1. THOMAS1 CHAMBERS1 was born Abt. 1730 in Virginia, and died 1798 in Lunenburg Co. Virginia2. He married MILLICENT HURT3. She was born 1736.

Notes for THOMAS CHAMBERS:
DAR
CHAMBERS, THOMAS
Child and Child's Spouse:
JANE / [1] EDWARD RUDDER
Service: VIRGINIA Rank: SERGEANT
Birth: (CIRCA) 1730 VIRGINIA
Death: 1798 LUNENBURG CO. VIRGINIA
Service Description: 1) COL. GIBSON

Will recorded at Lunenburg Co, VA 1798. Mentioned children and two grand-daughters, Polly Rudder and Joahanna Cole.
Will was in original binding, so I was not permitted to make copies:
WB8 Page250-Will of Thomas Chambers dated Sep 25, 1822 and recorded Nov 11, 1822. He mentions the following: an expected heir, brother Edward R, unnamed sister, unnamed wife, Eliza Scott, Ann W Craig, Martha C Betts, unnamed brothers and sisters and nephews Robert, William & Edward Scott.

Family Data Collection - Individual Records Record about Millicent Hurt
Name: Millicent Hurt
Spouse: Thomas Chambers
Parents: Moses Hurt , Nancy
Birth Place: Caroline, VA
Birth Date: 1736
Marriage Place: Caroline, VA

Children of THOMAS CHAMBERS and MILLICENT HURT are:
2. i. JINCY OR JANE2 CHAMBERS, b. Abt. 1768, Lunenburg, Co. VA; d. Aft. 09 Aug 1839, Prob. Charlotte Co, Virginia.
ii. POLLY CHAMBERS.
iii. NANCY CHAMBERS, m. UNKNOWN CRAIG.
iv. LUCY CHAMBERS.
3. v. EDWARD CHAMBERS, b. 10 Mar 1758; d. 16 Feb 1828, Lunenburg Co. Virginia.
vi. JOHN CHAMBERS.
vii. THOMAS CHAMBERS, b. Lunenburg Co. Virginia; d. Abt. 1822, Lunenburg Co. Virginia.

Notes for THOMAS CHAMBERS:
Will dated 1822
viii. ELIZABETH CHAMBERS.
ix. SARAH CHAMBERS.
x. WILLIAM CHAMBERS.
xi. MOSES CHAMBERS.

Generation No. 2

2. JINCY OR JANE2 CHAMBERS (THOMAS1)4 was born Abt. 1768 in Lunenburg, Co. VA, and died Aft. 09 Aug 1839 in Prob. Charlotte Co, Virginia. She married EDWARD RUDDER5,6 17 Aug 1787 in Lunenburg Co., VA7, son of ALEXANDER RUDDER and SARAH BROOKS. He was born Abt. 1760 in Lunenburg Co. Virginia, and died Oct 1825 in Charlotte Co. Virginia8.

Notes for JINCY OR JANE CHAMBERS:
Military service: Allowed husband's pension.
Marriage records have been found that show her names as, Cincy and Jincy. DAR application records show her as Jane.

Notes for EDWARD RUDDER:
Military service: August 09, 1839, Rev. War Pension Claim # 1844
Edward Rudder REV WAR Pension Series: M805 Roll: 708 Image: 427 File: W18844
Received Pension.
Enlisted 1780 in Capt. Walker's Co, VA and was in Battle of Camden served, six months. Enlisted 1781 in Capt. Walker's Co, VA, served three months. Was also at siege of Yorktown in Capt. Street's Va Co, length of service not given. In Battle of Guilford Court House. Wife, Jane Chambers was allowed pension, 9 Aug. 1839 while a resident of Charlotte Co, VA, age 70 yrs.
From: DAR

Marriage Bonds for Lunenburg County, Virginia 1763-1821
Name: Edward Rudder
Spouse: Cincy Chambers
Marriage Date: 17 Aug 1787
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Lunenburg County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1763-1821 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2001. Original data: Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather, comp. Marriage Bonds for Lunenburg County, Virginia 1763-1821. Chillicothe, MO, USA: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, c. 1965.

Edward Rudder found in:
Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV 1728-1850
Spouse: Jincy Chambers
Marriage Date: Dec 17, 1787
Location: Lunenberg Co., Virginia
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Microfilm: 0032421

Edward Rudder found in:
US - Census Index (1810)
Township: Lunenburg
County: Lunenburg
State: VA
Year: 1810
Roll: M252_69
Page: 355
Image: 651

Edward Rudder found in:US - Census Index (1820)
Township: Not Stated
County: Charlotte
State: Virginia
Page: 26
Roll: 136
Image Number: 35.00

DAR
RUDDER, EDWARD
Service: VIRGINIA Rank: PRIVATE
Birth: (CIRCA) 1760 LUNENBURG CO VIRGINIA
Death: 10- -1825 CHARLOTTE CO VIRGINIA
Service Description: 1) CAPTS WALKER,STREET

RUDDER, EDWARD
Child and Child's Spouse:
SARAH / [1] THOMAS YANCEY PASS
Service: VIRGINIA Rank: PRIVATE
Birth: (CIRCA) 1760 LUNENBURG CO VIRGINIA
Death: 10- -1825 CHARLOTTE CO VIRGINIA
Service Description: 1) CAPTS WALKER,STREET

Sales from Edward's estate totaled $843.89 and names mentioned as purchasers were, Christopher Robertson, Mrs Jane Rudder, Epaphroditus Rudder, Miss Sally Rudder, and Moza Hurt. Total appraised value of personal property was $4940.35. This included 20 slaves.

Transcribed by the
REBECCA BRYAN BOONE CHAPTER, NSDAR
Mrs. (R.L.) Martha Barker Roberts
Mes. (A.W.) Glades Streeter Fullerton
1948-1949

Robert Rudder etc. vs) Copy of Decree Edward Rudder Sr's admr. etc.
At a Court continued and held for Charlotte County at the Courthouse thereof on Tuesday, the 8th day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-five and in the fiftieth year of the commonwealth.

Robert Rudder, Edward Rudder, Jr., Milly Rudder, Sally Rudder, an infant under the age of 21 years, who sues by her next friend, Edward Rudder, Jr., Thomas Rudder and Jincy Rudder, the widow of Edward Rudder, deceased, vs) In Chancery

Pltfs.
Jennings M. Jeffress, administrator of Edward Rudder Sr., dec'd, Epaphroditus Rudder, Edward H Robertson, Ellenor Robertson, and Adam Finch, who married Jane Rudder.

This day this cause came on to be heard on the bill, answers and exhibits, so far as respects Jincy Widow, the widow of Edward Rudder, Sr., dec'd, and was argued by counsel: upon consideration whereof the court does adjudge, order and decree that Frances Barnes, Langston B. Finch, Allen Blanks, Robert Moore, Richard Davenport and James Davidson, or any three of them, who are hereby appointed comissioners for that purpose, do assign to Jincy Rudder, the widow of Edward Ridder, Sr., one third equal third part of all the lands, tenaments and other real estate whereof her husband or any other to his use was seized of an estate of inheritance at any time during the coverture to which she shall not have relinquished her right of dower by deed executed, acknowledged and recorded and also one third of the slaves and make report of their proceedings in order to a further decree.

A Copy
Teste
H.B. Chermside - Clerk
Seal - Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Virginia
Order Book No. 24 page 256

Children of JINCY CHAMBERS and EDWARD RUDDER are:
4. i. POLLY3 RUDDER, b. Abt. 1788, VA; d. Bef. 09 Jun 1830.
5. ii. JANE RUDDER, b. Abt. 1809, Lunenburg Co, VA; d. Abt. 1875, Todd Co, KY.
iii. SARAH RUDDER, m. THOMAS YANCY PASS.
iv. EDWARD RUDDER, b. 1795.

Notes for EDWARD RUDDER:
Edward V. Rudder found in:
North Carolina, 1850-1900 Marriage Index
Notes: Edward Rudder married Martha Farley on Apr 02, 1866 in Caswell, NC
Gender: Male
More About: Record of this marriage may be found at the Family History Library under microfilm reference numbers 0478484 through 0478488; and 0540247

v. EPAPHRODITUS RUDDER, d. 1848, Williamson Co. TN.
vi. ROBERT RUDDER.
vii. THOMAS RUDDER.
viii. MILLY RUDDER, d. Bef. 09 Jun 1830; m. CHRISTOPHER ROBERTSON9,10; b. Abt. 1768, VA; d. Bef. 1846, prob Charlotte Co, Virginia.

Notes for CHRISTOPHER ROBERTSON:
Named in his mother, Joanna's will.
Records of Christopher Robertson, Will book 7, page 103. "Account Current of the Estate of Edward Rudder Senior, deceased, with Jennings M. Jeffreys, the Administrator - among other items: --

"June 9 1830 - To case paid Chrs. Robertson order in right of his first wife, Polly Robertson, formerly Polly Rudder - $152.07
"June 9, 1830 - To cash paid same in right of his second wife, Milly Robertson, formerly Milly Rudder - $152.07 -etc., including:
"Thomas Pass who married Sally Rudder - 152.07
Epahraditus Rudder, committee for Thomas Rudder - 152.07
To cash paid Mrs. Jane Rudder, being the 7's (i.e. "child's part) after paying debts 54.43 Recorded 6 May 1883

Wills found in Lunenberg Co, VA: Francis Robertson 1778, Warning Peter Robertson 1814

3. EDWARD2 CHAMBERS (THOMAS1) was born 10 Mar 1758, and died 16 Feb 1828 in Lunenburg Co. Virginia. He married MARTHA COUSINS. She was born 15 Oct 1764 in Henrico, VA, and died 27 Oct 1810 in Lunenburg Co. Virginia.

Notes for EDWARD CHAMBERS:
WB9 Page241-Will of Edward Chambers dated Jan 8, 1828 and recorded Mar 10, 1828. He mentions son Edward R Chambers, daughters Martha C Betts, Ann W Craig and Eliza Scott. Eliza's daughters Martha A Bacon & Michele Scott, son-in-law Robert Scott and Lucy G Chambers.

Children of EDWARD CHAMBERS and MARTHA COUSINS are:
i. EDWARD R3 CHAMBER.
ii. MARTHA C. CHAMBERS, m. UNKNOWN BETTS.
iii. ANN W. CHAMBERS, b. 18 Dec 1786, Lunenburg Co. Virginia; m. GEORGE CRAIG.

Notes for ANN W. CHAMBERS:
WB8 Page 580-Codicil to will of Henry Chambers of Alabama (will filed in Alabama) undated and recorded May 8, 1826. Mentions brother Edward R Chambers, Estate of George Craig and sister Ann Craig, He also stated that he may have traveling expenses due to him from the United States.

6. iv. ELIZA CHAMBERS.
v. HENRY CHAMBER, b. VA; d. 1826, Alabama.

Notes for HENRY CHAMBER:
WB8 Page 580-Codicil to will of Henry Chambers of Alabama (will filed in Alabama) undated and recorded May 8, 1826. Mentions brother Edward R Chambers, Estate of George Craig and sister Ann Craig, He also stated that he may have traveling expenses due to him from the United States.

Generation No. 3

4. POLLY3 RUDDER (JINCY OR JANE2 CHAMBERS, THOMAS1)11 was born Abt. 1788 in VA, and died Bef. 09 Jun 1830. She married CHRISTOPHER ROBERTSON12,13 02 Apr 1805 in Lunenberg Co., Virginia14, son of HENRY ROBERTSON and JOANNA BROOKS(?). He was born Abt. 1768 in VA, and died Bef. 1846 in prob Charlotte Co, Virginia.

Notes for POLLY RUDDER:
Polly Rudder is mentioned in her grandfather, Thomas Chamber's will as a granddaughter.
Polly Rudder found in:
Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV 1728-1850
Spouse: Christopher Robertson
Marriage Date: Apr 2, 1805
Location: Lunenberg Co., Virginia
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Microfilm: 0032421

Children of POLLY RUDDER and CHRISTOPHER ROBERTSON are:
i. ELEANOR JANE4 ROBERTSON15,16,17,18,19, b. 03 Jun 1808, VA; d. 09 Sep 1883, Salem, Lee Co, AL20; m. (1) ROBERT A. CROWDER21,22,23, 23 Jun 1826, Caswell County, NC24; b. Abt. 1792, VA; d. Bet. 1839 - 1846;
m. (2) NATHAN ALDRIDGE, 30 Jul 1856, Russell County, AL; b. 12 Oct 1789, Richmond Co., GA; d. 06 May 1865, Salem, Lee Co, AL.
Notes for ELEANOR JANE ROBERTSON:
1850 Federal Census, pg 224b
Todd County, KY
Household 420-423
Crowder,
Eleanor, 42, Female, born VA
Frances, 14 Female, born VA
Lilly, 12, Female, born VA

Household 420-424
Burton, Robt, 23, male, born KY
"Janth", 19, female, born VA (really blurry)
Mary ? Taylor, 2, female, born KY

1838...Elenor CROWDER vs. Robert A. CROWDER
***Marriage Bond dated 23 June 1826, Caswell Co.. Robert A. CROWDER of Mecklenburg Co. VA and Eleanor ROBINSON, dau. of Charles ROBERTSON.

CASWELL COUNTY, NC - MISC - Divorce Folders in NC Archives
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/caswell/misc/divorce1.txt
Caswell Co. NC
Divorce Folders
Found in box C.R. 020.604.1
NC Archives

Eleanor Robertson found in:
Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV 1728-1850
Spouse: Robert A. Crowder
Marriage Date: Jun 23, 1826
Location: Caswell Co., North Carolina
Source: County Court Records at Yanceyville, NC & Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Microfilm: 0478484 - 0478488

Southern Kith & Kin - Vol 4, page 36
"Nathan Aldridge died May 6, 1865 - 2nd wife Russell County, AL - married 2nd July 30, 1856 - Mrs. Eleanor Jane Crowder, widow of Robert Crowder of Milton, Caswell County, NC. She was born June 3, 1808 and died Sept. 9, 1883 in Salem, AL.

Paper found in Lewis Family Bible, had a braid of hair sewn on in blue thread. It read, Grandmother Aldridge hair. Died Sept 10, 1883
It is known Eleanor's daughter Janthy, married, 2nd, John F. Lewis, the family to whom the Bible belonged.

In the 1860 Russell Co, AL, Census, Nathan is found on Page 1054- Beat 11 - Salem Town. #535 - Farmer - with a value of Real Estate of $1,800 and Value of Personal Estate of $55,000.00 He is shown as being born in GA 1791 and age 69 at time of the census.
Living with him is E. J. (Eleanor) age 50, born 1810, VA and a 3 year old female, born 1857, GA listed only as M. W. Aldridge. It is possible this is their child. Eleanor would have been 47 years of age when she was born. In the 1870 census, Eleanor is living with her daughter Janthy and 2nd husband John F. Lewis. The child would have been 13 at this time, but she is not shown in the household. It is unknown who she was or what happened to her.

Transcribed by the
REBECCA BRYAN BOONE CHAPTER, NSDAR
Mrs. (R.L.) Martha Barker Roberts
Mes. (A.W.) Glades Streeter Fullerton
1948-1949

Robert Rudder etc. vs) Copy of Decree Edward Rudder Sr's admr. etc.
At a Court continued and held for Charlotte County at the Courthouse thereof on Tuesday, the 8th day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-five and in the fiftieth year of the commonwealth.

Robert Rudder, Edward Rudder, Jr., Milly Rudder, Sally Rudder, an infant under the age of 21 years, who sues by her next friend, Edward Rudder, Jr., Thomas Rudder and Jincy Rudder, the widow of Edward Rudder, deceased, vs) In Chancery
Pltfs.
Jennings M. Jeffress, administrator of Edward Rudder Sr., dec'd, Epaphroditus Rudder, Edward H Robertson, Ellenor Robertson, and Adam Finch, who married Jane Rudder.

This day this cause came on to be heard on the bill, answers and exhibits, so far as respects Jincy Widow, the widow of Edward Rudder, Sr., dec'd, and was argued by counsel: upon consideration whereof the court does adjudge, order and decree that Frances Barnes, Langston B. Finch, Allen Blanks, Robert Moore, Richard Davenport and James Davidson, or any three of them, who are hereby appointed comissioners for that purpose, do assign to Jincy Rudder, the widow of Edward Ridder, Sr., one third equal third part of all the lands, tenaments and other real estate whereof her husband or any other to his use was seized of an estate of inheritance at any time during the coverture to which she shall not have relinquished her right of dower by deed executed, acknowledged and recorded and also one third of the slaves and make report of their proceedings in order to a further decree.

A Copy
Teste
__________________H.B. Chermside - Clerk
Seal - Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Virginia
Order Book No. 24 page 256

Eleanor Crowder vs Rudder et als
At a court held for the County of Charlotte at the court house of the said county, Monday the 2nd of February, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-six, the 70th year of our Commonwealth.
Eleanor Crowder, widow of Robert A. Crowder, dec'd. vs. In Chancery
Epaphroditus Rudder, Edward Rudder, Adam Finch & Jane, his wife, Thomas Pass, Edward Pass, James Pass, John Edward Robertson and Mary A. Robertson, the last five of whom are infants under the age of one and twenty years.
This day this cause came on again to be heard upon the Bill, answers and exhibits formerly filed and was argued by counsel.
Whereupon the Court do adjudge, order and decree that Jennings M. Jeffress pay over to the heirs and legatees of Edward Rudder, Sr. the proceeds of sale of property made by him under a former decree rendered in this cause, in the following proportions, to wit; one seventh part of the whole and three sevenths of the one seventh to Edward Rudder; one seventh of the whole and three sevenths of the one sevenths to Jane Finch; one seventh of the whole and three sevenths of the one seventh to the Representative of Sarah Pass; and one seventh and three sevenths of the whole to the Executor or Administrator of Christopher Robertson, and finally three sevenths of one sevenths of the whole to Epaphroditus Rudder, and that said Jeffres report his proceedings under the former decree and also how he shall have executed this.
A Copy
Teste
Seal - Circuit Court of Charlotte County, Virginia-Clerk, H. B. Chermside
Order Book No. 32 99

Notes for ROBERT A. CROWDER:
Robert Armistead enlisted in the US Army on 12 June 1813 at the age of 21. He was in the 35th Inf., Sandy Fork, and his present camp on 15 March 1815 as Camp Defiance.

Records found show a Robert A CROWDER married to Phoebe Moody, 1815. They have a son, Henry Moody Crowder. Henry and his wife Ann Pain Preston, are shown in census records living next to and near the Crowder daughters and their families. Robert A. Crowder is the husband of Elanor and father of Janthy, Lillie and Mary Frances Crowder. Robert was married first to Phoebe and 2nd to Eelanor.

Henry and his wife Ann had a son John Calvin Giles Crowder. Born 1853 in AL. Married, 1887, James Lillian Zeller, b 1861.
John and Lillian had a daughter Annie Preston Crowder, born in Opelika, AL, who was a member of DAR. DAR ID # 80230.
Her ancestor was William MOODY, of VA. Father of Phoebe MOODY.
William MOODY served, 1776, in Capt. John Steed's Company, Col. John Nevill's 3rd and 4th Virginia regiments. He was born and died in VA.

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From Cynthia Cooper
Robert Armistead Crowder was the son of Godfrey Crowder of the plantation, Fairview, in Clarksville, Meckenburg County, Virginia. His date of birth was around 1792 or 93 and he died after 1831. He married 25 December 1815 Phoebe Moody, born 1 February 1795, died 1 November 1821, married second Eleanor Robertson, 20 July 1826. ( Note: In Godfrey Crowder's Will, he leaves his land:"The remaining fourth part I wish divided into five equal parts, one of which I desire to be equally divided betwen the two yogest daughters of John Hollaway of Person County, North Carolina by my daughter Frankey Holloway. The other portion of that share, which accrued to Henry, Giles, Mary and John Crowder, children of Robert A. Crowder from the estate of their deceased uncle Henry Moody and which is in the hands of Robert A. Crowder as their guardian....." ...."So far as shall be necessary to discharge said Legacies with the accuring interest and the balance if any I give to be equally divided between the said Henry, Giles, Mary and John Crowder, children of my son Robert A. Crowder by his first wife."

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Robert A. Crowder found in:
US - Census Index (1850)
Township: Regiment 22
County: Mecklenburg
State: Virginia
Roll: 960
Page: 132

Notes for NATHAN ALDRIDGE:
The Aldridges moved back and forth from Alabama to Georgia. In the late 1820s until the the 1830s they were in Talbottom , Georgia, Talbot County. Rueben helped built the fist large Court House in Talbottom and Sarah his wife was active in the Baptist Church there.

ii. EDWARD H. ROBERTSON, b. Abt. 1810, VA; d. Abt. 1841; m. ELMERIA.

Notes for EDWARD H. ROBERTSON:
Edward H. Robertson must have been a son of Christopher Robertson, proven by his will (1841) in which he names his sister as Eleanor, wife of Robert A. Crowder
Will of Edward H. Robertson, which mentions his share of the estate of his grandmother, Jane Rudder, whose daughter must therefore have been a wife of Christopher Robertson 1850 Census, Caswell County, NC -
Elmeria Robertson - age 32 [1818] born in Virginia
Mary A. - 13 [1837] born in North Carolina
John E. H. - 11 [1839 born in North Carolina
Anne E. Burnett (sic) 36 [1814] born in Virginia

5. JANE3 RUDDER (JINCY OR JANE2 CHAMBERS, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1809 in Lunenburg Co, VA, and died Abt. 1875 in Todd Co, KY. She married ADAM FINCH Bef. 08 Nov 1825. He was born 30 May 1790 in VA, and died 01 May 1861 in Todd Co, KY.

Notes for ADAM FINCH:
FINCH, ADAM
Child and Child's Spouse: JOHN / [1] ELIZABETH FARRAR
Service: VIRGINIA Rank: LIEUTENANT
Birth: (CIRCA) 1724 CHARLES CITY CO VIRGINIA
Death: (ANTE) 2 Feb 1801 CHARLOTTE COUNTY VIRGINIA
Service Source: WM AND MARY QUARTERLY 2ND SERIES VOL,1 P 133,VOL 2 P 87,ORDER BOOK 4 CHARLOTTE CO VA P 119 IN DATA
Service Description: 1) ALSO ENS,LT,CHARLOTTE CO MILITIA
Might be his father
Child of JANE RUDDER and ADAM FINCH is:
i. ELIZABETH VIRGINIA4 FINCH, b. 29 Jul 1829, Caswell Co, NC; d. 24 Oct 1863, Christian Co, KY; m. WILLIAM GEORGE MASSIE, 28 Mar 1850; b. 01 Dec 1822, Louisa Co, VA; d. 08 Apr 1903, Hopkinsville, KY.

6. ELIZA3 CHAMBERS (EDWARD2, THOMAS1) She married ROBERT SCOTT.

Children of ELIZA CHAMBERS and ROBERT SCOTT are:
i. MARTHA A.4 SCOTT, m. UNKNOWN BACON.
ii. MICHAL SCOTT.