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16. Maria Stith6, (Bassett5, Anderson4, John3, John2, John1) married
January 1, 1822, Judge Joseph J. Daniel of Halifax, N.C., a member of the
Supreme Court of that State (Wheeler's Hist. N.C., vol. 2, p. 200). The
Green Bag, Boston, Mass., Vol. 4, No. 11, November, 1892). Judge Daniel
died Feb. 10, 1848. Maria Stith Daniel, his wife, died February, 1836.
(Daniel Family Bible.)

They had issue:
i. Joseph John Daniel, Jr., b. Dec. 29, 1823, d. Nov. 13, 1824.
ii. Maria Josephine Daniel, b. Feb. 11, 1825, d. Nov. 9, 1828.
29. iii. William Alexander Daniel, b. Feb. 9, 1827, md. Sept. 3, 1850,
Mary C. Joyner of Halifax, N.C.; d. April 9, 1893.
30. iv. Mary Long Daniel, b. Aug. 20, 1829, md. Dec. 20, 1854, George
Loyall Gordon of Albemarle Co., Va.; d. Feb. 27, 1876.
31. v. Lavinia Bassett Daniel b. March 29, 1841; md. May 1, 185
Turner Westray Battle of Edgecombe Co. N.C.; d. Aug. 3, 1905.
vi. John Lewis Daniel, b. Dec. 24, 1832; d. Nov. 29, 1833.

17. Mary Long Stith6 (Bassett5, Anderson4, John3, John2, John1) married
Edmund Freeman of Raleigh, North Carolina, who was for many years Clerk of
the Supreme Court of that State. They had issue:
32. i. Emily Freeman, md. Hampden Sidney Smith of Raleigh, N.C.
ii. George Freeman, d.s.p.

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18. Virginia Stith6 (Bassett5, Anderson4, John3, John2, John1) married
Nathaniel Macon Easton of Warren Co., N.C., grandson of Nathaniel Macon,
the Revolutionary patriot and statesman. They had issue:
33. i. Senora Eaton, md. July 17, 1850, Benjamin Franklin Lockhart of
Northampton Co., N.C. (Daniel Family Bible.)

19. Nicholas Long Bassett Stith, M.D.6 (Bassett5, Anderson4, John3, John2,
John1) married Anna Austin Hill of North Carolina, and had issue:
34. i. Frederick Hill Stith md. Elizabeth Carter, of Virginia.
ii. Mary Long Stith d. in infancy.
iii. Alberta Bassett Stith md. ------- Jones, and lives in Davidson
Co., N.C.
iv. Marshall Stith d. in infancy.
v. Bassett Stith d. in infancy.
vi. Anna Hill Stith

20. Martha E. Stith6 (Bassett5, Anderson4, John3, John2, John1) married
April 5, 1825, Gen. J.R.J. Daniel of Halifax, N.C. (2 Wheeler's Hist. N.C.,
p. 201) Gen. J.R.J. Daniel died June 22, 1868, at his plantation in Caddo
Parish, La., about 20 miles above Shreveport. (Daniel Family Bible). They
had issue:
i. William Augustus Daniel, b. Jan. 19, 1826, d. unm. May 11, 1858.
ii. John Napoleon Daniel, b. Jan. 9, 1827; d. unm. Aug. 9, 185
iii. General Junius Daniel b. June 27, 1828, Brigadier General
Confederate States Army, Sept, 1, 1862, Commanding Brigade
Rodes Division Army of Northern Virginia. Killed in action,
May 13, 1864, at Spotsylvania, Va. He married Ellen, eldest
daughter of Colonel John Long of Northampton, Co. N.C., and
d.s.p. (Gen. J.R.

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J. Daniel's Family bible in possession of Mrs. Junius Daniel
of Henderson, N.C.)
iv. Virginia Frances Daniel, b. March 26, 1830; d. April 9, 1830.

21. Lavinia Bassett Stith6 (Bassett5, Anderson4, John3, John2, John1)
married Robert Newsome of Norfolk, Va. They had issue:
35. i. Mary Bassett md. 1836 William N. Winbourn of Salisbury, N.C.

22. William Dawson Lowther6 (Penelope Eden Dawson5, Col. John Dawson4,
Mary Randolph Stith3, John2, John1) married March 21, 1821, Eliza Ann
Sawyer. (2 N.C. Hist. & Gen. Reg., p. 463.) They had issue:
i. Dr. Samuel T. Lowther, md. Susan Gordon, daughter of John
Gordon of Gates Co., N.C. No issue. Dr. Lowther lived and
died at the old Gordon home near Holly Grove, Gates Co.
36. ii. William Dawson Lowther, Jr., md. Sophronia Autrey of Fort
Bond, Texas.
37. iii. Margaret Blair Lowther, md. Sept. 6, 1855, H.C. Jollie.
iv. Charles Lowther.
v. Penelope Lowther.
vi. Mary J. Lowther, md. her cousin Samuel Sawyer.
vii. James Lowther.
viii. Annie Lowther. (2 N.C. Hist & Gen. Register, p. 264).

23. Maria Louise Lowther6 (Penelope Eden Dawson5, Col. John Dawson4, Mary
Randolph Stith3, John2, John1) married Nov. 6, 1804, Joseph Blount Skinner
of Chowan Co. N.C. His holograph will (Nov. 26, 1850) was proved Feb.
Term 1852, and is of record in the office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Edenton, N.C.
Maria Louise Lowther and her husband, Joseph Blount Skinner, had issue:

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i. Tristram Lowther Skinner.
ii. Maria Louise Skinner, md. Dr. W.D. Warren (2 N.C. Hist. &
Gen. Reg., p. 27.)

24. Mary Stith Maury6 (Mary Grymes5, Mary Dawson4, Mary Randolph Stith3,
John2, John1) married W. Hay. They had issue:
i. Mary Hay.
38. ii. Walker Hay, md. Catharine Maury.
iii. Isaac Hay, md. A. Baldwin.
iv. Penelope Hay, md ------ Eichelberger, (Huguenot Emigration to
Virginia, p. 125).

25. Ann Tunstall Maury6 (Mary Grymes5, Mary Dawson4, Mary Randolph Stith3,
John2, John1) married Isaac Hite. They had issue:
i. Ann Maury Hite md. P. Williams.
ii. Mary Hite,md. S. Davidson.
iii. Isaac Hite md. L. Smith.
iv. Rebecca Hite md. J. Lodon.
v. Walker Hite md. ------ Williams.
vi. Sarah Hite md. Mark Bird.
vii. Bettie Hite, md ------ Green.
viii. Hugh Hite md. A. Meade.
ix. Cornelius Hite md. E. Smith.
x. Matilda Hite, md. A. Davidson. (Huguenot Emigration to
Virginia, p. 125.)

26. William Grymes Maury6 (Mary Grymes5, Mary Dawson4, Mary Randolph
Stith3, John2, John1) married A. Woolfolk. They had issue:
i. John Walker Maury, Mayor of Washington.
ii. Ellen Maury, md. Isobel Taylor, d. 1855.
iii. Fenella Maury, md. ------- White.
iv. William Lewis Maury, attache to the Japan Exploring Expedition
U.S.N.; Commander of the Ship Georgian, Confederate States
Navy; md. H.A. Beckham; d. November 27, 1878. Issue, five
children.

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v. Robert H. Maury md. 1st S. Wortham; 2nd ------- Greenhow.
vi. Mary E. Maury, md. W. Hill.
vii. Jourdan W. Maury, md. S. McNier; d. January 18, 1883, in his
65th year.
viii. Ann Hite Maury, md. -------- Magruder.
ix. Charles B. Maury md. S. F. Maury.
x. James Maury md. ------ Ludwell.
xi. Lucy P.H. Maury, d. Feb. 12, 1873. (Hug. Em. to Va., p. 125).

27. Leonard Hill Maury6 (Mary Grymes5, Mary Dawson4, Mary Randolph Stith3,
John2, John1) married V. Campbell. They had issue:
i. Mary Dawson Maury.
ii. Virginia Pearce Maury.
iii. William Walker Maury.
iv. Matthew Hite Maury.
v. James L. Lee Maury.
vi. Thomas Fontaine Maury.
vii. John Lawrence Maury.
viii. Elizabeth Anne Maury.
ix. Alfred Pearce Maury.
x. America Strachan Maury.
xi. Harriet Georgiana Maury.
xii. Christopher Columbus Maury.
xiii. Sarah Susan Pearce Maury.
xiv. Joseph Woodson Maury.
xv. Eliza Frances Maury.
xvi. Catharine Mildred Maury. (Hug. Em. Va., p. 125).

28. Penelope Johnstone Fountaine Maury6 (Mary Grymes5, Mary Dawson4, Mary
Randolph Stith3, John2, John1) married Robert Polk. They had issue:
39. i. Robert J. W. Polk ms. M. Sommerville.
ii. Susan Polk md. --------- Haverstick.
iii. Theophilus Polk.
iv. Mary Ann Polk, md. ------ Brown (Hug. Em. Va., p. 126).

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29. William Alexander Daniel7 (Maria Stith6, Bassett5, Anderson4, John3,
John2, John1), married Sept. 5, 1850, Mary C. Joyner. He resided at one
time in Northampton Co., N.C., and later at Weldon, Halifax Co., N.C.,
where he died April 9, 1893. For one or more terms he was a member of the
N.C. House of Commons. Wm. A. Daniel and his wife Mary C. Joyner had issue:
i. Sallie Joyner Daniel, b. July 2, 1852; d. June 19, 1859.
ii. Joseph John Daniel, b. July 21, 1855; d. unm. Sept. 7,1908 at
Weldon, N.C.
iii. William Alexander Daniel, b. Nov. 5, 1857; d. unm. June 17, 1876,
at Weldon, N.C.
v. Elizabeth Daniel, b. July 7, 1859; d. Jan. 9, 1861. (Daniel
Family Bible.)

 

30. Mary Long Daniel7 (Maria6, Bassett5, Anderson4, John3, John2, John1)
married Dec. 20, 1854, George Loyall Gordon, of Albemarle Co. Va., son of
Genera Wm. Fitzhugh Gordon and Elizabeth Lindsay, his wife. She died at
Longwood, Louisa Co., Va., Feb. 27, 1876.
George Loyall Gordon was a lawyer practising in Louisa County, Va. In
1861 while on a visit with his wife to her relatives in North Carolina, he
enlisted as a private soldier in the Confederate Army, and became Adjutant
of the 5th (later the 15th) N.C. Regiment. He was killed in battle at
Malvern Hill, Va., July 1st 1862. (I Moore's Roster N.C. Troops, p. 545.)
Mary Long Daniel and her husband, George Loyall Gordon, had issue:
i. Armistead Churchill Gordon, b. in Albemarle Co., Va., Dec. 20,
1855; md. Oct. 17, 1883, Maria Breckinridge Catlett of Staunton,
Va.

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ii. Frances Daniel Gordon, b. in Albemarle Co., Va., May 3, 1857; d.
in Halifax Co., N.C., Sept. 28, 1868.
iii. Lavinia Battle Gordon, b. in Albemarle Co., Va., Oct. 25, 1858;
d. in Halifax, N.C., Dec. 12, 1860.
41. iv. James Lindsay Gordon, b. at Longwood, Louisa Co., Va., Jan. 9,
1860; md. 1899 Emily A. Schlichter of Philadelphia; d. in New
York City Nov. 30, 1904.
42. v. Mary Long Gordon, b. at Warrenton, N.C., June 15, 1861; md. Dr.
Richard H. Lewis of Raleigh, N.C., April 16, 1890; d. at Raleigh,
Aug. 13, 1895 (Gordon Family Bible.)

31. Lavinia Bassett Daniel7 (Maria Stith6, Bassett5, Anderson4, John3,
John2, John1) married May 1, 1850, Captain Turner Westray Battle, of Cool
Spring, Edgecombe Co., N.C. She died at Staunton, Va., Aug. 3, 1905. Capt.
Battle, who was a planter in Edgecombe Co., served as a Captain in the 5th
N.C. Regiment in the War between the States (I Moore's Roster of N.C. State
Troops). He died at cool Spring, Aug., 1895.
Lavinia Bassett Daniel and her husband, Turner Westry Battle had issue:
43. i. Judge Jacob Battle of Rocky Mount, N.C., b. Jan. 16, 1852, m
first, July 15, 1874, Iva Isabella Steele of South Carolina;
second, Nov. 4, 1896, Nell G. Gupton of Rocky Mount.
ii. Joseph Daniel Battle, b. April 1, 1854; d.s.p. March 5, 1897.
44 iii. Harriet Westray Battle, b. April 16, 1854; md. April 7, 1874,
Bennett Bunn of N.C., d. April 8, 1884.
iv. Turner Westray Battle of Edgecombe Co., N.C., b. June 25, 1863;
d. unm. May 18, 1907, at Richmond, Va.
v. George Gordon Battle, lawyer of New York City; b. Oct. 25, 1868;
md. April 17, 1898, Martha Bagby, of Virginia.

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45. vi. Gaston Battle of Rocky Mount, N.C., b. Jan. 11, 1871; md. first,
Dec. 31, 1890, Tamar Manning of Chapel Hill, N.C.; second, Feb.
19, 1895, Nannie S. Speight, of Edgecombe Co., N.C., d.s.p.;
third, Nov. 2, 1897, Bettie Plummer Wright of Petersburg, Va.
(Battle Family Bible.)

32. Emily Freeman7 (Mary Long Stith6, Bassett5, Anderson4, John3, John2,
John1) married Hampden Smith of Raleigh, N.C. They had issue:
i. Edmund Freeman Smith.
ii. George Smith.
iii. Hampden Freeman Smith.

33. Senora Eaton7 (Virginia Stith6, Bassett5, Anderson4, John3, John2,
John1) married July 17, 1850, Benjamin Franklin Lockhart of Northampton Co.,
N.C., (Daniel Family Bible). They had issue:
i. Benjamin Franklin Lockhart, Jr.
ii. Sally Lockhart.
iii. Nathaniel Macon Lockhart.
iv. Junius Daniel Lockart.
v. Joseph Lockhart.
vi. Senora Lockhart.
vii. Virginia Stith Lockhart.

34. Frederick Hill Stith7 (Nicholas L.B.6, Bassett5, Anderson4, John3,
John2, John1) married ------ Carter, of Virginia and had issue:
i. Mary Long Stith.

35. Mary Bassett Newsome7 (Lavinia Bassett Stith6, Bassett5, Anderson4,
John3, John2, John1) married in 1836 William E. Winbourn of Salisbury, N.C.,
who later moved to Kingston Springs, Tennessee. They had issue:
i. Albert Stith Winbourn.
ii. William Stith Winbourn.

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iii. J.R. Winbourn, married and had two sons.
iv. Joseph Winbourn.
v. Lavinia Winbourn, married ----- Sadler.

 

36. William Johstone Lowther, Jr.7 (William D. Lowther6, Penelope Eden
Dawson5, Col. John Dawson4, Mary Randolph Stith3, John2, John1) married in
Texas, to which State he moved about 1857, Sophronia Autrey of Fort Bond,
Texas. Mrs. Lowther, after the death of her husband, moved to one of the
adjoining states, probabaly Arkansas. They had issue, six children, of whom
three survived, as follows:
i. Charles Eden Lowther.
ii. Adam Lowther.
iii. Elizabeth Lowther. (2. N.C. Hist. & Gen. Reg., pp. 464 and 602).

37. Margaret Blair Lowther7 (William D. Lowther6, Penelope Eden Dawson5,
Col. John Dawson4, Mary Randolph Stith3, John2, John1) married Sept. 5, 1855,
H.G. Jollie. She died in 1894. They had issue:
i. William Lowther Jollie, d.s.p.
ii. Annie Elizabeth Jollie, md. Col. Vernon, who d.s.p. She was
living in 1901 at 36 N. 9th St. Philadelphia, Pa.
iii. Claudia Jollie, d. unm.
iv. Caroline Jollie, d. unm.
v. Zavier Jollie. (2 N.C. Hist. & Gen. Reg., p. 662.)

38. Walker Hay7 (Mary Stith Maury6, Mary Grymes5, Mary Dawson4, Mary Randolph
Stith3, John2, John1) married Catharine Maury. They had issue:
i. Abrianna Hay, md. ------ Crawford.
ii. T. William Gregory Hay.
iii. Elizabeth B. Hay, md. ------- Preatte.
iv. Francis F. Hay, md ------- Pierce.
v. Charles Edward Hay. (Hug. Em. Va., p. 127).

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39. Robert J. W. Polk7 (Penelope Johnstone Fontaine Maury6, Mary Grymes5,
Mary Dawson4, Mary Randolph Stith3, John2, John1) married H. Sommerville.
They had issue:
46. i. Penelope Johnstone Maury Polk, md. Dr. Phillip Leidy.

40. Armistead Churchill Gordon8 (Mary Long Daniel7, Maria Stith6, Bassett5,
Anderson4, John3, John2, John1) was born at Edgeworth, Albemarle Co., Va.,
Dec. 20, 1855. He married Oct. 17, 1883, at Staunton, Virginia, Maria
Breckinridge Catlett, eldest daughter of Nathaniel Pendleton Catlett of
Staunton and Elizabeth Breckinridge, his wife. The issue of Armistead
Churchill Gordon, and his wife, Maria Breckinridge Catlett, were:
i. Margaret Douglas Gordon, b. Sept. 25, 1891.
ii. Mary Daniel Gordon, b. Oct. 19, 1893.
iii. James Lindsay Gordon, b. May 19, 1895.
iv. Armistead Churchill Gordon, Jr., b. July 9, 1897.
v. George Loyall Gordon, b. Nov. 26, 1899.

41. James Lindsay Gordon8, (Mary Long Daniel7, Maria Stith6, Bassett5,
Anderson4, John3, John2, John1) was born at Longwood, Louisa Co., Va. Jan 9,
1860. He was a lawyer in Charlottesville, Va., for a number of years, during
which time he served in the Virginia State Senate. He removed later to New
York City, where he practiced law, and was in turn Assistant District Attorney
for the City and County of New York, and Assistant Corporation Counsel. He
died in New York, November 30, 1904. He married at Philadelphia, Pa., April
20, 1899, Emily A. Schlichter, who died in 1908. They had issue:
i. Edith Churchill Gordon, b. Feb. 8, 1900.

42. Mary Long Gordon8 (Mary Long Daniel7, Maria Stith6, Bassett5, Anderson4,
John3, John2, John1) was born

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in Warrenton, N.C., June 15, 1861. She married April 16, 1890, at Staunton,
Va., Dr. Richard Henry Lewis, of Raleigh, N.C. (his second wife), and died
there Aug. 13, 1895. The had issue:
i. Nellie Battle Lewis, born May 20, 1893.

43. Jacob Battle8 (Lavinia B. Daniel7, Maria Stith6, Bassett5, Anderson4,
John3, John2, John1) born at Cool Spring, N.C., Jan. 16, 1852; married first,
July 15, 1874, Iva Isabella Steele of South Carolina; second, Nov. 4, 1896,
Nell G. Gupton of Rocky Mount, N.C. He was for a number of years Judge of
the Superior Court. The issue of his marriage with Iva Isabella Steele was:
i. Jacob Battle, Jr., md. Mattie Wright, died 1913.
The issue of his marriage with Nell Gupton were:
ii. Turner Westray Battle.
iii. Dorothy Battle.
iv. Mary Long Gordon Battle.

44. Harriet Westray Battle8 (Lavinia B. Daniel7, Maria Stith6, Bassett5,
Anderson4, John3, John2, John1) born at Cool Spring, N.C., April 16, 1856;
married April 7, 1874, Bennett Bunn of Nash County, N.C. She died at
Norfolk, Va., April 8, 1884.
i. Turner Battle Bunne.
ii. Joseph Daniel Bunn, d. young.
iii. William Simms Bunn.

45. Gaston Battle8 (Lavinia B. Daniel7, Maria Stith6, Bassett5, Anderson4,
John3, John2, John1) married first, Tamar Manning; second. Nannie B. Speight,
d.s.p.; third, Betty Plummer Wright. The issue of his first marriage was:
i. John Manning Battle.

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The issue of his third marriage were:
ii. Joseph Daniel Battle.
iii. Elizabeth Wright Battle.

46. Penelope Johnstone Maury Polk8 (Robert J.W. Polk7, Penelope Johnstone
Fontaine Maury6, Mary Grymes5, Mary Dawson4, Mary Randolph Stith3, John2,
John1) married Dr. Philip Leidy. They had issue:
47. i. Dr. Joseph Leidy of 1319 Locust St., Philadelphia, Pa., md. Helen
R. Carter.
48. ii. Dr. C. Fontaine Maury Leidy, md. Margaret Howard Ridgely.
iii. Gertrude Leidy.
49. iv. Kathryn Leidy, md. Waln Morgan Churchman.

47. Dr. Joseph Leidy9 (Penelope Johnstone Maury Polk8, Robert J.W. Polk7,
Penelope Johnstone Fontaine Maury6, Mary Grymes5, Mary Dawson4, Mary Randolph
Stith3, John2, John1) married Helen R. Carter. They had issue:
i. Joseph Leidy, Jr., d.
ii. Cornelia Carter Leidy.
iii. Philip Ludwell Leidy.
iv. Carter Randolph Leidy.

48. Dr. C. Fontaine Leidy9 (Penelope Johnstone Maury Polk8, Robert J.W. Polk7,
Penelope Johnstone Fontaine Maury6, Mary Grymes5, Mary Dawson4, Mary Randolph
Stith3, John2, John1) married Margaret Howard Ridgely. They had issue:
i. Helen West Leidy.

49. Kathryn Leidy9 (Penelope Johnstone Maury Polk8, Robert J.W. Polk7,
Penelope Johnstone Fontaine Maury6, Mary Grymes5, Mary Dawson4, Mary Randolph

Stith3, John2, John1) married Waln Morgan Churchman. They had issue:
i. Waln Morgan Churchman, Jr.