I started a Colonial Dames application for Sara Jane this weekend and after an entire weekend of trying different lines, I happened on to a line that was REALLY fun. It appears that Sara Jane has Witcher connections and that William Witcher has already been recognized as a proven ancestor in the Colonial Dames. I found her connection to be Agnes Witcher (b.1793) who Ancestry trees suggest was the wife of Stephen Wilson. I have found their marriage record on the WV archives site. They were married in Cabell County VA 20 Dec 1810. At that time Cabell County was a huge county encompassing the entire area that is now southwest WV.
I have found Daniel Witcher in Cabell County in this time period. In the land records three Witcher men show up 1810, 1811, 1812....Daniel Witcher Sr, Daniel Witcher Jr., Sanders Witcher. And in 1815 my ancestor, Solomon Hensley, purchases land on Beech Fork from Daniel Witcher Jr. It is not surprising that some of these names are found together as I believe that Solomon Hensley is married to Elizabeth Morrison who is the oldest daughter and perhaps the oldest child of William Morrison who is married to Rachel Witcher. They are living on a beautiful farm on the other side of the Guyan River from Barboursville. William Morrison is squatting on the land as his son does not buy it for several more years.
My research indicates that William Witcher (the patriot in Pittsylvania County) had children between the years of 1742 and 1765. The first four children had mother, Ann Majors: John, Daniel, Ephraim and James. The second four children had mother Lydia Atkinson: William, Caleb, Rachel and Elizabeth. I descend from Rachel who married William Morrison.
So my question at this point is who is the father of Agnes Witcher Wilson. I will do some more research and sorting out and post more.
Here is the URL for the site that seems to have answers to many of my questions that I received after a post to the Witcher Facebook site:
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