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Benjamin M. Witcher (foreground) with his son Henry Witcher in Western Oklahoma
The original virginia patriarchs
William Witcher -b- 1739
Daniel Witcher -b- around 1745
William Witcher -b- 1739
William Witcher eventually served as a Major in the Revolutionary War.
Ephraim Witcher -b- 1752
Daniel Witcher -b- around 1745
William Witcher -b- 1739
Ephraim Witcher was born no later than 1752, and was married to Betsey Fipps.
Daniel Witcher -b- around 1745
Daniel Witcher -b- around 1745
Daniel Witcher -b- around 1745
Daniel Witcher was probably born around 1745, and was married to Susannah Dalton.
James Witcher -b- 1750
James Witcher -b- 1750
James Witcher -b- 1750
James Witcher was born in 1750, and was married to Mary Colley.
John Witcher -b- 1757
James Witcher -b- 1750
James Witcher -b- 1750
John Witcher was born in 1757, and was married to Susannah Key.
The Others
James Witcher -b- 1750
The Others
These very early Witcher men are known, but their modern connections are unknown.
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Witcher family stories are listed below
Major William Witcher -b- 1739, and his descendants
- Major William Witcher -- date of birth around 1739. Birth location, unknown.
- Major William Witcher and his 1759 receipt
- Who was the original Witcher patriarch?
- James and John Witcher of Bedford County, Virginia -- possible patriarchs of original Virginia Witchers.
- John Witcher -- Son of Major William, date of birth, around 1757.
- Benjamin Witcher, son of John and Suzanna
- Daniel Witcher, son of Major William Witcher
- James and Gilley Witcher, son of John Witcher
- Hezekiah Witcher, son of James Witcher
- William Troup Witcher
- Vincent Addison "Clawhammer" Witcher
- Vincent Oliver Witcher and the Clement/Witcher Feud
- James Witcher, married to Massey (Martha) Watson
Daniel Witcher -b- 1745, and his descendants
James Witcher -b- 1750, and his descendants
John Witcher -b- 1723, and his descendants
Unknown Witcher ancestors
Interesting Witcher stories and records from the past
- Witcher family insights, research hints, and trivia
- Pittsylvania County deed books and tax records for the period 1768-1808
- Images of a family Bible owned by James and Tempy Witcher in the early 1800s. Click here, and here.
- The Witcher Surname Project
- Check out the Witcher families in the early days of Pittsylvania County, VA. Deed books and tax record data
- The children of Ben and Francis Beauchamp, click here to read a book about the clan
- The Winston Dalton Register
James/John Witcher Family Bible
The James and John Witcher family Bible contains many names and dates of descendants of James and John Witcher, sons of Ephraim and Betsey (Fipps) Witcher. Click here to view images of this Bible.
Valuable links and other items of interest
- Testimony of Gideon Potter
- History of Cedartown articles
- North Carolina County Records
- Ancestory.com
- Location of Ben 1812s lottery draw
- Phipps Genealogy
- Library of Virginia records
- FamilySearch.org
- Virginia Formation Maps
- Georgia Formative Maps
- Georgia Microfilm resources
- Georgia Historic Newspapers
- Virginia Land Patents
- TNGens Genealogy
- OCR conversion tool
- Library of Congress-Newspapers
- Ephraim O'Brien Witcher
