Joice (Wheeler) Craig

Born [date unknown] in Bedford, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Cundiff — married 12 Sep 1803 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

Wife of Charles Craig — married 11 Feb 1818 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died after 1840 in Bedford, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Joice was most likely born between 1782 and 1790. She is the daughter of Thomas Wheeler and Elizabeth McNamara. She passed away after 1840.

Marriage

• Joice first married John Cundiff on 12 Sep 1803 in Bedford County, Virginia.^[1]
• Joicey, widow of John Cundiff, married Charles Craigg on 11 Feb 1818 in Bedford, Virginia. Surety was given by Gabriel Wheeler.^[1] Her names was spelled "Joicey" (Mrs. Cundiff) on this marriage information.

Residence

(Note: a child is listed as a male under 10 but as he is the only John Cundiff in Bedford County, the child is probably Mary "Polly" Cundiff with the census taker either marking the incorrect box or misunderstanding the gender of the child. BJS

Will of father, Thomas Wheeler

Thomas signed his will on 30 Jun 1828 in Bedford County, Virginia.^[2]

Executor: son Gabriel Wheeler.

Witnesses: William (x) Maddra, William Shrewsbury, John Shewsbury

Bequests, devises, etc.: wife Elizabeth; son Gabriel Wheeler; son John Wheeler; son William Wheeler; heirs of my son Thomas Wheeler; son Joel Wheeler; heirs of my dau. Lucy who married Benjamin Barden (both of whom are now deceased); daus. Sally Cundiff & Joicy Craig; heirs of my son James Wheeler.

The will was proved on 28 Jul 1828 in Bedford County, Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Marriage: Virginia Gen Web. Marriage Bonds of Bedford County. Surnames beginning with "C". http://www.vagenweb.org/bedford/bedf-m_c.htm
2. ↑ Will of Thomas Wheeler: Bedford County, Virginia, Abstracts of Will Book G-7, Jan. 1828 - Sep. 1831 including Appraisements and inventories, Sales and Allotments, Abstracted & Compiled by Belle Garraghty. Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia. 1998., pp 106-107.vWill Book G-7, pp 67-68 Will and probate. pp pp 73-74, Inventory and Appraisement of estate

• 1810 Census: "United States Census, 1810"
  citing p. 7, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 67; FHL microfilm 181,427.
  FamilySearch Record: XH2Q-3T4 (accessed 26 September 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBZ-47Y Image number 00013
  John Condiff in Bedford, Virginia, United States.

• 1820 Census: "United States Census, 1820"
  citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  FamilySearch Record: XHLC-RRS (accessed 26 September 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYT-98ZQ Image number 00021
  Charles Craig in Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States.

• 1830 Census: "United States Census, 1830"
  citing 170, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 194; FHL microfilm 29,673.
  FamilySearch Record: XH54-GYD (accessed 26 September 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYD-9Z3J Image number 00345
  Charles Craig in Bedford, Virginia, United States.

• 1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840"
  citing p. 247, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  FamilySearch Record: XHBM-ZSG (accessed 26 September 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YY1-9NJR Image number 00502
  Charles Craig in Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States.

• Marriage: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, 1750 - 1930, by William Wade Hinshaw ; Thomas Worth Marshall, editor and compiler. FamilySearch.org. Film # 008649229.

Image 501 of 579, Vol. VI, p. 901, Marriage Bonds of Bedford Co., Virginia (Cundiff)

Image 499 of 579, Vol. VI, p. 897, Marriage Bonds of Bedford Co., Virginia (Craigg)

• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. VI, p 901 Virginia lists marriage date and 12 Oct 1803. Thomas Wheeler was surety on marriage license for Joice Wheeler and John Cundiff.

• Reference: Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

• Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.

See also:

• Wheeler Cousins, Author: Wheeler Cousins, Publisher: Springfield, Mo. (2011 E. Rosebrier, Springfield 65804), Copyright 1984, Page I-33

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