Isham Edwin Belcher Sr. (abt.1732-abt.1798)

Isham Edwin (Isom) [uncertain] Belcher Sr.

Born about 1732 in Chesterfield County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Son of Richard Belcher and Mary (Clay) Belcher

Brother of Edmund Belcher [half], Jane Belcher [half], Mary (Belcher) Dillon [half], Prudence Belcher [half], Moses Belcher [half], Joseph Belcher [half], Ann (Belcher) Blankenship [half], Francis Belcher Sr. [half], Richard D Belcher Jr., Mary Spicer Belcher [half], Melvina Belcher [half], Obediah Belcher [half], Elizabeth Anne (Belcher) Bailey, Phoebe (Belcher) Clay, Thomas Belcher, Robert Belcher, Elizabeth (Watkins) Smith [half], William Belcher, Benjamin Belcher Sr., Henry Belcher, Mary Elizabeth (Watkins) Curd [half], John Thomas Belcher [half] and Jesse Belcher [half]

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Clay) Belcher — married 2 Jun 1759 in Chesterfield County, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Winifred (Royall) Belcher — married 28 May 1789 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Father of Elizabeth Susan (Belcher) Lumsden, George Belcher, Elizabeth Belcher, Richard Belshaw Belcher, Jacob Moses Belcher, William Hickman Belcher, Bartlett Bailey Belcher, James Belcher, William Pawham Belcher, Mary Sarah (Belcher) Perdue, Martha Jane (Belcher) Dillion, Isham 'Isom' Alexander Belcher, Phoebe Belcher, John Belcher, Lucy Elizabeth (Belcher) Marcum, Samuel Belcher and Jesse B Belcher

Died about 1798 at about age 66 in Wythe Magisterial District, Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States

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2 Sources
- 2.1 Uncertain Sources

Biography

Isham E Belcher Sr. BIRTH 1732 Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA DEATH Jan 1798 (aged 65–66) Wythe County, Virginia, USA BURIAL Burial Details Unknown MEMORIAL ID 141138914 · View Source MEMORIAL PHOTOS 0 FLOWERS 18

Isham/Isom E Belcher SR

born 1732, Chesterfield County, Virginia d. 1798/Jan 1823, Wythe County, Virginia

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Spouse 1: Mary Elizabeth Clay, b. 1734, d. 1793.

Daughter of Henry and Mary Clay on 2 Jun 1759 in Chesterfield, Virginia.

Isham and Elizabeth migrated from Chesterfield Co VA to Bedford County, which is now Franklin County, VA. In 1765, Isham Belcher sold the land of Richard Belcher Sr., deceased.

Isham and Elizabeth Belcher had three children

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Spouse 2: Winifred Royall marriage: 1 June 1789 Bristol Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia

Children - Mary Elizabeth Clay:

Elizabeth Susan Belcher - Jeremiah Lumsden Birth: 2 November 1757 Virginia Death: 17 February 1845 Shady Dale, Jasper County, Georgia Burial: Kelly Cemetery Kelly, Jasper County, Georgia

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George Washington Belcher birth: 1760 /1762 Amelia, Virginia death: North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio

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Jacob Moses Belcher

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Bartlett Belcher birth: 08 June 1764 Chesterfield County Va; death 08 April 1848 in Lee County Va

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William Belcher birth: 1765 Amelia, Chesterfield, Virginia death: Bet. 1840 - 1850 Orange Co., IN

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Moses Belcher birth: 1765 Virginia, USA death: 1855 Barren, Kentucky

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Richard Belcher birth: 1766 Amelia County, Virginia m: Usley Hastings 3 January 1787, Amelia County, VA, death: 6 November 1829 Smith, Tennessee

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James Belcher birth: 1766 Virginia m: Sarah Ramsey 26 July 1786 in Virginia death: 1857

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Isham Alexander "Isome" Belcher birth: 10/13 October 1769 Bedford, Virginia m: Nancy Blankenship 1809, Richmond County VA, death: January 1823 Tazewell, Virginia Will http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/tazewell/wills/b4260001.txt

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Sarah Mary Belcher - Isaiah Perdue birth: 1767/70 Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia death: March 1824 Cabell County, West Virginia

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Lucy Belcher birth: 1773 Virginia m: Barnett Marcum 06 June 1791 in Franklin Co., Va. death: 1857 Boone, Missouri

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John Belcher birth: 1774 Virginia, USA death: June 1839 Bedford, Orange County Indiana

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Phebe/Phoebe Belcher birth: 1775 Virginia death: 1869

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Martha Belcher birth: 1776 Virginia Married: James Dillion m: 12 February 1789 Franklin County Va death: 6 January 1791 Mercer, Virginia

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Samuel Belcher birth: 1777 Virginia m: Betsey Ward 01 January 1799 in Washington County Va. death: 1 January 1799

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Children - Winifred Royall:

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Jesse Belcher birth: 1793

Amelia, Chesterfield, Virginia death: 1850 Chesterfield, Virginia

Origins

Isham Belcher was born in 1732, in Dale City, Chesterfield, Colony of Virginia. His father was Richard Belcher, and his mother was Mary Clay-Belcher.

Family

In his lifetime, he had two wives, Mary Elizabeth (Clay) Belcher (1734-1793), and Winifred Royall.

Occupation

In June 1757, he was in the military (Which branch/company? Lloyd-2622 17:44, 27 May 2015 (EDT)), and according to military records (Which records? Lloyd-2622 17:44, 27 May 2015 (EDT)), he was 24 years old at the time, 5'10, fair complexion, light hair, with round shoulders.

He was in the French and Indian War.^{[citation needed]}

Isom Belcher Sr. performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

The DAR record shows that he provided "Patriotic Service" in the form of a supply tax.^[1]

Death & Legacy

He died in 1798, in Wythe County, Virginia, USA.

Other

"This indenture made this fourth day of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety three between Isham Belcher of the county of Franklin and Elizabeth his wife of the one part and Richard Bowling of the county aforesaid of the other part. Withforth that the said Isham Belcher for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and thirty pounds current money part in hand paid to him doth grant, and sell to the said Richard Bowling And his heirs a tract of land. Lying on the Branches of Poplar Camp Creek and Simmons Creek in the County aforesaid. Containing by estimation two hundred and eight acres be the …………. and bounded as follows.

Richard Bowling his heirs and assignee of said Isham Belcher and his heirs forever warrant and……..the said tract of land with its appurtenances to the said Richard Bowling and his heirs against the claim for all persons ……………….Isham Belcher and Elizabeth his wife…………signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Isham Belcher, Elizabeth Belcher

Magistrate for Franklin County. In April 1793 the written indenture together with the memorandum of……..was acknowledged by the written name of Isham Belcher to be his act and deed and Elizabeth his wife being privately examined separate and apart from her husband making whence her rights of dower in the said land and the same was ordered to be recorded. James Callaway, Clerk" ^[2]^[3]

Fact: Military Service Virginia

Sources

Benjamin Ward to Isham Belcher, June 28, 1757, Enlistment Certificate From the George Washington papers of the National archives

↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 15 Nov 2020), "Record of BELCHER, ISHAM", Ancestor # A204389.
↑ See pages 503-505 of the Franklin County, Virginia Deed Book
↑ See 'Indenture between Isham Belcher, Elizabeth, his wife, and Richard Bowling'

Uncertain Sources

The following 'sources' link to family trees and thus may be considered unreliable. Some links within the source descriptions are broken or lead to nowhere.

"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 November 2017, 14:33), entry for Isham Edwin Belcher(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LV4D-LP5); contributed by various users.
Source: S-2050775427 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;;; Note: Ancestry Family Trees (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;), Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), _APID: 1030::0 CONT This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. CONT
Source: S-2047878594 Repository: Ancestry.com; Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=21096863&pid=4426
Source: S15 Record ID Number: MH:S15 User ID: D74D2066-39BC-4EF1-9552-B93033DD781B Author: Pat Belcher Title: Belcher Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: Belcher Web Site CONT Family tree: 6687802-2 Media: 427063-1 Type: Smart Matching Record ID Number: MH:SC17 Page: Isham Belcher Event: Smart Matching Role: 1001060 Data: Date: 8 JUL 2009 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

Detail Source Name: Isham Belcher/ Gender: m (Male) Birth Date: 1732 Birth Place: X, Chesterfield, Virginia, The United States of America Death Date: Jan 1823 Death Place: X, Wythe, Virginia, The United States of America Death Age: 91 Father: Richard D Belcher/ Mother: Mary Obedience Clay/ Spouse: Elizabeth Clay/ URL: https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-van-britsom-en-bax/I4427.php

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Isom by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Isom:

~1.56% ~1.56% Lorie (Cottle) Howden : 23andMe, GEDmatch M493630 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A466636 [compare], Ancestry member LorieHowden
~1.56% Dale Lowry : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dalelowry1 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B101570
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~1.56% ~1.56% Cathy (Cook) Sepko : AncestryDNA
~0.78% ~3.12% Bill Palfy : 23andMe + AncestryDNA
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~0.78% Lucinda (Roberson) Hawkes : 23andMe
~0.78% ~3.12% Kimira (Pack) Zehnder : 23andMe
~0.78% ~1.56% John Stegall : 23andMe, GEDmatch HM5354660 [compare]
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~0.78% Peggy Gamble : 23andMe + AncestryDNA
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~0.78% Janine (Isdahl) Biancalana : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A913791 [compare], Ancestry member jbiancalana1
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~0.78% Cary Richards : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Richards_Cary
~0.78% ~0.78% Laura Lepper : AncestryDNA
~0.78% ~3.12% Sue (Pyles) Ross : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A018548 [compare], Ancestry member svostinato
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~0.78% Jean (Allen) Coblentz Beigel : AncestryDNA + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B788670
~0.78% Pamela (Archer) Wilson : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a636781 [compare], Ancestry member wilsons1003
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~0.78% Rachel (Jewell) Smith : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member blugrasbabie1
~0.78% Michael Ball : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SW1466120 [compare], Ancestry member Mandeball + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch sw1466120 [compare], FTDNA kit #194047
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~0.78% ~3.12% A Scott : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A864327 [compare], Ancestry member scottalanj
~0.78% Russ Kimmerly : AncestryDNA
~0.78% ~6.25% James Davis : AncestryDNA + MyHeritage DNA
~0.78% Robert Stiles : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T224488 [compare], FTDNA kit #203100
~0.78% ~3.12% Anne Lindgren : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T149721 [compare], yourDNAportal ANNe9cb9ea3, FTDNA kit #793070
~0.78% Nancy Gill : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T456636 [compare], FTDNA kit #N30075
~0.78% Landon Clay : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch NY6082881 [compare], FTDNA kit #436613
~0.78% ~6.25% William Lindgren : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch ZQ6226955 [compare], FTDNA kit #854979
~0.78% ~6.25% Stanley Smith : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #976221
~0.78% Veronica (Johns) Ferreira : MyHeritage DNA, yourDNAportal VER749f1c28
~0.59% Amanda Stanley : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MT4405462 [compare], yourDNAportal AMA7a122819, Ancestry member AmandaCStanley
~0.39% Tish (Zowarka) Ganey : 23andMe, GEDmatch M283034 [compare]
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~0.39% Michael Perdue : AncestryDNA
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~0.39% Larry Ayers : AncestryDNA
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~0.39% Keithann (Harper) Short : AncestryDNA
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~0.39% Carleigh (Lumsden) Briley : MyHeritage DNA
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French and Indian War Enlistment

Isham Belcher Physical Appearance

Isham Belcher Enlistment

Comments: 10

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Michael Meggison

Wasn’t he revealed to be an ancestor of rockstar Sammy Hagar? And I see no family tree of Sammy. Will there be any Sammy Hagar family tree with this?

posted Jan 29, 2024 by Michael Meggison

Anne Lindgren

Hi Michael, May I suggest that you add his profile and sources and watch the tree grow!

posted Jan 29, 2024 by Anne Lindgren

Neal Parker

Belcher-1730 and Belcher-312 do not represent the same person because: Different name

posted Dec 07, 2023 by Neal Parker

Stephen Cabaniss

John Belcher 1690-1776 and Richard Belcher 1710-August 1763 were brothers. John married Mary Shannon Gooding 1695-1780 and Richard married Mary Obedience Clay 1714-1770. John and Mary Shannon had a son named Francis Richard Belcher 1733-1781 and Richard and Mary Obedience had a son named Isham Belcher 1733-1798. Francis and Isham were first cousins.

posted Nov 17, 2021 by Stephen Cabaniss

Andrea (Stawski) Pack

Isham E Belcher, Sr Birth 1732 Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA

DeathJan 1798 (aged 65–66) Wythe County, Virginia, USA Burial Unknown Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #141138914 Found this to look at ....

posted Apr 06, 2020 by Andrea (Stawski) Pack

Robin Lee

Belcher-1866 and Belcher-312 appear to represent the same person because: same wife, no sources to prove data on -1866

posted Jul 26, 2018 by Robin Lee

[Living Mayberry]

Belcher-391 and Belcher-312 appear to represent the same person because: Belcher-391 and Belcher-312 appear to represent the same person

posted Jul 25, 2018 by [Living Mayberry]

Robert Stiles

Belcher-312 and Belcher-1555 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth, same children, same death place. Different death year.

posted Jun 19, 2018 by Robert Stiles

Anne Lindgren

Belcher-2536 and Belcher-312 appear to represent the same person because: I inadvertantly added Isham, when already had the perfect listing for him. Since I can not delete my entry, please consider merging Belcher-2536. Thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully - Anne

posted Nov 29, 2017 by Anne Lindgren

[Living Belcher]

Belcher-1575 and Belcher-312 appear to represent the same person because: They are the same person.

posted Feb 06, 2015 by [Living Belcher]

Rejected matches › Nathaniel Belcher (1732-1786) › Obediah Belcher (1736-)

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