John married Lucy WILLIAMSON on 11 May 1810 in Henrico Co., VA. She was born ca. 1790 in Henrico Co., VA. Information about her ancestry is located here.
RECORD OF MARRIAGE: "KNOW all men by these presents that we John Bath and Herman B. Sneed are held and firmly bound to his excellency John Tyler Esq. Governor and Chief Magistrate of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the just and full sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, to which payment well and truly made to the said Governor and his successors for use of the said Commonwealth; we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators jointly and severally by these presents. Selaled with our seals and dated this 11th day of May 1810. Th condition of the above obligation is such that if there be no lawful cause to obstruct a marriage intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound John Bath and Lucy Williamson, both of the County of Henrico, then the above obligation be void else to remain in full force and virtue. Executed in the presence of John Bath (L.S.) Wm. Richardson Herman B. Sneed (L.S.) Sc. this day appeared before me Clerk of said and made oath on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God that the within named is above the age of twenty-one years and a resident of siad Given under my hand this day of 18. See consent page 106."
CENSUS RECORDS: 1820- there is one John Bath present in the index to the 1820 census, he is indicated as living in Richmond, Henrico Co. VA (Bath, John, Rcy 169); 1830- a John Bath is listed as living in Monroe W., Richmond, Henrico Co. VA, again the only John Bath listed in the index (Bath, John Rich 372 Monroe W); 1840 - only one John Bath is included in the index, he is listed as living in Richmond, Henrico Co. (Bath, John Henr 197 Richmond).
John BATH and Lucy WILLIAMSON had at least the following children:
2 i. Sophia2 BATH (1814-1880) 3 ii. Mary2 BATH (1820-1851) 4 iii. Samuel S.2 BATH (b. 1825) 5 iv. Benjamin2 BATH (b. 1825) 6 v. Jane2 BATH (b. 1828)
2. Sophia2 BATH (John1). She was born ca. 1814 in Virginia. She died after 1880 in Monroe, Union Co. NC.
Sophia married Archibald Pae, son of Alexander PAE & Isobel MUIR/MOORE, on 23 Jul 1835 in Henrico Co., VA by James B. Taylor. He was born on 14 Oct 1814 in Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland. He died on 18 Nov 1878 in Monroe, Union Co. NC. He was a machinist. Information about his ancestry and their descendants is located here.
MARRIAGE NOTICE: "MARRIED - In this city, on Thursday evening, by the Rev. James B. Taylor, Mr. ARCHIBALD PAE to Miss SOPHIA BATH." (Richmond Courier and Daily Compiler, 24 Jul 1835, page 3, column 1.)
CENSUS RECORDS: 1840 - "Pae, Archibald Henr 218 Richmond"; 1850 - Lower Economic District, Chesterfield Co. VA; 1860 - Archibald Pae Manchester Northern District, Chesterfield Co. VA; 1870 - Archibald Pae (age 59 from Scotland) is listed as the head of house with Sophia and two children, Carrie and Zachary (Wilmington, New Hanover Co. NC).
OBITUARY: "Died in this place on the 18th instant, Capt. Arch'd Pae aged about 64 years, father of Mr. [sic] J. W. Rudge of this place. He was of Scottish birth and was in his prime days one of the best machinists in the state. It is said he built run [sic] the first locomotive engine ever in North Carolina." (Sat 23 Nov 1878 The Monroe Inquirer")
Sophia Pae is listed as living with her daughter Caroline Virginia nee Pae Rudge's family in the 1880 federal census for Monroe, Union Co. NC; both her parents are indicated as being Irish.
3. Mary2 BATH (John1). She was born ca. 1820 and died ca. 1851. She married John J. PENDLETON on 31 Oct 1850 in Richmond, Henrico Co. VA. (I speculate she died in 1851 because there are several deed records associated with her brother-in-law, Archibald Pae from 1852 onward that mention her husband but not her. If she had passed away, her husband's continuing interest in her family's property suggests they had issue.)
MARRIAGE NOTICE: "Married on Thurs. the 30st Oct. [Oct 31, 1850] by Rev. R.B.C. Howell, D.D., Mr. John J. Pendleton to Miss Mary Bath, all of this city." (Richmond Whig/Daily Richmond Whig 2 Nov 1850; Richmond Republican and General Advertiser 5 Nov 1850)
4. Samuel S.2 BATH (John1). He was born ca. 1825 and lived in Charleston, South Carolina ca. 1852 according to several deed records associated with his brother-in-law, Archibald Pae from 1852 onward that mention him.)
5. Benjamin2 BATH (John1). He was born ca. 1825.
6. Jane M.2 BATH (John1). She was born ca. 1828 in VA. It is very tempting to speculate the middle initial "M" stands for Madison (a common middle name on her mother's side), but I have no evidence that this is indeed the case.
Jane married William B. COOK on 10 Oct 1850 in Richmond, Henrico Co. VA. (Here's what may represent a photograph of the couple that could have been taken on their wedding day. It is unclear that the William B. and Jane M. Cook in this photograph are our relatives.) He was a blacksmith and according to the newspaper account below was alive in 1865.
CENSUS RECORDS: 1850 - a Jane Bath is included in the index to the VA census, she is listed as living in Richmond, Henrico Co. (Bath, Jane Hn C 307 Richmond). The entry indicates she was 22 years old and born in VA. 1860 -William COOK and his family appear in the 1860 census for Richmond, VA.
MARRIAGE NOTICE: "Married on Mon. morning the 14th inst. [Oct 14, 1850] by the Rev. Mr. Jones of Norfolk, Mr. William B. Cook to Miss Jane M. Bath, all of this city." (Richmond Republican and General Advertiser 15 Oct 1850, p. 2)
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNT: "Richmond as a Manufacturing City: IRON WORK AND MACHINERY. SNYDER & IRBY, W. B. COOK & CO., AND JAMES D. BROWNE... PHOENIX FOUNDRY. The iron works of this significant name were founded by 1853 by Lowndes & Cook. They have been three times destoryed by fire- in 1856, in 1860, and at the evacuation in 1865. Before the war a large business was done here in iron verandahs, and all kinds of wrought iron and ornamental work for buildings. In 1861, the senior partner of the old firm, Mr. Lowndes, died, and since that time the business has been carried on by Mr. Wm. B. Cook, who has made a specialty to some extent of casting iron fronts and otehr architectural iron works. Before the war all of the castings of this kind in use here came from York, Pa., and other points north. Since 1865 work of this description has been done as well and as cheaply here, and Mr. Cook has sent a great deal of it South. Among other items we note sixty verrandahs sent to the southern States. Mr. Cook is now filling large orders from this city and elsewhere. He has just finished a handsome and substantial front for the fine new store corner of 15th and Cary streets and the vaults and gratings for the same. He built the vaults of all the banks in Richmond except one, and has now on hand contracts for eleven iron fronts for buildings in various parts of the city, including the proposed handsome residence of Mr. Watts, corner of Marshall and 11th streets, and several fine stores on Main street. He was contractor for the iron work of the Atlantic Hotel, in Norfolk, one of the handsomest structures in the whole southern country. The Phoenix Foundry is located on 8th street, between Main and Franklin."
Jane M. BATH and William B. COOK had at least the following children:
7 i. Dora3 COOK (b. 1852) 8 i. Adelaide M.3 COOK (b. 1856) 9 i. William3 COOK (b. 1859)
7. Dora3 COOK (Jane M.2 BATH, John1). She was born ca. 1852 in VA.
8. Adelaide M.3 COOK (Jane M.2 BATH, John1). She was born ca. 1856 in VA.
9. William3 COOK (Jane M.2 BATH, John1). He was born ca. 1859 in VA.
If you recognize any of the names here and would like to contact me, here's my email address: david.rudge@wmich.edu.
Other lines on this site:
- Maine COOK FLUENT MILLS WEBBER WOODWARD;
- Michigan BIERI ROTH WYSS;
- North Carolina ADAMS GIBSON PAE PERSONS RUDGE BANKS COBLE;
- Virginia BATH BREEDLOVE WILLIAMSON
- Wisconsin BREITKREUTZ FINDER NEFF YOUNG
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