The present note will examine the places of residence of some of the people who were in the previous note. In the Culpeper Classes (1781) we have, in Class 74:
Andrew Garr,In Class 72, we have:
Philip Chelf, and
Morton Christopher,
who are three successive names.
John Clore,andWhile in Class 71 there are:
John Stonesyfer.
Oreginal (Reginald) Burdyne and John Burdyne (as two separate listings), and
Michael Wilhoit.
The general location of all of the above names is behind (west of) Garr’s Mountain, south of Criglersville. The men in any one class were usually neighbors. The names I have cited above are in three closely numbered classes.
In Classes 82 and 68, there were two Sampsons, John and William. These classes were basically composed of English families.
If Philip Chelf had earlier sold his land to Christopher and Clore, on whose land was he living when the Culpeper Classes of 1781 were compiled?
In 1787, when the tax collector was making up his list of names, he visited these names on 3 March:
Philip Chelf,On 5 Mar he visited:
Morton Christopher,
John Clore, and
John Stonesifer.
Michael Wilhoit.
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Returning to Philip Chelf’s first family, which I believe certainly included Nancy, who married Daniel Böhme (and probably included siblings of Nancy, some of whom I have tentatively identified), the objection is raised that Philip did not name any such children in his will. This lack of evidence
is
negative, and, whereas the evidence from the baptismal sponsorships is very positive, evidence of the members of Philip's family must be inferred.
(Note from GWD: " Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. ")
But I am bothered even more by the lack of baptismal records for the children of Philip and Barbara (Yager Clore) Chelf. While it is true that the children of Peter and Barbara Clore do not appear there either, this could be because the first child was baptized before 1750. In that case, none of the family would be shown in the baptismal register. Philip and Barbara attended church fairly regularly. Why weren’t the children baptized?
(23 Jan 01)
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