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Children of Isham Belcher and Elisabeth Clay are:
i. George Belcher, born Abt. 1760 in Amelia Co., VA.
ii. James Belcher, born Abt. 1761 in Virginia. He married Sarah Ramsey 26 July 1786 in Virginia.
iii. William Belcher, born Abt. 1762 in Virginia; died Bet. 1840 - 1850 in Orange Co., IN.
iv. Bartlett Belcher, born 08 June 1764 in Chesterfield Co., Va; died 08 April 1848 in Lee Co., Va.
v. Jacob Moses Belcher, born Abt. 1765 in Franklin Co.,Virginia.
vi. Richard Belcher, born Abt. 1766 in Amelia County,Va.
vii. John Belcher, born Abt. 1768 in Virginia; died Bet. 04 June 1838 - 1839 in Orange Co., IN.
viii. Martha Belcher, born Abt. 1769 in Virginia. She married James Dillon 12 February 1789 in Franklin Co., Va.
ix. Isham Belcher, born 13 October 1769 in Bedford Co., Virginia; died January 1823 in Bedford Co., Virginia.
Mary Sarah Belcher, born Abt. 1770 in Virginia; died March 1824 in Cabell County,WV.
xi. Lucy Belcher, born Abt. 1771 in Virginia. She married Barnet Marcum 06 June 1791 in Franklin Co., Va.
xii. Phoebe Belcher, born Abt. 1771 in Virginia. She married (1) Joseph Sevenny. She married (2) Richard Bailey.
xiii. Samuel Belcher, born Abt. 1774 in Virginia. He married Betsey Ward 01 January 1799 in Washington Co., Va.
xiv. Jesse Belcher, born Abt. 1778 in Virginia.
Written by: Gregory Clyde Belcher
Research by: Gayl Wells and Greg Belcher
May 2002, belcherblues.com
Their names are not remembered down through the history of the United States.
As common people during the birth of our nation, they lived lives that vanished into the backdrop of time.
Yet to us they are just as important as the founding fathers of America.
A clue here and a hint there gives us glimpse at more then a name. Though lacking important facts about their personal lives, we can piece together clues and hints and imagine who this person was and how his days were spent.
The lives of these men then were often hard and not too long. They, and their families faced the constant threat of Indian attacks on the outlying areas of civilization.
During the 1700's a large portion of people in Virginia wanted to establish farms in an area where most of the land had not been settled by earlier generations of colonists.
A large number of Chesterfield familes began to migrate to Bedford County, which is now Franklin County, Virginia.
Isham Belcher was among those hardy pioneers.
In 1758, Isham bought 100 acres of land from William Thompson. He also sold the land of Richard Belcher, deceased, that same year.
Isham E. Belcher was born 1732 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1798 in Wythe Co., Va.
As a man he would not have stood out in a crowd. He was approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall with rounded shoulders. (according to French and Indian War records) His hair was light in color.
Description of Isham P.122
In the 1750s, France and Britain were fighting in Europe. The war soon spread to North America. British Colonists wanted to take over French land in North America. The British wanted to take over the fur trade in the French held territory. This inevitably drew the colonists into the conflict.
Isham enlisted in his majesty's service on 28 June 1757.
Document of Enlistment
The war ended in 1759 when British Major General James Wolfe captured Quebec. In the peace treaty of 1763 the British got most of the French land in North America. Also as a result of the war, the British began taxing the colonists to pay for the war.
After the war, Isham married (1) Elisabeth Clay 02 June 1759 in Chesterfield Co., Va, daughter of William Clay and Martha Runyun.
Ishams Ancestral Line
Isham Descendant Chart
This is a long chart so it takes a few minutes to fully load.
This is what I have typed into my generations file, I (Gayl) dont have all typed in yet, and shows no states, or information on anyone.
Military Records: Virginia in the Revolution and War of 1812
Listed in: Virginia Military Records
page 362
Virginia Troops in French and Indian War Size Roll of Captain Robert Mckenzie's Company (no date) Name, Age, Size, County Where Enlisted, Country, Trade(if known)
Troop size
Isham Belcher found in:
Military Records: Virginia in the Revolution and War of 1812
Listed in: List of the Colonial Soldiers of Virginia
A Report of Soldiers
Page number: 20
There is a Robert Belche listed here and has always been thought it was Ishams brother Robert instead of Belche should be Belcher
Isham Belcher found in:
Military Records: Virginia in the Revolution and War of 1812
Listed in: Virginia Colonial Soldiers
Page number: 136 French and Indian
Isham in the French and Indian War
Interesting to note: on this page is also listed George Powell, father of Sally Powell, Ishams son George's first wife. George Powell must have died sometime between 1760 and 1782 as Sally Powells stepfather David Crawley is listed on the Marriage Bond in 1782.
sources:
Virginia Military Records, Virginia Troops in French and Indian Wars, Page 362
The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly.
Virginia Vital Records Virginia Marriage Records Virginia Will Records Virginia Land Records Virginia Military Records Virginia Tax Records
Colonial Virginia Source Records, 1600s-1700s
Marriages of Virginia Residents Vol I, Part I, Surnames A-B, Page 96
Isham and Winnifred and daughter sarah and isaiah perdue
Gleanings of Virginia History
by William F. Boogher
Virginia Wills Before 1799 - A Complete Abstract Register of All Names Mentioned in Over 600 Recorded Wills
by William Montgomery Clemens
Virginia Court Records in Southwestern Pennsylvania (Records of the District of West Augusta and Ohio and
Yohogania Counties, Virginia 1775-1780)
by Boyd Crumrine
Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87 (Other Than Those Published by The United States Census Bureau)
by Augusta B. Fothergill and John M. Naugle
This unique list names 34,000 residents of Virginia who were not included in the 1790 Federal Census.
Genealogical Abstracts from 18th-Century Virginia Newspapers
by Robert K. Headley, Jr.
This ultimate resource draws together all genealogical data in 18th-century Virginia newspapers.
Historical Collections of Virginia
by Henry Howe
Index to Obituary Notices in The 'Richmond Enquirer' From May 9, 1804, through 1828, and The 'Richmond Whig'
From January 1824 Through 1838
by H. R. McIlwaine
Virginia Wills and Administrations, 1632-1800
by Clayton Torrence
Early Quaker Records in Virginia
by Miles White, Jr.
Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800
by Dorothy Ford Wulfeck