4 Replies Latest reply on Mar 3, 2016 11:02 AM by Michelle Richmond

Tamplin, Pamplin in 1700s Virginia

Michelle Richmond Feb 18, 2016 1:29 PM

I am trying to find the origin of and marriage date of Edward Tamplin who married Catherine Estes in Virginia around 1740. His name is sometimes spelled Pamplin (the cursive P confused with T) in early Caroline County, VA court records. Catherine was named executor of her husband's estate in 1755 when he died.

I am also wondering if there is any connection with the Tamplin, Pearce and Chewning families found after 1800 in Spotsylvania and Orange Counties. Hoping to have contact with researching descendants of those families.

According to Caroline County records, a lawsuit (Carter vs. Estes) from 1794-1799 recorded John Tamplin, age 48, as the son of Catherine Estes Tamplin. The same record named John's gransfather as Abraham Estes, Jr who was Catherine's father. Does anyone have proof of John's birth or of any siblings?

Re: Tamplin, Pamplin in 1700s Virginia

Marie Maxwell Feb 29, 2016 10:01 AM (in response to Michelle Richmond)

It appears you really have done your research at the local level. The time period they were married makes me believe that their church may have recorded the marriage, but depending on the denomination, that church or the records may no longer exist.
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  Michelle Richmond Feb 29, 2016 11:01 AM (in response to Marie Maxwell)
  
  Thank you, Marie. According to records, during the time of Catherine Estes' birth and probably marriage, she lived in either St Stephen's Parish or St Margaret's Parish. Both of these were in the area of King and Queen County that became Caroline County in 1721. St Margaret's Parish, the newer one was formed about 1721, which is also the only mentioned date I can find for Catherine's birth. I am unclear about how to look for records of either of these, or as you say, if any of them still exist.
  
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    Marie Maxwell Mar 3, 2016 9:09 AM (in response to Michelle Richmond)
    
    Roman Catholic or Church of England (Episcopal?). For either one check with the Diocese and their archives.
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      Michelle Richmond Mar 3, 2016 11:02 AM (in response to Marie Maxwell)
      
      Thank you again, Marie. I also found LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA Research Notes #26, "Early Virginia Marriages" to be informative about the laws of the time, when they were passed, and where marriages were required to be recorded. I found the document at lva.virginia.gov here: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/research_note_26.pdf
      
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