Constant^ Christian

Notes:

Many trees show wife to be Constance Perkins.

From: Doug Oglesby
Date: 06/15/15 23:01:58
To: Sherry Sharp
Subject: Re: Y DNA Match
With respect to Jacob and Constant, I've done quite a bit of research on this. At first I thought it was Constance Perkins but I?m certain it is not. I have seen a lot of trees on Ancestry.com that claim it's Constance Perkins but I don?t believe that. Thomas Christian was an adjacent landowner of Richard Oglesby, Jacob's father, (as confirmed through land grant records) and he had a daughter named Constant. I have a copy of Thomas' will and he names Constant as a daughter. Additionally, we have a relative named Mary Christian Oglesby, daughter of Jacob Oglesby (son of Jacob Oglesby and Constant) and his wife Mildred Martin. Mary Christian married Coleman Estes. I have a copy of Coleman's will and in that will Mary?s middle name is confirmed as ?Christian.? It was not uncommon for girls back then to take the grandmother's maiden name as the middle name (this happened elsewhere in the Oglesby tree - e.g., Elizabeth Dancy Cole). Based on this evidence I think it?s pretty certain that Constant Christian is the wife of Jacob Oglesby, son of Richard.

Constant^ married Jacob^ Oglesby in 1726 in Goochland, Goochland Co, Virginia. Jacob^ (son of Richard^ Oglesby, (immigrant) and Susannah^ Ware) was born in 1709 in Henrico Co, Virginia; died in 1780 in Goochland, Goochland Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Oglesby was born in 1727 in Goochland Co, Virginia; died on 28 Dec 1802.
2. Richard Oglesby was born in 1730 in Goochland Co, Virginia; died on 5 Mar 1799 in Louisville, Jefferson Co, Kentucky.
3. Jacob^ Oglesby, Y-DNA-step 2 match was born in 1732 in Goochland Co, Virginia; died in Jan 1813 in Albermarle Co, Virginia.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 17 May 1737, Goochland Co, Virginia

Notes:

Will:
Abstracts of Goochland County Wills 1736 to 1742, by Jeannette Holland Austin
Christian, Thomas. 16 Oct 1737: Recorded 17 May 1737.
Wife, Rebecca, I give the land I live on for life, being 210
acres and after her death to go to my son James. Sons:
Thomas, the plantation whereon he now lives, being 250
acres; Robert, plantation whereon he lives, 300 acres;
William, 300 acres, it being part of the land which John
Prior took up. Grandson: Tom Christian. Daughters: Mary
Christian; Constant Christian; Rebecca Christian and
Mourning Colman. Executors, wife Rebecca and son, James.
Wit: John McBrid, John Frier, John Clark, John Wright.
Dickens, Thomas. 31 Jul 1740. Recorded: 21 Jul 1741. To
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Thomas^ married Rebecca^ Steth about 1690 in Goochland Co, Virginia. Rebecca^ was born about 1670; died after 1700 in of, Henrico Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]