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A Guide to the William Garth Account Book 1844-1856 Garth, William account book, 1844-1856 11081

A Guide to the William Garth Account Book 1844-1856

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Accession Number 11081


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
11081
Title
previous hit William  next hit previous hit Garth  next hit previous hit Account  next hit previous hit Book  next hit 1844-1856
Physical Characteristics
There is 1 volume in this collection.
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

previous hit William  next hit previous hit Garth  next hit previous hit Account  next hit previous hit Book  next hit, 1844-1856, Accession #11081, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This item was purchased by the Library from Preston A. Coiner, Charlottesville, Virginia, on March 8, 1993.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of a single small light-brown bound previous hit account  next hit previous hit book  next hit, 1844-1856, labeled "The Children's previous hit Accounts  next hit," belonging to previous hit William  next hit previous hit Garth  next hit (1794-1860) of "Birdwood" and "Midway", Albemarle County, Virginia. The previous hit account  next hit previous hit book  next hit includes notations concerning cattle sales in Washington and Baltimore; amounts of cash and land advanced to various children; and several references to slaves given to his children with their value.

These notations include:

Georgiana previous hit Garth  next hit Kirk - $ 12,000 cash advance
Adeline Bankhead - $ 3400 cash advance
James Woods previous hit Garth  next hit - $ 12,000 advance in land
Lewis Winston previous hit Garth  next hit - $ 12,000 cash advance
Gabriella previous hit Garth  next hit Kirk - $ 5,800 and $ 1,900 cash advance
George M. previous hit Garth  next hit - $ 7,400 cash advance
previous hit William  next hit S. Bankhead - "one Negro girl at $ 800.00" and $ 4,100 cash advance
Adeline Bankhead - "two Negroes Sofey & Kittey valued at $ 1000"
Celestine previous hit Garth  next hit Walker - "1 girl named Creakey & two Chil. $ 1000" and cash advance $ 200

Also present is a note concerning twelve thousand dollars paid to previous hit William  next hit Edgar previous hit Garth  next hit for his services and his share of the crops grown at "Midway" for the last eight years, 1846-1854, and not to be considered an advance on his legacy.

Genealogical Notes re: the previous hit Garth  next hit Family

The first known member of the previous hit Garth  next hit family in Albemarle was Thomas previous hit Garth  next hit, Sr. (d. 1812) who eventually owned all the land from the Staunton Road to the forks of the Mechum's and Moorman's rivers. He married Judith Long (d. 1808) and had at least nine children:

1) Thomas previous hit Garth  next hit, Jr. (1758-1834) m. Susan Durrett ( - 1829)
2) John previous hit Garth  next hit m. Ann Rodes
3) Elijah previous hit Garth  next hit (1772-1817) m. a) Susan Fretwell b) Catharine Wayt
4) Jesse previous hit Garth  next hit ( -1836) m. Elizabeth Brown
5) Garland previous hit Garth  next hit of "The Barracks" m. Susan Crenshaw
6) Ann previous hit Garth  next hit m. Richard Gaines
7) Sarah previous hit Garth  next hit m. Samuel Poindexter
8) Susan previous hit Garth  next hit m. Isaac Dalton
9) Mildred previous hit Garth  next hit m. John Fretwell

The children of Thomas previous hit Garth  next hit, Jr. and Susan Durrett include:

1) Jesse Winston previous hit Garth  next hit (1788-1867) m. Unity Dandridge, and sold "Birdwood" to his brother previous hit William  next hit
2) Willis previous hit Garth  next hit m. Martha Graves (d. 1851)
3) previous hit William  next hit (1794-1860) m. Elizabeth Martin
4) Elizabeth previous hit Garth  next hit (1792- ?) m. Dr. Thomas K. Clark
5) Frances previous hit Garth  next hit m. James Michie

previous hit William  next hit previous hit Garth  next hit (1794-1860) resided at "Birdwood" and built a brick structure on the site; he married Elizabeth, daughter of George Martin and Barbara Woods and had at least eleven children:

1) James Woods previous hit Garth  next hit m. a) Nellie Peters and b) Mary Edmonds
2) Edgar previous hit Garth  next hit m. Mary Netherland
3) Lewis previous hit Garth  next hit m. Lucy Cross
4) George previous hit Garth  next hit
5) Georgiana previous hit Garth  next hit m. Rolland Kirk
6) Gabriella previous hit Garth  next hit m. a) James Kirk b) Dr. John Mayes and c) Dr. Chancellor
7) Susan Adeline previous hit Garth  next hit m. Smith Pyne Bankhead
8) Barbara Elizabeth previous hit Garth  next hit m. previous hit William  next hit S. Bankhead
9) Celestine previous hit Garth  next hit m. a) Marshall Walker and b) John Stockton
10) Alice previous hit Garth  next hit m. Philip Gilchrist
11) Eugene previous hit Garth m. Katie Gilchrist