Family Pedigree Charts
1650-2000
Chart A- JD Smith thru Peter Smith of Round Hill
Chart B- George Smith thru Peter of Yeocomico, Simpsons, Taylors
Chart C- Allied Families of Tate, Simpson, Kincheloe & Waddy
Chart D- Montgomery Clan, Andersons, Overtons & McFarlands
Chart E- Highland County Clans: Cooks, Pullens & Ushers
Chart F- Stilley, Davis & Fontaines
Chart G- An Incomplete Tree: Rogers, Davis Families
Chart H- The Swafford Family
Pedigree Chart A: Six Generations From Round Hill NC to Eyota MN
The Journey from Westmoreland County to West Frankfort IL began with the Bull Run purchase south of Clifton VA. In 1712, Peter Smith of Yeocomico expanded his land holdings. His Sons: James, Thomas and William each acquired one third of the Prince William parcel at his death. James had several sons, one of whom, Peter Smith married Jemima Simpson and migrated to Round Hill in Caswell County. Several of their children, including George R Smith, moved first to Muhlenburg County KY and then Posey County, Indiana in the early 1800s.
Pedigree Chart B: From Peter of Posey to Peter of Yeocomico in Westmoreland County VA
George R Smith was forced to sell the Round Hill Plantation to cover his father, Peter’s, debts. George and his siblings packed their belongings and headed west into the Kentucky Wilderness on roads carved by their Uncle William Bailey Smith and Daniel Boone. Peter Smith of Round Hill and William Bailey Smith were the sons of James and Elizabeth Smith of Bull Run. The Bull Run neighborhood included the Simpsons, Lees, Carters and Arringtons. James’ brother Thomas had seven sons who all moved into South Carolina and organized the community of Spartanburg. Thus began the sprawl of the family name across the continent.
Peter of Yeocomico, aka: Peter of Westmoreland, developed his properties in the Nominy Forest along the Potomoc River of Virginia. His neighbors included Washingtons, Lees, Madisons, Jeffersons, Marshalls and Monroes. The grandchildren of whom would ignite the birth of the American nation. Peter picked up an additional 1000 acres on Bull Run in 1712, thirty years prior to his death in 1741/2. Little is known about his father and ancestry. Research is inconclusive.
Pedigree Chart C: The Allied Families of Tate, Simpson, Kincheloe and Waddy
The Scot Irish DNA of our family is found prominently in this branch and the branch of the Montgomery family. These clans pushed westward from the Virginia coastal plain and beyond the Blue Ridge. They were often the first to settle and create ‘stations’ along the Wilderness Road. Stations were little more than a cluster of log homes constructed behind a palisade wall of timber, creating the first gated communities of the frontier. Their history is often tragic as illustrated by the massacre of Kincheloe Fort.
The Williams family was kin to the famous theologian and founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams. The Tates attended St Peters church of New Kent with the family of George Washington’s wife, Martha Dandridge. James Tate (1638-1732) married Elizabeth Dandridge, the daughter of William Dandridge. William was Martha Washington’s great grandfather. Martha’s first husband was Daniel Parke Custis, whose maternal great grandfather Daniel Parke is found in this branch of the tree married to Rebecca Evelyn, and father of Ann Parke Waddy.
Pedigree Chart D: The Montgomery Clan and Allied Families:Anderson, Overton, McFarland
The Montgomery Clan Migration exemplifies the early Scot-Irish invasion of the early American frontier. Early generations were found in the James River Valley of Virginia (c 1665) and then Philadelphia. James Montgomery was an early resident of Augusta County VA in the 1740s. Samuel, the son of Hugh, migrated to Perryville KY and then Posey and Gibson Counties of Indiana. Matilda Montgomery married Peter Smith and they resided in southern Indiana and Illinois. The history of the allied families has been chronicled in previous pages.
Pedigree Chart E: Highland County Ancestors, Links to the Mayflower and British Royalty
This branch of our family history contains a number of colorful characters and a storybook of vibrant tales. The Eaton links to the Mayflower, Ann Swift’s tie to the author Jonathon Swift (Gulliver’s Travels) and descent from the ancient royal heritage of William the Conqueror are just some of the links to iconic figures. The religious fervor of the Cook family and rags to riches story of an Irish lass, Jane Ann Perry, abandoned by her father are an inspiration.
Pedigree Chart F: The Stilley and Davis Family Branch
The Stille and Davis Lineage is discussed at length in this volume and is fascinating. Olof left Sweden in 1638 and settled into the Delaware River Valley near present day Philadelphia. Descendant John Stilley lived in Somerset County Maryland. Hezekiah Stilley married Sarah Davis, the daughter of William Davis Esq. The Davis family descended from Welsh explorers and earliest of settlers in North Carolina. Hezekiah and Sarah moved from their home in Hyde County NC to southern Illinois (c 1803). They were among the first Anglo settlers in the region.
Pedigree Chart G: Lydia Rogers’ Ancestors
This is the most unproven branch of our family tree. Lydia Roger’s ancestors are not well documented. ‘Winnifred’ has no last name and the effort to identify Winnifred as the first wife of William Davis Esq took several years of intermittent research. Lydia’s father was a man named William Rogers, but his roots are also vague and confused by family historians seeking to create a link to Mayflower passengers.
Pedigree Chart H: The Swafford Family Branch
Swafford Family Migration:
The Swafford Family is the largest of our Quaker families, with the Davis family a close second. Their Quaker roots date back to the very origins of the faith in 17th Century, Lancashire, England.
