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DEATH: "DEAN WITHINGTON PAPERS" pg.? 4893, Charles C.Wheeldon, 12-28-1874, Adms. of Jas. Wheeldon dec'd; S? of Jas. & Harriet
Wheeldon. L.S. (Cass County Recorder's Office). "MISC. RECORD BK. #12:", Pg. 436 (Cass County Recorder's Office).

James married Cinthia Ann Callaway on 31 Dec 1829 in Greenburg Twp., Decatur County, IN. Cinthia (daughter of Charles C. Callaway and Ellen "Jennie" Garten) was born on 24 Jul 1813 in Monroe County, VA; died on 14 Apr 1863 in Fulton County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Charles married Ellen "Jennie" Garten on 26 Sep 1812 in Monroe County, VA. Ellen (daughter of Griffith Garten and Hannah Miller) was born on 16 Sep 1793 in Monroe County, VA; died on 11 Mar 1845 in Fulton County, IN; was buried in Zion Cem, Fulton Co In. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Catherine Vial on 15 Sep 1796 in Madison County, Kentucky. Catherine was born on 11 Dec 1776 in Delaware; died on 1 May 1867. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Augusta County, Va. record by Chalkey Vol. 1 page 393, also Vol. l2 page 424

"Zachariah Callaway served in Valentine White's Second Battalion of Augusta County, VA. This service rendered prior to the year 1784 at which time court records show that he removed to the New River Country.

Zachariah Callaway is the ancestor who assisted in establishing American Independence while acting in the capacity of soldier.

Verified by National Number # 284900

Subscribed and sworn to at Williston, North Dakota, May 12, 1942 Eugene A. Burdick Notary Public, Williston County, North Dakota. ( A member of the Callaway family joined the DAR at Williston).

Copy of reference continued

Zachariah Callaway took up 200 acres of land in 1793 in what is now known as Greenbriar County, WVA. page 309, State West VA. ( see B 3-44 County Land Grant Records.) History of Monroe County, WVA.

Zachariah Callaway died in 1816, leaving his wife, Ellender, who had a blockhouse on Trigger Run near Petersbury. This same history gave the names of their children as presented on previous page. You may refer to it as authority. ( Marion O'Keef e; D.A.R Williston, North Dakota)

# 333690 National Number.

Will of Zachariah Callaway Monroe County, West Virginia

Will Book No. 1 Page 365

I, Zachariah Callaway of Monroe County and State of Virginia do hereby make this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say:

1stly, I desire that all the perishable part of my estate be immediately sold after my decease and out of the money arising there from all my just debts and funeral charges be paid.

2ndly: after the payment of my debts and funeral expenses I give my wife Ellender one third part of my estate both real and personal for and during the term of her natural life and after her decease I give the same to my children herein mentione d ( her part of my land whereon I know live excepted) equally to be divided amongst them ( my son Andrew except) and to be enjoyed by them forever.

3rdly: I give to my son Andrew the tract of land or plantation where on I now live in the county of Monroe containing 200 acres to him and to his heirs forever, also my wife Ellender's third part of the same at her decease to him and his heirs f orever.

4thly, I desire that my land on the north side of Peters Mountain in said county and adjoining the land of Jacob Peck be sold and the moneys arising there from as also all the moneys arising from the sales of all my other personal property--sa y horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, etc. together with all my household and farming utensils and tools of every kind also my wife (') third part of my perishable property after her decease all said moneys to be equally divided among my other childre n to wit: Peggy, Nancy, Patty, Polly, Sally, Joshua, James, Priscilla, Betsy, and Charles.

5thly: All the rest of my estate both real and personal of what nature or kind so ever it my be not be here in before particularly disposed of, and the money divided equally among my children herein before mentioned which I give them their heir s executors, administrators and assign forever ( Andrew excepted).

6thly: and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my sons James Callaway and Andrew Callaway executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills or testaments by me heretofore made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 7th day of March 1815.

His
Zachariah XX Callaway
Mark

Signed, sealed and published and declared as and for the last will and testament of the above named Zachariah Callaway in presence of us.

Jacob Peck Edwin H. Wade William Vawter

The will was probated 19th day of November 1812 [sic] Monroe County, West Virginia.

Andrew refused to serve as Administrator of his father's estate.

Zachariah Callaway served in Valentine White's County

History of Monroe County, WV pg. 319 reel 4 # 17

Zachariah Callaway (D. 1816) (Ellender) had a blockhouse of Trigger Run near Peterstown. Children: Andrew, Margaret, Nancy, Paty, Polly, ( James Ellison C. 1796) Sarah, Joshua (Rebecca Campbell 1808? Nancy Roads, 1813) James, Priscilla (Delane y Swinney, 1806). Elizabeth (Ephriam Simmons, 1802), Charles(Ellen Garten, 1812). Richards may have been in this locality in 1775. He was a resident of Fincastle, which then included the southern extremity of Monroe.

Residents of 1799 Tax Roll

Callaway, Isaiah (2) Zachariah

Given names of heads of families with same family name (2) indicates number of tithables in household.

From Find a Grave .com http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42175401
Zachariah Callaway gravestone inscription:
IN
MEMORY
ZECHARIAH
CALLAWAY DIED
THE (ILLEGABLE) OF OCT 1816
AGE 67 YEARS

Zachariah married Ellenor Boyd before 1781 in Augusta County, VA. Ellenor was born about 1758; died on 4 Jul 1840 in Monroe County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Last Will and Testament of Griffith Garton/Gartin (Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia)), Film 589,681, Will Book 3, Pg. 220, 575, 602-607, 611, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150. "In the name of God a men. I Griffith Gartin of the County of Monroe & State of Virginia, being advanced in years but in good health of sound mind & memory - do make this my last will & testimony in mmaner following that is to say - I desire that all my just debt s & funeral expences be promptly paid. 1st It is my will & desire that all my slaves to wit Benjamin, Betty, Jackson, Joseph, Wilson, Clara, & Harriet & the increase of the females (should any there be) be emancipated & set at liberty accordin g to the laws of the State, at my death & I do hereby direct & it is my will & desire that my Excecutors herein after named make out in due firm a deed of emancipation & have the same duly recorded should this will not be sufficient to give the m & every of them immediate freedom from all slavery at my death as it is my wish they shall not be held in bondage after my death by none of my children nor no one else. They nor their increase. 2nd It is my will that my sd slaves hold & enjo y whatever money or property they have now & may hereafter have & any accounts or other debts whatsoever which are now due to them or may hereafter be due to them that they be allowed to receive & recover the same as if they were now free. 3rd I t is my will that all my property (the above named slaves excepted) of every kind & description whatsoever I may be both real & peersonal at my death be sold & the money arising from such sale by my executors to be made to be equally divided amo ng all my children according to what they have each received. That is to say making with the sums they have already received each & every of them to receive an equal portion of my estate or such of it as may remain at my death, the same that eac h have received is entered on a book now in my possession which will be a guide for my executors when they come to make a distribution of the money as aforesaid. 4th It is my will that my exeuctors have time accoding to their sound discretion t o advertise & sell my lands so that the same may sell for as good a price as possible. 5th I entered into an article of agreement with my son Elijah A. Gartin on the 10th of March 1832 by which I put my sd sun (sic) into possession of all my pro perty & that he was to have & enjoy the same by paying each of my other children $100. & on the 15th of March 1832 I & my sd son entered into another article of agreement which is now in my possession & which entirely annulled & made void & of n o effect the one of the 10th of March 1832 & having come again into full possession of all my property which by the last article was in his possession the & last mentioned article as well as the previous one are entirely void & of no effect thi s Elijah A. Gartin having no claim either legal or equitable to any part of my estate except such part as he may be entitled to under this will - that he is in all respects upon the same grounds as my other children. 6th I do hereby appoint Joh n H. Vanter, James A. Dunlap & James Harvey or any two of them Executors of this my last will & testament hereby revoking all other or former wills by me heretofore made at any time declaring this & this alone to be my true last will & testamen t in presence & hearing of the witnesses hereto signed witness this 27th day of April 1835. James H. Alexander Griffeth Gartin Allen T. Caperton Jn Hutchison Jr. At Monroe July Court 1835 Griffith Gartin presented in court his last will & testi mony & acknowledged the same as such, it is ordered that the same be Recorded. A Copy Teste In Hutchison Jr. C.M.C. Item See proof of will this Book page 611. Pg. 575 I Griffith Garten of the County of Monroe and state of Virginia having heretof ore made and published my last will and testament and afterwards to wit on the (blank) day of (blank) in the year (blank) having made a codicil or addition and alteration thereto do now make the following alterations and additions thereto withou t intending to cansel (sic) either the Original will or the Codicil formerly made, but for the purpose of explaining the same and giving further Powers to my executors intending that all the papers refered to shall be taken and construed togethe r in the most liberal manner. Item 1st I therefore desire and authorise my executors or such of them as shall qualify as such to consult their best judgement as to the time and manner of making sales of my lands and they are hereby fully authori sed (sic) and enpowered either to make a private or a public sale of the same and upon such credits as they may think best calculated to promote the interest of my heirs and they are further authorised to sell ay of my personal property in the s ame manner. Item 2nd I desire and direct that if any debt or debts should come against my estate which have been contracted by any of my slaves that the said debts be paid by them or that my executors shall make the same out of the property the y now claim & have in their possession and which is (?????) as their property. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5th day of August 1842. Signed, Sealed & delivered by Griffith Gartin G. Gartin in our presence a Codi cil to his last will & testament the 5th day of Aug 1842 James Vantor John H. Vantor William Campbell James A. Dunlap Pgs. 602-607 An Appraisment of the Real and Personal Estate of Griffith Garten Dec'd made by Robert Young, F. F. Neel and Tho s S. Campbell after having been duly sworn for that purpose. Pg. 606, 607 says: The foregoing is a list of the personal property sold of the Estate of G. Gartin Dec'd amounting to $488.34. In addition to which we have sold of the land of the sai d Dec'd to John C. Maddy the home tract 229 acres & a boundary of land ajoining part of 1000 acres granted to J.T. Welch quantity not known (say about 100 acres) for the sum of $1400.00 of which $650 to be paid in October 183 & remainder in thre e years thereafter. James A. Dunlap John H. Vanter Exors At Monroe July Court 1843 This Sale Bill of the Estate of Griffith Garten Dec'd was returned & ordered to be recorded. A Copy Teste G. W. Hutchinson D.C. mC Pg. 611 At Monroe February Cou rt 1843 This Last Will & Testament of Griffith Gartin Dec'd having been acknowledge in his life time in open court and recorded - was on the motion of James A. Dunlap & John H. Vantor the executors named in said will, upon(?) presented in Cour t & proven by the oaths of John Hutchinson Jr and George W. Hutchinson on subscribing witness is thereto. A Copy Teste Geo. W. Hutchinson D.C.mC."

2Monroe County Historical Society, Early History of Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Film 1,017,644, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150. "Marriage Register of Rev. John Alderson Jr. performed at th e Greenbrier Baptist Church, Alderson, Virginia: Sept. 19, 1787 - Griffith Garten with Hanna Miller."

Griffith married Hannah Miller on 19 Sep 1787 in Rockingham County, VA. Hannah (daughter of James Miller and Margaret Boyd) was born about 1765; died on 7 Sep 1828 in Monroe County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]