Individual Details

Marriage

Christopher Weaver to Mary RECTOR-140, date and place unknown, but first child, William was born at Sleepy Creek 11 May 1786, so marriage probably took place in Virginia. It could
have been in a locality called "Rectortown" Hampshire County
VA (now WVA - there is no Rectortown in Hampshire County in
1990 although there is one in Fauquier County VA.).

Hampshire County was adjacent to Berkeley County where
Christopher WEAVER lived at that time. Christopher WEAVER's brother-in-law, William ROSS married Winifred RECTOR in 1779 and Conway RECTOR married Nancy PARKER abt 1790 both in Hampshire County.

Their brother Charles RECTOR who was referred to in the
History of Champaign County, Ohio as Christopher WEAVER's
brother-in-law also, is shown to have resided there, too, as
shown in the "1782 THE FIRST CENSUS OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - List of Michl. CRESAP 22 RECTOR, Daniel 9
22 RECTOR, Charles 2"

It also indicates that the Daniel RECTOR (sr) family lived in Hampshire County although they must have left by 1790 to
appear in that year's Allegheny County, Pennsylvania census.

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Tax List-shared

1787 Tax List concerning Christopher, William and
Henry (Baltzer Wollam, husband of Mary Magdalene WEAVER was held responsible for Henry's tax.)

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Residence-shared

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Not far south of the county line, Storms Creek enters the river, and it extends through a small portion of this county. It receives its name from Mr. Storms, an old resident.

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Just when a settlement was made by the Stormses around and above Tremont City and German township it is not definitely known, but William Chapman and William Ross came near Tremont City in 1798.

Residence-shared

Charles Rector, Christopher Weaver, William Ross and William Weaver and wife settled in the part of Champaign County (now Clark County) around Tremont City. Henry Storm lived in the neighborhood prior to the Weavers. William Weaver moved into Mad River Township in 1806

Land-shared

The following was copied from the Skardon papers on William
WEAVER-173, Box 22, Folder 24D on 18 SEP 1991:

"For value received I do acknowledge my selfe justly indebted to John GROVER thirty two dollars and seventy five cents to paid in three payments as the income Due to the Officer of the Land Office for Congress at Cincinnati and it is understood it is designed By me to pay for the Land or lot now ocupypyed By me witness my hand and sealed this 17th day of August 1807.
Attest - James MONTGOMERY Henry (x his mark) MILLER

On the back of the note is written: I Do Agree to Discharge
the within note August the 31 1807 Addan (x his mark)Allen
test Elijah WEAVER, Christopher (x his mark) WEAVER"

Compiler's remark: The three signatures by Adam ALLEN who farmed in Mason County with Henry WEAVER, Elijah WEAVER, oldest son of William WEAVER, Henry's brother, and Christopher WEAVER, Henry's other brother signing for the new husband of Sarah WEAVER point to the proposition that Sarah was, indeed, Henry's widow and considered by them as part of the family..

The document further indicates that Sarah WEAVER who married John GROVER in Mason County KY was the widow of Henry WEAVER, brother of Christopher and William WEAVER i.e. the document was attested by Christopher WEAVER, by Elijah WEAVER, William's son, and endorsed by Addan (Adam) Allen, who with William WEAVER took over the Ralph plantation lease in Mason County from the original signers - Henry WEAVER, William WEAVER and Henry STORM.

(Compiled by Laurence A. Weaver, Jr.)

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Residence

Another family which settled in the Terre Haute vicinity were the Weavers. They became important factors in the early history of the township. The first poll book in 1811 listed four by that name, William Chirstopher, Philip and Elijah. William Weaver marreid Mary Kiger in 1783 and this couple became the parents of 14 children.

In the same neighborhood where the Weavers were located was Henry Storms who was the first to settle along the creek that bears his name.

Land

Deed recorded in Volume A,
Page 195, Deed Book of Champaign County, Ohio, held at the
Court House in Urbana, Ohio.
Christopher WEAVER to William WEAVER

This Indenture made this (blank) day of May A.D. 1811 -
Between Christopher WEAVER and Rebecca his wife of Champaign County and State of Ohio of the one part and William WEAVER of the same place of the other part Witnesseth that the said Christopher WEAVER and Rebecca his wife for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars to them in hand paid before the sealing of these presents the receipt whereof the(sic) do hereby acknowledge have given granted bargained and sold and by these presents do give grant bargain and sell unto said William WEAVER his heirs and assigns forever all that tract or parcel of Land lying on the eastern side of the South west quarter of section No twelve Township No four and range No ten and and(sic) on the Northern boundery of Section No eleven of said Township and range of land lying between the great Miami River and the Virginia reservation directed to be sold at Cincinnati and bounded as follows (viz) Beginning at an ironwood in the Henry WEAVERs corner on the bank of Storms Creek within the aforesaid section No twelve and running South 22o west 86 poles to walnut stake thence west 31 1/4 poles to a large popular
thence South 22o west 54 1/2 poles to a stake near a high and large oak stump thence east 113 poles to a stake by a black oak stump thence North 75 poles to the dividing line Between the afforementioned sections numbers Eleven and twelve (in a field) thence east with said line 22 2/3 poles the South east corner of the South west quarter of said section No twelve thence North with eastern boundery of the last mentioned quarter section to its North east corner thence west 21 poles to Henry WEAVERs North east corner thence South 12o West with said Henry WEAVERs line 127 poles to the beginning containing and laid out for Seventy six acres and a half of land more or less, together all and singular the premises with the appertenances and reversions remainder and remainders rents issues and profits thereof and of every part and parcel thereof to have and to hold the said land and all and singular the appurtenances thereto belonging unto the said William WEAVER his heirs and assigns forever and the said Christopher WEAVER and Rebecca his wife do covenant and agree with said William WEAVER his heirs executors administrators or assigns that they have the good right and lawful authority to sell said land or any part thereof by virtue of a patent made unto said Christopher
WEAVER for the afforementioned quarter of Section No twelve
by James MADISON president of the United States of America
executed at the City of Washington on the first day of November A.D. 1810 - and by virtue of a deed of conveyance for sixty five acres of land adjacent to and on the south side of the last mentioned quarter section made unto the said Christopher WEAVER by Charles RECTOR and Sarah his wife on the eight day of May A.D. 1811 who held their athority(sic) for conveying the same by virtue of a patent made unto said Charles RECTOR by James MADISON president of the United States of America for the last mentioned sixty five acres of land the said patent executed at the City of Washington on the twentieth day of June A.D. 1809 - By virtue of which authority the said Christopher WEAVER and Rebecca his wife do covenant and agree to sell to the said William WEAVER the heretofore specified tract of land bounded as above described together with every part and parcel thereof and all and singular the privileges thereunto
belonging in manner and form aforesaid also the said Chris-
topher WEAVER and Rebecca his wife will warrant and forever
defend the said land and all and singular the appurtenances
thereunto belonging unto the said William WEAVER his heirs
and assigns forever free from the lawful claims of all and every person or persons lawfully claiming the same or any part thereof.

In Witness whereof the said Christopher WEAVER and Rebecca his wife have hereunto set their hands and seals this Day and year first above written.
Signed Sealed and delivered
in the presence of us Christopher WEAVER
seal
W.N.T. MOSSON her
Henry WEAVER Rebecca~~~WEAVER
seal mark
Champaign County State of Ohio

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05/08/1811 wd 761 Acres part SW1 Chris Weaver to Henry Weaver A-199
05/08/1811 wd 761 Acres part SW1 Chris Weaver to Wm Weaver A-195
03/08/1831 wd 4 a & 17 poles pt SW1 Chris Weaver to John Weaver J-19

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Land

Deed Book A p. 199, Champaign Co. Ohio
Between Christopher WEAVER and Rebecca his wife of Champaign Co. and Henry WEAVER son of said Christopher WEAVER
Date: May 8, 1811 Consideration: $200.00
Location: N W corner of the S W 1/4 of Sec 12 T 4 R 10
Beginning at one Ironwood sapling in said quarter section corner to William WEAVER on the bank of Storm's Creek and
running northwesterly up said creek following the meanders
thereof to an Ironwood and Elm on the northeasterly bank of
said creek nearly opposite the house where said Christopher
WEAVER now lives. Acreage: 76 1/2 acres
History of land: Patent from James MADISON to C. WEAVER
dated Nov. 1, 1810
Witnesses: W. CHOLSON (?)
William (his mark) WEAVER
Signed: Christopher (his mark) WEAVER
Rebecca (her mark) WEAVER

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Land

deed recorded in Volume A, Page 201 of the
Deed Book in the Court House of Champaign County, Urbana,
Ohio.
Charles RECTOR to Christopher WEAVER

This Indenture made this 8 day of May A.D. 1811 between Charles RECTOR and Sarah his wife of the County of hampaign
and State of Ohio of the one part and Christopher WEAVER of
the same place of the other part Witnesseth that the said
Charles RECTOR and Sarah his wife for and in the considera-
tion of the sum of one hundred and thirty dollars to them in hand paid before the sealing of these presence the receipt whereof the(sic) do acknowledge have given granted bargained and sold and by these presents do give bargain and sell unto said Christopher WEAVER his heirs and assigns forever all that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the North west corner of section eleven Township 4 Range ten in the County of Champaign beginning at the North west corner of said section and running South seventy five poles to a stake witness by an elm and beech thence east one hundred and thirty eight poles and two thirds to an oak stump and sugar tree thence North Seventy five poles to a stake in a field thence west one hundred and thirty poles and two thirds to the beginning calculated and laid out to contain sixty five acres Together with all and singular the premises with the appurtenances and advantages thereunto
belonging or in anywise appertaining and reversion and
reversions remainder and remainders unto issues and profits thereof and of any part or parcel thereof to have and to hold the said sixty five acres of land and all and singular the privileges thereunto belonging unto said Christopher WEAVER his heirs and assigns forever and the said Charles RECTOR and Sarah his wife do covenant and agree with the said Christopher WEAVER his heirs Executors and administrators or assigns that they have good right and lawful authority to sell said Sixty five acres of land and all and the privileges thereunto belonging in the name and form aforesaid by virtue of a patent made unto Charles RECTOR his heirs and assigns forever executed at the City of Washington on the twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine by James MADISON president of the United States of America Also the said Charles RECTOR and Sarah his wife will warrant and forever defend the said land and all and singular appertenances
thereunto belonging unto the said Christopher WEAVER his heirs and asigns forever free from the Lawful claim of all and every person or persons whosoever lawfully claiming the same or any part thereof In Witness whereof the said Charles RECTOR and Sarah his wife have hereunto set their hands and
seals the day and year first written.

Signed Sealed and |
delivered in the presence of us | Charles RECTOR
seal
W.N.T. MOSSOS | her
Joseph HUTTON | Sarah X RECTOR
seal mark
State of Ohio Champaign County

Military-shared

William WEAVER's Revolutionary War pension, #S17770, $26.66 per annum to commence 4 March 1834.

It is only from William WEAVER's "Declaration" of 2 August
1832 that the compiler thus far has been able to verify Christopher WEAVER's Revolutionary War service.) copied as
follows:

"State of Ohio Champaign Co. - On this second day of August
eighteen hundred & Thirty two, personally appeared in open
Court before Geo B HALL(president?) James SMITH(?) Wm RUNKLE Ohio Ha?? (--------) Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Champaign County, now sitting, William WEAVER, a resident of Madriver Township, in the County of Champaign and State of Ohio, aged Seventy two Years, seven months, nine days, who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. In the year Seventeen Hundred & Eighty One, he resided in Berkeley County, in the State of Virginia, and to the best of his recollection, he was drafted, in the month of August of said year, to serve in the militia of Said State of Virginia, under Captain Jacob LINDER; and marched from Berkley county to York Town, in Virginia, and effected a communication with the forces under the command of General WASHINGTON - after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, he was one of the guard which conducted the prisoners to Harper's Ferry; after which he received his discharge. - he then returned home; - and in about a month thereafter, he marched as a substitute for Daniel COLGAN, under Capt. STEPHENS, to Winchester barracks, in Virginia, and was placed as one of the guard over the prisoners there - sometime in the winter of '81 & 2, he was sent with others in his company to conduct some prisoners, destined to Freckerick Town in Maryland - he, with the company & prisoners proceeded to Shepherd- stown, where they were met by a guard, which took charge of the prisoners. - he then was marched back to Winchester barrracks & remained there untill sometime in March 1782, when he obtained his discharge -
He further states that he has lost or mislaid the Certificates of his discharge - that he believes he served in the two terms nearly seven months - at least over six months, he has a record of his age, in his Family Bible, as taken from the Family Record of his father. - born A.D. 1759, December 24th near Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Shortly after the Revolutionary War, say in 1792, he removed to the State of Kentucky - & in 1802 removed to the State of Ohio, Champaign County, where he has continued to reside ever since - his brother Christopher WEAVER, served with him in his first term; but he has no documentary evidence of either; and knows of no person by whom he can prove his last term of service. He hereby relinquish every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, or (if any) only on that agency of the State of Virginia."

Witness
his
L WEAVER William X WEAVER
mark
Sworn to, & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid in open
court. By order of the court. John C. PEARSON, clk.

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I, Christopher WEAVER, residing in Madriver Township Champaign County, Ohio, hereby certify that I served in 1781 in the same company with William WEAVER, during all of his first term, as herein before mentioned.
his
Attest. L. WEAVER Christopher WEAVER
mark
Sworn to & Subscribed, the day & year aforesaid in open
court. By order
of the Court John C. PEARSON clk.

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BRIEF in the case of WILLIAM WEAVER of Champaign Co. in the
State of Ohio (Act 7th June, 1832.)
Excerpts from the Above titled Pension Case File.
State of Ohio, County of Champaign - On this twenty second day of April A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open court
before the court of common pleas of said county now sitting
William WEAVER a resident of Madriver township Champaign
county and State of Ohio aged seventy three years -
- - - - - this applicant says that he was born near the city of Philadelphia Pennsylvania in the same county that the city is in, he thinks the county of Philadelphia, about five miles from the city - in the year 1759. He has a record of his age at home in his family bible. He was living in Virginia Berkley county when called into the service.

He lived about five years after the War of the Revolution in
Berkley county Virginia when he moved to Mason county Ken-
tucky, thence he moved in the year 1802 to Madriver township
Champaign county Ohio when he has ever since lived and now
resides. He was drafted for the first tour of service, the second term of service he was a substitute for one David COLGIN. His captain in the first term of service was Jacob LINDER, and his Lieutenants name was LINDER, he cannot recollect his first name. His capt. in the second term of service was of the name of STEPHENS but he cannot recollect this first name. He cannot
recollect his Lieutenants name. He received two discharges
from service but he has many years since lost them both. ---
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court, April 22, 1833.
John C. PEARSON, Clk.

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Will

Weaver, Christopher, Will -1835, Champaign, Will Book B, p. 144

5 Sep 1835 will
7 oct 1835 probate
Christopher Weaver
1/3 wife
1/3 Sons William, Henry
1/3 children of Polly, and female children

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15 Dec 1835 - will
18 Apr 1836 - probate
Will of Rebecca Weaver
1/4 estate to John Wiley
1/4 estate to George Becker
1/4 estate to James Rouse
1/4 estate to heirs of James Montgomery dec'd
John Wiley, executor

Note

Christopher Weaver, with his brother-in law, Charles Rector settled at the mouth of Storms Creek, near what is now known as Tremont, Clark County, OH, in 1801. Christopher came to Ohio by way of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky. Christopher was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

Children

1. William Weaver, b 11 May 1786, Sleepy Creek, Berkele County, (West) VA, d 1862, Mad River Township, Champaign County, OH, m. Silence Barnes, 23 Oct 1805, Champaign County, OH.
2. Henry Weaver, b 6 May 1788. Sleepy Creek, Berkeley County, VA, d 3 Mar 1872, Urbana, Champaign County, OH.
3. Polly Weaver, b 1792, KY, d. 1850, Champaign County, OH, m. Samuel Rector, 7 Feb 1812, Champaign County, OH.

Deed

Copy of Historic Record #14, Christine BERGEN Papers, Berkeley County, West Virginia. Berkeley County County Court, Martinsburg, West Virginia. Deed Book 13, pp 261-263
This Indenture made the 29th day of February in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety four Between Christopher WEAVER and Mary his wife of Berkley County and State of Virginia of the one part and John WEAVER of the County and State aforesaid of the other part.
WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty eight pounds current money to the said Christopher WEAVER in hand paid by the said John WEAVER at or before the Sealing and Delivering of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and DOTH acquit and discharge the said John WEAVER and Mary his wife, HATH granted bargained sold and confirmed and by these presents DOTH grant bargain sell and confirm unto the said John Weaver his heirs and assigns all that tract of land situate lying and being in the county aforesaid lying and being on the East side of Sleepy Creek granted to William CHAPMAN by deed from under the hand of the Right Honorable Thomas Lord FAIRFAX bearing date the 12th day of March A.D. 1777, then sold by the said William CHAPMAN to Christopher WEAVER by deed bearing the date the 16th day of February 1789 then devised by the said Christopher WEAVER by his last will and testament to his son Christopher WEAVER which is the above mentioned, and bounded as follows, BEGINNING at a chestnut stake beyond the East bank of Sleepy Creek at the Butt of a tree said to be a cornered oak to William PAUL's 218 acre Patent extending thence along a course of the line of the same So 46 Et 34 poles to the said Creek and the course continuing in the water down the Creek forty seven poles to the opposite bank with a great__6__ of the same and the course continued one hundred and nineteen poles to a place where Paul's supposed line should have been and the course continuing fifty poles to a large chesnut and a chesnut oak on a ridge on the No side of Sleepy Creek Mountain thence So 46 E 62 poles to a double bodied white oak and single white oak at the head of a small hollow in a line supposed to be Matthias SWIM's 159 acre Patent then along the line So 89 Wt 80 poles to a white oak and a black oak and a pine on the High side of a ridge in said line then leaving the same patent and along the High Hills of the Creek So Wt Seventy poles to two black oaks and a white oak then N 29 Et 29 poles to a pine then No 43 Wt 50 poles to a white oak and a black oak on the East bank of the said Creek then along the several courses and meanders of the same down the creek joining the bank thereof No 38 E 82 poles No 67 Wt 80 poles No 85 Et 96 poles and crossing the creek and the course continuing four poles to the beginning containing one hundred forty seven acres and all the buildings houses orchards ways water water courses profits hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise thereunto appertaining and also all the Estate right title use property claim and demand whatsoever of the said Christopher WEAVER and Mary his wife of in and to the said premises TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the lands hereby granted and all and singular the premises hereby granted and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtances unto the said John WEAVER his Heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of them the said John WEAVER his Heirs and assigns forever and the said Christopher WEAVER and Mary his wife for them selves and their heirs executors administrators and every of them doth covenant promise and agree with the said John WEAVER to warrant and forever defend the land and premises with all their appurtances thereunto belonging or in anywise deemed as members or part thereof to him the said John WEAVER and his Heirs and assigns free and clear from any claim or demand or any person or persons as heretofore against the said land and premises accepting that of his Mother Elizabeth WEAVER's part the said John WEAVER his Heirs and assigns shall yield and pay to her yearly and every year during her natural life agreeable to her share of the said land and premises. In witness wherrof the said Christopher WEAVER and Mary his wife doth hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
his mark
CHRISTOPHER X WEAVER SEAL
her mark
MARY X WEAVER SEAL
Copyright 1997 Laurence Weaver, Jr. Laurence has submitted this file for use in the WVGenWeb Archives. It may be freely copied, but may not be sold or used in a commercial project without permission of the submitter.

Military

Weaver: -- no Christopher Sr. or Jr.
(possible) Christopher, b 1730 d 1787 VA m (1) Elizabeth X PS VA
John, b 1749 VA d p 1-13-1831 OH m (1) Catherine (Peckinpaugh) Pvt VA
William, b 12-24-1759 PA d 6--1836 OH m (1) Mary Kiger Pvt VA PNSR

Biography-shared

The following which was received from James H. JOHNSON
RIN941, a descendant of William WEAVER. Paragraph numbers
have been inserted by this compiler for ease in referencing
these notes on William WEAVER and his brother, Henry WEAVER.

1. It was in the fall of 1793 that William and Mary Kiger
WEAVER were preparing to leave Berkeley County, Virginia,
for Kentucky.

2. Good church members as they were, one step preliminary to
their departure was a letter attesting the fact.

3. Consequently, the deacon who attended to such matters sat
down and wrote: "This is to certify that William WEAVER and Mary his wife has been acceptable members in Berkeley Circuit, given under my hand, this fourth day of October A D 1793" W. McLenahan Deacon Near Bath.

4. Mary, twenty-one years of age, with three children already and a fourth expected in a few months, must have shouldered a good bit of responsibility in this momentous undertaking. Apparently, William, thirteen years older than she, was fired with tales of the new land opened to citizens of this young and independent country.

5. William had helped to make it free. A soldier who fought in the Revolution as a member of a company from Bucks
County, Pennsylvania, he was an eye-witness to Cornwallis'
march from Yorktown. Indeed, besides a marker placed on his
grave by some patriotic society, one used to be able to read on his headstone in Terre Haute Cemetery (Ohio) this statement: "A soldier in the war."

6. Long years ahead of him, a good head on his shoulders, health, a young wife, a growing family, good land in the west to be cheaply bought - small wonder they were willing to set out on the journey with high hopes and the necessary household belongings.

7. Elijah, the eldest child, was eight years old when the family migrated to Kentucky. Tall for his age, lithe of body, and adapted to the ways of the pioneers, he appears to have taken his place courageously by his father's side. His young mother, too, with toddlers to care for, must have leaned heavily upon him.

8. Seven years or more were passed in Kentucky, six of these on the plantation of James RALPH. Henry WEAVER, William WEAVER, and Henry STORM, all of Mason County leased the
south end of his plantation 'in Canetocky'. They were 'to Cleare and Improve as the see fit for there own profit Said tennents is to heave Six Crops from the deat hereof' (The date, unfortunately has been cut from the 'Artikel of Agreement')

9. But shortly thereafter, Henry STORM and Henry WEAVER
transferred their right and title of the within lease to William WEAVER and Adam ALLAN. They completed this transaction by writing on the back of the original lease. The date was January 7, 1796.

(Note: Adam ALLAN, mentioned in paragraph 9 above may have been William's brother-in-law since in the Mason County Marriage records 1791-1836, a Nancy Kiger m. Adam ALLEN page 5, 28 Jan 1791. This is assuming that Nancy was the sister of William's wife, Mary E. Kiger.)

[Compiled by Laurence A. Weaver]

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Biography-shared

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