Deeded by Aquillia P. Hall and Austin Hall, heirs of Charles Hall. Trustees, Jos. C. Zimmerman, Burke Potter & Homer Van Horn, April 18, 1893.

Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Ashby, Ashley (and other variant spellings) families who came mainly from England, Ireland, and Scotland. Some immigrated to Virginia in the 1600s. In the 1700s, some settled in Connecticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and South Carolina. During the 1800s, some moved to Canada, and to the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan,...

Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Davies families who came mainly from England and Wales. Focus is on (but not limited to) the families of Nicholas Davies, who was born ca. 1809, and lived in Pebbleton, England. Nick settled in Virginia in 1728, and helped establish Jamestown or Williamsburg. He and his first wife, Judith Fleming Randolph had no children. Later (ca. 1745) he married Catherine Whiting Clayton,...

John Rowzee Peyton was born 16 May 1754 in Stoneyhill, Staffordshire, England. His parents were John Peyton and Elizabeth Rowzée. He married Anne Howe, daughter of Howson Hooe. They had six children. He died in 1798. Includes his ancestry.

The head of the Peyton family has not been identified. This Peyton was married to Pheobe Hancock as early as 1827, probably in Jackson County, Alabama, where the Peytons lived. Phoebe, the daughter of John Allen Hancock (1779-1855) and Sarah Ryan (1780- 1847), was born 27 March 1806 in Virginia, Tennessee, or Alabama. Nothing is known about the death of the husband. On 10 December 1850, Phoebe Peyton bought 277 acres of land in Bastrop County, Texas....

Includes descendants of Henry Lockley (b. ca. 1766) and second wife Susanna Burns (b. 1796) both of North Carolina. Also has descendants of Major Robert Peyton (b. 1640) who immigrated from England to Virginia. Related families also included.

John Howe Peyton (1778-1847) was born at Stony Hill, Virginia. He married Susan Madison. She died and in 1821 he married Ann Montgomery Lewis. He was a lawyer and later was involved in politics. He died at Montgomery Hall, near Staunton, Virginia.

William Madison Peyton of Roanoke, Virginia was the son of John Howe Peyton and Susan Madison. He married Elizabeth A.E. Taylor. Appendixes: A. Abridged genealogy or pedigree of the ancient noble family of Peyton: p. [311]-336; Isleham Hall, the priory and church, Co[unty] Cambridge, England: p. 337-354.--B. Memoranda of the Preston family / by Orlando Brown: p. [355]-374.--C. Abridge pedigree of the Lewis family: p. [375]-379.--C. Extract from the...