Sally's Family Place

Sally's great-great-great-great-great-Grandparents:

Phillip Walston ca 1718 - 1774 | his parents
& Charity Moore ca 1725 - 1775 | her parents
of Bertie County, North Carolina

   This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!!

Children of Phillip Walston & Charity Moore
1. Rachel Walston ca 1745 - 1789
     married 5 Aug 1762 Joseph Kent died Aug 1789
            Bertie Co MB Humphrey Nichols, David Ryan, Bm.
2. Elizabeth Walston
      married Amos Harris
3. Charity Walston
      married James Turner
4. Sarah Walston
      married Thomas Hawkins Johnston
5. Judith Walston died before 1789
      married ca 1785 Frederick Lawrence 1754 - 1823
6. John Walston died by 2 Mar 1794
      married Winefred Turner died 1801
7. Penelope Walston ca 1740
      married ca 1755 James Ward died 1780
       I think she may well have been his first wife & mother of Penelope
8. Mary Ann Walston
      married Henry Bates

Some Bertie County marriage bonds:
Kent, Joseph & Rachel Walston, 5 Aug 1762; Humphrey Nichols, David Ryan Bm
Knott, Allin & Rachel Walston, 15 Feb 1798; William Capehart, Bm
Knott, John & Priscilla Lawrence, 15 Feb 1806; Humphrey Lawrence, Bm.
Standley, Perry & Sarah Whitacher 20 Sept 1797; Humphrey (x) Lawrence Bm

M-22 Phillip[x]Walston of Bertie Co to his daughter Penelopy Ward 3 Nov 1773. Deed of gift. Negro girl Venus about 20 years old. Wit: Thos [x] Felts, Elizabeth [x] Felts, John Walston, May Ct 1774. John Johnston CJC

M-80 Philip[x] Walston planter of Bertie Co to his daughter Charity Walston 9 Aug 1774. Deed of gift. Negro boy Jim, bed, ewe, linen wheel, reserving the same during my life. Wit: Abraham Mullen, Edward [x] Turner, Stephens Gray. Aug Ct 1774. John Johnston CJC

M-80 Philip[x] Walston planter of Bertie Co to his daughter Elizabeth Walston 9 Aug 1774. Deed of gift. Negro girl Rose, bed, ewe, linen wheel, reserving the same during my life. Wit: Abraham Mullen, Edward [x] Turner, Stephens Gray. Aug Ct 1774. John Johnston CJC

M-81 Philip[x] Walston planter of Bertie Co to his son John Walston 9 Aug 1774. Deed of gift. Lands, Negro wench Nan, boy Sampson, boy Dave, livestock, etc. reserving the same during my life. Wit: Abraham Mullen, Edward [x] Turner, Stephens Gray. Aug Ct 1774. John Johnston CJC

M-81 Philip[x] Walston planter of Bertie Co to his daughter Sarah Walston 9 Aug 1774. Deed of gift. Negrowench Dinah, bed, ewe, linen wheel, table, reserving the same during my life. Wit: Abraham Mullen, Edward [x] Turner, Stephens Gray. Aug Ct 1774. John Johnston CJC

M-81 Philip[x] Walston planter of Bertie Co to his daughter Judith Walston 9 Aug 1774. Deed of gift. Bed, ewe, woolen wheel,chest, reserving the same during my life. Wit: Abraham Mullen, Edward [x] Turner, Stephens Gray. Aug Ct 1774. John Johnston CJC

M-82 Philip[x] Walston planter of Bertie Co to his daughter Rachel Kent 11 Aug 1774. Deed of gift. Negro boy Seasor, reserving the same during my life. Wit: Abraham Mullen, John Walston. Aug Ct 1774. John Johnston CJC

Phillip Walston Inventory Oct 31, 1774 by John Walston. Administration grtd. John Walston Nov 9, 1774. Account of sale. Buyers: John Welch, Peleg Beloat, Henry Bate, Thomas Harrenton, Mrs. Bate, Eliza Walston, John Watson, James Bentley, James Perry, Abraham Mullen, James Bate, William Brogdon, Edwd. Turner, Joseph Kent.

1774 Joseph Kent guardian to Sarah Walston & Judith Walston

M-355 John Walston of Bertie Co to David Turner of same 14 Aug 1778. 2½ acres joining Rocquist Swamp, David Turner, Deep Branch. Wit: Thos. Ward, Thos. Collins, Wm. Bryan. Aug Ct 1778. John Johnston CC

N-171 State Grant #75 to John Walston 23 Sept 1785. 52 acres joining John Shilis, Rocquist Run, David Turner. Richard Caswell gov.

O-92 John Walston planter of Bertie Co to Thomas Sutton of same 20 May 1787. 20£ specie. 80 acres which was part of land formerly belonging to Phillip Walston. Also signed by Winiford [x] Walston. Wit: Luke Collins, James Turner. May Ct 1787. Stevens Gray CC

P-7 Edward[x] Turner of Bertie Co to his son-in-law John Walston. 3 Aug 1789. Deed of gift. Negro child Janney. Wit: Stevens Gray, James Turner. Aug Ct 1789. Stevens Gray CC

Joseph Kent Inventory Aug 5, 1789 by Frederick Lawrence, including 220 acres of land. Account of sale of property of Joseph Kent and Rachel Kent dec'd Dec 18, 1789 by Frederick Lawrence and John Walston.

Rachel Kent Inventory Nov 9, 1789 by John Walston. Administration grtd. John Walston, Nov 17, 1789. Division of Negroes Nov 2, 1793 among 1. John Walston, 2. James Ward, 3. James Turner, 4. Thomas H Johnston, 5. Frederick Lawrence, 6. Amos Harris, & 7. Henry Bates. (my guess is that these people are her brother and her sister's husbands.)

P-228 Jane [x] Lawrence of Bertie Co to John Walston. 25 Jun 1791 25£ Negro girl Lucy. Wit: Wilson Liscomb. Aug Ct 1791. Stevens Gray CC

Grandchildren of Phillip Walston & Charity Moore:

Rachel Walston & Joseph Kent had no issue

Judith Walston and Frederick Lawrence had:
1. Reuben Lawrence 1787 - 25 Feb 1843
     married Frances Rasco? ca 1784 - June 1845
Frederick Lawrence and 1st wife Ann had:
1. Humphrey Lawrence
     married Mary Garrett
2. Mary Lawrence
Frederick Lawrence and 3rd wife Mary had:
1. Judith Lawrence
     married James McGlohan

John Walston and wife Winefred Turner had
1. Mary (Polly) Walston died 1802
      married 6 Oct 1795 Matthias Willey died 1801
            Bertie Marriage Bd - John Cooper, Bm
2. Sally Walston
3. Harriot Walston
      married 27 Mar 1802 Greenberry Mullen died 1811
            Bertie Marriage Bd - William Brogdon, Bm
4. Turner Walston
?5. Rachel Walston
       married 15 Feb 1798 Allin Knott
            Bertie Marriage Bd - William Capehart, Bm

Penelope Walston and James Ward had
1. Penelope Ward
     married 1773 John Clifton
?2. James Ward
of the Rachel Kent Division to her heirs or was it just a distribution to the James Ward Estate?

25 March 2010