Early Family

William Early
John Early
Thomas Early
Jeremiah Early
Joshua Early
Elizabeth Early Strange
Sophia W. Strange Day
Martha Virginia Day Dickinson
William Dickinson
Bartlett Graves Dickinson

William Early (16) of County Donegal, Ireland; m. Elizabeth

 

John Early came to York County, VA in 1661; (54) b. 1642 County Donegal, Ireland; d. January 1691 Middlesex County, VA;

m.# 1 was mother of Mary, b. 1665, who married Thomas Buford in 1681;

m # 2. August 2, 1682 Middlesex, VA, Margaret Loyall; b. July 1669 (age 13), daughter of Elizabeth and William Loyall(b. 1638)

Thomas Early b. 1683 Lancaster County, VA; d. July 6, 1716 at sea;

m. Elizabeth Johnson 1704 in Middlesex County, VA; Elizabeth d. July 6, 1716;

Jeremiah Early, Sr.

b. December 9, 1705 Middlesex County, VA; d. February 19, 1787 Orange County, VA; m. October 16, 1782 Elizabeth Buford daughter of Elizabeth Metstand Lee and Thomas Buford(Beauford) in Middlesex County, VA; Elizabeth was born 1709 in Lancaster County, VA; 14 children

1. John “Thomas” Early b. July 3, 1729 Middlesex County, VA; d. 1774 Orange County, VA; m. Theodocia White

2. Jeremiah Early, Jr. b. July 3, 1730 Culpepper County, VA; d. 1770;

m. # 1 Mary Smith December 23, 1773 Bedford County, VA
m. # 2 Sarah Anderson
3. Sarah Early b. 1735 Culpepper County, VA; d. 1795 Madison County, VA; m. William Kirtley b. 1723 Spotsylvania County, VA;
4. Joshua Early b. June 13, 1738;
5. Joseph Early b. 1740; m. February 12, 1780 Jane Paschal b. 1755;
6. Jacob Early b. 1742, d. 1792 Georgia; m. 1767 Elizabeth Robertson in Bedford County, VA;
7. Joel Early b. 1745 m. June 23, 1772 Lucy Smith; 8 children
8. Ann Early
9. Jubal Early
10. Joab Early
11. James Early
12. Hannah Early b. February 28, 1753 Madison County, VA; d. January 4, 1828 Georgetown, KY: m. October 25, 1770 John Scott in Virginia;
13. Jonathan Early
14. Jocobu Early

Joshua Early

b. June 13, 1738 Orange or Culpepper County, VA; d. December 1, 1812 Bedford County, VA; m. April 26, 1763, Mary Leftwich, b. 1746, d. 1818, daughter of Elizabeth and Augustus Leftwich, Sr.; Augustine Leftwich, Sr was a 1st Lt in the Bedford Militia, took oath on May 28, 1781; Joshua Early’s will was probated in June 22, 1795 in Bedford County, VA.; 14 children (53)

1. James Early b. March 12, 1765, m. November 6, 1785 Sophia atewood;

2. William Early b. November 6, 1766, m. October 6, 1768 Susannah Walker

3. Joshua Early b. October 6, 1768, m. Patsy Strange

4. Jubal Early (Tubal) b. April 28, 1770, m. November 1, 1825 Charlotte Scruggs

5. Elizabeth Early

6. Joel Early b. February 27, 1778; m. Ava Andrews

7. Buford Early b 1775 d. 1803 Campbell County, VA.

8 . Polly Early b. August 1, 1777, m. James H.L. Noorman (Moorman)

9 . Thomas Early b. April 6, 1779; m. January 6, 1801 Susanna Rucker

10. Jebez Early b. December 6, 1780; m. November 25, 1801 Polly Leftwich;

11. Silas Early b. August 31, 1782

12. Lucy Early b. April 2, 1784

13. John Early b. January 1, 1786

14. Sally Emily Early b. January 26, 1788; m. John Ward (Wird)

Elizabeth Early d. May 12, 1846; m. July 16, 1781 Robert Strange, b. February 9, 1768, d. November 4, 1817
Sophia W. Strange b. August 10, 1798, d. May 4, 1854; m. William Day b. February 9, 1768, d. November 4, 1817; buried 3 miles east of Glasgow on Temple Hill Road on the home place; in 1948, owned by Harley Matthews.
Martha Virginia Day m. August 22, 1844 Thomas Childs Dickinson
William Dickinson m. Mary Elizabeth Brents
Bartlett Graves Dickinson m. Lelia Rogers