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Jonathan Fitz RANDOLPH

Jonathan Fitz RANDOLPH

Male 1775 - 1853  (77 years)


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  • Name Jonathan Fitz RANDOLPH
    Birth 20 Mar 1775  New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV" reports conflicting birth and death dates for Jonathan Fitz Randolph. On page 31, the dates b. Mar 20 1778 and d. Mar 8 1857 are given, while on page 354 the dates are b. Mar 20 1775 and d. Mar 8 1853. A Sons of the American Revolution application in 1926 stated the 1775-1853 dates. On that basis, and since the 1775 birth date was given in the Davis book as part of a sequential listing of Jonathan and his siblings, the 1775 birth date does appear to have more credence. The 1775 date also conforms to his age at death and age in the 1850 Census. As for his date of death, Jonathan's death record in Harrison County (not New Milton, Doddridge County, as given in the SAR application) clearly shows his date of death as Mar 9 (sic) 1853.
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2] 
    Death 9 Mar 1853  Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Cause: erysipelas 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 20 1850:
      Johnathan Randolph, 75, b. NJ, farmer, value of real estate $2000; Mary Randolph, 68, b. NJ; Nancy Strawther, 15, b. Va.
      (NOTE: Nancy C. Strother was the daughter of James M. Strother and Rachel F. Randolph. She married Flavius Josephus Ashburn in 1852.)
    Person ID I47342  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2015

    Father Samuel Fitz RANDOLPH,   b. Oct 1738, Piscataway, Middlesex Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1825, Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 86 years)
    Mother Margaret Fitz RANDOLPH,   b. Nov 1739   d. 23 Feb 1832 (Age ~ 92 years)
    Family ID F19355  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary DAVIS,   b. 31 Mar 1782, Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1862, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Marriage 9 Nov 1798  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Rulana RANDOLPH,   b. 14 May 1799   d. 25 May 1836 (Age 37 years)
    +2. William Fitz RANDOLPH,   b. 19 Dec 1800, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1861 (Age 60 years)
    +3. Peter Fitz RANDOLPH,   b. 18 Nov 1802, Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1883 (Age 80 years)
    +4. Phineas F. RANDOLPH,   b. 7 Aug 1804, Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1896, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    +5. Samuel Preston F. RANDOLPH,   b. 25 Jan 1807, Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1863 (Age 56 years)
    +6. Esther F. RANDOLPH,   b. 31 Oct 1810   d. 7 Feb 1894 (Age 83 years)
    +7. Elizabeth F. RANDOLPH,   b. 8 Nov 1812   d. 21 Nov 1878 (Age 66 years)
    +8. Jepthah Fitz RANDOLPH,   b. 18 Nov 1814, Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    >9. Isaac F. RANDOLPH,   b. 3 Jun 1821   d. 21 Jul 1905, Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F19354  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 354.

    2. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR, line 21 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=557445&Type=Death.
      Identified as Jonathan F. Randolph, white male, 78, farmer, b. New Jersey, husband of Mary F. Randolph; died March 9 1853 in Salem, cause of death erecyfilas (sic).
      (NOTE: Erysipelas, also known as "ignis sacer," "holy fire" and "St. Anthony's fire" in some countries, is an acute infection typically with a skin rash, usually on any of the legs and toes, face, arms, and fingers. It is an infection of the upper dermis and superficial lymphatics, usually caused by beta-hemolytic group A Streptococcus bacteria on scratches or otherwise infected areas. )

    4. [S83] Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 31.