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Birth: 1686 France
or Wales
Death: 1776 Petersburg,
VA
Giles
VERMILLION (1686 - 1776) & Jane HUTCHESON (1686 - )
Robert Francis VERMILLION
(1725 - 19 Jun 1779) & Elizabeth BURCH (abt 1730 - )
Francis Birch VERMILLION (1758 - 1845) & Nancy Ann LAMBERT (1758 - )
Robert VERMILLION (26 Mar 1785 - 1846) & Nancy Martha MCGLASSON (abt
1786 - 1846)
Martha Louise VERMILLION (4 May 1827 - 27 Mar 1904) & Newton Eli
COFFEY (1823 - 1890)
William COFFEY (27 Oct 1848 - 16 Mar 1896) & Malcena BARBRE (28 Mar
1855 - 12 May 1920)
Newton COFFEY (23 Sep 1875 - 26 May 1969) & Adelia Gertrude ROBINSON
(1878 - 1973)
Leo Newton COFFEY (22 Jul 1901 - 26 Oct 1998) & Elsie Maureen WALKER
(1903 - 1983)
Misc. Notes
SEE
NOTES WITH SON ROBERT FRANCES VERMILLION.
NOTE: All the
discussion that follows was copied from work by Betty Vermillion Donoho, who
advised "I have worked on the Vermillion family history for 45 years and
am willing to share all that I have." And she clearly knows more about
Giles than anyone:
"Giles
Vermill was indentured to James Green at a Prince GeorgeÕs County Court, held
at Charles Town on the twenty eighth day of March, Sixteen Hundred and Ninety
Nine. He was adjudged to be thirteen years of age. This is the earliest record of the name
to be found in the Archival Records of Maryland. It is generally assumed that
the name is spelled Vermillion as it usually appears as such in later official
records, although, it is sometimes spelled with only one l. How would a
thirteen year old boy, of supposedly French origin, pronounce his name to a
clerk in a court in Sixteen Hundred and Ninety Nine? It could be Vermille,
Vermilye, Vermile, Vermuyden, Vermilia, Vermulen, etc. The clerk would write
what he heard. Even the first letter V has frequently been confused with P, F,
D and so forth. This brings to mind many questions – who was he? Who was
his father, his mother? How did he
or his parents come to this country, this colony? His name does not appear on
the passenger lists of the ships which brought the early settlers to Maryland.
It is not found among those who came to St. MaryÕs with Lord Baltimore nor is
it found on the lists of the Puritans who came to the Severn River from
Virginia in 1649. At that time Anne Arundel County was virtually a wilderness
and did not exist as a county. Of course, all settlers did not come in groups
and, by 1650, the population of the whole colony was still less than one
thousand.
"Gregory A. Wood has studied
extensively the history of the French in early Maryland and has reported this
in his work, The French Presence in Maryland 1524 - 1800 . The Vermillion name
is unknown to him. He stated, ÒI suspect that Giles is either Huguenot or
British of Norman French ancestry like many early Marylanders.Ó He further
states that unless early colonists had themselves naturalized, were appointed
to public office or were land owners, their names did not get into the records
and, therefore, we have little knowledge of them.
"In 1650, William Burgess brought
Maureen Duval and a group of
Huguenots to the Severn River and other groups of Huguenots came later. Could
Giles parents have been among them? Since he was indentured by a court, one
wonders if he was an orphan. The answers to these questions may never be known,
but the facts seem to discredit the assumption of many researchers that he was
one of three brothers or that he came by way of England, Scotland or Wales as
an adventurer.
"His descendents, although widely
dispersed throughout the country, usually believe that they are of French
origin. This is a belief shared by the writer. There are approximately two
thousand families in the United States with the Vermillion name , many of which
are well researched, and they all seem to be descended from Giles and his wife,
Jane.
"Giles next appeared in the church
records of King GeorgeÕs Parish,
also known as Piscataway or St. JohnÕs at Broadcreek in Prince GeorgeÕs County when he
registered his eight children in 1723. His ninth and last child, Robert, was
born in 1725. The present spelling of the name was first used by the minister
who registered them.
He
is also found in a list of taxables in The Black Books of Maryland :
Tax Records of 1719 – Lower
Piscataway Hundred
Giles Vermillion
Tax Records of 1733 – Lower
Piscataway Hundred
James Vermillion – 2
James, Jon, Giles V. – 3
Giles
is found in a list of Maryland deponents on 19 October 1730:
Vermulen – Giles
19 October 1730 – Deposition taken re: Abington vs. Stoddard
1.
Giles Vermulen of Prince GeorgeÕs County, age c 45
"He
is again deposed five years later with the same information as above only his
age is given as fifty. There is an undocumented story which states that Jane
was the daughter of William Hutchison, believed to be the partner of James
Green, the planter to whom Giles was indentured. No record of this has been
found by this researcher and the genealogy of the Hutchinson family contains no Jane. It is believed that
their daughter, Jane, born 6 April 1716, must have died early because a later
daughter, born 29 April 1720, was named Jane.
"Another
unsubstantiated story states that
Giles left Maryland with his son, John, and settled in Petersburg, Henrico
County, Virginia where they engaged in iron mining. A professional genealogist,
Captain Brushy of Annapolis,
Maryland, hired by Francis Faye Vermillion of Bristol, Connecticut, is quoted
as saying ÒJohn, born 1712, brother of Robert, born 1725, achieved prominence
in Norfolk, Virginia and elsewhere in the Colony and later in the
Commonwealth.Ó Captain Brushy is not quoted as giving sources. Generally,
Captain BrushyÕs research conforms to that of this writer, especially that of
the eighteenth century taken from the records of St.JohnÕs at Broadcreek, the
Maryland Census of 1776 and the Courthouse Records at Upper Marlboro.
Marriage: 1705 Scotland?
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Spouse: Jane
HUTCHESON
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Birth: 1686 France
Misc. Notes
Other
sources say born in Scotland
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Giles
VERMILLION (1686 - 1776) & Jane HUTCHESON (1686 - )
Giles VERMILLION (10 Oct
1708 - 1776)
James VERMILLION (10 May
1710 - )
John VERMILLION (4 Feb
1711/12 - )
Martha VERMILLION (6 Jun 1714 - )
Jane VERMILLION (6 Apr 1716
- 1720)
Thomas VERMILLION (25 Apr
1718 - )
Jane VERMILLION (29 Sep 1720
- )
William VERMILLION (27 Jul
1723 – 1785)
Robert Francis VERMILLION
(1725 - 19 Jun 1779) & Elizabeth BURCH (abt 1730 - )
Name: Robert Francis VERMILLION
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Birth: 1725 Prince
Georges Co., MD
Death: 19
Jun 1779 Prince
Georges Co., MD
Father: Giles
VERMILLION (1686-1776)
Mother: Jane
HUTCHESON (1686-)
Misc. Notes
Giles VERMILLION (1686 - 1776) &
Jane HUTCHESON (1686 - )
Robert Francis VERMILLION (1725 - 19 Jun 1779) & Elizabeth BURCH
(abt 1730 - )
Francis Birch VERMILLION (1758 - 1845) & Nancy Ann LAMBERT (1758 - )
Robert VERMILLION (26 Mar 1785 - 1846) & Nancy Martha MCGLASSON (abt
1786 - 1846)
Martha Louise VERMILLION (4 May 1827 - 27 Mar 1904) & Newton Eli
COFFEY (1823 - 1890)
William COFFEY (27 Oct 1848 - 16 Mar 1896) & Malcena BARBRE (28 Mar
1855 - 12 May 1920)
Newton COFFEY (23 Sep 1875 - 26 May 1969) & Adelia Gertrude ROBINSON
(1878 - 1973)
Leo Newton COFFEY (22 Jul 1901 - 26 Oct 1998) & Elsie Maureen WALKER
(1903 - 1983)
Robert
Vermillion (1725-1779) is listed in "Revolutionary Patriots of George's
County, 1775-1783", by Henry C. Peden Jr. (avail in Houston Clayton
Library). He too the Oath of Allegiance in 1778.
1776 CENSUS: PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY,
ST. JOHN'S AND PRINCE GEORGE'S PARISHES:
Yes,
there WAS a 1776 census in certain parts of the colonies, and the part for the
above parishes is available in facsimilie in "Maryland Records: Colonial,
Revolutionary, County and Church from Original Sources" by Gaius Marcus
Brumbaugh, M.S., M.D., 1915. Some parts of this census are extremely detailed,
giving the names and ages of every person in the household, including slaves!
The
page that includes our Vermillion ancestors is less detailed than some, but
still better than anything available elsewhere before 1850. Robert Vermilion
and wife Elizabeth Vermilion are named. Their household includes males aged 51,
19, 16, 13 and 10, and females aged 47, 27 and 24 (surprising to see that the
two oldest daughters are still living at home). And it includes one female
slave, age 7.
The
same census also includes two of Robert's brothers, Giles (1708-1776) and
Thomas (1718 - ?).
The
census date was August 31, 1776. The grand totals for the two parishes are as
follows: 19 Free Blacks under age 16; 36 Free Blacks above 16; 885 white males
between 16 and 50; 1380 white males under 16; 159 white males above age 50;
2562 white females; 1605 slaves above age 16; 1795 slaves under age 16.
(Interesting observations: The population is 40% slave, and the median age for
both whites and slaves is clearly under age 16.)
Prince
George's County today is effectively an eastern suburb of Washington, DC. Only
27% of the population is under age 18, and it is 66% black. The population is
about 800,000.
Title:
Will of Robert Vermillion
Author:
Robert Vermillion
Publication:
Liber-T Folio #114
Note:
Probated
19 Jun 1779
Text:
In the name of God, Amen, I Robert Vermillion, of Prince George Co. Md, being
of sond and disposing mind amd memory but considering the uncertainties in time
if this transitory life, do make or ordainm this, my last will and testament in
the manner following, after first commending my Soul into the merciful hands of
Almighty God.
I
give, and sipose of my worldly estate in the following manner.
I
give to my Dearly Beloved wife, Elizabeth Vermillion, after my just debts are
paid, the remaining part of my estate during her life, and after her decease to
be equally divided between my children, Mildred, Penelope, Burch, Uriah, John,
and Nicodemus.
Lastly,
I do hereby name, ordain, constitute and appoint my Dealry Beloved wife,
Elizabeth Vermillion, whole and sole Executrix, of this, my last will and
testament, revoking and making voild all other wills heretofore made by me.
In
witness whereofm I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this fifth
day of May, one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine.
Signed
R.F.
Vermillion (sealed)
Spouse: Elizabeth
BURCH
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Birth: abt
1730
Robert
Francis VERMILLION (1725 - 19 Jun 1779) & Elizabeth BURCH (abt 1730 - )
Penelope VERMILLION (1749 -
)
Mildred VERMILLION (1749 -
1818)
Robert VERMILLION (26 Jan
1755 - 1756)
Francis Birch VERMILLION
(1758 - abt 1842) & Nancy Ann LAMBERT (1758 - )
Uriah VERMILLION (4 Oct 1761
- 31 Oct 1844)
John VERMILLION (Sep 1763 -
)
Nicodemus VERMILLION (22 Nov
1767 - 1863)
Hezekiah VERMILLION (1769 -
)
Zachariah VERMILLION (1771 -
)
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Birth: 1758 Maryland
Death: abt
1842 About
4 Miles Out Of Frankford, Pike County, MO
Father: Robert
Francis VERMILLION (1725-1779)
Mother: Elizabeth
BURCH (~1730-)
Giles VERMILLION (1686 - 1776) &
Jane HUTCHESON (1686 - )
Robert Francis VERMILLION
(1725 - 19 Jun 1779) & Elizabeth BURCH (abt 1730 - )
Francis Birch VERMILLION (1758 - 1845)
& Nancy Ann LAMBERT (1758 - )
Robert VERMILLION (26 Mar 1785 - 1846) & Nancy Martha MCGLASSON (abt
1786 - 1846)
Martha Louise VERMILLION (4 May 1827 - 27 Mar 1904) & Newton Eli
COFFEY (1823 - 1890)
William COFFEY (27 Oct 1848 - 16 Mar 1896) & Malcena BARBRE (28 Mar
1855 - 12 May 1920)
Newton COFFEY (23 Sep 1875 - 26 May 1969) & Adelia Gertrude ROBINSON
(1878 - 1973)
Leo Newton COFFEY (22 Jul 1901 - 26 Oct 1998) & Elsie Maureen WALKER
(1903 - 1983)
Misc. Notes
Alternative
spelling may have been Vermilion.
Most
of this information on Birch Vermillion, and his descendants other than our
direct family line (through Robert), was obtained from Nancy Granros, Miami,
FL, whom I met in the early 1980Õs through my Atari Computer Club and who
turned out to be a distant cousin.
She is a descendant of Henderson Vermillion, one of Birch's sons,
through his marriage to Dorothy French.
There
are some spelling differences between her records an mine, i.e. Vermillion vs.
Vermilion; and McGlasson vs. McGlauson
She
has more information on the descendants of William, Cornelious, Joel and particularly
Henderson.
A will written by a John Harris, Sr.,
Prince Georges County Maryland, September 2, 1775, which is witnessed by Robert
Vermillion and Burch Vermillion.
1820 CENSUS, KENTUCKY, MERCER COUNTY:
Burch
Vermillion is found, with spouse of right age. Children are confusing. Living
nearby are his known sons Joshia, Nickademus, and Henderson - - suggesting this
is clearly the correct Burch Vermillion.
1830 CENSUS, KENTUCKY, MERCER CO:
Burch
is not listed, but he would be about age 70 and quite possibly living with one
of his sons. Living in the county are sons Josiah, Nicholas, Henderson, Joel,
and William. Joshia, who lives near Nick, has two older people in his household
who would be about the right ages to be Burch and his wife. Henderson, William
and Joel also live near each other, but have no older family members.
1840 CENSUS, PIKE CO, MO:
Sons
Reason and Nicodemus and their families are found in this census. Frances Birch
Vermillion apparently died in this county in about 1842 in the home of his son
Reason, but neither of these sons have members of their household of the right
age to be their father.
Also
in the 1840 census, Pike County, is Cynthia Vermillion. She is the widow of
BurchÕs son Josiah, whoÕs will was filed 28 Aug 1839. (JosiahÕs will names ÒRezin
Vermillion & Nichodemus Vermillion, bros, of Pike Co & one or more bros
elsewhere, residence not knownÓ.)
PROBATE RECORDS:
Tim
Peterman reports probate records for Burch Vermillion were filed on 1 Mar 1842
in the Pike Co, MO probate court.
ÒState
of Missouri
County
of Pike
Resin
Vermillion being sworn upon his oath says that Cornelius Vermillion, the heirs
of Josiah Vermillion, Nicodemus Vermillion, Reson Vermillion, living in Pike
County, and Robert Vermillion &
Henderson Vermillion, living in the state of Kentucky, & Mason VermillionÕs
heirs, Cornelius Vermillion and Isaiah Vermillion, William Vermillion, Joel
Vermillion living in the State of Indiana, are the only heirs and legal
representatives of Burch Vermillion deceased, to the best of his knowledge
& belief, that the deceased died without a willÉÓ
Marriage: 1777
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Spouse: Nancy
Ann LAMBERT
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Birth: 1758 Upper
Marlboro, Prince Georges, MD
Misc. Notes
Only
indication of origin from Illa Coffey records is "A Welsh woman", and
gives the name of Nancy GRIFFITH.
ANCESTRY.COM, VERMILLION AND ALLIED
FAMILIES OF SW VIRGINIA:
has
note ÒNancyÕs first husband was a GriffithÓ. It then gives more plausible birth
details, which I have used for this entry.
Other sources have same info, one says ÒNancy's maiden name was Lambert.
She married a man named Griffith then became a widow. Nancy Griffith was Welch.Ó
The
same source, however, suggests Burch was married a second time to Ann Wood. And
marriage records for Prince George's County do indeed show that Francis Burch
Vermillion married Ann Wood 30 Oct 1780 I see also that Tim Peterman
indicates Francis Birch VermillionÕs wife was ÒAnn (?) WilliamsÓ. Obviously
some questions here!
Francis Birch VERMILLION (1758 -
1845) & Nancy Ann LAMBERT (1758 - )
(A daughter) VERMILLION
William VERMILLION (19 Aug
1779 - 25 Jul 1884) & Sabrina SMICK
(11
Children) VERMILLION
Cornelious VERMILLION* (1780
- 3 Sep 1845) & Elizabeth SANFORD
(7
Children) VERMILLION
Cornelious VERMILLION* (1780
- 3 Sep 1845) & Patsy FLOWERS
(10
Children) VERMILLION
Cornelious VERMILLION* (1780
- 3 Sep 1845) & Sarah WILSON
(No
Children) VERMILLION
Isaiah VERMILLION (24 Mar
1782 - 23 Oct 1871) & Talitha Cumi AKERS
Clarenda VERMILLION
Wooford VERMILLION
Frank VERMILLION
Robert VERMILLION (26 Mar
1785 - 1846) & Nancy Martha MCGLASSON (abt 1786 - 1846)
Josiah VERMILLION (1786 - )
& Ann HOWARD
Nicodemus VERMILLION (1787 -
1863) & Sally HOWARD
(6
Children) VERMILLION
Henderson VERMILLION* (17
Jun 1789 - 21 Jan 1880) & Dorothy FRENCH (29 Aug 1791 - )
(10
Children) VERMILLION
Henderson VERMILLION* (17
Jun 1789 - 21 Jan 1880) & Lucinda RUSSELL (20 Mar 1820 - )
(1
Child) VERMILLION
Mason VERMILLION (1792 -
1828) & Polly CANNON
Elizabeth VERMILLION (26 Feb 1826 - )
Mason VERMILLION (15 Nov 1828 - )
William
VERMILLION
Joel VERMILLION (28 Feb 1802
- 13 Dec 1871) & Martha SHAW
(11
Children) VERMILLION
Reason VERMILLION (1803 - )
& Elizabeth NICHALLS
William VERMILLION
James H. VERMILLION
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Birth: 26
Mar 1785 Prince George
Co, ML, Or Amherst Co, VA
Death: 1846 Russell
County, Kentucky
Father: (Frances?)
Birch VERMILLION (1758-1845)
Mother: Nancy
Ann LAMBERT (1758-)
Giles VERMILLION (1686 - 1776) &
Jane HUTCHESON (1686 - )
Robert Francis VERMILLION
(1725 - 19 Jun 1779) & Elizabeth BURCH (abt 1730 - )
Francis Birch VERMILLION (1758 - 1845) & Nancy Ann LAMBERT (1758 - )
Robert VERMILLION (26 Mar 1785
- 1846) & Nancy Martha MCGLASSON (abt 1786 - 1846)
Martha Louise VERMILLION (4 May 1827 - 27 Mar 1904) & Newton Eli
COFFEY (1823 - 1890)
William COFFEY (27 Oct 1848 - 16 Mar 1896) & Malcena BARBRE (28 Mar
1855 - 12 May 1920)
Newton COFFEY (23 Sep 1875 - 26 May 1969) & Adelia Gertrude ROBINSON
(1878 - 1973)
Leo Newton COFFEY (22 Jul 1901 - 26 Oct 1998) & Elsie Maureen WALKER
(1903 - 1983)
Misc. Notes
1820 CENSUS, CUMBERLAND CO., KY:
The
1820 census shows a Robert Vermillion living in Cumberland Co., KY,
Creelsborough Twp. Family of 5 males and 3 females. Age and sex distribution is
close to what I would expect, but not perfect. There is one female that is too
old, could be another relative living with them? Children are 4 males and 1
female, which doesnÕt exactly match. However our basic data on the children is
questionable, so I think it likely this is the correct family.
1830 CENSUS, RUSSELL CO., KY:
Robt.
Vermilllion is found, with wife and 6 children living at home.
1840 CENSUS, RUSSELL CO., KY:
The
1840 census for Russell Co., KY, shows a Robert Vermilion (sic) of the right
age. There is also another male of the same age, maybe a brother. And a male
the age of son George. And a wife of the correct age. And 4 young females
(three daughters and a wife of George?). And one older female, perhaps a mother
of Robert or wife Nancy?
(George
is also found in the 1850 census, same county, and married. Living with them is
ÒJane CunninghamÓ, age 92 - probably his great aunt?)
See
notes with his son-in-law Newton Eli Coffey for additional information.
Marriage: 17
Jan 1806 Pittsylvania,
VA
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Spouse: Nancy
Martha MCGLASSON
Birth: abt
1786 VA?
Charlotte, KY?
Death: 1846
Father: Matthew
MCGLASSON (1756-1834)
Mother: Elizabeth
CUNNINGHAM
Misc. Notes
Death:
Russell County, Kentucky
Some
sources report name as Nancy Martha MCCLAFLIN
Robert
VERMILLION (26 Mar 1785 - 1846) & Nancy Martha MCGLASSON (abt 1786 - 1846)
Matthew VERMILLION (abt 1805
- 1895)
Burch VERMILLION (17 Nov
1808 - 3 Sep 1857) & Cynthia DUNCAN (24 Jun 1800 - 1850)
James W VERMILLION (1 Sep
1810 - 1860)
William VERMILLION (6 Dec
1811 - 12 May 1893)
Mary VERMILLION (1815 -
1815)
George VERMILLION (1820 -
Feb 1880)
Nancy Jane VERMILLION (6 Oct
1824 - ) & Benjamin B COE (14 Jul 1819 - 1905)
Martha Louise VERMILLION (4
May 1827 (1826?) - 27 Mar 1904) & Newton Eli COFFEY (2 May 1823 - 13 Jan
1890)
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