1769 - Aft 1850 (81 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Fielding Forrester was born on 10 Jan 1769 in Virginia, USA (son of John Dogens Forrester and Mary "Molly" Jollett); died after 1850. Other Events:
- Census: 1840, District 636, Rabun County, Georgia, USA;
Fielden Forister household
1 male of 5 and under 10
1 male of 20 and under 30
1 male of 60 and under 70
1 female of 5 and under 10
1 female of 15 and under 20
1 female of 40 and under 50
- Affidavit: 6 Mar 1848, Rabun County, Georgia, USA;
Affidavit of Fielding Forester on behalf of his mother's application for a widow's pension based on the Revolutionary War service of his father.
- Census: 1 Sep 1850, Militia District 636, Rabun County, Georgia, USA;
1. Forrister [Forester], Fielding, 81, male, farmer, real estate $200, Virginia
2. _____, Mary E., 61, female, North Carolina
3. _____, Fielding [two illegible initials], 20, male, farmer, North Carolina
4. _____, Mary E. D., 17, female, North Carolina
[next door to the J. W. Trusty family]
Notes:
Died:
[Possibly died in Rabun County, Georgia, where he was enumerated in 1850]
Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Bruce. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
2. | John Dogens Forrester was born about 1750 in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA; died in Oct 1815 in Robertson County, Tennessee, USA. Other Events:
- Emigration: Robertson County, Tennessee, USA;
Moved from Virginia to Robertson County, Tennessee, sometime after the Revolutionary War.
- Military: 1775, Culpepper County, Virginia;
Served from Culpepper County, probably beginning in the fall 1775.
Notes:
Letter from From: "Loris Shaft" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [ILWHITE] Forrester's
> Mary Elizabeth Forrester was the daugher of Mary Forrester and Henry Gomer > Forrester, > Henry Gomer Forrester is buried on the John Newcomb farm in Indian Creek > Township. I suspect that there is a tie with the Gomer family (Asa's mother > was Margaret Gomer) but I haven't found it yet and probably never will. Asa > and Mary were married in White Co., IL Jan 9, 1820. The McMurtrys flitted > back and forth between White/St Clair Co and Sumner Co. TN with great > regularity. > > You probably do know that Mary Elizabeth Forrester died in Sumner Co., TN > September 10, 1874 and is buried in the Beech Cumberland Presbyterian > Churchyard cemetary out by Shackle Island. Asa died of food poisioning (at > least that's one story) on July 2 1852 in Carmi, White Co., IL along with > his son, Benjamin Rollin McMurtry. They were there on a visit. Mary > Elizabeth Forrester was born in 1803, either in North Carolina or in Sumner > Co. > She has four siblings, Lucy, Jacob, John C and Rebecca that I know of, maybe > others. Lucy married a Bolerjack, Jacob married Mary "Polly" McMurtry > (Asa's sister), John married Emily Vineyard and Polly Brill, and Rebecca > married Joel Bolerjack - all in White Co. > > I am descended from Asa's brother, John McMurtry Jr. They are both sons of > John McMurtry Sr (Rev War Veteran) and Margaret "Peggy" Gomer. > > Please, let me know if you need more info or if you have something you'd be > willing to share about the McM's > > Laurie Shaft > Vallejo, CA
(Research):1800 Mecklenburg County, NC Census (Salisbury)
John Forster
1 male under 10
1 male 15 to 25
1 male 45 and over
1 female 45 and over
John married Mary "Molly" Jollett on 17 Jul 1768 in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA. Mary was born about 1750; died between 1848-1854. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Mary "Molly" Jollett was born about 1750; died between 1848-1854. Notes:
Died:
Date of original widow's pension application and date of her son's application in her name.
Children:
- 1. Fielding Forrester was born on 10 Jan 1769 in Virginia, USA; died after 1850.
- Delphey Forrester was born on 4 Oct 1771 in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA; and died.
- Lydia Forrester was born on 22 Aug 1775 in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA; died on 10 Apr 1847 in Illinois, USA.
- Jonathan Forrester was born on 16 Nov 1778 in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Jan 1815 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
- Joel Forrester was born on 16 Jul 1785 in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Jan 1815 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
- James Forrester was born on 14 Jun 1791; died on 8 Jan 1815 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
- John C. Forrester was born about 1800 in North Carolina, USA; died after 1860 in Illinois, USA.
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