Roane Family

Elizabeth Wife of Mr. Robert Roane

Roane Book Author

Jefferson Sinclair Selden Jr.1909-2003

Roane Book Autograph

Roane Book Author

Miriam Annette Taylor Davis

Chaldon Parish, Surry County, England

Tollsworth Hall, Home of Roanes

Chaldon Church, Elizabeth Roane

buried beneath the floor

Chaldon Parish, Surry Co., England

Tollsworth Hall, Home of RoanesAbout 16 miles south of London

Charles & Frances Roane

Land Grants to Charles Roane, 1664-1690: From Nugents, Vol. I & II, State Library.

200 acs. in Glou. Co., 9/13/1664 by Peancketank100 acs. in Glou. Co., 12/6/1665 upon branches of Peancketank761 acs. in Glou. Co., 12/26/1669 great swamp, head of Peancketank150 acs. in Glou. Co., 12/26/1669 adjacent Gill’s land.150 acs. in Glou. Co., 12/26/1669 adjacent Gill’s land.100 acs. in Glou. Co., 10/20/1673 upon branches of Dragon Swamp.700 acs. in Glou. Co., 4/23/1681.797 acs. in Glou. Co., 10/20/1688 in New Kent and Glou. Counties.164 acs. in Glou. Co., 10/20/1690 in Pettsoe Parish, Glou. Co.278 acs. in Glou. Co., 10/20/1690 in Pettsoe Parish, Glou. Co.

3250 total acs.

Charles Roane in Petsworth Parish Vestry: served 1677-1690.Suffered much during Bacon’s Rebellion

Alexander Roane

Alexander Roane, b. ~1705+m. Mary Warner, b. ~1695

Averilla Roane+m Thomas Corr, b. 1720

William Corr, b. ~1740, d. ~1810Mary Corr, b. ~1742John Corr, b. ~1744Mildred Corr, b. ~1760James Corr, b. ~1765Jesse Corr

Two Alexanders One Alexander

James Alexander Roane, b. ~1705, d. 1785+m. Mary Warner, b. ~1695

Averilla Roane+m Thomas Corr, b. 1720Warner Roane, b. ~1739William Roane, b. ~1742Alexander Roane, b. 1748

+m. Elizabeth PollardJesse CorrThomas Corr, b. ~1772, d. 1831Charles Roane Corr, b. 1774, d. ~1840Frances Roane Corr, b. 1784, d. ~1837

Warner Roane, b. ~1739William Roane, b. ~1742James Alexander Roane, b. 1748, d. 1785

+m. Elizabeth PollardWilliam S. Roane, b. 1771Charles S. Roane, b. 1776, d. 1858John Alexander Roane, b. 1778, d. 1811Thomas Roane, b. 1781, d. 1844Frances Roane, b. 1782Elizabeth Roane, b. 1783Major Benjamin Roane, b. 1785, d. 1837

+m. Elizabeth PollardWilliam S. Roane, b. 1771Charles S. Roane, b. 1776, d. 1858John Alexander Roane, b. 1778, d. 1811Thomas Roane, b. 1781, d. 1844Frances Roane, b. 1782Elizabeth Roane, b. 1783Major Benjamin Roane, b. 1785, d. 1837

Alexander Roane’s Will

Alexander Roane

William S. Charles S. John A. Thomas Major William S. Roaneb. 1771

100 Acres

Charles S. Roaneb. 1776d. 1858

100 Acres

John A. Roaneb. 1778d. 1811

100 Acres

Thomas Roaneb. 1781d. 1844

100 Acres

Major Benjamin

Roaneb. 1785d. 1837

Alexander Roane Tax Records

James Alexander Roane

1770/71—166 acres, two tithers, Alex I ~65, Alex II ~22

1782 Tax—406 acres (lowest tax rate), 1 adult slave, 6 children slaves, 3 horses, & 27 cattle

Will, approved in Gloucester court on June 2, 1785 Will, approved in Gloucester court on June 2, 1785

1786 Tax—Elizabeth Roane, 1 adult slave, 7 children slaves, 5 horses, & 12 cattle

1787 Tax—Alexander Roane Estate, 406 acres

1795 Tax—William Roane, 260 acres; Charles Roane, 100 acres; John Alexander Roane, 100 acres; & Thomas Roane, 100 acres

William S. Roane, b. 1771+m. 1st Mary Kemp

Charles M. Roane, b. 1801, d. 1871+m 1st Mary B. Dutton, b. 1798, d. 1865

William Pendleton Roane, b. 1823, d. 1899Julia Ann Roane, b. 1828, d. 1922Claiborne Thomas Roane, b. 1830, d. 1914Frederick Spencer Roane, b. 1832, d. 1856Addison Mann Roane, b. 1837, d. 1910Mary Mildred Roane, b. 1839, d. 1871

+m 2nd Harriet J. Dutton, b. 1833Sarah Roane, b. 1806, d. 1869

William S. RoaneCivil War

24th Va. Cav., Co. C— Claiborne T. Roane, John H. Bowden, John G. Bowden, Joseph A. Bristow*26th Va. Inf., Co. H— Richard T. Bowden31st Va. Inf., Co. I— William P. Roane55th Va. Inf., Co. C— Addison M. Roane, Joseph A. Bristow** — Husbands

Claiborne T. Roane married Ann Elizabeth Medlicott and operated Woods X Roads post office and general store.Sarah Roane, b. 1806, d. 1869

+m John Bowden, b. 1803, d. 1853Mary Ann Elizabeth Bowden, b. 1826, d. 1896Robert Bailey Bowden, b. 1828, d. 1832John Hersey Bowden, b. 1830, d. 1893William George Bowden, b. 1832, d. 1858Hester Ann Frances Bowden, b. 1834, d. 1897Lucy Harriet Bowden, b. 1837, d. 1837Richard Thomas Bowden, b. 1838, d. 1914Charles Lemuel Bowden, b. 1840, d. 1841Thomas Jefferson Bowden, b. 1842, d. 1858Joseph Goodman Bowden, b. 1845Edwin Carter Bowden, b. 1848, d. 1853

+m. 2nd Nancy Dutton

office and general store.

Annie Lee Roane married Clifford E. Edwards, and he operated Woods X Roads post office and general store.

Other surnames of descendents: Seward, Bowden, Edwards, Bristow, Newcomb, Anderson, Sibley, Coleman

Known descendents: Claiborne T. Roane, John Burke Bristow

Charles S. Roane

Charles S. Roane, b. 1776, 1858+m. 1st Frances Guthrie, b. 1775, 1823

Richard Guthrie Roane, b. 1802, d. 1805Wiley Pollard Roane, b. 1804, d. 1831Allen Roane, b. 1806, d. 1871Elliott Roane, b. 1808, d. 1858Curtis Roane, b. 1814, d. 1893Charles Alexander Roane, b. 1817, d. 1875Samuel Franklin Roane, b. 1821, d. 1877

+m. 2nd Joanna Bland, b. 1796

Civil War5th Va. Cav., Co. A— William E. Roane, William T. Fary,* Thomas Edward Lamberth*24th Va. Cav., Co. C— Richard A. Roane, Upshur R. Roane, Joshua W. Roane, Warner P. Roane, Samuel F. Roane26th Va. Inf., Co. C— Lemuel T. Roane, Joshua W. Roane26th Va. Inf., Co. H— Elmon M. Roane, Charles A. Roane, Luther M. Roane, Richard A. Roane, Miles W. Corr* 34th Va. Inf., Co. A— Allen A. Roane+m. 2nd Joanna Bland, b. 1796

Warner Pinkerton Roane, b. 1827, d. 1904Susan E. Roane, b. 1829, d. 1849Lilly Ann Roane, b. 1833, d. 1865Joshua William Roane, b. 1838, d. 1886

34th Va. Inf., Co. A— Allen A. RoaneCSA— John E. Bland,* John H. L. Adams** — Husbands

Charles S. Roane obtain land in King and Queen Co. through his first wife Frances Guthrie. Later, he purchased Mt. Prodigal in Gloucester.

Charles A. Roane obtain land in King & Queen Co. through his wife Sarah Rebecca Roane. He served as a Justice in King & Queen Co. Old Court.

Warner P. Roane owned Mt. Prodigal and served as a justice in Gloucester Old Court.

Other surnames of descendents: Anderson, Fary, Allmond, Norton, Southall, Cottrell, Guthrie, Elliott, Woodland, Burke, Hunt, Piggott, Adams, Lively, Beale, White, Walker, Ashe, Sutton, Farinholt, McLelland, Gray, Treacle, Selden, Corr, Lamberth, Caudle, Mitchell, Acra, Goalder, Eastwood, Taylor

Charles S. Roane Cont.

Known descendents: Claude Alvin Roane, Thomas Franklin Fary, Annie Douglas Roane Norton, Bernard Roane Woodland, Catherine Coles Woodland, Verna Elizabeth Roane Gray, Susan Clayton Roane White, Charles David Burke, Richard Alexander Roane, Garland Reverdy Lively, Lindwood Roane Ashe, Rev. Henley Stephen Roane, Dr. Nelson Turner Gray, Jefferson Sinclair Selden Jr., Warner Pinkerton Roane, Annette Taylor Davis, James Roane Gray, Lewis Roane Hunt

Charles S. & Johanna Roane Charles Alexander Roane Warner P. Roane

Thomas Roane

Thomas Roane, b. 1781+m. 1st Sarah Clegg, b. ~1785, 1814

Henry Hansford Roane, b. 1811, d. 1880John Tyler Roane, b. 1812

+m. 2nd Frances Corr, b. 1784, d. 1837Elizabeth Sarah Roane, b. 1814, d. 1840Thomas Nathaniel Roane, b. 1816, d. 1872William Schuyler Roane, b. 1819, d. 1907James Alexander Roane, b. 1821, d. 1894John Pondexter Roane, b. 1823

Civil War5th Va. Cav., Co. A— William Schuyler Roane, William T. Broaddus*5th Va. Cav., Co. E— Joseph Joel Bland*24th Va. Cav., Co. C— James A. Roane, Lemuel T. Roane, * Upshur R. Roane,* John L. Farinholt*26th Va. Inf., Co. H— George P. Lively,* Miles C. Meridith,* Richard T. Bowden*CSA— Monroe D. Cooke** — Husbands

John Pondexter Roane, b. 1823Deborah Cardwell Roane, b. 1824, 1901Frances Ann Roane, b. 1827, 1921

Thomas Roane inherited land and gristmill in Gloucester. In his second marriage to Frances Corr, he obtained a large acreage of land in King & Queen Co.

James A. Roane obtained the home place, Farmville, in King & Queen Co.

Other surnames of descendents: Atkins, Trevilian, Farinholt, Stubblefield, Meredith, Southall, Cooke, Crofton, Ward, Blakey, Wright, Ball, Bland, Brooche, Williams, Bowden, Anderson, Broaddus, Sutton, Hill, Lively, Beale, Meridith,

Known descendents: James Brown Farinholt, Susan Gatewood Wiatt Briggs, Verna Elizabeth Roane Gray, James Roane Gray, Basil Bernard Roane, Patricia Woodbury Royal Perkinson, Earl Pittman Roane Jr., Harvey Bland Morgan, William Temple Broaddus, John Franklin Roane, Garland Reverdy Lively

Major Benjamin RoaneMajor Benjamin Roane, b. 1785, d. 1837+m. 1st Rebecca C. Shackelford, b. 1794, 1827

John Alexander Roane, b. 1814, d. 1817Elizabeth Roane, b. 1817, d. 1817Major Benjamin Roane Jr., b. 1818, d. 1820Sarah Rebecca Roane, b. 1821, d. 1849William Edward Roane, b. 1824, d. 1826

+m. 2nd Matilda Ann Taliaferro, b. 1800, d. 1867Emily Catherine Roane, b. 1829, d. 1901Louisa Booth Roane, b. 1831, d. 1836George Alvin Roane, b. 1834, d. 1868

Civil War5th Va. Cav., Co. A— George A. Roane, Junius B. Browne*24th Va. Cav., Co. C— Richard A. Roane, Samuel F. Roane,* Upshur R. Roane,* John H. Bowden,* Joseph G. Bowden*26th Va. Inf., Co. H— Charles A. Roane,* Luther M. Roane, Richard A. Roane, Richard T. Bowden*CSA— John H. L. Adams,* John E. Bland** — HusbandsGeorge Alvin Roane, b. 1834, d. 1868

Harriet Elizabeth Roane, b. 1837, d. 1916

* — Husbands

Major Benjamin Roane obtained land in King & Queen Co. through his wife Rebecca C. Shackelford. This land was inherited by Rebecca’s one surviving daughter Sarah Rebecca Roane.M. B. Roane married second Matilda Ann Taliaferro, daughter of James Baytop Taliaferro and Catherine Booth.

Other surnames of descendents: Woodland, Burke, White, Hunt, Piggott, Adams, Browne, Sinclair, Jones, Gray, Allmond, Selden,

Known descendents: Bernard Roane Woodland, Catherine Coles Woodland, Verna Elizabeth Roane Gray, James Roane Gray, Susie Clayton Roane White, Charles David Burke, Richard Alexander Roane, George Alvin Roane, Dr. Nelson Turner Gray, Thomas Franklin Fary, Jefferson Sinclair Selden Jr., Lewis Roane Hunt