(John) Philip SHEETS & (Sarah) Catharine CUPP

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(John) Philip SHEETS
(Sarah) Catharine CUPP

Husband: (John) Philip SHEETS
Birth: 27 Sep 1767, Whitepan, Montgomery Co., PA
Death: ca. 1852, Augusta Co., VA
Father: Jacob SHEETS/SHEETZ/SCHITZ
Mother: Maria Veronica ETERIS

Marriage: 27 May 1791, Augusta Co., VA

Wife: (Sarah) Catharine CUPP
Birth: 1768/9, PA
Death: 1853, Augusta Co., VA
Father: Marcus CUPP
Mother: Margaretha __?__

Children — born in Augusta Co., VA:

1. Catharine SHEETS, b. ca. 1792
2. John SHEETS, b. ca. 1794
3. Elizabeth SHEETS, b. 23 Oct 1796
4. Philip SHEETS, b. ca. 1798
5. Susanna SHEETS, b. ca. 1800
6. Mary SHEETS, b. ca. 1801
7. Heinrich / Henry SHEETS, b. 20 Mar 1803
8. Elias SHEETS, b. 21 Aug 1805; d. 23 Sep 1841; m. 25 May 1827, Augusta Co., VA, Rebecca FISHER
9. Rebecca SHEETS, b. 1810-20
10. Sarah Catharine SHEETS, b. 15 Jun 1811

Sources:

1. Lyman Chalkley. 1912. Chronicles of the Scots-Irish Settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. 3 vols. Commonwealth Printing Co., Rosslyn, VA (reprinted 1965, Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD; online in the USGenWeb Archives):

Vol. 2 RECORD OF MARRIAGES IN AUGUSTA COUNTY...
NOTE.--First line, date of bond, principal and surety;
second line, principal and bride...

p. 298 1791--May 27, Philip Sheets and Marcus Kopp (Cupp) (German), surety.
Philip Sheets and Catherine Cup, daughter of Marcus Cup.

2. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1800 (Broderbund CD-312): the 1800 VA census was destroyed.

3. 1810 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find, and I checked every "S" in Augusta Co. (the list was roughly alphabetical).

4. 1820 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #14 of 29; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820 VA Augusta Co. p. 62 Ln. 25 Philip Sheats 010001-20101-0-300 0100-0000

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 white male 10-15 1804-1810 = Elias (b. 1805)

1 white male 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = Philip (b. 1767)

2 white females 9 or under 1810-1820 = Sarah (b. 1811)
= Rebecca

1 white female 16-25 1794-1804 = Mary? Susanna?

1 white female 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = Catharine (b. 1768/9)

3 people in agriculture

1 male slave 14-25 1794-1806 = ?

5. 1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #83-84 of 102 — indexed "Sheats"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 VA Augusta Co. Northern District p. 43 Ln. 4 Sheets Philip 100 010 001 - 120 010 001 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = grandson A

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = Elias (b. 1805)

1 male 60-69 1760-1770 = Philip (b. 1767)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = granddaughter A

2 females 5-9 1820-1825 = ?
= ?

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Rebecca

1 female 60-69 1760-1770 = Catharine (b. 1768/9)

It looks like son, Elias (m. 1827 to Rebecca FISHER), and his family are living with Philip & Catharine.

6. 1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #9-10 of 178; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•

1840 VA Augusta Co. pp. 12B-13A Elias Sheets 001 001 000 100 - 301 011 000 100 0200000 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = grandson A

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Elias (b. 1805)

1 male 70-79 1760-1770 = Philip (b. 1767)

3 females 4 or under 1835-1840 = granddaughter C
= granddaughter B

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = granddaughter A

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = ?

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Rebecca

1 female 70-79 1760-1770 = Catharine (b. 1768/9)

2 persons engaged in agriculture

Philip & Catharine appear to be living with their son, Elias.

7. 1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com): District No. 2½, Augusta Co., VA, p. 338A, 249/255, enumerated 25 Jul 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•

Philip Sheets 84 M Farmer Penn

Catharine 81 F "

Geo. Hulvey 30 M Farmer Va

Betsy A 22 F "

Philip S 2 M "

Wm H 1 M "

John C ⁶/₁₂ M "

Catharine Bright 32 F "

8. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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