David SAYRE was born 1736. He married Hanna FRAZIER.
David Sayre was born on May 30, 1736 in Essex County, New Jersey. He served in the Revolutionary War as a private in Essex County, New Jersey militia, and is listed in the DAR Patriot Index. He was a blacksmith. He moved to the northwest part of Virginia, before the close of the eighteenth century, where he purchased large tracts of land. He moved into Mason County, Virginia around 1801. He died on July 11, 1826 in Letart Falls, Meigs County, Ohio.
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Notes for David Sayre:
Around 1801 came to Mason Co, WV which is now Jackson Co. Served in Rev War as private in Essex Co, NJ militia. David and son Daniel received grants of land on both sides of Ohio River, now Letart Falls, Meigs Co, OH.(From Mason County Family History Book)
From 'Banta' book on Sayre Family: He received by his father's will, 10 acres of land. He removed to the northwest part of Virginia, before the close of the eighteenth century and purchased large tracts of land. Records of land transfers to sons, David Jr., Thomas and Daniel in 1799 and 1800.
David Sayre was born on 30 May 1736 in Essex Co., NJ. He died on 11 Jul 1826 in Letart Falls, Meigs Co., OH. From The Sayre Family: He was a blacksmith at the time of his brother's will in 1765. Received 10 acres from his father's will. "10 acres of land, to be taken between what I gave him by deed, and land I sold to Zopher Cory." He removed to the northwest part of Virginia, before the close of the eighteenth century, where he purchased large tracts of land.The records in the land office show that he transferred to his sons farms, some of which are indicated in the following records: From David Sayre of "Monongalia Co., Virginia," to Thomas Sayre, same county, situate on "Tom's River," in said county, containing 85 acres, dated May 16, 1799. From same, "of Monongalia Co., Va.," to Daniel Sayre, of same county, for 300 acres, situate on Fish Creek, Ohio County.From David Sayre to David Sayre, Jr., both "of Monongalia County, dated February 11, 1800. Several other deeds from him to divers parties.Served in the Revolutionary War. Listed in DAR Patriot Index.He was married to Hannah Frazier (daughter of Ephraim Frazee and Rebecca Cutter) in 1758. Hannah Frazier was born on 23 Jan 1740/41 in Westmoreland Co., PA. She died on 31 Jan 1826.
Source: RenickSAYRE FAMILY
The founder of the Sayre family in Jackson County was David Sayre. He was a noted hunter and Indian fighter who came to Mill Creek in 1801, from Greene County, Pennsylvania. He and his wife became members of the Methodist Class, which was organized at the home of Joseph Parsons
in 1803, by the Reverend Noah.
Of their children, I have:
Daniel Sayre, born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, on May 22, 1783. He came to Mill creek with his father in 1801. He married Sarah Hall, daughter of Joseph Hall, and located on the Mill Creek Flats. He died
in 1880, at the advanced age of 97 years. Of their children:
David Sayre was born on Mill Creek, October 20th, 1810. He was married four times, his first wife being Minerva Stone, and the second was Marthena Hill. He died at Pleasant View, in 1904, aged 93 years.
Daniel B. Sayre, born in 1823, died in 1874.
Thomas Sayre, married Agnes Harper, and lived on West Creek, a few
miles below Letart.
Joel Sayre, another son of David Sayre, lived one mile below Ripley, on what is known as the old "Sears" farm. He married Amelia Rice, a daughter of Shadrach Rice, who was in Waynes campaign against the
Indians. They raised a large family, among whom were:
Jacob Sayre.
Charles Sayre.
Ann Sayre, married a Little.
Rachel Sayre, married John Harpold.
Catherine Sayre, married John Flythe.
Jacob Sayre, mentioned above, was the oldest child. He was born on the farm in sight of where Ripley was later built, in 1816, and moved to Sissonville, in 1858. He lived one year in Charleston and later went to Indiana. He returned to Ripley about 1890, when his sister, Mrs. Little, kept house for him.Before his death in 1904, he moved to East Liverpool, Ohio. After his death there, his remains were brought back to the old Ripley Cemetery.
His wife died in Indiana, and his children grew up and remained there.
Jacob Sayre was noted, in his younger days, for his strength and
activity. It is related of him that once on the occasion of the visit of a circus and menagerie to Ripely, a resident having become the worse from "one drink too many", had gotten himself engaged in an
altercation with some of the employees. Six or eight of them had
pitched onto him, and were belaboring him sorely, until Sayre, who had vainly tried to keep his friend out of difficulty, interfered, and not only whipped the men who assaulted him, but cleaned out the whole fighting force of the circus. He could and would hit hard if
necessary, but is described as a peaceable, inoffensive and sensible citizen.
Charles Sayre lived on the home place for a while. It was in the hewed log residence of Joel Sayre, near him, in which court was ordered held at the second session in June, 1831.
William Bonnet was jailer, and William Bonnet, Jr. and Silas Carney were guards. It was their business to keep the prisoners on their own side of the "dead line" which marked the limits of the jail, separating it from the court room.
Rachel Sayre, daughter of David, married John Harpold, and lived on Mill creek, above Ripley.
Catherine Sayre, a daughter of Joel, was a deaf mute, and married a man named John Flythe, a like unfortunate, with whom she had become
acquainted while attending the State School, at Staunton, Virginia.
She died on Clay Lick, a few years ago. It was said, by those who
witnessed it, to have been a most affecting sight to see her husband
"all fenced around by an eternal silence", take his last farewell from his companion.
Ann Sayre Carter was a daughter of Thomas, and a grand daughter of
Daniel and Sarah Hall Sayre. Hugh Sayre, of Reedy, Roane County, was her brother. She married first a Flesher and second, Dr. Carter, of Reedy.
Another record mentions Elijah Sayre, who was born in 1817, married Mary Hunt, who was born in Jackson County. Their children were:
Sarah Ann Sayre, married Allan Shinn and lived at Angerona.
John O. Sayre, lived at Evans.
Jasper Sayre, lived on Cow Run.
Daniel Sayre.
Elijah Sayre, lived at Evans.
Belle Sayre, married James Barnett.
Wesley Sayre, married Ann Wink. Their son Theodore was a lawyer.
There is another family of Sayres living in the Great Bend, on the
Ohio side of the River, about Apple Grove and Letart, quite extensive in numbers, and connected with the Sayres on the east side of the river, though no one with whom I have talked could say in just what way they were connected.
It is quite possible they may be descended from the same David Sayre, or reaching further back to a former generation. The Sayre fammily tradition is that originally four Sayre brothers came to this county as soldiers with Braddocks Army.
A Daniel and Benjamin Sayre were the first settlers at Sandyville, a more detailed account of them and their families will be found in the Sandy Valley section of this history.Copy of Tax Receipt for land lying on Mill Creek.
1826. Joel Sayre to the Sheriff of Mason Co, VA. Dr.
To revenue on 37 3/4 acres of land 0.04
Same two horses .25
To one County levy 1.25
Received payment. R. Mitchell
Dpty for M. Kouns, S.M.C.
This was probably the land just below Ripley. Tax on this land in 1857 was 4.49 dollars and in 1866 it was 68.89.
Source: Pioneers of Jackson County, West Virginia; History of Mill Creek and Sandy Valley and Its Early Settlement, by John A. House
Published: WebRoots, Inc., 2001; copyright 2001 Betty Briggs. Written in 1906
Online
Hanna FRAZIER married David SAYRE.
They had the following children:
M i Daniel SAYRE was born 1760. M ii David SAYRE Jr. was born 1762 and died 1856. M iii John SAYRE was born 1765. F iv Rachel SAYRE was born 1767. M v Ephraim SAYRE was born 1770.
Notes for Jedediah Sayre:
Ralph Hall Sayre. He also descends from our David and Hannah Frazier to Jedediah to (the other) Solomon to Jedediah to Francis Hall Sayre to Stacy Westley to Ralph Hall Sayre. You he & I are
all 5th cousins 1st removed.
Jedediah Sayre was born on 1 Jun 1772. He died on 16 Dec 1855 in Pleasant Creek, Taylor Co., VA/WV. Jedediah Sayre was born 1 June 1772 in Maryland according to his death record and the 1850 Census. He married 23 March 1797 Elizabeth Weaver, a daughter of Henry Sr. and Catherine(Fast)Weaver. Jedediah had made his settlement on Pleasant Creek, then part of Harrison County, started his family by the time his parents, brothers and sisters decided to move to the Letart area, settling both the Ohio side and the western Virginia side of the Ohio River. Hardesty's "History of Barbour County", published in 1883, insists that Jedediah was about the 10th settler on Pleasant Creek. Some family records indicate that David Sayre was the first to live on Pleasant Creek, but no confirmation other than his deeding of the land to Jedediah has been found. Jedediah added 600 acres to the property in 1824. Jedediah was an accomplished gunsmith and blacksmith. His leadership in the Pleasant Creek community attests to the fact that he was an industrious man, and one of some education and generosity. He fabricated many useful articles and implements which were vital and necessary to pioneer life. He instructed children of the early settlers in the rudiments of education and eventually helped establish a subscription school. Intensely religious, like many of the early pioneers, Jedediah was chosen exhorter and class leader by the people of the Methodist Episcopal denomination, and he conducted services in the settlement. When growth in the settlement made it now longer feasible to conduct worship in the clearings and in private homes, it became desirable to provide a common shelter for worship. In the year 1800, Jedediah Sayre gave one acre of land won which to build a "Meetin' House". In 1822, the people of the community needed a larger church. At that time, Mr. Sayre gave a deed for the land to the trustees of the "Pleasant Creek Methodist Episcopal Church." Jedediah is on page 245 of "The Sayre Family".He was married to Elizabeth Weaver (daughter of Heinrich Weber and Catherine Faust) on 23 Mar 1797 in Monongalia Co, WV. Elizabeth Weaver was born on 28 Apr 1778. She died on 28 Jul 1851 in Pleasant Creek, Taylor Co., VA/WV. Jedediah Sayre and Elizabeth Weaver had the following children: 42 i. Samuel Sayre was born on 18 Mar 1798. He married Sarah McVicker 2/22/1818. 43 ii. Solomon Sayre was born on 15 May 1799. He married Mary Ann Ball. +44 iii. Rebecca Sayre was born 14 Dec 1800. She married Elijah McIntosh. 45 iv. Levi Sayre was born on 22 Sep 1802. He married Sarah (Elizabeth?) Ball. 46 v. Mary Sayre was born on 2 Jul 1804. 47 vi.Matilda Sayre married Absolom Knotts. 48 vii. Hannah Sayre was born on 3 Jan 1808. She married Joshua Colwell. 49 viii. Edith Sayre was born on 11 Nov 1811. She married Jonathan Channel, a farmer in Pleasant Creek, WV. 50 ix. Nancy Sayre was born on 29 Jun 1817. She married William Reed.
Marriage Notes for Jedediah Sayre and Elizabeth Weaver:
Sayer, Jedediah, Weaver, Elizabeth, 23 March 1797 marriage bond Monogalia Co, VA
Source: RenickM vi Benjamin SAYRE was born 1774 and died 1829. F vii Sarah SAYRE was born 1780.
Hiram T. SAYRE [Parents] was born 1806. He died 1846. Hiram married Mary J. SMITH on 1825 in Tyler Co., Va.
Mary J. SMITH was born 1807 in PA. She died 1859 in doddridge Co., VA. Mary married Hiram T. SAYRE on 1825 in Tyler Co., Va.
Snowden Slater KINNEY was born 1804 in PA. He died 1883. Snowden married Mary SAYRE on 1829.
Mary SAYRE [Parents] was born 1796 in Monongalia Co., VA. She died 1875 in Doddridge Co., WV. Mary married Snowden Slater KINNEY on 1829.
Solomon Moses SAYRE [Parents] was born 1799. He died 1881. Solomon married Lydia DAVIS on 1812 in Harrison Co., VA.
Notes for Solomon Moses Sayre:
Moved to Jackson Co, WV and lived at Little Mill Creek until about 1890 when he moved
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Lydia DAVIS was born 1798. She died 1865. Lydia married Solomon Moses SAYRE on 1812 in Harrison Co., VA.
Thomas PIBBLE married Hannah ENOCH.
Notes for Thomas Pribble:
From "Burning Springs and Other Tales of the Little Kanawha":
"Henry Enoch was given a certificate for 400 acres of land for service int he Revolutionary War by the Commissioner of Unpatented Lands of Virginia in 1783. On April 7, 1789, he received a surveyed patent for 350 acres of land on the Little Kanawha River in Harrison Coutny (now Wirt County), signed by Governor Beverly Randloph. In 1795 Henry Enoch and Thomas Pribble, his son-in-law, came to the Little Kanawha and visited the Enoch settlement."
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Hannah ENOCH [Parents] was born 1766. She married Thomas PIBBLE.
Benjamin BELL was born 1751. He died 1853 in Boone Co., Iowa. Benjamin married Elizabeth ENOCH on 1788.
Elizabeth ENOCH [Parents] was born 1770. She died in IN. Elizabeth married Benjamin BELL on 1788.
Thomas H. THORN [Parents] was born 1766 in Burlington Co., NJ. He died 1813. Thomas married Rebecca STEWARD.
Notes for Thomas H Thorn:
Thomas Thorn came to Taylor Co, VA around 1810. In 1820 a Thomas Thorn purchased 48.5 acres on Three Fork Creek and Swamp Run but not sure if father or son. After Rebecca died, Thomas remarried
More About Thomas H Thorn:
Census: 1810, Taylor Co, WV
Other Information: 1812, Signed for dgtr to marry in Taylor Co, WV
Property: 1820, 48 1/2 acres purchased this Thomas or his son in Taylor Co, WV
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Rebecca STEWARD was born 1765. She married Thomas H. THORN.
They had the following children:
M i Micheal THORN was born 1790 and died 1882. F ii Sarah THORN was born 1792 and died 1880. M iii Thomas THORN Jr. was born 1794 and died 1884. F iv Nancy Ann THORN was born 1796 and died 1867. F v Mary THORN was born 1799. She died 1801. F vi Elizabeth THORN was born 1801. M vii Anthony Yelldall D. THORN was born 1804 and died 1866. M viii John THORN was born 1807.
John THORN [Parents] was born 1729 in NJ. He died 1807 in NJ. John married Diadamia IVINS on 1753.
Diadamia IVINS was born 1733. She married John THORN on 1753.
They had the following children:
M i Thomas H. THORN was born 1766 and died 1813.
Micheal THORN [Parents] was born 1790 in NJ. He died 1882 in Berryville, Arkansas. Micheal married Sarah KNOTTS on 1815 in Monongalia Co., VA.
Notes for Michael Thorn:
The 1850 Census of Wirt County, West VA, shows Michael Thorne & Sarah plus Thomas Thorne & Mary (Jones). Michael's wife Sarah is shown as 56 years with a birthplace of PA.
Had children in Wirt Co, VA but is said to have died in Arkansas & SARAH (SURNAME UNKNOWN). From Thorne web site.
He served in War of 1812
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Sarah KNOTTS was born 1797. She died 1854. Sarah married Micheal THORN on 1815 in Monongalia Co., VA.
William THOMAS was born 1790 in Delaware. He died 1865 in Taylor Co., WV. William married Sarah THORN.
Sarah THORN [Parents] was born 1792. She died 1880 in Casswell, WV. Sarah married William THOMAS.