Charles S Statham (abt. 1736 - 1824)

Born about 1736 in Louisa, Virginia, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Cecily (Brothers) Statham — married 1762 in Amherst County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1824 at about age 88 in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

CHARLES STATHAM 1736-1824
PVT in Virginia Cavalry in REVOLUTIONARY WAR
QUAKER refused to carry arms but drove supplies

Charles S. Statham was born about 1736 in Louisa County, Virginia the son of Love Statham 1710–1781 and his wife, Martha "Patsy and/or Patty" Meriwether who died in 1788.

Children of Charles' Father, Love and Mother, Martha Statham:

• (1) Charles S. Statom/STATHAM 1 1736–1824
• (2) Mildred Martha Statom/STATHAM 1741–1774
• (3) Sally "Sarah" Statom/STATHAM 1750–1816
• (4) John Statom/Statham
• (5) Jane Statom/STATHAM
• (6) Ann Statom/STATHAM
• (7) Elizabeth Statom/STATHAM
• (8) Mary Statom/STATHAM

In 1762 Charles S Statham married Cecily Brothers Stewart who was born in 1741.

Children of Charles and Cecily Statham:

• 1 - William Statom/STATHAM 1767–1823
• 2 - Love Statom/STATHAM 1769–1850
• 3 - Jane Statom/STATHAM 1770–1849
• 4 - Richard Statom/STATHAM
• 5 - Thomas Statom/STATHAM

Charles was with the cavalry in the Revolutionary War but never received bounty lands or a pension. He was a private and refused to carry arms but drove supplies, according to TCAG (Virginia did not grant bounty lands to non-combattants). Charles Statham married Cecily (Brothers) Stewart ca 1762 per TCAG.

Charles gave consent to the 1800 marriage of his granddaughter, Polly Furbish, to William Penn in neighboring Bedford County. Polly is probably the daughter of William Furbish and Sally Statham Furbish Stewart (Charles Statham's daughter). According to Sally's application for a Revolutionary War widow's pension, she married William Furbish in 1776 in Albemarle County, where he served with the Albemarle Militia, possibly under the command of a Capt. Thompson. William Furbish was at the capture of Lord Cornwallis in October 1781 but died several days after. She remarried, to Charles Stewart of Amherst County, in 1786. It's noted in the comments that Sally, living by then in Appomatox County, Virginia, applied for bounty land in 1855 at the age of 98.

Charles Statham (as Statam) was on the 1783 tax list for Amherst County, Virginia; son Thomas Statham married Susanna Phillips there 21 Dec 1795 and Richmond Statham married Elizabeth Mosby there 18 Dec 1801.

Some family researchers believe that Charles never came to Georgia. Several records exist there for a Charles Statham and it's not readily apparent whether they apply to John's brother, Charles, or his son of the same name: Charles Statham witnessed the will of Abia Clay in Richmond County, Georgia, in 1791 and Love Statham, son of Charles the elder, witnessed the will of William Bibb in 1795 in Elbert County. A Charles Statham is also listed in the Georgia Colonial and Headright Plat Index with 1000 acres in Washington County in 1791. He served as a grand juror there in the July 1791 term, and is listed (as Charles Stateham) in that county's Militia Muster Rolls of 1793, along with a William Stateham, possibly eldest son of Charles if this wasn't John's son, William Dabney. Nathaniel Statham, son of John, was living in that county in 1794 and 1795.

Charles, Richmond and Thomas Statham appeared on the 1799 tax rolls for Amherst County, Virginia.

By 1820, Charles was living in Rutherford County, Tennessee, where he died in 1825. Charles's will names Love ("oldest son now alive"), Thomas, Jane and Richard (some researchers suggest this may have appeared in the original as Rich-d and should have been transcribed as Richmond, who is believed to be one of Charles's sons). The will also mentions grandson Charles, "son of my son William, deceased." The William Statham who died in 1822 Lincoln County, Georgia, was probably the eldest son of Charles who predeceased him. William's will names wife Jane and children Rhoda Quinn, Sarah Stribling, Charles Statham, Augustine D. Statham, William R. Statham, Richmond W. Statham, John A. Statham and Susan H. Statham (the last 5 apparently minors), with sons Charles and Barnett named as executors.

Sources

mscentavo1 originally shared this on Ancestry.com
on 30 May 2012 and cndymccall shared this on Ancestry.com on 14 /apr 2013 Charles Statham 1736-1824 in Virginia, Georgia and Tennessee
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American Genealogical-Biographical Index
1740 Virginia, USA American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Name: Charles Statham Birth Date:1740 Birth place: Virginia, Vol:167 P172 Biographical Info:priv. Reference:Historical reg. Of Virginians in the Rev., soldiers, saliors & marines 1775-1783 INDEX ONLY - NO PHOTO
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Compendum of American Genealogy

• Img29 P35 Vol VI #5 - Marriage 1762 - Slave Owner - Pvt American Revolution Amherst County, Virginia, USA
  
• Img29 P35 Vol VI #5 Compendum of American Genealogy: 5-Charles Statham ca 1736-ca1817 m ca 1762 CECILY (BROTHERS) STEWART

- in 1785 census had 10 whites & 17 blacks Amherst Co VA - Pvt VA Cavalry American Revolution being QUAKER refused to carry arms but drove supplies
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Children of Charles S Statham/Statom and wife, Cecily BROTHERS Stewart
(1) William Statom/STATHAM 1767–1823 (2) LOVE Statom/STATHAM 1769–1850 (3) Jane Statom/STATHAM 1770–1849 (4) Richard Statom/STATHAM (5) Thomas Statom/STATHAM Blankenship-Statom/Statham Family Tree by CaroleAnne269 on Ancestry.com Charles S Statham abt 1736-1824
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The Church & State Debate: The 10,000 Name Petition
16 Oct 1776 Virginia, USA Description of Petition in following story: Charles Statham and his brother John Statham signed this petition. The original was petition was lost or misplaced
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Library of Congress Early Virginia Religious Petitions "10,000 Name Petition" 16 Oct 1776 Virginia, USA
Page 193 of 250 Left side of page #46: Charles Statham (1736-1824) SOURCE: Library of Congress Early Virginia Religious Petitions: October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Dissenters from whole state, for ending established church, and for institution of religious equality.
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WILL of FATHER, Love Statham 1710-1781
14 Sep 1781 Louisa County, Virginia, USA It is my will and request that my sons John and Charles Statham as executors and my beloved wife Martha Statham as executors to this my last will and testament.
SEE PHOTO Copy of Will

1820 U S Census - Residence & Slave Owners
Place: Rutherford Rutherford Tennessee Img:17 Pg:170 NARA Roll:M33_124 Img:105 **STATHAM: Charles Free Wh M 45+:1 Wh F26-44:1 SLAVES: M -14:3 M14-25:3 M26-44:1 M45+:1 F-14:1 F26-44:3 Free Wh over 25:2 Total Slaves 13 Total All 15
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Per WILL:

• (1) Negro Men: Jesse and Bartlett 4 Jun 1824 Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA: Per will: Negro Men: Jesse and Bartlett to be Sold to pay Expenses. All items not bequeathed to be sold and divided by heirs
• (2) Will: Son, Love Statham, oldest son 4 Jun 1824 Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA: Per will: Son, Love - oldest son, to get $500.00 plus 100 acres.
• (3) Will: Son & Executor, Thomas Statham 4 Jun 1824 Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA: Per will: Son Thomas will be executor with W. Guy. Leave 30 acres to add to 100 acres deeded previously. Negro man: George who is learning blacksmith trade Woman: Betty, Louisa & her increase. I also leave my shot gun
• (4) Will: Daughter: Jane Statham 4 Jun 1824 Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA: Per will: Jane to get 100 acres incl dwelling house & other out houses Also, Negros: Peter, Nancy, and Eliza. 1/2 of all household & kitchen furniture 2 milk cows 15 hogs 2 horses
• (5) Will: Son, Richard who wronged me 4 Jun 1824 Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA: Per will: Son, Richard $2.00 only. He wronged me of a great deal of money or obtained in his own hands from my use.
• (6) Will: Son, William - Deceased: his children 4 Jun 1824 Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA: Per will: Charles, being named for me & his father, William, deceased. I leave 100 acres of land. Other children of William to receive $2.00 each
• (7) Family of Charles Statham per His Will 4 Jun 1824-24 Nov 1826 Rutherford, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA: Will of Charles Statham Rutherford Co TN Listed are sons, Love - Thomas Daughter Jane, Son Richard Statham, grandson Charles Statham son of William deceased, and son in law Charles Stewart and wife Sally. Dated 4 Jun 1824

Death - Will of Charles Statham
4 Jun 1824 Rutherford, Tennessee, USA Will of Charles Statham of Rutherford Co., Tenn. Executors: Thomas Statham and W Guy Presented in Rutherford County Court July Term 1826 and recorded 24 Nov 1826.

Compendium of American Genealogy - Vol VI
1824 Amherst County, Virginia, USA P35 Im29 5-Charles Statham ca 1736-ca1817 in 1785 census had 10 whites and 17 blacks, Amherst Co. Va.; Pvt VA cav., Am. Rev., being Quaker refused to carry arms but drove supplies; m ca 1762, CECILY (BROTHERS) STEWART

WILL: SEE SOURCE PHOTO
Will of Charles Statham of Rutherford Co., Tenn. Executors: Thomas Statham and W Guy Presented in Rutherford County Court July Term 1826 and recorded 24 Nov 1826.

Ancestry.com
Blankenship-Statom/Statham Family Tree by CaroleAnne269 Charles S Statham abt 1736-1824
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BOOKS:
(1) The Descent of the Family of Statham by Rev. SPH Statham - TDFS (The Descent of the Family of Statham) is in public domain and can be viewed or downloaded here:
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(2) Meet the Family - Genealogy of the Humphreys Families (connected to Statham)

Notes

Edits by Donna Newman (mscentavo1 referenced above; I did not want to remove what was already here).

Birth: Precise birth information for Charles is unknown. The 1820 census is the only one on which Charles was found but he was in Virginia at least through 1814 and the first two federal censuses for that state did not survive. It is likely he was of age when he married so based on the birth year of his oldest known child he was probably born by 1738. It is not known for certain that Martha Statham was Charles's mother as the earliest record so far found for her is a 1750 deed.

Louisa and Albemarle counties: It also isn't clear where Charles was living after he came of age, married and began a family. He is not found on any of the Louisa County tithable lists covering 1767 to 1784 but these are not complete and tax lists for 1743 to 1766 are missing. It is possible that he was a resident of Louisa County when he witnessed a deed there in 1765. He witnessed his brother John's deed in Albemarle County in 1767, purchased 250 acres from Francis Jerdone in 1769 and he (and/or his land) appears in Albemarle County deed records through 1780. Additionally, he was a juror in the 1779 inquiry in Charlottesville to determine whether Jerdone was guilty of Loyalist sympathies and should have his property confiscated (Jerdone prevailed).

Revolutionary War: Charles served with the 14th Regiment cavalry during the Revolutionary War and was on a list of soldiers "who have received Certificates for the balance of their full pay"; this card shows that he was paid £13.16.0 on 27 Nov 1783. The oft-repeated claim that Charles drove supplies but refused to bear arms is likely uncorroborated family lore; although there was a query to the pension office by Rep. Robert Page Waller Morris about Charles Statham (Morris was married to Charles's great-granddaughter, Elizabeth), there is nothing in Charles's service record to suggest the claim was founded (both cards from Charles's record have been uploaded). Like his father and his brother John, he was reimbursed for supplies he provided to (or that were impressed for) the patriots during the war.

Post-war Virginia: Charles was on tax lists in Amherst County from at least 1782 through 1800, and was on the two state censuses there in 1783 and 1785. He was on the Buckingham County tax lists in 1801 and 1802, and in Campbell County from 1804 to 1814. Three of his sons appeared on his tax lists at different points - Love, Richmond and Thomas (see Charles Statham VA tax lists mapping (3 pp.), which has been uploaded).

Tennessee: Charles was a householder on the 1820 Rutherford County, Tennessee census and died there between 4 Jun 1824 when his will was published and Jul 1826 when it was proved.

Wives

Mary, last name unknown: in Oct 1780, Charles Statham and Mary his wife sold the 250 acres on Ivy Creek in Albemarle Co. that he had purchased in 1769. When Charles and Mary married or whether she was the mother of any or all his known children has not yet been determined.

Cecily (Brothers) Stewart: I have seen no documentary evidence for the claim that Charles was married to Cecily Brothers, the widow of an unnamed Stewart, but there was a legal notice in The Lynchburg (Va.) Press, 20 Apr 1821 that seems to support it, i.e., "Charles Statham vs. John Brothers, Thomas Brothers, Francis Brothers, Caleb Stoval and Lucy his wife, John Strong and Jemima his wife, Edward Page and Martha his wife, John Hubbard Suggs and Betsy his wife." Nothing further is known about this suit as pre-1870 Buckingham Co. records were lost in a courthouse fire

Children of Charles S. Statham from his will, with the exception of Nancy, whose name comes from the will of Charles's daughter Jane. Detail and citations can be found in Charles S Statham descendants, Book of Stathams, which has been uploaded.

1 - Sarah Statham, born in about 1759, according to her Jan 1844 widow's pension application, and died in Appomattox County, Virginia on 25 Mar 1862. She was married to 1) William Furbush, and 2) Charles Stewart.

2 - William Statham, born in about 1763 and died in Lincoln County, Georgia on 3 Nov 1822 "in the 60th year of his age." Married Jane Davis.

3 - Love Statham, born in about 1769 according to an affidavit he gave in Nov 1843 and died before the 1850 census. He married Margaret Staples.

4 - Richmond Statham, born in about 1770, died in Campbell County, Virginia on 18 Oct 1839 in the 70th year of his age. He married 1) Elizabeth Mosby, and 2) Rhoda Hill.

5 - Jane Statham, born between 1776 and 1780, based on the census records for her (1820, 1830 and 1840), and died in Rutherford County, Tennessee in Dec 1849 according to a legal notice published by her Executor. See Jane Statham 1859 Chancery suit - heirs-at-law named and not named, which has been uploaded.

6 - Thomas Statham, born in about 1773, died before 1859, probably in Bedford County, Tennessee. He married Susanna Phillips.

7 - Nancy Statham, no information other than her name. This comes from Jane Statham's will which referred to Nancy Singleton as her sister and left the bulk of her estate to Nancy's son James Singleton (a Chancery suit occurred after his whereabouts could not be determined).

Additional Sources

(added by Donna Newman)

Rosalie Edith Davis, Louisa County, Virginia, Tithables and Census, 1743-1785

Rosalie Edith Davis, Louisa County, Virginia Deed Books C, C½, D and D½, 1759-1774, 41; 14 October 1765, Nicholas Matlock & Elizabeth his wife to Thomas Shelton, all of Louisa County; witnesses, Charles Statham and David Shelton.

Ruth and Sam Sparacio, Virginia County Court Records Deed Book, Albemarle County, Virginia, 1764-1768; 107, [blank] December 1767, Cleaveland Coffey to John Statham, both of Albemarle County.

Charles Statham, compiled service record and Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office 1889-1904, Fold3.com

Virginia, Public Service Claims, Albemarle County, Court Booklet, p. 3, At a court held on 12 September 1783, p. 4, the claim of Charles Statham for supplies impressed, Library of Virginia, Richmond

Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, Records of the State Enumerations: 1782-1785, Virginia; 1783, p. 47, col. 4; 1785, p. 84, col. 3; available at http://archive.org

Albemarle County Deed Book 5: 146

Albemarle County Deed Book 7, pp. 494-495

Edgar Woods, Albemarle County in Virginia, 48 (1779 inquiry regarding Francis Jerdone)

Virginia tax lists, 1782-1814, Amherst, Buckingham and Campbell counties

Lewis Hobgood Averett, "Buckingham County, Virginia, Chancery Suit Notices Found in Lynchburg, Virginia, Newspapers, 1794-1832," The Virginia Genealogist 37, p. 84.

Correspondence with Library of Virginia archives staff regarding Buckingham County Chancery records, 2/10/14.

Rutherford County, Tennessee Loose Wills, 1804-1899