Elizabeth "Beth" Morgan was born about 1726 at Bedford, Colony of Virginia.[citation needed] Her parents were Thomas Morgan and Lettice Evans. The will of Thomas Morgan names 4th his daughter Elizabeth Vardman.
Marriage
Marriage to John Wilhelm Vardeman possibly occurred in Bedford County, Virginia. In the history of her son the Reverend Jeremiah Vardaman, it places their marriage in South Carolina. Conflicting information needs to be resolved with evidence.
Her husband, John, called her "Beth" in the record of their consent for daughter Jemimah to marry William Pope.[1]
Rev. Jeremiah Vardaman (1775-1842) "Jerry", b. 8 July 1775 in New River, Fincastle County (now Whythe County), Virginia, d. 28 May 1842, m1. Elizabeth James, m2. Elizabeth "Betsy" Bryan, m3. Lucy Redd Bullock
questionable child: Minnie Vardeman m.William G. Clark
Death
Unknown date or place. Wikitree forces a date, but it is unknown. 1812 is the current best educated guess given David's Fork Baptist Church records.
Note comment below about Elizabeth's death from wikitree user Janet (Willcoxon) de la Peña:
"Elizabeth Morgan Vardeman may be referred to in the following source as the "Mrs. Vardeman" who died in 1812, according to David's Fork Baptist Church records, Fayette County, KY. Her burial location is unknown. [3]
Another source suggests a different theory on Elizabeth's death. A Roots web source [citation needed] that both Elizabeth and John Vardeman died and were buried in Crestwood, Missouri (a suburb of St Louis). It also has their marriage as 1740. [citation needed]
Name Variations
Vardaman is variously spelled as Vardman, Vardiman, Vardaman, and Vardeman.
In her father's will: MORGAN, THOMAS Bedford Co., Va. Will filed May 23, 1774, she is listed as Elizabeth Vardman (not Vardeman or Vardiman).
A history of the family of Morgan, from the year 1089 to present times by Appleton Morgan, ca. 1902. p. 92, says that Elizabeth Morgan, sister to Lewis, ``married John Vordman.
Siblings
The below division of children between the two wives of Thomas Morgan is based on Thomas' marriage dates and the children's birth dates.
At least two children of Thomas Morgan moved to Pulaski County, Kentucky about 1800: Lewis with his son Adonijah and Leatice (Letitia) with her second husband John Powell and her Richardson children from her first marriage. Later, several of Elizabeth Vardaman's grandchildren and Lewis' son, Adonijah, are in Fayette County, Indiana at the same time.
Sources
↑ Lincoln County , Kentucky Marriage Bonds, 1785 "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG16-9FTR : Fri Oct 20 00:57:16 UTC 2023), Entry for William Pope and Jemima Or Jemimah Vardeman, 3 Jul 1785.
↑ Source: Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records, Abstracts of Early Wills, Deed and Marriages from Court Houses and records of Old Bibles, Churches, Grave Yards, and Cemeteries, copied by American War Mothers, Genealogical Material collected from Authentic Sources from Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison and Woodford Counties, Kentucky, compiled by Mrs. Harry Kennett McAdams, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1967, Pages 184 and 378.
Will of Thomas Morgan lists Elizabeth Vardman; MORGAN, THOMAS Bedford Co., Va. Will filed May 23, 1774; copy of original at the Greeneville, Tennessee Genealogical Library (Elmer T Cox Museum); also Excerpt at (http://genealogytrails.com/vir/bedford/will_excerpts.html).
Elizabeth Morgan, Husband Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 28 April 2020), memorial page for Pvt John Vardeman, II (1722–1835), Find A Grave: Memorial #92086630, citing Sappington Cemetery, Crestwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Janet de la Peña (contributor 47119472).
BIOGRAPHY: Virgil M. Woods, THE VARDAMAN FAMILY; 1714-1879; Roanoke, IN, Woods, 1983; p 2; photocopy in possession of Dennis Nicklaus, Madison, WI. (Dennis Nicklaus has a big GEDCOM database full of the descendants of Elizabeth Morgan and John Vardaman. July 1994.)
Morgan Genealogy of Bedford County, VA by Lee B Peters, Bedford City Museum.
"A History of the Family of Morgan, from the Year 1089 to Present Times" by Appleton Morgan, page: 92, Published ca. 1902; Repository: Wisconsin State Historical Society Library (on microfilm).
Acknowlegements
Morgan-10515 was created by Lang Schmitt through the import of Schmitt Family Tree (1).ged on Aug 13, 2015.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
Looking at the permission to marry for daughter Sabra to Rane McKinney 1797 https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/McKinney-1651 we see that Elizabeth is married to a Heagis Logan. Had John died at this point? John's son, Rev. Jeremiah has been disproven on much of his family history recordings. It is very unlikely that John lived to be 108 and died around 1835. Thoughts?
"Heagis" was a common nickname of years gone by. On Rane and Sabra's marriage record, witness-Heagis Logan and Sabra's mother-Elizabeth Morgan's names were both "signed" in the witnesses' spaces. (Why did they use her maiden name, "Morgan"?) Appears the signer of their names was in a hurry!
Elizabeth Morgan Vardeman may be referred to in the following source as the "Mrs. Vardeman" who died in 1812, according to David's Fork Baptist Church records, Fayette County, KY. Her burial location is unknown.
Source: Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records, Abstracts of Early Wills, Deed and Marriages from Court Houses and records of Old Bibles, Churches, Grave Yards, and Cemeteries, copied by American War Mothers, Genealogical Material collected from Authentic Sources from Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison and Woodford Counties, Kentucky, compiled by Mrs. Harry Kennett McAdams, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1967, Pages 184 and 378.
(As it appears on page 98 Treespot.net) of the compilation of Vardeman Family references, ca. 1835 (contributed by David M. Vardiman) Interview: "…. This John Vardeman (John Vardeman II) died on Gravois Creek, St. Louis CO. Mo., perhaps about 1835, aged 104, & was buried at Capt. John Sappington's, abt. 15 miles west of St. Louis. …." (Source: Lyman Copeland Draper Manuscripts, Kentucky Papers, Reel 23S, page 144, Interview with Rev. William H. Vardeman, grandson of John Vardeman Jr. (II), conducted May 25-26th 1868, St. Charles County, Missouri.)
Source: Sappington Cemetery 1811-1970, St. Louis Co., MO, Isabel Stebbins Giulvezan, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Affton, MO, 1982, page 113
Morgan-9208 and Morgan-1014 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, exact same spouse on both profiles, similar birth info, similar death info
Thank you for reviewing, Teresa (WikiTree Arborist)
Note on mystery man. Morgin Hogins is a very badly mangled miss-transcribed version of Johns name on the marriage record for daughter Tabithas marriage to Rane McKinney. Im removing this profile because there was no such person. I put a copy of it on Tabithas profile.
Following up on merge request. The duplicates seem to be driven by the inclusion of an undocumented middle name, and an erroneous place of marriage. Rather than quibble over spelling, some attention to facts is sorely needed.
Morgan-8148 and Morgan-1014 appear to represent the same person because: Appears to be duplicate; only one Elizabeth Morgan was married to John Vardeman. Thanks.
Elizabeth Morgan Vardeman may be referred to in the following source as the "Mrs. Vardeman" who died in 1812, according to David's Fork Baptist Church records, Fayette County, KY. Her burial location is unknown. Source: Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records, Abstracts of Early Wills, Deed and Marriages from Court Houses and records of Old Bibles, Churches, Grave Yards, and Cemeteries, copied by American War Mothers, Genealogical Material collected from Authentic Sources from Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison and Woodford Counties, Kentucky, compiled by Mrs. Harry Kennett McAdams, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1967, Pages 184 and 378.
(As it appears on page 98 Treespot.net) of the compilation of Vardeman Family references, ca. 1835 (contributed by David M. Vardiman) Interview: "…. This John Vardeman (John Vardeman II) died on Gravois Creek, St. Louis CO. Mo., perhaps about 1835, aged 104, & was buried at Capt. John Sappington's, abt. 15 miles west of St. Louis. …." (Source: Lyman Copeland Draper Manuscripts, Kentucky Papers, Reel 23S, page 144, Interview with Rev. William H. Vardeman, grandson of John Vardeman Jr. (II), conducted May 25-26th 1868, St. Charles County, Missouri.) Source: Sappington Cemetery 1811-1970, St. Louis Co., MO, Isabel Stebbins Giulvezan, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Affton, MO, 1982, page 113
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