1900 he went to Cuba and verified that yellow fever was caused by a mosquito. (HN, 9/13/98)(WSJ, 10/22/99, p.B1)(AP, 9/13/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Carver, Cornelius F. | 2-Nov | 1851 | Sprouce, Elizabeth | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1851 | Formed 1851 Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, Monroe New Castle | Craig | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Kirby, John R. | 5-Jan | 1853 | Sprouce, Sarah | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sarah Prouse Kirby, Benjamin Kirby, Roseanna Battee, John W. Battee, Joshua Leonard Jr. | 9-Apr | 1853 | Near Royal Oak on the 3rd, Mrs. Sarah Kirby, wife of Benjamin Kirby, in her 59th year. The Kirby's lived on “Harbour House”, in their day called “Newcomb's or Newcomb'e Farm.” Mrs. Kirby was born Sarah Prouse of Caroline County, Maryland, married 1 Apr 1817 to Benjamin. After her death, he married Roseanna, daughter of John W. Battee, widow of Capt. Joshua Leonard, Jr. Married to a young widow on 23 August 1858, bridegroom died 18 May 1859. Benjamin and Sarah are buried in Springhill Cemetery, Easton, Talbot County, Maryland. [Source Dorchester County, Maryland Rent Rolls 1659-1723 | Dorchester County, MD | Source Dorchester County, Maryland Rent Rolls 1659-1723 |
| Allen M. Harlow | 3-Sep | 1853 | Eliza Ashland | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, John J. Jr. | 22-Sep | 1853 | Thomas, Harriet | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Alexander | 22-Jul | 1854 | Gipson, Louisa F. | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| Vincent Sprouse | 24-Jul | 1854 | South Carolina, Spartanburg District Know all men by these presents I Vincent Sprouse of Rutherford County North Carolina for and in consideration of Two hundred and twenty two Dollars to me paid by Hosea H Webber of Spartanburg District have this day bargained Sold and released ... Unto the said H H Webber part of a tract of Land deeded to me by Ezekiel Sullivan containing one hundred And forty eight acres be the Same more or less.... In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 24th day of July one thousand eight hundred and fifty four .... his Teste P Quinn Camp} Vincent x Sprouse seal Moses Webber} mark -- Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Deed Book EE, (1855), p. 81 FHL Film # 1022828 |
Spartanburg County, SC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Robert Harlow | 19-Dec | 1854 | Susan H. [Groom] Atkins | Louisa County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Gideon | 27-Dec | 1854 | Thomas, Cornelia | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, William | 15-Feb | 1855 | Dudley, Julia | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| William R. Kirby | 31-Jul | 1855 | Martha E. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouce, J.M. | 3-Oct | 1855 | Gibson, Eliza A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Franklin J. Harlow | 23-Oct | 1855 | Mary Tisdal | Virginia | |
| Sprouce, Dyer M. | 28-Jan | 1855 | Gibson, Dicey M. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1855 | Yellow Fever broke out in Norfolk, Va., after a steamship carrying mosquitoes in its cisterns docked from the West Indies. (SSFC, 5/22/05, Par p.4) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Lewis J. Harlow | 3-Jan | 1856 | Catharine Smith | Virginia | |
| Hix, William Jr. | 5-Feb | 1856 | Sprouce, S. A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Bellamy, Benjamin Francis | 23-Mar | 1856 | Sprouse, Henly | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, John | 28-Mar | 1856 | Bellamy, Frances | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 5-Apr | 1856 | Apr 5, Booker T. Washington, Black American educator, was born in Franklin County, Va. The former slave later founded the Tuskegee Institute. Booker Taliaferro Washington later became the 1st black on US stamp. (AP, 5/5/97)(HN, 4/5/99)(MC, 4/5/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Dennis Riardon | 7-May | 1856 | Martha Harlow | Virginia | |
| P. H. Humphreys | 28-May | 1856 | Ann E. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Frazier, James | 27-Oct | 1856 | Sprouce, Hannah | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Henry Haislip | 3-Dec | 1856 | Mary Harlow | Virginia | |
| 28-Dec | 1856 | Dec 28, Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States (1912-1921), who brought the country into World War I, was born in Staunton, Va. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919. "The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation." (AP, 12/28/97)(HN, 12/28/98)(AP, 7/2/99)(MC, 12/28/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1856 | Formed 1856 Lee, Russell, Scott Wise | Wise County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 28-Jan | 1858 | Jan 28, John Brown organized a plan to raid the Arsenal at Harper's Ferry. [see Oct 16, 1859] (MC, 1/28/02)(ON, 7/02, p.7) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Feb | 1858 | Feb 1, John Brown went to see Frederick Douglass in Rochester and told him of his plan to steal weapons at Harper's Ferry, Va. (ON, 7/02, p.6) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Benjamin Kirby, Roseanna Battee Leonard | 18-May | 1858 | married Roseanna, daughter of John W. Battee, widow of Capt. Joshua Leonard, Jr. Married to a young widow on 23 August 1858 | Dorchester County, MD | Source Dorchester County, Maryland Rent Rolls 1659-1723 |
| 24-Aug | 1858 | Aug 24, Richmond "Daily Dispatch" reported 90 blacks arrested for learning. (MC, 8/24/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Fennesel, Dennis | 8-Nov | 1858 | Sprouce, Jane | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Feunesel, Dennis | 11-Dec | 1858 | Sprouce, Jane | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1858 | Formed 1858 Tazewell, Russell Grundy | Buchanan County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1858 | A monument to George Washington was completed in Richmond's Capitol Square. (AH, 10/04, p.58) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Sprouce, Edward | 1-Jun | 1859 | Hutchinson, Mary A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 16-Oct | 1859 | Oct 16, On Sunday evening radical abolitionist John Brown and a tiny army of five black and 13 white supporters seized the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia). Convinced that local slaves would rise up behind him, Brown planned | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-Dec | 1859 | Dec 2, John Brown, US abolitionist, was hanged for his raid on Harper's Ferry the previous October. Brown was convicted and executed at Charlestown for treason against the state of Virginia after his unsuccessful October 16-18 raid at Harper's Ferry. Six of Brown's men were later convicted and hanged. In 1910 Oswald Garrison Villard authored an account of Brown's life. In 1972 Richard O. Boyer authored "The Legend of John Brown." In 1998 Russell Banks published his novel "Cloudsplitter," narrated by Owen Brown (1824-1889), the 3rd son of John Brown. In 2005 David S. Reynolds authored "John Brown: Abolitionist." (SFEC, 2/22/98, BR p.8)(ON, 7/02, p.8)(WSJ, 4/19/05, p.D8)(SSFC, 4/24/05, p.B1) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| James S. Harlow | 27-Dec | 1859 | Margaret Birkhead | Virginia | |
| Henry Haislip | 29-Dec | 1859 | Mary Harlow | Virginia | |
| 27-Apr | 1860 | Apr 27, Thomas J Jackson (the future "Stonewall") was assigned to command Harpers Ferry. (MC, 4/27/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vincent Prouse, Joel Sprouse, John Sprouse, Elijah Sprouse, Elizabeth George | 1-Jun | 1860 | Vincent Prouse listed in Neshoba Mississippi 1860 Mortality Schedule is 86 years old placing his birth date 1774 and being born in Virginia. This is the same place as Joel, John, Elijah Sprouse and Elizabeth George were residing | Neshoba, MS | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site |
| Vincon Sprouse [III?] | 25-Jun | 1860 | Vincon Sprouse [3], Columbus District, Polk County, North Carolina, age 62 [born about 1798], farmer, can't read or write. | Polk County, NC | Ancestry.com |
| Dudley, William | 15-Oct | 1860 | Sprouse, Martha | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Colby | 21-Nov | 1860 | Thomas, Virginia | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| G. W. Harlow | 24-Dec | 1860 | M. G. Beach | Virginia | |
| Geo. W. Harlow | 27-Dec | 1860 | Mary F. Beach | Virginia | |
| 1860 | Gov. John Letcher took office. (AH, 6/02, p.22) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Sprouce, Henry, Jr. | 14-Jan | 1861 | Thomas, Sarah | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 18-Feb | 1861 | Feb 18, Jefferson F. Davis was inaugurated as the Confederacy's provisional president at a ceremony held in Montgomery, Ala., where the Confederate constitutional convention was held. Davis was sworn in on Feb 22 in Virginia. (AP, 2/18/98)(HN, 2/18/98)(AH, 10/04, p.60) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouce, Thomas Jefferson | 20-Feb | 1861 | Harlow, Milly Jane | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Thomas J. Sprouce | 20-Feb | 1861 | Milly J. Harlow | Virginia | |
| 22-Feb | 1861 | Feb 22, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as the permanent president of the Confederate States of America on Washington's birthday. Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederacy in Richmond, Va., following his inauguration in Alabama on Feb 18. (HN, 2/22/98)(AH, 10/04, p.60) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Apr | 1861 | Apr 17, The Virginia State Convention voted to secede from the Union. Virginia became the eighth state to secede from the Union. (AP, 4/17/97)(HN, 4/17/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-Apr | 1861 | Apr 18, Battle of Harper’s Ferry, VA. (MC, 4/18/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Apr | 1861 | Apr 20, Robert E. Lee resigned from U.S. Army. (HN, 4/20/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Apr | 1861 | Apr 20, Battle of Norfolk, VA. [see Apr 21] (MC, 4/20/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 21-Apr | 1861 | Apr 21, The Gosport Navy Yard on the Elizabeth River near Norfolk was burned and U.S. Navy ships destroyed by Federal troops carrying out the orders of Commodore Hiram Paulding. With the Confederate noose tightening around Gosport following Virginia's secession, and Union defenders dispatched by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles unable to reach the yard, Paulding determined he must destroy and abandon the installation. Considered the most extensive and valuable naval shipyard in the Union, the loss of Gosport and 10 ships docked there, including the Merrimack-later refitted by the rebels and known as the CSS Virginia-was called by Horace Greeley as "The most shameful, cowardly, disastrous performance that stains the annals of the American Navy." (HNQ, 2/16/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 22-Apr | 1861 | Apr 22, Robert E. Lee was named commander of Virginia forces. (HN, 4/22/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Apr | 1861 | Apr 23, Robert E. Lee assumed command of the military and naval forces of Virginia, which he organized thoroughly before they were absorbed by the Confederacy. (www.us-civilwar.com/lee.htm) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-May | 1861 | May 5, CS troops abandon Alexandria, VA. (MC, 5/5/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 8-May | 1861 | May 8, Richmond, Va, was named the capital of the Confederacy. (MC, 5/8/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-May | 1861 | May 18, Battle of Sewall's Point VA was the 1st Federal offense against South. (SC, 5/18/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-May | 1861 | May 20, The capital of the Confederacy was moved from Montgomery, Ala., to Richmond, Va. (AP, 5/20/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-May | 1861 | May 23, Virginia citizens voted 3 to 1 in favor of secession, becoming the last Confederate state. (HN, 5/23/98)(MC, 5/23/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 24-May | 1861 | May 24, Shortly after Union troops quietly occupied Alexandria, Va., 24-year-old Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth and a handful of friends from the 11th New York Regiment impulsively entered the Marshall Hotel to forcibly remove a Confederate flag from the roof. Hotel proprietor James W. Jackson shot and mortally wounded Ellsworth as he descended the stairs, flag in hand. Jackson himself was then shot by a Union soldier. Only weeks after the outbreak of the Civil War, both the North and the South had received the first martyrs to their respective causes. (HN, 5/24/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jun | 1861 | Jun 1, The first skirmish in the Civil War was at Fairfax Court House, Arlington Mills, Va. (DTnet, 6/1/97)(HN, 6/1/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 3-Jun | 1861 | Jun 3, In the first Civil War land battle, Union forces defeated Confederates at Philippi, in Western Virginia. (HN, 6/3/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-Jun | 1861 | Jun 10, The Virginia village of Big Bethel became the site of the 1st major land battle of the Civil War. Private Henry L. Wyatt was the 1st Confederate soldier killed in a Civil War battle. 18 Union soldiers were killed. (AH, 10/01, p.50) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 16-Jun | 1861 | Jun 16, Battle of Vienna, VA., and Secessionville, SC (James Island). (MC, 6/16/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 19-Jun | 1861 | Jun 19, Loyal Virginians, in what would soon be West Virginia, elected Francis Pierpoint as their provisional governor. (HN, 6/19/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 24-Jun | 1861 | Jun 24, Federal gunboats attacked Confederate batteries at Mathias Point, Virginia. (HN, 6/24/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 13-Jul | 1861 | Jul 13, Battle of Corrick's Ford, VA (Carrick's Ford): Union army took total control of western Virginia. (MC, 7/13/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 14-Jul | 1861 | Jul 14, Gen McDowell advanced toward Fairfax Courthouse, VA, with 40,000 troops. (MC, 7/14/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Jul | 1861 | Jul 17, At Manassas, VA, Gen Beauregard requested reinforcements for his 22,000 men and Gen Johnston was ordered to Manassas. (MC, 7/17/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-Jul | 1861 | Jul 18, Union and Confederate troops skirmished at Blackburn's Ford, Virginia, in a prelude to the Battle of Bull Run. (HN, 7/18/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Jul | 1861 | Jul 20, The Congress of the Confederate States began holding sessions in Richmond, Va. (AP, 7/20/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Jul | 1861 | Jul 20, In the first major battle of the Civil War [see June 10], Confederate forces repelled an attempt by the Union Army to turn their flank in Virginia. The battle becomes known by the Confederates as Manassas, while the Union called it Bull Run. It was fought on Judith Carter Henry's farm. (HN, 7/20/98)(HNQ, 5/10/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 21-Jul | 1861 | Jul 21, In the first major battle of the Civil War, Confederate forces repelled an attempt by the Union Army to turn their flank in Virginia. The battle became known by the Confederates as Manassas, while the Union called it Bull Run. The 33rd Virginia In | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Jul | 1861 | Jul 27, Battle of Mathias Point, VA. Rebel forces repelled a Federal landing. (MC, 7/27/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Aug | 1861 | Aug 1, Sally Louisa Tompkins opened Robertson Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. She ceased operating the hospital on June 13, 1865. (HNQ, 5/17/01) 1861 | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-Sep | 1861 | Sep 10, Confederates at Carnifex Ferry, Virginia, fell back after being attacked by Union troops. There were 170 casualties. The action was instrumental in helping preserve western Virginia for the Union. (HN, 9/10/98)(MC, 9/10/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Oct | 1861 | Oct 11, Battle of Dumfries, Va., at Quantico Creek. (MC, 10/11/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 21-Oct | 1861 | Oct 21, Battle of Ball's Bluff, Va., was a disastrous Union defeat which sparked Congressional investigations. (HN, 10/21/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 24-Oct | 1861 | Oct 24, West Virginia seceded from Virginia. (MC, 10/24/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-Nov | 1861 | Nov 18, The first provisional meeting of the Confederate Congress was held in Richmond. (HN, 11/18/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 6-Dec | 1861 | Dec 6, Union General George G. Meade led a foraging expedition to Gunnell's farm near Dranesville, Va. (HN, 12/6/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1861 | Formed 1861 Giles, Tazewell, Wythe Bland | Bland County, VA | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1861 | Virginia seceded from the Union and moved troops to take over National Capital. Federal troops were rushed down the Chesapeake-Delaware Canal and arrived in time to stop Confederate troops from taking Washington D.C. The Wheeling Conventions declared Virginia's secession from the Union unconstitutional and named Francis H. Pierpont governor of the Reorganized Government of Virginia, which was quickly recognized by the federal government. At the outbreak of the Civil War, representatives of Virginia's western counties had gathered in the city of Wheeling (as the temporary capital) to form the Reorganized Government of Virginia. In 1862 a state constitution was adopted by the convention and on June 20, 1863, West Virginia was admitted as the 35th state in the Union. (NG, Sept. 1939, J. Maloney p.379)(HNQ, 6/16/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1861 | 1861 to 1865 Walt Whitman went to Virginia during the Civil War to nurse his brother George, who had been wounded in battle. Afterward, Whitman volunteered in army hospitals in Washington. (HN, 9/5/00) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 7-Jan | 1862 | Jan 7, Battle of Manassas Junction, VA. (MC, 1/7/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-Jan | 1862 | Jan 18, John Tyler (71), 10th president of the United States (1841-1845), died and was buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va. He drank a mint julep every morning for breakfast. Tyler had joined the Confederacy after his presidency and was designated a "sworn enemy of the United States." (AP, 1/18/98)(SFEC, 11/15/98, Z1 p.10)(SFEC, 12/20/98, Z1 p.8)(HN, 1/18/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 22-Feb | 1862 | Feb 22, Jefferson Davis was inaugurated president of the Confederacy in Richmond, Va. for the second time. (HN, 2/22/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-Mar | 1862 | Mar 2, Gen'l. Frederick W. Lander (b.1821), transcontinental engineer and Union General, died of "congestion of the brain" at Paw Paw, Virginia. He was the chief engineer of the Central Overland route. In 2000 Gary L. Ecalbarger authored "Frederick W. Lander: The Great Natural American Soldier." (www.picturehistory.com/find/p/16832/mcms.html)(ACC, 2004) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 9-Mar | 1862 | Mar 9, The ironclads The Virginia, (formerly Merrimac) of the South, battled the Monitor, designed by John Ericsson, in their first battle for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Va. The story is told by James Tertius deKay in his 1998 book "Monitor: The Story of the Legendary Civil War Ironclad and the Man Whose Invention Changed the Course of History." (SFEC, 1/18/98, Par p.16) (AP, 3/9/98)(HN, 3/9/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Mar | 1862 | Mar 23, Battle of Kernstown, Va., began. Winchester, Va., was another embattled town. Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson faced his only defeat at the Battle of Kernstown, Va., as he began his Valley Campaign. (HN, 3/23/98)(HN, 3/23/99)(SS, 3/23/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 28-Mar | 1862 | Mar 28, US Civil War skirmish at Bealeton Station, Virginia. (MC, 3/28/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Apr | 1862 | Apr 1, Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA. (MC, 4/1/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 4-Apr | 1862 | Apr 4, Battle of Yorktown, Virginia, began as Union gen. George B. McClellan closed in on Richmond. This began the Peninsular Campaign aimed at capturing Richmond. (HN, 4/4/99)(MC, 4/4/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Apr | 1862 | Apr 5, Siege of Yorktown, VA., continued. (MC, 4/5/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 4-May | 1862 | May 4, Battle at Williamsburg, Virginia. [see May 5] (MC, 5/4/02) (MC, 5/4/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 7-May | 1862 | May 7, At the Battle of Eltham's Landing in Virginia, Confederate troops struck Union troops in the Shenandoah Valley. (HN, 5/7/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 8-May | 1862 | May 8, General 'Stonewall' Jackson repulsed the Federals at the Battle of McDowell, in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. (HN, 5/8/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-May | 1862 | May 11, The Confederates scuttled the CSS Virginia off Norfolk, Virginia. (HN, 5/11/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 15-May | 1862 | May 15, The Union ironclad Monitor and the gunboat Galena fired on Confederate troops at the Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia. (HN, 5/15/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-May | 1862 | May 23, Stonewall Jackson took Fort Royal, Virginia, in the Valley Campaign. (HN, 5/23/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 25-May | 1862 | May 25, Battle of Winchester, VA. (SC, 5/25/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-May | 1862 | May 27, Battle of Hanover Court House, VA (Slash Church, Peake's Station). (MC, 5/27/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 30-May | 1862 | May 30, Battle of Front Royal, VA. (MC, 5/30/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 31-May | 1862 | May 31, At the Battle of Fair Oaks, McClellan defeated the Confederates outside of Richmond. (HN, 5/31/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jun | 1862 | Jun 1, General Robert E. Lee assumed command of the Confederate Army outside Richmond after General Joe Johnston was injured at Seven Pines. Robert E. Lee received a field command: the Army of Northern Virginia. (DTnet, 6/1/97)(HN, 6/1/98)(HNQ, 8/2/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 8-Jun | 1862 | Jun 8, The Army of the Potomac defeated the Confederates at the Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia, during the Peninsula Campaign. (HN, 6/8/98) 1862 | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 25-Jun | 1862 | Jun 25, The first day of the Seven Days Campaign began with fighting at Oak Grove, Virginia, with Robert E. Lee commanding the Confederate Army for the first time. (HN, 6/25/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-Jun | 1862 | Jun 26, General Robert E. Lee attacked McClellan's line at Mechanicsville of day 2 of the Seven Days battle near Richmond, Va. (HN, 6/26/98)(MC, 6/26/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Jun | 1862 | Jun 27, Confederates broke through the Union lines at the Battle of Gaines' Mill on the 3rd day of the Seven Days Battle in Virginia. (HN, 6/27/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 28-Jun | 1862 | Jun 28, At Garnett's and Golding's farms, fighting continued for a 4th day between Union and Confederate forces during the Seven Days in Virginia. (HN, 6/28/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-Jun | 1862 | Jun 29, Union forces continued to fall back from Richmond, but put up a fight at the Battle of Savage's Station on day 5 of the 7 Days Battle. (HN, 6/29/98)(MC, 6/29/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 30-Jun | 1862 | Jun 30, The Confederates failed to coordinate their attacks at the Battle of White Oak Swamp, allowing the Union forces to retreat to Malvern Hill in Virginia on Day 6 of the 7 Days-Battle. This battle in Virginia was alternately known as the battle of White Oak Swamp, Frayser's Farm, Glendale, Charles City Cross Roads, Nelson's Farm, New Market Cross Roads and Turkey Bend! (HN, 6/30/98)(HNQ, 3/5/01)(AM, 11/04, p.28) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jul | 1862 | Jul 1, In day 7 of the 7 Days Battle Union artillery stopped a Confederate attack at Malvern Hill, Virginia. Casualties totaled: US 15,249 and CS 17,583. (HN, 7/1/98)(MC, 7/1/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 16-Jul | 1862 | Jul 16, Two Union soldiers and their servant ransacked a house and raped a slave in Sperryville, Virginia. (HN, 7/16/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-Aug | 1862 | Aug 2, Union General John Pope captured Orange Court House, Virginia. (HN, 8/2/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 9-Aug | 1862 | Aug 9, At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson repelled an attack by Union forces. Gen Charles S. Winder was killed (HN, 8/9/98)(MC, 8/9/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouce, John C. | 20-Aug | 1862 | Sprouce, Mary Jane | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 25-Aug | 1862 | Aug 25, Union and Confederate troops skirmished at Waterloo Bridge, Virginia, during the Second Bull Run Campaign. (HN, 8/25/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-Aug | 1862 | Aug 26, Confederate General Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson encircled the Union Army under General John Pope at the Second Battle of Bull Run. (HN, 8/26/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Aug | 1862 | Aug 27, As the Second Battle of Bull Run raged, Confederate soldiers attacked Loudoun County, Virginia. (HN, 8/27/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 28-Aug | 1862 | Aug 28, The Battle of Thoroughfare Gap, VA. (MC, 8/28/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 30-Aug | 1862 | Aug 30, Union forces were defeated by the Confederates at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Va. (AP, 8/30/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Sep | 1862 | Sep 1, Battle at Chantilly (Ox Hill), Virginia, left 2100 casualties. (AM, 11/04, p.24) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Sep | 1862 | Sep 1, Oliver Tilden of the Bronx was killed in the Civil War in Virginia. (SC, 9/1/02) 1862 | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Oct | 1862 | Oct 17, Battle of Leetown and Thoroughfare Gap, Va. (MC, 10/17/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Dec | 1862 | Dec 11, Union General Burnside occupied Fredricksburg and prepared to attack the Confederates under Robert E. Lee. (HN, 12/11/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 13-Dec | 1862 | Dec 13, Confederate forces dealt Union troops a major defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. The Battle of Fredricksburg ended at Marye's Heights with the bloody slaughter of Union troops, while Confederate President Davis reviewed Braxton Bragg's troops at Murfreesboro, Tenn. Burnside, newly appointed commander of an army of over 120,000, planned to cross the Rappahannock River and advance on the Confederate capital of Richmond. Some 78,000 troops under Confederate General Robert E. Lee took a strong position on the high ground near Fredericksburg, Virginia. Burnside's assault resulted in over 12,500 casualties for the Union compared with about 5,000 for the entrenched Confederates. Burnside was relieved of command the following month. (WUD, 1994, p.565)(AP, 12/13/97)(HN, 12/13/98)(HNQ, 10/14/00) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-Dec | 1862 | Dec 26-28, Battle of Dumfries, Va. (MC, 12/26/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Jul | 1862 | Jul, Another ten-thousand wounded men came into Richmond along with thousands of Federal prisoners. (AH, 6/02, p.23) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Jun | 1862 | Jun, Some 5,000 wounded soldiers came into Richmond after the Battle of Seven Pines. (AH, 6/02, p.23) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1862 | At Yorktown, VA., McClellan halted his troop before town as it was full of armed land mines left by CS Brig. general Gabrial Rains. (MC, 5/4/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1862 | 1862 to 1863 Smallpox broke out in Richmond. (AH, 6/02, p.23) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 22-Jan | 1863 | Jan 22, In an attempt to out flank Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, General Ambrose Burnside led his army on a march north of Fredericksburg, but foul weather bogged his army down in what became known as "Mud March." (HN, 1/22/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Mar | 1863 | Mar 17, The Battle of Kelly's Ford, Va., was fought. (http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/va/va029.html) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 31-Mar | 1863 | Mar 31, Battle of Grand Gulf, MS & Dinwiddie Court House, VA. (MC, 3/31/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-Apr | 1863 | Apr 2, In Richmond, Va., a large crowd of hungry women from one of Richmond's working-class neighborhoods demanded bread from Governor John Letcher. When the governor did not respond favorably to the rioters' demands, the women marched down Main Street, shouting "Bread" as they made their way to the commissary, where they smashed store windows and grabbed food and anything else they could get their hands on. Not until the mob faced President Davis and his troops did the rampage end. Varina Howell Davis wrote an account of the riots after her husbands death in 1889. (HNQ, 5/8/02)(AH, 6/02, p.24) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Apr | 1863 | Apr 11, Battle of Suffolk, VA (Norfleet House). (MC, 4/11/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Apr | 1863 | Apr 27, The Army of the Potomac began marching on Chancellorsville. (HN, 4/27/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-May | 1863 | May 1, The beginning of the Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., in the East and the Battle Port Gibson in the west. The new Union commander, 'Fighting Joe' Hooker, planned to encircle Robert E. Lee at the Virginia crossroads hamlet of Chancellorsville. (HN, 5/1/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-May | 1863 | May 2, The Confederates smashed Hooker's flank and won a smashing victory at Chancellorsville, Virginia. Confederate Gen'l. Stonewall Jackson was shot by friendly fire as he returned to his lines; he died eight days later. Captain J. Keith Boswell, an officer with Jackson, was also shot and killed. (HT, 3/97, p.48)(AP, 5/2/99)(HN, 5/2/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 3-May | 1863 | May 3, In Virginia the Battle of Chancellorsville raged for a second day, as Confederate General Robert E. Lee parried Union General Joseph T. Hooker's thrusts. [see May 1-2] (HN, 5/3/00) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Jun | 1863 | Jun 5, Battle of Franklin's Crossing, VA (Deep Run). (MC, 6/5/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 9-Jun | 1863 | Jun 9, At the Battle of Brandy Station in Virginia, Union and Confederate cavalries clashed. This was the largest cavalry battle in the Civil War. (HN, 6/9/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 13-Jun | 1863 | Jun 13, Confederate forces on their way to Gettysburg clashed with Union troops at the Second Battle of Winchester, Virginia. (HN, 6/13/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 15-Jun | 1863 | Jun 15, The 2nd battle at Winchester, Va., ended in Federal defeat with 1350 casualties. (MC, 6/15/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Jun | 1863 | Jun 17, Battle of Aldie: Confederates failed to drive back Union in Virginia. (MC, 6/17/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 19-Jun | 1863 | Jun 19, Battle at Middleburg Virginia (100+ casualties). (DTnet, 6/19/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 24-Jun | 1863 | Jun 24, Planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crossed the Potomac. (MC, 6/24/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Jun | 1863 | Jun 27, There was a skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse in Virginia. (MC, 6/27/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 24-Jul | 1863 | Jul 24, Battle at Battle Mountain, Virginia. (MC, 7/24/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 28-Jul | 1863 | Jul 28, Confederate John Mosby began a series of attacks against General Meade's Army of the Potomac as it tried to pursue General Robert E. Lee in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby was known as "The Gray Ghost." The rather ordinary looking Mosby led his Partisan Rangers in guerilla warfare operations that continually confounded Union commanders in the Piedmont region of Virginia. Learn more about Mosby's Confederacy in Faquier and Loudoun counties. (HN, 7/28/98)(HNQ, 7/15/00) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouce, James A. | 18-Aug | 1863 | Dudley, Mary J. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1-Sep | 1863 | Sep 1, 6th Ohio Cavalry ambush at Barbees Crossroads, Virginia. (MC, 9/1/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 13-Sep | 1863 | Sep 13, The Loudoun County Rangers routed a company of Confederate cavalry at Catoctin Mountain in Virginia. (HN, 9/13/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 9-Oct | 1863 | Oct 9, Battle of Brady Station, Va. (Culpeper Court House, Bristoe Station). (MC, 10/9/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 7-Nov | 1863 | Nov 7, The Battle of Rappahannock Station, Va., was fought. (http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/va043.htm) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Nov | 1863 | Nov 27, Battle of Payne's Farm, Va. (MC, 11/27/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 12-Dec | 1863 | Dec 12, Orders were given in Richmond that no more supplies from the Union should be received by Federal prisoners. (HN, 12/12/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Mar | 1863 | Mar, A foot of snow fell in Richmond. (AH, 6/02, p.23) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 28-Feb | 1864 | Feb 28-Mar 3, A skirmish took place at Albemarle County, Virginia (Burton's Ford). (MC, 2/28/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-Feb | 1864 | Feb 29, Union Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick split his forces at the Rapidan River ordering Col. Ulric Dahlgren to lead 500 men his men to Goochland Court House, while the remainder followed Kilpatrick in his raid on Richmond. (HN, 2/29/00) 1864 | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Duffell, N. J. | 3-Mar | 1864 | Sprouse, Sydia | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 5-May | 1864 | May 5, Battle between Confederate & Union ships at mouth of Roanoke. (MC, 5/5/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 6-May | 1864 | May 6, In the second day of the Battle of Wilderness between Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Robert E. Lee, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet was wounded by his own men. (HN, 5/6/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 7-May | 1864 | May 7, In Virginia the Battle of Wilderness ended, with heavy losses to both sides. Union losses were 17,666; CSA-7,500. In 2002 the US federal government bought the 465-acre tract of the battle site and incorporated it into Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Military Park. (HN, 5/7/98)(AARP, 7/05, p.12) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 8-May | 1864 | May 8, Union troops arrived at Spotsylvania Court House to find the Confederates waiting for them. (HN, 5/8/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 9-May | 1864 | May 9, Union General John Sedgwick was shot and killed by a confederate sharpshooter during fighting at Spotsylvania, Va. His last words before getting hit were "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance." (HN, 5/9/99) 1864 | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-May | 1864 | May 10, Battles at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia. [see May 8] (MC, 5/10/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 12-May | 1864 | May 12, The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, was fought. (SC, internet, 5/12/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 12-May | 1864 | May 12, Battle of Todd's Tavern, VA (Sheridan's Raid). (MC, 5/12/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 15-May | 1864 | May 15, At Battle of New Market, Virginia, Military Institute cadets repelled a Union attack. (HN, 5/15/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-May | 1864 | May 18, The fighting at Spotsylvania in Virginia, reached its peak at the Bloody Angle. (HN, 5/18/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 19-May | 1864 | May 19, The last engagement in a series of battles of Spotsylvania was fought. Following the American Civil War Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864, General Ulysses S. Grant said, "The world has never seen so bloody and so protracted a battle as the one being fought and I hope never will again." (HN, 5/19/98)(HNQ, 2/12/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 19-May | 1864 | May 19, Battle of Port Walthall Junction, VA (Bermuda Hundred). (MC, 5/19/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-May | 1864 | May 20, Battle at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia, killed or injured 1,400. (MC, 5/20/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-May | 1864 | May 20, Spotsylvania-campaign ended after 10,920 were killed or injured person. (MC, 5/20/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 22-May | 1864 | May 22, Battle of North Anna River, VA. (MC, 5/22/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-May | 1864 | May 23, Union General Ulysses Grant attempted to outflank Lee in the Battle of North Anna, Virginia. (HN, 5/23/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-May | 1864 | May 26-30, There was a skirmish along the Totopotomoy Creek, Virginia. (MC, 5/26/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 30-May | 1864 | May 30, Battle of Bethesda Church, VA. (MC, 5/30/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jun | 1864 | Jun 1, Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia, began as Lee tried to turn Grant's flank. (HN, 6/1/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jun | 1864 | Jun 1-Nov, Shenandoah Valley campaign began. (MC, 6/1/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-Jun | 1864 | Jun 2, This was day 2 in the Battle of Cold Harbor. (SC, 6/2/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 3-Jun | 1864 | Jun 3, Some 7,000 Union troops were killed within 30 minutes during the Battle of Cold Harbor in Virginia. General Lee won his last victory of the Civil War at the Battle of Cold Harbor in Virginia (HN, 6/3/98)(MC, 6/3/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Jun | 1864 | Jun 5, Battle of Piedmont, VA (Augusta City). (MC, 6/5/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 12-Jun | 1864 | Jun 12, Lee sent Early into the Shenandoah Valley. (MC, 6/12/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 15-Jun | 1864 | Jun 15, Battle for Petersburg began as Union forces skirmished against the Confederate line. (HN, 6/15/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 16-Jun | 1864 | Jun 16, Siege of Petersburg and Richmond began after a moonlight skirmish. (HN, 6/16/98) 1864 | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 16-Jun | 1864 | Jun 16, Battle of Lynchburg, VA. (MC, 6/16/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Jun | 1864 | Jun 17, A 640 meter long pontoon bridge over the James River in Virginia was finished. (MC, 6/17/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-Jun | 1864 | Jun 18, At Petersburg, Union General Ulysses S. Grant realized the town could no longer be taken by assault and settled into a siege. (HN, 6/18/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Jun | 1864 | Jun 20, Battle of Petersburg, VA, in trenches. (MC, 6/20/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 22-Jun | 1864 | Jun 22, Confederate General A. P. Hill turned back a Federal flanking movement at the Weldon Railroad near Petersburg, Virginia. (HN, 6/22/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 22-Jun | 1864 | Jun 22, Battle of Ream's Station, VA (Wilson's Raid). (MC, 6/22/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 25-Jun | 1864 | Jun 25, Union troops surrounding Petersburg, Virginia began building a mine tunnel underneath the Confederate lines. With the Army of Northern Virginia stubbornly clinging to Petersburg, Ulysses S. Grant decided to cut its vital rail lines. (HN, 6/25/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Jul | 1864 | Jul 1, Battle of Petersburg, VA, began. (MC, 7/1/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-Jul | 1864 | Jul 10, During the siege of Petersburg, General Ulysses S. Grant established a huge supply center, called City Point, at the confluence of the James and Appomattox rivers. After nearly 10 months of trench warfare, Confederate resistance at Petersburg, Va., suddenly collapsed. Desperate to save his army, Robert E. Lee called on his soldiers for one last miracle. (HN, 7/10/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 11-Jul | 1864 | Jul 11(Jun 11), Battle of Trevillian Station, VA (Central Railroad). (MC, 7/11/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-Jul | 1864 | Jul 18-20, Battle of Winchester, VA (Stephenson's Depot). (MC, 7/19/02) 1864 | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 24-Jul | 1864 | Jul 24, In the Battle of Winchester, VA, casualties numbered US1200 and CS600. (MC, 7/24/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-Jul | 1864 | Jul 29, During the Civil War, Union forces tried to take Petersburg, Va., by exploding a mine under Confederate defense lines. The attack failed. [see Jul 30] (AP, 7/30/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-Jul | 1864 | Jul 29, 3rd and last day of Battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia. (MC, 7/29/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 30-Jul | 1864 | Jul 30, Gen Burnside failed on an attack of Petersburg and in an effort to penetrate the Confederate lines around Petersburg, Va., Union troops exploded some 8,000 pounds of gunpowder underneath the Confederate trenches. The blast killed 100s of Confederates. Union forces could not capitalize on the assault and ended up trapped in the bloody crater. The ensuing action is known as the Battle of the Crater. 4,000 Union soldiers were killed, wounded or captured in the Battle of the Crater during the Siege of Petersburg. [see Jul 29] (HN, 7/30/98)(HNQ, 8/23/00)(MC, 7/30/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Aug | 1864 | Aug 1, Battle of Petersburg, VA. (MC, 8/1/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 13-Aug | 1864 | Aug 13, Battle of Deep Bottom, Va., (Strawberry Plains) and Fussell's Mill, Va. (MC, 8/13/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 14-Aug | 1864 | Aug 14, A Federal assault continued for a 2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia. (MC, 8/14/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 16-Aug | 1864 | Aug 16, Battle of Front Royal, VA. (Guard Hill). (MC, 8/16/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 18-Aug | 1864 | Aug 18, Day 1 of 3 day Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Weldon Railroad, Va. (MC, 8/18/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 19-Aug | 1864 | Aug 19, The 2nd day of battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia. (MC, 8/19/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 20-Aug | 1864 | Aug 20, The 8th and last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Va., left about 3900 casualties. (MC, 8/20/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Sep | 1864 | Sep 1, Battle of Petersburg, VA. (MC, 9/1/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 3-Sep | 1864 | Sep 3, Battle of Berryville, VA. (MC, 9/3/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 7-Sep | 1864 | Sep 7, Union General Phil Sheridan's troops skirmished with the Confederates under Jubal Early outside Winchester, Virginia. (HN, 9/7/00) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 19-Sep | 1864 | Sep 19, The 3rd Battle of Winchester, Virginia (Opequon, 3rd Winchester). (MC, 9/19/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 22-Sep | 1864 | Sep 22, Union General Philip Sheridan defeated Confederate General Jubal Early's troops at the Battle of Fisher's Hill, in Virginia. Gen Early retreated to Brown's Gap. Sheridan set up camp in Harrisonburg, Va. (HN, 9/22/98)(MC, 9/22/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Sep | 1864 | Sep 23, Confederate and Union forces clashed at Mount Jackson, Front Royal and Woodstock in Virginia during the Valley campaign. (HN, 9/23/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Sep | 1864 | Sep 23, Battle of Athens, Va. (MC, 9/23/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 28-Sep | 1864 | Sep 28-30, The Battle of Fort Harrison Va. (Chaffin's Farm New Market Heights). (MC, 9/28/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-Sep | 1864 | Sep 29, Union troops captured the Confederate Fort Harrison, outside Petersburg, Virginia. After nearly 10 months of trench warfare, Confederate resistance at Petersburg, Va., suddenly collapsed. (HN, 9/29/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-Sep | 1864 | Sep 29-30, Christian A. Fleetwood was one of 13 African-American soldiers who won the Medal of Honor at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia. (HN, 12/21/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 30-Sep | 1864 | Sep 30, Confederate troops failed to retake Fort Harrison from the Union forces during the siege of Petersburg. (HN, 9/30/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 30-Sep | 1864 | Sep 30, Battle of Preble's Farm, Va. (Poplar Springs Church). (MC, 9/30/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 7-Oct | 1864 | Oct 7-13, Battle of Darbytown Road, Va. (MC, 10/7/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 9-Oct | 1864 | Oct 9, At the Battle of Tom's Brook the Confederate cavalry that harassed Sheridan's campaign was wiped by Custer and Merrit's cavalry divisions. (MC, 10/9/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 13-Oct | 1864 | Oct 13, Battle at Darbytown Road Virginia resulted in 337 casualties. (MC, 10/13/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 19-Oct | 1864 | Oct 19, Philip Sheridan and his gelding horse Rienzi made their most famous ride to repulse an attack led by Lt. General Jubal A. Early at Cedar Creek, Virginia. Sheridan had been on his way back from a strategy session in Washington, D.C. when Early attacked. The Union scored a narrow victory which helped it secure the Shenandoah Valley. Thomas Buchanan Read later wrote a poem, "Sheridan's Ride," and created a painting immortalizing the Union general and his steed. (AP, 10/19/97)(HN, 10/19/98)(HNQ, 6/29/00) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Oct | 1864 | Oct 27, Battle of Boydton Plank Road, Va. (Burgess' Mill, Southside Railroad). (MC, 10/27/01) 1864 | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Oct | 1864 | Oct 27, Battle of Fair Oaks, Va. (MC, 10/27/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Oct | 1864 | Oct 27, Siege of Petersburg, Va. (MC, 10/27/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 28-Oct | 1864 | Oct 28, Battle at Fair Oaks, Virginia, ended after 1554 casualties. (MC, 10/28/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 23-Jan | 1865 | Jan 23-25, Battle of City Point, VA (James River, Trent's Reach). (MC, 1/23/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 3-Feb | 1865 | Feb 3, President Lincoln and Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens held a peace conference aboard a ship off the Virginia coast. The talks deadlocked over the issue of Southern autonomy. (HFA, '96, p.22)(AP, 2/3/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Feb | 1865 | Feb 5, Three-day Battle of Hatcher's Run, Va., began. (HN, 2/5/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Thomas J. Harlow | 27-Feb | 1865 | Margaret S. Gibson | Virginia | |
| 2-Mar | 1865 | Mar 2, General Early's army was defeated at Waynesborough, Va. (SC, 3/2/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Thomas J. Harlow | 6-Mar | 1865 | Margaret L. Gibson | Virginia | |
| 25-Mar | 1865 | Mar 25, Confederate forces captured Fort Stedman during the siege of Petersburg, Va. (AP, 3/25/97)(HN, 3/24/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-Mar | 1865 | Mar 29, Battle of Quaker Road, Va. (MC, 3/29/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 29-Mar | 1865 | Mar 29-Apr 9, The Appomattox campaign in Virginia left 7582 killed. (MC, 3/29/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 31-Mar | 1865 | Mar 31, Battle of Boydton, VA (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie Court House). (MC, 3/31/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 31-Mar | 1865 | Mar 31, Gen. Pickett moved to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Petersburg. (MC, 3/31/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1-Apr | 1865 | Apr 1, At the Battle of Five Forks in Petersburg, Va., Gen. Robert E. Lee began his final offensive. (HN, 4/1/98)(OTD) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-Apr | 1865 | Apr 2, Confederate President Davis and most of his Cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va. Grant broke Lee's line at Petersburg. President Jefferson Davis moved his government headquarters to Danville, Va., when its previous capital, Richmond, became engulfed in flames. Though it would have been safer to secure a location further south, Danville was naturally protected by the Dan and Staunton rivers, and it was in close proximity to Gen. Robert E. Lee's army to the north and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's army to the south. The Piedmont Railroad connected Danville and Greensboro, N.C. and offered easy access to supplies. (AP, 4/2/97)(HN, 4/2/98)(HNQ, 11/1/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-Apr | 1865 | Apr 2, Battle of Petersburg, Va. (Ft Gregg, Sutherland's Station). (MC, 4/2/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 3-Apr | 1865 | Apr 3, Union forces captured the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va. (HFA, '96, p.28)(AP, 4/3/97) (HN, 4/3/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 3-Apr | 1865 | Apr 3, Battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign). (MC, 4/3/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 4-Apr | 1865 | Apr 4, Lee's army arrived at the Amelia Courthouse. (MC, 4/4/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 5-Apr | 1865 | Apr 5, As the Confederate army approached Appomattox, it skirmished with Union army at Amelia Springs and Paine's Cross Road, Va. (HN, 4/5/99)(MC, 4/5/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 6-Apr | 1865 | Apr 6, At the Battle of Sayler's Creek, a third of Lee's army was cut off by Union troops pursuing him to Appomattox. Skirmish at High Bridge, VA, (Appomattox). (HN, 4/6/99)(MC, 4/6/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 7-Apr | 1865 | Apr 7, Battle of Farmville, VA. (MC, 4/7/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 8-Apr | 1865 | Apr 8, Lee's retreat was cut off near Appomattox Court House. The 7th Regiment of Virginia Volunteers fought at Clover Hill, Appomattox Court House. (RC handout, 5/27/96)(HN, 4/8/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 9-Apr | 1865 | Apr 9, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, and ended the Civil War. A lifelong friend and trusted aide of Ulysses S. Grant, Seneca Indian Ely Parker was at his general's side at the surrender at Appomattox. The Union 20th Maine Infantry Unit was designated as one of the regiments to receive the surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. One in four Southern men of military age died vs. one in ten for the Yankees. (A&IP, p.92)(AP, 4/9/97)(WSJ, 4/2/98, p.A20)(HN, 4/9/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 10-Apr | 1865 | Apr 10, At Appomattox Court, Va, General Robert E. Lee issued Gen Order #9, his last orders to the Army of Northern Virginia. Seneca Indian Ely Parker was at his general's side at Appomattox. In 2001 William C. Davis authored "An Honorable Defeat." (HN, 4/10/99)(WSJ, 6/13/01, p.A18)(MC, 4/10/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-Apr | 1865 | Apr 26, Battle of Ft. Tobacco, VA. (MC, 4/26/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 26-Apr | 1865 | Apr 26, John Wilkes Booth (27) was tracked to a Virginia farm near Bowling Green, and shot in the neck by federal troops when he tried to escape from a burning barn. At some time prior to this Booth's leg was operated on by Dr. Samuel Mudd, ancestor of news commentator Roger Mudd, who obtained a presidential pardon for Dr. Mudd's financial ruin. Dr. Mudd served time at the Fort Jefferson Prison in the Dry Tortugas. [see Apr 27] (SFC, 6/7/96, p.A8)(WP, 6/29/96, p.A16)(AP, 4/26/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Apr | 1865 | Apr 27, John Wilkes Booth was killed by Federal Cavalry in Virginia. In 2006 James L. Swanson authored "Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. [see Apr 26] (HN, 4/27/98)(WSJ, 2/11/06, p.P10) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 30-Apr | 1865 | Apr 30-May 1, Gen Sherman's "Haines's Bluff" at Snyder's Mill, Virginia. (MC, 4/30/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 17-Jun | 1865 | Jun 17, Edmund Ruffin (b.1794), Virginia-born secessionist, writer, committed suicide after Confederacy defeat. For most of his life, Ruffin was a farmer and a renowned agricultural reformer. Increasingly, however, he turned his attention in the 1850s to politics, especially the defense of slavery and secession. Plagued by ill health, family misfortunes, and the rapid collapse of Confederate forces in 1865, Ruffin proclaimed "unmitigated hatred to Yankee rule," and on June 17, 1865, at his estate of Redmoor, in Amelia county, Virginia, he pulled the trigger on his silver-mounted gun and joined other fallen Confederate soldiers, the casualty of what some call the "last shot of the Civil War." . His act, sometimes considered the "last shot" of the Civil War, become identified with the Confederacy's defeat and a symbol of the lost cause. (www.famousamericans.net/edmundruffin/) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouce, Albert | 10-Aug | 1865 | Gibson, Elizabeth | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 21-Aug | 1865 | Aug 21, Confederate General A.P. Hill attacked Union troops south of Petersburg, Va., at the Weldon railroad. His attack was repulsed, resulting in heavy Confederate casualties. [suspect year error, see Jun 22, 1864] (HN, 8/21/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Gibson, James W. | 11-Sep | 1865 | Sprouce, Martha A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| James W. Gibson | 11-Sep | 1865 | Martha A. Sprouce | Virginia | |
| 2-Oct | 1865 | Oct 2, Former Confederate General Robert E. Lee became president of Washington and Lee University in Virginia. (MC, 10/2/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouce, Albert | 15-Nov | 1865 | McRae, Emily | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Lilburn | 18-Jan | 1866 | Wood, Martha | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Abraham | 13-Mar | 1866 | Sprouce, Emily S. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Abram | 13-Mar | 1866 | Sprouce, Emily Jane | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 2-Apr | 1866 | Apr 2, Pres. ended war in Ala, Ark, Fla, Ga, Miss, La, NC, SC, Ten & Va. (MC, 4/2/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouce, Richard | 16-Sep | 1866 | Langford, Frances | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Albert | 10-Nov | 1866 | McRae, Emily | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 24-Apr | 1867 | Apr 24, Black demonstrators staged ride-ins on Richmond, Va., streetcars. (MC, 4/24/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Wm. S. Harlow | 20-Dec | 1867 | S. C. Beckhead | Virginia | |
| Himmiman, Charles F. | 28-Mar | 1868 | Sprouce, Jane | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1-Apr | 1868 | Apr 1, The Hampton Institute was founded in Hampton, Va. (HN, 4/1/99) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Robert Sprouce | 26-Aug | 1868 | Mildred Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouce, Robert | 26-Aug | 1868 | Harlow, Mildred | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Kaskinsco | 7-Sep | 1868 | Thacker, Elizabeth J. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Benj. | 10-Sep | 1868 | Sprouce, Cath. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, D.M. | 26-Sep | 1868 | Wolfe, Maggy | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Abraham | 10-Nov | 1868 | Sprouce, Frances | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Ezekial | 11-Nov | 1869 | Gibson, Polly M. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 26-Jan | 1870 | Jan 26, Virginia rejoined the Union. (AP, 1/26/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Vinson Sprouse [III?] | 25-Jun | 1870 | Vinson Sprouse [3], Township #2, Polk County, North Carolina, age 73, farmer, [born about 1797] | Polk County, NC | Ancestry.com |
| 12-Oct | 1870 | Oct 12, Gen. Robert E. Lee died in Lexington, Va., at 63. (AP, 10/12/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| W.B. Sprouse, James Sprouse | 1870 | W.B. Sprouse, a well known and prominent citizen of Louisa Co says that his grandfather James H. Sprouse worked for the Brookes at the mill around the period of the late 1870s. One can go to the old mill site today and find the initials J.H.S. indelibly engraved on the face of a large rock jutting from the hillside where the old mil once stood. THE LOUISA CO HISTORICAL MAGAZINE Vol. 12 | Louisa County, VA | Jeff Miller's Sprouse Web Site | |
| 1870 | Independent City | City of Alexandria | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| John Harlow | 26-Sep | 1871 | Martha Dove | Virginia | |
| Charles L. Sprouse | 11-Jan | 1872 | Lucretia Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Charles Lewis | 11-Jan | 1872 | Harlow, Lucretia | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Richard L. Harlowe | 25-Jan | 1872 | Adeline Dudley | Virginia | |
| Bruffey, Wm | 1-Apr | 1872 | Sprouse, Elizabeth | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Allen E. | 15-Nov | 1872 | Harlow, Mary L. | Nelson County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Burwell | 29-Nov | 1872 | Gibson, Ann E. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, John | 5-Dec | 1872 | Sprouce, S. J. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Thomas J. | 30-Jan | 1873 | Gibson, L. A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Richard A. | 13-Nov | 1873 | O'Bannon, Susan J. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1873 | Formed 1873 Henry Independent City | Martinsville (City) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Henry Sprouse, Eliza M. Rae | 5-Mar | 1874 | Henry Sprouse married Eliza M. Rae, 2:23 | Fluvanna County, VA | Fluvanna County Courthouse |
| Sprouse, Dabney | 29-Apr | 1874 | Rayland, Anne E. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Shepherd | 13-Aug | 1874 | Sprouce, Alice | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Abner Sprouse, Mary Lucy Sprouse | 3-Dec | 1874 | Abner Sprouse married Mary Lucy Sprouse, 2:23 | Fluvanna County, VA | Fluvanna County Courthouse |
| Jno. L. Blake | 24-Dec | 1874 | Bettie E. Harlowe | Virginia | |
| 1874 | Roanoke Independent City | Roanoke (City) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Jas. M. Harlowe | 13-Jan | 1875 | Sally F. Johnson | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Zacheria | 21-Jun | 1875 | Sprouse, Elizabeth | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, William N. | 2-Sep | 1875 | Sprouse, Frances | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Taqwell C. McDaniel | 7-Sep | 1875 | Sallie A. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Stillions, Franklin | 30-Sep | 1875 | Sprouse, Sarah J. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Hicks, James Carter | 25-Jan | 1876 | Sprouse, Willy Ann | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Albert J.W. | 1-Mar | 1876 | Clemens, Catharine | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Pleasant | 7-Apr | 1876 | Thacker, Jenny | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sandidge, Richard P. | 24-Sep | 1876 | Sprouse, Mag | Amherst | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Albert J. R. H. | 4-Jun | 1877 | Sacre, Mrs. Elize | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Jno. L. Harlowe | 7-Jul | 1877 | Eliza A. Madison | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, John W. | 26-Sep | 1877 | Sprouse, Lucinda | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Thos. J. Harlow | 15-Jan | 1878 | Margaret S. Shackleford | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, John W. | 15-Oct | 1878 | Kirby, Sally | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Vinson Sprouse [III?] | 17-Jun | 1879 | Vinson Sprouse [3], Mortality Schedule from 1 Jun 1879 to 31 May 1880, White Oak Township, Polk County, North Carolina, farmer, born SC, died 17 Jun 1879, age 81, Dropsy. [ born about 1798] | Polk County, NC | Ancestry.com |
| Sprouse, Edward | 21-Jul | 1879 | Sprouse, Mary Lee | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Rubin N. Harlow | 21-Aug | 1879 | Elizabeth M. Phillips | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, William H. | 9-Sep | 1879 | Hale, Sarah A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, William L. | 20-Nov | 1879 | Sprouse, Martha E. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Hicks, Peyton | 9-Dec | 1879 | Sprouse, Mildred | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Shelton | 16-Dec | 1879 | Thacker, Bettie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Atkins, Wm. W. | 14-Feb | 1880 | Sprouse, Susan | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, William H.H. | 4-Apr | 1880 | Cales, Mary Ann | Augusta | Virginia |
| Thos. H. Mitchell | 25-Sep | 1880 | Sarah F. Harlow | Virginia | |
| William J. Hall | 6-Dec | 1880 | Mahala T. Harlowe | Virginia | |
| 1880 | Formed 1880 Buchanan, Russell, Wise Clintwood | Dickenson | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Garrison, Thomas | 5-Dec | 1881 | Sprouce, Milly [Mildred] | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| John Harlow | 29-Dec | 1881 | Tabida Mitchell | Virginia | |
| Lucy E. Sprouse, Thomas Michie | 1881 | Lucy E. Sprouse to Thomas Michie, B&S V23:184 | Louisa County, VA | Louisa Courthouse | |
| Lucy E. Sprouse, William Ward | 1881 | Lucy E. Sprouse to William Ward, B&S V23:184 | Louisa County, VA | Louisa Courthouse | |
| Henry Sprouse | 29-Jun | 1882 | McCral, Willie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Reuben Shelton Sprouse | 6-Sep | 1882 | Marsh, Sally | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, John A. | 18-Oct | 1882 | Sprouse, Isabella | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Hicks, William W. | 28-Dec | 1882 | Sprouse, M. J. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Moore, John R. | 1-Jan | 1883 | Sprouse, Sally Ann | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouce, Andrew Dyer | 3-May | 1883 | Gibson, Mineova A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Reuben Sprouse | 17-Sep | 1883 | Martha Harlow, 2:40 | Fluvanna County, VA | Fluvanna County Courthouse |
| 3-Nov | 1883 | Nov 3, Race riots took place in Danville, Virginia, and 4 blacks were killed. (MC, 11/3/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouse, Jerry Prestin | 29-Nov | 1883 | Amiss, Mattie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Chas. D. | 19-Mar | 1884 | Hutchinson, Mary A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Kirby, Jeff R. | 6-Jan | 1886 | Sprouse, Nannie A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Wm. | 18-Mar | 1886 | Kirby, Margaret L. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, William W. | 14-Jul | 1886 | Sprouse, Mattie E. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Walter L. Harlowe | 6-Jan | 1887 | Maggie Paverill | Virginia | |
| Gibson, Jeremiah M. | 8-Jun | 1887 | Sprouse, Pinky L. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| John T. James | 27-Dec | 1887 | Bessie Harlow | Virginia | |
| 1887 | An electric-powered car in Richmond got its power from a four-wheeled carriage trolled along wires overhead, hence the name trolley car. (SFC,10/18/97, p.E4) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| McCauley, Doctor | 26-May | 1888 | Sprouce, Caroline | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| J. H. Harlow | 6-Jun | 1888 | E. M. Bunton | Virginia | |
| J. H. Mooney | 6-Jun | 1888 | A. E. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Richard Harlow | 15-Aug | 1888 | Peggy Harlow | Virginia | |
| Shafer, Wm. H. | 10-Sep | 1888 | Sprouse, S. E. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Woodson, William H. | 10-Sep | 1888 | Sprouse, Eliza N. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Woodson, Wm. H. | 29-Sep | 1888 | Sprouse, Eliza N. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gipson, J. P. | 21-Nov | 1888 | Sprouse, M. E. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, S.E. | 7-Mar | 1889 | Shope, Alice | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| J. S. Shackleford | 10-Oct | 1889 | S. E. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Eb. Sprouse | 13-Nov | 1889 | Rosa B. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Eb | 13-Nov | 1889 | Harlow, Rosa B. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, R. E. | 20-Dec | 1889 | Sprouse, M. R. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Knight, Chas | 28-Dec | 1889 | Sprouse, Hesterline | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Clifton Harlow | 7-Apr | 1890 | Mary S. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Harlow, Jno. L. | 28-Oct | 1890 | Sprouse, Lucy Jane | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Jno. L. Harlow | 28-Oct | 1890 | Lucy Jane Sprouse | Virginia | |
| Jno. L. Harlow | 28-Oct | 1890 | Lucy Jane Sprouse | Virginia | |
| E. J. Harlow | 26-Nov | 1890 | Olive B. Hall | Virginia | |
| Sprouce, Jack | 8-Jan | 1891 | Kellam, Annie | Patrick | Virginia |
| Jno. W. Harlow | 28-Jan | 1891 | Mary Amos | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, John | 3-Nov | 1891 | Thomas, Lydia A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Shaver, John | 24-Nov | 1891 | Sprouse, M.L. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Smith, John | 24-Nov | 1891 | Sprouse, M.L. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Elias L. Sprouse, Hosea M. Sprouse, Simpson Sprouse, John Sprouse, James S. Sprouse | 9-Dec | 1891 | E. L. Sprouse The State of South Carolina Hosea M. Sprouse Simpson Sprouse and Know all men by these Presents, That we John Sprouse Elias L. Sprouse and Hosea M. Sprouse To Simpson Sprouse and John Sprouse James Sprouse of the counties of Madison & Buncombe in the State of North Carolina for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty Dollars, to us paid by James S Sprouse of the County of Spartanburg in the State of South Carolina, have Granted, Bargained, Sold and Released, ... Unto the said James S. Sprouse all our right, title and interest in all that lot or parcel of land lying and being in the county of Spartanburg and State of South Carolina lying on branch waters of Thickety Creek. Bounded by Lands of Estate of Simpson Bobo, by Estate of Charles B. Haumett and by lands of H. S. Lipscomb. Beginning on a post oak and running S 48 W 15 to a pine thence S 42 E 33.50 to a Stake thence N 48 E 15 to a Stake, thence N 42 W 33.50 to the beginning corner and containing fifty acres more or less. For a more particular description see deed from Bennett Wright, Mary Wright and Charlott Wright to Vinson Sprouse. Also all that tract or parcel of Land lying and being in the County of Spartanburg and State of South Carolina, on the Rocky fork of Thickety Creek beginning on a Chestnut Sprout a conditional corner made and established by Guthrie Palmer & Sprouse, thence N.E. To a pine a conditional made and established by W.B. Hames and said Vinson Sprouse, thence S 82 W along Sprouses old fence 12 chains to a post oak on the old line, thence S 67 W 8 to a post oak a corner made and established by Guthrie Palmer & Sprouse, thence a E course a Straight Line to the beginning corner by computation Eighteen acres more or less. For a more particular description see Deed from William Guthrie to Vinson Sprouse dated November the 18th 1848. ... To have and to hold, all and singular, the promises before mentioned unto the Said James S. Sprouse his heirs and assigns forever. ... Witness our hands and seals this the 29th day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Ninety one and the one hundred and sixteenth year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America. Signed Sealed and } Delivered in the presence of } E. L. Sprouse Seal H.B. Stevens } Hosea M Sprouse Seal E.J. Rhoads } his Simpson x Sprouse Seal Mark John Sprouse Seal (Who is the John Sprouse listed in this deed? If he is a son of Vincent Sprouse why was he not listed in Vincent’s will dated 14 June 1879? Cinthia named one of her son s John . Why are Vincent’s other children not included? ) -- Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Deed Book LLL, 1894 - 1895, pp. 315 - 316 FHL Film # 1023404 |
Spartanburg County, SC | Janis Smith, Earlene Smart |
| Chas. E. Harlow | 21-Nov | 1892 | Anetta Mallory | Virginia | |
| Sprouce, Thomas B. | 22-Dec | 1892 | Hairston, Gracie | Patrick | Virginia |
| Sprouse, John W. | 4-Jan | 1893 | Hawley, Vic | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Jas. S. Craig | 12-Apr | 1893 | Emma J. Harlow | Virginia | |
| W. B. Harlow | 15-Jun | 1893 | M. C. Price | Virginia | |
| J. S. McDaniel | 30-Sep | 1893 | M. J. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Lewis | 22-Jun | 1894 | Sacree, D. A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Geo. M. Harlow | 18-Sep | 1894 | Mollie A. Hall | Virginia | |
| E. Y. Wood | 29-Nov | 1894 | J. B. Harlow | Virginia | |
| A. J. Amos | 8-Dec | 1894 | Ella Harlow | Virginia | |
| Cook, J. L. | 26-Dec | 1895 | Sprouse, Julia | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Reuben Shelton | 25-Jun | 1895 | Marsh, Martha Georgia | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Miles B. Harlow | 28-Jan | 1895 | Ida B. Birckhead | Virginia | |
| Robt. O. Harlow | 27-Feb | 1895 | Alice Gianny | Virginia | |
| Jno. Harlow | 24-Mar | 1895 | L. M. Mitchell | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, J. R. | 8-May | 1895 | Gibson, Rosa | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Jno. Z. Collins | 17-Jun | 1895 | Mirtie A. Harlow | Virginia | |
| J. H. Harlow | 27-Nov | 1895 | Chrestian Maddox | Virginia | |
| Gebson [Gibson], Jno. P. | 2-Jun | 1896 | Sprouse, Lena | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Jas. R. Hoffman | 23-Jun | 1896 | Nora O. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Geo. Donald | 23-Jul | 1896 | Lucy M. Harlow | Virginia | |
| H. H. Adams | 4-Sep | 1896 | H. M. Harlowe | Virginia | |
| Gibson, Jno. A. | 5-Sep | 1896 | Sprouse, Mary L. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Charles E. | 7-Sep | 1896 | Sprouse, Rachail | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, John | 22-Sep | 1896 | Thomas, Cora L. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Albert | 14-Oct | 1896 | Houchens, Bettie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Spradling, J. F. | 19-Nov | 1896 | Sprouse, Rosa | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| R. A. Harris | 23-Dec | 1896 | Sallie J. Harlow | Virginia | |
| W. M. Harlow | 3-Mar | 1897 | M. G. Leake | Virginia | |
| Dudley F. Harlow | 17-Apr | 1897 | Emma I. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Chas. E. Pierce | 23-Jun | 1897 | Maud J. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Wm. M. Harlow | 29-Jun | 1897 | Minnie Lee Hall | Virginia | |
| E. F. Harlow | 13-Sep | 1897 | S. B. Sandridge | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, T. B. | 10-Mar | 1898 | Barnett, E. Va. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Henry | 11-Oct | 1898 | Gibson, Eunice | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| E. W. Harlow | 16-Nov | 1898 | Elsie Blake | Virginia | |
| Plummer, T C | 14-Dec | 1898 | Sprouse, Alice A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, S. D. | 27-Dec | 1898 | Sprouse, K. A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Robt. | 2-Jan | 1899 | Thomas, Sallie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Jean A. | 20-Feb | 1899 | Sprouse, Minnie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Littleton Birckhead | 27-Apr | 1899 | B. A. Harlow | Virginia | |
| 5-May | 1899 | May 5, Freeman F. Gosden, radio comedy writer and performer (Amos 'n' Andy), was born in Richmond, Va. (HN, 5/5/01)(MC, 5/5/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| E. L. Harlow | 5-Jul | 1899 | Lucy Morris | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, R. A. | 29-Jul | 1899 | Gibson, Lena | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Horace I. Harlow | 21-Sep | 1899 | Minnie E. Woodward | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Robt. L. | 2-Oct | 1899 | Morris, Lizzie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Newton Harlow | 26-Dec | 1899 | Susie Kennan | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, A.J. | 3-Mar | 1900 | Sprouse, N.H. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Horton Harlow | 8-May | 1900 | Mary Wingfield | Virginia | |
| Gibson, Chas. L. | 2-Jul | 1900 | Sprouse, Ellen M. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Dawson S. | 2-Jul | 1900 | Sprouse, Laura L. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Ben | 6-Aug | 1900 | Sprouse, Maggie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Robert L. | 2-Oct | 1900 | Morris, Lizzie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Nath. Harlow | 5-Nov | 1900 | Ellener Clements | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Kosciusko. H. | 19-Nov | 1900 | Sprouse, Emma F. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Reynolds, C. T. | 29-Nov | 1900 | Sprouse, Rosa L. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Willam H. | 22-Dec | 1900 | Morris, Fannie E. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Dudley, Wm. H. | 24-Dec | 1900 | Sprouse, Susie B. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Chas. O. Brown | 26-Dec | 1900 | Lelia G. Harlow | Virginia | |
| 1900 | In the early 1900s an absentee landlord forced the inhabitants of Assateague Island to move by closing access to the best clam beds. The people all moved to Chincoteague Island. (SFC, 8/14/00, p.A8) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| M. C. Harlow | 2-Jan | 1901 | B. F. Baltimore | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, A. J. | 3-Apr | 1901 | Sprouse, N. H. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Rosser Harlow | 11-Jul | 1901 | Lizzie Hill | Virginia | |
| Gibson, Bernard | 5-Aug | 1901 | Sprouse, Alice | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, A. J. H. | 8-Oct | 1901 | Langhorne, Mary | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, W.H. | 15-Oct | 1901 | Sprouse, R.S. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Alphonso | 13-Nov | 1901 | Sprouse, Cornelia C. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Stonewall J. | 13-Nov | 1901 | Sprouse, Mary E. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1901 | E.P. Valentine, antiquarian, removed hundreds of Monacan remains from a burial site in Virginia later known as the Hayes Creek Mound. The remains were reburied in 1998. (Arch, 9/00, p.56) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Sprouse, E.L. | 12-Feb | 1902 | Tate, M.L. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| W. B. Harlow | 5-Jun | 1902 | H. A. McDonald | Virginia | |
| Samuel L. Ganter | 10-Jul | 1902 | Annie Harlow | Virginia | |
| Teed A. Harlow | 4-Oct | 1902 | Fannie W. Payne | Virginia | |
| Sam Harlow | 15-Oct | 1902 | Etta Laura Kirby | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, A. C. | 24-Dec | 1902 | Johnson, M. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Barnett, Jno. | 17-Jan | 1903 | Sprouse, Lottie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, H. L. | 15-May | 1903 | Moon, Emma | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Lurnesten, E. R. | 26-May | 1903 | Sprouse, Ida J. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Wm. O. Proctor | 24-Jun | 1903 | Alice Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Mannis | 8-Jul | 1903 | Maddox, Nannie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Z. | 21-Aug | 1903 | Sprouse, Bettie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, T. W. | 14-Sep | 1903 | Sprouse, Elenore | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Randolph | 17-Sep | 1903 | Sprouse, Lina | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, J. B. | 3-Oct | 1903 | Minter, M. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Walter Weldon Harloe | 14-Oct | 1903 | Effie Lenora Merritt | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, G. H. | 7-Dec | 1903 | Woodson, Sarah | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Shiflett, Thos. | 26-Sep | 1904 | Sprouse, Mildred Ann | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, J. R. | 19-Oct | 1904 | Clements, Carrie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Walter Harlow | 15-Dec | 1904 | Alice Rhodes | Virginia | |
| Mann Hasting Cason | 22-Dec | 1904 | Lena Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Charles Anderson | 28-Dec | 1904 | Bagby, Bird Mary | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Carey R. | 1-Jan | 1905 | Gulbar, Cornelia Y. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Albert | 25-Jan | 1905 | Gibson, Rebecca | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Arthur Hutcherson | 13-May | 1905 | Myrtle Ann Harlow | Virginia | |
| 15-May | 1905 | May 15, Joseph Cotton, actor, was born in Petersburg, Va. (AP, 5/15/05) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouse, John | 25-May | 1905 | Durham, Bertha | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Richard Aubry | 17-Jun | 1905 | Glass, Lucinda | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| R. C. Mann | 17-Jul | 1905 | L. W. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Glass, Wm. G. | 31-Jul | 1905 | Sprouse, Texie Anna | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Henry D. Rea | 2-Aug | 1905 | Lelian Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, John R. | 2-Sep | 1905 | Gibson, Rosa | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, J. J. | 20-Sep | 1905 | Ray, Fanny | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Hickes, Jessie | 5-Oct | 1905 | Sprouse, Maggie Lee | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gentry, Granville | 21-Oct | 1905 | Sprouse, Sarah | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, William Samuel | 16-Nov | 1905 | Thomas, Rosa Lee | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Johnson | 29-Nov | 1905 | Sprouse, Rachel | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Lamb, William Newton | 5-Mar | 1906 | Sprouse, Maggie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Robert J. | 6-Jun | 1906 | Hicks, Bettie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Barrett, Bernard | 29-Aug | 1906 | Sprouse, Clara B. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Dodd, James M. | 19-Sep | 1906 | Sprouse, Ina L. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Marshall, Charles H. | 15-Nov | 1906 | Sprouse, Lizzie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Grover C. | 26-Dec | 1906 | Brown, Virginia W. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 26-Apr | 1907 | Apr 26, Jamestown, Va., Tercentenary Exposition opened. (MC, 4/26/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouse, C.R. | 29-Jun | 1907 | Fisher, Olie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| A. M. Madison | 24-Oct | 1907 | Emma Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Jack | 8-Jan | 1908 | Marsh, Mollie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Alfred C. | 24-Mar | 1908 | Boland, Maggie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Charles R. | 8-Apr | 1908 | Ross, Olie Lee | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Rhodes | 15-Apr | 1908 | Gibson, Laura Ann | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Andrew D. | 2-Jun | 1908 | Clements, Melissa B. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| John Harlow | 27-Jul | 1908 | Lizzie Tomlin | Virginia | |
| 3-Sep | 1908 | Sep 3, Orville Wright began two weeks of flight trials that impressed onlookers with his complete control of his new Type A Military Flyer. In addition to setting an altitude record of 310 feet and an endurance record of more than one hour, he had carried aloft the first military observer, Lieutenant Frank Lahm. (HNPD, 9/16/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 9-Sep | 1908 | Sep 9, Orville Wright made the 1st 1-hr airplane flight at Fort Myer, Va. (MC, 9/9/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Fisher, Joe | 14-Sep | 1908 | Sprouse, Eliza Ann | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 17-Sep | 1908 | Sep 17, Orville Wright's passenger on a test flight was Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge. They were circling the landing field at Fort Myer, Va., when a crack developed in the blade of the aircraft's propeller. Wright lost control of the Flyer and the biplane plunged to the ground. Selfridge became powered flight's first fatality, and Wright was seriously injured in the crash. But despite the tragic mishap, the War Department awarded the contract for the first military aircraft to Wright. (HNPD, 9/16/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Tom Tomlin | 9-Dec | 1908 | Georgia Harlow | Virginia | |
| 22-Feb | 1909 | Feb 22, The Great White Fleet returned to Norfolk, Va., from an around-the-world show of naval power. 1st US fleet to circle the globe. (HN, 2/22/98)(MC, 2/22/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 22-Feb | 1909 | Feb 22, The Great White Fleet returned to Norfolk, Va., from an around-the-world show of naval power. (HN, 2/22/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouse, Albert T. | 15-Mar | 1909 | Sacre, Mary | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 10-May | 1909 | May 10, Maybelle Carter, country singer (Johnny Cash Show), was born in Nickelsville, Va. (MC, 5/10/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 27-Jul | 1909 | Jul 27, Orville Wright tested the U.S. Army's first airplane, flying himself and a passenger for 1 hour, 12 minutes and 40 seconds over Fort Myer, Virginia. (AP, 7/27/97)(HN, 7/27/02)(MC, 7/27/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Morris, Samuel | 17-Dec | 1909 | Sprouse, Lydia | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Lester | 19-Dec | 1909 | Gibson, Loula | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Jim Fox | 29-Dec | 1909 | Elizabeth Harlow | Virginia | |
| 1909 | Virginia executed 17 people. (SFC,12/15/97, p.A1) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Sprouse, John D. | 15-Feb | 1910 | Durham, Ethel M. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Tho. H. | 23-Jun | 1910 | Dudley, Jossie M. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Howell | 12-Dec | 1910 | Childress, Rebecca | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Eugene H. Rhodes | 14-Dec | 1910 | Josephine Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Grover Cleveland | 26-Dec | 1910 | Mitchel, Ruth Caroline | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1910 | The Embrey Dam was constructed on the Rappahannock River in Fredericksburg, Va. The 22-foot dam was removed in 2004 to open up the river to migratory fish. (SFC, 2/24/04, p.A2) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Gurnell, Tom | 24-Jan | 1911 | Sprouse, Gracie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, George A. | 15-May | 1911 | Nicely, Mrs. Grace | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Orestes V. Ward | 20-May | 1911 | Margaret R. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Lindsay | 16-Jun | 1911 | Trusler, Nellie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, John W. | 6-Nov | 1911 | Humphreys, Irene | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Fitzgerald, Lloyd W. | 21-Dec | 1911 | Sprouse, Annie Lee | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Tom | 4-Mar | 1912 | Lony, Effie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Richard W. | 8-May | 1912 | Harlow, Myrtle | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Lamb, Charles W. | 27-May | 1912 | Sprouse, Lela | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Luther W. | 1-Jul | 1912 | Knight, Martha E. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Archie | 31-Jul | 1912 | Sprouse, Gabie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Perley L. | 16-Sep | 1912 | Reynolds, Lucy | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Philip O. | 9-Oct | 1912 | Sprouse, Edna | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, John W. | 31-Mar | 1913 | Hicks, Ella | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Maupin, Stewart A. | 8-Apr | 1913 | Sprouse, Annie Lee | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 16-May | 1913 | Mar 16 The 15,000-ton battleship Pennsylvania was launched at Newport News, Va. (HN, 3/16/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Samuel E. Harlow | 18-May | 1913 | Mary Stone | Virginia | |
| Gibson, Bernard | 15-Jun | 1913 | Sprouse, Idora | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| George C. Harlow | 18-Jun | 1913 | Emma E. Adlington | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Peyton | 20-Oct | 1913 | Gibson, Lessie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Robert S. Harlow | 21-Oct | 1913 | Etta M. Carter | Virginia | |
| Glass, John | 14-Jan | 1914 | Sprouse, Rose Lee | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Tate, Thomas M. | 4-Feb | 1914 | Sprouse, Addie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Arthur H. Raynor | 13-Feb | 1914 | Eleanor Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Henry | 20-Mar | 1914 | Woodson, Lena | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gibson, Elisha | 25-Mar | 1914 | Sprouse, Flora | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Frederick | 25-Mar | 1914 | Gibson, Bertha | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Massie W. Wood | 7-Sep | 1914 | Jane M. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, R. A. | 18-Oct | 1914 | Flannagan, Elizabeth | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Richard Harlow | 22-Oct | 1914 | Lucy R. Bibb | Virginia | |
| Edwards, Jenny W. | 23-Oct | 1914 | Sprouse, Edna | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Chesley Thomas | 1-Nov | 1914 | Bertha Harlow | Virginia | |
| Augusta S. Reed | 25-Nov | 1914 | Florence Harlow | Virginia | |
| Eddie Harlow | 27-Dec | 1914 | Zunnie Gibson | Virginia | |
| Wm. Norman Harlow | 29 Feb 1914 | 1914 | Mearle Manley | Virginia | |
| 1914 | DuPont of Wilmington, Del., ordered 61 prefabricated houses from Aladdin Homes for a new town called Hopewell Farm, Va., being built for workers in its dynamite factory. (WSJ, 10/31/05, p.B1) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Bishop, Litt | 8-Feb | 1915 | Sprouse, Maggie Lee | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Davis, Virgil E. S. | 2-Jun | 1915 | Sprouse, Mattie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Willie C. Taylor | 8-Jun | 1915 | Mammie W. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Landy R. | 27-Jun | 1915 | Gibson, Lula | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Henry C. Harlow | 16-Aug | 1915 | Alice E. Mars | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Willie | 1-Sep | 1915 | Morris, Katie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 21-Oct | 1915 | Oct 21, The 1st transatlantic radio-telephone message was transmitted from Arlington, Va., to Paris. (MC, 10/21/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouse, R. | 12-Dec | 1915 | Gibson, Estelle | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Lockman, Russell | 20-Dec | 1915 | Sprouse, Amanda | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Hassey M “Hosea Sprouse | 11-Mar | 1916 | Hasey Sprouse dies of Stomach cancer in 1916, a widow and in his death certificate lies a hint of his mother, Allen born SC and the big surprise, his father Henry Vinson Sprouse born SC. He was buried in Madison County, North Carolina 13 Mar 1916 | Asheville, Buncombe County, NC | Certificate No. 98, Registration ?? No. 11---2065, Stamp dated 8 Apr 1916 |
| Sprouse, William J. | 3-May | 1916 | Breeden, Rosa | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, William | 17-May | 1916 | Hamm, Ellen | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Hicks, Leslie | 27-Sep | 1916 | Sprouse, Virgie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, R. | 7-Dec | 1916 | Tate, Lutie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| George P. Smith | 17-Feb | 1917 | Hallie H. Harlow | Virginia | |
| H. F. Ward | 23-Apr | 1917 | Rochel Harlow | Virginia | |
| James M. Via | 20-Jun | 1917 | Blanche Harlow | Virginia | |
| Nat. P. Harlow | 25-Jul | 1917 | Sidney Clark | Virginia | |
| Ray, Roy | 15-Aug | 1917 | Sprouse, Martha J. A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Morris, Newman | 15-Sep | 1917 | Sprouse, Lizzie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Jefferson C. Harlow | 2-Jan | 1918 | Pearl E. Kirby | Virginia | |
| 9-Feb | 1918 | Feb 9, Army chaplain school organized at Ft. Monroe, Va. (MC, 2/9/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouse, Wesley | 1-Sep | 1918 | Rute, Leah | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Wilson, Lewis T. | 25-Jan | 1919 | Sprouse, Lizzie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, James F. | 3-Jul | 1919 | Gibson, Virginia L. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Joseph | 3-Jul | 1919 | Belew, Goldie C. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Rhodes E. | 23-Aug | 1919 | Morris, Mary E. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Madison, Peerce W. | 27-Sep | 1919 | Sprouse, Evie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Thomas, Jas. Monroe | 27-Sep | 1919 | Sprouse, Gracie May | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Robert Busby | 30-Sep | 1919 | Emma Harlow | Virginia | |
| Samuel F. Clements | 26-Nov | 1919 | Amanda I. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Albert J. H. | 20-Dec | 1919 | Frazier, Susie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1919 | The 1st rotary-dial telephones were installed in Norfolk, Va. (SFC, 7/23/04, p.C1) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Dudley, Henry H. | 7-Apr | 1920 | Sprouse, Cora | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Dowell, Henry C. | 22-Oct | 1920 | Sprouse, Lottie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1920 | The remaining portion of Alexandria County changed its name to Arlington County | Arlington | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| James A. Payne | 18-Jan | 1921 | Elizabeth Harlow | Virginia | |
| Henry Jas. Morris | 15-Mar | 1921 | Queenie Harlow | Virginia | |
| Thomas Ivan Viar | 23-Apr | 1921 | Carrie Walton Harlowe | Virginia | |
| Wiley W. Glass | 17-Jun | 1921 | Annie Ruth Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Joe Frank | 20-Jun | 1921 | Hoover, Ida | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Lewis Breeden | 8-Nov | 1921 | Addie Harlow | Virginia | |
| 11-Nov | 1921 | Nov 11, President Harding dedicated the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The unknown soldier was buried in Virginia's Arlington National Cemetery on Armistice Day. He had been taken from an American cemetery in France. (SFC, 5/27/96, p.B8) (AP, 11/11/97) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 2-Dec | 1921 | Dec 2, The first successful helium dirigible, C-7, made a test flight in Portsmouth, Va. (HN, 12/2/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouse, Samuel | 22-Dec | 1921 | Sprouse, Virginia M. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Bernice E. Harlow | 13-Jan | 1922 | Lula R. Johnson | Virginia | |
| Harry N. Harlowe | 25-Jan | 1922 | Fontella F. Goodman | Virginia | |
| 21-Feb | 1922 | Feb 21, Airship Rome exploded at Hampton Roads, Virginia, and 34 died. (MC, 2/21/02) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Snyder, Leo | 18-Mar | 1922 | Sprouse, Mabel E. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Gentry, Raymond | 20-Jun | 1922 | Sprouse, Blanche | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 6-Jul | 1922 | Jul 6, Vice-president Calvin Coolidge gave a speech at Fredericksburg City Park on behalf of a fund raising campaign to save and restore the Kenmore House, the home of Elizabeth (sister of George Washington) and Fielding Lewis. (HT, 5/97, p.44,68) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Ward, Hugh | 23-Aug | 1922 | Sprouse, Pearl A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Fred | 13-Sep | 1922 | Gibson, Ruby | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Roy | 24-Sep | 1922 | Sprouse, Gracie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Pritchett, Jas. F. | 4-Oct | 1922 | Sprouse, Bessie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Perly | 9-Oct | 1922 | Woodson, Mary S. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Drumheller, Roy | 4-Nov | 1922 | Sprouse, Ethel | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Saltoff, Dan | 18-Dec | 1922 | Sprouse, Emily | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Alexandria | 22-Dec | 1922 | Gibson, Essie M. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| James H. Harlow | 26-Dec | 1922 | Carrie E. Johnson | Virginia | |
| Cook, John F. | 11-Jan | 1923 | Sprouse, Julia | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Lamb, W. Newton | 23-Jan | 1923 | Sprouse, Rachael | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Douglas Thompson | 10-Feb | 1923 | Gertrude Harlow | Virginia | |
| Miller, Hughlet F. | 28-Jun | 1923 | Sprouse, Mary | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Elias Sprouse | 5-Aug | 1923 | Elias Sprouse dies and his Death Certificate reveals the name of his father, Vinson Sprouse born SC and his mother Winnie Allen born SC. His wife was Harriet Revis Sprouse. Elias was born 24 Mar 1837 and was 83 years 3 months 11 days old and a farmer. He died in Madison County, North Carolina and was buried at Flint Hill Grave Yard 6 Aug 1923 | Madison County, NC | Certificate No. 58-5764, Register No. 26 |
| Sprouse, Randolph | 23-Aug | 1923 | Falwell, Maggie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Russell Tate | 8-Sep | 1923 | Lizzie Harlowe | Virginia | |
| Channing B. Harlow | 21-Nov | 1923 | Arline Lucas | Virginia | |
| Olon A. Hamilton | 15-Dec | 1923 | Alice D. Harlow | Virginia | |
| John C. Cardwell | 10-Jan | 1924 | Eleanor N. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Clements, Dalton M. | 21-Jan | 1924 | Sprouse, Annie M. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Jerry M. Wilson | 9-Feb | 1924 | Rosa G. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Jesse Maury | 19-Apr | 1924 | Gibson, Mamie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Percy Gordon Harlow | 3-May | 1924 | Mary Louise Elgert | Virginia | |
| Edgar Ross Harlowe | 4-May | 1924 | Estelle Gay | Virginia | |
| Edgar L. Harris | 7-Jun | 1924 | Daisy M. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Cleveland, Rolor | 3-Jul | 1924 | Sprouse, Lillian | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Leslie Burton Harl | 14-Aug | 1924 | Pauline Sara Harlow | Virginia | |
| Monroe Harlow | 23-Sep | 1924 | Violet Pumphrey | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Wesley | 2-Oct | 1924 | Gibson, Ruby | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Walter | 11-Oct | 1924 | Clements, Grace | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1924 | Virginia passed its Eugenical Sterilization Act the same day it passed the Racial Integrity Act, which prohibited mixed marriages. Virginia repealed the law in 1979. In 2001 the House of Delegates voted to express regret for the state's selective breeding policies that had forced sterilizations on some 8,000 people. The Senate soon followed suit. (SSFC, 2/4/01, p.A3)(SFC, 2/15/01, p.C16) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Harmon, John | 24-Feb | 1925 | Sprouse, Susie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Arthur L. Moore | 7-Mar | 1925 | Bessie M. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Newton McDounel | 30-Mar | 1925 | Lizzie T. Harlow | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Richard W. | 8-Aug | 1925 | Dunwan, Lillie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Collins, Lloyd | 13-Aug | 1925 | Sprouse, Pearl | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Walter C. Young | 16-Jan | 1926 | Eunice E. Harlowe | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Fred | 24-May | 1926 | Stepp, Mannie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Walter Harlow | 28-Jun | 1926 | Bertha Clements | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Charlie Alfred | 6-Oct | 1926 | Birckhead, Lula Y. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sawyer, Sim | 25-Oct | 1926 | Sprouse, Nora | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 27-Nov | 1926 | Nov 27, Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, began. (MC, 11/27/01) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Garrison, Whilton R. | 16-May | 1927 | Sprouse, Ethel May | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Lloyd E. Harlow | 11-Jun | 1927 | Helen F. Hawley | Virginia | |
| Harvey Lee Harlow | 2-Jul | 1927 | Lottie May Atkins | Virginia | |
| Hamm, Geo. L. | 19-Jul | 1927 | Sprouse, Edna | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1-Aug | 1927 | Aug 1, In Bristol, Tennessee, the Carter Family (A.P., wife Sara, and cousin Maybelle) came down from the mountains of Virginia and began recording their country style "hillbilly" music for Ralph Peer of the Victor Talking Machine Co. Jimmy Rogers (1898-1933) came from Mississippi to record. In 2002 Mark Zwonitzer and Charles Hirshberg authored "Will You Miss me When I'm Gone: The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Music." (Hem., 4/97, p.68)(WSJ, 8/1/02, p.A1)(SSFC, 8/4/02, p.M3) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouse, Herman A. | 14-Sep | 1927 | Martin, Irma Edna | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Barnett, Drury | 24-Sep | 1927 | Sprouse, Rena | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Norman W. Walton | 15-Oct | 1927 | Carrie M. Harlow | Virginia | |
| 18-Oct | 1927 | Oct 18, George Campbell Scott (d.1999), later Hollywood actor, was born in Wise, Va. He grew up in Detroit and graduated from Redford High School. (SFC, 9/24/99, p.D2) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Bernard T. Harlow | 22-Oct | 1927 | Mamie E. Melton | Virginia | |
| Woodson, Lewis | 4-Nov | 1927 | Sprouse, Louisa | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Woodward, Melton | 6-Dec | 1927 | Sprouse, Louise | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 1927 | The Supreme Court decision of Buck vs. Bell supported a 1924 Virginia compulsory sterilization bill and Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes commented "three generations of imbeciles are enough." Carrie Buck was sterilized by physicians at the Virginia Colony for Epileptics and Feeble-minded in Lynchburg. In 2006 Harry Bruinius authored "Better For All the World: The Secret History of Forced Sterilization and America's Quest for Racial Purity." (NH, 7/02, p.12)(WSJ, 2/28/06, p.D8) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| Edward Harlow | 7-Jan | 1928 | Elsie Marshall | Virginia | |
| John Harlow | 11-Feb | 1928 | Alice Wilton Gentry | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Lewis | 13-Mar | 1928 | Barnett, Ruth | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sidney Coleman Harlow | 22-May | 1928 | Mary Rebecca Woodson | Virginia | |
| Sprouse, Roland M. | 13-Jun | 1928 | Critzer, Grace L. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Powell, Daniel | 11-Aug | 1928 | Sprouse, Maggie Lee | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Wm. Cardian Harlow | 1-Sep | 1928 | Virginia Brown | Virginia | |
| Delaney, Wm. | 10-Nov | 1928 | Sprouse, Bettie | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 12-Nov | 1928 | Nov 12, The ocean liner Vestris sank off the Virginia Cape with 328 aboard, killing 111. (HN, 11/12/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Birckhead, Edward F. | 18-Dec | 1928 | Sprouse, Rosa L. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Melton, Edgar J. | 24-Dec | 1928 | Sprouse, Ethel B. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Shiflett, Joseph | 31-Dec | 1928 | Sprouse, B. Frances | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Geo. Conrad Hensley | 28-Nov | 1929 | Merle Ella Harlow | Virginia | |
| Crayton Wilber Rankin | 30-Jan | 1929 | Beatrice Anderson Harlow | Virginia | |
| Pritchett, Rufus Gordon | 16-Mar | 1929 | Sprouse, Marg. Frances | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, William N. | 31-Mar | 1929 | Banks, Annie Virginia | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Brown, Edgar P. | 11-May | 1929 | Sprouse, Elizabeth D. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Lewis W. | 18-May | 1929 | Clements, Mary E. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Nathaniel P. Harlow | 4-Jun | 1929 | Mary M. Jones | Virginia | |
| 23-Jun | 1929 | Jun 23, Valerie June Carter (d.2003) was born in Maces Springs, Va., to Mother Maybelle Carter, a founding member of the Carter Family trio. She married Johnny Cash in 1968. (SFC, 5/16/03, p.A24) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| Sprouse, James M. | 27-Aug | 1929 | Woodson, Martha A. | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Sprouse, Rubin | 12-Oct | 1929 | Birckhead, Nora | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| Pleasants, Thomas R. | 11-Nov | 1929 | Sprouse, Mary Lee | Albemarle County, VA | Virginia |
| 11-Mar | 1930 | Mar 11, Taft was the first U.S. president to be buried in the National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (HN, 3/11/98) | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| 1930 | The Mariner's Museum opened in Newport News. (WSJ, 9/3/98, p.A20) | Colonial Era Timeline | |||
| 1952 | York Independent City | City of Poquoson | Colonial Era Timeline | ||
| F. W. Buck | 23-Sep | 1986 | Emma A. Harlow | Virginia |
| Year | Who | Father | Mother | Spouse | Location | County | State | Year/POB | Race | Sex | Relationship |
| 1790 | David Sprouse | Not Stated | Stokes | North Carolina | |||||||
| 1800 | Aron Sprouce | Salisbury | Guilford | North Carolina | |||||||
| 1800 | Chaney Sprouse | Morgan | Buncombe | North Carolina | |||||||
| 1800 | Daniel Sprouse | Portsmouth | Rockingham | New Hampshire | |||||||
| 1800 | Edward Sprouce | Not Stated | Talbot | Maryland | |||||||
| 1800 | Vincent Sprouse | Not Stated | Union District | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1800 | Vincent Sprouse | Not Stated | Union District | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1810 | Anson Sprouse | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1810 | Benjamin Sprouse | St Anns | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1810 | George Sprouce | Hopkinsville | Christian | Kentucky | |||||||
| 1810 | James Sprouse | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1810 | Jesse Sprouse | Not Stated | Buncombe | North Carolina | |||||||
| 1810 | John Sprouse | St Anns | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1810 | John Sprouse | St Anns | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1810 | Mary Sprouse | St Anns | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1810 | Zachariah Sprouse | St Anns | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1820 | David Sprows | (Unknown) | Wilkesville Gallia | Ohio | |||||||
| 1820 | Ebenezer Sprouse | Concord | Niagara | New York | |||||||
| 1820 | Elizabeth Sprouse | Not Stated | Queens | New York | |||||||
| 1820 | James Sprouse | Not Stated | Gallatin | Kentucky | |||||||
| 1820 | Jermy;thos Sprouse [Jeremiah & Thomas Sprouse] | Not Stated | Louisa | Virginia | |||||||
| 1820 | Jesse Sprouse | Not Stated | Buncombe | North Carolina | |||||||
| 1820 | John Sprouse | Not Stated | Laurens | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1820 | John Sprouse | Fredericksville Parish | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1820 | Merajah Sprouse | Lexington | Rockbridge | Virginia | |||||||
| 1820 | Nelson Sprouse | Not Stated | Louisa | Virginia | |||||||
| 1820 | Peter Sprouse | St Anns Parish | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1820 | Pleasant Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1820 | Pleasant Sprouse | St Anns Parish | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1820 | Robt Sprouse | Rome | Lawrence | Ohio | |||||||
| 1820 | Samuel Sprouse | Not Stated | Union | Illinois | |||||||
| 1820 | Tandy Sprouse | St Anns Parish | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1820 | Thomas Sprows | (Unknown) | Yonkers Westchester | New York | |||||||
| 1830 | David Sprouse | Wilkesville | Gallia | Ohio | |||||||
| 1830 | Elijah Sprouse | Not Stated | Pickens | Alabama | |||||||
| 1830 | Elijah Sprouse | Guyan | Gallia | Ohio | |||||||
| 1830 | Geo Sprouse | Not Stated | Pickens | Alabama | |||||||
| 1830 | George Sprouse | Not Stated | Fluvanna | Virginia | |||||||
| 1830 | J Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1830 | James Sprouse | Not Stated | Robertson | Tennessee | |||||||
| 1830 | Jeremiah Sprouse | Not Stated | Louisa | Virginia | |||||||
| 1830 | Jesse Sprouse | Clinton | Hickman | Kentucky | |||||||
| 1830 | John R Sprouse | Not Stated | Buckingham | Virginia | |||||||
| 1830 | John Sprouse | Wilkesville | Gallia | Ohio | |||||||
| 1830 | Lewis Sprouse | Guyan | Gallia | Ohio | |||||||
| 1830 | Martin Sprouse | Not Stated | Louisa | Virginia | |||||||
| 1830 | Nicholas Sprouse | Not Stated | Louisa | Virginia | |||||||
| 1830 | Perry Sprouse | Not Stated | Talbot | Maryland | |||||||
| 1830 | Philip Sprouse | Lower Alloways Creek | Salem | New Jersey | |||||||
| 1830 | Rbeccah Sprouse | New Garden | Chester | Pennsylvania | |||||||
| 1830 | Robert A Sprouse | Rome | Lawrence | Ohio | |||||||
| 1830 | Robert Sprouse | Knox | Jefferson | Ohio | |||||||
| 1830 | Samuel Sprouse | Clinton | Hickman | Kentucky | |||||||
| 1830 | Thomas Sprouse | Not Stated | Louisa | Virginia | |||||||
| 1830 | William Sprouse | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1830 | William Sprouse | Not Stated | Louisa | Virginia | |||||||
| 1830 | William Sprouse | Not Stated | Louisa | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Anderson Sprouce | Not Stated | Bath | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Anthony Sprouce | District 1 | Talbot | Maryland | |||||||
| 1840 | Benjamin Sprouse | New Garden | Chester | Pennsylvania | |||||||
| 1840 | Benjamin Sprouse | Not Stated | Logan | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Daniel Sprouse | Green | Ross | Ohio | |||||||
| 1840 | Elijah K Sprouse | Not Stated | Pike | Ohio | |||||||
| 1840 | Elijah Sprous | Not Stated | Neshoba | Mississippi | |||||||
| 1840 | Eliz Sprouce | St Annes | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Elizabeth Sprouce | Not Stated | Madison | Tennessee | |||||||
| 1840 | Esbert Sprouse | Rome | Lawrence | Ohio | |||||||
| 1840 | Garland A Sprouce | Not Stated | Bath | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Garland A Sprouce | Not Stated | Bath | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Geo Sprouse | St Annes | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Geoge Sprows | Not Stated | Pickens | Alabama | |||||||
| 1840 | George Sprouce | Not Stated | Patrick | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | George Sprouse | Not Stated | Marion | Illinois | |||||||
| 1840 | Henry Sprouse | St Annes | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Henry Sprows | West Findley | Washington | Pennsylvania | |||||||
| 1840 | James Sprouce | Carrollton | Greene | Illinois | |||||||
| 1840 | James Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1840 | James Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1840 | James Sprouse | Not Stated | Robertson | Tennessee | |||||||
| 1840 | James Sprows | West Findley | Washington | Pennsylvania | |||||||
| 1840 | Jef Sprouse | St Annes | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Jessee Sprouce | Not Stated | Wake | North Carolina | |||||||
| 1840 | Jessee Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1840 | Jno P S Sprouse | St Annes | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Jno Sprouce | St Annes | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Jno Sprouse | St Annes | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Joel Sprous | Not Stated | Neshoba | Mississippi | |||||||
| 1840 | John N Sprouse | Wilkes | Gallia | Ohio | |||||||
| 1840 | John Sprouce | Not Stated | Macon | Illinois | |||||||
| 1840 | John Sprouce | Fredericksville | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | John Sprous | Not Stated | Neshoba | Mississippi | |||||||
| 1840 | John Sprouse | Not Stated | Fayette | Alabama | |||||||
| 1840 | John Sprows | Newton | Gloucester | New Jersey | |||||||
| 1840 | Joseph Sprouce | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1840 | Lewis Sprouce | Not Stated | Cabell | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Martin Sprouse | Springfield | Gallia | Ohio | |||||||
| 1840 | Mary Sprouce | Not Stated | Louisa | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Micajah Sprouse | Not Stated | Augusta | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Moddy Sprouce | Not Stated | Laurens | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1840 | Nancy Sprouce | Not Stated | Mccracken | Kentucky | |||||||
| 1840 | Nicholas Sprouse | Springfield | Gallia | Ohio | |||||||
| 1840 | Perry Sprouce | District 1 | Talbot | Maryland | |||||||
| 1840 | Peter Sprouce | St Annes | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Plia Sprouse | St Annes | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Rachael Sprouse | Wilkes | Gallia | Ohio | |||||||
| 1840 | Randal Sprouse | St Annes | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Richard R Sprouse | Not Stated | Macoupin | Illinois | |||||||
| 1840 | Rowland Sprouce | Southern District | Buckingham | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Ruth Sprouce | Not Stated | Mccracken | Kentucky | |||||||
| 1840 | Samuel Sprouce | Northern District | Bedford | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Tandy Sprouce | Not Stated | Lewis | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Tandy Sprouse | Not Stated | Harrison | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Vincent Sprous | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1840 | Wash Sprouce | St Annes | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Washington Sprouce | Not Stated | Bath | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | William Sprouce | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1840 | William Sprouce | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1840 | William Sprouce | Not Stated | Bath | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | William Sprouse | Lexington | Rockbridge | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Wm B Sprouce | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1840 | Wm Sprouce | Not Stated | Sangamon | Illinois | |||||||
| 1840 | Wm Sprous | Not Stated | Darlington | South Carolina | |||||||
| 1840 | Wm Sprouse | St Annes | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Zachariah Sprouse | Not Stated | Harrison | Virginia | |||||||
| 1840 | Zack Sprouse | St Annes | Albemarle | Virginia | |||||||
| 1850 | A B W Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1842 Mississippi | ||||||
| 1850 | A Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1818 | ||||||
| 1850 | Adeline Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1836 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Africa Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1820 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Albert Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1818 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Alfred Sprouse | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | abt 1821 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Amanda Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1848 Vermont | ||||||
| 1850 | Ambrose L Sprouse | Mount Vernon | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1838 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Andison Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1838 | ||||||
| 1850 | Annie Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1814 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Anthony Sprous | Baltimore Ward 5 | Baltimore | Maryland | abt 1824 Maryland | ||||||
| 1850 | Arabella Sprouse | Southern District | Pickens | Alabama | abt 1848 Alabama | ||||||
| 1850 | Araminta Sprouce | District 1 | Alleghany | Virginia | abt 1828 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Austin G Sprouse | Southern District | Pickens | Alabama | abt 1846 Alabama | ||||||
| 1850 | Austrus Sprouce | Huntington | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1822 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | B C Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1772 | ||||||
| 1850 | B E Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1838 Mississippi | ||||||
| 1850 | Bailey Sprouse | Macoupin | Macoupin | Illinois | abt 1837 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Bailey Sprouse | District 11 | Marion | Illinois | abt 1834 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Benj Sprouse | District 2 and a half | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1818 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Benjamin Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1833 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Benjamin Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1832 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Benjamin Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1822 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Benjamine Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1824 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Berya F Sprouce | Huntington | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1848 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Bethena Sprouse | District 10 | Hamilton | Illinois | abt 1829 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Betsey Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1785 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Betsey Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1835 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Betsy Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1830 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Burr Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1835 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Calvin Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1845 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Caroline Sprouce | Wilkesville | Vinton | Ohio | abt 1838 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Caroline Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1832 Alabama | ||||||
| 1850 | Caroline Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1847 | ||||||
| 1850 | Caroline Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1834 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Catharine Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1811 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Catherine Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1813 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Catherine Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1822 Vermont | ||||||
| 1850 | Catherine Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1834 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Cathorine Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1820 Alabama | ||||||
| 1850 | Celia Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1827 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Charles Sprouse | Mount Vernon | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1841 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Charles Sprouse | Not Stated | Laurens | South Carolina | abt 1848 | ||||||
| 1850 | Charles Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1833 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Charles Sprows | Union | Camden | New Jersey | abt 1827 Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 1850 | Charlottie Sprouse | Huntington | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1831 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Christopher Sprouse | District 10 | Hamilton | Illinois | abt 1821 North Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Clorindy Sprous | District 70 | Wirt | Virginia | abt 1842 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Cynthia Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1838 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Cynthia Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1831 | ||||||
| 1850 | Cynthia Sprouse | Mount Vernon | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1805 Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 1850 | Dabney Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1840 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Dabney Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1800 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | David Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1847 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | David Sprouse | Wilkesville | Vinton | Ohio | abt 1834 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | David Sprouse | Jefferson | Scioto | Ohio | abt 1823 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | David Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1838 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | David Sprouse | District 8 | Bath | Virginia | abt 1845 Bath | ||||||
| 1850 | David Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1820 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | David Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1828 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Dexter Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1844 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Dicy Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1780 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Dicy Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1837 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Dyer Sprouse | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1828 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | E J Sprouse | Petersburg | Menard | Illinois | abt 1839 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | E Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1822 | ||||||
| 1850 | Edward Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1832 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Elias Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1838 | ||||||
| 1850 | Elijah A Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1798 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Elisabeth Sprouse | East Windsor | Mercer | New Jersey | abt 1827 New Jersey | ||||||
| 1850 | Elisha Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1841 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Eliza J Sprouse | Washington | Tazewell | Illinois | abt 1840 North Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Eliza Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1805 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Eliza Sprouce | District 1 | Alleghany | Virginia | abt 1843 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Eliza Sprouse | Not Stated | Macoupin | Illinois | abt 1838 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Eliza Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1815 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Eliza Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1816 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth F Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1850 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1820 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1842 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1843 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1799 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1822 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouse | South Division | Surry | North Carolina | abt 1802 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1815 | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1843 | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouse | Not Stated | Macoupin | Illinois | abt 1840 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouse | Southern District | Pickens | Alabama | abt 1844 Alabama | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1818 Ill | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouse | Lovelaceville | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1844 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouse | Not Stated | Greenville | South Carolina | abt 1848 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1832 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1839 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouse | District 8 | Bath | Virginia | abt 1839 Bath | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1817 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizabeth Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1844 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Elizth Sprouse | Easton | Talbot | Maryland | abt 1829 Maryland | ||||||
| 1850 | Elmira Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1846 Mississippi | ||||||
| 1850 | Elza Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1815 | ||||||
| 1850 | Emily Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1845 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Euphema h Sprouse | Between Macoupin and Apple Creeks | Greene | Illinois | abt 1840 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Evelina Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1826 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | F Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1846 | ||||||
| 1850 | Fairby Sprouse | Easton | Talbot | Maryland | abt 1830 Maryland | ||||||
| 1850 | Fielding Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1830 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Fleming Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1822 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Frances Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1850 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Frances Sprouse | Not Stated | Greenville | South Carolina | abt 1839 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Frances Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1838 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Franklin Sprouse | Not Stated | Greenville | South Carolina | abt 1843 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Franklin Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1847 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Franklin Sprouse | Not Stated | Laurens | South Carolina | abt 1824 | ||||||
| 1850 | Franklin Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1847 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Franky Sprouce | District 32 | Logan | Virginia | abt 1832 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Frederick Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1848 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Geo B Sprouse | District 10 | Robertson | Tennessee | abt 1820 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | George B Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1836 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | George B Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1842 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | George D Sprouse | South Division | Surry | North Carolina | abt 1815 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | George N Sprouse | Southern District | Pickens | Alabama | abt 1837 Alabama | ||||||
| 1850 | George Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1850 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | George Sprouce | Southern District | Patrick | Virginia | abt 1775 | ||||||
| 1850 | George Sprouse | Petersburg | Menard | Illinois | abt 1836 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | George Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1806 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | George Sprouse | East Windsor | Mercer | New Jersey | abt 1769 New Jersey | ||||||
| 1850 | George Sprouse | East Windsor | Mercer | New Jersey | abt 1825 New Jersey | ||||||
| 1850 | George Sprouse | Not Stated | Macoupin | Illinois | abt 1833 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | George Sprouse | Macoupin | Macoupin | Illinois | abt 1848 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | George Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1839 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | George Sprouse | Southern District | Pickens | Alabama | abt 1777 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | George Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1844 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | George Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1810 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | George Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1840 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | George W Sprouce | Huntington | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1847 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | George W Sprouse | District 1 | Owen | Kentucky | abt 1820 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | George W Sprouse | Mount Vernon | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1832 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Gerland Sprouse | District 8 | Bath | Virginia | abt 1800 Buckinghamshire | ||||||
| 1850 | Gladin Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1806 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Grenville Sprouse | District 8 | Bath | Virginia | abt 1832 Fluvanna | ||||||
| 1850 | Gustavus Sprouse | District 10 | Robertson | Tennessee | abt 1843 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Hannah Sprouse | Macoupin | Macoupin | Illinois | abt 1800 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Harriet Sprouse | District 10 | Robertson | Tennessee | abt 1835 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Havea W Sprous | District 70 | Wirt | Virginia | abt 1836 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Heaser Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1840 | ||||||
| 1850 | Henderson Sprouse | District 8 | Bath | Virginia | abt 1843 Bath | ||||||
| 1850 | Henry Sprouce | Polk | Rutherford | North Carolina | abt 1843 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Henry Sprouce | Wilkesville | Vinton | Ohio | abt 1844 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Henry Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1839 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Henry Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1778 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Henry Sprouse | Easton | Talbot | Maryland | abt 1831 Maryland | ||||||
| 1850 | Henry Sprouse | Not Stated | Laurens | South Carolina | abt 1826 | ||||||
| 1850 | Henry Sprouse | District 2 and a half | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1826 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Hiram Sprouce | Wilkesville | Vinton | Ohio | abt 1846 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | I Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1842 | ||||||
| 1850 | Isaac Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1846 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Isaac Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1836 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Isabel Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1849 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Jackson Sprouse | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | abt 1832 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Jacob L Sprous | Jackson | Jackson | Ohio | abt 1850 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Jacob Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1830 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Jacob Sprouse | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1831 | ||||||
| 1850 | Jacob T Sprouse | Between Macoupin and Apple Creeks | Greene | Illinois | abt 1833 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | James H Sprouse | Wilkesville | Vinton | Ohio | abt 1840 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1840 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprous | District 70 | Wirt | Virginia | abt 1848 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1841 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprouse | Between Macoupin and Apple Creeks | Greene | Illinois | abt 1794 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprouse | Springfield | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1832 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprouse | Huntington | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1835 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprouse | East Windsor | Mercer | New Jersey | abt 1849 New Jersey | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1844 | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1820 | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1848 | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprouse | District 10 | Robertson | Tennessee | abt 1800 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprouse | District 51 | Rockbridge | Virginia | abt 1815 | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprouse | District 8 | Bath | Virginia | abt 1833 Hutewert | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1837 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1832 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | James Sprows | Starkey | Yates | New York | abt 1778 New Jersey | ||||||
| 1850 | Jane Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1835 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Jane Sprouse | District 1 | Owen | Kentucky | abt 1829 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Jane Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1846 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Jane Sprouse | Lovelaceville | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1842 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Jane Sprouse | Easton | Talbot | Maryland | abt 1810 Maryland | ||||||
| 1850 | Jane Sprouse | Easton | Talbot | Maryland | abt 1835 Maryland | ||||||
| 1850 | Jane Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1836 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Jasper Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1834 | ||||||
| 1850 | Jefferson Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1833 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Jefferson Sprouce | District 1 | Alleghany | Virginia | abt 1814 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Jeremiah Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1827 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Jerome Sprouce | Wilkesville | Vinton | Ohio | abt 1847 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Jesse Sprouse | Springfield | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1799 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Joel P Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1849 Texas | ||||||
| 1850 | Joel Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1828 Alabama | ||||||
| 1850 | Joel Sprouse | Not Stated | Neshoba | MS | abt 1797 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | John A Sprouse | Raccoon | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1828 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | John C Sprouse | Mount Vernon | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1834 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | John F Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1850 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | John H Sprows | West Milford | Passaic | New Jersey | abt 1844 New Jersey | ||||||
| 1850 | John N Sprouse | Wilkesville | Vinton | Ohio | abt 1788 North Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | John R Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1825 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouce | District 22 | Christian | Illinois | abt 1802 North Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1802 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1848 Alabama | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1801 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1848 Albemarle | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouse | Macoupin | Macoupin | Illinois | abt 1834 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1831 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouse | District 10 | Hamilton | Illinois | abt 1847 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouse | Petersburg | Menard | Illinois | abt 1846 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1846 | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouse | District 10 | Robertson | Tennessee | abt 1837 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1835 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1847 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouse | Union | Madison | Ohio | abt 1825 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouse | Not Stated | Greenville | South Carolina | abt 1845 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1837 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouse | Southern District | Pickens | Alabama | abt 1837 Alabama | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouse | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | abt 1850 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1840 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | John Sprows | West Milford | Passaic | New Jersey | abt 1820 New Jersey | ||||||
| 1850 | John T Sprouse | Between Macoupin and Apple Creeks | Greene | Illinois | abt 1822 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Jone Sprouse | District 8 | Bath | Virginia | abt 1819 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Jordan Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1840 | ||||||
| 1850 | Joseph D Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1849 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Joseph L Sprouse | District 51 | Rockbridge | Virginia | abt 1838 | ||||||
| 1850 | Joseph Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1848 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Joseph Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1820 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Joseph Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1828 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Joseph Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1827 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Joseph Sprouse | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1827 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Joseph V Sprouse | Sugar Loaf | Crawford | Arkansas | abt 1850 Arkansas | ||||||
| 1850 | Josephine Sprouce | Wilkesville | Vinton | Ohio | abt 1849 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Josephine Sprouse | East Windsor | Mercer | New Jersey | abt 1824 New Jersey | ||||||
| 1850 | Josiah Sprouce | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | abt 1841 | ||||||
| 1850 | Josiah Sprouce | Huntington | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1820 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Judith Sprouse | District No 7 | Bath | Virginia | abt 1778 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Julia Sprouse | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | abt 1828 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Landers Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1845 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Leander Sprouse | Griggs | Van Buren | Arkansas | abt 1833 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Lemuel Sprouse | Town | Gwinnett | Georgia | abt 1823 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Levi Sprouse | District 10 | Robertson | Tennessee | abt 1831 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Levina Sprouse | Lovelaceville | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1825 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Lewis Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1841 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Lewis Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1847 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Lewis Sprouce | District 1 | Alleghany | Virginia | abt 1841 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Lewis Sprous | Jackson | Jackson | Ohio | abt 1825 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Lewis Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1834 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Lilburn Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1842 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Livingston Sprouse | District 8 | Bath | Virginia | abt 1827 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Lorenza Sprouse | Not Stated | Macoupin | Illinois | abt 1842 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Louis Sprouse | Easton | Talbot | Maryland | abt 1850 Maryland | ||||||
| 1850 | Louisa A Sprouce | District 22 | Christian | Illinois | abt 1829 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Louisa Sprouse | District 8 | Bath | Virginia | abt 1848 Bath | ||||||
| 1850 | Louisa Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1843 Vermont | ||||||
| 1850 | Lucinda Sprous | District 70 | Wirt | Virginia | abt 1850 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Lucinda Sprouse | Not Stated | Macoupin | Illinois | abt 1811 North Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Lucinda Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1843 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Lucy A Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1848 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Lucy Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1838 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Lucy Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1834 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Luis M Sprouse | Southern District | Pickens | Alabama | abt 1810 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Lydia Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1835 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Madlin Sprouse | Not Stated | Laurens | South Carolina | abt 1810 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Malinda Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1829 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Malinda Sprouse | Macoupin | Macoupin | Illinois | abt 1830 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Malinda Sprouse | District 10 | Robertson | Tennessee | abt 1824 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Malinda Sprouse | District 2 and a half | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1812 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Margaret A Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1846 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Margaret E Sprouce | Macon | Macon | Illinois | abt 1833 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Margaret E Sprouse | Hounsfield | Jefferson | New York | abt 1849 New York | ||||||
| 1850 | Margaret J Sprouse | Sugar Loaf | Crawford | Arkansas | abt 1827 Alabama | ||||||
| 1850 | Margaret Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1832 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Margaret Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1833 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Margaret Sprouse | Hounsfield | Jefferson | New York | abt 1822 Canada | ||||||
| 1850 | Margaret Sprouse | Not Stated | Laurens | South Carolina | abt 1846 | ||||||
| 1850 | Margaret Sprouse | Not Stated | Louisa | Virginia | abt 1830 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Margarett Sprouce | Polk | Rutherford | North Carolina | abt 1832 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Marget Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1812 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Mariann Sprouse | Southern District | Pickens | Alabama | abt 1841 Alabama | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha A Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1847 Vermont | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha A Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1847 Vermont | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha Ann Sprouse | Washington | Tazewell | Illinois | abt 1843 North Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1846 Alabama | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1830 Alabama | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1846 Albemarle | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1834 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1830 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha Sprouse | Not Stated | Greenville | South Carolina | abt 1843 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha Sprouse | Petersburg | Menard | Illinois | abt 1816 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha Sprouse | District 10 | Robertson | Tennessee | abt 1849 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha Sprouse | District 10 | Robertson | Tennessee | abt 1826 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha Sprouse | Macoupin | Macoupin | Illinois | abt 1840 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha Sprouse | Not Stated | Macoupin | Illinois | abt 1847 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1847 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Martha Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1845 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Martin Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1827 | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary A Sprouse | Southern District | Pickens | Alabama | abt 1820 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary A Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1833 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Ann Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1843 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary C Sprous | Jackson | Jackson | Ohio | abt 1828 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary E Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1844 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary E Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1844 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary E Sprows | West Milford | Passaic | New Jersey | abt 1842 New Jersey | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary J Sprouce | Wilkesville | Vinton | Ohio | abt 1828 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary J Sprouse | Raccoon | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1831 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1805 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1842 Mississippi | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1840 Mississippi | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1848 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1824 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1849 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouce | District 1 | Alleghany | Virginia | abt 1837 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprous | New Garden | Chester | Pennsylvania | abt 1828 Maryland | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | Washington | Tazewell | Illinois | abt 1845 North Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | District 10 | Robertson | Tennessee | abt 1840 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | Not Stated | Laurens | South Carolina | abt 1828 | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | Not Stated | Laurens | South Carolina | abt 1834 | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | District 1 | Owen | Kentucky | abt 1849 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1840 Vermont | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | Greenwich | Warren | New Jersey | abt 1823 New Jersey | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | abt 1848 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | abt 1825 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | Lovelaceville | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1847 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | Town | Gwinnett | Georgia | abt 1830 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | Between Macoupin and Apple Creeks | Greene | Illinois | abt 1800 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | Springfield | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1825 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1842 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1795 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1840 Vermont | ||||||
| 1850 | Mary Sprouse | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1830 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Matilda Sprouce | Polk | Rutherford | North Carolina | abt 1802 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Matilda Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1847 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Matilda Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1837 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Matthnew Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1834 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mcsuffer Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1832 | ||||||
| 1850 | Melinda Sprouse | Not Stated | Union | South Carolina | abt 1837 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Micajah Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1784 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Mildred Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1838 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Miner Sprouse | District 10 | Robertson | Tennessee | abt 1805 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Minerva Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1806 Connecticut | ||||||
| 1850 | Miranda Sprouse | Lovelaceville | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1850 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Morgan Sprouse | Lovelaceville | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1817 Ill | ||||||
| 1850 | Morris Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1830 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Nancy I Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1844 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Nancy Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1820 Fluvanna | ||||||
| 1850 | Nancy Sprouse | Not Stated | Greenville | South Carolina | abt 1822 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Nancy Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1826 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Nancy Sprouse | Southern District | Pickens | Alabama | abt 1780 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Nancy Sprouse | Southern District | Pickens | Alabama | abt 1815 North Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Nancy Sprouse | Jefferson | Scioto | Ohio | abt 1825 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Nancy Sprouse | District No 7 | Bath | Virginia | 1850 | ||||||
| 1850 | Nancy Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1822 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Nancy Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1841 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Nancy Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1785 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Nancy Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1826 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Naomi Sprouse | District 51 | Rockbridge | Virginia | abt 1818 | ||||||
| 1850 | Naomi Sprouse | District 51 | Rockbridge | Virginia | abt 1818 | ||||||
| 1850 | Narry Sprouse | Easton | Talbot | Maryland | abt 1842 Maryland | ||||||
| 1850 | Newton Sprouse | Springfield | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1830 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | No name Sprouce | Wilkesville | Vinton | Ohio | abt 1850 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Oliver Sprous | District 70 | Wirt | Virginia | abt 1844 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Othar W Sprouse | Between Macoupin and Apple Creeks | Greene | Illinois | abt 1843 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Palestine Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1780 | ||||||
| 1850 | Patsey Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1790 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Peggy Sprouce | District 32 | Logan | Virginia | abt 1850 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Perry Sprouse | Easton | Talbot | Maryland | abt 1794 Maryland | ||||||
| 1850 | Peter Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1785 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Peter Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1839 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Peter Sprouse | Not Stated | Macoupin | Illinois | abt 1831 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Pheby Sprous | Rockaway | Morris | New Jersey | abt 1773 Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 1850 | Phill Sprouse | Easton | Talbot | Maryland | abt 1800 Maryland | ||||||
| 1850 | Pinckney Sprouse | Not Stated | Greenville | South Carolina | abt 1847 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Pleasant Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1800 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Polk Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1848 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Polley a Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1810 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Polly Sprouce | Wilkesville | Vinton | Ohio | abt 1803 Maryland | ||||||
| 1850 | Polly Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1848 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Polly Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1833 | ||||||
| 1850 | Polly Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1848 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Polly Sprouse | Not Stated | Louisa | Virginia | abt 1808 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Polly Sprouse | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1820 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | R C Sprouse | District 10 | Robertson | Tennessee | abt 1829 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Rachel Sprouse | Not Stated | Louisa | Virginia | abt 1775 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Rebecca M Sprouse | Sugar Loaf | Crawford | Arkansas | abt 1848 Arkansas | ||||||
| 1850 | Rebecca Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1846 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Richard D Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1847 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Richard Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1841 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Robert A Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1789 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Robert Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1847 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Robert Sprouse | Washington Ward 4 | Washington | DC | abt 1826 Indiana | ||||||
| 1850 | Robert Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1842 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Robert Sprouse | South Division | Surry | North Carolina | abt 1811 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Robt Sprouse | Petersburg | Menard | Illinois | abt 1832 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Rollen Sprouse | District 10 | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1840 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Rondal Sprouse | East Windsor | Mercer | New Jersey | abt 1819 New Jersey | ||||||
| 1850 | Russel Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1840 | ||||||
| 1850 | S E Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1844 Mississippi | ||||||
| 1850 | Salina Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1847 Mississippi | ||||||
| 1850 | Saml Sprouse | Petersburg | Menard | Illinois | abt 1842 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Samuel Sprouse | East Windsor | Mercer | New Jersey | abt 1846 New Jersey | ||||||
| 1850 | Samuel Sprouse | Not Stated | Ballard | Kentucky | abt 1810 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Sarah A Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1838 Vermont | ||||||
| 1850 | Sarah C Sprouce | District 22 | Christian | Illinois | abt 1843 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Sarah E Sprouse | Mount Vernon | Jefferson | Illinois | abt 1836 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Sarah J Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1848 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Sarah Sprouce | District 22 | Christian | Illinois | abt 1827 North Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Sarah Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1824 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Sarah Sprous | District 70 | Wirt | Virginia | abt 1817 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Sarah Sprous | Jackson | Jackson | Ohio | abt 1845 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Sarah Sprouse | Wilkesville | Vinton | Ohio | abt 1799 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Sarah Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1849 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Sebeon Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1840 Mississippi | ||||||
| 1850 | Shelton Spronce [Shelton Sprouce] | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1820 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Shelton Spronce [Shelton Sprouce] | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1849 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Shelton Spsonce [Shelton Sprouce] | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1812 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Sidney S Sprows | West Milford | Passaic | New Jersey | abt 1846 New Jersey | ||||||
| 1850 | Steward Sprouce | Wilkesville | Vinton | Ohio | abt 1842 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Stuart S Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1850 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Susan F Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1820 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Susan J Sprouse | Between Macoupin and Apple Creeks | Greene | Illinois | abt 1830 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Susan J Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1823 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Susan Sprouse | District 1 | Owen | Kentucky | abt 1825 Kentucky | ||||||
| 1850 | Susan Sprouse | District 2 | Augusta | Virginia | abt 1843 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Susan Sprouse | District 30 | Lewis | Virginia | abt 1843 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Susan Sprows | Starkey | Yates | New York | abt 1779 New Jersey | ||||||
| 1850 | Susanah Sprouse | Springfield | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1829 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Susanah Sprouse | Springfield | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1792 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | T E Sprouse | Petersburg | Menard | Illinois | abt 1844 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Tandy Sprous | District 70 | Wirt | Virginia | abt 1818 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Tandy Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1848 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Tandy Sprouse | District 65 | Wood | Virginia | abt 1785 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | Telitha Sprouse | Washington | Tazewell | Illinois | abt 1849 North Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Tempson Sprouse | Not Stated | Spartanburg | South Carolina | abt 1834 | ||||||
| 1850 | Texanna Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1847 Texas | ||||||
| 1850 | Thomas B Sprouse | Macoupin | Macoupin | Illinois | abt 1847 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Thomas E Sprouce | Huntington | Gallia | Ohio | abt 1850 Ohio | ||||||
| 1850 | Thomas G Sprouse | District 10 | Robertson | Tennessee | abt 1822 Tennessee | ||||||
| 1850 | Thomas Sprouse | Easton | Talbot | Maryland | abt 1826 Maryland | ||||||
| 1850 | Thomas Sprouse | Sugar Loaf | Crawford | Arkansas | abt 1818 South Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | Tobitha E Sprouce | District 22 | Christian | Illinois | abt 1839 Illinois | ||||||
| 1850 | Tresa Sprouce | Not Stated | Grimes | Texas | abt 1835 Mississippi | ||||||
| 1850 | Van Buren Sprouce | Not Stated | Albemarle | Virginia | abt 1840 Virginia | ||||||
| 1850 | W B Sprouce | Polk | Rutherford | North Carolina | abt 1804 North Carolina | ||||||
| 1850 | W Sprouse |
