Re: Felts - Davidson Co., TN
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Re: Felts - Davidson Co., TN
Carolyn Anderson 8/21/08
Hi Carolyn,
I hope you are still monitoring this site.
I show a Lucy Felts that married Littleton Newsom to be the daughter of Gray Felts and Rebecca Magee. I show her born in 1801 or 1803 in Sussex VA. I am showing her having three brothers, Micajah b. abt 1799; Pleasant Felts b. abt 1805 and Robert Clement(s) Felts b. abt 1808.
Is this the same as your Lucy Felts?
Robert Clement's cousin Henry died in 1830 leaving a wife (Silviah Saunders possible nickname of Polly) and 5 children. It appears that Robert got Guardianship of these children and married Henry's widow in 1832. The census I am posting below seems to indicate Henry's children living with Robert in VA plus 3 of his own children. If this Robert moved to TN he married Ann M. or Nancy West in 1851 and started a new family. I cannot find either Robert or his family on any 1850 census. I have indicated his younger children below as "their child". Do the dates fit for the children you are looking for? If so, Robert's sister Lucy may have taken Robert's boys. I don't know what happened to the daughter. She may have died or gone with another relative.
1840 Census: Sussex Co. VA
Robt. C. Felts1M 0-4 (their child)1M 5-9 (their child)1M 10-14 (Willaim)1M 15-19 (Frederick)1M 30-39 (Robert)1F 0-4 (their child)2F 10-14 (Mary and Susanna)1F 15-19 (Elizabeth)1F 30-39 (Silviah Polly)
If you have any info on Robert Clement Felts born 1808 in Sussex Co. VA and whether he moved to TN, please share with me. I am trying to determine if this is my Robert C. Felts that eventually settled in Dickson, TN. It seems the one in VA drops from the records there and one in TN has nothing prior to 1850 or so. If you have any information on a Robert C. Felts in Tennessee I would love to have it.
I will keep researching with the names of the boys you list to see if I can find a connection to Robert Clement.
Donna Felts Jones
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Re: Felts - Davidson Co., TN
Carolyn Anderson 8/28/10