Belcher, Margaret Ann

1792 - 1825  (33 years)

• Name	Belcher, Margaret Ann
  Birth	14 Sep 1791	Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
  	LDS
  Birth	14 Sep 1792	Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
  	LDS
  Gender	Female
  LifeSketch	Shared by Judy Foster Margaret's father, George Belcher was born about 1760 in Amelia County, Virginia. The son of Isham Belcher and Elisabeth Clay. Not much is known about his life outside of public and military records. He was said to have been a great tracker of man or game. George Belcher was one of the first Justice-of-the-Peace in Floyd County, Kentucky. It is believed that he may have been a man of small stature, as his son Bartley was a little man. Also, several of his grandchildren bear that characteristic. He was a veteran of the American Revolution. On 20 January 1777, George enlisted in Captain James Foster’s Company of the 15th Virginia Regiment (Continental Line), commanded by Lt. Colonel James Innes. Other regiments he served in were the 5th and 11th Regiments (Continental Line); and the 2nd Virginia Brigade. Places of note where his company was located include: Reading, Valley Forge, White Plains, Newark, Pompton, Middlebrook, Ramapaugh, Smith’s Cove and Morristown. George Belcher spent the winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. It was at these winter quarters that 11,000 men under General George Washington suffered through a bitter cold winter. It was here that the future of the United States never look more bleak. These poorly clothed and starving men, with little shelter from the elements, symbolized the indomitable and determined spirit of the fledgling American army at that time. As many as 2,500 men died during that brutal winter. George Belcher was even listed sick during roll call, while there. The military today is well equipt and fed. Not so in the latter part of the 1700\'s. Funding for the American army was hard to come buy, as were food and other necessities. Where roads very poor and transportation slow .  It is believed by this writer that George Belcher participated in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina, on 17 January 1781, even though his enlistment ended on 27 February 1780. He supposedly suffered a broken arm. It was at Cowpens that Brig. General Daniel Morgan and a force of 1,100 men, most of whom were backwoodsmen, met a British force of about 1,100 men under Colonel Banastre Tarleton. Using cunning tactics and the deadly fire of his riflemen, Morgan routed the British army. George Belcher also appears to have been present at the Battle of Guilford’s Courthouse shortly thereafter. Another interesting note is that Major Alexander Stuart, also fought at Guilford’s Courthouse. He was the grandfather of Confederate Major-General Jeb Stewart.  After the end of the American Revolution, George married Sally Powell, daughter of George Powell, on 14 August 1782, in Amelia County, Virginia. The only child born of this union was John Belcher. John was probably born in Washington County (now Russell County), Virginia. There is a George Belcher (Belsher) living in Amelia County in 1782. (1790-1870 Virginia Early Census Index. Ancestry.Com). George Belcher, along with John Fugate, acquired 380 acres of land on a Commissioners Certificate on both sides of the upper north fork on the Clinch River, in what is now Russell County, Virginia. This John Fugate may have been a brother of George Belcher’s second wife Mary Fugate. George married Mary shortly after the death of his first wife Sally. The children of George and Mary were: George, Jr., Mary Ann, Margaret, Bartley, John William, James, Ali, and Sally. Most of their children were probably born in Russell County. George Belcher is listed on the Petition to form Russell County from Washington County, in December 1785. According to the 1787 Russell County Personal Property Tax List, George owned 2 horses and 6 heads of cattle. George bought 70 acres more on the Clinch river in February 1795, and acquired 100 acres more on the south side of the Clinch River on 7 December 1800 (Russell County Land Grants No. 46, page 527. Rootsweb.com). Other Belchers living in Russell County were Jesse, John, and Robert Belcher. Jesse and John were probably brothers of George, and Robert may have been a brother, also. Sometime later, George Belcher moved his family across into Floyd County, Kentucky. George Shows up in the 1820 Floyd County Census with 12 in the household. Pike County was made from Floyd in 1822 and he doesn\'t show up in the 1830 Census, but his oldersons do. By this, we Assume George Died after 1820.
  	20260102GHLn- Shared by Judy Foster Margaret's father, George Belcher was born about 1760 in Amelia County, Virginia. The son of Isham Belcher and Elisabeth Clay. Not much is known about his life outside of public and military records. He was said to have been a great tracker of man or game. George Belcher was one of the first Justice-of-the-Peace in Floyd County, Kentucky. It is believed that he may have been a man of small stature, as his son Bartley was a little man. Also, several of his grandchildren bear that characteristic. He was a veteran of the American Revolution. On 20 January 1777, George enlisted in Captain James Foster’s Company of the 15th Virginia Regiment (Continental Line), commanded by Lt. Colonel James Innes. Other regiments he served in were the 5th and 11th Regiments (Continental Line); and the 2nd Virginia Brigade. Places of note where his company was located include: Reading, Valley Forge, White Plains, Newark, Pompton, Middlebrook, Ramapaugh, Smith’s Cove and Morristown. George Belcher spent the winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. It was at these winter quarters that 11,000 men under General George Washington suffered through a bitter cold winter. It was here that the future of the United States never look more bleak. These poorly clothed and starving men, with little shelter from the elements, symbolized the indomitable and determined spirit of the fledgling American army at that time. As many as 2,500 men died during that brutal winter. George Belcher was even listed sick during roll call, while there. The military today is well equipt and fed. Not so in the latter part of the 1700's. Funding for the American army was hard to come buy, as were food and other necessities. Where roads very poor and transportation slow . It is believed by this writer that George Belcher participated in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina, on 17 January 1781, even though his enlistment ended on 27 February 1780. He supposedly suffered a broken arm. It was at Cowpens that Brig. General Daniel Morgan and a force of 1,100 men, most of whom were backwoodsmen, met a British force of about 1,100 men under Colonel Banastre Tarleton. Using cunning tactics and the deadly fire of his riflemen, Morgan routed the British army. George Belcher also appears to have been present at the Battle of Guilford’s Courthouse shortly thereafter. Another interesting note is that Major Alexander Stuart, also fought at Guilford’s Courthouse. He was the grandfather of Confederate Major-General Jeb Stewart. After the end of the American Revolution, George married Sally Powell, daughter of George Powell, on 14 August 1782, in Amelia County, Virginia. The only child born of this union was John Belcher. John was probably born in Washington County (now Russell County), Virginia. There is a George Belcher (Belsher) living in Amelia County in 1782. (1790-1870 Virginia Early Census Index. Ancestry.Com). George Belcher, along with John Fugate, acquired 380 acres of land on a Commissioners Certificate on both sides of the upper north fork on the Clinch River, in what is now Russell County, Virginia. This John Fugate may have been a brother of George Belcher’s second wife Mary Fugate. George married Mary shortly after the death of his first wife Sally. The children of George and Mary were: George, Jr., Mary Ann, Margaret, Bartley, John William, James, Ali, and Sally. Most of their children were probably born in Russell County. George Belcher is listed on the Petition to form Russell County from Washington County, in December 1785. According to the 1787 Russell County Personal Property Tax List, George owned 2 horses and 6 heads of cattle. George bought 70 acres more on the Clinch river in February 1795, and acquired 100 acres more on the south side of the Clinch River on 7 December 1800 (Russell County Land Grants No. 46, page 527. Rootsweb.com). Other Belchers living in Russell County were Jesse, John, and Robert Belcher. Jesse and John were probably brothers of George, and Robert may have been a brother, also. Sometime later, George Belcher moved his family across into Floyd County, Kentucky. George Shows up in the 1820 Floyd County Census with 12 in the household. Pike County was made from Floyd in 1822 and he doesn't show up in the 1830 Census, but his older sons do. By this, we Assume George Died after 1820.
  FSID	LZVZ-QD5
  Name	Peggy
  Death	18 Oct 1825	Meta, Pike, Kentucky, USA
  Burial	Aft 18 Oct 1825	Meta, Pike, Kentucky, USA
  Person ID	I92967	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Belcher, George
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Fugate, Mary Ann
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F63739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pinson, Allen,   b. 24 Nov 1785, Grayson County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Nov 1858, John's Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1808	Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
  	20230804GHLn- familysearch.org I am adding this information which was gathered from several sources for others to review and share their input. Thank you, Judy Foster History of Allen Pinson (son of Thomas and Mary (Polly) Denny Pinson Written by Henry P. Scalf Found in Vol. VI of “The East Kentuckian/June 1970 Part III Allen Pinson, born 1785 in either Grayson county, Va., or Granville County, N.C. He married Elizabeth Smith, formerly the wife of William Smith whom she had married 2 Jan 1834 in Tazewell Co., Va. Eight children were born to the first union, seven to the second? (Is he talking about the first union as being Margaret and then the second marriage to Elizabeth?) Margaret Belcher was a daughter of the Revolutionary War soldier and Pike County Pioneer, George Belcher. Her father was born in Amelia county, Va., in 1760. George Belcher married first, Sally Powell, and second Mary Fugate. Margaret Pinson was a daughter of the second marriage. George Belcher enlisted in Capt James Foster’s company, Fifteenth Virginia Regiment, Lt., Col. Innes commanding, 20 Jan 1777 and participated in the battles of Morristown, white Plains, Middle Brook and other engagements. Migrating to the then Floyd co., Ky., now Pike county, about 1805, he served as Floyd County Justice of the Peace. There is a tradition that George Belcher went to Ohio in search of land and died there and was buried at North Bend, near Cincinnati. Elizabeth Lee came from the distinguished Lee family of Virginia. She was born 11 Sep 1811, in Bedford county, Virginia to Alexander Lee, born 1770, Powhatan County, Virginia, and Sarah Gutherie Lee, first cousins, born 1780, also Powhatan county. Alexander Lee was a son of William and Ave Noel Lee, Bedford County, and Sarah was a daughter of Capt., John and Susannah Price Lee, Campbell county, Virginia. William and John Lee were sons of Charles and Ann Lee, Cumberland County, Virginia. Alexander and Sarah Lee were married 7 Mar 1795 in Campbell co., Va. They were living in Russell county, Virginia in 1850. Elizabeth Lee and her first husband, married in 1834, were parents of two children: Eliza Jane, married Zode Young; and Robert, married Elzira Young. Elizabeth and William smith left the New Garden Section of Russell county, Va., and migrated to the Brushy Fork of Johns Creek, Pike County, Ky., about 1836. They separated and she remarried to Allen Pinson, 6 July 1843, Pike Co. she died 16 Sept 1898 and lies buried on the Bent Ridge Cemetery at Meta, Pike County. Allen Pinson resided at the mouth of Bent Branch, a tributary of John’s Creek and engaged chiefly in agricultural pursuits. Man of his descendants, contrary to the inclination of others of the Pinson families, chose to remain in the region the family had pioneered. Allen became the ancestor of many outstanding civil and public servants. His death was tragic. His wife, an invalid, was in bed, smoking an old clay pipe. Allen was sitting nearby. The bed covering caught fire from the pipe and Allen in trying to smother it out, got on fire himself. He died from the effects of the burns 18 Nov, 1858. He was 73 years old. He, too, was buried on the Bent Ridge Cemetery. Issue of Allen Pinson and Margaret Belcher Pinson were: 1. Aaron Pinson, born 1809, married Ellender King 2. Martha Pinson, born 1812 md Richard Maynard 3. Mary (Polly Pinson, born 1815 md. James Bevins, son of Thomas Bevins. 4. George Pinson, Sr., a Baptist minister, born 1817, md. Sarah Bevins, dau. Of Thomas Bevins Sr. 5. Elizabeth Pinson, born 1818, died 1831. 6. Sarah Pinson, md Ferrell Williamson 7. Margaret (Polly) Pinson, md. James Harris 8. Thomas Stovall Pinson, md. Sarah E. Hurt Child #4 Rev. George Pinson, Sr was a leader in Democratic politics for years in Pike Co. He served as Pike County Assessor for 15 years and was a minister of the Baptist church. He and Sarah Bevins Pinson were parents of eight children, the fourth child being George W. (Wash) Pinson, who too, attained to prominence in local politics. Wash taught school in his early years, married Mrs. Mary Scott Ratliff, daughter of A.J. (Jack) Scott, 23 Dec 1886. He engaged successfully in the mercantile business on John’s Creek for many years. In 1886 he defeated his cousin, Bart Belcher, for Circuit Court Clerk, by 87 votes. He md second, Sally Auxier, widow of Ben Auxier, Sr. He died 19 Oct 1917. Notes of Marie Erickson and bible records of Mrs. Murray of Meta, Ky. She said that Allen married first Margaret Ann Belcher who was the daughter of George Belcher the soldier of Rev. Then he married an Elizabeth Lee. Between Marie's family group and the 1850 census of Pike Co., Ky. In this census, Allen is 65 born in Va. Elizabeth is 39 born in Va., Children: Eliza J. age 16 born in Va., Robert 13 born in Ky, (these first two children are listed as Pinsons, but from Henry P. Scalf's records (see sources), they are from Elizabeth's first marriage to William Smith. Supposedly they divorced before she married Allen.) John 10, Ky., Henry C. 8 Ky., Nancy 6 Ky., Susannah age 5 Ky., Sophia age 3 Ky., and Malinda 6 months born in Ky.(March 1850). I do not have a death date in any of the records for Margaret Belcher, Allen's first wife. Allen's first marriage
  Children	1. Pinson, George Washington Sr,   b. 24 Nov 1817, Johns Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA d. 21 Jun 1900, Big Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Pinson, Sarah,   b. 4 Mar 1823, Pike County, Kentucky, USA d. 24 Jun 1889, Meta, Pike, Kentucky, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F63730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - LDS - 14 Sep 1791 - Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA Birth - 14 Sep 1792 - Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1808 - Floyd County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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