Martha Arthur

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1830, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1840, , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA; Age: 45
• Residence: 1850, Fall Creek, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
• Residence: 1860, , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA; Residence Post Office: Jefferson
• Residence: 1870, , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA; Residence Post Office: Murfreesboro

Zebulon married Sarah B Ballew on 4 Oct 1837 in , Campbell, Virginia, USA. Sarah (daughter of Leonard Ballew and Sarah Wingfield) was born in 1813 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1880 in , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Sarah Arther
• Residence: 1860, Jefferson, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
• Residence: 1870, , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA; Residence Post Office: Murfreesboro
• Residence: 1880, , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: WidowedRelation to Head: Self

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1781, , , Virginia, USA

Notes:

Ambrose Arthur, Kaziah Hargrove

Benjamin Arthur (Ambrose, Thomas Barnabus, Henry, Andrew) was born 27 April 1737 in Lynchburg, VA, and died 27 March 1820 in Highland Co., OH. He married Anne Arthur 23 April 1765, daughter of William Arthur and Anne Murray. She was born 23 April 1741 in Campbell, VA, and died 17 October 1777 in Bedford County, VA.

In Christos Christou and John Barnhouser book, The Descendants of John Arthur of Bedford Co., VA (b. abt. 1707, d: abt 1793) (125 Wiltshire Rd., Baltimore, MD 21221-6935, notes by author, September 1994, pp 2, 4-5, 10-13, states that Benjamin's parents, Ambrose b: abt. 1708 in Ireland -- the fourth (4th) Arthur brother, and his wife Keziah Hargrove, daughter of Augustine Hunnicutt Hargrove and Mary Lane, were killed by Indians and he was raised by his uncle William Arthur (1713) and aunt Ann Murray Arthur (1717). Benjamin would marry William and Ann Murray Arthur's daughter (his cousin) Anne Arthur (1741-1777) on April 23, 1765.

Joseph Hargrove was bound to Benjamin Arthur on February 14, 1760 in Caroline Co., VA as found in John Frederick Dorman, Caroline County, VA Order Book 1759-1763. Thomas Arthur (1710), Benjamin's uncle, was Joseph Hargrove's guardian, and Joseph bound Joseph to work with Benjamin. Joseph was a minor brother of Benjamin's mother Keziah. Benjamin was raised by his uncle and not his grandparents, Augustine Hargrove and Mary Lane Hargrove even though they lived closer, and there were stories that Old Augustine was not "right in the head."

More About Benjamin Arthur:
Additonal Relationship: Anne, Benjamin's wife, was his 1st cousin, daughter of his uncle Wiliam Arthur (1713) and aunt Anne Murray Arthur (1717)
Bond: 27 September 1792, Appointed Campbell County Inspector of Tobacco at Lynches Warehouse.1

Event: 12 November 1762, Dismissal of Petition of Benjamin Arthur against Richard Davenport
Occupation: 1754, Blacksmith
Property 1: 1775, Purchase of 170 A. West Branches Troublesome Creek, from Matthew Talbot Property 2: 22 May 1775, Purchase of 135 Ac. Flat Creek from William Arthur

Children of Benjamin Arthur and Anne Arthur are:
i. Elizabeth Arthur, born 15 January 1766 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA. She married James Farmer 02 February 1792 in Campbell Co., VA.

ii. Thomas Jefferson Arthur, born 11 April 1767 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA.
iii. William Arthur, born 09 April 1768 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA; died 1810 in Sevier Co., TN. He married Joanna Arthur 20 August 1787; born Abt. 1772; died Bef. 1810.

More About William Arthur:
Immigration: 1788, Tennessee

iv. Joshua Arthur, born 1769 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA.

More About Joshua Arthur:
Emigration: 1807, Highland Co., OH

v. Sarah Arthur, born 1771 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA. She married James Poteet 14 December 1796 in Franklin Co., VA.

vi. Dudley Arthur, born 1772 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA.
+ vii. Joseph Arthur, born 01 August 1773 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA.

viii. Samuel Arthur, born Abt. 1774 in Bedford County, VA.


"The Times-Gazette", Hillsboro, Ohio January 2, 2004
Revolutionary War Series Continues With Benjamin Arthur
Highland Guideposts by Jean Wallis

This week's column continues the series of articles on Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Highland County, whose names appear on the bronze plaque located on the south wall of the courthouse placed there by the Waw-wil-a-way Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution in 1930.

Benjamin Arthur was born April 27, 1737, in Virginia. In 1781, during the American Revolution, he served as captain of a company of Bedford County, Va. milita. On March 9, 1782, he was commissioned a lieutenant of the Campbell County, Va., militia. The Campbell County militia had been formed from Bedford County in 1782. In 1781, Benjamin married Sarah Terrell in Bedford County. Sarah was born 1755, the daughter of David Terrell and his wife Sarah Johnson. According to DAR records, Benjamin and Sarah were the parents of 12 children. Sarah Arthur died circa 1800, when the youngest child Christopher was two years old.

Christopher Arthur was born Dec. 15, 1798, in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va. When he was 11 years old, he came to Highland County in the winter of 1809. He spent the winter in the home of John Walter and attended school. He made his home with his uncles who lived in Fairfield Township. Afterward he lived with his older brother, Pleasant Arthur, and still later was associated with him in business. In 1812, Pleasant and Christopher moved to Hillsboro. Pleasant Arthur was a skilled master carpenter, and from him Christopher learned the trade of carpenter and cabinetmaker. They were the first in the town of Hillsboro to connect the carpenter trade with cabinet-making. The brothers were the principal builders in Hillsboro, at a time when brick and frame were replacing the first log cabins. In 1818, Benjamin Arthur moved from Virginia and joined his sons in Highland County. Benjamin died March 27, 1820, at the home of his son, Pleasant. He was 83 years old and was buried in the High Top Cemetery in Penn Township. On Jan. 25, 1810, Pleasant Arthur married Agnes Timberlake, the daughter of John Timberlake and his wife, Mary (Mollie) Johnson. Agnes, being a Quaker, was "disowned for marrying contrary to discipline" on April 28, 1810. By 1823, records show that Pleasant and Agnes had moved to Hamilton County, but by the year 1826, they had returned. Pleasant Arthur served numerous terms as county commissioner in Highland County. On Oct. 14, 1820, Christopher Arthur married Nancy Roads. Nancy, was born 1802, the daughter of Gustava and Margaret Roads. Christopher and Nancy were the parents of 14 known children; William R., born 1821, married Elizabeth Ann Stuart and they lived in Illinois; James, no information; Samuel, born 1824, married Nancy Jane Stafford; Pleasant, born 1828, married Effa Ann Evans and they lived in Illinois; Margaret, born 1830, married A. W. Evans; Joshua R. born 1832, no information; Mary, born 1835, married R. N. Glenn; Sarah Jane, born 1837, married Joseph A. Hill; Thomas died in infancy; Charles, born 1839, lived in Iowa; Joseph H., born 1841, married Mary M. Evans; John W., born 1843 served in the Civil War and Dudley C., born 1846, married Nancy Ann Evans. On Feb. 13, 1832, the county commissioners - Pleasant Arthur, William Carothers, and Phillip W. Spargur "met pursuant to adjournment and in addition to their routine business, awarded to Jonathan Harvey the contract for building a new courthouse, according to elaborate specifications by them provided." History tells us the architect for the Highland County Courthouse was Christopher Arthur. Harvey undertook the job upon an agreement that he should receive therefor $6,600. John Smith and John Jones were his securities. Harvey died in 1832 and with the work being uncompleted, a second contract was awarded to Christopher Arthur on Feb. 4 with Joshua Woodrow, John Smith and John A. Trimble as securities. The final payment was made to Arthur on April 4, 1835. In 1838, Christopher Arthur was one of the trustees of the Methodist Church in Hillsboro, when they purchased a house and lot on the southeast corner of West Walnut and South West Streets for a church parsonage. Christopher Arthur is credited with the building of the Allen Trimble home on present day Central Avenue and the frame home of William Henry Trimble, which once stood on Beekin Drive and was destroyed by fire many years ago. The Highland House Museum and the William Scott house on West Main Street can also be attributed to Christopher Arthur. But one Highland County Courthouse is the crowning jewel of his work. Sometime during the 1850's Christopher and Nancy retired to their farm north of Hillsboro where they lived the remainder of their lives. Nancy died May 27, 1864, and Christopher followed her on Jan. 12, 1885, at the age of 86 years. They are buried in the Hillsboro Cemetery along with other members of their family.


136. Benjamin Arthur (1737-1820) & 137. Ann Arthur (1741-1777)
Benjamin Arthur, son of Ambrose and Keziah, was born 27 April 1737 in Campbell County near Lynchburg, Virginia. He died 27 March 1820 in Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio. According to Edwin P. Arthur, “About 1756, on the frontier of a place that became the State of Virginia, a ten year old boy was sent horseback to the mill with a bag of corn to be ground into meal. When he returned, he found his home in flames, his father, mother, all brothers and sisters slowly bleeding to death. They had been scalped by Native Americans in a surprise raid. He was alone in the wilderness with clothes on his back, a horse, and a sack of corn meal. He was taken in by his nearest neighbors, William Arthur and his wife Ann,” his uncle and aunt. Benjamin married first to Ann Arthur, daughter of William Arthur and Ann Calvert, on 23 April 1765 in Bedford County, Virginia. She was born on 23 April 1741 in Bedford County, Virginia, and she died 17 October 1777. Anne was the cousin and first wife of blacksmith, Benjamin Arthur. At her death he was a captain serving in the Revolutionary War. The couple had five children together.

Benjamin’s second wife was Sarah Terrell, daughter of David Terrell and Sarah Johnson. They married on 26 November 1781 in Bedford County, Virginia. The daughter of David and Sarah Johnson Terrell, Sarah wed widower, Captain Benjamin Arthur in 1781 when she was 25 or 26 and became stepmother to his five children, the eldest but ten years younger than she.
Children of Benjamin and Ann:
1. Elizabeth, born 15 January 1766 in Bedford County, Virginia; died about 1773 in Virginia.
2. Thomas, born 11 April 1767 in Lynchburg, Bedford County, Virginia; died July 1847 in Negreet, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; married Elizabeth Courtney, daughter of John Courtney and Hannah Curtis, about 1795 in South Carolina
3. William, born 9 April 1768 in Lynchburg, Bedford County, Virginia; died 1810 in Sevier County, Tennessee; married Joanna Arthur
4. Joseph, born 1 August 1773 in Lynchburg, Bedford County, Virginia; died 5 October 1842 in Campbell County, Virginia
Children of Benjamin and Sarah:
5. Terrell, born 2 December 1782 in Lynchburg, Bedford County, Virginia; died 11 June 1788, Bedford County, Virginia
6. Pleasant, born 16 April 1785 in Bedford County, Virginia; died 11 October 1845, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
7. Charles, born 8 October 1787 in Lynchburg, Bedford County, Virginia; died 1860 Madison County, Ohio; married Sallie Hall
8. Nancy, born 26 July 1790 in Lynchburg, Bedford County, Virginia; died 28 February 1879 in Huddleston, Bedford County, Virginia; married Daniel Updike
9. Samuel Terrel, born 1792, died 1875
10. Baldwin, born 28 February 1795 in Bedford County, Virginia; died June 1875, Rutherford, Rutherford, Tennessee; married (1) Nancy Bybee on 14 Janauary 1822 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, (2) Sarah Ballews on 4 October 1837 in Campbell County, Virginia
11. Christopher T., born 15 December 1798 in Lynchburg, Bedford County, Virginia; died 12 January 1885, Liberty Township, Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio; married Nancy Rhodes.

Christou, Christos and Barnhouser, John. The Descendants of John Arthur of Bedford County, Virginia. Baltimore. 1994.

Benjamin's parents, Ambrose b: abt. 1708 in Ireland -- the fourth (4th) Arthur brother, and his wife Keziah Hargrove, daughter of Augustine Hargrove and Mary Lane, were killed by Indians and he was raised by his uncle William Arthur (1713) and aunt Ann Murray Arthur (1717). Benjamin would marry William and Ann Murray Arthur's daughter (his cousin) Anne Arthur (1741-1777) on April 23, 1765.

Joseph Hargrove was bound to Benjamin Arthur on February 14, 1760 in Caroline Co., VA as found in John Frederick Dorman, Caroline County, VA Order Book 1759-1763.

Thomas Arthur (1710), Benjamin's uncle, was Joseph Hargrove's guardian, and Thomas bound Joseph to work with Benjamin. Joseph was a minor brother of Benjamin's mother Keziah. Benjamin was raised by his uncle and not his grandparents, Augustine Hargrove and Mary Lane Hargrove even though they lived closer, and there were stories that Old Augustine was not "right in the head."

“Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia.” U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. VI, 1607-1943.

1765, 4 (June) 23. Benjamin [Arther] & Anne Arther. William Arthur, Surety.
1781, 11 (January) 26. Benjamin & Sarah Terrill. Edward Woodham, Surety.

Campbell, T.E. Colonial Caroline, A History of Caroline County, Virginia. Richmond: The Dietz Press, Inc.

1754: Benjamin Arthur listed as a blacksmith.

Dorman, Frederick. Caroline County, Virginia Order Book 1759-1763, Part One 1759-1760. Washington, D.C.: 1982.

1760, 14 February: Binding of Jos. Hargrave to Benjamin Arthur, 14 Feb 1760, Caroline Co., VA. Note: In 1761 Thomas Arthur was the guardian of Joseph Hartgrove.

Bedford County Deed Book 5.
1775: Purchase of 170 acres of land on west branches of Troublesome Creek by
Benjamin Arthur from Matthew Talbot

1775, 22 May: Purchase of 135 acres of land on Flat Creek by Benjamin Arthur from Wm. Arthur. (Part of a 400 acre tract to William Arthur on 27 June 1764. Flat Creek is adjacent to Troublesome Creek, both empty into Otter River)

Campbell County Virginia Deed Book, 2.
1789, 1 October: Sale of 170 acres of land on the west branch of Troublesome Creek by Ben and Sarah Arthur to Peter Claynell.

Campbell County Virginia, Deed Book 3.
1793, 15 May: Sale of two tracts of land totaling 400 acres by Benjamin Arthur to Christopher Clark. (Arthur was indebted to Andrew Donald. One tract of land was conveyed to Arthur by William Arthur and another by patent. The land bounded the land of Ann Arthur, widow and relict of William Arthur dec’d.)

1794, 4 January: Sale of 300 acres of land on east side of Flatt Creek by Benjamin and Sarah Arthur to John Webber.

1794, 2 October: Sale of 150 acres of land on east branch of Flatt Creek by Benjamin and Sarah Arthur to John Webber. (Land patented to Arthur on 10 November 1773. Wallis, Jean. Highland Guideposts. Revolutionary War Series Continues with Benjamin Arthur.

The Times-Gazette. Hillsboro, Ohio. January 2, 2004.
This week's column continues the series of articles on Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Highland County, whose names appear on the bronze plaque located on the south wall of the courthouse placed there by the Waw-wil-a-way Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution in 1930.

Benjamin Arthur was born April 27, 1737, in Virginia. In 1781, during the American Revolution, he served as captain of a company of Bedford County, Va. militia. On March 9, 1782, he was commissioned a lieutenant of the Campbell County, Va., militia. The Campbell County militia had been formed from Bedford County in 1782.

In 1781, Benjamin married Sarah Terrell in Bedford County. Sarah was born 1755, the daughter of David Terrell and his wife Sarah Johnson. According to DAR records, Benjamin and Sarah were the parents of 12 children. Sarah Arthur died circa 1800, when the youngest child Christopher was two years old.
Christopher Arthur was born Dec. 15, 1798, in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va. When he was 11 years old, he came to Highland County in the winter of 1809. He spent the winter in the home of John Walter and attended school. He made his home with his uncles who lived in Fairfield Township. Afterward he lived with his older brother, Pleasant Arthur, and still later was associated with him in business. In 1812, Pleasant and Christopher moved to Hillsboro. Pleasant Arthur was a skilled master carpenter, and from him Christopher learned the trade of carpenter and cabinetmaker. They were the first in the town of Hillsboro to connect the carpenter trade with cabinet-making. The brothers were the principal builders in Hillsboro, at a time when brick and frame were replacing the first log cabins. In 1818, Benjamin Arthur moved from Virginia and joined his sons in Highland County. Benjamin died March 27, 1820, at the home of his son, Pleasant. He was 83 years old and was buried in the High Top Cemetery in Penn Township…

Campbell County was formed from Bedford County in 1782. The following text was found at Stith Family Genealogy, Colonial Era,
http://www.jscott.tierranet.com/scottfam/stithfam/jpaxsth.htm

No change was then made from the military system long in use in Virginia as embodied in the code prescribed by George III at the close of the French and Indian War, which provided that in each county there should be a chief military officer known as the county-lieutenant, below him in rank a colonel, lieutenant-colonel and major. A regiment consisted of 500 men or ten companies of 50 men each; company officers being captain, lieutenant, ensign, and several sergeants. The lieutenant and those above him were known as "field officers” and those of lower rank as "subalterns."

James Callaway who had been county-lieutenant of Bedford, now became a Campbell resident, received this highest office in the new county by commission from Governor Benjamin Harrison. Charles Lynch was appointed Colonel of Militia, John Callaway lieutenant colonel; and William Henderson, Major. Owen Franklin, Thomas McReynolds, William Jordan (son-in-law of Richard Stith, Sr., since Wm. Jordan married Lucy Stith daughter of Richard Stith, John Irvine, Josias Bullock and Thomas Johnson were made captains; with Archelaus Moon, Benjamin Arthur, John Helm Charles Moile Talbot, lieutenants; and Joseph Stith (eldest son of Richard Stith, Sr.), Plummer Thurston,
Shelldrake Brown, Jr., James Stewart, and Charles Gilliam, ensigns.

Lineage Book: NSDAR, Volume 111. 1914.
Benjamin Arthur (1737-1820) commanded a company of militiamen from Bedford
County, Va., 1781. He was born in Virginia; died in Highland County, Ohio.

Hinshaw, William Wade. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I-VI, 1607-1943. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company. 1991.
1765, 4, 23. Benjamin (Arther) & Anne Arther. William Arthur, Surety.

Benjamin married Sarah Woodrow Terrell on 26 Nov 1781 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA. Sarah was born on 10 Jan 1755 in St Martins Parish, Louisa, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Sep 1802 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Leonard married Sarah Wingfield on 15 Dec 1792 in , Goochland, Virginia, USA. Sarah was born on 2 May 1770 in , Goochland, Virginia, USA; died on 10 Jul 1865 in Richmond, Ray, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ambrose Arthur, Kaziah Hargrove

Benjamin Arthur (Ambrose, Thomas Barnabus, Henry, Andrew) was born 27 April 1737 in Lynchburg, VA, and died 27 March 1820 in Highland Co., OH. He married Anne Arthur 23 April 1765, daughter of William Arthur and Anne Murray. She was born 23 April 1741 in Campbell, VA, and died 17 October 1777 in Bedford County, VA.

In Christos Christou and John Barnhouser book, The Descendants of John Arthur of Bedford Co., VA (b. abt. 1707, d: abt 1793) (125 Wiltshire Rd., Baltimore, MD 21221-6935, notes by author, September 1994, pp 2, 4-5, 10-13, states that Benjamin's parents, Ambrose b: abt. 1708 in Ireland -- the fourth (4th) Arthur brother, and his wife Keziah Hargrove, daughter of Augustine Hunnicutt Hargrove and Mary Lane, were killed by Indians and he was raised by his uncle William Arthur (1713) and aunt Ann Murray Arthur (1717). Benjamin would marry William and Ann Murray Arthur's daughter (his cousin) Anne Arthur (1741-1777) on April 23, 1765.

Joseph Hargrove was bound to Benjamin Arthur on February 14, 1760 in Caroline Co., VA as found in John Frederick Dorman, Caroline County, VA Order Book 1759-1763. Thomas Arthur (1710), Benjamin's uncle, was Joseph Hargrove's guardian, and Joseph bound Joseph to work with Benjamin. Joseph was a minor brother of Benjamin's mother Keziah. Benjamin was raised by his uncle and not his grandparents, Augustine Hargrove and Mary Lane Hargrove even though they lived closer, and there were stories that Old Augustine was not "right in the head."

More About Benjamin Arthur:
Additonal Relationship: Anne, Benjamin's wife, was his 1st cousin, daughter of his uncle Wiliam Arthur (1713) and aunt Anne Murray Arthur (1717)
Bond: 27 September 1792, Appointed Campbell County Inspector of Tobacco at Lynches Warehouse.1

Event: 12 November 1762, Dismissal of Petition of Benjamin Arthur against Richard Davenport
Occupation: 1754, Blacksmith
Property 1: 1775, Purchase of 170 A. West Branches Troublesome Creek, from Matthew Talbot Property 2: 22 May 1775, Purchase of 135 Ac. Flat Creek from William Arthur

Children of Benjamin Arthur and Anne Arthur are:
i. Elizabeth Arthur, born 15 January 1766 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA. She married James Farmer 02 February 1792 in Campbell Co., VA.

ii. Thomas Jefferson Arthur, born 11 April 1767 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA.
iii. William Arthur, born 09 April 1768 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA; died 1810 in Sevier Co., TN. He married Joanna Arthur 20 August 1787; born Abt. 1772; died Bef. 1810.

More About William Arthur:
Immigration: 1788, Tennessee

iv. Joshua Arthur, born 1769 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA.

More About Joshua Arthur:
Emigration: 1807, Highland Co., OH

v. Sarah Arthur, born 1771 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA. She married James Poteet 14 December 1796 in Franklin Co., VA.

vi. Dudley Arthur, born 1772 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA.
+ vii. Joseph Arthur, born 01 August 1773 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA.

viii. Samuel Arthur, born Abt. 1774 in Bedford County, VA.

James married Keziah Hargrove in 1728 in , Middlesex, Virginia, USA. Keziah (daughter of Augustine Hunnicutt Hargrave and Mary Lane) was born in 1720 in , Surry, Virginia, USA; died in 1756 in , , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thomas ARTHUR, b. abt. 1660, d. abt. 1725, son of Henry and Rebecca ARTHUR, m. 23 Jun 1700, St. Audeon, Dublin, Ireland, Anne MOORE, b. abt. 1680, d. abt. 1720, Antrim, Ireland. Their children, all born in Cullybackey, County Antrim, Ireland, were:
i. Hargrove Arthur b. abt. 1701
ii. Benjamin Arthur b. abt. 1703
iii. Thomas Arthur b. abt. 1705
iv. Ambrose Arthur b. abt 1708
v. John Arthur b. abt. 1709
vi. Virginia Arthur b. 27 Apr 1710
vii. William Arthur b. abt. 1713 m. Ann Murray.
viii. Barnabas Arthur b. abt. 1720


The Arthur Family of Culleybackey, Ireland and Bedford Co, VA
1660 – 1831

Arthur Family Notes for Jemima Arthur who married 1st Peter Claywell Jurney and 2nd William S. Holland

The Arthur Family of Cullybackey, Ireland

And Bedford County, Virginia

The Dreen Road in Antrim County, Cullybackey township, leads to Arthur Cottage, ancestral home of Chester Alan Arthur, 21st President of the USA.

Cullybackey township, County Antrim, Ireland:
“The County Antrim is home to an area of glens in addition to such pastoral towns as Cullybackey. Stones and artifacts dating back to the Stone Age are found here, indicating that ancestors of present Cullybackey residents could very well have lived here. Some of the local names, for example the glen Glenravel, which means the glen of the berries, and St. Patrick's well, indicate ties to Celtic lifestyle and St. Patrick.

The name Cullybackey has become so Anglicised as to render its interpretation difficult, sufficient of the original spelling remains to indicate that it is composed of two Irish words. There are at least two possible interpretations."Cully" – a derivative of "Coill" – a woodland, and "Backey" a derivative of "Beith" – a Birch Tree, thus rendering the meaning of the name as "The Woodland of the Birch Trees". There are numerous birch trees in the area and they form part of the original flora of the neighborhood.

Alternatively, "Cully" from "Coole", a corner and "Backey" from "Bac" a spade; "The Corner of the Spades". There is a tradition that a forge for the manufacture of shods (plates for wooden spades) formerly stood on the site of the Cuningham Memorial Church. The spade maker obtained his fuel from the surrounding forest and his profession was highly regarded in the community. No doubt his forge by the riverside, because of its warmth and shelter, was the rendezvous of the locals and its name "Coolebac", the Corner of the Spades, became applied to the cluster of habitations build up around it.

Genealogy:
Generation No. 1:

Thomas ARTHUR, b. abt. 1660, d. abt. 1725, son of Henry and Rebecca ARTHUR, m. 23 Jun 1700, St. Audeon, Dublin, Ireland, Anne MOORE, b. abt. 1680, d. abt. 1720, Antrim, Ireland. Their children, all born in Cullybackey, County Antrim, Ireland, were:
i. Hargrove Arthur b. abt. 1701
ii. Benjamin Arthur1b. abt. 1703
iii. Thomas Arthur, b. abt. 1705
iv. Ambrose Arthur, b. abt 1708
v. John Arthur, b. abt. 1709
vi. Virginia Arthur, b. 27 Apr 1710
vii. William Arthur, b. abt. 1713 m. Ann Murray.
viii. Barnabas Arthur, b. abt. 1720

Generation No. 2:

iii. Thomas ARTHURb. abt. 1710, m. (UNKNOWN)
Children of Thomas ARTHUR were:

1. Benjamin b. 27 Apr, 1737, d. 27 Mar 1820 m. 23 Apr 1765, 1st, Anne ARTHUR and 2nd, 26 Nov 1781, Sarah TERRILL. Anne's children were: Elizabeth b. 1765, Thomas b. 1767, William b. 1768, and Joseph b. 1773. Sarah's children were: Terrell b. 1782, Pleasant b. 1785, Charles b. 1787 Nancy b. 1790, Baldwin b. 1795, and Christopher b. 1798.

2. Thomas b. 1749, d. 1833 m. Sarah ARTHUR. Their children were: Joanna, b. 1770, Chandler, b. 1777, Mildred, b. 1795.

v. John ARTHURb. 1709, Cullybackey, Ireland d. 1793, Bedford Co, VA, married Rebecca Betsy ADAMS b. 1707, daughter of John A. and Sarah ADAMS.
Children of John ARTHUR and Rebecca ADAMS:
1. Elizabeth b. 25 Sep 1727, d. 27 Jan 1775 m. John GREEN. Their children were: James b. 1750, Barnabas b. 1752, Tabitha b. 1754.
2. Thomas b. 1730 m. Jenny (Unknown). Their children were: Nancy b. 1754, Benjamin b. 1756.
3. Mary b. 06 May 1735, d. 19 Oct 1822 m. John DIXON Sr. Their children were: William b. 1750, John Jr. b. 1752, Rebecca b. 1754, Mary b. 1756, Frances b. 1758, Thomas b. 1764, Sarah b. 1766.
4. Barnabas b. 1735 d. 02 Mar 1815 m. 1st, Elizabeth (Unknown) and 2nd Nancy WILLIAMSON. Elizabeth's children were: Elizabeth, b. 1754, Caleb, b. 1757, John, b. 1759, Lewis, b. 1761, William, b. 1762, Lucy, b. 1765, Rhody, b. 1767, Barnabas Jr., b. 1769, Susanna, b. 1770, Fanny, b. 1775, Phoebe.
5. John, b. 1738, d. abt. 1778.
6. Sarah, b. 1745 m. Nimrod NEWMAN. Their children were: Nimrod Jr., Arthur, Rebekah, Betsey, Patsy, Sidney, Cena, Jessie, Byrd, Emily, Garrett, Sarah (Sally).
7. Isabella b. 1758, d. 21 Mar 1844.

vii. William ARTHUR b. abt. 1713, Albemarle Co, VA d. 1783, m. abt. 1735,Anne MURRAY b. 20 Jan 1717, Middlesex Co, VA, d. 1800 in Virginia.
Children of William ARTHUR and Anne MURRAY:

i. Barnabas Arthur, Sr. b. abt 1735, m Martha TALBOT. Their children were: Nancy b. 1755, William b. 1757, Jane b. 1759, and Martha b. 1760, Matthew b. 1762, Talbot b. 1768, Lucy b. 1770
ii. Ann Arthur b. April 23, 1741
iii. Susanna Arthur b. abt. 1743
iv. William Arthur, Jr. b. abt. 1746, m. June 24, 1762, Elizabeth DALTON, Bedford County, VA.
Their children were:
1. Sarah Arthur, 1764 2. Elizabeth Arthur, 1766 3. William Arthur, III, 1768 4. Jemima Arthur, 1770 5. Jechonias Arthur, 1772 6. Jane Arthur, 1774 7. Barnabas Arthur b. abt. 1776. Barnabas Arthur m. 1806, Elizabeth MASON, b. abt. 1786 in Campbell County VA.
ii. Elizabeth A. Arthur b. abt. 1819,
iii. Ezekial B. Arthur b. abt. 1828

(SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The GoodspeedPublishing Co., 1889)

v. Sarah Arthur b. abt. 1747
vi. Elizabeth Arthur b. abt. 1749, m. Gross SCROGGSvii. Jane Arthur b. abt. 1751, m. 1764, Bedford Co, VA, Henry EIDSONviii. Mary Arthur b. abt. 1757, m. 25 Mar 1773, Field ROBINSON, Gross Scruggs, Suretyix. Jemima Arthur b. abt. 1761 m. 25 Aug, 1777, Peter CLAYWELL. Henry Eidson, Surety.
x. Mildred Arthur b. June 13, 1762
xi. Frances Arthur b. abt 1763, m. Boyce EIDSON
xii. Tabitha Arthur b. abt 1765

Generation No. 3:
ix. Jemima ARTHUR b. abt. 1761 in Bedford Co., VA, and died in Iredell Co., NC. She married Peter CLAYWELL (SR.) 25 August 1777 in Bedford Co., VA (Henry EIDSON, Surety). He was born Abt. 1755, Worcester Co, MD and died 17 March 1842 in Iredell Co., NC. Children of JEMIMA ARTHUR and PETER CLAYWELL are: i. Ann CLAYWELL b. abt. 1780, Iredell Co, NC, d. 27 Aug 1853 in Buchanon, Missouri, m. John TEMPLETON;ii. Solomon CLAYWELL, b. 16 Feb 1780 in Bedford Co, VA, d. 11 Mar 1846, Iredell Co, NC, burial Snow Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Iredell Co, NC, m. bef. 1820 1st Ursula UNKNOWN, b. 26 Apr 1791, MD, d. 21 Nov 1829, Iredell Co, NC, b. Snow Creek Methodist Church Cemetery. Their children were i. William C.H. CLAYWELL, b. 1820, m. 1846, Christina Adaline SMITH; ii. Peter CLAYWELL b. 1820; iii. Jemima CLAYWELL, b. 1823, d. 17 May 1868, m. 1844, David Bell Brooks WHITE; iv. Rachel A. CLAYWELL b. 1825, m. 1850, William Burgess MASON; v. Manander L. CLAYWELL, b. abt. 1825; vi. Rezin H. CLAYWELL. B. 24 Aug 1829, d. 27, Jun 1830. All of their children were born in Iredell Co, NC. Solomon married 2nd Sarah LUCK, b. 1796, Pittsylvania Co, VA, d. abt. 1865, Iredell Co, NC. Their children were i. James Francis CLAYWELL, Sr., b. 29 Mar 1832, d. 17 Nov 1862, Richmond, Henrico Co, VA, b. Snow Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, m. 17 Sep 1857, Rachel Ann PATTERSON; ii. Dr. John H. CLAYWELL, b. 1835, d. 1906, Levy County, FL, m. 24 Jun 1872, Lenoir, Caldwell Co, NC, Laura E. McKINLEY. iii. Mildred (Milly) J. CLAYWELL, b. abt. 1782, Campbell Co, VA (Campbell Co was formed in 1782 from Bedford Co, VA), d. bef. 1857, Iredell Co, NC, m. Joseph EIDSON, bef. 1807 in Iredell Co, NC. Their children were: i. Peter Claywell EIDSON, b. 1807, Iredell Co, NC, d. 1875, Red River Co, TX, m. abt. 1832, Iredell Co, NC, Harriet PAYTON, ii. Jane Arthur EIDSON, b. 18 May 1809, d. 12 Jul 1870; iii. Jemima Arthur EIDSON, b. abt. 1810, Iredell Co, NC, iv. William Henry EIDSON, b. 1812, Iredell Co, NC, d. bef. 1886, Georgia; v. Margaret Caroline EIDSON, b. abt. 1816, Iredell Co, NC, d. 1861, AL; vi. Joseph Rolden EIDSON, b. abt. 1819, Iredell Co, NC, d. 27 Jun 1862 in Battle of Seven Pines, Richmond, VA, vii. Sarah Claywell EIDSON, b. abt. 1825, Iredell Co, NC, d. abt. 1880, West Point, GA.iv. Jemima CLAYWELL, b. abt. 1783, Iredell Co, NC, d. 04 Mar 1838 in Harmony Township, Iredell Co, NC, b. Mt. Bethel Methodist Church, Iredell Co, NC.v. Shadrach CLAYWELL, b. 04 Feb 1784, Iredell Co, NC, d. 20 Jun 1867, Iredell Co, NC, m. 16 Sep 1819, Mary (Polly) READvi. Peter CLAYWELL, b. abt. 1785, Iredell Co, NC, d. bef. 1880, Yadkin Co, NC, m. Nancy R. SAUNDERS.vii. William A. CLAYWELL, b. abt. 1787, Iredell Co, NC, d. aft. 1873, Iredell Co, NC, m. Louisa GRAHAM.viii. Margaret CLAYWELL, b. abt. 1788, Iredell Co, NC, d. bef. 1857, m... Archibald T. TOMLINSON.ix. Mary CLAYWELL, b. 16 Apr 1789, d. 12 Feb 1874 in Williamsport, Maury, Tennessee, b. in the Sowell Cemetery m. 29 Aug 1811 in Iredell Co, N C, John KING.x. Jane CLAYWELL, b. abt. 1790, Iredell Co, NC, d. abt. 1882, Iredell Co, NC, buried Snow Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Iredell Co, NC, m. Nathaniel Bacon JOURNEY. xi. Sarah CLAYWELL, b. abt. 1792, Iredell Co, NC, died 13 May 1875 in Ashley, Washington, Illinois married a NOWLEN.

Generation No. 4:
JANE CLAYWELL, b. 1795, Iredell Co, NC, d. aft. 1880, Olin, Iredell Co, NC, m. abt. 1815, 1st Spouse NATHANIEL BACON JURNEY, b. 1791, Iredell Co, VA, d. 1831, Iredell Co, VA Children:Jemima Arthur Jurney, b. 1810Mary Elizabeth Jurney, b. 1813PETER CLAYWELL JURNEY, b. 1817Elizabeth Bacon Jurney, b. 1819Lucy Estes Jurney, b. 1824 2nd Spouse: William S. HOLLAND, m. bef. 1850

Thomas married Anne Adams Moore on 23 Jun 1700 in Saint Audeon, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. Anne was born in 1680 in Cullybackey, Antrim, Northern Ireland; died on 13 Jul 1715 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Augustine married Mary Lane in 1710 in , Surry, Virginia, USA. Mary was born in 1695 in , Surry, Virginia, USA; died on 17 Oct 1769 in , Surry, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Rebecca Barnabus on 22 Dec 1663 in Ilk Pitreavie Pitfirran Rires, Fife, Scotland. Rebecca was born in 1635 in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland; died in 1675 in Cullybackey, Antrim, Northern Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]