Re: [JAMESON] Capt. William Jameson of Rockbridge Co, VA
02 Nov 2010
Note NI23841 :
Individuals : Jameson John
Served in Rev War
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New date and place of death from Patty Jamerson Archer who writes the following:
C following:
George b.c. 1728 also had son John Jameson b. 1763 near Staunton, Augusta Co., VA d. 4 Jul 1845 Sabine Co., TX (this is new research I just completed, everyone has thought all these years that he died in Barren Co., KY and was buried there). John married Mary “Molly” Rice in 1788 Mercer Co., KY. John lived in Fayette Co., KY, then Green Co., KY, then Nelson Co., KY and finally in Barren Co., KY by 1813. He remained there until 1840 when he went to Sabine Co., TX with a bunch of his children. John had a son named Allen Jameson b. 1795 KY d. after 1870 TX (probably Harris Co.). John’s son William Jameson (Green B. Jameson’s father) and wife Jane of Barren Co., KY had a son, Willis Lea Jameson b. 1793 d. 1853 Paris, Henry Co., TN. Willis had a son James M. Jameson b.c. 1840 (m. Catherine), and he had a son James Green Jamison b. 1872 d. 1953 Nashville, TN (m. Abbie Gill Hanes). They named a son James Allen Jamison b. 1823 d. 1981.
son James Green Jamison b. 1872 d. 1953
Some sources indicate death: February 3, 1841 Barren Co., KY
Note NI23849 :
Individuals : Williams Emma
Emma Williams Jameson was the daughter of Robert 'Bob' Williams and Priscilla 'Siller' Huff.
Note NI23858 :
Individuals : Collins Sarah
Maybe died in Lancaster, PA
Note NI23861 :
Individuals : Jameson Mitchell
rootsweb:
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Mitchell Jameson b. 1795 Harrison Co., KY; m. Polly c. 1823, living in Schuyler Co., MO in 1850, brother Andrew's will in 1845 says he is living in MO then. Children: Levina, James C. and Paulina.
Note NI23869 :
Individuals : Jameson John
From FamilyTreeMaker:
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William Jameson (b. Abt. 1697, d. March 21, 1753)
William Jameson (son of John James Jameson and Jane Janet Keen) was born Abt. 1697 in Ulster, Galway, Ireland, and died March 21, 1753 in Augusta Co., VA. He married Sarah Collins on March 28, 1722 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA.
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Includes NotesNotes for William Jameson:
Mr. Jameson{Jamison} appears along the frontier of Orange county, Virginia some time before 1744, for in that year he was already residing beside the Calfpasture River and was Captain of Horse in the militia. He probably homesteaded this part of the interior for a grant of patent was not issued until April of 1745 in which James Patton and John Lewis sold to William Jameson 170 acres at the lower end of the Calfpasture in the new county of Augusta. This region later fell south of Augusta and formed the northwestern border of Rockbridge county. Goshen, the town that developed in this quadrant was bounded on the south by the North Fork of the James, east by the Calfpasture River, and west by Mill Creek which was later to be Bath county. In 1745 he replaced Alexander Dunlap as Captain of the Augusta county militia. He was also instrumental in the forming, and one of the first members, of the first County Court that was commissioned in Augusta.
tain of the Augusta county militia. He was also instrumental in the
That Mr. Jameson was a recognized and respected neighbor along the frontier tells us a little about his character. While no information has been developed to determine his ancestry, one record indicates a traditional relationship with those Jamisons of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. That is pure speculation so far as this author understands it. William Jameson could have come from any source of recognizable Jameson branches throughout the colonies and we'd be the none wiser. His surname is spelt Jameson and Jamison, and pronounced like the latter. A marriage record from Christ's Church, Philadelphia, Pa. provides the following: "William Jameson married March 28, 1722, Sarah Collins". Could this be him? Along with that data, the Records also show the baptisms of two of their children, John and William Jameson, dated March 20, 1723. Is this the same family in Goshen?
meson married March 28, 1722, Sarah Collins". Could
The organization of the new county quickly got underway. On July 16, 1746 a new court convened with a new slate of commissioners, one of whom was William Jameson, and dated June 13. In 1747, he was appointed Justice of the Peace September 7th, and witnessed several petitions.
The following web site address will take us to Wm. Jameson's history, his will and particulars of his estate. very interesting stuff. http://geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/8016/gen41300.html
C the Peace September 7th, and witnessed several petitions.
REFN16942 Became a Justice of the Peace in Augusta Co. on May 9, 1745 (and agai n on June 13, 1746; June 11, 1751; November 29, 1751; and May 20, 1752). Became Coroner on August 19, 1752. This birth date was obtained from Scott Jameson, Editor of the Jameson Newsletter, who gives as a reference "Wingfield's history ." Need to check this out. He died between December 20, 1752 (when his will w as signed) and March 21, 1753 (when his will was "proved"). According to "Wingf ield's history", he died in 1753 in Rockbridge County (then part of Augusta Cou nty).[entirefamily.ged]
ngfield's history ." Need to check this out. He died
CONC between December 20, 1752 (when his will w as signed) and March 21, 1753
More About William Jameson:
Date born 2: 1697, Ulster, Ireland.
Education: November 1751, Qualified as Justice.
Property: April 14, 1753, Land Grant from Mother-Lancaster, PA.
Residence: 1745, To Augusta Co., VA.
Will: December 20, 1752, Written. Wife, executrix, will, Augusta, VA 1753 Will Book 1, p472..
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Unknown if this is fit for John Jamison:
rant from Mother-Lancaster, PA.
From:
Subject: Re: [PJ] JOHN JAMISON's CONVICTS
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 23:58:03 +1000
trix, will, Augusta, VA 1753
Jamison had a property named Regentville. These large properties werelike small villages an d almost self sufficient. I think that his place isthe reference you see every now and agai n called Irish C orner. Theproperty had its own graveyard, supplied by Jamison for his worker s andeventually taken over in 1839 by the Catholic Church.
d almost self sufficient. I think that his place isthe
>From Penrith Library Site:
The noble mansion of Regentville was built in 1823 possibly to a designby Henry Kitchen, fo r Sir John Jamison called by some "the prince ofAustralia". For two decades its luxury and ma gnificence ast oundedpassing visitors who did not expect such opulence and fine food in thewi lds of Australia.
Sir John invested a fortune in his estate constructing a virtual villageof service building s and workers cottages around his verandahed mansion.A leading light in the newly formed Agri cultural Socie ty in the colony,he experimented with imported crops and grasses and construct ed a hugestone windmill for grinding wheat and Corn. A picture of his householdand estate i n 1828 can be constructed fr om the Census of that year whenhe held 7830 hectares of land wit h 1150 cleared and 107 cultivated. Atthat time he owned 168 horses and 1800 cattle, and had 1 02 persons listedas being in his employ or under his protection.
Jamison took an active role in the affairs of the district serving as amagistrate. He allocat ed much of his land to tenant farmers.
Regentville, indeed, was the focus of the Penrith district and in thestrength of its activiti es probably lies a reason for the slowdevelopment of Penrith itself between 1820 and 1840, a s people wereattracted more to the wages and enterprises that Jamison was offeringthan to th e tiny township on the highway. A young migrant who found hisfirst employment in Australia a t Regentville for six mont hs in 1839 wasHenry Parkes, later long time Premier of New South W ales.
Jamison was ruined by the financial crisis of the 1840's and his greatestate was offered fo r sale in 1847, three years after he died. Itsbuildings were used as stone quarries for Penri th over the fo llowingdecades and many of his workers probably moved across to Penrith as did his wife and family who re-established themselves at Hornseywood close tothe Great Western Ro ad after his death.
Today, the remnants of his enterprises; stone foundations, fallen incellars, old fence lines , dams and vineyard terraces, provide an outlineof the former finest establishment in the col ony as well a s a melancholycomment on the way fortunes can fluctuate in New South Wales.
Penri th over the fo
ABOUT SIR JOHN JAMISON CEMETERY
Sir John Jamison's cemetery is closely associated with Regentville theestate established by T homas Jamison and his son Sir John, which saw itsheyday in the 1820s and 1830s. The cemeter y originated a s a burialground used by Sir John's Irish convict servants located on a hillpo pularly known as "a little piece of Ireland". Sir John later donated itto the Catholic Church , and an additional portio n was given by anotherwealthy settler Charles Thompson of Clydesda le. The ground wasconsecrated by Archbishop Polding in 1839 and some Catholics werereburied t here subsequently; this fact and the c emetery as a wholeunderscores the importance attache d to burial according to denomination.
In these generous donations, Jamison and Thompson, both Protestants, weredemonstrating thei r status and power in the accepted manner of the day.Wealthy and prominent settlers habituall y lent support to churches,usually in the form of small allotments of land, and it mattered l ittlewhat denomination. Ironically, the cemetery, although neglected andderelict, and contain ing the graves of ordinar y folk, mostly IrishCatholics, is the only extant link with Sir Joh n Jamison (apart from hisown grave.) His fabulous house Regentville was in a state of decay i n thelate 1840s after he was ruined b y the depression of that decade, and itburned down in 1 869.
On its elevated site, the cemetery was the focus of many impressive andelaborate Catholic bur ial rituals and processions. The processionfollowing the coffin of Thomas Donohoe, who died a t 15 in 1898 ,comprised thirty six buggies; when well-known Irishman Tom Meade, aPenrith coac h proprietor died in 1898, "thirty Druids in regalia headedthe procession from the Roman Cath olic Church followed by some 55vehicles and about seventeen horsemen". The ground has the gra ves ofmembers of the pioneering Rope family - Margaret and her child who diedin 1855 at 21 an d 5 months respectively. (2)
The cemetery appears to have suffered more than most from both neglectand vandalism in the wa ke of surrounding modern suburban development, andhas lost its original setting.
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JULES8028Family History
It is reported that John Jamison came to this country when his father wasabout twenty years o f age. He was the first white man to settle withinthe limits of what became Little Brittain T ownship, Pennsylvania. Thename of his first wife is unknown. There were twelve children--on e of hiswife and eleven of the second marriage. The order of their birth isunknown. John lef t about 1000 acres of land to his twelve children. It isa matter of history that "When it wa s a contemplation to divide thetownship Drumore, (from which this was taken, i.e. Little Brit tain, andwhile one proposed one name and another offered another, with respect ofconsiderabl e difficulty is settling the question,) John Jamison, one ofthe oldest and most prominent cit izens, said to the company, "Most of uscame from Great Brittain as our native place. I propos e the name ofLittle Brittain, in memory of our mother country." The name was favorablyreceive d and the township, when organized, was named accordingly."reference: The History of Lancaste r County, Pennsylvania.
The information is reported to be taken from "The Jamisons in America" byEphrain Jamison, pub lished by the Rumford Press of Concord, N.H. in 1901at Boston, Massachusetts.
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