Job B. Curtis, Sr

was born 1717 in Ireland, and died March 12, 1804 in Ohio County WVA.. He married Mary Cordry on Abt. 1750 in Frederick,Va.

Notes for Job Curtis:

Father: Jonathan Curtis b: 19 FEB 1689/90 in Wiltshire, England, Death: AFT. 1757

Mother: Sybil/Sybilla Haven, b Framingham MA, died Monroe or Washington Co, OH. (Her death place per DAR records).

Children

Ann CURTIS b: Abt 1750 in Berkeley Co.,Va (WV)

Rachel CURTIS b: Abt 1753 in Berkeley Co.,Va (WV)

Thomas CURTIS b: Abt 1751 in Berkeley Co.,Va (WV)

Jonathan CURTIS b: 1747

James CURTIS b: 1754, d: 1845 in Ohio County, VA (now WV)

Job CURTIS

Rebecca CURTIS

Edward CURTIS b: 1760 in Virginia, m: Jane SHARP, 1 MAY 1789 in Berkely co., Virginia (now west virginia.)

Joshua CURTIS

Seth CURTIS b: 11 Jan 1769 in Berkley Co.,Va (WV)/West Virginia

Martha CURTIS

David CURTIS b: 26 Oct 1780 in Wyandot County,Ohio

Sarah CURTIS b: 1783

Catherine CURTIS

Jacob CURTIS

Sources:

Author: G. James Curtis

Title: GEDCOM File : dom57.ged

Note:

65855 Kenilworth Rd.

Lakeville, IN 46536

Date: 22 May 2000

Note: Elizabeth Ailene Keese, GEDCOM File : ~AT24.ged. 2206 Indiana Ave

Columbus, OH 43201.

JOB CURTIS

1717-1804

When Job Curtis was born in 1717, even the counties of Virginia were relatively few. He was about 55 years of age when Berkley County was formed. Whether he was born in that locality or not is uncertain, but there is evidence that he lived at least a good portion of his life in Berkley County, Virginia. (When West Virginia was formed in 1863, Berkley County became a part of that state).

Almost one hundred years before Job Curtis was born, the name of Curtis was found among the early Virginia colonists. Thomas Curtis, born about 1599, came to Virginia from England in 1621 on the ship Flying Harte. Also, in the same year, either on the same voyage or another, came John Curtis on the same ship. In 1625 Job Curtis, age 21, came to Virginia on the Safety, and William Curtis, age 19, came over on the George. The children of Thomas and Avarilla Curtis were John, Avarilla, Bartholomew, Giles, George, Charles, James and Sarah. What relation any of these were to Job Curtis, if any, is unknown at this time.

In 1730, Morgan Bryan and Alexander Ross, both of Chester County, Pennsylvania, presented a colonization plan to Lieutenant Governor William Gooch of Virginia and his council. They succeeded in getting a grant of several thousand acres south of the Potomac River and west of Opequon Creek, extending to North Mountain. Over the following two years, the government would issue grants and patents to 100 families which the partners believed they could attract. Although some families settled before 1732, the project did not meet the two years deadline, and grants were not issued until November, 1735. During the early settlement of the area, land granting authority was confusing, being from more than one authority. By 1748, Lord Fairfax was in control of all the land in the northern neck of Virginia, and ordered new surveys of land and a new granting system. The confused, mixed, and changing land granting authority resulted in some settlers paying for their land two or three times. Ross established his area in what is now (1997) Fredrick County, Virginia, with Bryan overseeing the area that is in present Berkley County, West Virginia. Later, Morgan Bryan and his wife, Martha (Strode) Bryan, and others of the family moved to North Carolina. Rebecca Bryan, daughter of Joseph Bryan, and granddaughter of Morgan and Martha, married Daniel Boone. Among those who established Bryan's Station, north of present day Lexington, Kentucky, were three or four sons of Morgan Bryan.

Mary Bryan, daughter of Morgan and Martha Bryan, married Thomas Curtis. Among the November, 1735, land grants previously mentioned was one on November 12 to Thomas Curtis for 418 acres in present Berkley County, about two miles above the mouth of Tulissus Branch. Thomas and Mary had a daughter, Mary, who went to North Carolina with her Bryan grandparents. By the time of the North Carolina move, both parents of the younger Mary were deceased and she was left in the care of her Bryan grandparents.

The records of the County Court of Orange County (a parent county of Berkley, formed in 1734, show that in 1741, Mary Curtis was appointed administratrix of her deceased husband's estate and that her father assisted her in this responsibility. Several months after her husband's death, Mary Curtis passed away and her will was probated in Orange County, Virginia on February 25, 1742. Her brother, Joseph Bryan, was named executor, but it appears that her father shared this responsibility. Among the payments made from the estate of Mary Curtis are two that may have direct connection to the Job Curtis family: to Thomas Cordrey (Cordry) , Job's father-in-law; and William Demoss (Job's daughter, Martha, married a Demoss.) While it seems likely that Thomas Curtis was related to Job, no known relationship can be stated at this time. Unless Thomas Curtis was much older than his wife, he would have been too young to have been Job's father. If Thomas was near the age of his wife (born about 1720), then he could have been Job's brother.

Frederick County (a parent county of Berkley) was formed in 1738 and the records of that county show that Job Curtis was in the area at least as early as January 11, 1744, when he was a witness to a transfer of 1,020 acres of land from Morgan Bryan to Joshua Hedges, after whom the town of Hedgesville was named. At the May 1744 term of the Frederick County Court, one of the actions of the Grand Jury was to indict Jonathan Curtis for plowing on Sunday. The next month, at the June term of court, Jonathan Curtis was indicted for writing and publishing several articles against the Established Church. It will be recognized that at this time there was not the measure of freedom of religion which later became part of American fundamental law. A writer referring to this incident refers to Jonathan Curtis as a Quaker, but the evidence for this is unknown to the present writers. This Jonathan was probably not Job's son as Job was about 27 years of age at the time. However, the older Jonathan could have been Job's father or brother, but no definite relationship can be stated at this time

Just when Job Curtis married Mary Cordry is not known, but her father, Thomas Cordry, made his will on March 7, 1763 (See Appendix I) and Job was named one of the executors. In the will of Thomas Cordry are mentioned his wife, Martha (the other executor); sons Thomas Jr. and John Sr.; grandson, John, son of John Sr.; daughters Sidney Cordry and Mary Curtis. The will was produced in the Frederick County Court on March 6, 1764. Apparently Thomas Cordry lived in what is now Berkley County, as an October 8, 1831, deed (See Appendix II) refers to 166 acres of land on Dry Run in Berkley County, being part of a larger tract granted to Thomas Cordry by patent bearing the date October 28, 1757.

From his will, made March 12, 1804, and probated April 24, 1804, in Berkley County, it appears that Job Curtis had at least fourteen children. Whether his wife, Mary was the mother of all of them, or whether Job was previously married, is not known. As named in his will, his children were: Ann Morgan, Rachel Ellis, Thomas Curtis, Jonathan Curtis, James Curtis, Job Curtis, Rebeckah Burris, Edward Curtis, Joshua Curtis, Seth Curtis, Martha DeMoss, David Curtis, Sarah Curtis, and Catharine Curtis.

Job was nearing sixty years of age when the Revolutionary War started. The Virginia Public Claims records show that he and his son Job Jr. assisted in the cause of American independence. The Public Claims are the records of services rendered and supplies provided for the purpose of carrying on the Revolutionary War. In May 1780, the Virginia General Assembly passed an Act for procuring a supply of provisions and other necessaries for the use of the Army. It provides:

"Whereas in the present and alarming and critical situation of the war, with a powerful enemy in the neighboring southern states, it may be indispensably necessary to provide and collect in proper places, with the utmost expedition, large stores of provisions, either to supply our own militia or Continental troops or for supplying the troops sent by our good allies to the assistance of these United States. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly, that the governor with the advice of council, be empowered to appoint commissioners in such counties, within the Commonwealth, as they think necessary for the purpose of carrying this act into execution."

Certificate No. 253 was issued October 24, 1780, certifying that Job Curtis Sr., Job Curtis Jr., and Wm. Anderson supplied a quantity of wheat in accord with the above mentioned Act. Job Curtis died in March or April of 1804 at the age of about 87 years.

Source: Engelhardt, Wilma (wmhart@prodigy.net) From her family files

JOB2 CURTIS (JONATHAN1) was born 1717 in England, and died 1804 in Dry Run, Berkeley, W. Va. He married MARY CORDRY, daughter of THOMAS CORDRY and MARTHA CORDRY. She was born Abt. 1721 in Berkeley, West Virginia.

Notes for JOB CURTIS:

When Jonathan Curtis migrated to this country is unknown. In 1735 he received a land patent for 713 acres in Frederick County Virginia. A few years later, land patent and survey records indicate, Jonathan Curtis and his son Job owned adjacent plots of land.

At the May 1744 term of the Frederick County Court, one of the actions of the Grand Jury was to indict Jonathan Curtis for plowing on Sunday. The next month, at the June term of court, Jonathan Curtis was indicted for writing and publishing several articles against the Established Church. It will be recognized that at this time there was not the measure of freedom of religion, which later became part of American fundamental law. A writer referring to this incident refers to Jonathan Curtis as a Quaker, but the evidence for this is unknown.

As no other Jonathan Curtis appears in the records of Frederick Co., Virginia, during that period, Jonathan Curtis, father of Job Curtis, is likely the same one men tioned above who ran afoul of the authorities.

Very little is known of Job Curtis. When Job Curtis was born in 1717, even the counties of Virginia were relatively few. He was about 55 years of age when Berkley County was formed. Whether he was born in that locality is uncertain, but there is evidence that he lived at least a good portion of his life in Berkley County, Virginia. (When West Virginia was formed in 1863, Berkley County became a part of that state).

Frederick County (a parent county of Berkley) was formed in 1738 and the record s of that county show that Job Curtis was in the area at least as early as January 11, 1744, when he was a witness to a transfer of 1,020 acres of land from Morgan Bryan to Joshua Hedges.

Just when Job Curtis married Mary Cordry is not known, but her father, Thomas Cordry, made his will on March 7, 1763 and Job was named one of the executors. In the will of Thomas Cordry are mentioned his wife, Martha (the other executor); sons Thomas Jr. and John Sr.; grandson, John, son of John Sr.; daughters Sidney Cordry and Mary Curtis. The will was produced in the Frederick County Court on March 6, 1764. Apparently Thomas Cordry lived in what is now Berkley County, as an October 8, 1831, deed refers to 166 acres of land on Dry Run in Berkley County, being part of a larger tract granted to Thomas Cordry by patent bearing the date October 28, 1757.

From his will, made March 12, 1804, and probated April 24, 1804, in Berkley County, it appears that Job Curtis had at least fourteen children. Whether his wife, Mary was t he mother of all of them, or whether Job was previously married, is not known. As named in his will, his children were: Ann Curtis (Morgan), Rachel Curtis (Ellis), Thomas Curtis, Jonathan Curtis, James Curtis, Job Curtis, Rebecca Curtis (Burris), Edward Curtis, Joshua Curtis, Seth Curtis, Martha DeMoss, David Curt is, Sarah Curtis, and Catharine Curtis.

Job was nearing sixty years of age when the Revolutionary War started. The Virginia Public Claims records show that he and his son Job Jr. assisted in the cause of American independence. The Public Claims are the records of services rendered and supplies provided for the purpose of carrying on the Revolutionary War. In May 1780, the Virginia General Assembly passed an Act for procuring a supply of provisions and other necessities for the use of the Army. Certificate No. 253 was issued October 24, 1780, certifying that Job Curtis Sr., Job Curtis Jr., and Wm. Anderson supplied a quantity of wheat in accord with the abovementioned Act.

Job Curtis died in March or April of 1804 at the age of about 87 years.

Child of JOB CURTIS and MARY CORDRY is:

3. i. JAMES3 CURTIS, b. 1754, Frederick. Virginia; d: 1845, Curtis Run, Ohio.

Source: Descendants of Jonathan Curtis From Michelle McHenry

Very little is known of Job Curtis. When Job Curtis was born in 1717, even the counties of Virginia were relatively few. He was about 55 years of age when Berkley County was formed. Whether he was born in that locality is uncertain, but there is evidence that he lived at least a good portion of his life in Berkley County, Virginia. (When West Virginia was formed in 1863, Berkley County became a part of that state).

Frederick County (a parent county of Berkley) was formed in 1738 and the records of that county show that Job Curtis was in the area at least as early as January 11, 1744, when he was a witness to a transfer of 1,020 acres of land from Morgan Bryan to Joshua Hedges.

Just when Job Curtis married Mary Cordry is not known, but her father, Thomas Cordry, made his will on March 7, 1763 and Job was named one of the executors. In the will of Thomas Cordry are mentioned his wife, Martha (the other executor); sons Thomas Jr. and John Sr.; grandson, John, son of John Sr.; daughters Sidney Cordry and Mary Curtis. The will was produced in the Frederick County Court on March 6, 1764. Apparently Thomas Cordry lived in what is now Berkley County, as an October 8, 1831, deed refers to 166 acres of land on Dry Run in Berkley County, being part of a larger tract granted to Thomas Cordry by patent bearing the date October 28, 1757.

From his will, made March 12, 1804, and probated April 24, 1804, in Berkley County, it appears that Job Curtis had at least fourteen children. Whether his wife, Mary was the mother of all of them, or whether Job was previously married, is not known. As named in his will, his children were: Ann Curtis (Morgan), Rachel Curtis (Ellis), Thomas Curtis, Jonathan Curtis, James Curtis, Job Curtis, Rebeckah Curtis (Burris), Edward Curtis, Joshua Curtis, Seth Curtis, Martha DeMoss, David Curtis, Sarah Curtis, and Catharine Curtis.

Job was nearing sixty years of age when the Revolutionary War started. The Virginia Public Claims records show that he and his son Job Jr. assisted in the cause of American independence. The Public Claims are the records of services rendered and supplies provided for the purpose of carrying on the Revolutionary War. In May 1780, the Virginia General Assembly passed an Act for procuring a supply of provisions and other necessaries for the use of the Army. Certificate No. 253 was issued October 24, 1780, certifying that Job Curtis Sr., Job Curtis Jr., and Wm. Anderson supplied a quantity of wheat in accord with the above mentioned Act.

Job Curtis died in March or April of 1804 at the age of about 87 years.

The will below has been transcribed as written.

JOB CURTIS WILL

Whereas I Job Curtis of the County of Berkeley and the State of Virginia being in a low state of health but of sound mind for which favour I am thankful--thought proper to make this my last will--in order to dispose of all my worldly property in the manner following. First my will is that all my just Debts and funeral charges be payed out of my moveable property.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Morgan one shilling.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rachel Ellis one shilling.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Curtis one shilling.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Jonathan Curtis one shilling.

Item: I give & bequeath unto my son James Curtis one shilling.

Item: I give & bequeath unto my son Job Curtis one shilling.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Rebeckah Burris one shilling.

Item: My will is that my beloved wife Mary Curtis have a full third of all my Estate.---the remainder, I give and bequeath unto my children namely Edward Curtis, Joshua Curtis, Seth Curtis, Martha Demoss, David Curtis, Sarah Curtis and Catherine Curtis. Their heirs and assigns to be equally divided between them and in order that my last will may be carried into full effect I do hereby nominate and appoint my beloved son Joshua Curtis & my friend James Mendenhall my Executors.

March 12, 1804

Probated April 24, 1804 in Berkley County, West Virginia.

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Almost one hundred years before Job Curtis was born, the name of Curtis was found among the early Virginia colonists. Thomas Curtis, born about 1599, and John Curtis came to Virginia from England in 1621 on the ship Flying Harte. In 1625 Jo: Curtis, age 21, came to Virginia on the Safety, and William Curtis, age 19, came over on the George. The children of Thomas and Avarilla Curtis were John, Avarilla, Bartholomew, Giles, George, Charles, James and Sarah. What relation any of these were to Jonathan and Job Curtis, if any, is unknown at this time.

Re: THOMAS Cordry 1704-1764 Frederick Co. VA

Posted by: Bill Curtis Date: November 19, 1999 at 07:39:18

In Reply to: Re: THOMAS Cordry 1704-1764 Frederick Co. VA by Cindy Lusk of 373

According to Will Book 1 pages 174 and 175, Frederick County Court, Winchester, Virginia, The following children are listed:

THOMAS CORDRY JR., SIDNEY CORDRY(female), MARY CORDRY md. Job Curtis of Berkley Co. (W)Va.,JOHN CORDRY b. early 1730's d. 1760 md. Hannah Langston ca 1750. They had one child, JOHN CORDRY JR. b. 1760 Frederick Co.d.1815 Christian Co. KY md. Catherine Mann b.1764 VA d.July 2, 1836 Cooper Co. MO. Their children were:CHARLES CORDRY,HANNAH CORDRY,WILLIAM CORDRY,JOHN CORDRY, ELIZABETH CORDRY,JAMES CORDRY, MARY CORDRY, SALLY CORDRY, ELIJAH CORDRY.

After the death of JOHN CORDRY in 1760,his widow, Hannah married George Coon and moved to southern Virginia(Montgomery Co.)

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/2court8.txt

Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia

Volume II pg. 67

Heffner vs. Miller--O. S. 21; N. S. 7--Appeal from Berkley. Bill file August, 1791. On 14th September, 1752, John Cordery made an entry in

the Northern Neck. Then John died, leaving a widow, Hannah, who married George Coon, and a son named John Cordery; then the family moved into the remote parts of this State (North Carolina), where they continue to live. Hannah Coon returned to Berkely and sold the land in 1772, 15th October. John Cordery, Jr., came of age in 1781. John Cordery swears to his answer in Christian County, Kentucky, 6th April, 1801.

Hannah Coon's bond dated 15th October, 1772, says Hannah Coon, of Province of Virginia and County of Buttontolph. Job Curtis, aged 83

years, deposes 23d August, 1800, in Martinsburg. John Reny deposes 21st January, 1804, that he came to Virginia 35 or 36 years ago.

Source: John Ogden

More About Job Curtis and Mary Cordry:

Marriage: Abt. 1750, Frederick,Va.

Children of Job Curtis and Mary Cordry are:

+Job Curtis, b. Bef. 1747, Berkeley County,VA (WVA), d. date not given.

+James Curtis, b. 1754, Berkeley County, VA (now West Virginia), d. 1845, Curtis Run, Ohio County WVA..

from http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/l/o/Ron-Blomberg-sr/WE...

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