Richard D. Belcher
1710 – Aug 1763
Richard D. Belcher was born about 1710, in Henrico, Virginia.
He married Mary "Obedience" Clay in 1730-1732.
Different accounts on date
Family land transactions of the time show, the Belchers lived at Deep Creek, Virginia. Deep Creek was a small settlement on the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Deep Creek still exists, and is located on the original route of U.S. Highway 17 (the Ocean Highway). Richard called his home a plantation and grew tobacco, among other crops.
1754 Richard to Peter Blankenship 100 acres.
1758 son Isham buys 100 acres on Deep Creek from Thompson, "part of land Richard now lives on"
Inventory of Richard 23 Oct 1763 and Aug 1763 William Clay is granted admin of estate of Richard deceased.
17 March and 24 Feb 1764 Richard (Jr) and Isham sell land on Deep Creek to Thomas Moore.
28 March 1749 Henry Clay sells to son William land on Deep Creek where Richard Belcher now lives
Different accounts for date of death:
Richard Belcher (Belsher) died in the summer month of August, 1763.
Died June 3, 1763 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia
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Richard D. Belcher SR
BIRTH: 1710, Henrico County, Virginia
Father: John D Belcher 1670-1739 Virginia
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Frogley 1679-1739
Grandfather: Alexander Frogley IV
Grandmother: Mary
Grandfather: Robert George Belcher 1649 Isle of Wight Co, VA
Grandmother: Phoebe Isham
Great-Grandfather: William Thomas Belcher 1615
Great-Grandmother: Tabitha Bartlett
GG-Grandfather: Henry Belcher 1575 Warwickshire Co, England
GG-Grandmother: Mary Mitchell Warwickshire County, England
GGG-Grandfather: William Andrew Belcher 1534-1580
GGG-Grandmother: Elizabeth Randes
GGGG-Grandfather: Edmund Belcher 1506-1529
GGGG-Grandmother: Emma Wyrley
GGGG-Grandfather: Thomas Randes
GGGGG-Grandfather: John Belcher 1478
GGGGG-Grandmother: Elizabeth Saunders 1480
GGGGG-Grandfather: Cornelius Wyrley
GGGGGG-Grandfather: Hugh Belcher 1450 Safford, England
GGGGGG-Grandmother: Havis Belson
GGGGGGG-Grandfather: Thomas Belson
Spouse: Mary Obedience CLAY (1712-1770)
DEATH:
August 1763, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Richard married Mary Obedience Clay ~1732 in Henrico County, Virginia. She is generally believed to be the daughter of Henry Clay and Mary Mitchell
Children:
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1. Isham E Belcher SR
born 1732, Chesterfield Co., VA.
d. Jan 1823,
m. Elizabeth Clay, b. 1734, d. 1793.
Daughter of Henry and Mary Clay on 2 Jun 1759 in Chesterfield, Virginia.
Isham and Elizabeth Belcher had 3 children
Spouse 2: Winifred Royall
marriage: 1 June 1789
Bristol Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia
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2. Richard Belcher, Jr.
b. 1734 in Henrico County, VA.
Married Mary ?.
d: 1814
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3. Elizabeth Anne Belcher,
b. 1740, Chesterfield County, VA.
d. 1820, Tazewell County VA. Married Richard Bailey,
b. 1735 in Lancaster, England,
d. 1818 in Franklin County, VA or Tazewell County, VA, at Tazewell Dale parish in Chesterfield, VA.
Spouse: Richard Payton Bailey
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4. Phoebe Belcher
b 15 Apr 1742 in Franklin County, VA.
d. 20 July 1809 / 26 July 1810
Pearisburg, Giles County, VA
Married Mitchell Clay,
b. Abt. 1736 in Franklin County, VA,
d. Apr 1811 in Pearisburg, Giles County, VA,
in Apr 1760 in Franklin County, VA, son of William Mitchell Clay and Martha Anne Lewis.
Born: 1740 Bedford Co, Virginia
Died: 20 July 1809 Pearisburg, Giles Co, Virginia
Burial:
Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Giles Co, Virginia
Spouse: Mitchell Clay Sr
Phoebe was the wife of Mitchell Clay, a veteran of the Battle of Point Pleasant (Lord Dunmore's War) and of the Revolutionary War. They were the first settlers of Mercer County in what is now West Virginia. They owned the property known as Clover bottom where they lost three of their children in the Shawnee massacre. There is a monument commemorating the event situated at the Mercer County Court House known as the "Agony In Stone".
After the deaths of their children, Phoebe and Mitchell returned to Pearisburg where they lived out their lives. The complete story of their lives at Clover bottom can be found in most histories of Southwestern Virginia
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5. Thomas Belcher
b. 1744 Chesterfield, Virginia
d. December 22, 1796
listed in Chesterfield County, VA according to the Tithables of 1762, Russell County VA, 1787 Census and 1788 Russell County Census.
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6. Robert Belcher (Belsher)
b. 1746 Henrico County, Virginia
d. 11 May 1783 Russell County, Virginia
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7. William Belcher
b.1748 Chesterfield Co, VA
d. 22 Dec 1796 when will was proven. Book 5 page 329.
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8. Benjamin Belcher, Sr.
b. 1749.
Benjamin served with the 4th Regiment at Annapolis Md. in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted for the duration of the war. Not exactly sure when he enlisted but brother William enlisted on 5 October 1775. He probably enlisted the same day. He was listed on roll calls for 10 Sep, 1781 and 13 Oct 1781.
a. Benjamin Belcher, Jr.
b. 12 Oct,1779,
married Sarah (Sally) Jones,
b 17 Jun, 1800, on 22 Jun, 1823.
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9. Henry Belcher
b. 1750 Chesterfield County
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10. John Belcher
b. 1752 Virginia
d. 18 June 1839 Orange County Indiana
m. 1794 Martha
He moved to Wilson County Tennessee around 1800
then to Greenfield, Orange County Indiana in 1817
According to the History of Orange County Indiana
Earliest settlers of Orange County Indiana were:
Lewis Allen June 1815
James Rawlings 1816
Daniel Allen 1816
Abraham Riley 1816
John Dixon 1817
Joseph Wells 1817
Cloud Bethel 1817
John Belcher 1817
John Broadwell 1818
Henry Broadwell, 1818
Isaac and John Eastridge 1819-20
James Belcher
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11. Elizabeth Belcher
b. 1753 or 1757
Married: Jeremiah Lumsden of Georgia.
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12. Jesse Belcher
b. 1754 Chesterfield County
Other Possible Belcher Children
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Obediah Belcher
b. 1736 Chesterfield County
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Ann Belcher
b. 1730 Henrico County
d. 1766 Goochland, Virginia
Spouse: Peter Blankenship Sr.
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Prudence Belcher
b. 1730 Chesterfield County
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Brothers and Sisters:
1698-____ John Jr 1698 Belcher
1694-____ James Belcher
1700/1710 Robert Belcher
1707-____ William Belcher
1712-____ George Belcher
1714-____ Isaac Belcher
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Note 1:
Chesterfield County was made from Henrico County in 1749, so some researchers say Chesterfield County and some Henrico
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1710 – Aug 1763
Richard D. Belcher was born about 1710, in Henrico, Virginia.
He married Mary "Obedience" Clay in 1730-1732.
Different accounts on date
Family land transactions of the time show, the Belchers lived at Deep Creek, Virginia. Deep Creek was a small settlement on the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Deep Creek still exists, and is located on the original route of U.S. Highway 17 (the Ocean Highway). Richard called his home a plantation and grew tobacco, among other crops.
1754 Richard to Peter Blankenship 100 acres.
1758 son Isham buys 100 acres on Deep Creek from Thompson, "part of land Richard now lives on"
Inventory of Richard 23 Oct 1763 and Aug 1763 William Clay is granted admin of estate of Richard deceased.
17 March and 24 Feb 1764 Richard (Jr) and Isham sell land on Deep Creek to Thomas Moore.
28 March 1749 Henry Clay sells to son William land on Deep Creek where Richard Belcher now lives
Different accounts for date of death:
Richard Belcher (Belsher) died in the summer month of August, 1763.
Died June 3, 1763 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia
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Richard D. Belcher SR
BIRTH: 1710, Henrico County, Virginia
Father: John D Belcher 1670-1739 Virginia
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Frogley 1679-1739
Grandfather: Alexander Frogley IV
Grandmother: Mary
Grandfather: Robert George Belcher 1649 Isle of Wight Co, VA
Grandmother: Phoebe Isham
Great-Grandfather: William Thomas Belcher 1615
Great-Grandmother: Tabitha Bartlett
GG-Grandfather: Henry Belcher 1575 Warwickshire Co, England
GG-Grandmother: Mary Mitchell Warwickshire County, England
GGG-Grandfather: William Andrew Belcher 1534-1580
GGG-Grandmother: Elizabeth Randes
GGGG-Grandfather: Edmund Belcher 1506-1529
GGGG-Grandmother: Emma Wyrley
GGGG-Grandfather: Thomas Randes
GGGGG-Grandfather: John Belcher 1478
GGGGG-Grandmother: Elizabeth Saunders 1480
GGGGG-Grandfather: Cornelius Wyrley
GGGGGG-Grandfather: Hugh Belcher 1450 Safford, England
GGGGGG-Grandmother: Havis Belson
GGGGGGG-Grandfather: Thomas Belson
Spouse: Mary Obedience CLAY (1712-1770)
DEATH:
August 1763, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Richard married Mary Obedience Clay ~1732 in Henrico County, Virginia. She is generally believed to be the daughter of Henry Clay and Mary Mitchell
Children:
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1. Isham E Belcher SR
born 1732, Chesterfield Co., VA.
d. Jan 1823,
m. Elizabeth Clay, b. 1734, d. 1793.
Daughter of Henry and Mary Clay on 2 Jun 1759 in Chesterfield, Virginia.
Isham and Elizabeth Belcher had 3 children
Spouse 2: Winifred Royall
marriage: 1 June 1789
Bristol Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia
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2. Richard Belcher, Jr.
b. 1734 in Henrico County, VA.
Married Mary ?.
d: 1814
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3. Elizabeth Anne Belcher,
b. 1740, Chesterfield County, VA.
d. 1820, Tazewell County VA. Married Richard Bailey,
b. 1735 in Lancaster, England,
d. 1818 in Franklin County, VA or Tazewell County, VA, at Tazewell Dale parish in Chesterfield, VA.
Spouse: Richard Payton Bailey
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4. Phoebe Belcher
b 15 Apr 1742 in Franklin County, VA.
d. 20 July 1809 / 26 July 1810
Pearisburg, Giles County, VA
Married Mitchell Clay,
b. Abt. 1736 in Franklin County, VA,
d. Apr 1811 in Pearisburg, Giles County, VA,
in Apr 1760 in Franklin County, VA, son of William Mitchell Clay and Martha Anne Lewis.
Born: 1740 Bedford Co, Virginia
Died: 20 July 1809 Pearisburg, Giles Co, Virginia
Burial:
Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Giles Co, Virginia
Spouse: Mitchell Clay Sr
Phoebe was the wife of Mitchell Clay, a veteran of the Battle of Point Pleasant (Lord Dunmore's War) and of the Revolutionary War. They were the first settlers of Mercer County in what is now West Virginia. They owned the property known as Clover bottom where they lost three of their children in the Shawnee massacre. There is a monument commemorating the event situated at the Mercer County Court House known as the "Agony In Stone".
After the deaths of their children, Phoebe and Mitchell returned to Pearisburg where they lived out their lives. The complete story of their lives at Clover bottom can be found in most histories of Southwestern Virginia
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5. Thomas Belcher
b. 1744 Chesterfield, Virginia
d. December 22, 1796
listed in Chesterfield County, VA according to the Tithables of 1762, Russell County VA, 1787 Census and 1788 Russell County Census.
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6. Robert Belcher (Belsher)
b. 1746 Henrico County, Virginia
d. 11 May 1783 Russell County, Virginia
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7. William Belcher
b.1748 Chesterfield Co, VA
d. 22 Dec 1796 when will was proven. Book 5 page 329.
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8. Benjamin Belcher, Sr.
b. 1749.
Benjamin served with the 4th Regiment at Annapolis Md. in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted for the duration of the war. Not exactly sure when he enlisted but brother William enlisted on 5 October 1775. He probably enlisted the same day. He was listed on roll calls for 10 Sep, 1781 and 13 Oct 1781.
a. Benjamin Belcher, Jr.
b. 12 Oct,1779,
married Sarah (Sally) Jones,
b 17 Jun, 1800, on 22 Jun, 1823.
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9. Henry Belcher
b. 1750 Chesterfield County
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10. John Belcher
b. 1752 Virginia
d. 18 June 1839 Orange County Indiana
m. 1794 Martha
He moved to Wilson County Tennessee around 1800
then to Greenfield, Orange County Indiana in 1817
According to the History of Orange County Indiana
Earliest settlers of Orange County Indiana were:
Lewis Allen June 1815
James Rawlings 1816
Daniel Allen 1816
Abraham Riley 1816
John Dixon 1817
Joseph Wells 1817
Cloud Bethel 1817
John Belcher 1817
John Broadwell 1818
Henry Broadwell, 1818
Isaac and John Eastridge 1819-20
James Belcher
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11. Elizabeth Belcher
b. 1753 or 1757
Married: Jeremiah Lumsden of Georgia.
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12. Jesse Belcher
b. 1754 Chesterfield County
Other Possible Belcher Children
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Obediah Belcher
b. 1736 Chesterfield County
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Ann Belcher
b. 1730 Henrico County
d. 1766 Goochland, Virginia
Spouse: Peter Blankenship Sr.
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Prudence Belcher
b. 1730 Chesterfield County
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Brothers and Sisters:
1698-____ John Jr 1698 Belcher
1694-____ James Belcher
1700/1710 Robert Belcher
1707-____ William Belcher
1712-____ George Belcher
1714-____ Isaac Belcher
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Note 1:
Chesterfield County was made from Henrico County in 1749, so some researchers say Chesterfield County and some Henrico
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Richard D. Belcher
1710 – Aug 1763
Richard D. Belcher was born about 1710, in Henrico, Virginia.
He married Mary "Obedience" Clay in 1730-1732.
Different accounts on date
Family land transactions of the time show, the Belchers lived at Deep Creek, Virginia. Deep Creek was a small settlement on the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Deep Creek still exists, and is located on the original route of U.S. Highway 17 (the Ocean Highway). Richard called his home a plantation and grew tobacco, among other crops.
1754 Richard to Peter Blankenship 100 acres.
1758 son Isham buys 100 acres on Deep Creek from Thompson, "part of land Richard now lives on"
Inventory of Richard 23 Oct 1763 and Aug 1763 William Clay is granted admin of estate of Richard deceased.
17 March and 24 Feb 1764 Richard (Jr) and Isham sell land on Deep Creek to Thomas Moore.
28 March 1749 Henry Clay sells to son William land on Deep Creek where Richard Belcher now lives
Different accounts for date of death:
Richard Belcher (Belsher) died in the summer month of August, 1763.
Died June 3, 1763 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia
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Richard D. Belcher SR
BIRTH: 1710, Henrico County, Virginia
Father: John D Belcher 1670-1739 Virginia
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Frogley 1679-1739
Grandfather: Alexander Frogley IV
Grandmother: Mary
Grandfather: Robert George Belcher 1649 Isle of Wight Co, VA
Grandmother: Phoebe Isham
Great-Grandfather: William Thomas Belcher 1615
Great-Grandmother: Tabitha Bartlett
GG-Grandfather: Henry Belcher 1575 Warwickshire Co, England
GG-Grandmother: Mary Mitchell Warwickshire County, England
GGG-Grandfather: William Andrew Belcher 1534-1580
GGG-Grandmother: Elizabeth Randes
GGGG-Grandfather: Edmund Belcher 1506-1529
GGGG-Grandmother: Emma Wyrley
GGGG-Grandfather: Thomas Randes
GGGGG-Grandfather: John Belcher 1478
GGGGG-Grandmother: Elizabeth Saunders 1480
GGGGG-Grandfather: Cornelius Wyrley
GGGGGG-Grandfather: Hugh Belcher 1450 Safford, England
GGGGGG-Grandmother: Havis Belson
GGGGGGG-Grandfather: Thomas Belson
Spouse: Mary Obedience CLAY (1712-1770)
DEATH:
August 1763, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Richard married Mary Obedience Clay ~1732 in Henrico County, Virginia. She is generally believed to be the daughter of Henry Clay and Mary Mitchell
Children:
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1. Isham E Belcher SR
born 1732, Chesterfield Co., VA.
d. Jan 1823,
m. Elizabeth Clay, b. 1734, d. 1793.
Daughter of Henry and Mary Clay on 2 Jun 1759 in Chesterfield, Virginia.
Isham and Elizabeth Belcher had 3 children
Spouse 2: Winifred Royall
marriage: 1 June 1789
Bristol Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia
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2. Richard Belcher, Jr.
b. 1734 in Henrico County, VA.
Married Mary ?.
d: 1814
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3. Elizabeth Anne Belcher,
b. 1740, Chesterfield County, VA.
d. 1820, Tazewell County VA. Married Richard Bailey,
b. 1735 in Lancaster, England,
d. 1818 in Franklin County, VA or Tazewell County, VA, at Tazewell Dale parish in Chesterfield, VA.
Spouse: Richard Payton Bailey
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4. Phoebe Belcher
b 15 Apr 1742 in Franklin County, VA.
d. 20 July 1809 / 26 July 1810
Pearisburg, Giles County, VA
Married Mitchell Clay,
b. Abt. 1736 in Franklin County, VA,
d. Apr 1811 in Pearisburg, Giles County, VA,
in Apr 1760 in Franklin County, VA, son of William Mitchell Clay and Martha Anne Lewis.
Born: 1740 Bedford Co, Virginia
Died: 20 July 1809 Pearisburg, Giles Co, Virginia
Burial:
Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Giles Co, Virginia
Spouse: Mitchell Clay Sr
Phoebe was the wife of Mitchell Clay, a veteran of the Battle of Point Pleasant (Lord Dunmore's War) and of the Revolutionary War. They were the first settlers of Mercer County in what is now West Virginia. They owned the property known as Clover bottom where they lost three of their children in the Shawnee massacre. There is a monument commemorating the event situated at the Mercer County Court House known as the "Agony In Stone".
After the deaths of their children, Phoebe and Mitchell returned to Pearisburg where they lived out their lives. The complete story of their lives at Clover bottom can be found in most histories of Southwestern Virginia
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5. Thomas Belcher
b. 1744 Chesterfield, Virginia
d. December 22, 1796
listed in Chesterfield County, VA according to the Tithables of 1762, Russell County VA, 1787 Census and 1788 Russell County Census.
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6. Robert Belcher (Belsher)
b. 1746 Henrico County, Virginia
d. 11 May 1783 Russell County, Virginia
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7. William Belcher
b.1748 Chesterfield Co, VA
d. 22 Dec 1796 when will was proven. Book 5 page 329.
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8. Benjamin Belcher, Sr.
b. 1749.
Benjamin served with the 4th Regiment at Annapolis Md. in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted for the duration of the war. Not exactly sure when he enlisted but brother William enlisted on 5 October 1775. He probably enlisted the same day. He was listed on roll calls for 10 Sep, 1781 and 13 Oct 1781.
a. Benjamin Belcher, Jr.
b. 12 Oct,1779,
married Sarah (Sally) Jones,
b 17 Jun, 1800, on 22 Jun, 1823.
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9. Henry Belcher
b. 1750 Chesterfield County
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10. John Belcher
b. 1752 Virginia
d. 18 June 1839 Orange County Indiana
m. 1794 Martha
He moved to Wilson County Tennessee around 1800
then to Greenfield, Orange County Indiana in 1817
According to the History of Orange County Indiana
Earliest settlers of Orange County Indiana were:
Lewis Allen June 1815
James Rawlings 1816
Daniel Allen 1816
Abraham Riley 1816
John Dixon 1817
Joseph Wells 1817
Cloud Bethel 1817
John Belcher 1817
John Broadwell 1818
Henry Broadwell, 1818
Isaac and John Eastridge 1819-20
James Belcher
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11. Elizabeth Belcher
b. 1753 or 1757
Married: Jeremiah Lumsden of Georgia.
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12. Jesse Belcher
b. 1754 Chesterfield County
Other Possible Belcher Children
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Obediah Belcher
b. 1736 Chesterfield County
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Ann Belcher
b. 1730 Henrico County
d. 1766 Goochland, Virginia
Spouse: Peter Blankenship Sr.
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Prudence Belcher
b. 1730 Chesterfield County
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Brothers and Sisters:
1698-____ John Jr 1698 Belcher
1694-____ James Belcher
1700/1710 Robert Belcher
1707-____ William Belcher
1712-____ George Belcher
1714-____ Isaac Belcher
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Note 1:
Chesterfield County was made from Henrico County in 1749, so some researchers say Chesterfield County and some Henrico
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1710 – Aug 1763
Richard D. Belcher was born about 1710, in Henrico, Virginia.
He married Mary "Obedience" Clay in 1730-1732.
Different accounts on date
Family land transactions of the time show, the Belchers lived at Deep Creek, Virginia. Deep Creek was a small settlement on the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Deep Creek still exists, and is located on the original route of U.S. Highway 17 (the Ocean Highway). Richard called his home a plantation and grew tobacco, among other crops.
1754 Richard to Peter Blankenship 100 acres.
1758 son Isham buys 100 acres on Deep Creek from Thompson, "part of land Richard now lives on"
Inventory of Richard 23 Oct 1763 and Aug 1763 William Clay is granted admin of estate of Richard deceased.
17 March and 24 Feb 1764 Richard (Jr) and Isham sell land on Deep Creek to Thomas Moore.
28 March 1749 Henry Clay sells to son William land on Deep Creek where Richard Belcher now lives
Different accounts for date of death:
Richard Belcher (Belsher) died in the summer month of August, 1763.
Died June 3, 1763 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia
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Richard D. Belcher SR
BIRTH: 1710, Henrico County, Virginia
Father: John D Belcher 1670-1739 Virginia
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Frogley 1679-1739
Grandfather: Alexander Frogley IV
Grandmother: Mary
Grandfather: Robert George Belcher 1649 Isle of Wight Co, VA
Grandmother: Phoebe Isham
Great-Grandfather: William Thomas Belcher 1615
Great-Grandmother: Tabitha Bartlett
GG-Grandfather: Henry Belcher 1575 Warwickshire Co, England
GG-Grandmother: Mary Mitchell Warwickshire County, England
GGG-Grandfather: William Andrew Belcher 1534-1580
GGG-Grandmother: Elizabeth Randes
GGGG-Grandfather: Edmund Belcher 1506-1529
GGGG-Grandmother: Emma Wyrley
GGGG-Grandfather: Thomas Randes
GGGGG-Grandfather: John Belcher 1478
GGGGG-Grandmother: Elizabeth Saunders 1480
GGGGG-Grandfather: Cornelius Wyrley
GGGGGG-Grandfather: Hugh Belcher 1450 Safford, England
GGGGGG-Grandmother: Havis Belson
GGGGGGG-Grandfather: Thomas Belson
Spouse: Mary Obedience CLAY (1712-1770)
DEATH:
August 1763, Chesterfield County, Virginia
Richard married Mary Obedience Clay ~1732 in Henrico County, Virginia. She is generally believed to be the daughter of Henry Clay and Mary Mitchell
Children:
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1. Isham E Belcher SR
born 1732, Chesterfield Co., VA.
d. Jan 1823,
m. Elizabeth Clay, b. 1734, d. 1793.
Daughter of Henry and Mary Clay on 2 Jun 1759 in Chesterfield, Virginia.
Isham and Elizabeth Belcher had 3 children
Spouse 2: Winifred Royall
marriage: 1 June 1789
Bristol Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia
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2. Richard Belcher, Jr.
b. 1734 in Henrico County, VA.
Married Mary ?.
d: 1814
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3. Elizabeth Anne Belcher,
b. 1740, Chesterfield County, VA.
d. 1820, Tazewell County VA. Married Richard Bailey,
b. 1735 in Lancaster, England,
d. 1818 in Franklin County, VA or Tazewell County, VA, at Tazewell Dale parish in Chesterfield, VA.
Spouse: Richard Payton Bailey
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4. Phoebe Belcher
b 15 Apr 1742 in Franklin County, VA.
d. 20 July 1809 / 26 July 1810
Pearisburg, Giles County, VA
Married Mitchell Clay,
b. Abt. 1736 in Franklin County, VA,
d. Apr 1811 in Pearisburg, Giles County, VA,
in Apr 1760 in Franklin County, VA, son of William Mitchell Clay and Martha Anne Lewis.
Born: 1740 Bedford Co, Virginia
Died: 20 July 1809 Pearisburg, Giles Co, Virginia
Burial:
Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Giles Co, Virginia
Spouse: Mitchell Clay Sr
Phoebe was the wife of Mitchell Clay, a veteran of the Battle of Point Pleasant (Lord Dunmore's War) and of the Revolutionary War. They were the first settlers of Mercer County in what is now West Virginia. They owned the property known as Clover bottom where they lost three of their children in the Shawnee massacre. There is a monument commemorating the event situated at the Mercer County Court House known as the "Agony In Stone".
After the deaths of their children, Phoebe and Mitchell returned to Pearisburg where they lived out their lives. The complete story of their lives at Clover bottom can be found in most histories of Southwestern Virginia
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5. Thomas Belcher
b. 1744 Chesterfield, Virginia
d. December 22, 1796
listed in Chesterfield County, VA according to the Tithables of 1762, Russell County VA, 1787 Census and 1788 Russell County Census.
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6. Robert Belcher (Belsher)
b. 1746 Henrico County, Virginia
d. 11 May 1783 Russell County, Virginia
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7. William Belcher
b.1748 Chesterfield Co, VA
d. 22 Dec 1796 when will was proven. Book 5 page 329.
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8. Benjamin Belcher, Sr.
b. 1749.
Benjamin served with the 4th Regiment at Annapolis Md. in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted for the duration of the war. Not exactly sure when he enlisted but brother William enlisted on 5 October 1775. He probably enlisted the same day. He was listed on roll calls for 10 Sep, 1781 and 13 Oct 1781.
a. Benjamin Belcher, Jr.
b. 12 Oct,1779,
married Sarah (Sally) Jones,
b 17 Jun, 1800, on 22 Jun, 1823.
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9. Henry Belcher
b. 1750 Chesterfield County
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10. John Belcher
b. 1752 Virginia
d. 18 June 1839 Orange County Indiana
m. 1794 Martha
He moved to Wilson County Tennessee around 1800
then to Greenfield, Orange County Indiana in 1817
According to the History of Orange County Indiana
Earliest settlers of Orange County Indiana were:
Lewis Allen June 1815
James Rawlings 1816
Daniel Allen 1816
Abraham Riley 1816
John Dixon 1817
Joseph Wells 1817
Cloud Bethel 1817
John Belcher 1817
John Broadwell 1818
Henry Broadwell, 1818
Isaac and John Eastridge 1819-20
James Belcher
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11. Elizabeth Belcher
b. 1753 or 1757
Married: Jeremiah Lumsden of Georgia.
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12. Jesse Belcher
b. 1754 Chesterfield County
Other Possible Belcher Children
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Obediah Belcher
b. 1736 Chesterfield County
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Ann Belcher
b. 1730 Henrico County
d. 1766 Goochland, Virginia
Spouse: Peter Blankenship Sr.
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Prudence Belcher
b. 1730 Chesterfield County
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Brothers and Sisters:
1698-____ John Jr 1698 Belcher
1694-____ James Belcher
1700/1710 Robert Belcher
1707-____ William Belcher
1712-____ George Belcher
1714-____ Isaac Belcher
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Note 1:
Chesterfield County was made from Henrico County in 1749, so some researchers say Chesterfield County and some Henrico
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Family Members
Siblings
Children
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Ann Belcher Blankenship
1730–1766
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Isham E Belcher Sr
1732–1798
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Richard D Belcher Jr
1734–1814
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Phoebe Belcher Clay
1740–1809
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Elizabeth Anne Belcher Bailey
1742–1820
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Thomas Belcher
1744–1796
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Robert Belcher
1746–1796
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William Belcher
1748–1796
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Benjamin Belcher Sr
1749–1824
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Henry Belcher
1750–1796
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John Thomas Belcher Sr
1752–1839
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Jesse Belcher
1754–1850
