Jubal Anderson Early

Jubal Early (Col. Jer'h Early, Jer'h Early, Sr., Thos. Early John Early) m. 1790 Mary Booker (dau. of Dr. Henry and Mary Booker-Cheatham, of Amelia County), resided in Franklin County, Va. In 1793 Jubal Early made a trip to the southern part of Georgia with a view to settling there: he and a brother, Jeffrey, then negotiated for the purchase of 8621/2 acres of land in Franklin County, adjoining the Cherokee corner, but Jubal returned to Virginia without completing his purchase and did not return to Georgia.

He held equal interests with his brother, John, in the Washington Iron Works of Henry County, Va. Jubal Early died in 1797 leaving two infant sons, who were placed under the guardianship of Col. Samuel Hairston, and were educated at Patrick Henry Academy, and Washington College, Lexington. Jubal's widow married secondly Major Patrick Hix, of Richmond, and had one dau. Mary Elizabeth, who married Armistead L. Burwell, of Franklin County, Mrs. Mary B. C. E. Hix d. 1848.

ISSUE (surnamed EARLY)

• 11129—1. Joab b. 1791 m. 1812 Ruth Hairston.
• 11129—2. Henry C. b. 1793 m. 1815 Jenny Early (see Col. John Early branch).

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• http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.early/482/mb.ashx
• The Family of Early: Which Settled Upon the Eastern Shore of Virginia and ... By Ruth Hairston Early. Page 106-107

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 4 2017, 0:30:27 UTC