The Mountjoy Family
This is the family of Honest John Martin’s mother Mary Mountjoy. She was Elias Martin’s first wife; their marriage bond is dated October 12, 1791.[526] [527]
Edward Mountjoy
Edward Mountjoy [528] was born 1 January 1735/36 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia. He died 22 April 1777 in Fauquier County. He was the son of Capt. William Mountjoy and Phyllis (Phillis) Reilly. He married Sarah Chapman.
Sarah Chapman was probably born in Stafford County about 1736. She was probably the daughter of John and Rebekah Chapman of Hamilton Parish, Prince William (later Fauquier) County.
Edward signed the Westmoreland Declaration 27 February 1776.
“Roused by danger, and alarmed at attempts, foreign and domestic, to reduce the people of this country to a state of abject and detestable slavery … “In testimony of the good faith which we resolve to execute this association we have this 27th day of Feb. 1766 in Va., put our hands and seals hereto” One hundred and twenty signed the declaration including: Edward Mountjoy, Wm. J. Mountjoy, Thos. Mountjoy, John Mountjoy.[529] In his twenties, he and his brother were engaged in shipping. He sold his boat in 1770. He lived in Stafford County but later settled on Licking Run in Fauquier County on land his grandfather acquired. He was a patriot and signed the “Leedstown Resolutions”. He died unexpectedly without a will leaving a widow and three children under five. He left his wife Sarah the plantation they had. She lived here while a widow. They had three children, William, Edward and Mary.
William Mountjoy
William Mountjoy was born 16 June, 1772 in Fauquier County. He died 4 February 1855 in Anderson County, Kentucky. He married Mary Fisher 19 April 1796 in Fauquier County. [get bond} [add more.]
- Edward Mountjoy, born January 01, 1735/36 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia; died April 22, 1777 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He was the son of 144. William Mountjoy and 145. Phyllis (Phillis) Reilly. He married 73. Sarah Chapman 1770.
- Sarah Chapman, born Abt. 1736 in Probably Stafford County,
Virginia; died 1815 in Fauquier County, Virginia. She was the daughter of 146. (John?) Chapman and 147. Rebekah (Spouse of John Chapman) ---?---.
Notes for Edward Mountjoy: LDS AFN: 2NBQ-5C
See Family Tree Maker’s Genealogy Site User Home Page Genealogy Report Ancestors of Stephen Cardwell Johnson.htm
- Per J.W. Johnson notes, 1946-1970, Ref.JOHN0247 citing The Virginia Historical Register, Vol. 2, p.18: “The document referred to in the foregoing letter is now lodged in the archives of the Society, and is enclosed in a paper which has an endorsement upon it in these words: ‘This remarkable document is indicative of the early patriotism of Va. gentlemen, was found among the papers of the late Henry Lee, Esq., Consul Gen’l to Algiers.’
“Document in Part “‘Roused by danger, and alarmed at attempts, foreign and domestic, to
reduce the people of this country to a state of abject and detestable slavery…
“‘In testimony of the good faith which we resolve to execute this
association we have this 27th day of Feb. 1766 in Va., put our hands and seals hereto.’
“Among some 120 names of the signatories, appeared the names of… Edward Mountjoy Wm. J. Mountjoy Thos. Mountjoy John Mountjoy (Living during 1766)”
More About Edward Mountjoy: Fact 1: Lived in Stafford Co., Va. Fact 2: Signed the Westmoreland Declaration in Va. on 2/27/1766. Fact 3: Mentioned in the will of Capt. William Mountjoy. Fact 4: Lived in Stafford Co., Va. and on Licking Run, Fauquier Co., Va. Fact 5: In his 20’s he and his brother William were engaged in shipping. Fact 6: Sold his boat in 1770 and settled on land in Hamilton Parish, Fauquier Co., Va. Fact 7: Settled on land his grandfather acquired. Fact 8: Was a patriot. Signed the “Leedstown Resolutions”. Fact 9: Died unexpectedly without a will leaving a widow and three children under 5 yr.
Notes for Sarah Chapman: LDS AFN: 2NBQ-6J
- Per Margaret Bisen Kinsey, 1977, Edward Mountjoy/Sarah Chapman Family Group Sheet No. 112: “Rev. Richard N. Herndon (who d. 1866) in writing the biography of his father, rev. John Chapman Herndon, showed his grandmother’s maiden name as Sarah Chapman. This published in “Virginia Baptist Ministers, Series II”, James Barnett Taylor, pp. 223-226. Richard N. Herndon grew up in Fauquier Co. and knew this from personal knowledge as well as his father’s records.”
More About Sarah Chapman: Fact 1: Was left the plantation her husband Edward lived on while she was a widow.
Children of Edward Mountjoy and Sarah Chapman are:
|36 |i. | |William Mountjoy, born June 16, 1772 in Fauquier County, | | | | |Virginia; died February 04, 1855 in Anderson County, | | | | |Kentucky; married Mary Fisher April 19, 1796 in Fauquier | | | | |County, Virginia. | | |ii. | |Edward Mountjoy, born Abt. 1774; died Unknown; married | | | | |Agnes Holtzclaw February 16, 1796 in Fauquier County, | | | | |Virginia. |
|Notes for Edward Mountjoy: | |1. Per Jennie May Fears Johnson quoting data from John Crittendon | |Mountjoy’s paper for the Atlanta, Ill. Mountjoy reunion of 1934: | |”…William had seven boys and three girls. Edward had seven girls | |and three boys. | | Edward’s sons were George, William and Leroy - known also as | |Jeff. (Perhaps his name was Leroy Jefferson Mountjoy)… | | William (brother to Edward) moved to Ill. in 1850 - one of his | |sons was named Robert Fisher…Another of William’s sons must have | |been Wiley for Cousin Crit says: ‘In 1871 Uncle Wiley, with his large| |and interesting family came to Illinois from Ky…’ (Crit) had said| |the first William had seven sons, but he gives names of only five - | |Robert Fisher, Wiley, William, George, and Thomas”.** Ref.JOHN0192. | | | |**There appear to be some errors made by Crit in assigning children | |to Edward and William. SCJ 12/31/1998 | | | |More About Edward Mountjoy: | |Fact 1: Went to Franklin Co. (later Anderson Co.), Ky. in 1813. | |Fact 2: Served in the army in the Penn. Whiskey Tax Rebellion of | |1791. | |Fact 3: Located in Ky. on large tract owned in 1924 by Mrs. Sue | |Rhinehart. | |Fact 4: Built a log house and operated it as a tavern. | |Fact 5: Brought some slaves from Va. | |Fact 6: Wade, a descendant of a slave, recalled fine running horses | |of the Mountjoys. | |Fact 7: Two of the Mountjoy horses were “Grey Eagle” and “Wagner”. | |Fact 8: Called “Uncle Neddie” by his relatives. | |Fact 9: His silver knee buckle owned by Mrs. Alleen Gilbert, g-dau. | |of Nancy Mountjoy. | |Fact 10: His wine glass owned by Mrs. Alleen Gilbert, g-dau. of Nancy| |Mountjoy. | |Fact 11: Supposedly had seven girls and three boys. | |Fact 12: Went from Culpeper Co., Va. to Alton, Anderson Co., Ky. in | |1813. | |Fact 13: Was left by his gfather 300 ac. next to that left his | |brother William. |
| | |iii.| |Mary Mountjoy, born Abt. 1776; died Aft. 1837; married | | | | | |Elias Martin October 21, 1791 in Fauquier County, | | | | | |Virginia. |
| |More About Mary Mountjoy: | | |Fact 1: Was left two slaves, Sarah and Peter by her | | |grandfather. [check will.] |