Livingston

Descendants of John Livingston

Generation No. 1

1. John1 Livingston was born Abt. 1625 in Scotland.

Notes for John Livingston:
The Livingstons are of Scottish origin and take their name from the parish of Livingstone in the shire of West Lothran, west of Edinburgh. A Saxon named Leving came to Scotland about 1100 and received a grant of these lands which was named "Leving's tien (house)."
The immigrant to Virginia was John Livingston, who settled by 1753 in Stratton-Major Parish, New Kent (now King and Queen County), and became a large landowner. In succeeding generations, John was the favorite name in the family for five or six successive generations. The Orrills were also a prominent family in King and Queen County. In early records in VA and in Wilkes County, the name is often spelled Levingston, the way it was pronounced.

Child of John Livingston is:
+ 2 i. John2 Livingston, born 1650.

Generation No. 2

2. John2 Livingston (John1) was born 1650.

Child of John Livingston is:
+ 3 i. John3 Livingston, born 1688 in King and Queen Co., VA; died 1761 in King and Queen Co., VA.

Generation No. 3

3. John3 Livingston (John2, John1) was born 1688 in King and Queen Co., VA, and died 1761 in King and Queen Co., VA. He married Margaret Todd 1709, daughter of William Todd and Elizabeth Todd.

Children of John Livingston and Margaret Todd are:
+ 4 i. William Todd4 Livingston, born 1714; died 1782.
+ 5 ii. Frances Tompkins Livingston, born 1727 in VA or England; died January 02, 1784 in Wilkes Co., NC.

Generation No. 4

4. William Todd4 Livingston (John3, John2, John1) was born 1714, and died 1782. He married Sarah Ware 1750 in VA.

Children of William Livingston and Sarah Ware are:
6 i. John5 Livingston, died 1826 in Blunt Co., AL. He married Rachel Freeman 1783 in Wilkes Co., NC.
7 ii. William Livingston. He married Isabel Nelson.
8 iii. Catherine Livingston. She married William Wilson.
9 iv. Peter Livingston.
10 v. Susanna Livingston.
11 vi. Samuel Livingston.
12 vii. Elizabeth Livingston.
13 viii. Henry Livingston.

5. Frances Tompkins4 Livingston (John3, John2, John1) was born 1727 in VA or England, and died January 02, 1784 in Wilkes Co., NC. She married James B. Isbelle 1746 in Albermarle Co., VA, son of Henry Isbelle and Hannah Cox.

Notes for James B. Isbelle:
Buried: Nov 1780 Old German, Wilkesboro Co, NC

James appears on the Orange Co. VA list of tithables; the list of Philip Bush in 1749, and that of John Bryant in 1756. These enumerated white males over 16, and slaves over 16. Bought 200 acres in Orange in 1754; in 1761 James and wife Frances of Orange sold this land. James of Albemarle Co. bought 320 acres in Orange in 1771. James and Frances of Albemarle sold 145 acres in Orange Co. in 1777 and 225 in 1779. Road overseer in 1775, also in western end of Orange. Family records state that he and his wife are buried at the Old German Burying Ground near, Wilkesboro in Wilkes Co, NC. This may be the old Dutch Cemetery, across from Antioch Church, in eastern Wilkes Co. A British mercantile claim says he had a very good estate in Wilkes Co., but before the peace he became deranged in his mind and shot himself; his estate after his death was squandered among his children, most of whom settled in the same neighborhood.

Children of Frances Livingston and James Isbelle are:
14 i. John Orell5 Isbelle, born September 27, 1748 in VA. He married Unknown Martin.
+ 15 ii. Mildred Isbelle, born April 02, 1750 in VA.
+ 16 iii. Livingston Isbelle, born November 17, 1751 in Albemarle Co., VA; died Abt. 1785 in Wilkes Co., NC.
+ 17 iv. Thomas Capt. Isbelle, born June 27, 1753 in Albermarle Co., VA; died October 27, 1819 in Wilkes Co., NC.
18 v. Francis Isbelle, born February 12, 1755 in VA.
19 vi. Edith Isbelle, born November 17, 1756 in VA.
20 vii. Mary Isbelle, born August 21, 1758 in VA.
+ 21 viii. James Isbelle, born April 03, 1760 in Orange Co., VA; died April 01, 1840 in Warren Co., KY.
22 ix. Elizabeth Isbelle, born October 19, 1762. She married Jonathan Land (Lard) December 27, 1779 in Wilkes Co., NC.
+ 23 x. William Tompkins Isbelle, born September 19, 1765 in Albermarle Co., VA; died Bef. 1811.

Generation No. 5

15. Mildred5 Isbelle (Frances Tompkins4 Livingston, John3, John2, John1) was born April 02, 1750 in VA. She married Joseph Rash.

Child of Mildred Isbelle and Joseph Rash is:
24 i. Nancy6 Rash.

16. Livingston5 Isbelle (Frances Tompkins4 Livingston, John3, John2, John1) was born November 17, 1751 in Albemarle Co., VA, and died Abt. 1785 in Wilkes Co., NC. He married Anne Martin Abt. 1774.

Child of Livingston Isbelle and Anne Martin is:
25 i. Frances6 Isbelle.

17. Thomas Capt.5 Isbelle (Frances Tompkins4 Livingston, John3, John2, John1) was born June 27, 1753 in Albermarle Co., VA, and died October 27, 1819 in Wilkes Co., NC. He married Discretion Howard February 21, 1782 in Wilkes Co., NC, daughter of Benjamin Howard and Prudence Sorter.

Notes for Thomas Capt. Isbelle:
The Thomas Isbell place in Wilkes Co, NC is near the Grandin Baptist Church, off highway 268. The house burned in 1897, but in 1939 Ida, Cora and Clara Greer, great-granddaughters of Thomas and Discretion, still lived on the land.

Thomas was a Revolutionary Soldier (1753-1819) enlisted, 1776, in Capt. Thomas Walker's company, 9th Virginia regiment, under Col. George Mathews. He was born in Albemarle County, Va.; died in Wilkes County, N. C source DAR

Children of Thomas Isbelle and Discretion Howard are:
26 i. Prudence6 Isbelle, born September 05, 1783.
+ 27 ii. Benjamin Isbelle, born October 19, 1785; died July 23, 1870 in Mt. Harmony, TN.
28 iii. John Isbelle, born February 11, 1788; died December 26, 1826 in Wilkes Co., NC.
29 iv. Frances Isbelle, born July 02, 1791; died October 23, 1871. She married Micajah FERGUSON September 25, 1808.
30 v. Livingston Isbelle, born April 15, 1794.
31 vi. Elizabeth Isbelle, born November 18, 1796; died 1884. She married Nimrod Ferguson.
32 vii. Thomas Isbelle, born January 29, 1800.
33 viii. Mary Isbelle, born December 21, 1803; died 1891. She married Joseph Tucker 1829.
34 ix. James Isbelle, born September 12, 1806.

Notes for James Isbelle:
a Major

21. James5 Isbelle (Frances Tompkins4 Livingston, John3, John2, John1) was born April 03, 1760 in Orange Co., VA, and died April 01, 1840 in Warren Co., KY. He married Mary Simpson August 05, 1819 in Warren Co., KY.

Notes for James Isbelle:
He is on the 1792 tax list of Nelson Co. KY, and the 1795 list of Green Co. KY. He is on the Warren Co. KY tax list from 1813. Green Co census 1810. Will signed Aug. 24, 1838, with additon on June 8, 1839, and proved in April 1840, Warren Co. KY. His resided in Wilkes Co. NC when he entered the service. Waren Co census 1820, 1830.

Children of James Isbelle and Mary Simpson are:
35 i. James6 Isbelle.
36 ii. Livingston Isbelle. He married Jane Unknown.
37 iii. Thomas Isbelle.
38 iv. John Isbelle.
39 v. Nancy Isbelle.
40 vi. Nelly Isbelle. She married Silas Sturdivant.

23. William Tompkins5 Isbelle (Frances Tompkins4 Livingston, John3, John2, John1) was born September 19, 1765 in Albermarle Co., VA, and died Bef. 1811. He married Lydia Barnes Abt. 1786 in Wilkes Co., NC, daughter of Solomon Barnes and Elizabeth McDowell.

Notes for Lydia Barnes:
Solomon Barnes' will was probated in Wilkes Co. NC in 1807; the will names Lyda Isbell as one of his children.

Children of William Isbelle and Lydia Barnes are:
+ 41 i. John6 Isbelle, born 1786 in Wilkes Co., NC; died Abt. 1823 in Casey's Creek, Adair Co., KY.
42 ii. Unknown Isbelle, born 1788.
43 iii. Elizabeth Isbelle, born 1790 in Stokes or Wilkes Co. , NC. She married Anthony Parsley December 26, 1810 in Adair Co., KY.

More About Anthony Parsley:
Date born 2: 1790

+ 44 iv. Frances Isbelle, born 1792 in Wilkes Co., NC; died 1852 in Dekalb prev. Smith Co, TN.
+ 45 v. Abraham Isbelle, born 1794 in Wilkes Co., NC; died in lived in League Bottom.
46 vi. Rebecca Isbelle, born 1796 in Wilkes Co., NC. She married Elijah Christinsen November 20, 1823 in Adair Co., KY.
47 vii. Unknown Isbelle, born 1804.
48 viii. Unknown Isbelle, born 1806.
49 ix. Unknown Isbelle, born 1810.

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