Robert Self

ROBERT SELF OF PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, VIRGINIA: FOUNDER OF MAJOR LINES IN GEORGIA AND MISSOURI by Barbara Peck edited by Tim Seawolf-Self

On October 7, 1805, Robert Self and Martha ("Patsy") Walker were married in Prince Edward County, Virginia.  This was Robert's second marriage, his first, to Agnes Watson, taking place on November 18, 1793.  Robert and Martha lived for awhile in Buckingham County and then returned to Prince Edward County about 1820.  They had three known sons: Joseph, Daniel, and Ephraim.  Nothing more is known about Ephraim, but the descendants of Joseph and Daniel were surprised to learn that their origins were the same.  Joseph Self stayed in Virginia long enough to marry Sarah Gauldin and then moved his family first to Bath County, KY and then Saline County, Missouri.  Daniel Self also married his wife, Sarah Garrett, in Virginia and went to Meriwether County, GA shortly thereafter.  The families of these brothers were split until just a few years ago, and that "reunion" in itself was a big breakthrough for researchers.

Although we have no dates for Martha (Walker) Self, we do know that her parents were William and Drusilla Watkins (Woodson) Walker.  But until now, we've been unable to place Robert Self in any recorded Self family, even on a "best evidence" basis.  Now, thanks to researcher Glenda Trogdon, we know who he was and how he relates to the descendants of "Olde" Robert Selfe.

Links

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~selffam/SelfSeek/apr2010.htm
• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SELF/2003-03/1046677289