Adam Wayland, who married, first, Elizabeth Blankenbaker, is said to have had six children with her, who were:
Some people have suggested there were two more sons, Joseph and Joel.
Morton Christopher was the only Christopher in the Culpeper Classes of 1781. He is also the only Christopher in the 1787 personal property tax list for Culpeper County. At the church, Moden Christopher and Elizabeth were the parents of Elisa, born 24 Nov 1776. The sponsors on this occasion were Adam Weyland with wife Maria, and Barbara Schmidt. This is one of the rarer cases where there is a generation jump since Adam was the mother of Elizabeth, and Maria Weyland was Elizabeth's stepmother. Barbara Schmidt is a puzzle, but a note says that she may have been a daughter of Nicholas Schmidt and Mary Magdalena Reiner. Apparently, Morton Christopher had no close relative on whom he could call for a sponsor. Elizabeth had been a sponsor in 1769 for Christopher Blankenbaker and his wife Christina Finks. (Elizabeth's mother was a first cousin of Christopher.) After Elizabeth served once more as a sponsor in 1778, the Christophers no longer appear in the church records; however, B. C. Holtzclaw says that A. L. Keith shows the birth of nine children for Morton and Elizabeth (from 1767 to 1795). I do not know from where Keith obtained the information.
The Rosina or Rosanna Willheit, who married John Wayland, was the daughter of John Willheit and Walburga Weaver, both of whom came with their respective parents to Virginia. John Weiland, Jr. (this John Weiland was called "Junior" to distinguish him from his uncle), and his wife Rosina had Nancy baptized 5 Jun 1776. The sponsors were Adam Weyland with wife Maria, and Barbara Schmidt. These are identical to the case above and suggest that the appearance of Barbara Schmidt was deliberate. At the birth of Maria to John, Jr. and his wife Rosina in 1777, the sponsors were Gottfried Jager with wife Maria, and Barbara Schmidt. Maria Jager was the sister of John Yager. In 1779, John Wayland, Jr., and Rosina were the parents of Elizabeth, and her sponsors were John Jager, Elizabeth Christopher, and Eva Fischer. Eva was Rosina's sister, Elizabeth was the father's sister, and John Yager is not clearly identified now, but was probably Rosina's brother-in-law.
The Barbara Schmidt remains a mystery to me. Any ideas out there? Was she a sister of Elizabeth and John Wayland, who married a Smith? There is no Barbara given in the records as a sister of Elizabeth and John.
(30 Mar 02)
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