Individual Details
Anthony TINDER
(1770 - 14 Oct 1848)
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Went to Kentucky with his parents in 1791. He is shown in Tax lists of Woodford County, Kentucky in 1794. By 1796 he is listed in the Orange County, Virginia Tax lists. After Anthony's marriage he must have lived in Culpeper County, Virginia. I found his name on the Aaron Lane tax list for Culpeper County, year 1800. He performed his military service in Thomas Yancey's company of militia in the Second Battalion, Fifth Regiment, of Culpeper County, Virginia. He is shown on the April 1806 muster roll for this unit. A bill was filed by Taylor and Richards vs Anthony Tinder in the Chancery Court of Orange County, Virginia in 1832. Apparently Anthony sold the mineral rights of his farm twice.
Anthony and Lucy are in Orange County, Virginia in 1833. They buy their farm called "Bittersweet" from Hezekiah Ellis in that year. The house is still standing, and is located just south of St. Just Virginia. Lucy and Anthony must of attended the Antiock Baptist Church at St Just Virginia for he is listed as a deacon of that church. Isaac L. Graves purchased the property from the Anthony Tinder estate in 1849. The farm is presently owned by Mrs. Lillian Doyle. My wife Jean and I found a book on pre-civil homes in Orange County, Virginia in a small gift shop. We found Anthony and Lucy's Bittersweet listed, and after some searching and driving down country roads, found the farm. Mrs. Doyle was a very kind lady and allowed Jean and I to take pictures of the house, and showed us through the place. She invited the family back to spend the night with her. Jean, Sarah and I took her up on the offer, and it was quite a thrill to spend a night in a house your great great great great grandfather lived in. We got to walk around all that is left of the farm, and I think my daughter Sarah really enjoyed her stay. There is, according to Mrs. Doyle, an old grave site on the farm. She showed us were she believed it to be located. The area was ringed with stones, and was a mound area with trees, in the middle of one of the fields. We searched through the plot, but could not find any gravestones or other evidence of grave sites. It could be that Anthony and Lucy are buried there, but we will probably never know. Mrs. Doyle had a few stories about the house she had heard. It is believed that the house was used as a hospital during the battle of Mine Run in the Civil War. The house had Federal fire places in four rooms. The living room, kitchen, and two bedrooms upstairs. The fireplace in the kitchen had drawings scratched on it, like children might have done. The molding in all the rooms was very nice, and the floors were all wide board pine. Lucy's father was John Robinson who owned the Robinson Tavern, previously known as the " Old Trap", on what is now Rt. 20 at Locust Grove Virginia. John Robinson later turned over the tavern property to one of his sons Thomas Robinson. I would like to know more about that side of the family.
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Events
| Birth | 1770 | Orange County, Virginia, British America | |||
| Marriage | 18 Dec 1797 | St. Thomas Perish, Orange County, Virginia, United States - Lucy ROBINSON |  |  |  |
| Military | Apr 1806 | Thomas Yancey's Company of Militia - Culpeper County, Virginia, United States | | ||
| Death | 14 Oct 1848 | Orange County, Virginia, United States | | ||
| Family Search ID Number | K2M4-RS7 |
Families
| Spouse | Lucy ROBINSON (1779 - 1885) |
| Child | James Robert TINDER (1798 - 1879) |
| Child | Priscilla TINDER (1801 - 1856) |
| Child | John A. TINDER Sr. (1803 - 1851) |
| Child | Thomas TINDER (1803 - 1881) |
| Child | Anthony M. TINDER (1805 - 1843) |
| Child | Robinson Chapman TINDER (1807 - 1854) |
| Child | George Washington TINDER Sr. (1809 - 1885) |
| Child | Ann TINDER (1812 - 1872) |
| Child | Catherine TINDER (1814 - 1861) |
| Child | Richard TINDER (1819 - 1877) |
| Child | Eliza Jane TINDER (1820 - 1865) |
| Father | James TINDER Sr. (1731 - 1813) |
| Mother | Sarah CHADWICK (1735 - 1806) |
| Sibling | Margaret TINDER (1761 - 1840) |
| Sibling | James TINDER Jr. (1763 - 1836) |
| Sibling | Jesse TINDER (1765 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Sarah TINDER (1773 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Jeremiah TINDER (1775 - 1797) |
| Sibling | Rev. James TINDER Jr. (1776 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Elijah TINDER (1777 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Jenny TINDER (1780 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
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Witnesses were William Robinson, Richard Robinson and John Richards. Father of the bride was John Robinson.
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Endnotes
1. Orange County, Virginia marriage license Applications, Book 1. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4X-P27 : 11 February 2018), Anthony Tinder and Lucy Robinson, 18 Dec 1797; citing Orange, Virginia, reference P44; FHL microfilm 33,031..
2. April 1806 Muster Rolls Second Batialion, Fifth Regiment of Culpeper County, Virginia USA..
3. Orange County, Virginia Will Book 11, page 12, dated 21 March 1848. Will Book 11, pages 69-74 lists items sold from his estate and who bought them..