John Beckley

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John and his second wife Susannah Harding Ellis Bickley were both buried in the Red Hill Cemetery (Ellis family graveyard,but their remains along with other Ellis family graves were later moved to the Amherst Public Cemetery. The graves are unmarked!* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 18 2020, 21:09:54 UTC

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No reliable source for a middle name.

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Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol. 1, page 135-137, (from Ancestry.com family stories)

Tuckahoe Creek Posted 31 Oct 2015 by MelindaSherida The land within Tuckahoe State Park and, in particular Tuckahoe Creek, has a very rich history. The area's earliest inhabitants were the Nanticoke Indians, who established villages along Tuckahoe Creek. Although officially undocumented, it is widely believed that Tuckahoe Creek was also part of Harriet Tubman's Underground Railroad, a secret network of safe houses where runaway slaves could stay on their journey north to freedom. Tubman, known as the Moses of her people, freed herself from slavery and then returned several times to the slave states to lead her family and approximately 300 other slaves to freedom in the north. Another famous runaway slave and abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, was born in a log cabin located along Tuckahoe Creek. An eloquent speaker on racial inequality, Douglass founded an antislavery paper, The North Star, and published his autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in 1845.

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/tuckahoeguide.html Revolutionary War Patriot Posted 31 Oct 2015 by MelindaSherida John Bickley is listed as a Revolutionary War Patriot in the Patriot Index of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. He is Ancestor #A009886. His service: He furnished a doctor & medicine to the Revolutionary War troops. Source: Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, Volume 29, page 439 John Bickley Posted 31 Oct 2015 by MelindaSherida John Bickley, was born in King and Queen County, December 7, 1713. His will was probated in Amherst County, September 16, 1793. He was one of six sons of Joseph Bickley of Stratton-Major Parish, King and Queen County, and his wife Mrs. Sarah Shelton Gissage, who were married in March 1704. She was the widow of Richard Gissage, and previous a Mr. Shelton. John Bickley married first, Mary Hurt, and lived in Louisa County; and secon, Mrs. Susannah Harding Ellis, widow of Josiah Ellis of "Red Hill," Amherst County, Virginia between August 14, 1760 and February 6, 1769. He went to live at "Red Hill" where he is buried. By his first wife he had issue: Charles, William, Joseph, Elizabeth Coleman, Mary Ann Carter, Jane Holland, Humphrey, Matilda, Hannah, James, and Frances. By his second wife he had a daughter, named Mildred. Red Hill Plantation Book on Gissage and Bickley famlies pag5 From Rootsweb Posted 04 Sep 2016 by MelindaSherida in the Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol. 1, page 135-137, the following is stated about John Bickley: "They were a generation of small farmers. It was John Bickley, born on Dec. 7, 1713, who continued the westward progress of the Bickleys in Virginia. He was the third son of the original Joseph; his first wife, whom he married April 14, 1736, was Mary Hurt of Louisa County, and his second was Susannah Harding, widow of Charles Ellis of Red Hill, Pedlar River, Amherst County. Ellis died May 4, 1759 on December 21, 1767, Susannah Ellis became Mrs. John Bickley. Bickley received her dowry, and a tract of the Ellis plantation and the mansion house in dower right: 143 acres of land in Amherst County, on the south side and joining of Pedlar River. John and Susannah Bickley lived at Red Hill for the rest of their lives. Bickley is listed in the Virginia Census of 1783 as "John Beckley", owner of five slaves.(U.S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor. Bureau of the Census, "Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States, Washington D.C., 1900, pp. 48, 82, 112).

in his will he left house and furniture to his wife, and to his children 325.17.6 pounds plus the slaves, Isaac, Arthur, Silvey, Oney, and Bartlett together worth 170 pounds.

He died in 1793 and is buried at Red Hill".

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Siblings (from WikiTrees https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bickley-24)

Brother of Ralph Shelton [half], Richard Gissage [half], Christian (Gissage) Poindexter [half], Mary Gissage [half], Sarah Gissage [half], Joseph Bickley, William Bickley, Jane (Bickley) Hurt, Frances (Bickley) Poindexter, Charles Bickley, Elizabeth Bickley and Francis Bickley

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Second Find a Grave Entry

John James Bickley Photo added by Joyce Potts Hoffmann

John James Bickley BIRTH 7 Dec 1713 Virginia, USA DEATH 16 Sep 1793 (aged 79) Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA BURIAL Amherst Cemetery Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID 70972017

John's first wife was Mary Hurt who was born in St David VA, and died in Amherst VA.

John and his second wife Susannah Harding Ellis Bickley were both buried in the Red Hill Cemetery (Ellis family graveyard,but their remains along with other Ellis family graves were later moved to the Amherst Public Cemetery. The graves are unmarked!

Family Members Spouses Mary Hurt Bickley 1713–1762

Photo Susannah Harding Ellis Bickley 1722–1817

Children Mary Ann Bickley Carter 1746–1820

Photo Charles William Wesley Bickley 1753–1839

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Bio (from Ancestry.com family stories)

2015 update of JRT's 2012 Comment

John Bickley, was born December 7, 1713 in King and Queen County, VA. His will was probated in Amherst County, Sep 16, 1793.

John was one of six sons of Joseph Bickley of Stratton-Major Parish, King and Queen County, and his wife Sarah Shelton Gissage, who were married in March 1704 [sic]. She was the widow of, first, a Mr. Shelton and second Richard Gissage.

John Bickley married first, Mary Hurt, and lived in Louisa Co, Virginia; .

He married 2nd second, Mrs. Susannah Harding Ellis, widow of Charles Ellis of "Red Hill," Amherst County, Virginia. who died August 14, 1760.

John married Susannah February 6, 1769 and went to live at "Red Hill" where he is buried.

By his first wife he had issue: Charles, William, Joseph, Elizabeth Coleman, Mary Ann Carter, Jane Holland, Humphrey, Matilda, Hannah, James, and Frances. By his second wife he had a daughter, named Mildred.

JRT Note: CAVEAT – The original document included no sources & should not be added to any other trees without including this CAVEAT. I have incorporated Malinda Sherida’s comment correcting Susannah’s 1st husband’s given name to Charles. Josiah was their son - not her husband.

John.Bickley.2 Rev.1 to BIO with edits & CAVEAT jacktempleton27 originally shared this on 31 Oct 2015

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!1. Bickley Family Bible !2. AF informat

!1. Bickley Family Bible !2. AF information submitted by Eileen S. McMorrough, 303 Hillcrest Dr. Aberdeen, MS 39730 John Bickley md (2) 21 Dec 1767, Susanna Harding AFN: HL1W-TV, suggesting that Mary Hurt died shortly after the birth of her 12th child. There was one child born to the second marriage, Mildred Bickley, b. 1769. 3. John Bickley's will was dated 25 Nov. 1792 and probated 16 Sep. 1793

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Life Sketch

2015 update of JRT's 2012 Comment

John Bickley, was born December 7, 1713 in King and Queen County, VA. His will was probated in Amherst County, Sep 16, 1793.

John was one of six sons of Joseph Bickley of Stratton-Major Parish, King and Queen County, and his wife Sarah Shelton Gissage, who were married in March 1704 [sic]. She was the widow of, first, a Mr. Shelton and second Richard Gissage.

John Bickley married first, Mary Hurt, and lived in Louisa Co, Virginia; .

He married 2nd second, Mrs. Susannah Harding Ellis, widow of Charles Ellis of "Red Hill," Amherst County, Virginia. who died August 14, 1760.

John married Susannah February 6, 1769 and went to live at "Red Hill" where he is buried.

By his first wife he had issue: Charles, William, Joseph, Elizabeth Coleman, Mary Ann Carter, Jane Holland, Humphrey, Matilda, Hannah, James, and Frances. By his second wife he had a daughter, named Mildred.

JRT Note: CAVEAT – The original document included no sources & should not be added to any other trees without including this CAVEAT. I have incorporated Malinda Sherida’s comment correcting Susannah’s 1st husband’s given name to Charles. Josiah was their son - not her husband.

John.Bickley.2 Rev.1 to BIO with edits & CAVEAT jacktempleton27 originally shared this on 31 Oct 2015

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Revolutionary War Patriot (from Ancestry.com family stories)

John Bickley is listed as a Revolutionary War Patriot in the Patriot Index of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. He is Ancestor #A009886. His service: He furnished a doctor & medicine to the Revolutionary War troops. Source: Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, Volume 29, page 439

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Children with Mary Hurt (from WikiTrees https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hurt-147)

Humphrey Bickley, James Bickley, Sarah (Bickley) Blackwell, Joseph Bickley, Hannah Bickley, Mary Ann (Bickley) Carter, John Bickley, Elizabeth Bickley, Jane (Bickley) Holland, Charles Bickley, Frances (Bickley) Lasley, William Bickley and Caroline Matilda (Bickley) Bow

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Excerpt from Ellis (from Ancestrycom family stories)

“Red Hill stands on land that had been in the Ellis family since the mid-18th century. Charles Ellis was the first of the family to live in Amherst County. He moved there from the eastern part of the state around 1754. He died in 1759 leaving his widow, Susannah, and several children including a son, Josiah. Susannah Ellis then married John Beckley, and a court decision in 1769 assigned him the dower rights of his new bride. Charles's son Josiah, born in 1746 in Henrico County, became heir to most of his father's property in Amherst, with the exception of 143 acres which was his mother's dower. Josiah remained in Amherst and was very active in the affairs of St. Luke's Church. He served as a delegate to the Diocesan Council from Pedlar Mills. In addition to his successful farming activities, he established a merchant mill at Pedlar Mills. He died intestate in 1810 leaving a substantial estate, including the acreage on which the present house stands.

ellis property gpbickley originally shared this on 12 Aug 2011

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From Genealogy.com (http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/a/y/Terri-M-Ray/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-019...)

John Bickley (son of Joseph (#1) BICKLEY and Sarah Shelton GISSAGE)1 was born 07 December 1713 in King & Queen County, Virginia1, and died 1793 in Pedlor Mills, Amherst County, Virginia1.He married Mary HURT on 14 April 17361. Includes NotesNotes for John Bickley: [gdharlow.FTW] John Bickley, was born Dec. 7, 1713 in Virginia He was the third son of the original Joseph Bickley. His first wife was Mary Hurt of Louisa County, and his second was Susannah Harding, widow of Charles Ellis of Red Hill, Pedlar River, Amherst County.Charles (Joshiah) Ellis died May 4, 1759, of Red Hil, Pedlar River, Amherst County. John Bickley received her dowry, and a tract of the Ellis plantation and the mansion house in dower right. "143 acres of land in Amherst County, on the south side a dn joining of Pedlar River."They lived at Red Hill for the rest of their lives. Eventually the land descended to the Ellises.Bickley is listed in the Virginia Census of 1783 as "John Beckley," owner of five slaves.In his will he left house and furniture to his wife, and to his children Pounds 325.17.6 plus the slaves Isaac, Arthur, Silvey, Onie and Bartlett "together worth Pounds 170.He died in 1793 and is buried at Red Hill. in Pedlar Mills, Amherst County, Virginia. He was married - 2nd wife to Mrs. Susannah Harding Ellis, the widow of Josiah Ellis of "Red Hill" Amherst County, and John Bickley is buried at "Red Hill", too.

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Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol. 1, page 135-137 (from Ancestry.com family stories)

in the Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol. 1, page 135-137, the following is stated about John Bickley: "They were a generation of small farmers. It was John Bickley, born on Dec. 7, 1713, who continued the westward progress of the Bickleys in Virginia. He was the third son of the original Joseph; his first wife, whom he married April 14, 1736, was Mary Hurt of Louisa County, and his second was Susannah Harding, widow of Charles Ellis of Red Hill, Pedlar River, Amherst County. Ellis died May 4, 1759 on December 21, 1767, Susannah Ellis became Mrs. John Bickley. Bickley received her dowry, and a tract of the Ellis plantation and the mansion house in dower right: 143 acres of land in Amherst County, on the south side and joining of Pedlar River. John and Susannah Bickley lived at Red Hill for the rest of their lives. Bickley is listed in the Virginia Census of 1783 as "John Beckley", owner of five slaves.(U.S. Dept. of Commerce and Labor. Bureau of the Census, "Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States, Washington D.C., 1900, pp. 48, 82, 112).

in his will he left house and furniture to his wife, and to his children 325.17.6 pounds plus the slaves, Isaac, Arthur, Silvey, Oney, and Bartlett together worth 170 pounds.

He died in 1793 and is buried at Red Hill".

From Rootsweb gpbickley originally shared this on 10 jul 2011

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Find a Grave Entry

John James Bickley BIRTH 7 Dec 1713 Virginia, USA DEATH 16 Sep 1793 (aged 79) Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA BURIAL Amherst Cemetery Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID 70972017 · View Source

John's first wife was Mary Hurt who was born in St David VA, and died in Amherst VA.

John and his second wife Susannah Harding Ellis Bickley were both buried in the Red Hill Cemetery (Ellis family graveyard,but their remains along with other Ellis family graves were later moved to the Amherst Public Cemetery. The graves are unmarked!

Family Members Spouses Mary Hurt Bickley 1713–1762

Photo Susannah Harding Ellis Bickley 1722–1817

Children Mary Ann Bickley Carter 1746–1820

Photo Charles William Wesley Bickley 1753–1839