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William Fitz RANDOLPH

William Fitz RANDOLPH

Male 1800 - 1861  (60 years)

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  • Name William Fitz RANDOLPH 
    Born 19 Dec 1800  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer, Deputy Surveyor for Harrison County  [2, 3] 
    • William started surveying around 1825 and eventually became the deputy surveyor for Harrison County under the tutelage of Thomas Haymond. He surveyed for Lewis Maxwell from 1826 to 1835. I have copies of several surveys made by William F. Randolph in the 1830s. Most of his surveying was conducted near Salem, New Milton and West Union.
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    Residence Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 9 Nov 1861  [1, 4] 
    Buried Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I57947  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2021 

    Father Jonathan Fitz RANDOLPH,   b. 20 Mar 1775, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1853, Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Mary DAVIS,   b. 31 Mar 1782, Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1862, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F19354  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Bond DAVIS,   b. 24 Jan 1804, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1854, Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 28 Aug 1823  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 9 1850:
      William F. Randolph, 49, farmer, value of real estate $2,400; Mary F, 46; Waldo F, 23, farmer; Esther F, 21; Ezra F, 20, farmer; Silas F, 17, farmer; Judson F, 15, farmer; Preston F, 13; Jethro F, 11; Lewis F, 8; Zipporah E. F, 6. All born in Virginia.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 30 1860:
      Wm. F. Randolph, 60, farmer, value of real estate $6,000, value of personal estate $1,200; Racheal, 63; Silas, 27, teacher com school; Judson, 25, farm laborer; Lewis, 19, farm laborer, attended school within the year; O. E. (female), 16, attended school within the year; Mary, 78. All born in Virginia except for Racheal (Maryland) and Mary (New Jersey).
    Children 
     1. Harriet F. RANDOLPH,   b. 2 Feb 1826, Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1900, Garwin, Tama Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Waldo F. RANDOLPH,   b. 2 Jun 1827, Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1863, Staunton, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     3. Esther F. RANDOLPH,   b. 28 Aug 1828, Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1905, Hebron, Potter Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     4. Ezra F. RANDOLPH,   b. 30 May 1830, Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1854  (Age 24 years)
     5. Lydia F. RANDOLPH,   b. 4 Jan 1832, Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1837  (Age 5 years)
     6. Silas F. RANDOLPH,   b. 3 Jul 1833, Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1915, Farina, Fayette Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     7. Judson F. RANDOLPH,   b. 21 Dec 1834, Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1920  (Age 85 years)
     8. Preston F. RANDOLPH,   b. 19 Nov 1836, Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1919  (Age 82 years)
     9. Jethro F. RANDOLPH,   b. 16 Oct 1838, Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1857, Alfred, Allegany Co, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     10. Sarah Jane RANDOLPH,   b. 2 Apr 1840, Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1844  (Age 4 years)
     11. Lewis F. RANDOLPH,   b. 21 Dec 1841, Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1913, Ashaway, Washington Co, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     12. Zipporah Elizabeth F. RANDOLPH,   b. 12 May 1844,   d. Bef Dec 1915  (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F23955  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Rachel BOND,   b. 20 Sep 1797, Cecil Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1864  (Age 66 years)  [1] 
    Married 1 May 1855  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F23956  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 31.

    2. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    3. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    4. [S5] Headstone.

    5. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).

    6. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 4 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252074&Type=Marriage.