Vawter, Ambrose Jackson (b. ABT 1911, d. ?)

Note: 1930 Gibson Co. TN census:
Eva Vawter......47......TN...NC...TN
Ida M Bryant.....23......TN.....daughter
A. J. Vawter....19....TN....son
John M. Minor....80.....NC...NC...NC
and 6 boarders

Note: 1910 Carroll Co. Tennessee census:
Andrew J Vawter - 70 - VA - VA - VA
Frances P Vawter - 66 - TN - NC - TN
John R Vawter - 28 - TN - VA - TN

Note: Jackson Vawter (Varter) single b. Oct 1860 age 39 head
Patsy Vawter single age 39 b. Feb 1861 sister
Mariah (Maria) Vawter single age 38 b. Mar 1862 sister
(These are the children of William E. Vawter, brother of Patsy. James is the older brother)
They are found next door to James.

Note: Essex Co. Will Book 13 p522, 25 Mar 1785-17 Oct 1785. Will of Angus Vawter
In the name of God, Amen, I Angus Vawter of Essex County, of the Parish of St. Ann’s do make this my last will and testament as follows:
Item, I leave to my four daughters namely Anna, Elizabeth, Rhoda and Phebe Vawter that part or parcel of land I purchased of James Boulware to be equally divided amongst them and if either should died without Wills or Lawful heirs of their body for her part to be divided among the survivors.
Item, I also give the one half of my personal estate to above mentioned four daughters in like manner to them and their heirs forever.
Item, the remainder of my estate I have in the hands of my wife Anne Vawter during her life.
Item, then I give it to my son Boulware Vawter to him and his heirs forever.
And do constitute and appoint Messr. Ralph Rowzee & Elliot Vawter Executors to this my last will and Testament and in testimony herewith I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 25th day of Mar 1785.
Angus Vawter (seal)
In the presence of Frederick Cavanaugh, Young Boulware, Ellison Noel.

Note: FRANCES, daughter of Stokeley and Ann, married Richard Vawter, whose will, dated March 1, 1803, names son-in-law Elijah Wilhoit, daughters, Margaret Breedlove, Lucy Finks, Tabitha Rouse, ANN VAWTER and Alpha Shelton. Frances Vawter's will, dated November 11, 1811, named daughters Alpha Shelton, ANN VAWTER and Nancy Wilhoit. ANN married PHILEMON VAWTER.

Will Book A-34- Indiana. 28 March 1814.
Philemon left wife all estate. Daughter, Nancy, all stock, $143 worth of articles "her mother shall think proper to make her equal" to other siblings. Children: Richard, Elliot, Jesse, Beverly, Frances, Lucy, Elizabeth "already received that amount." Son DAVID, one half tract "where I live" at death of widow.
Son, Beverly and Henry Ristine, execs.
Witnesses: Jesse Vawter, Linsfield Branham, James M. Crawford, sec.

Note: As of this posting, Sept 2010, we do not know who Annie's parents were. This is the
name on her son's death cert.

Note: 1910 Park, WY census:
Arland O Vawter....27....KS
Edith Vawter....23....NE
Aldiene Vawter....1.....WY......son

1920 Park, WY census:
Arlen O Vawter....36.....KS (name is indexed as Vaenter)
Edith Vawter....32.....NE
Alden Vawter....10......WY
Marjorie Vawter....8....WY
Rachel Vawter....6....WY
Robert J Vawter....4 WY
Ruth Vawter....4.....WY
Mary R Vawter....2....WY

Note: 1930 Nez Perce, Idaho census:
Arthur Vawter....30....KS...ILL...ILL
Gladys Vawter....29....IA...IN...MO
Velda Vawter....6...ID
Melba Vawter....5...ID
Glenn Vawter....3....ID
Marvin Vawter....1....ID

Note: 1910 Saline Co. Missouri census:
Arthur T Vawter 34 MO
Clara E Vawter 30 "
Lillian E Vawter 5 "
Hart C Bennett (?) 29 " (sister-in-law)

1920 Saline Co. Missouri census:
Arthur T Vawter 44 MO
Ruth Vawter 29 "
Elizabeth Vawter 15 "

Note: Asa never married.

Note: Essex County Virginia Deed. Court Records 1696; Bartholomew Vawter's Will, 1717. John and Margaret Vawter's wills, Culpeper Co., Virginia. The Vawter Family in America by Bicknell. Rucker Family Genealogy.
This is all from W.T. Vawter's research for his Sons of the American Revolution application.
Their children were Winifred, Bartholomew, Richard Beverly who married Frances Towles, Margaret, Angus and David Vawter, who married Mary Offill.

Essex Co. Deed Book 24, p20. 18 Mar 1745. Daniel Noel of the Parish of St. Ann?s for 10 pounds deed to John Vawter and Margaret his wife, sd Margaret a daughter of said Daniel Noel-70 acres in Parish of St. Ann?s, adjoining to the land of John Andrews. Land was given to daughter of John in his will:
JOHN VAWTER WILL, Culpeper Co., VA, Will book A, dated 23 May 1748. Compiled by John Frederick Dorman, pub. Washington, 1956 p. 15. Also found in the Virginia Historical Magazine Vol. 23, year ending 1915, p. 77-79.
I, John Vawter of Essex County, All my personal estate as well in Orange as in Essex be not appraised but sold at auction by my executors hereinafter named and also my outstanding debts collected in out of which sums they pay all my just debts and the remainder to be distributed as follows (vist) that one third part be my loving wife?s, Margaret Vawter and the rest to be equally divided amongst my children, namely: Winifred, Bartholomew, Richard, Margaret Rucker, Angus and David Vawter.
2ndly. What land I have I give as follows: All the land I purchased of young Hawkins I lend to my wife Margaret during her natural life with a piece of Kings land surveyed by Major Robert Brook to be enclosed by a double pattant, in all by estimation one hundred and fifty acres, she making no waste or sales of any of the appurtenances thereon and after her decease my will is that it to be my son Bartholomew Vawter's, he paying therefore to my son Angus Vawter twenty pounds current money and to my son David Vawter fifty pounds current money.
3rdly. To daughter Winifred Vawter, 130 acres which was given me by my father-in-law Daniel Noel.
4thly To my daughter Margaret Rucker one hundred and fifty acres of land at the great Mountains, that which leys most convenient to her. 5thly. The remainder of the tract being five hundred acres be equally divided by an east west line in two parts and I give my son Richard Vawter his choice of said parts. The other part of the said tract I give to my son Angus Vawter.
6thly. To my son David Vawter three hundred and eighty acres of land adjoining the old Ct. House (?) tract in Orange County to him and his heirs
I constitute and appoint my loving wife Margaret and my son Bartholomew Vawter executrix and executor.
Signed John Vawter. Witnessed Edward Vawter, Elizabeth Vawter, Samuel Vawter.

Source: (Birth)
Title: JAMES.FTWSource Medium: Other

Data:
Text: Date of Import: Aug 23, 2005

Note: Augustine was listed as an orphan at age 17 and indentured to Adam Linsley for four years.

Essex Co. Deed 1745-1749 p. 29 This indenture made this 15th day of April in year of our Lord 1746 six witnesses, Thomas Waring, Benjamin Winslow, Wm. Roane, Wm. Daingerfield, Frances Waring & Samuel Hipkins, Gent. Justices of the peace of the county of Essex do by these presents bind Augustine Vawters of the Parish of St. Anns, son of Benjamin Vawters in the county of Essex deceased, an orphan of the age of seventeen years, as an Apprentice to Adam Linsley of the county of Caroline, Mill Wright, with him to dwell and serve during the full time and term of 4 years to commence from the day of the date hereof. Adam shall do his utmost endeavour to teach and instruct said Augustine the art and trade of Mill Wright and House Carpenter provide sufficeint cloathing meat drink washing and Lodging. Augustine and Adam doth bind himself his heirs firmly in the penal sum of twenty pounds sterling money of Great Britain.
Signed Adam Lindsey & Augustine Vawter. Record 15 Apr 1746.

Note: The "family tree" format of this file represents Grace Bicknell's work from the early 1900s. It has many "Branhams" because several Vawters married Branhams.
Plus some family information gathered later on the family of David, son of John, who came to Texas to run the ferry across the Sabine.

Bartholomew's father could have been John, but there is no documentation to support this belief at this time. He could have been born in "the Colonies" instead of England. There is no record of his birth or immigration.
Bartholomew and Winifred had at least 6 children, John, William, David, Margaret, Benjamin and Edward. There was also a Richard and an Augustine that are the right age and were indentured to Bernard Noel.

SEE THE RECORDS OF GEORGENE JURGENSEN FOR MUCH MORE INFOMATION ON BARTHOLOMEW VAWTER AND DESCENDANTS, including land transactions, patents etc. (Grace Vawter Bicknell's book "The Vawter Family in America" is also included in another file on this website. Grace concentrated primarily on two sons of David and Mary (Offill, Offott ?), Jesse and Philemon, however they had at least four other children.

A notation by William Snyder Vawter in his documents points to the earliest land record for Bartholomew.
Taken from early Essex Co., Records:
The parish of Cittenbornd, Essex Co. 16 Dec 1693 sold 150 acres to Bartholomew Vawter.

Essex County, Virginia Marriages, 1655-1900
Index to Marriages of Old Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia
page 133
1696 (This date in question, possible s/b 1690)
Hodgson, Winifred, Daugter of William (Hodgson)
married Bartholomew Vawter
Book: D 9
Page 54

Will of Bartholomew Vawter of the County of Essex and Parish of St. Ann's, dated 16, Aug 1717.

LAST WILL OF BARTHOLOMEW VAWTER
In the name of God Amen, I Bartholomew Vawter of the county of Essex and parish of St. Anns - being very sick and weak but of good and perfect sense and memory and calling to mind the certainty of death and the uncertainty of this life hereon earth, do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as followth First and principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it, in sure and certain hopes of a Joyful Resurrection, by the merits of my Redeemer and Saviour Jesus Christ my body to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner at the discretion of my Exor. hereafter named, and for what worldly estate it hath pleased Almighty God of his great goodness and mercy to bestow upon me I give and bequeath as followth. (Viz) I will that all my just debts that I owe of any person be well and truely paid.
Item I give and bequeath unto my oldest son John Vawter the land and plantation where on I now live with its appententures to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give to my son William Vawter that half part of land I have in the forrest that is next to James Boulware, Jn (?) whereon he is now seated to his and his heirs forever.
Item to my son David Vawter the other half part of my land in the forrest that is next to Daniel Nowell to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give unto my daughter Margaret one cow and calf to be delivered to her after my decease with all their increase and alsoe what she hath already received of what nature kinde or speces whatever it is of.
Item I will that my son David Vawter be of age for to act and do for himself after my decease.
Item I give and bequeath to my two youngest sons Benjamin Vawter and Edward Vawter all my personal Estate both within doors and without, to be equally divided between them when they reach to age twenty one years receive his part and peacably enjoy the same.
Finally I make constitute ordain and appoint my eldest son John Vawter my whole and sole Executor of this my last will and Testament, disanulling and making void all other wills by me formerly made, and do declare this to be my last. In testamony whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal this sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord God seventeen hundred seventeen.
[signed] Bartholomew (BV) Vawter (seal)
Signed sealed and declared in the presence of Saml Stallard, Saml Bizwell, John Rouse
At a court held for Essex Co. on ye 7th day of September 1717 this Will was this day proved in upon Court by ye oaths of Samuel Stallard & John Rouse witnesses to & by the Court admitted to record. Test. Will. Beverley Cl Cur.
Know all men by these present that we John Vawter, Daniel Nowell and James Jameson of Essex County are held and firmly bound unto Jno Lomax, Wm. Woodford and Augustine Smith Gent. Justice of ye County of Essex in ye sum of two hundred pounds Sterling which payment truly to be made? for out heir and adm. & severally to ye said Justices.. Witness our hands & seals the seventeenth day of September Ano Domni 1717.
The Condition of this obligation is such if ye above bound John Vawter, Exec. Of the last will and testament of Bartho Vawter deceased do make or cause to be made above & perfect inventory? Then ye obligation be void, otherwise to remain in full force & virtue. Signed Jno Vawter, Daniel Nowell, James Jameson.
No wife is mentioned in the will, so it is assumed that she was already deceased.

Source: (Birth)
Title: JAMES.FTWSource Medium: Other

Data:
Text: Date of Import: Aug 23, 2005

Source: (Name Field)
Details:

Event: Type: Court Recods
Date: 1717
Place: Essex County, Virginia Records

Note: Bartholomew Vawter b. ca 1798 Essex Co., VA
Marriage Record Essex Co., VA Book 1 pg. 240
Bartholomew Vawter m. Catherine Clark m. 24 Dec 1823
1850 US Census Madison Co., VA #617
William T. Utz Age 35 farmer b. VA
Lucinda age 36 b. VA.... (GJNote: likely daughter of Bartholomew shown in 1830)
Sarah A. age 10 b. VA
Louisa E. age 8 b. VA
James W. age 6 b. VA
Bartholimew Vorters age 52 b. VA laborer
1860 VA census Madison Co., VA p. 31
Bartholomew Vawter age 62
Eliza Vawter age 25
Alice Vawter age 3
Alexander Vawter age 67 (GJNote: This is Alamander Vawter brother of Bartholomew)

Note: Benjamin was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in February 1777 for a three year tour in the 2nd Virginia State Regiment. He received 100 acres of bounty land from the state of Virginia.

Note: Benjamin was a Revolutionary War soldier.

Source: (Birth)
Title: JAMES.FTWSource Medium: Other

Data:
Text: Date of Import: Aug 23, 2005

Note: 1830 Census of Orange Co., VA p. 333
Benjamin Vawter : 2 males under 5, 1 male 30-40; 3 females under 5; 1 female 5-10; 1 female 20-30; 1 female 30-40; 1 female 60-70.

The maiden name of Benjamin's wife came from the research of Wm. S. Vawter.
Perhaps her name was Frances Elizabeth Bell.

1850 Orange VA census:
Benjamin Vauters......63...VA......name indexed as Vantus
Lucinda Vauters.....27...VA
Permelia Vauters....24....VA
Amanda Vauters....22....VA
Frances Vauters....62....VA

1860 Orange VA census:
Benj Vauter.....73...VA
Fanny Vauter....71....VA
Lucinda Vauter....33....VA
Permelia Vauter....32....VA
Amanda Vauter.....2?....VA

Note: 1830 Essex Co., VA census p153
Benjamin Vawter, 1 male under 5, 1 male 30-40, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 50-60
Slaves, 2 males under 10, 1 male 20-30
1840 US Census Essex Co. VA
Benjamin Vawter
Male 1 age 15-19 (of the right age to be William)
Male 1 age 40-49 (Benjamin)
Female 2 under 5, 1 age 5-9, 1 age 10-14, 1 age 15-19, 1 age 30-39, 1 age 60-69

Note: 1870 Shawnee KS census:
Benjamin Vawter.....35...KY
Mary Vawter....33...IL
Bethana Vawter....12....IL
Anna Vawter....10....IL
Charles Vawter....8....IL