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Descendants of FELIX FURBEE

33. WAITMAN⁷ FURBEE (CALEB⁶, BOWERS⁵, BENJIMAN⁴, BENJAMIN FURBEE³ [FURBY], BENJAMIN FURBEE², FELIX¹ FURBEE) was born Abt. 1783 in Kent Co., DE, and died January 09, 1863 in Wileyville,Wetzel Co., Va.. He married CATHERINE LEAP Abt. 1806 in Monongalia Co., VA, daughter of JOHN SR and MARGARET CROW. She was born Bet. 1784 and 1788, and died Abt. 1860 in Wetzel CO WV.

Notes for WAITMAN FURBEE:
Waitman moved to Tyler Co. about 1823, settling on Little Fishing Creek near Wileyville, which later became Wetzel Co., WV

ABT 1806 Waitman married Catherine LEAP, in Monongalia Co., VA. Born ABT 1790.Buried in Higgins Cemetery, Lynn Camp Run, Proctor Dist., Wetzel Co., WV.

Wileyville is now in Wetzel County, WV.

Came from Kent Co. Delaware and settled in Monongalia County, now W. Va. around 1790.

Waitman Furbe after marring Catherine Leap and having five children, he then in later years moved to Tayler County Va., settling on the Little Fishing Creek, near Wileyville, which later became Wetzel Co. W. Va., he passed away in 1836.

It's believed that Waitman Furbee had a brother named Caleb Furbee, possibly a 1st cousin. Caleb's wife's name was Sarah.

Bought land 230 acres, for $4.95 an acre on West Run.

From: "Jack Thomas" <jthomas@rcvideo.com>
To: "harlanpage" <rvega@neo.lrun.com>
Subject: more Furbee
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 20:36:34 -0500

Waitman and Catherine (Leap) Furbee, lived in Monongalia Co. Va, when they
were married, about 1806, and remained there until 1823, at which time they
journeyed South west until they reached what is now known as the area of
Wileyville, West Virginia. The area was then in Tyler Co. Va. Since which
time has become Wetzel Co. W.Va. Wileyville is on the waters of Little
Fishing Creek. The first five children were born in Monongalia Co., while
little Gabriel Furbee, was born in Wetzel.
Waitman and Catherine (Leap) Furbee, as well as most of their children
and descendants, were found to be located in Proctor District, of Wetzel
County West Virginia, in the head waters of Lynn Camp Run, which empties
into Fish Creek, of Marshall County, at Lynn Camp, the little community,
where lived, so many of the early settlers of that area, such as, the
Gorbys, Clarks, Andersons, Alleys, Youngs, Masons and Postlethwaits, etc.
Over the hill, south of the Furbees was located, Wileyville, on Little
Fishing Creek, while over the hill, on the north, was Fish Creek, in
Marshall County. The two creeks were not related, however, they both were
tributaries of the Ohio River. Over the hill from the Furbees, on Rocky Run,
which empties into Fish Creek, Iived old Richard Postlethwait, the same
gentleman who secured a land grant from the State of Virginia, for three
hundred there, in 1826. Richard Postlethwait had a large family, three of
whom, married three children of Waitman and Catherine (Leap) Furbee. Elsie
Postlethwait married the eldest Furbee Child, John George Furbee, and the
next one to marry a Furbee, was Jane, who married Samuel Furbee. The third
Postlethwait to marry one of the Furbee Clan, was Richard Postlethwait II.
He married Catherine Furbee, the youngest of the three daughters, being
named for her mother, All six lived and died within a couple of miles or so,
from where the old Furbee Family settled, in the twenties.

Waitman came from Kent Co., DE and settle in Monongalia Co. around 1790. Later, he moved to Taylor Co. in 1823 settling on Fishing Creek near Wileyville which would later become Wetzel Co. He bought 230 acres for 4.95 an acre on the West Run.
Source: Descendants of Thomas Moore, Keven Ahl

Died on 9 JUN 1863 in Wetzel Co., WV second death date.

More About WAITMAN FURBEE:
Burial: Aft. January 09, 1863, Higgins Cemetery, Lynn Camp Run, Proctor Dist., Wetzel Co., WV.

More About CATHERINE LEAP:
Burial: Unknown, Higgins Cemetery, Lynn Camp Run, Proctor Dist., Wetzel Co., WV.

More About WAITMAN FURBEE and CATHERINE LEAP:
Marriage: Abt. 1806, Monongalia Co., VA

Children of WAITMAN FURBEE and CATHERINE LEAP are:

CALEB⁸ FURBEE, b. Abt. 1796; d. Unknown.

Notes for CALEB FURBEE:
Might this Caleb Furbee be the one, b: abt. 1807, who married a Rachel Tennant, b: abt. 1811. Her parents were Joseph Tennant & Catherine Haught.

Jan Furbee's Jan's Genealogy does not list a Caleb born to Waitman Furbee.

87.	ii.	JOHN GEORGE FURBEE, b. Bet. 1806 and 1808, Monongalia Co., VA; d. March 01, 1886, Halls Mills, Wetzel Co., WV.
88.	iii.	ELIZABETH FURBEE, b. Abt. 1809, Monongalia Co., VA; d. Bef. February 25, 1891, Wetzel Co., WV.
89.	iv.	SARAH FURBEE, b. March 15, 1813, Monongalia Co., VA; d. January 06, 1900, Wetzel Co., WV.
90.	v.	SAMUEL FURBEE, b. April 08, 1816, Monongalia Co., VA.; d. May 31, 1906, Lynn Camp Run, Wetzel Co., WV.
91.	vi.	MARY BELL FURBEE, b. March 01, 1819, Monongalia Co., VA; d. Abt. 1908, Pine Grove,Wetzel Co., WV.
92.	vii.	CATHERINE MIRANDA FURBEE, b. August 10, 1820, Monongalia Co., VA; d. May 16, 1907.
93.	viii.	GABRIEL FURBEE, b. April 10, 1826, Wileyville, Tyler Co., VA; d. September 17, 1895.

34. CALEB⁷ FURBEE (CALEB⁶, BOWERS⁵, BENJIMAN⁴, BENJAMIN FURBEE³ [FURBY], BENJAMIN FURBEE², FELIX¹ FURBEE) was born Abt. 1796 in Kent Co., DE, or VA, and died Abt. 1878 in Marion Co., WV. He married (1) MARY DAVIS Bef. July 14, 1825, daughter of ROBERT JR and MIRIAM FURBEE. She was born Unknown, and died Bef. 1856. He married (2) MARY LEMASTERS December 1833 in Greene Co., PA. She was born Abt. 1786 in Washington Co., PA, and died Aft. 1868 in Ellsworh Twp., Tyler Co., WV. He married (3) MARY SHANKS September 13, 1856 in Marion Co., VA. She was born Bet. 1822 and 1824 in Virginia, and died Unknown.

Notes for CALEB FURBEE:
Lived in Marion Co., VA in 1846.

Lived in Glovers Gap, Marion Co., VA in 1860.

On 11 APR 1846 Caleb bought 50 acres on Rock Lick Run from George and Elizabeth Furbee, John and Rebecca Furbee, Waitman and Catherine Furbee, and James R. and Elizabeth Tucker, paying each couple $1.

On 25 APR 1846 Caleb and Mary sold to Dennis Campbell 94 acres on a small drain emptying into Piles Fork.
On 25 APR 1846 Caleb and Mary sold to Samuel Hibbs 100 acres on Dents Run.

On 6 APR 1872 Caleb Sr. and Mary sold to Isaac Thomas 140 acres on Piles Fork of Buffalo Creek.

Caleb made his will 24 SEP 1877; it was submitted for probate 7 FEB 1878. In it he mentioned his wife Mary; sons John, Charles D., George W., and James D.; daughters Elizabeth Furbee, Priscilla Furbee, and Sarah A. Furbee. His executor was his son John; witnesses were Francis M. Wells and Abraham Homer.

More About CALEB FURBEE:
Probate: February 07, 1878
Will: September 24, 1877

More About CALEB FURBEE and MARY DAVIS:
Marriage: Bef. July 14, 1825

More About CALEB FURBEE and MARY LEMASTERS:
Marriage: December 1833, Greene Co., PA

More About CALEB FURBEE and MARY SHANKS:
Marriage: September 13, 1856, Marion Co., VA

Children are listed above under (28) Mary Davis.

Child of CALEB FURBEE and MARY LEMASTERS is:

ELIZABETH⁸ FURBEE, b. Bet. 1825 and 1830, Virginia or Ohio; d. Unknown.

Notes for ELIZABETH FURBEE:
Lived in Fairmont P.O., Mannington Twp., Marion Co., WV in 1870. She was keeping house for her widowed brother James D. Lived in Mannington, Marion Co., WV in 1880. She was boarding with her brother Charles D.

Children of CALEB FURBEE and MARY SHANKS are:

ii.

PRISCILLA⁸ FURBEE, b. Abt. 1857, Virginia; d. Unknown.

Notes for PRISCILLA FURBEE:
Lived in Fairmont School Dist., Marion Co., WV in 1880.

She was a servant living with the Charles E. Watts family.

	iii.		SARAH A. FURBEE, b. Abt. 1858, Virginia; d. Unknown.
	iv.		AMOS FURBEE, b. May 20, 1860, Marion Co., VA; d. June 12, 1861, Marion Co., VA.

Notes for AMOS FURBEE:
Died in infancy.

SOMANTHA E. FURBEE, b. August 14, 1862, Marion Co., VA; d. September 07, 1862, Marion Co., VA.

Notes for SOMANTHA E. FURBEE:
Died in infancy.

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