Re: Acton and Brown in Kansas
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In reply to:
Re: Acton and Brown in Kansas
Elizabeth Watkins 10/21/00
Sorry, I goofed and pu on much more on the descendancy than I had intended to.
Now, I am doing the ancestry.
Ancestors of James Tosh Acton
First Generation
1.James Tosh Acton was born on 31 Oct 1822 in Dixon, Preble, Ohio and died
on 25 Aug 1899.Ancestral File Number:1BF3-MQ.
General Notes:!CENSUS:1850 WAPELLO CO, IOWA PG 408CENSUS:1870
WAPELLO CO. IOWA, WASHINGTON PG285 4 HOUSES FROM HIS BROTHER AND HIS
FAMILY Batch #: 8212701, Sheet #: 94, Source Call #: 0884810Batch #:
8309004, Sheet #: 97, Source Call #: 1395558
James married Margaret McDivitt on 22 Apr 1848 in Wapello, Wapello, Iowa.
Another name for Margaret was Margarette.
Children from this marriage were:
1.Charles A. Acton
2.Andrew H. Acton
3.Lorenzo Rowley Acton
4.Elzora Acton
5.Mary Mariah Acton
6.Scott E. Acton
7.Fanny E. Acton
8.William Luther Acton
Second Generation (Parents)
2.James Acton (1)was born on 25 Feb 1794 in , , Virginia, died on 25 Oct
1865 in Washington Twp., Wapello, Iowa and was buried in Ashland Cem.,
Wapello, Iowa.Ancestral File Number:100.
General Notes:!Batch #: M512961, Source Call #: 461073!CENSUS:1820
Preble Co., Ohio, Dixon pg 86 !CENSUS:1830 Preble Co., Ohio, Jackson pg
110 !CENSUS:1840 Elkhart Co, Indiana, Clinton !CENSUS:1850 Wapello Co.,
Iowa pg 408 !CENSUS:1860 Wapello Co., Iowa,Washington pg 164
James married Elizabeth Tosh, daughter of James Tosh and Anne Broadwater, on
17 Apr 1817 in , Preble, Ohio.
Children from this marriage were:
1.John William Acton
2.Weston A. Acton
3.Hester Ann Acton
4.James Tosh Acton
5.Nancy D. Acton
6.Amelia Jane Acton
James next married Mary Ann McDivitt, daughter of Philip McDivitt and
Elizabeth Booker, on 2 Nov 1858 in Preble, Preble, Ohio.
3.Elizabeth Tosh was born on 22 Sep 1788 in , , Virginia and died on 25 Feb
1858 in Washington Twp., Wapello, Iowa.Ancestral File Number:101.
General Notes:!CENSUS:1850 Wapello Co., Iowa pg 408Batch #: F792112,
Sheet #: 11, Source Call #: 1260643
Elizabeth married James Acton, son of John Acton and Hester Ann (Hettie)
Ward, on 17 Apr 1817 in , Preble, Ohio.
Third Generation (Grandparents)
4.John Acton (1)was born in 1750 in Acton Place, Devonshire, England and
died on 24 Dec 1793 in , Rockbridge, Virginia.Ancestral File
Number:200.
General Notes:!I am not sure about this family group yet, but it looks
right.!The family lived in Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland and
then moved to Rockbridge Co., Virginia. !John was supposedly a soldier
in the Revolutionary War.He was a slave holder in Virginia and
operated a wagon shop where slaves were employed.
!HISTORY OF PREBLE CO., OHIO
John married Hester Ann (Hettie) Ward, daughter of John Ward and Mary, <1780>
in
Children from this marriage were:
1.William Acton Sr.
2.John B. Acton
3.Philip Acton
4.Joseph Acton
5.James Acton
6.Joshua Acton
7.Dianna (Anna) Acton
John next married.
Children from this marriage were:
1.Joshua Acton
5.Hester Ann (Hettie) Ward (2)was born in Aug 1760 in , , Ireland, died
on 1 Mar 1841 in Eaton, Preble, Ohio and was buried in Old Mound Hill,
Eaton, Preble, Ohio.Ancestral File Number:201.
General Notes:!Her family moved to Virginia during the Revolutionary
War, supposedly fromPennsylvania.
!HISTORY OF PREBLE CO., OHIO
Hester married John Acton, son of Acton and Unknown, <1780> in
Hester next married Asa Banning, son of John Banning and Mary, on 19 Sep 1796
in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
6.James Tosh was born about 1750-1760 in , Botetourt, Virginia and died on
11 Jul 1804 in Nr Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee.
James married Anne Broadwater, daughter of Charles Broadwater and Unknown, on
11 May 1787 in , Botetourt, Virginia.
Children from this marriage were:
1.Elizabeth Tosh
2.James Tosh
3.William Tosh
4.Tasker Tosh
7.Anne Broadwater was born about 1766 in , Botetourt, Virginia.
Anne married James Tosh, son of Tasker Tosh and Agnes Alexander, on 11 May
1787 in , Botetourt, Virginia.
Fourth Generation (Great Grandparents)
8.Acton
Acton married.
Children from this marriage were:
1.John Acton
10.John Ward was born <1731> in , , Ireland.Ancestral File Number:402.
General Notes:!Came to America from Ireland during Rev. War.First
settled in Pennsylvania then moved to Virginia.
John married Mary <1759> in <, , Ireland>.
Children from this marriage were:
1.Hester Ann (Hettie) Ward
11.Mary was born <1736> in <, , Ireland>.Ancestral File Number:403.
Mary married John Ward <1759> in <, , Ireland>.
12.Tasker Tosh was born about 1715 in , Augusta, Virginia and died in 1762
in , Augusta, Virginia.
Tasker married Agnes Alexander <1749> in <, Botetourt, Virginia>.
Children from this marriage were:
1.James Tosh
2.Jonathan Tosh
13.Agnes Alexander was born about 1726 in Big Lick Community, Augusta,
Virginia and died in 1772 in , Botetourt, Virginia.
Agnes married Tasker Tosh, son of Jonathan Tosh and Unknown, <1749> in <,
Botetourt, Virginia>.
14.Charles Broadwater was born <1738> in <, Botetourt, Virginia>.
Charles married.
Children from this marriage were:
1.Anne Broadwater
Fifth Generation (Great Great Grandparents)
24.Jonathan Tosh (3)was born about 1690 in Drumore, Lancaster,
Pennsylvania (3, 4)and died about Sep 1750 in Drumore, Lancaster,
Pennsylvania (3, 4).
Jonathan married Unknown about 1710.
Children from this marriage were:
1.Thomas Tosh
2.Tasker Tosh
3.James Tosh
4.Isabel Tosh
5.Jean Tosh
6.Mary Tosh
Jonathan next married.
Children from this marriage were:
1.Tasker Tosh
25.Unknown(3)was born about 1693 in Drumore Twp., PA (3, 4)and died
before Dec 1744 in Drumore Twp., PA (3, 4).
Unknown married Jonathan Tosh about 1710.
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Sources
1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R),
(Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).Surety: 3
2. Pedigree Resource File CD 10, (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve,
Inc., 2000).Surety: 3
3. 111324.ftw.Surety: 3
4. Family August 2000.FBK.Surety: 3
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