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James Withers, who was born in 1792, grgrandson of James Withers of 1681, knew some of James Withers younger children, wrote a pedigree of his family in 1844. He gave the name of his grgrandfather as "James Withers of Bristol, England.
James and Elizabeth Keene Withers family Bible, which was printed by John Basket in London, England, in 1715, And is now in the possession of one of their descendants, Mr Monroe Withers who lives near Cynthia, KY.

In 1681 the year of James Withers birth Louis XIV of France was at the zenith of his power. In England William Penn, and English Quaker, eceived a charter from King Charles II for lands that became the state of Pennsylvania.

A book has bee published about the Withers family, "Withers Family of County Lancaster, England and of Stafford County, VA.," by Robert Edwin Withers, The Dietz Printing Company, Richmond, VA.

Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Register 1723-1758 A QuitREnt Roll for 1723; James Withers, 1,766 acres, Paid 422 lbs tobacco; 100 acres of Joseph Waughs land.
Tenders of Tobacco in Overwharton Parish:
James Withers, 22,751 Plants 4 N4groes
James Withers, vestreyman, Parish of Overwharton, at the Glebe, August 20, 1785.
Notes for James Withers:
In his will (filed Stafford County), James Withers' home called "Old Manor Plantation" came down to his grandson, Benjamin, son of John, and his family remained for the longest time in Stafford County on the old home place. This land was on a small creek falling into Potomac Creek. In 1939, the place was owned by Charles Chesley. An old cemetery known as the Withers Cemetery is on this farm on the north side of Potomac Creek in Stafford County. Mr Chesley said there used to be many old stones in this family burial ground, but in later these disappeared. There is now standing (in 1939) one stone with the name of Dillard, dated 1820, and an old Withers stone erected to the memory of Mildred Withers, born Jan 19, 1808, and died Mar 18, 1809. The child was the niece of Benjamin and daughter of George. James also owned much land in Fauquier County, VA on Licking Run and on Tin Pot Run and one half of the original tract of 2900 acres known as the North Wales Tract. He owned two miles, one of which was on Potomac Run. He left much land to his sons. Tin Pot Creek fell to his youngest son, Keene, whose family became known as the Tin Pot Withers family, to distinguish it from the Thomas Withers family, who inherited the Licking Run Tract called "Green Meadows". The half of the North Wales tract was divided among several of his children. His sons held these gifts from their father and made their homes, raised their families, and became the builders of the beautiful County Fauquier, noted for its fine families and for their interest in horses.
(Ancestry of Robert Edwin Withers, III, by Robert Edwin Withers, Sr. of Pittsburgh, PA, 1947. The Dietz Printing Co., Richmond, Va. Genealogists: Mrs. Katherine Cox Gottschalk, Washington, DC and ========
James Withers was a planter.

Birth	1681	Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia
Death	6 Jun 1746	Stafford Co, VA
Marriage		Elizabeth Keene
Burial

Spouse	Elizabeth Keene (1682 - 1769)
Child	Ann Sophia Withers (1722 - 1765)
Child	Elizabeth Withers ( - )
Child	John Withers ( - )
Child	Nancy Elizabeth Withers ( - )
Child	Thomas Withers ( - )
Child	William Withers ( - )
Child	James Withers ( - )

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