Individual Details

Census

The 1800 census for Mason Co. lists two William WEAVERs and a Sarah WEAVER. Since this was really a tax list, it would mean that there were two William WEAVER households, and a Widow WEAVER household.

Marriage

Mason County, Kentucky. This day came before me a Justice of the Peace for the County and made Oath that Sarah WEAVER has been a widow for four years last past. Given under my hand
this 14th day of Sept 1805. John MCKEE" and "Know all men by these presents that John GROVER and Robert HILL are held and firmly carried unto Christopher GREENUP esquire Governor in the just and full sum of fifty pounds current money to the which payment will and truly to be made we find (unreadable) our heirs executors amd administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents (????) with aureals(?) and dated the 14th day of October 1805. The condition of the above obligation us such that whereas a marriage is intended to be had and solemnized between the said John GROVER and Sarah WEAVER. Now if there be no legal cause to obstruct the same then the above obligation to be said else to remain in full force and virtue.

Land

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.)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=4026167&id=I1266

Land

ID: I1266
Name: Sarah Weaver*
Surname: Weaver*
Given Name: Sarah
Sex: F
Birth: ABT 1756 in <, Berkeley, Virginia, Colony>
Death: AFT 7 May 1836 in , Champaign, Ohio, USA
Reference Number: M_1266
_UID: 37FD4921C3969F4FA5DC231D9E0E6910CB94
Note:
BIRTH:
Est. abt 1756
PARENTS' FAMILY MRIN:
#not known
MARRIAGE:
MRIN#414 to Henry WEAVER-171 probably about 1775, estimated
from the time frame of the life of Henry (jr)-1267 in Mason
County KY.
MRIN67 to John GROVER-335 after 14 Oct. 1805. (see Mason
County KY records for 1805, page 18 and page 28 copied
herewith:
"Mason County Lct This day came before me a Justice of the
Peace for the County and made Oath that Sarah WEAVER has
been a widow for four years last past. Given under my hand
this 14th day of Sept 1805. John MCKEE" and
"Know all men by these presents that John GROVER and Robert
HILL are held and firmly carried unto Christopher GREENUP
esquire Governor in the just and full sum of fifty pounds
current money to the which payment will and truly to be made
we find (unreadable) our heirs executors amd administrators
jointly and severally firmly by these presents (????) with
aureals(?) and dated the 14th day of October 1805. The
condition of the above obligation us such that whereas a
marriage is intended to be had and solemnized between the
said John GROVER and Sarah WEAVER. Now if there be no legal
cause to obstruct the same then the above obligation to be
said else to remain in full force and virtue
DEATH:
AFT 7 May 1836 possibly in Champaign Co. OH, the date on
which she sold (under the name, Sarah GROVER of Champaign
County) the Mad River Twp land to George WARD or in Kentucky
if they returned after the land sale. (see Champaign Co.
Deed book M, page 534)
BURIAL:
Compiler has not found GROVER name in either Terre Haute or
RECTOR/GARD cemeteries.
RESIDENCES:
Probably from Virginia to Mason County, KY and after second
marriage, to Champaign County OH. (see Champaign County Deed
Book M, page 535 - U.S. to Sarah GROVER of Kentucky, 2 April
1829 - NE quarter section 4, Township 3, Range 11, recorded
25 April 1836). Possibly back to Kentucky after 1836.
TAX LISTS:
Mason County, Kentucky (from "Edward Settle's Book" at Mason
County Historical Society)
1804 Sarah WEAVER
1809 John GROVER
CENSUS:
Kentucky re-contructed from tax lists.
1800 Mason County - Sarah WEAVER
DEEDS:
Champaign County, Ohio - Deed book M, Page 535
United States} The United States of America. To all to whom
To } these presents shall come greeting whereas
Sarah Grover } Sarah Grover of Kentucky has deposited in the
General Land Office of the United States, a certificate of
the register of the land office at Cincinnati whereas it
appears that full payment has been made by the said Sarah
Grover according to the provisions of the act of Congress of
the 24th of April 1820 entitled an act making further provi-
sions for the sale of the Public lands for the West half of
the North East quarter of section four, Township 3 of Range
Eleven between the Miami Rivers in the district of lands
offered for sale at Cincinnati Ohio containing seventy nine
acres and twenty four hundredths of an acre according to the
office plat of the survey of the said lands returned to the
General land office by the surveyor general which said tract
has been purchased by the said Sarah Grover, Now know ye
that the United States of America in consideration of the
premises and in conformity with the several acts of Congress
in such case made and provided have given & granted and by
these presents do give & grant unto the said Sarah Grover &
to her heirs the said tract above described. To have & to
hold the same Together with all the rights, previleges,
ammunities and appurtances of whatsoever nature therein
belonging unto the said Sarah Grover & to her heirs & asigns
forever. In testimony where of Andrew Jackson, President of
the United States of America have caused these letters to be
made patent & the seal of the General Land Office to be
hereunto affixed. Given under my hand at the City of
/---------------\\\\ Washington the second day of April in the
| United States | year of our Lord one thousand eight
| General land | hundred & twenty nine and of the
| Office | Independence of the United States the
fifty third.
By the President Andrew Jackson
Geo Graham Commissioner of the General land Office
Recorded Vol 3d Page 180
Received this deed for record 25th April 1836, recorded 7
May 1836. M. Magrew R.C.C.

Birth

Birth listed as "Virginia" in 1880 Census of daughter, Marie Grover Owens in Mason Co., Kentucky.

Notes-shared

Henry's children
Henry d. 1837
William b. 1799 (my great grandfather)
According to family history, as I think I mentioned to
you, William (1799) came to Hillsboro as a young man,
as his family were all killed - fire - feud -
Indians//??? Henry the elder died in 1802, and his two
brothers left for Ohio. Except - that according to
this supposing, my William had at least two brothers
living in Kentucky - James and Henry. Something must
have happened in 1802 that gravely effected the WEAV-
ERs. However, my William would have only been 3 years
old, so he would not even have been aware of his aunts,
uncles and cousins.
The 1800 census for Mason Co. lists two William
WEAVERs and a Sarah WEAVER. Since this was really a
tax list, it would mean that there were two William
WEAVER households, and a Widow WEAVER household. The
1810 census lists no WEAVERs, nor does the 1790.
No, I'm afraid this just doesn't hold water, for
if my William were the son of Henry, Henry would have
been on the 1800 census - unless, like Christopher, he
didn't come to Maysville immediately. Maybe he went
with Christopher to Lexington, thence came to Maysville
and died there in 1802. (Now I am just thinking on the
typewriter.) The names James, Henry, John, and William
persist as the male names coming down from my William.
My father is James, his older brother was Bert Henry.
(But this could be from Isaac Henry STRIDER, the oldest
son's name in the STRIDER line since our first American
born STRIDER in 1739.)
I would like to know what you think of this line
of reasoning. Descendants of Henry d. 1837 and of
James are still living in Maysville, or near there. Do
you think they might have records pertaining to my
William, or do you think that I am just guessing too
wildly?