Samuel Thrift (b. bef 1770)
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SAMUEL THRIFT
Scotland to Virginia

Samuel Thrift b. Bef 1770, Scotland, m. in Scotland, Catherine Courtney,
d. Scotland. Samuel died Scotland.
Children:
2. i Jeremiah b. Abt 1788.

Second Generation

VA., Elizabeth Self, b. Abt 1795, Westmoreland, VA., (daughter of William
Self and Frances I. ??) d. Westmoreland, VA. Jeremiah died 20 Apr 1865,
Westmoreland, VA.
Children:
i Charlotte S. Thrift b. Westmoreland, VA.
3. ii Sarah A. "Sallie".
4. iii Samuel Russ b. 25 Nov 1810.
iv Elizabeth Thrift b. Abt 1812.
5. v Jeremiah Courtney b. 25 Jan 1823.
6. vi Joseph Bridgemon b. 3 Aug 1825.
7. vii Fleet W. b. Abt 1834.

Third Generation

Westmoreland, VA., Richard H. Donnahaw.
Children:
8. i Marian Gawen.

Westmoreland, VA., Elizabeth Anderson "Ann" Tinsley, b. 9 Sep 1819. Samuel
died Westmoreland, VA.
Children:
9. i Mildred Linsay b. 17 Aug 1843.
10. ii Henry Linsay b. 19 May 1846.
11. iii Julian Randolph b. Abt Mar 1849.
iv Jeremiah Anderson Thrift b. 9 Nov 1851, Westmoreland, VA.
v William Samuel Thrift b. 23 Jun 1854, Westmoreland, VA.

1847, in Westmoreland, VA., Alice Jefferson Garner, b. VA., d. Dec 1851,
Kinsale, Westmoreland, VA., m. (2) 1 Dec 1853, in Westmoreland, VA.,
Elizabeth Jane Smith, b. 27 Aug 1826, Westmoreland, VA., (daughter of
Jeremiah Smith and Frances Sutton) d. 24 Jun 1878, Tucker Hill,
Westmoreland, VA., m. (3) 2 Nov 1880, in Westmoreland, VA., Annie E. R.
Dobyns, b. Sep 1836, d. Westmoreland, VA. Jeremiah died 27 Apr 1909,
Westmoreland, VA.
Children:
12. i Willie Ann b. 11 Oct 1854.
13. ii Jeremiah Smith b. 12 Jan 1856.
14. iii Julia Alice b. 10 Apr 1858.
iv Walter Irving Thrift b. 30 Nov 1859, d. 7 Sep 1872.
15. v Francis Marion b. 1 Nov 1861.
16. vi Charles Crocker b. 12 Jul 1864.

in Westmoreland, VA., Mary Ann Branson, b. 21 Sep 1831, Westmoreland, VA.,
(daughter of Newyear C. Branson and Elizabeth W. ??) d. 13 Jul 1902,
Westmoreland, VA. Joseph died 7 Apr 1904, Westmoreland, VA.
Children:
i Roberta W. Thrift m. Robert William Self.
ii Rebecca E. Thrift m. _____ Beale.
17. iii Annie Catherine.
18. iv William Newyear b. Bef 1854.
19. v Bettie H. b. Jan 1856.
20. vi Joseph Bridgeman "Sharp" b. Abt 1859.
vii Jefferson Davis Thrift b. 20 Jul 1861, Westmoreland, VA., d. 20
Jul 1861, Westmoreland, VA.
21. viii Molly B. b. 1872.

9 Jul 1844. Fleet died Westmoreland, VA.
Children:
i Wade Thrift b. Abt 1869.
ii Hannah H. Thrift b. 1 Feb 1871.
iii Mary Thrift b. 1 Feb 1871.
iv James Fleet Thrift b. 30 Nov 1873, Westmoreland, VA., d. Baltimore,
MD.
v Jeanette P. Thrift b. 30 Nov 1873.
vi Jane G. Thrift b. 27 Feb 1876, VA.

Fourth Generation

Children:
i Sallie Muir.

b. 1836-1838, Northumberland, VA., (son of Hiram B. Lewis and Nancy
Winstead).
Children:
i A. Leslie Lewis b. After 1866.

in Locust Hill Ch., Northumberland, VA., Laura Anna G. Sutton, b. 2 Sep
1854, Westmoreland, VA., (daughter of Fredrick T. Sutton and Susan B.
Sidnor) d. 9 Sep 1908. Henry died 16 Jan 1916, Northumberland, VA.
Children:
i Susan Eliza Thrift b. 25 Nov 1874, Westmoreland, VA., d. Oct 1930.
ii Fredrick Samuel Thrift b. 27 Apr 1877, Westmoreland, VA., d. 17 Jun
1934.
22. iii Charles Tinsley b. 11 Jul 1879.
iv Luther Lee Thrift b. 21 Jun 1881, d. 21 Jun 1881.
v Harry Edwards Thrift b. 12 Oct 1883, Westmoreland, VA., m. 16 Jul
1921, Margaret E. Amos. Harry died 31 Dec 1933.
23. vi Hiram Holliday b. 18 May 1888.
vii William Wesley Thrift b. 26 Jul 1892, d. 27 Jul 1893.
viii Mildred Iola Thrift b. 12 Apr 1895, d. 12 Apr 1895.

"Bettie" English, b. Abt 1848, Westmoreland, VA.
Children:
24. i Marion R. b. 1873.

Francis H. Unruh. Willie died 22 Oct 1877, Westmoreland, VA.
Children:
25. i Willie Irving b. Abt 13 Jan 1876.

in Westmoreland, VA., Laura E. Rock. Jeremiah died 12 Jan 1856,
Westmoreland, VA.
Children:
i Ethel Agnes Thrift.

Westmoreland, VA., James Francis Self, b. 16 Aug 1864, Westmoreland, VA.,
(son of Robert Self and Jane Elizabeth Kirk) d. 10 Jul 1922, Westmoreland,
VA. Julia died 19 Feb 1923, Westmoreland, VA.
Children:
i Laura Jane Self b. 2 Dec 1884, Westmoreland, VA., d. 13 Aug 1885,
Westmoreland, VA.
26. ii Julia Courtney b. 15 Feb 1889.
iii Mary "Molly" James Self b. 6 Oct 1893, Westmoreland, VA., m. 27
Dec 1930, Warren L. Smith. Mary died 25 Mar 1976.
27. iv Abbie Reid b. 16 Aug 1901.

in Carmel Church, Westmoreland, VA., Mary Elizabeth Branson, b. 30 Nov 1867,
Westmoreland, VA., (daughter of Solomon Redman Branson and Alice Elizabeth
Garland) d. 29 Apr 1938, Kinsale, Westmoreland, VA. Francis died 10 Jul
1943, Kinsale, Westmoreland, VA.
Children:
28. i Jane Elizabeth b. 7 Feb 1890.
29. ii Nina Fairfax b. 3 Aug 1892.
30. iii Francis Irving "Frank" b. 19 Jan 1895.
iv Mary Garland Thrift b. 30 Sep 1898, Kinsale, Westmoreland, VA., m.
Edwin Dowling Courtney, b. 1890, (son of Cad Courtney and ?? Hardwick) d.
1955. Mary died 1 Aug 1975, Urbanna, Middlesex, VA.
v Marie Napier b. 10 Jan 1920, m. 19 Aug 1939, in Kinsale,
Westmoreland, VA., William Henry Sanford, b. 15 Apr 1914, Tucker Hill,
Westmoreland, VA., d. 21 Mar 1998, Kinsale, Westmoreland, VA.

Westmoreland, VA., Rosa Lee Atwill, m. (2) 27 Oct 1893, in Hampton,
Elizabeth City, VA., Thibodeaux Crewdson Cox, b. 24 Jan 1872, d. 3 May 1895.
Charles died 1 Nov 1947, Kinsale, Westmoreland, VA.
Children:
i Eudora Courtney Thrift b. 7 Apr 1895, Kinsale, Westmoreland, VA., d.
2 Feb 1896, Kinsale, Westmoreland, VA.
ii Eugenia Chewning Thrift b. 7 Apr 1895, Kinsale, Westmoreland, VA.,
d. 19 Aug 1895, Kinsale, Westmoreland, VA.

Children:
i Clinton Moss.
ii Cleveland Moss.
iii Kate Moss.
iv Harry Moss.
v Charles Wesley Moss.

1883, Julia Ann Moss, d. 1885, m. (2) 20 Aug 1887, in Westmoreland, VA.,
Elizabeth Ellen Tyler, b. 16 Aug 1869, (daughter of Edward J. Tyler and
Sallie Jane Wilson). William died Abt 1912, Westmoreland, VA.
Children:
i Mabel Ethelridge Thrift b. 21 Aug 1888.
ii Edward Bridgeman Thrift b. 14 Nov 1890.
iii Ardie Thrift b. Jun 1893, d. 28 Sep 1894.
iv William Carroll Thrift b. 11 Apr 1896.
v Helen Gertrude Thrift b. 21 Nov 1901.

Children:
i Thurston A. Rowe b. Sep 1892.
ii Edger A. Rowe b. Dec 1893.

1881, in Westmoreland, VA., Miranda Jane "Jennie" Tyler, b. 25 May 1864,
Tylerton, Smiths Island, MD., (daughter of Edward J. Tyler and Sallie Jane
Wilson) d. Mar 1937, VA. Joseph died Abt 1928, Westmoreland, VA.
Children:
i Beulah Thrift b. Westmoreland, VA., m. Emory Roland.
ii Paul Thrift b. Westmoreland, VA., m. Werdna Boyce. Paul died
Kinsale, Westmoreland, VA.
iii Mary Jane "Pidgie" Thrift b. 2 Jun 1882, Westmoreland, VA.
iv Bertie Ellen Thrift b. 27 Apr 1884, Westmoreland, VA., d. 1 May
1884, Westmoreland, VA.
v Joseph Tyler Thrift b. 21 Dec 1886, Westmoreland, VA., m. 30 Sep
1922, Clara Purcell.
vi Fleet Irving Thrift b. Oct 1888, Westmoreland, VA.
31. vii Ernest Talmage b. 7 Nov 1890.
32. viii Nellie Rebecca b. 19 Aug 1892.
33. ix Sydnor Wilson b. 23 Sep 1894.
34. x James Mitchel b. 12 Mar 1897.
35. xi Raphael Newyear "Sharp" b. 9 Nov 1899.
xii Ruth Thrift b. 1901, Westmoreland, VA.
xiii Melvin Thrift b. 1904, Westmoreland, VA., d. 1904, Westmoreland,
VA.

Mar 1947. Molly died 1912.
Children:
i Jasper Alexander Fletcher b. 24 Oct 1892.
ii Joseph Washington Fletcher b. 6 Sep 1894, d. 3 May 1961.
iii Nettie Pauline Fletcher b. 1 Aug 1896, d. 17 Nov 1976.
iv Abner Thrift Fletcher b. 28 Jun 1898.
v Mary Elizabeth Fletcher b. 24 May 1900.
36. vi Jennie Margaret b. 22 Feb 1903.
vii Ethel Rebecca Fletcher b. 4 Mar 1905.
viii William Henry Fletcher b. 1907.
ix Robert Lee Fletcher b. Abt 1910, d. 1964.
x Irene Fletcher b. 1912, d. 1912.

Fifth Generation

Ella Fletcher Webb. Charles died 30 Sep 1964.

Lossie May Largin. Hiram died 13 Apr 1971.

 

 

1907, in Westmoreland, VA., Vincent Branson Hardwick, b. Westmoreland, VA.
Willie died 5 May 1932, Westmoreland, VA.

 

in Westmoreland, VA., Edward Sanford Harris. Julia died 4 Oct 1969,
Westmoreland, VA.

 

Richard Harris.

 

29 Oct 1914, in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD., Joseph Royal Hudson, b. 22 Aug
1888, Baltimore, MD., (son of Theodrick Jackson Hudson and Frances Ascenith
Lewis) d. 22 Nov 1969, Richmond, Henrico, VA. Jane died 23 Jan 1975..

Owens, b. 22 May 1878, Shilo, King George, VA., d. 26 Nov 1948. Nina died 4
Sep 1975.

VA., m. 31 May 1923, in Pageland, Chesterfield, S.C., Ethel Mahala Hilton,
b. 13 Jun 1900, Kershaw, Lancaster, S.C., (daughter of Richard Norman Hilton
and Martha Jane "Mattie" Rogers) d. 10 Oct 1984, Torrance, Los Angeles, CA.
Francis died 13 May 1958, Columbia, Richland, S.C.

 

Westmoreland, VA., Julia Florence Bryant.

(son of _____ Cole).

 

Lucy Fairfax Butler, (daughter of Will Butler). Sydnor died 6 Mar 1962.

 

(daughter of _____ Cole).

VA., m. 31 Jan 1925, in Westmoreland, VA., Lillian Russell Anthony, b. 5 Sep
1904, Hague, Westmoreland, VA., (daughter of Robert Gustin Anthony and
Lettie Rice English). Raphael died Oct 1972, Hague, Westmoreland, VA.

Julg, b. 29 Nov 1897, Alsace, France, d. 14 Apr 1934. Jennie died 5 Sep
1981.

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