Descendants of Arthur Charlton

 

Generation No. 1

1. ARTHUR1 CHARLTON was born 1722. He married ELEANOR HARRISON 1745 in All Saints Episcopal Church, Fredrick City, Maryland.

More About ARTHUR CHARLTON:

Fact 1: of Frederick, MD

Children of ARTHUR CHARLTON and ELEANOR HARRISON are:

2. i. THOMAS2 CHARLTON, b. 1749; d. Abt. 1795.

ii. ALICE CHARLTON.

iii. ELEANOR CHARLTON.

iv. JOHN USHER CHARLTON.

3. v. ANN PHOEBE PENN DAGWORTHY CHARLTON, b. February 06, 1756; d. July 08, 1830.

 

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS2 CHARLTON (ARTHUR1 CHARLTON) was born 1749, and died Abt. 1795. He married LUCY KENAN.

More About THOMAS CHARLTON:

Fact 1: R..S., lieutenant & surgeon under Cal. Wm. Thompson of SC

Fact 2: 1775, moved to Camden SC

Fact 3: after the war member of SC legislature

Fact 4: died as consequences of exposure during the war in 1795

Children of THOMAS CHARLTON and LUCY KENAN are:

4. i. ARTHUR MURDOCK3 CHARLTON.

ii. JOHN USHER CHARLTON.

iii. JOHN KENAN CHARLTON.

iv. LUCY CHARLTON.

v. ELEANOR CHARLTON.

vi. PHOEBE JANE CHARLTON, m. BYRON WAMBEZIE.

3. ANN PHOEBE PENN DAGWORTHY2 CHARLTON (ARTHUR1 CHARLTON) was born February 06, 1756, and died July 08, 1830. She married JOHN ROSS KEY1 October 19, 1775, son of FRANCES KEY and ANNE ROSS.

More About ANN PHOEBE PENN DAGWORTHY CHARLTON:

Fact 1: one source says her name was Ann Phoebe Penn Dagworth Charlton

Notes for JOHN ROSS KEY:

2nd Lieutenant of Captain Thomas Price's Maryland Rifle Company, which marched from Frederick, MD, with the first Southern Military to the relief of Boston, July-August, 1775, and he commanded a Federick County Company of Cavalry in the Yorktown Campaign of 1781.

More About JOHN ROSS KEY:

Fact 1: of Frederick County, MD

Children of ANN CHARLTON and JOHN KEY are:

i. ANN CHARLTON3 KEY, b. July 19, 1777; d. July 1777.

5. ii. FRANCIS SCOTT KEY, b. August 01, 1779, Pipe Creek, Carrell County, Maryland; d. January 11, 1843, Baltimore, Maryland.

iii. CATHERINE CHARLTON KEY, b. December 15, 1781; d. August 10, 1782.

iv. ANN PHOEBE CHARLTON KEY, b. June 13, 1783; d. September 29, 1855; m. ROGER BROOKE TANEY, June 07, 1806.

More About ANN PHOEBE CHARLTON KEY:

Fact 1: left female issue.

More About ROGER BROOKE TANEY:

Fact 1: Chief Justice of U. S. in 1921

Fact 2: They left female issue

 

Generation No. 3

4. ARTHUR MURDOCK3 CHARLTON (THOMAS2, ARTHUR1 CHARLTON). He married FRANCIS MANN, daughter of LUKE MANN and ANN BUTLER.

Child of ARTHUR CHARLTON and FRANCIS MANN is:

6. i. PHOEBE WAMBEZIE4 CHARLTON, b. March 23, 1809; d. 1872.

5. FRANCIS SCOTT3 KEY (ANN PHOEBE PENN DAGWORTHY2 CHARLTON, ARTHUR1 CHARLTON) was born August 01, 1779 in Pipe Creek, Carrell County, Maryland, and died January 11, 1843 in Baltimore, Maryland. He married MARY TAYLOE LLOYD January 19, 1802 in Pipe Creek, Carrell County, Maryland, daughter of EDWARD LLOYD and ELIZABETH TAYLOE.

Notes for FRANCIS SCOTT KEY:

He was born at his father's place, Terra Rubra (Redland), on Pipe Creek, in Frederick (now Carroll) County, MD., having also a residence in Georgetown, D.C.; served as a volunteer in Major Peter's Light Artillery at the capture of Washington by the British, August, 1814, after which, going on board of the British fleet under a flag of truce to effect the release of a friend, and, being detained during the operations against Baltimore, he witnessed from the deck of a vessel the bombardment of Fort McHenry, 13-14th September, 1814, the evening after he wrote "The Star Spangled Banner," the only national anthem composed in time of battle. Key served as U.S. District Attorney of District of Columbia under President Jackson. He always opposed slavery and began a settlement of freed slaves on West coast of Africa called Liberia.

Mrs. Mary Pickersgill made the Fort McHenry flag out of 400 yards of red, white and blue cloth - 15 stripes and 15 stars. In the 1890's the Army and Navy made the Star-Spangled Banner their official song. In 1916, President Wilson ordered it played on all official occasions. In 1931, Congress declared it to be the National Anthem of the U.S.

More About FRANCIS SCOTT KEY:

Fact 1: author of "The Star-Spangled Banner"2

Children of FRANCIS KEY and MARY LLOYD are:

i. ELIZABETH PHOBE4 KEY3, b. October 10, 1803, Annapolis, Maryland; d. September 09, 1897; m. CHARLES HOWARD.

ii. MARIA LLOYD KEY, b. February 13, 1805; d. January 23, 1897; m. HENRY MAYNADIER STEELE, June 03, 1823.

More About MARIA LLOYD KEY:

Fact 1: Left issue

iii. FRANCIS SCOTT KEY, JR., b. October 07, 1806, St. Mary's County, Maryland; d. April 04, 1866; m. ELIZABETH LLOYD HARWOOD.

More About FRANCIS SCOTT KEY, JR.:

Fact 1: Left issue

iv. JOHN ROSS KEY, b. March 03, 1809; d. May 21, 1837; m. VIRGINIA RINGGOLD, September 25, 1834.

More About JOHN ROSS KEY:

Fact 1: Left issue

More About VIRGINIA RINGGOLD:

Fact 1: left issue

v. ANNA ARNOLD KEY, b. March 02, 1811; d. March 1884; m. DANIEL TURNER.

More About ANNA ARNOLD KEY:

Fact 1: Left issue

More About DANIEL TURNER:

Fact 1: of Warrenton, N.C.

Fact 2: Member of Congress

Fact 3: left issue

vi. EDWARD LLOYD KEY, b. September 26, 1813; d. July 08, 1822.

vii. DANIEL MURRAY KEY, b. June 09, 1816; d. June 22, 1836.

More About DANIEL MURRAY KEY:

Fact 1: unm.

viii. PHILIP BARTON KEY, b. April 05, 1818; d. February 27, 1859; m. ELLEN SWAN, November 18, 1845.

More About PHILIP BARTON KEY:

Fact 1: Left issue

ix. ELLEN LLOYD KEY, b. August 16, 1821; d. March 30, 1884; m. SIMON FRASER BLUNT, January 27, 1846.

More About ELLEN LLOYD KEY:

Fact 1: Left issue

More About SIMON FRASER BLUNT:

Fact 1: Of Virginia

Fact 2: 1st Lieutenant U.S. Nary

x. MARY ALICIA LLOYD NEVINS KEY, b. November 20, 1823; d. May 20, 1886; m. GEORGE HUNT PENDLETON.

More About MARY ALICIA LLOYD NEVINS KEY:

Fact 1: Left issue

More About GEORGE HUNT PENDLETON:

Fact 1: of Cincinnati, Ohio

Fact 2: Member of U.S. Congress, 1857-1865

Fact 3: U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1879-1885

Fact 4: Minister to Germany, 1885

Fact 5: Candidate for Vice President of the U.S., 1864, etc.

7. xi. CHARLES HENRY KEY, b. July 30, 1827; d. June 29, 1869.

 

Generation No. 4

6. PHOEBE WAMBEZIE4 CHARLTON (ARTHUR MURDOCK3, THOMAS2, ARTHUR1 CHARLTON) was born March 23, 1809, and died 1872. She married TILMAN DOUGLAS 1831, son of JONES DOUGLAS and REBECCA TILMAN.

More About PHOEBE WAMBEZIE CHARLTON:

Fact 1: buried in Old Dublin Cemetery

More About TILMAN DOUGLAS:

Fact 1: Dr. Douglas, successful physician & surgeon

Fact 2: member of Methodist Conference 1827-1843

Children of PHOEBE CHARLTON and TILMAN DOUGLAS are:

i. OCTAVIA JANE5 DOUGLAS, b. January 08, 1834; d. December 04, 1851; m. FEDERICK FELL.

ii. ARTHUR CHARLTON DOUGLAS, b. May 17, 1836; m. (1) MARY VIRGINIA HANKERSON; m. (2) MARTHA MAXWELL.

iii. PEYTON WADE DOUGLAS, b. January 02, 1838; d. November 26, 1863; m. GEORGIA STANLEY.

iv. MARY FRANCES DOUGLAS, b. May 02, 1841; d. January 24, 1861; m. JOHN B. WOLF.

More About JOHN B. WOLF:

Fact 1: educated at the University of Georgia and the University of South Carolina

Fact 2: lawyer, farmer and merchant

Fact 3: represented Laurens County in the Georgia Legislature in1882

v. GEORGIA GARVIN DOUGLAS, b. May 11, 1843; d. October 11, 1865; m. DANIEL B. FISHER.

8. vi. ELLA FEW DOUGLAS, b. July 26, 1845; d. June 09, 1916.

vii. EUGENIA REBECCA DOUGLAS, b. June 12, 1848; m. KINCHEN H. WALKER.

viii. OLIN CAPERS DOUGLAS, b. January 20, 1851.

More About OLIN CAPERS DOUGLAS:

Fact 1: died in childhood

7. CHARLES HENRY4 KEY (FRANCIS SCOTT3, ANN PHOEBE PENN DAGWORTHY2 CHARLTON, ARTHUR1 CHARLTON) was born July 30, 1827, and died June 29, 1869. He married ELIZABETH LLOYD November 30, 1852, daughter of EDWARD LLOYD and ALICIA MCBLAIR.

Children of CHARLES KEY and ELIZABETH LLOYD are:

i. EDWARD LLOYD5 KEY, b. October 12, 1853; d. November 03, 1905.

ii. MARY TAYLOE KEY, b. March 12, 1855.

iii. ALICIA SCOTT KEY, b. July 25, 1857.

iv. PHILIP BARTON KEY, b. November 26, 1858; d. October 10, 1862.

v. FRANCES SCOTT KEY, b. January 19, 1861.

More About FRANCES SCOTT KEY:

Fact 1: Married and has female issue.

 

Generation No. 5

8. ELLA FEW5 DOUGLAS (PHOEBE WAMBEZIE4 CHARLTON, ARTHUR MURDOCK3, THOMAS2, ARTHUR1 CHARLTON)4 was born July 26, 1845, and died June 09, 1916. She married HARDY B. SMITH4, son of HARDY SMITH and ANN ANDERSON.

More About ELLA FEW DOUGLAS:

Fact 1: Buried in Northview Cemetery, Dublin, GA

More About HARDY B. SMITH:

Fact 1: Captain, Co. H, 14th Regt., E. L. Thomas Brigade, Ga. Vol. Inf.

Fact 2: June Self Adams in her book Northview Cemetery says his middle name is Beacham

Fact 3: Abt. 1873, Claudia Ella was 5 years old when the family moved into the house on Gaines St.5

Fact 4: 1891, The family was living in Fielder House on Bellevue Av.

Fact 5: Later, the family moved back to Gaines St.

Fact 6: house was sold after Ella died, then bought in the '40s by Mildred & Mary Elizab

Fact 7: Baptized at Hunger & Hardship Creek, Laurens County

Fact 8: Capt. Smith is buried in Northview Cemetery

Children of ELLA DOUGLAS and HARDY SMITH are:

i. CLAUDIA ELLA6 SMITH, b. September 28, 1868, Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia6; d. November 07, 19547; m. WILLIAM CONEY BISHOP.

More About CLAUDIA ELLA SMITH:

Fact 1: Buried in Northview Cemetery, Dublin, GA

More About WILLIAM CONEY BISHOP:

Fact 1: buried in Northview Cemetery

ii. PHOEBE E. SMITH, b. April 08, 1870, Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia; d. December 18, 1873.

More About PHOEBE E. SMITH:

Fact 1: Died in childhood, buried in the old cemetery

iii. ARTHUR PEYTON SMITH, b. June 05, 1872, Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia; d. July 16, 1906, Buried in Northview Cemetery, Dublin, GA.

iv. ANNIE SMITH, b. December 18, 1874, Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia; m. GEORGE H. MCCULLOUGH.

More About GEORGE H. MCCULLOUGH:

Fact 1: Of Brunswick, GA

v. CORA ADELAIDE SMITH, b. June 29, 1877, Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia; d. February 14, 1919; m. PERRY FRYER.

More About PERRY FRYER:

Fact 1: Died February 14, 19?

vi. NINA CHARLTON SMITH, b. October 15, 1879, Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia; d. June 09, 1958; m. SANFORD NATHAN BRADSHAW.

Notes for NINA CHARLTON SMITH:

Before he died Nina promised her father she would not marry Dr. Bradshaw, but she did it anyway after he died.

More About NINA CHARLTON SMITH:

Fact 1: buried in Northview Cemetery, Dublin, GA

More About SANFORD NATHAN BRADSHAW:

Fact 1: D.V. M.

Fact 2: Graduated from Auburn in 1911 or 12

Fact 3: He had a brother named Charlie

Fact 4: He is buried in Northview Cemetery

vii. HARDY SMITH, b. October 20, 1880, Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia; d. June 05, 1955, Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia; m. INEZ SESSIONS.

viii. TILMAN DOUGLAS SMITH, b. January 04, 1884, Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia; d. Atlanta; m. CORRIE LAZARUS.

More About CORRIE LAZARUS:

Fact 1: Of Atlanta

ix. AUGUSTA LESTER SMITH, b. September 03, 1887, Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia; d. January 02, 1959; m. ROBERT EARL CAMP.

Notes for ROBERT EARL CAMP:

Robert Earl Camp attended preparatory school in Shelbyville Tennessee, studied law in the offices of R. J. Williams in Swainsboro and G. H. Williams in Dublin. He was admitted to the Dublin Bar at the age of nineteen and achieved front ranks of his profession at an early age. He was Dublin City Attorney from 1906-1908; Assistant City Court Solicitor from 1908-1912; Lieutenant Colonel on Military Staff of Governor Thomas W. Hardwick, 1921-1925; Judge Superior Court, Dublin Judicial Circuit,1925-1933; delegate to National Democratic Convention in San Francisco; delegate to National Democratic Convention in Philadelphia, 1936; member State Democratic Committee 1936-1940; Presidential

Elector 1940; recommissioned to Superior Court Bench in 1941.

More About ROBERT EARL CAMP:

Fact 1: Judge, Superior Court, Laurens County

x. HELEN FEW SMITH, b. March 04, 1888, Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia; d. Eatonton, GA; m. S.T. BROWN.

More About HELEN FEW SMITH:

Fact 1: Lived in Savannah

More About S.T. BROWN:

Fact 1: Lived in Savannah

 

Endnotes

1. George Norbury Mackenaie, LL.B., Editor, Colonial Families of the United States of America, Vol. I, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 1912), pp 299-301.

2. Lillie Patterson, Francis Scott Key, Poet & Patriot, (New York, Chelsea Juniors, 1991).

3. George Norbury Mackenaie, LL.B., Editor, Colonial Families of the United States of America, Vol. I, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 1912), pp 300-301.

4. Allen Thomas, Compiled and Edited by, Laurens County Georgia Legal Records 1807-1832, (Roswell, GA: W H Wolfe Associates, 1991), pp. 484-497.

5. David Renzo Moore, Ariel Douglas Gray Oral Interview, via telephone, 17 January 1999.

6. 1900 United States Census, Dublin District, Laurens County, Georgia.

7. June Selph Adams, Northview Cemetery of Dublin Laurens County Georgia 1902-1992,(Alpharetta, Ga: Wh Wolfe Associates, 1992), p170