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This John is the same as John Sexton. Merge requested before November 1, 2019 and approved on November 1, 2019.

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Surname has also been reported to be:

• Saxton
• Sexson
• Saxon

sources

• Bibliography: COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1988. pp. 462-920. Page: 711

links

• http://www.sexton.pasttracker.com/index.htm
• http://www.mytreeroots.com/tree/tree3/i85.html

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1. Unknown1 Sexton died Unknown.

Children of Unknown Sexton are believed to be: 

• 2 i. Robert2 Sexton, died Unknown.
• + 3 ii. John Sexton, born Abt. 1720; died Abt. 1763 in Lunenburg, VA.

3. John2 Sexton (Unknown1) died Abt. 1763 in Lunenburg, VA (Source: VA Lunenburg Co Court Order Bk 9 12 May 1763.). He married <Unnamed>. She died Unknown.

Children of John Sexton and <Unnamed> are:

• + 4 i. Charles3 Sexton, born Abt. 1745; died Unknown.
• + 5 ii. William Sexton, born February 11, 1746/47 in Lunenburg Co., VA; died December 31, 1830 in Corbin, Whitley, KY.
• 6 iii. Elizabeth Sexton, born Abt. 1749; died Unknown.
• + 7 iv. Benjamin Sexton, born 1752 in VA; died 1831 in Bath Co., KY.
• 8 v. Archibald Sexton, born Abt. 1755 in VA; died Abt. 1778 in Valley Forge Hospital.
• + 9 vi. John Sexton, born Abt. 1759 in VA; died July 04, 1844 in Greene Co., TN.
• + 10 vii. Pryor Sexton, born Bet. 1754 - 1760; died September 18, 1835 in Grayson Co., VA

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John Sexton

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• Birth: Circa 1720
• Death: 1763 - Lunenburg, VA
• Father: Unnamed Father Sexton

we do know that he is the father of William, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Archibald & John Sexton of Lunenburg county Virginia per:

VA Lunenburg Co Court Order Bk 9 12 May 1763 - Following orphans of John Sexton deceased were ordered to be bound out; William and Elizabeth, Benjamin and Archibald, and John.

Nothing has been found of his ancestry more below under DESCENDANTS

FAMILTY TRADITION

The oral tradition on the early Sextons is Two brothers James and William came from Ireland to Virginia around 1725. One of these two brothers had sons Wm., John, and Benjamin, etc., who fought in the Revolution.

Of these early Sexton brothers only Wm (1747-1820) spelled his name Sexson though he used other spellings as well or those writing his name down used other spellings. And Sexson is the name on his tombstone which is in a private cemetery a few miles west of Williamsburg, Ky.

Some of Wm's children spelled their name Sexton and some Sexson. The Sexsons went to IN. from KY during the 1830s. Wm's son Free soon moved to IL from IN and Sexson, IL got its name from a descendant, Morgan Sexson.

There is a book on Sexton family Hx in the FHC in Salt Lake written by a John Sexton (1900-?) mainly on one of the IN families but includes an oral tradition that brothers James and Wm came from Scotland and James was the father of Wm. This of course someone's memory; someone has reported finding a land record which has Wm's father as Wm.

It includes an anecdote on Wm the son that he was orphaned while a child and was apprenticed. This helps explain why we have almost no information on his parents. The anecdote went on to say that he would run away, get caught, but finally ran away successfully and was gone a number of years. This and his injury during the Rev. may account for his late marriage. Colonial records state that he was badly injured in a fail from his horse while on leave and had to pay someone a certain sum to serve out the remainder of his 6 year enlistment. 

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/h/Darlene-M-Johnson-...

ERRORS FOUND and CORRECTED

For many years, erroneous parentage has been making the rounds on the web and through the LDS library.  

Someone, years ago, gave the parents of our William Sexton as Joseph SEXTON (son of Charles SEXTON and Sarah JAMESON) and Mary LEE, from France.

When I wrote to the person whose name was given as the source on the information given to the LDS, she wrote back and said she was a professional genealogist, and did not keep records after she turned them over to her client.

My thought is, if she were a professional genealogist, she would have furnished proof of this relationship.

The Joseph Sexton named was married to Phoebe CAMPBELL, died in the Shenandoah Valley on Oct. 9. 1804 and Phoebe moved on to Wythe Co., VA with her son Thomas Campbell Sexton.

As far as we now know, there is no connection between them and our line

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~smith/sexton/sexton.html

ANCESTRY CONTROVERSY

GENI PARENTAGE:

Joseph Sexton

• Birth: January 4, 1730 Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
• Death: October 9, 1804 (74) Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Husband of:

• 1) Phoebe Campbell of Hopewell, NJ birth: May 5, 1734 Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States Death: February 14, 1830 (95) Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States He married February 5, 1754 in Oyster Bay, Nassau Co, Long daughter of Presb. Minister Thomas Campbell and Elizabeth Conklin
• 2) Mary Lee Birth: England Death: Virginia

NOTE - the information within italics as such are add notes i have found as i have reached for clues

other researchers notes:

no wife 's name has been proven or documented for john - tho it is given as Margaret Malone on the site located at

http://www.antiqueclockshop.com/thomas/tree/tree3/i82.htm#i4635

as follows:

James Sexton had:

• 1 i. John Birth: Abt 1722 Death: 1763 - Lunenburg Co, VA
• 2 ii Robert Birth: Bef 1738

1 John Sexton Sex: M

• Birth: Abt 1722
• Father: James Sexton
• Spouses 1. *Margaret Malone b. c. 1725 Father: George Malone Mother: Margaret Dinkin

Children:

• 1. John Sexton married *Mary Ann Gilbert
• 2. Charles Sexton married spouse not given
• 3. William Sexton married 1st spouse not given & 2. *Leah Free
• 4. Benjamin Sexton married *Comfort Smith
• 5. Elizabeth Sexton
• 6. Archibald Sexton This man probably never married
• 7. Pryor Sexton married *Catherine Coker

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another states:

I do think that a John Sexton was the father of William and siblings.  I am trying to find a connection to a James Sexton from Ireland in 1726 to John, as his father

James and Mary Lee Sexton. James and Mary came to the USA in the early 1700's from Ireland with James' bro. William.

of this couple I find:

James Sexton (son of Michael Sexton) was born 1880 in Loughill,Co Limerick, and died 1922 in 03 Nov 1910. He married Mary Lee, daughter of Edmund Lee and Ellen Maloney.

Children of James Sexton and Mary Lee are:

• 1. +Michael Sexton, was born 15 Sep 1911 in BALLYTIGUE,BRUREE, and died 10 Sep 1984 in LIMERICK CITY, IRELAND. He married Elizebeth O'Gorman on Jan 1933, daughter of John O'Gorman and Mary Collins.
• 2. Nellie Sexton, b. 05 Aug 1913.
• 3. Peggy Sexton.
• 4. Hannah Sexton.
• 5. Mary Pat Sexton, b. 15 Mar 1920.
• 6. Jimmy Sexton, b. 1921

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/e/a/Grim-Reaper/WEBSIT...

and yet another - instead of John lists fathers's name as Joseph -

JOSEPH SEXTON was born 1726 in Ireland. He married MARY LEE.

      Children of JOSEPH SEXTON and MARY LEE are:

• ELIZABETH SEXTON, m. JAMES COOK, September 17, 1800, Grayson Co., VA.
• WILLIAM SEXTON, b. February 11, 1747/48, VA; d. December 31, 1830, Whitley Co., KY.
• ARCHELAUS "ARCHIBALD" SEXTON, b. Abt. 1751; d. 1777.
• BENJAMIN (SIR) FRANKLIN SEXTON, b. Abt. 1752; m. (1) NANCY TAYLOR; m. (2) COMFORT SMITH, August 22, 1806, Grayson Co., VA.
• JAMES SEXTON, b. Abt. 1758.
• JOHN SEXTON, b. May 14, 1758, Charlotte Co., VA; d. July 4, 1844; m. MARY A. GILBERT, March 17, 1780, Bedford Co., VA.
• LEAH SEXTON, b. Abt. 1760.
• PRYOR SEXTON, b. 1760, Virginia (?) Wythe Co.; d. September 18, 1835, Ashe Co., N.C

http://genforum.genealogy.com/va/grayson/messages/733.html

and Willis sexton replied =

I do not know Pryor's father, but I do know that a man named John Sexton was the father of William, Benjamin, Archibald and John; also of an Elizabeth but not the one you have listed as a daughter of Joseph and Mary. Go to Lunenburg Co VA Court Order Book 9, page 41 12 May 1763 to learn the truth. I don't want people to read these listings and perpetuate the errors. I am also certain that Benjamin was not a nobleman! Sir Benjamin! I won't even go into the other errors.

his work is a part of the site by patricia o'connner at

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~smith/sexton/desc.html

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This branch is listed as being the descendant of Joseph sexton and Phoebe Campbell as follows:

Sexton, Joseph (1730 - 1804)

• b. 4 Jan 1730 in Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA
• d. 9 Oct 1804 in , Wyethe, Virginia, USA
• spouse: Campbell, Phoebe (1734 - 1830) - m. ABT 1744 in of, Wythe, Virginia, USA

   !MIGRATION: Joseph Sexton first ran an inn and carriage building trade at Princeton, NJ on th e turnpike and later about 1781 removed with his wife and the younger seven of his eleven chi ldren to VA. 

children:

• ----------child: Sexton, William (1748 - 1829) spouse: Free, Leah (~1766 - 1839)
• ----------child: Sexton, Charles (~1750 - )
• ----------child: Sexton, Benjamin (1752 - ) spouse: Smith, Comfort (~1759 - )
• ----------child: Sexton, Archibald (~1752 - )
• ----------child: Sexton, Pryor (~1754 - ) no spouse given
• ----------child: Sexton, Zadock (~1756 - 1835) spouse: Reeder, Margaret (~1780 - )
• ----------child: Sexton, James (~1758 - )
• ----------child: Sexton, John (1762 - 1844) spouse: Gilbert, Mary Ann (~1766 - )

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~coffinquest/virginia/wga21...

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Quoting from the copy of a letter written by Benjamin Swift Sexson as heard from his parents:   "Two brothers, James and William Sexson immigrated from Ireland to North America before the United States of America was born, which was evidently in the first half of the eighteenth century.  

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Found are 6 Sextons on the tax rolls of Grayson Co. in 1794 and 1795 (William, John, Pryor, Benjamin, Charles, and John). William, Benjamin, and Charles all have 2 sons at least 16 years old.

On the 1796 tax records both sons of Charles and one son each from Benjamin and William are recorded as gone.

There are 4 new head of house listed for that year. I guess it is safe to assume that those new names on the tax rolls are the children that left. These new heads of house are Isaac, Bartlett, Elisha (or Elijha), and Archelaus.

DESCENDANTS

3. John2 Sexton (Unknown1) died Abt. 1763 in Lunenburg, VA (Source: VA Lunenburg Co Court Order Bk 9 12 May 1763.). He married <Unnamed>. She died Unknown.

John Sexton and Robert Sexton had bought land in Lunenburg Co in 1759. Robert sold his in 1765,
Charles sold John's in 1772.

John Saxton bought 135 acres of land in Lunenburg Co Va on 3 Jul 1759 Lunenburg Co Deed Book 5 pg 416

The Church Wardens of Cornwell Parish were ordered to bind out Benjamin, Archibald, William, Elizabeth and John Sexton, orphans of John Sexton on 12 May 1763. Lunenburg Co Court Order Book 9 pg 41 12 May 1763

Charles Sexton sold the 135 acre farm on 23 Mar 1772 Charlotte Co Deed Book 3 pg 145

In 1783 a James Newell on a treasury warrant took possession of 300 acres on Rock Creek of New River to include the improvements of Will, Benjamin, Charles and John Sexton. Montgomery Co Entry Book B pg 27

Children of JOHN SEXTON are:

• 4. ii JOHN SEXTON, b. abt 1720, d. abt 1763, Lunenburg Co., VA.
• 5. i. CHARLES SEXTON, b. Abt. 1745; d. Unknown; - Charles sold his father's land in Lunenburg Co., VA in 1772
• 6. ii. WILLIAM SEXTON, b. February 11, 1746/47, Lunenburg, VA; d. December 31, 1830, Corbin, Whitley, KY. -Ordered that the Church Wardens of Cornwall Parish bind out William and Elizabeth Sexton orphans of John Sexton deced to Peter Rawlings according to law.
• 6. ELIZABETH SEXTON, b. Abt. 1749; d. Unknown. - Ordered that the Church Wardens of Cornwall Parish bind out William and Elizabeth Sexton orphans of John Sexton deced to Peter Rawlings according to law.
• 7. iv. BENJAMIN SEXTON, b. 1752, VA; d. 1831, Bath Co., KY. - Orphans Benjamin and Archibald Sexton were bound out to him.
• 8 v. ARCHIBALD SEXTON, b. Abt. 1755, VA; d. Abt. 1778, In Army. - Orphans Benjamin and Archibald Sexton were bound out to him. - theory was that " As youngest, might he not have been left with mother if she was still alive? As he was still nursing, this is very probable.
• 9 . vi. JOHN SEXTON, b. Abt. 1759, VA; d. Unknown. [married MARY ANN GILBERT]
• 10 vii. PRYOR SEXTON, b. Abt. 1760; d. September 18, 1835, Grayson Co., VA;

 . Patricia O'Connor, Patricia O' Conner Records, OUR SEXTON FAMILY http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~smith/sexton/sexton.html),

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• John Sexton
• Year: 1748
• Place: America
• Source Publication Code: 1220.12
• Primary Immigrant: Sexton, John
• Annotation: Date and port of arrival, or date of sentencing or reprieve for transport and port of arrival. Name of ship, crime convicted of, and other information may also be provided. The first part of this book was indexed as source number 1220.11 in PILI 1999 Part 1.